tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post3100601907604559012..comments2024-03-17T05:03:46.056-07:00Comments on xkcd sucks: Comic 636: Our love is like an analogyCarlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01074589998141327538noreply@blogger.comBlogger101125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-55396483714510873492009-09-16T12:21:43.351-07:002009-09-16T12:21:43.351-07:00I'm really tired of Randall's horribly dra...I'm really tired of Randall's horribly drawn text and inability to draw straight lines.Johnnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-70695206726150234372009-09-16T11:50:04.817-07:002009-09-16T11:50:04.817-07:00I find myself consistently disagreeing with this b...I find myself consistently disagreeing with this blog, very much so, but for the next comic I believe I will agree with it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-12643698267151014532009-09-16T10:33:19.102-07:002009-09-16T10:33:19.102-07:00Didn't Randall once make a comic that unwittin...Didn't Randall once make a comic that unwittingly made one-line judgments look douchey?<br /><br />http://xkcd.com/603/<br /><br />Yes, he did.<br /><br />Fred: I'll bring the knives if you bring the guns.thomashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03123852112758346209noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-20699809290612325692009-09-16T09:49:29.998-07:002009-09-16T09:49:29.998-07:00You know something? I think that if someone edits...You know something? I think that if someone edits the latest xkcd then they should put Randall's picture on the clone girl for "pretentious asshole" and Fred, I feel your pain, I wish I had the nerve to do what you did (read the forum responses that is)Camhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18388252234713990053noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-59792248299055063582009-09-16T09:00:48.607-07:002009-09-16T09:00:48.607-07:00aloria, just take a picture with him and the book,...aloria, just take a picture with him and the book, and make sure he reads it. It will make me so happy<br /><br />Tell him that a german put a lot of work into making the book happenPerson #1https://www.blogger.com/profile/17155647957555627795noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-27868115444335355192009-09-16T08:55:53.062-07:002009-09-16T08:55:53.062-07:00Question for RanDULL via Aloria
While you work fo...Question for RanDULL via Aloria<br /><br />While you work for NASA it was one big clusterfuck after another. Now that you're gone they've had a lot of success. Is that a coincidence?saintcadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15993040259361398963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-9042380866828293282009-09-16T08:40:11.035-07:002009-09-16T08:40:11.035-07:001. No idea what the paypal thing. I did get a payp...1. No idea what the paypal thing. I did get a paypal donation so I could raise my bid, but that was refunded because the ticket price ended up being way less than even my original bid. <br /><br />2. I don't think I'm capable of being douchebaggy-- I don't want to set out to make Randall or anyone else feel bad, though it's my gut instinct that not being a gushing fangirl will not go over well. <br /><br />3. What are the odds that Randall isn't even going to mingle? Like he'll be behind a table signing books and we'll get to bask in his presence for all of about 3 minutes.aloriahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01318832080088871491noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-10825150573593670872009-09-16T08:36:18.856-07:002009-09-16T08:36:18.856-07:00I kinda find it annoying that the guy here is bei...I kinda find it annoying that the guy here is being labeled a pretentious asshole for one line of dialog, which I don't think is enough. Unless the true message of the comic is "people who won't play kiddy DS games for that reason are assholes." which is kinda a lame point and has already been made before.<br /><br /><br />It would be funnier if the girl summoned herself, cause she is being more of an asshole than the other guy.Kirkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16146459274295885156noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-76341241254130361272009-09-16T08:33:58.582-07:002009-09-16T08:33:58.582-07:00Fred, I only skimmed (I actually wrote "smikk...Fred, I only skimmed (I actually wrote "smikked" there -- TOTALLY TRUE STORY) through the thread and I didn't notice those gems. You're reaching new levels of masochism there.Fernie Cantohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01753446688169468457noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-72335068718109622962009-09-16T07:49:57.091-07:002009-09-16T07:49:57.091-07:00Fred, I sense anger... hate.Fred, I sense anger... hate.Justinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16290443909160461334noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-69539622814542480172009-09-16T07:39:30.418-07:002009-09-16T07:39:30.418-07:00The XKCD Forums:
1. "Is it a game?"
