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| title    = Bubblegum
 
| title    = Bubblegum
 
| image    = bubblegum.png
 
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| titletext = I came here to chew bubblegum and say no more than eighteen words... and I'm all out of
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| titletext = I came here to chew bubblegum and say no more than eighteen words ... and I'm all out of
 
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==Explanation==
 
==Explanation==
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This comic spoofs the [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0096256/quotes iconic quote] from the 1988 action movie ''{{w|They Live}}'', where the armed protagonist, upon entering a bank, states that "I have come here to chew bubblegum and kick ass, and I'm all out of bubblegum." This implies that the protagonist will soon fight the people in the bank, as he cannot do the other objective he came there for (chewing bubble gum). This phrase has been quoted and modified often enough that it's often mistakenly attributed to other sources.
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Former wrestler Rowdy {{w|Roddy Piper}}, who played the protagonist in ''They Live'', died five days prior to the publication of this comic so this comic is most likely a [[:Category:Tribute|tribute]] to him. The iconic quote was an ad-lib Piper himself came up with.
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This comic spoofs the iconic line from the action movie "{{w|They Live}}", where the armed protagonist, upon entering a bank, states that "I have come here to chew bubblegum and kick ass, and I'm all out of bubblegum." This implies that the protagonist will soon fight the inhabitants of the bank, as he cannot do the other objective he came there for (chewing bubble gum). This phrase was also used by the title character of the video game ''{{w|Duke Nukem 3D}}'' and is often mistakenly believed to have originated in it. Furthermore the phrase has itself been parodied by British comedy ''IT Crowd''.
  
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In the comic, [[Beret Guy]] stands in an open doorway with a strong light behind him, a typical pose in action movies when someone is dramatically entering a room. However, in this instance, Beret Guy claims that he is here to "chew bubble gum and make friends". He then offers a stick of gum to both [[Megan]] and [[Cueball]], making it clear he intends to do both of his stated objectives. This is expected from Beret Guy, who is usually both naïve about the world and beings that surround him, and also friendly to them.
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Former wrestler Rowdy {{w|Roddy Piper}}, who played the protagonist in "They Live," recently died. This comic is a tribute to him.
  
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The title text seems to be a slight dig at the trope of a laconic hero who utters only a few gnomic words, as in the ''They Live'' scene. It is another variation of the line, with meta-humor. The speaker states that he is here to say 18 words and chew bubble gum, but reaches 18 words before he is able to finish his sentence. Thus, readers are left in ambiguity as to whether or not he is also out of bubble gum, as the line could end "and I'm all out of words", "and I'm all out of gum", or "and I'm all out of both." Of course if it is a tribute to Rowdy it could have been "and I'm all out of time!" And his time was up just then before that last word.
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In the comic, [[Beret Guy]] stands in the open doorway with a strong light behind him, a typical pose in action movies when someone is dramatically entering somewhere. However, in this instance, Beret Guy claims that he is here to "chew bubble gum and make friends". He then offers a stick of gum to both [[Megan]] and [[Cueball]], making it clear he intends to do both of his stated objectives.
  
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Strangely, though, [[Randall]] has not preserved the number of words in the original film quote: there are 16. There would be 18 if 'bubble gum' (which occurs twice) were taken as two words, but in the comic, it is clear that Randall takes it as one.
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The title text is another variation of the line, with meta-humor. The speaker states that he is here to say 18 words and chew bubble gum, but reaches 18 words before he is able to finish his sentence. Thus, readers are left in ambiguity as to whether or not he is also out of bubble gum, as the line could either end "and I'm all out of words", or "and I'm all out of both".
  
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Beret Guy has previously indicated he has a finite number of words he can say in [[1493: Meeting]].
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The title text seems to be a slight dig at the trope of a laconic hero who utters only a few gnomic words, as in the They Live scene. Strangely, though, Randall has not preserved the number of words in the quote: there are 16. There would be 18 if 'bubble gum' were taken as two words, but in the comic, it is clear that Randall takes it as one.
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In [[1110: Click and Drag]] Megan, walking out on to a platform on the left side of the tower Burj Khalifa, says "I came here to chew bubblegum... And I'm all out of bubblegum" to which Cueball walking with her replies "That's a shame" (see [http://imgs.xkcd.com/clickdrag/1n2w.png picture here].)
 
  
 
==Transcript==
 
==Transcript==
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:[Beret Guy stands dramatically silhouetted in a doorway.]
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{{incomplete transcript}}
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:[Beret Guy is dramatically standing silhouetted in a doorway.]
 
:Beret Guy: I came here to chew bubblegum and make friends!
 
:Beret Guy: I came here to chew bubblegum and make friends!
  
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:[Beret Guy, in normal lighting, looks at Megan and Cueball who stare back. A silent beat panel.]
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:[Inside the room Beret Guy entered with Megan and Cueball]
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:(pause)
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:[Beret Guy put his hand out offering a stick of gum to Megan and Cueball.]
 
 
:Beret Guy: Want some gum?
 
:Beret Guy: Want some gum?
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{{comic discussion}}
  
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{{comic discussion}}
 
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[[Category:Tribute]]
 
 
[[Category:Comics featuring Beret Guy]]
 
[[Category:Comics featuring Beret Guy]]
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[[Category:Comics featuring Cueball]]
 
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[[Category:Comics featuring Megan]]
 

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