tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post4388921658334608053..comments2024-03-17T05:03:46.056-07:00Comments on xkcd sucks: Comic 702: I have heard of a thing you have also heard ofCarlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01074589998141327538noreply@blogger.comBlogger166125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-65847247371595277532010-04-14T08:44:10.817-07:002010-04-14T08:44:10.817-07:00to be totally honest, this is all the ass turds tr...to be totally honest, this is all the ass turds troll's fault. that guy was crazy!Carlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01074589998141327538noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-3390195875295040092010-04-14T00:46:37.620-07:002010-04-14T00:46:37.620-07:00oh that makes more sense. I love when the cuddlefi...oh that makes more sense. I love when the cuddlefish assume that because we have moderation on we actually censor shit (proving that they are illiterate)rshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15828938843801425383noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-49403071492177070562010-04-14T00:00:18.217-07:002010-04-14T00:00:18.217-07:00i think it's cause i took a day to approve his...i think it's cause i took a day to approve his commentCarlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01074589998141327538noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-56446057132964418412010-04-13T20:00:20.389-07:002010-04-13T20:00:20.389-07:00wait, how are we censoring anyone?wait, how are we censoring anyone?rshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15828938843801425383noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-69707348090243071302010-04-13T09:04:43.787-07:002010-04-13T09:04:43.787-07:00you are hereby reJECTED!you are hereby reJECTED!Carlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01074589998141327538noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-63402129246449537042010-04-10T13:59:59.856-07:002010-04-10T13:59:59.856-07:00Haha, censorship at its greatest. Congratulations...Haha, censorship at its greatest. Congratulations. I can see someone not being a fan of a particular comic. And I even agree that since he went full time comic, some decrease in quality has occured. But to go out of your way to make a whole forum about it, and THEN to sensor comments....WOW. Its not like you are going to get a bunch of AOL'ers that have no clue just posting to see themselves on the list here. Your group is pretty niche. Luckily my office is completely dead today so i get to participate a little. Here are my thoughts, have fun rejecting them. This has been fun, ciao.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-37293364879451726642010-04-10T13:49:54.259-07:002010-04-10T13:49:54.259-07:00Wow, you win the award for most pointless website/...Wow, you win the award for most pointless website/life ever. I am not anonymous, just not registering for this crap. My name, is Vanessa Krake.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-26302539864711829872010-02-23T09:10:17.476-08:002010-02-23T09:10:17.476-08:00Everyone knows Tigger's a horse.Everyone knows Tigger's a horse.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-25621905479470528092010-02-22T15:36:01.274-08:002010-02-22T15:36:01.274-08:00he's a bobcat? i thought he was, i dunno, a ti...he's a bobcat? i thought he was, i dunno, a tiger?Carlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01074589998141327538noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-19418383196116198702010-02-22T13:27:52.346-08:002010-02-22T13:27:52.346-08:00FYI, panel 7 refers to TiggerFYI, panel 7 refers to TiggerAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-21345821860349431282010-02-18T19:33:16.376-08:002010-02-18T19:33:16.376-08:00@AdamTM
http://img35.imageshack.us/img35/5259/xkcd...@AdamTM<br />http://img35.imageshack.us/img35/5259/xkcdknightsuck.png<br /><br />@Anon say:http://img23.imageshack.us/img23/1601/kyorandyrevision.png<br /><br />LOL XD<br />I thought something like that, especially with longcatAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-71622962404701061532010-02-18T08:52:54.956-08:002010-02-18T08:52:54.956-08:00Jay, I fixed the Knight panel with the magic of ph...Jay, I fixed the Knight panel with the magic of photoshop and single fucking brush.<br /><br />http://img411.imageshack.us/img411/8886/xkcdknightfixedcopy.png<br /><br />Why Randall couldn't do this when it took me 20 seconds I don't know.RogueAhttp://fragd.usnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-20201169179808452442010-02-18T02:56:43.086-08:002010-02-18T02:56:43.086-08:00What's the irony?What's the irony?Jayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06037127857062536971noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-7886346779504320172010-02-18T00:37:15.199-08:002010-02-18T00:37:15.199-08:00"It just struck me that there are more import..."It just struck me that there are more important things I might be doing"<br /><br />Oh, the irony.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-28041691331305722902010-02-18T00:20:00.862-08:002010-02-18T00:20:00.862-08:00"Maybe it's that I live in the midwest, a..."Maybe it's that I live in the midwest, and therefore have a pretty deep seated hatred of foreign automakers, but I laughed harder at the prius panel than any webcomic I've read in a long time"<br /><br />Normally I try not to judge people too much based on what they find funny. Several people have proven that it's somehow possible to enjoy XKCD without being a complete idiot, for instance, as much as I enjoy mocking it for its appeal to complete idiots.<br /><br />That said, this is without exception or exaggeration the single dumbest thing I have ever read in the history of reading stupid things online, <i>and I read most of the comments on this blog.</i>rshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15828938843801425383noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-13991510398931145342010-02-18T00:17:22.991-08:002010-02-18T00:17:22.991-08:00your mother doesn't love you..
