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==Explanation== | ==Explanation== | ||
− | + | {{incomplete|Created by a ROGUE ORGAN. Please mention here why this explanation isn't complete. Do NOT delete this tag too soon.}} | |
+ | Cueball is visiting his doctor Ponytail (as in [[1839: Doctor Visit|1839]]), this time to diagnose some medical condition. It sounds like he has just undergone an {{w|Magnetic resonance imaging|MRI}} or some kind of {{w|medical imaging}}, and Ponytail is following up on the results. It appears that he may have {{w|appendicitis}}, as titled in the comic, which could be treated through {{w|antibiotics}}, or through an {{w|appendectomy}} surgery. | ||
− | + | The joke in the comic comes from Ponytail explaining his diagnosis and treatment options as a rebellion that needs to be quashed. His appendicitis is described as his appendix being a "traitor". Antibiotic treatment is described as using "chemical / biological weapons", while the appendectomy is described as "victory through the sword". She further describes more extreme "battle tactics", like crushing all other rebellions in his body. Lastly, she mentions "salting his abdomen" to prevent other rebellions. This is a reference to the {{w|salting the earth}} tactic in battle, which was a ritual to symbolize a curse on a conquered city and would have theoretically have hindered future crop production, thus preventing that city from being rebuilt. | |
− | + | After all this explanation, Cueball begins to question Ponytail's methods, and requests to see a different doctor to get a {{w|Second_opinion#Medicine|second opinion}}. | |
− | + | The title text continues the battle metaphor, saying that Cueball is defeating his illness, at least until they can read his words against them. | |
− | + | ==Transcript== | |
+ | {{incomplete transcript|Do NOT delete this tag too soon.}} | ||
− | + | :[Cueball is seated on an medical examination table while Ponytail stands dressed in a doctor's coat holding a file in her left hand.] | |
− | :[Cueball is seated on an medical examination table | ||
:Ponytail: Well, we zapped you with energy beams, and it looks like one of your stupid organs is a traitor. | :Ponytail: Well, we zapped you with energy beams, and it looks like one of your stupid organs is a traitor. | ||
:Cueball: ...which one? | :Cueball: ...which one? | ||
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:Cueball: What should I do? | :Cueball: What should I do? | ||
− | :[Closeup on Ponytail | + | :[Closeup on Ponytail.] |
:Ponytail: You could quash the revolt with the ruthless deployment of chemical and biological weapons. | :Ponytail: You could quash the revolt with the ruthless deployment of chemical and biological weapons. | ||
:Cueball (off-screen): ...antibiotics? | :Cueball (off-screen): ...antibiotics? | ||
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:Cueball (off-screen): Surgery. | :Cueball (off-screen): Surgery. | ||
− | :[Closeup on Ponytail with her | + | :[Closeup on Ponytail with her hands raised.] |
:Ponytail: While we're inside, we'll look around-if we see any signs of insurrection elsewhere, we will not hesitate to act. There can be no armistice. Your parts must fall in line or be crushed. | :Ponytail: While we're inside, we'll look around-if we see any signs of insurrection elsewhere, we will not hesitate to act. There can be no armistice. Your parts must fall in line or be crushed. | ||
:Cueball (off-screen): Um. | :Cueball (off-screen): Um. | ||
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:Ponytail: When the battle is won, we will salt your abdomen so no new organs can ever sprout up to trouble you again. | :Ponytail: When the battle is won, we will salt your abdomen so no new organs can ever sprout up to trouble you again. | ||
:Cueball: Maybe I should get a second opinion. | :Cueball: Maybe I should get a second opinion. | ||
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[[Category:Comics featuring Cueball]] | [[Category:Comics featuring Cueball]] | ||
[[Category:Comics featuring Ponytail]] | [[Category:Comics featuring Ponytail]] | ||
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