Topic: Delayed-payoff jokes (Read 15466 times)

Is it cold in here? · « **on:** 09 Feb 2010, 00:41 »

How many times has Jeph done a setup for some background gag in a much-later strip?

In the case of Dr. Buenvenida's colored string(1090) and Pennelope's popcorn(1095) the payoff was in the strip immediately following the setup, but I wonder how many places there have been where the followup gag came much later?

Got to wondering, because I only just now noticed that the lunchbox Wil is carrying for his lunch date with Pennelope in 1284 is the same color as the one Sven had in 1216, and those could easily have been peanut butter sandwiches that Sven was sarcastically making. If I missed that one, how many others have I overlooked?

westrim · « **Reply #1 on:** 09 Feb 2010, 20:46 »

Interesting psychology here. All but one person selected "yes" on the poll. I guess we're glass half full kind of people.

As to the thread, if you're looking close enough to spot that kind of thing I think what you're missing is a life. (Aw yeah, being nice and cheery there!)

Surgoshan · « **Reply #2 on:** 09 Feb 2010, 20:47 »

My verbal answer was "no". Therefor I correctly replied that "Yes, my answer is 'no'."

Is it cold in here? · « **Reply #3 on:** 09 Feb 2010, 23:43 »

I'm missing a "life"? Where do I go to download one?

akronnick · « **Reply #4 on:** 10 Feb 2010, 01:58 »

I've heard about something called a "second life," not sure you can get one if you don't have a first life though.

Thorbard · « **Reply #5 on:** 10 Feb 2010, 04:14 »

You could try half life if a full life seems too much for you.

jwhouk · « **Reply #6 on:** 10 Feb 2010, 04:23 »

Where's the facepalm smiley?

Carl-E · « **Reply #7 on:** 10 Feb 2010, 09:43 »

It's hiding behind its hand.

jwhouk · « **Reply #8 on:** 10 Feb 2010, 18:05 »

Quote from: Is it cold in here? on 09 Feb 2010, 00:41

How many times has Jeph done a setup for some background gag in a much-later strip?

In the case of Dr. Buenvenida's colored string(1090) and Pennelope's popcorn(1095) the payoff was in the strip immediately following the setup, but I wonder how many places there have been where the followup gag came much later?

Got to wondering, because I only just now noticed that the lunchbox Wil is carrying for his lunch date with Pennelope in 1284 is the same color as the one Sven had in 1216, and those could easily have been peanut butter sandwiches that Sven was sarcastically making. If I missed that one, how many others have I overlooked?

Well, jeez, you forgot the most obvious ones:
This strip led to this one, which later led to this one.

Carl-E · « **Reply #9 on:** 10 Feb 2010, 19:38 »

I'm pretty sure that's what led IsItColdInHere to start this thread in the first place...

jwhouk · « **Reply #10 on:** 10 Feb 2010, 23:07 »

Quote from: Carl-E on 10 Feb 2010, 19:38

I'm pretty sure that's what led IsItColdInHere to start this thread in the first place...

Yes, but it does bear pointing out. And I'm not talking about the bear joke that took three strips for the payout to the joke.

Dliessmgg · « **Reply #11 on:** 11 Feb 2010, 01:19 »

You also forgot about Tortura.

BlueEmerald4 · « **Reply #12 on:** 16 Feb 2010, 14:11 »

There's also Comic 1030.

Carl-E · « **Reply #13 on:** 16 Feb 2010, 17:35 »

I'm confused - how is 1030 a delayed payoff joke?

jwhouk · « **Reply #14 on:** 16 Feb 2010, 17:42 »

Quote from: Carl-E on 16 Feb 2010, 17:35

I'[m confused - how is 1030 a delayed payoff joke?

764: "Wow That's... impressive. Ow."

Carl-E · « **Reply #15 on:** 16 Feb 2010, 19:39 »

Wow, nearly 300 strips - that's more than a year!

jwhouk · « **Reply #16 on:** 17 Feb 2010, 06:59 »

And sometimes you don't need to wait that long...

