Talk:1648: Famous Duos

2016-02-26T19:41:23Z

Or:

;No rhyme nor reason to these pairings?

It appears the pairings are completely random. I was looking for some deeper meaning to them but it seems this is one of those comics to be taken entirely at face value. [[Special:Contributions/108.162.216.12|108.162.216.12]] 14:18, 26 February 2016 (UTC)

Aren't "Pinky and Clyde" also the names of the pink and orange Pacman ghosts? [[Special:Contributions/108.162.216.36|108.162.216.36]] 11:48, 26 February 2016 (UTC)
: Yes, this is true. Are there any other sensible pairings? [[Special:Contributions/173.245.54.35|173.245.54.35]] 17:10, 26 February 2016 (UTC)

You've already posted the correct pairs, but of course I wanted to draw them with lines, nursery school style:

http://i.imgur.com/tWTJAYC.gif

[[Special:Contributions/108.162.228.143|108.162.228.143]] 15:33, 26 February 2016 (UTC)

;Possible inspiration
Possible inspiration: the comedy music duo calling themselves Garfunkel and Oates
[[Special:Contributions/108.162.216.48|108.162.216.48]] 15:45, 26 February 2016 (UTC)

:Yes, that was my first thought as well. Never heard of Hall. [[Special:Contributions/108.162.219.5|108.162.219.5]] 16:08, 26 February 2016 (UTC)

As currently described, the cycles thing does not make any sense to me. The order seems wrong. For example, the way the first cycle makes sense is to start with Thelma and Louise, Batman and Robin; and end with Anna and the King,Calvin and Hobbes. That way you've arrived back at the top and would only repeat if you continued. Can anyone justify the current order? [[User:Trlkly|Trlkly]] ([[User talk:Trlkly|talk]]) 19:01, 26 February 2016 (UTC)

:Yeah, you can do it that way and will arrive at the same cycle lengths, each cycle just backwards. The way I did it was to go from "Thelma" to "Hobbes", then go to "Calvin" because that's who "Hobbes" belongs to, then go from "Calvin" to "The King" and so on. If the first name is the order of couples, then the second name basically just tells you the index where to jump next, that's usually how permutations are written. Your way considers the second names to be in the right order and uses the first as an index to jump to next. I also doubt it's an important part of the meaning, but I was curious how long the cycles would be. [[User:Or|or]] ([[User talk:Or|talk]]) 19:38, 26 February 2016 (UTC)

1648: Famous Duos

2016-02-26T10:24:47Z

Or: Add the cycles in the data

{{comic
| number = 1648
| date = February 26, 2016
| title = Famous Duos
| image = famous_duos.png
| titletext = The Romeo and Butt-Head film actually got two thumbs up from Siskel and Oates.
}}