Ye...The XKCD Forums:<br /><br />1. "Is it a game?"<br /><br />Yes. It is a fucking game. You do not know about it, because the only reason you consider yourself to be a geek is because you read XKCD.<br /><br /><br />2. "I didn't need to know what Scribblenauts is to find this funny"<br /><br />That's because you will find any XKCD funny, regardless of wether you'll get it, simply because it's XKCD. You won't get most of them, because you know nothing about their subject matter, because the only reason you consider yourself to be a geek is because you read XKCD.<br /><br /><br />3. "Not sure if the part about the LHC and black holes in this game is true or not, but if it is, then shame on the makers of that game for inspiring fear in the general public when there already is too much. The LHC will not create a black hole, and as far as we know it is not dangerous in any conceivable way. How about you discover the Higgs Boson when you summon it instead of destroying our precious earth, huh?"<br /><br />SHUT THE FUCK UP.<br /><br /><br />4. "So exactly what is this game then? Because if it works like this I might just have to go buy a DS just to play it."<br /><br />See 1 and 2.<br /><br /><br />5. "OMFG i've been playing this for the past few days [yeah the rom] and they need to have xkcd in it. then i could spawn Randall and my head and he could get out of it."<br /><br />SHUT UP! SHUT THE FUCK UP!<br /><br /><br />6. "Ok. It sounds like something I could easily get hooked on... "<br /><br />See 1 and 2.<br /><br /><br />7. "Also, trying to get people organised to do an epic xkcd order (so far doing 5 people's worth of orders). Yay xkcd book"<br /><br />Holy shit! FIVE orders? I've never even HEARD of epicness of that magnitude.<br /><br /><br />8. "This game seems pretty cool. I'll have to add 'buy a DS' to my list of things to do."<br />9. "Man, I hadn't heard of this game before, so I didn't really get it... Thank you Wikipedia."<br /><br />See 1 and 2.<br /><br /><br />10. "I have to say I feel shocked that so few people have heard of this game. I've been anticipating it for months! Come on people, we need to get some information flow in here!"<br /><br />That's because 1 and 2 applies to the vast majority of the people in that forum.<br /><br /><br />11. "Whenever a website is referenced in an xkcd comic the server hosting that site often experiences trouble keeping up with the traffic. Will a reference to a video game cause game stores to have trouble keeping it in stock?<br />If anyone can cause this to single-handedly cause something like that to happen it would be Randall."<br /><br />SHUT UP! FUCKING SHUT THE FUCK UP!Fredhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05717170141815160544noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-66692954093567293952009-09-16T07:28:23.873-07:002009-09-16T07:28:23.873-07:00Nah, he's a pretentious asshole for calling it...Nah, he's a pretentious asshole for calling it a "kids game"<br /><br />Everything else you said is valid, thoughPerson #1https://www.blogger.com/profile/17155647957555627795noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-55080101190351837952009-09-16T06:53:34.746-07:002009-09-16T06:53:34.746-07:00Ok, my two cents on the newest strip:
First: reall...Ok, my two cents on the newest strip:<br />First: really, what's up with that last panel? The whole thing looks like it was put together in a hurry. It makes no sense, and not even as a "stylistic" choice it has much of a point. It's confusing and unnecessary.<br />Second: The ONLY joke is that people who don't care much about Scribblenauts are "pretentious assholes"? WHAT THE FUCK, Randall? What's WRONG with you?<br /><br />Honestly? Fuck you, Randall.Fernie Cantohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01753446688169468457noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-78632712453501673962009-09-16T05:13:26.702-07:002009-09-16T05:13:26.702-07:00I meant Anon 4:50, oops.I meant Anon 4:50, oops.Capnnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-41954339450824069002009-09-16T05:12:17.402-07:002009-09-16T05:12:17.402-07:00@ Anon 7:55
