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This was the first comic with one of [[Randall|Randall's]] [[:Category:Fun fact|fun facts]]. | This was the first comic with one of [[Randall|Randall's]] [[:Category:Fun fact|fun facts]]. | ||
| β | Students often | + | Students often dream they have assignments they have forgotten about that are due in a very short time period, leaving no time to complete the assignment, and thus filling them with the feeling of impending failure. The panic and helplessness of being unable to complete the work in time only subsides when the dreamer wakes from the {{w|nightmare}}, although sometimes they wake to a reality where there actually is a looming deadline. |
This comic suggests these dreams continue well after graduation, although there may be a nagging feeling that "I thought I completed everything and graduated". | This comic suggests these dreams continue well after graduation, although there may be a nagging feeling that "I thought I completed everything and graduated". | ||
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The title text refers to the {{w|Tommy_Oliver|Green Ranger}} from the ''{{w|Mighty Morphin Power Rangers}}'', or, indeed, any of the many Power Rangers/Super Sentai seasons with a green ranger. {{w|Crisco}} is a brand of vegetable shortening, a fat that is solid at room temperature and frequently used in baking. The joke is that [[Randall]] has a very odd recurring dream, and wants reassurance that he is not the only one... but he likely is! | The title text refers to the {{w|Tommy_Oliver|Green Ranger}} from the ''{{w|Mighty Morphin Power Rangers}}'', or, indeed, any of the many Power Rangers/Super Sentai seasons with a green ranger. {{w|Crisco}} is a brand of vegetable shortening, a fat that is solid at room temperature and frequently used in baking. The joke is that [[Randall]] has a very odd recurring dream, and wants reassurance that he is not the only one... but he likely is! | ||
| β | Eleven years later, Megan tells Cueball that just the thought of being in a crowded classroom (even without concerns about an assignment) is scary enough in comic [[2285: Recurring Nightmare]]. But that was due to the [[:Category:COVID-19| | + | Eleven years later, Megan tells Cueball that just the thought of being in a crowded classroom (even without concerns about an assignment) is scary enough in comic [[2285: Recurring Nightmare]]. But that was due to the [[:Category:COVID-19|Corona pandemic]] starting in 2020. |
==Transcript== | ==Transcript== | ||
