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| title = Scrabble | | title = Scrabble | ||
| image = scrabble.png | | image = scrabble.png | ||
− | | titletext = A veteran Scrabble player will spot the "OSTRICH" option. | + | | imagesize = |
+ | | titletext = A veteran Scrabble player will spot the "OSTRICH" option. | ||
}} | }} | ||
==Explanation== | ==Explanation== | ||
− | This comic depicts a game of {{w|Scrabble}}, a popular board game where the goal is to form words with the letters in your hand. The joke here is that the obvious option here is the word "{{w|clitoris}}, | + | This comic depicts a game of {{w|Scrabble}}, a popular board game where the goal is to form words with the letters in your hand. The joke here is that the obvious option here is the word "{{w|clitoris}}" (a part of the female genitalia), which is an inappropriate word for a family Scrabble game, but gives a 50 point bonus for using all seven tiles. The title-text points out that the letters in the hand can also form the word "OSTRICH", which is family friendly but much lower scoring. |
− | + | ==Trivia== | |
+ | Randall uses the word "Ostrich" as an alternate word, but "Historic" or "[http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/coistril Coistril]" would gain more points. | ||
==Transcript== | ==Transcript== | ||
− | :[A first-person view of a family | + | :[A first-person view of a family scrabble game at a table. The two letters on the board are 'HI' and the letters in your hand are 'CLTORIS'] |
− | + | :This always happens to me in family Scrabble games. | |
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− | {{comic discussion}} | + | {{comic discussion}} |
[[Category:Comics featuring Randall Munroe]] | [[Category:Comics featuring Randall Munroe]] | ||
[[Category:Comics featuring Cueball]] | [[Category:Comics featuring Cueball]] | ||
[[Category:Comics featuring Ponytail]] | [[Category:Comics featuring Ponytail]] | ||
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[[Category:Language]] | [[Category:Language]] | ||
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