2011-05-26
Original: 2011-05-26 on Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal
Transcript
Title: THE WORLD'S GREATEST PICKPOCKET:
Panel 1: A crowd of people stands close together at what looks like a party or gathering. Among them is a balding old man with white hair and glasses, seen from behind.
Panel 2: A bald man in the crowd leans toward the old man.
Bald man: PARDON ME, SIR!
Panel 3: The crowd mingles. A man in a suit stands in the middle, but the suit appears empty/headless within the dark jacket and tie.
Panel 4: A man in sunglasses and a brown jacket stands among the crowd. In front of him, the old man is now completely naked, bald and bent over, having been stripped of all his clothes by the pickpocket without noticing.
Votey: A man with curly hair sits at a desk, writing with a pencil, looking thoughtful.
Thought bubble: I WONDER WHAT THE STREET VALUE OF A NAKED OLD MAN IS...
Panel 1: A crowd of people stands close together at what looks like a party or gathering. Among them is a balding old man with white hair and glasses, seen from behind.
Panel 2: A bald man in the crowd leans toward the old man.
Bald man: PARDON ME, SIR!
Panel 3: The crowd mingles. A man in a suit stands in the middle, but the suit appears empty/headless within the dark jacket and tie.
Panel 4: A man in sunglasses and a brown jacket stands among the crowd. In front of him, the old man is now completely naked, bald and bent over, having been stripped of all his clothes by the pickpocket without noticing.
Votey: A man with curly hair sits at a desk, writing with a pencil, looking thoughtful.
Thought bubble: I WONDER WHAT THE STREET VALUE OF A NAKED OLD MAN IS...
Alt text
A four-panel SMBC comic titled "The World's Greatest Pickpocket." Panel 1: a crowd of people stands close together; among them, seen from behind, is a balding old man with white hair and glasses. Panel 2: a bald man in the crowd leans toward the old man and says, "Pardon me, sir!" Panel 3: the crowd mingles, and in the center stands what appears to be an empty suit and tie with no person inside. Panel 4: a man in sunglasses stands calmly while in front of him the old man is now completely naked, bald and hunched over, having been stealthily stripped of every piece of clothing. The joke is that the pickpocket is so skilled he stole the man's entire outfit without him noticing. Votey: a curly-haired man sits at a desk writing, with a thought bubble reading, "I wonder what the street value of a naked old man is..."
Transcribed by Claude Opus 4.8.