3073: Tariffs - Revision history

Jkshapiro: /* Explanation */ "Parody" isn't the right word here

2026-03-10T23:51:10Z

‎Explanation: "Parody" isn't the right word here

FaviFake: Undo revision 405447 by 104.28.211.186 (talk) potentially toxic doesn't seem obvious enough, and From the [[explain xkcd:Editor FAQ#citation|Editor FAQ § [Citation needed]:]]

2026-02-13T20:37:13Z

Undo revision 405447 by 104.28.211.186 (talk) potentially toxic doesn't seem obvious enough, and From the Editor FAQ § [Citation needed]:

104.28.211.186: /* Explanation */ citation needed

2026-02-11T16:16:19Z

‎Explanation: citation needed

FaviFake: /* Explanation */ i guess it's compelte?

2025-06-16T13:36:24Z

‎Explanation: i guess it's compelte?

FaviFake: We are not doing it. Apollo, kindly read explain xkcd:Editor FAQ#citation which says This template should only be placed when there is a deeper sense of humor and should not be overused.

2025-04-19T00:01:25Z

We are not doing it. Apollo, kindly read explain xkcd:Editor FAQ#citation which says This template should only be placed when there is a deeper sense of humor and should not be overused.

172.69.79.182: /* Explanation */ Assuming we're doing it, correct punctuation.

2025-04-18T22:38:44Z

‎Explanation: Assuming we're doing it, correct punctuation.

Apollo11: Undo revision 373294 by FaviFake (talk) well now you’ve crossed a line. This wiki prides itself with its lack of citations!!!!!

2025-04-18T22:01:56Z

Undo revision 373294 by FaviFake (talk) well now you’ve crossed a line. This wiki prides itself with its lack of citations!!!!!

FaviFake: not the right comic for this spam

2025-04-17T17:23:29Z

not the right comic for this spam

FaviFake: Neither of there are helpful. A user can't "feed the trolls" on the main explanation page, they have to go to the talk page, where I made sure the same notice is much more prominent. This wiki is for explaining the comics, and this doesn't help explain it

2025-04-17T17:17:23Z

Neither of there are helpful. A user can't "feed the trolls" on the main explanation page, they have to go to the talk page, where I made sure the same notice is much more prominent. This wiki is for explaining the comics, and this doesn't help explain it

Apollo11: Undo revision 373269 by FaviFake (talk) I thought it was helpful

2025-04-17T17:08:38Z

Undo revision 373269 by FaviFake (talk) I thought it was helpful

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 ==Explanation==
-This comic is a parody of the tariffs that US president {{w|Donald Trump}} {{w|tariffs in the second Trump administration|imposed in April 2025}}, which were announced shortly before the comic's release. [[Cueball]] describes the tariffs to [[Ponytail]].  Cueball uses a pizza analogy to describe why the plan has garnered widespread disapproval for several seemingly illogical decisions.
+This comic is a critique of the tariffs that US president {{w|Donald Trump}} {{w|tariffs in the second Trump administration|imposed in April 2025}}, which were announced shortly before the comic's release. [[Cueball]] describes the tariffs to [[Ponytail]].  Cueball uses a pizza analogy to describe why the plan has garnered widespread disapproval for several seemingly illogical decisions.
 In early 2021, Ponytail, much like her stunt in [[2396: Wonder Woman 1984]], blocked news sites to avoid {{w|Spoiler (media)|spoilers}} about ''Avatar 2'' (officially titled ''{{w|Avatar: The Way of Water}}''). ''Avatar 2'' was released on December 16, 2022, but she did not re-enable notifications until April 2025.  This means that she has missed all news since 2021, including the re-election of Trump in 2024. She is surprised that Donald Trump is still the president in early 2025. On one hand, a U.S. president serving nonconsecutive terms has only happened once before; {{w|Grover Cleveland}} served from 1885 to 1889 and again from 1893 to 1897. On the other hand, only {{w|Franklin D. Roosevelt}} ever had more than two four-year terms, and that was before the {{w|Twenty-second Amendment to the United States Constitution|22<sup>nd</sup> Amendment}} made it unconstitutional for a president to serve more than two complete terms ([[2875: 2024|without getting false teeth, that is]]).

