Editing Talk:1533: Antique Factory

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<p>The reference to inexorable passage of time reminds me of [[209: Kayak]]  [[User:Effy|Effy]] ([[User talk:Effy|talk]]) 11:55, 3 June 2015 (UTC)</p>
<p>The briefcase seems to be slightly different from the third panel to the fourth. Is this just a drawing difference, or something significant? [[User:Technetium|Technetium]] ([[User talk:Technetium|talk]]) 12:29, 3 June 2015 (UTC)</p>

Arguably, the premise of the comic is that while an antique ''may'' be something old that has been in storage (e.g. an attic, or an otherwise unused spare room) for most of its time since it was actually new, some would consider that less desirous than an item that was thoroughly used when new, and has acquired signs of wear and tear (or even an actual patina, rather than the perfect surface of the freshly manufactured goods) over a significant proportion of its existence.

Indeed, fake antiques of various kinds are subjected to intense (and artificial) 'usage' to give them the look of age that they lack, to add to the authentic-looking (but actually deliberately 'back-dated') construction methods that were used.  Or even to make up for this being done wrong.

In this comic, however, there's no sign of criminal intent.  It seems that contemporary pieces of furniture are being 'used' (the chair sat on, which may be fair enough; the table sat ''at'', which is a somewhat more intangible process) roughly in line with how a then-contmporary antique would have been used, when new, with no intention to accelerate or artifice the 'aging' process.  Normally one would not consider this a cost-effect business model, but this argument has never troubled the character before, so why should it now?

(I leave it up to someone else to summarise this idea in the main explanation.  If they agree with it.) [[Special:Contributions/141.101.106.95|141.101.106.95]] 13:09, 3 June 2015 (UTC)
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 <p>The reference to inexorable passage of time reminds me of [[209: Kayak]]  [[User:Effy|Effy]] ([[User talk:Effy|talk]]) 11:55, 3 June 2015 (UTC)</p>
 <p>The briefcase seems to be slightly different from the third panel to the fourth. Is this just a drawing difference, or something significant? [[User:Technetium|Technetium]] ([[User talk:Technetium|talk]]) 12:29, 3 June 2015 (UTC)</p>
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 (I leave it up to someone else to summarise this idea in the main explanation.  If they agree with it.) [[Special:Contributions/141.101.106.95|141.101.106.95]] 13:09, 3 June 2015 (UTC)
-I thought that the premise of the comic is that he went to somewhere where normal things (now antiques) were once made, but he's VERY late for work. [[Special:Contributions/108.162.219.7|108.162.219.7]] 16:42, 3 June 2015 (UTC)
-Giving Randall's affinity for {{w|Terry Pratchett}} the title text may be a reference to one of his books. On the title page inside the book [http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/0091888050/ref=rdr_ext_tmb The Science of Discworld II: The Globe: 2] there is a waring at the bottom which says: "Warning: ''May contain nuts''". May contain nuts is also the title of the last chapter (#32) in that book. And there is a [http://ars.userfriendly.org/cartoons/read.cgi?id=20020613&tid=322939 foot note] in that book where the Tyrant Lord Vetinari makes it clear that you can never be certain that any item do not include nuts... --[[User:Kynde|Kynde]] ([[User talk:Kynde|talk]]) 18:32, 3 June 2015 (UTC)
-It's also probably not coincidental that there is evidently an acorn seated in the picture. Aging.  [[Special:Contributions/108.162.214.227|108.162.214.227]] 23:33, 3 June 2015 (UTC)
-Sometimes the veneer of the furniture is made of nut tree timber. And creating new antique furniture, advertising with nut tree veneer shall make them more valuable. --[[User:GeorgDerReisende|GeorgDerReisende]] ([[User talk:GeorgDerReisende|talk]]) 08:57, 4 June 2015 (UTC)
-So... the way the hat is positioned it looks like he's turning his head towards the reader in the last panel. Anyone else notice this? [[User:Schiffy|<font color="000999">Schiffy</font>]] ([[User_talk:Schiffy|<font color="FF6600">Speak to me</font>]]|[[Special:Contributions/Schiffy|<font color="FF0000">What I've done</font>]]) 09:30, 4 June 2015 (UTC)
-The explanation misses the obvious play on words: "antique factory" could both mean a "factory to create antiques" (through the passage of time) and a "factory that is antique." It's amusing since the latter would be logical meaning of the expression yet the comic relies on the former definition.
-Regarding the title text: as some people are allergic to nuts, I'd argue most people are allergic to time (since it is ultimately lethal) and thus need the warning label on the antique objects. [[User:Ralfoide|Ralfoide]] ([[User talk:Ralfoide|talk]]) 16:20, 4 June 2015 (UTC)
-What about items made using materials (wood, nails, etc.) that have been previously used? OK, so the product isn't going to be antique, but its composite parts are. {{unsigned ip|108.162.249.161}}
-I added "Category:Beret Guy's Business". This comic isn't explicitly about running his own business, but it's weird-business themed so it seem appropriate anyway. And maybe he's a consultant antiqueer? [[User:Lii|Lii]] ([[User talk:Lii|talk]]) 07:40, 3 September 2016 (UTC)