415: Restraining Order
| Restraining Order |
 Title text: On Mondays I go running, so you'll have to get up early and follow along a parallel street. What fun! |
[edit] Explanation
Restraining orders are legal injunctions requiring a party to do, or refrain from doing, certain acts, under penalty of fines or imprisonment. The kind of restraining order referred to in this comic is one that forbids someone from getting within a certain distance of the other person, and is designed to safeguard the complainant's life.
But the joke in this comic is that Ponytail has gotten a restraining order against Cueball that requires him to stay between 500 yards and 600 yards of her at all times, which needless to say will cause a major disruption to his life. The title text says he'll have to get up early on Mondays and follow her jogging course along a parallel street. Of course, such a restraining order could not exist in reality.
[edit] Transcript
- [Cueball and Ponytail stand facing one another. Both hold sheets of paper.]
- Text reads: Not content with normal restraining orders, my ex got creative.
- Cueball: Wait... I can't get closer than 500 yards of you... or more than 600 yards away?
- Ponytail: You'll have to move somewhere within this ring.
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