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 Ponytail notes that the pizza company has little use for her company's land surveys, unless they are constructing their own stores. Ponytail suggests surveying pizzas using their equipment, which would serve little purpose.
-Real world countries like China or Canada, as of 2025, procure a substantial amount of goods from the U.S. The U.S. used to be a dominant producer of consumer goods up until the 1970s, after which companies started offshoring production that utilized low-skilled labor to third-world countries. In contrast, Ponytail's company likely has never been a producer of food. {{w|LIDAR}} is a technique using lasers to measure distances. Ponytail's company is using the technology to do surveying. In the final panel, Cueball suggests that they use their LIDAR components to make their own pizzas, which would be inedible and potentially toxic.{{citation needed}} Cueball may be referencing the annoyance Italians have at unconventional pizza toppings.
+Real world countries like China or Canada, as of 2025, procure a substantial amount of goods from the U.S. The U.S. used to be a dominant producer of consumer goods up until the 1970s, after which companies started offshoring production that utilized low-skilled labor to third-world countries. In contrast, Ponytail's company likely has never been a producer of food. {{w|LIDAR}} is a technique using lasers to measure distances. Ponytail's company is using the technology to do surveying. In the final panel, Cueball suggests that they use their LIDAR components to make their own pizzas, which would be inedible and potentially toxic. Cueball may be referencing the annoyance Italians have at unconventional pizza toppings.
 The title text switches to a more frequent type of humour on xkcd: misapplication of science. Slope stability is the ability of an inclined slope to withstand movement; toppings often slide off poorly-made pizzas when it is being eaten, leading to dissatisfaction on the part of those eating said pizza. {{w|Geotextile}}s are permeable fabrics used for support and various other functions. The narrator - presumably Ponytail, or someone else working at the same company - claims that geotextiles prevent toppings from sliding off the pizza, and seems to think this is deserving of a flattering review. However, very few geotextiles are edible, which has presumably resulted in a disgusting - and possibly toxic - pizza. This may be a reference [https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cd11gzejgz4o Google's AI suggesting using non-toxic glue to ensure cheese doesn't slide off].

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 Ponytail notes that the pizza company has little use for her company's land surveys, unless they are constructing their own stores. Ponytail suggests surveying pizzas using their equipment, which would serve little purpose.
-Real world countries like China or Canada, as of 2025, procure a substantial amount of goods from the U.S. The U.S. used to be a dominant producer of consumer goods up until the 1970s, after which companies started offshoring production that utilized low-skilled labor to third-world countries. In contrast, Ponytail's company likely has never been a producer of food. {{w|LIDAR}} is a technique using lasers to measure distances. Ponytail's company is using the technology to do surveying. In the final panel, Cueball suggests that they use their LIDAR components to make their own pizzas, which would be inedible and potentially toxic. Cueball may be referencing the annoyance Italians have at unconventional pizza toppings.
+Real world countries like China or Canada, as of 2025, procure a substantial amount of goods from the U.S. The U.S. used to be a dominant producer of consumer goods up until the 1970s, after which companies started offshoring production that utilized low-skilled labor to third-world countries. In contrast, Ponytail's company likely has never been a producer of food. {{w|LIDAR}} is a technique using lasers to measure distances. Ponytail's company is using the technology to do surveying. In the final panel, Cueball suggests that they use their LIDAR components to make their own pizzas, which would be inedible and potentially toxic.{{citation needed}} Cueball may be referencing the annoyance Italians have at unconventional pizza toppings.
 The title text switches to a more frequent type of humour on xkcd: misapplication of science. Slope stability is the ability of an inclined slope to withstand movement; toppings often slide off poorly-made pizzas when it is being eaten, leading to dissatisfaction on the part of those eating said pizza. {{w|Geotextile}}s are permeable fabrics used for support and various other functions. The narrator - presumably Ponytail, or someone else working at the same company - claims that geotextiles prevent toppings from sliding off the pizza, and seems to think this is deserving of a flattering review. However, very few geotextiles are edible, which has presumably resulted in a disgusting - and possibly toxic - pizza. This may be a reference [https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cd11gzejgz4o Google's AI suggesting using non-toxic glue to ensure cheese doesn't slide off].

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	==Explanation==		==Explanation==
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	This comic is a parody of the tariffs that US president {{w\|Donald Trump}} {{w\|tariffs in the second Trump administration\|imposed in April 2025}}, which were announced shortly before the comic's release. [[Cueball]] describes the tariffs to [[Ponytail]]. Cueball uses a pizza analogy to describe why the plan has garnered widespread disapproval for several seemingly illogical decisions.		This comic is a parody of the tariffs that US president {{w\|Donald Trump}} {{w\|tariffs in the second Trump administration\|imposed in April 2025}}, which were announced shortly before the comic's release. [[Cueball]] describes the tariffs to [[Ponytail]]. Cueball uses a pizza analogy to describe why the plan has garnered widespread disapproval for several seemingly illogical decisions.

