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==Explanation== | ==Explanation== | ||
| − | + | Some pregnancies are different than others, but a universal truth except in cases of {{w|Cesarean section}} is that a baby will always exit a woman's body through the vagina. [[Cueball]] is wearing a white lab coat and holding a clipboard, looking like a doctor, telling [[Megan]] that until the second trimester, the baby may decide instead to exit through any opening, including the mouth, anus, nose, navel, etc. This is most likely false{{Citation needed}}. The use of the word "trimester" (both in comic title and in Cueball's speech) further reinforces the impression of the Cueball being a medical professional, as this word is rarely used outside of the medical field and many lay people tend to learn it only when they encounter pregnancy situation in the course of their lives. It is an example of the use of a technical jargon in order to sound more credible. The caption reveals the truth, that Cueball simply bought the lab coat, he is not a doctor, and is either pranking Megan, or is impersonating a physician for some other reason. | |
| − | The | + | The expectation that a person in a white coat is a medical expert, or at least a scientist, can be seen in the studies of the placebo effect: people who receive a "sugar pill" from a person who has the authority implied by wearing a lab coat will experience a greater placebo effect than those who receive identical pills from a person in {{w|Mufti (dress)|mufti}}. So doctors wear a white coat in clinic, and the expectation is reinforced. In some medical schools students receive a white coat as part of their graduation and qualification ceremony. |
| − | + | The title text implies also that in addition to faking being a doctor, he has also faked being a Nobel laureate, on the logic that people will not choose to verify this claim. | |
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==Transcript== | ==Transcript== | ||
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:Cueball: Well, until the second trimester, the baby hasn't decided which opening it will exit through. | :Cueball: Well, until the second trimester, the baby hasn't decided which opening it will exit through. | ||
:Megan: ''What?'' | :Megan: ''What?'' | ||
:Cueball: We'll hope for one of the lower ones, so it won't be fighting gravity. | :Cueball: We'll hope for one of the lower ones, so it won't be fighting gravity. | ||
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:Did you know you can just ''BUY'' lab coats? | :Did you know you can just ''BUY'' lab coats? | ||
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[[Category:Comics featuring Cueball]] | [[Category:Comics featuring Cueball]] | ||
[[Category:Comics featuring Megan]] | [[Category:Comics featuring Megan]] | ||
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