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| titletext = Sometimes the best fun looks like boredom.
 
| titletext = Sometimes the best fun looks like boredom.
 
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==Explanation==
 
==Explanation==
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This is something to relate to, and a fun observation about part of human nature. Sadly, Cueball doesn't feel like telling Megan what he did, and just gives her an empty answer.
 
This is something to relate to, and a fun observation about part of human nature. Sadly, Cueball doesn't feel like telling Megan what he did, and just gives her an empty answer.
  
 
==Transcript==
 
==Transcript==
:[Cueball is sitting at a desk, tapping various parts of it]
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:[Cueball is sitting at a desk, tapping various parts of it.]
 
:Cueball: Hey, I can get different pitches by tapping on different parts of the desk.
 
:Cueball: Hey, I can get different pitches by tapping on different parts of the desk.
:[Cueball starts tapping faster, with both hands]
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:[Cueball starts tapping faster, with both hands.]
 
:Cueball: Sweet, I can do the Jurassic park theme!
 
:Cueball: Sweet, I can do the Jurassic park theme!
:[Cueball taps very rapidly]
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:[Cueball taps very rapidly.]
:[Later, elsewhere]
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:[Later, elsewhere.]
 
:Megan: So, what did you do all afternoon?
 
:Megan: So, what did you do all afternoon?
 
:Cueball: Hung out.
 
:Cueball: Hung out.
  
{{comic discussion}}  
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{{comic discussion}}
 
[[Category:Comics featuring Cueball]]
 
[[Category:Comics featuring Cueball]]
 
[[Category:Comics featuring Megan]]
 
[[Category:Comics featuring Megan]]

Revision as of 12:31, 27 June 2013

Tapping
Sometimes the best fun looks like boredom.
Title text: Sometimes the best fun looks like boredom.

Explanation

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This is something to relate to, and a fun observation about part of human nature. Sadly, Cueball doesn't feel like telling Megan what he did, and just gives her an empty answer.

Transcript

[Cueball is sitting at a desk, tapping various parts of it.]
Cueball: Hey, I can get different pitches by tapping on different parts of the desk.
[Cueball starts tapping faster, with both hands.]
Cueball: Sweet, I can do the Jurassic park theme!
[Cueball taps very rapidly.]
[Later, elsewhere.]
Megan: So, what did you do all afternoon?
Cueball: Hung out.

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Discussion

- What can we learn from this? - I've learned that even when we are bored, we can still find lessons all around us. Such as a lesson in variable density of any surface (in this case, wood) and a new method of entertainment (thank you Mr. XKCD). - E-inspired (talk) 16:40, 28 February 2013 (UTC)

I expected a veloceraptor. Just saying.--173.245.56.162 11:33, 8 May 2015 (UTC)


where can I get a desk like this? 172.68.141.64 21:47, 6 April 2017 (UTC)

I feel like the opposite of one of the lucky 10,000. I thought I was the only one who played the piano on random surfaces --- does everyone do this? 162.158.90.176 (talk) 00:15, 26 September 2024 (please sign your comments with ~~~~)
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