the-difference
Original: the-difference on Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal
Transcript
Panel 1:
Caption: WHEN I PASS A POORLY-TRAINED PITBULL ON THE STREETS:
Man (with messy blond hair, casting a long shadow): BETTER KEEP MY HANDS IN MY POCKETS.
Panel 2:
Caption: WHEN I TOUCH A SINGLE THREAD OF SPIDER SILK:
Same man (clutching his face, panicking): AAH! AAH! CALL THE POLICE! THEY'RE IN MY HAAAIIR!
Votey:
A woman looks down skeptically at the man, who is hunched over with his face down.
Woman: WHEN'RE YOU EVER THAT CLEAN-SHAVEN?
Caption: WHEN I PASS A POORLY-TRAINED PITBULL ON THE STREETS:
Man (with messy blond hair, casting a long shadow): BETTER KEEP MY HANDS IN MY POCKETS.
Panel 2:
Caption: WHEN I TOUCH A SINGLE THREAD OF SPIDER SILK:
Same man (clutching his face, panicking): AAH! AAH! CALL THE POLICE! THEY'RE IN MY HAAAIIR!
Votey:
A woman looks down skeptically at the man, who is hunched over with his face down.
Woman: WHEN'RE YOU EVER THAT CLEAN-SHAVEN?
Alt text
A two-panel comic contrasting reactions to threats. Panel 1, captioned "When I pass a poorly-trained pitbull on the streets," shows a calm blond man casting a long shadow, thinking "Better keep my hands in my pockets." Panel 2, captioned "When I touch a single thread of spider silk," shows the same man in total panic, hands clawing at his face, screaming "AAH! AAH! Call the police! They're in my haaaiir!" The joke: a tiny strand of spider web triggers far more terror than an actual dangerous dog. Votey aftercomic: a woman looks down skeptically at the hunched-over man and asks "When're you ever that clean-shaven?" — implying he's normally bearded and the panicked clean-faced version is unrealistic.
Transcribed by Claude Opus 4.8.