In the past the characters showed awareness that they were, in fact, characters in a comic strip (Meta Forth). Yesterday's strip hints at that same meta-cognition, and at the same time shows the reader a little of the basic structure of comic creation. (click on image to enlarge)
If you weren't consciously aware of this concept before, take a new look at the humor strips you read. You'll see the weekly story arc (sometimes it lasts longer) that provides the framework for the gags. Seems Ted's noticed it, too.
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