2010-11-19
Original: 2010-11-19 on Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal
Transcript
Panel 1:
A young girl (Susie) kneels in prayer, hands folded, eyes closed. A bald priest in a black clerical collar stands behind her.
Susie: DEAR GOD... PLEASE PUNCH BOBBY IN THE FACE.
Panel 2:
The priest, frowning, addresses her.
Priest: SUSIE! GOD DOESN'T DO THINGS LIKE THAT.
Susie: SORRY.
Panel 3:
Susie again kneels in prayer, eyes closed.
Susie: DEAR GOD, PLEASE POUR BOILING BLOOD ON BOBBY'S FAMILY.
Panel 4:
The priest grins broadly, satisfied.
Priest: MUCH BETTER!
Votey:
A speech bubble (from God / the sky) next to a sun-like radiant figure.
Voice: YOU SURE? I'D TOTALLY PUNCH A KID.
A young girl (Susie) kneels in prayer, hands folded, eyes closed. A bald priest in a black clerical collar stands behind her.
Susie: DEAR GOD... PLEASE PUNCH BOBBY IN THE FACE.
Panel 2:
The priest, frowning, addresses her.
Priest: SUSIE! GOD DOESN'T DO THINGS LIKE THAT.
Susie: SORRY.
Panel 3:
Susie again kneels in prayer, eyes closed.
Susie: DEAR GOD, PLEASE POUR BOILING BLOOD ON BOBBY'S FAMILY.
Panel 4:
The priest grins broadly, satisfied.
Priest: MUCH BETTER!
Votey:
A speech bubble (from God / the sky) next to a sun-like radiant figure.
Voice: YOU SURE? I'D TOTALLY PUNCH A KID.
Alt text
A four-panel SMBC comic. Panel 1: a young girl named Susie kneels with hands folded in prayer while a bald priest in a clerical collar stands behind her. Susie prays, 'Dear God... please punch Bobby in the face.' Panel 2: the frowning priest scolds her, 'Susie! God doesn't do things like that,' and Susie replies, 'Sorry.' Panel 3: Susie resumes praying, 'Dear God, please pour boiling blood on Bobby's family.' Panel 4: the priest grins approvingly and says, 'Much better!' The joke: the priest objects only to God doing a petty punch, but enthusiastically approves an escalated, gruesome curse. Votey (aftercomic): a crudely drawn radiant sun-like figure (God) has a speech bubble reading, 'You sure? I'd totally punch a kid.' God would have preferred the simple face-punch.
Transcribed by Claude Opus 4.8.