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==Explanation== | ==Explanation== | ||
| − | This comic is a take on one of the typical revenge tactics in dating and in life, which is one person "keying" the car of another. To "key" a car is to drag a key across the side of the car, sometimes multiple times, ruining the paint job. Instead, our friend [[Beret Guy]] painted a really detailed key on the side of [[Ponytail]] | + | This comic is a take on one of the typical revenge tactics in dating and in life, which is one person "keying" the car of another. To "key" a car is to drag a key across the side of the car, sometimes multiple times, ruining the paint job. Instead, our friend [[Beret Guy]] painted a really detailed key on the side of [[Ponytail|Ponytail's]] car in his version of "keying" a car. She broke up with him the day before, as she explains to [[Cueball]], but Beret Guy is so strange that she now can't tell if it was revenge or even if he remeber that she broke up with him. |
| − | The title text is a reference to the song | + | The first part of the title text is a reference to the song "{{w|Before He Cheats}}" by {{w|Carrie Underwood}}, which is a revenge song which {{w|Before He Cheats#Background|details}} Carrie Underwood imagining her boyfriend hanging out and flirting with a "bleach-blonde" girl, shooting pool, buying her a drink, dancing, and hoping to "get lucky" with her. In retaliation, she commits several law-breaking actions including vandalizing his customized four-wheel drive vehicle by scratching its side with a key, carving her name into its leather seats, smashing the headlights with a {{w|Louisville Slugger}} baseball bat and slashing all four tires. She hopes that this will make him "think before he cheats" again. This explains why Beret Guy also paints a key on Carrie Underwood's car. But was it then even revenge for breaking up when he did the same to Ponytail - she is not sure! |
| − | + | The second part of the title text says he then send her a scone and after that she is ready to completely give up on dating. | |
| − | + | Beret guy and scones are also referenced in [[452: Mission]] and in the title text of [[677: Asshole]]. His love for bakeries was first mentioned in [[434: xkcd Goes to the Airport]]. | |
==Transcript== | ==Transcript== | ||
:[Ponytail and Cueball are walking along.] | :[Ponytail and Cueball are walking along.] | ||
:Ponytail: I broke up with him yesterday. | :Ponytail: I broke up with him yesterday. | ||
| − | :Cueball: That weird guy with the beret? | + | :Cueball: That weird guy with the beret? Did he take it okay? |
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:Ponytail: He seemed upset. He went out to my car— | :Ponytail: He seemed upset. He went out to my car— | ||
| − | :Cueball: Uh oh | + | :Cueball: Uh oh. |
:Ponytail: —and spent the whole night painting a really detailed key on the side. | :Ponytail: —and spent the whole night painting a really detailed key on the side. | ||
:Cueball: ...Wait, what? | :Cueball: ...Wait, what? | ||
:[Image of Beret Guy painting a giant key on the side of a car.] | :[Image of Beret Guy painting a giant key on the side of a car.] | ||
| − | :Ponytail: Then he woke me up to ask what I thought of it. | + | :Ponytail: Then he woke me up to ask what I thought of it. He looked really proud. |
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:[Beret Guy holding a paintbrush.] | :[Beret Guy holding a paintbrush.] | ||
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[[Category:Comics featuring Beret Guy]] | [[Category:Comics featuring Beret Guy]] | ||
[[Category:Romance]] | [[Category:Romance]] | ||
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