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| number    = 18
 
| number    = 18
 
| date      = October 10, 2005
 
| date      = October 10, 2005
| title    = {{PAGENAME}}
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| title    = Snapple
| image    = Snapple.jpg
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| image    = snapple.jpg
| imagesize = 375px
 
 
| titletext = Sn = tin
 
| titletext = Sn = tin
 
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==Explanation==
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[[Cueball]] hands another Cueball-like guy an apple calling it a ''Snapple.'' When the guy bites into it, his teeth go ''clink'' against the apple's metal surface; Cueball has infused the apple with tin.
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The fourth panel is a silent wide shot, perhaps suggesting {{w|Anti-humor|the joke was met with silence as a weak joke}}. As a meta-joke, the final panel might jokingly suggest that the silence is because those unfamiliar with the periodic table of elements don't get the joke.
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The joke in this comic is pretty self-explanatory, especially given that the image text continues the trend in early [[xkcd]] comics of explaining the joke. {{w|Tin}} is a metallic element whose abbreviation on the periodic table is "Sn" (as the Latin word for tin is "stannum"). Thus, the apple is a "Sn-apple."
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{{w|Snapple}} is a brand of beverages -- mostly bottled juices and teas -- whose name is based on a carbonated apple juice they once produced ("snappy apple").
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[[James]] (in the caption) presumably once made a joke to [[Randall]] about tin or Snapple or both.
  
 
==Transcript==
 
==Transcript==
{Author's Comment: This one is entirely [[James]]' fault.}
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:[Above the frame:]
:[Two guys are standing and talking.]
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:This one is entirely James' fault.
:Right Guy: Here, take a bite of this Snapple.
 
:Left Guy: food!
 
:[Guy on the left takes a bite]
 
:<<CLINK>>
 
:Left Guy: Ow! What is this?
 
:Right Guy: It's an apple infused with tin.
 
:[The two guys continue to stand as if frozen]
 
{Author's Comment: Those of you who know your periodic table should be laughing right about now.}
 
  
== Description ==
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:[Two Cueball-like guys are standing and talking.]
In reality, {{w|Snapple}} is a brand of tea and juice based beverages whose name is based on a carbonated apple juice they once produced ("snappy apple"). The joke in this comic is pretty self-explainatory; especially given that the image text continues the trend in early [[XKCD]] comics of explaining the joke.
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:Cueball: Here, take a bite of this Snapple.
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:Guy: food!
  
This comic features two [[Cueball]] characters (let's call them "lefty" and "righty"). Righty offers lefty a "snapple" which looks (in black and white) like a normal apple. Lefty replies “Food!” suggesting he either has an addiction to food, or he is very hungry. When lefty bites the snapple, it makes a metallic “clink” and righty tells him that the apple is infused with tin. Tin is a metallic chemical element whose abbreviation on the periodic table is "Sn" (as the Latin word for tin is "stannum"). Thus, the apple is a "Sn-apple"
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:[Guy takes a bite.]
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:Guy: Ow!
The third panel is a silent wide shot, perhaps suggesting the joke was met with silence as a lame joke. As a meta joke, the final panel might jokingly suggest that the silence is because those unfamiliar with the table of elements don’t get the joke.
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:Snapple and teeth: ''Clink''
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:Guy: What is this?
It is unclear who [[James]] (in the caption) is, but presumably he once made a joke to [[Randall]] about tin or Snapple or both.
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:[Cueball explains:]
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:Cueball: It's an apple infused with tin.
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:[The two guys continue to stand as if frozen.]
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:[Above two silent guys the following text is written inside a black frame:]
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:Those of you who know your periodic table should be laughing right about now.
  
