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==Explanation== | ==Explanation== | ||
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− | + | This comic references the famous quote "Mussolini made the trains run on time", a piece of propaganda from Italy under dictator Benito Mussolini. In the comic, a pun is made on the fact that thyme (the spice, as in the comic) and time (the physical phenomenon, as in the original quote) are homophonous. | |
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==Transcript== | ==Transcript== | ||
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:Cueball: Wow – Engines can burn vegetable oil. | :Cueball: Wow – Engines can burn vegetable oil. | ||
− | :Friend: Well, sure. You can burn most any organic matter. | + | :Friend: Well, sure. You can burn most any organic matter. Corn, leaves, spices... |
:Cueball: Spices? Really? | :Cueball: Spices? Really? | ||
:Friend: Sure – Mussolini made the trains run on thyme. | :Friend: Sure – Mussolini made the trains run on thyme. | ||
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{{comic discussion}} | {{comic discussion}} | ||
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[[Category:Comics featuring Cueball]] | [[Category:Comics featuring Cueball]] | ||
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