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==Explanation== | ==Explanation== | ||
− | + | ''{{w|Calvin and Hobbes}}'' is an acclaimed newspaper comic strip that ran from 1985 to 1995. Calvin is a six-year-old child with an active imagination, and Hobbes is his stuffed tiger who Calvin perceives to be alive. The two frequently had philosophical conversations, often while sledding. Calvin sledded on densely-wooded hills near where he lived, and the ride would often serve as a perfect parallel to the conversation they were having; for example, in one strip, Calvin talks about how seemingly mundane decisions can nonetheless have lasting consequences, by pointing out how all of the things they see as they continue down the hill (and eventually crash into a ravine) are a direct result of him having taken a particular fork early on. | |
− | Cueball | + | [[Cueball]] and [[Megan]], on the other hand, have a perfectly normal sled ride down a perfectly normal hill. |
− | + | ===Title text=== | |
− | + | :[Megan looks out window through blinds] | |
− | ' | + | :Megan: It's snowing! |
− | + | :Cueball: Sled time! | |
− | + | :[Megan and boy outside with sled, at the top of a hill] | |
− | + | :Cueball: It depresses me that I'm too old to learn another language fluently. My brain's solidified. | |
− | Calvin | + | :[Megan and boy sledding down the hill] |
+ | :Megan: Is there one you wish you knew? | ||
+ | :Cueball: No, I just hate having options closed to me. Like I've given up a life that was once possible. | ||
+ | :[At the bottom of the hill, sled has stopped] | ||
+ | :Megan: Which reminds me -- our anniversary is coming up. | ||
+ | :Megan: Man, that ride failed to be a metaphor for our conversation. | ||
+ | :Cueball: Guess this isn't the Calvin & Hobbes-model toboggan. | ||
==Transcript== | ==Transcript== | ||
− | :[Megan looks out window through blinds | + | :[Megan looks out window through blinds] |
:Megan: It's snowing! | :Megan: It's snowing! | ||
:Cueball: [from off-screen] Sled time! | :Cueball: [from off-screen] Sled time! | ||
− | + | :[Megan and boy outside with sled, at the top of a hill] | |
− | :[Megan and | + | :Cueball: It depresses me that I'm too old to learn another language fluently. My brain's solidified. |
− | :Cueball: It depresses me that I'm too old to learn another language fluently. My brain's solidified. | + | :[Megan and Cueball sledding down the hill] |
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− | :[Megan and Cueball sledding down the hill | ||
:Megan: Is there one you wish you knew? | :Megan: Is there one you wish you knew? | ||
:Cueball: No, I just hate having options closed to me. Like I've given up a life that was once possible. | :Cueball: No, I just hate having options closed to me. Like I've given up a life that was once possible. | ||
− | + | :[At the bottom of the hill, sled has stopped] | |
− | :[At the bottom of the hill, sled has stopped | + | :Megan: Which reminds me -- our anniversary is coming up. |
− | :Megan: | ||
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:Megan: Man, that ride failed to be a metaphor for our conversation. | :Megan: Man, that ride failed to be a metaphor for our conversation. | ||
:Cueball: Guess this isn't the Calvin & Hobbes-model toboggan. | :Cueball: Guess this isn't the Calvin & Hobbes-model toboggan. | ||
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[[Category:Language]] | [[Category:Language]] | ||
[[Category:Philosophy]] | [[Category:Philosophy]] | ||
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