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==Explanation== | ==Explanation== | ||
| − | This comic | + | This comic depicts the common situation of a messy car but the uncommon scenario of that car containing decaying animals, in this case a {{w|raccoon}}. The joke being that such a car is so gross, a dead raccoon is merely one of the least disgusting things one might encounter. The humor comes from the car owner seeming to be used to a dead raccoon and the implications of what might be worse than a dead raccoon. |
This is the polar opposite of [[1267: Mess]], where the person apologizes for a nearly non-existent mess. Here, the person minimizes a completely atrocious mess into a quick fix situation. The form of the comic is that of a pro-tip, which tells the reader what the phrase "I just have to clear a few things out of the back" really means. | This is the polar opposite of [[1267: Mess]], where the person apologizes for a nearly non-existent mess. Here, the person minimizes a completely atrocious mess into a quick fix situation. The form of the comic is that of a pro-tip, which tells the reader what the phrase "I just have to clear a few things out of the back" really means. | ||
| − | '{{w| | + | '{{w|Protips}}' are used to give snarky, obvious or inadequate advice, in order to either humor a well-learnt audience or to prank a naive audience. This phenomenon originated in a gaming magazine column offering advice on ''Doom'': "To defeat the Cyberdemon, shoot at it until it dies." [[Randall]] has given us several [[:Category:Protip|Protips]] in the past as well. |
| − | The title text further exposes the reality of the person's knowledge of how bad the situation really is when he acknowledges the existence of the dead raccoon while trying to usher the live one to the same side. | + | The title text further exposes the reality of the person's knowledge of how bad the situation really is when he acknowledges the existence of the dead raccoon while trying to usher the live one to the same side. Sitting next to a dead '''and''' a live raccoon is not an improved scenario. |
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| + | Raccoons are also feature in a disgusting situations in [[1025: Tumblr]]. | ||
==Transcript== | ==Transcript== | ||
| − | :[Caption above the panel | + | :[Caption above the panel]: |
| − | :Protip: | + | :Protip: |
:[Cueball is holding the back door of his car open. Wiggly lines emanate from the back seat area. Megan and another Cueball-like guy are stand next to the car, looking at each other.] | :[Cueball is holding the back door of his car open. Wiggly lines emanate from the back seat area. Megan and another Cueball-like guy are stand next to the car, looking at each other.] | ||
:Cueball: Hang on, I just have to clear a few things out of the back.: | :Cueball: Hang on, I just have to clear a few things out of the back.: | ||
| − | :[Caption below the panel | + | :[Caption below the panel:] |
:When you hear "I just have to clear a few things out of the back," you are about to see, at minimum, a decaying raccoon. | :When you hear "I just have to clear a few things out of the back," you are about to see, at minimum, a decaying raccoon. | ||
==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
| − | *The title text originally contained a grammatical error, "same side of the dead one", which was later corrected by | + | *The title text originally contained a grammatical error, "same side of the dead one", which was later corrected by [[Randall]]. |
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{{comic discussion}} | {{comic discussion}} | ||
