2014-01-06
Original: 2014-01-06 on Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal
Transcript
Panel 1 (caption over an image of the Earth seen from space):
FROM A DISTANCE, THINGS LOOK PERFECT.
Panel 2 (caption; a long-haired, bearded man holds up a small sign):
UP CLOSE, REALITY FILLS IN YOUR IMAGINATION.
Man's sign: Please help
Panel 3 (caption; a shirtless man on a couch talking to a woman):
THE SAME IS TRUE FOR FEELINGS.
Woman: WOW! FROM THIS EMOTIONAL DISTANCE, YOU'RE REALLY REALLY CHARMING!
Panel 4 (caption; a man lying down, thought/speech):
WHICH IS WHY IT'S EASIER TO FALL IN LOVE THAN HOLD ON TO IT.
Man: LOOK AT THAT! NOT SAD GUY 2 BUT HE'S WAY MORE PROFOUND THAN MY BOYFRIEND!
Small reaction (off to the side): hee.
Panel 5 (caption; two figures in conversation):
THE SAME IS TRUE FOR MEMORIES.
Figure 1: HEY, REMEMBER COLLEGE?
Figure 2: YEAH... THE GOOD OL' DAYS.
Panel 6 (caption; two men talking closely):
[continuing] WHEN YOUR GIRLFRIEND CHEATED ON YOU AND YOU BROKE YOUR KNEE AND YOUR DREAM OF BEING AN ASTRONAUT DIED?
Panel 7 (caption; a person facing a TV/screen):
WHICH IS WHY IT'S SO HARD TO SEE THE FUTURE.
Person: THIS SLIGHT IMPROVEMENT IN HARDWARE WILL FINALLY MAKE ME HAPPY.
Votey:
Text at top: WOW, IT WORKED!
(A smiling cartoon face.)
FROM A DISTANCE, THINGS LOOK PERFECT.
Panel 2 (caption; a long-haired, bearded man holds up a small sign):
UP CLOSE, REALITY FILLS IN YOUR IMAGINATION.
Man's sign: Please help
Panel 3 (caption; a shirtless man on a couch talking to a woman):
THE SAME IS TRUE FOR FEELINGS.
Woman: WOW! FROM THIS EMOTIONAL DISTANCE, YOU'RE REALLY REALLY CHARMING!
Panel 4 (caption; a man lying down, thought/speech):
WHICH IS WHY IT'S EASIER TO FALL IN LOVE THAN HOLD ON TO IT.
Man: LOOK AT THAT! NOT SAD GUY 2 BUT HE'S WAY MORE PROFOUND THAN MY BOYFRIEND!
Small reaction (off to the side): hee.
Panel 5 (caption; two figures in conversation):
THE SAME IS TRUE FOR MEMORIES.
Figure 1: HEY, REMEMBER COLLEGE?
Figure 2: YEAH... THE GOOD OL' DAYS.
Panel 6 (caption; two men talking closely):
[continuing] WHEN YOUR GIRLFRIEND CHEATED ON YOU AND YOU BROKE YOUR KNEE AND YOUR DREAM OF BEING AN ASTRONAUT DIED?
Panel 7 (caption; a person facing a TV/screen):
WHICH IS WHY IT'S SO HARD TO SEE THE FUTURE.
Person: THIS SLIGHT IMPROVEMENT IN HARDWARE WILL FINALLY MAKE ME HAPPY.
Votey:
Text at top: WOW, IT WORKED!
(A smiling cartoon face.)
Alt text
A seven-panel SMBC comic, each panel headed by a caption that builds a single argument: that things look better from a distance than up close. Panel 1: a serene view of planet Earth from space, captioned "From a distance, things look perfect." Panel 2: a disheveled, long-haired bearded man holds a small cardboard sign reading "Please help," captioned "Up close, reality fills in your imagination." Panel 3: "The same is true for feelings" - a shirtless man slouches on a couch while a woman gushes, "Wow! From this emotional distance, you're really really charming!" Panel 4: "Which is why it's easier to fall in love than hold on to it" - a reclining man muses, "Look at that! Not sad guy 2 but he's way more profound than my boyfriend!" with a small "hee." Panel 5: "The same is true for memories" - two figures reminisce, "Hey, remember college?" "Yeah... the good ol' days." Panel 6: the conversation continues bitterly, "When your girlfriend cheated on you and you broke your knee and your dream of being an astronaut died?" Panel 7: "Which is why it's so hard to see the future" - a person stares at a glowing screen saying, "This slight improvement in hardware will finally make me happy." The votey is a separate black-and-white panel of a grinning cartoon face with the caption "Wow, it worked!"
Transcribed by Claude Opus 4.8.