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Pie Guy: emphasized the rapidity with which the economy would collapse in this scenario

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emphasized the rapidity with which the economy would collapse in this scenario

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Ex Kay Cee Dee at 20:21, 4 May 2022

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BlackBeret: Undo revision 240837 by Ex Kay Cee Dee (talk)

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Ex Kay Cee Dee at 17:23, 4 May 2022

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 ==Explanation==
 This comic was posted on a Monday, immediately following the weekend, aligning with the commonly expressed sentiment of disliking Mondays. In the first panel, there is a reference to the {{w|Loverboy}} song "{{w|Working for the Weekend}}"; both the song and the panel highlight how many working- and middle-class individuals often focus on enduring the workweek in anticipation of the weekend, when they can finally relax.
 [[Cueball]] then presents a philosophical observation: that the calendar is a human-made construct and that days of the week hold no meaning in nature. He suggests that, by collective agreement, one could simply declare Monday to be Saturday—and, taking this logic further, he proposes renaming all days to "Saturday," effectively creating an eternal weekend.
-Upon closer scrutiny, however, the logic of this argument falls apart. Simply renaming the days of the {{w|Gregorian calendar}} would not change their social or economic function. The concept of "the first Saturday of the week" would quickly inherit the same negative connotations as "Monday." Moreover, if the suggestion implies the complete abolition of the traditional workweek, such a disruption would have dire consequences for the global economy—potentially triggering a collapse within days, hours, or even minutes, depending on the spread of the idea and resulting market reactions. This sense of impending doom is visually reinforced in the final panel, which is drawn in negative, with a black background, lending an ominous tone to Cueball’s concluding remarks.
+Upon closer scrutiny, however, the logic of this argument falls apart. Simply renaming the days of the {{w|Gregorian calendar}} would not change their social or economic function. The concept of "the first Saturday of the week" would quickly inherit the same negative connotations as "Monday". Moreover, if the suggestion implies the complete abolition of the traditional workweek, such a disruption would have dire consequences for the global economy—potentially triggering a collapse within days, hours, or even minutes, depending on the spread of the idea and resulting market reactions. This sense of impending doom is visually reinforced in the final panel, which is drawn in negative, with a black background, lending an ominous tone to Cueball’s concluding remarks.
 There is no confirmed reference in the comic to either former U.S. President {{w|James A. Garfield}} or the comic strip character {{w|Garfield}}, although both are mentioned in the title text as the "speechwriters" behind the monologue. While James Garfield is not known for any notable speeches on time or calendars, the character Garfield frequently expresses disdain for Mondays — ironically, as a cat, he is not subject to a typical human work schedule.{{Citation needed}} The title text humorously suggests that the speech might have been penned by Garfield the cat, and proposes that it is superior to any speech ever written by President Garfield.

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 Upon closer scrutiny, however, the logic of this argument falls apart. Simply renaming the days of the {{w|Gregorian calendar}} would not change their social or economic function. The concept of "the first Saturday of the week" would quickly inherit the same negative connotations as "Monday." Moreover, if the suggestion implies the complete abolition of the traditional workweek, such a disruption would have dire consequences for the global economy—potentially triggering a collapse within days, hours, or even minutes, depending on the spread of the idea and resulting market reactions. This sense of impending doom is visually reinforced in the final panel, which is drawn in negative, with a black background, lending an ominous tone to Cueball’s concluding remarks.
-There is no confirmed reference in the comic to either former U.S. President {{w|James A. Garfield}} or the comic strip character {{w|Garfield}}, although both are mentioned in the title text as the "speechwriters" behind the monologue. While James Garfield is not known for any notable speeches on time or calendars, the character Garfield frequently expresses disdain for Mondays — ironically, as a cat, he is not subject to a typical human work schedule.[[citation needed]] The title text humorously suggests that the speech might have been penned by Garfield the cat, and proposes that it is superior to any speech ever written by President Garfield.
+There is no confirmed reference in the comic to either former U.S. President {{w|James A. Garfield}} or the comic strip character {{w|Garfield}}, although both are mentioned in the title text as the "speechwriters" behind the monologue. While James Garfield is not known for any notable speeches on time or calendars, the character Garfield frequently expresses disdain for Mondays — ironically, as a cat, he is not subject to a typical human work schedule.{{Citation needed}} The title text humorously suggests that the speech might have been penned by Garfield the cat, and proposes that it is superior to any speech ever written by President Garfield.
 ==Transcript==

