2006-07-23
Explanation
In this comic, a couple is at a restaurant. The man exclaims "You'''re getting another dessert?!" The woman replies, "Well honey, as you know, I AM eating for two now." The man sighs and concedes, "Right, right..." The caption below the panel then reveals the twist: "Rachel wasn'''t pregnant - she'''d just decided to start eating more."
The joke plays on the well-known phrase "eating for two," which is traditionally used by pregnant women to justify increased food consumption. The comic sets up the expectation that Rachel is pregnant, but the caption subverts it by revealing she is simply using the phrase as a convenient excuse to eat more, having unilaterally decided she is "eating for two" with no actual second person involved. Her husband'''s resigned sigh suggests he knows the truth but has given up arguing.
The votey panel shows Rachel threatening, "If you complain, I'''ll eat you too!" This pushes the joke further by suggesting her appetite has become so voracious and unrestrained that even her husband could be on the menu.