2011-05-25
Original: 2011-05-25 on Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal
Transcript
Top caption box (yellow):
IDEA: FORCE ALL GROUPS TO TAKE THE NAME GIVEN BY THEIR OPPONENTS
RESULT: COURT CASES WAY MORE INTERESTING
Panel:
Judge (older bald man with gray beard and round glasses, in black robes, seated at a bench holding a gavel): "In the case of fascists vs. babykillers, this court rules in favor of babykillers."
Votey:
Judge (same man, line-drawing style): "In the case of commies vs. theocrats, this court finds for theocrats."
IDEA: FORCE ALL GROUPS TO TAKE THE NAME GIVEN BY THEIR OPPONENTS
RESULT: COURT CASES WAY MORE INTERESTING
Panel:
Judge (older bald man with gray beard and round glasses, in black robes, seated at a bench holding a gavel): "In the case of fascists vs. babykillers, this court rules in favor of babykillers."
Votey:
Judge (same man, line-drawing style): "In the case of commies vs. theocrats, this court finds for theocrats."
Alt text
A two-part SMBC comic. A yellow caption box at the top reads: "IDEA: Force all groups to take the name given by their opponents. RESULT: Court cases way more interesting." Below, a stern older judge with a gray beard, round glasses, and black robes sits at a bench holding a gavel, declaring in a speech bubble: "In the case of fascists vs. babykillers, this court rules in favor of babykillers." The joke is that under the proposed rule, every group is labeled with the most hostile name their opponents would give them, making mundane rulings sound absurd. Votey (the bonus panel): the same judge, drawn in simple black-and-white line art, announces: "In the case of commies vs. theocrats, this court finds for theocrats."
Transcribed by Claude Opus 4.8.