2010-08-16
Original: 2010-08-16 on Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal
Transcript
Panel 1:
A young man with red/orange hair sits in a car beside a dark-haired woman in a red top. A small red laser dot is visible on his forehead. He begins speaking smoothly, then abruptly panics and throws both hands up in a defensive gesture.
Man: I think it's time we took our relationship to the next level. The physical lev— OH MY GOD I SWEAR I WASN'T GONNA TOUCH HER!
Caption (below panel): The most useful tool in parenting is the laser pointer.
Votey:
Header text: 2nd BEST TOOL: DEFUSED GRENADE
A simply-drawn young man with a calm, slightly smug smile rests his head/arms. Below him, sound effects read: "tink ... tink ... tink" as a grenade's defused pin/spoon clinks harmlessly.
A young man with red/orange hair sits in a car beside a dark-haired woman in a red top. A small red laser dot is visible on his forehead. He begins speaking smoothly, then abruptly panics and throws both hands up in a defensive gesture.
Man: I think it's time we took our relationship to the next level. The physical lev— OH MY GOD I SWEAR I WASN'T GONNA TOUCH HER!
Caption (below panel): The most useful tool in parenting is the laser pointer.
Votey:
Header text: 2nd BEST TOOL: DEFUSED GRENADE
A simply-drawn young man with a calm, slightly smug smile rests his head/arms. Below him, sound effects read: "tink ... tink ... tink" as a grenade's defused pin/spoon clinks harmlessly.
Alt text
Main comic, single panel: A red-haired young man sits in a car next to a dark-haired woman in a red top. A small red laser-pointer dot glows on his forehead. He starts a smooth pickup line—"I think it's time we took our relationship to the next level. The physical lev—"—then suddenly spots the laser, panics, and flings both palms up shouting, "OH MY GOD I SWEAR I WASN'T GONNA TOUCH HER!" A caption below reads: "The most useful tool in parenting is the laser pointer." The joke: a parent is aiming a laser pointer (like one used to scare predators or pets) at the boy to interrupt him. Votey (aftercomic), black-and-white sketch: a header reads "2nd BEST TOOL: DEFUSED GRENADE," showing a calm, smug young man resting while a grenade harmlessly clinks below him with sound effects "tink ... tink ... tink."
Transcribed by Claude Opus 4.8.