2758: My Favorite Things - Revision history

Whoop whoop pull up: /* Explanation */

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‎Explanation

172.70.110.160: /* Explanation */ calling it "first" is misleading

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‎Explanation: calling it "first" is misleading

141.101.98.173: Undo revision 321311 by 172.68.174.151 (talk) Needs creating, first.

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Undo revision 321311 by 172.68.174.151 (talk) Needs creating, first.

172.68.174.151 at 00:12, 20 August 2023

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Xurkitree10: /* Transcript */

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‎Transcript

Xurkitree10: /* Explanation */

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‎Explanation

172.69.22.138 at 02:26, 8 April 2023

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Dtgriscom: /* Explanation */

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‎Explanation

Tromag at 12:57, 6 April 2023

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Dtgriscom: Wordsmithing

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Wordsmithing

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 Cueball begins singing "{{w|My Favorite Things (song)|My Favorite Things}}" from ''{{w|The Sound of Music}}''. But, during the second line, instead of continuing with the actual lyrics, he sings that the copper from his kettles is flaking off. He then realizes that he's been scammed, and curses the name of Ea-nāṣir to the heavens.
-This references the {{w|complaint tablet to Ea-nāṣir}}, an archeological artifact containing the earliest known written business complaint, found in the ancient city of {{w|Ur}} and dated to around 1750 BCE. Ea-nāṣir was a Sumerian copper merchant, and the writer of the complaint alleged Ea-nāṣir had scammed him by offering sub-quality copper (echoed by Cueball's counterfeit copper kettle), refused to provide a refund and had fallen short of expectations in other ways. Additional correspondence was discovered, to indicate that this was not their only dissatisfied customer. Ea-nāṣir was also referenced in [[2650: Deepfakes]].
+This references the {{w|complaint tablet to Ea-nāṣir}}, an archeological artifact containing the earliest known written business complaint, found in the ancient city of {{w|Ur}} and dated to around 1750 BCE. {{w|Ea-nāṣir}} was a Sumerian copper merchant, and the writer of the complaint alleged Ea-nāṣir had scammed him by offering sub-quality copper (echoed by Cueball's counterfeit copper kettle), refused to provide a refund and had fallen short of expectations in other ways. Additional correspondence was discovered, to indicate that this was not their only dissatisfied customer. Ea-nāṣir was also referenced in [[2650: Deepfakes]].
 In recent years, this complaint tablet has become an internet meme, deriving humor from the fact that so many of its themes (business fraud, poor customer service, a hapless consumer trying to get his money back) are still very much applicable today, nearly 4,000 years later. One such meme references a 2021 fraud case in Turkey, in which [https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-03-09/trader-buys-36-million-of-copper-and-gets-painted-rocks-instead a trader was charged 36 million USD for a shipment of copper ingots, which turned out to be stones, painted with a veneer to make them look like copper]. This line about "stone with a copper veneer" likely refers to this case.

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 Cueball begins singing "{{w|My Favorite Things (song)|My Favorite Things}}" from ''{{w|The Sound of Music}}''. But, during the second line, instead of continuing with the actual lyrics, he sings that the copper from his kettles is flaking off. He then realizes that he's been scammed, and curses the name of Ea-nāṣir to the heavens.
-This references the {{w|complaint tablet to Ea-nāṣir}}, an archeological artifact containing the first known written business complaint, found in the ancient city of {{w|Ur}} and dated to around 1750 BCE. Ea-nāṣir was a Sumerian copper merchant, and the writer of the complaint alleged Ea-nāṣir had scammed him by offering sub-quality copper (echoed by Cueball's counterfeit copper kettle), refused to provide a refund and had fallen short of expectations in other ways. Additional correspondence was discovered, to indicate that this was not their only dissatisfied customer. Ea-nāṣir was also referenced in [[2650: Deepfakes]].
+This references the {{w|complaint tablet to Ea-nāṣir}}, an archeological artifact containing the earliest known written business complaint, found in the ancient city of {{w|Ur}} and dated to around 1750 BCE. Ea-nāṣir was a Sumerian copper merchant, and the writer of the complaint alleged Ea-nāṣir had scammed him by offering sub-quality copper (echoed by Cueball's counterfeit copper kettle), refused to provide a refund and had fallen short of expectations in other ways. Additional correspondence was discovered, to indicate that this was not their only dissatisfied customer. Ea-nāṣir was also referenced in [[2650: Deepfakes]].
 In recent years, this complaint tablet has become an internet meme, deriving humor from the fact that so many of its themes (business fraud, poor customer service, a hapless consumer trying to get his money back) are still very much applicable today, nearly 4,000 years later. One such meme references a 2021 fraud case in Turkey, in which [https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-03-09/trader-buys-36-million-of-copper-and-gets-painted-rocks-instead a trader was charged 36 million USD for a shipment of copper ingots, which turned out to be stones, painted with a veneer to make them look like copper]. This line about "stone with a copper veneer" likely refers to this case.

