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− | [[Cueball]] | + | In the comic [[Cueball]] thinks the automatic doors may have feelings, much like those in the starship Heart of Gold in Douglas Adams' ''{{w|Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy}}''. In the story, the characters find a brochure describing the ship, which states that "All the doors in this spaceship have a cheerful and sunny disposition. It is their pleasure to open for you, and their satisfaction to close again with the knowledge of a job well done."[http://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/The_Hitchhiker's_Guide_to_the_Galaxy#Chapter_11] Such doors would not be given the "satisfaction" of the "knowledge of a job well done" if the figure passes close enough to trigger the doors, but does not actually go through them. |
− | + | At the title text Cueball expresses his hopes this might not hurt the door's feelings. | |
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==Transcript== | ==Transcript== | ||
:When I walk past an automatic door and it opens for me, I worry that if I don't go in I'll hurt its feelings. | :When I walk past an automatic door and it opens for me, I worry that if I don't go in I'll hurt its feelings. | ||
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:''whirrrr'' | :''whirrrr'' | ||
:Cueball: Oh, um, I'm sorry, I was just... um... I guess I can hang out for a bit. | :Cueball: Oh, um, I'm sorry, I was just... um... I guess I can hang out for a bit. |