tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post17979238756550256..comments2024-03-17T05:03:46.056-07:00Comments on xkcd sucks: Comics 1008-1009: One Of These Is Self-TItledCarlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01074589998141327538noreply@blogger.comBlogger119125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-33480192264389751202012-02-17T16:58:46.420-08:002012-02-17T16:58:46.420-08:00yes, what kind of chess club member knows humans w...yes, what kind of chess club member knows humans who like to reference chess games that they like in conversation?<br /><br />of course, the real problem with chess games is that they are designed almost entirely as a chess game reference machine. it turns otherwise normal chess club members into hideous vehicles for pointless chess game references. so even when you are interacting with chess club members who you would never suspect of harboring secret chess game sympathies, sometimes you say something innocent and then they reference chess games, and when you give them a look like they just murdered a loved one in front of you, they say 'see, it's from this chess game . . . I think you'd like it!'<br /><br />the fact that you are either not perceptive enough to notice that this happens even in normal chess clubs doesn't mean that it's an aberration relegated to MIT XKCD clubs. believe me, if this shit were relegated to MIT XKCD clubs this blog would not exist.<br /><br />but this rant is not because I, personally, am worried about it happening to me. it's because hyperreality, as a concept, is utterly repulsive to me, and the thought that chess club members are even now sitting in their chess clubs laughing hysterically at how they said 'Rc2 Qb1+ 31 Qf1 Qxc2' when someone else sighed makes me want to burn the World Chess Federation down.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-74713396347705713452012-02-17T16:52:50.327-08:002012-02-17T16:52:50.327-08:00yes, what kind of chess club member knows humans w...yes, what kind of chess club member knows humans who like to reference chess games that they like in conversation?<br /><br />of course, the real problem with chess games is that they are designed almost entirely as a chess game reference machine. it turns otherwise normal chess club members into hideous vehicles for pointless chess game references. so even when you are interacting with chess club members who you would never suspect of harboring secret chess game sympathies, sometimes you say something innocent and then they reference chess games, and when you give them a look like they just murdered a loved one in front of you, they say 'see, it's from this chess game . . . I think you'd like it!'<br /><br />the fact that you are either not perceptive enough to notice that this happens even in normal chess clubs doesn't mean that it's an aberration relegated to MIT XKCD clubs. believe me, if this shit were relegated to MIT XKCD clubs this blog would not exist.<br /><br />but this rant is not because I, personally, am worried about it happening to me. it's because hyperreality, as a concept, is utterly repulsive to me, and the thought that chess club members are even now sitting in their chess clubs laughing hysterically at how they said 'Rc2 Qb1+ 31 Qf1 Qxc2' when someone else sighed makes me want to burn the World Chess Federation down.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-51467257057940065172012-02-17T14:04:27.088-08:002012-02-17T14:04:27.088-08:00really?really?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-44545380984652780052012-02-17T00:21:46.603-08:002012-02-17T00:21:46.603-08:00yes, what kind of basement-dweller knows humans wh...yes, what kind of basement-dweller knows humans who like to reference things that they like in conversation?<br /><br />of course, the real problem with XKCD is that it is designed almost entirely as a reference machine. it turns otherwise normal people into hideous vehicles for pointless references. so even when you are interacting with people who you would never suspect of harboring secret XKCD sympathies, sometimes you say something innocent and then they reference XKCD, and when you give them a look like they just murdered a loved one in front of you, they say 'see, it's from this webcomic, XKCD . . . I think you'd like it!'<br /><br />the fact that you are either not perceptive enough to notice that this happens even in normal social circles doesn't mean that it's an aberration relegated to MIT chessclubs. believe me, if this shit were relegated to MIT chessclubs this blog would not exist.<br /><br />but this rant is not because I, personally, am worried about it happening to me. it's because hyperreality, as a concept, is utterly repulsive to me, and the thought that nerds are even now sitting in their basement laughing hysterically at how they said 'girllookatthatbody' when someone else sighed makes me want to burn civilization down.rshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15828938843801425383noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-86211451196129945902012-02-16T23:22:49.554-08:002012-02-16T23:22:49.554-08:00What kind of constant MIT chessclub of a social li...What kind of constant MIT chessclub of a social life do you have where youd ever have to worry about someone quoting xkcd (or any webcomic) at you during the course of a routine adult conversation?Willnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-35291123351855232662012-02-10T01:02:12.956-08:002012-02-10T01:02:12.956-08:00I think you're missing the most important part...I think you're missing the most important part of 1009: apparently people exasperatedly sigh at Randal so often that he needs a stock response to it.not anon HAPPY NOW JON LEVI?noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-53084195679501243652012-02-08T05:36:32.448-08:002012-02-08T05:36:32.448-08:00.. it is ridiculous how many child nodes you can c..... it is ridiculous how many child nodes you can create!