tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post5101345893422625607..comments2024-03-17T05:03:46.056-07:00Comments on xkcd sucks: Comic 614: Drill Baby DrillCarlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01074589998141327538noreply@blogger.comBlogger141125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-81169544037525804592009-08-04T11:44:27.488-07:002009-08-04T11:44:27.488-07:00For the record, I really liked this one. The build...For the record, I really liked this one. The buildup is much too long, but the final panel with the woodpecker carrying the drill made me snigger.<br /><br />The recent 'windows copy dialogue' one also made me laugh... I think there's hope for Xkcd after all!Vladnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-74644993018469183902009-07-30T10:09:25.741-07:002009-07-30T10:09:25.741-07:00Wow Jake. This is by far the worst post I have se...Wow Jake. This is by far the worst post I have seen on the site. Did you criticize the comic? No. Carl has said that he always tries to expand on his thoughts in the FAQ section, whereas you didn't even begin your thoughts.<br /><br />And what's up with the "long story, short" part at the end? People read criticism to get the long story, not some stupid Q and A that didn't do anything other than restate the comic in text.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-33557101130976266092009-07-28T23:05:14.180-07:002009-07-28T23:05:14.180-07:00Jesus christ! The stick people are doing things th...Jesus christ! The stick people are doing things that seem nonsensical! Dear lord is he -awful-<br /><br />Really guys? Really? You didn't enjoy the inane silliness of this whole comic? compounded by the alt text!<br /><br />Eesh.Adamnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-78883720815530721912009-07-28T17:33:32.933-07:002009-07-28T17:33:32.933-07:00I agree 100% with Poore. That said, he's a shi...I agree 100% with Poore. That said, he's a shithole who should die in a fire.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-49457730907457045572009-07-28T14:18:32.075-07:002009-07-28T14:18:32.075-07:00What does that mean, though? that he just does r...What does that <i> mean, </i> though? that he just does random shit? I hate people using the word "existentialist" to answer any problems with his character.Carlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01074589998141327538noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-32965448851030976112009-07-28T11:41:44.173-07:002009-07-28T11:41:44.173-07:00White beret man is even referred to on Wikipedia a...White beret man is even referred to on Wikipedia as "the existentialist". This is totally his character, and I'm glad he came back.<br /><br />>> http://img187.imageshack.us/img187/7571/xkcd.jpg<br /><br />Um, I think you got radius and diameter confused.Nulonohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00696072610155482618noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-78708717341903367052009-07-27T07:33:42.920-07:002009-07-27T07:33:42.920-07:00Extra xkcd strip today:
http://img187.imageshack....Extra xkcd strip today:<br /><br />http://img187.imageshack.us/img187/7571/xkcd.jpgAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-84976129412562305952009-07-27T07:20:40.830-07:002009-07-27T07:20:40.830-07:00Guys, I want another guest post. Damn it this is w...Guys, I want another guest post. Damn it this is what I meant when I said that xkcd was turning into a fucking sitcom.<br /><br />This is like something you would expect on "two and a half men"Person #1noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-5871572385538918042009-07-27T06:54:20.427-07:002009-07-27T06:54:20.427-07:00Agreed, Person #1 and Fernie Canto.
Of course, if...Agreed, Person #1 and Fernie Canto.<br /><br />Of course, if Randy had used the alt-text as the theme he would have found a way to make it unfunny.Johnnynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-79952450404561553762009-07-27T06:00:51.170-07:002009-07-27T06:00:51.170-07:00Today's was a weak, WEAK strip. Didn't eve...Today's was a weak, WEAK strip. Didn't even crack a smile. I hope today's guest does a GOOD job criticising it, because I'm sure there's plenty of material for that. Prof. Dr. Silas? Please, DON'T do like Jake. Do better. Thanks.<br /><br />To end on a mildly positive note, the alt-text was ok. I think if Randall had switched the theme of the comic itself with the alt-text, it would have fared way better.Fernie Cantohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01753446688169468457noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-86631260902995588632009-07-27T05:53:23.518-07:002009-07-27T05:53:23.518-07:00I like to imagine that these 3 anonymous are all t...I like to imagine that these 3 anonymous are all the same personPerson #1noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-46369922462761921942009-07-27T04:35:40.612-07:002009-07-27T04:35:40.612-07:00Sensual sex is like rape, right?Sensual sex is like rape, right?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-76287666544099930792009-07-27T03:31:33.968-07:002009-07-27T03:31:33.968-07:00you do realize that randall is a /b/tard(read: sic...you do realize that randall is a /b/tard(read: sick fuck) who are disgusted by sensual sex?