advanced-level-nonsense
Original: advanced-level-nonsense on Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal
Transcript
Title caption (above the comic): IF YOUR PRODUCT IS ALREADY BAGGED ON FALSE CLAIMS, WHY NOT JUST SAY WHATEVER YOU WANT?
Panel 1: A blue mouthwash-style bottle with a dark label. Label text:
MindWater
- Clearer thinking
- Greater focus
- Will pay off your student loans
Panel 2: A product box on a table. Box label reads "Laser Baldness Therapy." On the front of the box is a smiling man wearing a knit cap, with the quote: "Thicker hair and a proof of the Riemann Hypothesis"
Panel 3: A jar of supplement capsules with a label. Label text:
TURGIDEX
Take two daily to grow a bigger penis with smaller penises sprouting off the sides
Signature: smbc-comics.com
Votey:
Hand-drawn text in a box:
SMBC:
Makes you smarter and feeds your cats
Panel 1: A blue mouthwash-style bottle with a dark label. Label text:
MindWater
- Clearer thinking
- Greater focus
- Will pay off your student loans
Panel 2: A product box on a table. Box label reads "Laser Baldness Therapy." On the front of the box is a smiling man wearing a knit cap, with the quote: "Thicker hair and a proof of the Riemann Hypothesis"
Panel 3: A jar of supplement capsules with a label. Label text:
TURGIDEX
Take two daily to grow a bigger penis with smaller penises sprouting off the sides
Signature: smbc-comics.com
Votey:
Hand-drawn text in a box:
SMBC:
Makes you smarter and feeds your cats
Alt text
A three-panel SMBC comic riffing on outrageous false advertising. The caption above reads: "If your product is already bagged on false claims, why not just say whatever you want?" Panel 1 shows a blue mouthwash bottle labeled "MindWater" promising "- Clearer thinking, - Greater focus, - Will pay off your student loans." Panel 2 shows a product box reading "Laser Baldness Therapy," with a smiling man in a knit cap and the testimonial quote "Thicker hair and a proof of the Riemann Hypothesis." Panel 3 shows a jar of pills labeled "TURGIDEX: Take two daily to grow a bigger penis with smaller penises sprouting off the sides." The joke escalates from merely implausible to absurd and grotesque claims. The votey is a hand-drawn box reading "SMBC: Makes you smarter and feeds your cats," applying the same fake-ad format to the comic itself.
Transcribed by Claude Opus 4.8.