Talk:1533: Antique Factory - Revision history

98.22.185.98 at 13:15, 7 February 2026

2026-02-07T13:15:04Z

Lii: Add Category:Beret Guy's Business motivation

2016-09-03T07:40:43Z

Add Category:Beret Guy's Business motivation

Davidy22 at 10:28, 6 June 2015

2015-06-06T10:28:57Z

108.162.249.161 at 00:37, 6 June 2015

2015-06-06T00:37:43Z

Davidy22: Reverted edits by 108.162.219.154 (talk) to last revision by Ralfoide

2015-06-05T18:44:31Z

Reverted edits by 108.162.219.154 (talk) to last revision by Ralfoide

108.162.219.154: add to "factory that is antique" alternative interpretation

2015-06-05T13:56:41Z

add to "factory that is antique" alternative interpretation

Ralfoide at 16:20, 4 June 2015

2015-06-04T16:20:21Z

Schiffy at 09:30, 4 June 2015

2015-06-04T09:30:21Z

GeorgDerReisende at 08:57, 4 June 2015

2015-06-04T08:57:15Z

108.162.214.227 at 23:33, 3 June 2015

2015-06-03T23:33:54Z

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	I added "Category:Beret Guy's Business". This comic isn't explicitly about running his own business, but it's weird-business themed so it seem appropriate anyway. And maybe he's a consultant antiqueer? [[User:Lii\|Lii]] ([[User talk:Lii\|talk]]) 07:40, 3 September 2016 (UTC)		I added "Category:Beret Guy's Business". This comic isn't explicitly about running his own business, but it's weird-business themed so it seem appropriate anyway. And maybe he's a consultant antiqueer? [[User:Lii\|Lii]] ([[User talk:Lii\|talk]]) 07:40, 3 September 2016 (UTC)
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		+	Old folks in my family create antiques every time they throw away "junk that nobody will ever want". One of them threw away a rare book valued at $10,000. Now it's ever rarer and the remaining copies are presumably more antique and more valuable than before. Didn't there used to be an antique gallery on Cape Cod named, "My grandmother had one of those and she threw it away."? [[Special:Contributions/98.22.185.98\|98.22.185.98]] 13:15, 7 February 2026 (UTC)

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	What about items made using materials (wood, nails, etc.) that have been previously used? OK, so the product isn't going to be antique, but its composite parts are. {{unsigned ip\|108.162.249.161}}		What about items made using materials (wood, nails, etc.) that have been previously used? OK, so the product isn't going to be antique, but its composite parts are. {{unsigned ip\|108.162.249.161}}
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		+	I added "Category:Beret Guy's Business". This comic isn't explicitly about running his own business, but it's weird-business themed so it seem appropriate anyway. And maybe he's a consultant antiqueer? [[User:Lii\|Lii]] ([[User talk:Lii\|talk]]) 07:40, 3 September 2016 (UTC)

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	Regarding the title text: as some people are allergic to nuts, I'd argue most people are allergic to time (since it is ultimately lethal) and thus need the warning label on the antique objects. [[User:Ralfoide\|Ralfoide]] ([[User talk:Ralfoide\|talk]]) 16:20, 4 June 2015 (UTC)		Regarding the title text: as some people are allergic to nuts, I'd argue most people are allergic to time (since it is ultimately lethal) and thus need the warning label on the antique objects. [[User:Ralfoide\|Ralfoide]] ([[User talk:Ralfoide\|talk]]) 16:20, 4 June 2015 (UTC)

−	What about items made using materials (wood, nails, etc.) that have been previously used? OK, so the product isn't going to be antique, but its composite parts are.	+	What about items made using materials (wood, nails, etc.) that have been previously used? OK, so the product isn't going to be antique, but its composite parts are. {{unsigned ip\|108.162.249.161}}

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	The explanation misses the obvious play on words: "antique factory" could both mean a "factory to create antiques" (through the passage of time) and a "factory that is antique." It's amusing since the latter would be logical meaning of the expression yet the comic relies on the former definition.		The explanation misses the obvious play on words: "antique factory" could both mean a "factory to create antiques" (through the passage of time) and a "factory that is antique." It's amusing since the latter would be logical meaning of the expression yet the comic relies on the former definition.
	Regarding the title text: as some people are allergic to nuts, I'd argue most people are allergic to time (since it is ultimately lethal) and thus need the warning label on the antique objects. [[User:Ralfoide\|Ralfoide]] ([[User talk:Ralfoide\|talk]]) 16:20, 4 June 2015 (UTC)		Regarding the title text: as some people are allergic to nuts, I'd argue most people are allergic to time (since it is ultimately lethal) and thus need the warning label on the antique objects. [[User:Ralfoide\|Ralfoide]] ([[User talk:Ralfoide\|talk]]) 16:20, 4 June 2015 (UTC)
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		+	What about items made using materials (wood, nails, etc.) that have been previously used? OK, so the product isn't going to be antique, but its composite parts are.

