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| number = 2231 | | number = 2231 | ||
| date = November 20, 2019 | | date = November 20, 2019 | ||
− | | title = | + | | title = the Time Before And After Land |
| image = the_time_before_and_after_land.png | | image = the_time_before_and_after_land.png | ||
| titletext = According to Google, "the time for Beeland" is apparently whenever you're looking for delicious honey in Spillimacheen, British Columbia or a hexagonal chalet in the Savinja valley in Slovenia. | | titletext = According to Google, "the time for Beeland" is apparently whenever you're looking for delicious honey in Spillimacheen, British Columbia or a hexagonal chalet in the Savinja valley in Slovenia. | ||
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==Explanation== | ==Explanation== | ||
− | + | {{incomplete|Created by a BEE ON THYME. Please mention here why this explanation isn't complete. Do NOT delete this tag too soon.}} | |
− | The comic shows a timeline of the history of the universe from the {{w|Big Bang}} to the present day | + | This comic is wordplay on ''{{w|The Land Before Time (franchise)|The Land Before Time}}'', an animated film series centered on dinosaurs. The comic shows a timeline of the history of the universe, from the {{w|Big Bang}} to the present day. ''The Land Before Time'' film series is listed on the timeline as between "Ground-nesting bees evolve " and "''Thymus'' genus diverges". {{w|Thyme}}, a herb used in cooking, is a general description for any member of the genus ''Thymus''. |
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+ | The joke comes from the various permutations of "The Land Before Time" that are highlighted below the timeline - for example, "the time before land" is the period of time before any land existed in the universe. (If only land on Earth was counted, then the time before land would have extended until [https://curiosity.com/topics/the-first-continent-on-earth-curiosity/ 3 billion years BC]; Earth existed before then, but the oceans covered its entire surface.) | ||
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+ | Additional wordplay arises from exchanging the {{w|homophone}}s "time" and "thyme", and the {{w|homonyms}} "land", a noun meaning ground, and "land", a verb meaning to come to rest from the sky to the ground, creating even more permutations. Other wordplay arises from exchanging "before" with "bee for" and then rearranging the words to make grammatical sense. | ||
The title text is for the phrase "the time for Beeland" and lists 2 places (that Randall found on Google) with the name "Beeland": [http://beeland.ca/ a market in Spillimacheen, British Columbia] or [http://www.apartmajimozirje.si/en/beeland/ a chalet in Slovenia]. | The title text is for the phrase "the time for Beeland" and lists 2 places (that Randall found on Google) with the name "Beeland": [http://beeland.ca/ a market in Spillimacheen, British Columbia] or [http://www.apartmajimozirje.si/en/beeland/ a chalet in Slovenia]. | ||
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===Explanation of time ranges on the chart=== | ===Explanation of time ranges on the chart=== | ||
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|Big Bang | |Big Bang | ||
|Ground-nesting bees evolve | |Ground-nesting bees evolve | ||
− | |This time range also includes the formation of the Earth, a necessary precondition for bees to evolve. | + | |This time range also includes the formation of the Earth, a necessary precondition for bees to evolve. Any time before the evolution of bees could be considered "The time before bees", although it should be noted that the chart does not account for the possibility that ''non-ground-nesting'' bees may have existed prior to ground-nesting ones. If they did, then the chart would be incorrect, as "The time before bees" (for bees as a whole) would precede the evolution of ground-nesting bees. |
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|'''The land before thyme''' | |'''The land before thyme''' | ||
|Rocky planets form | |Rocky planets form | ||
|''Thymus'' genus diverges | |''Thymus'' genus diverges | ||
− | | | + | |This time range is after land first appears in the universe, but before {{w|thyme}} evolved - therefore, any land that existed within this time range can be considered "the land before thyme". This is a homophone of ''The Land Before Time'''s title. |
|- | |- | ||
|'''Time for land bees!''' | |'''Time for land bees!''' | ||
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|Now | |Now | ||
|Bees are flying insects, and therefore must land in order to rest before taking off again. Now that thyme has evolved, bees are able to land on thyme plants. This is a play on two different meanings of the word "land"; as a noun, it means solid ground, but here, it is a verb which means to alight or stop flying. | |Bees are flying insects, and therefore must land in order to rest before taking off again. Now that thyme has evolved, bees are able to land on thyme plants. This is a play on two different meanings of the word "land"; as a noun, it means solid ground, but here, it is a verb which means to alight or stop flying. | ||
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==Transcript== | ==Transcript== | ||
− | + | (Timeline not to scale) | |
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− | + | [A timeline is shown with two endpoints, and five other points. The points are labeled:] | |
:Big Bang | :Big Bang | ||
:Rocky planets form | :Rocky planets form | ||
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:Now | :Now | ||
− | + | [Below the timeline are five overlapping time periods in three rows. The text is between two thick black bars. The time periods all start and end at two different points.] | |
− | + | :[Big Bang to Rocky planets form:] | |
− | :[Big Bang to Rocky | + | ::The Time Before Land |
− | :The Time Before Land | ||
− | :[Big Bang to Ground- | + | :[Big Bang to Ground-nesting bees evolve:] |
− | :The Time Before bees | + | ::The Time Before bees |
− | :[Rocky Planets | + | :[Rocky Planets form to ''Thymus'' genus diverges:] |
− | :The Land Before Thyme | + | ::The Land Before Thyme |
− | :[Ground- | + | :[Ground-nesting bees evolve to Now:] |
− | :Time for Land Bees! | + | ::Time for Land Bees! |
− | :[Thymus | + | :[Thymus genus diverges to Now:] |
− | :Bees Land on Thyme | + | ::Bees Land on Thyme |
{{comic discussion}} | {{comic discussion}} | ||
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[[Category:Timelines]] | [[Category:Timelines]] | ||
[[Category:Fiction]] | [[Category:Fiction]] | ||
− | [[Category: | + | [[Category:Animals]] |
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[[Category:Puns]] | [[Category:Puns]] |