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==Explanation== | ==Explanation== | ||
− | "I'm rubber, you're glue; whatever you say bounces off me and sticks to you" is a school-ground retort used by children to suggest that one's insults are being ignored by the intended recipient of the insult and counter that | + | {{incomplete|Title text not mentioned.}} |
+ | "I'm rubber, you're glue; whatever you say bounces off me and sticks to you" is a school-ground retort used by children to suggest that one's insults are being ignored by the intended recipient of the insult and counter that the insult rather refers to the insulter. On a deeper level, it may imply that a person insulting others is an indication of their own insecurity and weakness. | ||
− | In this comic, a young [[Black Hat]] is reading a chemistry and physics handbook, which leads to a literal and graphic visualization of the phrase. He uses the retort to frighten the children bullying him (young versions of [[Hairy]] and [[Cueball]]). Black Hat takes the traditional saying and twists it into a creepy thought by saying that they are both literally glue and rubber and that they are permanently stuck together, which | + | In this comic, a young [[Black Hat]] is reading a chemistry and physics handbook, which leads to a literal and graphic visualization of the phrase. He uses the retort to frighten the children bullying him (young versions of [[Hairy]] and [[Cueball]]). Black Hat takes the traditional saying and twists it into a creepy thought by saying that they are both literally glue and rubber and that they are permanently stuck together, to which [[Hairy]] and [[Cueball]] are scared and they call for their mothers. |
The book is the {{w|CRC Handbook of Chemistry and Physics}}. It is also nicknamed the 'Rubber Bible' or the 'Rubber Book', as CRC originally stood for "Chemical Rubber Company". | The book is the {{w|CRC Handbook of Chemistry and Physics}}. It is also nicknamed the 'Rubber Bible' or the 'Rubber Book', as CRC originally stood for "Chemical Rubber Company". | ||
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Young Black Hat also taunts young Hairy later in [[1753: Thumb War]]. | Young Black Hat also taunts young Hairy later in [[1753: Thumb War]]. | ||
==Transcript== | ==Transcript== | ||
− | :[Playground. | + | :[Playground. Young Megan is balancing on a swing, two Cueball-like kids are swinging and two more kids, a young Cueball and a young Hairy are approaching a reading young Black Hat, whose hat is almost too big for his small head.] |
:Hairy: Whatchya reading, Hatboy? | :Hairy: Whatchya reading, Hatboy? | ||
:Black Hat: The CRC Handbook of Chemistry and Physics. | :Black Hat: The CRC Handbook of Chemistry and Physics. | ||
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[[Category:Comics featuring Cueball]] | [[Category:Comics featuring Cueball]] | ||
[[Category:Comics featuring Hairy]] | [[Category:Comics featuring Hairy]] | ||
− | [[Category:Comics featuring | + | [[Category:Comics featuring Megan]] |
[[Category:Multiple Cueballs]] | [[Category:Multiple Cueballs]] | ||
[[Category:Language]] | [[Category:Language]] | ||
[[Category:Physics]] | [[Category:Physics]] | ||
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