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==Explanation== | ==Explanation== | ||
| − | + | [http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/HomePage TVtropes] is a popular site which allows conversation on {{w|tropes}}. A common joke with the site is how you will read a page, find a certain trope, which will open another tab on your web page. Then, as you read another article, you'll open even more pages. Pretty soon, this will cause an extremely long cycle of opening new pages and closing old ones. | |
| − | In the comic, this is exactly what happens to | + | In the comic, this is exactly what happens to our unfortunate victim. He starts on a single page, then opens more and more tabs on different pages. Pretty soon, he finds himself stuck in a loop of opening pages. |
| − | The last frame refers to {{w|Rickrolling}}, which is the practice of being linked to {{w | + | The last frame refers to {{w|Rickrolling}}, which is the practice of being linked to {{w|Rick Astley's}} "{{w|Never Gonna Give You Up}}" on YouTube. |
| − | The title text refers to the comedy site [http://www.cracked.com Cracked.com]. This site is also known for its addictive articles. Most articles are formatted in the same way the title text notes. Eventually, Cracked itself wrote a column that [http://www.cracked.com/blog/clippy-finally-messes-with-the-wrong-word-doc/ paid tribute to this cartoon]. (See the very last line ''With that in mind, we present to you the 17 Worst Haircuts in The Ottoman Empire''.) | + | The title text refers to the comedy site [http://www.cracked.com Cracked.com]. This site is also known for its addictive articles. Most articles are formatted in the same way the title text notes. Eventually, Cracked itself wrote a column that [http://www.cracked.com/blog/clippy-finally-messes-with-the-wrong-word-doc/paid tribute to this cartoon]. (See the very last line ''With that in mind, we present to you the 17 Worst Haircuts in The Ottoman Empire''.) |
| − | The original comic links to TVtropes' page of | + | The original comic links to TVtropes' page of [http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/UniversalTropes Universal tropes]. TVtropes has taken notice and has a welcome letter for you at the end of the main article: "Oh, and {{xkcd|609|hello}} to all you [http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Webcomic/Xkcd xkcd] readers. (And [http://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php?title=609 thank you] [http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/TVTropesWillRuinYourLife for the information]!)" Here the thank you link actually links to this page, the hello links to the comic on xkcd and the other two links are two articles on TVTropes, the first about xkcd and the last referring to this comic. |
==Transcript== | ==Transcript== | ||
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:[Megan walks in behind Cueball who is still sitting at the computer. The bottom of the image is covered in Megan's last line] | :[Megan walks in behind Cueball who is still sitting at the computer. The bottom of the image is covered in Megan's last line] | ||
| − | :Megan: Okay, who linked you to TVTropes? What's | + | :Megan: Okay, who linked you to TVTropes? What's with that site? |
:Cueball: Can't ... stop... | :Cueball: Can't ... stop... | ||
:Megan: It's like Rickrolling, but you're trapped all day. | :Megan: It's like Rickrolling, but you're trapped all day. | ||
