Line #202 ComicallyMissingThePoint/Webcomics


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15	[[caption-width-right:297:The [[WhatMeasureIsANonHuman confusion]] being over the word "[[JustAMachine population]]".]]
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18	ComicallyMissingThePoint in {{Webcomics}}.
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21	* [[TheDitz Fighter]] of ''[[Webcomic/EightBitTheater 8-bit Theater]]'' does a lot of this, mostly as a side effect of being stupid enough to warp physics. Possibly the best example is when he sees a castle floating in the sky, and declares it to be the ''invisible'' sky castle they were looking for.
22	-->'''Black Mage:''' Does that ''look'' like an invisible sky castle?\
23	'''Fighter:''' Sure, maybe. I've never seen one.\
24	'''Black Mage:''' Can you imagine why?\
25	(long pause as Fighter attempts thought)\
26	'''Fighter:''' Because they're quite rare?\
27	'''Thief:''' He's not wrong, you know.[[note]]His role in the broader conversation is actually DumbassHasAPoint [=and/or=] TooDumbToFool because the visible sky castle actually ''is'' what they're looking for; the "invisible" part was made up by the arc antagonist to trick Black Mage into [[TooDumbToLive dismounting her in mid-air]].[[/note]]
28	* ''Webcomic/ApocalypticHorseplay'': Occurs twice.
29	** The first time:
30	-->'''Babel:''' We call him the Husher. A nameless and faceless creature my Order was able to bring into the fold of our Lord... Where his dangerous abilities may finally serve the greater good.\
31	'''Angela:''' Yeah sure, that's brilliant. Except I only asked where the creep went, and I wasn't bloody asking you.
32	** The second time:
33	-->'''Hunger:''' We didn't always hate the Horsemen, you know. In fact, we used to love them. We were born from them. We looked up to them. And like all children, our first instinct was to become like them. As I understand it, children often grow to resent their parents because of the part of them they see in themselves. Sadly, with the Horsemen, it was the other way around. After that night, they resented the part of them they saw in us. Feared it, even. So they turned us away. They said they were setting us free, but we all knew better. It crushed us. Hatred worst of all. The truth is, we didn't know what to do without them. Fulfilling the prophecy was all we knew. So we went on with the plan. Unfortunately, none of us were strong enough to push humanity over the edge. Once the Horsemen were gone, what was supposed to be the final World War turned into an era of petty feuds and nonviolent ideological conflicts. The bombs never flew. Hatred was humiliated. He kept saying we just weren't ready yet, that we had to evolve, to become stronger, strong enough to finish the job once and for all. But Fever and I knew his thirst for power would never be satisfied. So we all went our separate ways. To our own little corners of the world, far out of the Horsemen's footsteps. And yet, no matter how far we got, or how much we changed... We never forgot. Destiny can be a terrible thing, little man. It's like trying to outrun your own shadow. One way or another, it still catches up to you.\
34	'''Oscar:''' Mate, when I asked "What is wrong with you"... That was a rhetorical question.
35	* [[http://basicinstructions.net/basic-instructions/2008/3/3/how-to-explain-something-to-someone-who-doesnt-get-it.html This]] ''Webcomic/BasicInstructions'' strip. For added fun, it seems that both of them are missing the point in different ways.
36	* ''Webcomic/BittersweetCandyBowl'', Functionally, most of the older students to Tess. Especially Jessica and Rachel, since the lot of them bullying her is a bit hypocritical at best.
37	* ''Webcomic/BlurTheLines'' features a stip where Rick Rick is kicked out of a ''TabletopGame/DungeonsAndDragons'' round because he keeps trying "bluff" his way into the pants of his fellow players; [[http://www.blur-the-lines.com/?p=216 he thinks they kicked him out just because he's gay]].
38	%%* [[http://bobandgeorge.com/archives/051216c This]] ''Webcomic/BobAndGeorge'' strip. Focus on the [[TemporalParadox time travel]], dammit!
