tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post583135935488618426..comments2024-03-17T05:03:46.056-07:00Comments on xkcd sucks: Comic 750: KindlingCarlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01074589998141327538noreply@blogger.comBlogger123125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-63137456305735531162010-06-12T07:39:53.771-07:002010-06-12T07:39:53.771-07:00oopsoopsR.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-42765290824817212592010-06-11T11:27:19.249-07:002010-06-11T11:27:19.249-07:00"succint""succint"Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-24346048260026353422010-06-11T00:10:15.632-07:002010-06-11T00:10:15.632-07:00"mans work"
Petroc/trolltroller
Troll ..."mans work"<br /><br />Petroc/trolltroller<br /><br />Troll harder. You just come off as a whiny fanboy.R.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-38632094655584721772010-06-11T00:04:22.767-07:002010-06-11T00:04:22.767-07:00"He claims the exchange to be non-human in it..."He claims the exchange to be non-human in its conciseness; however I think he fails to understand that there is both a humor and necessity for keeping things short and succinct in comics. I suppose that each comic would have to be equivalent to a fifty panel short story to satisfy his word lust. Find a more mainstream fetish please."<br /><br />except the dialogue is in no way succintR.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-59095603449692561952010-06-10T23:42:19.019-07:002010-06-10T23:42:19.019-07:00So Carl happened to be in a Kindle-burning related...So Carl happened to be in a Kindle-burning related situation not long prior to this comic?<br />Hmm... GET OUT OF CARL'S HEAD, RANDALL!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-73236973253913552552010-06-10T20:46:48.267-07:002010-06-10T20:46:48.267-07:00This may be the first review in a long time where ...This may be the first review in a long time where my own personal experience has completely muddled my sense of the blog entry. Namely, a few months ago, a friend of mine was railing about how terrible blogs are, and after some talk we reached a consensus that anyone that hosts a blog, much less updates it more than three times a week, probably needs to find a better hobby. My hobby is reviewing blogs.<br /> That said, I think I can say that this recent blog entry is a poorly written and essentially hypocritical ‘thing’ as the author so artistically put it.<br /><br />In ‘paragraph’ 3, the author seems determined to attack XKCD I a wholly unsound way: by insinuating that simple dialogue diminishes the humor of a web comic. He claims the exchange to be non-human in its conciseness; however I think he fails to understand that there is both a humor and necessity for keeping things short and succinct in comics. I suppose that each comic would have to be equivalent to a fifty panel short story to satisfy his word lust. Find a more mainstream fetish please.<br /><br />Then there is the matter of panel 4. Pointing out a logical fallacy as a means to reject the humor of a joke is as silly as hosting a triweekly blog about the trials and tribulations of another mans work. Consider: two peanuts are walking down a street when one is assaulted. Peanut!” hilarious? Not to the author, he is still complaining that peanuts don’t walk.<br /> I assume the purpose of this blog is to diminish XKCD’s fan base. - if you wanted that result, you shouldn’t write about it, as your only giving Randal more hits. There’s no such thing as bad publicity. Except for your publicity, because it causes aids. <br /><br />Now some people who are wrong might argue that the stupidity of the blog is the joke. You’re not meant to take this guy seriously, he’s just a funny internet troll with a penchant for bad sentence structure. The problem is that I do believe this self appointed comic guru is in fact sincere. I kid you not; I think he is seriously trying to combat a web comic through a blog.<br /><br />ALSO: I have to go poopers now. I suggest you do the same because it sounds like you’ve had a brownie lodged up your ass for a long time.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-49765254861015630712010-06-10T20:15:09.566-07:002010-06-10T20:15:09.566-07:00Ian, that is something impressive, but not good. N...Ian, that is something impressive, but not good. Not good at all.<br /><br />Well, at least on my opinion. You see, one of out higher points in relation to the one thing we commonly agree to dislike is that, differently from that wretched abomination that is linked mostly everywhere, including in places where it should not, this blog wasn't exactly shoved upon other people's faces unless they were actively looking for it(or directed towards here by someone else).