Editing 1267: Mess

{{comic
| number    = 1267
| date      = September 20, 2013
| title     = Mess
| image     = mess.png
| titletext = 'Sorry, I left out my glass of water from last night.' OH GOD I APPARENTLY LIVE IN A GARBAGE PIT.
}}

==Explanation==
There is a common psychological phenomenon which causes people to mentally magnify their own flaws, while failing to notice the flaws of others, so common it apparently doesn't have a scientific name. Many self-conscious people apologize for "the mess" in their home whenever they have guests over, no matter how neat their house looks. If the house is neater than the guest's own home, the guest is likely to say to himself: "If she thinks THIS is messy, what would she think of my place?!" The title text takes this even further.

==Transcript==
:[Cueball and a friend walk into a bedroom. There's a bed, a picture on the wall, some curtains, a rug, and one item on the floor. On the whole, the room is immaculate.]
:Friend: Sorry it's such a disaster in here.
:Cueball: (inside a thought bubble) whoa— what's ''wrong'' with me?
:My room never looks as nice as the rooms other people apologize for.

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