2013-07-29
Original: 2013-07-29 on Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal
Transcript
Caption (top): NEXT TIME YOU NEED A QUOTATION FOR AN ENGLISH CLASS ESSAY, I'VE GOT YOU COVERED:
Main panel (large quote on a yellow background):
"FUCK LITERATURE"
-ERNEST HEMINGWAY
Caption (bottom): Citation: "Ernest Hemingway Selected Letters 1917-1961," pg 113
Votey:
A man reading a book looks up, delighted. He says: OH MY GOD. READING BORING BOOKS HAS FINALLY PAID OFF.
Main panel (large quote on a yellow background):
"FUCK LITERATURE"
-ERNEST HEMINGWAY
Caption (bottom): Citation: "Ernest Hemingway Selected Letters 1917-1961," pg 113
Votey:
A man reading a book looks up, delighted. He says: OH MY GOD. READING BORING BOOKS HAS FINALLY PAID OFF.
Alt text
A caption at the top reads: "Next time you need a quotation for an English class essay, I've got you covered:" Below, on a bright yellow background like a giant sticky note, is a quotation in large hand-lettered text: "Fuck literature" attributed to "-Ernest Hemingway." A citation at the bottom reads: "Ernest Hemingway Selected Letters 1917-1961," pg 113. The joke is presenting a real, profane offhand remark by Hemingway as a usable academic essay quotation. Votey (small follow-up panel): A young man sitting with an open book looks up with a thrilled expression and a large speech bubble saying, "Oh my God. Reading boring books has finally paid off."
Transcribed by Claude Opus 4.8.