Editing 152: Hamster Ball

{{comic
| number    = 152
| date      = September 3, 2006
| title     = Hamster Ball
| image     = hamster_ball.png
| titletext = Reportedly, double-walled inflatable balls like this exist somewhere. Now to find that place.
}}

==Explanation==
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The comic starts with a Genie, or Jinn having been freed from a magical lamp granting the owner three wishes. But this jokes on Jeannie, what is spelled similar.

[[Cueball]] is asking for a Human-Sized hamster ball, and when he got it, he starts to roll around and enjoys the fun on this.

Genie is {{w|I Dream of Jeannie|Jeannie}}, she asks what he would like for his other two wishes, to which having being granted already his heart's desire, he states he wouldn't need the other wishes for anything.

==Transcript==
:[Cueball stands by a genie, whose lower body becomes smoke and trails down to an old-fashioned lamp.]
:Genie: You have awakened me from the lamp. You may have three wishes. What does your heart desire?
:Cueball: I'd like a human-sized hamster ball.
:[A hamster ball appears; Cueball is inside it.]
:Cueball: Sweet!
:[Cueball steps to left; the ball rolls that way.]
:[He does the same thing to his right.]
:[Cueball comes to rest in the centre of the panel.]
:Genie: And your other wishes?
:Cueball: Why would I need other wishes?

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@@ Line 8: / Line 8: @@
 ==Explanation==
-The comic starts with a {{w|genie}}, who, having been freed from a magical lamp, grants the owner three wishes; this isn't unusual, since the {{w|Genie in popular culture|idea of a genie}} who does this is a very {{tvtropes|GenieInABottle|common trope}} in the fantasy genre.
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+The comic starts with a Genie, or Jinn having been freed from a magical lamp granting the owner three wishes. But this jokes on Jeannie, what is spelled similar.
-[[Cueball]] asks for a human-sized {{w|hamster ball}}, and when he gets it, he starts to roll around in it, obviously entertained.
+[[Cueball]] is asking for a Human-Sized hamster ball, and when he got it, he starts to roll around and enjoys the fun on this.
-The genie then asks what he would like for his {{tvtropes|ThreeWishes|other two wishes}}, to which, having already being granted his heart's desire, he states that he wouldn't need the other wishes for anything.
-The title text refers to the activity of {{w|Zorbing}}. Later, [[Randall]] found out where to get one and went on a [[211: Hamster Ball Heist|hamster ball heist]], and hamster balls have been a [http://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php/Category:Hamster_Ball recurring theme] on xkcd since this comic, and 14 years later it received a direct sequel [[2331: Hamster Ball 2]].
+Genie is {{w|I Dream of Jeannie|Jeannie}}, she asks what he would like for his other two wishes, to which having being granted already his heart's desire, he states he wouldn't need the other wishes for anything.
-This comic is referenced in [[1975: Right Click]], where one of the things the ADVENT.EXE wishing well allows you to wish for is a human-sized hamster ball. Doing so redirects you to this page.
-Genies (or magic lamps) are mentioned in at least five other comics:
-*[[532: Piano]]
-*[[879: Lamp]]
-*[[1391: Darkness]]
-*[[2193: Well-Ordering Principle]]
-*[[2741: Wish Interpretation]]
-In the first two, Randall manages to use the concept to make penis-related jokes.<br>
-In the fourth, the issue of number of wishes is discussed, from the perspective of wanting more than three wishes. The issue of wishing for more wishes is also the subject of [[1086: Eyelash Wish Log]], so it is not always enough with one or even three wishes!
 ==Transcript==
@@ Line 31: / Line 19: @@
 :Genie: You have awakened me from the lamp. You may have three wishes. What does your heart desire?
 :Cueball: I'd like a human-sized hamster ball.
+:[A hamster ball appears; Cueball is inside it.]
-:[A hamster ball appears; Cueball is inside it, arms outstretched.]
 :Cueball: Sweet!
 :[Cueball steps to left; the ball rolls that way.]
 :[He does the same thing to his right.]
+:[Cueball comes to rest in the centre of the panel.]
-:[Cueball comes to rest in the center of the panel.]
 :Genie: And your other wishes?
 :Cueball: Why would I need other wishes?
-==Trivia==
-This comic was [[:Category:Sunday comics|released on a Sunday]]. The Monday release was then skipped, and the next comic came out Wednesday. So, this was likely supposed to be a Monday release.
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 [[Category:Comics featuring Cueball]]
-[[Category:Hamster Ball]]
-[[Category:Comics sharing name|Hamster Ball]]
-[[Category:Genie]]