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− | [[Megan]] and [[Cueball]] are playing a card game ( | + | [[Megan]] and [[Cueball]] are playing a card game (maybe {{w|Dominion (game)|Dominion}} or {{w|Magic: The Gathering}}) and Megan whips a common insult, a play on the word "suck" that adds a typical city name suffix to the end of it. Other variations are: "Losertown", "Lameville", etc. |
− | The phrase is originally based on the ubiquitous signage you see along | + | The phrase is originally based on the ubiquitous signage you see along roads that say "Welcome to Town X — Population Y". |
− | Then, since Cueball one-ups Megan by indicating there is a city by that name, she can only resign herself to the fact that her smack talk did not work | + | Then, since Cueball one-ups Megan by indicating there is a city by that name, she can only resign herself to the fact that her smack talk did not work. |
The title text informs the reader that Suckville is classified as part of the Detroit area despite not being located there. Detroit, of course, is the quintessential example of a city so run down, it might as well really be named "Suckville", or include a district of that name. In fact, the city only recently (2013) declared itself bankrupt. | The title text informs the reader that Suckville is classified as part of the Detroit area despite not being located there. Detroit, of course, is the quintessential example of a city so run down, it might as well really be named "Suckville", or include a district of that name. In fact, the city only recently (2013) declared itself bankrupt. | ||
− | (Fun fact: looking in the [ | + | (Fun fact: looking in the [http://factfinder2.census.gov/main.html factfinder] Suckville is "corrected" to {{w|Saukville, Wisconsin}}, which is indeed not particularly close to {{w|Detroit, Michigan}}. However the population of Saukville in the 2010 census is given as 4451 for the village, and 1755 for the surrounding town municipality.) |
==Transcript== | ==Transcript== | ||
:[Megan is kneeling on the floor, playing a card game.] | :[Megan is kneeling on the floor, playing a card game.] | ||
− | :Megan: Hah! | + | :Megan: Hah! Welcome to Suckville-population: ''You''. |
− | + | :[Cueball is sitting on the floor opposite her, also playing the game.] | |
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:Cueball: Why are you using 2000 census data? | :Cueball: Why are you using 2000 census data? | ||
:Cueball: That's an old figure. | :Cueball: That's an old figure. | ||
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:Megan: Oh. So it is. | :Megan: Oh. So it is. | ||
:[Megan turns back to Cueball, who is looking at his cards.] | :[Megan turns back to Cueball, who is looking at his cards.] | ||
− | :Megan: Well, then. | + | :Megan: Well, then. Welcome to Suckville-population: 83. |
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:Cueball: Much better. | :Cueball: Much better. | ||
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{{comic discussion}} | {{comic discussion}} | ||
[[Category:Comics featuring Cueball]] | [[Category:Comics featuring Cueball]] | ||
[[Category:Comics featuring Megan]] | [[Category:Comics featuring Megan]] |