rule-of-three
Original: rule-of-three on Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal
Transcript
Panel 1:
A bearded man in a white Greek toga stands between two Ionic columns against a purple background, gesturing with both hands.
Man: "OW! FIRST I SPILL MY COFFEE, THEN I STUB MY TOE. UGH. WELL, 'RULE OF THREE.' I WONDER WHAT'S NEXT."
Caption (below panel): It was a bad day for Oedipus.
Votey:
A close-up of the same man's face, now with blood streaming down from both of his eyes. His expression is anguished.
Man: "WELL THAT SUCKED."
A bearded man in a white Greek toga stands between two Ionic columns against a purple background, gesturing with both hands.
Man: "OW! FIRST I SPILL MY COFFEE, THEN I STUB MY TOE. UGH. WELL, 'RULE OF THREE.' I WONDER WHAT'S NEXT."
Caption (below panel): It was a bad day for Oedipus.
Votey:
A close-up of the same man's face, now with blood streaming down from both of his eyes. His expression is anguished.
Man: "WELL THAT SUCKED."
Alt text
A bearded man in a white Greek toga stands between two Ionic columns against a purple background, gesturing breezily. He says, "Ow! First I spill my coffee, then I stub my toe. Ugh. Well, 'rule of three.' I wonder what's next." A caption reads: "It was a bad day for Oedipus." The joke: in the myth, Oedipus blinds himself by gouging out his own eyes upon learning the truth, so the third bad thing is far worse than spilled coffee. In the votey aftercomic, a close-up shows the man's face with blood streaming from both eyes and a pained expression, saying, "Well that sucked."
Transcribed by Claude Opus 4.8.