wisdom-2
Original: wisdom-2 on Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal
Transcript
Panel 1:
A bearded man (described in the caption as Herman Melville) stands beaming with his arms spread wide, in front of two used cars, with festive triangular bunting flags strung overhead.
Man: "THERE IS A WISDOM THAT IS WOE; BUT THERE IS A WOE THAT IS MADNESS; BUT THERE IS A MADNESS THAT IS FIFTY PERCENT OFF ALL PRE-OWNED VEHICLES THIS WEEKEND OOOOOONLYYYYYY!"
Caption (below panel): Prior to his writing career, Herman Melville ran a used car dealership.
Votey:
A close-up of a stern, scowling man's face (in the style of Captain Ahab) speaking into a speech bubble.
Man: "From Hell's heart I discount thee!"
A bearded man (described in the caption as Herman Melville) stands beaming with his arms spread wide, in front of two used cars, with festive triangular bunting flags strung overhead.
Man: "THERE IS A WISDOM THAT IS WOE; BUT THERE IS A WOE THAT IS MADNESS; BUT THERE IS A MADNESS THAT IS FIFTY PERCENT OFF ALL PRE-OWNED VEHICLES THIS WEEKEND OOOOOONLYYYYYY!"
Caption (below panel): Prior to his writing career, Herman Melville ran a used car dealership.
Votey:
A close-up of a stern, scowling man's face (in the style of Captain Ahab) speaking into a speech bubble.
Man: "From Hell's heart I discount thee!"
Alt text
A grinning bearded man stands with arms spread wide in front of two used cars, festive bunting flags strung above him, declaring: "There is a wisdom that is woe; but there is a woe that is madness; but there is a madness that is FIFTY PERCENT OFF ALL PRE-OWNED VEHICLES THIS WEEKEND OOOOOONLYYYYYY!" The caption reads: "Prior to his writing career, Herman Melville ran a used car dealership." The joke parodies the grandiose prose of Moby-Dick recast as a car-dealership sales pitch. Votey: A close-up of a stern, scowling Ahab-like face declaring, "From Hell's heart I discount thee!" — a pun on Ahab's famous line "From hell's heart I stab at thee."
Transcribed by Claude Opus 4.8.