2014-06-16
Original: 2014-06-16 on Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal
Transcript
Panel 1
An older man (with white hair) speaks to a younger man (Billy):
Older man: "They say people in glass houses shouldn't throw stones."
Panel 2
Older man: "It follows that people in durable houses SHOULD throw stones."
Panel 3
Older man: "The point is this: If you have good self esteem, it's okay to hurt people."
Panel 4
The younger man (Billy) responds:
Billy: "I don't think the people who use that idiom think about it so hard."
Panel 5
Older man (leaning in, displeased):
Older man: "This is why you'll never be in my law firm, Billy."
Votey:
The younger man (Billy):
Billy: "Then I'll just run for office"
Off-panel voice (the older man): "MONSTER!"
An older man (with white hair) speaks to a younger man (Billy):
Older man: "They say people in glass houses shouldn't throw stones."
Panel 2
Older man: "It follows that people in durable houses SHOULD throw stones."
Panel 3
Older man: "The point is this: If you have good self esteem, it's okay to hurt people."
Panel 4
The younger man (Billy) responds:
Billy: "I don't think the people who use that idiom think about it so hard."
Panel 5
Older man (leaning in, displeased):
Older man: "This is why you'll never be in my law firm, Billy."
Votey:
The younger man (Billy):
Billy: "Then I'll just run for office"
Off-panel voice (the older man): "MONSTER!"
Alt text
A five-panel SMBC comic. An older white-haired man lectures a younger man named Billy. Panel 1: "They say people in glass houses shouldn't throw stones." Panel 2: "It follows that people in durable houses SHOULD throw stones." Panel 3: "The point is this: If you have good self esteem, it's okay to hurt people." Panel 4: Billy replies, "I don't think the people who use that idiom think about it so hard." Panel 5: The older man leans in, annoyed: "This is why you'll never be in my law firm, Billy." Votey: A close-up of Billy's worried face. Billy says, "Then I'll just run for office," and an off-panel voice shouts, "MONSTER!" The joke contrasts being rejected from a law firm for being too ethical, only for politics to be deemed even worse.
Transcribed by Claude Opus 4.8.