0515: "No One Must Know"

von Eisenstein · Postby **von Eisenstein** » Wed Dec 10, 2008 5:01 am UTC

Alt Text: Or perhaps they knew he was there, and were just trying to torment him first.

Link: http://xkcd.com/515/

"Frankly, my dear...I don't give a damn." <----First thing that popped into my head. No reason why.
Edit: WAIT, MAYBE THERE IS A REASON WHY! Maybe that's what the other guy said, prompting the couple to dismember him in anger. =D

TJSomething · Postby **TJSomething** » Wed Dec 10, 2008 5:02 am UTC

If it's wrong to laugh this much, I don't want to be right.

Kazuke · Postby **Kazuke** » Wed Dec 10, 2008 5:03 am UTC

But...But I saw them...so... D:

sargeras0000 · Postby **sargeras0000** » Wed Dec 10, 2008 5:03 am UTC

Such nice use of color. It reminds me of the one about the drapes.

GodShapedBullet · Postby **GodShapedBullet** » Wed Dec 10, 2008 5:03 am UTC

I didn't think that much of this one, but at least Carl Wheeler will probably be able to get something out of it.

kingkael · Postby **kingkael** » Wed Dec 10, 2008 5:04 am UTC

von Eisenstein wrote:"Frankly, my dear...I don't give a damn." <----First thing that popped into my head. No reason why.

I believe you mean "Frankly, my dear, I don’t give a frack."

videogamesizzle · Postby **videogamesizzle** » Wed Dec 10, 2008 5:05 am UTC

AH HA HA HA HA HA HA *breathe* HA HA HA HA HA HA HA!

oh, wow. that was a good one. it seems like the kind of thing they'd do. although this is the first time they've committed direct murder. :shock:

tarrantkwok · Postby **tarrantkwok** » Wed Dec 10, 2008 5:05 am UTC

They better remember to cover him with salt so he doesn't bloat and start a foul smell and all.

glasnt · Postby **glasnt** » Wed Dec 10, 2008 5:06 am UTC

I wouldn't expect anything less from Mr/Mrs Black Hat.

Eternal Density · Postby **Eternal Density** » Wed Dec 10, 2008 5:07 am UTC

Attention all who have seen this comic: We're all going* to die! :shock:

*eventually

cephalopod9 · Postby **cephalopod9** » Wed Dec 10, 2008 5:07 am UTC

D'awwwww!

Do stick figures get a lot bigger post mortum? (maybe it's like wearing a dress) Or maybe there happened to be some other things that needed burrying.

Pit · Postby **Pit** » Wed Dec 10, 2008 5:08 am UTC

The first thing that popped into my head was more like "why not."

Personally, I'm a big fan of the Hat man and seemingly female equivalent storyline, so I'm just glad they're there.

videogamesizzle · Postby **videogamesizzle** » Wed Dec 10, 2008 5:09 am UTC

cephalopod9 wrote:Do stick figures get a lot bigger post mortum? (maybe it's like wearing a dress) Or maybe there happened to be some other things that needed burrying.

i don't even want to think about the other stuff...

alchemistique · Postby **alchemistique** » Wed Dec 10, 2008 5:10 am UTC

This is simply amazing. Anything with BHG and his lady friend is an automatic win. Such a lovely, homicidal couple they are!

The_Beige_Volvo · Postby **The_Beige_Volvo** » Wed Dec 10, 2008 5:12 am UTC

I pretty much love anything with BHG² - Black Hat Guy and Black Hair Girl - but they're on the nose with this one; all my pet names for girlfriends are in foreign languages... (reduces the number of times I have to get the spade out

)

teucer · Postby **teucer** » Wed Dec 10, 2008 5:17 am UTC

I cannot read references to a certain foodstuff without thinking of this lovely retelling of my favorite epic - so as soon as he said "danish" I thought about how silly he was being. After all, everyone knows you are supposed to eat danish for dessert.

Silly, silly, silly.

(Yes, this meant the comic made me laugh three times rather than the normal two.)

EtzHadaat · Postby **EtzHadaat** » Wed Dec 10, 2008 5:18 am UTC

Guys, we all saw that...

we're all targets.

dennisw · Postby **dennisw** » Wed Dec 10, 2008 5:19 am UTC

I swear I didn't see/hear a thing! [backing slowly away]

pyroman · Postby **pyroman** » Wed Dec 10, 2008 5:19 am UTC

Thats some real effective dextering there. Good to see that black hat man and journal girl are getting along so well. Nothing like some good team work to bring a couple together = )

sh3l1 · Postby **sh3l1** » Wed Dec 10, 2008 5:21 am UTC

I love how the bag appears to have shotgun wounds in it as well, just for extra measure.

ParanoidDrone · Postby **ParanoidDrone** » Wed Dec 10, 2008 5:23 am UTC

You know, the shock of murder aside, I'm not really surprised that Black Hat Couple would go to these lengths to keep their romance a secret.

Chai Kovsky · Postby **Chai Kovsky** » Wed Dec 10, 2008 5:24 am UTC

I'm not going to say that this was a "Get out of my head, Randall." I plead the fifth instead.

No one will ever find the bodies anyway...

ohnoesmilk · Postby **ohnoesmilk** » Wed Dec 10, 2008 5:26 am UTC

Awwww. That was cute. And hilarious.

10nitro · Postby **10nitro** » Wed Dec 10, 2008 5:26 am UTC

At first I snickered, but BHG committing direct murder... it's just not right. Torture maybe, but murder?
I'm going to pretend that they guy in the bag is gagged, but trying to shout "You can't bury me, I'm still alive!"
Or that he will wake up tied and gagged in a bag, and a thin layer of dirt over him, a few organs missing, and a few sectors of his brain erased.

