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==Explanation==
 
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In an apparent continuation of comic [[150: Grownups]], [[Megan]] is showing off a {{w|blanket fort}} to her friend [[Ponytail]]. Ponytail answers that Megan's childishness stems from a fear of growing up.
  
Apparently a continuation of comic [[150: Grownups]], a dark-haired girl is showing off a blanket fort (which is actually a combination blanket-and-pillow fort, a very child-like activity) to her light-haired friend, who implies that her childishness (as also evidenced by her creation of a ball pit in the previous comic) stems from a fear of growing up. Dark-hair responds that she's fine with growing up, and that her behavior is actually mature realization that some things we enjoyed as children are still enjoyable. When pressed for evidence that she has in any way become an "adult," it is revealed that her boyfriend (most likely the guy from [[Grownups]]) is inside the blanket fort but has not spoken until now because he's "not exactly dressed," implying "adult" activities have been going on in it (though probably not in the sense that light-hair meant).
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Megan responds that she's fine with growing up. She sees her behavior as a mature realization that some of the things she enjoyed as a child are still enjoyable. When pressed for evidence that she has in any way become an "adult," it is revealed that her boyfriend is inside the blanket fort. He has not spoken because he fears to be found by them when "not exactly dressed," thus implying that "adult" activities had been going on in the fort.
  
The title text again plays with the meaning. They've built a tree fort in the woods, which is another type of forts that a kid would love to have, but then they've used it to hide a body, implied to be someone they've killed, something that it is assumed no kid would do.
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The title text provides another example of this: They built a fort in the woods, another type of fort that a kid would love to have, but then used it to hide a body. This implies that they killed someone, which is not usually something associated with children.{{Citation needed}}  A hooker is also more formally known as a {{w|prostitute}}, which is also not usually something associated with children.
  
 
==Transcript==
 
==Transcript==
:[Two girls are talking with each other. There is a fort made of cushions and blankets on the left]
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:[Megan and Ponytail are talking with each other. There is a fort made of cushions and blankets on the left.]
:First Girl: Like my fort? It uses every blanket and cushion in the apartment.
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:Megan: Like my fort? It uses every blanket and cushion in the apartment.
:Second Girl: Okay, no offense, but this is like that ball pit you made -- Cute, but don&'t you worry you're clinging to childhood games because you're afraid of change?
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:First Girl: No. I'm happy to grow up. But I won't pretend fun things aren't still fun out of fear of looking silly.
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:Ponytail: Okay, no offense, but this is like that ball pit you made -- Cute, but don't you worry you're clinging to childhood games because you're afraid of change?
:Second Girl: But you're 24 and building blanket forts. How have you changed? What's adult about that?
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:First Girl: Well, there's my boyfriend curled up in the back.
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:Megan: No. I'm happy to grow up. But I won't pretend fun things aren't still fun out of fear of looking silly.
:Second Girl: ...Ah.
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:Ponytail: But you're 24 and building blanket forts. How have you changed? What's adult about that?
:Boyfriend [from inside the fort]:Excuse my shyness. I'm not exactly dressed.
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:Megan: Well, there's my boyfriend curled up in the back.
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:Ponytail: ...Ah.
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:Boyfriend [from inside the fort]: Excuse my shyness. I'm not exactly dressed.
  
 
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Revision as of 20:34, 10 October 2017

Blanket Fort
Also, we have a fort out in the woods where we stashed that hooker's body.
Title text: Also, we have a fort out in the woods where we stashed that hooker's body.

Explanation

In an apparent continuation of comic 150: Grownups, Megan is showing off a blanket fort to her friend Ponytail. Ponytail answers that Megan's childishness stems from a fear of growing up.

Megan responds that she's fine with growing up. She sees her behavior as a mature realization that some of the things she enjoyed as a child are still enjoyable. When pressed for evidence that she has in any way become an "adult," it is revealed that her boyfriend is inside the blanket fort. He has not spoken because he fears to be found by them when "not exactly dressed," thus implying that "adult" activities had been going on in the fort.

The title text provides another example of this: They built a fort in the woods, another type of fort that a kid would love to have, but then used it to hide a body. This implies that they killed someone, which is not usually something associated with children.[citation needed] A hooker is also more formally known as a prostitute, which is also not usually something associated with children.

Transcript

[Megan and Ponytail are talking with each other. There is a fort made of cushions and blankets on the left.]
Megan: Like my fort? It uses every blanket and cushion in the apartment.
Ponytail: Okay, no offense, but this is like that ball pit you made -- Cute, but don't you worry you're clinging to childhood games because you're afraid of change?
Megan: No. I'm happy to grow up. But I won't pretend fun things aren't still fun out of fear of looking silly.
Ponytail: But you're 24 and building blanket forts. How have you changed? What's adult about that?
Megan: Well, there's my boyfriend curled up in the back.
Ponytail: ...Ah.
Boyfriend [from inside the fort]: Excuse my shyness. I'm not exactly dressed.


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Discussion

I see no tree in the title text, how does one know that the fort in the woods was a tree fort? 74.125.183.195 20:10, 18 September 2013 (UTC)

You don't see the woods because it's full of trees... Or vice versa...--Dgbrt (talk) 23:01, 18 September 2013 (UTC)

Where should "sex blanket fort" be on the sketchiness scale? 93.73.186.104 (talk) (please sign your comments with ~~~~)

alright who put that "citation needed" in there? cheeky shit... 173.245.56.205 (talk) (please sign your comments with ~~~~)