tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post4601298527273342157..comments2024-03-17T05:03:46.056-07:00Comments on xkcd sucks: Comic 588: DispiritedCarlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01074589998141327538noreply@blogger.comBlogger90125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-65118715303731655942009-06-01T23:42:32.980-07:002009-06-01T23:42:32.980-07:00re: improvement of this comic
the whole bubbles-cr...re: improvement of this comic<br />the whole bubbles-crushing-girl thing was what Anon's suggestion brought to mind for me, sort of. Hasn't Randall done that sort of thing before? Like the text just sort of fills the whole box and then kind of gets cut out because of the panel's borders or something. So it's not like it was beyond his ability to do that.<br /><br />WELCOME JONATHAN<br /><br />Micah, using long words does not make you sound smart if you can't even spell them. Please learn to be concise, if only to alleviate my pain at trying to read your point.<br />Anyhow, I consider myself a nerd (maybe even a geek!). I tried to have school spirit, if only because I was friends with people who played sports. So cheering for them? Not a big deal. The people who tended to hate rallies to the extent that Randy depicts were usually of the type that thought they were too good for school, and definitely too good to be sitting around shouting mindless cheers, a.k.a. Randall Munroe and his readers. Also we are not "angry" that people have "different opinions"; rather, we are hateful that people have idiotic opinions. You can think a pep rally is useless, and that is fine. But to think it is an attempt to brainwash you into hating and somehow turn you into a mindless drone is idiotic, and that is something to dislike.<br />Also "irregardless" is not a word, and even if it were one would make no sense when broken down into its roots.<br /><br />Three cheers for Marie!Amandahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11192581573588205095noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-39142905406874320792009-06-01T14:55:05.095-07:002009-06-01T14:55:05.095-07:00It is a horrible webcomic. What is wrong with all ...It is a horrible webcomic. What is wrong with all of you fans? SEE WHAT I DID THERE? I believe in question marks.(!)Mariehttp://www.marie-gets-deflowered.com/?id=47e4a4b2noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-7450358053679654172009-06-01T12:42:10.158-07:002009-06-01T12:42:10.158-07:00It's a damn webcomic. What is wrong with all of yo...It's a damn webcomic. What is wrong with all of you.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-59044569575242783582009-05-29T23:57:00.517-07:002009-05-29T23:57:00.517-07:00Ann, the world is a horrible place, why do you hav...Ann, the world is a horrible place, why do you have to make it worse for me. :(Rehoboamnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-35812561734693457382009-05-29T13:28:45.578-07:002009-05-29T13:28:45.578-07:00I saw Randall as the cheerleader, and the audienc...I saw Randall as the cheerleader, and the audience as Carl. Once simple and innocent statement completely overanalzyed and ripped to shredsAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-69284225077418813502009-05-29T06:49:02.958-07:002009-05-29T06:49:02.958-07:00Bloody hell, Rehoboam, given that you have a name ...Bloody hell, Rehoboam, given that you have a name which sounds like a drink you aren't half miserable.<br /><br />*Content warning: this post has no content*Ann Apolishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08566528013026340201noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-30219136889300006422009-05-29T02:11:42.217-07:002009-05-29T02:11:42.217-07:00Well wasn't that sugary-sweet, Micah?
"A webcomic...Well wasn't that sugary-sweet, Micah?<br /><br />"A webcomic of romance, sarcasm, math and language."<br /><br />This pep rally comic is not romantic, sarcastic, mathematical nor linguistic. It's just him saying, "I did not believe in [x]." And so the forum assumed he tagged on, "What say you, sycophants?" and dived, erect penises out, to coo and fawn where they believe he is watching. To xkcd's credit it is a comic from which humour can be derived, and that comes from reading their pathetic forumites' postings. True, it's a horrible experience that requires you to physically wash off the cyber-spunk that accumulates over your eyes, but on the other hand some of their shitty 'opinions' can be comedy gold to anyone without a bizarre and unwarranted God Complex (often attributed to the fact that they're a worthless dead-end waste of space). The way they think Randall has time to read the forums inbetween masturbating to his own reflection and avoiding his girlfriend (who he isn't actually sexually interested in but keeps around to project his superiority upon his readers), it's hilarious.<br /><br />Anyway, Johnny Five-Paragraphs,<br />"To dismiss people who are against nationalism and its associated "school spirit" as nerds, antisocial jerks, and extremists is rather rude and unjustified."<br /><br />No, see the forumites were talking about 'nationalism' being 'jingoism,' which is just wrong, and tripley so when referring to pep rallies. It's clear that these kids either didn't go to their pep rallies and so only based what they "know" about them on vague descriptions and whatever they fantasised it was about (and let's face it, if I was a pathetic loser I'd certainly spend most of my time in a fantasy realm), or else went to them but didn't have any friends so they just sat on the benches nervously hoping no-one suddenly decided to pick on them for being a nerd. They have no idea about social interaction and so assume that it's not "they're fucking shitty humans" so much as, "it's society's fault for being like it is," because God forbid they ever admit that they are wrong.<br /><br />"Lastly I would like to point out that the term nerd has largely been discarded to be replaced with geek which is generally considered to be less negative to those who the term might apply"<br /><br />No, that's wrong. Both are perjorative, but it wholly depends on your location as to which is worse than the other.Rehoboamnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-25392549626211695312009-05-28T19:32:00.741-07:002009-05-28T19:32:00.741-07:00I am in fact a real individual. If anyone has any...I am in fact a real individual. If anyone has any suggestions as to how I might improve my writing I would be most grateful. My writing was of course fueled by a slight bit of annoyance at the arguing going on and I like to think that I write better normally. Irregardless I have yet to hear any response to the Ideas presented in my writing other than the nerd-geek comment. As to that I I am speaking only through my own experience and from an article that I had come across recently. http://catb.org/esr/faqs/hacker-howto.html#nerd_connection 2nd paragraph. In any event I apologize if my lack of writing skill was offensive to anyone. Have a wonderful day.Micahnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-79536728004266092912009-05-28T17:37:34.559-07:002009-05-28T17:37:34.559-07:00True.
