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Talk:1141: Two Years

2012-11-30T20:01:23Z

46.142.57.253:

There are no words to convey how awesome you guys are. Thank you.

Also, great Portal reference.

[[Special:Contributions/81.32.87.159|81.32.87.159]] 07:30, 30 November 2012 (UTC)

Like. [[User:Castriff|Jimmy C]] ([[User talk:Castriff|talk]]) 12:29, 30 November 2012 (UTC)

Flip cancer. Lost my mother-in-law to it and now my dad is undergoing chemo for stage IV lung cancer.
:Seconded. This strip hits close to home, even years after the fact. And given that of my parents and grandparents only one grandmother was not yet diagnosed with any type of cancer, both frequentist and Bayesian statisticians probably agree I should be cautious myself. [[Special:Contributions/46.142.57.253|46.142.57.253]] 20:01, 30 November 2012 (UTC) madd

Did anyone else think the second to last panel was a couple who were sitting close to ground zero of a nuclear bomb? It took several glances to finally see a tree instead of a mushroom cloud. [[User:Sayno2quat|Sayno2quat]] ([[User talk:Sayno2quat|talk]]) 15:35, 30 November 2012 (UTC)

:When I first saw that panel from my peripheral vision, I also thought it was a mushroom cloud.[[User:CityZen|CityZen]] ([[User talk:CityZen|talk]]) 17:46, 30 November 2012 (UTC)

:Now that you mention it - on my monitor, before scrolling, I only swa the upper half of what looked indeed like a mushroom cloud. [[Special:Contributions/46.142.57.253|46.142.57.253]] 19:45, 30 November 2012 (UTC) madd

The language of referring to Randall's girlfriend as "wife" before they were married is awkward.[[User:CityZen|CityZen]] ([[User talk:CityZen|talk]]) 17:47, 30 November 2012 (UTC)

Panel 3 is possible reference/inspiration for comic [[1024: Error Code]]--[[User:Shine|Shine]] ([[User talk:Shine|talk]]) 18:56, 30 November 2012 (UTC)

:Given what we know from Randall's past two years, I would rather infer that comic 1024 was inspired by one of these activities as seen in panels 3 and 8. [[Special:Contributions/46.142.57.253|46.142.57.253]] 19:43, 30 November 2012 (UTC) madd

Talk:1141: Two Years

2012-11-30T19:45:59Z

46.142.57.253:

There are no words to convey how awesome you guys are. Thank you.

Also, great Portal reference.

[[Special:Contributions/81.32.87.159|81.32.87.159]] 07:30, 30 November 2012 (UTC)

Like. [[User:Castriff|Jimmy C]] ([[User talk:Castriff|talk]]) 12:29, 30 November 2012 (UTC)

Flip cancer. Lost my mother-in-law to it and now my dad is undergoing chemo for stage IV lung cancer.

Did anyone else think the second to last panel was a couple who were sitting close to ground zero of a nuclear bomb? It took several glances to finally see a tree instead of a mushroom cloud. [[User:Sayno2quat|Sayno2quat]] ([[User talk:Sayno2quat|talk]]) 15:35, 30 November 2012 (UTC)

:When I first saw that panel from my peripheral vision, I also thought it was a mushroom cloud.[[User:CityZen|CityZen]] ([[User talk:CityZen|talk]]) 17:46, 30 November 2012 (UTC)

:Now that you mention it - on my monitor, before scrolling, I only swa the upper half of what looked indeed like a mushroom cloud. [[Special:Contributions/46.142.57.253|46.142.57.253]] 19:45, 30 November 2012 (UTC) madd

The language of referring to Randall's girlfriend as "wife" before they were married is awkward.[[User:CityZen|CityZen]] ([[User talk:CityZen|talk]]) 17:47, 30 November 2012 (UTC)

Panel 3 is possible reference/inspiration for comic [[1024: Error Code]]--[[User:Shine|Shine]] ([[User talk:Shine|talk]]) 18:56, 30 November 2012 (UTC)

:Given what we know from Randall's past two years, I would rather infer that comic 1024 was inspired by one of these activities as seen in panels 3 and 8. [[Special:Contributions/46.142.57.253|46.142.57.253]] 19:43, 30 November 2012 (UTC) madd

Talk:1141: Two Years

2012-11-30T19:43:56Z

46.142.57.253:

There are no words to convey how awesome you guys are. Thank you.

