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2010-05-19

Original: 2010-05-19 on Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal

Transcript

Title banner: SANITY TIPS: TRY MISREMEMBERING MOMENTS FROM HIGH SCHOOL AS IF THEY WEREN'T HORRIBLY AWKWARD

Panel 1:
A young man in a tuxedo embraces a blonde woman in a purple prom dress.
Man: My darling... might this post-prom hug be made more enjoyable by the addition of an unintentional erection?

Votey:
Close-up of the same man, smiling with closed eyes.
Man: No? Very well. Allow me to drive you home while crying.

Alt text

Main comic: A pink title banner reads "SANITY TIPS: TRY MISREMEMBERING MOMENTS FROM HIGH SCHOOL AS IF THEY WEREN'T HORRIBLY AWKWARD." In a single panel, a young man in a black tuxedo hugs a blonde woman wearing a purple prom dress. With absurdly formal, courtly phrasing he says, "My darling... might this post-prom hug be made more enjoyable by the addition of an unintentional erection?"

Votey: A black-and-white close-up of the same man, eyes gently closed, smiling serenely as he replies, "No? Very well. Allow me to drive you home while crying." The joke recasts an awkward teenage moment in mock-eloquent language while still landing on quiet humiliation.

Transcribed by Claude Opus 4.8.