2014-03-17
Explanation
The Joke
A woman wakes up and asks her friend how drunk she was last night. She is told she got breast implants -- and specifically, she had a chip installed so that whenever the implants are squeezed, they play the main theme from Star Wars. Horrified, the woman yells "No! That is not true! That is impossible!" -- which is itself a famous Star Wars quote (Luke Skywalker in The Empire Strikes Back). Her friend points this out and declares it "the greatest decision I have ever made." In the final panel, the woman is unconsciously humming the Star Wars theme while squeezing, and her friend says they need to talk about her "drinking problem."
The Humor
The comic operates on multiple comedic levels. First, there is the absurdity of getting novelty breast implants while blackout drunk -- a decision so outlandish it borders on the surreal. Second, the woman unwittingly proves how appropriate the Star Wars implants are by instinctively quoting Star Wars when she protests, demonstrating that she is such a fan that even her outrage comes out as a Star Wars reference. Third, the final panel shows her already absent-mindedly activating the implants and humming the theme, suggesting she is not as opposed to the modification as she claims. The joke ultimately suggests that drunk decisions sometimes reveal hidden desires -- in this case, the woman is clearly a Star Wars superfan even if she would not have consciously chosen musical breast implants.
References
- "No! That is not true! That is impossible!" is a quote from Luke Skywalker in The Empire Strikes Back (1980), spoken when Darth Vader reveals he is Luke'''s father.
- The Star Wars main theme, composed by John Williams, is one of the most recognizable pieces of film music in history.