Wishes
Original: Wishes on Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal
Transcript
Panel 1:
Genie: WHAT ARE YOUR WISHES, MASTER STEVE.?
(A green genie emerges from a golden lamp held by a blond man in a blue shirt.)
Panel 2:
Steve: NONE. I'M THE HAPPIEST MAN IN THE WORLD BECAUSE I'M CONTENT WITH WHAT I HAVE.
Panel 3:
Genie: HOW ABOUT WISHING FOR AN END TO POVERTY OR HUNGER.?
Panel 4:
Steve: HAPPINESS IS ABOUT RELATIVE STATUS, SILLY GENIE!
Panel 5:
(The genie's face, looking deeply unimpressed.)
Panel 6:
Steve: PLEASE PUT ME BACK IN THE BOTTLE FOR SOMEONE ELSE TO FIND.
Genie: NO... NO, YOU'RE ALLLLL STEVE'S.
(Shown in silhouette: the small figure of Steve facing the looming silhouette of the genie.)
Votey:
Steve: MAYBE MAKE THE WORLD EQUAL AFTER I DIE.
(A loose sketch of Steve's face.)
Genie: WHAT ARE YOUR WISHES, MASTER STEVE.?
(A green genie emerges from a golden lamp held by a blond man in a blue shirt.)
Panel 2:
Steve: NONE. I'M THE HAPPIEST MAN IN THE WORLD BECAUSE I'M CONTENT WITH WHAT I HAVE.
Panel 3:
Genie: HOW ABOUT WISHING FOR AN END TO POVERTY OR HUNGER.?
Panel 4:
Steve: HAPPINESS IS ABOUT RELATIVE STATUS, SILLY GENIE!
Panel 5:
(The genie's face, looking deeply unimpressed.)
Panel 6:
Steve: PLEASE PUT ME BACK IN THE BOTTLE FOR SOMEONE ELSE TO FIND.
Genie: NO... NO, YOU'RE ALLLLL STEVE'S.
(Shown in silhouette: the small figure of Steve facing the looming silhouette of the genie.)
Votey:
Steve: MAYBE MAKE THE WORLD EQUAL AFTER I DIE.
(A loose sketch of Steve's face.)
Alt text
A six-panel SMBC comic. Panel 1: A green genie rises from a golden lamp held by a blond man in a blue shirt, asking, "What are your wishes, Master Steve?" Panel 2: The man, Steve, eyes closed serenely, says, "None. I'm the happiest man in the world because I'm content with what I have." Panel 3: The genie asks, "How about wishing for an end to poverty or hunger?" Panel 4: Steve smiles smugly and replies, "Happiness is about RELATIVE status, silly genie!" Panel 5: A close-up of the genie's face looking disgusted and unimpressed. Panel 6: In stark silhouette, Steve says, "Please put me back in the bottle for someone else to find," and the now-giant looming genie answers, "No... no, you're ALLLLL Steve's." The genie has trapped Steve in the lamp as eternal punishment for refusing to wish away poverty. Votey: A rough sketch of Steve's face with him adding, "Maybe make the world equal after I die."
Transcribed by Claude Opus 4.8.