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 ==Explanation==
 {{incomplete|This explanation doesn't focus on explaining the joke and is unorganised and too informally written.}}
-This comic was posted right after the weekend, on a Monday, so it was on time to emphasize that we all hate Mondays. In the first image, there is a reference to the {{w|Loverboy}} song "{{w|Working for the Weekend}}"; both the song and the panel refer to how most working and middle-class people are constantly focused on merely surviving until Saturday with enough energy to relax properly.
+This comic was posted on a Monday, immediately following the weekend, aligning with the commonly expressed sentiment of disliking Mondays. In the first panel, there is a reference to the {{w|Loverboy}} song "{{w|Working for the Weekend}}"; both the song and the panel highlight how many working- and middle-class individuals often focus on enduring the workweek in anticipation of the weekend, when they can finally relax.
-[[Cueball]] then goes on to state the fact that any calendar used is just a social consensus and since nature doesn't know the day of the week he simply suggest making this Monday into a Saturday. Actually, why not make all days into Saturday, to have eternal weekends?
+[[Cueball]] then presents a philosophical observation: that the calendar is a human-made construct and that days of the week hold no meaning in nature. He suggests that, by collective agreement, one could simply declare Monday to be Saturday—and, taking this logic further, he proposes renaming all days to "Saturday," effectively creating an eternal weekend.
-When you actually stop and think about the speech, the argument turns into utter nonsense. Simply renaming every day on the {{w|Gregorian Calendar}} to "Saturday" doesn't actually do anything, and "the first Saturday of the week" would carry the ''exact'' same stigma as "Monday". Furthermore, if Cueball is proposing to abolish the work week entirely, the economy would collapse within days, hours, or possibly even minutes, depending on how quickly the news spread and how rapidly stocks started to sell. This fact may explain why the last panel is drawn in negative, with the background black. It gives a very ominous feeling to the last remark.
+Upon closer scrutiny, however, the logic of this argument falls apart. Simply renaming the days of the {{w|Gregorian calendar}} would not change their social or economic function. The concept of "the first Saturday of the week" would quickly inherit the same negative connotations as "Monday." Moreover, if the suggestion implies the complete abolition of the traditional workweek, such a disruption would have dire consequences for the global economy—potentially triggering a collapse within days, hours, or even minutes, depending on the spread of the idea and resulting market reactions. This sense of impending doom is visually reinforced in the final panel, which is drawn in negative, with a black background, lending an ominous tone to Cueball’s concluding remarks.
-No confirmation has yet been found that any of these words are references to something from former US President {{w|James Garfield}} or to {{w|Garfield}} the cartoon cat who are the two speech writers mentioned in the title text. However, Garfield the cartoon cat has often bemoaned the existence of Monday (ironically, because he is a cat and not subject to the common human work schedule). And hence the title text suggest that Garfield the cat wrote this speech, and that this would be a better speech than any delivered by James Garfield.
+There is no confirmed reference in the comic to either former U.S. President {{w|James A. Garfield}} or the comic strip character {{w|Garfield}}, although both are mentioned in the title text as the "speechwriters" behind the monologue. While James Garfield is not known for any notable speeches on time or calendars, the character Garfield frequently expresses disdain for Mondays — ironically, as a cat, he is not subject to a typical human work schedule.[[citation needed]] The title text humorously suggests that the speech might have been penned by Garfield the cat, and proposes that it is superior to any speech ever written by President Garfield.
 ==Transcript==

