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==Explanation== | ==Explanation== | ||
− | Randall is trying to make the point that eating {{w|Lobster|lobsters}} is as weird as eating {{w|spiders}}. {{w|Crustacean|Crustaceans}} and {{w|Arachnid|arachnids}} are both {{w|Arthropod|arthropods}}, members of the same phylum, so his comparison isn't too far off. Then again, humans are in the same phylum ({{w|Chordate|chordates}}) as {{w|Ascidiacea|sea squirts}}, so any perceived similarities are not exactly rooted in a close biological relationship. In addition, lobsters were once considered the "cockroaches of the sea", and a captain trying to feed his crew with lobster would often be seen as cruel | + | Randall is trying to make the point that eating {{w|Lobster|lobsters}} is as weird as eating {{w|spiders}}. {{w|Crustacean|Crustaceans}} and {{w|Arachnid|arachnids}} are both {{w|Arthropod|arthropods}}, members of the same phylum, so his comparison isn't too far off. Then again, humans are in the same phylum ({{w|Chordate|chordates}}) as {{w|Ascidiacea|sea squirts}}, so any perceived similarities are not exactly rooted in a close biological relationship. In addition, lobsters were once considered the "cockroaches of the sea", and a captain trying to feed his crew with lobster would often be seen as cruel. On the other side, {{w|Spider#Benefits_to_humans|cooked tarantula spiders}} are considered a delicacy in {{w|Cambodia}}. |
− | + | "{{w|Earth Prime}}" means the original Earth in a {{w|multiverse}}, a multitude of universes. Earth Prime is typically the Earth on which the narrative begins, simply out of convenience. The title text also references changing clocks to and from {{w|Daylight Saving Time}} (DST), which Randall also made clear he is not a fan of both before this comic, in [[1061: EST]], and later where DST is likewise mocked in [[1655: Doomsday Clock]], a comic released the day after the start of DST in the spring of 2016. Randall thinks he original came from another Earth (Earth Prime) to our Earth in the late 1990s (so he had been here for about 15 years at the time of this comic in 2013). Earth Prime only differs from the Earth where he currently lives, (together with the rest of us), on the lobster thing and then also on DST. | |
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==Transcript== | ==Transcript== | ||
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:You can't convince anyone this is weird. | :You can't convince anyone this is weird. | ||
− | :[Megan is holding a very large spider, with | + | :[Megan is holding a very large spider, with a similar spider before her on the ground, and Cueball is standing behind her, leaning away with his hands out to each side shocked, as shown with three small lines going out from his head.] |
:Megan: Mmm... | :Megan: Mmm... | ||
:Cueball: ''No!'' What are you ''doing!?'' | :Cueball: ''No!'' What are you ''doing!?'' | ||
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[[Category:Spiders]] | [[Category:Spiders]] | ||
[[Category:Animals]] <!--Lobsters is the other animal--> | [[Category:Animals]] <!--Lobsters is the other animal--> | ||
− | [[Category: | + | [[Category:Time]] <!--DST--> |