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==Explanation== | ==Explanation== | ||
− | The conversation begins with a reference to the controversy between whether IMHO stands for "in my '''honest''' opinion" or "in my '''humble''' opinion". Some older | + | {{incomplete|Needs to be expanded. Do NOT delete this tag too soon.}} |
+ | The conversation begins with a reference to the controversy between whether IMHO stands for "in my '''honest''' opinion" or "in my '''humble''' opinion". Some older internet users, including Cueball, use the H to mean "humble", which Cueball references as being the norm in the 1990s. However, many younger internet users, including, apparently, Ponytail, use it to mean "honest", which became the norm after another SMS abbreviation, TBH (to be honest) became popular c. 2011. However, the joke veers into absurdity with Ponytail sharing her unusual opinions on other internet controversies, including: | ||
− | *Believing the G in {{w|GIF}} (Graphics Interchange Format) is silent, so she pronounces it "if", as opposed to the two main camps claiming it should be either a soft G ( | + | *Believing the G in {{w|GIF}} (Graphics Interchange Format) is silent, so she pronounces it "if", as opposed to the two main camps claiming it should be either a soft G ("giantess") or a hard G (as in "gift"). |
+ | *Believing that the S in SMDH (Shaking My Damn Head) stands for "Swallowing". | ||
+ | *Believing that the G in OMG (Oh My God) stands for either "Giantess" or "Genitals". | ||
+ | *Believing a viral picture of {{w|the_dress|a dress}} that appears black and blue to some people and white and gold to others is actually black and white. The dress was previously mentioned in [[1492: Dress Color]]. | ||
+ | *Believing that the database language {{w|SQL}} (Structured Query Language) is pronounced "Squill" as opposed to the two main camps claiming it should be "Sequel" (two syllables) or sounding out the initials S-Q-L ("Ess Cue Ell"; three syllables). | ||
+ | *Using {{w|tab_key|tabs}} after {{w|Full_stop|periods}}, instead of the two main opposing camps of using either one or two {{w|Sentence spacing|spaces}}. Before the 20th century, it was common typographical practice to use an em-space (or other similar wide-space) between sentences. In the 1930's, common practice was to use smaller inter-sentence spacing, and by the 1950's, inter-sentence spaces were the same size as inter-word spaces. Although modern style guides all insist on single-spacing between sentences, many people prefer to include two spaces, possibly out of habit from typewriter usage (which commonly used two spaces to mimic the 19th century typographic standards). (See also: [[1285: Third Way]].) Tabs vs. Spaces also refer to the programmers' debate on how to {{w|Indentation_(typesetting)#Indentation_in_programming|indent}} code correctly. | ||
− | + | In the last panel, Cueball exclaims "OMG" (meaning "Oh My God") to which Megan replies "Yeah, mine too", taking the meaning as "Oh My Genitals" from the 5th panel. This leads to the title text "TMI" (Too Much Information). | |
− | + | In the title text, another incorrect belief Ponytail has is believing TMI to be "Tantalizing Meat Info," as opposed to Too Much Information. (Remarkably, this makes sense in the context of Megan's comment about her genitals.) | |
− | + | The comic also obliquely references the mistaken opinion that website polling is an accurate measure of anything; selection bias (among many other problems) renders them useless for measuring the general population. | |
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==Transcript== | ==Transcript== | ||
:[Cueball, Megan, and Ponytail stand together, talking.] | :[Cueball, Megan, and Ponytail stand together, talking.] | ||
− | :Cueball: I thought the "H" in "IMHO" was " | + | :Cueball: I thought the "H" in "IMHO" was "Humble," but Buzzfeed ran a poll and "Honest" won. |
:Megan: That can't be true. Their readers are messing with us. | :Megan: That can't be true. Their readers are messing with us. | ||
:[Cueball and Megan look at Ponytail.] | :[Cueball and Megan look at Ponytail.] | ||
− | :Ponytail: Are you sure? I always used it to mean " | + | :Ponytail: Are you sure? I always used it to mean "Honest." |
:Megan: ...What?! | :Megan: ...What?! | ||
:[Close up of Cueball holding a phone. A box with usage of "IMHO" and "TBH" from Google Trends shows "TBH" suddenly rising in 2011, with a second spike in 2014.] | :[Close up of Cueball holding a phone. A box with usage of "IMHO" and "TBH" from Google Trends shows "TBH" suddenly rising in 2011, with a second spike in 2014.] | ||
− | :Cueball: It was definitely " | + | :Cueball: It was definitely "Humble" in the 1990s. |
− | :Cueball: Maybe people who picked it up after the rise of "TBH" in 2011 interpreted it as " | + | :Cueball: Maybe people who picked it up after the rise of "TBH" in 2011 interpreted it as "Honest" and used it that way. |
:[Cueball, Megan, and Ponytail as before.] | :[Cueball, Megan, and Ponytail as before.] | ||
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:Ponytail: "Swallowing." | :Ponytail: "Swallowing." | ||
:Megan: The "G" in "OMG"? | :Megan: The "G" in "OMG"? | ||
− | :Ponytail: "Giantess" or " | + | :Ponytail: "Giantess" or "Genitals." |
:[Cueball, Megan, and Ponytail as before.] | :[Cueball, Megan, and Ponytail as before.] | ||
:Megan: The Dress? | :Megan: The Dress? | ||
− | :Ponytail: Black and | + | :Ponytail: Black and White. |
− | :Megan: Is the database language " | + | :Megan: Is the database language "Sequel" or "Ess Cue Ell"? |
− | :Ponytail: I've always said " | + | :Ponytail: I've always said "Squill." |
:Cueball: Okay, the big one: how many spaces after a period? | :Cueball: Okay, the big one: how many spaces after a period? | ||
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[[Category:Comics featuring Ponytail]] | [[Category:Comics featuring Ponytail]] | ||
[[Category:Comics featuring Megan]] | [[Category:Comics featuring Megan]] | ||
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