2437: Post-Vaccine Party - Revision history

Firestar233: this seems like a good place to put a link

2025-04-24T03:30:42Z

this seems like a good place to put a link

172.68.243.154: /* Explanation */

2025-04-23T07:58:48Z

‎Explanation

FaviFake: added Category:Comics with red annotations using HotCat

2025-03-08T21:40:34Z

added Category:Comics with red annotations using HotCat

172.71.26.55: /* Transcript */ There really should be non-markup indications, in with any 'looks nice' formatting, but let us run with it for now. Adding cat for lone plural-s example, with comment for pointer/justification.

2024-08-27T22:50:32Z

‎Transcript: There really should be non-markup indications, in with any 'looks nice' formatting, but let us run with it for now. Adding cat for lone plural-s example, with comment for pointer/justification.

172.70.86.173: /* Explanation */ Wikipedia uses "M&M's" as page-title, the branding is more "m&m's", I absolutely hate apostrophes for plurals but you need to respect both of these. Can't find "the official singular" so compromised with that, indicating figurativeness.

2024-08-27T22:09:04Z

‎Explanation: Wikipedia uses "M&M's" as page-title, the branding is more "m&m's", I absolutely hate apostrophes for plurals but you need to respect both of these. Can't find "the official singular" so compromised with that, indicating figurativeness.

172.70.111.72: /* oops I missed something */

2024-08-27T14:34:26Z

‎oops I missed something

172.70.111.71: /* Removed some comments on the quality of the elements of the party. */

2024-08-27T14:32:48Z

‎Removed some comments on the quality of the elements of the party.

FaviFake: /* Transcript */ FUCK I MESSED IT UP

2023-04-26T13:48:55Z

‎Transcript: FUCK I MESSED IT UP

FaviFake: /* Transcript */ Fixed transcript last time i swear

2023-04-26T13:47:43Z

‎Transcript: Fixed transcript last time i swear

FaviFake: /* Transcript */ Fixed transcript again whoops

2023-04-26T13:35:32Z

‎Transcript: Fixed transcript again whoops

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 This is another comic in a [[:Category:COVID-19|series]] related to the {{w|COVID-19 pandemic}}.
-As more and more people are getting [[:Category:COVID-19 vaccine|vaccinated]] against COVID-19, and as the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has released guidelines suggesting vaccinated people can start gathering in larger groups, there is increasing excitement about the possibility to resume get-togethers, and have a party. However, being very cautious, [[Randall]] is cutting down the scope for his first "post-pandemic" party from that of a normal party. Not all of the scope reductions make sense.{{Citation needed}}
+As more and more people are getting [[:Category:COVID-19 vaccine|vaccinated]] against COVID-19, and as the {{w|US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention}} has released guidelines suggesting vaccinated people can start gathering in larger groups, there is increasing excitement about the possibility to resume get-togethers, and have a party. However, being very cautious, [[Randall]] is cutting down the scope for his first "post-pandemic" party from that of a normal party. Not all of the scope reductions make sense.{{Citation needed}}
 ===Drinks===

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 This is another comic in a [[:Category:COVID-19|series]] related to the {{w|COVID-19 pandemic}}.
-As more and more people are getting [[:Category:COVID-19 vaccine|vaccinated]] against COVID-19, and as the CDC has released guidelines suggesting vaccinated people can start gathering in larger groups, there is increasing excitement about the possibility to resume get-togethers, and have a party. However, being very cautious, [[Randall]] is cutting down the scope for his first "post-pandemic" party from that of a normal party. Not all of the scope reductions make sense.{{Citation needed}}
+As more and more people are getting [[:Category:COVID-19 vaccine|vaccinated]] against COVID-19, and as the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has released guidelines suggesting vaccinated people can start gathering in larger groups, there is increasing excitement about the possibility to resume get-togethers, and have a party. However, being very cautious, [[Randall]] is cutting down the scope for his first "post-pandemic" party from that of a normal party. Not all of the scope reductions make sense.{{Citation needed}}
 ===Drinks===

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 [[Category:Music]]
 [[Category:Video games]]
-[[Category:Comics with lowercase text]] <!-- the plural-s of "M&Ms" -->
+[[Category:Comics with lowercase text]]

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 ==Transcript==
-:[The comic consists of four underlined headings, two by two grid, with three or four lines of text beneath each. Almost all of the original lines of text have been fully or partially crossed out (marked with &lt;del> below), and five new items have been added (marked with &lt;ins> below), plus some brackets and one arrow. Even one of the added items has been modified.]
+:[The comic consists of four underlined headings, two by two grid, with three or four lines of text beneath each. Almost all of the original lines of text have been fully or partially crossed out (marked with &lt;del> markup below), and five new items have been added (marked with &lt;ins> markup below), plus some brackets and one arrow. Even one of the added items has been modified.]
 :<u>Drinks</u>
 :* <del style="text-decoration-color: red">Soda</del>
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 [[Category:Music]]
 [[Category:Video games]]

