2013-08-12

A three-panel-style single comic. Three people sit around a table like at a pub, each tossing out a small hypothetical change to history. A red-haired woman in glasses and a green sweater says, "Franz Ferdinand's driver checked his map." A man in a gray jacket says, "Increased popularity of architectural painting, circa 1919." A brown-haired woman seen from behind says, "Hitler's dad jerked off one morning." The caption explains the bit: "My Favorite Pub Game: Nay-Dolf. Gameplay: Person who can think of the smallest change that would've prevented the rise of Hitler gets a free drink." The joke escalates from earnest historical what-ifs to a crude one. Votey (aftercomic): labeled "LAST WEEK," a person sits at a computer thinking, with a thought bubble reading, "Hmm. My comic doesn't have enough Hitler jokes," framing the main comic as the cartoonist's deliberate solution.