2012-02-28
Original: 2012-02-28 on Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal
Transcript
Panel 1 (top chart):
Title: HOW MOST PEOPLE VIEW THE STOCK MARKET
Y-axis label: PRICE
X-axis label: TIME
A single black line graph showing a jagged, generally upward-trending stock price over time, with multiple peaks and dips.
Panel 2 (bottom chart):
Title: HOW POLITICIANS VIEW THE STOCK MARKET
Y-axis label: PRICE
X-axis label: TIME
The same general jagged graph, but each rising segment is drawn as a yellow upward arrow and each falling segment is drawn as a green downward arrow. The yellow (upward) segments are repeatedly labeled "OUR FAULT" and the green (downward) segments are repeatedly labeled "THEIR FAULT." These labels alternate across the whole graph: OUR FAULT (up), THEIR FAULT (down), THEIR FAULT, OUR FAULT, THEIR FAULT, OUR FAULT, THEIR FAULT, OUR FAULT, THEIR FAULT, OUR FAULT.
Votey:
A man with light, slightly tousled hair and a short beard reclines with closed eyes and a smug, satisfied smile.
Man: OH YES, LADIES. GRAPH JOKE.
Title: HOW MOST PEOPLE VIEW THE STOCK MARKET
Y-axis label: PRICE
X-axis label: TIME
A single black line graph showing a jagged, generally upward-trending stock price over time, with multiple peaks and dips.
Panel 2 (bottom chart):
Title: HOW POLITICIANS VIEW THE STOCK MARKET
Y-axis label: PRICE
X-axis label: TIME
The same general jagged graph, but each rising segment is drawn as a yellow upward arrow and each falling segment is drawn as a green downward arrow. The yellow (upward) segments are repeatedly labeled "OUR FAULT" and the green (downward) segments are repeatedly labeled "THEIR FAULT." These labels alternate across the whole graph: OUR FAULT (up), THEIR FAULT (down), THEIR FAULT, OUR FAULT, THEIR FAULT, OUR FAULT, THEIR FAULT, OUR FAULT, THEIR FAULT, OUR FAULT.
Votey:
A man with light, slightly tousled hair and a short beard reclines with closed eyes and a smug, satisfied smile.
Man: OH YES, LADIES. GRAPH JOKE.
Alt text
A two-panel comic comparing views of the stock market. Top panel, titled "HOW MOST PEOPLE VIEW THE STOCK MARKET," shows a plain black line graph (axes labeled PRICE and TIME) with a jagged but overall upward-rising stock price. Bottom panel, titled "HOW POLITICIANS VIEW THE STOCK MARKET," shows the same jagged graph, but every upward segment is a yellow arrow labeled "OUR FAULT" and every downward segment is a green arrow labeled "THEIR FAULT," alternating across the whole chart. The joke: politicians take credit for every rise and blame opponents for every fall. Votey panel: a smug man with tousled hair and a short beard reclines with eyes closed and a satisfied smile, saying, "Oh yes, ladies. Graph joke."
Transcribed by Claude Opus 4.8.