Talk:422: A Better Idea

2017-09-26T21:19:51Z

162.158.69.169:

Why ''almost''? [[Special:Contributions/173.245.55.217|173.245.55.217]] 16:39, 4 December 2013 (UTC)BK
:Maybe because Cueball realizes that this prom brings him to an ordinary life, no LAN parties any more, but he just wants go back to that parties.--[[User:Dgbrt|Dgbrt]] ([[User talk:Dgbrt|talk]]) 21:58, 4 December 2013 (UTC)
:My guess is it's because high school itself isn't ''necessarily'' all that pleasant (though your mileage may vary); would you really enroll in four more years of high school just for a single LAN party in formal attire at the end? Even if you could be the appropriate age for the duration? The title text indicates that he doesn't ''quite'' consider the trade-off likely to be worth it. [[User:Nyperold|Nyperold]] ([[User talk:Nyperold|talk]]) 20:00, 27 June 2016 (UTC)

This could be looked at as exactly the reverse as well, and I don't see any clear way to pick one over the other as the intended meaning of the strip. Cueball could have simply dumped his date and gone to the LAN party. Now in hindsight he regrets that he chose the LAN party over the possibility of a continued relationship with his prom date. (Who we assume would have dumped him on the spot!)[[User:ExternalMonolog|ExternalMonolog]] ([[User talk:ExternalMonolog|talk]]) 21:27, 21 January 2014 (UTC)ExternalMonolog
:Why are we assuming Cueball is the one interested in the LAN part instead of Megan? The comic gives no indication whether Cueball, Megan, or both are enticed by the prospect. [[Special:Contributions/162.158.69.169|162.158.69.169]] 21:19, 26 September 2017 (UTC)

422: A Better Idea

2017-09-26T21:16:48Z

162.158.69.169: removed some undue assumptions about differences in the depicted characters' interests.

{{comic
| number = 422
| date = May 12, 2008
| title = A Better Idea
| image = a_better_idea.png
| titletext = It's *almost* enough to make me want to redo high school.
}}

==Explanation==
In the United States prom (short for promenade) is a semi-formal (black tie) dance or gathering of high-school students. They normally are awkward experiences for nerdy people.

A LAN party is a temporary gathering of people with computers or game consoles, between which they establish a local area network (LAN), primarily for the purpose of playing multiplayer video games. They are normally very informal.

Cueball and Megan are likely going to prom together, but they stop when they see there's a LAN party in formal attire, meaning they wouldn't be out of place. The comic title is likely what one or both of them would say in this situation, since the LAN party is probably much more appealing than a formal ball to them.

The title text indicates that Randall would have loved for such a thing to be possible, so much that he ''very nearly'' would redo high school just to participate.

==Transcript==
:[Cueball wearing a bow tie stands holding hands with Megan wearing a dress. On the left, there is a sign pointing left, which reads "PROM"; on the right, there is a sign pointing right, which reads "LAN PARTY IN FORMAL ATTIRE".]

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