39	* ''Webcomic/BoyMeetsBoy'': Mikhael decides to use humour to lighten the situation when coming out to his new poker group, by putting down his cards and saying "Y'know, it's funny that I got a straight, because I'm not." Long awkward silence ensues, and Mik figures they're squicked and leaves. We cut back to the group, still sitting in amazement:
40	-->"I can't believe he got a straight that early on!"\
41	"The man's luck is incredible!"\
42	"Guys ... shut up."
43	* In ''Webcomic/BrunoTheBandit'' Fiona seemed confused about the [[http://www.brunothebandit.com/d/20000412.html origin of weiners]].
44	* In [[http://www.shoeboxblog.com/?p=11549 this]] ''Chuck and Beans'' strip, a discussion about Hitler goes south fast.
45	* In ''Webcomic/CommanderKitty'', [[HiveMind when the locals turn blue, start pointing at him, and chanting the same thing in perfect unison,]] [[http://www.commanderkitty.com/2010/06/27/improv-anywhere/ Ace assumes he's on the receiving end of a flash mob.]]
46	* ''Webcomic/CrossTimeCafe'': The engineers visit an amusement park's [[http://www.hirezfox.com/neoctc/d/20220907.html bumper-car ride]] and start [[WorkAHolic redesigning the ride]].
47	-->'''Engineers:''' ... lidar or radar ... collision-avoidance ... reactive bumpers ... [=AI-guidance=]\
48	'''Kathy:''' Aw, '''C'mon''', guys!!! They're '''supposed''' to bump into each other!
49	* ''Webcomic/CyanideAndHappiness'': In one of their [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vWvBxIEgL44 shorts]], a man runs over his friend and his reaction is, "[[OhCrap OH SHIT!]] I forgot the ice."
50	%%** [[http://explosm.net/comics/1583/ See this]] strip. ''Webcomic/CyanideAndHappiness'' '''loves''' this joke.
51	* In [[http://www.dangerouslychloe.com/strips-dc/is_it_scary this edition]] of ''Webcomic/DangerouslyChloe'', Abby gets very upset to hear that when Chloe has sex with Teddy (Abby's older brother), she will "'love' him to death." Pandora (like Chloe, also a succubus), explains that it's just an expression: "There's very little 'love' involved."
52	* [[http://darthsanddroids.net/episodes/0946.html This]] ''Webcomic/DarthsAndDroids'' strip shows just one of many examples of Jim's logic when he's got his mind firmly set on the wrong thing. Jim as Han Solo is desperately trying to think of a way to warm Luke up, and no matter how much the DM emphasises the warmth emanating from the Tauntaun's body, he remains obsessed with using the laser sword to set something on fire. Eventually he decides to they can camp out in the Tauntaun hide overnight... and he can try to set things on fire again in the morning.
53	* ''Webcomic/DoghouseDiaries'': Used many times. A few notable examples:
54	** In [[http://thedoghousediaries.com/528 Wild Pizza]], a man complains that the pizza he's eating is terrible. When his friend points out that it's actually a live bear he's chewing on, he responds:
55	-->"Ok... I need you to stay calm... back away slowly... and bring me some salt."
56	** In [[http://thedoghousediaries.com/196 Always forget something]], two friends are just leaving on their trip, and one of them complains of forgetting something. When it's revealed that their trip is ''skydiving,'' and he realizes he's forgotten his ''parachute,'' his only reaction is to be relieved that he figured out what it was that he was forgetting, because it really would have bugged him if he couldn't remember.
57	%%* In ''Webcomic/DorkTower'' we have [[http://www.dorktower.com/2006/06/09/comics-archive-793/ missing the point entirely.]]
58	* ''Webcomic/DiaryOfAWimpyKid'': Greg's Aunt Cakey doesn't like kids, but she does buy them some legos to play with. She then glues the legos into a solid brick so they can't be scattered around.
59	* [[EthicalSlut Joe]] from ''Webcomic/DumbingOfAge'' starts rating Danny's ex-girlfriend who had just broken up with him. [[http://www.dumbingofage.com/2010/comic/book-1/01-move-in-day/seven/ He misconstrues Danny's distraught face completely.]]
