Mime
Original: Mime on Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal
Transcript
Panel 1:
A man in a baseball cap (speaking, off-panel to a blonde woman in a purple shirt and another man in a red shirt and cap): THIS MIME SUCKS. HE JUST STANDS THERE. DOESN'T PRETEND TO BE TOUCHING THINGS OR TRAPPED IN THINGS.
(In the foreground, a mime with white face paint, a black beret, and a striped shirt stands facing them.)
Panel 2:
Mime (speaking, thought/speech bubble): THE INVISIBLE CAGE IS AN EMOTIONAL ONE I BUILT AFTER MY WIFE DISCARDED ME LIKE AN OLD PAIR OF SOCKS.
Panel 3:
The man in the red shirt and cap with round glasses (delighted): OH WOW, THAT'S WAY BETTER!
Panel 4:
The man in the red shirt and cap (grinning, flashing a peace sign, the dejected mime standing behind him): HONEY, GET A PICTURE!
Votey:
Close-up on the mime's face, looking resigned/sad.
Mime: THE GUILLOTINE WILL NOT BE IMAGINARY.
A man in a baseball cap (speaking, off-panel to a blonde woman in a purple shirt and another man in a red shirt and cap): THIS MIME SUCKS. HE JUST STANDS THERE. DOESN'T PRETEND TO BE TOUCHING THINGS OR TRAPPED IN THINGS.
(In the foreground, a mime with white face paint, a black beret, and a striped shirt stands facing them.)
Panel 2:
Mime (speaking, thought/speech bubble): THE INVISIBLE CAGE IS AN EMOTIONAL ONE I BUILT AFTER MY WIFE DISCARDED ME LIKE AN OLD PAIR OF SOCKS.
Panel 3:
The man in the red shirt and cap with round glasses (delighted): OH WOW, THAT'S WAY BETTER!
Panel 4:
The man in the red shirt and cap (grinning, flashing a peace sign, the dejected mime standing behind him): HONEY, GET A PICTURE!
Votey:
Close-up on the mime's face, looking resigned/sad.
Mime: THE GUILLOTINE WILL NOT BE IMAGINARY.
Alt text
A four-panel SMBC comic. Panel 1: A street mime in white face paint, a black beret, and a striped shirt stands facing a blonde woman and a man in a red shirt and cap. The man complains, "This mime sucks. He just stands there. Doesn't pretend to be touching things or trapped in things." Panel 2: The mime, alone, says, "The invisible cage is an emotional one I built after my wife discarded me like an old pair of socks." Panel 3: A close-up of the man in glasses, delighted, saying "Oh wow, that's way better!" Panel 4: The man grins and throws a peace sign while the deflated mime stands behind him; the man calls out, "Honey, get a picture!" The joke: the mime's genuine emotional anguish gets enjoyed as superior street performance. Votey (aftercomic): A close-up of the mime's resigned face as he says, "The guillotine will not be imaginary"—implying his next mimed act, an execution, will be real.
Transcribed by Claude Opus 4.8.