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[quote="Bazooka_Joe":e7e9b]Word bubbles don't have shafts. That's mearly the direction of where the talker is. . .didn't you ever read comic books?[/quote:e7e9b]

[quote:e7e9b]shaft:

A projectile suggestive of a spear or arrow in appearance or configuration.
Informal. A scornfully satirical comment; a barb.
Slang. Harsh, unfair treatment. Often used with the: The president of the airline really gave the unions the shaft.
A ray or beam of light.
A long thin object or part, as:
The handle of any of various tools or implements.
One of two parallel poles between which an animal is harnessed to a vehicle.
A long, generally cylindrical bar that rotates and transmits power, as the drive shaft of an engine.[/quote:e7e9b]

When the hell are you going to learn?