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==Explanation==
 
==Explanation==
It must be part of the {{w|human condition}} that causes us to think that odd statements are sometimes more humorous than those constructed to be funny. [[Cueball]] makes a true statement, that his statement is not very funny. But! Because he invoked {{w|irony}}, the sentence is now funny! ''Right?''
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It must be part of the {{w|human condition}} that causes us to think that odd statements are sometimes more humorous than those supposed to be funny. [[Cueball]] makes a true statement, that his statement is not very funny. But! Because he invoked {{w|irony}}, the sentence is now funny! ''Right?''
  
The next joke is that in 20,000 years, human civilisation will have collapsed there would be no one to find the joke funny anymore. Also, the {{Wiktionary|juxtaposition}} of a language joke with a landscape would be another ironic-ly (because it wouldn't be expected or anticipated, normally) funny twists.
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Now going meta: In 20,000 years, there might be no more humans on earth to find the irony funny anymore. How ''ironic''!
  
Cueball gets a lot of mileage out of similar jokes throughout the comic.
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Also see [[33: Self-reference]], and [[6: Irony]].
 
 
Also see [[33: Self-reference]].
 
  
 
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==Trivia==
 
==Trivia==
 
* [Quote from [[Randall]]] "Too much perspective can do that."
 
* [Quote from [[Randall]]] "Too much perspective can do that."
* Originally posted at [[Randall]]'s livejournal site.
 
 
* Likely the "First" appearance of [[Cueball]]
 
* Likely the "First" appearance of [[Cueball]]
 
* Also "First" comic featuring recurring [[stick figure]] style of character
 
* Also "First" comic featuring recurring [[stick figure]] style of character
* This is the ninth comic posted to livejournal.  The previous one was [[8: Red Spiders]].  The next one was [[9: Serenity is coming out tomorrow]].
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* This is the ninth originally comic posted at livejournal.  The previous one was [[8: Red Spiders]].  The next one was [[9: Serenity is coming out tomorrow]].
  
 
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Revision as of 18:37, 30 December 2012

Irony
It's commonly known that too much perspective can be a downer.
Title text: It's commonly known that too much perspective can be a downer.

Explanation

It must be part of the human condition that causes us to think that odd statements are sometimes more humorous than those supposed to be funny. Cueball makes a true statement, that his statement is not very funny. But! Because he invoked irony, the sentence is now funny! Right?

Now going meta: In 20,000 years, there might be no more humans on earth to find the irony funny anymore. How ironic!

Also see 33: Self-reference, and 6: Irony.

Transcript

Narrator: When self-reference, irony, and meta-humor go too far
Narrator: A CAUTIONARY TALE
Man 1: This statement wouldn't be funny if not for irony!
Man 1: ha ha
Man 2: ha ha, I guess.
Narrator: 20,000 years later...
[desolate badlands landscape with an imposing sun in the sky]

Trivia


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Discussion

You can definitely see an improvement in these comics as Randall learns to clean drawings and form a proper punchline. Davidy22[talk] 14:07, 8 January 2013 (UTC)

I think this explanation is incomplete. Benjaminikuta (talk) 03:41, 11 August 2014 (UTC)


There is a community portal discussion of what to call Cueball and what to do in case with more than one Cueball. I have added this comic to the new Category:Multiple Cueballs. Since there is really only one Cueball that "talks" I think it is fine to keep him as Cueball. Just made a note that the other guy also looks like Cueball. Also noted that this is the first comic both with Cueball and with Multiple Cueballs --Kynde (talk) 17:06, 15 March 2015 (UTC)