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==Explanation== | ==Explanation== | ||
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− | + | This is another comic using [[:Category:Substitutions|substitutions]] to create the joke by replacing words or phrases, in this case "My cat", with a different word or phrase, in this case "My friend Catherine" (hence the title). The choice of the name is related to the word cat having the same three first letters. | |
− | + | By doing so in a list of people discussing things their cat did, it makes it seem like they are discussing things their female human friend did. What is cute, impressive, or at least normal behavior for a cat would often be weird, disgusting or disturbing if an adult human were to do it, which is what makes the substitution humorous. | |
− | + | Note that the substitution can be a simple mental substitution, or there are {{w|browser_extension|browser extensions}} that can be used to do the substitution for you. | |
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− | + | It should also be noted that this comic conflicts with one of the substitutions from [[1288: Substitutions]]. Namely: its original car → cat replacement. Upon this comic's release, "car" and "cat" should still work the same using both substitutions, except in the case where a sentence has the words "my car" which would then turn to "my cat", which would then be replaced with "my friend Catherine." (unless the test for "my cat" comes before the test for car.) | |
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− | + | In the title text there is another cat related status update regarding a cat sitting on a keyboard. Given the fact that one of the earlier substitution comics from before the [[1288: Substitutions|three]] ''[[1625: Substitutions 2|Substitution]]'' [[1679: Substitutions 3|comics]], was [[1031: s/keyboard/leopard/]] that replaced keyboard with leopard, many [[#Discussion|fans of xkcd]] was a little disappointed that the title text did not read: ''I can't get any work done because my friend Catherine is sitting on my leopard.'' | |
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==Transcript== | ==Transcript== | ||
:[Captions above the frame:] | :[Captions above the frame:] | ||
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:<big>My Cat→My Friend Catherine</big> | :<big>My Cat→My Friend Catherine</big> | ||
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:Oh no, my friend Catherine has learned to open the refrigerator. | :Oh no, my friend Catherine has learned to open the refrigerator. | ||
− | :[A head shot seen from the | + | :[A head shot seen from the side of a person with a knit cap and short black hair below the cap:] |
:My friend Catherine just walked in, threw up on the rug, and walked out. | :My friend Catherine just walked in, threw up on the rug, and walked out. | ||
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{{comic discussion}} | {{comic discussion}} | ||
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[[Category:Substitutions]] | [[Category:Substitutions]] | ||
+ | [[Category:Animals]] | ||
[[Category:Comics featuring Cueball]] | [[Category:Comics featuring Cueball]] | ||
[[Category:Comics featuring Ponytail]] | [[Category:Comics featuring Ponytail]] | ||
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[[Category:Comics featuring Megan]] | [[Category:Comics featuring Megan]] | ||
[[Category:Multiple Cueballs]] | [[Category:Multiple Cueballs]] | ||
[[Category:Social networking]] | [[Category:Social networking]] | ||
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