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| date = November 28, 2005 | | date = November 28, 2005 | ||
| title = Geico | | title = Geico | ||
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| image = geico.jpg | | image = geico.jpg | ||
| − | | titletext = David did this | + | | titletext = David did this |
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==Explanation== | ==Explanation== | ||
| − | + | This comic references an mid-2000s 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 which 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. | |
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| − | This comic references | + | In this one-panel comic, [[Cueball]] parodies the punchline by saving money on his car insurance by intimidation, instead of choosing the best provider. |
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| − | + | It is unclear who [[David]] is that is referred to in the title text, but he's referred to again in the image text for comic [[51: Malaria]]. It is similarly unclear what "this" is that he did, whether it is the comic, or whether [[Randall Munroe|Randall]] is suggesting that David saved money on his car insurance by threatening his insurance agent. | |
==Transcript== | ==Transcript== | ||
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:Cueball: I just saved a bunch of money on my car insurance by threatening my agent with a golf club. | :Cueball: I just saved a bunch of money on my car insurance by threatening my agent with a golf club. | ||
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==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
| − | This is the | + | *Original quote from [[Randall]]: "Current mood: :( sick" |
| − | + | *Original comment from [[Randall]]: "No laughing, 'less you want some of this too! *hefts golf club menacingly*" | |
| − | + | *This is the thirty-eighth comic originally posted to livejournal. The previous was [[35: Sheep]]. The next was [[38: Apple Jacks]]. | |
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| − | [[Category: | + | [[Category:Comics posted on livejournal]] |
[[Category:Comics featuring Cueball]] | [[Category:Comics featuring Cueball]] | ||
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