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-41565218149631288142012-02-08T05:29:18.951-08:002012-02-08T05:29:18.951-08:00Seconded...this blog finally died when comments be...Seconded...this blog finally died when comments became threadedAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-26210650883299787452012-02-04T20:51:35.803-08:002012-02-04T20:51:35.803-08:00There are too many anons in this thread. The fact ...There are too many anons in this thread. The fact that they all have avatars now makes it even worse. I liked the idea of giving anons avatars at first, but now I've realised it draws too much unnecessary attention to them.Jon Levihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02982566251460262711noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-53099668391726252842012-02-04T04:59:44.743-08:002012-02-04T04:59:44.743-08:00Surely xkcd exists for this blog. The alternative ...Surely xkcd exists for this blog. The alternative is too horrific to bring to mind.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-38756330360791432272012-02-03T19:28:48.267-08:002012-02-03T19:28:48.267-08:00Yeah, this one was pretty good. Not great, but if ...Yeah, this one was pretty good. Not great, but if they were all around this quality, this blog wouldn't be needed.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-22057286130966092742012-02-03T14:19:42.385-08:002012-02-03T14:19:42.385-08:00Thanks everyone for brightening up my boring after...Thanks everyone for brightening up my boring afternoon. I especially liked the part where I got to look up what "neurotypical" means. You learn something new every day.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-14584628518992211012012-02-03T07:56:23.714-08:002012-02-03T07:56:23.714-08:00i predicted 1011's alt-text
shiti predicted 1011's alt-text<br /><br />shitR.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-1933084431653172132012-02-03T03:53:27.115-08:002012-02-03T03:53:27.115-08:00No, before the first season.No, before the first season.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-4662105842032789962012-02-03T01:49:27.691-08:002012-02-03T01:49:27.691-08:00Just a heads up, probably no-one here cares about ...Just a heads up, probably no-one here cares about LMFAO. Seeing Randall try to make hip mainstream references is like watching your dad dance... [insert spider legs drawing here]... except then you find out he's not your dad but just some lazy bum your mother picked up after your real dad left... and then he starts hitting you... two or three times a week... and you have nowhere to run because everyone else says he's such a nice person... only you know... oh god the pain...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-42525980965016126032012-02-03T01:38:00.993-08:002012-02-03T01:38:00.993-08:00Agreed. I mean he even drew a thing! Look, it'...Agreed. I mean he even drew a thing! Look, it's a mantis! You know he traced it but still, it's something. Also I smiled at the joke.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-68823090678587213182012-02-03T01:16:27.487-08:002012-02-03T01:16:27.487-08:00Just a heads up, LMFAO followed the popularity cur...Just a heads up, LMFAO followed the popularity curve of the Baja Men. It means they were cool until their music was too annoying to listen to. (a week, two weeks tops)Hyperbeansnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-13416251178376190842012-02-03T01:14:05.876-08:002012-02-03T01:14:05.876-08:00"My fourth husband was OK. He neither beat no..."My fourth husband was OK. He neither beat nor raped me."Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-81908396921848572102012-02-03T00:50:25.886-08:002012-02-03T00:50:25.886-08:00Too bad he isn't funny.Too bad he isn't funny.SilverSurfernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-52155162421650293712012-02-03T00:28:21.523-08:002012-02-03T00:28:21.523-08:00I actually liked the latest one. It avoided many o...I actually liked the latest one. It avoided many of the common xkcd pitfalls like explaining the joke, bad pacing, too much dialogue, shitty art, etc. Decent job there Randall.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-9908780487614083032012-02-02T23:00:10.193-08:002012-02-02T23:00:10.193-08:00-Girl Look At That Body.-Girl Look At That Body.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-33330231869286139502012-02-02T22:38:50.959-08:002012-02-02T22:38:50.959-08:00Holy shit, a recurring character that actually ser...Holy shit, a recurring character that actually serves the same role in both comics! <br /><br />This is a positive sign somewhat!ThePirateKinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03855894192400453985noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-45543159606212344512012-02-02T22:33:42.674-08:002012-02-02T22:33:42.674-08:001012: This person knows enough to create a giant p...1012: This person knows enough to create a giant preying mantis in a lab, and he still doesn't know what the study of insects is?<br /><br />I can see this superhero becoming a regular, as if the idea of a superhero without a useful power is new or interesting. Shit, it was old by the fourth season of Whose Line Is It Anyway.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-28904524322645583802012-02-02T17:39:02.564-08:002012-02-02T17:39:02.564-08:00Your bizarrely narrow interpretation of the comic ...Your bizarrely narrow interpretation of the comic is fucking idiotic, 5:00.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-38916437653100567302012-02-02T12:50:52.834-08:002012-02-02T12:50:52.834-08:00So...it's a list of things that don't make...So...it's a list of things that don't make good baby names? And some of the names are references?<br /><br />I'm looking for a joke, but I can't seem to find one.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com