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==Explanation== | ==Explanation== | ||
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+ | Cueball evidently made an assumption that turned out to be wrong, having a negative effect. Megan started to tell him "You know what happens when you assume: you make an ass out of 'u' and 'me'", a common response to that situation. However, Cueball points out that there is no evidence that he knows what happens when he assumes, so Megan is making an assumption herself. Megan concedes the point, and Cueball is satisfied with his comeback. | ||
− | + | The title text takes the original "assume" pun a step further, applying it to the word 'assert', with 'ERT' being an acronym of Emergency Response Team. | |
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==Transcript== | ==Transcript== | ||
− | :[Megan | + | :[Megan and Cueball talking.] |
:Megan: You ''assumed?'' | :Megan: You ''assumed?'' | ||
:Megan: You know what happens when you assume- | :Megan: You know what happens when you assume- | ||
:Cueball: I don't. Yet you're confidently asserting that I do. | :Cueball: I don't. Yet you're confidently asserting that I do. | ||
− | :Megan: ... | + | :Megan: ...oh. Hm. |
:Cueball: Check and mate. | :Cueball: Check and mate. | ||
{{comic discussion}} | {{comic discussion}} | ||
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[[Category:Comics featuring Megan]] | [[Category:Comics featuring Megan]] | ||
[[Category:Comics featuring Cueball]] | [[Category:Comics featuring Cueball]] | ||
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