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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== | ||
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− | In | + | The joke here is the reverse of an old joke that appeared in [http://www.netfunny.com/rhf/jokes/old90/304.html rec.humor.funny]. In the original, the story-teller reports that he made a wish with a hard-of-hearing genie and got a twelve-inch pianist instead. In this version, the man made a wish for a twelve inch pianist to a hard-of-hearing genie, and the girl realized what he got instead. |
− | The title text | + | The title text is saying that if the guy had made a smaller miniature piano, he might have wished for a smaller pianist to play it. |
− | Genies (or | + | Genies (or magic lamps) are mentioned in at least four other comics: |
*[[152: Hamster Ball]] | *[[152: Hamster Ball]] | ||
*[[879: Lamp]] | *[[879: Lamp]] | ||
*[[1391: Darkness]] | *[[1391: Darkness]] | ||
*[[2193: Well-Ordering Principle]] | *[[2193: Well-Ordering Principle]] | ||
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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] | :[Cueball is holding a box with an open lid. A miniature piano is inside. Megan is looking at it] | ||
:Cueball: My hobby is making miniatures. Check this out — it's a fully-functional grand piano. | :Cueball: My hobby is making miniatures. Check this out — it's a fully-functional grand piano. | ||
− | :Megan: | + | :Megan: Woah — beautiful. |
:[Cueball looks at the miniature piano.] | :[Cueball looks at the miniature piano.] | ||
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:Cueball: I once asked a genie for someone who could play it for me, but I think he misheard. | :Cueball: I once asked a genie for someone who could play it for me, but I think he misheard. | ||
:Megan: ...are you doing anything later? | :Megan: ...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]] | ||
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