2387: Blair Witch - Revision history

130.76.187.33: /* Transcript */ movies

2025-10-03T18:51:03Z

‎Transcript: movies

42.book.addict: template:fact does not exist

2025-09-10T16:59:42Z

template:fact does not exist

92.23.2.228: /* Explanation */ tidy up the markup

2025-06-16T20:35:20Z

‎Explanation: tidy up the markup

2A0E:1D47:9098:3800:7912:4B45:EBD3:53A5: /* Explanation */ Dispute that rabbits are automatically "less harrowing"

2025-06-16T12:12:20Z

‎Explanation: Dispute that rabbits are automatically "less harrowing"

172.70.111.129: Undo revision 318930 by 172.69.214.75 (talk)

2023-07-25T02:28:40Z

Undo revision 318930 by 172.69.214.75 (talk)

Show changes

172.69.214.75 at 02:21, 25 July 2023

2023-07-25T02:21:48Z

Show changes

172.68.174.183 at 19:03, 7 April 2023

2023-04-07T19:03:06Z

Jacky720: rv

2022-05-04T21:10:05Z

Show changes

Ex Kay Cee Dee at 21:09, 4 May 2022

2022-05-04T21:09:54Z

Show changes

Jacky720: rv

2022-05-04T20:56:07Z

Show changes

@@ Line 36: / Line 36: @@
 [[Category:Comics featuring Megan]]
-[[Category:Fiction]]
+[[Category:Movies]]
 [[Category:Biology]]

@@ Line 14: / Line 14: @@
 Rather than taking this to mean the Blair Witch does not exist however, Megan instead suggests {{w|habitat loss}} as the reason why encountering a Blair Witch might be more difficult. Habitat loss is in fact one of the most prominent and concerning reasons for extinction in recent years. Megan claims that suburban projects have fragmented the witch's "spooky forest" ecosystem, a reference to the many species that are dying off due to encroachment, logging, and similar human activities. Migration due to {{w|climate change}} is also an observable phenomenon in animal populations (and some plant populations, depending on their mode of travel while in seeds; those that rely on animals to germinate will migrate as well).
-Megan then proposes a plan to catch and breed Blair Witches in an attempt to resurrect the species. This final panel is more obviously humorous, as even if the Blair Witch ''did'' exist separate from humans, there is only one,{{fact}} and thus any attempt to breed and repopulate would be futile. It may be possible that {{w|Parthenogenesis|this is not a problem}}, but if it is, it could also raise the objection that any pair of Blair Witch may both be female, and thus unable to reproduce. This could be resolved by (a) assuming that Witches can ({{w|Sequential hermaphroditism|sometimes?}}) be male as well, (b) assuming that half of Blair Witches are transgender, or (c) assuming that, much like Tremblay's salamander, females can reproduce with a male of a related species (most likely human, in which case the project might have difficulty obtaining approval from an {{w|Institutional review board|ethics review board}}.) The phrase "Blair Witch Reintroduction Project" is a reference to ''The Blair Witch Project''.
+Megan then proposes a plan to catch and breed Blair Witches in an attempt to resurrect the species. This final panel is more obviously humorous, as even if the Blair Witch ''did'' exist separate from humans, there is only one, and thus any attempt to breed and repopulate would be futile. It may be possible that {{w|Parthenogenesis|this is not a problem}}, but if it is, it could also raise the objection that any pair of Blair Witch may both be female, and thus unable to reproduce. This could be resolved by (a) assuming that Witches can ({{w|Sequential hermaphroditism|sometimes?}}) be male as well, (b) assuming that half of Blair Witches are transgender, or (c) assuming that, much like Tremblay's salamander, females can reproduce with a male of a related species (most likely human, in which case the project might have difficulty obtaining approval from an {{w|Institutional review board|ethics review board}}.) The phrase "Blair Witch Reintroduction Project" is a reference to ''The Blair Witch Project''.
 The title-text suggests that the comic is a lecture, as Megan's whiteboard and pointer would suggest. A (presumed) student asks whether Megan is concerned that witches won't breed in captivity (a serious real-world concern to the IUCN). If this is a press conference, the question would be asked by a reporter instead.  Megan replies that they are worried that there ''will'' be breeding, but biologists are unsure how the breeding occurs, calling it "harrowing" (presumably because they have captured the Blair Witch and it has set a curse on their laboratory as she supposedly did in Burkittsville).  Historically, communities practicing witchcraft may have fled to the woods to engage in sometimes very sexual behaviors that others at the time were very frightened by.

