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"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 {{tvtropes|InsultBackfire|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. | "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 {{tvtropes|InsultBackfire|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. | ||
| β | 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 scares [[Hairy]] and [[Cueball]] and prompts | + | 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 scares [[Hairy]] and [[Cueball]] and prompts them to 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". | ||
| β | The title text says that I (meaning him) and you (Hairy and Cueball, although it could possibly be the reader) are both rubber. Rubber is not a living object, so it is stuck in "vulcanized horror" in the position it was sculpted in. This could be a reference to how powerless we are in the changing of the world | + | The title text says that I (meaning him) and you (Hairy and Cueball, although it could possibly be the reader) are both rubber. Rubber is not a living object, so it is stuck in "vulcanized horror" in the position it was sculpted in. This could be a reference to how powerless we are in the changing of the world. |
Additionally, two pieces of suitably treated {{W|Vulcanization|vulcanized rubber}}, e.g. in applying a puncture-repair patch as part of dealing with a damaged bicycle inner-tube, will form molecular cross-bonds and ensure strong bonding between the two original items that has an integrity comparable to that of the original undamaged tubing. As a threat, it implies forcible conjoining, an existential threat to the the target's individuality. | Additionally, two pieces of suitably treated {{W|Vulcanization|vulcanized rubber}}, e.g. in applying a puncture-repair patch as part of dealing with a damaged bicycle inner-tube, will form molecular cross-bonds and ensure strong bonding between the two original items that has an integrity comparable to that of the original undamaged tubing. As a threat, it implies forcible conjoining, an existential threat to the the target's individuality. | ||
