1898: October 2017 - Revision history

Hawthorn at 11:54, 23 May 2023

2023-05-23T11:54:33Z

Hawthorn: Removing more Trump stuff, plus rewrite for clarity.

2023-05-23T11:54:11Z

Removing more Trump stuff, plus rewrite for clarity.

ChristmasGospel: Edit by ClassicalGames

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HisHighestMinion: Removing sad comics reference

2022-12-29T06:52:29Z

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2022-12-22T02:48:29Z

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Ex Kay Cee Dee at 20:58, 4 May 2022

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Davidy22: Reverted edits by X. K. C. D. (talk) to last revision by Kynde

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X. K. C. D. at 00:58, 4 May 2022

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Kynde: Undo revision 174563 by Hawthorn (talk) Disagree

2022-01-19T13:37:13Z

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 A mirror was previously broken by [[Black Hat]] in [[1136: Broken Mirror]]. However, as of October 2017, there were still 2 years of bad luck remaining from that breakage.
-The title text alludes to an opposite effect: even though the {{w|United_States_presidential_election,_2016|2016 US presidential election}} was relatively recent (11 months ago) at the time of this comic, Randall/Cueball has somehow convinced himself that the event has been going on for ''decades''. This alludes to the fact that Donald Trump's tumultuous presidency has so far been so stressful and eventful that the election feels like it took place far longer than 11 months ago. In psychology, this effect is called {{w|Telescoping_effect|Backward telescoping}, which causes people to overestimate the elapsed time since an event.
+The title text alludes to an opposite effect: even though the {{w|United_States_presidential_election,_2016|2016 US presidential election}} was relatively recent (11 months ago) at the time of this comic, Randall/Cueball has somehow convinced himself that the event has been going on for ''decades''. This alludes to the fact that Donald Trump's tumultuous presidency has so far been so stressful and eventful that the election feels like it took place far longer than 11 months ago. In psychology, this effect is called {{w|Telescoping_effect|Backward telescoping}}, which causes people to overestimate the elapsed time since an event.
 ==Trivia==

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 ==Explanation==
-[[Randall]] [[:Category:Comics to make one feel old|once again makes us feel old]] by referencing an old movie that our memory puts as recent. The movie in question is ''{{w|The Social Network}}'', written by {{w|Aaron Sorkin}} and directed by {{w|David Fincher}}, which was released seven years and three days prior to this comic, on October 1, 2010. Seven years is also how long some people believe bad luck will follow you after [http://www.mirrorhistory.com/mirror-facts/broken-mirror breaking a mirror].
+[[Randall]] [[:Category:Comics to make one feel old|once again makes us feel old]] by referencing an old movie that would feel recent to someone at the time. The movie in question is ''{{w|The Social Network}}'', written by {{w|Aaron Sorkin}} and directed by {{w|David Fincher}}, which was released seven years and three days prior to this comic, on October 1, 2010.
-[[Megan]] has often tried to make [[Cueball]] feel old and he thus claims he doesn't want to hear another of her factoids that will make him feel older, as he already feels old. Megan actually complies, but in the end Cueball gets too curious and ask her to hit him with the fact, which he immediately regrets.
+In the comic, Megan introduces her factoid with a typical opener of "Want to feel old?". Cueball points out that this is obviously a rhetorical trick to secure his engagement, as nobody truly ''wants'' to feel old. However, he still succumbs to the trick due to morbid curiosity - while he doesn't want to feel old, his desire to know the factoid is too great.
-A mirror was previously broken by [[Black Hat]] in [[1136: Broken Mirror]]. However, as of October 2017, there are still 2 years left of bad luck.
+Megan tells Cueball that, had he broken a mirror when ''The Social Network'' was released, his seven years of bad luck would now be over. This is a reference to an ancient superstition that breaking a mirror causes seven years of bad luck. For the purposes of Megan's comparison, however, it provides a more dramatic way to express "seven years ago", which makes the impact of that length of time land harder than it otherwise would. Cueball thus immediately regrets his curiosity.
-The title text refers to the {{w|United_States_presidential_election,_2016|2016 US presidential election}} which took place on November 8, 2016, almost 11 months before this comic, and Randall/Cueball cannot understand that this is not longer ago.  {{w|Donald Trump}} won in a surprise victory over {{w|Hillary Clinton}} ([[Randall]]'s preferred of the two, see [[1756: I'm With Her]]). A common refrain, especially among comedians, is that Donald Trump's tumultuous presidency so far has been so stressful and eventful that the election feels like it took place far longer than 11 months ago. {{w|Telescoping_effect|Backward telescoping}} is a psychological effect that causes people to overestimate the elapsed time since an event.
+A mirror was previously broken by [[Black Hat]] in [[1136: Broken Mirror]]. However, as of October 2017, there were still 2 years of bad luck remaining from that breakage.
 ==Transcript==
 :[Megan and Cueball are walking.]

