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2011-02-22

Original: 2011-02-22 on Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal

Transcript

Title: How to have a happy relationship, explained in one chart.

The comic is a 2x2 chart (a grid). The two column headers (across the top) are:
- Column 1: DO SOMETHING NICE FOR GIRLFRIEND
- Column 2: DON'T DO SOMETHING NICE FOR GIRLFRIEND

The two row headers (down the left side) are:
- Row 1: MENTION IT
- Row 2: DON'T MENTION IT

The four cells of the chart:
- MENTION IT + DO SOMETHING NICE: NO FELLATIO
- MENTION IT + DON'T DO SOMETHING NICE: NO FELLATIO
- DON'T MENTION IT + DO SOMETHING NICE: MAYBE FELLATIO
- DON'T MENTION IT + DON'T DO SOMETHING NICE: NO FELLATIO

Votey:
A man with curly hair and a beard reclines back against a woman wearing glasses with long hair. The woman says: "IT DOESN'T WORK IF YOU NEVER WEAR PANTS."

Alt text

A comic titled "How to have a happy relationship, explained in one chart." Below is a colored 2x2 decision chart. The columns are labeled "DO SOMETHING NICE FOR GIRLFRIEND" and "DON'T DO SOMETHING NICE FOR GIRLFRIEND." The rows are labeled "MENTION IT" and "DON'T MENTION IT." Three of the four cells, shown in red, read "NO FELLATIO." The only cell with a different outcome, shown in green, is the intersection of doing something nice AND not mentioning it, which reads "MAYBE FELLATIO" — the joke being that quietly doing nice things is the only path to reward. Votey: a man with curly hair and a beard leans back against a woman with glasses and long hair, who deadpans, "IT DOESN'T WORK IF YOU NEVER WEAR PANTS," undercutting the chart's advice.

Transcribed by Claude Opus 4.8.