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| | | date = November 16, 2005 | | | date = November 16, 2005 |
| | | title = Barrel - Part 5 | | | title = Barrel - Part 5 |
| − | | before = <big><big><span class="plainlinks">[https://web.archive.org/web/20060529063505/http://xkcd-drawings.livejournal.com/?skip=20#:~:text=11%3A54%20am-,Barrel%20%2D%20Part%205,-The%20ferret%20got Original title</span>]: '''Barrel - Part 5'''</big></big>
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| | | image = barrel_part_5.jpg | | | image = barrel_part_5.jpg |
| − | | titletext = Too good not to happen.<br><br><span class="plainlinks">[https://web.archive.org/web/20060529063505/http://xkcd-drawings.livejournal.com/?skip=20#:~:text=11%3A54%20am-,Barrel%20%2D%20Part%205,-The%20ferret%20got Original caption</span>]: The [http://www.xkcd.com/ferret.html ferret] got to fly, in the end! | + | | imagesize = |
| | + | | titletext = Too good not to happen. |
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| − | ==Explanation== | + | == Explanation == |
| − | This was the thirty-third comic originally posted to [[LiveJournal]]. The previous one was [[28: Elefino]], and the next one was [[32: Pillar]]. | + | This gives a happy ending to the [[:Category:Barrel|Barrel series]]. The flying ferret is from [[20: Ferret]]. The full series is: |
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| − | This gives a happy ending to the [[:Category:The Boy and his Barrel|The Boy and his Barrel series]], with the flying ferret from [[20: Ferret]]. The humor is derived from the juxtaposition of two unlike elements - in this case, the contemplative and even dark nature of the series being resolved through the timely intervention of a comical flying animal. The ferret could also be interpreted as a symbol of hope and following one's dreams, since in its original appearance, its powers of flight were just a dream. However, the dream becomes reality to save a child from an endless sea of hopelessness.
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| − | This is the last in a six-part series of comics whose parts were randomly published during the first several dozen strips. The series features [[Barrel Boy]], a character that is different from what would quickly become the xkcd [[stick figure]] style. The full series can be found [[:Category:The Boy and his Barrel|here]]. After Randall released the full [http://liveweb.archive.org/web/20070207052159/http://www.xkcd.com/barrel.html The Boy and his Barrel] story on the site, it became clear that the original comic [[20: Ferret]] was also part of the series. The comics are listed in the order chosen by Randall:
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| | * [[1: Barrel - Part 1]] | | * [[1: Barrel - Part 1]] |
| − | * [[20: Ferret]]
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| | * [[11: Barrel - Part 2]] | | * [[11: Barrel - Part 2]] |
| | * [[22: Barrel - Part 3]] | | * [[22: Barrel - Part 3]] |
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| | * [[31: Barrel - Part 5]] | | * [[31: Barrel - Part 5]] |
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| − | The original caption included a link to [[20: Ferret]] the second comic in the series. The link is now defunct, but there's an [https://web.archive.org/web/20070207052159/http://www.xkcd.com/barrel.html archived version].
| + | == Trivia == |
| − | | + | * Original [[Randall]] comment: "The ferret got to fly, in the end!" |
| − | ==Transcript==
| + | * This is the thirty-third comic posted to livejournal. The previous was [[28: Elefino]]. The next was [[32: Pillar]] |
| − | :[A boy is grasping on to a piece of driftwood in an ocean.]
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| − | :[A zoomed out view of the boy still grasping on to a piece of driftwood in the ocean.] | + | == Transcript == |
| | + | :[Boy floating on barrel in ocean] |
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| − | :[A ferret with some airplane wings and an airplane tail flies above the ocean.] | + | :[Zoomed out view of boy floating on barrel in ocean] |
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| − | :[A shot of the ocean, now empty.] | + | :[Ferret with airplane wings and tail above the ocean] |
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| − | :[The flying ferret is carrying the boy to safety.] | + | :[The empty ocean] |
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| − | :[The ferret carrying the boy is now in the distance with the sun on the horizon.] | + | :[Flying ferret carrying the boy to safety] |
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| − | ==Trivia==
| + | :[Ocean with ferret carrying boy in distance, sun on the horizon] |
| − | This is the last comic that kept its original title after being transferred to [https://xkcd.com xkcd.com].
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| | {{comic discussion}} | | {{comic discussion}} |
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| − | [[Category:Posted on LiveJournal| 33]] | + | [[Category:Comics posted on livejournal]] |
| − | [[Category:First day on xkcd.com]]
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| − | [[Category:Checkered paper]]
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| | [[Category:Comics with color]] | | [[Category:Comics with color]] |
| − | [[Category:The Boy and his Barrel|06]] | + | [[Category:Barrel|05]] |
| − | [[Category:Comics sharing name|Barrel 06]] | + | [[Category:Ferret]] |
| − | [[Category:Ferrets]]
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| − | [[Category:Comics featuring Barrel Boy]]
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