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==Explanation== | ==Explanation== | ||
− | [[Cueball]] | + | {{incomplete|phone and mail spam is missing here, should reference TSC no fly list instead of no fly zone}} |
+ | We see [[Cueball]] on a phone with someone who sends various strange things through postal mail. The third panel is a pun on the usage of the phrase 'a lot of time.' Normally, this means that something will take a while to finish; in this case, however, it means it is literally a large quantity of time that is being sent. | ||
− | + | {{w|Chronon|Quantizing time}} ("discrete packets of time") is a theory that time is not continuous like as particles in the {{w|quantum mechanics}}. It could be one of the big mistakes in modern science, but feels as if there's more to it, in the world of romance, sarcasm, math, and language. | |
− | + | The title text states that due to his habit of mailing strange things, he has been barred from sending mail through the {{w|United States Postal Service}} (USPS). | |
− | + | A no fly list is a list of people that are not allowed to use commercial airlines for travel in the United States. It is maintained by the {{w|Terrorist Screening Center}}. Here the person sending strange objects through mail is on the USPS no-fly-list for people. The joke here is that USPS does not have such list for people. There is a list of items banned from being shipped by USPS, which includes most consumer electronics with lithium batteries. | |
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==Transcript== | ==Transcript== | ||
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:Phone: Do you think I could mail a running chainsaw to someone? | :Phone: Do you think I could mail a running chainsaw to someone? | ||
− | :Cueball: I doubt it | + | :Cueball: I doubt it. |
:Phone: What about a baby's first word? | :Phone: What about a baby's first word? | ||
:Cueball: Look, your obsession with sending strange things through the mail is getting out of hand. | :Cueball: Look, your obsession with sending strange things through the mail is getting out of hand. | ||
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:Phone: Can you mail a blank stare? | :Phone: Can you mail a blank stare? | ||
:Phone: A dizzying height? | :Phone: A dizzying height? | ||
:Phone: Pi? | :Phone: Pi? | ||
:Cueball: ... | :Cueball: ... | ||
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:Phone: Well, did you at least get that package of time I sent you? | :Phone: Well, did you at least get that package of time I sent you? | ||
− | :Cueball: I... you... no, I didn't. | + | :Cueball: I ... you ... no, I didn't. |
− | :Phone: Well, there was a lot of it, so it will probably take a while | + | :Phone: Well, there was a lot of it, so it will probably take a while. |
{{comic discussion}} | {{comic discussion}} | ||
[[Category:Comics featuring Cueball]] | [[Category:Comics featuring Cueball]] | ||
[[Category:Language]] | [[Category:Language]] |