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the-first-man

Original: the-first-man on Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal

Transcript

Panel 1:
Bearded man (Adam): I HAVE RETURNED RETURNED TO ASK WHY YOU RENAISSANCE PAINTERS ALWAYS DEPICT ME WITH A FIG LEAF COVERING MY PENIS?
Other man (off-panel reaction): ADAM?! THE FIRST MAN?!

Panel 2:
Other man: WELL, WE DIDN'T WANT TO SHOW YOUR NAKEDNESS SO...
Adam: NO, NO THAT'S NOT WHAT I'M GETTING AT

Votey:
(Close-up of a face gazing upward, with a speech bubble)
Voice: SO... BEAUTIFUL...

Alt text

A bearded nude man, identifying himself as Adam the first man, confronts another nude man. Adam asks why Renaissance painters always depict him with a fig leaf covering his penis. The other man, startled to recognize Adam, replies that they didn't want to show his nakedness. Adam interrupts: "No, no, that's not what I'm getting at" — implying he is annoyed not by the censorship but by the implication that his penis is small enough to be covered by a single fig leaf. Votey (bonus panel): a close-up of a face gazing upward in awe, speech bubble reading "So... beautiful...", suggesting they are admiring something impressively large.

Transcribed by Claude Opus 4.8.