<br /><br />If "xkcd sucks" ever supplant xkcd in relevancy for the search query "xkcd", now fans will have one more point of reason to bombard us with. After all, it's not like you can ignore this place if, when you're looking for your favourite comic, you happen to see this above it on Google.<br /><br />Which is pretty petty, but the less reasons we give them, the best. I'm already annoyed by those acephalous cephalopods as it is now, let alone when they're actually right. :P<br /><br />Earth be praised, Mole out!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-78776734694731347912010-06-10T20:04:54.126-07:002010-06-10T20:04:54.126-07:00Something nobody seems to have mentioned yet. Vinc...Something nobody seems to have mentioned yet. Vincent L, you don't seem to just be suggesting that maybe we should consider the possibility that we simply don't get it, or the possibility that it's not our subjective preference. You seem to be suggesting that whenever we run into anything we dislike, we ought to automatically assume it could only be a lack of understanding on our part.<br />Or maybe you think nobody here can tell the difference between things not to our style and things that are just of little quality? Or, what's more, the difference between things not to our style and things that our own critical judgment insists are of little quality.ScottMcTonynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-25463453775434456712010-06-10T19:53:43.174-07:002010-06-10T19:53:43.174-07:00"It's not some random comic online, some ..."It's not some random comic online, some (many) people seem to like it."<br />The thing is, xkcd /was/ a good web comic. It just went down the intellectual (and artistic) crapper somewhere along the 500-600 area. Those before actually make me laugh a bit, and I can't say that about the new ones.<br /><br />"Instead of thinking \"maybe it's not that bad but I don't get it\" you claim that \"all those people who like xkcd are morons because, well, it sucks\"."<br />Oh, we get it. Just because you get a joke doesn't mean it's a good one. Ever heard of puns (and if you haven't, lucky bastard)?<br /><br />"You are harshly critical of the [entire damned comic] without suggesting how it can be improved."<br />Well, the first tip I'm going to give out (as if it'll be followed) is RELEARN HOW TO DRAW. Drawing stick figures just does not cut it.<br />Wait, I said /re/learn! Yes, I'm implying that Randall could once draw, because he could! See the early comics and how they were actually drawings and not napkin sketches (at least, most of it)? See, he can't even get away with the (horrible) excuse that he's always sucked at art, because he knows how to draw. He just doesn't give a shit about his work any more.<br />This isn't just a Randall thing in this case, though. Newspapers have been suffering from zombie comics for a good while now. Notice that Bloom County and Calvin and Hobbes quit? They quit because after that, it probably would've been horrible (and for Berkeley, it was. Outland was terrible). Most comic writers just don't know when the cash cow is getting sick of their hands milking it. Randall isn't an exception here.<br />tldr, xkcd has had its good run. Now it's time for it to die. Pay your dues and move on.Generic_Guynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-52448931626454240122010-06-10T19:13:14.757-07:002010-06-10T19:13:14.757-07:00i bet you say that only because randall fails iti bet you say that only because randall fails itMr. Lostmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06728949584810294355noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-26002543330129538262010-06-10T18:52:43.806-07:002010-06-10T18:52:43.806-07:00But the Bechdel test is fucking retarded.But the Bechdel test is fucking retarded.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-71640539649483012992010-06-10T17:46:08.860-07:002010-06-10T17:46:08.860-07:00WMH <3
Hey, for all Randy's white-knighti...WMH <3<br /><br /><br />Hey, for all Randy's white-knighting, at a pinch what would you bet xkcd fails the Bechdel test?<br /><br />I would say: odds are pretty good, Keep, odds are puhretty good.Keepnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-74882644326710973582010-06-10T15:17:08.521-07:002010-06-10T15:17:08.521-07:00"xkcd is not "some random comic" be..."xkcd is not "some random comic" because many people like it (if I write a shity comic and publish it on my website it is likely no one will like it)."<br /><br />Randall just won the webcomics lottery. Many others didn't. Would you say a lottery winner is "not some random guy", or was he?R.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-16985476187676480792010-06-10T15:15:33.940-07:002010-06-10T15:15:33.940-07:00"Born Colin James Farrell
