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{{comic | {{comic | ||
| number = 1178 | | number = 1178 | ||
− | | date = February 25, | + | | date = February 25, 2012 |
| title = Pickup Artists | | title = Pickup Artists | ||
| image = pickup artists.png | | image = pickup artists.png | ||
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==Explanation== | ==Explanation== | ||
− | + | A {{w|Pickup artist}} is a person who is skilled at picking up (finding, attracting and seducing) women. A pickup artist takes time for his looks, has good social skills and has knowledge of routines which help to make the artist come across as attractive. Sometimes pickup artists teach other persons how to become better skilled at pickup up women themselves. However, there is a lot of negativity from the general public towards pickup artist. They are perceived as being immoral, sexist and self-centered. | |
− | + | Pickup basketball is like regular basketball, the difference being that in pickup basketball, two team captains pick the players they want as their team members. It's the way a basketball game starts on a local playground or at school. The other difference between pickup basketball and regular basketball is that there is no referee, so a player calls his own fouls. | |
− | + | The pun lies in the fact that a pickup basketball player becomes skilled at basketball and a person who takes lessons from a pickup artist becomes skilled at picking up women. But pickup basketball isn't as controversial as pickup artists, so Beret Guy has found a way to make something positive out of something considered negative. | |
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==Transcript== | ==Transcript== | ||
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:Beret Guy: What've you been up to lately? | :Beret Guy: What've you been up to lately? | ||
− | : | + | :Person 2: I've been hanging out with some pickup artists. I'm learning a lot! |
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:Beret Guy: Oh, that sounds like fun! | :Beret Guy: Oh, that sounds like fun! | ||
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: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}} | ||
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[[Category:Comics featuring Beret Guy]] | [[Category:Comics featuring Beret Guy]] | ||
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