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| title    = Margaret
 
| title    = Margaret
 
| image    = margaret.png
 
| image    = margaret.png
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| titletext = Otherwise known as Margaret the Destroyer, I will bring pain to the the Great One. Then again, maybe I won't.
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| titletext = Otherwise known as Margaret the Destroyer, I will bring pain to the Great One. Then again, maybe I won't.
 
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In the book ''{{w|Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret.}}'' by {{w|Judy Blume}}, the opening lines are "Are you still there, God? It's me, Margaret. I know you're there, God. I know you wouldn't have missed this for anything! Thank you, God. Thanks an awful lot..." These lines describe a prayer, in which Margaret privately speaks to God, expressing gratitude and seeking guidance.
 
In the book ''{{w|Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret.}}'' by {{w|Judy Blume}}, the opening lines are "Are you still there, God? It's me, Margaret. I know you're there, God. I know you wouldn't have missed this for anything! Thank you, God. Thanks an awful lot..." These lines describe a prayer, in which Margaret privately speaks to God, expressing gratitude and seeking guidance.
  
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In the second and third panels, Margaret asks God "Are you scared, God?", and states "You should be". This is similar to threats delivered in some action movies, such as Taken, in which the protagonist or antagonist speaks directly to their opponent, issuing threats and indicating that they are coming after their opponent. The final panel is a shot of Margaret standing imposingly in a dark landscape, and a caption over the top of the image says "Margaret is coming for you", making this comic reminiscent of an action movie trailer. The irony is that "Are You There, God? It's Me, Margaret." is a very innocent book, especially when compared to this type of action movie.
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In the second and third panels, Margaret asks God "Are you scared, God?", and states "You should be". This is similar to threats delivered in super violent action movies, such as Taken, in which the protagonist or antagonist speaks directly to their opponent, issuing threats and indicating that they are coming after their opponent. The final panel is a shot of Margaret standing imposingly in a dark landscape, and a caption over the top of the image says "Margaret is coming for you", making this comic reminiscent of an action movie trailer. The irony is that "Are You There, God? It's Me, Margaret." is a very innocent book, especially when compared to this type of action movie.
  
 
The title text is a mashup of three of Blume's other books: ''{{w|Otherwise Known as Sheila the Great}}'', ''{{w|The Pain and the Great One}}'', and ''{{w|Then Again, Maybe I Won't}}'', and likely the inspiration for the dark lines in the comic.
 
The title text is a mashup of three of Blume's other books: ''{{w|Otherwise Known as Sheila the Great}}'', ''{{w|The Pain and the Great One}}'', and ''{{w|Then Again, Maybe I Won't}}'', and likely the inspiration for the dark lines in the comic.
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*I know you're listening" may refer to an earlier xkcd comic, [[525: I Know You're Listening]].
 
*I know you're listening" may refer to an earlier xkcd comic, [[525: I Know You're Listening]].
 
*The idea of turning an innocent children's book into a violent movie was previously touched in [[633: Blockbuster Mining]].
 
*The idea of turning an innocent children's book into a violent movie was previously touched in [[633: Blockbuster Mining]].
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*Are You There, God? It's Me, Margaret was previously referenced in the title text of [[1354: Heartbleed Explanation]], in the form of a fictional conversation between Margaret and a computing running OpenSSL, explaining the problems with the {{w|Heartbleed bug}} and why it should be addressed and fixed.
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*Are You There, God? It's Me, Margaret was previously referenced in the title text of [[1354: Heartbleed Explanation]].
  
 
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