tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post1532176266904813790..comments2024-03-17T05:03:46.056-07:00Comments on xkcd sucks: Comic 665: The Chronicles of THIS COMIC SUCKSCarlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01074589998141327538noreply@blogger.comBlogger146125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-66702315002014695802009-12-21T16:35:28.847-08:002009-12-21T16:35:28.847-08:00I'm an xkcd fan, but I didn't like this on...I'm an xkcd fan, but I didn't like this one. I didn't hate it, but I felt like if nobody remembered the chronicles of narnia anymore.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-53316034841878381862009-11-30T11:08:41.048-08:002009-11-30T11:08:41.048-08:00Fernie: Does anyone else feel like cringing at the...Fernie: <i>Does anyone else feel like cringing at the overuse of the word "fail"?</i><br /><br />Yes. It's getting silly.<br /><br />TRiG.TRiGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12252536592916793907noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-63474472826399830842009-11-26T19:55:02.759-08:002009-11-26T19:55:02.759-08:00I thought that it was a commentary on being too ca...I thought that it was a commentary on being too careful. Instead of entering the wardrobe, the girl--who I didn't see as Lucy--sends in a probe. It's a careful, logical, scientific thing to do...but it costs her interaction with Mr. Tumnus and an adventure in another world.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-78049550989907715622009-11-26T13:47:11.412-08:002009-11-26T13:47:11.412-08:00Okay, I thought they didn't even know going in...Okay, I thought they didn't even know going into that wardrobe would send them to a completely different world. So how would she have even known to set up a probe, just to go into a piece of furniture filled with clothing? In stargate they knew it was going to lead to some other planet, a wardrobe shouldn't be one of those things you need to go "Oh wait a second, this could send me to a frozen dimension, better get my land rover." Unless that's supposed to be the joke. And in which case, that's even dumber.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-69535331294429854452009-11-25T14:29:12.641-08:002009-11-25T14:29:12.641-08:00I do really think you're being quite a bit har...I do really think you're being quite a bit harsh here. Sure, this isn't as good as some other comics, but there are some insightful, funny strips. Sure, it isn't always original, and sometimes the comics aren't laid out perfectly. I'd call xkcd a mediocre comic. And this strip does sort of allude to the idea of examining things rather than going all willy-nilly into them, and gives one a tiny something to think about. Not groundbreaking, but I think it's better than you give it credit for.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-83360427191638674612009-11-25T12:34:14.830-08:002009-11-25T12:34:14.830-08:00Rob, you prescriptivist (silent) tool!Rob, you prescriptivist (silent) tool!r.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-68379990858088380982009-11-25T11:45:56.384-08:002009-11-25T11:45:56.384-08:00Yeah I was using "not how you use" to me...Yeah I was using "not how you use" to mean "IS A TOTALLY ACCEPTABLE WAY TO USE IT" obvsrshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15828938843801425383noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-92149656515477870032009-11-25T11:41:51.354-08:002009-11-25T11:41:51.354-08:00Rob, you prescriptivist fool! Words mean whatever...Rob, you prescriptivist fool! Words mean whatever people want them to mean!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-65457979754836881582009-11-25T10:07:32.606-08:002009-11-25T10:07:32.606-08:00"I think reading through all of xkcd at once ..."I think reading through all of xkcd at once actually improves it, or at least dulls out the mediocre strips <b>in lieu</b> of the things that people find funny."<br /><br />That's, uh. That's not how you use "in lieu."<br /><br />"In lieu" means "in the place of." It is where the word "lieutenant" comes from actually! You can serve in lieu of someone else, or give somebody a check in lieu of cash.<br /><br />You are using it to mean something like "in the light of," which is annoyingly common. Apparently because it rhymes with view or something? I have no idea. Most often you see it in things like "in lieu of this new evidence I have decided that I actually want a chocolate sundae." It is WRONG WRONG WRONG WRONG WRONG.rshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15828938843801425383noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-63974662238063317302009-11-25T09:15:35.053-08:002009-11-25T09:15:35.053-08:00there are quite a few people in my acquaintance ge...<i>there are quite a few people in my acquaintance getting introduced to xkcd and finding it -- all of it -- comedy gold. I think reading through all of xkcd at once actually improves it, or at least dulls out the mediocre strips in lieu of the things that people find funny.</i><br /><br />Hey chuckles, I don't think "all of it" means what you think it means.