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| date      = September 30, 2005
 
| date      = September 30, 2005
 
| title    = Irony
 
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| titletext   = It's commonly known that too much perspective can be a downer.
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| titletext = It's commonly known that too much perspective can be a downer.
 
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==Transcript==
 
Narrator: When self-reference, irony, and meta-humor go too far
 
  
Narrator: A CAUTIONARY TALE
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== Explanation ==
  
Man 1: This statement wouldn't be funny if not for irony!
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== Transcript ==
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: Narrator: When self-reference, irony, and meta-humor go too far
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: Narrator: A CAUTIONARY TALE
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: Man 1: This statement wouldn't be funny if not for irony!
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: Man 1: ha ha
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: Man 2: ha ha, I guess.
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: Narrator: 20,000 years later...
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: [desolate badlands landscape with an imposing sun in the sky]
  
Man 1: ha ha
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== Trivia ==
 
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* [Quote from [[Randall]]] "Too much perspective can do that."
Man 2: ha ha, I guess.
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* Originally posted at [[Randall]]'s livejournal site.
 
 
Narrator: 20,000 years later...
 
 
 
[desolate badlands landscape with an imposing sun in the sky]
 
==Explanation==
 
==Trivia==
 
*[Quote from [[Randall]]] "Too much perspective can do that."
 
*Originally posted at [[Randall]]'s livejournal site.
 
  
 
{{Comic discussion}}
 
{{Comic discussion}}

Revision as of 14:17, 12 August 2012

Irony
It's commonly known that too much perspective can be a downer.
Title text: It's commonly known that too much perspective can be a downer.

Explanation

Transcript

Narrator: When self-reference, irony, and meta-humor go too far
Narrator: A CAUTIONARY TALE
Man 1: This statement wouldn't be funny if not for irony!
Man 1: ha ha
Man 2: ha ha, I guess.
Narrator: 20,000 years later...
[desolate badlands landscape with an imposing sun in the sky]

Trivia

  • [Quote from Randall] "Too much perspective can do that."
  • Originally posted at Randall's livejournal site.

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Discussion

You can definitely see an improvement in these comics as Randall learns to clean drawings and form a proper punchline. Davidy22[talk] 14:07, 8 January 2013 (UTC)

I think this explanation is incomplete. Benjaminikuta (talk) 03:41, 11 August 2014 (UTC)

There is a community portal discussion of what to call Cueball and what to do in case with more than one Cueball. I have added this comic to the new Category:Multiple Cueballs. Since there is really only one Cueball that "talks" I think it is fine to keep him as Cueball. Just made a note that the other guy also looks like Cueball. Also noted that this is the first comic both with Cueball and with Multiple Cueballs --Kynde (talk) 17:06, 15 March 2015 (UTC)
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