2011-12-16
Original: 2011-12-16 on Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal
Transcript
Panel 1:
A child kneels at the side of a bed in a darkened room, hands clasped, eyes closed in prayer.
Child: DEAR LORD, PLEASE CURE MY MOMMY IN A WAY THAT IS INDISTINGUISHABLE FROM THE RESULTS OF PROPER MEDICAL TREATMENT.
Votey:
A hand-drawn memorial plaque reads:
IN MEMORIAM, CHRISTOPHER HITCHENS 1949 - 2011
A child kneels at the side of a bed in a darkened room, hands clasped, eyes closed in prayer.
Child: DEAR LORD, PLEASE CURE MY MOMMY IN A WAY THAT IS INDISTINGUISHABLE FROM THE RESULTS OF PROPER MEDICAL TREATMENT.
Votey:
A hand-drawn memorial plaque reads:
IN MEMORIAM, CHRISTOPHER HITCHENS 1949 - 2011
Alt text
A young child with dark hair, wearing a green shirt, kneels at the edge of a bed in a dim, shadowed room with hands clasped and eyes closed in prayer. The speech bubble reads: "Dear Lord, please cure my mommy in a way that is indistinguishable from the results of proper medical treatment." The joke skewers prayers for healing by having the child request a cure that conveniently mimics ordinary medicine. The votey (aftercomic) shows a simple hand-drawn memorial plaque reading "In Memoriam, Christopher Hitchens 1949 - 2011" — a tribute to the famously atheist author, who died on December 15, 2011.
Transcribed by Claude Opus 4.8.