thank-you-for-the-sex
Original: thank-you-for-the-sex on Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal
Transcript
Title: A GUIDE TO WRITING A THANKYOU CARD FOR SEX
The comic is formatted as an instructional guide with numbered parts, each giving a directive and an "Ex:" (example) of card text.
PART 1: INTRODUCTION.
Ex:
-DEAR SPOUSE,
-DEAREST SIGNIFICANT OTHER,
-FELLOW HUMAN,
PART 2: DESCRIBE WHAT YOU ARE THANKFUL FOR.
Ex:
-I WISH TO EXPRESS MY EARNEST APPRECIATION FOR THE EROTIC INTERACTION WE SHARED.
-I WAS PROFOUNDLY MOVED BY YOUR STIMULATION OF VARIOUS GLANDS AND/OR ORGANS.
-WOW. WHAT A SEX.
PART 3: TAKE CARE TO REFERENCE THE TIME AND/OR LOCATION TO MAKE THE CARD MORE PERSONAL.
Ex:
-I APPRECIATED MINUTES 2,4 AND 5-10 OF THE SEX WE HAD.
-I WISH TO EXPRESS MY GRATITUDE FOR THE VARIOUS INTERACTIONS WE SHARED BETWEEN 11:03 AND 11:07 PM OF NOVEMBER 3RD WHILE WAITING FOR YOUR DOWNLOAD TO COMPLETE.
-THE GIRTH (INCREASING LENGTH) OF SITCOM COMMERCIALS WAS MEANT A GREAT DEAL TO ME AND TO MY SEX LIFE.
PART 4: APOLOGIZE FOR ANY WAYS IN WHICH YOU WERE DEFICIENT.
Ex:
-IN RETROSPECT, I SHOULD HAVE ANSWERED THAT TEXT IN A MORE SUBTLE MANNER.
-AS I EXPLAINED THROUGH THE BATHROOM DOOR, I AM TERRIBLE WITH NAMES.
-I RECOGNIZE NOW THAT THE HELICOPTER PROVIDES NO MOTIVE FORCE.
PART 5: COMPLIMENT THEIR EFFORTS.
Ex:
-YOUR ACTIONS AND PHYSICAL FORM WERE ENTIRELY SATISFACTORY.
-YOUR BUTTOCKS CONTINUE TO BE A SOURCE OF INSPIRATION.
-THE DILIGENCE WITH WHICH YOU PURSUED YOUR OWN ORGASM REMINDED ME OF THE PATIENCE AND DETERMINATION OF A SKILLED FOXHUNTER.
PART 6: DESCRIBE HOW THE EXPERIENCE WILL BE USEFUL FOR FUTURE ENDEAVORS.
Ex:
-EACH SUCH ENCOUNTER HELPS PREPARE ME FOR SIMILAR FUTURE ENGAGEMENTS.
-I NOW HAVE A FULLER SENSE OF MY DEFICIENCIES.
-ALTHOUGH I NOW FEEL I HAVE NO HOME, I ALSO FEEL I HAVE NO SEX. I SAIL FAR AHEAD, AT FIRST LIGHT.
PART 7: VALEDICTION.
Ex:
-WITH DEEP GRATITUDE,
-WITH LUST TEMPERED BY REMORSE,
-WE WERE WRONG. TERRIBLY WRONG. WE OWE IT TO FUTURE GENERATIONS TO EXPLAIN WHY
Votey:
Handwritten text on a panel reads: "COMICS ARE CANCELED"
The comic is formatted as an instructional guide with numbered parts, each giving a directive and an "Ex:" (example) of card text.
PART 1: INTRODUCTION.
Ex:
-DEAR SPOUSE,
-DEAREST SIGNIFICANT OTHER,
-FELLOW HUMAN,
PART 2: DESCRIBE WHAT YOU ARE THANKFUL FOR.
Ex:
-I WISH TO EXPRESS MY EARNEST APPRECIATION FOR THE EROTIC INTERACTION WE SHARED.
-I WAS PROFOUNDLY MOVED BY YOUR STIMULATION OF VARIOUS GLANDS AND/OR ORGANS.
