accidents
Original: accidents on Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal
Transcript
Panel 1: A woman kneels beside a small child next to a purple puddle (a spilled drink) on the floor near a table with a vase of flowers.
Woman: "It's okay, sweetie. Everybody has accidents sometimes."
Panel 2: A man with glasses (the woman's partner) stands in the background.
Man: "Not me."
Panel 3: The woman turns toward the man.
Woman: "Honey..."
Panel 4: The man gestures emphatically.
Man: "What? Am I wrong? If I'm wrong, give an example."
Panel 5: The woman responds, looking unimpressed.
Woman: "But I don't. I'm really self-aware."
Panel 6: The man continues, indignant.
Man: "When have you ever seen me have an accident?"
Votey:
A close-up of the man's smug, self-satisfied face inside a speech bubble.
Man: "I work very hard to be a role model!"
Woman: "It's okay, sweetie. Everybody has accidents sometimes."
Panel 2: A man with glasses (the woman's partner) stands in the background.
Man: "Not me."
Panel 3: The woman turns toward the man.
Woman: "Honey..."
Panel 4: The man gestures emphatically.
Man: "What? Am I wrong? If I'm wrong, give an example."
Panel 5: The woman responds, looking unimpressed.
Woman: "But I don't. I'm really self-aware."
Panel 6: The man continues, indignant.
Man: "When have you ever seen me have an accident?"
Votey:
A close-up of the man's smug, self-satisfied face inside a speech bubble.
Man: "I work very hard to be a role model!"
Alt text
A six-panel SMBC comic. Panel 1: A mother kneels beside her small child near a purple puddle of spilled drink on the floor, saying gently, "It's okay, sweetie. Everybody has accidents sometimes." Panel 2: The father, a man with glasses standing nearby, flatly interjects, "Not me." Panel 3: The mother turns to him: "Honey..." Panel 4: The father gestures and demands, "What? Am I wrong? If I'm wrong, give an example." Panel 5: The mother, unimpressed, replies, "But I don't. I'm really self-aware." Panel 6: The oblivious father throws up his hands: "When have you ever seen me have an accident?" The joke is that his defensive lack of self-awareness is itself the accident he can't see. Votey (aftercomic): A close-up of the man's smug, self-satisfied face as he declares, "I work very hard to be a role model!"
Transcribed by Claude Opus 4.8.