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 So... the way the hat is positioned it looks like he's turning his head towards the reader in the last panel. Anyone else notice this? [[User:Schiffy|<font color="000999">Schiffy</font>]] ([[User_talk:Schiffy|<font color="FF6600">Speak to me</font>]]|[[Special:Contributions/Schiffy|<font color="FF0000">What I've done</font>]]) 09:30, 4 June 2015 (UTC)
-The explanation misses the obvious play on words: "antique factory" could both mean a "factory to create antiques" (through the passage of time) and a "factory that is antique." It's amusing since the latter would be logical meaning of the expression yet the comic relies on the former definition.  In a factory that is antique, the tools (such as computers) of modern factories are missing.  Beret guy may find that his modern skill set has no outlet in a factory of old.
+The explanation misses the obvious play on words: "antique factory" could both mean a "factory to create antiques" (through the passage of time) and a "factory that is antique." It's amusing since the latter would be logical meaning of the expression yet the comic relies on the former definition.
 Regarding the title text: as some people are allergic to nuts, I'd argue most people are allergic to time (since it is ultimately lethal) and thus need the warning label on the antique objects. [[User:Ralfoide|Ralfoide]] ([[User talk:Ralfoide|talk]]) 16:20, 4 June 2015 (UTC)

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	So... the way the hat is positioned it looks like he's turning his head towards the reader in the last panel. Anyone else notice this? [[User:Schiffy\|<font color="000999">Schiffy</font>]] ([[User_talk:Schiffy\|<font color="FF6600">Speak to me</font>]]\|[[Special:Contributions/Schiffy\|<font color="FF0000">What I've done</font>]]) 09:30, 4 June 2015 (UTC)		So... the way the hat is positioned it looks like he's turning his head towards the reader in the last panel. Anyone else notice this? [[User:Schiffy\|<font color="000999">Schiffy</font>]] ([[User_talk:Schiffy\|<font color="FF6600">Speak to me</font>]]\|[[Special:Contributions/Schiffy\|<font color="FF0000">What I've done</font>]]) 09:30, 4 June 2015 (UTC)
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		+	The explanation misses the obvious play on words: "antique factory" could both mean a "factory to create antiques" (through the passage of time) and a "factory that is antique." It's amusing since the latter would be logical meaning of the expression yet the comic relies on the former definition.
		+	Regarding the title text: as some people are allergic to nuts, I'd argue most people are allergic to time (since it is ultimately lethal) and thus need the warning label on the antique objects. [[User:Ralfoide\|Ralfoide]] ([[User talk:Ralfoide\|talk]]) 16:20, 4 June 2015 (UTC)

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	Sometimes the veneer of the furniture is made of nut tree timber. And creating new antique furniture, advertising with nut tree veneer shall make them more valuable. --[[User:GeorgDerReisende\|GeorgDerReisende]] ([[User talk:GeorgDerReisende\|talk]]) 08:57, 4 June 2015 (UTC)		Sometimes the veneer of the furniture is made of nut tree timber. And creating new antique furniture, advertising with nut tree veneer shall make them more valuable. --[[User:GeorgDerReisende\|GeorgDerReisende]] ([[User talk:GeorgDerReisende\|talk]]) 08:57, 4 June 2015 (UTC)
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		+	So... the way the hat is positioned it looks like he's turning his head towards the reader in the last panel. Anyone else notice this? [[User:Schiffy\|<font color="000999">Schiffy</font>]] ([[User_talk:Schiffy\|<font color="FF6600">Speak to me</font>]]\|[[Special:Contributions/Schiffy\|<font color="FF0000">What I've done</font>]]) 09:30, 4 June 2015 (UTC)

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	It's also probably not coincidental that there is evidently an acorn seated in the picture. Aging. [[Special:Contributions/108.162.214.227\|108.162.214.227]] 23:33, 3 June 2015 (UTC)		It's also probably not coincidental that there is evidently an acorn seated in the picture. Aging. [[Special:Contributions/108.162.214.227\|108.162.214.227]] 23:33, 3 June 2015 (UTC)
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		+	Sometimes the veneer of the furniture is made of nut tree timber. And creating new antique furniture, advertising with nut tree veneer shall make them more valuable. --[[User:GeorgDerReisende\|GeorgDerReisende]] ([[User talk:GeorgDerReisende\|talk]]) 08:57, 4 June 2015 (UTC)

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	Giving Randall's affinity for {{w\|Terry Pratchett}} the title text may be a reference to one of his books. On the title page inside the book [http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/0091888050/ref=rdr_ext_tmb The Science of Discworld II: The Globe: 2] there is a waring at the bottom which says: "Warning: ''May contain nuts''". May contain nuts is also the title of the last chapter (#32) in that book. And there is a [http://ars.userfriendly.org/cartoons/read.cgi?id=20020613&tid=322939 foot note] in that book where the Tyrant Lord Vetinari makes it clear that you can never be certain that any item do not include nuts... --[[User:Kynde\|Kynde]] ([[User talk:Kynde\|talk]]) 18:32, 3 June 2015 (UTC)		Giving Randall's affinity for {{w\|Terry Pratchett}} the title text may be a reference to one of his books. On the title page inside the book [http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/0091888050/ref=rdr_ext_tmb The Science of Discworld II: The Globe: 2] there is a waring at the bottom which says: "Warning: ''May contain nuts''". May contain nuts is also the title of the last chapter (#32) in that book. And there is a [http://ars.userfriendly.org/cartoons/read.cgi?id=20020613&tid=322939 foot note] in that book where the Tyrant Lord Vetinari makes it clear that you can never be certain that any item do not include nuts... --[[User:Kynde\|Kynde]] ([[User talk:Kynde\|talk]]) 18:32, 3 June 2015 (UTC)
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		+	It's also probably not coincidental that there is evidently an acorn seated in the picture. Aging. [[Special:Contributions/108.162.214.227\|108.162.214.227]] 23:33, 3 June 2015 (UTC)