60	%%* In ''Webcomic/ElGoonishShive'', Tedd misses it [[http://www.egscomics.com/?date=2007-08-17 here]].
61	* In ''Webcomic/{{Freefall}}'':
62	** When [[http://freefall.purrsia.com/ff1800/fc01786.htm the robots explain why they joined the mayor's police force]].
63	--->'''Police Robot:''' We are being trained as a police force to help solve conflicts among the planet's non-human population.\
64	'''Mayor's Assistant:''' Our non-human population consists of one person. Sam. Do we really need an entire police force for one alien squid?\
65	'''Police Robot:''' Sir, I believe if you look past the obvious answer, you'll see one that's even more obvious.
66	** Sad thing is, interpretations ''can'' go either way.
67	** Blunt believes that if car companies truly cared about their customers, [[http://freefall.purrsia.com/ff2000/fc01926.htm they would not sell cars that could be driven.]]
68	* In [[http://ghastly.keenspace.com/d/20050911.html one]] of the least NSFW (but not least disturbing) pages of ''Webcomic/GhastlysGhastlyComic'', Freddy misses the point of ''ComicBook/ChickTracts'' and decides to help the Chick Boy...
69	--> [[GratuitousJapanese Baka Ecchi Mizu-Boy's Manga Is Too Angry]]. Freddy Fix It {{Genki\|Girl}} Style!
70	* ''Webcomic/GirlGenius'':
71	** Baron Wulfenbach orders to take Agatha to Castle Wulfenbach and send her back in case she turns out to be useless. His son indicates that "her parents might not like that". Baron replies: "They'll take her back anyway".
72	** [[http://www.girlgeniusonline.com/comic.php?date=20031017 Or]] these two Jägers:
73	--->'''Gorb''': Vell, let’s just keel her.\
74	'''Othar Tryggvassen''': ''Fiends.'' Kill her and I’ll tell the Baron.\
75	'''Gorb''': Vell, mebbe ve keel you, too, shmot guy.\
76	'''Minsk''': Gorb...\
77	'''Gorb''': Vat?!\
78	'''Minsk''': Gorb, dis iz turnink into vun of ''dose'' plans... Hyu know – de kind vere ve keel everybody dot notices dot ve’s killin people?\
79	'''Gorb''': It is?\
80	'''Minsk''': Uh huh. And how do dose alvays end?\
81	'''Gorb''': De dirigible iz in flames, everyboddyz dead an’ I’ve lost my hat.\
82	'''Minsk''': Dot’s ''right''. Und any plan vere you lose your hat iz?\
83	'''Gorb''': A bad plan?\
84	'''Minsk''': ''Right again!''
85	** [[http://www.girlgeniusonline.com/comic.php?date=20060320 Also,]] when the Baron finds out that the body he just finished regrowing ''isn't'' the girl he'd sent Dupree to capture/kill:
86	--->'''Dupree:''' I saw--she's dead!\
87	'''Baron:''' You saw what you were supposed to see. You were tricked. She's alive.\
88	'''Dupree:''' '''''Really?!'''''\
89	'''Baron:''' Yes.\
90	'''Dupree:''' But--are you sure?\
91	'''Baron:''' Yes.\
92	'''Dupree:''' Wow. She sure ''looked'' dead.
93	** [[http://www.girlgeniusonline.com/comic.php?date=20110615 Also...]]
94	--->'''Tarvek:''' If we threw in every minion we have, we might take out ''one'' of them.\
95	'''Gil:''' That's a ''terrible plan!''\
96	'''Minion:''' Thank you, sir!\
97	'''Gil:''' There's another twenty of them! We don't have enough minions!\
98	'''Minion:''' Er...
99	** Hoffmann, who is deeply in love with the woman he's supposed to marry, but is too clueless to realise she feels the same way, asks Agatha if she thinks Larana and his brother Aldin "like" each other. Agatha, who is admittedly slightly distracted, assures him they definitely do and is genuinely baffled that this doesn't make him feel better -- does he want to marry someone his brother ''dislikes''?
