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==Explanation== | ==Explanation== | ||
− | "{{w|Street harassment|Catcalling}}" refers to the act of whistling or shouting | + | "{{w|Street harassment|Catcalling}}" refers to the act of whistling or shouting to attract the attention of an attractive woman, and in some cultures carries connotations of harassment. Annoyed by this practice, Megan alters the Universe Control Console to create a setting in which catcalling actually attracts cats (as the name implies), thus resulting in the catcaller being harassed by the overwhelming feline presence, instead of the other way around, likely in an attempt to discourage the act. |
− | + | The "Universe Control Console" was introduced in [[1620: Christmas Settings]] as the "Universe Control Panel", where it was used to control aspects of reality related to Christmas. Based on the name, it is presumed all aspects of reality could be altered using this fictitious device. The pointer arrow and menu options shown above Megan appear to depict aspects of the user interface that Megan is seeing. | |
− | + | Furthermore, the title text suggests that catcalling now calls ''all'' cats within two miles for an entire year. This would encourage people to stop catcalling altogether to prevent cats running away for a year or being piled in cats from a 2 mile radius for a year. [[1156: Conditioning]] also persuades people to change behavior related to wildlife. | |
− | + | Also, the title text suggests that the Universe Control Console runs on the Perl programming language. | |
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The redefining of terms related to sexual harassment as more innocent things has also been discussed in [[1178: Pickup Artists]]. | The redefining of terms related to sexual harassment as more innocent things has also been discussed in [[1178: Pickup Artists]]. | ||
− | + | Notably the cursor on the console is left-handed. | |
==Transcript== | ==Transcript== | ||
− | :Offscreen: ''Hey! Are you messing with the Universe Control Console!?'' | + | :Offscreen: "''Hey! Are you messing with the Universe Control Console!?''" |
− | :Megan: [standing at a control panel with a small lever and what appears to be a display] It's cool. Just gotta fix one thing. | + | :Megan: [standing at a control panel with a small lever and what appears to be a display] "It's cool. Just gotta fix one thing." |
:[Megan still at the control panel; now a mouse pointer appears] | :[Megan still at the control panel; now a mouse pointer appears] | ||
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[[Category:Comics featuring Megan]] | [[Category:Comics featuring Megan]] | ||
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