golden-eggs
Original: golden-eggs on Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal
Transcript
Title banner: RESPONSES TO A GOOSE THAT LAYS GOLDEN EGGS
Panel 1 (label: FOOL): A man with red hair holds a white goose. Man: "Kill it to see if there's more gold inside!"
Panel 2 (label: WISE MAN): A bald, gray-bearded man in a green shirt sits behind a goose nesting on a golden egg. Man: "Take what eggs it lays and be content."
Panel 3 (label: ECONOMIST): A woman with brown hair in a green shirt gestures toward a list. The list reads:
1. Borrow as much money as you can.
2. Short sell on gold.
3. Publicize the magic goose.
4. Reap profits from crashed market.
5. Use profits to buy all gold cheap.
6. Eat the goose.
Votey:
Hand-lettered text on a blank background: "I am in constant agony" — beside it, the head and long neck of the goose.
Panel 1 (label: FOOL): A man with red hair holds a white goose. Man: "Kill it to see if there's more gold inside!"
Panel 2 (label: WISE MAN): A bald, gray-bearded man in a green shirt sits behind a goose nesting on a golden egg. Man: "Take what eggs it lays and be content."
Panel 3 (label: ECONOMIST): A woman with brown hair in a green shirt gestures toward a list. The list reads:
1. Borrow as much money as you can.
2. Short sell on gold.
3. Publicize the magic goose.
4. Reap profits from crashed market.
5. Use profits to buy all gold cheap.
6. Eat the goose.
Votey:
Hand-lettered text on a blank background: "I am in constant agony" — beside it, the head and long neck of the goose.
Alt text
A three-panel SMBC comic titled "Responses to a goose that lays golden eggs." Panel 1, labeled FOOL: a red-haired man grins while holding a white goose and says, "Kill it to see if there's more gold inside!" Panel 2, labeled WISE MAN: a calm bearded man sits behind a goose resting on a golden egg and says, "Take what eggs it lays and be content." Panel 3, labeled ECONOMIST: a woman gestures at a six-step plan: 1. Borrow as much money as you can. 2. Short sell on gold. 3. Publicize the magic goose. 4. Reap profits from crashed market. 5. Use profits to buy all gold cheap. 6. Eat the goose. The joke escalates from crude (the fool) to modest (the wise man) to an elaborately cynical financial scheme (the economist). Votey: a drawing of the goose's head and long neck beside hand-lettered text reading "I am in constant agony."
Transcribed by Claude Opus 4.8.