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   Prof danglais said, 11 months ago

   OK, this isn’t a language problem… I’m just too thick to follow the joke… please someone explain.
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   deskmandmna said, 11 months ago

   It’s that quiz show thing where the contestant steps into a glass booth and the money blows around- he has to grab as much as possible from mid air. With coins they’d just lay on the floor. The drawing does a poor job suggesting he’s inside a glass booth- at first I thought it was a mirror.
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   Nate Fakes said, 11 months ago

   @Prof danglais

   This actually stems from my days of – ahem – working as a car salesman (yes, a bit different of a career from cartooning). We had this money machine that would blow dollars around. Customers were able to spend a minute in it and grab as much cash as possible if they bought a car. So, the cartoon is demonstrating how dull it would be if they used coins instead of dollars, because – well – coins don’t blow.

   This was kind of a personal cartoon for me, so I was wondering how well it would come across to everyone. But, that is the premise!
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   vikipa said, 11 months ago

   Oh. I thought the guy was leaning against the side of the machine ’cause the coins had bopped him in the head and he was unconscious but there was no room to lie down.
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   connor smith said, 11 months ago

   Made total sense to me
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   Prof danglais said, 11 months ago

   @Nate Fakes

   That’s OK Nate, thank you for the explanation. Unfortunately, it is something of a cultural event. I’m certain there are many English customs, idioms etc of which you have no knowledge. I was just wondering why Dr Who had a change machine in his Tardis.
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   Arch Stanton said, 11 months ago

   @Nate Fakes

   Thanks, thats pretty interesting. Whats the most $ a person ever grabbed while in that booth?
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   Nate Fakes said, 11 months ago

   @Prof danglais

   Lol…anytime! Dr. Who isn’t exactly known for his change machines, so totally understandable!
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   Nate Fakes said, 11 months ago

   @Arch Stanton

   Oh gosh….not that much. The key to the money machine was mostly to stack it with ones and fives. It always LOOKED like a lot of money flying around in the thing, but usually people came out with $20 or so (if they were lucky).
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    Notsoastute said, 11 months ago

    But….If they modified the machine so it injected the coins into the booth and they rattled all around at high speed, then it would be interesting . To observers any way, the player not so much.
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    Nate Fakes said, 11 months ago

    @Notsoastute

    That would be kind of interesting! And possibly might include and exciting ambulance ride afterwards.
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    briatollah said, 11 months ago

    @Nate Fakes

    The trick is to lick your hands to make them sticky and you can grab more bills.
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    Nate Fakes said, 11 months ago

    @briatollah

    Good call! I need to remember that….
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    Ice Hole said, 11 months ago

    Coins are much too heavy for the air to left them, use coins made from Foam Rubber..
    
    
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    GenieFitz said, 11 months ago

    Would’ve thought the guy’d be unconcious.
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