100	* In ''Webcomic/{{Greg}}'', Ted misses the point of Greg's biting sarcasm, leaving Greg speechless in frustration.
101	* Black from ''Webcomic/GreyIs'' does this from time to time, mainly because he has trouble understanding metaphors and takes everything literally. For example, when White says that he's pondering the strength of the human heart, Black assumes he's talking about people's actual hearts and tells him that mending a few cuts doesn't make him a doctor.
102	* The ScienceFair arc of ''Webcomic/GunnerkriggCourt'' features two layers of this. Kat's peers (and most of her teachers) focus on the anti-gravity chamber that she invented, completely ignoring the protein crystal growth experiment that was Kat's entire reason for inventing said gravity chamber. And Kat fails to understand why anyone would be more interested in anti-gravity than protein crystals.
103	* In [[http://www.mspaintadventures.com/?s=6&p=008222 this]] panel of ''WebComic/{{Homestuck}}'', Jade gives Dave an item that will make his sword able to injure the main BigBad. The item is a cue ball, but Dave mistakes it for an egg at first. After Jade points out that the item is a cue ball, Dave asks:
104	--> '''Dave:''' [[spoiler:lord english]] has some sort of severe egg allergy that we are hoping to exploit?
105	* In ''Webcomic/KnightsOfBuenaVista'', Bill proposes to Mary, and she mistakes it for his PlayerCharacter proposing to hers. Then Bill remembers to show the ring.
106	%%* Ben Winchester from ''Webcomic/{{Loserz}}'' meets and befriends a girl who's much like his old (platonic) friend Jodie -- a bisexual girl hot for everyone. The conclusion he jumps to...see for yourself [[http://the-qlc.com/loserz/go/303 here]] and [[http://the-qlc.com/loserz/go/318 here.]]
107	* ''Webcomic/{{Maximumble}}'': In "Werewolf", a vampire overhears a werewolf mocking vampires. The vampire is just confused as to why the werewolf keeps saying the word "neck". [[note]]None of the characters have necks. [[/note]]
108	* ''Webcomic/{{Misfile}}'': When Ash is having a worse day than usual due to having to go to a gynecologist (which is only a thing because he got hit with a GenderBender paired with a CosmicRetcon), Rumisiel, the angel who caused the original problem, walks in. Ash immediately sucker punches him in the gut.
109	-->'''Emily:''' I think I understand the reasoning behind that, but was it really the right thing to do?\
110	'''Ash:''' ''[thinks about it]'' No. You're right. I should have kicked him in the nads.
111	* ''Webcomic/MountainTime'':
112	** Two guys being held captive on an island. Their cunning escape plan involves [[http://mountaincomics.com/2012/03/06/mountain-time-338/ using their boat to kill their captor so they can float home on his corpse.]]
113	** A man is forced to [[http://mountaincomics.com/2014/02/06/mountain-time-531/ open a tin can at gunpoint.]] That's not why he thinks his attacker is weird, though.
114	%%** And [[http://mountaincomics.com/2014/03/27/mountain-time-545/ here]] we meet a guy who can't grasp the intricacies of a murder-suicide.
115	%%** Here we have a character who [[http://mountaincomics.com/comic/mt647/ can't quite figure out why she's sick.]]
116	* ''Webcomic/MyMammaIsInBurnedIsOut'': One of the science lovers supports the use of "Burned" because his posts keep being called coal and coal burns, so it must be good. However, in the "Gem/Coal" rating system, the latter is considered negative.
117	* In ''Webcomic/NipAndTuck'', when Nip misses the point, he [[http://www.rhjunior.com/NT/00063.html seriously misses the point.]]
118	--> '''Mugger:''' Hey, magical genie here -- offering the choice of two wishes! ''[holds knife close to traveler's face]'' "I wish I wasn't bleeding through the neck" or "I wish I had my money." Take your time.\
119	'''Traveler:''' ''[excitedly]'' I wish for ''true love!''\
120	'''Mugger:''' I don't think you understand.\
121	'''Traveler:''' No! Wait! I wish I could ''fly!''
