2011-01-10
Original: 2011-01-10 on Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal
Transcript
Title: THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN HUMAN BEINGS AND GENETICISTS
Panel 1: A man in a lab coat (called Frank later) holds up a yellow sheet of paperwork toward a woman with reddish-brown hair who is looking up from a microscope.
Man: I got the paperwork! Our gene has its own name!
Panel 2: Close on the back of the man's head; the woman faces him, looking upset.
Man: I hope you don't mind, but... I changed it at the last second.
Woman: WHAT?! Frank, I spent years on this! You can't just-
Panel 3: The man holds up the yellow paper, partially obscuring the woman's face as she begins to read it.
Panel 4: The woman's expression softens against a yellow background as she reads the paper.
Panel 5: The man and woman embrace. The yellow paper lies on the desk in front of them, labeled "GENE NOMENCLATURE" and reading "[SUSANWILLYOUMARRYME]".
Final panel: A red banner reads "SOON..." Below it is a TV/news graphic headlined "SCIENCE" with the chyron: "GENE FOR SYPHILIS SUSCEPTIBILITY DISCOVERED." Two small images sit at the bottom (a graph/skyline and a hand).
Votey:
FUN FACT: There are two "IDO" genes. So, when your officiant asks "do you take this man," you can say "indoleamine 2,3-dioxygenase".
Panel 1: A man in a lab coat (called Frank later) holds up a yellow sheet of paperwork toward a woman with reddish-brown hair who is looking up from a microscope.
Man: I got the paperwork! Our gene has its own name!
Panel 2: Close on the back of the man's head; the woman faces him, looking upset.
Man: I hope you don't mind, but... I changed it at the last second.
Woman: WHAT?! Frank, I spent years on this! You can't just-
Panel 3: The man holds up the yellow paper, partially obscuring the woman's face as she begins to read it.
Panel 4: The woman's expression softens against a yellow background as she reads the paper.
Panel 5: The man and woman embrace. The yellow paper lies on the desk in front of them, labeled "GENE NOMENCLATURE" and reading "[SUSANWILLYOUMARRYME]".
Final panel: A red banner reads "SOON..." Below it is a TV/news graphic headlined "SCIENCE" with the chyron: "GENE FOR SYPHILIS SUSCEPTIBILITY DISCOVERED." Two small images sit at the bottom (a graph/skyline and a hand).
Votey:
FUN FACT: There are two "IDO" genes. So, when your officiant asks "do you take this man," you can say "indoleamine 2,3-dioxygenase".
Alt text
Title: "The difference between human beings and geneticists." A five-panel SMBC comic. Panel 1: A man in a lab coat excitedly holds up paperwork to a woman at a microscope, saying their gene now has its own name. Panel 2: He admits he changed the name at the last second; she shouts "WHAT?! Frank, I spent years on this!" Panel 3-4: He holds up the yellow paper; reading it, her angry face softens. Panel 5: They embrace; the paper on the desk, labeled "Gene Nomenclature," spells out the gene name as "[SUSANWILLYOUMARRYME]" - a marriage proposal disguised as a gene name. A final "SOON..." panel shows a science news graphic announcing "Gene for syphilis susceptibility discovered" - implying the geneticist's romantic gesture leads to consequences. Votey (bonus panel), handwritten: "Fun fact: There are two 'IDO' genes. So, when your officiant asks 'do you take this man,' you can say 'indoleamine 2,3-dioxygenase'" - a pun on saying "I do" at a wedding.
Transcribed by Claude Opus 4.8.