2011-06-07
Original: 2011-06-07 on Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal
Transcript
Panel 1 (header banner): WHAT IS SAID:
A young man with blond hair in a green shirt plays a saxophone. An older bald man in a dark red suit and tie speaks to him.
Older man: GROW UP AND GET A REAL JOB!
Panel 2 (header banner): WHAT IS MEANT:
Same two figures. The saxophonist plays; the older man speaks.
Older man: YOU SHOULD BE AS UNHAPPY AS I AM!
Votey:
A man with curly/flame-like hair speaks to an unseen other person.
Curly-haired man: CAN I HAVE A DOLLAR?
Other (off-panel): NO.
Curly-haired man: MISSION ACCOMPLISHED.
A young man with blond hair in a green shirt plays a saxophone. An older bald man in a dark red suit and tie speaks to him.
Older man: GROW UP AND GET A REAL JOB!
Panel 2 (header banner): WHAT IS MEANT:
Same two figures. The saxophonist plays; the older man speaks.
Older man: YOU SHOULD BE AS UNHAPPY AS I AM!
Votey:
A man with curly/flame-like hair speaks to an unseen other person.
Curly-haired man: CAN I HAVE A DOLLAR?
Other (off-panel): NO.
Curly-haired man: MISSION ACCOMPLISHED.
Alt text
A two-panel comic. Each panel has a red header banner. The first banner reads "WHAT IS SAID:" and shows a young blond saxophone player in a green shirt being addressed by an older bald man in a dark red suit, who says, "GROW UP AND GET A REAL JOB!" The second banner reads "WHAT IS MEANT:" and shows the same two men, with the older man instead saying, "YOU SHOULD BE AS UNHAPPY AS I AM!" — reframing the dismissive advice as projected misery. Votey: a black-and-white panel of a man with curly, flame-like hair asking someone off-panel, "CAN I HAVE A DOLLAR?" The reply is "NO." The curly-haired man then declares, "MISSION ACCOMPLISHED."
Transcribed by Claude Opus 4.8.