122	* ''Webcomic/TheOrderOfTheStick'':
123	** Miko is responsible for the quote: "The term is 'smite evil', not 'bump uglies'."
124	** Also, Vaarsuvius.
125	---> '''Vaarsuvius''': As the size of the explosion increases, the number of social situations it is incapable of solving approaches zero.\
126	'''Blackwing:''' [[UnsoundEffect Whisper whisper whisper whisper whisper.]]\
127	'''Vaarsuvius:''' AndThatWouldBeWrong.
128	** When Haley and her rival [[http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0607.html were forced to go on thieves's guild missions]], Haley would remove the pickles from her sandwiches. Her rival assumed that she was PHYSICALLY WEAK to them, and later attacks Haley by pelting her with pickles. It helps that said rival is a complete and total idiot.
129	** [[http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0817.html This dialogue between Elan and Tarquin]] after the latter just gave him a flying carpet
130	---> '''Tarquin:''' At any rate, I'm happy to put at your disposal any or all resources of this kingdom.\
131	'''Elan:''' ''(looking at carpet)'' How do you control it?\
132	'''Tarquin:''' Fear and intimidation, mostly, though a little torture here and there helps.\
133	'''Elan:''' [[BeatPanel (Horrified look)]]\
134	'''Tarquin:''' Or did you mean the carpet? Just pull on one of the tassels.
135	* There's a good one in ''Webcomic/{{Pacificators}}''. The platoon needed to come up with a way to lure [[PsychoElectro Rendo]] away from his comrades.
136	-->'''Cinna:''' (when discussing who would be the best candidate for being TheBait) Hey, what about Ex-Boss [Qamra]?\
137	'''Qamra:''' Like he’d interested in some [[HandicappedBadass one-eyed woman.]]\
138	'''Cinna:''' That’s right, you’re too old.
139	* ''Webcomic/PixieAndBrutus'': A large part of Pixie's character is her innocence making her misunderstand some things the rougher Brutus says.
140	** Brutus' implied threat against Randall the raccoon goes straight over her head as she gets sidetracked by the fact that Brutus isn't striped.
141	** She completely misses the point of Brutus' training, attempting to make friends with the "mean critter" target (a teddy bear) and protesting Brutus' instructions to bite because biting would make him not want to be friends.
142	* ''Webcomic/PokemonX'' does this when Brendan describes May to Professor Birch, saying that she's 5'4", 100 lbs, brown hair, and then mumbles "nice... firm... breasts..." while drooling ([[NakedFirstImpression it's a long story, okay?]]). Professor Birch looks shocked. After Brendan leaves, Birch gets excited... because he thinks May is cooking chicken breasts for dinner.
143	* ''Webcomic/PracticeMakesPerfect'':
144	** Jess asks Addy if [[https://pmp.kemono.cafe/comic/title-003/ he feels comfortable]] about being treated by a surgeon who consulted Website/{{YouTube}} videos for instructions. Addy says that depends how many views the video has.
145	** Jess can also fall victim to this. She tells Addy that she is [[https://pmp.kemono.cafe/comic/title-013/ into classical music]] and then goes to the music store to see if Mozart has any new albums available.
146	* In ''Webcomic/QuarterLifeCrisis'' #6, Ben is lying naked in bed with his girlfriend Lisa when Jodie walks in to ask him how to beat a part in a video game. He answers her and she walks back out. Ben doesn't get why Lisa is bewildered.
147	-->'''Lisa:''' Did... did your sexy roommate just walk in on us to ask for advice about a videogame?\
148	'''Ben:''' Well I've beaten it before.
149	* ''Webcomic/QuestionableContent'':
150	** When Dora first sees a shrink, she complains to Faye that they spent the whole session on small talk and never got round to actually discussing her problems. They ''actually'' spent it talking about her relationship with her brother, which is one of her issues.
151	** In [[https://www.questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=3227 this]] strip, Clinton is explaining to Claire that their mother is having sex with a younger man--and he then comments that he found this out because he was in a bar when it caught fire and burned down, and he needed a place to stay, so he went to their mother's house in the middle of the night. Claire quite reasonably points out his [[SkewedPriorities skewed priorities]]: He was in a ''fire'', and what he wants to tell her is that their mother is getting laid?!
