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Come on ... those tasks can't be random ... someone find out what is Randal referring to ... isn't {{w|Luke Skywalker}} doing something wiht dryer traps at start of fourth movie? -- [[User:Hkmaly|Hkmaly]] ([[User talk:Hkmaly|talk]]) 11:10, 24 March 2014 (UTC)
 
Come on ... those tasks can't be random ... someone find out what is Randal referring to ... isn't {{w|Luke Skywalker}} doing something wiht dryer traps at start of fourth movie? -- [[User:Hkmaly|Hkmaly]] ([[User talk:Hkmaly|talk]]) 11:10, 24 March 2014 (UTC)
 
:I think this whole comic is a double entendre; it's a metaphor for sex. "Peeling" involves removing a thin layer, like clothes, off of something much thicker. Then in the next sentence, "pressing a lightsaber handle against things and switching it on" is like putting a penis into a vagina, which constitutes sex.* The title text is likely referring to oral sex (performed on the vulva). The difference is that oral sex does not involve biting. If Randall had used sucking instead, it would have been less subtle.
 
:And finally, what about the durations? The "peeling" lasts 5 minutes because it's not just undressing, but foreplay. And what about the hour of sex? According to the Randall's earlier comic "Fermirotica" ([https://xkcd.com/563/]), sex lasts, in general, about 30 minutes. And, back to "Career" ([https://xkcd.com/1346/]): this comic is describing a dream job. Following the metaphor, it's reasonable to assume that this dream job represents dream sex. Dream sex would be longer than average sex, to prolong the pleasure, and an hour is twice as long as 30 minutes. I also looked up the typical duration of sex, and it looked like it's about five minutes. That said, part of the joke of this comic is having an unrealistic dream job, so the dream sex should last an unrealistically long amount of time.
 
:\*The similarities between  "pressing a lightsaber handle against things and switching it on" and sex are as follows. 1) "Pressing" involves pushing, as in "pushing one's penis" (not with one's hands, as with a lightsaber, but with one's pelvis). 2) There is mention of switching on a lightsaber handle. The transformation from a lightsaber handle to a switched-on lightsaber is analogous to that from a non-erect penis to an erect penis. Specifically: a) You're starting with a small version that's more convenient for storage, and transforming it into something that is capable of fulfilling the object's purpose; b) A short object is transforming into a long object; c) This transformation does not change the shape. 3) Consider the aforementioned shape. All four objects are the same shape: a long and narrow, like a tall cylinder. 4) The switched-on lightsaber performs the same action, in the comic's description, that an erect penis performs during sex: penetration. When you press a lightsaber handle against (for example) a wall and switch it on, the blade of the lightsaber goes through that wall by creating a hole, where there was no hole before. Similarly, a vagina is initially closed, but when an erect penis, like a switched-on lightsaber, is pushed into it, the act of pushing the penis into the vagina causes the labia to part, and allows the penis to travel inward like the blade of a lightsaber. [[User:Kinase|Kinase]] ([[User talk:Kinase|talk]]) 10:49, 14 August 2017 (UTC)
 
  
 
:The answer to your question may depend upon which movie you think is the "fourth movie" (4th episode? 4th movie produced? If it's 4th movie produced, do you count the Holiday Special? Also, should anyone, anywhere, for any reason ever count the Holiday Special?) -- [[User:Brettpeirce|Brettpeirce]] ([[User talk:Brettpeirce|talk]]) 12:25, 24 March 2014 (UTC)
 
:The answer to your question may depend upon which movie you think is the "fourth movie" (4th episode? 4th movie produced? If it's 4th movie produced, do you count the Holiday Special? Also, should anyone, anywhere, for any reason ever count the Holiday Special?) -- [[User:Brettpeirce|Brettpeirce]] ([[User talk:Brettpeirce|talk]]) 12:25, 24 March 2014 (UTC)
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::::Yes, I was refering to Episode IV. Hint: I mentioned Luke Skywalker next. What Holiday Special? -- [[User:Hkmaly|Hkmaly]] ([[User talk:Hkmaly|talk]]) 11:11, 26 March 2014 (UTC)
 
::::Yes, I was refering to Episode IV. Hint: I mentioned Luke Skywalker next. What Holiday Special? -- [[User:Hkmaly|Hkmaly]] ([[User talk:Hkmaly|talk]]) 11:11, 26 March 2014 (UTC)
:::::You did, indeed, mention Luke Skywalker. Thus, if you were asking about the fourth movie produced (ignoring the <del>Holiday Special</del>, which Lucas tries hard to do), then the answer to your original question would be an emphatic "No". If you were asking about Episode IV, then I'd have to check the movie or at least a transcript, but the answer would still probably be 'no'. Now, as for the <del>Holiday Special</del>, it was "broadcast in its entirety only once, in the United States and Canada, on November 17, 1978 [...and also in New Zealand and Australia, and a {{w|Star_wars_holiday_special#International_distribution|few other select places later}}]", according to {{w|Star Wars Holiday Special|Wikipedia}}... Lucas has apparently said "Right. That's one of those things that happened, and I just have to live with it" (Also according to Wikipedia, but with no citation...). It included Leia and others singing, comedy routines, and animation introducing Boba Fett. [[User:Brettpeirce|Brettpeirce]] ([[User talk:Brettpeirce|talk]]) 14:13, 8 August 2014 (UTC)
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:::::If you don't know about the Holiday Special...consider yourself lucky.--[[User:Dangerkeith3000|Dangerkeith3000]] ([[User talk:Dangerkeith3000|talk]]) 15:14, 26 March 2014 (UTC)
 
:::::If you don't know about the Holiday Special...consider yourself lucky.--[[User:Dangerkeith3000|Dangerkeith3000]] ([[User talk:Dangerkeith3000|talk]]) 15:14, 26 March 2014 (UTC)
::::::Don't go down that road. It's a dark road that leads to a dark place and that dark place involves a Wookie, virtual reality, and horrific subtext.
 
