Editing 243: Appropriate Term
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| title = Appropriate Term | | title = Appropriate Term | ||
| image = appropriate term.png | | image = appropriate term.png | ||
− | | titletext = I know a lot of people hate these, but I prefer them to touchpads | + | | titletext = I know a lot of people hate these, but I prefer them to touchpads |
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==Explanation== | ==Explanation== | ||
− | This is a simple comic offering increasingly | + | This is a simple comic offering increasingly NSFW names for the laptop's pointing device. It was an alternative to a mouse, and has largely been supplanted by the touchpad. The title text merely expresses Randall's preference for it. |
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==Transcript== | ==Transcript== | ||
− | :[A diagram of a TrackPoint pointer on a keyboard, under which is a | + | :[A diagram of a TrackPoint pointer on a keyboard, under which is a continuity line labeled "Tone of Conversation-Formal to Informal." There are four boxes under this line] |
− | :How to refer to the pointer thing on laptop keyboards | + | :Narrator: How to refer to the pointer thing on laptop keyboards |
− | :Very formal: | + | :Very formal: TrackPoint(tm)-style pointer |
:Formal: Nub | :Formal: Nub | ||
:Informal: Nipple mouse | :Informal: Nipple mouse | ||
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{{comic discussion}} | {{comic discussion}} | ||
+ | <!-- Include any categories below this line. --> | ||
[[Category:Charts]] | [[Category:Charts]] | ||
[[Category:Comics with color]] | [[Category:Comics with color]] | ||
[[Category:Computers]] | [[Category:Computers]] | ||
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