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 ==Explanation==
-This comic was posted right after the '''weekend''', on a Monday, so it was on time to emphasize that ''we all hate Mondays''.
+{{incomplete|This explanation doesn't focus on explaining the joke and is unorganised and too informally written.}}
 This comic was posted right after the weekend, on a Monday, so it was on time to emphasize that we all hate Mondays. In the first image, there is a reference to the {{w|Loverboy}} song "{{w|Working for the Weekend}}"; both the song and the panel refer to how most working and middle-class people are constantly focused on merely surviving until Saturday with enough energy to relax properly.
 [[Cueball]] then goes on to state the fact that any calendar used is just a social consensus and since nature doesn't know the day of the week he simply suggest making this Monday into a Saturday. Actually, why not make all days into Saturday, to have eternal weekends?
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 When you actually stop and think about the speech, the argument turns into utter nonsense. Simply renaming every day on the {{w|Gregorian Calendar}} to "Saturday" doesn't actually do anything, and "the first Saturday of the week" would carry the ''exact'' same stigma as "Monday". Furthermore, if Cueball is proposing to abolish the work week entirely, the economy would collapse within days, hours, or possibly even minutes, depending on how quickly the news spread and how rapidly stocks started to sell. This fact may explain why the last panel is drawn in negative, with the background black. It gives a very ominous feeling to the last remark.
-No confirmation has yet been found that any of these words are references to something from former US President {{w|James Garfield}} or to {{w|Garfield}} the cartoon cat who are the two speech writers mentioned in the title text. However, Garfield the cartoon cat has often bemoaned the existence of Monday (ironically, because he is a cat and not subject to the common human work schedule). And hence the title text suggest that this speech was written by Garfield the cat, and that this would be a better speech than any delivered by James Garfield.
+No confirmation has yet been found that any of these words are references to something from former US President {{w|James Garfield}} or to {{w|Garfield}} the cartoon cat who are the two speech writers mentioned in the title text. However, Garfield the cartoon cat has often bemoaned the existence of Monday (ironically, because he is a cat and not subject to the common human work schedule). And hence the title text suggest that Garfield the cat wrote this speech, and that this would be a better speech than any delivered by James Garfield.
 ==Transcript==

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 [[Cueball]] then goes on to state the fact that any calendar used is just a social consensus and since nature doesn't know the day of the week he simply suggest making this Monday into a Saturday. Actually, why not make all days into Saturday, to have eternal weekends?
-When you actually stop and think about the speech, the argument turns into utter nonsense. Simply renaming every day on the {{w|Gregorian Calendar}} to "Saturday" doesn't actually do anything, and "the first Saturday of the week" would carry the ''exact'' same stigma as "Monday". Furthermore, if Cueball is proposing to abolish the work week entirely, the economy would collapse within days. This fact may explain why the last panel is drawn in negative, with the background black. It gives a very ominous feeling to the last remark.
+When you actually stop and think about the speech, the argument turns into utter nonsense. Simply renaming every day on the {{w|Gregorian Calendar}} to "Saturday" doesn't actually do anything, and "the first Saturday of the week" would carry the ''exact'' same stigma as "Monday". Furthermore, if Cueball is proposing to abolish the work week entirely, the economy would collapse within days, hours, or possibly even minutes, depending on how quickly the news spread and how rapidly stocks started to sell. This fact may explain why the last panel is drawn in negative, with the background black. It gives a very ominous feeling to the last remark.
 No confirmation has yet been found that any of these words are references to something from former US President {{w|James Garfield}} or to {{w|Garfield}} the cartoon cat who are the two speech writers mentioned in the title text. However, Garfield the cartoon cat has often bemoaned the existence of Monday (ironically, because he is a cat and not subject to the common human work schedule). And hence the title text suggest that this speech was written by Garfield the cat, and that this would be a better speech than any delivered by James Garfield.