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WCDT Strips 3426-3430 (27 February - 3 March 2017)
brasca:
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--- Quote from: BenRG on 02 Mar 2017, 01:35 ---I think that the problem here is that Hannelore didn't communicate clearly enough to Dora what she found and why Dora might care whether Hannelore gave it as a gift to her friend. In this case, a valuable industrial-era antique that a collector almost certainly would want to bid for on eBay.
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You're assuming that Hannelore knew there was something more special about the clock than "this is an old clock and I have a friend who is interested in clocks". You can't communicate what you don't know.
--- Quote from: ZoeB on 01 Mar 2017, 02:05 ---Clairemom, Tortura and Veronica recognising each other from college even more so.
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:-o
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Precisely. I doubt Hannelore knew that it was a valuable antique, but could tell it was old and something Brun might be interested in. It could just as easily have been discarded like Charles Foster Kane's sled if there wasn't an expert on clocks there.
JoeCovenant:
It's a bit of a leap though, isn't it?
H: "Can Brun have this old clock I found?"
D: "Meh..."
The above takes place - and Hannelore finds it's actual dollar worth.
Between the penultimate and last panels surely Hannelore must have thought... "Oops!"
And then had a discussion with Brun that, actually, that's a LOT of money and CoD struggles as it is....
I dunno if I'd be happy to accept losing $3000 on a whim of an employee, without ALL required knowledge.
H: "But you said she could have it!"
D: "That's when it was only described as an old clock! An Old VALUABLE clock is an entirely different matter!"
But then, I suppose that wouldn't be as funny... nor get Brun's face in the last panel!
(I didn't twig that Hannelore and Brun were so CLOSE, though!?)
jheartney:
WRT $3k walking out the door, I doubt Hanners has much concept of what that means; she has never wanted for money. Now, if Dora decided that maybe she shouldn't be held to an agreement made without proper information, she could probably make it stick; it depends on how much she cares if Hanners gets mad at her. We're also taking Brun's word for the valuation, which may not be justified.
If Brun really does have that encyclopedic knowledge of antique clocks, she might have a career path other than bartending. Or perhaps on top of bartending (she could moonlight at the new Whale while building a daytime gig as an antique clock expert).
JohnTheWysard:
Am I the only one getting a PBS "Antiques Roadshow" flashback?
OldGoat:
--- Quote from: JohnTheWysard on 02 Mar 2017, 10:13 ---Am I the only one getting a PBS "Antiques Roadshow" flashback?
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Nope. If Brun is willing to travel, she can staff the horology desk on AR.
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