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| | date = September 30, 2005 | | | date = September 30, 2005 |
| | title = Barrel - Part 2 | | | title = Barrel - Part 2 |
− | | before = <big><big><span class="plainlinks">[https://web.archive.org/web/20070927001941/http://xkcd-drawings.livejournal.com/?skip=40#:~:text=8%3A46%20pm-,Barrel%20%2D%20Part%202,-The%20story%20continues Original title</span>]: '''Barrel - Part 2'''</big></big>
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| | image = barrel mommies.jpg | | | image = barrel mommies.jpg |
− | | titletext = Awww.<br><br><span class="plainlinks">[https://web.archive.org/web/20070927001941/http://xkcd-drawings.livejournal.com/?skip=40#:~:text=8%3A46%20pm-,Barrel%20%2D%20Part%202,-The%20story%20continues Original caption</span>]: The [http://www.livejournal.com/users/xkcd_drawings/1388.html story] continues. | + | | titletext = Awww. |
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| ==Explanation== | | ==Explanation== |
− | This was the thirteenth comic originally posted to [[LiveJournal]]. The previous one was [[14: Copyright]], and the next one was [[15: Just Alerting You]]. It was among the [[:Category:First day on LiveJournal|first thirteen comics]] posted to LiveJournal within 12 minutes on September 30, 2005, on the first day of the xkcd LiveJournal account. | + | This is the second in a five-part series of comics whose parts were randomly published during the first several dozen strips. The series features a [[:Category:Barrel|character]] that is not consistent with what would quickly become the xkcd [[stick figure]] style. The character is in a barrel. The full series is: |
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− | As in the previous comic in the [[:Category:The Boy and his Barrel|The Boy and his Barrel series]], the boy is floating in the ocean inside a barrel. The previous comic made a point about the uncertainty of life; here, [[Barrel Boy]]'s lament at not finding a mother is pure sentimentality, as accentuated by the title text. According to Freud, the first stage of psycho-sexual development is the Oral Stage, which relates to a baby's relationship with its mother. The realization that 'mommy' cannot be found is the first point at which a person learns to stop trusting the world and realizes that the world is not always comforting and safe.
| + | *[[1: Barrel - Part 1]] |
| + | *[[11: Barrel - Part 2]] |
| + | *[[22: Barrel - Part 3]] |
| + | *[[25: Barrel - Part 4]] |
| + | *[[31: Barrel - Part 5]] |
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− | This is the third in a six-part series of comics whose parts were randomly published during the first several dozen strips. The series features [[Barrel Boy]], a character that is different from what would quickly become the xkcd [[stick figure]] style. The full series can be found [[:Category:The Boy and his Barrel|here]]. After Randall released the full [http://liveweb.archive.org/web/20070207052159/http://www.xkcd.com/barrel.html The Boy and his Barrel] story on the site, it became clear that the original comic [[20: Ferret]] was also part of the series. The comics are listed in the order chosen by Randall:
| + | The drawing style is very reminiscent of The Little Prince. |
− | * [[1: Barrel - Part 1]]
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− | * [[20: Ferret]]
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− | * [[11: Barrel - Part 2]]
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− | * [[22: Barrel - Part 3]]
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− | * [[25: Barrel - Part 4]]
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− | * [[31: Barrel - Part 5]]
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| ==Transcript== | | ==Transcript== |
| :[A boy sits in a barrel which is floating in an ocean.] | | :[A boy sits in a barrel which is floating in an ocean.] |
− | :Boy: none of the places i floated had mommies. | + | :Boy: None of the places i floated had mommies. |
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| + | ==Trivia== |
| + | *This is the thirteenth comic [[xkcd#History|originally posted]] on livejournal. The previous was [[14: Copyright]]. The next was [[15: Just Alerting You]]. View archive [http://liveweb.archive.org/web/20070927001941/http://xkcd-drawings.livejournal.com/?skip=40 here]. |
| + | *Original [[Randall]] quote: "The story continues." |
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| {{comic discussion}} | | {{comic discussion}} |
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− | [[Category:Posted on LiveJournal| 13]] | + | [[Category:Barrel|02]] |
− | [[Category:First day on LiveJournal| 13]]
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− | [[Category:First day on xkcd.com]]
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− | [[Category:Checkered paper]]
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− | [[Category:The Boy and his Barrel|03]] | |
− | [[Category:Comics sharing name|Barrel 02]]
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− | [[Category:Comics with lowercase text]]
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− | [[Category:Comics featuring Barrel Boy]]
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