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==Explanation== | ==Explanation== | ||
+ | {{w|Capture the flag}} (CTF) is a common way of playing games where the objective is to capture the opponent's flag while protecting your own team's flag. This comic describes a CTF server for an online war game where peace has been established and no one is trying to capture each other's flags, therefore making the game unexciting and pointless. | ||
− | + | The title text refers to the line of flags in front of UN buildings. If such a collection of flags of all the teams were established on a server, one could get a very high score by quickly capturing all of them. | |
− | + | A {{Wiktionary|kajillion}} is slang for "an unspecified large number." | |
− | The | + | LIATE is an acronym sometimes used when {{w|Integration by parts|integrating by parts}}. The preferred part to integrate is "Logarithmic, Inverse-trig, Algebraic, Trig, Exponential." "Yarbis" could be a reference to an acronym in Turkish for "Yıldız ARastirmaci BIlgi Sistemi" which means "Yildiz Researcher Information System" in English. "Yildiz" refers to Yildiz Technical University in Turkey. |
==Transcript== | ==Transcript== | ||
− | :[Two | + | :[Two Cuball-like guys stand on a hill overlooking a great city. One of them points at the city. Between them and the city stands an embassy flying a red flag. The text is not spoken by either of the guys.] |
:Three years ago, the kingdom of Liate overthrew their old order and established a constitutional monarchy. Our leaders signed a treaty with their queen, and our borders were set by the Yarbis Accords. | :Three years ago, the kingdom of Liate overthrew their old order and established a constitutional monarchy. Our leaders signed a treaty with their queen, and our borders were set by the Yarbis Accords. | ||
:Many said war would be unending, that peace would always be a dream deferred. But today, our flag flies proudly over our embassy in their kingdom, and they walk our lands without fear. | :Many said war would be unending, that peace would always be a dream deferred. But today, our flag flies proudly over our embassy in their kingdom, and they walk our lands without fear. | ||
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[[Category:Multiple Cueballs]] | [[Category:Multiple Cueballs]] | ||
[[Category:Video games]] | [[Category:Video games]] | ||
+ | [[Category:Math]] |