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| titletext = Haha, you'll see! | | titletext = Haha, you'll see! | ||
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| − | + | ''Not to be confused with [[1554: Spice Girls]].'' | |
==Explanation== | ==Explanation== | ||
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===The Spice Girls=== | ===The Spice Girls=== | ||
The {{w|Spice Girls}} are a British pop girl group formed in 1994. It consists of five girls who each have a "spice girl" nickname. The five girls with their respective nicknames are: | The {{w|Spice Girls}} are a British pop girl group formed in 1994. It consists of five girls who each have a "spice girl" nickname. The five girls with their respective nicknames are: | ||
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*{{w|Victoria Beckham}} (V) or "Posh Spice" | *{{w|Victoria Beckham}} (V) or "Posh Spice" | ||
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===The internet quiz=== | ===The internet quiz=== | ||
| − | This is one example of a trend of online quizzes that would "identify" the user with one person/personality of a group based on a series of personality questions. This will most often concern which member of a band, TV cast/film cast or character from books, etc. the quiz taker most resembles. In this comic it is specifically Spice girl quizzes that are the subject. In this comic, [[Randall]] is suggesting that in order to cope with what he probably considers to be irritating {{w|clickbait}} links to these quizzes, he imagines the link titles as ''being shouted through a door in a postapocalyptic dystopia''. This is a reference to a trope in movies set in such postapocalyptic settings (which Randall presumably enjoys more) in which the heroes must determine whether an unknown agent is friend or foe, which in some such media occurs by shouting through locked doors. It is not likely that Randall would actually complete these quizzes, but if he did in this fantasy setting, the stakes would be higher | + | This is one example of a trend of online quizzes that would "identify" the user with one person/personality of a group based on a series of personality questions. This will most often concern which member of a band, TV cast/film cast or character from books, etc. the quiz taker most resembles. In this comic it is specifically [[#Spice girl quizzes|Spice girl quizzes]] that are the subject. |
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| + | In this comic, [[Randall]] is suggesting that in order to cope with what he probably considers to be irritating {{w|clickbait}} links to these quizzes, he imagines the link titles as ''being shouted through a door in a postapocalyptic dystopia''. This is a reference to a trope in movies set in such postapocalyptic settings (which Randall presumably enjoys more) in which the heroes must determine whether an unknown agent is friend or foe, which in some such media occurs by shouting through locked doors. It is not likely that Randall would actually complete these quizzes, but if he did in this fantasy setting, the stakes would be higher and each answer would be fraught with dangerous meaning. It would thus also be much more fun taking the quiz and the result would seem to be important. | ||
In Randall's fantasy dystopian future, the character who is subject of the dialogue may be one of two Spice Girls, described alternately as the one who is merciful and the one started the war (which likely resulted in the said dystopia). It is possible there are only two remaining Spice Girls, or that there are simply only two likely options in the particular circumstances of the comic. It is also unclear if Randall may be suggesting two fictional Spice Girls, or if in his fantasy future, two of the actual original Spice Girls fit the criteria mentioned. ''[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2SQYLHWo8TA The Merciful One]'' could be a reference to the song with the same name by {{w|Zohar (band)|Zohar}}, another British music ensemble. | In Randall's fantasy dystopian future, the character who is subject of the dialogue may be one of two Spice Girls, described alternately as the one who is merciful and the one started the war (which likely resulted in the said dystopia). It is possible there are only two remaining Spice Girls, or that there are simply only two likely options in the particular circumstances of the comic. It is also unclear if Randall may be suggesting two fictional Spice Girls, or if in his fantasy future, two of the actual original Spice Girls fit the criteria mentioned. ''[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2SQYLHWo8TA The Merciful One]'' could be a reference to the song with the same name by {{w|Zohar (band)|Zohar}}, another British music ensemble. | ||
| − | As a result of the way a speech line was drawn in this comic, there was initially ambiguity as to the source of the dialogue. The official transcript now states: " | + | As a result of the way a speech line was drawn in this comic, there was initially ambiguity as to the source of the dialogue. The official transcript now states: "A CRUEL INTERLOPER, external to the scene and room, pounds on the door and shouts at the two figures in our sight." |
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| + | The four little lines at the source end of the speech line are often used by Randall to denote sound coming from an unseen source. The quiz question is being shouted by an angry agent or crowd outside the door, presumably in reference to the female character seen in the comic. Presumably if she is "the one who started this war", the person(s) outside would be hostile toward her. | ||
In this case, it looks like the female character (who otherwise appears to be a [[Hairbun]] character) does not have any intention of answering, and is preparing for when the people outside break down the door by loading her shotgun to defend herself. In this interpretation, [[#The title text|the title text]] is said by "Hairbun" Spice indicating that when they get through the door they will be in trouble. | In this case, it looks like the female character (who otherwise appears to be a [[Hairbun]] character) does not have any intention of answering, and is preparing for when the people outside break down the door by loading her shotgun to defend herself. In this interpretation, [[#The title text|the title text]] is said by "Hairbun" Spice indicating that when they get through the door they will be in trouble. | ||
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===The title text=== | ===The title text=== | ||
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:[Cueball is trying to barricade a door with his own body (although it already has a bar in front of it). He is in a room that is deteriorating with Hairbun who is loading a shotgun while sitting behind some sort of box.] | :[Cueball is trying to barricade a door with his own body (although it already has a bar in front of it). He is in a room that is deteriorating with Hairbun who is loading a shotgun while sitting behind some sort of box.] | ||
:Knocking on the door: '''Thump Thump''' | :Knocking on the door: '''Thump Thump''' | ||
| − | :Voice: '''Which Spice Girl are you?!''' | + | :Voice (see [[#Two interpretations|here]]): '''Which Spice Girl are you?!''' |
| − | :Voice: The merciful one, or the one who started this war? | + | :Voice (see [[#Two interpretations|here]]): The merciful one, or the one who started this war? |
:[Caption below the frame:] | :[Caption below the frame:] | ||
:When I see those quiz titles, I like to imagine they're being shouted through a door in a postapocalyptic dystopia. | :When I see those quiz titles, I like to imagine they're being shouted through a door in a postapocalyptic dystopia. | ||
| − | == | + | ==Spice girl quizzes== |
| − | + | *''What spice girl are you?'' quizzes | |
| + | **[http://www.buzzfeed.com/lyapalater/which-spice-girl-are-you#.gbkv2p3jDX Buzzfeed] | ||
| + | **[http://www.zimbio.com/quiz/w-MjcRyEoFZ/Which+Spice+Girl+Are+You Zimbio] | ||
| + | **[http://www.brainfall.com/quizzes/which-spice-girl-are-you/ Brainfall] | ||
| + | **[http://www.gotoquiz.com/what_spice_girl_are_you GoToQuiz] | ||
| + | *Kidspot | ||
| + | **''[http://www.kidspot.com.au/the-spice-girls-and-10-other-mummy-types-you-might-know/ The Spice Girls and 10 other mummy types you might know];'' | ||
| + | **Baby Mummy, Sporty Mummy, Scary Mummy, Posh Mummy, Ginger Mummy and 10 others. | ||
{{comic discussion}} | {{comic discussion}} | ||
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[[Category:Comics featuring Cueball]] | [[Category:Comics featuring Cueball]] | ||
[[Category:Comics featuring Hairbun]] | [[Category:Comics featuring Hairbun]] | ||
| + | [[Category:Spice Girls]] | ||
[[Category:Music]] | [[Category:Music]] | ||
[[Category:Songs]] | [[Category:Songs]] | ||
[[Category:Clickbait]] | [[Category:Clickbait]] | ||
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