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Update: I would not have embarked on this powerscaling venture if I'd known how thoroughly Mark Twain was going to roast me.
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Source: https://xkcd.com/3288/
this post was submitted on 21 Aug 2026
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protagonist confidently aims completely off-mark (not even in the right direction) and shoots; arrow gets halfway and sprouts cartoon eyes as it realizes how hilariously bad the aim was; stops midair, bends like a straw as it changes direction and proceeds to slalom its way through all the targets and 5 extra things just for the hell of it.
After embedding itself in the bullseye target it produces a cartoon gloved hand to wipe the sweat off the arrowhead and goes "fhew".