xkcd

by **niteice** » Mon Aug 18, 2008 4:02 am UTC

Alt: This is a story all about how I started drinking.

If I was ever dumped that way I'd probably die of laughter instead of depression.

by **markkat** » Mon Aug 18, 2008 4:02 am UTC

Oof!

So harsh, I had to read it twice to make sure.

by **glasnt** » Mon Aug 18, 2008 4:02 am UTC

I'd rather be rickrolled in my wedding vows.

by **sje46** » Mon Aug 18, 2008 4:03 am UTC

What is RBA?

Reverse Bel-air, of course (I just realized)

by **TheHand** » Mon Aug 18, 2008 4:03 am UTC

It was only a matter of time... The Fresh Prince....

by **MoD** » Mon Aug 18, 2008 4:03 am UTC

I have no idea what the non-reverse Bel-air is. I've heard of the show, but never seen it.

by **Aradae** » Mon Aug 18, 2008 4:03 am UTC

Brilliant!

by **mothrsuperior** » Mon Aug 18, 2008 4:03 am UTC

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NHIA1LGuMhQ

by **Ioden** » Mon Aug 18, 2008 4:04 am UTC

Ouch. My soul hurts just thinking about getting RBA'd. :cry:

by **Megums** » Mon Aug 18, 2008 4:04 am UTC

Best way to get dumped ever?
Unless I'm fogetting a previous being-dumped comic.

by **GodShapedBullet** » Mon Aug 18, 2008 4:05 am UTC

I love awesome ways to break up with people and this one made me really happy.

by **sje46** » Mon Aug 18, 2008 4:06 am UTC

Anyone here go to Assetbar?

NOTICE: may take a while to load (it does for me).

http://m.assetbar.com/achewood/uuacMt6D5#comment_111

by **Aradae** » Mon Aug 18, 2008 4:07 am UTC

MoD wrote:I have no idea what the non-reverse Bel-air is. I've heard of the show, but never seen it.

A bel-air is when one appears to be talking about something very serious. One I remember seeing is a guy who claims his life was ruined by World of Warcraft and that he's considering suicide, etcetera. Then towards the end they have the Prince of Bel-air lyrics to show tell the reader that they were just trolling. Think of it like a Rick-roll but with more involvement on the part of the trollee.

by **pocketfulofgold** » Mon Aug 18, 2008 4:07 am UTC

Aradae wrote:Brilliant!

I would like to second the "Brilliant!"

by **ConMan** » Mon Aug 18, 2008 4:08 am UTC

Scarily enough, there are pre-existing Google results for "reverse Bel-Air" - apparently 17 unique, or about 50 non-unique.

by **Steve the Pocket** » Mon Aug 18, 2008 4:08 am UTC

OK, so... clearly I've been reading this comic too long. Because at first glance I thought that:

The "Reverse Bel-Air" is a sex move, possibly made up for the purposes of this comic;
The guy in the strip is using it on the girl in the last panel to try to change her mind.

Let the laughing at what a dork I am commence.

by **lastscattering** » Mon Aug 18, 2008 4:10 am UTC

I think that the worst part about being RBA'd would have to be the fact that you're being dumped by somebody awesome enough to RBA someone. Just pile on the burn a little bit more.

by **sje46** » Mon Aug 18, 2008 4:11 am UTC

Steve the Pocket wrote:OK, so... clearly I've been reading this comic too long. Because at first glance I thought that:
The "Reverse Bel-Air" is a sex move, possibly made up for the purposes of this comic;
The guy in the strip is using it on the girl in the last panel to try to change her mind.

Let the laughing at what a dork I am commence.

That makes the comic so much better!

by **Master Gunner** » Mon Aug 18, 2008 4:12 am UTC

I read it. I was able to maintain my composure as I usually am. 5 seconds later I lost it, and still not recovered from it.

Epic.

by **panicbxmb** » Mon Aug 18, 2008 4:14 am UTC

haha, that was perfect. i wish i would get dumped like that.

all i ever get is "stop fucking my sister!"

by **phantom** » Mon Aug 18, 2008 4:20 am UTC

First think I thought of was this Cyanide & Happiness... http://www.explosm.net/comics/1232/

by **mordacil** » Mon Aug 18, 2008 4:27 am UTC

A comic well done

by **madhollywood** » Mon Aug 18, 2008 4:39 am UTC

I whistled for a cab and when it came near / The license plate said fresh and it had dice in the mirror / If anything I can say this cab is rare / But I thought 'Now forget it' - Yo homes to Bel Air!

I couldn't help but read the first half of the comic in the rhythm of the intro song to the Fresh Prince then I was thrown for a loop when the whole thing went in a totally different direction.

by **sje46** » Mon Aug 18, 2008 4:47 am UTC

panicbxmb wrote:haha, that was perfect. i wish i would get dumped like that.

all i ever get is "stop fucking my sister!"

Yeah. That's a real cool thing to share. That's awesome. Good first post. Really.

by **the beeno** » Mon Aug 18, 2008 4:51 am UTC

I was actually dumped in more or less a very similar fashion, where the gal started a funny conversation that we rehearsed to do in front of people to mess with them, and halfway through changed the topic to "I think that we'd be better off without each other." I can honestly say that it was decidely not awesome.

by **Sober** » Mon Aug 18, 2008 4:58 am UTC

I am tempted to do another song. My studio machine fried though, and I don't know if my poker/porn machine can handle it.

by **panicbxmb** » Mon Aug 18, 2008 4:59 am UTC

sje46 wrote:
panicbxmb wrote:haha, that was perfect. i wish i would get dumped like that.

all i ever get is "stop fucking my sister!"

