tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post2135636221629734024..comments2024-03-17T05:03:46.056-07:00Comments on xkcd sucks: Comic 475: Oh, we've got "difficulties" alright...Carlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01074589998141327538noreply@blogger.comBlogger57125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-84347466870519072242010-07-24T23:58:37.575-07:002010-07-24T23:58:37.575-07:00it's true, even the people who think xkcd suck...it's true, even the people who think xkcd sucks think my reasons are terrible and that they could all do a better job. <br /><br />anyway, even if people didn't hate me, and even if I did end up relying on sycophants etc, that still doesn't make it ok for xkcd to do the same thing. If I started to act like that I'd hope that most of my readers would leave and get together someplace and mock me.Carlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01074589998141327538noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-81248540392136119342010-07-03T20:20:29.911-07:002010-07-03T20:20:29.911-07:00nobody here likes carl dudenobody here likes carl dudershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15828938843801425383noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-47003842225293259372010-07-01T21:12:10.095-07:002010-07-01T21:12:10.095-07:00Hello All,
1) The ozone layer? Liek OMFG! How d...Hello All,<br /><br />1) The ozone layer? Liek OMFG! How did he do that? What's randall trying to say? That he knows about scyeence?<br />>Actually, no. The joke there, and this seems to be a type of joke that passes through the critic's humor filters, is that it is ABSURD. Why would the ozone layer be affected by a boomerang? Because he has REALLY bad luck!<br />2) Space? More absurd! The comic leading to this one is entitled "I am not good with boomerangs." ie, every time I throw a boomerang, it doesn't just fail to return: something terrible happens!<br /><br />Seriously, stop insulting Randall personally. Straw-man attacks are fun to write, but ultimately you too will rely on your own sycophants to inflate your ego within your small community.<br /><br />Cheers,<br />Sam PatchSam Patchhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQw4w9WgXcQnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-39269515354311456152010-03-03T01:48:46.405-08:002010-03-03T01:48:46.405-08:00absurdities and non-sequitors are not funny.
pill...absurdities and non-sequitors are not funny.<br /><br />pillow.<br /><br />was that funny? Of course not. What's the difference between that and this comic? Very little.<br /><br />I am always open to criticism. What didn't you like about this post? did you think I just missed the point of the comic?Carlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01074589998141327538noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-82480034343491819562010-02-27T14:57:02.955-08:002010-02-27T14:57:02.955-08:00sometimes it is hard to keep our rage at his comic...sometimes it is hard to keep our rage at his comics from spilling over into rage at him directly. Writing in a more level-headed state, I can say that I think Randall would be a perfectly fine guy if he just stopped writing his comic (or made it not suck). Just start the pictoblog, randall....Carlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01074589998141327538noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-48905149580970999182010-02-23T00:05:04.563-08:002010-02-23T00:05:04.563-08:00Man, this site has a lot of personal attacks on Ra...Man, this site has a lot of personal attacks on Randal. I understand criticizing his work, but insulting him for it just seems unneccesary. Though I do know that I am in the minority as far as things like that go.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-27140149208270761052010-02-15T21:49:28.758-08:002010-02-15T21:49:28.758-08:00Hey, so I'm quite late on this one. Some of yo...Hey, so I'm quite late on this one. Some of your posts are legitimate, and amusing, criticisms. Some are either pathetic or intentionally fail to interpret the comic correctly. This one was going for sheer absurdity and non-sequitors, a brand of humor that falls squarely into the category of subjectivity.<br /><br />Yes, I'm posting this on a few of your more pathetic posts. Like Mr. Munroe, you seem to need a little help with editing, choosing the good from the bad.<br /><br />Hello.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-61652711206400708382009-11-29T20:32:34.680-08:002009-11-29T20:32:34.680-08:00It's supposed to be random and crazy! because ...It's supposed to be random and crazy! because it's so RANDOM! just like the first boomerang comic. or that one where the couple is in the hot air balloon and then are attacked by red spiders. so random and crazy!<br /><br />you can read more into it if you try (as you did) but I think that's not what he had in mind.<br /><br />Why would the girl yell "oh god! the ozone layer!" if she knew they were traveling upward shouldn't she have expected that at some point they would run into it?Carlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01074589998141327538noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-55989118064021022009-11-28T09:49:12.525-08:002009-11-28T09:49:12.525-08:00when you come up with a better reasoned explanatio...when you come up with a better reasoned explanation for the comic I will withdraw mine...Jimnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-68584071848883187992009-11-27T12:47:49.131-08:002009-11-27T12:47:49.131-08:00She says "Oh god, the ozone layer!" The ...She says "Oh god, the ozone layer!" The exclamation point is important. Even if it were not there, saying "oh god" means it is an exclamation. Fully articulated, the sentence would be something like:<br /><br />"Oh god, your thrown projectile has destroyed the ozone layer!"<br /><br />Other examples: "oh God, the plates!" "oh God, my mother's urn!" "oh God, my ability to experience joy EVER AGAIN having viewed xkcd!"rshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15828938843801425383noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-35081877138664036482009-11-26T22:27:42.994-08:002009-11-26T22:27:42.994-08:00She says, "oh god, the ozone layer." Wha...She says, "oh god, the ozone layer." What else would she be doing that would make sense within the comic?Jimnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-29385567869440682542009-11-25T10:00:16.748-08:002009-11-25T10:00:16.748-08:00"She notes the ozone layer." That is not..."She notes the ozone layer." That is not what she does there.rshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15828938843801425383noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-76062796316185023072009-11-24T22:21:17.847-08:002009-11-24T22:21:17.847-08:00i think that is a huge stretch.i think that is a huge