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==Explanation== | ==Explanation== | ||
| − | [[Megan]] and [[Cueball]] are playing a card game | + | [[Megan]] and [[Cueball]] are playing a card game, perhaps {{w|Dominion (game)|Dominion}}, or {{w|Magic: The Gathering}}, or another card game involving piles of characters facing each other. and Megan whips a common insult, a play on the word "suck" and adds a typical city name to the end of it. Other variations are: "losertown", "lameville", etc. |
| − | The phrase is originally based on the ubiquitous signage you see along | + | The phrase is originally based on the ubiquitous signage you see along roads that say "Welcome to Town X - Population Y". |
| − | Then, since Cueball one-ups Megan by indicating there is a city by that name, she can only resign herself to the fact that her smack talk did not work | + | Then, since Cueball one-ups Megan by indicating there is a city by that name, she can only resign herself to the fact that her smack talk did not work. |
| − | The title text | + | The title text says that Suckville is classified as part of the Detroit area despite not being in the Detroit area. Indeed, looking in the [http://factfinder2.census.gov/main.html factfinder] Suckville is "corrected" to {{w|Saukville, Wisconsin}}. Which is not anywhere near {{w|Detroit, Michigan}}. |
| − | + | Detroit, of course, is the usual American example of a city so run down, it might as well really be named "Suckville". | |
==Transcript== | ==Transcript== | ||
:[Megan is kneeling on the floor, playing a card game.] | :[Megan is kneeling on the floor, playing a card game.] | ||
| − | :Megan: Hah! | + | :Megan: Hah! -- Welcome to Suckville - population: you. |
| − | + | :[Cueball is sitting on the floor opposite her, also playing the game.] | |
| − | :[ | + | :Cueball: Why are you using 2000 census data? -- That's an old figure. |
| − | :Cueball: Why are you using 2000 census data? | ||
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:[Megan turns around from the game to look at her laptop, which is sitting on the floor behind her.] | :[Megan turns around from the game to look at her laptop, which is sitting on the floor behind her.] | ||
:Megan: I couldn't find Suckville in the 2010 census. | :Megan: I couldn't find Suckville in the 2010 census. | ||
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:Megan: Oh. So it is. | :Megan: Oh. So it is. | ||
:[Megan turns back to Cueball, who is looking at his cards.] | :[Megan turns back to Cueball, who is looking at his cards.] | ||
| − | :Megan: Well, then. | + | :Megan: Well, then. Welcome to Suckville - population: 83. |
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:Cueball: Much better. | :Cueball: Much better. | ||
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{{comic discussion}} | {{comic discussion}} | ||
[[Category:Comics featuring Cueball]] | [[Category:Comics featuring Cueball]] | ||
[[Category:Comics featuring Megan]] | [[Category:Comics featuring Megan]] | ||
