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| + | In this comic, we see Megan and Beret Guy holding two skyward strings. Megan's string is connected to a kite, and she (like the reader) initially assumes that Beret Guy's string is as well-- only for it to be revealed that he is not holding a kite-string, but instead a leash for a small dog. This move on Randall's part is known as a 'Bait and Switch', a technique that relies on human intuition and pattern seeking in order to play a trick on the viewer. The 'bait' of the bait and switch is made possible by the lack of detail in XKCD-- it ought to be assumed that if a more realistic comic were to be drawn, we would spot the dissimilarities between a leash and a kite-string right away. The 'switch' portion of the bait and switch comes with the added humor of an unconventional dog that floats much like a kite instead of walking on the ground, the joke comes by surprise and with little warning to the reader.<br> | ||
| − | + | Beret Guy is fond of unconventional approaches to standard conventional issues. More detailed information about Megan and Beret Guy arriving soon, one hopes.<br> | |
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| + | The title text plays a subversion once more on the unsuspecting reader, with the kite being flown as expected-- albeit with an added payload of one beret-wearing human and flown by a small floating dog.<br> | ||
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Revision as of 07:05, 9 December 2015
| Kites |
![[Dog returns with the end of a string in its mouth] [Voice drifts down from the sky] Kites are fun!](/wiki/index.php/File:kites.png) Title text: [Dog returns with the end of a string in its mouth] [Voice drifts down from the sky] Kites are fun! |
Explanation
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This explanation may be incomplete or incorrect: Comic needs to be referenced with recurring themes (megan loving kites, beret guy's weirdness, etc.). Title text is a master-stroke. :) If you can address this issue, please edit the page! Thanks. |
In this comic, we see Megan and Beret Guy holding two skyward strings. Megan's string is connected to a kite, and she (like the reader) initially assumes that Beret Guy's string is as well-- only for it to be revealed that he is not holding a kite-string, but instead a leash for a small dog. This move on Randall's part is known as a 'Bait and Switch', a technique that relies on human intuition and pattern seeking in order to play a trick on the viewer. The 'bait' of the bait and switch is made possible by the lack of detail in XKCD-- it ought to be assumed that if a more realistic comic were to be drawn, we would spot the dissimilarities between a leash and a kite-string right away. The 'switch' portion of the bait and switch comes with the added humor of an unconventional dog that floats much like a kite instead of walking on the ground, the joke comes by surprise and with little warning to the reader.
Beret Guy is fond of unconventional approaches to standard conventional issues. More detailed information about Megan and Beret Guy arriving soon, one hopes.
The title text plays a subversion once more on the unsuspecting reader, with the kite being flown as expected-- albeit with an added payload of one beret-wearing human and flown by a small floating dog.
Transcript
{Megan and Beret Guy are flying (seemingly) kites.}
Megan: I love kites.
Beret Guy: Hey, Me too!
Beret Guy: I'll go get mine, once I finish walking my dog!
Beret Guy: C'mon boy! {and starts tugging on the string going into the sky}
Dog: Arf, Arf, Arf! {comes down from the sky}
{Megan looks curiously as Beret Guy walks away with Dog and string}