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 A mirror was previously broken by [[Black Hat]] in [[1136: Broken Mirror]]. However, as of October 2017, there are still 2 years left of bad luck.
-The title text refers to the the {{w|United_States_presidential_election,_2016|2016 US presidential election}} which took place on November 8, 2016, almost 11 months before this comic, and Randall/Cueball cannot understand that this is not longer ago.  {{w|Donald Trump}} won in a surprise victory over {{w|Hillary Clinton}} ([[Randall]]'s preferred of the two, see [[1756: I'm With Her]]). A common refrain, especially among comedians, is that Donald Trump's tumultuous presidency so far has been so stressful and eventful that the election feels like it took place far longer than 11 months ago. {{w|Telescoping_effect|Backward telescoping}} is a psychological effect that causes people to overestimate the elapsed time since an event.
+The title text refers to the {{w|United_States_presidential_election,_2016|2016 US presidential election}} which took place on November 8, 2016, almost 11 months before this comic, and Randall/Cueball cannot understand that this is not longer ago.  {{w|Donald Trump}} won in a surprise victory over {{w|Hillary Clinton}} ([[Randall]]'s preferred of the two, see [[1756: I'm With Her]]). A common refrain, especially among comedians, is that Donald Trump's tumultuous presidency so far has been so stressful and eventful that the election feels like it took place far longer than 11 months ago. {{w|Telescoping_effect|Backward telescoping}} is a psychological effect that causes people to overestimate the elapsed time since an event.
 Interestingly, the title of this comic is patterned on the previous "this will make you feel old" comic "[[November 2016]]," which was published in the early hours of November 9th, while the presidential election's ballots were still being counted. Some people (including ''explain xkcd'' editors, writing in that explanation's [[1757:_November_2016#Trivia|trivia]] section, see that for more details, also on this special title name) felt that Randall could have published something more timely, and commented that the election had made them feel old enough as it was. By using the same sort of title and making this joke, Randall brings the whole thing full circle.

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 Interestingly, the title of this comic is patterned on the previous "this will make you feel old" comic "[[November 2016]]," which was published in the early hours of November 9th, while the presidential election's ballots were still being counted. Some people (including ''explain xkcd'' editors, writing in that explanation's [[1757:_November_2016#Trivia|trivia]] section, see that for more details, also on this special title name) felt that Randall could have published something more timely, and commented that the election had made them feel old enough as it was. By using the same sort of title and making this joke, Randall brings the whole thing full circle.
 ==Transcript==
 :[Megan and Cueball are walking.]

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 ==Explanation==
-[[Randall]] [[:Category:Comics to make one feel old|once again]] makes us feel old by referencing an old movie that our memory puts as recent. The movie in question is ''{{w|The Social Network}}'', written by {{w|Aaron Sorkin}} and directed by {{w|David Fincher}}, which was released seven years and three days prior to this comic, on October 1, 2010. Seven years is also how long some people believe bad luck will follow you after [http://www.mirrorhistory.com/mirror-facts/broken-mirror breaking a mirror].
+[[Randall]] [[:Category:Comics to make one feel old|once again makes us feel old]] by referencing an old movie that our memory puts as recent. The movie in question is ''{{w|The Social Network}}'', written by {{w|Aaron Sorkin}} and directed by {{w|David Fincher}}, which was released seven years and three days prior to this comic, on October 1, 2010. Seven years is also how long some people believe bad luck will follow you after [http://www.mirrorhistory.com/mirror-facts/broken-mirror breaking a mirror].
 [[Megan]] has often tried to make [[Cueball]] feel old and he thus claims he doesn't want to hear another of her factoids that will make him feel older, as he already feels old. Megan actually complies, but in the end Cueball gets too curious and ask her to hit him with the fact, which he immediately regrets.

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	Interestingly, the title of this comic is patterned on the previous "this will make you feel old" comic "[[November 2016]]," which was published in the early hours of November 9th, while the presidential election's ballots were still being counted. Some people (including ''explain xkcd'' editors, writing in that explanation's [[1757:_November_2016#Trivia\|trivia]] section, see that for more details, also on this special title name) felt that Randall could have published something more timely, and commented that the election had made them feel old enough as it was. By using the same sort of title and making this joke, Randall brings the whole thing full circle.		Interestingly, the title of this comic is patterned on the previous "this will make you feel old" comic "[[November 2016]]," which was published in the early hours of November 9th, while the presidential election's ballots were still being counted. Some people (including ''explain xkcd'' editors, writing in that explanation's [[1757:_November_2016#Trivia\|trivia]] section, see that for more details, also on this special title name) felt that Randall could have published something more timely, and commented that the election had made them feel old enough as it was. By using the same sort of title and making this joke, Randall brings the whole thing full circle.
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		+	Shortly after the election Randall made [[Sad comics\|several comics]] that could indicate his emotions regarding the result, but references to the election have become fewer and farther apart and here he again indicates that he has not been happy with the election result and what has followed, causing him to feel that all these bad things could not really have happened in less than a year, but they did.

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