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==Explanation==
 
==Explanation==
[[Cueball]] spots a woman while shopping. He thinks she looks cute - probably because she looks a lot like his girlfriend [[Megan]]. She is picking out produce, and quotes a line of dialogue from ''{{w|Firefly (TV series)|Firefly}}'' originally said by {{w|River Tam}} ([[Summer Glau]]): "My food is problematic." Cueball ([[Randall Munroe|Randall]]) who is a big fan of ''Firefly'', notices this, and wants to flirt with her. But then Cueball's internal monologue kicks in and he starts panicking, wondering how he'd deal with starting a relationship with this woman when he's moving in the fall, as well as how things are going to work out with Megan, should things work out with this girl. He panics, needs a way out, and defenestrates himself. In real life, jumping out the window would be a very bad idea. See [https://www.osha.gov/pls/imis/AccidentSearch.search?acc_keyword=%22Broken%20Glass%22&keyword_list=on/ this] for more details.
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[[Cueball]] spots a woman while shopping. He thinks she looks cute - probably because she looks a lot like his girl friend [[Megan]]. She is picking out produce, and quotes a line of dialogue from {{w|Firefly (TV series)}} originally said by River Tam ({{w|Summer Glau}}): "My food is problematic." Cueball ([[Randall]]) who is a big fan of Firefly, notices this, and wants to flirt with her. But then Cueball's internal monologue kicks in and he starts panicking, wondering how he'd deal with starting a relationship with this woman when he's moving in the fall, as well as how things are going to work out with Megan, should things work out with this girl. He panics, needs a way out and jumps out the window.
  
The title text refers to yet another ''Firefly'' line from the episode "{{w|The Train Job}}," this one said by {{w|List of Firefly characters#Hoban_Washburne|Hoban "Wash" Washburne}} ({{w|Alan Tudyk}}): "Did he just go crazy and fall asleep?"
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The title text refers to yet another Firefly line, this one said by Wash ({{w|Alan Tudyk}}): "Did he just go crazy and fall asleep?"
  
 
==Transcript==
 
==Transcript==
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:Cueball: The window.
 
:Cueball: The window.
 
:[Cueball jumping through a window]
 
:[Cueball jumping through a window]
:'''<big>CRASH</big>'''
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:'''CRASH'''
  
 
==Trivia==
 
==Trivia==
Randall mentioned the name Megan in his original transcript for this comic.
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*[[Randall]] did mention the name Megan at his original transcript.
  
 
{{comic discussion}}
 
{{comic discussion}}
 
 
[[Category:Comics featuring Cueball]]
 
[[Category:Comics featuring Cueball]]
 
[[Category:Comics featuring Megan]]
 
[[Category:Comics featuring Megan]]
[[Category:Firefly]]
 

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