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| number = 827 | | number = 827 | ||
| date = November 29, 2010 | | date = November 29, 2010 | ||
− | | title = | + | | title = Business Idea |
− | | image = | + | | image = business_idea.png |
| titletext = We didn't believe you at first, but we asked like three people who were at that party. They not only corroborated your story, but even said you totally mentioned wanting to start a company someday. Sorry! If this isn't enough money, let us know. | | titletext = We didn't believe you at first, but we asked like three people who were at that party. They not only corroborated your story, but even said you totally mentioned wanting to start a company someday. Sorry! If this isn't enough money, let us know. | ||
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==Explanation== | ==Explanation== | ||
− | Many people have shared [[Cueball]]'s experience of seeing someone else make | + | Many people have shared [[Cueball]]'s experience of seeing someone else make profit from an idea that they themselves had. The comic plays with the thought of what would happen if {{w|intellectual property}} thinking was taken to an extreme, and if companies (people) were more keen on "setting things right" than money. |
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==Transcript== | ==Transcript== | ||
:[Cueball is sitting at his desk, pointing at his laptop.] | :[Cueball is sitting at his desk, pointing at his laptop.] | ||
− | :Cueball: Dude! I had this | + | :Cueball: Dude! I had this bidea like five years ago, and some company just got rich doing it! -- I want my cut. |
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:[Cueball starts typing.] | :[Cueball starts typing.] | ||
:Person off-screen: That's not how it works. | :Person off-screen: That's not how it works. | ||
:Cueball: Sure it is. I'm applying for my share now. | :Cueball: Sure it is. I'm applying for my share now. | ||
:Person: Wait, what? | :Person: Wait, what? | ||
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:[A browser window with the title 'Department of Ideas'. It has a series of text boxes.] | :[A browser window with the title 'Department of Ideas'. It has a series of text boxes.] | ||
:Date you had the idea: | :Date you had the idea: | ||
− | ::Like five years ago. | + | ::"Like five years ago." |
:Proof you had it: | :Proof you had it: | ||
− | ::I told my friend Mike - you can ask him! I was all "you know what would make a great business idea?" and he was all... | + | ::"I told my friend Mike -- you can ask him! I was all "you know what would make a great business idea?" and he was all..." |
:Their profit so far: | :Their profit so far: | ||
::$20,000,000 | ::$20,000,000 | ||
:Share you deserve (be fair!): | :Share you deserve (be fair!): | ||
− | :: | + | ::((drop-down)) |
:::25% | :::25% | ||
− | ::: | + | :::<nowiki>*30%*</nowiki> |
:::35% | :::35% | ||
:Mailing address: | :Mailing address: | ||
− | ::137 Ash Tree Ln | + | ::"137 Ash Tree Ln" |
:[Cueball still at the laptop, above him is a SUBMIT button, and it shows a pointing hand cursor.] | :[Cueball still at the laptop, above him is a SUBMIT button, and it shows a pointing hand cursor.] | ||
:CLICK | :CLICK | ||
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− | : | + | :(Last panel set slightly lower than the rest.) |
− | :[Cueball is in front of an open box full of cash, with cash in his hand. A FedEx delivery guy is on the other side of the box with his | + | :[Cueball is in front of an open box full of cash, with cash in his hand. A FedEx delivery guy is on the other side of the box with his little electronic signing thing.] |
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[[Category:Comics featuring Cueball]] | [[Category:Comics featuring Cueball]] | ||
[[Category:Comics with color]] | [[Category:Comics with color]] | ||
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