506: Theft of the Magi

This comic is a satirical play on O Henry's short story 'The Gift of the Magi.' (Spoiler Alert) In O Henry's story, a couple with very little money go to great lengths to show purchase gifts for one another. The wife sells her prized possession, her hair, to purchase a fancy chain for her husband's prize possession, a watch; while the husband sells his watch to purchase some fancy hair accessories (clips/combs) for his wife. The story is about selflessness, as each party sold their prize possession to purchase something to enhance the other's prize possession.

In this comic however, the opposite occurs - the man sold wife's Roomba to buy a new game, while the woman sold the man's x-box to buy a harness for her Roomba, highlighting their possibly mutually destructive selfishness.