Comic #6534: road

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Panel 1: Person 1 (with red hair): “It’s… I’m so sorry, your parents were on the road and a truck just ran them over.”

Person 2: “OH MY GOD!”

Person 2: “Yeah they just—”

Panel 2: Person 1: “Did you pronounce ‘road’ as a diphthong? Say it again! Where are you from?”

Bottom Text: “It’s very hard to give linguists bad news.”

These dialogues capture the humor and context of the comic.