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He has, however, chosen to believe in a different explanation: the fifth button is not currently assigned, but giving it a label will assign it to whatever floor or other function he can give it. The possibilities are truly endless. And so, the intrepid Cueball writes "Zeppelin!" on a slip of paper and tapes it next to the unassigned button, thereby assigning it to move the elevator not to Floor 5, but to a {{w|Zeppelin}}. And it works; the elevator opens aboard a Zeppelin floating in the air, high above a land with many glacial lakes, perhaps {{w|Minnesota}}, {{w|Nunavut}}, or elsewhere on the Canadian Shield. | He has, however, chosen to believe in a different explanation: the fifth button is not currently assigned, but giving it a label will assign it to whatever floor or other function he can give it. The possibilities are truly endless. And so, the intrepid Cueball writes "Zeppelin!" on a slip of paper and tapes it next to the unassigned button, thereby assigning it to move the elevator not to Floor 5, but to a {{w|Zeppelin}}. And it works; the elevator opens aboard a Zeppelin floating in the air, high above a land with many glacial lakes, perhaps {{w|Minnesota}}, {{w|Nunavut}}, or elsewhere on the Canadian Shield. | ||
β | The specific choice of a "ZEPPELIN!" is a reference to [[73: Zeppelin]]. That comic, in turn, referenced Zeppelin watches, which | + | The specific choice of a "ZEPPELIN!" is a reference to [[73: Zeppelin]]. That comic, in turn, referenced Zeppelin watches, which have the word "ZEPPELIN!" replacing some of the numerals on the dial. In the previous comic, having the hour hand of the watch pointing at the word invoked the appearance of a zeppelin. |
The title text is most likely a reference to the Aerosmith song "Love in an Elevator," which really is about sex in an elevator. However, it would also be great if one could reach the elevation of love by getting there in a magic elevator. | The title text is most likely a reference to the Aerosmith song "Love in an Elevator," which really is about sex in an elevator. However, it would also be great if one could reach the elevation of love by getting there in a magic elevator. |