2010-04-09
Original: 2010-04-09 on Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal
Transcript
Title banner: The Adventures of...
OVEREXTENDED METAPHOR PARROT
(A colorful parrot's head pokes in beside the title.)
Panel 1: A blond man holds out a red rose to a red-haired woman in a pink top.
Man: OUR LOVE IS LIKE THIS ROSE.
Panel 2: The man, looking forlorn, continues holding the rose. The woman raises a hand.
Man: BEAUTIFUL... BUT FOREVER DEAD...
Panel 3: A parrot has landed on the man's shoulder, squawking loudly.
Parrot: ALSO POINTY! WITH A STEM! =RAAAKK=
Panel 4: The man, furious, shakes his fist as the parrot flies away.
Man: DAMMIT!
Votey: Close-up of the parrot still squawking as it departs.
Parrot: IT'S AN ANGIO-SPERM! RAA AKK!
OVEREXTENDED METAPHOR PARROT
(A colorful parrot's head pokes in beside the title.)
Panel 1: A blond man holds out a red rose to a red-haired woman in a pink top.
Man: OUR LOVE IS LIKE THIS ROSE.
Panel 2: The man, looking forlorn, continues holding the rose. The woman raises a hand.
Man: BEAUTIFUL... BUT FOREVER DEAD...
Panel 3: A parrot has landed on the man's shoulder, squawking loudly.
Parrot: ALSO POINTY! WITH A STEM! =RAAAKK=
Panel 4: The man, furious, shakes his fist as the parrot flies away.
Man: DAMMIT!
Votey: Close-up of the parrot still squawking as it departs.
Parrot: IT'S AN ANGIO-SPERM! RAA AKK!
Alt text
A four-panel SMBC comic titled 'The Adventures of... OVEREXTENDED METAPHOR PARROT,' with a colorful parrot peeking in by the title. Panel 1: a blond man holds out a red rose to a red-haired woman and says, 'Our love is like this rose.' Panel 2: looking mournful, he adds, 'Beautiful... but forever dead...' Panel 3: a parrot suddenly lands on his shoulder and squawks, 'Also pointy! With a stem! RAAAKK,' ruining the romantic metaphor by piling on literal facts. Panel 4: enraged, the man shakes his fist and yells 'Dammit!' as the parrot flies off. Votey: a close-up of the departing parrot still squawking, 'It's an angiosperm! RAA AKK!'
Transcribed by Claude Opus 4.8.