1871: Bun Alert - Revision history

172.69.195.228 at 19:23, 8 November 2024

2024-11-08T19:23:06Z

162.158.94.27 at 17:04, 8 November 2024

2024-11-08T17:04:11Z

162.158.95.56 at 17:03, 8 November 2024

2024-11-08T17:03:31Z

172.69.194.182: /* Explanation */ Correcting link intent? Certainly making the grammar/spelling a bit better.

2024-03-12T03:02:36Z

‎Explanation: Correcting link intent? Certainly making the grammar/spelling a bit better.

Apollo11 at 20:31, 11 March 2024

2024-03-11T20:31:37Z

Apollo11 at 16:26, 11 March 2024

2024-03-11T16:26:21Z

Apollo11: /* Explanation */

2024-03-11T16:25:06Z

‎Explanation

172.69.79.133: If you must, putting it the correct side of the punctuation...

2023-02-25T22:53:54Z

If you must, putting it the correct side of the punctuation...

TV4Fun at 21:54, 25 February 2023

2023-02-25T21:54:37Z

TV4Fun: Ref: Unsourced

2023-02-25T21:54:05Z

Ref: Unsourced

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	==Explanation==		==Explanation==
−	The comic opens with [[Beret Guy]] identifying a "bun", ~~the formal~~ term for a {{w\|rabbit}}, also used in [[1682: Bun]]. The title text of that former comic specifically refers to sending out a "BUN ALERT" to friends and family with location and photographic evidence of the bun, so in this comic, that concept appears to have been elevated from a simple mass SMS/MMS message to a standalone application.	+	The comic opens with [[Beret Guy]] identifying a "bun", an informal term for a {{w\|rabbit}} also used in [[1682: Bun]]. The title text of that former comic specifically refers to sending out a "BUN ALERT" to friends and family with location and photographic evidence of the bun, so in this comic, that concept appears to have been elevated from a simple mass SMS/MMS message to a standalone application.
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	Upon seeing the bun, Beret Guy uses his phone to send an alert about the "Bun" with a [[wikipedia:Push technology\|push notification]]. He is still looking for investors, though such an app would likely not appeal to a wide market.{{Citation needed}} In response to [[Ponytail]]'s confusion, he explains that bunnies are "like loaves of bread that hop" making a pun by comparing rabbits to bread, as "bun" can commonly refer to a small loaf of bread. Beret Guy is known to be fascinated with bakeries, as shown in the comics [[434: xkcd Goes to the Airport]], [[442: xkcd Loves the Discovery Channel ]], or [[452: Mission]], so it makes sense that this sort of comparison occurs to him. It is known that the word "bun" is similar to the word "pun". Beret Guy has a history of misinterpreting statements and phrases (and often making said misinterpretations correct through some strange power of his), so it is not implausible that he actually genuinely thinks that these "buns" are bread products that somehow behave exactly like rabbits.		Upon seeing the bun, Beret Guy uses his phone to send an alert about the "Bun" with a [[wikipedia:Push technology\|push notification]]. He is still looking for investors, though such an app would likely not appeal to a wide market.{{Citation needed}} In response to [[Ponytail]]'s confusion, he explains that bunnies are "like loaves of bread that hop" making a pun by comparing rabbits to bread, as "bun" can commonly refer to a small loaf of bread. Beret Guy is known to be fascinated with bakeries, as shown in the comics [[434: xkcd Goes to the Airport]], [[442: xkcd Loves the Discovery Channel ]], or [[452: Mission]], so it makes sense that this sort of comparison occurs to him. It is known that the word "bun" is similar to the word "pun". Beret Guy has a history of misinterpreting statements and phrases (and often making said misinterpretations correct through some strange power of his), so it is not implausible that he actually genuinely thinks that these "buns" are bread products that somehow behave exactly like rabbits.

