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==Explanation== | ==Explanation== | ||
− | + | {{incomplete|Created by a pair of GLASSES.}} | |
− | Furthermore, the | + | A play on the common term for a table, such as a dining or coffee table, that has a glass surface. "Glass-topped table" here represents, instead, a table "topped" with a drinking glass, not just a glass surface. Notably, the glass is built into the table, making it impossible to remove. This would make it very hard to drink from unless one decides to use a straw. Furthermore, the normal-looking drinking glass, at a glance, looks like it [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DDgqsiRLQcU has 'walked' to the edge of the table and is about to fall off], making anyone unfamiliar with the table very nervous{{citation needed}} and likely to snatch at the glass, with potentially unfortunate consequences. |
− | + | Presumably the advertisement for this item doesn't make this configuration clear, because buyers come in expecting to get an ordinary glass-topped table, but they're not interested in buying it when they discover the extra glass attached. The caption says this is the least popular item in their furniture store. | |
− | The title text adds to this by saying it would be difficult to put the glass in a dishwasher, since you would need to bring the table with it. There are dishwashers | + | The title text adds to this by saying it would be difficult to put the glass in a dishwasher, since you would need to bring the table with it. There are dishwashers big enough to fit tables <ref>https://www.thekbzine.com/pages/13317/worlds_largest_dishwasher_unveiled/#:~:text=Bosch%20unveiled%20the%20world's%20largest,water%20and%20stay%20perfectly%20dry.</ref>, but they are very rare and don't make moving the table any easier, so cleaning the glass after a drink would not be enjoyable to say the least. |
==Transcript== | ==Transcript== | ||
− | :[ | + | {{incomplete transcript}} |
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+ | :[Picture of square table with glass tumbler on top, apparently merged with glass surface of table, in a position that appears to be nearly half-way off the edge and in 'danger' of falling] | ||
+ | :[Caption below the panel]: | ||
:The least popular item at my furniture store is probably the table with a decorative drinking glass built into the edge of the glass top. | :The least popular item at my furniture store is probably the table with a decorative drinking glass built into the edge of the glass top. | ||