<br /><br /><i>And since different people find different things funny, (although the My Hobby section seems to be drawing out quite a few people) that's quite a few different things being found funny.</i><br /><br />This doesn't follow. At all.<br /><br /><i>...Although I will add that said people getting introduced to it are slightly younger non-USA kids, and thus don't read into each section of each strip quite as deeply as you lot here.</i><br /><br />.....what?John Magnumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04416392917805723793noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-11735740364182337462009-11-25T05:43:51.482-08:002009-11-25T05:43:51.482-08:00Y'know, countering the argument that 'peop...Y'know, countering the argument that 'people who like xkcd are dumbfucks', which I think was in the comments page of another blog post, there are quite a few people in my acquaintance getting introduced to xkcd and finding it -- all of it -- comedy gold. I think reading through all of xkcd at once actually improves it, or at least dulls out the mediocre strips in lieu of the things that people find funny. And since different people find different things funny, (although the My Hobby section seems to be drawing out quite a few people) that's quite a few different things being found funny. In other words, although the forum people mostly just wank on about stuff, there're a ton of casual fans that quite like xkcd, thank you very much.<br /><br />...Although I will add that said people getting introduced to it are slightly younger non-USA kids, and thus don't read into each section of each strip quite as deeply as you lot here.<br /><br />On the other hand, I might just point a few people this way, because watching the regulars here puncture the arguments of diehard xkcd fans through snark is endlessly amusing. Even the flame wars. Wait, no, especially the flame wars.Brettnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-9479232580413766282009-11-24T22:29:38.199-08:002009-11-24T22:29:38.199-08:00Comic 667 has a few flaws (why is she thinking in ...Comic 667 has a few flaws (why is she thinking in panel 2 instead of just talking to the dude?) that dilute the humor, but the biggest failing is that the punch line is saved for the alt text! Can we actually see this pendant, maybe? That might be funny!<br /><br />also wtf this blog is now TWO comics behind.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-73429393078339152182009-11-24T22:19:22.967-08:002009-11-24T22:19:22.967-08:00I am having the same reaction as stick girl, knowi...I am having the same reaction as stick girl, knowing you can actually escape from the abominable snowman THAT easily totally takes the fun out of SkiFreeCamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18388252234713990053noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-61064825595575381662009-11-24T21:43:32.479-08:002009-11-24T21:43:32.479-08:00comic #667: usual sort of criticisms here, but lok...comic #667: usual sort of criticisms here, but loking on the bright side, randall didn't pollute the punchline by having megan or the other character say something in the last panel. this is an improvement.dr_pyserhttp://www.hardkore.netnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-87646067794003012642009-11-24T21:35:07.908-08:002009-11-24T21:35:07.908-08:00Agreed with Rob. I kind of liked the alt-text tho...Agreed with Rob. I kind of liked the alt-text though.Amandahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11192581573588205095noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-70151437353898203942009-11-24T21:20:58.319-08:002009-11-24T21:20:58.319-08:00I totally forgot about SkiFree. I miss it.
I stil...I totally forgot about SkiFree. I miss it.<br /><br />I still don't like the comic.rshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15828938843801425383noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-11757000411489851612009-11-24T21:18:30.336-08:002009-11-24T21:18:30.336-08:00Trite observation paired with an instantly recogni...Trite observation paired with an instantly recognizable reference. Four heads connected to four bodies, but three instances of floating over a chair. Shitty alt text.John Magnumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04416392917805723793noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-54785876967300388952009-11-24T17:08:13.173-08:002009-11-24T17:08:13.173-08:00Anon: 52 just fucking pwned all arguments that hav...Anon: 52 just fucking pwned all arguments that have been and will ever be created. Further resistance against this fact through the form of continued discussion is entirely pointless.<br /><br />So carry on, of course.Anon:52isliek,soawesomenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-30912345643061375702009-11-24T13:35:57.776-08:002009-11-24T13:35:57.776-08:00Anon 9:52 is so right. Besides wasn't it alre...Anon 9:52 is so right. Besides wasn't it already established earlier in the comments that Narnia is a land of wonder and innocence? In fact in the books themselves the Professor (I believe) says something along the lines of, they would visit Narnia again, but when they least expected it, and added that if they actively tried to find Narnia they never would.