Difference between revisions of "28: Elefino"
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| date = November 14, 2005 | | date = November 14, 2005 | ||
| title = Elefino | | title = Elefino | ||
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| titletext = Hell if I know | | titletext = Hell if I know | ||
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==Explanation== | ==Explanation== | ||
| − | The | + | This was the thirty-second comic originally posted to [[LiveJournal]]. The previous one was [[29: Hitler]], and the next one was [[31: Barrel - Part 5]]. |
| − | + | The answer for the riddle in this comic is given by the title text, "Hell if I know", which, when spoken out loud, sounds like the title of this comic, "Elefino". "Elephino" is a {{w|portmanteau}} of the words "'''eleph'''ant" and "rh'''ino'''". In the comic itself, [[Randall Munroe|Randall]] unexpectedly says, "I haven't a goddamn clue", which still conveys the same meaning but ruins the joke instead of giving the punchline. As with many of the earlier comics, the title text explains the joke rather than adding to it. | |
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:[Picture of elephant, mathematical addition symbol, picture of rhino, equals sign, large question mark.] | :[Picture of elephant, mathematical addition symbol, picture of rhino, equals sign, large question mark.] | ||
:A: I haven't a goddamn clue. | :A: I haven't a goddamn clue. | ||
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Revision as of 08:41, 7 August 2023
| Elefino |
| Original title: Monday's Drawing - Elefino |
 Title text: Hell if I know |
Explanation
This was the thirty-second comic originally posted to LiveJournal. The previous one was 29: Hitler, and the next one was 31: Barrel - Part 5.
The answer for the riddle in this comic is given by the title text, "Hell if I know", which, when spoken out loud, sounds like the title of this comic, "Elefino". "Elephino" is a portmanteau of the words "elephant" and "rhino". In the comic itself, Randall unexpectedly says, "I haven't a goddamn clue", which still conveys the same meaning but ruins the joke instead of giving the punchline. As with many of the earlier comics, the title text explains the joke rather than adding to it.
Transcript
- Q: What do you get when you cross an Elephant with a Rhino?
- [Picture of elephant, mathematical addition symbol, picture of rhino, equals sign, large question mark.]
- A: I haven't a goddamn clue.
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I would say that you get something Relephant --Akres141.101.92.41 12:11, 22 April 2015 (UTC)
- That's probably relevant 141.101.104.102 05:34, 15 December 2016 (UTC)
I feel like the comparison to Back to the Future is rather pointless, so I'm going to delete it. OriginalName (talk) 04:58, 4 August 2017 (UTC)
Elefino is the name of a restaurant in the animated series Bojack Horseman. They make the same pun as this comic. I wonder if the writers of the show had read this comic a decade earlier?
