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Original: solution on Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal
Transcript
Panel 1: A stick figure floats/flails in blue water.
Figure: "I'M DROWNING. BETTER GET RID OF THE WATER BY SWALLOWING IT."
Panel 2: The stick figure is engulfed in flames, smiling, holding a jerry can of gasoline pouring it over itself.
Figure: "I'M ON FIRE. BETTER POUR IT OUT WITH GASOLINE."
Panel 3: The stick figure lies on the ground next to a small bottle/flask.
Figure: "I'VE BEEN POISONED. BETTER FLUSH IT OUT WITH MORE POISON."
Panel 4: The stick figure stands holding up a smartphone, looking at it.
Figure: "I'M STRESSED. BETTER CHECK MY PHONE."
Votey: A close-up of a hand holding a smartphone. The screen displays handwritten text reading: "News: The world is having problems you cannot fix."
Figure: "I'M DROWNING. BETTER GET RID OF THE WATER BY SWALLOWING IT."
Panel 2: The stick figure is engulfed in flames, smiling, holding a jerry can of gasoline pouring it over itself.
Figure: "I'M ON FIRE. BETTER POUR IT OUT WITH GASOLINE."
Panel 3: The stick figure lies on the ground next to a small bottle/flask.
Figure: "I'VE BEEN POISONED. BETTER FLUSH IT OUT WITH MORE POISON."
Panel 4: The stick figure stands holding up a smartphone, looking at it.
Figure: "I'M STRESSED. BETTER CHECK MY PHONE."
Votey: A close-up of a hand holding a smartphone. The screen displays handwritten text reading: "News: The world is having problems you cannot fix."
Alt text
A four-panel stick-figure comic about making bad situations worse. Panel 1: a figure thrashing in water says, "I'm drowning. Better get rid of the water by swallowing it." Panel 2: a figure on fire cheerfully pours gasoline on itself, saying, "I'm on fire. Better pour it out with gasoline." Panel 3: a figure lying beside a bottle says, "I've been poisoned. Better flush it out with more poison." Panel 4: a figure holds up a phone, saying, "I'm stressed. Better check my phone" - the punchline being that checking the phone is just as self-defeating as the absurd "cures" before it. Votey aftercomic: a close-up of a hand holding a phone whose screen reads in handwriting, "News: The world is having problems you cannot fix."
Transcribed by Claude Opus 4.8.