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2014-11-23

Original: 2014-11-23 on Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal

Transcript

Panel 1 (labeled OPTIMIST): A smiling woman with dark hair: "If we educate people enough, they'll stop believing in astrology!"

Panel 2 (labeled PESSIMIST): A man with glasses: "People will always believe in stupid things. It's just a burden of existence."

Panel 3 (labeled OPPORTUNIST): A man with his arms raised: "And for just ten thousand dollars, our proprietary blend of foil and aluminum will deflect the harmful 'zodiac waves' discovered by quantum science!" (A starburst badge reads: "Now only $10!")

Votey:
Caption: "For sale in the SMBC store: only $5,000!"
A crude drawing of a conical foil/aluminum hat (a cone shape).

Alt text

A three-panel comic contrasting reactions to people believing in astrology. Panel 1, labeled OPTIMIST: a smiling dark-haired woman says, "If we educate people enough, they'll stop believing in astrology!" Panel 2, labeled PESSIMIST: a man with glasses says, "People will always believe in stupid things. It's just a burden of existence." Panel 3, labeled OPPORTUNIST: a man raises his arms and declares, "And for just ten thousand dollars, our proprietary blend of foil and aluminum will deflect the harmful 'zodiac waves' discovered by quantum science!" A red starburst badge adds "Now only $10!" Votey: a caption reads "For sale in the SMBC store: only $5,000!" above a crude drawing of a tall conical tin-foil hat.

Transcribed by Claude Opus 4.8.