My wife came home while I was in the middle of creating the previous comic. I went to greet her, and Zoe came in to look at the rabbits, because the rabbits, when no one is home, will sit beside me because they are lonely.
And that’s when she saw the comic and made the above comments.
I was able to understand the phrase from context, but I was confused for a few seconds.
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Panel 1 -
Zoe: "They don't get much play?" They have girlfriends.
Errol: I'm sure that plays into it, but they are out of town so can't play board games.
Panel 2 -
Zoe (on her phone): Oh. "Play much". I read that wrong.
Errol: What?
Panel 3 -
Errol: What do you mean? "Play much?" "Much play?"
Zoe walks off screen.
Panel 4 -
Errol: Explain your young people talk to me!
Zoe: "They don't get much play?" They have girlfriends.
Errol: I'm sure that plays into it, but they are out of town so can't play board games.
Panel 2 -
Zoe (on her phone): Oh. "Play much". I read that wrong.
Errol: What?
Panel 3 -
Errol: What do you mean? "Play much?" "Much play?"
Zoe walks off screen.
Panel 4 -
Errol: Explain your young people talk to me!