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==Explanation== | ==Explanation== | ||
− | + | The super hero from just [[1010|two comics ago]], Etymology-Man, returns. And just like that comic, Etymology-Man is explaining the origination of words instead of actually helping. {{w|Etymology}} is the study of the history of words, their origins, and how their form and meaning have changed over time. | |
− | + | In this comic, a group of scientists are in a lab, fighting off a giant mantis and a legion of smaller, but still larger than normal preying mantises. One [[Cueball]] is firing a gun and [[Ponytail]] is brandishing a baseball bat, while the giant mantis grabs one Cueball by the leg, dangling his upside down. Behind the table another Cueball is listening to Etymology Man speak. The joke here is that the scientists called the wrong hero for help. Instead of calling Entomology-Man, who could probably help fighting off bugs, Etymology-Man can only explain the origin of words, making him useless in this situation. | |
− | + | Who they want is Entomology-Man because they are fighting a giant praying mantis and an army of smaller praying mantises (which are nonetheless much larger than a typical praying mantis - compared to the size of the people in this comic the smaller mantises appear to be 8-12 inches long). {{w|Entomology}} is the study of insects. | |
− | In the title text, we find out | + | In the title text, we find out they accidentally call a superhero focused on the story of {{w|Adam and Eve}} in the Biblical book of Genesis. This is probably {{w|Etiology}}-Man (the study of causation and attribution), but might be {{w|Ontology}}-Man (the study of being and existence) [https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ethology Ethology] (the study of human character and with its formation and evolution), or (as a pun) Adam-ology-Man. |
==Transcript== | ==Transcript== | ||
− | :[A giant praying mantis attacks a team of scientists, along with its legion of smaller-but-still-unusually-large mantises. Two of the scientists fight back, with a gun and a baseball bat respectively, while a third is in the mantis' clutches, held aloft by his foot, his goggles falling off his face. Bullets whiz by the giant mantis' head and a fourth scientist hides behind a desk, on which rests a microscope and an Erlenmeyer flask. A man in a cape approaches the hiding scientist.] | + | :[A giant praying mantis attacks a team of scientists, along with its legion of smaller-but-still-unusually-large mantises. Two of the scientists fight back, with a gun and a baseball bat respectively, while a third is in the mantis' clutches, held aloft by his foot, his goggles falling off his face. Bullets whiz by the giant mantis' head, and a fourth scientist hides behind a desk, on which rests a microscope and an Erlenmeyer flask. A man in a cape approaches the hiding scientist.] |
− | :Etymology-man: Ah, no—you wanted '''''ENTO'''''mology-Man, spelled with an "N". See, it's from the Greek ''entomon'', meaning "insect, | + | :Etymology-man: Ah, no—you wanted '''''ENTO'''''mology-Man, spelled with an "N". See, it's from the Greek ''entomon'', meaning "insect", which is itself the neuter form of ''entomos'', meaning "segmented" or... |
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[[Category:Comics featuring Cueball]] | [[Category:Comics featuring Cueball]] | ||
[[Category:Comics featuring Ponytail]] | [[Category:Comics featuring Ponytail]] | ||
[[Category:Language]] | [[Category:Language]] | ||
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[[Category:Animals]] | [[Category:Animals]] | ||
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