Difference between revisions of "31: Barrel - Part 5"
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== Explanation == | == Explanation == | ||
| − | This is the fifth and last in a five-part series of comics whose parts were randomly published during the first several dozen strips. The series features a [[character]] that is not consistant with what would quickly become the xkcd [[stick figure]] style. The character is in a barrel. The full series is: | + | This is the fifth and last in a five-part series of comics whose parts were randomly published during the first several dozen strips. The series features a [[:Category:Comics featuring Barrel Boy|character]] that is not consistant with what would quickly become the xkcd [[stick figure]] style. The character is in a barrel. The full series is: |
* [[1: Barrel - Part 1]] | * [[1: Barrel - Part 1]] | ||
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* [[31: Barrel - Part 5]] | * [[31: Barrel - Part 5]] | ||
| − | The flying ferret is from [[20: Ferret]]. | + | The flying [[ferret]] is from [[20: Ferret]]. |
== Transcript == | == Transcript == | ||
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[The empty ocean] | [The empty ocean] | ||
| − | [Flying ferret carrying the boy to safety] | + | [Flying [[ferret]] carrying the boy to safety] |
| − | [Ocean with ferret carrying boy in distance, sun on the horizon] | + | [Ocean with [[ferret]] carrying boy in distance, sun on the horizon] |
== Trivia == | == Trivia == | ||
| − | * Original [[Randall]] comment: "The ferret got to fly, in the end!" | + | * Original [[Randall]] comment: "The [[ferret]] got to fly, in the end!" |
{{Comic discussion}} | {{Comic discussion}} | ||
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| + | [[Category:Comics featuring Barrel Boy]] | ||
| + | [[Category:Ferret]] | ||
Revision as of 23:15, 16 August 2012
| Barrel - Part 5 |
 Title text: Too good not to happen. |
Explanation
This is the fifth and last in a five-part series of comics whose parts were randomly published during the first several dozen strips. The series features a character that is not consistant with what would quickly become the xkcd stick figure style. The character is in a barrel. The full series is:
The flying ferret is from 20: Ferret.
Transcript
[Boy floating on barrel in ocean]
[Zoomed out view of boy floating on barrel in ocean]
[Ferret with airplane wings and tail above the ocean]
[The empty ocean]
[Flying ferret carrying the boy to safety]
[Ocean with ferret carrying boy in distance, sun on the horizon]
Trivia
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this series feels like a homage to "The Little Prince by Antoine de Saint Exupéry". the sketches have the same - quality ( for want of a better word) Arjunsharma (talk) 07:52, 25 March 2013 (UTC)jun
- This was also my first thought today when I did look at this comic again. Maybe the Barrel is just the Meteor from "The Little Prince".--Dgbrt (talk) 21:50, 24 June 2013 (UTC)
I have to wonder if the flying ferret has anything to do with Richard Bach, a noted aviation author who published a series of flying books called "The Ferret Chronicles" in 2002-2003? --144.92.241.6 21:56, 28 October 2013 (UTC)
Should the last trivium be put in the explanation section? 0100011101100001011011010110010101011010011011110110111001100101 (talk page) 04:38, 3 July 2014 (UTC)
Last panel reminiscent of http://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php/4 141.101.81.87 (talk) (please sign your comments with ~~~~)
