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==Explanation== | ==Explanation== | ||
− | + | A well-known type of Internet scam tries to trick the reader into thinking that they've won a prize, often in the form of an annoying flashy ad banner (e.g. "'''You're our <span style="color: green;">100,000th</span> visitor!!! Click [[Special:Random|here]] to claim a <span style="color: red;">FREE</span> Ferrari!'''"). In the comic, the guy with the car really did have a fancy car to give out, but the winner didn't claim it, believing it to be a scam. It is a bit like {{w|The Boy Who Cried Wolf|the boy who cried wolf}} — given enough lies, the truth will eventually look like a lie. | |
− | + | The title text refers to another type of scam, advertising fake "male enhancement" drugs. Randall suggests that if such a drug really did exist, it would be very difficult to advertise effectively, since most people would assume it was a scam. | |
− | + | Additionally there may be implied a relation (intersection) between people having sports cars and people needing penis enlargements: Big cars to compensate feelings of inferiority. | |
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− | The title text refers to another type of scam | ||
==Transcript== | ==Transcript== | ||
− | : | + | :Cueball: When'd you get the car? |
− | + | :Friend: It's the darndest thing. We bought it as a prize for the 100,000,000th visitor to our website. | |
− | + | :Cueball: And they didn't want it? | |
− | : | + | :Friend: Apparently. |
− | + | :Cueball: Maybe they didn't see the notice. | |
− | + | :Friend: It was flashing and everything! | |
− | : | + | :Cueball: How bizarre. |
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{{comic discussion}} | {{comic discussion}} | ||
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[[Category:Comics featuring Cueball]] | [[Category:Comics featuring Cueball]] | ||
[[Category:Multiple Cueballs]] | [[Category:Multiple Cueballs]] |