Original artwork by Nicholas Gurewitch
Waiting for a deadline
A developer gets a vague answer where a date would have helped.
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- Who sends the note
- PM
- Who receives it
- Dev
- The disappointing answer
- Soon
Also called Quiz Kid · Kid Passing Note · Student Passing Paper
A student accepts a note and looks annoyed after reading it. Label the sender and recipient, then put the unhelpful answer on the paper to turn an expected favor into a small disappointment.
The first picture promises useful information. The second reveals a message that is vague, unwelcome, or simply not what the recipient wanted.
The recipient’s expression supplies the reaction, so the note can be very short. One disappointing word often works better than an explanation of the whole situation.
The artwork comes from “Quiz Kid,” a Perry Bible Fellowship comic by Nicholas Gurewitch. The original follows a student seeking help during a quiz, receiving a drawing, and later seeing the quiz results. [1] [2]
This blank version keeps the note being passed and the recipient examining it. Removing the original message makes the paper a place for a new answer, while the annoyed face preserves the comic’s disappointed reaction. [1] [2]
Label the pink-shirted sender and green-shirted recipient in the upper picture. Put a short reply on the blank paper in the lower picture.
Choose roles that make the request easy to infer: a developer waiting for details, a guest asking about facilities, or a friend hoping for an easy workout. Leave the recipient’s expression clear.
Original captions to try with this template.
Original artwork by Nicholas Gurewitch
A developer gets a vague answer where a date would have helped.
Original artwork by Nicholas Gurewitch
The note removes something the guest was counting on.
Original artwork by Nicholas Gurewitch
The promised plan arrives, but the recipient was hoping for an easier session.
References for this template. Example captions are original.
The artist’s own page hosts the original comic and identifies Nicholas Gurewitch as its creator.
Connects the note-passing template to the original comic and describes the quiz sequence.