<br /><br />Meaning if anyone found Narnia and left to get a camera or probe or whatever, they wouldn't find it when they got back, because they'd be actively searching for it and thus the portal to Narnia would be closed.<br /><br />"To use your common metaphors, would you say that going to a restaurant just to eat is an insipid way to live?"<br /><br />Well, I would if the person went to a place where the health code was more of a guideline than a rule, with some fat guy scratching his ass while he handled the meat patties, and maybe a few rats having a party in the corner. Saying "Hey everyone's got to eat" would not be a satisfactory explanation as to why someone would voluntarily choose to eat in that kind of place rather than a clean, sanitary restaurant.<br /><br />It would say something about his character as to why he chose to eat there. He might say he enjoys the food, but that wouldn't change the fact that objectively that would be a terrible place to eat, whether or not he enjoys it.<br /><br />Admittedly, restaurant/entertainment isn't a perfect metaphor, nothing ever is.Natenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-16716600796157611502009-11-24T11:58:01.990-08:002009-11-24T11:58:01.990-08:00"Wait, what? I don't understand exactly w..."Wait, what? I don't understand exactly what the problem is with reading a comic for amusement. To use your common metaphors, would you say that going to a restaurant just to eat is an insipid way to live? Is it now a requirement that everyone analyze and pick apart every comic they read?"<br /><br />There is a difference between "thinking about something after you have read at it" and "analyzing and picking apart every comic you read."<br /><br />But first, your restaurant metaphor. Food is generally quite different from entertainment, for many reasons--our choice of entertainment has a great deal to say about who we are as a person. Our choice to order a grilled cheese sandwich rather than a cheeseburger, not so much.<br /><br />Restaurants have a lot more to think about--it is worth thinking about why one likes or dislikes a place. An unexamined life, remember? There's a lot more to a restaurant than food.<br /><br />Returning to webcomics: yes, if you consume entertainment without giving it any thought, you are living in an insipid fashion--especially if you are actively fighting for the superiority of not thinking about your entertainment.<br /><br />A lot of summer blockbusters tend to be completely mindless. I have no problem with enjoying them--but you should be able to identify why you enjoyed something. It is entirely legitimate to like Transformers because you wanted to watch giant robots blow things up, or the new Indiana Jones film because you wanted to watch a campy adventure with Cate Blanchett as a Soviet spy. None of these preclude one from thinking about it.rshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15828938843801425383noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-75735686942488591822009-11-24T11:47:16.114-08:002009-11-24T11:47:16.114-08:00a good thing about 666 is that randall doesn't...a good thing about 666 is that randall doesn't try to stuff in "his/her"<br /><br />or i think it's a good thing. i dunno, does the fact that i'm noticing it at all make it bad?Amandahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11192581573588205095noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-10277227669693725142009-11-24T11:32:06.212-08:002009-11-24T11:32:06.212-08:00Head Report on #666: 8 head instances, only 3 att...Head Report on #666: 8 head instances, only 3 attached (to the right body). Of note is that, in panel 4, Mr Hat's head is more attached to the crotch of the other character than to his own body. So, I give that an extra -1. Score of 2/8.nooneelsehttp://www.reddit.com/user/nooneelse/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-23095933286771534212009-11-24T10:02:36.881-08:002009-11-24T10:02:36.881-08:00Anon 9:52 wins any argument that opposes him now (...Anon 9:52 wins any argument that opposes him now (well unless Rob or Poore can counter him, but I don't think they will)Camhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18388252234713990053noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-76304920810172406052009-11-24T10:01:36.441-08:002009-11-24T10:01:36.441-08:00and this guy<a href="http://stopsayingfail.com" rel="nofollow">and this guy</a>Jayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06037127857062536971noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-8678847643282764932009-11-24T10:01:31.203-08:002009-11-24T10:01:31.203-08:00"anon 9:52" is now synonymous with "..."anon 9:52" is now synonymous with "kickass"<br /><br />examples of usage: "man you are so cool, like anon 9:52"Amandahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11192581573588205095noreply@blogger.com