Editing 57: Wait For Me
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| title = Wait For Me | | title = Wait For Me | ||
| image = wait_for_me.jpg | | image = wait_for_me.jpg | ||
− | | titletext = Opening dialogue by Scott | + | | titletext = Opening dialogue by [[Scott]] |
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==Explanation== | ==Explanation== | ||
− | + | [[Megan]] is returning after a ''short absence'' less than two minutes. [[Cueball]]'s reaction is as if she had been gone for years, and so he had formed a relationship with someone else while waiting. The more Cueball describes this "affair", the more ridiculous it becomes. | |
− | [[ | + | There are a number of different possible interpretations of the humour utilised here: |
+ | *The stereotypically<sup>[''[http://dft.ba/-aRP- <font color="#0645AD"> citation needed]</font>'']</sup> female behavior of announcing that a task will just last a minute, while in fact it takes many hours or more. | ||
+ | *He is just joking. Cueball's pause before admitting to the affair, as well as the claim of having a son by the affair who is Megan's age, suggest that he is joking. It seems impossible for Cueball to have a son at Megan's age. | ||
+ | *{{w|Time Travel}}: What took 90 seconds for Megan actually took much longer for Cueball, perhaps via travel to {{w|Narnia}}, {{w|Special Relativity}} or some other form of Time Travel. | ||
+ | *Mental Fantasy, Cueball has just had a day dream. | ||
+ | *Cueball's ignorance (also see: "[[386: Duty Calls|someone is wrong on the internet]]"). | ||
− | + | One thing that we know for sure, however, is that the title text is telling us that this dialogue is from [[Scott]]. | |
+ | Scott appears to be a friend of [[Randall Munroe]]. Comics 57 through 59 all have the title text "Opening dialogue by Scott", forming a sort of informal mini-series inspired by him. | ||
− | [[ | + | Referenced in: |
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+ | *[[17: What If]] | ||
+ | *[[35: Sheep]] | ||
+ | *57: Wait For Me (this one) | ||
*[[58: Why Do You Love Me?]] | *[[58: Why Do You Love Me?]] | ||
*[[59: Graduation]] | *[[59: Graduation]] | ||
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==Transcript== | ==Transcript== | ||
:[Cueball and Megan stand facing one another.] | :[Cueball and Megan stand facing one another.] | ||
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:Megan: Why didn't you wait for me? | :Megan: Why didn't you wait for me? | ||
:Cueball: I thought you were gone forever! | :Cueball: I thought you were gone forever! | ||
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:Megan: I said I'd be back in a minute! | :Megan: I said I'd be back in a minute! | ||
− | :Cueball: The... the seconds went fast at first, but then they started to drag on. | + | :Cueball: The... the seconds went fast at first, but then they started to drag on. She was there for me. |
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:Megan: You had an affair in the 90 seconds I was gone?! | :Megan: You had an affair in the 90 seconds I was gone?! | ||
:Cueball: ...yes. | :Cueball: ...yes. | ||
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:Cueball: And we had a son. | :Cueball: And we had a son. | ||
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:Cueball: He'd be about your age now. | :Cueball: He'd be about your age now. | ||
{{comic discussion}} | {{comic discussion}} | ||
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[[Category:Comics featuring Cueball]] | [[Category:Comics featuring Cueball]] | ||
[[Category:Comics featuring Megan]] | [[Category:Comics featuring Megan]] | ||
[[Category:Romance]] | [[Category:Romance]] | ||
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