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[[User:Lproven|Lproven]] ([[User talk:Lproven|talk]]) 09:09, 12 February 2026 (UTC) | [[User:Lproven|Lproven]] ([[User talk:Lproven|talk]]) 09:09, 12 February 2026 (UTC) | ||
:How do you reckon that? Other than the presence of a carpet, how does it uniquely reference Wonko's setup, as opposed to being a coincidence? [[User:Elizium23|Elizium23]] ([[User talk:Elizium23|talk]]) 10:07, 12 February 2026 (UTC) | :How do you reckon that? Other than the presence of a carpet, how does it uniquely reference Wonko's setup, as opposed to being a coincidence? [[User:Elizium23|Elizium23]] ([[User talk:Elizium23|talk]]) 10:07, 12 February 2026 (UTC) | ||
| + | ::It doesn't say anything about uniquely referencing Wonko's setup – it's says it's a knowing reference. Treating the space outside the walls as the true contents of the walls themselves is what Wonko did, but obviously, that's not how walled enclosures work. They are carpeting the space outside the walls, apparently having been able to get confused about what the walls represent. Carpet isn't about wall-to-wall coverage per se – the walls aren't relevant, other than to describe the fact that the carpet covers the whole floor. Considering the walls as a way to delineate the exterior as the target for your interaction is what Wonko did, and is also what they are doing. It's not really something that anyone else does. [[User:Yorkshire Pudding|Yorkshire Pudding]] ([[User talk:Yorkshire Pudding|talk]]) 18:54, 12 February 2026 (UTC) | ||
This invention would go really well with outdoor floor-to-ceiling windows. -flatdurian [[Special:Contributions/138.75.249.122|138.75.249.122]] 11:54, 12 February 2026 (UTC) | This invention would go really well with outdoor floor-to-ceiling windows. -flatdurian [[Special:Contributions/138.75.249.122|138.75.249.122]] 11:54, 12 February 2026 (UTC) | ||
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This is what hiking trails should BE! Explainyourself (talk) 02:47, 12 February 2026 (UTC)
- no. it would be better with waterslides. (/j) --Utdtutyabthsc (talk) 03:19, 12 February 2026 (UTC)
- Hiking trail pavement needs to be sturdy enough to withstand hikers stomping up and down. It also needs to help their hiking boots grip the trail, or at least not do worse at that than bare dirt would. I am not convinced that carpet fits either of those criteria. GreatWyrmGold (talk) 04:15, 12 February 2026 (UTC)
- But now you can hike in your socks. 82.13.184.33 09:40, 12 February 2026 (UTC)
- Thick, durable carpet. How hard could it be? R128 (talk) 14:10, 12 February 2026 (UTC)
I think this strip is a knowing reference to "outside the asylum", the inside-out home of Wonko the Sane in _The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy_.
https://hitchhikers.fandom.com/wiki/The_Outside_of_the_Asylum
https://hitchhikers.fandom.com/wiki/Wonko_the_Sane
Lproven (talk) 09:09, 12 February 2026 (UTC)
- How do you reckon that? Other than the presence of a carpet, how does it uniquely reference Wonko's setup, as opposed to being a coincidence? Elizium23 (talk) 10:07, 12 February 2026 (UTC)
- It doesn't say anything about uniquely referencing Wonko's setup – it's says it's a knowing reference. Treating the space outside the walls as the true contents of the walls themselves is what Wonko did, but obviously, that's not how walled enclosures work. They are carpeting the space outside the walls, apparently having been able to get confused about what the walls represent. Carpet isn't about wall-to-wall coverage per se – the walls aren't relevant, other than to describe the fact that the carpet covers the whole floor. Considering the walls as a way to delineate the exterior as the target for your interaction is what Wonko did, and is also what they are doing. It's not really something that anyone else does. Yorkshire Pudding (talk) 18:54, 12 February 2026 (UTC)
This invention would go really well with outdoor floor-to-ceiling windows. -flatdurian 138.75.249.122 11:54, 12 February 2026 (UTC)
- Also with the manual heat pump 82.13.184.33 12:08, 12 February 2026 (UTC)
This cartoon has made me go look at how I can map the great circle starting at my front door and running through my back door. It looks possible, but less easy than I was hoping for. Guess I know how my day is starting. :D 130.76.187.47 12:11, 12 February 2026 (UTC)
