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==Explanation== | ==Explanation== | ||
− | '{{w|May you live in interesting times}}' | + | '{{w|May you live in interesting times}}' is supposedly a Chinese curse, and depending on which 'interesting' period of Chinese history you were thinking about, one supposes that it could indeed be quite threatening, even if the attribution is apocryphal. The quote also provides the title of the {{w|Terry Pratchett}} novel {{w|Interesting Times}}, which takes place in a fictional counterpart of China. |
− | [[Cueball]] is shown here as an office worker, a job | + | [[Cueball]] is shown here as an office worker, a job which to most people is the opposite of interesting. This is contrasted with [[Megan]] who is rappelling down the outside of his office building, for no apparent reason other than because she can, and inviting him on an adventure. Things are bound to get at least one kind of "interesting" very fast. |
− | The title text refers to | + | The title text refers to {{w|Category 6 cable|Cat6}} cable, which is more commonly known as Ethernet cable. It would be easily found in an office building, since it is used to connect computers to a network. Its usefulness as climbing rope is indeterminate. |
==Transcript== | ==Transcript== | ||
− | :[On the left hand side of the panel is a cutaway of several floors of an office, in gray. On the right side | + | :[On the left hand side of the panel is a cutaway of several floors of an office, in gray. On the right side a blue sky with clouds, and green hills. Hanging from a cable is Megan, clearly having rappelled down the side of the building.] |
:Megan: You know how some people consider "May you have an interesting life" to be a curse? | :Megan: You know how some people consider "May you have an interesting life" to be a curse? | ||
− | :Cueball: Yeah... | + | :Cueball at the office: Yeah... |
:Megan: Fuck those people. Wanna have an adventure? | :Megan: Fuck those people. Wanna have an adventure? | ||
{{comic discussion}} | {{comic discussion}} | ||
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[[Category:Comics featuring Cueball]] | [[Category:Comics featuring Cueball]] | ||
[[Category:Comics featuring Megan]] | [[Category:Comics featuring Megan]] | ||
[[Category:Comics with color]] | [[Category:Comics with color]] |