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<p>Sully: No reason to think this refers to that song beyond the word &quot;chicks&quot;</p> <hr /> <div>{{comic<br /> | number = 139<br /> | date = August 9, 2006<br /> | title = I Have Owned Two Electric Skateboards<br /> | image = electric_skateboards.png<br /> | titletext = Both the skateboards I owned were pretty cheap and broke from heavy use; I'm gonna get a really nice one if I move to the city.<br /> }}<br /> <br /> ==Explanation==<br /> {{w|Randall Munroe|Randall}} likes {{w|electric skateboard|electric skateboards}} and this comic is just showing a simple move where [[Cueball]] drives one from A to B. It's not very artistic but the &quot;chicks&quot; are cheering.<br /> <br /> In the title text Randall tells us that both of his two electric skateboards were cheap and have been worn down by heavy use. If he ever moves to a (the) city he will buy a real nice skateboard. If it is to be able to get around over the shorter distances of the city or if it is just because there are many more &quot;chicks&quot; to impress is left up to the readers imagination.<br /> <br /> Electric skateboards have been the subject of several other comics like [[409: Electric Skateboard (Double Comic)]], a panel in [[442: xkcd Loves the Discovery Channel]] and the entire [http://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php/Category:The_Race The Race] five part comic series.<br /> <br /> ==Transcript==<br /> :How Electric Skateboards Work:<br /> <br /> :[Cueball is standing on a skateboard, next to a sign that says &quot;Point A&quot; and pushes a button.]<br /> :''click''<br /> <br /> :[He skates.]<br /> :''whirrr''<br /> <br /> :[He stops, with a sign saying &quot;Point B&quot; to his right and a group of chicks (labeled &quot;chicks&quot;) to his left.]<br /> <br /> {{comic discussion}}<br /> [[Category:Comics featuring Cueball]]<br /> [[Category:Comics featuring Megan]]<br /> [[Category:Comics featuring Ponytail]]<br /> [[Category:Electric skateboard]]</div>

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