I tried saying that in the previous po...@ Anon 7:55<br />I tried saying that in the previous post, but got shot down as it was trying and failing to be something more complicated involving a taxonomic combination.<br /><br />Actually I just wanted to say, it would have been a greater combination if it was a apatosaurus and a mustangosaurus or transamosaurus. Probably a half-second-in-a-stock-quarter greater combination.Capnnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-44026726007513307242009-09-16T05:08:16.647-07:002009-09-16T05:08:16.647-07:00Scribblenauts is even worse than xkcd. No wacky sc...Scribblenauts is even worse than xkcd. No wacky scenario you can think up is more interesting in the game than it already was in your imagination.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-29829429485921532872009-09-16T04:54:24.586-07:002009-09-16T04:54:24.586-07:00+1 fernie+1 ferniershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15828938843801425383noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-7871155475350315032009-09-16T04:50:54.810-07:002009-09-16T04:50:54.810-07:00@ Adam September 15, 2009 7:55 AM
A brontosaurus ...@ Adam September 15, 2009 7:55 AM<br /><br />A brontosaurus is a mistaken combination of an apatosaurus and a camarosaurus.<br /><br />It's a little oversimplified but it's not wrong. I got that on first read. It's not like you have to read between the lines.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-43849386182323325722009-09-16T04:12:22.717-07:002009-09-16T04:12:22.717-07:00"Nice to see you admitting that you're re..."Nice to see you admitting that you're re-using criticism... Ironic."<br /><br />IT'S LIKE RAAAAAAAAAIAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAIN ON YOUR WEDDIIIIIIIIING DAY<br />IT'S A FREEEEEEE RIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIDE WHEN YOU'VE ALREADY PAIDFernie Cantohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01753446688169468457noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-36249936792175884812009-09-16T03:01:41.622-07:002009-09-16T03:01:41.622-07:00I am impressed that Randall managed to make an ent...I am impressed that Randall managed to make an entire strip about analogies without mentioning sleeping with your daughter or teaching with a condom.Olaf Moriarty Solstrandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07208875764906649489noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-73670922846699696202009-09-16T01:04:28.602-07:002009-09-16T01:04:28.602-07:00you guys what if aloria is an xkcd fan in disguise...you guys what if aloria is an xkcd fan in disguiseAmandahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11192581573588205095noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-86173824980177882462009-09-16T01:02:46.261-07:002009-09-16T01:02:46.261-07:00If it makes you feel better, I used God-King witho...If it makes you feel better, I used God-King without thinking of anyone historical or something.<br /><br />Anyway, this is why I'm glad this blog exists: when I read today's comic, I was annoyed by the two panels crammed in one thing as well, but if I had only had the XKCD forums, nobody would acknowledge that mistake, and instead treat it like the greatest comic ever. I only have to come here though and find people noticing the exact same cock-ups.<br /><br />Also: aloria, don't be douchebaggy at the Randallothon. You're like our ambassador, we have to show them that we're not angry assholes who want to ruin their party, but people with valid criticism. Also I want Randall to agree with an interview with Carl. DON'T BLOW THIS! No pressure though.<br /><br />Also what's with the paypal thing? Is there some fundraiser thing to pay for her ticket?Fredhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05717170141815160544noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-91282936248948207772009-09-16T00:30:36.525-07:002009-09-16T00:30:36.525-07:00damn fred already used god-king
okay well i was t...damn fred already used god-king<br /><br />okay well i was thinking of xerxes, who has a slightly feminine air about him, but whose acolytes praise him for being a doltAmandahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11192581573588205095noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-24969876823946218552009-09-16T00:29:33.057-07:002009-09-16T00:29:33.057-07:00I'm sure they noticed; they tend to gloss over...I'm sure they noticed; they tend to gloss over the errors that their god-king makes.Amandahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11192581573588205095noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-80319303550296155932009-09-16T00:23:26.179-07:002009-09-16T00:23:26.179-07:00the forums are too busy discussing the game itself...the forums are too busy discussing the game itself to notice the gigantic flaw in the last frame :/Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com