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View submission: What's the context of 158?
I interpret this as being about loss. If I remember correctly, Randall Munroe has written about his partner having cancer in the past. I expect (but don’t know for a fact) that this is him mourning…?
Comment by Lordxeen at 26/01/2025 at 02:10 UTC
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This one was from 19 years ago. Randall would have been 21 at the time. While it's not impossible for a young man to lose a romantic partner to cancer I feel it's far more likely to be a yo' mama joke directed at an ex.
Comment by humbleElitist_ at 26/01/2025 at 01:56 UTC
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This comic was, substantially before that, I’m pretty sure? It’s in the first 200.
Comment by djaevlenselv at 26/01/2025 at 12:26 UTC
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This can't be loss. There's only 3 panels and loss needs 4.
Comment by rabbitwonker at 26/01/2025 at 03:59 UTC
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As far as I can tell (at least checking the wiki page for Randall), she was still alive & kicking as of 2020, and presumably to the present day.