chesterton
Original: chesterton on Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal
Transcript
Panel 1 (caption): In his autobiography, G.K. Chesterton told an anecdote about a friend of his grandfather whom he knew as a kid.
[Two people, a woman in a green coat and another figure, walk along.]
Panel 2 (caption): The man would carry a prayer-book every Sunday, "without the least intention of going to church."
[A man in a suit holds a book.]
Panel 3 (caption): When asked why he did it...
[Two old-fashioned men in hats and suits stand together.]
Panel 4 (caption): The man would solemnly reply:
Man: "I do it, Chessie, as an example to others."
Panel 5:
Man (off-panel / reacting): Huh.
Panel 6:
[Wordless panel: a small figure stands on a snowy hill watching another small figure walk away.]
Panel 7:
Woman (red hair, purple shirt): I guess that type of behavior seemed weird in the days before social media.
Woman (Black, green shirt): "The past is a foreign country."
Bottom caption: This comic is brought to you by buyers of my new book, "Soonish." Click for more info.
Votey:
Caption (handwritten): (Artist's impression of zach weinersmith writing this comic)
[A drawing of an old, frail, bearded man hunched over and leaning on a cane.]
[Two people, a woman in a green coat and another figure, walk along.]
Panel 2 (caption): The man would carry a prayer-book every Sunday, "without the least intention of going to church."
[A man in a suit holds a book.]
Panel 3 (caption): When asked why he did it...
[Two old-fashioned men in hats and suits stand together.]
Panel 4 (caption): The man would solemnly reply:
Man: "I do it, Chessie, as an example to others."
Panel 5:
Man (off-panel / reacting): Huh.
Panel 6:
[Wordless panel: a small figure stands on a snowy hill watching another small figure walk away.]
Panel 7:
Woman (red hair, purple shirt): I guess that type of behavior seemed weird in the days before social media.
Woman (Black, green shirt): "The past is a foreign country."
Bottom caption: This comic is brought to you by buyers of my new book, "Soonish." Click for more info.
Votey:
Caption (handwritten): (Artist's impression of zach weinersmith writing this comic)
[A drawing of an old, frail, bearded man hunched over and leaning on a cane.]
Alt text
A seven-panel SMBC comic. Captioned panels recount a G.K. Chesterton anecdote: In his autobiography, Chesterton told a story about a friend of his grandfather whom he knew as a kid. The man would carry a prayer-book every Sunday "without the least intention of going to church" (shown holding a book). When asked why he did it, the man would solemnly reply, "I do it, Chessie, as an example to others" (two old-fashioned men in hats and suits). Another person reacts: "Huh." A wordless panel shows a small figure on a snowy hill watching another walk away. Finally, two modern women talk: a red-haired woman says, "I guess that type of behavior seemed weird in the days before social media," and a Black woman replies, "The past is a foreign country." A bottom caption promotes the book "Soonish." Votey (aftercomic): a hand-drawn picture of a withered, bearded old man hunched over a cane, captioned "(Artist's impression of zach weinersmith writing this comic)."
Transcribed by Claude Opus 4.8.