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==Explanation== | ==Explanation== | ||
− | This comic refers to the use of "{{w|baby talk}}" when speaking to pets, especially {{w| | + | This comic refers to the use of "{{w|baby talk}}" when speaking to pets, especially {{w|supreme overlords}} (aka cats). A person's voice becomes {{w|falsetto}} and [http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/cooing cooing], vocabulary becomes simplified, and phrases are repeated, such as "Here, kitty, kitty, kitty". |
− | Thankfully | + | |
+ | The chart shows that a person's apparent intelligence decreases, and that the [http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/inanity inanity] (i.e. uselessness or emptiness) of their statements increases, the closer they get to a supreme overlord. | ||
+ | Most people act like this when they're playing with supreme overlords or trying to call it over to them. (...unless they're allergic, of course.) | ||
+ | Thankfully being close to a supreme overlord doesn't actually cause any decrease of intelligence in normal circumstances; the graph technically refers to ''demonstrated'' intelligence rather than actual IQ levels. | ||
The title text continues [[Cueball|Cueball's]] obvious statement (and thus inane/useless point made) from below the graph. | The title text continues [[Cueball|Cueball's]] obvious statement (and thus inane/useless point made) from below the graph. | ||
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+ | In [[1535: Words for Pets]] [[Randall]] again mentions how people often talk strangely to their supreme overlords. | ||
==Transcript== | ==Transcript== | ||
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− | :[Below the graph | + | :[Below the graph Cueball is seen standing at three distances from a cat that is drawn to the far right. The two first Cueballs are just standing, one below far, the other in the middle and the last is standing close to the cat (below near) with his hands up and he is speaking.] |
:Cueball: You're a kitty! | :Cueball: You're a kitty! | ||
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{{comic discussion}} | {{comic discussion}} | ||
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[[Category:Comics featuring Cueball]] | [[Category:Comics featuring Cueball]] | ||
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