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-79566466657003519562009-07-27T02:21:46.722-07:002009-07-27T02:21:46.722-07:00damn right person#1damn right person#1Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-10268049803788134772009-07-27T01:28:53.557-07:002009-07-27T01:28:53.557-07:00what the hell is wrong with you people? Have you n...what the hell is wrong with you people? Have you not seen this joke before? I have seen this joke on sketch shows that suck just as much ass as xkcd. It's not original, it has the classical extra-panel explaining the joke, because randall thinks that we are retarded and, come on. This is about as funny as "the pope, a rabbi and tom cruise are on a plane"-jokes. Really? She's faking the voice? Ha. Ha. haha. yeah, I get it. She's faking the voice because she's trying to avoid him, and she works at verizon doing that voice, so she's really good at her job. Thanks for explaining that to silly old me, last panel. Now that I understand it, thanks to randalls motherly care, I obviously find this hilarious. I will now go to randalls house and we will have sensual sex. Because that joke is just that damn HILARIOUS<br /><br />fuck you allPerson #1noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-39306358683004986952009-07-27T01:27:22.118-07:002009-07-27T01:27:22.118-07:00Rubbish review. Stop trying to be witty and avant...Rubbish review. Stop trying to be witty and avant-garde. Say why it sucks and we'll largely agree with you. Or bitch at you cos you're morons, and we figure anyone who posts on "XKCD sucks" has to be able to take as well as give. <br /><br />So, once again, this is a good idea handled badly. For a change, Randy wasn't lazy enough. <br /><br />The joke is quite cute. "It was a woodpecker's birthday. I bought it a power drill. He seemed happy". This needs three frames to tell. It's short, snappy, the logic of a woodpecker liking a power drill makes sense, and you'd have to have a heart of stone not to at least smile. (I do realise I'm talking to a crowd of stone hearted cynics here)<br /><br />Instead we end up with 17 frames which turn the story into<br /><br />"I saw a woodpecker. I was told it was hatched a year ago. It didn't realise it was his birthday. I thought for a moment before walking to the store where I bought him a present. I put the present under the tree and waited. The woodpecker jumped down from the tree and investigated the present. He eventually opened it and found the present was a power drill" <br /><br />Notice how the joke gets lost.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-73738391209720872162009-07-27T00:31:06.169-07:002009-07-27T00:31:06.169-07:00559 points just for being xkcd559 points just for being xkcdAmandahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11192581573588205095noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-39810299085862554762009-07-27T00:26:56.847-07:002009-07-27T00:26:56.847-07:00Is it just me or are the xkcds sucking less lately...Is it just me or are the xkcds sucking less lately? Maybe Doctor Horrible had an impact after all.<br /><br />We also have proof once-and-for-all that Randy frequents 4chan:<br /><br />http://www.reddit.com/r/reddit.com/comments/94pf2/att_is_now_blocking_all_access_to_img4chanorg/c0bf7y6Ramseynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-90917955557293415092009-07-26T23:39:24.143-07:002009-07-26T23:39:24.143-07:00615 was kind of decent. At least there were none o...615 was kind of decent. At least there were none of the standard eyesores like unnecessary or horrible dialogue. I've already seen both the joke in the strip and the one in the alt-text done a million times, so it didn't exactly strike me as all that funny anymore, but it was still okay for a 600's XKCD.Fredhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05717170141815160544noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-38049761840900137132009-07-26T23:37:10.880-07:002009-07-26T23:37:10.880-07:00Like the concept of 615, but I think it could'...Like the concept of 615, but I think it could've been done much better. For example, the idea in the alt-text sounds much more funny than the comic: show him going through the "automated system", have him realize that the other end is an actual person, then show the person on the other end of the line. The way he did it seems kind of lazy :/Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-24223213314853257052009-07-26T22:42:38.849-07:002009-07-26T22:42:38.849-07:00Yuk Yuk:
Come on, you know that's not fair. Y...Yuk Yuk:<br /><br />Come on, you know that's not fair. You can make <i>anything</i> sound stupid by writing a sufficiently vague and simplistic summary of it. Obviously, the funny part (YMMV) was not that she doesn't want to talk to him, but rather the clever way in which she avoids doing so.Cuddlefish Primenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-56130432688812537962009-07-26T22:11:08.494-07:002009-07-26T22:11:08.494-07:00615 was just pretty fucking flat. A girl doesn'...615 was just pretty fucking flat. A girl doesn't want to call him back? funny?<br /><br />I thought 614 was kind of cute and probably would have been a comic I liked if it was done in the style of Minus. http://www.kiwisbybeat.com/minus.htmlWormhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16344457125377147174noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-40075302789847241482009-07-26T22:04:54.826-07:002009-07-26T22:04:54.826-07:00I liked 615 too.
Why does she keep talking after ...I liked 615 too.<br /><br />Why does she keep talking after he hangs up? And wouldn't it become apparent after a few tries that the message doesn't quite sound <i>exactly</i> the same each time? It's not a trivial feat to precisely replicate a recording on cue, even if it's of your own voice.<br /><br />But whatever. I like the concept and the execution. Successfully avoids memes and casual stick-sex. Cool, funny, a good comic.Cuddlefish Primenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-89533186773948787922009-07-26T21:55:31.738-07:002009-07-26T21:55:31.738-07:00would have been better without the entire last fra...would have been better without the entire last frame...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-85087817407198847462009-07-26T21:40:29.199-07:002009-07-26T21:40:29.199-07:00Man, I kind of liked this one. It seems like a cle...Man, I kind of liked this one. It seems like a clever thing to do, even if it would probably be pretty obvious. The alt text was a MY HOBBY that isn't just "Being annoying", and added tot he joke, and whatever. I thought it was better than usual.John Magnumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04416392917805723793noreply@blogger.com