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How to Dump a Nerd

Four-panel comic titled How to Dump a Nerd. A girl robot gently walks her boyfriend through the emotional arc of The Phantom Menace: the hype, the day-long line, the repeat viewings, and the slow realization that it was never actually that good. Then the breakup line lands: that is kinda where I am at with us, you are my Phantom Menace.
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Transcript of “How to Dump a Nerd”

Panel 1. Title card: "Drunk-Robot Presents: How to Dump A Nerd." A gray girl robot with orange hair, round glasses, and a heart on her tank top smiles. Panel 2. The girl robot asks: "You remember when The Phantom Menace came out? And you were all excited about it?" She continues: "And you stood in line for a day (and got free smoothies from the smoothie shop in the mall?)" Panel 3. She goes on: "And you watched the movie and it was awesome when you saw it? Then you saw it again... and again..." And: "And then some time went by and you were like... this wasn't as good as I thought it was the first few times I saw it?" Panel 4. She delivers the landing: "That's kinda where I'm at with us." "You're my Phantom Menace."