{"id":22842,"date":"2017-03-14T20:51:52","date_gmt":"2017-03-15T03:51:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/amptoons.com\/blog\/?p=22842"},"modified":"2018-01-10T15:40:20","modified_gmt":"2018-01-10T23:40:20","slug":"cartoon-treadmill","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/amptoons.com\/blog\/?p=22842","title":{"rendered":"Cartoon: Treadmill"},"content":{"rendered":"

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TRANSCRIPT OF CARTOON<\/p>\n

Panel 1
\nA toddler runs on a full-sized treadmill, carrying a teddy bear in one hand. A woman in a tight black dress squats, smiling, to address the toddler.
\nWOMAN: A teddy bear? You need better toys! Or else the other kids won’t like you!<\/p>\n

Panel 2
\nThe same scene, but the toddler is now a child, and no longer holding a teddy bear. The woman, who is now standing and facing away from the child with a dismissive air, has not aged.
\nWOMAN: If you don’t have cool clothes and a cool phone, then you’re a loser!<\/p>\n

Panel 3
\nSame scene. The runner is now a young woman. The other woman exhorts the runner on.
\nWOMAN: You’ve got a mountain of college debt! Run! RUN!<\/p>\n

Panel 4
\nThe runner is now a bit older – 40s? – and a desk has been set up on the treadmill, with a laptop. The woman types on the laptop with one hand; her other arm is holding an infant. The woman has gotten more intense, waving her arms and yelling.
\nWOMAN: Your kid is DOOMED if you don’t get a big house near a good school!<\/p>\n

Panel 5
\nThe runner is now considerably older, her hair turning white. She’s running hard, sweating, both hands typing on the laptop.
\nWOMAN: Now pay for a decent college, or your kid will be POOR her whole life!<\/p>\n

Panel 6
\nThe runner, now older still, has collapsed and lies dead on the treadmill. The woman in the black dress leans over the treadmill, cheerily addressing the corpse.
\nWOMAN: You should invest in the deluxe casket.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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