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:: Even though the Japanese eyeball licking isn't true, the urban legend around it is surely what inspired Randall's choice of physical contact to use for this comic, so I think it's still worth a mention in the explanation (with appropriate caveat that it's not a real thing). -- [[User:KarMann|KarMann]] ([[User talk:KarMann|talk]]) 22:04, 9 March 2020 (UTC) | :: Even though the Japanese eyeball licking isn't true, the urban legend around it is surely what inspired Randall's choice of physical contact to use for this comic, so I think it's still worth a mention in the explanation (with appropriate caveat that it's not a real thing). -- [[User:KarMann|KarMann]] ([[User talk:KarMann|talk]]) 22:04, 9 March 2020 (UTC) | ||
::: Is it a common urban legend though? Maybe in the US or parts of the internet? I've never heard of it before it was mentioned here in the explanation [[User:Bischoff|Bischoff]] ([[User talk:Bischoff|talk]]) 08:20, 11 March 2020 (UTC) | ::: Is it a common urban legend though? Maybe in the US or parts of the internet? I've never heard of it before it was mentioned here in the explanation [[User:Bischoff|Bischoff]] ([[User talk:Bischoff|talk]]) 08:20, 11 March 2020 (UTC) | ||
− | :::: 277,000 results from Google search for "eyeball licking japan", almost half the results for "eyeball licking", FWIW | + | :::: 277,000 results from Google search for "eyeball licking japan", almost half the results for "eyeball licking", FWIW. -- [[User:KarMann|KarMann]] ([[User talk:KarMann|talk]]) 10:22, 12 March 2020 (UTC) |
There is a public health campaign "Healthy or Sick, Please don't Lick". It's talking about gluing envelopes shut. | There is a public health campaign "Healthy or Sick, Please don't Lick". It's talking about gluing envelopes shut. | ||
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::No, the whole joke is that we're asking for citations for something super obvious. I agree more than one would be overkill here though. [[Special:Contributions/108.162.241.70|108.162.241.70]] 16:00, 6 March 2020 (UTC) | ::No, the whole joke is that we're asking for citations for something super obvious. I agree more than one would be overkill here though. [[Special:Contributions/108.162.241.70|108.162.241.70]] 16:00, 6 March 2020 (UTC) | ||
::Kynde, that has been you? Please PLEASE stop removing them! I haven't seen one in ages, and they ALWAYS amuse me. I know I'm not alone. I know some people who feel that they've been done to death, but some of us still find them funny. :) You DO realize that if people are putting several that maybe it's just hoping you'll miss one? After all, it should be completely obvious that more than one (in ONE article) would be overkill... {{Citation needed}} [[User:NiceGuy1|NiceGuy1]] ([[User talk:NiceGuy1|talk]]) 05:45, 7 March 2020 (UTC) | ::Kynde, that has been you? Please PLEASE stop removing them! I haven't seen one in ages, and they ALWAYS amuse me. I know I'm not alone. I know some people who feel that they've been done to death, but some of us still find them funny. :) You DO realize that if people are putting several that maybe it's just hoping you'll miss one? After all, it should be completely obvious that more than one (in ONE article) would be overkill... {{Citation needed}} [[User:NiceGuy1|NiceGuy1]] ([[User talk:NiceGuy1|talk]]) 05:45, 7 March 2020 (UTC) | ||
− | :::They completely ruin the reading of a serious explanation | + | :::They completely ruin the reading of a serious explanation because people think it is funny they know the citation needed short cut. --[[User:Kynde|Kynde]] ([[User talk:Kynde|talk]]) 23:21, 7 March 2020 (UTC) |
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I thought this comic was referring to hand-shaking, which is effectively licking one another's eyeballs, as much as we humans touch our own eyes & mouths. [[User:TPS|TPS]] ([[User talk:TPS|talk]]) 12:19, 6 March 2020 (UTC) | I thought this comic was referring to hand-shaking, which is effectively licking one another's eyeballs, as much as we humans touch our own eyes & mouths. [[User:TPS|TPS]] ([[User talk:TPS|talk]]) 12:19, 6 March 2020 (UTC) | ||
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:::The statement for which Kynde removed the tag was "[...]an analogy to some cultures' norm of kissing acquaintances in greeting." - In this case, I think the CN-Tag was not as funny, as it is not something obvious like "the sun is very hot", but to an interpretation. In general I am a big fan of the joke: As long as it fits.--[[User:Lupo|Lupo]] ([[User talk:Lupo|talk]]) 13:01, 9 March 2020 (UTC) | :::The statement for which Kynde removed the tag was "[...]an analogy to some cultures' norm of kissing acquaintances in greeting." - In this case, I think the CN-Tag was not as funny, as it is not something obvious like "the sun is very hot", but to an interpretation. In general I am a big fan of the joke: As long as it fits.--[[User:Lupo|Lupo]] ([[User talk:Lupo|talk]]) 13:01, 9 March 2020 (UTC) | ||
::::I love the gag, but I do think it's a bit too easy to overuse it, or use it in places where it isn't as effective. I feel that it's one of things that shouldn't be forced; it should fit naturally into the explanation, or not be used at all. [[User:Hawthorn|Hawthorn]] ([[User talk:Hawthorn|talk]]) 13:10, 9 March 2020 (UTC) | ::::I love the gag, but I do think it's a bit too easy to overuse it, or use it in places where it isn't as effective. I feel that it's one of things that shouldn't be forced; it should fit naturally into the explanation, or not be used at all. [[User:Hawthorn|Hawthorn]] ([[User talk:Hawthorn|talk]]) 13:10, 9 March 2020 (UTC) | ||
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:::Frankly, I also think it's no longer funny. And the fact that you haven't seen one in a LONG time may be because other editors are removing them when they're inserted ad nauseum. If editors insist on putting them to a discussion vote, I'm going to vote against them every time. (If I tell my spouse the same joke time and time again, very quickly she gets tired of hearing it and tells me flatly.) [[User:Ianrbibtitlht|Ianrbibtitlht]] ([[User talk:Ianrbibtitlht|talk]]) 19:28, 9 March 2020 (UTC) | :::Frankly, I also think it's no longer funny. And the fact that you haven't seen one in a LONG time may be because other editors are removing them when they're inserted ad nauseum. If editors insist on putting them to a discussion vote, I'm going to vote against them every time. (If I tell my spouse the same joke time and time again, very quickly she gets tired of hearing it and tells me flatly.) [[User:Ianrbibtitlht|Ianrbibtitlht]] ([[User talk:Ianrbibtitlht|talk]]) 19:28, 9 March 2020 (UTC) | ||
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::Since Randall himself uses the same device in his books I don't think it is unreasonable to leave some of them here... | ::Since Randall himself uses the same device in his books I don't think it is unreasonable to leave some of them here... | ||