152	** [[https://www.questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=4621 When a random AI wanders into Union Robotics]] and starts talking to Faye as if she were his therapist, despite her repeatedly saying she's not one, she instead tries telling him that she charges $1500 per minute. [[https://www.questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=4624 He protests that nobody's going to pay that]], missing that this is exactly what she ''wants'' to happen.
153	* Taisei from ''Webcomic/{{Sakana}}'' does this [[http://sakana.smackjeeves.com/comics/1113764/091/ rather]] [[http://sakana.smackjeeves.com/comics/1220903/107/ often.]]
154	* In ''Webcomic/{{Rascals}}'', Yuriko when she brings up Nick dumping Mitzu and again whenever she invites Kia, another of Nick's ex-girlfriends, over to the house late at night.
155	%%* ''Webcomic/SaturdayMorningBreakfastCereal'' does this about ONCE EVERY FOUR STRIPS.
156	* From ''Webcomic/SchlockMercenary'', [[http://www.schlockmercenary.com/2013-01-20 in Book 14, Part I]]:
157	-->'''Petey:''' You want to know what ulterior motive I have for offering your captain and his company a comfortable retirement.\
158	'''Schlock:''' Yes! You're sneaky that way! Something big is up, and you're trying to manipulate us.\
159	'''Petey:''' Fine. You won't like the answer, but here it is: I am trying to take a band of career sociopaths out of circulation.\
160	[''beat'']\
161	[''Schlock draws his plasgun'']\
162	'''Schlock:''' I'm in. Tell me who to shoot.\
163	'''Petey:''' Apparently I'm sneakier than either of us thought.
164	** Also
165	-->'''Elf:''' What are you keeping from me! Back-doors ''sabotage''?\
166	'''Para:''' What? '''No'''. I just don't like being ''micro-managed''.\
167	'''Elf:''' I can't help it! You're a very small person!\
168	'''Para:''' [[LampshadeHanging That's not what that word means!]]
169	* [[http://schworld.deviantart.com/gallery/#/d2s3aqz This]] Schworld History comic has a disturbing example.
170	* The "Cuckolded Husband" storyline in ''Webcomic/SexyLosers'' sees a man repeatedly walk in on his wife having sex with his best friend. He immediately believes their implausible excuse and innocently runs with it until they regret saying anything.
171	* In ''Webcomic/{{Silenziosa}}'', when Alissabetta is dismayed at being presented with an array of tools for assassination rather than dressmaking, King Charles talks up the exquisite high quality of the implements, not to mention their presentation box.
172	* In ''Blog/SliceOfLife,'' After Twilight Sparkle explains to Spike (a baby green dragon) that you're supposed to dress as something you're not on [[HalloweenEpisode Nightmare Night,]] he dresses up as a ''red'' dragon.
173	* ''Webcomic/SluggyFreelance'' [[http://www.sluggy.com/comics/archives/daily/19990527 in this strip]]:
174	--> '''Parody villain:''' You better hurry. There's a vampire there with orders to drop your friends into a vat of boiling oil at midnight exactly!\
175	'''Sam:''' My God! They'll drown!
176	* ''Webcomic/SomethingPositive'': Bian at her new job.
177	--> "It's Pantsless Tuesday in the boss's office."\
178	"That's insane! It's Monday."
179	** Jason is shocked when Aubrey mentions she saw her favourite TV comedian die mid-act when she was little, and asks if it affected her in any way. "Of course it did! I've been trying to figure out what that punchline was going to be for about twenty-five years now."
180	* ''Webcomic/StandStillStaySilent'': In the prologue, Gøran is showing Aksel a series of three stylized figures representing the at-risk populations for the Rash. He correctly identifies young children and elders, but gets stumped by the the third and guesses "fat people". It's very obviously a pregnant woman.
181	* After Rod of ''Webcomic/StickInTheMud'' asks why [[DidWeJustHaveTeaWithCthulhu monsters from hell are drinking beer with him]] while humans wrecked his bar, he completely misses the point of Lamias explanation.
