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| − | Burlap is a type of loose-weave fabric which is commonly used in bags and sacks. | + | Burlap is a type of loose-weave fabric which is commonly used in bags and sacks. While the meaning of this page is unclear, this appears to be some sort of note or letter, though the recipient is unknown. It appears to be made on very short notice. If it is a letter, there are multiple possible intentions, including: |
| − | + | *It was created for a {{friend of Randall, who he may be trying to prank, as you cannot directly invest in burlap on the stock market. | |
| − | While the meaning of this page is unclear, this appears to be some sort of note or letter, though the recipient is unknown. It appears to be made on very short notice. If it is a letter, there are multiple possible intentions, including: | ||
| − | *It was created for a friend of Randall, who he may be trying to prank, as you cannot directly invest in burlap on the stock market. | ||
*It's a note "left by a time traveler from the future", which is a common trope in sci-fi movies. | *It's a note "left by a time traveler from the future", which is a common trope in sci-fi movies. | ||
*It's a direct parody of something, such as: | *It's a direct parody of something, such as: | ||
Revision as of 12:58, 29 March 2025
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Burlap is a type of loose-weave fabric which is commonly used in bags and sacks. While the meaning of this page is unclear, this appears to be some sort of note or letter, though the recipient is unknown. It appears to be made on very short notice. If it is a letter, there are multiple possible intentions, including:
- It was created for a {{friend of Randall, who he may be trying to prank, as you cannot directly invest in burlap on the stock market.
- It's a note "left by a time traveler from the future", which is a common trope in sci-fi movies.
- It's a direct parody of something, such as:
- "Municipal bonds, Ted. I'm talking double-A rating. The best investment in America." - Airplane!
- "I just want to say one word to you. Plastics!" - The Graduate
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invest in burlap
start of fortune
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got bored lol Caliban (talk) 08:49, 26 March 2025 (UTC)
Any chance this might be a setup for an april's fools that didn't get used for some reason? 141.101.97.15 08:22, 9 April 2025 (UTC)
- It's a possibility. Looking at the other 'forgotten' off-comic pages it seems to be a mix of possible 'events' that went nowhere and perhaps pages made specifically to be referenced from off-site social media (records of which might be lost/inaccessible). Disentangling some of these might be possible, if a referent page/post/email is dug up by those who can still see it (or a copy of it), but anything idly made then just as idly forgotten about (without publicising at all) is going to probably remain inexplicable (unless Word Of God both remembers and cares to tell us, both of these being iffy results). 141.101.99.161 08:33, 9 April 2025 (UTC)
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