2012-11-02
Original: 2012-11-02 on Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal
Transcript
Panel 1:
A blond, mustachioed barbarian leader brandishes a dagger in the air, surrounded by his fellow warriors.
Leader: YOU PROMISE US CITIZENSHIP IN YOUR EMPIRE?! HA! WE ARE A PROUD RACE! YOU MAY TAKE OUR LANDS, OUR TREASURE, EVEN OUR LIVES! BUT YOU WILL NOT TAKE OUR FREEDOM!
Panel 2:
Two Roman soldiers in plumed helmets stand looking unimpressed.
Roman soldier: WE HAVE YOUR BROWSER HISTORIES AND WILL SEND THEM TO YOUR MOTHERS!
Panel 3:
The same barbarians, now clean-shaven of their war-paint demeanor, wearing white Roman togas and looking relaxed and content.
Former leader: YOU KNOW, THESE TOGAS ARE ACTUALLY REALLY COMFY.
Votey:
A black-and-white close-up of two of the former barbarians, now subdued, sitting side by side.
First man: WAS IT WORTH IT, VERCINGETORIX?
Second man (Vercingetorix): WE'LL MAKE SURE HISTORY FORGETS.
A blond, mustachioed barbarian leader brandishes a dagger in the air, surrounded by his fellow warriors.
Leader: YOU PROMISE US CITIZENSHIP IN YOUR EMPIRE?! HA! WE ARE A PROUD RACE! YOU MAY TAKE OUR LANDS, OUR TREASURE, EVEN OUR LIVES! BUT YOU WILL NOT TAKE OUR FREEDOM!
Panel 2:
Two Roman soldiers in plumed helmets stand looking unimpressed.
Roman soldier: WE HAVE YOUR BROWSER HISTORIES AND WILL SEND THEM TO YOUR MOTHERS!
Panel 3:
The same barbarians, now clean-shaven of their war-paint demeanor, wearing white Roman togas and looking relaxed and content.
Former leader: YOU KNOW, THESE TOGAS ARE ACTUALLY REALLY COMFY.
Votey:
A black-and-white close-up of two of the former barbarians, now subdued, sitting side by side.
First man: WAS IT WORTH IT, VERCINGETORIX?
Second man (Vercingetorix): WE'LL MAKE SURE HISTORY FORGETS.
Alt text
A four-panel comic about barbarians being conquered by Rome. Panel 1: A blond mustachioed barbarian leader thrusts a dagger upward, surrounded by warriors, shouting that the Empire may take their lands, treasure, and lives, but will NOT take their freedom. Panel 2: Two unimpressed Roman soldiers in plumed helmets reply, 'We have your browser histories and will send them to your mothers!' Panel 3: The same barbarians now sit relaxed and content in white Roman togas, one remarking, 'You know, these togas are actually really comfy.' The joke: defiant warriors instantly capitulate not to military force but to blackmail over their embarrassing internet history. Votey (black-and-white aftercomic): A close-up of two of the now-subdued former barbarians. One asks, 'Was it worth it, Vercingetorix?' and the leader, Vercingetorix, answers, 'We'll make sure history forgets.'
Transcribed by Claude Opus 4.8.