{"issue":{"issue":"808.0722","date":"2026-07-22","edition_label":"GLOBAL EDITION","weekday":"WEDNESDAY","year_established":2019,"indices":null,"weather":null,"live_session":null,"npi":null,"market_watch":[{"ticker":"JAS-37","change_pct":0.12,"trend":"up"},{"ticker":"CVT","change_pct":-0.08,"trend":"down"},{"ticker":"GD808","change_pct":0.21,"trend":"up"}],"the_numbers":{"value":"under review","context":"Bolt access prayer added to whiteboard eraser drawing","source_slug":"bolt-access-prayer-added-to-whiteboard-eraser-drawing"},"funnies":{"id":"funny-2026-07-22-01","title":"Stationery Input","slug":"stationery-speaking-stationery-speaking-v0","status":"ready","format":"single-panel-caption","image":"/media/heroes/gd808-funnies-2026-07-22-stationery-speaking-stationery-speaking-v0.png","local_image":"/comic-strip/issues/2026-07-22/stationery-speaking-stationery-speaking-v0.png","alt":"GD808 Funnies panel for 2026-07-22: Stationery Input","caption":"Several attendees withheld judgement until the stationery had finished speaking.","source_article_slug":"bolt-access-prayer-added-to-whiteboard-eraser-drawing","channel":"funnies","variant":0,"scenario":"stationery-speaking","joke_device":"meeting theatre","prompt":"gd808archive, formulacoupe, c0m1c, comic book panel, GD808 FormulaCOUPE prototype identity lock, flat 2D printed gag comic panel, bold cartoon cel shading, thick black ink outlines, simple flat fills, limited color palette, hand-colored newspaper comic look, caricatured gag-strip people, Archie-inspired comic proportions. Main vehicle is the fictional GD808 FormulaCOUPE from the gd808archive LoRA, drawn as a simplified flat comic car rather than a glossy render. Modern track-only engineering prototype coupe, compact contemporary body, plain cream or white GD808 test bodywork with no stripe, black aero splitter, exposed prototype details, narrow blade-like modern headlights, low stance, unfinished engineering-bay identity, not a classic race car. Vehicle design exclusions: no Ford GT40, no GT40 Mk I, no GT40 Mk II, no Ford badge, no Gulf livery, no orange stripe, no center stripe, no racing stripe, no classic race-car livery, no round headlights, no circular lamps, no front nostrils, no oval nose intake, no round racing number circles, no vintage endurance racer, no 1960s sports prototype, no classic comic sports car, no Porsche 917, no Ferrari P4, no Lola T70. Speech bubbles are allowed only as decorative retro reaction bubbles with one short exclamation such as ZOWIE!, ZOINKS!, JEEPERS!, GOLLY!, GOSH!, DREAMY!, OOF!, YIKES!, WOW!, WHOA!, AHA!, AHEM!, ALAS!, AW!, AWW!, BAH!, BINGO!, BOO!, BRR!, EEK!, GAH!, GEE!, GULP!, HA!, HMM!, HUH!, HURRAY!, OH!, OOPS!, OUCH!, PHEW!, PSST!, SHH!, TSK!, UGH!, WHEE!, WOOHOO!, YAY!, or YIPPEE! Do not put the joke or caption in the image; leave the actual comedy text for the HTML caption below the image. Gritty dysfunctional automotive engineering garage drawn as a simplified comic background, three to five caricatured rumpled male engineers, designers, accountants, and managers, stained shirts, tired eyes, scruffy hair, oversized noses, large hands, expressive eyebrows, hunched shoulders, rubbery limbs, big open-mouth reactions, panic faces, flailing arms, bent knees, off-balance reaction poses, slapstick timing. The panel must show this specific comic action: a meeting table in the workshop is buried under animated-looking sticky notes, rulers, and pens while the FormulaCOUPE rolls unattended in the background. Make the scene physically chaotic and readable while keeping the FormulaCOUPE recognizable: one clear foreground gag with two or three main characters, people ducking, leaping, reaching, slipping, pointing, chasing, recoiling, shielding their faces, or arguing around the GD808 FormulaCOUPE prototype, flying papers, scattered tools, motion lines, impact stars, dust puffs; keep props normal sized unless the joke requires it; avoid realistic faces, avoid photographic anatomy, avoid glossy concept art, avoid 3D render lighting, avoid reflections, avoid gradients, avoid airbrushed highlights, avoid realistic motorsport crew, avoid heroic poses, avoid a static lineup of people standing idle, avoid long sentences in bubbles. Warm flat color, clean thick inked outlines, bold readable cel shading with two-tone shadows, hand drawn caricature faces, simplified comic anatomy, reduced detail, matte surfaces, slightly grimy workshop palette, humorous pandemonium, cartoon timing, sharp silhouettes, printed comic page texture, no watermark. Story cue: Bolt access prayer added to whiteboard eraser drawing.","generation":{"generated_at":"2026-06-20T16:47:45.097Z","source":"D:\\Dropbox\\GD808 Master Project\\tools\\heroes\\out\\gd808-funnies-2026-07-22-stationery-speaking-stationery-speaking-v0\\gd808-funnies-2026-07-22-stationery-speaking-stationery-speaking-v0_846440323206245.png","copied_to":"D:\\Dropbox\\GD808 Master Project\\comic_strip\\issues\\2026-07-22\\stationery-speaking-stationery-speaking-v0.png","lora_stack":["Retro_Comic_Flux_v2_renderartist.safetensors","gd808_flux_lora_000001500.safetensors"]}},"layout":{"priority_reporting":[],"top_story":null,"other_news":[],"breaking":[],"contract_watch":[],"technology_front":[],"archive_discovery":[],"reader_contribution":[],"mayors_desk":[],"editorial":[],"rumor_mill":[],"classifieds":[],"live_archive":{"slug":"league-live-2026-06-24-formulacoupe-enters-service","headline":"FORMULACOUPE ENTERS SERVICE","subhead":"A Reasonable Vehicle For Reasonable People","category":"RACING","byline":"League Live Desk","dateline":"LEAGUE SESSION - 2026-06-24","leader":"Following several years of development, review meetings, redesign meetings, review meetings about redesign meetings and one incident involving a whiteboard and a folding chair, the FormulaCOUPE has officially entered service. Initial reports suggest the vehicle is fast, stable and only slightly more ambitious than originally proposed.","hero_image":null,"tags":["league","live-reporting","race-session"],"priority":50}},"updated_at":1782285875862}}