tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post526182131032243803..comments2024-03-17T05:03:46.056-07:00Comments on xkcd sucks: Comic 417: The Man Who Fell SidewaysCarlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01074589998141327538noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-22061004516171127362009-08-11T00:52:05.970-07:002009-08-11T00:52:05.970-07:00i used to think "wheeeeeeeeeeeeeee" isn&...i used to think "wheeeeeeeeeeeeeee" isn't a scream of either "torture and pain" OR losing a child, but, hey, i guess that's what happens when you don't learn a language properly...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-26859058156333077952009-04-10T12:24:00.000-07:002009-04-10T12:24:00.000-07:00I too was making a joke (perhaps not a good one). ...I too was making a joke (perhaps not a good one). Obviously that's not the point of the story; it's just meant to be what was, for me, the lasting memory of this strip: that that girl was impregnated in two seconds from a falling guy.Carlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01074589998141327538noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-61443124457688170742009-04-10T07:52:00.000-07:002009-04-10T07:52:00.000-07:00You say:"Moral of the story: Randall Munroe thinks...You say:<BR/><BR/>"Moral of the story: Randall Munroe thinks it only takes like 2 seconds to impregnate someone."<BR/><BR/>That was an obvious joke. Unless you were joking, I have yet to understand how you can claim to have anything resembling a sense of humor when you take such jokes so literally.<BR/><BR/>It seems to me like you're expecting a comic about a person who for no clear reason falls sideways to make some physical sense.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-54060580869871578802008-09-24T13:04:00.000-07:002008-09-24T13:04:00.000-07:00It's cool to comment on any post. All the comments...It's cool to comment on any post. All the comments get e-mailed to me so I can find them and go back and write responses, as I am doing now.<BR/><BR/>I guess it makes sense as a parody of that book. Now I need to find someone who read it and talk to them. From your description though it sounds like he just took the story and changed "time traveling" to "falling" but not much else...it doesn't really do anything as a parody, you know? But maybe if I'd read the book.Carlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01074589998141327538noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-45745926748054498872008-09-24T00:12:00.000-07:002008-09-24T00:12:00.000-07:00This is apparently referencing "The Time Traveller...This is apparently referencing "The Time Traveller's Wife," a book I've wanted to read for a long time. But it's basically the same thing, except that it's a dude plagued with random time-travelling skills. And then he has a kid, and she likes time travelling whereas he hated it (and the kid here goes "wheeeee").<BR/><BR/>All this I got from reading the LJ feed when it came out; I've found that it's really helpful when I'm confused as hell.<BR/><BR/>Sorry for commenting on an old old post. I just thought I'd try to help out.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-47393468676843962722008-09-15T21:11:00.000-07:002008-09-15T21:11:00.000-07:00OK, I'll grant you that the colors in row 4 (and a...OK, I'll grant you that the colors in row 4 (and a bit in row 3) are nice, and the sunset in the last panel too (though of course, it's covered by screaming).<BR/><BR/>But no one reads xkcd for nice colors, we have, I don't know, Microsoft Paint to help us with that. Or google image search.<BR/><BR/>If it is in fact a reference to something and you find out, do tell me, I may have to reevaluate it in that case. As it stands though, I still find this one of the weirdest and worst comics of the past few months. Just...such a strange and disturbing story.Carlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01074589998141327538noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-32350804937300567722008-09-15T19:44:00.000-07:002008-09-15T19:44:00.000-07:00I can't hate, I loved the colours in this one. And...I can't hate, I loved the colours in this one. And I have this nagging feeling that the style of his writing is a reference to something.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-75852274608980421442008-08-16T23:13:00.000-07:002008-08-16T23:13:00.000-07:00Reading this post a few months after I wrote it, I...Reading this post a few months after I wrote it, I can't believe no one else commented on it. I think this is one of the best posts I've ever done.<BR/><BR/>maybe it's just late at night so I'm thinking weird.Carlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01074589998141327538noreply@blogger.com