cold-war
Original: cold-war on Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal
Transcript
Panel 1:
A man stands beside a woman who is seated at a computer.
Man (excited): Oh man! New cold war?
Woman: What?
Panel 2:
Close-up on the man, grinning excitedly.
Man: There's a new cold war brewing. You know what you get with a new cold war? More space spending! More aviation spending! More awesome submarines!
Panel 3:
The man is excited; the woman looks skeptical.
Woman: But during the last cold war we spent huge sums on war machinery that isn't even useful for war any more. Arms buildups and fear led to proxy wars that consumed millions of lives. Earth got to the brink of nuclear annihilation like... a dozen times?
Panel 4:
The man (offscreen) responds; the woman wears glasses and there's a drawing of a moonbase labeled "WAR?" nearby.
Man: What I'm hearing is that you oppose progress and awesome moonbases.
Panel 5:
The two figures are now shown as black silhouettes.
Man: Why do we need a war though? How about we spend money on things because the things are good.
Woman: What species do you think you are?
Votey:
A close-up of a person's head, eyes closed.
Person: God I can't wait till AI kills us off.
A man stands beside a woman who is seated at a computer.
Man (excited): Oh man! New cold war?
Woman: What?
Panel 2:
Close-up on the man, grinning excitedly.
Man: There's a new cold war brewing. You know what you get with a new cold war? More space spending! More aviation spending! More awesome submarines!
Panel 3:
The man is excited; the woman looks skeptical.
Woman: But during the last cold war we spent huge sums on war machinery that isn't even useful for war any more. Arms buildups and fear led to proxy wars that consumed millions of lives. Earth got to the brink of nuclear annihilation like... a dozen times?
Panel 4:
The man (offscreen) responds; the woman wears glasses and there's a drawing of a moonbase labeled "WAR?" nearby.
Man: What I'm hearing is that you oppose progress and awesome moonbases.
Panel 5:
The two figures are now shown as black silhouettes.
Man: Why do we need a war though? How about we spend money on things because the things are good.
Woman: What species do you think you are?
Votey:
A close-up of a person's head, eyes closed.
Person: God I can't wait till AI kills us off.
Alt text
A five-panel SMBC comic. Panel 1: A man stands beside a woman seated at a computer; he says excitedly "Oh man! New cold war?" and she replies "What?" Panel 2: Close-up of the grinning man: "There's a new cold war brewing. You know what you get with a new cold war? More space spending! More aviation spending! More awesome submarines!" Panel 3: The skeptical woman counters: "But during the last cold war we spent huge sums on war machinery that isn't even useful for war any more. Arms buildups and fear led to proxy wars that consumed millions of lives. Earth got to the brink of nuclear annihilation like... a dozen times?" Panel 4: The man deflects, with a little moonbase sketch labeled "WAR?" nearby: "What I'm hearing is that you oppose progress and awesome moonbases." Panel 5: The two are shown as black silhouettes; the man asks "Why do we need a war though? How about we spend money on things because the things are good." and the woman replies dryly "What species do you think you are?" The joke is the woman's cynicism about humanity only ever funding good things through war and fear. Votey (bonus panel): a close-up of a person with eyes closed sighing, "God I can't wait till AI kills us off."
Transcribed by Claude Opus 4.8.