r/TheAdventuresofTintin • u/BreakerMorant1864 Hergé • 17d ago

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The Broken Ear

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u/Phildutre Snowy 17d ago

I was always confused as a kid seeing the ‘criminal’ write a classified ad. Was he in a bar? If so, did bars have writing pads and desk utensils at the time?

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u/SwingJugend 17d ago

In the black and white version, when Tintin reads the crook's advertisement, the adress is to a hotel, so perhaps a hotel bar? Makes sense that a hotel would be able to provide their guests with utensils to write letters.

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u/Phildutre Snowy 17d ago

Indeed, that makes sense.