Revision as of 13:29, 1 December 2012

< Prev Comic #1030 (March 16, 2012) Next >

Keyed

Title text: I was sure he was just getting revenge, but then he did the same thing to Carrie Underwood. Then he mailed me a scone. I think I'm giving up dating.

Explanation

This comic is a take on one of the typical revenge tactics in dating and in life, which is one person "keying" the car of another. To "key" a car is to drag a key across the side of the car, sometimes multiple times, ruining the paint job. Instead, our friend Beret Guy painted a really detailed key on the side of the car in his version of "keying" a car.

The image text is a reference to the song "Before He Cheats" by Carrie Underwood, which is a revenge song which details (via wikipedia) Carrie Underwood imagining her boyfriend hanging out and flirting with a "bleach-blonde" girl, shooting pool, buying her a drink, dancing, and hoping to "get lucky" with her. In retaliation, she commits several law-breaking actions including vandalizing his customized four-wheel drive vehicle by scratching its side with a key, carving her name into its leather seats, smashing the headlights with a Louisville Slugger baseball bat and slashing all four tires. She hopes that this will make him "think before he cheats" again.

The scone is a reference to 452: Mission and 677: Asshole. Oh Beret Guy, never change.

Transcript

[Ponytail and Cueball are walking along]

Ponytail: I broke up with him yesterday

Cueball: That weird guy with the beret? Did he take it okay?

Ponytail: He seemed upset. He went out to my car-

Cueball: uh oh

Ponytail: -and spent the whole night painting a really detailed key on the side

Cueball: ..wait what?

[Image of Beret Guy painting a giant key on the side of a car]

Ponytail: Then he woke me up to ask what I thought of it. He looked really proud.

Cueball: I ... is he playing revenge mind games?

Ponytail: I genuinely can't tell if he remembers that we broke up.

 add a comment!

Discussion