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==Explanation== | ==Explanation== | ||
− | [[Beret Guy]] is showing [[Megan]] one of his daily activities: Building a [ | + | {{incomplete|Early draft, probably incomplete.}} |
+ | [[Beret Guy]] is showing [[Megan]] one of his daily activities: Building a [http://www.nwf.org/kids/family-fun/outdoor-activities/leaf-boats.aspx leaf boat] and throwing rocks at it. He acknowledges that the hobby is useless, but relaxing. In contrast, Megan contemplates one of her own daily activities: reading online comments on news articles. Realizing that it is an equally pointless, but presumably much less relaxing activity, she joins Beret Guy in throwing rocks at his leaf boat. | ||
− | It is an unfortunate property of news articles that their comments become dominated by those which are [http://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/style/some-news-sites-cracking-down-on-over-the-top-comments/2014/05/07/4bc90958-d619-11e3-95d3-3bcd77cd4e11_story.html deliberately offensive or devolve into flame wars] | + | It is an unfortunate property of news articles that their comments become dominated by those which are [http://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/style/some-news-sites-cracking-down-on-over-the-top-comments/2014/05/07/4bc90958-d619-11e3-95d3-3bcd77cd4e11_story.html deliberately offensive or devolve into flame wars]. |
− | The title text | + | The title text is a pun on the name of the 11th century Viking explorer {{w|Leif Erikson}}, who is believed to have been the first European to discover and settle North America (which he named "Vinland"). |
==Transcript== | ==Transcript== | ||
− | :[Beret Guy is throwing a rock | + | :[Beret Guy is throwing a rock while talking to Megan.] |
:Beret Guy: Every day I make a little leaf boat, then throw rocks until it sinks or floats away. | :Beret Guy: Every day I make a little leaf boat, then throw rocks until it sinks or floats away. | ||
:[Rock lands in water, near a leaf boat.] | :[Rock lands in water, near a leaf boat.] | ||
− | :Rock: '' | + | :Rock: ''PLUNK'' |
:Beret Guy: It's pointless, but at least it's relaxing. | :Beret Guy: It's pointless, but at least it's relaxing. | ||
− | :[Megan and Beret Guy are both holding rocks | + | :[Megan and Beret Guy are both holding rocks.] |
:Megan: Every day, I read the comments on a news article. | :Megan: Every day, I read the comments on a news article. | ||
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[[Category:Comics featuring Megan]] | [[Category:Comics featuring Megan]] | ||
[[Category:Comics featuring Beret Guy]] | [[Category:Comics featuring Beret Guy]] | ||
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