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| titletext = As best as I can tell, I was transported here from Earth Prime sometime in the late 1990s. Your universe is identical in every way, except for the lobster thing and the thing where some of you occasionally change your clocks for some reason. | | titletext = As best as I can tell, I was transported here from Earth Prime sometime in the late 1990s. Your universe is identical in every way, except for the lobster thing and the thing where some of you occasionally change your clocks for some reason. | ||
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− | + | [[File:Lobster_meal.jpg|thumb|upright=1.5| Lobster meal. (from Wikimedia Commons)]] | |
==Explanation== | ==Explanation== | ||
− | Randall is trying to make the point that eating {{w|Lobster|lobsters}} is as weird as eating | + | Randall is trying to make the point that eating {{w|Lobster|lobsters}} is as weird as eating spiders. {{w|Crustacean|Crustaceans}} and {{w|Arachnid|arachnids}} are both {{w|Arthropod|arthropods}}, members of the same phylum, so his comparison isn't too far off (then again, humans are in the same phylum ({{w|Chordate|chordates}}) as {{w|Ascidiacea|sea squirts}}, so any perceived similarities are not exactly rooted in a close biological relationship). In addition, lobsters were once considered the "cockroaches of the sea", and a captain trying to feed his crew with lobster would often be seen as cruel. On the other side, {{w|Spider#Benefits_to_humans|cooked tarantula spiders are considered a delicacy in Cambodia}}. |
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− | + | "{{w|Earth Prime}}" means the original Earth in a {{w|multiverse}}, a multitude of universes. Earth Prime is typically the Earth on which the narrative begins, simply out of convenience. The title text also references changing clocks to and from {{w|Daylight Saving Time}}, which Randall has [[1061: EST|made clear]] he is not a fan of. | |
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==Transcript== | ==Transcript== | ||
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:Imagine you were transported to an alternate universe just like your own, except people occasionally ate spiders. | :Imagine you were transported to an alternate universe just like your own, except people occasionally ate spiders. | ||
:You can't convince anyone this is weird. | :You can't convince anyone this is weird. | ||
− | :[Megan is holding a | + | :[Megan is holding a spider, with another on the ground, and Cueball is standing behind her, shocked.] |
:Megan: Mmm... | :Megan: Mmm... | ||
:Cueball: ''No!'' What are you ''doing!?'' | :Cueball: ''No!'' What are you ''doing!?'' | ||
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:This is how I feel about lobster. | :This is how I feel about lobster. | ||
{{comic discussion}} | {{comic discussion}} | ||
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[[Category:Comics featuring Cueball]] | [[Category:Comics featuring Cueball]] | ||
[[Category:Comics featuring Megan]] | [[Category:Comics featuring Megan]] | ||
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[[Category:Spiders]] | [[Category:Spiders]] | ||
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