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If there was any doubt about Cueball’s dubious literary tastes before, Megan dispels them in the title text, referring to a novelization of the excoriated movie ''{{w|Surf Ninjas}}'', a movie that is exactly what it sounds like. Despite the hyperbole, the ''Surf Ninjas'' novelization is [https://www.goodreads.com/en/book/show/9792011 very much real], written by {{w|Peter Lerangis}} (under the pseudonym A. L. Singer); Lerangis would later move on from writing licensed works to his own original children's books and is now considered an accomplished author. | If there was any doubt about Cueball’s dubious literary tastes before, Megan dispels them in the title text, referring to a novelization of the excoriated movie ''{{w|Surf Ninjas}}'', a movie that is exactly what it sounds like. Despite the hyperbole, the ''Surf Ninjas'' novelization is [https://www.goodreads.com/en/book/show/9792011 very much real], written by {{w|Peter Lerangis}} (under the pseudonym A. L. Singer); Lerangis would later move on from writing licensed works to his own original children's books and is now considered an accomplished author. | ||
− | The comic contains a hyperlink to an article with the same unfortunate content Cueball has apparently finished reading prior to this comic: [https://www.newyorker.com/culture/rabbit-holes/the-repressive-authoritarian-soul-of-thomas-the-tank-engine-and-friends The Repressive, Authoritarian Soul of “Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends”]. This article, the articles linked from it, further linked articles from those, links found by googling | + | The comic contains a hyperlink to an article with the same unfortunate content Cueball has apparently finished reading prior to this comic: [https://www.newyorker.com/culture/rabbit-holes/the-repressive-authoritarian-soul-of-thomas-the-tank-engine-and-friends The Repressive, Authoritarian Soul of “Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends”]. This article, the articles linked from it, further linked articles from those, and links found by googling the topic could easily add up to six hours or more of reading. |
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