2474: First Time Since Early 2020 - Revision history

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‎Trivia: food

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Reverted edits by 108.162.246.208 (talk) to last revision by Vandalbane

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 ;Gone to a store
-Although some stores were closed during the lockdown period, others were open for essential commodities. Therefore, going to a store for the first time since early 2020 is little strange.
+Although some stores were closed during the lockdown period, others were open for essential commodities. Therefore, going to a store for the first time since early 2020 is a little strange.
 ;Installed software updates
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 ;Gotten the Ferris wheel operator's attention (title text)
-It seems that the speaker has been stuck in a {{w|Ferris wheel}} for a year. It is unclear how they may have survived, unless the speaker is [[Beret Guy|a certain xkcd character]].
+It seems that the speaker has been stuck on a {{w|Ferris wheel}} for a year. It is unclear how they may have survived, unless the speaker is [[Beret Guy|a certain xkcd character]].
 Alternately, it would be perfectly normal that the speaker has not been at an amusement park with a working Ferris wheel since early 2020 - but it would be unusual to focus on interacting with the operator versus enjoying the attraction.

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 ;Seen a ghost
 The fact that the speaker apparently has seen a ghost, both now and presumably before early 2020 (else they would simply say it was the 'first time' they saw a ghost) is unusual.{{citation needed}}
 ;Served as a decoy

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 ;Gotten the Ferris wheel operator's attention (title text)
-It seems that the speaker has been stuck in a {{w|Ferris wheel}} for a year. It is unclear how they may have survived, unless the speaker is [https://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php/Beret_Guy a certain xkcd character].
+It seems that the speaker has been stuck in a {{w|Ferris wheel}} for a year. It is unclear how they may have survived, unless the speaker is [[Beret Guy|a certain xkcd character]].
 Alternately, it would be perfectly normal that the speaker has not been at an amusement park with a working Ferris wheel since early 2020 - but it would be unusual to focus on interacting with the operator versus enjoying the attraction.

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 ;Contracted a novel bat virus
-As a 'novel bat virus' is what kicked off the whole pandemic, contracting another one may send the whole world into a new pandemic.
+As a 'novel bat virus' is what kicked off the whole pandemic, contracting another one may send the whole world into a new pandemic, which is certainly alarming.{{Citation needed}}
 ;Gotten the Ferris wheel operator's attention (title text)

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 | number    = 2474
 | date      = June 9, 2021
-| title     = arab soyjak
+| title     = First Time Since Early 2020
-| image     = Osama bin Laden portrait.jpg
+| image     = first_time_since_early_2020.png
-| titletext = :^)
+| titletext = Gotten the Ferris wheel operator's attention
 }}