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 Ponytail notes that the pizza company has little use for her company's land surveys, unless they are constructing their own stores. Ponytail suggests surveying pizzas using their equipment, which would serve little purpose.
-Real world countries like China or Canada, as of 2025, procure a substantial amount of goods from the U.S. The U.S. used to be a dominant producer of consumer goods up until the 1970s, after which companies started offshoring production that utilized low-skilled labor to third-world countries. In contrast, Ponytail's company likely has never been a producer of food. {{w|LIDAR}} is a technique using lasers to measure distances. Ponytail's company is using the technology to do surveying. In the final panel, Cueball suggests that they use their LIDAR components to make their own pizzas, which would be inedible and potentially toxic.{{Citation needed}} Cueball may be referencing the annoyance Italians have at unconventional pizza toppings.
+Real world countries like China or Canada, as of 2025, procure a substantial amount of goods from the U.S. The U.S. used to be a dominant producer of consumer goods up until the 1970s, after which companies started offshoring production that utilized low-skilled labor to third-world countries. In contrast, Ponytail's company likely has never been a producer of food. {{w|LIDAR}} is a technique using lasers to measure distances. Ponytail's company is using the technology to do surveying. In the final panel, Cueball suggests that they use their LIDAR components to make their own pizzas, which would be inedible and potentially toxic. Cueball may be referencing the annoyance Italians have at unconventional pizza toppings.
-The title text switches to a more frequent type of humour on xkcd: misapplication of science. Slope stability is the ability of an inclined slope to withstand movement; toppings often slide off poorly-made pizzas when it is being eaten, leading to dissatisfaction on the part of those eating said pizza. {{w|Geotextile}}s are permeable fabrics used for support and various other functions. The narrator - presumably Ponytail, or someone else working at the same company - claims that geotextiles prevent toppings from sliding off the pizza, and seems to think this is deserving of a flattering review. However, very few geotextiles are edible,{{Citation needed}} which has presumably resulted in a disgusting - and possibly toxic - pizza. This may be a reference [https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cd11gzejgz4o Google's AI suggesting using non-toxic glue to ensure cheese doesn't slide off].
+The title text switches to a more frequent type of humour on xkcd: misapplication of science. Slope stability is the ability of an inclined slope to withstand movement; toppings often slide off poorly-made pizzas when it is being eaten, leading to dissatisfaction on the part of those eating said pizza. {{w|Geotextile}}s are permeable fabrics used for support and various other functions. The narrator - presumably Ponytail, or someone else working at the same company - claims that geotextiles prevent toppings from sliding off the pizza, and seems to think this is deserving of a flattering review. However, very few geotextiles are edible, which has presumably resulted in a disgusting - and possibly toxic - pizza. This may be a reference [https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cd11gzejgz4o Google's AI suggesting using non-toxic glue to ensure cheese doesn't slide off].
 ==Transcript==

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		+	{{notice\|This comic and explanation is about present-day politics and {{w\|Donald Trump\|Donald Trump, the current President of the United States}}. Additionally, the comic is about a political policy point that has disparate viewpoints which are both backed by extensive study and rarely implemented well. Please {{w\|WP:DFTT\|don’t feed the trolls}}, meaning that you don’t give recognition or respond to trolls or vandals. If you find vandalism, revert and move on. If the vandal is a registered user, {{w\|WP:RBI\|revert, block and ignore}}. If you are not an admin and need assistance in blocking someone, send a message to [[User:Kynde]] or [[User:Theusaf]]. As with these contentious topics, please do not edit if you believe you have a conflict of interest or might be writing in a biased and slanted manner (in regards to both major American political parties). Be {{w\|WP:BOLD\|bold}}, but not reckless. Always be considerate of the other side, don’t {{w\|WP:CIVIL\|attack people}}, and always {{w\|WP:AGF\|assume good faith}}. Thanks, '''[[User:42.book.addict\|<span style="font-family:Cormorant Garamond;font-size:9pt;color:pink">42.book.addict</span>]]<sup>[[User talk:42.book.addict\|<span style="font-family:Cormorant Garamond;font-size:6pt;color:#B1E4E3">Talk to me!</span>]]</sup>''' 00:23, 9 April 2025 (UTC)}}
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