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β | The comic refers to the phenomenon of hearing half a conversation from a stranger on a cell phone and, not noticing the cell phone, imagining that that person is talking to you and responding in kind. The chart gives a plot of the frequency that this occurs (for [[Randall]] here represented by the [[Cueball]] to the left) against the amount of time that passes before the error is discovered. It also implies that Randall's second relationship was in reality just a particularly long instance of this occurrence, suggesting that his ' | + | The comic refers to the phenomenon of hearing half a conversation from a stranger on a cell phone and, not noticing the cell phone, imagining that that person is talking to you and responding in kind. The chart gives a plot of the frequency that this occurs (for [[Randall]] here represented by the [[Cueball]] to the left) against the amount of time that passes before the error is discovered. It also implies that Randall's second relationship was in reality just a particularly long instance of this occurrence, suggesting that his 'girlfriend' wasn't even aware of the relationship. |
The title text is the continuation of the phone call, which involves a fictional conspiracy involving the then Chairman of the {{w|Federal Reserve}} {{w|Ben Bernanke}} and a {{w|crossbow}}. | The title text is the continuation of the phone call, which involves a fictional conspiracy involving the then Chairman of the {{w|Federal Reserve}} {{w|Ben Bernanke}} and a {{w|crossbow}}. |