tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post5105632139794628979..comments2024-03-17T05:03:46.056-07:00Comments on xkcd sucks: Comic 637: ScribblesCarlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01074589998141327538noreply@blogger.comBlogger88125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-11439453632527912542009-12-25T02:15:09.243-08:002009-12-25T02:15:09.243-08:00anyway he didn't "appear." he was a...anyway he didn't "appear." he was already there to begin with, and he was, according to her, already being a pretentious asshole.<br /><br />look i get what randy was trying to do i am just saying he did a sucky job of getting it acrossAmandahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11192581573588205095noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-83791079817660367302009-12-23T22:15:15.344-08:002009-12-23T22:15:15.344-08:00how are we supposed to know that? We don't see...how are we supposed to know that? We don't see what is there. She doesn't say "OK, I am typing in 'pretentious asshole now' " or anything like that. Picture it from his point of view - he says the game is OK, she pauses for a second, and then says "Oh hi! it worked!" How is he supposed to think that it's making fun of him?Carlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01074589998141327538noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-81515288466856380312009-12-21T17:46:53.287-08:002009-12-21T17:46:53.287-08:00Sorry Carl, you didn't get this comic. It'...Sorry Carl, you didn't get this comic. It's not that the pretentious asshole is programmed in the game, but rather that she's making fun of the man, by saying that when she typed it in, he appeared in front of her. Why else would she say "Oh hi,"?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-43642888215533447532009-09-23T14:22:29.091-07:002009-09-23T14:22:29.091-07:00plus the idea is just stupid. like the dude is al...plus the idea is just stupid. like the dude is already presumably a pretentious asshole. whatever the fuck she types in, he's still going to be there, and he's still gonna be a pretentious asshole.<br /><br />basically this comic was dumb and not done wellAmandahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11192581573588205095noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-31890997586557265282009-09-23T14:20:32.034-07:002009-09-23T14:20:32.034-07:00Wait, it's not obvious at all. That joke makes...Wait, it's not obvious at all. That joke makes no sense. Is this supposed to be some magical game of scribblenauts that affects the players' lives? Of course not. She's saying that (or pretending that) the game made a dude like the guy in front of her appear - in the game - when she typed in "pretentious asshole". the end.Carlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01074589998141327538noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-86650535029442534802009-09-23T14:16:27.459-07:002009-09-23T14:16:27.459-07:00Thank you for pointing out the obvious. Why is she...Thank you for pointing out the obvious. Why is she in the same panel twice? Can you tell me that?Mr. Lostmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06728949584810294355noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-76659478308789877762009-09-23T14:08:19.729-07:002009-09-23T14:08:19.729-07:00Yeah, like anonymous said, the joke was she types ...Yeah, like anonymous said, the joke was she types in pretentious asshole and looks up and the guy is still there, thus it worked.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-50862165048889536892009-09-23T09:10:49.083-07:002009-09-23T09:10:49.083-07:00The joke is that the game summoned him IN REAL LIF...The joke is that the game summoned him IN REAL LIFE, not that the game knows what he looks like.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-23753969447230531612009-09-22T11:59:34.438-07:002009-09-22T11:59:34.438-07:00ZOMG YARLYZOMG YARLYAmandahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11192581573588205095noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-67227014807923586172009-09-22T11:08:00.433-07:002009-09-22T11:08:00.433-07:00"Except, we don't know that the "pre..."Except, we don't know that the "pretentious asshole" looks like him because we don't actually see what pops up, we are just assured that it must be him. We also get the awkwardness of seeing the girl twice in one panel. There's really no good reason for that. I know that a comic doesn't have to have one panel correspond to one image, one moment in time in a story, but that's at least how xkcd does it basically all the time. So that's weird."<br /><br />*Really*?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-17568258959799682992009-09-21T08:15:20.928-07:002009-09-21T08:15:20.928-07:00Right, because the joke was so complicated.
Way t...Right, because the joke was <i>so complicated</i>.<br /><br />Way to succeed at failing, Anonymous 9:39Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-59239317570918287852009-09-20T21:39:00.380-07:002009-09-20T21:39:00.380-07:00All you idiots do realize that Scribblenauts has b...All you idiots do realize that Scribblenauts has been hyped in the gaming press for well over two months now, right?<br /><br />Also, the posted comic critique misinterpreted the joke entirely. Way to fail at failing, xkcdsucks.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-21158032026765897432009-09-20T16:49:19.780-07:002009-09-20T16:49:19.780-07:00Kirk - agreed.
