2010-11-30
Original: 2010-11-30 on Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal
Transcript
Title (top-left corner): OH YES! IT'S THE UNCOMFORTABLE TRUTHASAURUS!
Panel 1:
Truthasaurus (green dinosaur): So, before you enter high school, I want to correct some misconceptions you may have about how things work.
Panel 2:
Truthasaurus: MISCONCEPTION: Everyone has a special talent.
(Scene: a man at a chalkboard lecturing to students.)
Panel 3:
Truthasaurus: TRUTH: This guy who works all day has it special talents.
Truthasaurus: This guy who thinks he's a genius is mainly good at misquoting Byron.
(Scene: a student and a man, with a thought/speech bubble.)
Panel 4:
Truthasaurus: MISCONCEPTION: Goofy-looking, asocial people are smart.
(Scene: a nerdy-looking man beside an equation written out: E = ... / x^2 + ...)
Panel 5:
Truthasaurus: TRUTH: "Goofy-looking asocial" describes your average semi-famous physicist. Richard Feynman was attractive, gregarious, and a great drummer. Height correlates with I.Q.
(Scene: a well-dressed man with glasses.)
Panel 6:
Truthasaurus: MISCONCEPTION: Opposites attract.
(Scene: a couple with hearts between them.)
Panel 7:
Truthasaurus: TRUTH: 90% of people want someone just like them. Just maybe anyone with a higher social status.
(Scene: a man and a woman with hearts between them.)
Panel 8:
Truthasaurus: Well, that's all for now, kids. And remember: romance is transactional, the destination is more important than the journey, and your actions sometimes reflect a subconscious bigotry you'll never admit to.
Bottom banner (stylized lettering): UNCOMFORTABLE TRUTHASAURUS!
Votey:
A black-and-white close-up of the Truthasaurus's head, speaking: "There are people who waste their lives entirely."
Panel 1:
Truthasaurus (green dinosaur): So, before you enter high school, I want to correct some misconceptions you may have about how things work.
Panel 2:
Truthasaurus: MISCONCEPTION: Everyone has a special talent.
(Scene: a man at a chalkboard lecturing to students.)
Panel 3:
Truthasaurus: TRUTH: This guy who works all day has it special talents.
Truthasaurus: This guy who thinks he's a genius is mainly good at misquoting Byron.
(Scene: a student and a man, with a thought/speech bubble.)
Panel 4:
Truthasaurus: MISCONCEPTION: Goofy-looking, asocial people are smart.
(Scene: a nerdy-looking man beside an equation written out: E = ... / x^2 + ...)
Panel 5:
Truthasaurus: TRUTH: "Goofy-looking asocial" describes your average semi-famous physicist. Richard Feynman was attractive, gregarious, and a great drummer. Height correlates with I.Q.
(Scene: a well-dressed man with glasses.)
Panel 6:
Truthasaurus: MISCONCEPTION: Opposites attract.
(Scene: a couple with hearts between them.)
Panel 7:
Truthasaurus: TRUTH: 90% of people want someone just like them. Just maybe anyone with a higher social status.
(Scene: a man and a woman with hearts between them.)
Panel 8:
Truthasaurus: Well, that's all for now, kids. And remember: romance is transactional, the destination is more important than the journey, and your actions sometimes reflect a subconscious bigotry you'll never admit to.
Bottom banner (stylized lettering): UNCOMFORTABLE TRUTHASAURUS!
Votey:
A black-and-white close-up of the Truthasaurus's head, speaking: "There are people who waste their lives entirely."
Alt text
An eight-panel SMBC comic titled "Oh yes! It's the Uncomfortable Truthasaurus!" A green cartoon dinosaur addresses the reader, debunking comforting myths before high school. Panel 1: it says it wants to correct misconceptions about how things work. Panel 2: MISCONCEPTION — everyone has a special talent, shown with a teacher at a chalkboard. Panel 3: TRUTH — the hard-working guy has talents while the self-styled genius is mainly good at misquoting Byron. Panel 4: MISCONCEPTION — goofy-looking, asocial people are smart, shown beside a math equation. Panel 5: TRUTH — that description fits the average physicist; Richard Feynman was attractive, gregarious, and a great drummer, and height correlates with IQ; a sharp-dressed man stands by. Panel 6: MISCONCEPTION — opposites attract, shown with a couple and hearts. Panel 7: TRUTH — 90% of people want someone just like them, only of higher social status. Panel 8: the dinosaur signs off, reminding kids that romance is transactional, the destination matters more than the journey, and their actions reflect a subconscious bigotry they'll never admit to. A stylized banner reads "UNCOMFORTABLE TRUTHASAURUS!" Votey: a black-and-white close-up of the dinosaur's head saying, "There are people who waste their lives entirely."
Transcribed by Claude Opus 4.8.