tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post5177081605955630281..comments2024-03-17T05:03:46.056-07:00Comments on xkcd sucks: Comics 993, 994, 995: Christmas Edition!Carlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01074589998141327538noreply@blogger.comBlogger136125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-74178939064837958762011-12-28T17:05:16.210-08:002011-12-28T17:05:16.210-08:00I think you're supposed to be familiar enough ...I think you're supposed to be familiar enough with the concept to assume it is; the fora have picked up on it nicely at least.Michaelnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-76294321004009355412011-12-28T17:00:52.281-08:002011-12-28T17:00:52.281-08:00Goatkcd's looking good today.Goatkcd's looking good today.Guynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-49011206155857605102011-12-28T16:47:28.872-08:002011-12-28T16:47:28.872-08:00what is the 'spare rechargeable battery' f...what is the 'spare rechargeable battery' for? just for the nipple fairy lights? but then also why usb? it would be better if there was a little solar panel imho. Maybe if it didn't say spare it would make more sense. Spare makes it sound like it's for like a phone or a radio or whatever and he's imagining a scene where he'll be like, 'fuck, the battery's gone in my phone/smoke alarm/velociraptor-shaped vibrator and the shops are shut and what will we DO' and she'll say 'never fear' and pull out the 'spare'. but that makes no sense with the usb & the lights & all.<br /><br />otoh I expect built in multicoloured fairy lights would improve lots of people's tits. mine are pretty boring, for exampleweaselsoupnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-15813205007512676632011-12-28T16:46:01.762-08:002011-12-28T16:46:01.762-08:00Is that a Mardi Gras necklace? I couldn't tel...Is that a Mardi Gras necklace? I couldn't tell from the god damn stick figures.dodoman1noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-57462091690614792602011-12-28T16:44:54.293-08:002011-12-28T16:44:54.293-08:00@5:23 The guy in your third-to-last paragraph soun...@5:23 The guy in your third-to-last paragraph sounds exactly like me: quit a bit of spatial ability but a fucking asshole with no creativity. Any chance we're related...?Michaelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10032765137272340262noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-21520916342653381852011-12-28T14:47:50.522-08:002011-12-28T14:47:50.522-08:00You're supposed to flash your breasts to Mardi...You're supposed to flash your breasts to Mardi Gras necklaces.Michaelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10032765137272340262noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-41469999534827619262011-12-28T14:32:31.459-08:002011-12-28T14:32:31.459-08:00so what am I missing in today's comic that I d...so what am I missing in today's comic that I don't understand it at alldodoman1noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-83509622492387732002011-12-28T12:09:23.150-08:002011-12-28T12:09:23.150-08:00aliensaliensAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-88728526324175259432011-12-28T11:12:52.295-08:002011-12-28T11:12:52.295-08:00Cancers cause black holes.Cancers cause black holes.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-42747083308920472822011-12-28T10:54:14.964-08:002011-12-28T10:54:14.964-08:00Why is it that when Megan—who's been shown to ...Why is it that when Megan—who's been shown to have a one-dimensional torso—opens her shirt, there's a vast, dark void?cptnoremachttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04265383595176504467noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-48877449497100279282011-12-28T10:53:38.489-08:002011-12-28T10:53:38.489-08:00@10:52 Maybe it does. I haven't been close to ...@10:52 Maybe it does. I haven't been close to any guy's nips but my own and I already know how old I am.<br /><br />captcha: ENTing, being ALTF's medical specialisation as these as the orifices in which she takes it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-24165100327333485772011-12-28T10:52:02.306-08:002011-12-28T10:52:02.306-08:00Why wouldn't that work for guys too?Why wouldn't that work for guys too?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-34076176559960660972011-12-28T10:51:11.301-08:002011-12-28T10:51:11.301-08:00You know how you can tell how old a woman is by th...You know how you can tell how old a woman is by the number of rings round her nipples? Does this also work when the breast is cancerous?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-23815400745516204942011-12-28T10:35:34.888-08:002011-12-28T10:35:34.888-08:00#996: Shut the fuck up, Randall.#996: Shut the fuck up, Randall.steventhehawknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-38883524243093842612011-12-28T09:22:12.243-08:002011-12-28T09:22:12.243-08:00There I fixed my display name happyThere I fixed my display name happyMichaelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10032765137272340262noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-8918157449972338892011-12-28T08:56:11.293-08:002011-12-28T08:56:11.293-08:00@FINAL COUNTDOWN
That's what you said last ti...@FINAL COUNTDOWN<br /><br />That's what you said last time.Michaelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10032765137272340262noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-10557587535031735522011-12-28T05:45:01.741-08:002011-12-28T05:45:01.741-08:005:23 wants to immerse himself in work but it's...5:23 wants to immerse himself in work but it's his girlfriend's birthday and knows he'll end up ignoring her all day if he opens the books. He has plans for her for the afternoon and is determined not to let her down. But this morning she is having a lie-in so he can only annoy her so many times while she's resting.<br /><br />5:23 is often torn between work and pansy romantic faggotry. Hell, 5:23's mother has at least once asked him if he is homosexual - and that was also while he was going out with a woman.<br /><br />FWIW, if 5:30 tried hard with his googling then he'd find 5:23 dragged up in a lovely red number. Pointing this out should hopefully elicit a short response like "attention whore!" and the opportunity to prepare another ramble.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-59223172577727111832011-12-28T05:33:25.494-08:002011-12-28T05:33:25.494-08:00IT'S THE FINAL COUNTDOWN
