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==Explanation==
 
==Explanation==
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This comic is another in a [[:Category:COVID-19|series of comics]] related to the {{w|COVID-19 pandemic}}.  
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{{incomplete|Created by POST-PANDEMIC MUSTARD. Please mention here why this explanation isn't complete. Do NOT delete this tag too soon.}}
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This comic is part of a [[:Category:COVID-19|series]] of the {{w|COVID-19 pandemic|2020 pandemic}} of {{w|coronavirus}} {{w|severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2|SARS-CoV-2}}, which causes {{w|COVID-19}}.
  
 
Just like [[2474: First Time Since Early 2020]], [[Randall]] compares the pre-pandemic life and the post-pandemic life in this comic. Life has changed dramatically due to the COVID-19 pandemic and the subsequent lockdowns and restrictions by governments around the world.
 
Just like [[2474: First Time Since Early 2020]], [[Randall]] compares the pre-pandemic life and the post-pandemic life in this comic. Life has changed dramatically due to the COVID-19 pandemic and the subsequent lockdowns and restrictions by governments around the world.
  
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In this comic, [[Cueball]] bought a bottle of ketchup before the pandemic and they have not bought that kind of ketchup since, possibly due to supply chain disruptions or that brand not being available to order online. It may be a reference to the shortage of ketchup packets caused by an increase in takeout orders and restaurants replacing the ketchup bottle on the table with single serving units{{Dubious}}. Cueball is now cleaning out his cupboard, perhaps as a form of "pandemic spring cleaning" to make way for the future, and considers throwing it away. An offscreen character encourages him to toss it.
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In this comic, [[Cueball]] bought a bottle of ketchup before the pandemic and they did not buy that kind of ketchup because of the government lockdowns and restrictions imposed to curb the spread of COVID-19. An audience from off-screen felt disgusting when hearing about the lack of use of pre-pandemic products during the pandemic.
  
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In the title text, Cueball (or possibly [[Randall]]) is wondering in which year he would discard the last weird food item that he bought online in early 2020.  If he's going for the [[Expiration Date High Score]] to beat 24.3, he should probably wait until 2045 or so.
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In the title text, [[Cueball]] (or possibly [[Randall]]) is wondering in which year he would discard the last weird food item that he bought online in early 2020.
  
 
==Transcript==
 
==Transcript==
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:[Cueball is standing in a kitchen, looking at bottle with label which he is holding in his hand. He is talking to a person off-panel behind him, who replies. There is a cupboard above him, with stuff protruding from the shelves. Below that is a counter, with a drawer and a cupboard. There is an  bottle with fluid, a can and a jar on top. Only the latter two has labels.]
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{{incomplete transcript|Do NOT delete this tag too soon.}}
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:[Cueball is standing in a kitchen, looking at bottle of ketchup, and talking to a person off-screen. There is an cupboard above him and a counter next to him with a soda can, a can of food and a jar of mayonnaise. ]
 
:Cueball: Oh wow, pre-pandemic ketchup!
 
:Cueball: Oh wow, pre-pandemic ketchup!
 
:Cueball: We haven't bought this kind since before.
 
:Cueball: We haven't bought this kind since before.
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{{comic discussion}}
 
{{comic discussion}}
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[[Category:COVID-19]]
 
[[Category:COVID-19]]
 
[[Category:Comics featuring Cueball]]
 
[[Category:Comics featuring Cueball]]
 
[[Category:Food]]
 
[[Category:Food]]

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