==Explanation==
{{incomplete|Needs to be expanded}}

{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
|+ Famous duos in this universe
|-
! scope="col" | Name
! scope="col" class="unsortable" | pairing
! scope="col" | Partner
! scope="col" class="unsortable" | From
|-
| Thelma
| and
| Louise
| {{w|Thelma_%26_Louise|road trip film}}
|-
| When Harry
| Met
| Sally
| {{w|When_Harry_Met_Sally...|romantic comedy film}}
|-
| Batman
| and
| Robin
| {{w|Batman|comic book characters}}
|-
| Antony
| and
| Cleopatra
| historical figures
|-
| Romeo
| and
| Juliet
| {{w|Romeo_and_Juliet|Shakespeare characters}}
|-
| Bonnie
| and
| Clyde
| {{w|Bonnie_and_Clyde|historical figures}}
|-
| Pinky
| and
| the Brain
| {{w|Pinky_and_the_Brain|TV show}}
|-
| Simon
| and
| Garfunkel
| {{w|Simon_%26_Garfunkel|musical duo}}
|-
| Beauty
| and
| the Beast
| {{w|Beauty_and_the_Beast|fairy tale characters}}
|-
| Beavis
| and
| Butthead
| {{w|Beavis_and_Butt-Head|TV show}}
|-
| Rocky
| and
| Bullwinkle
| {{w|The_Rocky_and_Bullwinkle_Show|TV show}}
|-
| Abbott
| and
| Costello
| {{w|Abbott_and_Costello|comedy duo}}
|-
| Dr. Jekyll
| and
| Mr. Hyde
| {{w|Strange_Case_of_Dr_Jekyll_and_Mr_Hyde|book}}
|-
| Samson
| and
| Delilah
| Biblical characters
|-
| Butch Cassidy
| and
| the Sundance Kid
| historical characters and famous movie
|-
| Bill
| and
| Ted’s Excellent Adventure and Bogus Journey
| movie series
|-
| David
| and
| Goliath
| Biblical characters
|-
| Sherlock Holmes
| and
| Dr. Watson
| {{w|Sherlock_Holmes|Arthur Conan Doyle characters}}
|-
| Jay
| and
| Silent Bob
| {{w|Jay_and_Silent_Bob|View Askewniverse characters (Clerks movies)}}
|-
| Anna
| and
| the King
| movie, based on Anna and the King of Siam
|-
| Calvin
| and
| Hobbes
| {{w|Calvin_and_Hobbes|comic series}}
|-
| Timon
| and
| Pumbaa
| {{w|Timon_and_Pumbaa|characters from the Lion King film series}}
|-
| Mary Kate
| and
| Ashley Olsen
| {{w|Mary-Kate_and_Ashley_Olsen|twin actresses}}
|-
| Mario
| and
| Luigi
| {{w|Mario_Bros.|video game characters}}
|-
| Siskel
| and
| Ebert
| {{w|At_the_Movies_(U.S._TV_series)|movie critics Gene Siskel and Roger Ebert}}
|-
| Hall
| and
| Oates
| musical duo
|}

==Transcript==
Famous Duos

Famous Duos in a nearby parallel universe

Thelma and Hobbes

when Harry met Bullwinkle

Batman and Louise

Antony and Robin

Romeo and Butthead

bonnie and Ted's ecellent adventure

Pinky and Clyde

Simon and Goliath

Beauty and Luigi

Beavis and The Beast

Rocky and Delilah

Abbot and Cleopatra

Dr. Jekyll and Ashley Olsen

Samson and Pumbaa

Butch Cassidy and Mr. Hyde

Bill and Sally's Bogus Journey

David and Costello

Sherlock Holmes and Silent Bob

Jay and Dr. Watson

Anna and The Brain

Calvin and The King

Timon and Garfunkel

Mary-Kate and The Sundance Kid

Mario and Juliet

== Cycles ==
There are four cycles. The longest starts with "Thelma" and ends with "Louise" as follows:

* First cycle: length 15
Thelma & Louise
Calvin & Hobbes
Anna & the King
Pinky & the Brain
Bonnie & Clyde
Bill & Ted
Harry & Sally
Rocky & Bullwinkle
Samson & Delilah
Timon & Pumbaa
Simon & Garfunkel
David & Goliath
Abbot & Costello
Antony & Cleopatra
Batman & Robin

This means, it starts with "Thelma", paired with "Hobbes" diagonally down, from "Hobbes" to "Calvin", who is paired with "the King" and so on, until "Batman" is paired with "Louise", completing the cycle.

* Second cycle: length 4
Romeo & Juliet
Beavis & Butthead
Beauty & the Beast
Mario & Luigi

* Third cycle: length 3
Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde
Mary-Kate & Ashley Olsen
Butch Cassidy & the Sundance Kid

* Fourth cycle: length 2
Sherlock Holmes & Dr. Watson
Jay & Silent Bob

Assigning an index starting with 0 (= Thelma & Louise) to 23 (= Mario & Luigi), they can be written as:

(0, 20, 19, 6, 5, 15, 1, 10, 13, 21, 7, 16, 11, 3, 2)
(4, 9, 8, 23)
(12, 22, 14)
(17, 18)

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1648: Famous Duos