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 ==Transcript==
 :[Cueball is standing between a small rosebush and a kitten.]
 :Cueball (singing): Raindrops on roses and whiskers on kittens

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	Cueball begins singing "{{w\|My Favorite Things (song)\|My Favorite Things}}" from ''{{w\|The Sound of Music}}''. But, during the second line, instead of continuing with the actual lyrics, he sings that the copper from his kettles is flaking off. He then realizes that he's been scammed, and curses the name of Ea-nāṣir to the heavens.		Cueball begins singing "{{w\|My Favorite Things (song)\|My Favorite Things}}" from ''{{w\|The Sound of Music}}''. But, during the second line, instead of continuing with the actual lyrics, he sings that the copper from his kettles is flaking off. He then realizes that he's been scammed, and curses the name of Ea-nāṣir to the heavens.

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 This references the {{w|complaint tablet to Ea-nāṣir}}, an archeological artifact containing the first known written business complaint, found in the ancient city of {{w|Ur}} and dated to around 1750 BCE. Ea-nāṣir was a Sumerian copper merchant, and the writer of the complaint alleged Ea-nāṣir had scammed him by offering sub-quality copper (echoed by Cueball's counterfeit copper kettle), refused to provide a refund and had fallen short of expectations in other ways. Additional correspondence was discovered, to indicate that this was not their only dissatisfied customer. Ea-nāṣir was also referenced in [[2650: Deepfakes]].
-In recent years, this complaint tablet has become an internet meme, deriving humor from the fact that so many of it's themes (business fraud, poor customer service, a hapless consumer trying to get his money back) are still very much applicable today, nearly 4,000 years later. One such meme references a 2021 fraud case in Turkey, in which [https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-03-09/trader-buys-36-million-of-copper-and-gets-painted-rocks-instead a trader was charged 36 million USD for a shipment of copper ingots, which turned out to be stones, painted with a veneer to make them look like copper]. This line about "stone with a copper veneer" likely refers to this case.
+In recent years, this complaint tablet has become an internet meme, deriving humor from the fact that so many of its themes (business fraud, poor customer service, a hapless consumer trying to get his money back) are still very much applicable today, nearly 4,000 years later. One such meme references a 2021 fraud case in Turkey, in which [https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-03-09/trader-buys-36-million-of-copper-and-gets-painted-rocks-instead a trader was charged 36 million USD for a shipment of copper ingots, which turned out to be stones, painted with a veneer to make them look like copper]. This line about "stone with a copper veneer" likely refers to this case.
 The title text continues the parody for the chorus of the song, for which the original is "When the dog bites/When the bee stings/When I'm feeling sad/I simply remember my favorite things/And then I don't feel/So bad". "Ur guy" references Ea-nāṣir, while Nanni is the name of the customer who wrote the complaint.

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 Cueball begins singing "{{w|My Favorite Things (song)|My Favorite Things}}" from ''{{w|The Sound of Music}}''. But, during the second line, instead of continuing with the actual lyrics, he sings that the copper from his kettles is flaking off. He then realizes that he's been scammed, and curses the name of Ea-nāṣir to the heavens.
-This references the {{w|complaint tablet to Ea-nāṣir}}, an archeological artifact containing the first known written business complaint. Ea-nāṣir was a copper merchant, and the writer of the complaint alleged Ea-nāṣir had scammed him by offering sub-quality copper (echoed by Cueball's counterfeit copper kettle), refused to provide a refund and had fallen short of expectations in other ways. Additional correspondence was discovered, to indicate that this was not their only dissatisfied customer. Ea-nāṣir was also referenced in [[2650: Deepfakes]].
+This references the {{w|complaint tablet to Ea-nāṣir}}, an archeological artifact containing the first known written business complaint, found in the ancient city of {{w|Ur}} and dated to around 1750 BCE. Ea-nāṣir was a Sumerian copper merchant, and the writer of the complaint alleged Ea-nāṣir had scammed him by offering sub-quality copper (echoed by Cueball's counterfeit copper kettle), refused to provide a refund and had fallen short of expectations in other ways. Additional correspondence was discovered, to indicate that this was not their only dissatisfied customer. Ea-nāṣir was also referenced in [[2650: Deepfakes]].
-The title text continues the parody for the middle of the song, for which the original is "When the dog bites/When the bee stings/When I'm feeling sad/I simply remember my favorite things/And then I don't feel/So bad". "Ur guy" references Ea-nāṣir, who lived in {{w|Ur}}, while Nanni is the name of the customer who wrote the complaint.
+In recent years, this complaint tablet has become an internet meme, deriving humor from the fact that so many of it's themes (business fraud, poor customer service, a hapless consumer trying to get his money back) are still very much applicable today, nearly 4,000 years later. One such meme references a 2021 fraud case in Turkey, in which [https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-03-09/trader-buys-36-million-of-copper-and-gets-painted-rocks-instead a trader was charged 36 million USD for a shipment of copper ingots, which turned out to be stones, painted with a veneer to make them look like copper]. This line about "stone with a copper veneer" likely refers to this case.
-Cueball's copper-painted kettle also resembles a modern fraud case in 2021 where [https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-03-09/trader-buys-36-million-of-copper-and-gets-painted-rocks-instead 36 million USD worth of copper was switched with painted stones].
+The title text continues the parody for the middle of the song, for which the original is "When the dog bites/When the bee stings/When I'm feeling sad/I simply remember my favorite things/And then I don't feel/So bad". "Ur guy" references Ea-nāṣir, while Nanni is the name of the customer who wrote the complaint.
 ==Transcript==