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==Explanation== | ==Explanation== | ||
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− | In the first panel | + | In this comic it is explored how people with various hobbies notice strange things in the sky. In first panel plane enthusiasts notice that there {{w|Piper PA-24 Comanche}} in the sky belonging to company that has no flight plans, and wonder why is that, so decide to post about it on forums. In second panel a few bird enthusiasts are wondering why there is a {{w|broad-winged hawk}} in the area out of season, and decide to send message to e-mail list. In last panel what looks like {{w|National Security Agency}} wonders how to disguise their drones so that people will not pay attention to it, and, as in the first two panels, discover that it does not appear to be legitimate no matter what it appears to be. This is the joke. Another suggestion to use a {{w|weather balloon}} as a disguise is struck out, because it would attract UFO enthusiasts and "weather people". There are numerous instances of weather balloons being labelled as UFO's by enthusiasts, one of the most notable being the {{w|Roswell UFO incident}}, which for years was explained by the US military as a weather balloon crash. |
− | In | + | In title text it is suggested that "lost birthday party balloons" should not attract too much attention. But then noted that it might make marine wildlife people angry. The concern of those probably being that balloons ultimately end up in some water body which threatens marine wildlife that gets trapped in plastic and other synthetic material that were dumped in the water. (see {{w|Marine debris}}) "Marine wildlife people with sharks" may be a reference to [[585: Outreach]], which also features a balloon. Another possible issue with disguising drones as "lost balloons" is that such balloons are quite rarely seen, and a sudden increase in the number of "lost balloons" seen would certainly raise suspicion even without a "spotting community" that focuses on them. |
− | + | The reference to red trim on the Piper PA-24 Comanche could be a reference to the livery of {{w|Janet (airline)}} which operates flights between Las Vegas, Area 51, and other desert military bases. Although, these planes are in fact registered to the Department of the Air Force rather than a holding company. | |
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==Transcript== | ==Transcript== | ||
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:Hairy: I'll ask the forums if anyone knows who operates those. | :Hairy: I'll ask the forums if anyone knows who operates those. | ||
− | :[Hairbun and | + | :[Hairbun and and old man with white sailor cap, are standing in a field with rolling hills behind them. Hairbun is looking at the sky through her binoculars, that she has in a string around her neck. The man also looks up but he is holding his string attached binoculars down in front of him.] |
:Hairbun: Goodness, I think that's a broad-winged hawk! | :Hairbun: Goodness, I think that's a broad-winged hawk! | ||
:Man with sailor cap: In November?! They should be long gone by now! | :Man with sailor cap: In November?! They should be long gone by now! | ||
:Hairbun: I'll email the list. | :Hairbun: I'll email the list. | ||
− | :[Five people sit around a table in a boardroom, which presumably belongs to the government as the table has a circular insignia with an eagle in the center and unreadable text in the ring around the eagle and beneath the insignia. A man with slick black hair is sitting at the end of the table in an office chair. The other four | + | :[Five people sit around a table in a boardroom, which presumably belongs to the government as the table has a circular insignia with an eagle in the center and unreadable text in the ring around the eagle and and beneath the insignia. A man with slick black hair is sitting at the end of the table in an office chair. The other four is sitting behind the long side of the table, from left they are Cueball, Megan, another version of Hairy, with more spiky hair and to the right Ponytail] |
:Man at the end of the table: Dammit, why are there so many different subcultures obsessed with staring at the sky? | :Man at the end of the table: Dammit, why are there so many different subcultures obsessed with staring at the sky? | ||
:Ponytail: What else could we disguise our surveillance drones as? | :Ponytail: What else could we disguise our surveillance drones as? | ||
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[[Category:Comics featuring Megan]] | [[Category:Comics featuring Megan]] | ||
[[Category:Comics featuring Ponytail]] | [[Category:Comics featuring Ponytail]] | ||
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[[Category:Drones]] | [[Category:Drones]] | ||
[[Category:Animals]] | [[Category:Animals]] | ||
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