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<noinclude>:''The correct title of this page is '''238: Pet Peeve #114'''. It appears incorrectly here because of {{w|mw:Manual:Page title|technical restrictions}}.''</noinclude>
 
 
{{comic
 
{{comic
 
| number    =238
 
| number    =238
 
| date      =March 21, 2007
 
| date      =March 21, 2007
| title    =Pet Peeve #114
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| title    =Pet Peeve 114
 
| image    =pet_peeve_114.png
 
| image    =pet_peeve_114.png
 
| titletext =I'm reading a goddamn book, thank you very much.
 
| titletext =I'm reading a goddamn book, thank you very much.
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==Explanation==
 
==Explanation==
A {{w|pet peeve}} is a minor annoyance that an individual identifies as particularly annoying to them, to a greater degree than others may find it. [[Cueball]] counts his pet peeves; this is number 114.
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A {{w|pet peeve}} is a minor annoyance that an individual identifies as particularly annoying to them, to a greater degree than others may find it. [[Cueball]] counts this pet peeves, this is number 114.
  
Cueball's friend calls him and finds out that he is reading a book on a Saturday night. Some consider Saturday nights, or the weekend in general, to be a time for enjoying or partying with friends after five weekdays of work. But Cueball is annoyed by the fact that people are stuck with the stereotype of partying out on weekends. In his view, reading a good book is also a great way of enjoying the weekend. His annoyance is expressed in the title text.
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Cueball's friend calls him and on finding out that he is reading a book on a "Saturday Night". Saturday night or on weekends in general people are supposed to be time for enjoying or partying with friends after five weekdays of work. But Cueball is annoyed by the fact that people are stuck with the stereotype of partying out on weekends. In his view, reading a good book is also great way of enjoying the weekend. His annoyance is expressed in the title text.
 
 
This was the first time [[Randall]] mentions his many [[:Category:Pet Peeves|Pet Peeves]]. Although the next already appeared in [[283: Projection]] four months later, still in 2007, it is a slow growing list, but one has been added roughly every other year since then, the fifth coming towards the end of 2018 in [[2080: Cohort and Age Effects]].
 
  
 
==Transcript==
 
==Transcript==
 
:[Cueball reading a book in a chair.]
 
:[Cueball reading a book in a chair.]
:Pet Peeve #114:
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:Pet peeve #114:
:Voice on the phone: Really? What are you doing <u>reading</u>? It's ''Saturday night!''
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:Voice on the phone: Really? What are you doing reading? It's ''Saturday night!''
  
 
{{comic discussion}}
 
{{comic discussion}}
 
[[Category:Comics featuring Cueball]]
 
[[Category:Comics featuring Cueball]]
[[Category:Pet Peeves]]
 

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