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==Explanation== | ==Explanation== | ||
− | This comic references a famous quote made by {{w|Archimedes}}: | + | This comic references a famous quote made by {{w|Archimedes}}: "Give me a place to stand on, and I will move the Earth". Here, [[Cueball]] starts off the quote, but then he turns this into a hostage situation, announcing to kill a hostage every hour until he got the equipment to move the Earth. His hostages are the entire population of the Earth. |
− | + | The title text references a famous proverb, "Give a man a fish and you feed him for a day. Teach a man to fish and you feed him for a lifetime". But also here we have a hostage situation, if you do not give a fish the to the man he will destroy the only existing vial of antidote, which could stop Cueballs actions. | |
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==Transcript== | ==Transcript== | ||
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:Cueball: In the words of Archimedes, | :Cueball: In the words of Archimedes, | ||
− | + | :Cueball: Give me a long enough lever and a place to rest it, | |
− | :Cueball: Give me a long enough lever and a place to rest it | ||
− | :[Cueball | + | :[Cueball pulls out a gun.] |
:Cueball: Or I will kill one hostage every hour. | :Cueball: Or I will kill one hostage every hour. | ||