wilderness-training
Original: wilderness-training on Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal
Transcript
Panel 1: A brown bear, looking alarmed, reacts to seeing people.
Bear: OH GOD! A HUMAN!
Panel 2: The bear, sweating, tries to reassure itself while two small human figures stand in the distance.
Bear: CALM DOWN, FRANK. HE'S PROBABLY JUST AS SCARED AS YOU ARE.
Panel 3: The bear thinks back, sweating nervously.
Bear: QUICK... WHAT WAS IT THEY TAUGHT YOU IN WILDERNESS TRAINING? OH! TRY TO CONVINCE HIM THAT YOU'RE A SCARY, DANGEROUS BEAR.
Panel 4: The bear opens its mouth wide and roars, throwing its paws up.
Bear: RAAUGH!
Panel 5: The bear, relieved and pleased with itself.
Bear: WOW! I CAN'T BELIEVE THAT WORKED!
Panel 6: The two human hikers walk away across a green landscape, having fled.
Votey:
Handwritten caption: This is exactly what bears look like.
- Science
Bear: OH GOD! A HUMAN!
Panel 2: The bear, sweating, tries to reassure itself while two small human figures stand in the distance.
Bear: CALM DOWN, FRANK. HE'S PROBABLY JUST AS SCARED AS YOU ARE.
Panel 3: The bear thinks back, sweating nervously.
Bear: QUICK... WHAT WAS IT THEY TAUGHT YOU IN WILDERNESS TRAINING? OH! TRY TO CONVINCE HIM THAT YOU'RE A SCARY, DANGEROUS BEAR.
Panel 4: The bear opens its mouth wide and roars, throwing its paws up.
Bear: RAAUGH!
Panel 5: The bear, relieved and pleased with itself.
Bear: WOW! I CAN'T BELIEVE THAT WORKED!
Panel 6: The two human hikers walk away across a green landscape, having fled.
Votey:
Handwritten caption: This is exactly what bears look like.
- Science
Alt text
A six-panel comic about a frightened brown bear who doesn't realize it actually is a scary bear. Panel 1: a startled bear exclaims "OH GOD! A HUMAN!" Panel 2: sweating, it reassures itself, "CALM DOWN, FRANK. HE'S PROBABLY JUST AS SCARED AS YOU ARE," as two tiny human hikers appear in the distance. Panel 3: it recalls its wilderness training, "QUICK... WHAT WAS IT THEY TAUGHT YOU? OH! TRY TO CONVINCE HIM THAT YOU'RE A SCARY, DANGEROUS BEAR." Panel 4: the bear rears up, mouth wide open, and roars "RAAUGH!" Panel 5: relieved, it marvels, "WOW! I CAN'T BELIEVE THAT WORKED!" Panel 6: the two humans flee across a green hillside. The joke is that the timid bear assumes it must act dangerous, not realizing roaring like a real bear is exactly what makes it terrifying. Votey: a hand-drawn note reads "This is exactly what bears look like. - Science."
Transcribed by Claude Opus 4.8.