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found-art

Original: found-art on Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal

Transcript

Panel 1:
Mugger (pointing a gun): GIMME YER WALLET!

Panel 2:
Victim: BUT THERE'S NO MONEY IN IT!

Panel 3:
Mugger: THAT'S OKAY! I'M USING IT AS A FOUND ART OBJECT IN A GALLERY EXHIBIT.

Panel 4:
(A gallery scene; people stand viewing the wallet displayed on the wall.)
Label on exhibit: WORLDLY, YET MUNDANE

Votey:
The mugger, holding the wallet, speaks to the former victim.
Mugger: I GOT $12,000 FOR IT!

Alt text

A four-panel comic. Panel 1: a mugger points a gun and demands, "Gimme yer wallet!" Panel 2: the victim protests, "But there's no money in it!" Panel 3: the mugger reassures him, "That's okay! I'm using it as a found art object in a gallery exhibit." Panel 4: an art gallery, where patrons admire the wallet mounted on the wall beside a placard reading "Worldly, yet mundane." Votey: the mugger, now holding the wallet, tells the former victim, "I got $12,000 for it!"

Transcribed by Claude Opus 4.8.