2011-07-21
Original: 2011-07-21 on Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal
Transcript
Panel 1: A man sits in a chair drinking from a mug, holding some papers. A woman in a yellow shirt stands holding an orange popsicle.
Woman: HONEY, SUSIE'S FEELING A LITTLE BLUE. CAN YOU BRING HER AN APPLE JUICE POPSICLE?
Panel 2: The man, now holding the popsicle, leans into a doorway toward a small girl (Susie) in a purple shirt who looks sad/teary.
Man: HEY, SWEETIE. WHAT'S THE MATTER?
Susie: ONCE WE UNDERSTAND HOW REALITY WORKS, WHAT ARE THE ODDS THAT IT'LL BE SOMETHING HUMANS FIND SATISFYING?
Panel 3: Close-up of the man, looking stunned and thoughtful, raising a finger as if about to respond. The popsicle is held off to the side.
(No dialogue.)
Panel 4: The man sits alone outside on the grass at night, against the side of the house by a fence, sucking on the popsicle with a contemplative, defeated expression.
(No dialogue.)
Votey: A close-up sketch of the man sucking on the popsicle, thought bubble above him.
Man (thinking): JUICE POPSICLES SUCK.
Woman: HONEY, SUSIE'S FEELING A LITTLE BLUE. CAN YOU BRING HER AN APPLE JUICE POPSICLE?
Panel 2: The man, now holding the popsicle, leans into a doorway toward a small girl (Susie) in a purple shirt who looks sad/teary.
Man: HEY, SWEETIE. WHAT'S THE MATTER?
Susie: ONCE WE UNDERSTAND HOW REALITY WORKS, WHAT ARE THE ODDS THAT IT'LL BE SOMETHING HUMANS FIND SATISFYING?
Panel 3: Close-up of the man, looking stunned and thoughtful, raising a finger as if about to respond. The popsicle is held off to the side.
(No dialogue.)
Panel 4: The man sits alone outside on the grass at night, against the side of the house by a fence, sucking on the popsicle with a contemplative, defeated expression.
(No dialogue.)
Votey: A close-up sketch of the man sucking on the popsicle, thought bubble above him.
Man (thinking): JUICE POPSICLES SUCK.
Alt text
A four-panel SMBC comic. Panel 1: a man sits drinking from a mug while a woman in yellow holding an orange popsicle says, "Honey, Susie's feeling a little blue. Can you bring her an apple juice popsicle?" Panel 2: the man brings the popsicle to a sad little girl in a doorway and asks, "Hey, sweetie. What's the matter?" She replies, "Once we understand how reality works, what are the odds that it'll be something humans find satisfying?" Panel 3: a close-up of the man looking stunned, raising one finger as if to answer but having no response. Panel 4: the man sits alone outside on the grass at night, glumly sucking the popsicle himself, with no comeback for his daughter's existential dread. Votey: a sketchy close-up of the man sucking the popsicle, thinking, "Juice popsicles suck."
Transcribed by Claude Opus 4.8.