Editing 445: I Am Not Good with Boomerangs

{{comic
| number    = 445
| date      = July 4, 2008
| title     = I Am Not Good with Boomerangs
| image     = i_am_not_good_with_boomerangs.png
| titletext = Bonus strip: just read the rightmost panels straight down.
}}

==Explanation==
The strip shows [[Cueball]] throwing a boomerang four times, each time finding a difficulty in catching it.

The first time, it merely hits him in the head.

The second time, about six boomerangs come after him.

The third time, a shark somehow returns to him.

The fourth and final time, his girlfriend [[Megan]] appears, stating "I'm leaving you."

The title text refers to a bonus strip - if one reads the rightmost panels straight down, you get a strip that suggests that the Megan threw multiple things at him out of anger before breaking up with him. This seems to mirror the plot of the 2006 comedy film {{w|My Super Ex-Girlfriend}} where the titular character throws multiple things at the protagonist (including a shark) prior to breaking up with him.

Boomerang returns in [[475: Further Boomerang Difficulties]]

==Transcript==
:[Cueball throws a boomerang, but it hits him in the head when it returns.]

:[Cueball throws the boomerang again, but this time several boomerangs chase after him.]

:[Cueball throws the boomerang once more, and this time a shark inexplicably appears.]

:[Cueball throws the boomerang a final time, and Megan appears, hovering.]
:Megan: I'm leaving you.

{{comic discussion}}
[[Category:Comics featuring Cueball]]
[[Category:Comics featuring Megan]]
[[Category:Boomerangs]]
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 ==Explanation==
-The strip shows [[Cueball]] throwing a boomerang four times, each time finding difficulty in catching it.
+The strip shows [[Cueball]] throwing a boomerang four times, each time finding a difficulty in catching it.
-The first time, it merely hits him in the head.<br>
+The first time, it merely hits him in the head.
-The second time, six boomerangs come after him.<br>
-The third time, a shark somehow returns to him.<br>
-The fourth and final time, his girlfriend [[Megan]] floats back to him—then she states: "I'm leaving you."
-The title text refers to a bonus strip—if one reads the rightmost panels straight down, one gets a strip that suggests that Megan threw multiple things at him out of anger before breaking up with him. This seems to mirror the plot of the 2006 comedy film ''{{w|My Super Ex-Girlfriend}}'', in which the eponymous character throws multiple things at the protagonist (including a shark) before breaking up with him.
+The second time, about six boomerangs come after him.
-Boomerangs return in a kind of sequel [[475: Further Boomerang Difficulties]], which might also have yet another sequel in [[939: Arrow]]. Finally, boomerangs also became a main theme in the interactive comic [[1350: Lorenz]]. The same format of multiple bad endings to the same starting set-up is used in [[1515: Basketball Earth]].
+The third time, a shark somehow returns to him.
-From ''[[xkcd: volume 0]]'':
+The fourth and final time, his girlfriend [[Megan]] appears, stating "I'm leaving you."
-{{quote|As the forumites gleefully discovered, you can make all sorts of stories just by rearranging these panels.}}
+The title text refers to a bonus strip - if one reads the rightmost panels straight down, you get a strip that suggests that the Megan threw multiple things at him out of anger before breaking up with him. This seems to mirror the plot of the 2006 comedy film {{w|My Super Ex-Girlfriend}} where the titular character throws multiple things at the protagonist (including a shark) prior to breaking up with him.
+Boomerang returns in [[475: Further Boomerang Difficulties]]
 ==Transcript==
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 [[Category:Comics featuring Megan]]
 [[Category:Boomerangs]]
-[[Category:Sharks]]