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In the real Family Circus, isn't it Billy who leaves those paths? [[Special:Contributions/173.245.50.174|173.245.50.174]] 04:28, 8 September 2015 (UTC)
 
In the real Family Circus, isn't it Billy who leaves those paths? [[Special:Contributions/173.245.50.174|173.245.50.174]] 04:28, 8 September 2015 (UTC)
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One of the defining features of OCD is the compulsion to keep track of things, ''e.g.'' which hand touched something, how many steps someone has taken... Tracking and memorizing one's own movements as depicted with the dotted line is a lesser-known but relatively common compulsion in OCD. Not sure whether that's part of the joke or not, though. [[Special:Contributions/172.71.134.157|172.71.134.157]] 14:28, 18 September 2023 (UTC)

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Is it more than Pointless (<<< No full stop either, just to be consistent) 108.162.249.205 13:42, 21 August 2014 (UTC)

In the real Family Circus, isn't it Billy who leaves those paths? 173.245.50.174 04:28, 8 September 2015 (UTC)

One of the defining features of OCD is the compulsion to keep track of things, e.g. which hand touched something, how many steps someone has taken... Tracking and memorizing one's own movements as depicted with the dotted line is a lesser-known but relatively common compulsion in OCD. Not sure whether that's part of the joke or not, though. 172.71.134.157 14:28, 18 September 2023 (UTC)