2013-10-10
Original: 2013-10-10 on Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal
Transcript
Panel 1 (main comic):
A bald, smiling monk-like man in orange robes holds up a protest sign while marching in a crowd of demonstrators carrying signs.
Sign (held by the bald man): "WHAT DO WE WANT? AN END TO THE FEELING OF DESIRE! WHEN DO WE WANT IT? TIME IS A DELUSION."
Votey:
A tired, bearded man straining as he holds up a sign.
Label: "ME:"
Sign: "THIS SIGN IS TOO HEAVY!"
A bald, smiling monk-like man in orange robes holds up a protest sign while marching in a crowd of demonstrators carrying signs.
Sign (held by the bald man): "WHAT DO WE WANT? AN END TO THE FEELING OF DESIRE! WHEN DO WE WANT IT? TIME IS A DELUSION."
Votey:
A tired, bearded man straining as he holds up a sign.
Label: "ME:"
Sign: "THIS SIGN IS TOO HEAVY!"
Alt text
Main comic (single color panel): A bald, serenely smiling man in orange Buddhist-style robes marches in a crowd of protesters, holding up a yellow protest sign. Other demonstrators behind him carry signs with squiggly placeholder writing. His sign reads in protest-chant format: "What do we want? An end to the feeling of desire! When do we want it? Time is a delusion." The joke is a Buddhist parody of an activist rally, where detachment from desire and the illusion of time replace the usual urgent demands. Votey (black-and-white aftercomic): A tired, scruffy bearded man labeled "ME:" strains while holding up a sign that simply reads "This sign is too heavy!" — the ordinary person's unenlightened, very literal complaint.
Transcribed by Claude Opus 4.8.