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==Explanation== | ==Explanation== | ||
| − | [[Cueball]] is startled every few months when he, again, realizes that he now lives in the 21 | + | [[Cueball]] is startled every few months when he, again, realizes that he now lives in the 21. century. When he grew up as a child the 2000s seemed very far away — it was the future, but he now exists in that timeframe with the rest of society. |
| − | The title text states that "the future" was reached in 2004 | + | The title text states that "the future" was reached in 2004 — three years before the comic was published. This is possibly a joke on how time works, as "the future" is always, was always, and will always be ahead of the time you're at. There may, however, be a reference to some movie set in the future year 2004... |
| − | The | + | The 20th century, even the year 2004 was futuristic for people growing up in, for instance, the eighties. This view just belongs to the perspective of people — for people growing up in the 70s the novel {{w|Nineteen Eighty-Four|1984}} was even futuristic. |
==Transcript== | ==Transcript== | ||
| − | :[Cueball sits silently | + | :[Cueball sits silently front of his computer.] |
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:I <u>still</u> do this every few months. | :I <u>still</u> do this every few months. | ||
