tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post3011362504142077373..comments2024-03-17T05:03:46.056-07:00Comments on xkcd sucks: Comic 771: History Repeats ItselfCarlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01074589998141327538noreply@blogger.comBlogger178125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-89030762593821754622010-09-02T17:10:37.963-07:002010-09-02T17:10:37.963-07:00Some may be. In any case, whether or not people ch...Some may be. In any case, whether or not people choose to read it has no effect on whether it is <i>bad.</i> I happen to know that xkcd is <i>bad</i>, and so that's what I'm writing about.Carlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01074589998141327538noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-30325457769421004852010-08-29T16:59:27.793-07:002010-08-29T16:59:27.793-07:00maybe making fun of webcomics is still worth doing...maybe making fun of webcomics is still worth doing to some people. you don't even have to read their blog! you just have to stop denigrating the people who choose to do what they enjoy. is that so hard? it really shouldn't be. and yet, somehow, it is. I hate it.rshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15828938843801425383noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-84252510672500334022010-08-22T16:46:01.986-07:002010-08-22T16:46:01.986-07:00Maybe webcomics you don't like are still worth...Maybe webcomics you don't like are still worth reading by some people. You don't have to even read them yourself! You just have to stop denigrating the people who choose to read what they love. Is that so hard? It really shouldn't be. And yet, somehow, it is. I hate it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-19026401528401218502010-08-15T15:46:46.586-07:002010-08-15T15:46:46.586-07:00the math jokes were never only funny to math peopl...the math jokes were never only funny to math people. I've never been a math person and they used to be pretty damn hilarious early on.rshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15828938843801425383noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-77711847728135752782010-08-15T15:34:53.017-07:002010-08-15T15:34:53.017-07:00What is someone who doesn't know what calculus...What is someone who doesn't know what calculus is doing reading a comic like this anyway? No wonder you think it sucks.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-28551750986527183032010-08-11T20:57:04.264-07:002010-08-11T20:57:04.264-07:00wait! what i said was that i COULDN'T tell if ...wait! what i said was that i COULDN'T tell if it was a physics proof or not! That was the point! They all look the same to me!Carlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01074589998141327538noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-13190007559626127442010-08-10T21:23:38.791-07:002010-08-10T21:23:38.791-07:00revenge of the physics nerds!revenge of the physics nerds!rshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15828938843801425383noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-47060110071060863772010-08-10T21:21:23.003-07:002010-08-10T21:21:23.003-07:00The fact that you thought http://komplexify.com/ma...The fact that you thought http://komplexify.com/math/images/EqualsSuccessor.gif was an actual proof discredits any claims you make about anything. I can't believe someone who thinks they're smart enough to critique media can think that that joke has anything to do with physics.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-36137566291579055132010-07-29T17:23:46.160-07:002010-07-29T17:23:46.160-07:00i wish i was megani wish i was meganAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-40595254870606691102010-07-29T16:43:33.879-07:002010-07-29T16:43:33.879-07:00nonoUndercoverCuddlefishnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-85283620803712199022010-07-29T15:25:05.509-07:002010-07-29T15:25:05.509-07:00Wouldn't it be hilarious if people who love Te...Wouldn't it be hilarious if people who love Tetris went to Hell and they had to play Tetris but the screen was curved, rendering the game useless?thomashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03123852112758346209noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-23923507651931188112010-07-29T12:55:01.243-07:002010-07-29T12:55:01.243-07:00http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l9dMRJZn01A
What t...http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l9dMRJZn01A<br /><br />What the fuck Randall, ripping off Robot Chicken? Hell maybe I should start a webcomic and sell T-shirts.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-39781800853014657542010-07-29T12:16:46.144-07:002010-07-29T12:16:46.144-07:00Blanket response to the seething masses of cuddlef...Blanket response to the seething masses of cuddlefish:<br /><br />It is not necessarily bad to copy a joke. It is bad to copy a joke <em>poorly.</em><br /><br />If I wrote a TV comedy, and one episode were about a contest not unlike the one in Seinfeld's "master of one's domain" episode, it could be good. But if the only joke in the entire episode was "ha ha wanking," then we have an issue—not because I've <em>copied</em> a joke, but because I <em>didn't make a funny joke.</em><br /><br />The problem is not that Randall copied PBF. The issue is that PBF did it earlier and better, and Randall added nothing. Quod erat demonstrandum, bitches.