Now that we...your mother doesn't love you..<br /><br />Now that we've got that out of the way, I would agree that xkcd has a lot of "Meh" comics, but it's comics like #702 that keep me coming back for more. Maybe it's that I live in the midwest, and therefore have a pretty deep seated hatred of foreign automakers, but I laughed harder at the prius panel than any webcomic I've read in a long timeAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-9172180908814054602010-02-17T17:39:19.781-08:002010-02-17T17:39:19.781-08:00Keep, the first panel is circular reasoning becaus...Keep, the first panel is circular reasoning because of the way he seems to think these societies work. Saying you're honourable because you're in an honour society makes as much sense as saying you're tall because you're good at basketball. <br /><br />He's got the cause-and effect backwards, which makes his argument circular.uncivlengrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12478536393980395128noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-55851644335957357252010-02-17T15:37:51.642-08:002010-02-17T15:37:51.642-08:00Mhm, some more responses. I will try to answer the...Mhm, some more responses. I will try to answer them person by person<br /><br />@Anonymous: <br />(Sorry, I'm too lazy to look back up to see who you were.)<br />I don't think any punchline was intended for this comic, simply because each panel is able to stand alone. He must of course still thought they were funny, but not necessarily more funny than any other panel.<br />And if you did not find the last two panels funny, I can see where that would have ruined the rest. I found the Prius one funny, so I was ok.<br /><br />@Cam:<br />Ok, I tried not to imply that you did disagree- was genuinely curious. Nonetheless, thanks for the reply.<br /><br />@Nate:<br />I think it is safe to say that in general culture, hares and rabbits are considered to be in interchangeable. Of course they are not the same thing, but they are perceived to be so a lot more than, say, dolphins and fish. I feel it's a terrible reason to be annoyed with the comic. O, just saw your next post. Ignore this.<br />As for the mute/moot, I was completely wrong, and thank you for bringing that to my attention. I will try not to make the same mistake.<br />Finally, I agree that the knight's second to last/third to last move is convoluted, but still feel that once you understand that it's the chess piece knight, that single move will not get in the way of the humor of the panel.<br /><br />@SprachgefuhlThis<br />I don't understand how you are interpreting Randall to be thinking he is "too sciency". What about having the Higgs Boson something-or-other makes you think he thinks he knows more science than anyone else. And for that matter, maybe he does?<br /><br />@Ben<br />Then you and I simply have different opinions. Nonetheless, I am surprised that your first reaction was not "Hey, that was funny" (or even, "Hey, that was not funny"), but rather was "Hey, those tire tracks suck".<br /><br />I will be on the Honor Society post next, so I will not reply to any more replies on this thread. Bye.CuddleFishnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-74018463620590900242010-02-17T15:12:09.503-08:002010-02-17T15:12:09.503-08:00Gamer, you totally didn't read my whole post, ...Gamer, you totally didn't read my whole post, otherwise you would've known why I said Morton would be his rival. Besides, Eugene's been put in his place so many times that it's not a rivalry it's more of a "oh for fuck's sake, not this guy again". Actually, now that I think about it, considering that Eugene was always showing off his "citations from NASA" and shit, it's like Randall's Eugene and we're Jason and Marcus, sure we're nerds but we sure as hell don't flaunt it like the hack does.Camhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18388252234713990053noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-87103774496780318862010-02-17T14:32:49.310-08:002010-02-17T14:32:49.310-08:00Although it would just be more of a reference, wou...Although it would just be more of a reference, wouldn't it have been funnier/maybe make more sense if he had written "The first rule of Tautology Club is the first rule of Tautology Club. The second rule of Tautology Club is the first rule of Tautology Club?"Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-45586999755300389342010-02-17T14:24:34.337-08:002010-02-17T14:24:34.337-08:00Comic 702: The knight comic made no sense, since t...Comic 702: The knight comic made no sense, since the "gags" in the panels leading up to it didn't rely on the motion of the paths in order to be funny. The knight panel requires you to think about the order of how the tracks were laid, which is contrary to what the other panels establish that the joke format will be. We weren't too stupid to understand the joke (as some cuddlefish probably have/will claimed/claim) it's that the layout forced us to consider the setup in one manner, then went off on a retarded tangent.