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| title = RTFM | | title = RTFM | ||
| image = rtfm.png | | image = rtfm.png | ||
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| titletext = Life is too short for man pages, and occasionally much too short without them. | | titletext = Life is too short for man pages, and occasionally much too short without them. | ||
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==Explanation== | ==Explanation== | ||
− | The title | + | The title is an acronym for "{{w|RTFM|read the fucking manual}}", which frustrated software users tell newbie users when confronted with a simple question (most likely answered in the manual). |
− | However, [[Cueball]] encounters a similar situation with a {{w|911}} call | + | However, [[Cueball]] encounters a similar situation with a {{w|911}} call, in which the 911 dispatcher hangs up after Cueball states that he has not read the toaster's {{w|man page}} (an unreasonable request as man pages only exist on *nix systems and only describe commands and C functions, not hardware). The 911 dispatcher ignored an obvious medical emergency (the toaster stabbed Cueball in the face), an unusual action for emergency dispatchers but not unusual for [[Black Hat]] (perhaps he got a job as a 911 dispatcher). |
− | + | The title text references the length of *nix man pages, which often span multiple screens, and the fact that they are often very detailed descriptions of their subjects. | |
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==Transcript== | ==Transcript== | ||
− | :[ | + | :[ A man with a knife sticking out of his heavily bleeding face stands in front of a toaster, which has an arm extending from the top of it. He is holding a telephone to his ear. ] |
− | : | + | :Man: Hello, 911? I just tried to toast some bread, and the toaster grew an arm and stabbed me in the face! |
− | :911: Did you read the toaster | + | :911: Did you read the toaster's man page first? |
− | : | + | :Man: Well, no, but all I wanted was-- |
− | :911: | + | :911: <<click>> |
{{comic discussion}} | {{comic discussion}} | ||
[[Category:Comics featuring Cueball]] | [[Category:Comics featuring Cueball]] | ||
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