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==Explanation==
 
==Explanation==
[[1031: s/keyboard/leopard/|''Ever cleaned a leopard? They're ''filthy.]]
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This comic references first and foremost that keyboards are totally filthy as they collect dirt and other small filth under the keys. Secondly, whoever is on the other side of the computer tricks the main character in this comic to lift the keyboard over his head so that the dirt falls on his face. By tricking the victim into de-focusing, the prankster ensures the victim will not notice the crumbs coming out of the keyboard until it is too late.
  
This comic refers to the fact that many keyboards, especially desktop keyboards, gather large amounts of crumbs and are rarely cleaned. In the comic, a person (probably [[Black Hat]]) tricks an unsuspecting character into lifting his keyboard up so that all the crumbs fall down onto his face. By tricking the victim into de-focusing, the prankster ensures that the victim will not notice the crumbs coming out of the keyboard until it is too late, perfecting a quality online prank.
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The title text references the toy {{w|Etch A Sketch}} in which you would draw lines using two knobs and shake the Etch A Sketch to clear the screen. If you shook a gross keyboard, you would get filth on you as well.
  
The title text references the toy {{w|Etch A Sketch}}, in which you would draw lines using two knobs and shake the Etch A Sketch upside down to clear the screen. If you shook a gross keyboard upside down over you, you would get filth on you as well.
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The cleanliness (lack there off) of keyboards are mentioned in the title text of [[1395: Power Cord]].
 
 
The cleanliness (or lack thereof) of keyboards is mentioned in the title text of [[1395: Power Cord]].
 
  
 
==Transcript==
 
==Transcript==
 
:[Hairy sits at his computer, chatting with another person.]
 
:[Hairy sits at his computer, chatting with another person.]
:Chat: Wanna see an optical illusion?
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:Chat: Wanna see an optical illusion? Hold your keyboard up in front of you and look at the home row.
:Chat: Hold your keyboard up in front of you and look at the home row.
 
 
 
 
:[Hairy holds the keyboard in front of him.]
 
:[Hairy holds the keyboard in front of him.]
:Chat: Now cross your eyes a little so the 'g' and 'h' overlap.
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:Chat: Now cross your eyes a little so the "g" and "h" overlap.
 
 
 
:Chat: Keeping focus, lift the keyboard over your head.
 
:Chat: Keeping focus, lift the keyboard over your head.
 
:[Hairy lifts the keyboard over his head still looking at the keyboard.]
 
:[Hairy lifts the keyboard over his head still looking at the keyboard.]
 
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:[Tiny parts of dust and skin particles fall in Hairy's face.]
:[Tiny bits of dust and skin particles fall out of the keyboard in Hairy's face.]
 
 
:Hairy: Eww!
 
:Hairy: Eww!
:Chat: Ha ha
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:Chat: Haha
  
 
{{comic discussion}}
 
{{comic discussion}}
 
[[Category:Comics featuring Hairy]]
 
[[Category:Comics featuring Hairy]]
 
[[Category:Comics with color]]
 
[[Category:Comics with color]]
[[Category:Computers]]
 

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