2006-09-30

A single-panel comic of a couples therapy session. A bald counselor holding a notepad sits facing a red-haired man and a brown-haired woman on a green couch. The man says, 'She's always making these little jokes making fun of my looks. I know she's joking, but it's really hurtful.' The counselor replies, 'Interesting... Say, does your face hurt?' The man answers, 'Uh... no... why?' The counselor delivers the classic insult: 'Because it's sure hurtin' me!' A caption below reads: 'My wife and counselor spent roughly the next fifteen minutes high-fiving.' The joke: the counselor, meant to help, instead joins the wife in mocking him. Votey (aftercomic): a rough hand-drawn close-up of a pained face with a speech bubble saying 'Please stop hugging' — implying the high-fiving escalated to unwanted hugging.