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− | This comic starts with a line from the song {{w|Folsom Prison Blues|"Folsom Prison Blues"}} by Johnny Cash. Cash is noted as saying | + | This comic starts with a line from the song {{w|Folsom Prison Blues|"Folsom Prison Blues"}} by Johnny Cash. Cash is noted as saying "I sat with my pen in my hand, trying to think up the worst reason a person could have for killing another person, and that's what came to mind," which fits pretty well with the personality of [[Black Hat]]. Rather than react badly, [[Cueball]] starts a rhyming game, which they continue until Black Hat refers to the horrifying {{w|My Lai Massacre}}, which is apparently going too far for Cueball. |
;You know, I once shot a man in Reno, just to watch him die. | ;You know, I once shot a man in Reno, just to watch him die. | ||
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;Really? Well I once shot a man in Reno but I couldn't tell you why. | ;Really? Well I once shot a man in Reno but I couldn't tell you why. | ||
− | :Cueball then begins the rhyming game by saying | + | :Cueball then begins the rhyming game, by saying he can't tell the reason he killed the man. |
;I once shot a man in Reno then I went home to cry. | ;I once shot a man in Reno then I went home to cry. | ||
− | :Black Hat continues by saying | + | :Black Hat continues, by saying he got emotional after killing the man... Unlikely, given he's ''Black Hat'', and could be him trying to continue, or he could be sarcastic. |
;I once shot a man in Reno then I watered his cacti. | ;I once shot a man in Reno then I watered his cacti. | ||
− | :An unlikely action after you have just killed someone | + | :An unlikely action after you have just killed someone... Just Cueball trying to continue the rhyme. |
;I once shot a man in Reno 'cause they cancelled Firefly. | ;I once shot a man in Reno 'cause they cancelled Firefly. | ||
− | :{{w|Firefly (TV series)|Firefly}} was a TV series that aired on Fox during 2002. Its cancellation was a source of much annoyance to its fans, a fact frequently referenced in xkcd. In this case | + | :{{w|Firefly (TV series)|Firefly}} was a TV series that aired on Fox during 2002. Its cancellation was a source of much annoyance to its fans, a fact frequently referenced in xkcd. In this case Black Hat goes as far to murder an innocent man for this. |
;I once shot a man in Reno, him and all his succubi. | ;I once shot a man in Reno, him and all his succubi. | ||
− | :Cueball says he shot a man and | + | :Cueball says he shot a man and a bunch of female demons. Unlikely to happen in real life, and is just probably Cueball attempting to continue. |
;I once shot a man in Reno and a bunch more in My Lai. | ;I once shot a man in Reno and a bunch more in My Lai. | ||
− | :The My Lai Massacre was an atrocity committed by US soldiers in Vietnam during the Vietnam war. Here | + | :The My Lai Massacre was an atrocity committed by US soldiers in Vietnam during the Vietnam war. Here Black Hat says he not only shot a man in Reno, '''he shot a bunch more in My Lai''', meaning that he was actually part of the massacre. Cueball is obviously horrified by this, and ends the rhyme with a "I think we're done", signifying his horror at Black Hat's words. |
− | The title text continues the rhyme, but changes the roles: now the speaker is asking someone else if they shot a man in Reno. It | + | The title text continues the rhyme, but changes the roles: now the speaker is asking someone else if they shot a man in Reno. It is a reference to The Princess Bride (Inigo says the "I don't mean to pry" part to Westley). |
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[[Category:Firefly]] | [[Category:Firefly]] | ||
[[Category:Music]] | [[Category:Music]] | ||
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