Also called Dumbest Man Alive · You’re Clearly Dumber · SrGrafo Crown Comic
A king declares himself the dumbest man alive. Another character says one thing, and the king hands over his crown. Fill the empty speech bubble with the mistake that wins the title.
The crown turns an embarrassing mistake into a competition. The reply is so convincing that the self-appointed champion gives up immediately.
A small personal blunder makes a good self-roast. The final panel already delivers the judgment, so the middle caption only needs to describe what happened.
SrGrafo posted Smartest Fella [TEMPLATE] to Reddit on May 31, 2019. In that version, the king claims to be the smartest and concedes that the other character is superior. The blank speech bubble invites readers to supply the reply. [1] [2]
A June 4, 2019 edit by Reddit user greendragon4343 reversed the praise into “dumbest” and “dumber.” The altered version spread further that August. This page uses the reversed wording rather than the artist’s original compliment. [2]
Smartest Fella offers a blank speech bubble between a claim of intelligence and a crown being surrendered. [1] [2]
A Reddit edit turns the contest into a claim to be the dumbest person alive. [2]
Further captioned posts bring the altered comic to a wider Reddit audience. [2]
Write the confession inside the empty blue-outlined speech bubble in the lower-left panel. The king’s opening and closing lines are already in place.
A concrete mistake is easier to understand than a general claim about being foolish. Keep the sentence brief enough to fit without covering the character below it.
Original captions to try with this template.
Original artwork by SrGrafo
The attempt to solve one problem removes the thing meant to protect against another.
Original artwork by SrGrafo
A tiny setting explains a much larger scheduling mistake.
Original artwork by SrGrafo
The answer was present for the entire search.
References for this template. Example captions are original.
The artist’s original post, with the positive wording and blank speech bubble.
Documents the original posting date, the reversed edit, and its later spread.
