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| | title = Piano | | | title = Piano |
| | image = piano.png | | | image = piano.png |
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| | titletext = Good thing he didn't make it smaller, or it'd need someone three inches tall to play it. | | | titletext = Good thing he didn't make it smaller, or it'd need someone three inches tall to play it. |
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| ==Explanation== | | ==Explanation== |
− | This comic is the reverse of the old "twelve inch pianist" joke.
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− | In the original joke, a man presents a miniature piano, which is played by man of proportionate size. When asked about it, he reveals that he found a bottle with a genie inside, but the genie misunderstood his wish, and gave him a 12-inch pianist.
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− | The crux of the joke is that the word ''pianist'' sounds similar to the word ''penis''. The man considers having a larger member to be desirable (presumably due to the stereotype that it will make him more sexually appealing), but loses out on the opportunity, due to the misunderstanding.
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− | In this comic, the opposite happens: Cueball wished for a "twelve inch ''pianist''" to play his miniature piano, but was misheard by the genie, implying that the genie instead granted him a "twelve inch ''penis''." Megan quickly grasps the implication, and therefore wants to have sex with Cueball (in accordance with the aforementioned stereotype; and also judging from the weird tone in "...are you").
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− | The title text suggests that if Cueball had made a smaller piano – and had thus wished for a smaller ''pianist'' – he would have instead received a ''smaller penis''.
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− | Genies (or the magic lamps containing them) are mentioned in at least five other comics:
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− | *[[152: Hamster Ball]]
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− | *[[879: Lamp]]
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− | *[[1391: Darkness]]
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− | *[[2193: Well-Ordering Principle]]
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− | *[[2741: Wish Interpretation]]
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| ==Transcript== | | ==Transcript== |
− | :[Cueball is holding a box with an open lid. A miniature piano is inside. Megan is looking at it] | + | :[Man is holding a box with an open lid. A miniature piano is inside. The girl is looking at it] |
− | :Cueball: My hobby is making miniatures. Check this out — it's a fully-functional grand piano. | + | :Man: My hobby is making miniatures. Check this out— it's a fully-functional grand piano. |
− | :Megan: Whoa — beautiful. | + | :Woman: Woah — beautiful. |
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− | :[Cueball looks at the miniature piano.]
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− | :Cueball: Sadly, I've never heard what proper music sounds like on it—the keys are too small to play.
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− | :[Cueball closes lid to the piano.] | + | :[Man looks at the miniature piano] |
− | :Cueball: I once asked a genie for someone who could play it for me, but I think he misheard. | + | :Man: Sadly, I've never heard what proper music sounds like on it—the keys are too small to play. |
− | :Megan: ...are you doing anything later?
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− | ==Trivia==
| + | :[Man closes lid to the piano.] |
− | For the record, pianist /'piənɪst/ and penis /'pinɪs/ are near homophones in English. This is because pianist has a different stress pattern than piano /pi'æno/. The vagaries of the English language.
| + | :Man: I once asked a genie for someone who could play it for me, but I think he misheard. |
| + | :Girl: ... are you doing anything later? |
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− | {{comic discussion}} | + | {{comic discussion}} |
| [[Category:Comics featuring Cueball]] | | [[Category:Comics featuring Cueball]] |
| [[Category:Comics featuring Megan]] | | [[Category:Comics featuring Megan]] |
− | [[Category:Sex]] | + | [[Category:My Hobby]] |
− | [[Category:Genie]]
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