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| number = 1704<br />
| date = July 8, 2016<br />
| title = Gnome Ann<br />
| image = gnome_ann.png<br />
| titletext = In the words of Andrew Johnson, if I am to be shot at, I want Gnome Ann to be in the way of the bullet.<br />
}}<br />
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==Explanation==<br />
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This comic presents a series of images depicting a female Gnome who is known as "Gnome Anne". The humor derives from the fact that the name "Gnome Ann" and the compound noun "No Man" are homophones, meaning they sound alike but have different meanings and spellings.<br />
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Randall presents the reader with six images (and a title text) captioned with quotations from a wide range of sources, each featuring an instance of the compound noun "no man" being replaced by "Gnome Ann" (and featuring a drawing that reflects this change). There is one proverb, two Biblical quotations, two literary quotations (The Cervantes quote is from Don Quixote), one quotation from the opening of a televisions show, and a quotation from a piece of historical rhetoric in the title text.<br />
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==Transcript==<br />
The Legend of Gnome Ann<br />
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:[At the beach, between the shoreline and a clock, "Gnome Ann" stands with her arms outstretched.]<br />
:Proverb: Time and tide wait for Gnome Ann.<br />
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:[Gnome Ann chases 3 men to the right.]<br />
:Proverb: The wicked flee when Gnome Ann pursueth. - Proverbs 28:1<br />
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:[Gnome Ann takes the groom's place in a wedding, shoving him to the side. The bride stands showing no reaction on the left.]<br />
:Proverb: What therefor God hath joined together, let Gnome Ann put asunder. - Mark 10:9<br />
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:[Gnome Ann wisely meditates on a rock.]<br />
:Quote: Time ripens all things; Gnome Ann is born wise. - Miguel De Cervantes<br />
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:[The Enterprise flies to the right, chasing a smaller craft.]<br />
:Enterprise: Our Mission: to boldly go where Gnome Ann has gone before.<br />
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:[The Lord of the Nazgûl stands to the left of Gnome Ann, who is preparing to stab him with a sword.]<br />
:Lord of the Nazgûl: Fool! No man can kill me.<br />
:Gnome Ann: I AM GNOME ANN!<br />
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{{comic discussion}}</div>162.158.196.143https://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php?title=Talk:1704:_Gnome_Ann&diff=123017Talk:1704: Gnome Ann2016-07-08T05:05:37Z<p>162.158.196.143: </p>
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The lotr reference is about the Witch King of Angmar instead of Sauron<br />
Source:<br />
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Witch-king_of_Angmar<br />
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