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==Explanation== | ==Explanation== | ||
− | '' | + | ''Ghostbusters'' is a 1984 supernatural comedy film that spawned a sequel and two animated television series (the latter of which lasted less than a season, didn't feature the same cast of titular Ghostbusters, and therefore is probably being pointedly ignored). The box, connected to a footswitch by a cable, is a device used in the film to capture ghosts. The man trying to leave is about to be pulled into the box and held against his will indefinitely. |
− | The title text refers to Julius Caesar's crossing of the | + | The title text refers to Julius Caesar's crossing of the Rubicon, a river (or very large stream) that marked a border Caesar was ordered not to cross. He did so anyway, and the phrase "crossing the Rubicon" now means making a move with gigantic consequences that cannot be undone. In the film ''Ghostbusters'', the protagonists use "proton packs" that fire "streams" of energy. The inventor of the device warns that these streams should not be crossed against each other, as doing so could destroy the world. |
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==Transcript== | ==Transcript== | ||
− | :[ | + | :[Two people are in a room. One is standing up. There is litter around them.] |
:Cueball: Okay, that's all the Ghostbusters marathon I can handle. Later! | :Cueball: Okay, that's all the Ghostbusters marathon I can handle. Later! | ||
:Friend: You can't leave! We just started the animated series! | :Friend: You can't leave! We just started the animated series! | ||
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:Friend: I can't let you do that. | :Friend: I can't let you do that. | ||
− | :[Cueball walks along a cord and past a box. The friend clicks a switch.] | + | :[Cueball walks along a cord, and past a box. The friend clicks a switch.] |
:''Click'' | :''Click'' | ||
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{{comic discussion}} | {{comic discussion}} | ||
[[Category:Comics featuring Cueball]] | [[Category:Comics featuring Cueball]] | ||
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