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No. 768: The logic of war seems to be that if the belligerent can fight, he will fight

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The logic of war seems to be that if the belligerent can fight, he will fight

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Permanent URL: https://mezzacotta.net/itoons/?comic=768

Strip by: Wibi

{Cueball 1 and Cueball 2 are sitting on a bench. A yellow car drives by. Cueball 1 punches Cueball 2.}
Cueball 1: Punch buggy yellow.
{Cueball 2 punches Cueball 1 back.}
{Cueball 1 punches Cueball 2 back.}
{Cueball 2 punches Cueball 1 back.}
{Cueball 1 punches Cueball 2 back.}
{They keep doing this.}
{For a while.}
{Gradual zoom out on the repeating panels until they become a pixelated mess.}
Caption: Soon...
{Two tombstones in a field, belonging to Cueball 1 and Cueball 2. Cueball 2 is thinking of punching Cueball 1.}

The author writes:

Original xkcd strip: #392 Making Rules.