Editing 276: Fixed Width
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| titletext = I wish I knew how to quit this so I wouldn't have to quit you. | | titletext = I wish I knew how to quit this so I wouldn't have to quit you. | ||
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==Explanation== | ==Explanation== | ||
− | + | The title is a double reference. Firstly, the lines in [[Rob]] and Emily's {{w|Instant messaging|IM}} conversation for a while have exactly the same length. Secondly, they use a fixed-width, or {{w|monospaced}}, font (it could be {{w|Courier (typeface)|Courier}}). | |
− | + | That Rob feels forced to change what he wants to type to continue the pattern could be a symptom of {{w|obsessive–compulsive disorder}}. | |
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− | + | Because of the monospaced font, any reply with 19 characters (including space) would have continued the pattern, in particular "definitely for real", the other alternative given by Emily. | |
− | + | The title text is a reference to the line "I wish I knew how to quit you" from the movie {{w|Brokeback Mountain}}. | |
==Transcript== | ==Transcript== | ||
− | + | [A man, Rob, is sitting at a computer. The text is an IRC-style transcript of a conversation, in a fixed-width font. He is text-messaging a girl he slept with named Emily; their messages read as follows:] | |
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<rob> hi | <rob> hi | ||
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</pre> | </pre> | ||
− | + | {{Comic discussion}} | |
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[[Category:Comics featuring Rob]] | [[Category:Comics featuring Rob]] | ||
[[Category:Romance]] | [[Category:Romance]] | ||
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