#3057: Excusing Yourself

XKCD comic, described below.
Transcript

[Caption above the panel:]

Ways to leave a social interaction:

[An arrow pointing towards the right is shown below the caption. Caption above arrow:]

Less polite

[First Panel: From left to right, Ponytail, White Hat, and Megan are sitting at a table with half-full glasses on it. Megan is looking down at her phone.]

Megan: Oh, gosh, I can't believe how late I've kept you up! I have to wake up early, so I should really go soon.

Megan: Can I help tidy up?

[Second Panel: White Hat and Cueball are sitting at a table (only the right half is shown, so Ponytail may be presumed to be in the left chair as in the first panel), on which there are half-full glasses and a plate.]

Cueball: It's been great, but I'm tired and need to sleep.

[Third Panel: White Hat and Black Hat are sitting at a table (again, Ponytail may be in the left chair), with two plates and a half-full wine glass at White Hat's spot. Black Hat's arm is resting on the back of his chair.]

Black Hat: We're about done having fun, right?

Black Hat: Everyone looks bored.

Black Hat: And tired.

[Fourth Panel: Ponytail, White Hat are sitting at the table. Megan is shown in a sequence of actions within the same frame.]

[Action 1: Megan kicks the table at which she was sat, spilling the drinks on it, while simultaneously pushing her chair backwards, to topple it:]

Kick

Megan: Bye.

[Action 2: Megan and her chair crash to the floor, with arm flung back.]

Crash

[Action 3: Megan tumbles away from the position she fell in, either in a backwards or sideways roll.]


(Sourced from explainxkcd.com)

Title text:The most awkward part is when you have to pause to put on your shoes before you continue rolling out the door.


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