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| date = October 14, 2005 | | date = October 14, 2005 | ||
| title = Ferret | | title = Ferret | ||
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| image = ferret.jpg | | image = ferret.jpg | ||
− | | titletext = My brother had a ferret he loved which died since I drew this strip. RIP | + | | titletext = My brother had a ferret he loved which died since I drew this strip. RIP. |
}} | }} | ||
==Explanation== | ==Explanation== | ||
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+ | Here, [[Cueball]] has attached wings to his ferret. A friend asks why anyone would do that, implying that the idea of a flying ferret is stupid. Cueball responds that it is just a joke and that he did not actually believe his ferret could fly. However we see that that was indeed his goal. But fear not: the ferret returns in [[31: Barrel - Part 5]]. | ||
− | + | The fact that he lied about his goal could be a commentary on abandoning dreams to avoid confronting societal expectations. | |
− | The title text | + | The title text explains that Monroe's brother had a ferret at the time that the strip was drawn. It has since passed a way. "RIP" stands for "Rest in Peace" a phrase that at one time was commonly placed on gravestones to indicate the hope that in whatever existence the deceased now finds him- or herself, he or she may have peace. |
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==Transcript== | ==Transcript== | ||
− | :[A | + | :[A ferret with airplane wings on it.] |
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:Friend: Why on earth did you make those wings? You don't seriously think they could let your ferret fly, right? | :Friend: Why on earth did you make those wings? You don't seriously think they could let your ferret fly, right? | ||
:Cueball: I... of course not. | :Cueball: I... of course not. | ||
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:Cueball: That would be pretty dumb. It's just, uh... ...a Halloween costume. | :Cueball: That would be pretty dumb. It's just, uh... ...a Halloween costume. | ||
:Friend: oh, okay. | :Friend: oh, okay. | ||
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:Friend: Besides, who would want a pet to fly anyway? | :Friend: Besides, who would want a pet to fly anyway? | ||
:Cueball: Yeah. Pretty lame, huh? | :Cueball: Yeah. Pretty lame, huh? | ||
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:Friend: Anyway, let's go play video games. | :Friend: Anyway, let's go play video games. | ||
− | + | :[Friend leaves.] | |
− | :[Cueball | + | :[Friend is gone, and Cueball is looking at ferret.] |
− | + | :[Cueball imagines ferret flying over the ocean near the beach using his makeshift wings.] | |
− | :[Cueball imagines | ||
==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
− | + | *[[Randall]]'s original comment: "My brother has a ferret. He holds it like that and generally adores it. I have to concede that it's pretty cute, if smelly." | |
+ | *This is the nineteenth comic originally posted to livejournal. The previous was [[19: George Clinton]]. The next was [[21: Kepler]]. | ||
{{comic discussion}} | {{comic discussion}} | ||
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[[Category:Comics with color]] | [[Category:Comics with color]] | ||
− | [[Category: | + | [[Category:Ferret]] |
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