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A {{wiktionary|superlative}} is a form of description that conveys the quality of being an extreme example (typically the most or least, in some way), and while the comic makes clear that this individual is not extraordinary in so many ways, his sheer ''blandness'' and lack of any exceptionalism is (in its own way) a very extreme position, hence the title describing this obviously unsuperlative individual as "Superlative", though there may be a small complication to this viewpoint that is related to the thwarted search for {{w|Interesting number paradox|'boring' numbers}}. | A {{wiktionary|superlative}} is a form of description that conveys the quality of being an extreme example (typically the most or least, in some way), and while the comic makes clear that this individual is not extraordinary in so many ways, his sheer ''blandness'' and lack of any exceptionalism is (in its own way) a very extreme position, hence the title describing this obviously unsuperlative individual as "Superlative", though there may be a small complication to this viewpoint that is related to the thwarted search for {{w|Interesting number paradox|'boring' numbers}}. | ||
β | The title text is a reference to the slogan of the campaign "Stay thirsty, my friends." It also references {{w|Team Fortress 2}} (TF2), a multi-platform, multi-player {{w|First-person shooter}} game. | + | The title text is a reference to the slogan of the campaign "Stay thirsty, my friends." It also references {{w|Team Fortress 2}} (TF2), a multi-platform, multi-player {{w|First-person shooter}} game. |
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