2014-09-26
Original: 2014-09-26 on Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal
Transcript
Title/caption at top: THERE SHOULD BE A SITE WHERE YOU CAN LEAVE REVIEWS OF ANYTHING
The comic is formatted as a series of mock review listings, each with a heading, an average star score, and individual reviews (each with its own star rating and a small reviewer thumbnail icon).
SECTION 1
Heading: THE COLOR ORANGE
AVERAGE SCORE: (three filled stars, two empty)
Review (4 stars): Good. but it's no burnt sienna
Review (5 stars): GREAT BUT DO NOT CONFUSE WITH THE FOOD!!!
Review (3 stars): basically a rehash of yellow and red. meh
SECTION 2
Heading: FOUR-SIDED POLYGONS
AVERAGE SCORE: (three filled stars, two empty)
Review (3 stars): I'm not generally into objects with length and breadth but not depth. But this really drew me in.
Review (5 stars): I drew one, but it turned out to have seven sides. Three stars.
Review (2 stars): meh. basically a rehash of triangle.
SECTION 3
Heading: THE INEXORABLE PASSAGE OF TIME
AVERAGE SCORE: (one filled star, four empty)
Review (1 star): I did not order this. Please take back
Review (1 star): WARNING! KILLED MY GRANDPARENTS. xxhh!!! LAWSUIT PENDING!!
Review (1 star): Great! Would try again. EDIT: Sorry, I thought I was reviewing the eternal nature of togetherness.
Artist signature at bottom: smbc-comics.com
Votey:
Heading: SMBC
Score: (two filled stars, three empty)
A small blank box icon (reviewer thumbnail) with the review text: sure. sometimes xkcd is down
The comic is formatted as a series of mock review listings, each with a heading, an average star score, and individual reviews (each with its own star rating and a small reviewer thumbnail icon).
SECTION 1
Heading: THE COLOR ORANGE
AVERAGE SCORE: (three filled stars, two empty)
Review (4 stars): Good. but it's no burnt sienna
Review (5 stars): GREAT BUT DO NOT CONFUSE WITH THE FOOD!!!
Review (3 stars): basically a rehash of yellow and red. meh
SECTION 2
Heading: FOUR-SIDED POLYGONS
AVERAGE SCORE: (three filled stars, two empty)
Review (3 stars): I'm not generally into objects with length and breadth but not depth. But this really drew me in.
Review (5 stars): I drew one, but it turned out to have seven sides. Three stars.
Review (2 stars): meh. basically a rehash of triangle.
SECTION 3
Heading: THE INEXORABLE PASSAGE OF TIME
AVERAGE SCORE: (one filled star, four empty)
Review (1 star): I did not order this. Please take back
Review (1 star): WARNING! KILLED MY GRANDPARENTS. xxhh!!! LAWSUIT PENDING!!
Review (1 star): Great! Would try again. EDIT: Sorry, I thought I was reviewing the eternal nature of togetherness.
Artist signature at bottom: smbc-comics.com
Votey:
Heading: SMBC
Score: (two filled stars, three empty)
A small blank box icon (reviewer thumbnail) with the review text: sure. sometimes xkcd is down
Alt text
A webcomic titled "There should be a site where you can leave reviews of anything," laid out as mock product-review listings, each with a bold heading, an average star score, and three individual star-rated reviews with tiny reviewer-icon thumbnails. First listing, "The Color Orange" (3 of 5 stars average): a 4-star review reads "Good. but it's no burnt sienna"; a 5-star, "GREAT BUT DO NOT CONFUSE WITH THE FOOD!!!"; a 3-star, "basically a rehash of yellow and red. meh." Second listing, "Four-Sided Polygons" (3 of 5 average): a 3-star, "I'm not generally into objects with length and breadth but not depth. But this really drew me in."; a 5-star, "I drew one, but it turned out to have seven sides. Three stars."; a 2-star, "meh. basically a rehash of triangle." Third listing, "The Inexorable Passage of Time" (1 of 5 average, all reviews scathing): "I did not order this. Please take back"; "WARNING! KILLED MY GRANDPARENTS. xxhh!!! LAWSUIT PENDING!!"; and a 1-star that reads "Great! Would try again. EDIT: Sorry, I thought I was reviewing the eternal nature of togetherness." Signed smbc-comics.com. The votey aftercomic is a single hand-drawn panel headed "SMBC" with a 2-of-5-star rating, a blank box reviewer icon, and the review "sure. sometimes xkcd is down" — the comic reviewing itself with a backhanded jab comparing it to rival webcomic xkcd.
Transcribed by Claude Opus 4.8.