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<p>If i knew that: /* Explanation */</p> <hr /> <div>{{comic<br /> | number = 757<br /> | date = June 23, 2010<br /> | title = Toot<br /> | image = toot.png<br /> | titletext = This is also one of only five identified situations in which a vuvuzela is actually appropriate.<br /> }}<br /> <br /> ==Explanation==<br /> “Toot my own horn” is an idiom meaning to brag. However, [[Black Hat]] takes this literally and toots (blows) an {{w|air horn}}. An air horn is a horn attached to a can of compressed air, and at close range is extremely loud.<br /> <br /> Black Hat's actions could also be interpreted as punishment of Cueball, who began by claiming that he didn't want to boast about his accomplishments, but then did so anyway. <br /> <br /> The {{w|Vuvuzela}} is a [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wf2P8SnOwLo noise-generating instrument], mainly used for making noise at soccer matches in South Africa. This comic was published during the {{w|2010 FIFA World Cup}} in South Africa, and the constant buzzing from vuvuzelas throughout the matches attracted attention and controversy.<br /> <br /> ==Transcript==<br /> :Cueball: I don't mean to toot my own horn, but I ''was'' first in my class at Caltech.<br /> <br /> :[Cueball falls backward as Black Hat sounds an air horn in his face.]<br /> :Black Hat: Really? I don't mean to toot my own horn, but<br /> :'''''BRAAAAAAP!'''''<br /> <br /> :[A picture of an air horn.]<br /> :Air horns: Worth carrying around your entire life for those few perfect moments.<br /> {{comic discussion}}<br /> [[Category:Comics featuring Cueball]]<br /> [[Category:Comics featuring Black Hat]]<br /> [[Category:Language]]<br /> [[Category:Sarcasm]]</div>

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