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<p>98.145.94.56: /* Explanation */ It would explain more to note what a pokéball is.</p> <hr /> <div>{{comic<br /> | number = 1086<br /> | date = July 25, 2012<br /> | title = Eyelash Wish Log<br /> | image = eyelash_wish_log.png<br /> | imagesize = <br /> | titletext = Ooh, another one. Uh ... the ability to alter any coefficients of friction at will during sporting events.<br /> }}<br /> <br /> == Explanation ==<br /> This comic is based on the situation that when someone's eyelash falls out, that person can make a wish on it. This comic appears to be a page from the fictitious Wish Bureau in charge of granting said wishes. And of course the Wisher is [[Black Hat]] and he has quite a few wishes, most of them based on the previous wish.<br /> <br /> February 12's wish seems to be a reference to the unlimited {{w|breadsticks}} offered at {{w|Olive Garden}}.<br /> <br /> March 7's wish is a reference to {{w|Nate Silver}}, who is a former writer for {{w|Baseball Prospectus}} working on predicting baseball players' stats and now writes for {{w|Five Thirty Eight}} in which he predicts the outcome of elections based on polling data.<br /> <br /> And April 22's wish is a reference to the cartoon and video game, {{w|Pokemon}}. A pokéball can be thrown at a pokemon (or in this case, an annoying pet) to capture it and seal it indefinitely.<br /> <br /> {{Comic discussion}}<br /> <br /> [[Category:Comics featuring Black Hat]]</div>

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