Being a methodical man, the Bratessor does not give up on his initially plan completely – instead he revises it, with a view to make it more workable.
If El Cid died too long ago to allow for a resurrection of his motivational moments, how about somebody who died much more recently? Winston Churchill seemed to fit the bill…and the Professor knew him personally, back in the day, which helped with creating an almost perfectly life-like replica. For example, they had quite the selection of different busts of Churchill…but while the others wanted to go with a marble one, the Professor, based on his acquaintance with the man, opted for a plastic one. It’s hollow on the inside, just like the original.
There are still slight inaccuracies, of course. The bottle of whisky, for example, is full and unopened. You would never have found one in that state anywhere near the real Churchill. Had he gone for 100% accuracy, the Bratessor should have poured half of the bottle over the potato bag.
Another inaccuracy, of course, is the idea that the British Empire would last a thousand years – but that was Churchill’s mistake, not something you could blame the Professor’s re-creation for.
But Maru-maru does voice a valid concern in panel five. How many people don’t remember from school that Churchill has died? I wasn’t sure I would be able to find any polls on the percentage of people that have at least some basic information on Churchill…and then I decided I better not even try to find any. The result could only have depressed me, in one way or the other.
More on Monday.
Yeah, but if it’s an American audience the bigger problem is their inability to abstract.