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| title = Michael Phelps | | title = Michael Phelps | ||
| image = michael phelps.png | | image = michael phelps.png | ||
− | | titletext = [shortly] ...he ate ALL of it!? | + | | titletext = [shortly] ... he ate ALL of it!? |
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==Explanation== | ==Explanation== | ||
− | {{w|Michael Phelps}} is an American {{w|Olympics|Olympic}} swimmer, who could easily be considered the best swimmer worldwide: he is the most decorated Olympic athlete of all time, with | + | {{w|Michael Phelps}} is an American {{w|Olympics|Olympic}} swimmer, who could easily be considered the best swimmer worldwide: he is the most decorated Olympic athlete of all time, with 22 medals, 18 of them gold (won in the 2004, 2008 and 2012 summer Olympics). He was most dominant in the 2008 Beijing Olympics where he won gold in all of the eight events in which he competed (the record for a single games). |
− | + | This comic is a take on the idea that, Michael Phelps being (irritatingly) fast and uncatchable in a pool, a quirky yet simple trick one might imagine to nullify his pool supremacy, would be to turn the water into {{w|Jello}}, a gelatine product, by simply dropping a huge quantity of Jello powder in the pool. | |
− | + | In the comic, [[Cueball]] and [[Megan]] try to get rid of Michael Phelps (as if he were a common pest like an animal) who is swimming in Megan's pool. As they can't catch him since he swims too fast (and he taunts them about it), Cueball resorts to the Jello trick, bringing big boxes of Jello powder, to stop and catch him. | |
− | + | However, according to the title-text, after having waited the time necessary for the water to solidify, Cueball realizes that Phelps has eaten all of the resulting Jello. This may be a reference to Phelps being used to eating impressive food quantities (about 12,000 calories daily), to keep up with his strenuous exercise regimen;<sup>[http://www.michaelphelps.net/michael-phelps-diet/]</sup> or it may be a reference to pictures of Phelps smoking from a bong that arose after the 2008 Olympics in Beijing, China, as Marijuana use is often associated with an increased appetite. Otherwise, the text may simply be a reference to Phelps being capable of achieving super-human feats, such as devouring an entire pool full of Jello. | |
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==Transcript== | ==Transcript== | ||
:[Megan and Cueball standing outside their en-Phelps-ified swimming pool.] | :[Megan and Cueball standing outside their en-Phelps-ified swimming pool.] | ||
:Cueball: Why is Michael Phelps in your backyard pool? | :Cueball: Why is Michael Phelps in your backyard pool? | ||
− | :Megan: I don't know. He's been there all day. ''Go home, Michael!'' | + | :Megan: I don't know. He's been there all day. ''Go home, Michael!'' |
:Michael Phelps: Woo! 18 gold medals! | :Michael Phelps: Woo! 18 gold medals! | ||
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:Cueball: Can you get him? | :Cueball: Can you get him? | ||
:Megan: He's so '''''fast'''''! | :Megan: He's so '''''fast'''''! | ||
− | :Phelps: Ha hah! Can't catch me! | + | :Phelps: Ha hah! Can't catch me! <Splash splash> |
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:[Cueball heads off to fetch something.] | :[Cueball heads off to fetch something.] |