@@ Line 18: / Line 18: @@
 The title-text suggests that the comic is a lecture, as Megan's whiteboard and pointer would suggest. A (presumed) student asks whether Megan is concerned that witches won't breed in captivity (a serious real-world concern to the IUCN). If this is a press conference, the question would be asked by a reporter instead.  Megan replies that they are worried that there ''will'' be breeding, but biologists are unsure how the breeding occurs, calling it "harrowing" (presumably because they have captured the Blair Witch and it has set a curse on their laboratory as she supposedly did in Burkittsville).  Historically, communities practicing witchcraft may have fled to the woods to engage in sometimes very sexual behaviors that others at the time were very frightened by.
-Randall previously wrote about an ill-advised fauna introduction project in [[2349: Rabbit Introduction]], but at least rabbits are cuter and less harrowing than witches.{{Citation needed}} <sup>[ <i>[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rabbit_of_Caerbannog disputed]</i> ]</sup>
+Randall previously wrote about an ill-advised fauna introduction project in [[2349: Rabbit Introduction]], but at least rabbits are cuter and less harrowing than witches.{{Citation needed}} <sup>&#91;''{{w|Rabbit of Caerbannog|disputed}}''&#93;</sup>
 ==Transcript==

@@ Line 18: / Line 18: @@
 The title-text suggests that the comic is a lecture, as Megan's whiteboard and pointer would suggest. A (presumed) student asks whether Megan is concerned that witches won't breed in captivity (a serious real-world concern to the IUCN). If this is a press conference, the question would be asked by a reporter instead.  Megan replies that they are worried that there ''will'' be breeding, but biologists are unsure how the breeding occurs, calling it "harrowing" (presumably because they have captured the Blair Witch and it has set a curse on their laboratory as she supposedly did in Burkittsville).  Historically, communities practicing witchcraft may have fled to the woods to engage in sometimes very sexual behaviors that others at the time were very frightened by.
-Randall previously wrote about an ill-advised fauna introduction project in [[2349: Rabbit Introduction]], but at least rabbits are cuter and less harrowing than witches.{{Citation needed}}
+Randall previously wrote about an ill-advised fauna introduction project in [[2349: Rabbit Introduction]], but at least rabbits are cuter and less harrowing than witches.{{Citation needed}} <sup>[ <i>[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rabbit_of_Caerbannog disputed]</i> ]</sup>
 ==Transcript==

@@ Line 14: / Line 14: @@
 Rather than taking this to mean the Blair Witch does not exist however, Megan instead suggests {{w|habitat loss}} as the reason why encountering a Blair Witch might be more difficult. Habitat loss is in fact one of the most prominent and concerning reasons for extinction in recent years. Megan claims that suburban projects have fragmented the witch's "spooky forest" ecosystem, a reference to the many species that are dying off due to encroachment, logging, and similar human activities. Migration due to {{w|climate change}} is also an observable phenomenon in animal populations (and some plant populations, depending on their mode of travel while in seeds; those that rely on animals to germinate will migrate as well).
-Megan then proposes a plan to catch and breed Blair Witches in an attempt to resurrect the species. This final panel is more obviously humorous, as even if the Blair Witch ''did'' exist separate from humans, there is only one,{{fact}} and thus any attempt to breed and repopulate would be futile. It may be possible that {{w|Parthenogenesis|this is not a problem}}, but if it is, it could also raise the objection that any pair of Blair Witch may both be female, and thus unable to reproduce. This could be resolved by (a) assuming that Witches can ({{w|Sequential hermaphroditism|sometimes?}}) be male as well, or (b) assuming that, much like Tremblay's salamander, females can reproduce with a male of a related species (most likely human, in which case the project might have difficulty obtaining approval from an {{w|Institutional review board|ethics review board}}.) The phrase "Blair Witch Reintroduction Project" is a reference to ''The Blair Witch Project''.
+Megan then proposes a plan to catch and breed Blair Witches in an attempt to resurrect the species. This final panel is more obviously humorous, as even if the Blair Witch ''did'' exist separate from humans, there is only one,{{fact}} and thus any attempt to breed and repopulate would be futile. It may be possible that {{w|Parthenogenesis|this is not a problem}}, but if it is, it could also raise the objection that any pair of Blair Witch may both be female, and thus unable to reproduce. This could be resolved by (a) assuming that Witches can ({{w|Sequential hermaphroditism|sometimes?}}) be male as well, (b) assuming that half of Blair Witches are transgender, or (c) assuming that, much like Tremblay's salamander, females can reproduce with a male of a related species (most likely human, in which case the project might have difficulty obtaining approval from an {{w|Institutional review board|ethics review board}}.) The phrase "Blair Witch Reintroduction Project" is a reference to ''The Blair Witch Project''.
 The title-text suggests that the comic is a lecture, as Megan's whiteboard and pointer would suggest. A (presumed) student asks whether Megan is concerned that witches won't breed in captivity (a serious real-world concern to the IUCN). If this is a press conference, the question would be asked by a reporter instead.  Megan replies that they are worried that there ''will'' be breeding, but biologists are unsure how the breeding occurs, calling it "harrowing" (presumably because they have captured the Blair Witch and it has set a curse on their laboratory as she supposedly did in Burkittsville).  Historically, communities practicing witchcraft may have fled to the woods to engage in sometimes very sexual behaviors that others at the time were very frightened by.