This strip has two main influences.
One is a Lenny Bruce skit, which I haven’t heard for so long I can’t remember the precise story, but basically Lenny Bruce had a friend who was very overtly homosexual, and Lenny was talking to the guy’s mom, who talked of her son much the way Donna’s mom talks of her — completely misinterpreting her “kindness” and “generosity” towards those of the same sex.
The other is that in Sex Ed, back in high school, we learned that trying to BE QUIET really was ineffective to drown out lovemaking, while blasting loud music WAS. Which, now that I think of it, is kinda’ a strange thing to learn in Sex Ed, although very useful.
Man, I wosh they taught us things like that in sex ed…
Another thing they should teach : If you’re a guy, remember to take your socks off before your pants.
On the other hand, blasting loud music can also drown out the warning noises of parents approaching.
I didn’t learn that one in Sex Ed.