Also, great Portal reference.

[[Special:Contributions/81.32.87.159|81.32.87.159]] 07:30, 30 November 2012 (UTC)

Like. [[User:Castriff|Jimmy C]] ([[User talk:Castriff|talk]]) 12:29, 30 November 2012 (UTC)

Flip cancer. Lost my mother-in-law to it and now my dad is undergoing chemo for stage IV lung cancer.

Did anyone else think the second to last panel was a couple who were sitting close to ground zero of a nuclear bomb? It took several glances to finally see a tree instead of a mushroom cloud. [[User:Sayno2quat|Sayno2quat]] ([[User talk:Sayno2quat|talk]]) 15:35, 30 November 2012 (UTC)

:When I first saw that panel from my peripheral vision, I also thought it was a mushroom cloud.[[User:CityZen|CityZen]] ([[User talk:CityZen|talk]]) 17:46, 30 November 2012 (UTC)

The language of referring to Randall's girlfriend as "wife" before they were married is awkward.[[User:CityZen|CityZen]] ([[User talk:CityZen|talk]]) 17:47, 30 November 2012 (UTC)

Panel 3 is possible reference/inspiration for comic [[1024: Error Code]]--[[User:Shine|Shine]] ([[User talk:Shine|talk]]) 18:56, 30 November 2012 (UTC)

:Given what we know from Randall's past two years, I would rather infer that comic 1024 was inspired by one of these activities as seen in panels 3 and 8. [[Special:Contributions/46.142.57.253|46.142.57.253]] 19:43, 30 November 2012 (UTC) madd

Talk:1141: Two Years

2012-11-30T19:43:14Z

46.142.57.253:

1141: Two Years

2012-11-30T19:33:39Z

46.142.57.253: /* Explanation */

{{comic
| number = 1141
| date = November 30, 2012
| title = Two Years
| image = two years.png
| imagesize =
| titletext = She won the first half of all our chemo Scrabble games, but then her IV drugs started kicking in and I *dominated*.
}}

== Explanation ==

This comic marks the second year of [[Randall Munroe]]'s wife's battle with cancer, and appears to depict actual events from those two years, though this type of progression could be common in many couples' experiences. Randall's wife's cancer has been the subject of [[:Category:Cancer|several previous comics]].

Some explanations:
* Panel 1: Randall's wife-to-be (at that point, his girlfriend, partner, fiancée, or {{w|significant other}}) receives a diagnosis over the phone as Randall sits by her side supportively.
* Panel 2: Depicts Randall's partner undergoing {{w|chemotherapy}} through an IV. Because of the hair loss that results from chemotherapy, many patients opt to shave their heads when they undergo chemotherapy. Her hair grows back over the course of the following panels.
* Panel 3: The two of them spending time with one another, and no one else. This is very important for couples in a situation like that. Nature is a good resort for many, as long as health permits.
* Panel 4: The couple are waiting for the results of a scan; it appears a phone is on the middle of the table that they are waiting to ring.
* Panel 5: More chemotherapy. The couple are playing {{w|Scrabble}}, as referenced in the title text, which is a very popular board game in which players use letter tiles to spell words in a cross-word style. Randall's partner uses the fact that she has cancer as leverage to get Randall to ignore the fact that the word she has played (zarg) is not a real word.
* Panel 6: Someone suggests the couple come for a visit next year, but all they can think about are the words "next year", suggesting their fears that they won't be able to go anywhere, or that one of them might even be dead by next year.
* Panel 7: Randall and his partner get married.
* Panel 8: The couple watching humpback whales. See panel 3.
* Panel 9: Randall is paraphrasing a line from the song "{{w|Still Alive}}" ([http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l_S0PGu-cH4 video]) from the video game ''{{w|Portal}}'' (''"I'm doing science and I'm still alive"'').
* Panel 11: Randall and his wife have dinner to celebrate the fact that she has made it two years since her biopsy.

==Transcript==
:[Randall and his wife sitting on a bed and on the phone with a nurse.]
:Randall's wife: oh god

:[Randall and his wife sitting at their laptops. Randall's wife is hooked up to a dialysis machine and her hair is shaved.]
:Machine: ...BEEEP...BEEEP...BEEEP...

:[Randall and his wife rowing. His wife is wearing a beanie.]

