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| date      = November 28, 2005
 
| date      = November 28, 2005
 
| title    = Geico
 
| title    = Geico
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| before    = <big><big><span class="plainlinks">[https://web.archive.org/web/20060529063441/http://xkcd-drawings.livejournal.com/#:~:text=Monday%27s%20Drawing%3A%20Geico Original title</span>]: '''Monday's Drawing: Geico'''</big></big>
 
| image    = geico.jpg
 
| image    = geico.jpg
| titletext = David did this
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| titletext = David did this<br><br><span class="plainlinks">[https://web.archive.org/web/20060529063441/http://xkcd-drawings.livejournal.com/#:~:text=Monday%27s%20Drawing%3A%20Geico Original caption</span>]: <small>'''Current Mood:''' ''[[File:sick.gif|12px]] sick''</small>
 
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==Explanation==
 
==Explanation==
This comic references a long-running ad campaign for {{w|Geico}} insurance in which a character (different in each commercial) lists a series of horrible events or news, but then caps it off with "but I've got good news: I just saved a bunch of money on my car insurance by switching to Geico" – news that may be good, but is usually either trivial compared to the magnitude of the preceding bad news, or else is said to the person whom all of the preceding bad news applied to, giving them false hope that the good news was for them. It became a recognizable pop culture phrase. Geico's ad is also mentioned in [[870: Advertising]].
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This was the thirty-eighth comic originally posted to [[LiveJournal]]. The previous one was [[35: Sheep]], and the next one was [[38: Apple Jacks]].
 
In this one-panel comic, [[Cueball]] parodies the punchline by saving money on his car insurance by intimidation, instead of choosing the best provider.
 
  
In the title text, [[Randall]] attributes this comic to the unknown friend [[:Category:David|David]]. He does the same in [[51: Malaria]] and [[100: Family Circus]]. We can assume (or rather, we can ''hope'') that "this" refers to the act of writing the comic, as opposed to the act of threatening his insurance agent.
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This comic references a long-running ad campaign for {{w|Geico}} insurance in which a character (different in each commercial) lists a series of horrible events or news, but then caps it off with "but I've got good news: I just saved a bunch of money on my car insurance by switching to Geico" – news that may be good, but is usually either trivial compared to the magnitude of the preceding bad news, or else is said to the person whom all of the preceding bad news applied to, giving them false hope that the good news was for them. It became a recognizable pop culture phrase. In this one-panel comic, [[Cueball]] parodies the punchline by saving money on his car insurance by intimidation, instead of choosing the best provider. A golf club would later also be used for similarly socially unacceptable actions in [[81: Attention, shopper]], and Geico's ad would be mentioned again in [[870: Advertising]].
  
A golf club is also mentioned, and used for similarly socially unacceptable actions, in [[81: Attention, shopper]].
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In the title text, [[Randall Munroe|Randall]] attributes this comic to the unknown friend [[David]]. He does the same in [[51: Malaria]] and [[100: Family Circus]]. We can assume (or rather, we can ''hope'') that "this" refers to the act of writing the comic, as opposed to the act of threatening his insurance agent.
  
 
==Transcript==
 
==Transcript==
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==Trivia==
 
==Trivia==
*This was the 38th comic originally posted to [[LiveJournal]].
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This is the first xkcd comic featuring [[David]].
**The previous was [[35: Sheep]].
 
**The next was [[38: Apple Jacks]].
 
*Original title: "Monday's Drawing: Geico"
 
*Original [[Randall]] quote: "Current mood: :( sick"
 
**The sad smiley was green with two x for eyes.
 
**It suggests that he was feeling really bad.
 
**This is further supported by the fact that he made a reply to the first comment on LiveJournal "hehe, silly".
 
**His reply: "No laughing, 'less you want some of this too! *hefts golf club menacingly*"
 
*This comic was posted on [[xkcd]] when the web site opened on Sunday the 1st of January 2006.
 
**It was posted along [[:Category:First day on xkcd|with all 41 comics]] posted before that on LiveJournal as well as a few others.
 
**The latter explaining why the numbers of these 41 LiveJournal comics ranges from 1-44.
 
  
{{Comic discussion}}  
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{{comic discussion}}  
  
[[Category:Comics posted on livejournal| 38]]
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[[Category:Posted on LiveJournal| 38]]
[[Category:First day on xkcd]]
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[[Category:First day on xkcd.com]]
 
[[Category:Comics featuring Cueball]]
 
[[Category:Comics featuring Cueball]]
[[Category:David]]
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[[Category:Comics featuring David]]
 
[[Category:Comics with lowercase text]]
 
[[Category:Comics with lowercase text]]

Revision as of 07:54, 31 August 2023

Geico
Original title: Monday's Drawing: Geico
David did thisOriginal caption: Current Mood:  sick
Title text: David did this

Original caption: Current Mood: sick.gif sick

Explanation

This was the thirty-eighth comic originally posted to LiveJournal. The previous one was 35: Sheep, and the next one was 38: Apple Jacks.

This comic references a long-running ad campaign for Geico insurance in which a character (different in each commercial) lists a series of horrible events or news, but then caps it off with "but I've got good news: I just saved a bunch of money on my car insurance by switching to Geico" – news that may be good, but is usually either trivial compared to the magnitude of the preceding bad news, or else is said to the person whom all of the preceding bad news applied to, giving them false hope that the good news was for them. It became a recognizable pop culture phrase. In this one-panel comic, Cueball parodies the punchline by saving money on his car insurance by intimidation, instead of choosing the best provider. A golf club would later also be used for similarly socially unacceptable actions in 81: Attention, shopper, and Geico's ad would be mentioned again in 870: Advertising.

In the title text, Randall attributes this comic to the unknown friend David. He does the same in 51: Malaria and 100: Family Circus. We can assume (or rather, we can hope) that "this" refers to the act of writing the comic, as opposed to the act of threatening his insurance agent.

Transcript

[Cueball holding a golf club.]
Cueball: I just saved a bunch of money on my car insurance by threatening my agent with a golf club.

Trivia

This is the first xkcd comic featuring David.


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Discussion

Is David a reference to David and Goliath? 108.162.254.169 09:14, 5 November 2013 (UTC)

Yes, and maybe there is an other pun: The US Volkswagen Rabbit is named Golf in Europe and many other countries. A small car owner (Rabbit/Golf/David) fights against the big company (Geico/Goliath).--Dgbrt (talk) 20:48, 5 November 2013 (UTC)
No. 108.162.219.58 01:28, 1 February 2014 (UTC)
No. 108.162.219.58 01:28, 1 February 2014 (UTC)

I would not be surprised to find that the David in this (and other) comics is in fact David Throne. 173.245.54.194 (talk) (please sign your comments with ~~~~)

Is "No laughing, 'less you want some of this too! *hefts golf club menacingly*" really a hint to him being sick? And isn't him himself saying that he is sick a much bigger hint? I don't think there's much value in writing that there then, but I didn't just delete it, because it contains some information. Fabian42 (talk) 07:51, 26 October 2017 (UTC)