Editing Talk:1100: Vows

Somebody please explain what a "High School Misdirection Play" is. I did my best to explain American Gridiron, but I'm not a sports nut (far from it). [[User:Lcarsos|lcarsos]] ([[User talk:Lcarsos|talk]]) 16:38, 27 August 2012 (UTC)

::How about now? [[User:TheOriginalSoni|TheOriginalSoni]] ([[User talk:TheOriginalSoni|talk]]) 16:52, 27 August 2012 (UTC)

::I assume that a "Misdirection Play" is where the ball is made to look like it is passed/thrown/handed to one player who then proceeds to run as if they had the ball, attracting the defensive players away from the actual person holding the ball. Highschool football has a tendency to use more "tricky" plays than "higher" levels of play (college, professional) as there is more chance of success for a risky, surprise type of play compared to games with more experienced players. Similarly, there are more "surprise" plays in college ball than in the NFL - I think there are more "[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Two-point_conversion two point conversions]"  in college ball.  [[User:J-beda|J-beda]] ([[User talk:J-beda|talk]]) 17:04, 27 August 2012 (UTC)

::In American Football, the team on offense must move the ball down the field past the defending team (similar to most field sports, such as football (soccer), rugby, or hockey). In order to do this, sometimes the offensive team will try to trick the defensive team into thinking the ball is, or will be moved, somewhere where it's not. This is called a misdirection. One example of this (the one I'm most familiar with) is the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Screen_pass Screen Pass]. In the comic, the "bride" is a member of the offensive team and, it is implied, has courted and promised to wed cueball, who is playing on the defense, in an incredibly elaborate attempt to misdirect him about the intended football play. It is quite absurd. [[Special:Contributions/98.189.235.248|98.189.235.248]]

:Boise State is a team known for their trick plays because they used 3 in a row in the 2007 Fiesta Bowl [[User:Joehammer79|Joehammer79]] ([[User talk:Joehammer79|talk]]) 19:47, 27 August 2012 (UTC)
::This is false. They used 3 trick plays in the fourth quarter & Overtime, but they were not 'in a row.' jjhuddle 19:06, 27 August 2012 (UTC)
:::I stand corrected. 5 years of college football made me forget all the little plays in between. [[User:Joehammer79|Joehammer79]] ([[User talk:Joehammer79|talk]]) 19:47, 27 August 2012 (UTC)

Is anyone else struck by the fact that if there's continuity of stance in panels 1-3, then "Amy" is running backwards through the End Zone? --[[Special:Contributions/98.225.182.131|98.225.182.131]] 20:43, 27 August 2012 (UTC)

:I think in the last panel "Amy" actually has turned around and is running forward, because the veil is then trailing and the ball looks to be in the crook of the arm. [[User:Lcarsos|lcarsos]] ([[User talk:Lcarsos|talk]]) 20:50, 27 August 2012 (UTC)

"...the priest asks (for the sake of formality) if the bride takes the groom to be her husband..."  No no no no no.  Most of the dialogue during the ceremony is understood to be poetic or discretionary ("obey," anyone?) But, there are a few questions during a wedding ceremony which are legal essentials, NOT formalities.  One is to ask each person whether they actually want to marry the other person, that one, there, calling him/herself "Rob" or "Amy."  Another is to get each one to explicitly declare there is no legal impediment to them getting married to that there person.

The third essential is the officiant's duty to look at the pair and see if, in his best judgment, they are sober and sane.  YMMV, but pronounced intoxication or delirium would make the wedding questionable and a serious officiant would not sign off on the license.  The last essential involves the signing of the paperwork by five persons -- the officiant, the bride and groom, and two witnesses.

I've been doing weddings since 1999.  Neither footballs nor parachutes have ever been involved, but one ceremony included a kilt and a freshly caught bigmouth bass.[[User:Noni Mausa|Noni Mausa]] ([[User talk:Noni Mausa|talk]]) 14:03, 28 August 2012 (UTC)
:Did anyone ever say no? [[User:Buggz|Buggz]] ([[User talk:Buggz|talk]]) 10:52, 29 August 2012 (UTC)

:I think Mausa is being overly prescriptive. The requirements to marry vary depending on the faith and the jurisdiction; for one thing, the ceremony and officiant, like the kilt and bass, are optional. As I recall, the marriage license was less work to get than my parking permit. Blood test, sign here, mazel tov.  [[User:Dragonsaver|Dragonsaver]] ([[User talk:Dragonsaver|talk]]) 20:26, 29 September 2014 (UTC)

Let me state first that I am a big fan of xkcd. Yet this cartoon is not only totally unfunny but also the title text totally fails to add to the joke. Am I alone with this opinion, or is this typically American (with obsession towards A. football and highschool sports in general)???
[[Special:Contributions/84.154.135.194|84.154.135.194]] 22:12, 29 August 2012 (UTC)
::Stereotypes aside, I'm also one to say this isn't one of Randall's funnier pieces, though I see where he is going: in this case, extreme extrapolation of circumstances.  But then again, there are those that thought that {{w|Waiting for Godot}} was wonderful while I thought it was dreadfully tedious, and there are those that enjoy dissonant music while I would rather hear fingernails down the chalkboard.  There is a matter of taste -- some may find humor in the sheer absurdity of the circumstances portrayed, or enjoy absurdist theater, or revel in dysharmonious notes played together while others don't -- and there's a matter of, um, not every play resulting in a touchdown (to borrow the terminology from Football Américain.)  Oh well.  There's always the next one. -- [[User:IronyChef|IronyChef]] ([[User talk:IronyChef|talk]]) 00:19, 30 August 2012 (UTC)

You don't need to be American, an American football fan, a sports fan, or anything else to find this funny (I am none of those things). The joke here is simply about a misdirection - a common tactic in team sports - being carried to a ludicrous extreme, as examined above. The context of sports is just that, a framework for the joke. It could be any other situation just as easily. [[Special:Contributions/141.101.81.216|141.101.81.216]] 11:23, 27 February 2014 (UTC)
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	You don't need to be American, an American football fan, a sports fan, or anything else to find this funny (I am none of those things). The joke here is simply about a misdirection - a common tactic in team sports - being carried to a ludicrous extreme, as examined above. The context of sports is just that, a framework for the joke. It could be any other situation just as easily. [[Special:Contributions/141.101.81.216\|141.101.81.216]] 11:23, 27 February 2014 (UTC)		You don't need to be American, an American football fan, a sports fan, or anything else to find this funny (I am none of those things). The joke here is simply about a misdirection - a common tactic in team sports - being carried to a ludicrous extreme, as examined above. The context of sports is just that, a framework for the joke. It could be any other situation just as easily. [[Special:Contributions/141.101.81.216\|141.101.81.216]] 11:23, 27 February 2014 (UTC)
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