meaning-3
Original: meaning-3 on Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal
Transcript
Caption (top): "Sometimes, when the meaning of a word changes, books get way better."
Text box (Dorothy quoting from the book):
"How can I get to her castle?" asked Dorothy.
"The road is straight to the South," he answered, "but it is said to be full of dangers to travellers. There are wild beasts in the woods, and a race of queer men who do not like strangers to cross their country..."
Attribution line: —The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, L. Frank Baum
Scene: Dorothy and several characters from Oz stand together holding rainbow pride flags.
Votey:
"If you claim this whole thing is a metaphor for the gold standard, they beat you to death."
Text box (Dorothy quoting from the book):
"How can I get to her castle?" asked Dorothy.
"The road is straight to the South," he answered, "but it is said to be full of dangers to travellers. There are wild beasts in the woods, and a race of queer men who do not like strangers to cross their country..."
Attribution line: —The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, L. Frank Baum
Scene: Dorothy and several characters from Oz stand together holding rainbow pride flags.
Votey:
"If you claim this whole thing is a metaphor for the gold standard, they beat you to death."
Alt text
A single-panel SMBC comic. A caption at the top reads: "Sometimes, when the meaning of a word changes, books get way better." Below, a scene shows Dorothy and several characters from The Wonderful Wizard of Oz standing together, each holding a rainbow LGBTQ pride flag. A text box quotes the book: "'How can I get to her castle?' asked Dorothy. 'The road is straight to the South,' he answered, 'but it is said to be full of dangers to travellers. There are wild beasts in the woods, and a race of queer men who do not like strangers to cross their country...'" attributed to The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, L. Frank Baum. The joke hinges on the modern meaning of the word "queer." Votey (small aftercomic panel): handwritten text reading "If you claim this whole thing is a metaphor for the gold standard, they beat you to death."
Transcribed by Claude Opus 4.8.