The joke is just the stag party. The one stag is late so that we get the clue “bachelor party” through the dialog. If you visit Wikipedia, you see that a bachelor party is also called a stag party, and even is called a buck party. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bachelor_party
In wintertime lone bucks gather together in what biologists call “bachelor groups” for safety. A few years ago a hunter here in Utah shot an antlered female mule deer. Very unusual, but not unheard of. Today’s strip made me think of that.
It would have been funnier (although inappropriate) if a pair of legs were sticking out from the bush or if a doe was waving over the fence… but cute enough word-play, I suppose.
farflungfloyd over 12 years ago
I don’t get it.
farflungfloyd over 12 years ago
Never mind. Just got it.
King_Shark over 12 years ago
Does it matter?
poppy1313 over 12 years ago
OH
Hillbillyman over 12 years ago
But still does not make any sense to me.Of course I never been to a batchlor party and Im not the sharpest tool in the shed.
calsafe Premium Member over 12 years ago
It’s a stag party.
J Short over 12 years ago
The buck stops here.
akshanon over 12 years ago
I get the stag party joke, but what is the importance of him being late?
Mark Monnin over 12 years ago
The joke is just the stag party. The one stag is late so that we get the clue “bachelor party” through the dialog. If you visit Wikipedia, you see that a bachelor party is also called a stag party, and even is called a buck party. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bachelor_party
moderateisntleft over 12 years ago
uhm …bachelors go to a stag party, but stags go to a bachelor party… I think that’s about it….
i_am_the_jam over 12 years ago
I thought “going stag” was not bringing anything to eat or drink. Or going alone.
BRI-NO-MITE!! Premium Member over 12 years ago
In wintertime lone bucks gather together in what biologists call “bachelor groups” for safety. A few years ago a hunter here in Utah shot an antlered female mule deer. Very unusual, but not unheard of. Today’s strip made me think of that.
cindyorch over 12 years ago
still doesn’t make any sense……
burleigh2 over 12 years ago
It would have been funnier (although inappropriate) if a pair of legs were sticking out from the bush or if a doe was waving over the fence… but cute enough word-play, I suppose.
wvhappypappy over 12 years ago
Thank you, Boychucks, for challenging our intellects and imaginations. It’s funny when you “get it.”
cdward over 12 years ago
I get it – just not amused.