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− | A group of people wanting to hold a {{w|book burning}} find themselves in a conundrum | + | {{incomplete}} |
+ | A group of people wanting to hold a {{w|book burning}} find themselves in a conundrum as they only have one book. Going to an online retailer reveals that the {{w|Amazon Kindle|Kindle}} edition of the book is considerably less expensive than the hardcover edition. Unfortunately for the book-burners, the burning of a Kindle proves fatal because of the toxic fumes from the burning of its plastic shell and/or the lithium polymer battery that powers it. | ||
− | + | There is also a subtle pun in that "{{w|Firelighting|kindle}}" is a word meaning "to start a fire". | |
− | + | The title text further drives home the point that electronic media is becoming the norm, while print text becomes more obsolete with time. | |
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− | The title text further drives home the point that electronic media is becoming the norm, while print | ||
==Transcript== | ==Transcript== | ||
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{{comic discussion}} | {{comic discussion}} | ||
[[Category:Comics featuring Cueball]] | [[Category:Comics featuring Cueball]] | ||
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