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− | This comic is a reference to an old urban legend: a guy is drugged, then he awakes in an ice-filled bathtub only to discover one (or both) of their kidneys has been harvested by organ thieves [http://www.snopes.com/horrors/robbery/kidney.asp]. | + | This comic is a reference to an old urban legend: a guy is drugged, then he awakes in an ice-filled bathtub only to discover one (or both) of their kidneys has been harvested by organ thieves [http://www.snopes.com/horrors/robbery/kidney.asp]. |
In the comic, the situation is reversed: [[Beret Guy]] (who has just bought some ice for a party) is drugged, and he awakes in a bathtub filled with kidneys, only to discover that his ice has been harvested by a thief. | In the comic, the situation is reversed: [[Beret Guy]] (who has just bought some ice for a party) is drugged, and he awakes in a bathtub filled with kidneys, only to discover that his ice has been harvested by a thief. | ||
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:Beret Guy: A party! | :Beret Guy: A party! | ||
:Danish: There's a ''better'' party up at my place. | :Danish: There's a ''better'' party up at my place. | ||
− | :Beret Guy: But | + | :Beret Guy: But I— |
:Danish: C'mon, one drink. | :Danish: C'mon, one drink. | ||
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:[Beret Guy rubs eyes groggily.] | :[Beret Guy rubs eyes groggily.] | ||
:Beret Guy: ...ugh... Where am I? | :Beret Guy: ...ugh... Where am I? | ||
− | :Beret Guy: I was supposed | + | :Beret Guy: I was supposed to— |
− | :Beret Guy: | + | :Beret Guy: —where's all my ice!? |
:[Beret Guy looks down to find himself in a bathtub full of kidneys.] | :[Beret Guy looks down to find himself in a bathtub full of kidneys.] |
Revision as of 15:07, 23 March 2013
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Title text: On the plus side, she wrote "Welcome to the AAA Club!" in lipstick on the bathroom mirror, and left me a membership/roadside assistance card on the counter. |
Explanation
This comic is a reference to an old urban legend: a guy is drugged, then he awakes in an ice-filled bathtub only to discover one (or both) of their kidneys has been harvested by organ thieves [1].
In the comic, the situation is reversed: Beret Guy (who has just bought some ice for a party) is drugged, and he awakes in a bathtub filled with kidneys, only to discover that his ice has been harvested by a thief.
The title text refers to a similar story where the victim is left a note by their captor or one-night stand that says "Welcome to the AIDS club". Rather than having been involuntarily infected with HIV/AIDS, the victim (Beret Guy) has been involuntarily enrolled in the American Automobile Association (AAA).
Transcript
- [Beret Guy and Megan are setting up a party, with a snack table and a big banner reading "PARTY!"]
- Megan: Everything's ready...
- Megan: Except we're out of ice.
- Beret Guy: I'll get some!
- [Beret Guy is walking down the street past a building marked Save Mart, with a bag of ice over his shoulder. Danish is standing on the sidewalk calls to him.]
- Danish: Hey sexy. Where're you headed with all that ice?
- Beret Guy: A party!
- Danish: There's a better party up at my place.
- Beret Guy: But I—
- Danish: C'mon, one drink.
- The next morning...
- [Beret Guy rubs eyes groggily.]
- Beret Guy: ...ugh... Where am I?
- Beret Guy: I was supposed to—
- Beret Guy: —where's all my ice!?
- [Beret Guy looks down to find himself in a bathtub full of kidneys.]
- Beret Guy: AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA
Discussion
Well, at least he didn't lose his spleen. Davidy²²[talk] 01:30, 17 April 2013 (UTC)
I understood the AAA-Club as reference to him shouting AAAAA. I think that is something pretty common in his situation. --162.158.91.189 20:25, 26 February 2016 (UTC)
lol why would Danish need to harvest his ice anyway? And where the hell did she get a bathtub full of kidneys and an AAA membership? 108.162.215.249 22:31, 1 August 2016 (UTC)
- Yeah she should donate those. SilverMagpie (talk) 17:36, 1 December 2016 (UTC)
- they could be *sheep* kidneys.New editor (talk) 22:19, 4 April 2022 (UTC)
I don't think this is Danish. The hair is a little different, and this situation makes more sense if she is a stranger than someone Beret Guy knows. 162.158.63.214 00:13, 29 February 2020 (UTC)
- She looks exactly like Danish, and her personality is the same. Beanie (talk) 11:08, 4 May 2021 (UTC)
Is this a "Danish commits an act of surreal sadism" comic or a "Beret Guy gets in a weird situation" comic? 172.70.134.91 03:53, 11 March 2022 (UTC)
- don't rule out the possibility of it being both.New editor (talk) 22:18, 4 April 2022 (UTC)
beret guy rubbing his beret implies that the beret is just part of him Me[citation needed] 04:16, 13 September 2023 (UTC)