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==Explanation== | ==Explanation== | ||
− | + | A {{w|pickup artist}} is a person who considers himself skilled at picking up (finding, attracting and seducing) women (or men), through various psychological tactics and tricks. [[Randall]] clearly does not see this as a healthy attitude towards women. | |
− | + | He has previously he elaborated on this in [[1027: Pickup Artist]]. That comic also featured [[Hairy]] as he completely fails when trying some pick-up trick on [[Danish]]. He thus tried to be the ''artist'' too soon, before being taught by other real ''artists'' as mentioned here! Maybe he will be more lucky in the future? [[800: Beautiful Dream]] is another previous frown upon pickup culture. | |
− | + | The term "{{w|Pick-up game|pickup}}" in "pickup basketball" means informal and spontaneous. In pickup basketball the players are not part of an organized league or team but rather are just people who are available to play at that time and location. It's the way a basketball game can start on a local playground or at school. "Pickup" games generally have less formal rule structure compared to more formal forms of the games. See for example {{w|streetball}} for {{w|basketball}} or {{w|shinny}} for {{w|ice hockey}}. | |
− | [[ | + | As for the actual comic, [[Beret Guy]] thinks (or wants to think) that what pickup artists really do is gather spontaneously to practice {{w|art|artistry}}, like the {{w|visual arts}}. This makes the world seem a happier place, especially considering his own disposition for (eccentric) art, and generally ability to always see the best in every situation. |
− | The title text also shows Beret Guy's belief that the "{{w|friend zone}}" is a physical place. The | + | The title text also shows Beret Guy's (pretended?) belief that the "{{w|friend zone}}" is a physical place. The "friend zone" refers to the state of a relationship in which one part has (hidden) romantic interests, but the other person only wants to be friends. Once the friend zone is established, it is said to be difficult to try to move beyond that point into a romantic relationship. Randall previously expressed criticism towards trying to just slip into a romantic relationship from the friend zone in [[513: Friends]]. |
− | + | This comic is one of a small set of comics with the same or almost the same title as another comic (only plural form of artist the difference). | |
==Transcript== | ==Transcript== | ||
− | :[Beret Guy is talking with Hairy | + | :[Beret Guy is talking with Hairy] |
:Beret Guy: What've you been up to lately? | :Beret Guy: What've you been up to lately? | ||
:Hairy: I've been hanging out with some pickup artists. | :Hairy: I've been hanging out with some pickup artists. | ||
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:[Caption below the panel:] | :[Caption below the panel:] | ||
:The world seems like a happier place if you think "pickup artist" is like "pickup basketball player". | :The world seems like a happier place if you think "pickup artist" is like "pickup basketball player". | ||
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{{comic discussion}} | {{comic discussion}} |