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==Explanation==
 
==Explanation==
(See also [[That's What SHE Said]])
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See also this comic "[[That's What SHE Said]]".
  
 
The phrase "{{w|Said the actress to the bishop|That's what ''she'' said!}}" is commonly used after someone has described something that sounds sexual but had no intentional sexual meaning. An example might be:
 
The phrase "{{w|Said the actress to the bishop|That's what ''she'' said!}}" is commonly used after someone has described something that sounds sexual but had no intentional sexual meaning. An example might be:
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:"That's what she said" (Implying that the previous person had been describing something very different)
 
:"That's what she said" (Implying that the previous person had been describing something very different)
  
However, in this comic the first person is actually describing what the girl he had sex with said. The second person then responds with "that's what she said" but, of course, in this situation it has no meaning as that was literally what <em>she</em> said. The first person continues this in the next panel and the title text by reminding the other person of this and by saying he was also there to hear it.
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However, in this comic [[Cueball]] is actually describing what the girl whispered to him, looking for sex the next night. His friend then responds with "that's what she said" but, of course, in this situation it has no meaning as that was literally what <em>she</em> said. Cueball continues this in the next panel.
  
The joke here could either be in the unusual use of the phrase, or about how some people use the phrase so much that it gets annoying.
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The title text is just another standard phrase at a similar manner.
  
 
==Transcript==
 
==Transcript==
 
:[Two people standing]
 
:[Two people standing]
:Person 1: Then she put her hands over mine, grinds against me, leans down and whispers, &quot;After tonight, we go and live our lives, no regrets. But I want this, I want you, :one last time.&quot;
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:Cueball: Then she put her hands over mine, grinds against me, leans down and whispers, "After tonight, we go and live our lives, no regrets. But I want this, I want you, :one last time."
:Person 2: (Giving a thumbs up, pointing, surrounded by action lines) That&#39;s what SHE said!
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:Friend: (Giving a thumbs up, pointing, surrounded by action lines) That's what '''SHE''' said!
 
:[Both continue to stand]
 
:[Both continue to stand]
:Person 1: Yes. Yes, it is.
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:Cueball: Yes. Yes, it is.
 
:[Both continue to stand]
 
:[Both continue to stand]
  
 
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{{comic discussion}}
 
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Revision as of 19:44, 12 June 2013

How it Happened
I was there, dude.
Title text: I was there, dude.

Explanation

See also this comic "That's What SHE Said".

The phrase "That's what she said!" is commonly used after someone has described something that sounds sexual but had no intentional sexual meaning. An example might be:

"It's huge!" (Describing an overly large object like a large tree or a six-foot midget)
"That's what she said" (Implying that the previous person had been describing something very different)

However, in this comic Cueball is actually describing what the girl whispered to him, looking for sex the next night. His friend then responds with "that's what she said" but, of course, in this situation it has no meaning as that was literally what she said. Cueball continues this in the next panel.

The title text is just another standard phrase at a similar manner.

Transcript

[Two people standing]
Cueball: Then she put her hands over mine, grinds against me, leans down and whispers, "After tonight, we go and live our lives, no regrets. But I want this, I want you, :one last time."
Friend: (Giving a thumbs up, pointing, surrounded by action lines) That's what SHE said!
[Both continue to stand]
Cueball: Yes. Yes, it is.
[Both continue to stand]


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Discussion

Cueball's friend's like me. --NSDCars5 (talk) 18:15, 3 March 2014 (UTC)NSDCars5