2014-03-09
Original: 2014-03-09 on Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal
Transcript
Panel 1: A balding man with glasses speaks angrily into a phone.
Man: NO. I CAN'T AFFORD TO KEEP MY REFRIGERATOR RUNNING... BECAUSE OF MY BABY'S MEDICAL BILLS!
Panel 2: The same man, now shown with a worried expression.
Man: OH GOD! I CAN HEAR HER CRYING! BUT I CAN'T... TOUCH HER! DO YOU HAVE ANY IDEA WHAT THAT'S LIKE?!
Panel 3: A young boy holds a phone, looking deflated, a thought visible above him.
Boy: I'LL NEVER MAKE A PRANK CALL AGAIN.
Panel 4: The man, smug, holds the phone.
Man: CHECKMATE, KID.
Votey: A speech bubble dominates the panel.
Speech bubble: SUCK ON GUILT
Below, a smug mouth/face is faintly drawn.
Man: NO. I CAN'T AFFORD TO KEEP MY REFRIGERATOR RUNNING... BECAUSE OF MY BABY'S MEDICAL BILLS!
Panel 2: The same man, now shown with a worried expression.
Man: OH GOD! I CAN HEAR HER CRYING! BUT I CAN'T... TOUCH HER! DO YOU HAVE ANY IDEA WHAT THAT'S LIKE?!
Panel 3: A young boy holds a phone, looking deflated, a thought visible above him.
Boy: I'LL NEVER MAKE A PRANK CALL AGAIN.
Panel 4: The man, smug, holds the phone.
Man: CHECKMATE, KID.
Votey: A speech bubble dominates the panel.
Speech bubble: SUCK ON GUILT
Below, a smug mouth/face is faintly drawn.
Alt text
A four-panel comic. A balding man with glasses answers what turns out to be a prank call by unloading on the caller. Panel 1, angry into the phone: "No. I can't afford to keep my refrigerator running... because of my baby's medical bills!" Panel 2, anguished: "Oh God! I can hear her crying! But I can't... touch her! Do you have any idea what that's like?!" Panel 3 reveals the caller is a young boy holding a phone, looking crushed, thinking: "I'll never make a prank call again." Panel 4, the man smugly: "Checkmate, kid." He has guilt-tripped the prankster into submission. The votey (aftercomic) shows a large speech bubble reading "SUCK ON GUILT" above a faintly drawn smug mouth.
Transcribed by Claude Opus 4.8.