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 ==Explanation==
-The comic opens with [[Beret Guy]] identifying a "bun", the formal term for a {{w|rabbit}} also used in [[1682: Bun]]. The title text of that former comic specifically refers to sending out a "BUN ALERT" to friends and family with location and photographic evidence of the bun, so in this comic, that concept appears to have been elevated from a simple mass SMS/MMS message to a standalone application.
+The comic opens with [[Beret Guy]] identifying a "bun", the formal term for a {{w|rabbit}}, also used in [[1682: Bun]]. The title text of that former comic specifically refers to sending out a "BUN ALERT" to friends and family with location and photographic evidence of the bun, so in this comic, that concept appears to have been elevated from a simple mass SMS/MMS message to a standalone application.
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 Upon seeing the bun, Beret Guy uses his phone to send an alert about the "Bun" with a [[wikipedia:Push technology|push notification]]. He is still looking for investors, though such an app would likely not appeal to a wide market.{{Citation needed}} In response to [[Ponytail]]'s confusion, he explains that bunnies are "like loaves of bread that hop" making a pun by comparing rabbits to bread, as "bun" can commonly refer to a small loaf of bread. Beret Guy is known to be fascinated with bakeries, as shown in the comics [[434: xkcd Goes to the Airport]], [[442: xkcd Loves the Discovery Channel ]], or [[452: Mission]], so it makes sense that this sort of comparison occurs to him. It is known that the word "bun" is similar to the word "pun". Beret Guy has a history of misinterpreting statements and phrases (and often making said misinterpretations correct through some strange power of his), so it is not implausible that he actually genuinely thinks that these "buns" are bread products that somehow behave exactly like rabbits.

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	==Explanation==		==Explanation==
−	The comic opens with [[Beret Guy]] identifying a "bun", ~~an informal~~ term for a {{w\|rabbit}} also used in [[1682: Bun]]. The title text of that former comic specifically refers to sending out a "BUN ALERT" to friends and family with location and photographic evidence of the bun, so in this comic, that concept appears to have been elevated from a simple mass SMS/MMS message to a standalone application.	+	The comic opens with [[Beret Guy]] identifying a "bun", the formal term for a {{w\|rabbit}} also used in [[1682: Bun]]. The title text of that former comic specifically refers to sending out a "BUN ALERT" to friends and family with location and photographic evidence of the bun, so in this comic, that concept appears to have been elevated from a simple mass SMS/MMS message to a standalone application.
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	Upon seeing the bun, Beret Guy uses his phone to send an alert about the "Bun" with a [[wikipedia:Push technology\|push notification]]. He is still looking for investors, though such an app would likely not appeal to a wide market.{{Citation needed}} In response to [[Ponytail]]'s confusion, he explains that bunnies are "like loaves of bread that hop" making a pun by comparing rabbits to bread, as "bun" can commonly refer to a small loaf of bread. Beret Guy is known to be fascinated with bakeries, as shown in the comics [[434: xkcd Goes to the Airport]], [[442: xkcd Loves the Discovery Channel ]], or [[452: Mission]], so it makes sense that this sort of comparison occurs to him. It is known that the word "bun" is similar to the word "pun". Beret Guy has a history of misinterpreting statements and phrases (and often making said misinterpretations correct through some strange power of his), so it is not implausible that he actually genuinely thinks that these "buns" are bread products that somehow behave exactly like rabbits.		Upon seeing the bun, Beret Guy uses his phone to send an alert about the "Bun" with a [[wikipedia:Push technology\|push notification]]. He is still looking for investors, though such an app would likely not appeal to a wide market.{{Citation needed}} In response to [[Ponytail]]'s confusion, he explains that bunnies are "like loaves of bread that hop" making a pun by comparing rabbits to bread, as "bun" can commonly refer to a small loaf of bread. Beret Guy is known to be fascinated with bakeries, as shown in the comics [[434: xkcd Goes to the Airport]], [[442: xkcd Loves the Discovery Channel ]], or [[452: Mission]], so it makes sense that this sort of comparison occurs to him. It is known that the word "bun" is similar to the word "pun". Beret Guy has a history of misinterpreting statements and phrases (and often making said misinterpretations correct through some strange power of his), so it is not implausible that he actually genuinely thinks that these "buns" are bread products that somehow behave exactly like rabbits.