Yeah. That's a real cool thing to share. That's awesome. Good first post. Really.

I was joking, geez. Lighten up

by **Shakleton** » Mon Aug 18, 2008 5:00 am UTC

I love the comic. If I got dumped that way I would probably starve due to processor-overload because I totally would not know wether to laughe or cry!

by **sje46** » Mon Aug 18, 2008 5:07 am UTC

panicbxmb wrote:
sje46 wrote:
panicbxmb wrote:haha, that was perfect. i wish i would get dumped like that.

all i ever get is "stop fucking my sister!"

Yeah. That's a real cool thing to share. That's awesome. Good first post. Really.

I was joking, geez. Lighten up

I know that you were kidding. I think it's awesome that you cheated on your girlfriend with her sister and you are bragging about it. That is grand.

by **linguistic** » Mon Aug 18, 2008 5:19 am UTC

glasnt wrote:I'd rather be rickrolled in my wedding vows.

I don't think it's possible to rickroll someone within wedding vows -

Never gonna give you up!
Never gonna let you down!
Never run around and desert you!

- is more or less paraphrasing the content of wedding vows.

It'd be cheesy though. I'd never do it.

But I'd love to see it done (not at my wedding).

I may have incorrectly presented the lyrics to a Rick Astley song. If this is the case, please read them in the spirit of the post and understand that even incorrect lyrics provide the intended effect.
May cause some leakage.
If symptoms persist, see your doctor.

by **Borrowed Irony** » Mon Aug 18, 2008 5:28 am UTC

madhollywood wrote:I whistled for a cab and when it came near / The license plate said fresh and it had dice in the mirror / If anything I can say this cab is rare / But I thought 'Now forget it' - Yo homes to Bel Air!

I couldn't help but read the first half of the comic in the rhythm of the intro song to the Fresh Prince then I was thrown for a loop when the whole thing went in a totally different direction.

I managed to read through to the last panel while keeping in time with the actual song, at which point I failed miserably.

by **oblivimous** » Mon Aug 18, 2008 5:30 am UTC

glasnt wrote:I'd rather be rickrolled in my wedding vows.

I'm currently engaged and planning a wedding. I have been explicitly told that I am not to do that.

by **D4U0** » Mon Aug 18, 2008 5:38 am UTC

although i understand what being BA actually means, i dont get the RBA, is it like countering the BA before they actually BA you?

by **Wes Janson** » Mon Aug 18, 2008 5:51 am UTC

I'm not quite getting this one, I'm afraid...particularly not the last panel. Anyone care to elucidate?

by **NathanielJ** » Mon Aug 18, 2008 5:55 am UTC

D4U0 wrote:although i understand what being BA actually means, i dont get the RBA, is it like countering the BA before they actually BA you?

The Bel-Air is when you tell a really serious story but then finish it unexpectedly with the last half of the Fresh Prince of Bel-Air theme song. This is the "Reverse" Bel-Air because she *starts* with the *first half* of the Bel-Air theme song and then leads in unexpectedly to something serious.

Here is an example of the (regular, not reverse) Bel-Air, for people unfamiliar with it: http://images.encyclopediadramatica.com ... rPaper.jpg

by **iloveyoumegan** » Mon Aug 18, 2008 5:56 am UTC

yes, i see this also contains her spirit form

http://xkcd.com/159/
http://xkcd.com/215/
http://xkcd.com/420/
http://xkcd.com/439/
http://img174.imageshack.us/img174/4021/xkcdwz7.jpg

by **D4U0** » Mon Aug 18, 2008 5:58 am UTC

NathanielJ wrote:
D4U0 wrote:although i understand what being BA actually means, i dont get the RBA, is it like countering the BA before they actually BA you?

The Bel-Air is when you tell a really serious story but then finish it unexpectedly with the last half of the Fresh Prince of Bel-Air theme song. This is the "Reverse" Bel-Air because she *starts* with the *first half* of the Bel-Air theme song and then leads in unexpectedly to something serious.

hey thanks for that piece of advice, now i get it completely

by **GodShapedBullet** » Mon Aug 18, 2008 6:02 am UTC

NathanielJ wrote:
D4U0 wrote:although i understand what being BA actually means, i dont get the RBA, is it like countering the BA before they actually BA you?

The Bel-Air is when you tell a really serious story but then finish it unexpectedly with the last half of the Fresh Prince of Bel-Air theme song. This is the "Reverse" Bel-Air because she *starts* with the *first half* of the Bel-Air theme song and then leads in unexpectedly to something serious.

Here is an example of the (regular, not reverse) Bel-Air, for people unfamiliar with it: http://images.encyclopediadramatica.com ... rPaper.jpg

I think I like the comic just a little bit less now that I know Bel-Airing is a thing that existed before this comic, but the comic is still very funny and so is Bel-Airing for that matter.

by **sje46** » Mon Aug 18, 2008 6:04 am UTC

iloveyoumegan wrote:yes, i see this also contains her spirit form

http://xkcd.com/159/
http://xkcd.com/215/
http://xkcd.com/420/
http://xkcd.com/439/
http://img174.imageshack.us/img174/4021/xkcdwz7.jpg

OH my God, I never realized that.

Megan. Is that Randall's (ex?)girlfriend?

Do we have a recurring character here?
I applaud you.

by **erpo41** » Mon Aug 18, 2008 6:15 am UTC

This comic was a real let-down because it broke me out of my freemanic paracusia. I had a good thing going, but reading the fresh prince song threw me for a loop.

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