2010-03-16
Original: 2010-03-16 on Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal
Transcript
Panel 1: Two men in suits walk down a portrait-lined hallway, seen from a distance.
Older man (the President): I got into politics to change things.
Younger man: And you did!
Panel 2: Close on the two men. The older man, balding with a gray beard, looks weary; the younger man gestures.
President: I lied to them.
Younger man: Sure, but it worked!
Panel 3: The two men shown as white silhouettes against a black background.
President: That's what scares me. For twenty years I told the truth, and it was like talking to a wall. One lie, and everything changes.
Younger man: It's an ugly world, Bob.
Panel 4: Close on the two men against a red background. The younger man speaks earnestly.
Younger man: It may be ugly, Mr. President, but what you did this morning was a beautiful thing.
Panel 5: Caption banner reads "EARLIER...". The President stands at a podium with a microphone, smiling.
President: Fuel efficiency makes your dick bigger!
Votey:
Close on the President at the podium, continuing his speech.
President: Also, voting for me.
Older man (the President): I got into politics to change things.
Younger man: And you did!
Panel 2: Close on the two men. The older man, balding with a gray beard, looks weary; the younger man gestures.
President: I lied to them.
Younger man: Sure, but it worked!
Panel 3: The two men shown as white silhouettes against a black background.
President: That's what scares me. For twenty years I told the truth, and it was like talking to a wall. One lie, and everything changes.
Younger man: It's an ugly world, Bob.
Panel 4: Close on the two men against a red background. The younger man speaks earnestly.
Younger man: It may be ugly, Mr. President, but what you did this morning was a beautiful thing.
Panel 5: Caption banner reads "EARLIER...". The President stands at a podium with a microphone, smiling.
President: Fuel efficiency makes your dick bigger!
Votey:
Close on the President at the podium, continuing his speech.
President: Also, voting for me.
Alt text
A five-panel SMBC comic. In a portrait-lined hallway, two men in suits walk and talk: an older balding, gray-bearded man (the President) and a younger man. The President says "I got into politics to change things," and the younger man replies "And you did!" The President admits, "I lied to them," and the younger man says, "Sure, but it worked!" Shown as white silhouettes, the President says, "That's what scares me. For twenty years I told the truth, and it was like talking to a wall. One lie, and everything changes." The younger man answers, "It's an ugly world, Bob." Against a red background, the younger man says earnestly, "It may be ugly, Mr. President, but what you did this morning was a beautiful thing." A banner reads "EARLIER..." and shows the President smiling at a podium with a microphone, declaring, "Fuel efficiency makes your dick bigger!" Votey: a close-up of the President still at the podium, adding, "Also, voting for me."
Transcribed by Claude Opus 4.8.