2010-03-04
Original: 2010-03-04 on Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal
Transcript
Main comic (single panel):
A balding scientist in a white lab coat, glasses, and a green tie stands holding two cartoonish red proton balls, one in each hand, each marked with a yellow plus sign. The left proton has a sad, scrunched face; the right proton has angry eyes.
Scientist (large speech bubble): THIS IS PETEY PROTON, AND THIS IS HIS SWEETIE, PENNY PROTON. WHEN THEY BUMP INTO EACH OTHER WITH ENOUGH SPEED, YOU GET BAAAAABY ENERGY! NEATO, HUH?
Left proton (Petey): YAYYYY!
Scientist (small bubble at center): I'M CONFUSED!
Right proton (Penny): I HAVE TO GO POTTY!
Caption beneath panel: All things considered, my speech to the senate science committee went pretty well.
Votey:
Close-up of the scientist looking exasperated. Three speech bubbles depict the exchange.
Voice (Petey): HE'S TOUCHING ME!
Scientist: DON'T TOUCH YOUR COLLEAGUE.
Voice (Penny): HE TOUCHED ME FIRST!
A balding scientist in a white lab coat, glasses, and a green tie stands holding two cartoonish red proton balls, one in each hand, each marked with a yellow plus sign. The left proton has a sad, scrunched face; the right proton has angry eyes.
Scientist (large speech bubble): THIS IS PETEY PROTON, AND THIS IS HIS SWEETIE, PENNY PROTON. WHEN THEY BUMP INTO EACH OTHER WITH ENOUGH SPEED, YOU GET BAAAAABY ENERGY! NEATO, HUH?
Left proton (Petey): YAYYYY!
Scientist (small bubble at center): I'M CONFUSED!
Right proton (Penny): I HAVE TO GO POTTY!
Caption beneath panel: All things considered, my speech to the senate science committee went pretty well.
Votey:
Close-up of the scientist looking exasperated. Three speech bubbles depict the exchange.
Voice (Petey): HE'S TOUCHING ME!
Scientist: DON'T TOUCH YOUR COLLEAGUE.
Voice (Penny): HE TOUCHED ME FIRST!
Alt text
A balding scientist in a white lab coat and green tie holds up two cartoon red proton balls, each marked with a yellow plus sign. He explains: "This is Petey Proton, and this is his sweetie, Penny Proton. When they bump into each other with enough speed, you get baaaaby energy! Neato, huh?" But the personified protons act like squabbling children: the left one cheers "Yayyyy!", the scientist himself blurts "I'm confused!", and the right one whines "I have to go potty!" A caption reads: "All things considered, my speech to the senate science committee went pretty well" — implying it actually went badly. Votey: a close-up of the exasperated scientist as the bickering continues — one proton says "He's touching me!", the scientist scolds "Don't touch your colleague," and the other proton protests "He touched me first!"
Transcribed by Claude Opus 4.8.