Speaking of viewing comics out of context, the folks at the unintentionally hilariously named N.O.M. (The National Organization for Marriage) managed a rather impressive misreading of one of Zach Weiner's Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal comics. The comic in question posits that once technology becomes sufficiently advanced, old geezers will delight in disturbing children with icky tales of natural insemination and gestation. I'll admit, I'm a little unclear as to why someone from N.O.M. decided to embed the comic on their website; are they trying to say that same-sex marriage is one step down the slippery slope to the artificial womb? I somehow suspect that if they had read just a few more of Weiner's SMBC comics, they would have thought twice about it.

Anyhow, the joke was ultimately on N.O.M. Weiner changed the comic's hotlink to a very explicitly pro-gay message, and made sure to grab a screenshot before the group could take it down. Granted, the prank probably didn't win hearts and minds, but at least Weiner got to control the message he was delivering.

N.O.M. N.O.M. N.O.M. [The Weinerworks via Boing Boing]