But not dead.

[edit] It took me forever to post this "At least one new post has been made to this topic. You may wish to review your post in light of this."

sje46 · Postby **sje46** » Wed Dec 10, 2008 5:27 am UTC

I'm sorry Randall. Murder=funny now?
I have to wonder why we don't treat murder the same way we treat rape: as a completely horrible thing that is not a thing to be joked about.

Benjh · Postby **Benjh** » Wed Dec 10, 2008 5:28 am UTC

It's good. Very good.

The_Beige_Volvo · Postby **The_Beige_Volvo** » Wed Dec 10, 2008 5:29 am UTC

Chai Kovsky wrote:I'm not going to say that this was a "Get out of my head, Randall." I plead the third instead.

No one will ever find the bodies anyway...

Fixed

sh3l1 · Postby **sh3l1** » Wed Dec 10, 2008 5:31 am UTC

sje46 wrote:I'm sorry Randall. Murder=funny now?
I have to wonder why we don't treat murder the same way we treat rape: as a completely horrible thing that is not a thing to be joked about.

The murder isn't funny. It's the shame over stupid sayings.

sje46 · Postby **sje46** » Wed Dec 10, 2008 5:31 am UTC

I should clarify. I found it funny. But why? Why do we as a society find murder to be a thing to joke about but something not as bad (I don't think that rape is as bad as murder, although it is pretty bad . .. what do I know, I haven't been raped) is not joked about?
Sorry. I read this last night:
http://pysih.com/2008/12/07/the-dnepropetrovsk-maniacs/

10nitro · Postby **10nitro** » Wed Dec 10, 2008 5:32 am UTC

sje46 wrote:I'm sorry Randall. Murder=funny now?
I have to wonder why we don't treat murder the same way we treat rape: as a completely horrible thing that is not a thing to be joked about.

??? Clearly you have never been to a public highschool if you don't think people joke about rape... actually, I don't know any rape jokes that don't also involve pedophilia, does that count?

Affableprechaun · Postby **Affableprechaun** » Wed Dec 10, 2008 5:34 am UTC

Black Hat Guy and (what did we decide we calling her? Err...) and his significant other return! Which is good, I was missing her.

I appreciate the lengths they will go for their relationship. I also like the concept that they killed them without ever saying anything to each other beforehand.

lysandra · Postby **lysandra** » Wed Dec 10, 2008 5:36 am UTC

That bag looks like they stuffed at least 2 or 3 stick people in it...

sje46 · Postby **sje46** » Wed Dec 10, 2008 5:36 am UTC

10nitro wrote:
sje46 wrote:I'm sorry Randall. Murder=funny now?
I have to wonder why we don't treat murder the same way we treat rape: as a completely horrible thing that is not a thing to be joked about.

??? Clearly you have never been to a public highschool if you don't think people joke about rape... actually, I don't know any rape jokes that don't also involve pedophilia, does that count?

Oh, I know people joke about rape. But it is a lot less accepted than joking about murder. Especially if it is guy-on-girl rape. (Guy rape and statutory rape are treated as a joke). But just imagine if Randall ended this comic with them raping the guy.

aion7 · Postby **aion7** » Wed Dec 10, 2008 5:37 am UTC

cephalopod9 wrote:D'awwwww!

Do stick figures get a lot bigger post mortum? (maybe it's like wearing a dress) Or maybe there happened to be some other things that needed burrying.

Mayhap there was others gone and saw the two verbally loving.

GodShapedBullet · Postby **GodShapedBullet** » Wed Dec 10, 2008 5:39 am UTC

sje46 wrote:
10nitro wrote:
sje46 wrote:I'm sorry Randall. Murder=funny now?
I have to wonder why we don't treat murder the same way we treat rape: as a completely horrible thing that is not a thing to be joked about.

??? Clearly you have never been to a public highschool if you don't think people joke about rape... actually, I don't know any rape jokes that don't also involve pedophilia, does that count?

Oh, I know people joke about rape. But it is a lot less accepted than joking about murder. Especially if it is guy-on-girl rape. (Guy rape and statutory rape are treated as a joke). But just imagine if Randall ended this comic with them raping the guy.

Personally I don't think either murder or rape is taboo for a webcomic with a primarily adult readership. I'm kind of disappointed though, that these characters that are typically so creative with their misanthropy had to resort to something as pedestrian as murder.

Affableprechaun · Postby **Affableprechaun** » Wed Dec 10, 2008 5:41 am UTC

GodShapedBullet wrote:I'm kind of disappointed though, that these characters that are typically so creative with their misanthropy had to resort to something as pedestrian as murder.

Ah, but the method of the murder is left unexplained. There is room for great misanthropic brilliance there.

compro01 · Postby **compro01** » Wed Dec 10, 2008 5:44 am UTC

videogamesizzle wrote: the first time they've committed direct murder.

first time they've done it in-comic. BHG vapourized a guy. and strafed 3 mimes.

fishyfish777 · Postby **fishyfish777** » Wed Dec 10, 2008 5:46 am UTC

first thing that popped in my head was "what-?!"

I did not, i fdar, get the main joke of this comic

god i cannot use my laptop under the covers and its damn near impossible to type with the psp

ABCS_Firebird · Postby **ABCS_Firebird** » Wed Dec 10, 2008 5:48 am UTC

I slowly begin to wonder on how the last three comics reflect xkcd's personal life.

videogamesizzle · Postby **videogamesizzle** » Wed Dec 10, 2008 5:49 am UTC

compro01 wrote:
videogamesizzle wrote: the first time they've committed direct murder.

first time they've done it in-comic. BHG vapourized a guy. and strafed 3 mimes.

oh, yeah. how'd i forget the trial?

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