131: Fans

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It's not going to break the fan, bouncing a rubber ball off the wall isn't going to dent it, and the roof can hold me just fine. You LIED!

Description

This comic is probably best recognized when you have (young) kids that still explore everything expensive you have in your household. And while they are not breaking the CD-tray off the DVD-player, put gum in your shoes, or flush your mobile phone through the toilet, you always consider the possibility that they might. So you come up with various reasons that equal "You will brake it, and pay for it" as they so much touch these items. This can put a frustration on children, feeling they don't have the freedom to explore.

In the comic, Cueball lets go of these frustrations as he finally owns his own place. He buys a (rotating) fan, and grabs it's head, therefore locking the mechanism that rotates it. As it is safeguarded by a release stub, it will make a clicking sound. So, Cueball comes to the conclusion that his mother's constant yelling as he was near the fan wasn't necessary in the first place. Which, in turn, explains the image text.