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| titletext = It's commonly known that too much perspective can be a downer. | | titletext = It's commonly known that too much perspective can be a downer. | ||
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==Explanation== | ==Explanation== | ||
| − | It must be part of the {{w|human condition}} that causes us to think that odd statements are sometimes more humorous than those supposed to be funny. [[Cueball]] makes a true statement, that his statement is not very funny. | + | It must be part of the {{w|human condition}} that causes us to think that odd statements are sometimes more humorous than those supposed to be funny. [[Cueball]] makes a true statement, that his statement is not very funny. However, because he invoked {{w|irony}}, the sentence is now funny! |
Now going meta: In 20,000 years, there might be no more humans on earth to find the irony funny anymore. How ''ironic''! | Now going meta: In 20,000 years, there might be no more humans on earth to find the irony funny anymore. How ''ironic''! | ||
Also see [[33: Self-reference]], and [[6: Irony]]. | Also see [[33: Self-reference]], and [[6: Irony]]. | ||
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| + | ==Transcript== | ||
| + | :Narrator: When self-reference, irony, and meta-humor go too far | ||
| + | :Narrator: A CAUTIONARY TALE | ||
| + | :Man 1: This statement wouldn't be funny if not for irony! | ||
| + | :Man 1: ha ha | ||
| + | :Man 2: ha ha, I guess. | ||
| + | :Narrator: 20,000 years later... | ||
| + | :[Desolate badlands landscape with an imposing sun in the sky.] | ||
==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
| − | * "Too much perspective can do that." – [[Randall]] | + | *"Too much perspective can do that." – [[Randall]] |
| − | * This is the ninth comic originally posted at livejournal. | + | *This is the ninth comic originally posted at livejournal. The previous one was [[8: Red Spiders]]. The next one was [[9: Serenity is coming out tomorrow]]. |
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{{comic discussion}} | {{comic discussion}} | ||
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[[Category:Comics posted on livejournal]] | [[Category:Comics posted on livejournal]] | ||
[[Category:Comics featuring Cueball]] | [[Category:Comics featuring Cueball]] | ||
[[Category:Comics with color]] | [[Category:Comics with color]] | ||
Revision as of 07:16, 28 February 2013
| Irony |
 Title text: It's commonly known that too much perspective can be a downer. |
Explanation
It must be part of the human condition that causes us to think that odd statements are sometimes more humorous than those supposed to be funny. Cueball makes a true statement, that his statement is not very funny. However, because he invoked irony, the sentence is now funny!
Now going meta: In 20,000 years, there might be no more humans on earth to find the irony funny anymore. How ironic!
Also see 33: Self-reference, and 6: Irony.
Transcript
- Narrator: When self-reference, irony, and meta-humor go too far
- Narrator: A CAUTIONARY TALE
- Man 1: This statement wouldn't be funny if not for irony!
- Man 1: ha ha
- Man 2: ha ha, I guess.
- Narrator: 20,000 years later...
- [Desolate badlands landscape with an imposing sun in the sky.]
Trivia
- "Too much perspective can do that." – Randall
- This is the ninth comic originally posted at livejournal. The previous one was 8: Red Spiders. The next one was 9: Serenity is coming out tomorrow.
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You can definitely see an improvement in these comics as Randall learns to clean drawings and form a proper punchline. Davidy22[talk] 14:07, 8 January 2013 (UTC)
I think this explanation is incomplete. Benjaminikuta (talk) 03:41, 11 August 2014 (UTC)
There is a community portal discussion of what to call Cueball and what to do in case with more than one Cueball. I have added this comic to the new Category:Multiple Cueballs. Since there is really only one Cueball that "talks" I think it is fine to keep him as Cueball. Just made a note that the other guy also looks like Cueball. Also noted that this is the first comic both with Cueball and with Multiple Cueballs --Kynde (talk) 17:06, 15 March 2015 (UTC)
