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| date = December 5, 2005 | | date = December 5, 2005 | ||
| title = Bowl | | title = Bowl | ||
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| image = bowl.jpg | | image = bowl.jpg | ||
| − | | titletext = For the moment it's a standoff | + | | titletext = For the moment it's a standoff |
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==Explanation== | ==Explanation== | ||
| − | + | The comic roughly parodies a situation in which two characters are seeing who can wait longer to get the result they want. However in the comic, the model sailing ship is not alive and doesn't experience time (except perhaps if it absorbs water and falls apart, or beaches once the water in the bowl evaporates). The comic compares the patience of a boy with that of an inanimate object. Also, it could imply that the boy has too much time on his hands. | |
| − | + | Like many of the earlier comics, some of this comic's humor comes from the surreality of the situation. The gravity of the boy's statement is juxtaposed with the insignificance of a child's toy floating in a bowl of water. On one level, the absurdity of this is funny in itself; on another level, the audience is invited to imagine what might possibly be going through the boy's mind to make him take this toy and bowl so seriously. | |
Alternatively, the comic can be taken to recognize the mortality and ultimate fate of death/decay for both the boat and the boy, creating a grim moral. But, if one goes deeper into meaning, one could realize that the comic itself is humorous for trying to make a fatalistic statement using a boy and a toy boat, still making the comic ultimately humorous. | Alternatively, the comic can be taken to recognize the mortality and ultimate fate of death/decay for both the boat and the boy, creating a grim moral. But, if one goes deeper into meaning, one could realize that the comic itself is humorous for trying to make a fatalistic statement using a boy and a toy boat, still making the comic ultimately humorous. | ||
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==Transcript== | ==Transcript== | ||
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==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
| − | * This was the | + | *This was the 41st comic originally posted to [[LiveJournal]]. |
| − | :This may be due to his | + | **The previous was [[43: Red Spiders 2]]. |
| − | + | **The next was [[45: Schrodinger]] | |
| + | *Original title: "Friday's Drawing - Bowl" | ||
| + | *Original [[Randall]] quote: | ||
| + | ::"This is not the barrel boy. | ||
| + | ::'''Current Mood:''' ''Final Exam-y''" | ||
| + | *This comic was posted on [[xkcd]] when the web site opened on Sunday the 1st of January 2006. | ||
| + | **It was posted along [[:Category:First day on xkcd|with all 41 comics]] posted before that on LiveJournal as well as a few others. | ||
| + | **The latter explaining why the numbers of these 41 LiveJournal comics ranges from 1-44. | ||
| + | *This comic thus turned out to be '''the last''' that was '''only''' posted on LiveJournal. | ||
| + | **The day after this comic on December 6th 2005, the following was posted on LiveJournal: | ||
| + | ::'''Announcement''' | ||
| + | ::"What with winter break starting and the like, I'll probably be going off my regular update schedule. I'll try to post something here and there, and might end up doing more drawings than I expect, but won't stick to the MWF schedule. | ||
| + | ::Thanks for the support! This has been and will continue to be a lot of fun." | ||
| + | :*This may also be due to his examinations coming up. But probably he using a lot of time preparing for the release of his new xkcd site after new year.. | ||
| + | *The next comic was first released almost a month later. | ||
| + | **On January 4ht 2006, [[45: Schrodinger]] became the first comic posted directly on xkcd on the same day as it was posted on LiveJournal. | ||
| + | *One of the original drawings drawn on [[:Category:Checkered paper|checkered paper]]. | ||
{{comic discussion}} | {{comic discussion}} | ||
| − | + | [[Category:Comics posted on livejournal| 41]] | |
| − | [[Category: | + | [[Category:First day on xkcd]] |
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[[Category:Comics with color]] | [[Category:Comics with color]] | ||
[[Category:Checkered paper]] | [[Category:Checkered paper]] | ||
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