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==Explanation== | ==Explanation== | ||
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− | + | "Edgelord" is modern slang describing a provocateur, often one with an adolescent mindset and lacking subtlety or restraint. The term derives from the word "edgy", which is used to describe things which are designed to be provocative. | |
− | + | In mathematics, {{w|graph theory}} is the study of graphs, mathematical structures made up of nodes (points) which are connected by edges (or lines). | |
− | + | This comic plays on the fact that graphs have edges. Calling someone with a Graph Theory Ph.D. an 'edgelord' (a master of edges) is somewhat analogous to calling an engineering student a 'forcelord', an astronomy PhD a 'starlord', or a pharmacologist a 'druglord'. | |
− | + | Also, [[White Hat]] seems to shout "No", which is ironic, because he seems to be on edge. Because "edgelord" is perceived as an insult by socially aware adults, [[Cueball]] is actually provoking White Hat, making Cueball an edgelord in this interaction. Humor here also lies in that Cueball, in accusing White Hat of being an Edgelord, is being provocative himself and therefore somewhat edgy. Similar situational humor is also found in [[2008: Irony Definition]]. | |
− | The title text makes the same joke, except that the title would be hyperedgelord instead of edgelord. A {{w | + | The title text makes the same joke, except that the title would be hyperedgelord instead of edgelord. A {{w|hypergraph}} is a generalization of a graph in which each edge may have more than two endpoints. |
==Transcript== | ==Transcript== | ||
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:Cueball: So, I hear you're a real edgelord. | :Cueball: So, I hear you're a real edgelord. | ||
:White Hat: '''''No!''''' | :White Hat: '''''No!''''' | ||
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{{comic discussion}} | {{comic discussion}} | ||
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[[Category:Comics featuring Cueball]] | [[Category:Comics featuring Cueball]] | ||
[[Category:Comics featuring White Hat]] | [[Category:Comics featuring White Hat]] | ||
[[Category:Math]] | [[Category:Math]] | ||
[[Category:Social interactions]] | [[Category:Social interactions]] | ||
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