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Is it appropriate for the transcript to have colored text? The point of a transcript is to have a formal plain text description, decorating the text in this manner to convey information seems contrary to that. An in-parenthesis statement of the color would perhaps be better. [[User:Thomson's Gazelle|Thomson's Gazelle]] ([[User talk:Thomson's Gazelle|talk]]) 16:51, 28 July 2016 (UTC)
 
Is it appropriate for the transcript to have colored text? The point of a transcript is to have a formal plain text description, decorating the text in this manner to convey information seems contrary to that. An in-parenthesis statement of the color would perhaps be better. [[User:Thomson's Gazelle|Thomson's Gazelle]] ([[User talk:Thomson's Gazelle|talk]]) 16:51, 28 July 2016 (UTC)
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This comic is an in depth analysis of Randall's personal life and his life affecting this comic. When he was just a young boy, Randall once dreamed of going to the moon. His father called him aside and said, "Son, some things man was just never meant to do." and from that point on Randall had always doubted his abilities to travel to outer space. When he grew up he once again dreamed of becoming a moon 'splorer, but he always harbored his own doubt and self-loathing because of what his father had told him when he was a young child. "Today," Randall said, "I will make my childhood dreams a reality." So Randall went and got himself a comic strip, and he began to try to churn out funnies. He used puns, political humor, and witty observations, but unfortunately his dad was right and Randall's comic sucks and this one was not funny KILL YOURSELF RANDALL YOU ARE LITERALLY CANCER ON THE INTERNET.

Revision as of 18:06, 28 July 2016

The title text can be interpreted in two ways: Either that the pants are actually on fire or that rolling the smoke-bomb was a blatant lie. I'm not sure what to make of the "::FWOOOSH::" in the latter case... 162.158.83.66 16:46, 27 July 2016 (UTC)

I think there is also an aspect of excessive literalism here. For example when Meagan says "I swear I locked that window" Politifact says "false". While it is literally true that this statement was false this is only tangentially related to the conversation. What is important is the home break in going on. 173.245.56.70 17:59, 27 July 2016 (UTC)

I think that the title text has two equally true meanings. It was NOT a smoke bomb (it was some other type of bomb, so calling it "smoke bomb" is false) and also Politifact's pants were literally on fire. 162.158.214.147 21:32, 27 July 2016 (UTC)

Smoke Bombs are not as obviously incendiary as (say) Incendiary Bombs, but they are actually burning, beneath the deliberate smoke, and perfectly capable of igniting materials. Depending upon their (mis)use. 141.101.98.20 12:00, 28 July 2016 (UTC)

Is it appropriate for the transcript to have colored text? The point of a transcript is to have a formal plain text description, decorating the text in this manner to convey information seems contrary to that. An in-parenthesis statement of the color would perhaps be better. Thomson's Gazelle (talk) 16:51, 28 July 2016 (UTC)

This comic is an in depth analysis of Randall's personal life and his life affecting this comic. When he was just a young boy, Randall once dreamed of going to the moon. His father called him aside and said, "Son, some things man was just never meant to do." and from that point on Randall had always doubted his abilities to travel to outer space. When he grew up he once again dreamed of becoming a moon 'splorer, but he always harbored his own doubt and self-loathing because of what his father had told him when he was a young child. "Today," Randall said, "I will make my childhood dreams a reality." So Randall went and got himself a comic strip, and he began to try to churn out funnies. He used puns, political humor, and witty observations, but unfortunately his dad was right and Randall's comic sucks and this one was not funny KILL YOURSELF RANDALL YOU ARE LITERALLY CANCER ON THE INTERNET.