Order of the Stick 679

[fba827]

I think I'm missing the joke in the final panel. Maybe it doesn't cross the Atlantic well?

Could someone explain it to me?

Cheers

Well, from what I can tell (not counting the visual gag in of itself) ...
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If you look at the last few panels from #677 (two strips ago) it will be a bit more clear ... basically, despite everything else going on, the familiar is still fixated on that as well.
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Of course, if there is more to that joke then I'm missing it too

 

[Nightson]

I think I'm missing the joke in the final panel. Maybe it doesn't cross the Atlantic well?

Could someone explain it to me?

Cheers

I believe the humor is derived mainly from the absurdity of a small raven wearing a large sombrero and a fake beard. The arises because such a such an outfit would generally be considered a poor disguise on a human and does nothing to disguise the ravens avian nature.

/Sheldon

 

[wingsandsword]

I think I'm missing the joke in the final panel. Maybe it doesn't cross the Atlantic well?

Could someone explain it to me?

Cheers

Well, it's partly the comedy cliche of a character with a disguise that is so painfully easy for the audience to see through that it's funny that the characters don't, like a fake mustache, glasses and a funny hat.

The sombrero is a traditional and stereotypical Mexican hat (that is a very over-the-top cliche way of announcing to an audience that a character is Mexican, or is trying to appear Mexican), so it probably appears more in North American humor than European humor.