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#REDIRECT [[1409: Query]]
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{{comic
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| number    = 1409
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| date      = August 17, 2014
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| title    = Query
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| image    = query.png
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| titletext = SELECT * FROM GHOSTS
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}}
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==Explanation==
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[[Megan]] picks up a strange device that mysteriously asks her to enter a query after stating "LOADED TABLE: PEOPLE ENTER QUERY." She looks around and sees people surrounding her. Upon entering a MySQL-esque query into it (SELECT * FROM PEOPLE WHERE AGE > 30), the specified people are basked in a yellow light. She then tries other experimental queries, and sees it work every time.
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Finally, she types "DROP TABLE PEOPLE" (delete the Table named People), and everybody, including herself, disappears.
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It can be noted that the title text may be a joke stating that when the people died, they were moved to a table called "GHOSTS." The query would then, presumably, see all the people that were deleted.
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==Transcript==
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{{incomplete transcript}}
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{{comic discussion}}
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[[Category:Comics featuring Cueball]]
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[[Category:Comics featuring Megan]]
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[[Category:Comics featuring Ponytail]]
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[[Category:Comics featuring Hairy]]
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[[Category:Comics with color]]

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