2010-09-09
Original: 2010-09-09 on Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal
Transcript
Panel 1
Header banner: CONSIDERED SENSIBLE
A man with reddish hair speaks to a partially-visible person on the right.
Man: I can't paint.
Other person: Have you ever practiced.
Man: I'm not creative.
Panel 2
Header banner: CONSIDERED SENSIBLE
A woman with dark hair and round glasses speaks to a partially-visible person on the right.
Woman: I can't do calculus.
Other person: Have you ever opened a calculus book?
Woman: I don't have the knack.
Panel 3
Header banner: CONSIDERED CRAZY
The reddish-haired man speaks to a partially-visible person on the right.
Man: I can't walk.
Other person: Have you tried standing on two legs and moving them back and forth.
Man: Oh, like it's THAT easy.
Votey:
A loosely drawn sketch: a person sits on the ground having apparently fallen, with a jagged BOOM! impact burst beneath them, facing a standing figure on the right.
Sound effect: BOOM!
Header banner: CONSIDERED SENSIBLE
A man with reddish hair speaks to a partially-visible person on the right.
Man: I can't paint.
Other person: Have you ever practiced.
Man: I'm not creative.
Panel 2
Header banner: CONSIDERED SENSIBLE
A woman with dark hair and round glasses speaks to a partially-visible person on the right.
Woman: I can't do calculus.
Other person: Have you ever opened a calculus book?
Woman: I don't have the knack.
Panel 3
Header banner: CONSIDERED CRAZY
The reddish-haired man speaks to a partially-visible person on the right.
Man: I can't walk.
Other person: Have you tried standing on two legs and moving them back and forth.
Man: Oh, like it's THAT easy.
Votey:
A loosely drawn sketch: a person sits on the ground having apparently fallen, with a jagged BOOM! impact burst beneath them, facing a standing figure on the right.
Sound effect: BOOM!
Alt text
A three-panel SMBC comic, each panel topped with a banner judging the attitude shown. Panel 1, banner CONSIDERED SENSIBLE: a red-haired man tells someone off-panel, 'I can't paint.' They reply, 'Have you ever practiced.' He says, 'I'm not creative.' Panel 2, banner CONSIDERED SENSIBLE: a dark-haired woman in round glasses says, 'I can't do calculus.' The reply: 'Have you ever opened a calculus book?' She says, 'I don't have the knack.' Panel 3, banner CONSIDERED CRAZY: the red-haired man says, 'I can't walk.' The reply: 'Have you tried standing on two legs and moving them back and forth.' He scoffs, 'Oh, like it's THAT easy.' The joke: we accept 'I'm just not good at it' excuses for skills like painting and calculus, but the same excuse for walking sounds absurd. Votey: a rough sketch of a person who has fallen flat on the ground with a jagged 'BOOM!' impact burst beneath them, facing a standing figure who presumably told them walking was easy.
Transcribed by Claude Opus 4.8.