1435: Presidential Alert - Revision history

FaviFake at 10:31, 28 July 2025

2025-07-28T10:31:03Z

42.book.addict: /* Transcript */

2024-12-11T19:46:56Z

‎Transcript

42.book.addict: /* Explanation */

2024-12-11T19:46:09Z

‎Explanation

1234231587678 at 22:46, 1 April 2024

2024-04-01T22:46:20Z

Apollo11: took off the "alternet explanation, the comics joke is pretty clear that he pressed the button without knowing it was going to brodcast him to everyone.

2024-03-20T14:42:46Z

took off the "alternet explanation, the comics joke is pretty clear that he pressed the button without knowing it was going to brodcast him to everyone.

Maplestrip: /* Explanation */

2024-01-18T13:36:56Z

‎Explanation

162.158.166.174: /* Explanation */

2023-10-01T23:22:18Z

‎Explanation

172.69.58.100: /* Explanation */

2023-06-16T19:51:03Z

‎Explanation

Lettherebedarklight: bit big

2023-05-20T11:40:00Z

bit big

Mushrooms: added category

2023-01-27T09:21:22Z

added category

@@ Line 8: / Line 8: @@
 [[File:Eas_new.svg|thumb|150px|Current EAS logo]]
 ==Explanation==
-The {{w|Emergency Alert System}} allows the U.S. President to address the country in the event of a national emergency, by broadcasting a message over all television and radio channels. Despite systems like this having existed for over 60 years, no president has ever used it, even during major incidents like the {{w|September 11 attacks}}.
+The {{w|Emergency Alert System}} allows the U.S. President to address the country in the event of a national emergency, by broadcasting a message over all television and radio channels. Despite systems like this having existed for over 60 years, no president has ever used it, even during major incidents like the {{w|September 11 attacks}}. In this comic, the US President accidentally activates the system by pressing a button, apparently located on the {{w|Resolute Desk|''Resolute'' Desk}} in the {{w|Oval Office}}. Surprised by being on television, he tries to think of something important to say on the spot, but cannot think of anything other than a piece of generic dental-hygiene advice – a rather non-urgent message.
 The concept of the President mistakenly hitting an important button has long been a source for jokes, often somewhat morbidly involving the {{w|nuclear football}}.
@@ Line 30: / Line 28: @@
 {{comic discussion}}
 [[Category:Comics featuring Cueball]]
-[[Category:Kids]]
+[[Category:Comics featuring children]]

@@ Line 23: / Line 23: @@
 :My fellow Americans. I, uhhh. Wow.
-:Frankly, I didn't realize what this button did. I was just... I mean... I appear before you tonight to, um.
+:Frankly, I didn't realize what this button did. I was just... I mean...
 :Look, uhh...

@@ Line 10: / Line 10: @@
 The {{w|Emergency Alert System}} allows the U.S. President to address the country in the event of a national emergency, by broadcasting a message over all television and radio channels. Despite systems like this having existed for over 60 years, no president has ever used it, even during major incidents like the {{w|September 11 attacks}}.
-In this comic, the US President accidentally activates the system by pressing a button, apparently located on the {{w|Resolute Desk|''Resolute'' Desk}} in the {{w|Oval Office}}. Surprised by being on television, he tries to think of something important to say on the spot, but cannot think of anything other than a piece of generic dental-hygiene advice – a rather non-urgent{{citation needed}} message.
+In this comic, the US President accidentally activates the system by pressing a button, apparently located on the {{w|Resolute Desk|''Resolute'' Desk}} in the {{w|Oval Office}}. Surprised by being on television, he tries to think of something important to say on the spot, but cannot think of anything other than a piece of generic dental-hygiene advice – a rather non-urgent message.{{Citation needed}}
 The concept of the President mistakenly hitting an important button has long been a source for jokes, often somewhat morbidly involving the {{w|nuclear football}}.

← Older revision		Revision as of 22:46, 1 April 2024
Line 11:		Line 11:

	In this comic, the US President accidentally activates the system by pressing a button, apparently located on the {{w\|Resolute Desk\|''Resolute'' Desk}} in the {{w\|Oval Office}}. Surprised by being on television, he tries to think of something important to say on the spot, but cannot think of anything other than a piece of generic dental-hygiene advice – a rather non-urgent{{citation needed}} message.		In this comic, the US President accidentally activates the system by pressing a button, apparently located on the {{w\|Resolute Desk\|''Resolute'' Desk}} in the {{w\|Oval Office}}. Surprised by being on television, he tries to think of something important to say on the spot, but cannot think of anything other than a piece of generic dental-hygiene advice – a rather non-urgent{{citation needed}} message.
−

	The concept of the President mistakenly hitting an important button has long been a source for jokes, often somewhat morbidly involving the {{w\|nuclear football}}.		The concept of the President mistakenly hitting an important button has long been a source for jokes, often somewhat morbidly involving the {{w\|nuclear football}}.

@@ Line 12: / Line 12: @@
 In this comic, the US President accidentally activates the system by pressing a button, apparently located on the {{w|Resolute Desk|''Resolute'' Desk}} in the {{w|Oval Office}}. Surprised by being on television, he tries to think of something important to say on the spot, but cannot think of anything other than a piece of generic dental-hygiene advice – a rather non-urgent{{citation needed}} message.
 The concept of the President mistakenly hitting an important button has long been a source for jokes, often somewhat morbidly involving the {{w|nuclear football}}.
@@ Line 22: / Line 21: @@
 :Screen reads: "E.A.S Incoming Presidential Alert"
-:[Person in an office is on the television.]
+:[President of the United States of America in his office is on the television.]
 :My fellow Americans. I, uhhh. Wow.

@@ Line 16: / Line 16: @@
 The concept of the President mistakenly hitting an important button has long been a source for jokes, often somewhat morbidly involving the {{w|nuclear football}}.
-The title text references the typical conclusion to presidential speeches: "Goodnight, God bless you, and God bless the United States of America," or some variation thereof. As "goodnight" is the typical conclusion to a day, the title text jokes that {{w|Barack Obama|President Obama}}, out of habit, has a hard time stopping at goodnight when saying that to his children.
+The title text references the typical conclusion to presidential speeches: "Goodnight, God bless you, and God bless the United States of America," or some variation thereof. As "goodnight" is the typical conclusion to a day, the title text jokes that {{w|Barack Obama|President Obama}}, out of habit, has a hard time stopping at goodnight when saying that to his children. It might also be implying that the president that sent the message might actually be Barack Obama.
 ==Transcript==

@@ Line 6: / Line 6: @@
 | titletext = When putting his kids to bed, after saying 'Goodnight', Obama has to stop himself from saying 'God bless you, and God bless the United States of America.'
 }}
-[[File:Eas_new.svg|thumb|upright=1.5| Current EAS logo. (from Wikimedia Commons)]]
+[[File:Eas_new.svg|thumb|150px|Current EAS logo]]
 ==Explanation==
 The {{w|Emergency Alert System}} allows the U.S. President to address the country in the event of a national emergency, by broadcasting a message over all television and radio channels. Despite the system's having existed in various forms for over 60 years, no president has ever used it, even during the {{w|September 11 attacks}}.

← Older revision		Revision as of 09:21, 27 January 2023
Line 32:		Line 32:
	{{comic discussion}}		{{comic discussion}}
	[[Category:Comics featuring Cueball]]		[[Category:Comics featuring Cueball]]
		+	[[Category:Kids]]