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<p>YSelfTool: Linkfix</p> <hr /> <div>{{comic<br /> | number = 1408<br /> | date = August 15, 2014<br /> | title = March of the Penguins<br /> | image = march_of_the_penguins.png<br /> | titletext = You ARE getting older, though.<br /> }}<br /> <br /> ==Explanation==<br /> {{incomplete|Very basic explanation. Could use some fleshing out.}}<br /> <br /> Many of the xkcd comics outline ways to make people feel older by referencing various pieces of popular culture that are outdated or feel like they happened a long time ago (for instance, [[1393: Timeghost]]). This seems to be what Black Hat is doing as he walks in on Megan to announce that all the penguins from {{w|March of the Penguins}} (a 2005 documentary about emperor penguins) are dead. Megan is familiar with these sorts of antics, and so, frustrated, she simply acknowledges Black Hat's statement by agreeing that everyone is aging. Black Hat, however, reveals that he is not trying to make her feel old, he is announcing that he has killed the penguins, and is &quot;trying to apologize&quot;. This obviously gives the situation a much darker tone, especially since Black Hat is likely not truly apologizing, as he is very unapologetic in his &quot;classhole&quot; tendencies.<br /> <br /> ==Transcript==<br /> :[Black Hat walks in, Megan is at a desk]<br /> :Black Hat: All the birds from ''March of the Penguins'' are now dead.<br /> <br /> :Megan: OK, I ''get'' it. We're all aging.<br /> <br /> :Black Hat: What? No. I'm not trying to make you feel old. They were alive last night. I'm trying to apologize.<br /> <br /> :Megan: Oh God<br /> <br /> {{comic discussion}}</div>

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