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{{comic
 
{{comic
 
| number    = 2247
 
| number    = 2247
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| date      = December 27, 2019
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| date      = 27 December, 2019
 
| title    = Weird Hill
 
| title    = Weird Hill
 
| image    = weird hill.png
 
| image    = weird hill.png
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==Explanation==
 
==Explanation==
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This comic is a joke about the expression [[wikt:hill to die on|"a (weird) hill to die on"]], which refers to holding a position as if it has great importance, and being willing to fight for that position, no matter how much opposition you face, or how little benefit is derived.  The term comes from the military practice of capturing and holding hills in disputed areas, in order to command the high ground. Because hills tended to be highly disputed, soldiers would frequently die in their defense. Hence picking "a hill to die on" implies that you're choosing a position that you consider to be so important that you'd defend it at the cost of your own life. The term is generally used to point out the pointlessness of defending a rhetorical position with such fervor, particularly if the point is not especially important, and/or the other party is unlikely to change their views.
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This comic is a joke about the expression [[wikt:hill to die on|"A weird hill to die on"]]: an opinion on an issue that you'll fight to the death for despite it being pointless or a waste of time. [[Beret Guy]] interrupts [[Cueball]] arguing over something online, and, pulling him away from the argument, asks why he should pick a weird hill to die on (fight over an opinion online) when he could pick a soft hill to lie on, going out into nature and relaxing. This comic has a similar message to [[Bad Opinions]],and [[Wrong]], which is that sometimes we feel to strongly over our opinions, and we should let that go.
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In this strip, [[Beret Guy]] interrupts [[Cueball]], who is apparently arguing with [[Duty Calls|someone who is wrong on the Internet]]. Pulling him away from the argument, Beret Guy asks why Cueball should pick a weird hill to die on (fight over an opinion online) when he could pick a soft hill to lie on, going out into nature and relaxing. This comic has a similar message to [[386: Duty Calls]], [[1731: Wrong]], and [[2051: Bad Opinions]]. The theme is sometimes we either assign too much importance to our opinions, or we expend too much effort trying to persuade others, and it's often wiser to simply let the argument go. Leaving a computer problem to relax in nature was also mentioned in [[1024: Error Code]].
 
  
 
The title text is an absurd juxtaposition: that Cueball will pick a weird hill to lie on. In this case, he may be referring to a physical hill, in which case the meaning of "weird" is unclear due to lack of context.
 
The title text is an absurd juxtaposition: that Cueball will pick a weird hill to lie on. In this case, he may be referring to a physical hill, in which case the meaning of "weird" is unclear due to lack of context.
  
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The phrase "a weird hill to die on" was also featured in [[1717: Pyramid Honey]]. (Normally the expression is just "a hill to die on".)
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The phrase "a weird hill to die on" was also featured in [[1717: Pyramid Honey]].
  
 
==Transcript==
 
==Transcript==
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:[Cueball, frustrated, is sitting on a chair in front of a computer and Beret Guy pulling the chair back]
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:[Cueball sitting on a chair in front of a computer and Beret Guy pulling the chair back]
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:Computer: *!$@
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[Cueball is frustrated]
 
:Beret Guy: Why pick a weird hill to die on...
 
:Beret Guy: Why pick a weird hill to die on...
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[Cueball gets up, still frustrated]
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:[Cueball gets up, still frustrated]
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:[Cueball and Beret Guy leaving the room]
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:[Cueball and Beret Guy leave the room]
 
  
 
:[Cueball and Beret Guy climbing a hill]
 
:[Cueball and Beret Guy climbing a hill]
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:[Cueball and Beret Guy lying down at the top of a hill]
 
:[Cueball and Beret Guy lying down at the top of a hill]
 
:Beret Guy: ... when you could pick a soft hill to lie on?
 
:Beret Guy: ... when you could pick a soft hill to lie on?
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:Cueball: This ''is'' nice.
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:Cueball: This ''is'' nice.  
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==Trivia==
 
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* A quick Internet search does not indicate the existence of a properly-named "Weird Hill" on which Cueball could lie{{Citation needed}}, but there is a public park in Massachusetts called {{w|Weir Hill}}.  Weir Hill's landscape is a weird patchwork, including several threatened species, because it was used for different agricultural purposes by the Algonquin and then European settlers and American farmers before becoming a park in the 1960s.
 
  
  
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[[Category:Comics featuring Cueball]]
 
[[Category:Comics featuring Cueball]]
 
[[Category:Comics featuring Beret Guy]]
 
[[Category:Comics featuring Beret Guy]]
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[[Category:Puns]]
 

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