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{{comic | {{comic | ||
| number = 2247 | | number = 2247 | ||
− | | date = December | + | | date = 27 December, 2019 |
| title = Weird Hill | | title = Weird Hill | ||
| image = weird hill.png | | image = weird hill.png | ||
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==Explanation== | ==Explanation== | ||
− | This comic is a joke about the expression [[wikt:hill to die on|" | + | {{incomplete|Soft hill}} |
+ | This comic is a joke about the expression [[wikt:hill to die on|"A weird hill to die on"]]: an opinion on an issue that you'll fight to the death for, despite it being pointless or a waste of time. [[Beret Guy]] interrupts [[Cueball]] arguing with [[Duty Calls|someone who is wrong on the Internet]], and, pulling him away from the argument, asks why he should pick a weird hill to die on (fight over an opinion online) when he could pick a soft hill to lie on, going out into nature and relaxing. This comic has a similar message to [[Duty Calls]], [[Bad Opinions]], and [[Wrong]], which is that sometimes we feel too strongly over our opinions, and we should let that go. | ||
− | + | The title text is an absurd juxtaposition: that Cueball will pick a weird hill to lie on. In this case, he may be referring to a physical hill, in which case the meaning of "weird" is unclear due to lack of context. | |
− | The | + | The phrase "a weird hill to die on" was also featured in [[1717: Pyramid Honey]]. |
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+ | === Trivia === | ||
− | + | * A quick Internet search does not indicate the existence of a properly-named "Weird Hill" on which Cueball could lie{{citation needed}}, but there is a public park in Massachusetts called {{w|Weir Hill}}. Weir Hill's landscape is a weird patchwork, including several threatened species, because it was used for different agricultural purposes by the Algonquin and then European settlers and American farmers before becoming a park in the 1960s. | |
==Transcript== | ==Transcript== | ||
− | :[Cueball | + | :[Cueball sitting on a chair in front of a computer and Beret Guy pulling the chair back] |
− | + | [Cueball is frustrated] | |
:Beret Guy: Why pick a weird hill to die on... | :Beret Guy: Why pick a weird hill to die on... | ||
− | + | [Cueball gets up, still frustrated] | |
− | + | :[Cueball and Beret Guy leaving the room] | |
− | :[Cueball and Beret Guy | ||
:[Cueball and Beret Guy climbing a hill] | :[Cueball and Beret Guy climbing a hill] | ||
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:[Cueball and Beret Guy lying down at the top of a hill] | :[Cueball and Beret Guy lying down at the top of a hill] | ||
:Beret Guy: ... when you could pick a soft hill to lie on? | :Beret Guy: ... when you could pick a soft hill to lie on? | ||
− | :Cueball: This ''is'' nice | + | :Cueball: This ''is'' nice. |
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[[Category:Comics featuring Cueball]] | [[Category:Comics featuring Cueball]] | ||
[[Category:Comics featuring Beret Guy]] | [[Category:Comics featuring Beret Guy]] | ||
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