2010-12-28
Explanation
This comic plays on the stereotype of nerds who pretend to be knowledgeable about sports to seem more well-rounded, especially in social or dating situations. The bespectacled man at the table is attempting to explain football to his date, but his "explanation" is hilariously vague and nonsensical: "You get two football clubs. They football at each other. Then, whoever footballs hardest is the king of football."
The caption below reads "Fun dating activity: Trick a nerd into claiming he likes a sport, then ask him to explain the rules." The humor comes from the nerd's complete inability to describe even the basic rules of football, using the word "football" as a verb and noun interchangeably in a way that reveals total ignorance of the sport. It satirizes the social pressure people feel to be interested in sports, and the awkward results when someone fakes knowledge they do not have.