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 This is another comic in a [[:Category:COVID-19|series]] related to the {{w|COVID-19 pandemic}}.
-As more and more people are getting [[:Category:COVID-19 vaccine|vaccinated]] against COVID-19, and as the CDC has released guidelines suggesting vaccinated people can start gathering in larger groups, there is increasing excitement about the possibility to resume get-togethers, and have a party. However, being very cautious, [[Randall]] is cutting down the scope for his first "post-pandemic" party from that of a normal party. Not all of the scope reductions make sense. {{Citation needed}}
+As more and more people are getting [[:Category:COVID-19 vaccine|vaccinated]] against COVID-19, and as the CDC has released guidelines suggesting vaccinated people can start gathering in larger groups, there is increasing excitement about the possibility to resume get-togethers, and have a party. However, being very cautious, [[Randall]] is cutting down the scope for his first "post-pandemic" party from that of a normal party. Not all of the scope reductions make sense.{{Citation needed}}
 ===Drinks===
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 ===Food===
-* A person holding an ordinary party might provide large quantities of foods of various sorts. Randall is reducing scope by serving only two types of food, {{w|M&Ms}} and {{w|saltine cracker}}s.
+* A person holding an ordinary party might provide large quantities of foods of various sorts. Randall is reducing scope by serving only two types of food, {{w|M&M's|''m&m's''}} and {{w|saltine cracker}}s.
 * He is further reducing scope by limiting the quantities: each guest will be provided with three individual pieces of candy and one single cracker.
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 * Finally, while conversation will be allowed, Randall is reducing scope by reducing quality. This element of the party plan is qualitatively different from the others because it's generally the guests themselves that provide the majority of the conversation at a party, so it's possible that Randall is simply acknowledging [[2424|the effect]] that the pandemic has had on peoples' ability to converse normally.
-The title text mentions that even the incredibly mild disruption of an M&M falling into a cup of water caused the party-goers to panic and flee, much as Cueball and Ponytail did in [[2330: Acceptable Risk|a similar situation]].
+The title text mentions that even the incredibly mild disruption of 'an m&m' falling into a cup of water caused the party-goers to panic and flee, much as Cueball and Ponytail did in [[2330: Acceptable Risk|a similar situation]].
 ==Transcript==

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 ===Drinks===
-* Instead of interesting alcoholic and sugary beverages, he's reducing scope by serving plain ice water.
+* Instead of serving the alcoholic or sugary beverages that would be typical for a party, the scope is reduced by serving plain ice water.
-* Instead of serving the ice water in ordinary-sized cups, he's further reducing scope by serving it in small cups.
+* Instead of serving the ice water in ordinary-sized cups, the scope is further reduced by serving it in small cups.
 ===Food===
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 ===Entertainment===
-* Instead of regular music, Randall's party has less-exciting {{w|ambient music}}.
+* Instead of party music, Randall's party has slower-paced {{w|ambient music}}.
 * {{w|Karaoke}} has been eliminated completely.
-* The big-screen TV has been reduced to a standard TV, and instead of showing active and exciting sports games, it will show mellow painting lessons by {{w|Bob Ross}}.
+* The big-screen TV has been reduced to a standard TV, and instead of showing sports games, it will show painting lessons by {{w|Bob Ross}}.
 ===Activities===
-* Board games require strategy and could be exciting, so Randall has replaced them with {{w|52 pickup}}, a game with neither quality. Having already downsized to a single game, he further reduces the scope by reducing the number of cards involved from 52 to 3.
+* Board games have been replaced with {{w|52 pickup}}. Having already downsized to a single game, he further reduces the scope by reducing the number of cards involved from 52 to 3.
-* His original notes indicate that the party might include both video games and ping pong, but he has reduced scope here as well by merging these activities and offering only a single video game, the ancient {{w|Pong}} game.
+* His original notes indicate that the party might include both video games and ping pong, but he has reduced scope here as well by merging these activities and offering only a single video game, {{w|Pong}}.
 * Finally, while conversation will be allowed, Randall is reducing scope by reducing quality. This element of the party plan is qualitatively different from the others because it's generally the guests themselves that provide the majority of the conversation at a party, so it's possible that Randall is simply acknowledging [[2424|the effect]] that the pandemic has had on peoples' ability to converse normally.
-The title text mentions that in the end, despite Randall's efforts, even the incredibly mild disruption of an M&M's falling into a cup of water caused the party-goers to panic and flee, much as Cueball and Ponytail did in [[2330: Acceptable Risk|a similar situation]].
+The title text mentions that even the incredibly mild disruption of an M&M falling into a cup of water caused the party-goers to panic and flee, much as Cueball and Ponytail did in [[2330: Acceptable Risk|a similar situation]].
 ==Transcript==

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 :<u>Activities</u>
-:* <del style="text-decoration-color: red">Board games</del> <ins style="color: red"><del>52</ins></del> <ins style="color: red">3-card pickup</ins>
+:* <del style="text-decoration-color: red">Board games</del> <ins style="color: red"><del>52</del></ins> <ins style="color: red">3-card pickup</ins>
 :* Video Games
 :* <del style="text-decoration-color: red">Ping</del> <ins style="color: red">(</ins>Pong<ins style="color: red">)</ins> [A red arrow points from "Video Games" to "(Pong)"]

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 :* Music <ins style="color: red">(ambient)</ins>
 :* <del style="text-decoration-color: red">Karaoke</del>
-:* <del style="text-decoration-color: red">Big screen</del> TV showing <del style="text-decoration-color: red">sports</del><ins style="color: red"> Bob Ross</ins>
+:* <del style="text-decoration-color: red">Big screen</del> TV showing <del style="text-decoration-color: red">sports</del> <ins style="color: red">Bob Ross</ins>
 :<u>Activities</u>