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Fail Strip #1 Shopping

One Trip, Zero Eggs

Three-panel stick-figure comic: a man refuses to make two trips with his groceries, struggles with every bag at once, and ends up with a torn bag and broken eggs.

Making two trips was never an option.

Transcript

Panel 1

A stick figure stands next to five grocery bags.
Man: "One trip. Easy."

Panel 2

Caption: "14 seconds later." He is carrying all five bags at once, straining.
Man: "Totally fine."

Panel 3

He stares at a torn bag on the ground next to a puddle of broken eggs.
Caption: "One trip. Zero eggs."

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