2013-11-11
Original: 2013-11-11 on Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal
Transcript
Panel 1 (caption over a smiling woman with curly brown hair): IN HUMANS, A SHOWING OF TEETH INDICATES HAPPINESS.
Panel 2 (caption over a wolf-like animal): IN MOST OTHER MAMMALS, IT INDICATES AGGRESSION.
Panel 3 (caption over the snarling, open-mouthed animal): AGGRESSION IS PROBABLY A MORE SENSIBLE INTERPRETATION, SINCE TEETH ARE OFTEN USED IN COMBAT.
Panel 4 (caption over a group of smiling people, with one small creature among them): WHICH MAKES ME WONDER... AND THIS IS THE RARE DORMOUSE LEMUR.
Panel 5 (caption over a wide-eyed, anxious-looking animal): WHAT DO OTHER ANIMALS THINK OF US?
Votey: A person leans in close to a cat with a big open-mouthed grin, saying: WHO'S A CUTE KITTY?! The cat looks on, unsmiling.
Panel 2 (caption over a wolf-like animal): IN MOST OTHER MAMMALS, IT INDICATES AGGRESSION.
Panel 3 (caption over the snarling, open-mouthed animal): AGGRESSION IS PROBABLY A MORE SENSIBLE INTERPRETATION, SINCE TEETH ARE OFTEN USED IN COMBAT.
Panel 4 (caption over a group of smiling people, with one small creature among them): WHICH MAKES ME WONDER... AND THIS IS THE RARE DORMOUSE LEMUR.
Panel 5 (caption over a wide-eyed, anxious-looking animal): WHAT DO OTHER ANIMALS THINK OF US?
Votey: A person leans in close to a cat with a big open-mouthed grin, saying: WHO'S A CUTE KITTY?! The cat looks on, unsmiling.
Alt text
A five-panel SMBC comic with red caption bars over images. Panel 1: a smiling woman with curly brown hair; caption: 'In humans, a showing of teeth indicates happiness.' Panel 2: a wolf-like animal; caption: 'In most other mammals, it indicates aggression.' Panel 3: the animal with its mouth wide open, baring teeth; caption: 'Aggression is probably a more sensible interpretation, since teeth are often used in combat.' Panel 4: a group of smiling people clustered together with a small creature among them; caption: 'Which makes me wonder...' followed by '...and this is the rare dormouse lemur.' Panel 5: a wide-eyed, nervous-looking animal; caption: 'What do other animals think of us?' The joke: human smiles, which we read as friendly, look like aggressive teeth-baring threats to other animals. Votey: a person leans in close to a cat with a huge open-mouthed grin saying 'Who's a cute kitty?!' while the cat stares back unsmiling and unimpressed, illustrating the threatening grin from the animal's point of view.
Transcribed by Claude Opus 4.8.