<br /><br />Also, I'm happy that Randall went for "Legolas" over the slightly more played out "ninja."<br /><br />As for 703: You all don't get it. The joke is that Randall was an awkward teen who, now that he is an adult with a website that allows him to pretend to be a celebrity, places himself in hypothetical high school situations to prove to himself that he was not a loser back then, even though most adults have accepted and moved on from that stage of life.<br /><br />Thus is the overarching concept of xkcd. The comic is not about romance, sarcasm, math, or language. It's a demonstration of the inevitable deterioration of once-talented people, a warning that anyone, especially people of well-renown, can fall victim to the foibles of humanity. It is a warning to not transform the product that people once loved you for into a meaningless opinion tract, or worse, a self-insertion fantasy, lest you become so tooth-grindingly asinine to your once loyal fans.<br /><br />Or it could be that xkcd sucks.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-56834387407783630892010-02-17T13:36:50.647-08:002010-02-17T13:36:50.647-08:00HOLY SHIT A FIGHT CLUB REFERENCE.
I doubt that Ra...HOLY SHIT A FIGHT CLUB REFERENCE.<br /><br />I doubt that Randall is trying to get a laugh out of the luzers who didn't/couldn't join NHS; Randall and his regular assortment of catamites/forumites seem just like the kind of people who would be members of the NHS. <br /><br />Also: last panel, is that the first appearance of a person wearing glasses in the xkcd universe? Also: WOMEN WITH DIFFERENT HAIR STYLES?! WHAT.<br /><br />Also, here's something funny to do: look at the second panel. That man's body looks like a banana, no? It looks like a banana with a head on it. YES IT DOES.<br /><br />Also, first appearance of a person with a buzz cut? WOW. And, is that girl drinking a martini? At a high school? What?<br /><br />Aw yis.Dear Brutushttp://www.enotes.com/shakespeare-quotes/fault-dear-brutus-our-starsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-65173618973252747832010-02-17T13:36:25.283-08:002010-02-17T13:36:25.283-08:00This post is really good in my opinion because the...This post is really good in my opinion because the "GAHH RAGE" posts aren't that amusing. The "this is pretty mediocre" posts aren't really either in all truths, but it is more intellectual.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-54008362502636558472010-02-17T13:12:14.837-08:002010-02-17T13:12:14.837-08:00i remember when i was 4 or 5, i discovered the phr...i remember when i was 4 or 5, i discovered the phrase "no i insist" and spent the day applying it to every statement i made and laughing away like a...well, a 5 year old.<br /><br /><br />randall has discovered the word "tautology".<br /><br /><br /><br /><br />how is the first panel even circular (forget tautological, it's obviously not)?<br />seems a perfectly sensible linear situation.<br /><br />1: you need to show colleges that you are honourable in order to get in.<br />2: these colleges will deem you honourable if you're in an honour society.<br />3: so join an honour society and send proof of such to the colleges, and then you will get in to those colleges.<br /><br />where's the loop-back? where's the circularity? where's the catch 22 or the tautological implicit-in-the-meaning?<br /><br /><br />unless randy's "because" in the first panel should be read to mean "iff".<br />which...makes no fucking sense?Keepnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-74765633888191194372010-02-17T12:31:50.482-08:002010-02-17T12:31:50.482-08:00As for this comic, it bothers me (as a member of t...As for this comic, it bothers me (as a member of the National Honor Society) that Randall thinks that honors societies are just there so that anyone can join and say they're in one. The NHS, for example, requires community service, leadership experience, a high GPA, etc. You can't just put your name up on a signup sheet and get in. The reason that colleges and companies look favorably on honor society members is because the members HAVE done something noteworthy.<br /><br />But never mind that; Randall either ignorantly or willfully misunderstands the point of these groups just to get a few laughs from the people who couldn't get into them. Observational humor is one thing; contriving an inconsistency where none exists and pretending it's funny is something different altogether.Gamer_2k4noreply@blogger.com