sale
Original: sale on Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal
Transcript
Panel 1:
Man on a TV screen (a used-car salesman): "THIS WEEK ONLY! 50% OFF OF ALL USED VEHICLES! HURRY DOWN, BECAUSE THIS SALE WON'T LAST LONG, AND THE DEATHBED IS A GARDEN OF REGRETS!"
Caption below the comic: Fun fact: Existential dread was originally invented as a marketing technique.
Votey:
Close-up of the same salesman's face, now looking earnest/concerned:
"YOU 'CAN'T TAKE IT WITH YOU' BECAUSE THERE IS NO AFTERLIFE."
Man on a TV screen (a used-car salesman): "THIS WEEK ONLY! 50% OFF OF ALL USED VEHICLES! HURRY DOWN, BECAUSE THIS SALE WON'T LAST LONG, AND THE DEATHBED IS A GARDEN OF REGRETS!"
Caption below the comic: Fun fact: Existential dread was originally invented as a marketing technique.
Votey:
Close-up of the same salesman's face, now looking earnest/concerned:
"YOU 'CAN'T TAKE IT WITH YOU' BECAUSE THERE IS NO AFTERLIFE."
Alt text
A person sits in an armchair (seen from behind) watching a television. On the TV, a smiling used-car salesman pitches: "This week only! 50% off of all used vehicles! Hurry down, because this sale won't last long, and the deathbed is a garden of regrets!" A caption reads: "Fun fact: Existential dread was originally invented as a marketing technique." Votey: a black-and-white close-up of the salesman's earnest face delivering the follow-up line: "You 'can't take it with you' because there is no afterlife."
Transcribed by Claude Opus 4.8.