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==Explanation== | ==Explanation== | ||
| − | + | {{incomplete|Created by a WILD SKUNK WITH CORONAVIRUS. Please mention here why this explanation isn't complete. Do NOT delete this tag too soon.}} | |
| − | + | This comic, once again, returns to the subject of "the [[:Category:COVID-19|coronavirus]]" (specifically the strain designated as COVID-19 or SARS CoV-2). | |
| − | In | + | In the wake of the virus, the advice from many professionals is to avoid public gatherings to slow the spread of the virus and "flatten the curve". |
| − | In the | + | In this comic, some group of people (we're not told who) are planning a public event, which is very much contrary to the widespread professional advice, and puts everyone at risk by accelerating the spread of the virus in the general population. In an effort to sabotage this event by deterring people from attending, [[Cueball]] applies reverse psychology, pretending to be enthusiastically planning various activities at the gathering that most people would go out of their way to avoid: a wild skunk petting zoo, which would most likely result in everyone getting heavily sprayed with violently foul-smelling skunk scent, which wild skunks use to drive away predators; and {{w|karaoke}} featuring the song {{w|Baby Shark}}, which is a song for small children that is generally considered annoying to adults, made even more direly annoying in this case by being spoken rather than sung. |
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| + | The title text presents a situation where there is a "World Handshake Championships". Presumably, this would involve shaking hands with as many people as possible; this would facilitate the spread of diseases such as coronavirus. [[Cueball]] is claiming to have just come from a cruise ship, which may also cause concern because cruise ships are known for overseas travel, & their densely populated environments & lack of extensive medical facilities make prevention & treatment of infections very difficult or impossible. Cruise ships have been a recent topic of interest in relation to SARS CoV-2 due to many people being stranded at sea with infected patients because of coronavirus outbreaks on board. | ||
==Transcript== | ==Transcript== | ||
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:[Cueball is seated at a desk, typing on a laptop. The top half of the image is the text he is typing in a reply message:] | :[Cueball is seated at a desk, typing on a laptop. The top half of the image is the text he is typing in a reply message:] | ||
:"I see you're still getting together today! I'll be there, doing my spoken-word ''Baby Shark'' karaoke all evening. | :"I see you're still getting together today! I'll be there, doing my spoken-word ''Baby Shark'' karaoke all evening. | ||
:We'll also be setting up a petting zoo for the kids. We've spent all week trapping wild skunks!" | :We'll also be setting up a petting zoo for the kids. We've spent all week trapping wild skunks!" | ||
| − | :[Below the text is a white | + | :[Below the text is a white on green "reply" button.] |
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:[Caption below the panel:] | :[Caption below the panel:] | ||
| − | :In the | + | :In the Coronavirus era, desperate times call for desperate measures. |
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{{comic discussion}} | {{comic discussion}} | ||
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[[Category:Comics with color]] | [[Category:Comics with color]] | ||
[[Category:COVID-19]] | [[Category:COVID-19]] | ||
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