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==Explanation==
 
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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]]. 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. Leaving a computer problem ro relax in nature was also mentioned in [[1024: Error Code]].
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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]]. 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. 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.

Revision as of 05:26, 29 December 2019

Weird Hill
I'm compromising by picking a weird hill to lie on.
Title text: I'm compromising by picking a weird hill to lie on.

Explanation

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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. 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 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.


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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)