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Original: see on Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal
Transcript
Panel 1:
Man (named Betsy's companion, addressing a woman): "Betsy, did you see that?"
Woman (Betsy): "I wouldn't say 'see.' I would say 'detect.'"
Caption (below the panel):
Fun fact:
Comic strip characters don't have mammalian vision, but rather rely on primitive eyespots for predator detection.
Votey:
A crudely drawn, sketchy close-up of a worried face.
Voice (from above): "Oh god, there's one now."
Man (named Betsy's companion, addressing a woman): "Betsy, did you see that?"
Woman (Betsy): "I wouldn't say 'see.' I would say 'detect.'"
Caption (below the panel):
Fun fact:
Comic strip characters don't have mammalian vision, but rather rely on primitive eyespots for predator detection.
Votey:
A crudely drawn, sketchy close-up of a worried face.
Voice (from above): "Oh god, there's one now."
Alt text
A two-character SMBC comic. Left, a bald man with a red shirt turns and asks, "Betsy, did you see that?" Right, a woman with brown hair in a yellow sweater replies dryly, "I wouldn't say 'see.' I would say 'detect.'" A caption below reads: "Fun fact: Comic strip characters don't have mammalian vision, but rather rely on primitive eyespots for predator detection." The votey (aftercomic) is a rough, scribbly black-and-white close-up of an alarmed face, with a voice saying "Oh god, there's one now." The joke: the woman corrects her companion that comic characters don't truly see, they only detect, and the votey pays it off by detecting an approaching predator.
Transcribed by Claude Opus 4.8.