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==Explanation==
 
==Explanation==
 
[[Beret Guy]] comments on a {{w|baseball}} game using improper terminology in a way that demonstrates that he does not understand how the game is played. Moreover, his naïve way of speaking reveals that he is not aware of his lack of knowledge and does not consider it possible that, as is probably the case, his audience is much more familiar with this sport and its rules. His unworldly way of talking makes one even wonder if he has any notion of the way people experience sports at all. His choice of terminology is reminiscent of [[1133: Up Goer Five]], and [[1322: Winter]] in that he names things using simplified terms that he feels best describes their function like "{{w|Pitcher|thrower}}", "{{w|Baseball field#second base|second pillow}}" or "{{w|bullpen|thrower jail}}". His commentary is a combination of mistaken terms and misunderstandings of the rules and principles of the game.
 
[[Beret Guy]] comments on a {{w|baseball}} game using improper terminology in a way that demonstrates that he does not understand how the game is played. Moreover, his naïve way of speaking reveals that he is not aware of his lack of knowledge and does not consider it possible that, as is probably the case, his audience is much more familiar with this sport and its rules. His unworldly way of talking makes one even wonder if he has any notion of the way people experience sports at all. His choice of terminology is reminiscent of [[1133: Up Goer Five]], and [[1322: Winter]] in that he names things using simplified terms that he feels best describes their function like "{{w|Pitcher|thrower}}", "{{w|Baseball field#second base|second pillow}}" or "{{w|bullpen|thrower jail}}". His commentary is a combination of mistaken terms and misunderstandings of the rules and principles of the game.
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While the text sounds like it was done in the same style as [[1133: Up Goer Five|Up-Goer Five]], it does not comply with Randall's rules for Thing Explainer.  Running the text of the comic through simplewriter shows that this comic uses words that are not among the 1,000 most commonly used words in the English language. The non-complying words are "Bat," "Shelves" "Wow," "Rude," "Teammates," "Pillow," "Yikes," and "Hopefully."
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This comic may also be seen as a commentary on the fact that the final trailer for Star Wars VII: The Force Awakens was shown at halftime during Monday Night Football on the Monday just prior to this comic's publication.  A commonly held prejudice is that those who are interested in sports (whether it's baseball, football, or whatever) and would be watching professional football on Monday night is a different population from the group that would be excited about seeing the trailer for a science fiction film as soon as humanly possible.  This comic seems to be poking fun at science fiction fans, who are often experts in the details and esoterica of fictional worlds, and how they would react to a sports game they have no practical experience with.     
  
 
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:Beret Guy: Everyone's real mad but I guess they checked the rules and there's nothing that says he can't do that.
 
:Beret Guy: Everyone's real mad but I guess they checked the rules and there's nothing that says he can't do that.
 
:Beret Guy: Yikes. Hopefully they can fix that once this game is over.
 
:Beret Guy: Yikes. Hopefully they can fix that once this game is over.
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==Trivia==
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* Even though Beret Guy speaks in simple words, his speech fails the [http://xkcd.com/simplewriter/ Thing Explainer word checker] due to the words "bat", "shelves", "wow", "rude", "teammates", "pillow", "rules", "yikes", and "hopefully".
  
 
{{comic discussion}}
 
{{comic discussion}}
 
[[Category:Comics featuring Beret Guy]]
 
[[Category:Comics featuring Beret Guy]]
 
[[Category:Baseball]]
 
[[Category:Baseball]]
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[[Category:Simplified language]]

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