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[[Megan]]'s sister has a crush on [[Cueball]], but Cueball doesn't feel the same way about her sister. To alleviate the situation without hurting Megan's sister's feelings, Megan wants Cueball to deliberately take her sister out on a bad date to convince her that Cueball is not worth dating, so that her sister can move on without rejection. Cueball is excited to finally excel at dating. He claims to have been born for the task of giving a bad date. He promises to emulate one of his classic high school dates, indicating they went terribly as well. The joke is based on the reversal of expectations and Cueball's subsequent excitement at the chance to provide a terrible date. Megan's response of "Oh God, don't overdo it" may also imply that she was one of Cueball's high school dates and doesn't want her sister to be subjected to what she remembers of Cueball's approach to relationships.
  
Megan's sister has a crush on Cueball, but Cueball doesn't feel the same way about her sister. To alleviate the situation without hurting Megan's sister's feelings, Megan wants Cueball to deliberately take her sister out on a bad date to convince her that Cueball is not worth dating, so that her sister can move on without rejection. Cueball becomes extremely excited at the thought of deliberately having a bad date, especially because he has had some awkward dates in high school. The joke is that people often want their dates to go as well as possible, and this is a rare opportunity to do the exact opposite.
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The title text implies that [[Randall]] is reflecting on previous bad dates. When they occurred he had either no excuse or a poor excuse for why he was so awkward, but now "deliberately being mediocre" is going to be used as his explanation. It is similar to thinking of a good comeback to an insult after the fact; this is his retort to ships that sailed long ago.
  
The alt-text says that Randall uses the excuse of "I was asked to take you on a bad date" to "explain" bad dates he's had with people.
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==Transcript==
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:[Megan on the phone.]
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:Megan: I know you're not that into my sister, but she's really crushing on you.
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:Cueball: Yeah, it's awkward.
  
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:Megan: She's in a rough spot. It's a lot to ask, but could you take her out and... Dissuade her, without rejecting her?
:[On phone] Girl: I know you're not that into my sister, but she's really crushing on you.
 
:Boy: Yeah, it's awkward.
 
:Girl: She's in a rough spot. It's a lot to ask, but could you take her out and ... dissuade her, without rejecting her?
 
:Boy: Wait a second. Are you asking me to show her a mediocre time? Girl: I know it's a weird--
 
:Boy: [Raising index finger.] No, no! This is the mission I was _born_ for.
 
:Girl: I figured you could handle it.
 
:Boy: One of my classic high-school dates coming up!
 
:Girl: Oh God. Don't overdo it.
 
  
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:Cueball: Wait a second. Are you asking me to show her a mediocre time?
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:Megan: I know it's a weird—
  
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:[Cueball raising index finger.]
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:Cueball: No, no! This is the mission I was ''born'' for.
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:Megan: I figured you could handle it.
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:Cueball: One of my classic high-school dates coming up!
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:Megan: Oh God. Don't overdo it.
 
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Revision as of 17:47, 19 February 2018

Overqualified
To anyone I've taken on a terrible date, this is retroactively my cover story.
Title text: To anyone I've taken on a terrible date, this is retroactively my cover story.

Explanation

Megan's sister has a crush on Cueball, but Cueball doesn't feel the same way about her sister. To alleviate the situation without hurting Megan's sister's feelings, Megan wants Cueball to deliberately take her sister out on a bad date to convince her that Cueball is not worth dating, so that her sister can move on without rejection. Cueball is excited to finally excel at dating. He claims to have been born for the task of giving a bad date. He promises to emulate one of his classic high school dates, indicating they went terribly as well. The joke is based on the reversal of expectations and Cueball's subsequent excitement at the chance to provide a terrible date. Megan's response of "Oh God, don't overdo it" may also imply that she was one of Cueball's high school dates and doesn't want her sister to be subjected to what she remembers of Cueball's approach to relationships.

The title text implies that Randall is reflecting on previous bad dates. When they occurred he had either no excuse or a poor excuse for why he was so awkward, but now "deliberately being mediocre" is going to be used as his explanation. It is similar to thinking of a good comeback to an insult after the fact; this is his retort to ships that sailed long ago.

Transcript

[Megan on the phone.]
Megan: I know you're not that into my sister, but she's really crushing on you.
Cueball: Yeah, it's awkward.
Megan: She's in a rough spot. It's a lot to ask, but could you take her out and... Dissuade her, without rejecting her?
Cueball: Wait a second. Are you asking me to show her a mediocre time?
Megan: I know it's a weird—
[Cueball raising index finger.]
Cueball: No, no! This is the mission I was born for.
Megan: I figured you could handle it.
Cueball: One of my classic high-school dates coming up!
Megan: Oh God. Don't overdo it.
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Added new description of title text 173.245.54.44 03:51, 3 June 2014 (UTC)

I came here looking for all the funny comments of bad dates, and here they are... 172.71.166.205OptimisticallyRejected