OK, “legaleagle48”, I’m going to assume you read a sports-based comic strip and actually are clueless enough to not get the joke:
The guy is a place kicker for a football team (pro or college) who is about to execute a (shall we say) “game winning” kiss with his girlfriend, when suddenly an opposing coach (perhaps a metaphor for the girlfriend’s parents?) calls time out to stop and “ice” the play (i.e.: attempt to throw off his timing.) The coach and referee are hallucinations on the guy’s part and the girl, who sees nothing, does not know what’s going on.
I suppose it is the strip’s attempt to ridicule the tendency of coaches to call last-second time outs to try to “rattle” an opposing kicker. Coaches do this despite place kickers maintaining that it usually don’t do any good and instead gives the kicker and the opposing team more time to set up a field goal.
I came to the comments page because I was hoping someone already HAD explained it. It really is a nightmare? He’s a hockey player who became a placekicker? Whatever. Her skounched up face waiting for the kiss that never came is kinda horrifying.
I just noticed the 35 year anniversary notice! Wow! Understand today’s comic or not, I love Tank. Thanks! Norts Spews Forever!
This is like the Saints & Redskins last week. Saints scored a TD on a play that took five minutes to review. The play stood as called and as the Saints were lining up for the PAT, the ‘Skins called a timeout.
Alabama_Al said, OK, I’m going to assume you read a sports-based comic strip and actually are clueless enough to not get the joke:
Al, I read Tank despite the fact that I never watch, play or know much about sports. Most of the time I don’t need a play-by-play to get the joke. I simply enjoy reading the strip.
Dypak, in this case, “Icing” is not a hockey penalty, but the process of calling a timeout in football just before a field goal attempt to try to un-nerve the kicker. He’s not a hockey player, but it took me two reads to get it given that the first words were “icing” and it immediately made me think of hockey as well.
I didn’t really get it until I saw the “placekicker’s nightmare” placard in the lower right corner. Might have worked better in the upper left.
legaleagle48 almost 15 years ago
This strip is becoming way too esoteric for me. Would someone care to explain the joke, because I DON’T GET IT!
Alabama Al almost 15 years ago
OK, “legaleagle48”, I’m going to assume you read a sports-based comic strip and actually are clueless enough to not get the joke:
The guy is a place kicker for a football team (pro or college) who is about to execute a (shall we say) “game winning” kiss with his girlfriend, when suddenly an opposing coach (perhaps a metaphor for the girlfriend’s parents?) calls time out to stop and “ice” the play (i.e.: attempt to throw off his timing.) The coach and referee are hallucinations on the guy’s part and the girl, who sees nothing, does not know what’s going on.
I suppose it is the strip’s attempt to ridicule the tendency of coaches to call last-second time outs to try to “rattle” an opposing kicker. Coaches do this despite place kickers maintaining that it usually don’t do any good and instead gives the kicker and the opposing team more time to set up a field goal.
Durak Premium Member almost 15 years ago
I came to the comments page because I was hoping someone already HAD explained it. It really is a nightmare? He’s a hockey player who became a placekicker? Whatever. Her skounched up face waiting for the kiss that never came is kinda horrifying.
I just noticed the 35 year anniversary notice! Wow! Understand today’s comic or not, I love Tank. Thanks! Norts Spews Forever!
YatInExile almost 15 years ago
This is like the Saints & Redskins last week. Saints scored a TD on a play that took five minutes to review. The play stood as called and as the Saints were lining up for the PAT, the ‘Skins called a timeout.
catqueen almost 15 years ago
Alabama_Al said, OK, I’m going to assume you read a sports-based comic strip and actually are clueless enough to not get the joke:
Al, I read Tank despite the fact that I never watch, play or know much about sports. Most of the time I don’t need a play-by-play to get the joke. I simply enjoy reading the strip.
mdeatherage Premium Member almost 15 years ago
Dypak, in this case, “Icing” is not a hockey penalty, but the process of calling a timeout in football just before a field goal attempt to try to un-nerve the kicker. He’s not a hockey player, but it took me two reads to get it given that the first words were “icing” and it immediately made me think of hockey as well.
I didn’t really get it until I saw the “placekicker’s nightmare” placard in the lower right corner. Might have worked better in the upper left.
Madman2001 almost 15 years ago
You have to really understand pro-football to appreciate this. Way too esoteric!!