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-42162635359204887452010-07-29T09:06:22.867-07:002010-07-29T09:06:22.867-07:00Forsooth, but I thought a "grok" was som...Forsooth, but I thought a "grok" was something with which to hit folk. 771 would have been more funny if the semi had grokked the car and then went on to take out all 4 lanes of traffic, then spread to 4 lanes going the opposite direction and etc... ended with a giant mushroom cloud.<br /><br />C: Wartisck - the injury you receive from being grokked.shrubnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-74895661967446027102010-07-29T07:46:28.858-07:002010-07-29T07:46:28.858-07:00Well, the forums are decidedly unimpressed by 772....Well, the forums are decidedly unimpressed by 772. How long do you think it'll be until Randall realizes that the "comic" he whips out in five minutes every other night isn't actually entertaining anyone anymore?<br /><br />I know he REALLY dislikes criticism, too; can you imagine what it must be like to know that the people you depend on for your income don't actually like what you do?Gamer_2k4noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-4999504381170475312010-07-29T05:35:48.196-07:002010-07-29T05:35:48.196-07:00is there any place that randalls incompetence does...is there any place that randalls incompetence does not extendUndercoverCuddlefishnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-23413110113621488182010-07-29T04:07:46.202-07:002010-07-29T04:07:46.202-07:00Could "MOM!" simply be that Randall'...Could "MOM!" simply be that Randall's incompetence at writing dialogue extends to writing the things that people yell immediately following a traumatic accident?Gryffilionhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14326158632676811873noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-25569406880065269042010-07-29T01:38:45.936-07:002010-07-29T01:38:45.936-07:00I think "MOM!" refers to the fact that s...I think "MOM!" refers to the fact that someone's mom is so fat and ugly she looks like a car-sized frog when crossing the street. And drivers are so horrified of her ugliness, they close their eyes and lose controls of their cars. So basically, this comic is yet another "your mom" joke.Timofeihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06478844501804517520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-59809412522193526622010-07-28T19:16:48.709-07:002010-07-28T19:16:48.709-07:00If I was a semi driver, hell, if I was just drivin...If I was a semi driver, hell, if I was just driving any car, on the freeway and I saw a frog in my path, I'd probably just ignore it. If a frog wants to get crushed beneath my tire, who am I to judge?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-14446427749332080252010-07-28T17:24:26.597-07:002010-07-28T17:24:26.597-07:00yeah i stopped trying to justify any part of the l...yeah i stopped trying to justify any part of the latest comic after five minutes<br /><br />it seems like randall stole the joke then intentionally made it so terrible that nobody would be angry at him for the blatant theftUndercoverCuddlefishnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-86294019884019031832010-07-28T17:16:00.557-07:002010-07-28T17:16:00.557-07:00"families often stand on the side of freeways..."families often stand on the side of freeways. "<br /><br />Yeah man, I go there with my family and take pictures of cars and frogs and stuff.<br /><br />And also, 772 is NOT more realistic then regular frogger. A semi wouldn't veer away from a frog, in most cases, it's far more likely that the frog wouldn't be seen. Unless of course the realism is derived that the frog is in fact the width of a semi and half the size of a small car. That's totally realis- wait.TheMesosadenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-74820773154217740282010-07-28T17:02:45.279-07:002010-07-28T17:02:45.279-07:00i hang out in the median all the timei hang out in the median all the timershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15828938843801425383noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-11777669752119791612010-07-28T17:01:48.885-07:002010-07-28T17:01:48.885-07:00families often stand on the side of freeways.families often stand on the side of freeways.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-83911090439997369192010-07-28T17:01:37.791-07:002010-07-28T17:01:37.791-07:00I'd guess the "Mom!" is directed at ...<i>I'd guess the "Mom!" is directed at the kid's mom who is standing there as well. Kids do that a lot. Constantly, at certain ages.</i><br /><br />This is a sensible explanation and almost certainly not what Randall was thinking.Adamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01052511078880647148noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-67422786603047346812010-07-28T16:17:58.472-07:002010-07-28T16:17:58.472-07:00@Anon 3:44
I'd guess the "Mom!" is ...@Anon 3:44<br /><br />I'd guess the "Mom!" is directed at the kid's mom who is standing there as well. Kids do that a lot. Constantly, at certain ages. This one wasn't terrible as far as I was concerned. I didn't really need the screaming from the side, but in light of the Alt Text, it sort of fits the "zealous programmers injecting a sense of reality into a game" concept. <br /><br />Having to go to the Alt Text to make the comic work, though, is bad form. I'd say it was mildly funny, and a far cry better tham most of the crud we get from xkcd.Maximillianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13288804776127115992noreply@blogger.com