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Application forms, examination papers, etc. sometimes instruct applicants to avoid writing in blocked out areas of the page, as those areas are intended for administrative, office, or internal usage or processing. | Application forms, examination papers, etc. sometimes instruct applicants to avoid writing in blocked out areas of the page, as those areas are intended for administrative, office, or internal usage or processing. | ||
− | Nonetheless, a person might write in the blocked out section out of an urge to defy authority, as does [[Cueball]] in the comic. Consequences for flouting these instructions are typically trivial (e.g. perhaps the form may not be processed correctly). | + | Nonetheless, a person might write in the blocked out section out of an urge to defy authority, as does [[Cueball]] in the comic. Consequences for flouting these instructions are typically trivial (e.g. perhaps the form may not be processed correctly). In the comic, however, [[Cueball]]'s disregard for the rules prompts preparations for an armed response by some sort of law enforcement or private security organiztion, presenting a serious consequence for [[Cueball]]. |
− | The title text refers to | + | The title text refers to Douglas Hofstadter, an author associated with the philosophical concept of self-reference. "This space intentionally left blank" is "Hofstadterially confusing" because if a space on a form contains the words "This space intentionally left blank", then the space is not, in fact, left blank. (Douglas Hofstadter is also the subject of [[917: Hofstadter]].) |
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==Transcript== | ==Transcript== | ||
:[There is a sheet of paper, with a series of check boxes. A white rectangle is the focus.] | :[There is a sheet of paper, with a series of check boxes. A white rectangle is the focus.] | ||
− | :Do not write in this space | + | :Do not write in this space. |
:[Cueball is standing with a pencil, looking at the page.] | :[Cueball is standing with a pencil, looking at the page.] | ||
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:[A group of people with helmets, black goggles, and rifles look at display screens. There is a radar system on a table between them.] | :[A group of people with helmets, black goggles, and rifles look at display screens. There is a radar system on a table between them.] | ||
− | :[The screens show sheets of paper. On one screen, it shows Cueball writing.] | + | :[The screens show sheets of paper. On one screen, it shows Cueball writing on one.] |
:[One of the men arms his weapon.] | :[One of the men arms his weapon.] | ||
:''Cha-click'' | :''Cha-click'' |