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==Explanation== | ==Explanation== | ||
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| + | A {{w|glacier}} is a wall of dense ice. Though glaciers tend to appear still, they are actually slowly moving, at a rate of around 25 cm (10 in) per day. | ||
| − | + | [[Beret Guy]] and another person wearing a knit cap are facing a glacier more than twice their height. The person wearing a knit cap remarks that glaciers are amazing, mentioning the fact that though we can't see it, the ice is slowly advancing. After considering this, Beret Guy leaves, before returning with two {{w|sabre (fencing)|sabres}} and a hairdryer. He uses the hairdryer to melt a part of the glacier, which he then attaches a saber to. After he attaches the saber to the glacier, he then takes a defensive position. The joke in this comic is a pun on the word "advancing". In the original context, the glacier is "advancing" or moving forward slowly. However, Beret Guy uses the fencing term {{w|Glossary of fencing|"advance"}}, which is a basic forward movement. | |
| − | + | The title text refers to {{w|Excalibur|The Sword in the Stone}}, a famous sword in the legends of King Arthur, and the fact that 1% of mainland {{w|Norway}} is covered with glaciers (but 60% of the {{w|Svalbard}} archipelago, also a part of Norway). It may also refer to {{w|Trollpikken}}, a rock formation in Norway that resembles a sword-like object. | |
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| − | The title text refers to {{w|Excalibur|The Sword in the Stone}}, a famous sword in the legends of King Arthur, and {{w|Norway}} | ||
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==Transcript== | ==Transcript== | ||
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| − | :[ | + | :[A person wearing a knit cap and Beret Guy are standing to the left of a glacier.] |
:Knit cap person: Glaciers are so neat. You can't see it, but this ice is slowly advancing. | :Knit cap person: Glaciers are so neat. You can't see it, but this ice is slowly advancing. | ||
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The author of ''The Sword in the Stone'', T. H. White, was mentioned two comics ago in [[2162: Literary Opinions]]. | The author of ''The Sword in the Stone'', T. H. White, was mentioned two comics ago in [[2162: Literary Opinions]]. | ||
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[[Category:Comics featuring Beret Guy]] | [[Category:Comics featuring Beret Guy]] | ||
{{comic discussion}} | {{comic discussion}} | ||
