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− | It looks like [[Randall]] has been playing with his Apple device after installing the recently released {{w|iOS 8}} update. The comic is referencing the autocomplete function on the iOS virtual keyboard. A comparable feature is also available on other operating systems, like Android. When the phrase, for example, "Revenge is a dish best served" is typed, the keyboard will suggest “by” followed by “a” then “group” and so on. | + | {{incomplete|The individual scenes in the pictures are not explained enough for people who have not seen the movies (cant remember the scene). For instance - what is the line in front of Mikey in the Goonies image?}} |
+ | It looks like [[Randall]] has been playing with his Apple device after installing the recently released {{w|iOS 8}} update. The comic is referencing the autocomplete function on the iOS virtual keyboard (aka [[1031:_s/keyboard/leopard/|leopard]]). A comparable feature is also available on other operating systems, like Android. When the phrase, for example, "Revenge is a dish best served" is typed, the keyboard will suggest “by” followed by “a” then “group” and so on. | ||
− | The | + | The following movies are referenced: |
− | + | :{{w|Sherlock_Holmes#.22Elementary.2C_my_dear_Watson.22|Sherlock Holmes}}: Holmes: "Elementary, my dear Watson." (paraphrased in several movies, never actually used in the books) | |
− | + | :[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0086250/quotes Scarface (1983)]: Scarface: "You wanna fuck with me? Okay. You wanna play rough? Okay. Say hello to my little friend!" | |
− | + | :[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0032138/quotes The Wizard of Oz (1939)]: Dorothy: "Toto, I've a feeling we're not in Kansas any more." | |
− | + | :[http://www.imdb.com/character/ch0000007/quotes James Bond]: Bond: "Bond, James Bond." (nothing follows) | |
− | + | :[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0379786/quotes Serenity (2005)]: Wash: "I am a leaf on the wind - watch how I soar." | |
− | + | :[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0089218/quotes The Goonies (1985)]: Mikey: "Goonies never say die!" | |
− | + | :[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0120737/quotes The Lord of The Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001)]: Aragorn: "If by my life or death I can protect you, I will. You have my sword." Legolas: "And you have my bow." Gimli: "And *my* axe." | |
− | + | :[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0093779/quotes The Princess Bride (1987)]: Montoya: "Hello. My name is Inigo Montoya. You killed my father. Prepare to die." | |
− | + | :{{w|Revenge#Proverbs|Revenge is a dish best served cold}} (several movies, with variations, and books before that, e.g. [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0084726/quotes Star Trek: The Wrath of Khan (1982)]: Khan: "...do you know the Klingon proverb that tells us revenge is a dish that is best served cold?") | |
− | + | :[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0112573/quotes Braveheart (1995)]: Wallace: "They may take our lives, but they'll never take... OUR FREEDOM!" | |
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An older comic [[1068: Swiftkey]] is also about keyboard predictions, but without any preceding text (by the Swiftkey keyboard application instead of the iOS 8 keyboard). | An older comic [[1068: Swiftkey]] is also about keyboard predictions, but without any preceding text (by the Swiftkey keyboard application instead of the iOS 8 keyboard). | ||
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==Transcript== | ==Transcript== | ||
+ | :[Headline] | ||
:'''Movie quotes''' | :'''Movie quotes''' | ||
− | :[Top picture shows a line typed on an iPhone | + | :[Top picture shows a line typed on an iPhone] |
:Elementary, my dear | :Elementary, my dear | ||
− | :[Then the next line shows the words suggested by the virtual keyboard | + | :[Then the next line shows the words suggested by the virtual keyboard] |
:Friend | Lord | Friends | :Friend | Lord | Friends | ||
− | :[Below are the visible part of keyboard. | + | :[Below are the visible part of keyboard. The second line only the top of the letters can be seen] |
:QWERTYUIOP | :QWERTYUIOP | ||
:ASDFGHJKL | :ASDFGHJKL | ||
− | :[Below | + | :[Below it a new sub heading above six pictures arranged in two rows] |
− | + | According to iOS 8 keyboard predictions | |
:[For each of the six pictures a part of the text is black, and the other part is light grey. Below the black text is written in bold letters.] | :[For each of the six pictures a part of the text is black, and the other part is light grey. Below the black text is written in bold letters.] | ||
− | :[Picture 1: Cueball stands with a | + | :[Picture 1: Cueball stands with a machinegun] |
:Cueball: '''Say hello to my little''' sister and my mom and my dad and my friends | :Cueball: '''Say hello to my little''' sister and my mom and my dad and my friends | ||
− | :[Picture 2: A girl stands next to her dog with a basket | + | :[Picture 2: A girl stands next to her dog with a basket] |
:Girl: '''Toto, I've a feeling we're not''' going to the gym today | :Girl: '''Toto, I've a feeling we're not''' going to the gym today | ||
− | :[Picture 3: Bond talks to Megan | + | :[Picture 3: Bond talks to Megan] |
:James Bond: '''Bond, James Bond''' yields | :James Bond: '''Bond, James Bond''' yields | ||
− | :[Picture 4: A pilot operates his plane and talks to Cueball behind him | + | :[Picture 4: A pilot operates his plane and talks to Cueball behind him] |
:Pilot: '''I'm a leaf on the wind. Watch''' me play the piano | :Pilot: '''I'm a leaf on the wind. Watch''' me play the piano | ||
− | :[Picture 5: A guy with dark hair stands behind a jagged edge | + | :[Picture 5: A guy with dark hair stands behind a jagged edge] |
:Goonie: '''Goonies never say''' anything | :Goonie: '''Goonies never say''' anything | ||
− | :[Picture 6: A dwarf with long beard and helmet stands with an axe | + | :[Picture 6: A dwarf with long beard and helmet stands with an axe] |
:Off panel left: '''You have my sword.''' | :Off panel left: '''You have my sword.''' | ||
:Off panel right: '''And my bow.''' | :Off panel right: '''And my bow.''' | ||
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[[Category:Firefly]] | [[Category:Firefly]] | ||
[[Category:Language]] | [[Category:Language]] | ||
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[[Category:Smartphones]] | [[Category:Smartphones]] | ||
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