Castaways
Castaways
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Plot twist: the beacon was the only thing keeping the flesh-eating cave bears dormant.
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To be entirely fair, most bears are usually of the flesh-eating kind.
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Look up the story of 17th-century castaway Phillip Quarll.
After several years alone on an island in the Pacific, although it had an abundant monkey population. Then one day a ship passed by and landed on the shore.Quarll opted to remain alone on the island for the rest of his days, assured the captain that he was of sound mind even while choosing such a fate, to prove it handed him his own story in writing, I suppose there was paper and ink that had survived the shipwreck.
Quarll cooked a meal for the captain, using only ingredients he had been using for years on the island; the captain later described the meal as exquisite in its' simplicity and harmony, at one with nature.
In his experiences, Quarll had been changed profoundly. Originally quite a drunk hellraiser back in England, he had found an inner peace, and did not see the value of himself returning to civilization and society.
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I took your advice and looked it up. It seems to be a work of fiction, originally published as "The Hermit" https://www.oxfordreference.com/display/10.1093/oi/authority.20110803100322754
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No one is born cool, except people that check sources
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Even if it was a work of fiction (as corrected in the replies) it was an interesting read. Thanks for the post and here's a tiny upvote
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Can someone please explain this one to me?
I’m a bit dense and don’t get it.
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I think the idea is that their life on this island is more enjoyable than their previous life. So they decide they want to stay there after all. Which honestly is understandable on an emotional level sometimes but realistically they would be dead after a few weeks from unclean water, wildlife, infection, illness, etc
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I mean if they've been there for two years I'm sure that means they've learned how to purify water at least to a drinkable state, but also, has the rescue beacon even been working.
I bet the dude never actually turned it on and has just pretended he did, playing the long game to get the lady to wanna spend time with him.
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Yeah, I get wanting to unplug and get away, but the first serious illness or injury will have them wishing they still had a way to call for help.
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You didn’t miss anything, it’s a terrible comic. It’s just saying the castaway wants to stay and the woman says yup 3 times in a row. The beacon is unexplained and makes no difference. There’s no point, no punch line, no depth, no dimension. It’s a small sentence about leaving material trappings that didn’t even need 3 panels, an island or a companion.
He says a thing, she’s say yup 3 times, they’re on an island…
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People missing the fact this comic is using humor and hyperbole to make a point about the things that make us miserable.
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The punchline is a bit on the nose, so there's not much "to get".
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It's appropriate that this post comes from the site sh.itjust.works.
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Two weeks later he died of appendicitis.
I’d rather have that over sitting in traffic driving to a soul devouring corporate job due to RTO
As if you would have a sound sleep and full belly every day stuck on an island for your very short existence.
May I remind you all of Mr. Leonid Ivanovich Rogozov, who was known for a successful
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That's Dr. Leonid Ivanovich Rogozov, but to be fair he did get his MD 5 years after that antarctic expedition.
Jesus Christ that guy got balls of steel... And no appendix anymore.
I think this would have gone quite differently in the Tropics, since I expect Antarctica to have quite a few less bacteria that could have infected the wound. Still hardcore, though.
Sure but considering help hadn't arrived in 2 years, I don't think another 2 weeks with a working beacon would've changed anything.
Dang, that's crazy. Wait, no, that could definitely happen today in the US. Even if cost is not an issue, I could see many people waiting it out or delaying action (until it ruptures) for various reasons especially if they have no idea what the pain could be.