  
::::::And no, Lukes a moisture farmer. What would he use a dryer for? [[Special:Contributions/108.162.216.65|108.162.216.65]] 03:24, 10 August 2015 (UTC)
 
 
I wouldn't say "it's impossible that anyone would pay someone for peeling lint from dryer traps" as someone in the commercial laundry mats has to do it at some point...[[Special:Contributions/108.162.216.8|108.162.216.8]]
 
I wouldn't say "it's impossible that anyone would pay someone for peeling lint from dryer traps" as someone in the commercial laundry mats has to do it at some point...[[Special:Contributions/108.162.216.8|108.162.216.8]]
 
:Sure, but that's surely not the worker's ''only'' task. No one will pay someone just to peel lint. [[User:NealCruco|NealCruco]] ([[User talk:NealCruco|talk]]) 16:38, 24 March 2014 (UTC)
 
:Sure, but that's surely not the worker's ''only'' task. No one will pay someone just to peel lint. [[User:NealCruco|NealCruco]] ([[User talk:NealCruco|talk]]) 16:38, 24 March 2014 (UTC)
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I don't think it's random at all... work my up from the bottom, to cutting edge science, resulting in amazing breathroughs, then come back to leave a lasting impression[[Special:Contributions/108.162.221.28|108.162.221.28]] 19:54, 25 March 2014 (UTC)
 
I don't think it's random at all... work my up from the bottom, to cutting edge science, resulting in amazing breathroughs, then come back to leave a lasting impression[[Special:Contributions/108.162.221.28|108.162.221.28]] 19:54, 25 March 2014 (UTC)
: I like that assessment - I do wonder if that was Randall's big idea behind his choices... [[User:Brettpeirce|Brettpeirce]] ([[User talk:Brettpeirce|talk]]) 13:33, 8 August 2014 (UTC)
 
  
 
The prior comic was about sleeping.  Is this one actually about dreaming?  The "dream" job tasks sound like the random events one might encounter in a dream.  Pondy
 
The prior comic was about sleeping.  Is this one actually about dreaming?  The "dream" job tasks sound like the random events one might encounter in a dream.  Pondy
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:That make sense, but doesn't match the text below (I'm never sure how realistic to be). -- [[User:Hkmaly|Hkmaly]] ([[User talk:Hkmaly|talk]]) 11:13, 26 March 2014 (UTC)
 
:That make sense, but doesn't match the text below (I'm never sure how realistic to be). -- [[User:Hkmaly|Hkmaly]] ([[User talk:Hkmaly|talk]]) 11:13, 26 March 2014 (UTC)
  
It does match that text. He is too realistic in describing his dream job, because he tries to decribe a job as it could actually happen when he is dreaming during sleep. {{unsigned ip|173.245.49.76}}
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It does match that text. He is too realistic in describing his dream job, because he tries to decribe a job as it could actually happen when he is dreaming during sleep.
 
 
I think he is referring to the question asked in interviews: Can you describe your "dream job"? The interviewer expects a realistic answer after specifically requesting for a ''dream'' job. {{unsigned ip|108.162.219.53}}
 
: A realistic answer? Or do you mean an answer describing a realistic job? to me, those are different things... [[User:Brettpeirce|Brettpeirce]] ([[User talk:Brettpeirce|talk]]) 13:35, 8 August 2014 (UTC)
 
 
 
Is she supporting ''all'' her weight on the desk with her hands? She's not even touching the chair. {{unsigned ip|162.158.75.64}}
 
 
 
 
 
;Let's start to improve this explain
 
What is an "HR interview question"? As an non US citizen I just do not understand. --[[User:Dgbrt|Dgbrt]] ([[User talk:Dgbrt|talk]]) 21:55, 27 March 2014 (UTC)
 
 
 
:HR probably means "Human Resources". It's the name of the department in a company than manages employees, does job interviews and so on. However I'm not a native english speaker either.-- [[Special:Contributions/141.101.97.205|141.101.97.205]] 12:21, 28 March 2014 (UTC)
 
 
 
I updated title text explanation[[Special:Contributions/173.245.54.44|173.245.54.44]] 03:06, 9 June 2014 (UTC)
 
 
 
The connection between dryer lint and lightsabers seems to far-fetched. Remove? Does there actually have to be a connection between those activities besides them being entertaining? [[User:Condor70|Condor70]] ([[User talk:Condor70|talk]]) 14:20, 7 August 2014 (UTC)
 
 
 
Removed"Biting in slightly soft wax will create a {{w|dental impression}} that can be used to form {{w|dentures}}, which is often associated with old age, and therefore retirement", as it says biting the wax multiple times (which would ruin the dental impression. {{unsigned ip|108.162.216.209}}
 

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