Editing 478: The Staple Madness
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==Explanation== | ==Explanation== | ||
− | Optimistic [[Beret Guy]] can never take life seriously. He loves to play with everything, and nothing is more exciting than {{w|Staple gun|a tool | + | Optimistic [[Beret Guy]] can never take life seriously. He loves to play with everything, and nothing is more exciting than {{w|Staple gun|a tool that sticks things together with an impressive ''kaCHUNK'' sound}} when he pulls the trigger, even on things that (definitely) shouldn't be stapled. |
− | Installing | + | Installing Debian is a pun on the installation of software, and the installation of real life things by attaching them to things. |
− | This comic may reference an engineering truism describing a similar scenario: "When all you have is a hammer, everything looks like a nail. | + | This comic may reference an engineering truism describing a similar scenario: "When all you have is a hammer, everything looks like a nail". The truism's actual meaning refers to the scenario where when a novice has only learned to use one tool (such as one programming language), they may attempt to solve all problems using only that tool, which may end badly. |
− | From just reading the comic by itself, one may presume that in the last panel, [[Cueball]] has been stapled to the ceiling (as obvious evidence to [[Megan]] that Beret Guy has indeed been abusing her staple gun). According to the comic's | + | From just reading the comic by itself, one may presume that in the last panel, [[Cueball]] has been stapled to the ceiling (as obvious evidence to [[Megan]] that Beret Guy has indeed been abusing her staple gun). According to the comic's official transcript, it is in fact God who is speaking. |
{{w|Duct tape}}, thanks to its combination of tensile and adhesive strength, is commonly regarded as the ultimate do-it-yourself repair tool. Like a staple gun, it can also be used to stick things together. Although it does make a nice sound when pulling a strip out quickly, it does not make a loud ''kaCHUNK'' sound upon fixing two objects together. | {{w|Duct tape}}, thanks to its combination of tensile and adhesive strength, is commonly regarded as the ultimate do-it-yourself repair tool. Like a staple gun, it can also be used to stick things together. Although it does make a nice sound when pulling a strip out quickly, it does not make a loud ''kaCHUNK'' sound upon fixing two objects together. | ||
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==Transcript== | ==Transcript== | ||
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:[Beret Guy standing over a table.] | :[Beret Guy standing over a table.] | ||
− | :Beret Guy: [ | + | :Beret Guy: [staples a sandwich together] Sandwiches! ''kaCHUNK kaCHUNK'' |
:[Beret Guy running with the staple gun.] | :[Beret Guy running with the staple gun.] | ||
:Beret Guy: Must affix everything to everything! | :Beret Guy: Must affix everything to everything! | ||
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:''kaCHUNK kaCHUNK kaCHUNK kaCHUNK kaCHUNK kaCHUNK'' | :''kaCHUNK kaCHUNK kaCHUNK kaCHUNK kaCHUNK kaCHUNK'' | ||
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[[Category:Comics featuring Megan]] | [[Category:Comics featuring Megan]] | ||
[[Category:Comics featuring Beret Guy]] | [[Category:Comics featuring Beret Guy]] | ||
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