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==Explanation== | ==Explanation== | ||
− | In this comic, Cueball is facing several instances where entities asking or confirming his address find that the address they possess | + | {{incomplete|Created by someone with an OLD ADDRESS. There is no explanation. Do NOT delete this tag too soon.}} |
+ | In this comic, Cueball is facing several instances where entities asking or confirming his address find that the address they possess isn't actually his - instead it's older, or of another person or entirely non-existent. In the last panel, it is revealed that this due to the fact that nobody in his family or ancestors update addresses on time. | ||
− | + | {{w|Austria-Hungary}} was a European empire that existed between 1867 and 1918, {{w|Austria-Hungary#Dissolution|dissolving}} during {{w|World War I}}. It is possible that Cueball's ancestors hail from the Austro-Hungarian Empire, though it would be even more absurd for that to be used as an address, given that the polity has not existed for almost a century. | |
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− | {{w|Austria-Hungary}} was a European empire that existed between 1867 and 1918, {{w|Austria-Hungary#Dissolution|dissolving}} during {{w|World War I}}. It is possible that Cueball's ancestors hail from the Austro-Hungarian Empire, though it would be even more absurd for that to be used as an address, given that the polity | ||
Ash Tree Lane refers to {{w|House of Leaves}}, a postmodern novel from 2000 in which one of many nested plots involves a house on Ash Tree Lane that is bigger on the inside than on the outside, and in fact contains a {{w|labyrinth}} with a {{w|minotaur}}. The book, and Ash Tree Lane specifically, have previously been referenced in [[472: House of Pancakes]], [[827: My Business Idea]], and [[886: Craigslist Apartments]]. | Ash Tree Lane refers to {{w|House of Leaves}}, a postmodern novel from 2000 in which one of many nested plots involves a house on Ash Tree Lane that is bigger on the inside than on the outside, and in fact contains a {{w|labyrinth}} with a {{w|minotaur}}. The book, and Ash Tree Lane specifically, have previously been referenced in [[472: House of Pancakes]], [[827: My Business Idea]], and [[886: Craigslist Apartments]]. | ||
− | + | The patent for PIN codes was submitted in May 1966, and the first public use of a {{w|Personal identification number|PIN code}} was in 1967, when {{w|Barclays}} used them to process {{w|cheques}} at {{w|automated teller machines}}. It would be somewhat unusual for Cueball to an inherit both an active account and the PIN number associated with it. | |
==Transcript== | ==Transcript== | ||
− | :[Cueball is standing | + | {{incomplete transcript|Do NOT delete this tag too soon.}} |
+ | :[Cueball is standing, holding a phone.] | ||
:Voice: Do you still live at 342 River St? | :Voice: Do you still live at 342 River St? | ||
:Cueball: No, I moved last year. | :Cueball: No, I moved last year. | ||
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:[Cueball is standing behind a counter with Hairy, whose hands are on a keyboard.] | :[Cueball is standing behind a counter with Hairy, whose hands are on a keyboard.] | ||
:Hairy: Is 21 Ash Tree Lane still a good address? | :Hairy: Is 21 Ash Tree Lane still a good address? | ||
:Cueball: What? That's my childhood home. How is that even in your system? | :Cueball: What? That's my childhood home. How is that even in your system? | ||
− | + | :[Cueball is holding a phone again.] | |
− | :[Cueball is | ||
:Voice: The address we have is 205 Second St #2. | :Voice: The address we have is 205 Second St #2. | ||
:Cueball: I... think that's where my parents lived before I was born!? | :Cueball: I... think that's where my parents lived before I was born!? | ||
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:[Cueball stands behind another counter with Ponytail and a tablet.] | :[Cueball stands behind another counter with Ponytail and a tablet.] | ||
:Ponytail: Are you still living in... "The Austro-Hungarian Empire?" | :Ponytail: Are you still living in... "The Austro-Hungarian Empire?" | ||
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:Ponytail: Austria-Hungary dissolved in 1918. | :Ponytail: Austria-Hungary dissolved in 1918. | ||
:Cueball: Well, I come from a long line of people who hate updating stuff. | :Cueball: Well, I come from a long line of people who hate updating stuff. | ||
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{{comic discussion}} | {{comic discussion}} |