:[Randall and his wife sitting at a table. A clock is mounted behind them.]
:Randall's wife: How long can it take to read a scan!?

:[Randall and his wife playing scrabble.]
:Randall: "Zarg" isn't a word.
:Randall's wife: But ''Caaancer''.
:Randall: ...Ok, fine.

:[Randall and his wife talking to a friend. A large thought bubble is above their heads.]
:Friend: So next year you should come visit us up in the mountain - [cut off by thought bubble]
:Randall and wife: "Next year"

:[Randall and his wife getting married. A heart is above their heads. His wife's hair is growing back.]

:[Randall and his wife watching a whale jump out of the water.]

:[Randall watching his wife use a laptop.]
:Randall: Hey-
:Randall: You're doing science,
:Randall: And you're still alive.
:Randall's wife: Yeah!

:[Randall and his wife under a tree.]
:Randall: It's only been two years?
:Randall's wife: They were big years.

:[Randall and his wife at a fancy restaurant being served.]
:Waiter: Happy... Anniversary?
:Randall's wife: Biopsy-versary!
:Waiter: ...eww.

{{comic discussion}}
[[Category:Comics featuring Randall Munroe]]
[[Category:Cancer]]

1141: Two Years

2012-11-30T19:27:33Z

46.142.57.253: /* Explanation */

{{comic
| number = 1141
| date = November 30, 2012
| title = Two Years
| image = two years.png
| imagesize =
| titletext = She won the first half of all our chemo Scrabble games, but then her IV drugs started kicking in and I *dominated*.
}}

== Explanation ==

This comic marks the second year of [[Randall Munroe]]'s wife's battle with cancer, and appears to depict actual events from those two years, though this type of progression could be common in many couples' experiences. Randall's wife's cancer has been the subject of [[:Category:Cancer|several previous comics]].

Some explanations:
* Panel 1: Randall's wife-to-be (at that point, his girlfriend, partner, fiancée, or {{w|significant other}}) receives a diagnosis over the phone as Randall sits by her side supportively.
* Panel 2: Depicts Randall's partner undergoing {{w|chemotherapy}} through an IV. Because of the hair loss that results from chemotherapy, many patients opt to shave their heads when they undergo chemotherapy. Her hair grows back over the course of the following panels.
* Panel 4: The couple are waiting for the results of a scan; it appears a phone is on the middle of the table that they are waiting to ring.
* Panel 5: More chemotherapy. The couple are playing {{w|Scrabble}}, as referenced in the title text, which is a very popular board game in which players use letter tiles to spell words in a cross-word style. Randall's partner uses the fact that she has cancer as leverage to get Randall to ignore the fact that the word she has played (zarg) is not a real word.
* Panel 6: Someone suggests the couple come for a visit next year, but all they can think about are the words "next year", suggesting their fears that they won't be able to go anywhere, or that one of them might even be dead by next year.
* Panel 7: Randall and his partner get married.
* Panel 8: The couple watching humpback whales. This might be a pars-pro-toto for the time they spent together, which is very important for couples in such a situation.
* Panel 9: Randall is paraphrasing a line from the song "{{w|Still Alive}}" ([http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l_S0PGu-cH4 video]) from the video game ''{{w|Portal}}'' (''"I'm doing science and I'm still alive"'').
* Panel 11: Randall and his wife have dinner to celebrate the fact that she has made it two years since her biopsy.

==Transcript==
:[Randall and his wife sitting on a bed and on the phone with a nurse.]
:Randall's wife: oh god

:[Randall and his wife sitting at their laptops. Randall's wife is hooked up to a dialysis machine and her hair is shaved.]
:Machine: ...BEEEP...BEEEP...BEEEP...

:[Randall and his wife rowing. His wife is wearing a beanie.]

:[Randall and his wife sitting at a table. A clock is mounted behind them.]
:Randall's wife: How long can it take to read a scan!?

:[Randall and his wife playing scrabble.]
:Randall: "Zarg" isn't a word.
:Randall's wife: But ''Caaancer''.
:Randall: ...Ok, fine.

:[Randall and his wife talking to a friend. A large thought bubble is above their heads.]
:Friend: So next year you should come visit us up in the mountain - [cut off by thought bubble]
:Randall and wife: "Next year"

:[Randall and his wife getting married. A heart is above their heads. His wife's hair is growing back.]

