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==Explanation== | ==Explanation== | ||
− | + | This comic is a play on the {{w|adage}} "{{w|The best defense is a good offense}}". Generally, the idea is that strong offensive action will preoccupy the opposition and ultimately hinder its ability to mount an opposing counterattack, leading to a strategic advantage. | |
− | + | In this instance however, [[Megan]] is defending her academic {{w|thesis}} in front of a panel of professors. This generally involves an oral exam on the topic she has chosen, and should involve no physical violence. She seems oblivious to this meaning of the word "defense" however, and is charging her thesis committee, shouting a {{w|battle cry}}, brandishing a sword. | |
− | + | The title text is an example of another battle cry Megan supposedly used while defending her thesis. This expands on the joke of confusing thesis defense with physical defense by making a battle cry out of a sentence that Megan would have used in a normal thesis defense. | |
==Transcript== | ==Transcript== | ||
− | :[Megan runs towards a desk with two microphones on it, waving a broadsword high in the air. Cueball and one other sitting behind the desk are taken aback, while | + | :[Megan runs towards a desk with two microphones on it, waving a broadsword high in the air. Cueball, Ponytail, and one other sitting behind the desk are taken aback, while Megan standing off to the side holds an arm in front of her face protectively. A slide is projected on a screen behind the sword-reading woman, reading "The evolution of threat defence in mammals".] |
:Megan: In conclusion, AAAAAAAAAAAAA!!! | :Megan: In conclusion, AAAAAAAAAAAAA!!! | ||
− | + | :The best thesis defence is a good thesis offense. | |
− | :The best thesis | ||
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[[Category:Comics featuring Cueball]] | [[Category:Comics featuring Cueball]] | ||
[[Category:Comics featuring Megan]] | [[Category:Comics featuring Megan]] | ||
[[Category:Comics featuring Ponytail]] | [[Category:Comics featuring Ponytail]] | ||
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