Very true.
Micah reminds me of certain rel...True.<br /><br />Very true.<br /><br />Micah reminds me of certain relatives of mine...COVIZAPIBETEFOKYnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-29834455967424355722009-05-28T17:32:54.527-07:002009-05-28T17:32:54.527-07:00I don't think he's a robot. He demonstrates the wr...I don't think he's a robot. He demonstrates the writing patterns of someone who has taken an English class which teaches the Five Paragraph Essay, and tries his very hardest to stick to the format, but he doesn't understand the rules very well.rshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15828938843801425383noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-7042643538132369652009-05-28T17:19:51.240-07:002009-05-28T17:19:51.240-07:00Oh, and I agree about the bad writer thing. And th...Oh, and I agree about the bad writer thing. And the robot bit, as well.<br /><br />I just responded to a robot... :(COVIZAPIBETEFOKYnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-2942716388060234492009-05-28T17:18:26.590-07:002009-05-28T17:18:26.590-07:00Micah: "Lastly I would like to point out that the ...Micah: "Lastly I would like to point out that the term nerd has largely been discarded to be replaced with geek which is generally considered to be less negative to those who the term might apply."<br /><br />No... no, it hasn't. I actually thought it was quite the opposite, myself, but perhaps we could both consider the possibility that any such change was only regional.COVIZAPIBETEFOKYnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-72833518905663436422009-05-28T17:01:56.593-07:002009-05-28T17:01:56.593-07:00That weird little post by Micah cannot be real, un...That weird little post by Micah cannot be real, unless he is a robot who learned conversational skills by watching TED talks.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-11414870698734895622009-05-28T16:44:05.315-07:002009-05-28T16:44:05.315-07:00Micah, you are a bad writer.Micah, you are a bad writer.rshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15828938843801425383noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-14132587086776132872009-05-28T16:24:52.429-07:002009-05-28T16:24:52.429-07:00Oh wait the link in my name is wrong. Just in cas...Oh wait the link in my name is wrong. Just in case anyone cares the link should be correct in this post.Micahhttp://wserver.homelinux.com/forumsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-62511996608617437312009-05-28T16:22:39.679-07:002009-05-28T16:22:39.679-07:00This is going to be kinda long so feel free to ign...This is going to be kinda long so feel free to ignore me if you wish. <br />I wish to address to topics in this post today. First I will discuss the term comic as applied to this piece of illustrative narrative. Then I will explain my views on this comic and it's relationship to Orwellionism.<br /> First I would argue that the goal of XKCD is not in-fact to create humor. Do to the number of comics that don't really have puch lines I think this would be a fair statement. I believe the goal of XKCD is rather to create comics that a certain section of the populous can Identify with. Sometimes seeing something you have thought to yourself written down by another person can be extremely gratifying. This would explain the "get out of my head Randall" phenomina as the whole point of XKCD is to get into your head and put into comic format some of the thoughts and Ideas that have passed through the heads of many a "geek" highschool or college student. Thus comics such as this obviously won't be funny or meaningful to somone who doesn't fall into the demographic or doesn't find seeing there ideas on the internet rewarding. If this hypothesis is correct of course it invalidates a large part of this website'd content. Yet I digress. All in all I think that the term comic is significantly broader than many are interpreting it and includes such mind-hack picture generation as the XKCD comics.<br /> As for my views on this comic, I must say that I found it amusing because I have had extremely similar thoughts at my schools pep rallies and motivational assemblies. I would agree with those who say that these rallies have a certain amount of insidiousness inherent in them. They are largely nationalistic and in some cases hostile to other school system. They only seem negative however if you find the idea that geographical location should have any affect on who you choose to support in any competition largely abhorrent. As I am a cosmopolotonist this is true of me. If however you have no problem with that idea then such things will probably not seem any worse than a waste of time. To dismiss people who are against nationalism and its associated "school spirit" as nerds, antisocial jerks, and extremists is rather rude and unjustified. I enjoyed the rallies at my school to an extent but they did scare the heck out of me especially when I felt pulled in by the chanting and yelling. Of course my school had what it calls a "creed" so maybe mine is more extreme then others. All in all I would ask people to not be so angry at people who have a different opinion than yourself. Calling another person a nerd, "fucking idiot," "stupid person," or "fucking loser" because they happen to identify with a certain comic of the vast number on the internet is a tad condescending. Lastly I would like to point out that the term nerd has largely been discarded to be replaced with geek which is generally considered to be less negative to those who the term might apply. Thank you for listening and have a nice day.Micahhttp://wserver.homelinx.com/forumsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-6353531873677637812009-05-28T15:36:32.408-07:002009-05-28T15:36:32.408-07:00@MallyK: Oh, ta. I feel guilty now. If I could off...