xkcd #3114: Building a Fire

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That was quicker than usual! The cabin's sprinkler system often makes it really hard to keep anything lit.

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That was quicker than usual! The cabin's sprinkler system often makes it really hard to keep anything lit.
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[+] -6 points 1 year ago (2 children)

The cabin is already on fire in panel 4. It is clear what happened. Then the words explain the joke.

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  • [–] 6 points 1 year ago*

    It’s a typical instruction delivery speech structure:

    1. Okay, let me tell you how to ____

    2-n.

    n. And that’s how you ____

    (Optional) n+1. Any questions?

    Hence the text in panel 4 completes the pattern.

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