the-market-for-bread
Original: the-market-for-bread on Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal
Transcript
Panel 1: A bald, bearded older man (the father) speaks to his children.
Father: Sorry, kids. I had to close down the family fish market. There's a new seller in town who cut prices so low that I lose money on every sale.
Panel 2: A young man (son) reacts with dismay.
Son: But I was going to get an education and become a philosopher.
Panel 3: A young woman (daughter) reacts with dismay.
Daughter: I was going to run for office and change the world!
Panel 4: The bearded father, looking pained and tearful.
Father: I know, kids. I know we all had so many dreams.
Panel 5: Caption: ELSEWHERE...
A serene robed figure with long hair, a beard, and a golden halo (depicted as Jesus) stands holding loaves of bread, with fish floating around him. (No dialogue.)
Votey:
A close-up of the bald, bearded father's face, scowling angrily, with a speech bubble.
Father: Die capitalist swine!
Father: Sorry, kids. I had to close down the family fish market. There's a new seller in town who cut prices so low that I lose money on every sale.
Panel 2: A young man (son) reacts with dismay.
Son: But I was going to get an education and become a philosopher.
Panel 3: A young woman (daughter) reacts with dismay.
Daughter: I was going to run for office and change the world!
Panel 4: The bearded father, looking pained and tearful.
Father: I know, kids. I know we all had so many dreams.
Panel 5: Caption: ELSEWHERE...
A serene robed figure with long hair, a beard, and a golden halo (depicted as Jesus) stands holding loaves of bread, with fish floating around him. (No dialogue.)
Votey:
A close-up of the bald, bearded father's face, scowling angrily, with a speech bubble.
Father: Die capitalist swine!
Alt text
A five-panel SMBC comic. In the first panel, a bald bearded father tells his kids: "Sorry, kids. I had to close down the family fish market. There's a new seller in town who cut prices so low that I lose money on every sale." Panel two, his son laments: "But I was going to get an education and become a philosopher." Panel three, his daughter laments: "I was going to run for office and change the world!" Panel four, the father, tearful, says: "I know, kids. I know we all had so many dreams." Panel five is captioned "ELSEWHERE..." and shows a serene haloed figure resembling Jesus holding loaves of bread surrounded by floating fish, implying he is miraculously multiplying fish and bread for free, undercutting the family's fish market. The votey aftercomic is a close-up of the father's face, now scowling furiously, shouting "Die capitalist swine!"
Transcribed by Claude Opus 4.8.