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« on: October 23, 2008, 02:53:04 AM » |
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we had one of these threads before but it got really off topic and was locked. i think today's xkcd comic is too awesome not to warrant a new thread   A veteran Scrabble player will spot the 'OSTRICH' option |
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« Reply #1 on: October 23, 2008, 06:14:23 PM » |
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That's funny stuff.  If that whole 'math' thing doesn't work out for him, he should be ok with making web comics. He brings the funny. |
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« Reply #2 on: October 23, 2008, 06:20:58 PM » |
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I think the xkcd guy came out on top in his recent Cartoon Off with a cartoonist from the New Yorker. The Rules—each contender is to draw: - The Internet, as envisioned by the elderly.
- String Theory.
- 1999.
- Your favorite animal eating your favorite food.
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« Reply #3 on: October 23, 2008, 06:26:32 PM » |
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I think the xkcd guy came out on top in his recent Cartoon Off with a cartoonist from the New Yorker. The Rules—each contender is to draw: - The Internet, as envisioned by the elderly.
- String Theory.
- 1999.
- Your favorite animal eating your favorite food.
IMO he only won the 1999 cartoon. I liked the New Yorker cartoons for the other 3. |
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« Reply #4 on: October 23, 2008, 07:06:52 PM » |
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I think he missed on Internet but the rest I was on board with.
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It was this moment that took the movie from being a little ho-hum to “holy shit, did that shark just eat a plane!?”
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« Reply #5 on: October 23, 2008, 07:26:28 PM » |
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I only gave the favorite animal eating favorite food one to the New Yorker.
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« Reply #6 on: October 23, 2008, 07:31:18 PM » |
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I only gave the favorite animal eating favorite food one to the New Yorker.
I thought that was a dumb one so give xkcd credit for the Palin reference. |
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It was this moment that took the movie from being a little ho-hum to “holy shit, did that shark just eat a plane!?”
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« Reply #7 on: October 23, 2008, 07:51:17 PM » |
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I didn't read the interview until now... It’s tempting to just write a comic called “EVERYONE MAIL RANDALL MUNROE TWENTY BUCKS”—maybe it would work, and I could just close down the XKCD store and sit on a beach and draw pictures and make snarky Reddit posts for the rest of my life. If that doesn’t work, I’ll go to plan B: insisting that XKCD is too big to fail, and I need a massive government bailout. If Congress questions me, I’ll just draw some graphs and their eyes will glaze over. The only person who would oppose me is Ron Paul, and I can leverage my contacts in the blogosphere to neutralize him by having his blimp grounded. |
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« Reply #8 on: October 23, 2008, 08:15:09 PM » |
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If that whole 'math' thing doesn't work out for him, he should be ok with making web comics.
According to this article he does indeed make a living off of xkcd. |
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« Reply #9 on: October 23, 2008, 08:17:22 PM » |
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I only gave the favorite animal eating favorite food one to the New Yorker.
I thought that was a dumb one That was the only funny one of all of them I thought. |
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« Reply #10 on: October 23, 2008, 08:32:26 PM » |
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"Listen, they request that you stop submitting a listing for your house labeled 'WHERE YOU BROKE MY HEART'."
i liked this one for some reason. good stuff.
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« Reply #11 on: October 27, 2008, 02:11:56 PM » |
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 The blueprints for the Department of the Internet offices call for Ceiling Cat-themed sprinkler heads. |
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« Reply #12 on: October 27, 2008, 06:10:19 PM » |
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is that Yahtzee? if so, cool. if not, color me confused.
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« Reply #13 on: October 27, 2008, 06:16:36 PM » |
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is that Yahtzee? if so, cool. if not, color me confused.
Man with the hat is just a recurring xkcd character. |
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« Reply #14 on: December 05, 2008, 05:23:15 PM » |
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 This perfectly describes my 20's. |
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« Reply #15 on: December 05, 2008, 05:49:44 PM » |
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This perfectly describes my 20's. I fucking hate you. It's my 20's too. |
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« Reply #16 on: December 05, 2008, 06:11:59 PM » |
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This perfectly describes my 20's. I fucking hate you. It's my 20's too. I think I'm going to go cry now.... |
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« Reply #17 on: December 05, 2008, 08:14:23 PM » |
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goddamnit, true for me too. i think it's probably true for most guys (who aren't jerks)
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« Reply #18 on: December 05, 2008, 11:38:19 PM » |
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goddamnit, true for me too. i think it's probably true for most guys (who aren't jerks)
Guess we know why CK is crying then, eh? |
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« Reply #19 on: December 06, 2008, 01:15:15 AM » |
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This perfectly describes my 20's.
