dark-magic
Original: dark-magic on Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal
Transcript
Panel 1:
Magician (a man in a top hat, tuxedo, red bow tie, and handlebar mustache): I'LL GIVE YOU A THOUSAND DOLLARS IF YOU AGREE THAT THE CARD YOU'RE HOLDING IS THE FOUR OF CLUBS.
Audience member (a person facing away, seen from behind): YES, SIR...
Caption (below panel): Say what you will, income inequality has done wonders for my career in magic.
Votey:
The audience member's face (in a rough sketch style) with a speech bubble: I'm prepared to lie twice for just $1500
Magician (a man in a top hat, tuxedo, red bow tie, and handlebar mustache): I'LL GIVE YOU A THOUSAND DOLLARS IF YOU AGREE THAT THE CARD YOU'RE HOLDING IS THE FOUR OF CLUBS.
Audience member (a person facing away, seen from behind): YES, SIR...
Caption (below panel): Say what you will, income inequality has done wonders for my career in magic.
Votey:
The audience member's face (in a rough sketch style) with a speech bubble: I'm prepared to lie twice for just $1500
Alt text
A cartoon magician in a top hat, tuxedo, red bow tie, and curled handlebar mustache leans in toward a person we see from behind. The magician says, 'I'll give you a thousand dollars if you agree that the card you're holding is the four of clubs.' The other person meekly replies, 'Yes, sir...' A caption below reads: 'Say what you will, income inequality has done wonders for my career in magic.' The joke: the magician simply bribes people to play along with his tricks. Votey (a rough sketch of the bribed person's face): they think, 'I'm prepared to lie twice for just $1500' — indicating they'd actually sell their honesty even cheaper than offered.
Transcribed by Claude Opus 4.8.