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| title = Vows | | title = Vows | ||
| image = vows.png | | image = vows.png | ||
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| titletext = So, um. Do you want to get a drink after the game? | | titletext = So, um. Do you want to get a drink after the game? | ||
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==Explanation== | ==Explanation== | ||
− | This comic | + | This comic makes fun of two things - Football and Wedding Ceremonies |
− | A | + | A couple is about to get married, and the priest asks (for the sake of formality) if the bride takes the groom to be her husband. Rather than say 'Yes', she surprises him by saying No. [[Cueball|The groom]] is shocked because the bride is obviously expected to say yes. |
− | + | It turns out that [[Cueball]] has been tricked into thinking that he is at his own wedding rather than playing in a High School {{w|Football (American)|Football}} game. "Amy" turns out to be a player for the opposing team and runs the ball in for a touchdown. | |
− | + | This is a play on Misdirection Plays common in football, especially in the high school level, where teams deliberately try to deceive and distract their opponents by some means or the other. Taking the deception to the next level, this comic says that everything until Cueball's marriage was just a deception play to score the goal. Also, see {{w|The Matrix}}. | |
− | The title text | + | The title text is what Cueball apparently wants to say to 'Amy', after he realises he has been duped. |
− | + | A good example of a misdirection play is what's called the [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wkA3nxuMJoM&safety_mode=true&persist_safety_mode=1&safe=active|"wrong ball trick"]. Before hiking the ball, the quarterback or center signals to their coach that the ball in play is the wrong ball and picks it up to supposedly exchange it for the right one at the sideline. Both teams relax and stand up to wait for the right ball, but just before getting to the sideline the quarterback takes off running down the field. This is considered to be a dirty trick and usually only works in Pee-wee/little league football, but sometimes [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kQbAP-K28J8&safety_mode=true&persist_safety_mode=1&safe=active| it doesn't]. | |
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− | + | A "Misdirection Play" is an attempt by the offensive side (who are trying to advance the ball down the field towards the goal) to fool the defensive side about where the ball is or who is carrying it. A standard traditional misdirection play is a "play action pass", where the offensive team sets up for a running play (where a player takes the ball and tries to run with it down the field), the quarterback (the initial ball carrier) fakes handing the ball off to another player, then when the defense goes to block the player with the ball, he throws it down field to another player waiting for it. | |
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− | + | Some misdirection plays call for more elaborate deceptions, such as handing the ball off to players who normally wouldn't be ball carriers, hiding the ball by stuffing it under a players jersey or otherwise unconventionally carry it, etc. Most of these misdirection plays of dubious character take place at the High School level, both because the level of play is such that the team attempting it is more likely to get away with it, and because the rules are not as strict against such things. | |
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{{comic discussion}} | {{comic discussion}} | ||
[[Category:Comics featuring Cueball]] | [[Category:Comics featuring Cueball]] | ||
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