Around the Back

Same problems. Different entrance.

#007 · The Reference

Mature

Four-panel comic at a dating-service window: a man asks his black cat to vouch for his sexual experience, with embarrassing results. A green frog watches with a coffee mug.

At the Dating Service, a man's choice of character reference proves unfortunate.

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Header: AROUND THE BACK, with a snail. THE REFERENCE. Same problems. Different entrance.

Panel 1: At a DATING SERVICE counter with a NO REFUNDS sign, the clerk addresses the man. A black cat sits on the counter and a green frog holds a mug beside the man.

Clerk: "Can anyone vouch for your sexual experience?"

Man, pointing to the cat: "He's usually in the room."

Panel 2:

Clerk: "Well?"

Cat: "I've seen him disappoint a sock."

Panel 3: The man leans toward the cat, looking betrayed.

Man: "You said you were asleep."

Panel 4: The cat looks at the man. The frog holds his mug near his mouth, and the clerk waits with a pen.

Cat: "So did the sock."

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