you-there
Original: you-there on Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal
Transcript
Panel 1
A man with a ponytail (the philosopher), seen from behind, addresses a smiling man standing in front of him.
Philosopher: HELLO THERE! YOU SIR! I HAVE RADICAL VIEWS OF EPISTEMOLOGY AND THE GOOD LIFE! MAY I INTEREST YOU IN PERSECUTING A DRAMATIC FLIGHT TO ANOTHER COUNTRY FROM WHICH I PENCIL A COLLECTION OF PAMPHLETS THAT ROCK THE WORLD?
Other man: OH, THANKS, I'M GOOD. DO YOUR THING.
Caption (below panel): It's hard being a philosopher today.
Votey:
Close-up of a man's face, scowling and shouting.
Man: WHY ARE PEOPLE ALL ANGRY AT SPECIFIC THINGS AND NOT GENERAL THINGS!
A man with a ponytail (the philosopher), seen from behind, addresses a smiling man standing in front of him.
Philosopher: HELLO THERE! YOU SIR! I HAVE RADICAL VIEWS OF EPISTEMOLOGY AND THE GOOD LIFE! MAY I INTEREST YOU IN PERSECUTING A DRAMATIC FLIGHT TO ANOTHER COUNTRY FROM WHICH I PENCIL A COLLECTION OF PAMPHLETS THAT ROCK THE WORLD?
Other man: OH, THANKS, I'M GOOD. DO YOUR THING.
Caption (below panel): It's hard being a philosopher today.
Votey:
Close-up of a man's face, scowling and shouting.
Man: WHY ARE PEOPLE ALL ANGRY AT SPECIFIC THINGS AND NOT GENERAL THINGS!
Alt text
A man with a ponytail, seen from behind, enthusiastically pitches a stranger: "Hello there! You sir! I have radical views of epistemology and the good life! May I interest you in persecuting a dramatic flight to another country from which I pencil a collection of pamphlets that rock the world?" The smiling stranger calmly replies, "Oh, thanks, I'm good. Do your thing." A caption beneath reads: "It's hard being a philosopher today." The joke is that no one tries to oppress the would-be persecuted radical thinker anymore, so he can't dramatically flee into exile. Votey: a close-up of a scowling man shouting, "Why are people all angry at specific things and not general things!"
Transcribed by Claude Opus 4.8.