 
==Trivia==
 
==Trivia==
* This is another early XKCD comic in which [[Cueball]] characters are drawn in some panels with faces.
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*This was the 17th comic originally posted to [[LiveJournal]].
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**The previous was [[17: What If]].
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**The next was [[19: George Clinton]].
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*Original title: "Monday's drawing: Snapple"
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*There was no original [[Randall]] quote for this comic.
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**It could be argued that the caption of the comic ''This one is entirely James' fault'' was the quote. But it is part of the comic picture.
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*This comic was posted on [[xkcd]] when the web site opened on Sunday the 1st of January 2006.
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**It was posted along [[:Category:First day on xkcd|with all 41 comics]] posted before that on LiveJournal as well as a few others.
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**The latter explaining why the numbers of these 41 LiveJournal comics ranges from 1-44.
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*One of the original drawings drawn on [[:Category:Checkered paper|checkered paper]].
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*This is another early xkcd comic in which [[Cueball]] characters are drawn in some panels with faces.
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{{comic discussion}}
  
{{Comic discussion}}
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[[Category:Comics posted on livejournal| 17]]
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[[Category:First day on xkcd]]
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[[Category:Checkered paper]]
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[[Category:Comics featuring Cueball]]
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[[Category:Comics featuring James]]
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[[Category:Multiple Cueballs]]
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[[Category:Food]]

Revision as of 04:30, 5 August 2018

Snapple
Sn = tin
Title text: Sn = tin

Explanation

Cueball hands another Cueball-like guy an apple calling it a Snapple. When the guy bites into it, his teeth go clink against the apple's metal surface; Cueball has infused the apple with tin.

The fourth panel is a silent wide shot, perhaps suggesting the joke was met with silence as a weak joke. As a meta-joke, the final panel might jokingly suggest that the silence is because those unfamiliar with the periodic table of elements don't get the joke.

The joke in this comic is pretty self-explanatory, especially given that the image text continues the trend in early xkcd comics of explaining the joke. Tin is a metallic element whose abbreviation on the periodic table is "Sn" (as the Latin word for tin is "stannum"). Thus, the apple is a "Sn-apple."

Snapple is a brand of beverages -- mostly bottled juices and teas -- whose name is based on a carbonated apple juice they once produced ("snappy apple").

James (in the caption) presumably once made a joke to Randall about tin or Snapple or both.

Transcript

[Above the frame:]
This one is entirely James' fault.
[Two Cueball-like guys are standing and talking.]
Cueball: Here, take a bite of this Snapple.
Guy: food!
[Guy takes a bite.]
Guy: Ow!
Snapple and teeth: Clink
Guy: What is this?
[Cueball explains:]
Cueball: It's an apple infused with tin.
[The two guys continue to stand as if frozen.]
[Above two silent guys the following text is written inside a black frame:]
Those of you who know your periodic table should be laughing right about now.

Trivia

  • This was the 17th comic originally posted to LiveJournal.
  • Original title: "Monday's drawing: Snapple"
  • There was no original Randall quote for this comic.
    • It could be argued that the caption of the comic This one is entirely James' fault was the quote. But it is part of the comic picture.
  • This comic was posted on xkcd when the web site opened on Sunday the 1st of January 2006.
    • It was posted along with all 41 comics posted before that on LiveJournal as well as a few others.
    • The latter explaining why the numbers of these 41 LiveJournal comics ranges from 1-44.
  • One of the original drawings drawn on checkered paper.
  • This is another early xkcd comic in which Cueball characters are drawn in some panels with faces.


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Discussion

Rikthoff (talk) Rikthoff (talk) Does anybody know what the correct date of issue of this comic is? Also, Does anybody know who James is?

There is a community portal discussion of what to call Cueball and what to do in case with more than one Cueball. I have added this comic to the new Category:Multiple Cueballs. Since the one named Cueball has all the interesting parts of this comic, it may be OK to keep him listed as Cueball. Just made a note that the other guy also looks like Cueball.--Kynde (talk) 18:13, 16 March 2015 (UTC)

After reading adventure stories for 3 hours, my friend took this comic to the humorous conclusion that a hero is simply a mix of helium and rhodium, and a heroine is made up of helium, rhodium, iodine, and neon. I then had to remind him that a) rhodium is Rb, not Ro, so helium and rhodium, along with sulfur, would be various herbs, and b) everything should just be spelled H anyway(see 1123: The Universal Label).PikminCreator (talk) 18:44, 17 July 2016 (UTC)

Wonder if there is a apple for every element, Happle, Heapple, Liapple and so on.Dontknow (talk) 21:16, 24 March 2017 (UTC)