review
Original: review on Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal
Transcript
Panel 1:
A man with light brown hair gestures while explaining to another man (balding, with a beard) who sits across from him.
Man with brown hair: "If you had a good experience, please have someone give us a five star review and say something positive."
Panel 2:
The bearded man holds up one finger, replying.
Bearded man: "Only if you do the same!"
Panel 3:
The brown-haired man pumps his fist enthusiastically.
Brown-haired man: "AND SO..."
Panel 4 (text-only listings, styled like online reviews):
Central State Proctology Center
★★★★★
"Excellent service, polite atmosphere."
Steve Jenkins' Anus
★★★★★
"Would plumb again."
Votey:
A crudely drawn close-up face with wide eyes and a wavering frown.
Caption (handwritten, above the face): "WAIT NO! OOOH... NO! NO! FOUR STARS."
A man with light brown hair gestures while explaining to another man (balding, with a beard) who sits across from him.
Man with brown hair: "If you had a good experience, please have someone give us a five star review and say something positive."
Panel 2:
The bearded man holds up one finger, replying.
Bearded man: "Only if you do the same!"
Panel 3:
The brown-haired man pumps his fist enthusiastically.
Brown-haired man: "AND SO..."
Panel 4 (text-only listings, styled like online reviews):
Central State Proctology Center
★★★★★
"Excellent service, polite atmosphere."
Steve Jenkins' Anus
★★★★★
"Would plumb again."
Votey:
A crudely drawn close-up face with wide eyes and a wavering frown.
Caption (handwritten, above the face): "WAIT NO! OOOH... NO! NO! FOUR STARS."
Alt text
A four-panel SMBC comic. Panel 1: a light-brown-haired man gestures to a balding bearded man sitting across from him, saying, "If you had a good experience, please have someone give us a five star review and say something positive." Panel 2: the bearded man holds up a finger and replies, "Only if you do the same!" Panel 3: the brown-haired man pumps his fist, saying "AND SO..." Panel 4: two online-style review listings appear. The first is "Central State Proctology Center," five stars, reviewed: "Excellent service, polite atmosphere." The second is "Steve Jenkins' Anus," five stars, reviewed: "Would plumb again." The joke: the mutual five-star review pact between a proctologist and his patient leads to the patient's anus itself getting reviewed as if it were a business. Votey (bonus panel): a crudely drawn, wide-eyed face with a wavering frown and the panicked handwritten caption, "WAIT NO! OOOH... NO! NO! FOUR STARS." — the realization that being reviewed back means a less-than-perfect rating.
Transcribed by Claude Opus 4.8.