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==Explanation== | ==Explanation== | ||
| − | [[Cueball]] is a knight that has saved a kingdom. It seems that he is being rewarded by a | + | [[Cueball]] is a knight that has saved a kingdom. It seems that he is being rewarded by a God, since his reward is inside a box that is floating in a beam of heavenly light. Inside the box is a pair of shoes with five toes - and with these magic shoes he can outrun {{w|Death (Discworld)|Death}}. |
| − | This comic refers to a new type of {{w|Minimalist shoe|running shoes}} | + | This comic refers to a new type of {{w|Minimalist shoe|running shoes}} that have very little support and have individual areas for each toe (they are supposed to make you feel like running barefoot). Specifically the shoes Cueball takes out of the box looks like {{w|Vibram FiveFingers}}. |
The joke in the comic is that the shoes are so strange/creepy, that Cueball is not even sure he would want to live forever if he would have to wear these shoes at all times. {{W|Immortality}} is not worth it. | The joke in the comic is that the shoes are so strange/creepy, that Cueball is not even sure he would want to live forever if he would have to wear these shoes at all times. {{W|Immortality}} is not worth it. | ||
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The title text is a play on the common phrase "x is the best thing since sliced bread". The way that [[Randall]] uses the phrase in the title text humorously implies that these shoes would be almost as good to wear on your feet as two slices of bread. Alternatively, that sliced bread had long maintained superiority in being comfortable footwear before only being surpassed by these new shoes of immortality. | The title text is a play on the common phrase "x is the best thing since sliced bread". The way that [[Randall]] uses the phrase in the title text humorously implies that these shoes would be almost as good to wear on your feet as two slices of bread. Alternatively, that sliced bread had long maintained superiority in being comfortable footwear before only being surpassed by these new shoes of immortality. | ||
| − | Earlier in [[977: Map Projections]], it was stated that those who preferred the {{w|Dymaxion map|Dymaxion projection}} would wear shoes with toes. And later in [[1735: Fashion Police and Grammar Police]] it was a different type of shoes that | + | Earlier in [[977: Map Projections]], it was stated that those who preferred the {{w|Dymaxion map|Dymaxion projection}} would wear shoes with toes. And later in [[1735: Fashion Police and Grammar Police]] it was a different type of shoes that was deemed non fashionable with the {{w|Crocs}}. |
==Transcript== | ==Transcript== | ||
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:Voice: For saving my kingdom, I offer you a gift of great power. | :Voice: For saving my kingdom, I offer you a gift of great power. | ||
| − | :[Cueball | + | :[Cueball puts down his sword, and the box opens, a glow emanating from within.] |
:Voice: These magic shoes enable the wearer to outrun death itself. | :Voice: These magic shoes enable the wearer to outrun death itself. | ||
:Cueball: Thank you. I... | :Cueball: Thank you. I... | ||
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:Cueball: Whoa, wait. They have those creepy individual toes. | :Cueball: Whoa, wait. They have those creepy individual toes. | ||
| − | :[Cueball puts the shoes back in the | + | :[Cueball puts the shoes back in the box.] |
:Voice: But they make you immortal. | :Voice: But they make you immortal. | ||
:Cueball: ...I have to think about this. | :Cueball: ...I have to think about this. | ||
