Talk:1419: On the Phone - Revision history

172.68.110.163 at 14:49, 11 May 2025

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108.162.216.80 at 15:58, 27 September 2014

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108.162.212.30 at 02:48, 21 September 2014

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Smperron at 20:01, 11 September 2014

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Jarod997 at 12:57, 11 September 2014

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Davidy22: Undo revision 75649 by 108.162.245.58 (talk) Don't touch other people's talk messages.

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Undo revision 75649 by 108.162.245.58 (talk) Don't touch other people's talk messages.

108.162.245.58 at 18:34, 10 September 2014

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141.101.99.7 at 18:30, 10 September 2014

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108.162.245.58 at 18:28, 10 September 2014

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Artyer at 16:22, 10 September 2014

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	Also, I wonder if the hammer in the fridge is a reference to the Arm and Hammer product used to deodorize refrigerators. Anyone have thoughts on this? [[Special:Contributions/108.162.212.30\|108.162.212.30]] 02:48, 21 September 2014 (UTC)		Also, I wonder if the hammer in the fridge is a reference to the Arm and Hammer product used to deodorize refrigerators. Anyone have thoughts on this? [[Special:Contributions/108.162.212.30\|108.162.212.30]] 02:48, 21 September 2014 (UTC)
	: No, it's certainly Cueball. In the third panel Megan says "Did you put all OUR stuff in weird stacks?", and Megan and Cueball have been a couple since the early days of xkcd; see also [http://xkcd.com/162/ xkcd #162], [http://xkcd.com/420/ xkcd #420], and [http://xkcd.com/572/ xkcd #572], for example.[[Special:Contributions/108.162.216.80\|108.162.216.80]] 15:58, 27 September 2014 (UTC)		: No, it's certainly Cueball. In the third panel Megan says "Did you put all OUR stuff in weird stacks?", and Megan and Cueball have been a couple since the early days of xkcd; see also [http://xkcd.com/162/ xkcd #162], [http://xkcd.com/420/ xkcd #420], and [http://xkcd.com/572/ xkcd #572], for example.[[Special:Contributions/108.162.216.80\|108.162.216.80]] 15:58, 27 September 2014 (UTC)
		+	:: Cuebaal? <sup>ight imma head out</sup> --[[Special:Contributions/172.68.110.163\|172.68.110.163]] 14:49, 11 May 2025 (UTC)

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	The off panel character always sounded more like Beret Guy than Cueball. Beret Guy always seemed much more willing to accept strange and unnatural occurrences than Cueball. The "Ha-Ha, I'm so absent-minded." also sounds more like Beret Guy considering his exceptionally positive demeanor.		The off panel character always sounded more like Beret Guy than Cueball. Beret Guy always seemed much more willing to accept strange and unnatural occurrences than Cueball. The "Ha-Ha, I'm so absent-minded." also sounds more like Beret Guy considering his exceptionally positive demeanor.
	Also, I wonder if the hammer in the fridge is a reference to the Arm and Hammer product used to deodorize refrigerators. Anyone have thoughts on this? [[Special:Contributions/108.162.212.30\|108.162.212.30]] 02:48, 21 September 2014 (UTC)		Also, I wonder if the hammer in the fridge is a reference to the Arm and Hammer product used to deodorize refrigerators. Anyone have thoughts on this? [[Special:Contributions/108.162.212.30\|108.162.212.30]] 02:48, 21 September 2014 (UTC)
		+	: No, it's certainly Cueball. In the third panel Megan says "Did you put all OUR stuff in weird stacks?", and Megan and Cueball have been a couple since the early days of xkcd; see also [http://xkcd.com/162/ xkcd #162], [http://xkcd.com/420/ xkcd #420], and [http://xkcd.com/572/ xkcd #572], for example.[[Special:Contributions/108.162.216.80\|108.162.216.80]] 15:58, 27 September 2014 (UTC)

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	Ba'al? As in Bocce? - Col. Jack O'Neill - two "L"'s. =8o) [[User:Jarod997\|Jarod997]] ([[User talk:Jarod997\|talk]]) 12:57, 11 September 2014 (UTC)		Ba'al? As in Bocce? - Col. Jack O'Neill - two "L"'s. =8o) [[User:Jarod997\|Jarod997]] ([[User talk:Jarod997\|talk]]) 12:57, 11 September 2014 (UTC)
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		+	The off panel character always sounded more like Beret Guy than Cueball. Beret Guy always seemed much more willing to accept strange and unnatural occurrences than Cueball. The "Ha-Ha, I'm so absent-minded." also sounds more like Beret Guy considering his exceptionally positive demeanor.
		+	Also, I wonder if the hammer in the fridge is a reference to the Arm and Hammer product used to deodorize refrigerators. Anyone have thoughts on this? [[Special:Contributions/108.162.212.30\|108.162.212.30]] 02:48, 21 September 2014 (UTC)

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 'It seems to me that the off-panel character is most likely [[Cueball]]. The way he says 'Haha. I'm so absentminded' makes me think that the obelisk is intentional, and hes trying to dismiss it lightly having been found out. --[[User:Pudder|Pudder]] ([[User talk:Pudder|talk]]) 09:43, 10 September 2014 (UTC)
 : I agree, the title text "But anyway, maybe we should check out what this Ba'al guy has to say." seems to reinforce that he's trying to get Megan to think more about Ba'al's teachings or some such while passing it off as a joke/casual remark. [[User:Djbrasier|Djbrasier]] ([[User talk:Djbrasier|talk]]) 13:04, 10 September 2014 (UTC)
 I can relate to this, and for what I've heard, I'm not the only one: it seems it's rather common for people to wander around the house rearranging stuff while on the phone. [[Special:Contributions/141.101.99.210|141.101.99.210]] 10:35, 10 September 2014 (UTC) AK

