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==Explanation== | ==Explanation== | ||
− | The comic deconstructs a {{w|snowclone}} or common idiom - "X called, they want their Y back." | + | The comic deconstructs a {{w|snowclone}} or common idiom - "X called, they want their Y back." Usually, X is a year (like 2009 here), and Y is something very popular in that year that is seen as ridiculous in the present day. |
− | Here, [[Megan]] notices a Three-Wolf Moon T-shirt that [[Cueball]] apparently owns. The {{w|Three Wolf Moon|Three-Wolf Moon}} is a shirt of three wolves howling at the moon that reached meme status when several people posted ironic reviews | + | Here, [[Megan]] notices a Three-Wolf Moon T-shirt that [[Cueball]] apparently owns. The {{w|Three Wolf Moon|Three-Wolf Moon}} is a shirt of three wolves howling at the moon that reached meme status when several people posted ironic reviews giving it supernatural powers on {{w|Amazon}} around late 2008. |
− | + | Megan says the snowclone, but before she can finish, Cueball pretends to take it literally (that is, that the year 2009 actually called her) and admonishes her for not telling them about {{w|2010 Haiti earthquake|the February 2010 earthquake in Haiti}} and {{w|2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami|the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami in Japan}}. The comic was posted shortly after the latter, so it is reasonable to assume that it was created as a response to the disaster. Knowing Cueball, he's either preempting Megan's attempt to humiliate him and giving her a pretty good burn, or Cueball, being Cueball, actually thinks the past called. | |
− | The | + | The title text continues the snowclone by implying a terrible future awaits in 2017. The year 2017 has, as Randall predicted, had to it an apocalyptic flavor due to the election of {{w|Donald Trump}}. Because the call could have been placed near one of the many anti-Trump protests held around the world, the screaming may not necessarily imply (or may not necessarily 'have' implied) the end of the world. Moreover, had {{w|Hillary Clinton}} won the 2016 US Presidential Election, there would have likely been similar apocalyptic sentiments from the opposite end of the political spectrum and thus explaining Randall's choice of 2017. |
− | + | Both the comic and title text are an example of the "You can't fight fate" trope, previously explored in [[1063: Kill Hitler]]. Someone from 2017 clearly tried to warn Randal about the election of Donald Trump, but because of the ambient noise of the protest (or whatever), the warning was drowned out. Likewise, assuming 2009 actually called, Megan either thought it was a joke or didn't think to warn them of the earthquakes and Tsunami. Thus, despite the best possible intentions of time travelers, their actions ultimately had no effect on the timeline. | |
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==Transcript== | ==Transcript== | ||
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:Cueball: You ''ASSHOLE!'' | :Cueball: You ''ASSHOLE!'' | ||
− | == | + | ==See also== |
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*[[102: Back to the Future]] | *[[102: Back to the Future]] | ||
*[[1072: Seventies]] | *[[1072: Seventies]] |