2010-10-17
Original: 2010-10-17 on Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal
Transcript
Panel 1:
Merlin (an old wizard with a white beard, glasses, and a gold crown/circlet): HELLO, ARTHUR! I'M MERLIN! I WAS BORN AT THE END OF TIME AND I AGE BACKWARD!
Panel 2:
Arthur (a young blond boy): WOW!
Merlin: SO, BY CHANGING MY PRESENT, I GET TO HAVE BETTER MEMORIES OF YOUR FUTURE!
Panel 3:
Arthur: OKAY...
Merlin (handing over a rolled-up sheet of paper): HERE ARE SOME PICTURES OF SEXY NAKED WIZARDS!
Panel 4:
Arthur (looking at the picture): WHY ARE—
Merlin: THOUGHT THOSE MIGHT BE OF INTEREST AS YOU DISCOVER YOUR SEXUALITY!
Panel 5:
Arthur: YOU'RE WEIRDING ME OUT, MERLIN.
Merlin (now balding/older-looking as he ages backward, holding a bottle): HERE'S SOME GRAIN ALCOHOL! WHEN YOU TURN 18, WE CAN CELEBRATE!
Votey:
A hand-drawn sketch on a sheet of paper showing a muscular bearded man (a wizard) posing thoughtfully. Above him is the text: EXPECTO PHALLUS
Merlin (an old wizard with a white beard, glasses, and a gold crown/circlet): HELLO, ARTHUR! I'M MERLIN! I WAS BORN AT THE END OF TIME AND I AGE BACKWARD!
Panel 2:
Arthur (a young blond boy): WOW!
Merlin: SO, BY CHANGING MY PRESENT, I GET TO HAVE BETTER MEMORIES OF YOUR FUTURE!
Panel 3:
Arthur: OKAY...
Merlin (handing over a rolled-up sheet of paper): HERE ARE SOME PICTURES OF SEXY NAKED WIZARDS!
Panel 4:
Arthur (looking at the picture): WHY ARE—
Merlin: THOUGHT THOSE MIGHT BE OF INTEREST AS YOU DISCOVER YOUR SEXUALITY!
Panel 5:
Arthur: YOU'RE WEIRDING ME OUT, MERLIN.
Merlin (now balding/older-looking as he ages backward, holding a bottle): HERE'S SOME GRAIN ALCOHOL! WHEN YOU TURN 18, WE CAN CELEBRATE!
Votey:
A hand-drawn sketch on a sheet of paper showing a muscular bearded man (a wizard) posing thoughtfully. Above him is the text: EXPECTO PHALLUS
Alt text
A five-panel SMBC comic. Merlin, an old white-bearded wizard in glasses and a gold crown, greets a young blond boy: "Hello, Arthur! I'm Merlin! I was born at the end of time and I age backward!" Arthur says "Wow!" Merlin explains, "So, by changing my present, I get to have better memories of your future!" Arthur replies "Okay..." as Merlin hands him a rolled sheet of paper saying "Here are some pictures of sexy naked wizards!" Arthur starts "Why are—" and Merlin cuts in: "Thought those might be of interest as you discover your sexuality!" Arthur says "You're weirding me out, Merlin." Merlin, now looking balding and younger as he ages in reverse, holds up a bottle: "Here's some grain alcohol! When you turn 18, we can celebrate!" Votey: a crude hand-drawn sketch on paper of a muscular bearded wizard posing, labeled in Harry Potter spell-style lettering: "EXPECTO PHALLUS."
Transcribed by Claude Opus 4.8.