:[Randall and his wife watching a whale jump out of the water.]

:[Randall watching his wife use a laptop.]
:Randall: Hey-
:Randall: You're doing science,
:Randall: And you're still alive.
:Randall's wife: Yeah!

:[Randall and his wife under a tree.]
:Randall: It's only been two years?
:Randall's wife: They were big years.

:[Randall and his wife at a fancy restaurant being served.]
:Waiter: Happy... Anniversary?
:Randall's wife: Biopsy-versary!
:Waiter: ...eww.

{{comic discussion}}
[[Category:Comics featuring Randall Munroe]]
[[Category:Cancer]]

1141: Two Years

2012-11-30T19:25:04Z

46.142.57.253: /* Explanation */

{{comic
| number = 1141
| date = November 30, 2012
| title = Two Years
| image = two years.png
| imagesize =
| titletext = She won the first half of all our chemo Scrabble games, but then her IV drugs started kicking in and I *dominated*.
}}

== Explanation ==

This comic marks the second year of [[Randall Munroe]]'s wife's battle with cancer, and appears to depict actual events from those two years, though this type of progression could be common in many couples' experiences. Randall's wife's cancer has been the subject of [[:Category:Cancer|several previous comics]].

Some explanations:
* Panel 1: Randall's wife-to-be (at that point, his girlfriend, partner, fiancée, or {{w|significant other}}) receives a diagnosis over the phone as Randall sits by her side supportively.
* Panel 2: Depicts Randall's partner undergoing {{w|chemotherapy}} through an IV. Because of the hair loss that results from chemotherapy, many patients opt to shave their heads when they undergo chemotherapy. Her hair grows back over the course of the following panels.
* Panel 4: The couple are waiting for the results of a scan; it appears a phone is on the middle of the table that they are waiting to ring.
* Panel 5: More chemotherapy. The couple are playing {{w|Scrabble}}, as referenced in the title text, which is a very popular board game in which players use letter tiles to spell words in a cross-word style. Randall's partner uses the fact that she has cancer as leverage to get Randall to ignore the fact that the word she has played (zarg) is not a real word.
* Panel 6: Someone suggests the couple come for a visit next year, but all they can think about are the words "next year", suggesting their fears that they won't be able to go anywhere, or that one of them might even be dead by next year.
* Panel 7: Randall and his partner get married.
* Panel 8: The couple is watching humpback whales.
* Panel 9: Randall is paraphrasing a line from the song "{{w|Still Alive}}" ([http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l_S0PGu-cH4 video]) from the video game ''{{w|Portal}}'' (''"I'm doing science and I'm still alive"'').
* Panel 11: Randall and his wife have dinner to celebrate the fact that she has made it two years since her biopsy.

==Transcript==
:[Randall and his wife sitting on a bed and on the phone with a nurse.]
:Randall's wife: oh god

:[Randall and his wife sitting at their laptops. Randall's wife is hooked up to a dialysis machine and her hair is shaved.]
:Machine: ...BEEEP...BEEEP...BEEEP...

:[Randall and his wife rowing. His wife is wearing a beanie.]

:[Randall and his wife sitting at a table. A clock is mounted behind them.]
:Randall's wife: How long can it take to read a scan!?

:[Randall and his wife playing scrabble.]
:Randall: "Zarg" isn't a word.
:Randall's wife: But ''Caaancer''.
:Randall: ...Ok, fine.

:[Randall and his wife talking to a friend. A large thought bubble is above their heads.]
:Friend: So next year you should come visit us up in the mountain - [cut off by thought bubble]
:Randall and wife: "Next year"

:[Randall and his wife getting married. A heart is above their heads. His wife's hair is growing back.]

:[Randall and his wife watching a whale jump out of the water.]

:[Randall watching his wife use a laptop.]
:Randall: Hey-
:Randall: You're doing science,
:Randall: And you're still alive.
:Randall's wife: Yeah!

:[Randall and his wife under a tree.]
:Randall: It's only been two years?
:Randall's wife: They were big years.

:[Randall and his wife at a fancy restaurant being served.]
:Waiter: Happy... Anniversary?
:Randall's wife: Biopsy-versary!
:Waiter: ...eww.

{{comic discussion}}
[[Category:Comics featuring Randall Munroe]]
[[Category:Cancer]]