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 The bun alert reappears in [[1903: Bun Trend]], where Beret Guy receives the alert.
-After this comic was posted, a someone has created a Bun Alert website and app[[https://bunalert.app]]. It does exactly what Randells Bun Alert app describes.
+After this comic was posted, someone has created a [https://bunalert.app Bun Alert website and app]. It does exactly what Randall's portrayed Bun Alert app describes.
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 The bun alert reappears in [[1903: Bun Trend]], where Beret Guy receives the alert.
-After this comic was posted, a someone has created a Bun Alert website and app[[https://bunalert.app]]. It does exactly what Randells Bun Alert app describes.  --[[User:Apollo11|Apollo11]] ([[User talk:Apollo11|talk]]) 11:03, 11 March (CST)
+After this comic was posted, a someone has created a Bun Alert website and app[[https://bunalert.app]]. It does exactly what Randells Bun Alert app describes.
 ==Transcript==

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	The bun alert reappears in [[1903: Bun Trend]], where Beret Guy receives the alert.		The bun alert reappears in [[1903: Bun Trend]], where Beret Guy receives the alert.
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		+	After this comic was posted, a someone has created a Bun Alert website and app. It does exactly what Randells Bun Alert app describes. [[https://bunalert.app]] --[[User:Apollo11\|Apollo11]] ([[User talk:Apollo11\|talk]]) 11:03, 11 March (CST)

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 The comic opens with [[Beret Guy]] identifying a "bun", an informal term for a {{w|rabbit}} also used in [[1682: Bun]]. The title text of that former comic specifically refers to sending out a "BUN ALERT" to friends and family with location and photographic evidence of the bun, so in this comic, that concept appears to have been elevated from a simple mass SMS/MMS message to a standalone application.
-Upon seeing the bun, Beret Guy uses his phone to send an alert about the "Bun" with a [[wikipedia:Push technology|push notification]]. He is still looking for investors, though such an app would likely not appeal to a wide market{{Citation needed}}. In response to [[Ponytail]]'s confusion, he explains that bunnies are "like loaves of bread that hop" making a pun by comparing rabbits to bread, as "bun" can commonly refer to a small loaf of bread. Beret Guy is known to be fascinated with bakeries, as shown in the comics [[434: xkcd Goes to the Airport]], [[442: xkcd Loves the Discovery Channel ]], or [[452: Mission]], so it makes sense that this sort of comparison occurs to him. It is known that the word "bun" is similar to the word "pun". Beret Guy has a history of misinterpreting statements and phrases (and often making said misinterpretations correct through some strange power of his), so it is not implausible that he actually genuinely thinks that these "buns" are bread products that somehow behave exactly like rabbits.
+Upon seeing the bun, Beret Guy uses his phone to send an alert about the "Bun" with a [[wikipedia:Push technology|push notification]]. He is still looking for investors, though such an app would likely not appeal to a wide market.{{Citation needed}} In response to [[Ponytail]]'s confusion, he explains that bunnies are "like loaves of bread that hop" making a pun by comparing rabbits to bread, as "bun" can commonly refer to a small loaf of bread. Beret Guy is known to be fascinated with bakeries, as shown in the comics [[434: xkcd Goes to the Airport]], [[442: xkcd Loves the Discovery Channel ]], or [[452: Mission]], so it makes sense that this sort of comparison occurs to him. It is known that the word "bun" is similar to the word "pun". Beret Guy has a history of misinterpreting statements and phrases (and often making said misinterpretations correct through some strange power of his), so it is not implausible that he actually genuinely thinks that these "buns" are bread products that somehow behave exactly like rabbits.
 As Ponytail leaves, apparently to remove herself from the situation, [[Megan]] hurriedly approaches, excited to see the "bun". This serves as a punchline as, despite Ponytail appearing to be the voice of reason, it seems that Beret Guy's inane bun alert system has gathered a dedicated following after all.