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==Explanation== | ==Explanation== | ||
− | {{ | + | {{incomplete|Created by an ANXIOUS AMERICAN. Please mention here why this explanation isn't complete. Do NOT delete this tag too soon.}} |
− | In 2020, Nov. 1 is Sunday, so the shift from Daylight | + | Daylight Savings Time ends in the United States, when 2 a.m. on the first Sunday in November reverts to 1 a.m., and the elections are on the first Tuesday in November. In 2020, Nov. 1 is Sunday, so the shift from Daylight Savings Time to Standard Time will happen two days before the election. This has the effect of making Sunday, Nov. 1 a ''25-hour'' day. The switchover is sometimes referred to mnemonically as "fall back," with its springtime counterpart (a day of 23 hours) being "spring forward." |
− | At the beginning of the comic, Cueball incorrectly calculates the time until the election day polls close | + | At the beginning of the comic, Cueball incorrectly calculates the time until the election day polls close; in the second panel, Megan reminds him about falling back. She goes on to sarcastically treasure this extended moment, one more hour to experience the bitter election cycle and the COVID-19 pandemic. Cueball reads her true emotions, and says he thinks they've both spent too much time engaging with the news (a sentiment echoed from other recent xkcd comics, like [[2371: Election Screen Time]] and possibly [[2374: 10,000 Hours]]). When he mentions the 24-hour news cycle, Megan corrects him again, as Sunday will be a ''25-hour news cycle.'' |
− | The title text refers to a popular sentiment that the issues and emotions raised in the | + | The title text refers to a popular sentiment that the issues and emotions raised in the 2016 U.S. presidential election were not settled when the election was over and have continued unabated since then. Even though the election itself was held in November 2016, the primary candidates officially announced their campaigns in early 2015; thus, 2020 is the sixth year since that campaign season opened. |
==Transcript== | ==Transcript== | ||
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− | + | [Cueball is looking at his phone.] | |
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− | : | + | Cueball: It's 8 PM. Exactly six days until the polls close here. |
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− | + | [Megan walks in from Cueball's left, holding up a finger. Cueball has lowered his phone.] | |
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− | :[Back to Cueball and Megan.] | + | Megan: Six days and one hour. |
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− | + | Cueball: Oh right, fall back. | |
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+ | Cueball: Ugh. | ||
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+ | [Megan holds out her arms.] | ||
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+ | Megan: Personally, I think it's great. | ||
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+ | Megan: Don't you want this moment to last as long as possible? | ||
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+ | [Close up on Megan.] | ||
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+ | Megan: My pandemic anxiety and election anxiety have finally fused. | ||
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+ | Megan: I have ascended. | ||
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+ | Megan: I get breaking news alerts in my dreams. | ||
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+ | [Back to Cueball and Megan.] | ||
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+ | Cueball: I don't think the endless 24 hour news cycle has been good for either of us. | ||
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+ | Megan: Well, then I have good news about Sunday! | ||
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+ | Cueball: Ughhh. | ||
{{comic discussion}} | {{comic discussion}} | ||
[[Category:Comics featuring Megan]] | [[Category:Comics featuring Megan]] | ||
[[Category:Comics featuring Cueball]] | [[Category:Comics featuring Cueball]] | ||
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[[Category:Politics]] | [[Category:Politics]] | ||
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