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Original: a-sample on Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal
Transcript
Panel 1: Exterior of a tall building labeled "CITY HOSPITAL." A man (the patient) speaks via a caption/speech box.
Patient: "I'm here to drop off that stool sample you requested."
Panel 2: Interior, a man in a suit holding a small container, standing in a hospital corridor.
Panel 3: Two doctors in white coats react with shock and dismay, one clutching his head.
Panel 4: A doctor (with his back to us) speaks to the patient.
Doctor: "Did they figure out why you're suddenly pooping chairs?"
Panel 5: A silhouetted figure walking through a dramatically lit doorway / hallway. The patient's wife's face appears in profile.
Panel 6: The patient's wife, looking concerned, awaits an answer.
Panel 7: Close-up of the patient, somber.
Patient: "No."
Panel 8: The patient and his wife embrace tightly.
Patient: "They just laughed at me!"
Votey:
A close-up of the same man's face, smiling slightly, with a thought bubble above his head.
Thought: "I should start a furniture business"
Patient: "I'm here to drop off that stool sample you requested."
Panel 2: Interior, a man in a suit holding a small container, standing in a hospital corridor.
Panel 3: Two doctors in white coats react with shock and dismay, one clutching his head.
Panel 4: A doctor (with his back to us) speaks to the patient.
Doctor: "Did they figure out why you're suddenly pooping chairs?"
Panel 5: A silhouetted figure walking through a dramatically lit doorway / hallway. The patient's wife's face appears in profile.
Panel 6: The patient's wife, looking concerned, awaits an answer.
Panel 7: Close-up of the patient, somber.
Patient: "No."
Panel 8: The patient and his wife embrace tightly.
Patient: "They just laughed at me!"
Votey:
A close-up of the same man's face, smiling slightly, with a thought bubble above his head.
Thought: "I should start a furniture business"
Alt text
An eight-panel SMBC comic. Panel 1: a tall building labeled CITY HOSPITAL; a caption reads "I'm here to drop off that stool sample you requested." Panel 2: a man in a suit stands in a hospital hallway holding a small sample container. Panel 3: two doctors in white coats recoil in horror, one grabbing his head. Panel 4: a doctor asks him, "Did they figure out why you're suddenly pooping chairs?" Panels 5-6: a dramatic shadowy hallway, then his worried wife waiting for news. Panel 7: a close-up of the somber man saying "No." Panel 8: the couple embraces and he says "They just laughed at me!", revealing the doctors didn't take his bizarre medical condition seriously. Votey: a close-up of the same man's face brightening, with a thought bubble reading "I should start a furniture business" — deciding to monetize his chair-producing affliction.
Transcribed by Claude Opus 4.8.