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==Explanation== | ==Explanation== | ||
− | + | {{w|Aphasia}} is the disturbance in formulation and comprehension of language. This class of language disorder ranges from having difficulty remembering words to being completely unable to speak, read, or write. | |
− | + | A heckler in the audience fired a yo mama joke at [[Black Hat]] (probably "when yo mama sits around the house, she sits ''around'' the house"). Black Hat's response is a little less direct. | |
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− | + | The third panel is a reference to the {{w|Quine paradox}}: | |
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:"Yields falsehood when preceded by its quotation" yields falsehood when preceded by its quotation. | :"Yields falsehood when preceded by its quotation" yields falsehood when preceded by its quotation. | ||
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The sentence is another way of saying "this statement is false" but without the explicit self-reference. Named after the paradox, a {{w|quine (computing)|quine}} is also a computer program which outputs its own source code. | The sentence is another way of saying "this statement is false" but without the explicit self-reference. Named after the paradox, a {{w|quine (computing)|quine}} is also a computer program which outputs its own source code. | ||
− | + | In the fourth panel, Beret Guy's speech begins as if with the common observation, "Ever notice how men go to the restroom alone, while women go in groups", but somehow gets derailed, as a heckler points out. | |
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The description of orc armies is reminiscent of their appearance in the movie adaptations of ''The Lord of the Rings'', but in archaic wording. (For example, the phrase "clad all in sable armor" also appears in [https://www.gutenberg.org/files/60184/60184-h/60184-h.htm Howard Pyle's ''The Story of King Arthur and His Knights''] (1903).) | The description of orc armies is reminiscent of their appearance in the movie adaptations of ''The Lord of the Rings'', but in archaic wording. (For example, the phrase "clad all in sable armor" also appears in [https://www.gutenberg.org/files/60184/60184-h/60184-h.htm Howard Pyle's ''The Story of King Arthur and His Knights''] (1903).) | ||
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==Transcript== | ==Transcript== | ||
:[Megan on stage, holding microphone, hip-hop stance.] | :[Megan on stage, holding microphone, hip-hop stance.] | ||
− | :Megan: Yo, I'm M.C. Aphasia and I'm here to say that, I... | + | :Megan: Yo, I'm M.C. Aphasia and I'm here to say that, I... uh... um... hi? |
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:[Black Hat on stage, holding microphone.] | :[Black Hat on stage, holding microphone.] | ||
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:[Cueball on stage, holding microphone, fist pumping toward audience.] | :[Cueball on stage, holding microphone, fist pumping toward audience.] | ||
− | :Cueball | + | :Cueball: Yo, I'm M.C. Quine and I'm here to say, "Yo, I'm M.C. Quine and I'm here to say!" |
− | :Yo, I'm M.C. Quine | ||
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:[Beret Guy on stage, holding microphone.] | :[Beret Guy on stage, holding microphone.] | ||
:Beret Guy: Ever notice how men go to the restroom alone, while women go in hordes ten thousand strong, clad all in sable armor and bristling with swords and spears? | :Beret Guy: Ever notice how men go to the restroom alone, while women go in hordes ten thousand strong, clad all in sable armor and bristling with swords and spears? | ||
− | :Audience member | + | :Audience member: Those are orcs. |
:Beret Guy: Oh. | :Beret Guy: Oh. | ||
{{comic discussion}} | {{comic discussion}} | ||
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[[Category:Comics featuring Megan]] | [[Category:Comics featuring Megan]] | ||
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[[Category:Comics featuring Black Hat]] | [[Category:Comics featuring Black Hat]] | ||
[[Category:Comics featuring Beret Guy]] | [[Category:Comics featuring Beret Guy]] | ||
− | [[Category: | + | [[Category:Video games]] |