Compare "Kelvinophage" (1592) vs. Put On A Dang Sweater (1603).

Is it cold in here? · « **Reply #17 on:** 17 Feb 2010, 13:45 »

1030 was an excellent catch.

LTK · « **Reply #18 on:** 17 Feb 2010, 13:52 »

Isn't 1592 a prerequisite for 1603?

Carl-E · « **Reply #19 on:** 17 Feb 2010, 16:47 »

Eventually, Faye will find she has a basic hormonal imbalance that keeps her metabolism running at a higher level, making her warm and also making her more prone to violent outbursts...

Not to mention the higher level of pheremones that kept Sven and Angus around.

Kugai · « **Reply #20 on:** 17 Feb 2010, 19:38 »

Then she'll find out she's of Vulcan/Klingon/Deltan ancestry

Melauren · « **Reply #21 on:** 17 Feb 2010, 21:33 »

Nobody mentioned http://questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=828 yet?

Ok, I will un-lurk and do so

(not sure it counts, since the original was also a punchline... does that make it more of a running gag? Hmm...)

Carl-E · « **Reply #22 on:** 18 Feb 2010, 04:15 »

It's a thin line, but I'm pretty sure that's a running gag now. I get the feeling it's been used more than once, can anyone back this up? OhNoRobot waas no help...

In fact, it's probably working its way up to being a meme!

jwhouk · « **Reply #23 on:** 18 Feb 2010, 06:22 »

Well, you have to break a few lions to make a meme.

raoullefere · « **Reply #24 on:** 18 Feb 2010, 14:20 »

Now that's disturbing. jwhouk's lionized saying shrugged off it's intended (I presume) connections in my brain and hooked up with gastro-intestinal emissions instead.

jwhouk · « **Reply #25 on:** 18 Feb 2010, 17:41 »

They have medication for that.

Carl-E · « **Reply #26 on:** 18 Feb 2010, 20:09 »

Bean-O

raoullefere · « **Reply #27 on:** 18 Feb 2010, 21:03 »

A ridiculous product name if ever there was one. Getting caught with it would be worse than simply breaking lion.

Carl-E · « **Reply #28 on:** 18 Feb 2010, 21:15 »

Lion-O?

Kugai · « **Reply #29 on:** 19 Feb 2010, 17:25 »

Quote from: Carl-E on 18 Feb 2010, 21:15

Lion-O?

Thunder Thunder THUNDERCATS!!!!

raoullefere · « **Reply #30 on:** 19 Feb 2010, 19:09 »

Ho.

I fear I am far too easily amused.

Kugai · « **Reply #31 on:** 20 Feb 2010, 00:56 »

In Valen's name!

I fear we are dating ourselves raoullefere

I think we both are

Mr_Rose · « **Reply #32 on:** 20 Feb 2010, 08:17 »

Maybe you should try dating each other instead?

Like you didn't see that coming...

Carl-E · « **Reply #33 on:** 20 Feb 2010, 08:39 »

It's too much trouble to cut them in half and count the rings.

raoullefere · « **Reply #34 on:** 20 Feb 2010, 10:12 »

Please, no one does that any more. You bore out a core sample, then patch it. You know, like the gray aliens do to…

abductees…

oh god. That's what they're up to.

Quote from: Kugai on 20 Feb 2010, 00:56

I fear we are dating ourselves, raoullefere

What? Because I watched one of the DVDs a month ago?

Okay, I didn't. But I could have.

jwhouk · « **Reply #35 on:** 01 Mar 2010, 06:29 »

Compare the last panel of 923 with the third panel of 1610...

raoullefere · « **Reply #36 on:** 01 Mar 2010, 08:51 »

Good memory. I suppose she got her revenge, but, to me, it's a broken promise —Faye could have at least offered to whip up a stick-figure re-creation.

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