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| number = 36 | | number = 36 | ||
− | | date = <!--DO NOT ADD 2006-01-01 - this was NOT the actual post date of the comic, but merely the default date in the xkcd database. These comics do not have a known post date--> | + | | date = circa 2005<!--DO NOT ADD 2006-01-01 - this was NOT the actual post date of the comic, but merely the default date in the xkcd database. These comics do not have a known post date--> |
| title = Scientists | | title = Scientists | ||
| image = scientists.jpg | | image = scientists.jpg | ||
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| titletext = A leading expert characterized the situation as 'retarded' | | titletext = A leading expert characterized the situation as 'retarded' | ||
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==Explanation== | ==Explanation== | ||
− | This comic plays on the type of statement that news reports often use: " | + | This comic plays on the type of statement that news reports often use: "in what [group of experts] are calling '[quote]'", to add more weight and credibility to their stories. In this case, [[Cueball]] is using the phrase to attempt to add gravitas to the (relatively mundane) fact that his shoes are missing and he thinks it's "pretty gay" by assigning this opinion to scientists (rather than it being, presumably, his own opinion). The same joke is at play in the image text where a leading expert thinks the situation is "retarded" (a description not likely to be used by a "leading expert"). |
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==Transcript== | ==Transcript== | ||
− | + | :In what scientists are calling "pretty gay," I can't find my shoes. | |
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− | + | {{Comic discussion}} | |
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− | [[ | + | [[category:Comics featuring Cueball]] |
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