4 LEFTIT'S THE FINAL COUNTDOWN<br />4 LEFTFINAL COUNTDOWNhttp://finalcountdown.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-30241906654652924762011-12-28T05:30:48.925-08:002011-12-28T05:30:48.925-08:005:23 hates writing his useless comp sci thesis so ...5:23 hates writing his useless comp sci thesis so much he spends his time on here, trying to goad people into googling for him (they won't).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-70936903655662390782011-12-28T05:23:26.894-08:002011-12-28T05:23:26.894-08:004:03 got 13 GCSES and 4 A levels at top grade (inc...4:03 got 13 GCSES and 4 A levels at top grade (including top 150 at GCSE and top marks in country for an A level mathematics award) and has two Firsts in Mathematics and Computing at undergraduate level. Also I misled at least once in my previous post: while I took CE practice papers I actually got into Public school on a scholarship which included Latin at a higher level than CE. You now have enough information to find out who I am if your Internets skills are good enough.<br /><br />But I work with people far smarter than I am who didn't do so well grade-wise at school. I am able to acknowledge that I did well at school because I am geeky and know how to ace exams. My performance at school didn't reflect much of the affinity or lack of affinity for particular subjects. In short, I am intelligent but I am far from a genius.<br /><br />What is more, the "smartest" kid I knew at school by IQ metric languished for years in a PhD programme before dropping out. He was an extraordinary puzzle-solver, manipulating 3D objects in his head which I had trouble arranging using pen or computer, but didn't seem to have the imagination or tenacity to create and engage in substantial original work. The guy's still brilliant at what he can do but he shows no signs of achieving much.<br /><br />Having been constantly heaped with praise by those around me, I was 14 or so before I started to put my abilities into context and understand how limited I was. A precocious child can be forgiven for not seeing how small he is but Leahcim and the language anon (particularly) should be beyond that.<br /><br />Also I'm trying to procrastinate as much as possible today so feel free to throw more one-liners at me so I can reply with essays.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-4127733043751774702011-12-28T04:59:45.529-08:002011-12-28T04:59:45.529-08:004:03 didn't do very well at A-levels/undergrad...4:03 didn't do very well at A-levels/undergrad.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-72978120103180043832011-12-28T04:10:17.236-08:002011-12-28T04:10:17.236-08:00I wish Carl would come back to guest review this o...I wish Carl would come back to guest review this one. It would easily qualify for an angriest rant, and between this gift Randall has bestowed upon us, comic 1000, and new years 2012, the ground is obviously set for Something Great.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-21823385827559273562011-12-28T04:07:01.719-08:002011-12-28T04:07:01.719-08:00996 is downright hilarious. Just when you thought ...996 is downright hilarious. Just when you thought Randy's breast cancer fetish may be a fluke, he gives us THIS. This comic alone is enough hatefuel to last xkcdsucks all the way through 2012.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-62718566448655033722011-12-28T04:03:35.757-08:002011-12-28T04:03:35.757-08:00It made me smile, 3:21. I took the Common Entrance...It made me smile, 3:21. I took the Common Entrance Latin paper about 15 years ago and it's spot on. By 4th Form we were reading Pliny and Virgil as preparation for GCSE, beyond any of the Latin demonstrated here, but none of us would say we're fluent or try to challenge each other like starved apes in a cage.<br /><br />The immature child thinks that best in their class must be approaching best anywhere, and that all they know must be approaching all there is to know. He picks fights with his littermates and occasionally nips at the heels of giants.<br /><br />I recall a recent argument with a guy who had performed well in the IMO. He kept arguing that since pre-university exams in the UK were so easy anyone who hasn't scored top grades in them has no place in research. Such people are, according to him, wasting valuable positions and resources which should be occupied by the more intelligent. He highlighted Professor Brian Cox, a well-known promoter of science in the UK, who happened to score a D at A-level mathematics. Surely anyone who failed to score well in a particular elementary quiz is stupid. Surely they only got their Professorship through saying the right things at the right time and memorising answers to easy exams! Never mind their published research output, the actual measure of a good scholar.<br /><br />Leahcim and the anon are textbook output of a system which puts excessive value on pressurised, standardised, ultra-competitive testing rather than creativity. I'm currently a PhD student and once you get here you realise that those angry little puzzle-solvers tend to drop out fairly early because they lack the wider gamut of skills required for success.<br /><br />Wow, that was tl;dr and way too serious. Sorry guise. But all true.<br /><br />captcha: buctort. You say it best when you say nothing at all.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-75883594953252231192011-12-28T03:25:41.839-08:002011-12-28T03:25:41.839-08:00Anonymous@3:21, you're supposed to be bitch-fi...Anonymous@3:21, you're supposed to be bitch-fighting Leahcim, not the ref.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com