But xkcd has had a long history, s...Kirk - agreed.<br /><br />But xkcd has had a long history, since the good old days (#5, #9, #12...) of featuring stuff that Randall cares about without any regard to whether other people care about it. The idea was probably that he wrote for people who care about the same things he does, so if we don't care about them then we won't care for the comic either, and that's fine. And most webcomics do the same.<br /><br />He does go overboard now and then. Beer commercial parody comic, I'm looking at you.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-37408497331108681142009-09-20T13:02:28.005-07:002009-09-20T13:02:28.005-07:00Generally speaking, people often make the mistake ...Generally speaking, people often make the mistake of assuming that since they know about an event, the event in question must be well known. Because of the diversification of news, it is very easy for people to have completely different ideas of what is going around the world. I mean, there is a reason why you feel like MSNBC and Fox News are reporting about two different parallel dimensions, and they are reporting on the same subject matter!<br /><br />I knew about Scribblenauts because I follow Kotaku.com, if I didn't follow Kotaku, then I would have no idea what Scribblenauts is.Kirkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16146459274295885156noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-28221262186089675052009-09-20T13:00:34.588-07:002009-09-20T13:00:34.588-07:00No, actually he wrote "It's okay for a DS...No, actually he wrote "It's okay for a DS kids game."<br /><br />DS sounds better after kids. meh.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-77236831258059054422009-09-20T12:20:32.711-07:002009-09-20T12:20:32.711-07:00"It's okay for a kids game" is an Or..."It's okay for a kids game" is an Orwellian thing to say.<br /><br />Also, Sribblenauts was mentioned by a lot of gaming media as one of the best things at E3, a large expo where the game could be played so I don't see why having the comic on release date means anything.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-23159611140733276872009-09-20T11:32:20.555-07:002009-09-20T11:32:20.555-07:00I wonder if saying *anything* other than "OMG...I wonder if saying *anything* other than "OMG Scribblenauts RULES because ALL THE COOL GEEKS say it rules therefore it RULES" qualifies you as "pretentious".Fernie Cantohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01753446688169468457noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-23113862082571789322009-09-20T11:16:57.655-07:002009-09-20T11:16:57.655-07:00So what about the Randallathon?So what about the Randallathon?Fredhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05717170141815160544noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-91507689742614086632009-09-20T10:48:33.088-07:002009-09-20T10:48:33.088-07:00I guess you have a lower threshold for pretension ...I guess you have a lower threshold for pretension than us. Then again, I spend a lot of time in Williamsburg, Brooklyn-- hipster capital of the world-- so I may have been numbed to the ways of the douchebag.aloriahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01318832080088871491noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-51286741629598405782009-09-20T10:45:08.064-07:002009-09-20T10:45:08.064-07:00"Also is it really that pretentious to say th..."Also is it really that pretentious to say the game is OK for a kid's game? I mean, there's a hell of a lot more pretentious thing you can say about a game."<br /><br />Saying "It's okay for a kid's game" IS a pretentious asshole thing to say, Carl.IWontGetOvertheDamnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-33201217387516825662009-09-20T10:25:00.146-07:002009-09-20T10:25:00.146-07:00yesyesPerson #1https://www.blogger.com/profile/17155647957555627795noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-54736985318868430142009-09-20T09:50:47.238-07:002009-09-20T09:50:47.238-07:00So... Did it go down yet?So... Did it go down yet?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-67825770806175198602009-09-20T06:06:23.789-07:002009-09-20T06:06:23.789-07:00Guys, I need your help. Where is the xkcd#78 parod...Guys, I need your help. Where is the xkcd#78 parody? Can you guys link me to it?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-86887719195232271702009-09-19T21:43:21.766-07:002009-09-19T21:43:21.766-07:00OK guys I will sum up our conversation. Aloria is ...OK guys I will sum up our conversation. Aloria is so cool.Jayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06037127857062536971noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-35646434307373503292009-09-19T17:37:53.733-07:002009-09-19T17:37:53.733-07:00Just goin' through the motions now, huh?Just goin' through the motions now, huh?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com