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	Probably nothing to do with the inspiration for this comic, but from yesterday's news: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-york-north-yorkshire-29126161 ...a teapot. Enjoy. [[Special:Contributions/141.101.99.7\|141.101.99.7]] 18:30, 10 September 2014 (UTC)		Probably nothing to do with the inspiration for this comic, but from yesterday's news: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-york-north-yorkshire-29126161 ...a teapot. Enjoy. [[Special:Contributions/141.101.99.7\|141.101.99.7]] 18:30, 10 September 2014 (UTC)
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		+	Ba'al? As in Bocce? - Col. Jack O'Neill - two "L"'s. =8o) [[User:Jarod997\|Jarod997]] ([[User talk:Jarod997\|talk]]) 12:57, 11 September 2014 (UTC)

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-Starting to wonder who Cueball was on the phone WITH.  Maybe he's possessed... or is using "on the phone" as an excuse for suspicious activity.
+Starting to wonder who Cueball was on the phone WITH.  Maybe he's possessed...
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 'It seems to me that the off-panel character is most likely [[Cueball]]. The way he says 'Haha. I'm so absentminded' makes me think that the obelisk is intentional, and hes trying to dismiss it lightly having been found out. --[[User:Pudder|Pudder]] ([[User talk:Pudder|talk]]) 09:43, 10 September 2014 (UTC)
 : I agree, the title text "But anyway, maybe we should check out what this Ba'al guy has to say." seems to reinforce that he's trying to get Megan to think more about Ba'al's teachings or some such while passing it off as a joke/casual remark. [[User:Djbrasier|Djbrasier]] ([[User talk:Djbrasier|talk]]) 13:04, 10 September 2014 (UTC)

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	Maybe this comic is something to do with subliminal messaging or hypnosis or blackmailing? Any thoughts? —[[User:Artyer\|Artyer]] ([[User talk:Artyer\|talk]]) 16:22, 10 September 2014 (UTC)		Maybe this comic is something to do with subliminal messaging or hypnosis or blackmailing? Any thoughts? —[[User:Artyer\|Artyer]] ([[User talk:Artyer\|talk]]) 16:22, 10 September 2014 (UTC)
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		+	Probably nothing to do with the inspiration for this comic, but from yesterday's news: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-york-north-yorkshire-29126161 ...a teapot. Enjoy. [[Special:Contributions/141.101.99.7\|141.101.99.7]] 18:30, 10 September 2014 (UTC)

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−	It seems to me that the off-panel character is most likely [[Cueball]]. The way he says 'Haha. I'm so absentminded' makes me think that the obelisk is intentional, and hes trying to dismiss it lightly having been found out. --[[User:Pudder\|Pudder]] ([[User talk:Pudder\|talk]]) 09:43, 10 September 2014 (UTC)	+	Starting to wonder who Cueball was on the phone WITH. Maybe he's possessed...
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		+	'It seems to me that the off-panel character is most likely [[Cueball]]. The way he says 'Haha. I'm so absentminded' makes me think that the obelisk is intentional, and hes trying to dismiss it lightly having been found out. --[[User:Pudder\|Pudder]] ([[User talk:Pudder\|talk]]) 09:43, 10 September 2014 (UTC)
	: I agree, the title text "But anyway, maybe we should check out what this Ba'al guy has to say." seems to reinforce that he's trying to get Megan to think more about Ba'al's teachings or some such while passing it off as a joke/casual remark. [[User:Djbrasier\|Djbrasier]] ([[User talk:Djbrasier\|talk]]) 13:04, 10 September 2014 (UTC)		: I agree, the title text "But anyway, maybe we should check out what this Ba'al guy has to say." seems to reinforce that he's trying to get Megan to think more about Ba'al's teachings or some such while passing it off as a joke/casual remark. [[User:Djbrasier\|Djbrasier]] ([[User talk:Djbrasier\|talk]]) 13:04, 10 September 2014 (UTC)

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	I wonder if the fact we don't see the character off the "screen" is highly related to his apparent desire to "check out what this Ba'al guy has to say" - perhaps She's assuming it's Cueball, but it's not... at least not entirely... I think this could only work if this is a series, which Randall seems to have shied away from in recent years... -- [[User:Brettpeirce\|Brettpeirce]] ([[User talk:Brettpeirce\|talk]]) 15:11, 10 September 2014 (UTC)		I wonder if the fact we don't see the character off the "screen" is highly related to his apparent desire to "check out what this Ba'al guy has to say" - perhaps She's assuming it's Cueball, but it's not... at least not entirely... I think this could only work if this is a series, which Randall seems to have shied away from in recent years... -- [[User:Brettpeirce\|Brettpeirce]] ([[User talk:Brettpeirce\|talk]]) 15:11, 10 September 2014 (UTC)
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		+	Maybe this comic is something to do with subliminal messaging or hypnosis or blackmailing? Any thoughts? —[[User:Artyer\|Artyer]] ([[User talk:Artyer\|talk]]) 16:22, 10 September 2014 (UTC)