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<div>{{comic<br />
| number = 1009<br />
| date = January 27, 2012<br />
| title = Sigh<br />
| image = sigh.png<br />
| titletext = If you're annoying enough, you can get them to respond with an involuntary second sigh and get a rhythm going.<br />
}}<br />
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==Explanation==<br />
[[Cueball]] is mispronouncing the name of the British TV show, that is also currently shown in the US, which is {{w|Downton Abbey}}. Mispronouncing the title as DownTOWN Abbey causes Megan to sigh because it is such a common and stupid mistake (to fans of the show at least). Mispronouncing the title changes the meaning from being about the eponymous {{w|Yorkshire}} {{w|Country Estate}} (pronounced ''doun''-tuhn ''ab''-ee /ˌdaʊntən ˈæbi/) to being about a monastery in the midst of a large city (incorrectly pronounced ''doun-toun ab''-ee /ˈdaʊnˌtaʊn ˈæbi/). In the UK the CBD (Central business district, (big middly bit)) is simply called the "city center". <br />
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{{w|LMFAO}} is a ubiquitous group in the US on radio, TV and even strange commercials with [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4zJWA3Vo6TU rodents riding in cars with their song, Party Rock Anthem]. However, this comic is a reference to another one of their songs, [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wyx6JDQCslE "Sexy And I Know It."] The relevant lyrics go something like this:<br />
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:''sigh''… girl look at that body<br />
:''sigh''… girl look at that body<br />
:''sigh''… girl look at that body<br />
:ah-ah, I work out!<br />
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The title text is pretty self-explanatory, especially if the person already knows the music.<br />
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==Transcript==<br />
:[Cueball is standing behind Megan, who's sitting and watching TV.]<br />
:Cueball: Hey, is that ''Downtown Abbey''? What town is it in the downtown of, anyway?<br />
:Megan: ''*siiiiiiigh*''<br />
:Cueball: —''girl look at that body.''<br />
:We should thank ''LMFAO'' for giving us such a great way to respond to exasperated sighs.<br />
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