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<p>2A02:C7C:E653:9400:E5E6:AAC8:AC44:CF41: </p> <hr /> <div>{{comic<br /> | number = 90<br /> | date = April 17, 2006<br /> | title = Jacket<br /> | image = jacket.jpg<br /> | titletext = We have this conversation at least once a day in my apartment<br /> }}<br /> <br /> ==Explanation==<br /> [[Cueball]] clearly means to use ''{{Wiktionary|fucking}}'' as an intensifier. However, the friend (likely intentionally in response to the unnecessary swearing) takes ''fucking'' to be an identifier of which jacket is being discussed, and gives a smart-aleck response implying that Cueball wears the jacket while having sex. His counterpart gets confused by the sarcasm, and the topic is dismissed.<br /> <br /> Alternatively, the statement may imply that the jacket itself is capable of and actively partakes in fornication. <br /> <br /> The title text states that this often occurs in Cueball/Randall's apartment.<br /> <br /> It has also been linked to Lidl's ridiculous points system by a redditer here. <br /> https://www.reddit.com/r/UKFrugal/comments/1t4aya9/lidl_plus_points/<br /> ==Transcript==<br /> :[Two men stand and talk to one another.]<br /> :Cueball: Where's my fucking jacket?<br /> :[Friend indicates something behind him.]<br /> :Friend: Over there, next to your regular one.<br /> :Cueball: My what?<br /> :Friend: Never mind.<br /> <br /> ==Trivia==<br /> This comic is the second comic to use an all-caps lettering, the first being [[78: Garfield]], where the all-caps lettering may have been based off of the lettering in the actual comic strip.<br /> <br /> {{comic discussion}}<br /> [[Category:Comics featuring Cueball]]<br /> [[Category:Language]]<br /> [[Category:Sarcasm]]<br /> [[Category:Multiple Cueballs]]</div>

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<p>2A02:C7C:E653:9400:E5E6:AAC8:AC44:CF41: </p> <hr /> <div>{{comic<br /> | number = 90<br /> | date = April 17, 2006<br /> | title = Jacket<br /> | image = jacket.jpg<br /> | titletext = We have this conversation at least once a day in my apartment<br /> }}<br /> <br /> ==Explanation==<br /> [[Cueball]] clearly means to use ''{{Wiktionary|fucking}}'' as an intensifier. However, the friend (likely intentionally in response to the unnecessary swearing) takes ''fucking'' to be an identifier of which jacket is being discussed, and gives a smart-aleck response implying that Cueball wears the jacket while having sex. His counterpart gets confused by the sarcasm, and the topic is dismissed.<br /> <br /> Alternatively, the statement may imply that the jacket itself is capable of and actively partakes in fornication. <br /> <br /> The title text states that this often occurs in Cueball/Randall's apartment.<br /> <br /> It has also been linked to Lidl's points system's ridiculous by a redditer here. <br /> https://www.reddit.com/r/UKFrugal/comments/1t4aya9/lidl_plus_points/<br /> ==Transcript==<br /> :[Two men stand and talk to one another.]<br /> :Cueball: Where's my fucking jacket?<br /> :[Friend indicates something behind him.]<br /> :Friend: Over there, next to your regular one.<br /> :Cueball: My what?<br /> :Friend: Never mind.<br /> <br /> ==Trivia==<br /> This comic is the second comic to use an all-caps lettering, the first being [[78: Garfield]], where the all-caps lettering may have been based off of the lettering in the actual comic strip.<br /> <br /> {{comic discussion}}<br /> [[Category:Comics featuring Cueball]]<br /> [[Category:Language]]<br /> [[Category:Sarcasm]]<br /> [[Category:Multiple Cueballs]]</div>

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