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{{comic | number = 7117 | date = April 9, 2024 | title = why-6 | name = Why | image = 1712675256-20240408.png | votey = 171267530420240408after.png | titletext = No, this is not my best comic, this is THE best comic. }} ==Explanation== This is a play on the words "one" and "stone". In German „Ein stein“ means "one stone" ([[wikipedia:Einstein (surname)|literally]]), and "monolith" comes from the Greek roots "monos" (one) and "lithos" (stone). Thus "Einstein's monolith" would be "One Stone's one stone". The "Pierre" mentioned in the Votey references the etymology of the name, derived from the Latin «Petrus» ("stone"), like the English "Peter". ==Transcript== :[Single panel, exterior in front of a gray building with windows. A man and a woman talk to each other next to a stone cylinder with what looks like the effigy of Einstein.] :Man [Looking towards the stone cylinder]: I don't get it. Why do liberal arts people have a tall statue of a famous physicist, carved from a single rock? :Woman: Then you are not welcome inside. :Caption: Anyone who does not appreciate the one-stone Einstein monolith is not allowed in Etymology Club. ==Votey Transcript== :[Close up of the woman's face] :Woman: It was carved by exactly one man named Pierre. {{comic discussion}} [[Category:Comics tagged linguistics]]
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