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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]]'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 remembers that she broke up with him. | 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]]'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 remembers that she broke up with him. | ||
| β | The title text is a reference to the song ''{{w|Before He Cheats}}'' by {{w|Carrie Underwood}}; a revenge song in which Carrie Underwood imagines her boyfriend cheating and takes revenge on his prized truck. This explains why Beret Guy might also paint a key on Carrie Underwood's car specifically, but it just confuses the situation since it brings into doubt the | + | The title text is a reference to the song ''{{w|Before He Cheats}}'' by {{w|Carrie Underwood}}; a revenge song in which Carrie Underwood imagines her boyfriend cheating and takes revenge on his prized truck. This explains why Beret Guy might also paint a key on Carrie Underwood's car specifically, but it just confuses the situation since it brings into doubt the theory of him "keying" her car out of revenge (there is no known reason or reference to a reason for Beret Guy to want revenge on Carrie Underwood in the xkcd continuity). The second part of the title text in which Beret Guy sent Ponytail a scone (Beret Guy really likes baked goods, so he would assume other people do too) further confuses the situation, causing Ponytail 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]]. | 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]]. | ||
