Pulley
Original: Pulley on Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal
Transcript
Panel 1:
A man with curly dark hair: WHAT ARE YOU BUILDING?
A woman with red hair (working at a desk): IT'S A SPRING-LOADED PULLEY SYSTEM. YOU TIE IT UNDER THE BED, AND THEN LATER, WHENEVER YOU WANT, YOU CAN GRAB HOLD AND BE YANKED UNDER AT HIGH SPEED.
Man: ...WHY?
Panel 2 (caption bar): LATER...
A child off-panel: MOM, THERE'S A MONSTER UNDER MY BED!
The red-haired woman (the mom): OH?
Votey:
The red-haired woman, now lying in bed looking groggy/annoyed, speaking: SO GLAD YOU WOKE ME UP AT 2AM AGAIN TO DO A QUICK SEARCH!
A man with curly dark hair: WHAT ARE YOU BUILDING?
A woman with red hair (working at a desk): IT'S A SPRING-LOADED PULLEY SYSTEM. YOU TIE IT UNDER THE BED, AND THEN LATER, WHENEVER YOU WANT, YOU CAN GRAB HOLD AND BE YANKED UNDER AT HIGH SPEED.
Man: ...WHY?
Panel 2 (caption bar): LATER...
A child off-panel: MOM, THERE'S A MONSTER UNDER MY BED!
The red-haired woman (the mom): OH?
Votey:
The red-haired woman, now lying in bed looking groggy/annoyed, speaking: SO GLAD YOU WOKE ME UP AT 2AM AGAIN TO DO A QUICK SEARCH!
Alt text
A two-panel SMBC comic. Panel 1: a man with curly dark hair asks a red-haired woman working at a desk, "What are you building?" She replies, "It's a spring-loaded pulley system. You tie it under the bed, and then later, whenever you want, you can grab hold and be yanked under at high speed." The man asks, "...Why?" Panel 2, captioned "Later...": a child's voice calls out, "Mom, there's a monster under my bed!" The red-haired mom calmly responds, "Oh?" -- the joke being she built the device so she can pose as the monster and get yanked under the bed at high speed when summoned. Votey (bonus panel): the red-haired woman lies in bed looking groggy and irritated, saying, "So glad you woke me up at 2AM again to do a quick search!"
Transcribed by Claude Opus 4.8.