2900: Call My Cell - Revision history

172.69.214.72: extra space

2024-05-28T02:06:02Z

extra space

162.158.186.4: /* Explanation */ vibration mode

2024-04-22T21:27:27Z

‎Explanation: vibration mode

108.162.242.37: 1284

2024-03-09T19:37:32Z

1284

172.70.91.61: /* Explanation / Can I explain it more painfully? Yes and* yes, but I think this will suffice.

2024-03-02T13:16:33Z

‎Explanation: Can I explain it more painfully? Yes *and* yes, but I think this will suffice.

172.70.39.96: /* Explanation */

2024-03-01T23:24:24Z

‎Explanation

Laser813 at 17:49, 1 March 2024

2024-03-01T17:49:22Z

1234231587678 at 17:37, 1 March 2024

2024-03-01T17:37:01Z

172.70.90.28: /* Explanation */ Hedge, but also justify.

2024-03-01T16:07:47Z

‎Explanation: Hedge, but also justify.

172.70.38.41 at 15:51, 1 March 2024

2024-03-01T15:51:24Z

172.70.38.41: vandalism

2024-03-01T15:50:33Z

vandalism

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 The title text is a similar situation. Cueball calls Black Hat, but instead Black Hat demonstrates that he was only "checking" that he had {{w|Call blocking|blocked Cueball's number}} so Cueball is unable to reach his cell, making an even stronger insult. This can also be seen as a grammatical accuracy. When Black Hat asks "Can you call my cell?" he is asking whether Cueball is ''able'' to place a call on Black Hat's cell phone. This would be a variation of a particularly pedantic authority figure replying to a "Can I...?" question with the response like "I imagine you ''can'', but (right now) you ''may not''..." and so denying the request. In this case, the answer to the strict interpretation would have been "No", rendering the implied issue of permission entirely moot.
-This comic may be related to [[1284: Improved Keyboard]], where Black Hat stops Cueball from texting him  by changing his keyboard.
+This comic may be related to [[1284: Improved Keyboard]], where Black Hat stops Cueball from texting him by changing his keyboard.
 ==Transcript==

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 ==Explanation==
-When a person cannot find their {{w|cell phone}}, it is not uncommon to ask a friend to call the phone in question. This will activate the device's ring tone and/or its haptic actuator, assuming the device is not off or silenced, making it easier to find (this is also one of the meanings of [[207: What xkcd Means|"xkcd"]]).
+When a person cannot find their {{w|cell phone}}, it is not uncommon to ask a friend to call the phone in question. This will activate the device's ring tone and/or vibration mode, assuming the device is not off or silenced, making it easier to find (this is also one of the meanings of [[207: What xkcd Means|"xkcd"]]).
 At first, [[Black Hat]] appears to have misplaced his cell phone, as he asks [[Cueball]] to call it. However, when Cueball does call Black Hat's cell, it is revealed to be in Black Hat's (supposed) pocket. He then makes a show of ''annoyance'' that Cueball ("''this'' guy") is calling him, sends the call to {{w|voicemail}}, and leaves. From this, it might be inferred that Black Hat was simply trying to demonstrate that he doesn't ''want'' Cueball to call him, showing another of his ''[[72: Classhole|classhole]]'' tendencies, as Black Hat is quite often depicted as deliberately inconsiderate and rarely prone to actual carelessness.
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 This comic may be related to [[1284: Improved Keyboard]], where Black Hat stops Cueball from texting him  by changing his keyboard.
 ==Transcript==
 :[Black Hat walks in from the right approaching Cueball. Black Hat has his finger raised.]

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 The title text is a similar situation. Cueball calls Black Hat, but instead Black Hat demonstrates that he was only "checking" that he had {{w|Call blocking|blocked Cueball's number}} so Cueball is unable to reach his cell, making an even stronger insult. This can also be seen as a grammatical accuracy. When Black Hat asks "Can you call my cell?" he is asking whether Cueball is ''able'' to place a call on Black Hat's cell phone. This would be a variation of a particularly pedantic authority figure replying to a "Can I...?" question with the response like "I imagine you ''can'', but (right now) you ''may not''..." and so denying the request. In this case, the answer to the strict interpretation would have been "No", rendering the implied issue of permission entirely moot.
 ==Transcript==
 :[Black Hat walks in from the right approaching Cueball. Black Hat has his finger raised.]

