2010-03-21
Original: 2010-03-21 on Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal
Transcript
Title: MY FIRST ENCOUNTER WITH THE SUBLIME
Panel 1: A father and a young son stand together as silhouettes on the ground, looking up at a vast starry night sky.
Son: Dad, do you ever stare out at the infinite vault of stars and wonder if anything anyone ever does on this tiny planet will ever matter in the grand scheme of the universe?
Panel 2: Close-up of the father, an older man with glasses and a mustache, in profile. The boy's red hair is visible at the bottom of the frame.
Father: You're still grounded for having secret porno, son.
Panel 3: The father and the red-haired boy face each other. The boy looks worried.
Boy: But space is big!
Votey:
Caption: LATER IN LIFE...
A shirtless man (the grown-up son) speaks, exasperated.
Man: Wear a condom? Have you SEEN how large the Milky Way is?!
Panel 1: A father and a young son stand together as silhouettes on the ground, looking up at a vast starry night sky.
Son: Dad, do you ever stare out at the infinite vault of stars and wonder if anything anyone ever does on this tiny planet will ever matter in the grand scheme of the universe?
Panel 2: Close-up of the father, an older man with glasses and a mustache, in profile. The boy's red hair is visible at the bottom of the frame.
Father: You're still grounded for having secret porno, son.
Panel 3: The father and the red-haired boy face each other. The boy looks worried.
Boy: But space is big!
Votey:
Caption: LATER IN LIFE...
A shirtless man (the grown-up son) speaks, exasperated.
Man: Wear a condom? Have you SEEN how large the Milky Way is?!
Alt text
A three-panel comic titled "My first encounter with the sublime." Panel 1: A father and young son stand as silhouettes beneath an enormous starry sky. The son asks, "Dad, do you ever stare out at the infinite vault of stars and wonder if anything anyone ever does on this tiny planet will ever matter in the grand scheme of the universe?" Panel 2: Close-up of the father, an older man with glasses and a mustache, who replies flatly, "You're still grounded for having secret porno, son." Panel 3: The red-haired boy, looking anxious, protests, "But space is big!" Votey (aftercomic) titled "Later in life...": The grown-up son, now a shirtless man, says exasperatedly, "Wear a condom? Have you SEEN how large the Milky Way is?!" The joke: the boy grows up to use the vastness of space as an excuse for everything, including not using protection.
Transcribed by Claude Opus 4.8.