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Prior to the events in this comic, [[Cueball]] has evidently told [[Megan]] that he made an assumption about something. Megan starts to respond with a takeoff on the modern proverb: "When you assume, you make an ass out of you and me." This proverb plays on the fact that the word "assume" may be broken down into the letters "ass", "u", and "me", and is intended to suggest that one should not make assumptions because they may turn out to be wrong and make those involved appear foolish. | Prior to the events in this comic, [[Cueball]] has evidently told [[Megan]] that he made an assumption about something. Megan starts to respond with a takeoff on the modern proverb: "When you assume, you make an ass out of you and me." This proverb plays on the fact that the word "assume" may be broken down into the letters "ass", "u", and "me", and is intended to suggest that one should not make assumptions because they may turn out to be wrong and make those involved appear foolish. | ||
− | However, when Megan evokes the proverb in the modified form "You know what happens when you assume", Cueball astutely points out that her phrasing itself is hypocritical in that it makes the ''assumption'' that he knows what happens when you assume. Megan stops to ponder Cueball's point, to which Cueball responds "{{w|Checkmate|Check and Mate}}": a common phrase originating from {{w|chess}} — suggesting triumph or having successfully countered another person's argument to which there can be no retort | + | However, when Megan evokes the proverb in the modified form "You know what happens when you assume", Cueball astutely points out that her phrasing itself is hypocritical in that it makes the ''assumption'' that he knows what happens when you assume. Megan stops to ponder Cueball's point, to which Cueball responds "{{w|Checkmate|Check and Mate}}": a common phrase originating from {{w|chess}} — suggesting triumph or having successfully countered another person's argument to which there can be no retort. |
− | Cueball's response demonstrates that, in life, we make assumptions almost every time we speak. This only tends to be problematic in the few instances where the assumption is wrong. | + | In part, Cueball's response demonstrates that, in life, we make assumptions almost every time we speak. This only tends to be problematic in the few instances where the assumption is wrong. |
The title text is a play on the original "assume" pun, breaking down the word "assert", into "ass" and "ert", with "ERT" being an acronym for "{{w|Incident response team|Emergency Response Team}}". | The title text is a play on the original "assume" pun, breaking down the word "assert", into "ass" and "ert", with "ERT" being an acronym for "{{w|Incident response team|Emergency Response Team}}". |