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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 with [[Duty Calls|someone who is wrong on the Internet]] | + | 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 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]], that is: sometimes we feel too strongly over our opinions, and we should let that go. |
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. | ||
The phrase "a weird hill to die on" was also featured in [[1717: Pyramid Honey]]. | The phrase "a weird hill to die on" was also featured in [[1717: Pyramid Honey]]. | ||
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==Transcript== | ==Transcript== | ||
− | :[Cueball sitting on a chair in front of a computer and Beret Guy pulling the chair back | + | :[Cueball, frustrated, is sitting on a chair in front of a computer and Beret Guy pulling the chair back] |
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:Beret Guy: Why pick a weird hill to die on... | :Beret Guy: Why pick a weird hill to die on... | ||
− | [Cueball gets up, still frustrated] | + | |
− | :[Cueball and Beret Guy | + | :[Cueball gets up, still frustrated] |
+ | :[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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:Beret Guy: ... when you could pick a soft hill to lie on? | :Beret Guy: ... when you could pick a soft hill to lie on? | ||
:Cueball: This ''is'' nice. | :Cueball: This ''is'' nice. | ||
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+ | ==Trivia== | ||
+ | * 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. | ||
Revision as of 15:53, 27 December 2019
Weird Hill |
Title text: I'm compromising by picking a weird hill to lie on. |
Explanation
This explanation may be incomplete or incorrect: Soft hill If you can address this issue, please edit the page! Thanks. |
This comic is a joke about the expression "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 with 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, that is: sometimes we feel too strongly over our opinions, and we should let that go.
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 phrase "a weird hill to die on" was also featured in 1717: Pyramid Honey.
Transcript
- [Cueball, frustrated, is sitting on a chair in front of a computer and Beret Guy pulling the chair back]
- Beret Guy: Why pick a weird hill to die on...
- [Cueball gets up, still frustrated]
- [Cueball and Beret Guy leave the room]
- [Cueball and Beret Guy climbing 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?
- Cueball: This is nice.
Trivia
- 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 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.
Discussion
(obligatory comment about how the explanation I made was my first) but seriously, first time actually doing something after a long time checking here for comics I didn't get. Hope it's good. 108.162.216.222 06:55, 27 December 2019 (UTC)
Maybe there should also be a comparison between this and https://xkcd.com/386/? Baldrickk (talk) 13:45, 27 December 2019 (UTC)
- I'm not sure a comparison is in order, but this could easily be a sequel to 386 172.69.68.147 16:34, 27 December 2019 (UTC) Sam
As I have the mediator personality type (INFP) but I'm also something of a chaotic neutral, I can confirm that there are points where I've found a weird metaphoric hill to lie on... quite comfortably too. 172.69.68.147 16:34, 27 December 2019 (UTC) Sam
Is the expression "weird hill to die on" or "hill to die on" (as the link indicates)? 162.158.146.10 04:04, 2 January 2020 (UTC)loosenut
- I'm VERY sure the expression is "hill to die on", I usually hear it as "Is this the hill you wanna die on?". He's just describing this one as a weird choice. That link leads to an article simply titled "hill to die on". NiceGuy1 (talk) 07:11, 5 January 2020 (UTC)
Should it be mentioned that this comic is similar to 438 and 14? 108.162.219.210 18:47, 1 February 2021 (UTC)
I'd rather pick a soft hill to die on
Hills are itchy though GetPunnedOn (talk) 23:45, 25 December 2023 (UTC)