2010-01-29
Original: 2010-01-29 on Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal
Transcript
Caption (panel 1): It is said that there is a fine line between a genius and an idiot.
Panel 1: A man with reddish-brown hair (in profile) speaks with a balding older man wearing glasses and a sweater vest.
Older man: e^(i*pi) = -1
Red-haired man: Really? Why?
Older man: Because f--k you, that's why!
Caption (panel 2): But a genius is just an idiot, except at one or two activities.
Panel 2: A gray-haired man holds up a small handheld device. A red-haired man in a vest faces him.
Red-haired man: You're a smart guy, but you were a terrible father!
Gray-haired man: According to my universal fact analyzer, you are correct.
Caption (panel 3): Unfortunately, people assume genius at one thing means genius at all things.
Panel 3: An old woman in a yellow sweater talks with a smiling dark-skinned man.
Old woman: At which point the veto can only be overridden by a two-thirds majority.
Man: Thanks! Hey, did you watch the elections?
Old woman: Ugh... when will people wise up and elect Hitler's ghost?
Caption (panel 4): The solution? Listen to people about their area of expertise, and otherwise be wary.
Panel 4: Two women (one dark-haired, one blonde) listen skeptically to a bearded man in a white coat who points emphatically.
Dark-haired woman: As a chess grandmaster, what's your view on America's war strategy?
Bearded man: Send in the clergy! They can move diagonally!
Votey:
A woman (drawn in simple black-and-white style) speaks to a smirking person.
Woman: In what way are YOU a polymath?
Other person: Dick jokes AND poop jokes.
Panel 1: A man with reddish-brown hair (in profile) speaks with a balding older man wearing glasses and a sweater vest.
Older man: e^(i*pi) = -1
Red-haired man: Really? Why?
Older man: Because f--k you, that's why!
Caption (panel 2): But a genius is just an idiot, except at one or two activities.
Panel 2: A gray-haired man holds up a small handheld device. A red-haired man in a vest faces him.
Red-haired man: You're a smart guy, but you were a terrible father!
Gray-haired man: According to my universal fact analyzer, you are correct.
Caption (panel 3): Unfortunately, people assume genius at one thing means genius at all things.
Panel 3: An old woman in a yellow sweater talks with a smiling dark-skinned man.
Old woman: At which point the veto can only be overridden by a two-thirds majority.
Man: Thanks! Hey, did you watch the elections?
Old woman: Ugh... when will people wise up and elect Hitler's ghost?
Caption (panel 4): The solution? Listen to people about their area of expertise, and otherwise be wary.
Panel 4: Two women (one dark-haired, one blonde) listen skeptically to a bearded man in a white coat who points emphatically.
Dark-haired woman: As a chess grandmaster, what's your view on America's war strategy?
Bearded man: Send in the clergy! They can move diagonally!
Votey:
A woman (drawn in simple black-and-white style) speaks to a smirking person.
Woman: In what way are YOU a polymath?
Other person: Dick jokes AND poop jokes.
Alt text
A four-panel SMBC comic about the idea that genius in one field doesn't transfer to others, each panel headed by an orange caption. Panel 1 caption: 'It is said that there is a fine line between a genius and an idiot.' A balding man in glasses tells a red-haired man 'e^(i*pi) = -1'; asked 'Really? Why?', he snaps 'Because f--k you, that's why!' Panel 2 caption: 'But a genius is just an idiot, except at one or two activities.' A gray-haired man holding a gadget is told 'You're a smart guy, but you were a terrible father!' and replies 'According to my universal fact analyzer, you are correct.' Panel 3 caption: 'Unfortunately, people assume genius at one thing means genius at all things.' An old woman explaining veto override rules ('overridden by a two-thirds majority') then says 'Ugh... when will people wise up and elect Hitler's ghost?' to a polite man asking about elections. Panel 4 caption: 'The solution? Listen to people about their area of expertise, and otherwise be wary.' Asked his view on America's war strategy 'as a chess grandmaster,' a bearded man declares 'Send in the clergy! They can move diagonally!' Votey (a single black-and-white panel): a woman asks a smirking person, 'In what way are YOU a polymath?' and gets the reply 'Dick jokes AND poop jokes.'
Transcribed by Claude Opus 4.8.