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hubris

Original: hubris on Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal

Transcript

Panel 1 (single panel):

A group of penguins stands atop a large iceberg.

First penguin (the captain, at left): "THIS IS THE GREATEST ICEBERG IN THE HISTORY OF OUR SPECIES!"

Second penguin (smaller, center): "CAPTAIN! THERE'S A GIANT BOAT IN OUR PATH!"

Captain: "RAM IT. WE ARE INVINCIBLE."

Third penguin (at right): "CAPTAIN! THAT'S HUBRIS!"

Caption below panel: Penguins have a much happier version of the Titanic story.

Votey:

A black-silhouetted bird (the Captain penguin) speaks, dismissively.

Captain: "They are ants. Ants."

Alt text

A single-panel comic shows a group of penguins standing on top of a large white-and-blue iceberg. The lead penguin (the captain) declares, "THIS IS THE GREATEST ICEBERG IN THE HISTORY OF OUR SPECIES!" A smaller penguin warns, "CAPTAIN! THERE'S A GIANT BOAT IN OUR PATH!" The captain replies, "RAM IT. WE ARE INVINCIBLE." A third penguin protests, "CAPTAIN! THAT'S HUBRIS!" A caption beneath reads: "Penguins have a much happier version of the Titanic story." The joke flips the Titanic disaster so the iceberg's crew are the proud, invincible heroes. Votey: A black silhouette of the captain bird says dismissively, "They are ants. Ants." — comparing the doomed humans on the boat to insignificant ants.

Transcribed by Claude Opus 4.8.