Comic #3601: bases-loaded

Description

Comic Description:

The comic opens with a narrative about teenagers and a baseball metaphor used to describe sexual achievement, outlining the bases as follows:

First base: touching.
Second base: touching boobs.
Third base: doing it.
Fourth base: doing it.

Next, it expresses concerns from morality groups about teenagers overindulging in these activities, with characters expressing the idea that it would be better if kids were influenced by authority figures instead of their peers.

A character suggests a "pragmatic solution" to change the metaphor by adding "sixteen" to baseball. There is humorous doubt expressed about this suggestion, leading to a discussion about how teenagers have already "been to bases one through four" and they need to know "what's beyond."

The tone shifts to a revelation about teenage culture that has changed dramatically, as a character mentions they've reached "fourteenth base."

There’s mention of a natural disaster (an earthquake) where the sun became "as black" as "blood." A character argues about the weirdness of this situation, leading to a joke about the average sixteen-year-old being at "seventeenth base" five times concerning the number of "water weenies."

The comic then transitions to graphs with labels for "Pregnancy Risk" and "Popularity."

Graph 1 (Pregnancy Risk): Shows a peak, followed by a decline over time.
Graph 2 (Popularity): Illustrates fluctuations in popularity over time with a visual trajectory resembling a mountain.

The narrative closes with morality groups expressing confusion, wondering if they got what they wanted, and people stop and examine their choices on what to do with an "inner tube of locusts."

The final scene portrays a character frustrated with their high electricity bill, adding comedic relief.

Overall Tone: The comic mixes humor with commentary on teenage culture and social issues while illustrating complex ideas through relatable metaphors and humorous scenarios.