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clowning

Original: clowning on Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal

Transcript

Panel 1:

A small girl with dark hair, wearing a pink dress, stands to the left. To the right stands a large clown in full costume (red wig, white face paint, polka-dot outfit, big shoes). A pile of colorful scarves lies on the ground between them.

Girl (shouting up at the clown, agitated): IT'S NOT A POCKET! THOSE AREN'T SCARVES! YOU STRETCHED ME AND WE CLOWNS EXPEL OUR VISCERA WHEN WE THINK WE'RE IN DANGER.

Caption (below panel): The true origin of the infinite scarves trick was later quietly erased from history.

Votey:

A close-up cartoon face (a clown's head) speaking.

Clown: IF YOU LOOK CLOSELY, YOU CAN SEE THE FINE HONEYCOMB TEXTURE.

Alt text

Main comic, one panel: a small girl in a pink dress stands on the left, looking up and shouting at a large costumed clown (red wig, white face, polka-dot suit, big shoes) on the right. A pile of colorful scarves lies on the ground between them. The girl says, 'It's not a pocket! Those aren't scarves! You stretched me and we clowns expel our viscera when we think we're in danger.' A caption beneath reads: 'The true origin of the infinite scarves trick was later quietly erased from history.' The joke: the endless scarves pulled from a clown's pocket are actually the clown's own expelled guts. Votey (aftercomic): a close-up of a clown's cartoon face saying, 'If you look closely, you can see the fine honeycomb texture' — inspecting the expelled viscera.

Transcribed by Claude Opus 4.8.