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==Explanation== | ==Explanation== | ||
− | [[Cueball]] | + | The left [[Cueball]] comments on the absence of physical enforcement for social norms. The left [[Cueball]] goes through a list of possible things he could do that only his conscience and learned social morals (and Cueball's cerebrum) prevent him from doing, including punching someone else in a conversation for no reason at all. This is enough to convince the Cueball on the right who promptly punches the left Cueball in the face. |
− | + | The title text is a restatement of the first line of the comment, but reversed to show Cueball's newfound realization that the same freedoms apply to other people, to his physical detriment. | |
− | + | This is also an ironic reference to {{w|Zechariah Chafee}}'s oft-quoted line, "Your right to swing your arms ends just where the other man's nose begins." | |
− | + | "Getting on a plane to Fiji" is a reference to [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Truman_Show The Truman Show] (1998). | |
==Transcript== | ==Transcript== | ||
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:Cueball: Sometimes I'm shocked to realize how many options I have. | :Cueball: Sometimes I'm shocked to realize how many options I have. | ||
:Friend: Oh? | :Friend: Oh? | ||
− | :[ | + | :[Cueball shakes his fist.] |
:Cueball: Like, at any moment in any conversation, I could just punch the person I was talking to, and all these potentially life-changing events would unfold. | :Cueball: Like, at any moment in any conversation, I could just punch the person I was talking to, and all these potentially life-changing events would unfold. | ||
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:Cueball: It's only my mental rules that stop me from punching you, or stripping naked, or getting on a plane to Fiji. Sure, rules have reasons. But shouldn't you exercise that freedom at least once before you die? | :Cueball: It's only my mental rules that stop me from punching you, or stripping naked, or getting on a plane to Fiji. Sure, rules have reasons. But shouldn't you exercise that freedom at least once before you die? | ||
:Friend: Hmm. | :Friend: Hmm. | ||
− | : | + | :''WHAM'' |
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− | :[Cueball is knocked | + | :[Cueball is knocked down on the ground, dazed and bruised.] |
:Cueball: Okay, I should have seen that coming. | :Cueball: Okay, I should have seen that coming. | ||
− | :Friend: But you ''couldn't | + | :Friend: But you ''couldn't''! That's the beauty! |
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{{comic discussion}} | {{comic discussion}} | ||
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[[Category:Comics featuring Cueball]] | [[Category:Comics featuring Cueball]] | ||
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[[Category:Philosophy]] | [[Category:Philosophy]] |