time-prank
Original: time-prank on Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal
Transcript
Title (top banner): HIGH TECH PRANK #97812: "A WRINKLE IN TIME"
The comic is a step-by-step "how to" prank guide laid out in panels.
Panel 1 (STEP 1: CREATE APP THAT MAKES VIEWER LOOK MUCH OLDER): A man with dark hair and stubble looks down at a phone in his hand.
Panel 2 (STEP 2: WAIT FOR SOMEONE TO USE TIME-RELATED TURN OF PHRASE): A woman with brown hair speaks.
Woman: "Come on! It's 2016! How is THIS still an issue!?"
Panel 3 (STEP 3: RESPOND IN CONFUSION): The man reacts with alarm, holding the phone up.
Man: "2016!? It's 2052! My god... you just woke up from the chemical war!?"
Panel 4 (STEP 4: TURN ON AND HAND OVER PHONE): "Quickly! Examine your face for many years of dioxin poisoning!" The woman looks into the phone, which shows her aged face.
Woman: "Oh no."
Panel 5 (STEP 5: ENJOY AMUSING RESULT): The man, smirking, watches the distraught woman.
Woman: "It's all gone... it's not... it's not FAIR!!"
Votey:
A simple line-drawn man's face fills the panel, looking blank/stunned. A speech bubble from off-panel (the prankster):
"Heh. He's been driven mad with grief."
The comic is a step-by-step "how to" prank guide laid out in panels.
Panel 1 (STEP 1: CREATE APP THAT MAKES VIEWER LOOK MUCH OLDER): A man with dark hair and stubble looks down at a phone in his hand.
Panel 2 (STEP 2: WAIT FOR SOMEONE TO USE TIME-RELATED TURN OF PHRASE): A woman with brown hair speaks.
Woman: "Come on! It's 2016! How is THIS still an issue!?"
Panel 3 (STEP 3: RESPOND IN CONFUSION): The man reacts with alarm, holding the phone up.
Man: "2016!? It's 2052! My god... you just woke up from the chemical war!?"
Panel 4 (STEP 4: TURN ON AND HAND OVER PHONE): "Quickly! Examine your face for many years of dioxin poisoning!" The woman looks into the phone, which shows her aged face.
Woman: "Oh no."
Panel 5 (STEP 5: ENJOY AMUSING RESULT): The man, smirking, watches the distraught woman.
Woman: "It's all gone... it's not... it's not FAIR!!"
Votey:
A simple line-drawn man's face fills the panel, looking blank/stunned. A speech bubble from off-panel (the prankster):
"Heh. He's been driven mad with grief."
Alt text
A five-step SMBC comic titled "HIGH TECH PRANK #97812: 'A WRINKLE IN TIME'." Step 1: a man creates a phone app that makes a viewer look much older. Step 2: he waits for someone to use a time-related phrase; a woman exclaims, "Come on! It's 2016! How is this still an issue?" Step 3: he responds in feigned confusion, "2016? It's 2052! You just woke up from the chemical war!" Step 4: he hands her the phone, telling her to examine her face for years of dioxin poisoning; the app shows her aged face and she gasps "Oh no." Step 5: he enjoys the result as she despairs, "It's all gone... it's not fair!" Votey: a plain line-drawn dazed face with an off-panel voice gloating, "Heh. He's been driven mad with grief."
Transcribed by Claude Opus 4.8.