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==Explanation== | ==Explanation== | ||
− | This comic is the third comic in a row in | + | {{incomplete|Created by an EYEBALL LICKER. Please mention here why this explanation isn't complete. Do NOT delete this tag too soon.}} |
+ | This comic is the third comic in a row about the {{w|2019–20 coronavirus outbreak|outbreak in 2020}} of the {{w|coronavirus}} - {{w|SARS-CoV-2}}. The first comic was [[2275: Coronavirus Name]] and the second [[2276: Self-Isolate]], making all comics of that week about the virus outbreak. | ||
− | As a reaction to the COVID-19 | + | As a reaction to the COVID-19 coronavirus outbreak, people are refraining from personal contact. This leads to changes with customs in the workplace - e.g. {{w|handshake|shaking hands}} at the beginning of a meeting, etc. |
− | The comic shows [[Beret Guy]] addressing his employees at [[:Category:Beret Guy's Business|his eccentric company]] ([[Ponytail]], [[Hairy]] and [[Hairbun]], see also [[1997: Business Update]]). He states that | + | The comic shows [[Beret Guy]] addressing his employees at [[:Category:Beret Guy's Business|his eccentric company]] ([[Ponytail]], [[Hairy]] and [[Hairbun]], see also [[1997: Business Update]]). He states that they should not overreact to the coronavirus. But at least they should now quit their usual startup procedure at meetings where everyone is "licking each others eyeballs". Virus or not, it is not common for humans to lick anyone's eyeballs at meetings, but it could be an extreme stretch of intimate behavior to make an analogy to some cultures' norm of kissing acquaintances in greeting. |
− | + | The fun thing is that his employers state that they will miss this human contact, but that they at least understand. | |
− | Contact between saliva and eyes are a very common way to spread | + | Contact between saliva and eyes are a very common way to get the virus spread. But usually this occurs from one person sneezing, |
+ | or people touching their faces and eyes, and airborne particles randomly coming in contact with the eye, not by applying the saliva directly to a person's eyeball by means of the tongue. | ||
− | The title text refers to an actual business custom (exchanging {{w|business card}}s), but one which is absurdly altered to promote the spread of disease by touching cards and hands to faces. It is not clear whether this is safer or more dangerous than Beret Guy's previous practice of eating business cards, see [[1032: Networking]]. | + | The title text refers to an actual business custom (exchanging {{w|business card}}s), but one which is absurdly altered to promote the spread of disease by touching cards and hands to faces. It is not clear whether this is safer or more dangerous than Beret Guy's previous practice of eating business cards, see [[1032: Networking]]. |
==Transcript== | ==Transcript== | ||
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==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
− | *When the comic was first published, it did not have a title | + | *When the comic was first published, it did not have a title text. |
**This has almost exclusively occurred previously with special interactive or dynamic comics. | **This has almost exclusively occurred previously with special interactive or dynamic comics. | ||
***Absence of title-text is so unusual that it broke at least one xkcd client ([https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.floern.xkcd Browser for xkcd by Floern]). | ***Absence of title-text is so unusual that it broke at least one xkcd client ([https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.floern.xkcd Browser for xkcd by Floern]). | ||
− | * | + | **During the day of the release, the title text has been added. |
+ | ***So it was a mistake by Randall, and not intentional. | ||
+ | ***Thus this comic does not belong in the [[:Category:No title text]] category. | ||
{{comic discussion}} | {{comic discussion}} | ||
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[[Category:Beret Guy's Business]] | [[Category:Beret Guy's Business]] | ||
[[Category:Social interactions]] | [[Category:Social interactions]] | ||
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