But forgive the intrusion of an I-don’t-understand element — is there something that makes Harry B recall and want to memorialize Harry C’s song, on this particular date and in this way? Or at any rate, is there meant to be something funny here? (Besides, of course, the normal cartoon non-realities of high-communication musical animals.)
And in case anyone needs a reminder of this song, here is a clip with some family memories followed by a live performance.
Just continuing to document days when the English and Spanish versions of Macanudo aren’t translations. Here the text differs, but the fun conceit is the same.
travelgirl and Boise Ed and Mdbrownmd all sent this in.
“I suppose that Wayno is contrasting the formalwear with the casual floral shirts that TJ people wear at work. That’s the closest I can come to discerning a joke here.”
“Am i dense for an inability to understand the caption as it relates to the visual? the couple appear to be married, formally-dressed, watching TV while eating food “well-dressed” people probably aren’t going to order often, at least not while wearing gowns and tuxedos…
And why Trader Joe’s? please help enlighten someone who just woke up a few minutes ago :) “
“I just don’t get it, and I shop at Trader Joe’s all the time.”
What’s the good part? Or wait, could the poster be just a distractor, and the real dream content is going to remain undisclosed? Wait wait, is all of that just underpinnings so that the point (a non-joke) is just about the very familiar kitty habit of waking their serving staff?
Is the joke just that there are social distinctions even among these kinds of items? Or is there an aspect that “dustbin” might be more of a British-sounding term and thus carry some cachet for those American cans?
• A cat is lecturing to people. • The cat is using a laser pointer, but isn’t chasing the dot. • “EKEKEKEK”? Not “EEK”. • The mice have motion vectors; the leftmost is spinning. • The bottom mouse is dead (x for eye). • I thought the mice were in/above water, but that is text, as seen in the bullet points to the right. • Despite all this data, I have no idea what’s going on.
The only joke I can fish out of this might be that we are supposed to know that the kids’ parents are sitting right there in the bar. But that might depend on us recognizing them as regular characters and knowing their families … a bit more than I can muster.
Or are the kids a crossover or tribute from another strip?? Wasn’t there a classic with “Hooligan” in the title? Oh, never mind.
You ever think — or find yourself actually writing a comment — that the comic we’re seeing maybe has a point or makes a joke, or maybe doesn’t really, but in any case would be much better off if only some aspect were changed?
We just have to agree with some commenters on the GoComics appearance of this panel in October 2023 that getting a joke from this would seem to require knowing which of the gorillas ordered the virgin daiquiri. Is it the one facing us from the far end of the banquette and looking (maybe) a little abashed? Or could it have worked better with one gorilla and three humans? Or how about …
One original commenter said The joke isn’t about which ordered it – the joke is that the virgin one is simply a banana…. Does that help? Or does it just emphasize that *all* of them would probably want the plain banana?
Okay, sure, the little one is the “sub” woofer because it’s subordinate. I guess. — But, but … When it comes to actual acoustic speakers (where the terminology originated), a sub woofer produces even lower pitches than a woofer, and therefore needs to be larger. — Okay, that might fix the technicality, but it would ruin the joke. – Nah, it would be funnier that way, with the facts working. – Nah, it would be stupid that way. Everybody would say, “But what’s the joke?”
And what do mice know or care, about an MRI scan? Ah, but if it were about CAT scans, then we would understand the issue!
Comics I Don't Understand 
