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Welcome to the History Department. It has been 5 hours since we last saw evidence for the dictum that those who do not study history are fated to repeat it, and for rejection of Hegel's argument that humans cannot learn from history. Search "Horst Wessel" and be very afraid. It may already be too late. [[Special:Contributions/205.175.118.102|205.175.118.102]] 23:30, 10 September 2025 (UTC) | Welcome to the History Department. It has been 5 hours since we last saw evidence for the dictum that those who do not study history are fated to repeat it, and for rejection of Hegel's argument that humans cannot learn from history. Search "Horst Wessel" and be very afraid. It may already be too late. [[Special:Contributions/205.175.118.102|205.175.118.102]] 23:30, 10 September 2025 (UTC) | ||
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Revision as of 00:59, 11 September 2025
I agree that the biology dept is probably talking about arthropods, not pathogens, BUT it could conceivably be referencing BOTH. Any microbiologists around here who want to weigh in with horror stories of some of the "bugs" they know about or work with? I also think that we might want to divvy this article up into an explanation first, THEN a list of fun examples. (I recently learned about honeypot ants and added it as an example... it would be creepy stuff if we took their defining behavioral characteristic and applied it to humans. Seems like it would be well at home in a horror movie.) MeZimm (talk) 16:45, 10 September 2025 (UTC)
Sign Maintenance Dept: It has been [ ] days since someone forgot where the 0 panel is kept. KelOfTheStars! (talk) 18:33, 10 September 2025 (UTC)
Actually, assuming that people are constantly walking past the Biology Department sign and noticing the error, the Linguistics Department sign would need to be reset constantly. It’s been 15 seconds since someone... no, wait, it’s been 1 second since... 2607:FB90:8B2C:4598:8DCE:B5C3:37E:EF2B 20:22, 10 September 2025 (UTC)
- This will be a joke, probably related to 363: Reset.BobcatInABox (talk) 20:55, 10 September 2025 (UTC)
The first panel might be [one day] and and be wide enough to cover up the word days underneath. 46.162.122.132 21:26, 10 September 2025 (UTC)
Does the sign really imply that unusual bugs are discovered frequently? Signs like these are usually used in workplaces to encourage safety, since frequent resets to 0 should be shameful (think of the opening sequence of The Simpsons, where an accident happens to the guys updating the sign). The idea is that you hope to get to large numbers to show how safe the place is. It's like the sobriety chips given out in Alcoholics Anonymous. Barmar (talk) 21:49, 10 September 2025 (UTC)
Welcome to the History Department. It has been 5 hours since we last saw evidence for the dictum that those who do not study history are fated to repeat it, and for rejection of Hegel's argument that humans cannot learn from history. Search "Horst Wessel" and be very afraid. It may already be too late. 205.175.118.102 23:30, 10 September 2025 (UTC)
I'm pretty certain that the trigger for this comic was specifically the _Messor ibericus_ example already listed in the explanation. This is a very surprising discovery and has been a major topic over conversation over the last few (~3) days in scientific social media and news (404media, Fediverse, etc.). Cloning males as disposable sexual slaves is just the kind of shocking discovery the comic describes.