@MallyK: Oh, ta. I feel guilty now. If I could offer you a cookie as an apology, I would.<br /><br />"Bellyfeel" ought to be used more too.Ann Apolishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08566528013026340201noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-59901169461328283722009-05-28T14:33:03.606-07:002009-05-28T14:33:03.606-07:00Re: do comics need to be funny by definition,
Let...Re: do comics need to be funny by definition,<br /><br />Let's not forget that, in addition to "graphic novels" like Watchmen and Persepolis, there are a number of not-meant-to-be-funny newspaper comics like Rex Morgan, M.D. and Prince Valiant. These are not "graphic novels," nor are they "comics" in the narrower sense. So at the very least, there ought to be a term for a "sequential illustrated narrative which is dramatic/serious in tone, but is published daily or weekly in syndication instead of in novel format."<br /><br />If there is a more accurate (and widely-used) term for these works than "comic," I'd like to know what it is.Cuddlefish Primenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-4514477995398853182009-05-28T14:09:45.319-07:002009-05-28T14:09:45.319-07:00You've all commited thoughtcrimes - I'm bringing y...You've all commited thoughtcrimes - I'm bringing you all to room 101.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-33436931929968268692009-05-28T13:58:19.232-07:002009-05-28T13:58:19.232-07:00Anon: the forums, you dumbshit,
Lucas: Of all tho...Anon: the forums, you dumbshit,<br /><br />Lucas: Of all those, I don't mind the use of the term doublethink a great deal, because it's a useful term to use to describe some human behavior, and tends to have less 'the gummint' implications and more 'you're really good at lying to yourself.' The rest though is very annoying and ought to be made crimethink.rshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15828938843801425383noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-81412007970250769162009-05-28T12:49:12.626-07:002009-05-28T12:49:12.626-07:00Man, you are constantly missing the point of comic...Man, you are constantly missing the point of comics. When does Munroe mention Orwell or 1984 at all? You pull points out of nowhere, and then act as if Munroe came up with them.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-61487991880566088002009-05-28T10:43:34.584-07:002009-05-28T10:43:34.584-07:00This isn't exactly my favorite blog in existence, ...This isn't exactly my favorite blog in existence, but I'm right there with you on the misuse of "Orwellian" (along with "Big Brother," "doublethink," etc). It's getting to the point where I almost am ashamed to admit that I loved 1984 because of all the black-helicopter idiots shouting "Big Brother!!" anytime the government does anything involving cameras. (Kind of how I'm ashamed of liking FIGHT CLUB because of all the dumb sixteen-year-olds who like it because they think Tyler Durden is "cool" and so is quoting him on your Facebook.)Lucashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17520552401498998458noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-11350252273592502722009-05-28T08:51:20.296-07:002009-05-28T08:51:20.296-07:00@Ann Apolis: Of course. I was trying to use delibe...@Ann Apolis: Of course. I was trying to use deliberately poor capitalization to be sarcastic.<br /><br />But really, I think it's legitimate to make a distinction between comics the medium and comics the genre, in the sense that they're sort of conflated now.John Magnumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04416392917805723793noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-60056109839920288252009-05-28T08:03:04.774-07:002009-05-28T08:03:04.774-07:00@poore: you're right. I should have made clear in ...@poore: you're right. I should have made clear in my original post that xkcd is obviously meant to be humorous and that I was simply making the point that saying comics have to be funny is stupid.Ann Apolishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08566528013026340201noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-76343485825503063202009-05-28T07:26:36.998-07:002009-05-28T07:26:36.998-07:00Carl is definitely xkcd's biggest fan. You can tel...Carl is definitely xkcd's biggest fan. You can tell because he hates it more than anyone else.<br /><br />HAHAHAHA!<br /><br />For those interested, the current forumites and addicts are experience cognative dissonance. They think it is funny to justify their reading of the comic, and the comic's prior history.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com