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| date      = April 6, 2011
| title    = Darmok and Jalad
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| title    = Significant
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| titletext = I wonder how often Patrick Stewart has Darmok flashbacks when talking to Star Trek fans.
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| titletext = So, uh, we did the green study again and got no link. It was probably a-- "RESEARCH CONFLICTED ON GREEN JELLY BEAN/ACNE LINK; MORE STUDY RECOMMENDED!"
 
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==Explanation==
 
==Explanation==
This comic is a parody of the Star Trek: The Next Generation episode "{{w|Darmok}}" in which Captain Picard and the Enterprise crew meet with a Tamarian ship. They can translate the words of Tamarian, but because the language is based on metaphors, they cannot understand what the words mean. "Darmok and Jalad at Tanagra" is repeated many times in this episode by the Tamarian captain Dathon. Picard is eventually able to decipher the line to discover that it was a story of two warriors marooned on an island (Tanagra) who work together to defeat a common foe. The alien's intention is that he and Picard work together to defeat a a monster as a way to cement ties between the Tamarians and the Federation.
 
  
In the comic, instead of suggesting a dramatic gesture to achieve a diplomatic breakthrough, the alien seems to be using a corny up chat line. It is not clear if he is chatting up Deanna Troi (who has the long curly hair) or Picard. However, given that in the original episode Darmok and Jalad (the two warriors) were identified with Picard and Dathon, it seems likely that he is flirting with Picard.
 
 
The title text suggests that the actor Patrick Stewart (who played Picard) might sometimes feel as confused by the way that Star Trek fans talk as the character he played did in this episode.
 
  
 
==Transcript==
 
==Transcript==
:[Captain Dathon is seen on a communications screen]
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:[Person with a pony tail runs up to another person, who subsequently points off-panel where there are presumably scientists.]
:Alien: Darmok and Jalad at Kalenda's!
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:Ponytail: Jelly beans cause acne!
:[Jean-Luc Picard and Deanna Troi stand next to each other, looking off to the right.]
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:Another: Scientists! Investigate!
:Picard: Their language must be based on folklore and metaphor! Computer! Search cultural archives for Darmok-Jalad-Kalenda!
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:Scientists: But we&'re playing Minecraft!
:[Picard and Troi listen to the response]
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:Scientists: ... Fine.
:Computer (off-panel): In Tamarian legend, Darmok and Jalad got totally wasted and hooked up at a party at Kalenda's.
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:[Two scientists.  One has safety goggles, the other has a sheet of notes.]
:[Dathon is seen on the communications screen again, winking]
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:Goggles: We found no link between jelly beans and acne (p &gt; 0.05).
 
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:[Back to the original two.]
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:Another: That settles that.
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:Ponytail: I hear it's only a certain color that causes it.
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:Another: Scientists!
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:Scientists:  But Miiiinecraft!
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:[20 near identical small panels follow, 4 rows 5 columns.]
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:Goggles: We found no link between purple jelly beans and acne (p &gt; 0.05).
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:Goggles: We found no link between brown jelly beans and acne (p &gt; 0.05).
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:Goggles: We found no link between pink jelly beans and acne (p &gt; 0.05).
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:Goggles: We found no link between blue jelly beans and acne (p &gt; 0.05).
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:Goggles: We found no link between teal jelly beans and acne (p &gt; 0.05).
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:Goggles: We found no link between salmon jelly beans and acne (p &gt; 0.05).
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:Goggles: We found no link between red jelly beans and acne (p &gt; 0.05).
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:Goggles: We found no link between turquoise jelly beans and acne (p &gt; 0.05).
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:Goggles: We found no link between magenta jelly beans and acne (p &gt; 0.05).
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:Goggles: We found no link between yellow jelly beans and acne (p &gt; 0.05).
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:Goggles: We found no link between grey jelly beans and acne (p &gt; 0.05).
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:Goggles: We found no link between tan jelly beans and acne (p &gt; 0.05).
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:Goggles: We found no link between cyan jelly beans and acne (p &gt; 0.05).
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:Goggles: We found a link between green jelly beans and acne (p &lt; 0.05).
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:Off-panel: WHOA!
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:Goggles: We found no link between yellow jelly beans and acne (p &gt; 0.05).
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:Goggles: We found no link between beige jelly beans and acne (p &gt; 0.05).
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:Goggles: We found no link between lilac jelly beans and acne (p &gt; 0.05).
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:Goggles: We found no link between black jelly beans and acne (p &gt; 0.05).
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:Goggles: We found no link between peach jelly beans and acne (p &gt; 0.05).
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:Goggles: We found no link between orange jelly beans and acne (p &gt; 0.05).
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:[Newspaper front page.]
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:NEWS Green Jelly Beans Linked To Acne! 95% Confidence
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:[There is a picture of 3 green jelly beans.]
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:Only 5% chance of coincidence!
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:Scientists...
 
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Revision as of 20:04, 30 October 2012


Explanation

Transcript

[Person with a pony tail runs up to another person, who subsequently points off-panel where there are presumably scientists.]
Ponytail: Jelly beans cause acne!
Another: Scientists! Investigate!
Scientists: But we&'re playing Minecraft!
Scientists: ... Fine.
[Two scientists. One has safety goggles, the other has a sheet of notes.]
Goggles: We found no link between jelly beans and acne (p > 0.05).
[Back to the original two.]
Another: That settles that.
Ponytail: I hear it's only a certain color that causes it.
Another: Scientists!
Scientists: But Miiiinecraft!
[20 near identical small panels follow, 4 rows 5 columns.]
Goggles: We found no link between purple jelly beans and acne (p > 0.05).
Goggles: We found no link between brown jelly beans and acne (p > 0.05).
Goggles: We found no link between pink jelly beans and acne (p > 0.05).
Goggles: We found no link between blue jelly beans and acne (p > 0.05).
Goggles: We found no link between teal jelly beans and acne (p > 0.05).
Goggles: We found no link between salmon jelly beans and acne (p > 0.05).
Goggles: We found no link between red jelly beans and acne (p > 0.05).
Goggles: We found no link between turquoise jelly beans and acne (p > 0.05).
Goggles: We found no link between magenta jelly beans and acne (p > 0.05).
Goggles: We found no link between yellow jelly beans and acne (p > 0.05).
Goggles: We found no link between grey jelly beans and acne (p > 0.05).
Goggles: We found no link between tan jelly beans and acne (p > 0.05).
Goggles: We found no link between cyan jelly beans and acne (p > 0.05).
Goggles: We found a link between green jelly beans and acne (p < 0.05).
Off-panel: WHOA!
Goggles: We found no link between yellow jelly beans and acne (p > 0.05).
Goggles: We found no link between beige jelly beans and acne (p > 0.05).
Goggles: We found no link between lilac jelly beans and acne (p > 0.05).
Goggles: We found no link between black jelly beans and acne (p > 0.05).
Goggles: We found no link between peach jelly beans and acne (p > 0.05).
Goggles: We found no link between orange jelly beans and acne (p > 0.05).
[Newspaper front page.]
NEWS Green Jelly Beans Linked To Acne! 95% Confidence
[There is a picture of 3 green jelly beans.]
Only 5% chance of coincidence!
Scientists...
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