During the Hugh-Xiulan wedding, Ginger (yeah, "Who?" is spot on) pines after Gerald (nope, not him either), but Xiulan and Edda believe he's gay. He's not, it turns out. And to prove it, Ginger and Gerald make out in a graveyard near a tombstone whose most prominent engraved word is "LAID." Great subtle stuff, by the master himself. Also, when we say "make out," we mean specifically that Gerald fingerbangs Ginger against the aforementioned tombstone. Don't forget: This is the wedding where all of the ladies in the wedding party went commando. Did we mention that it is the middle of the day? Or that this is immediately after the wedding? Or that this graveyard is obviously right next to the chapel where the wedding was taking place? And that it was broad daylight? Oh, we said that one already? Well, it bears repeating. Weirdly, their public fucking isn't something everyone can see. (First time for everything in this strip, we suppose.) Only Seth notices them as they fornicate on the grass behind a tombstone. Not a tombstone large enough to adequately hide a humping couple in the daytime, of course. No one (except Seth) notices even though they're all standing just three feet away. High quality stuff, as per usual.
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This civil tongued episode includes:
- Trump
- Linus Pauling
- Elephants
- Ridiculous couches
- The Gilded Age
- Dowton Abbey
- wind-up clacking teeth
- Ben Franklin
- Coneheads
- Bespoke tailoring
- Stephen Foster
- The Obamas
- Sewing
- Bridesmaids dresses
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Jeff Drake
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