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==Explanation== | ==Explanation== | ||
− | [[Randall]] has invented the | + | [[Randall]] has invented the name "Qwertial Aphasia", to describe the common experience of having a word, from a spoken conversation, accidentally spill over into something one is typing, often with humorous results. |
− | The description "Qwertial" refers to the position of the top row of letters in the most common keyboard arrangement, the {{w|QWERTY}} keyboard layout | + | {{w|Aphasia}} is a class of medical conditions which affect the production and understanding of language. The description "Qwertial" probably refers to the position of the top row of letters in the most common keyboard arrangement, the {{w|QWERTY}} keyboard layout. |
− | + | The joke set up in the comic comes from the substitution of the word 'giraffe' for the word 'frequently', which changes the whole meaning of the sentence. The original sentence would have been 'I can't afford to keep eating out this frequently.' The unintentional replacement makes 'giraffe' the object of the sentence, and implies that Cueball is 'eating out' (slang for {{w|cunnilingus}}) a giraffe. He tries to correct himself but the damage is done; worse, the amended statement could be read to mean that he's unwilling to eat out a giraffe "frequently", but has no objection to doing it occasionally. | |
− | + | Another possible reading is that Cueball is correcting his first statement, explaining that this happens more often than just "sometimes". | |
− | The title text continues the image of a giraffe as a sexual object - in particular, one which | + | The title text continues the image of a giraffe as a sexual object - in particular, one which costs money. SMBC refers to the comic [http://www.smbc-comics.com/ Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal], a whimsical joke-a-day comic which comes with a second illustration, which can be seen by mousing over a button known as the "votey". This additional panel often serves as a second punchline in the same way as the title text does in xkcd. Zach Weiner of SMBC responded to this title text in the votey on [http://www.smbc-comics.com/index.php?id=1565 July 2, 2009]. |
==Transcript== | ==Transcript== | ||
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:I hate how when I'm talking while I type, sometimes I accidentally type a word I'm saying. | :I hate how when I'm talking while I type, sometimes I accidentally type a word I'm saying. | ||
− | + | :[Cueball is sitting at a computer.] | |
− | :[Cueball is sitting at a | + | :Computer: Wanna go get food later? |
− | : | + | :[Megan runs over, holding a giraffe.] |
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− | :[Megan | ||
:Megan: Check out what I found in the closet! | :Megan: Check out what I found in the closet! | ||
− | :Cueball | + | :''Type type'' |
− | : | + | :Cueball [Typing]: Sorry, I really shouldn't. |
− | + | :Cueball [talking]: Aww, what an adorable stuffed giraffe! | |
− | + | :''Type type'' | |
− | + | :Cueball [typing]: I can't afford to keep eating out this giraffe. | |
− | :Cueball | ||
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:''Frequently!'' I meant ''"frequently"''! | :''Frequently!'' I meant ''"frequently"''! | ||
{{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:Language]] | [[Category:Language]] | ||
[[Category:Giraffes]] | [[Category:Giraffes]] | ||
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