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==Explanation== | ==Explanation== | ||
− | + | {{incomplete|Is there one or more specific postapocalyptic film that has a scene akin to this?}} | |
+ | [[Randall]] is making a statement against Internet quizzes, such as "[[#See also|What Spice Girl Are You?]]". | ||
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The {{w|Spice Girls}} are a British pop girl group formed in 1994. It consists of five girls who each have a "spice girl" nickname. The five girls with their respective nicknames are: | The {{w|Spice Girls}} are a British pop girl group formed in 1994. It consists of five girls who each have a "spice girl" nickname. The five girls with their respective nicknames are: | ||
− | *{{w|Mel B}} (MB) | + | *{{w|Mel B}} (MB) is "Scary Spice" |
− | *{{w|Mel C}} (MC) | + | *{{w|Mel C}} (MC) is "Sporty Spice" |
− | *{{w|Emma Bunton}} (Em) | + | *{{w|Emma Bunton}} (Em) is "Baby Spice" |
− | *{{w|Geri Halliwell}} (G) | + | *{{w|Geri Halliwell}} (G) is "Ginger Spice" |
− | *{{w|Victoria Beckham}} (V) | + | *{{w|Victoria Beckham}} (V) is "Posh Spice" |
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− | + | This is one example of a trend of online quizzes that would "identify" the user as one of a group based on a series of personality questions, including most often which member of a band, TV cast or film cast. In this comic, Randall is suggesting that in order to cope with what he considers to be irritating {{w|clickbait}} links to these quizzes, he imagines the link titles as being shouted through a door in a "postapocalyptic dystopia". This is a reference to a trope in movies set in such postapocalyptic settings (which Randall presumably enjoys more) in which the heroes must determine whether an unknown agent is friend or foe, which in some such media occurs by shouting through locked doors. | |
− | This is one example of a trend of online quizzes that would "identify" the user | ||
− | + | The title text refers to the [http://lyrics.wikia.com/Spice_Girls:Wannabe lyrics] from the Spice Girls' debut single, ''{{w|Wannabe (song)|Wannabe}}'' (Listen to ''[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gJLIiF15wjQ Wannabe on YouTube]'') Here below is the relevant excerpt from the song where the letters in the last four lines refer to the spice girls as given above. This rap {{w|bridge (music)|bridge}} is sung by Scary Spice except for the line with Easy V which is sung by Ginger Spice: | |
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− | The title text refers to the [http://lyrics.wikia.com/Spice_Girls:Wannabe lyrics] from the Spice Girls' debut single, ''{{w|Wannabe (song)|Wannabe}}'' (Listen to ''[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gJLIiF15wjQ Wannabe on YouTube]'') Here below is the relevant excerpt from the song where the letters in the last four lines refer to the spice girls | ||
:So here's a story from A to Z, | :So here's a story from A to Z, | ||
:You wanna get with me You gotta listen carefully | :You wanna get with me You gotta listen carefully | ||
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:And as for me, '''ha ha, you'll see''' | :And as for me, '''ha ha, you'll see''' | ||
− | These lyrics function as a little introduction to the | + | These lyrics function as a little introduction to the then less well known girl group. The final line takes on a threat-like tone in this new context of the comic. And it doesn't help that it is Scary Spice who sings it. |
− | The text may seem a little confusing to understand, especially the line that finishes ''on an''. According to another lyrics-site, which also has [http://genius.com/3134866 explanations] to some parts of the text, it means that G and MC likes it (sex) together with {{w|MDMA|ecstasy}} - as "On an E" is slang for being on ecstasy (see it used in this [https://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20090518130834AA0QdJD discussion]). They could not sing this directly | + | The text may seem a little confusing to understand, especially the line that finishes ''on an''. According to another lyrics-site, which also has [http://genius.com/3134866 explanations] to some parts of the text, it means that G and MC likes it (sex) together with {{w|MDMA|ecstasy}} - as "On an E" is slang for being on ecstasy (see it used in this [https://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20090518130834AA0QdJD discussion]). They could not sing this directly, thus they inserted the "E" in the next line as '''E'''asy V, a line which is even sung by another spice girl, Ginger spice, where the rest of this {{w|bridge (music)|bridge}} is sung by Scary spice. |
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+ | ''[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2SQYLHWo8TA The Merciful One]'' could be a reference to the song with the same name by {{w|Zohar (band)|Zohar}}, another British music ensemble. This song is very slow and easy compared to ''Wannabe''. | ||
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+ | There are (at least) two ways of interpreting this comic, as it is not fully clear whether the "speech line" in the comic is coming from [[Cueball]] or through the wall adjacent to him. | ||
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+ | ==Cueball shouts and the person thumping is a Spice Girl== | ||
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+ | Cueball is shouting the question through a door in a post-{{w|Apocalypse|apocalyptic}} world at a charged time, in order to make sure the one he lets in is not some evil person but a merciful one. The stakes would be higher and each answer would be fraught with dangerous meaning. It would thus also be much more fun taking the quiz! In this comic, [[Megan]] is preparing for the worst by loading her shotgun, while a, possibly dangerous, Spice Girl is knocking on their door. | ||
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+ | ==The question is shouted from outside and Megan is the Spice Girl== | ||
+ | The quiz title question is being shouted by an angry agent or crowd through a door in a post-{{w|Apocalypse|apocalyptic}} world at a charged time. Cueball and Megan Spice don't have any intention to answer. In this interpretation "Megan Spice" is preparing for the worst by loading her shotgun to prepare in case whoever is outside gets in. | ||
==Transcript== | ==Transcript== | ||
− | :[Cueball is trying to barricade a door with his own body (although it already has a bar in front of it). He is in a room that is deteriorating with | + | :[Cueball is trying to barricade a door with his own body (although it already has a bar in front of it). He is in a room that is deteriorating with Megan who is loading a shotgun while sitting behind some sort of box.] |
− | :Knocking on the door: ''' | + | :Knocking on the door: '''THUMP THUMP''' |
− | : | + | :Cueball: '''Which Spice Girl are you?!''' |
− | : | + | :Cueball: The merciful one, or the one who started this war? |
:[Caption below the frame:] | :[Caption below the frame:] | ||
− | :When I see those quiz titles, I like to imagine they're being shouted through a door in a postapocalyptic dystopia. | + | :'''When I see those quiz titles, I like to imagine they're''' |
+ | :'''being shouted through a door in a postapocalyptic dystopia.''' | ||
− | == | + | ==See also== |
− | + | *What spice girl are you? quizzes | |
+ | **[http://www.buzzfeed.com/lyapalater/which-spice-girl-are-you#.gbkv2p3jDX Buzzfeed] | ||
+ | **[http://www.zimbio.com/quiz/w-MjcRyEoFZ/Which+Spice+Girl+Are+You Zimbio] | ||
+ | **[http://www.kidspot.com.au/the-spice-girls-and-10-other-mummy-types-you-might-know/ Kidspot] | ||
{{comic discussion}} | {{comic discussion}} | ||
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[[Category:Comics featuring Cueball]] | [[Category:Comics featuring Cueball]] | ||
− | [[Category:Comics featuring | + | [[Category:Comics featuring Megan]] |
[[Category:Music]] | [[Category:Music]] | ||
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