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In the last line Black Hat states that, even though this thumb war goes on and on, the "thumb U.N.", the thumb war universe equivalent of the {{w|United Nations}} (UN), won't intervene. In real life the UN would try to put an end to a given war by using diplomatic power and has the mandate of using (blue-helmet) peace forces in war zones to put an end to violence and give out a mandate to nations so that they can intervene in some crisis on their own behalf. | In the last line Black Hat states that, even though this thumb war goes on and on, the "thumb U.N.", the thumb war universe equivalent of the {{w|United Nations}} (UN), won't intervene. In real life the UN would try to put an end to a given war by using diplomatic power and has the mandate of using (blue-helmet) peace forces in war zones to put an end to violence and give out a mandate to nations so that they can intervene in some crisis on their own behalf. | ||
− | The thumb war game in Black Hat's version | + | The children thumb war game is in Black Hat's version instead a quite cynical portrayal of our world, criticizing the "might is right" mentality that is the sad reality of our globe, and the government of the world by the militarily strongest nations. |
The other child, who will someday turn into [[Hairy]], meanwhile, is unnerved by all this and wants to stop playing. Since Hairy is just a normal child he is really not interested in Black Hat's realistic version of what a war really is. | The other child, who will someday turn into [[Hairy]], meanwhile, is unnerved by all this and wants to stop playing. Since Hairy is just a normal child he is really not interested in Black Hat's realistic version of what a war really is. | ||
− | In the title text it seems like Hairy interrupts Black Hat's last rhyme after twenty, and | + | In the title text it seems like Hairy interrupts Black Hat's last rhyme after twenty, and almost makes it a rhyme, as Bunny ends in the same sound if you pronounce twenty a certain way (like "twunny"). So it goes like this: |
:Black Hat: Seventeen, eighteen, nineteen, twenty | :Black Hat: Seventeen, eighteen, nineteen, twenty | ||
:Hairy: Can't we just read Pat the Bunny? | :Hairy: Can't we just read Pat the Bunny? | ||
− | Thus Hairy | + | Thus Hairy request that they to do something more appropriate for children like reading a picture book, specifically the "touch and feel" book for small children and babies known as {{w|Pat the Bunny}}. |
This is the second time a young Black Hat has been used. The first was in [[1139: Rubber and Glue]]. Black Hat has continued to make Hairy uncomfortable even as an adult, for instance in [[1210: I'm So Random]]. | This is the second time a young Black Hat has been used. The first was in [[1139: Rubber and Glue]]. Black Hat has continued to make Hairy uncomfortable even as an adult, for instance in [[1210: I'm So Random]]. | ||
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[[Category:Comics featuring Black Hat]] | [[Category:Comics featuring Black Hat]] | ||
[[Category:Comics featuring Hairy]] | [[Category:Comics featuring Hairy]] | ||
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