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==Explanation== | ==Explanation== | ||
− | + | Megan describes her relationship to Cueball with the simile "our love is like a turtle," a comparison often made when referring to a shy and slowly developing yet steady sort of romance. However, Cueball thinks the {{w|Bwrontosaurus}} the better impersonation. His explanation refers to the fact that remains of {{w|Apatosaurus}} were by mistake believed to be a different species which the paleontologist {{w|Othniel Charles Marsh|O.C. Marsh}} named ''Brontosaurus''. It was later discovered that the two species should be classified as one, with the older name prevailing according to convention. The term Brontosaurus is therefore a scientific redundancy. | |
− | Applied to the scenario in the comic, Cueball apparently considers the relationship without any emotional foundation and only continues it out of nostalgic motives. This conclusion counteracts the initial romantic tone adopted by the turtle simile, as comparing a romance with a falsely classified fossil is one of the least charming statements imaginable. | + | Applied to the scenario in the comic, Cueball apparently considers the relationship without any emotional foundation and only continues it out of nostalgic motives. This conclusion counteracts the initial romantic tone adopted by the turtle simile, as comparing a romance with a falsely classified fossil is one of the least charming statements imaginable. |
− | The title text aims at | + | The title text aims at Randall's well-known enthusiasm for {{w|Velociraptors}} which he mockingly compares to the obsession others might cherish for sex. |
− | Randall has previously mentioned the | + | Randall has previously mentioned the Brontosaurus name change in [[460: Paleontology]]. The Apatosaurus also appears in [[15: Just Alerting You]] and [[650: Nowhere]]. |
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==Transcript== | ==Transcript== | ||
:[Cueball and Megan are sitting at a bench. Megan is holding a turtle.] | :[Cueball and Megan are sitting at a bench. Megan is holding a turtle.] | ||
:Megan: Our love is like a turtle. | :Megan: Our love is like a turtle. | ||
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:[Megan sets down the turtle and turns to Cueball. They hold hands.] | :[Megan sets down the turtle and turns to Cueball. They hold hands.] | ||
:Megan: Humble and simple, enduring by virtue of perfect design. | :Megan: Humble and simple, enduring by virtue of perfect design. | ||
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:Cueball: Our love is like a brontosaurus. | :Cueball: Our love is like a brontosaurus. | ||
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:Cueball: Recognized as a mistaken combination long ago, lingering only out of misplaced affection for an imagined past. | :Cueball: Recognized as a mistaken combination long ago, lingering only out of misplaced affection for an imagined past. | ||