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| date = June 3, 2015 | | date = June 3, 2015 | ||
| title = Antique Factory | | title = Antique Factory | ||
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| titletext = WARNING: This item was aged by the same inexorable passage of time that also processes nuts. | | titletext = WARNING: This item was aged by the same inexorable passage of time that also processes nuts. | ||
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==Explanation== | ==Explanation== | ||
− | [[Beret Guy]] has a new job with a | + | [[Beret Guy]] has a new job with a confusing premise. When asked where he works, he says “{{w|Antique}} factory!” which seems to be a contradiction since you cannot build an antique object directly in a factory. Only when the item is more than 100 years old (and will often have been in use during this time period) can it be called an antique. |
− | + | Beret Guy walks up to a chair, a table, and a small cabinet, sits down in the chair, and does nothing else. Of course, one does not simply make antiques. Instead, one must wait. Beret Guy appears to be doing exactly this. The implication is that the “antique factory” is simply a place where furniture is stored until it becomes old enough to be considered “antique,” and that Beret Guy doesn’t perform any useful function (except perhaps using the items to make them look old and worn or keeping an eye on the inventory so it won’t be stolen). | |
− | The title text refers to allergy warning labels saying ''May contain nuts''. More specifically, they may say | + | The title text refers to allergy warning labels saying ''May contain nuts''. More specifically, they may say “Manufactured in a facility which also processes nuts,” “Manufactured on equipment that processes products containing nuts,” “Manufactured on equipment that uses nuts,” or similar. These warnings indicate that bits of powder and oil from nuts may have been mixed into the product, creating a hazard to people with nut allergies. Sometimes these warnings are used for allergens besides nuts, but nuts may be the most common. |
− | The joke here is that of course the time that has passed for a specific item | + | The joke here is that of course the time that has passed for a specific antique item will be the same time that has also passed while some nuts somewhere have grown. Thus the time that has [[wiktionary:inexorable#Adjective|inexorably]] passed to make a specific item antique will also have processed nuts. |
− | Beret Guy | + | Given Beret Guy's appearance that looks like an acorn and his overall nutty behavior, it might also be a possibility that he is the nut being processed at the factory. |
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+ | See also [[209: Kayak]]. | ||
==Transcript== | ==Transcript== | ||
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:Beret Guy: Antique factory! | :Beret Guy: Antique factory! | ||
− | :[Beret Guy arrives | + | :[Beret Guy arrives and pulls out a chair in front of a table and a small cabinet.] |
− | :[Beret Guy sits in the | + | :[Beret Guy sits on the chair in front of the table. He has placed the briefcase behind the chair.] |
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+ | :[An almost identical panel is repeated once more.] | ||
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{{comic discussion}} | {{comic discussion}} | ||
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[[Category:Comics featuring Beret Guy]] | [[Category:Comics featuring Beret Guy]] | ||
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