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==Explanation== | ==Explanation== | ||
− | Here we have [[Cueball]] and [[Megan]] discussing {{w|geology}} and the words they use are ripe with puns and {{w|double entendre}}s which also have sexual meanings. In the end | + | Here we have [[Cueball]] and [[Megan]] discussing {{w|geology}} and the words they use are ripe with puns and {{w|double entendre}}s which also have sexual meanings. In the end they just decide to get it on. |
− | Specifically, the suggestive terms are "{{w|Bed (geology)|bedding}}," "{{w| | + | Specifically, the suggestive terms are "{{w|Bed (geology)|bedding}}," "{{w|Seafloor spreading|spreading}}," "friction," "{{w|Cleavage (geology)|cleavage}}," "deeper in the {{w|rift}}," "{{w|orogeny}}," (perhaps a pun on {{w|orgy}} and {{w|erogenous}}), "huge," and "{{w|Thrust fault|thrust}}." |
− | + | In the title text, {{w|gneiss}} (pronounced "nice") is a type of rock, and {{w|Butte (geology)|butte}} (rhymes with "cute") is a conspicuous isolated hill with steep, often vertical sides and a small, relatively flat top. "Gneiss butte" is a play on "nice butt". | |
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==Transcript== | ==Transcript== | ||
− | :[Two people are doing a geological survey | + | :[Two people are doing a geological survey.] |
:Megan: Forget the bedding - we were wrong about the whole valley. | :Megan: Forget the bedding - we were wrong about the whole valley. | ||
:Cueball: The spreading is recent. | :Cueball: The spreading is recent. | ||
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:Megan: See the friction breccia? | :Megan: See the friction breccia? | ||
:Cueball: Oh - flow cleavage! | :Cueball: Oh - flow cleavage! | ||
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:[An idea pops into Megan's head.] | :[An idea pops into Megan's head.] | ||
− | :[ | + | :[The same idea pops into Cueball's head.] |
:Megan: This orogeny | :Megan: This orogeny | ||
:Cueball: is driven by a | :Cueball: is driven by a | ||
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:Cueball: ''thrust'' fault | :Cueball: ''thrust'' fault | ||
− | :[They both drop to the ground | + | :[They both drop to the ground in a fit of passion.] |
− | + | :Geology: Surprisingly erotic. | |
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{{comic discussion}} | {{comic discussion}} | ||
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[[Category:Comics featuring Cueball]] | [[Category:Comics featuring Cueball]] | ||
[[Category:Comics featuring Megan]] | [[Category:Comics featuring Megan]] | ||
[[Category:Language]] | [[Category:Language]] | ||
[[Category:Romance]] | [[Category:Romance]] | ||
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[[Category:Physics]] | [[Category:Physics]] | ||
[[Category:Sex]] | [[Category:Sex]] | ||
[[Category:Puns]] | [[Category:Puns]] |