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[[Cueball]] tortures his girlfriend who is a librarian and presumably a book lover by damaging a book to get his way. In this case he is opening a {{w|hardcover}} book much farther than it was made to open, ruining the spine.
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[[Cueball]] is pressing on [[Megan]] for stopping her idea to visit her family. While Megan is fully convinced that this visit will happen, Cueball missuses her feelings as a librarian. He starts to open up a {{w|hardcover}} book much farther than it was made to open, ruining the spine. Megan's idea is overruled, she agrees to Cueball just making him to stop destroying the book.
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The title text explains that this method used by Cueball will not be helpful for their future relationship.
  
 
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Revision as of 20:49, 6 August 2013

Librarians
Don't expect any leniencies on late fees, though.
Title text: Don't expect any leniencies on late fees, though.

Explanation

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Cueball is pressing on Megan for stopping her idea to visit her family. While Megan is fully convinced that this visit will happen, Cueball missuses her feelings as a librarian. He starts to open up a hardcover book much farther than it was made to open, ruining the spine. Megan's idea is overruled, she agrees to Cueball just making him to stop destroying the book.

The title text explains that this method used by Cueball will not be helpful for their future relationship.

Transcript

Advantages to dating librarians.
Megan: We're stopping in Baltimore to visit my family, and that's final.
Cueball: Oh yeah?
[Reaching inside paper bag.]
Cueball: Hey, look, it's a new hardback book!
[Holds book in hands.]
Megan: You wouldn't.
[The book is twisted and crinkled.]
crinkle
creak
[Megan twitches.]
crack
[The book's spine is broken.]
Megan: OKAY! You win!

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Berserk Button: <<ON>>Boeing-787lover 07:44, 23 June 2018 (UTC) -- Xkcdreader52 (talk) (please sign your comments with ~~~~)

...wah? —Kazvorpal (talk) 15:46, 1 November 2019 (UTC)

um idk 《プロキシ》(XKCD中毒者) 16:20, 11 November 2025 (UTC)

Well well well, if it isn't the Permissions Vandal... --DollarStoreBa'alConverse 17:01, 11 November 2025 (UTC)
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