seder
Original: seder on Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal
Transcript
Panel 1: A family sits around a table set for a Passover seder, with plates and ceremonial items. A bearded man at the head of the table speaks.
Bearded man: "We eat these bitter herbs to remember the bitter tears and suffering of our bondage in Egypt."
On the table are two cards with Hebrew text (a Hebrew blessing, partially legible).
Panel 2: A younger man (with a yarmulke, glasses) responds.
Young man: "I dunno. Lettuce and horseradish with a little salt is nice. I can see eating this by choice."
Panel 3: A woman at the table looks concerned and gestures.
Woman: "I feel like food has gotten so high quality that it's hard to suffer now."
Panel 4: The bearded man replies thoughtfully.
Bearded man: "Perhaps. Perhaps it's time for the seder meal to change."
Panel 5: Exterior shot of a Taco Bell restaurant. A caption box reads "And so..."
Panel 6: The family is now apparently eating at Taco Bell. The bearded man speaks.
Bearded man: "We eat here to suffer as our ancestors suffered."
Votey:
The bearded man looks upward with a large empty speech balloon above him, delivering the traditional Passover seder question with a twist.
Bearded man: "Why is tonight zestier than all other nights?"
Bearded man: "We eat these bitter herbs to remember the bitter tears and suffering of our bondage in Egypt."
On the table are two cards with Hebrew text (a Hebrew blessing, partially legible).
Panel 2: A younger man (with a yarmulke, glasses) responds.
Young man: "I dunno. Lettuce and horseradish with a little salt is nice. I can see eating this by choice."
Panel 3: A woman at the table looks concerned and gestures.
Woman: "I feel like food has gotten so high quality that it's hard to suffer now."
Panel 4: The bearded man replies thoughtfully.
Bearded man: "Perhaps. Perhaps it's time for the seder meal to change."
Panel 5: Exterior shot of a Taco Bell restaurant. A caption box reads "And so..."
Panel 6: The family is now apparently eating at Taco Bell. The bearded man speaks.
Bearded man: "We eat here to suffer as our ancestors suffered."
Votey:
The bearded man looks upward with a large empty speech balloon above him, delivering the traditional Passover seder question with a twist.
Bearded man: "Why is tonight zestier than all other nights?"
Alt text
A six-panel SMBC comic depicting a Passover seder. Panel 1: A family sits around a table set for the seder, with Hebrew text cards on the table. A bearded man at the head says, "We eat these bitter herbs to remember the bitter tears and suffering of our bondage in Egypt." Panel 2: A younger man in a yarmulke replies, "I dunno. Lettuce and horseradish with a little salt is nice. I can see eating this by choice." Panel 3: A woman frowns and says, "I feel like food has gotten so high quality that it's hard to suffer now." Panel 4: The bearded man says, "Perhaps. Perhaps it's time for the seder meal to change." Panel 5: An exterior shot of a Taco Bell restaurant, with the caption "And so..." Panel 6: The family eats at Taco Bell, and the bearded man says, "We eat here to suffer as our ancestors suffered." The joke: to recover the suffering the seder is meant to commemorate, the family relocates the meal to fast food. Votey (aftercomic): The bearded man gazes upward beneath a huge speech balloon, reciting a parody of the seder's traditional Four Questions: "Why is tonight zestier than all other nights?"
Transcribed by Claude Opus 4.8.