stretch.Amandahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11192581573588205095noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-76327687589566144952009-11-24T18:31:53.584-08:002009-11-24T18:31:53.584-08:00The thought experiment is the idea that if an astr...The thought experiment is the idea that if an astronaut were on a spaceship constantly accelerating upward, creating a force equal in magnitude and direction of gravity, said astronaut would not be able to tell if he/she is on Earth or not; of course as long as there are no windows. The guy continually tries to throw the boomerang as if he were on Earth, but either the confinement of the ship or his lack of ability hinder it. The girl on the other hand, represents an observer aware of the movement. She notes the ozone layer, and complains about their loss of food, which doesn't phase the guy since he still believes that he could in fact be on Earth. The second to last panel is the a-ha moment when he discovers that they are in fact on a spaceship, and subsequently is sucked out into space. I'm not saying it's funny, but it's not completely baseless.Jimnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-69983601729709200222009-11-24T00:49:57.748-08:002009-11-24T00:49:57.748-08:00um, what. explain.um, what. explain.Carlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01074589998141327538noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-44889148938398571722009-11-23T21:10:02.380-08:002009-11-23T21:10:02.380-08:00It's a comic about Einstein's thought expe...It's a comic about Einstein's thought experiment of general relativity. How did no one here get this?Jimnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-49000445619262540022009-11-08T13:57:20.266-08:002009-11-08T13:57:20.266-08:00Thank you rob. The problem with your analogy is th...Thank you rob. The problem with your analogy is that Randall's goal, so to speak, is "make a funny comic." He has zero other limitations. If he can only come back to the same few tropes for humor, that's dumb. My goal, on the other hand, is "criticize xkcd" which is far narrower. I can only work with, as Rob says, what Randall gives me. And he tends to do the same dumb things all the time.<br /><br />but "the heads aren't attached" is something I usually don't say, though, only very occasionally.Carlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01074589998141327538noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-7976774424511333242009-11-07T23:27:05.552-08:002009-11-07T23:27:05.552-08:00One works with what one is given. We are given bas...One works with what one is given. We are given basically the same errors, over and over and over again.rshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15828938843801425383noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-56202534930527994682009-11-06T08:01:49.499-08:002009-11-06T08:01:49.499-08:00Isn't every rant you make just reused stuff? :...Isn't every rant you make just reused stuff? :/<br /><br />Here is basically how I see your comic rants:<br /><br />The heads aren't attached!<br /><br />Randall needs to prove he knows about women/science!<br /><br />Over exaggerate small jokes to the point they're not funny!<br /><br />Nobody speaks like that!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-80886865436398422582009-11-03T19:57:22.501-08:002009-11-03T19:57:22.501-08:00I don't think I said the problem was that &quo...I don't think I said the problem was that "space" has been used before. I didn't say that at all. I said that breaking the 4th wall has been used before, but that is not the same as outer space. Not at all. Try harder, and I will respond again.Carlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01074589998141327538noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-10063561717634203852009-11-03T19:17:47.408-08:002009-11-03T19:17:47.408-08:00yeah hate you too bitchyeah hate you too bitchAmandahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11192581573588205095noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-62231254341732000162009-11-03T14:01:22.362-08:002009-11-03T14:01:22.362-08:00oh god i hate you retards. so yeah, the space the...oh god i hate you retards. so yeah, the space theme has been used a lot of times before, does that mean it's not funny? it's not like he said "today's comic is a brand new idea" at the beginning of the comic. stop making it look like randall completely failed at something he wasn't aiming for in the first place.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-4735958604172497502009-05-01T23:46:00.000-07:002009-05-01T23:46:00.000-07:00We are attacking his business because it is a shit...We are attacking his business because it is a shitty business, and he is offering a shitty product, and we don't believe he should be getting the business that he does. If he goes broke because of it then he should have made a better product. Capitalism!rshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15828938843801425383noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-76970042354482553962009-05-01T23:34:00.000-07:002009-05-01T23:34:00.000-07:00Calm down! There 'aint any reason to get all freak...Calm down! There 'aint any reason to get all freaked up and locked up and talking to yourself. The difference between Randall's work and movies is, consumers have to pay to see movies. And so, if the movie isn't good, the consumers who see the movie are getting ripped off. Randall's work, however, is free for anyone to view without charge. It's sole purpose on his site is to generate traffic so that he can sell stuff (see http://store.xkcd.com/ ) Now, people who like Randall's stuff can buy all the teeshirts and crap they want from him, and they get what they wanted - so they are not ripped off. And the one's who don't like there stuff can just take their business elsewhere. Again, no one is ripped off. And Randall made most of the money he has using this process. And you are a loser, 'cause you spend your free time essentially attacking his business for no apparent reason so that he can lose profit.Genoymusnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-54525337970371767862009-05-01T22:33:00.000-07:002009-05-01T22:33:00.000-07:00Yeah, and those movie critic assholes, that give m...Yeah, and those movie critic assholes, that give movies bad reviews? What the fuck is up with them, huh? They spent millions of dollars and months of their time making that movie and now some dick is out there saying the acting is weak, or the plot is unbelievable, or the characterization is two-dimensional? What the fuck is their problem, man? Why don't they have lives? Why don't they just make good movies their own instead of providing a valuable service to consumers of film, or an interesting forum for fans and haters to discuss the films they're reviewing? What the FUCK man?rshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15828938843801425383noreply@blogger.com