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: This conversation is occurring [http://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php/explain_xkcd:Community_portal/Proposals#Merge_Cueball_.26_Rob elsewhere, please weigh in here]. [[User:Djbrasier|Djbrasier]] ([[User talk:Djbrasier|talk]]) 01:34, 31 March 2015 (UTC)
 
: This conversation is occurring [http://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php/explain_xkcd:Community_portal/Proposals#Merge_Cueball_.26_Rob elsewhere, please weigh in here]. [[User:Djbrasier|Djbrasier]] ([[User talk:Djbrasier|talk]]) 01:34, 31 March 2015 (UTC)
  
The joke gets referenced again in the first images mouse-over text in [https://what-if.xkcd.com/40/ this article]. [[Special:Contributions/108.162.210.177|108.162.210.177]] 22:45, 31 May 2015 (UTC)
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The joke gets referenced again in the first image's mouse-over text in [https://what-if.xkcd.com/40/ this article]. [[Special:Contributions/108.162.210.177|108.162.210.177]] 22:45, 31 May 2015 (UTC)

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The issue date on this comic is not given, as i don't know one. Can anyone fix this? Rikthoff (talk) 18:08, 3 August 2012 (EDT)


This is not a reference to Romeo and Juliet. It is a reference to the 80s movie Say Anything, where John Cusack plays Peter Gabriel's "In Your Eyes" on a boombox outside the house of the girl he likes.

Just gonna leave this here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vr60RCuVUb0&feature=youtube_gdata_player 172.56.8.215 14:35, 13 October 2013 (UTC)

I agree. The most direct reference is clearly Say Anything. The more classical references are fine to include, but given that there's no detail particularly linking them to the comic, they should be de-emphasized in favor of the movie.- jerodast (talk) 23:35, 30 March 2015 (UTC)

I think this comic should refer to the male character as "Rob", since it seems from other comics (e.g. 716: Time Machine and 782: Desecration) that Rob and Megan have a close and possibly romantic relationship. See here for more discussion on this topic. Djbrasier (talk) 13:37, 13 March 2015 (UTC)

I disagree. In none of the comics where Megan is named has Rob been named as well. So there is no indication that they are the same. Most of the time Megan and Cueball are not "named" character. In a few (three?) Megan is used for the xkcd Megan. And out of almost a 1000 cases Cueball has only been named Rob in 9. In a few of these he is together with the xkcd Megan. Viac versa in the three with Megans name, Cueball is also there, but then he is not named Rob. --Kynde (talk) 13:15, 15 March 2015 (UTC)
I think the name Rob should only be used when the comic specifically mentions the name, Cueball for every other generic stickman.--17jiangz1 (talk) 11:22, 10 April 2015 (UTC)

I think we need to make a distinction: the term "character" can refer to either a stick figure with distinguishing features (e.g. Black Hat, Cueball), or a real (or fictional person) which such a figure often represents (e.g. Randall, Rob). This distinction is often blurred, for example Megan is both a stick figure and a person. Hopefully this will help clear up some confusion! Richmond tudor (talk) 01:57, 16 March 2015 (UTC)

This conversation is occurring elsewhere, please weigh in here. Djbrasier (talk) 01:34, 31 March 2015 (UTC)

The joke gets referenced again in the first image's mouse-over text in this article. 108.162.210.177 22:45, 31 May 2015 (UTC)