Talk:1311: 2014
Revision as of 16:50, 1 January 2014 by 108.162.215.15 (talk)
Just a note that the PNG file for this comic is (or was initially) actually a TIFF file with a PNG extension. 108.162.236.19 05:37, 1 January 2014 (UTC)
And now it's fixed. 173.245.54.45 06:07, 1 January 2014 (UTC)
I presume most of the quotes are genuine, but surely Randall has made up the one about subsisting on jellies? 141.101.99.219 11:08, 1 January 2014 (UTC)
- I wouldn't be so sure. The Book-Lover - Vol. 4. (No. 17 to 22) 1903 contains Poe, Edgar Allan and Dickens, Charles and Emerson, Ralph Waldo ... maybe it refers to some of Poe's horror stories? -- Hkmaly (talk) 12:10, 1 January 2014 (UTC)
- Spherical jelliies and creams were very fashionable in the era in which it was written, so it may have been simply a prediction of great luxury for the future. 108.162.237.4 14:37, 1 January 2014 (UTC)(Kyt)
- Here's the Book-lover reference: [1]
- Two sections from the H.G. Wells book it came from (When the Sleeper Wakes):
- "There were several very comfortable chairs, a light table on silent runners carrying several bottles of fluids and glasses, and two plates bearing a clear substance like jelly."
- "They gave him some pink fluid with a greenish fluorescence and a meaty taste, and the assurance of returning strength grew."
- -- Jim Gillogly 108.162.215.15 16:50, 1 January 2014 (UTC)