-WOW. WHAT A SEX.
PART 3: TAKE CARE TO REFERENCE THE TIME AND/OR LOCATION TO MAKE THE CARD MORE PERSONAL.
Ex:
-I APPRECIATED MINUTES 2,4 AND 5-10 OF THE SEX WE HAD.
-I WISH TO EXPRESS MY GRATITUDE FOR THE VARIOUS INTERACTIONS WE SHARED BETWEEN 11:03 AND 11:07 PM OF NOVEMBER 3RD WHILE WAITING FOR YOUR DOWNLOAD TO COMPLETE.
-THE GIRTH (INCREASING LENGTH) OF SITCOM COMMERCIALS WAS MEANT A GREAT DEAL TO ME AND TO MY SEX LIFE.
PART 4: APOLOGIZE FOR ANY WAYS IN WHICH YOU WERE DEFICIENT.
Ex:
-IN RETROSPECT, I SHOULD HAVE ANSWERED THAT TEXT IN A MORE SUBTLE MANNER.
-AS I EXPLAINED THROUGH THE BATHROOM DOOR, I AM TERRIBLE WITH NAMES.
-I RECOGNIZE NOW THAT THE HELICOPTER PROVIDES NO MOTIVE FORCE.
PART 5: COMPLIMENT THEIR EFFORTS.
Ex:
-YOUR ACTIONS AND PHYSICAL FORM WERE ENTIRELY SATISFACTORY.
-YOUR BUTTOCKS CONTINUE TO BE A SOURCE OF INSPIRATION.
-THE DILIGENCE WITH WHICH YOU PURSUED YOUR OWN ORGASM REMINDED ME OF THE PATIENCE AND DETERMINATION OF A SKILLED FOXHUNTER.
PART 6: DESCRIBE HOW THE EXPERIENCE WILL BE USEFUL FOR FUTURE ENDEAVORS.
Ex:
-EACH SUCH ENCOUNTER HELPS PREPARE ME FOR SIMILAR FUTURE ENGAGEMENTS.
-I NOW HAVE A FULLER SENSE OF MY DEFICIENCIES.
-ALTHOUGH I NOW FEEL I HAVE NO HOME, I ALSO FEEL I HAVE NO SEX. I SAIL FAR AHEAD, AT FIRST LIGHT.
PART 7: VALEDICTION.
Ex:
-WITH DEEP GRATITUDE,
-WITH LUST TEMPERED BY REMORSE,
-WE WERE WRONG. TERRIBLY WRONG. WE OWE IT TO FUTURE GENERATIONS TO EXPLAIN WHY
Votey:
Handwritten text on a panel reads: "COMICS ARE CANCELED"
Alt text
The main comic is a text-heavy mock instructional guide titled "A GUIDE TO WRITING A THANKYOU CARD FOR SEX," laid out in seven numbered parts, each with a directive and bulleted "Ex:" sample lines. Part 1 (Introduction) offers salutations like "Dear Spouse" and "Fellow human." Part 2 (describe what you are thankful for) escalates from formal ("earnest appreciation for the erotic interaction we shared") to blunt ("Wow. What a sex."). Part 3 (reference time/location to personalize) gives absurdly specific examples, e.g. thanking the partner for "minutes 2, 4 and 5-10 of the sex" and for interactions "between 11:03 and 11:07 PM... while waiting for your download to complete." Part 4 (apologize for deficiencies) includes non sequiturs like "I recognize now that the helicopter provides no motive force." Part 5 (compliment their efforts) praises "buttocks" as a "source of inspiration" and likens pursuit of orgasm to "the patience and determination of a skilled foxhunter." Part 6 (how it will be useful for future endeavors) drifts into mournful nautical prose ("I sail far ahead, at first light"). Part 7 (Valediction) ends with closings that spiral into existential dread: "We were wrong. Terribly wrong. We owe it to future generations to explain why." The humor builds from clinical politeness into deranged regret. The votey (aftercomic) is a single hand-drawn panel containing only the words "COMICS ARE CANCELED."
Transcribed by Claude Opus 4.8.