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[[Megan]] is standing at the podium of the 10th Annual Symposium on Formal Languages (as per the banner behind her).  [[Cueball]] crashes in through a glass pane and shouts "GRAMMAR!" and dashes off.  Megan remains at the podium looking perplexed.
 
[[Megan]] is standing at the podium of the 10th Annual Symposium on Formal Languages (as per the banner behind her).  [[Cueball]] crashes in through a glass pane and shouts "GRAMMAR!" and dashes off.  Megan remains at the podium looking perplexed.
  
This is a reference to the phrase [[wikipedia:Context-free grammar|context-free grammar]], which is a technical term used in formal language theory. The play on words is that Cueball does not provide any context for his statement.
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This is a reference to the phrase [[wikipedia:Context-free grammar|context-free grammar]], which is a technical term used in [[wikipedia:formal languages:formal language]] theory. The play on words is that Cueball does not provide any context for his statement.
  
 
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[[Category:Comics featuring Megan]]
 
[[Category:Comics featuring Megan]]

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[audience looks around] 'What just happened?' 'There must be some context we're missing.'

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[audience looks around] 'What just happened?' 'There must be some context we're missing.'

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Megan is standing at the podium of the 10th Annual Symposium on Formal Languages (as per the banner behind her). Cueball crashes in through a glass pane and shouts "GRAMMAR!" and dashes off. Megan remains at the podium looking perplexed.

This is a reference to the phrase context-free grammar, which is a technical term used in wikipedia:formal languages:formal language theory. The play on words is that Cueball does not provide any context for his statement.