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{{comic
 
{{comic
 
| number    = 778
 
| number    = 778
| date      = 2010-8-11
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| date      = August 11, 2010
 
| title    = Scheduling
 
| title    = Scheduling
 
| image    = scheduling.png
 
| image    = scheduling.png
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==Transcript==
 
==Transcript==
 
:[Pizza guy enters through door; maid is dusting.]
 
:[Pizza guy enters through door; maid is dusting.]
:Pizza Guy: Pizza delivery! Did someone order a ''hot sausag''--
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:Pizza Guy: Pizza delivery! Did someone order a ''hot sausag''-
:Maid: Mon dieu! Monsieur is home early--
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:Maid: Mon dieu! Monsieur is home early-
 
:Both: Wait, who are ''you''?
 
:Both: Wait, who are ''you''?
  
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:[Pizza guy is off-panel left as plumber enters from the right.]
 
:[Pizza guy is off-panel left as plumber enters from the right.]
:Pizza guy: But I thought--
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:Pizza guy: But I thought-
:Plumber: Howdy, Mrs. Jones. I hear you need some ''plumbi''--
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:Plumber: Howdy, Mrs. Jones. I hear you need some ''plumbi''-
 
:Plumber: Who are you?i
 
:Plumber: Who are you?i
  
 
:[The pizza guy looks in a cabinet; the others are off-panel right.]
 
:[The pizza guy looks in a cabinet; the others are off-panel right.]
 
:Maid: Sorry, big mixup.
 
:Maid: Sorry, big mixup.
:Pizza guy: Hey, check out out--the Joneses have ''Agricola''!
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:Pizza guy: Hey, check out out-the Joneses have ''Agricola''!
 
:Plumber: I love that game!
 
:Plumber: I love that game!
  
 
:[Mr. Jones and Miss Jones arrive home. Pizza guy, maid, and plumber are sitting on the floor playing Agricola.]
 
:[Mr. Jones and Miss Jones arrive home. Pizza guy, maid, and plumber are sitting on the floor playing Agricola.]
:Mr. Jones: What in the name of ...
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:Mr. Jones: What in the name of...
 
:Pizza guy: Dammit, ''I'' wanted that grain.
 
:Pizza guy: Dammit, ''I'' wanted that grain.
 
:Maid: Hush, you have starting player.
 
:Maid: Hush, you have starting player.
  
 
{{comic discussion}}
 
{{comic discussion}}
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[[Category:Sex]]

Revision as of 10:59, 27 November 2013

Scheduling
'How about a little ... *family growth*?' 'Dude, that's not until round two.'
Title text: 'How about a little ... *family growth*?' 'Dude, that's not until round two.'

Explanation

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This comic is a take on the common plots of pornographic movies. Hot sausage is a euphemism for penis, the motif of a plumber is also common in porn, and French maids appear often as well. As in most xkcd comics, the plot is subverted and the characters end up playing Agricola (board game). In the game the objective is to build a stable family farm, contrasting with the apparently dysfunctional family in the comic.

The title text references "family growth", which could be interpreted as a cheesy euphemism for sex (in the porn-movie-plot context) or as a game mechanic for gaining another worker (in the Agricola-game context). The "not until round two" conclusion is a better fit for the latter interpretation.

Transcript

[Pizza guy enters through door; maid is dusting.]
Pizza Guy: Pizza delivery! Did someone order a hot sausag-
Maid: Mon dieu! Monsieur is home early-
Both: Wait, who are you?
Pizza guy: Wait, this is the Jones', right? Their daughter was supposed to be having a party!
Maid: No, I thought Mr. Jones was coming home early.
[Pizza guy is off-panel left as plumber enters from the right.]
Pizza guy: But I thought-
Plumber: Howdy, Mrs. Jones. I hear you need some plumbi-
Plumber: Who are you?i
[The pizza guy looks in a cabinet; the others are off-panel right.]
Maid: Sorry, big mixup.
Pizza guy: Hey, check out out-the Joneses have Agricola!
Plumber: I love that game!
[Mr. Jones and Miss Jones arrive home. Pizza guy, maid, and plumber are sitting on the floor playing Agricola.]
Mr. Jones: What in the name of...
Pizza guy: Dammit, I wanted that grain.
Maid: Hush, you have starting player.


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Discussion

What does "Hush, you have starting player" mean? Djbrasier (talk) 00:07, 6 October 2014 (UTC)

Added an explanation, but left the incomplete-tag since I'm not a native speaker, and I'm not quite sure about the grammar, but I hope it's clear now, what the explanation of "Having starting player" is. Maybe someone could just re-read my text and correct it if needed. And than remove the tag. 141.101.64.65 09:00, 23 October 2014 (UTC)

It could also be that the three of them are strippers or something, there to work, but mixed up the house they're supposed to be at; after all, "Jones" is only slightly less common than "Smith" as a last name in America. 162.158.111.229