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 At first, [[Black Hat]] appears to have misplaced his cell phone, as he asks [[Cueball]] to call it. However, when Cueball does call Black Hat's cell, it is revealed to be in Black Hat's (supposed) pocket. He then makes a show of ''annoyance'' that Cueball ("''this'' guy") is calling him, sends the call to {{w|voicemail}}, and leaves. From this, it might be inferred that Black Hat was simply trying to demonstrate that he doesn't ''want'' Cueball to call him, showing another of his ''[[72: Classhole|classhole]]'' tendencies, as Black Hat is quite often depicted as deliberately inconsiderate and rarely prone to actual carelessness.
-The title text is a similar situation. Cueball calls Black Hat, but instead Black Hat demonstrates that he was only "checking" that he had {{w|Call blocking|blocked Cueball's number}} so Cueball is unable to reach his cell, making an even stronger insult. (This can also be seen as a play on words; when Black Hat asks "Can you call my cell?" he might not be requesting Cueball to call him but asking whether he's ''able'' to place a call on Black Hat's cell phone, in order to confirm that the answer is "No.")
+The title text is a similar situation. Cueball calls Black Hat, but instead Black Hat demonstrates that he was only "checking" that he had {{w|Call blocking|blocked Cueball's number}} so Cueball is unable to reach his cell, making an even stronger insult. This can also be seen as a grammatical accuracy. When Black Hat asks "Can you call my cell?" he is asking whether Cueball is ''able'' to place a call on Black Hat's cell phone. This would be a variation of a particularly pedantic authority figure replying to a "Can I...?" question with the response like "I imagine you ''can'', but (right now) you ''may not''..." and so denying the request. In this case, the answer to the strict interpretation would have been "No", rendering the implied issue of permission entirely moot.
 ==Transcript==

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 At first, [[Black Hat]] appears to have misplaced his cell phone, as he asks [[Cueball]] to call it. However, when Cueball does call Black Hat's cell, it is revealed to be in Black Hat's (supposed) pocket. He then makes a show of ''annoyance'' that Cueball ("''this'' guy") is calling him, sends the call to {{w|voicemail}}, and leaves. From this, it might be inferred that Black Hat was simply trying to demonstrate that he doesn't ''want'' Cueball to call him, showing another of his ''[[72: Classhole|classhole]]'' tendencies, as Black Hat is quite often depicted as deliberately inconsiderate and rarely prone to actual carelessness.
-The title text is a similar situation. Cueball calls Black Hat, but instead Black Hat demonstrates that he was only "checking" that he had {{w|Call blocking|blocked Cueball's number}} so Cueball is unable to reach his cell, making an even stronger insult.
+The title text is a similar situation. Cueball calls Black Hat, but instead Black Hat demonstrates that he was only "checking" that he had {{w|Call blocking|blocked Cueball's number}} so Cueball is unable to reach his cell, making an even stronger insult. (This can also be seen as a play on words; when Black Hat asks "Can you call my cell?" he might not be requesting Cueball to call him but asking whether he's ''able'' to place a call on Black Hat's cell phone, in order to confirm that the answer is "No.")
 ==Transcript==

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 When a person cannot find their {{w|cell phone}}, it is not uncommon to ask a friend to call the phone in question. This will activate the device's ring tone and/or its haptic actuator, assuming the device is not off or silenced, making it easier to find (this is also called [[207: What xkcd Means|being xkcd]]).
-At first, [[Black Hat]] appears to have misplaced his cell phone, as he asks [[Cueball]] to call it. However, when Cueball does call Black Hat's cell, it is revealed to be in Black Hat's (supposed) pocket. He then makes a show of ''annoyance'' that Cueball ("''this'' guy") is calling him, sends the call to {{w|voicemail}}, and leaves. From this, it can be inferred that Black Hat was simply trying to demonstrate that he doesn't ''want'' Cueball to call him, showing another of his ''[[72: Classhole|classhole]]'' tendencies.
+At first, [[Black Hat]] appears to have misplaced his cell phone, as he asks [[Cueball]] to call it. However, when Cueball does call Black Hat's cell, it is revealed to be in Black Hat's (supposed) pocket. He then makes a show of ''annoyance'' that Cueball ("''this'' guy") is calling him, sends the call to {{w|voicemail}}, and leaves. From this, it might be inferred that Black Hat was simply trying to demonstrate that he doesn't ''want'' Cueball to call him, showing another of his ''[[72: Classhole|classhole]]'' tendencies, as Black Hat is quite often depicted as deliberately inconsiderate and rarely prone to actual carelessness.
-The title text is a similar situation. Cueball calls Black Hat, but instead Black Hat demonstrates that he was only checking that he had {{w|Call blocking|blocked Cueball's number}} so Cueball is unable to reach his cell, making an even stronger point that he does not want to be called by Cueball.
+The title text is a similar situation. Cueball calls Black Hat, but instead Black Hat demonstrates that he was only 'checking' that he had {{w|Call blocking|blocked Cueball's number}} so Cueball is unable to reach his cell, making an even stronger point that he does not want to be called by Cueball.
 ==Transcript==

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	When a person cannot find their {{w\|cell phone}}, it is not uncommon to ask a friend to call the phone in question. This will activate the device's ring tone and/or its haptic actuator, assuming the device is not off or silenced, making it easier to find (this is also called [[207: What xkcd Means\|being xkcd]]).		When a person cannot find their {{w\|cell phone}}, it is not uncommon to ask a friend to call the phone in question. This will activate the device's ring tone and/or its haptic actuator, assuming the device is not off or silenced, making it easier to find (this is also called [[207: What xkcd Means\|being xkcd]]).