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208.59.176.206: /* First part - the comic strip */

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‎First part - the comic strip

172.70.130.107: /* The diamond */

2024-04-25T16:35:02Z

‎The diamond

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Waldir at 10:20, 7 August 2023

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172.70.127.125: /* Transcript */ "tis text" s/b "this text"; minor typo

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‎Transcript: "tis text" s/b "this text"; minor typo

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 (Note that this comic came out less than a week after {{w|Super Bowl XLIII}}, the final game of the {{w|2008 NFL season}}, which was played on 2009-02-01).
-Here is a possible '''translation''' of Ponytails comment:
+Here is a possible '''translation''' of Ponytail's comment:
 ::Original: You should try crossing the '''pitcher's mound'''. Then down the '''50-yard line''', and right past her '''ten-pin'''.
 ::Translation: You should try crossing her '''{{w|Mons pubis|pubic mound}}''', then down the '''{{w|Bikini_waxing#The_Landing_Strip|landing strip}}''', and right past her '''{{w|clitoris}}'''.

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 *Teens, naturally, having a propensity for hormone-driven sex, bypass the Virginity line with ease.
 *Sharing root PWs (passwords) is placed very close to home plate. As a {{w|system administrator}}, the one thing you never, ever do is give anyone the {{w|root password|root (core) password}} to an operating system, because anyone with the password is able to get unlimited access to the system to do whatever they please. Sharing a root password with another person is a nerdy way of saying that you trust them on an intimate, deep level. In other words, it requires more trust than oral sex.
-*Finally, there is home plate. In this diagram, it is unlabelled, but in all versions of the baseball metaphor, the home plate signifies sexual intercourse and climax. Scoring a "home run" with a sexual partner means you "took it all the way" and "scored a point"; i.e. got laid. Close to the home plate, the virginity line and orgasm line cross, as penetrative sex is rarely the most effective way for a woman to reach orgasm.
+*Finally, there is home plate. In this diagram, it is unlabelled, but in all versions of the baseball metaphor, the home plate signifies sexual intercourse and climax. Scoring a "home run" with a sexual partner means you "took it all the way" and "scored a point"; i.e. got laid. Close to the home plate, the virginity line and orgasm line cross, as penetrative sex is rarely the most effective way for a woman to reach orgasm.{{Citation needed}}
 ====Within the diamond and around the orgasm line====

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 The "{{w|Outfield#In_cricket_and_baseball|outfield}}" is a group of players who are there to catch the ball if it goes away from the main play area (anything outside the upper curving line) and return it to play in a manner advantageous to their team. As they separated away from the main play area, the things in the outfield are often references to sexual behaviors that are "kinky" and "out there".
-*2outfielders1glove is a reference to the infamous {{w|2girls1cup}} scatological site and associated meme.
+*2outfielders1glove is a reference to the infamous {{w|2girls1cup}} scatological site and associated meme. This has already been mentionned in [[467: X Girls Y Cups]].
 *The [http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=retrograde%20wheelbarrow Retrograde Wheelbarrow] is a sex position, one referenced previously in [[300: Facebook]], making this a callback.
 *Eye contact from {{w|Janeane Garofalo}} is a tie-in to the "eye contact" entry positioned near home base. It's possible that this is placed in the outfield because fantasizing about celebrities like Janeane Garofalo is a behavior that is often considered unusual, even though many people do it.

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 {{comic discussion}}
 [[Category:Comics featuring Ponytail]]
 [[Category:Comics featuring Cueball]]
 [[Category:Baseball]]
 [[Category:Sex]]
 [[Category:Furries]]

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 :[Below the strip there is a large frame with a diagram of a baseball diamond.]
-:[At the bottom left there is a box with tis text:]
+:[At the bottom left there is a box with this text:]
 :'''The "Base" Metaphor Explained'''