182	-->'''Lamia:''' There are dicks on either side. We have beasts down there that would ''dye their sweaters'' with the blood of children.
183	-->'''Rod:''' Seriously? Sounds mighty impractical. That stuff clots like a motherfucker.
184	* ''Webcomic/StickyDillyBuns'': Dillon fishes for compliments, but Ruby refuses the bait:
185	-->'''Dillon:''' Here's where you say stuff like "Of course you deserve him, Dillon! You're a nice, handsome guy!"\
186	'''Ruby:''' I don't like to lie.\
187	'''Dillon:''' You don't find me handsome?
188	* In ''Webcomic/SuperBrothers'', Bowser thinks the partiers are there to celebrate him, and when Peach calls him out on his selfishness being why he's so lonely, he thinks she's so kind and thoughtful he has to have her to himself and kidnaps her.
189	* ''Webcomic/UnwindersTallComics'': Director Nathan Blaine makes a sequel to ''Film/CitizenKane'', named ''[[http://tallcomics.com/?id=56 K2: The Death of Kane]]''. There's enough references to the original film's plot and dialogue to prove that Blaine's a big fan of the original ''Kane''... yet somehow he still manages to turn his sequel into a generic action movie with a lot of explosions.
190	-->'''[[TheRant Eli Parker]]:''' Anyhow, one of the funny results of this is that Nathan Blaine has clearly, CLEARLY seen ''Citizen Kane'', and he is clearly trying to get everything right, and throw in a lot of references to ''Kane 1'', but he's still completely missing the point.\
191	He's a pretty crazy director.
192	* In ''Webcomic/TeamFortress2'''s comic storyline "Meet the Director", the group obtains a picture of Heavy sleeping, with his favourite gun in a tiny bed beside his bed.
193	-->"That's pretty embarrassing."\
194	"Yes. I must buy [[ICallItVera Sasha]] better bed."
195	* ''Webcomic/VirtualShackles'': Upon being told of the horrific things done by a ''TabletopGame/DungeonsAndDragons'' player, [[http://www.virtualshackles.com/141 Jack's response]] is shock - at the fact that people still play it.
196	* In ''Webcomic/VoodooWalrus'' Grymm is pretty bad about this. But it could just be him being difficult on purpose.
197	--> '''Creepnight:''' And remember, this time we run a background check. We don't want another basketcase in our lives.\
198	'''Grymm:''' "I like picnics."
199	* In ''Webcomic/WelcomeToThePharmacy'', one client comes in with his head having burst into a mutated, bug-like monstrosity mere minutes before the pharmacy opened - and complains about how his headache so bad, he feels like his head is going to explode.
200	* ''Webcomic/TheWhiteboard'': When Sandy is railing against "upgrades" done to her car by Doc (which include offensive weaponry) in the September 19, 2012 strip, he insists on pointing out the difference between rockets and missiles (unguided versus guided), a launcher for the latter being what mounted on her car.
201	* In [[http://xkcd.com/776/ this]] comic of ''Webcomic/{{XKCD}}'', the AltText has the character reject the squirrel's advice. Not because the squirrel is obviously a hallucination, but because "What do squirrels know about mental health?"
202	** ''xkcd'' also provides [[https://xkcd.com/2186/ another example]], that, coincidentally, also focuses on squirrels. Cueball is told that there is the equivalent of one squirrel's worth of dark matter in the Earth, and asks if there's any way to work out which squirrel it is.
203	** Another example:
204	-->'''Megan:''' [[http://xkcd.com/1014/ Can anyone tell me what's wrong with this picture?]]\
205	'''Cueball:''' The white balance, for one.\
206	'''Danish:''' Focus is a bit too close.\
207	'''Black Hat Guy:''' The chromatic aberration suggests you bought your camera because it had "the most megapixels".\
208	'''Megan:''' '''THE CAR IS ON FIRE!'''\
209	''(The AltText then has the three gleefully suggest setting Megan's replacement car on fire to give her a better shot.)''
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