I fucking hate you. It's my 20's too. I think I'm going to go cry now.... add me to the group... |
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« Reply #20 on: December 06, 2008, 03:24:44 AM » |
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That was me. All through high school, and some college. Guess that's why I'm so messed up about relationships right now.  |
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« Reply #21 on: December 06, 2008, 03:49:46 PM » |
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Hits a little too close to home  |
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« Reply #22 on: December 06, 2008, 05:20:54 PM » |
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Yep. A friend of mine texted me and asked me how XKCD was today (she was away from her computer) and I replied. "It was great. I hated it." |
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« Reply #23 on: December 06, 2008, 05:27:07 PM » |
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Been there, done that, got the shirit. Add the girl that figured it out and manipulated me for my niceness and it all comes around.
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« Reply #24 on: December 22, 2008, 06:04:59 AM » |
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« Reply #25 on: January 01, 2009, 01:30:50 PM » |
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another bit of genius yesterday...  I wonder what 2008 meme will go bizarrely mainstream in 2009 like Rickrolling did in 2007-2008. I Accidentally <noun>? Yo dawg? Place your bets now. |
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« Reply #26 on: January 01, 2009, 08:47:52 PM » |
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« Reply #27 on: January 07, 2009, 02:05:52 PM » |
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and yet again...  he should be better soon -- now that the Apple store is getting rid of DRM, Cory Doctorow will get rid of his Steve Jobs voodoo doll |
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« Reply #28 on: January 19, 2009, 01:27:55 PM » |
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a classic joke revisited...  Good thing he didn't make it smaller, or it'd need someone three inches tall to play it |
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« Reply #29 on: January 21, 2009, 03:59:02 PM » |
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The comic is not as funny as the Alternate text: The xkcd.com sysadmin has a Q2010, and I can attest that it can handle a fall down several flight of concrete steps. Relatedly, he's upset with me -- I hope he doesn't take revenge by messing with my site's contenDISREGARD THAT I SUCK COCKS  |
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« Reply #30 on: January 21, 2009, 06:28:19 PM » |
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Can someone explain the miniature piano one above? Neither I or my friend could figure it out. Is it reliant on a past strip or something?
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« Reply #31 on: January 21, 2009, 06:30:13 PM » |
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Can someone explain the miniature piano one above? Neither I or my friend could figure it out. Is it reliant on a past strip or something?
He asked the genie for a 10 inch pianist and the genie must've misheard him. Now a girl wants to sleep with him. |
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« Reply #32 on: January 21, 2009, 06:36:04 PM » |
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Can someone explain the miniature piano one above? Neither I or my friend could figure it out. Is it reliant on a past strip or something?
He asked the genie for a 10 inch pianist and the genie must've misheard him. Now a girl wants to sleep with him. Yep. It tool me a second to get it, but this is all I could come up with. |
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« Reply #33 on: January 21, 2009, 06:44:45 PM » |
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Ahhhh... lol. Ok, I should have gotten that before. Thanks!
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« Reply #34 on: January 22, 2009, 12:16:41 AM » |
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Can someone explain the miniature piano one above? Neither I or my friend could figure it out. Is it reliant on a past strip or something?
He asked the genie for a 10 inch pianist and the genie must've misheard him. Now a girl wants to sleep with him. Yep. It tool me a second to get it, but this is all I could come up with. yep, that's it...classic joke is about asking a genie for a 12-inch penis, but winding up with a little guy that plays piano instead |
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« Reply #35 on: January 22, 2009, 01:24:51 AM » |
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Ahhhh... lol. Ok, I should have gotten that before. Thanks!
so now you know what to do with the 10 inch pianist you wished for, right? |
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« Reply #36 on: February 09, 2009, 05:30:45 AM » |
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I've always wondered about this too!  |
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« Reply #37 on: February 09, 2009, 11:50:50 PM » |
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The TED conferences are where the best and brightest minds give presentations on some interesting or exciting field of research. His did not count. They are usually pretty good. http://www.ted.com/ |
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« Reply #38 on: February 10, 2009, 01:47:41 AM » |
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The TED conferences are where the best and brightest minds give presentations on some interesting or exciting field of research. His did not count.
 It's almost like it was a joke or something. |
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The TED conferences are where the best and brightest minds give presentations on some interesting or exciting field of research. His did not count.
It's almost like it was a joke or something. It was a helpful explanation of the history behind the joke. I didn't know what TED was, for example. |
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