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08-20-2007, 01:10 AM
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Re: [Konrad] 20/08/07 - Contract terms
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Sorry Garcia, I love you but even after reading the definitions I still don't get this. [/ QUOTE ] Ok I am guessing that anyone reading down to here has seen the comic, so here's the explanation! The explanation will make the joke not funny though. FOB stands for 'Free on Board'. It is one of the most common terms used in shipping/freight when the purchaser (e.g. Wal-Mart) wants to buy stuff from the supplier (e.g. a factory in China). It specifies that the supplier only has to transport the goods to the port of loading. CIF/CFR are also common terms, which specify that title to goods pass to the purchaser upon arriving at port of loading and loaded on to the ship. However, this time, the supplier has to pay the freight charges, so he is responsible for getting the goods to the port of discharge. The purchaser only has to arrange transport from his port to his warehouse. The joke is that when someone says FOB/CIF, he is discussing with the supplier how he wants the goods shipped to him. That's funny, because 'ship it' means getting goods shipped to him, too! Ha ha! 
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08-20-2007, 01:12 AM
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Re: [Konrad] 20/08/07 - Contract terms
garcia,
Now that you explained the reference to "shipping it" I smiled a little, but obv missed the big joke by not understanding it right off the bat.
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08-20-2007, 01:19 AM
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Re: [Konrad] 20/08/07 - Contract terms
Needed it to be explained, but you would have gotten much praise for this strip if the abbreviations were more common knowledge. Great concept.
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08-20-2007, 01:39 AM
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Re: [Konrad] 20/08/07 - Contract terms
So I need to know a bunch of shipping lingo to get this joke. WTF I still dont understand why that is so funny.
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08-20-2007, 01:43 AM
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Re: [Konrad] 20/08/07 - Contract terms
I thought FOB/CIF were common terms that everybody knew [img]/images/graemlins/frown.gif[/img]
Well, I guessed at least OOT would know since OOT is smarter than 90% of the population
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08-20-2007, 01:48 AM
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Re: [Konrad] 20/08/07 - Contract terms
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I thought FOB/CIF were common terms that everybody knew [img]/images/graemlins/frown.gif[/img] Well, I guessed at least OOT would know since OOT is smarter than 90% of the population [/ QUOTE ] Being smart has nothing to do with knowing these terms. Only a small portion of OOT is going to know enough about transport to understand this joke. Most of us either are degen poker players or have jobs that have nothing to do with shipping.
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08-20-2007, 01:51 AM
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Re: [Konrad] 20/08/07 - Contract terms
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Being smart has nothing to do with knowing these terms. Only a small portion of OOT is going to know enough about transport to understand this joke. Most of us either are degen poker players or have jobs that have nothing to do with shipping. [/ QUOTE ] My job has nothing to do with shipping either though. Maybe I read a lot or something, dunno. PEACE
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08-20-2007, 01:54 AM
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Re: [Konrad] 20/08/07 - Contract terms
This might be the best one. I love that Jean warily moves away from Konrad.
Most people recognize FOB and CIF, just not degenerate poker players cum degenerate message board posters with pigmentation problems.
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08-20-2007, 02:04 AM
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Re: [Konrad] 20/08/07 - Contract terms
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Most people recognize FOB and CIF, just not degenerate poker players cum degenerate message board posters with pigmentation problems. [/ QUOTE ] Meh, I'm fairly tan actually and my guess is that the majority of people here don't actually understand the FOB/CIF terms.
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