Santa
Original: Santa on Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal
Transcript
Panel 1:
A woman (Susie) crouches near a Christmas tree, doing something at its base. A young girl with a ponytail stands beside her, holding what appears to be a stocking.
Girl: WHATCHA DOIN', SUSIE?
Susie: PUTTIN' OUT SMOKES AN' WHISKEY FOR SANTY CLAUS.
Caption (below panel):
Once I found out Santa was just grandpa in a costume, I decided to play to win.
Votey:
Text at top: CHRISTMAS DAY...
A young girl stands with arms spread wide, smiling, next to her mother who stands looking down with a flat, concerned expression.
Girl: LOOK, MOM! SANTA'S ON THE FLOOR UNDER THE CHIMNEY!
A woman (Susie) crouches near a Christmas tree, doing something at its base. A young girl with a ponytail stands beside her, holding what appears to be a stocking.
Girl: WHATCHA DOIN', SUSIE?
Susie: PUTTIN' OUT SMOKES AN' WHISKEY FOR SANTY CLAUS.
Caption (below panel):
Once I found out Santa was just grandpa in a costume, I decided to play to win.
Votey:
Text at top: CHRISTMAS DAY...
A young girl stands with arms spread wide, smiling, next to her mother who stands looking down with a flat, concerned expression.
Girl: LOOK, MOM! SANTA'S ON THE FLOOR UNDER THE CHIMNEY!
Alt text
A two-panel SMBC comic with a votey aftercomic. In the main panel, a young girl asks a crouching woman, "Whatcha doin', Susie?" Susie, working at the base of a Christmas tree, replies, "Puttin' out smokes an' whiskey for Santy Claus." The caption reads: "Once I found out Santa was just grandpa in a costume, I decided to play to win" — implying she is sabotaging grandpa-as-Santa by leaving out cigarettes and alcohol. The votey, labeled "Christmas Day...," shows the same girl standing with her arms spread wide, grinning proudly, beside her unamused mother. The girl announces, "Look, Mom! Santa's on the floor under the chimney!" — the punchline being that grandpa has collapsed (drunk and/or from smoking) under the chimney.
Transcribed by Claude Opus 4.8.