31 May 1976 (1976-0..."Born Colin James Farrell<br />31 May 1976 (1976-05-31) (age 34)<br /><b>Dublin, Ireland</b>"Mr. Lostmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06728949584810294355noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-64924211431436617662010-06-10T15:09:40.472-07:002010-06-10T15:09:40.472-07:00Why can't they be compared? Cos they're di...Why can't they be compared? Cos they're different groups of people? So the Jonestown massacre and the Heaven's Gate fiasco can't be compared because although they were both cults where everyone killed themselves 'they weren't actually the same peeeeople'?<br /><br />Not saying that xkcd is a cult and some day Randall Munroe will call upon his fans to indulge in mass ritual suicide, of course. But then I'm not <i>not</i> saying that either.Ann Apolishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08566528013026340201noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-80816973860432295102010-06-10T14:56:51.925-07:002010-06-10T14:56:51.925-07:00"You're asserting that because a lot of p..."You're asserting that because a lot of people like xkcd, the haters must be wrong"<br /><br />The comment I was responding to was :<br />"Since we're not insecure retards, we don't automatically assume that all humor is good and we're just too stupid to get it. "<br />and I answered that xkcd is not "some random comic" because many people like it (if I write a shity comic and publish it on my website it is likely no one will like it). All I'm saying is that thinking "I don't get xkcd but maybe other people do" is not being an "insecure retard".<br /><br />Moreover, I'm not saying "you can't dislike xkcd" but "you can't tell the whole world that xkcd is the biggest piece of shit ever and claim to be absolutely right about it".<br /><br />Moreover when I say :<br />"Yeah, people who watch Hannah Montana probably are the same as those who like Randall's python jokes. "<br />I do not mean that people who like xkcd are right because they're clever. I just point out that the two situations can't be compared.Vincent L.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-54844670740823297942010-06-10T14:56:51.084-07:002010-06-10T14:56:51.084-07:00"he died at 32 you retard Is he's Scottis...<i>"he died at 32 you retard Is he's Scottish now, too?"</i> - Lostman<br /><br /><i>Wikipedia</i> again? Really now? I've already discussed this with you, although I doubt it travelled inside your left ear, had nothing to grapple onto (normally, a brain) and was expelled through the right.<br /><br />However, it is interesting that you would say that as the Scottish-born actorholic <br /><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colin_Farrell" rel="nofollow">Colin Farell</a> portrayed Alexander the Great of Macedonia in the 2004 film titled <a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0346491" rel="nofollow">Alexander</a>.<br /><br />No doubt it was overly sophisticated for that glorified spleen lodged within your skull. You likely changed the channel to *sigh* <i>Family Guy</i>, or some other banal exploration of human indignity.<br /><br />-William Monty Hughes, esq<br />IQ 224<br />"Cogito Ergo SumWilliam Monty Hugheshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05864682068647033879noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-11632992283643501342010-06-10T14:50:05.905-07:002010-06-10T14:50:05.905-07:00There was a time when the vast majority of people ...There was a time when the vast majority of people thought the Earth was flat. Turns out, somehow, they were wrong!!! How come*???<br /><br /><br /><br />* which, in usual xkcd jargon, should be spelled "how cum???".Fernie Cantohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01753446688169468457noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-16265778819782871292010-06-10T14:46:06.993-07:002010-06-10T14:46:06.993-07:00Fellow XKCDsucksers! I bring you news of a gloriou...Fellow XKCDsucksers! I bring you news of a glorious nature! Googling xkcd now brings up this: http://i733.photobucket.com/albums/ww336/talligan/xkcdsucks.jpg <br /><br />How long until this blog rises up above even that of its target?Iannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-36759300816546866512010-06-10T14:32:44.986-07:002010-06-10T14:32:44.986-07:00Let me rephrase this because you seemed to complet...Let me rephrase this because you seemed to completely miss my point: something being popular doesn't mean it's good. Even if the people who like it are generally fairly intelligent. Even if the product isn't "hyped" or promoted. (Spend some time on Reddit or Slashdot and you'll see this to be false.) Smart people can have bad taste and/or be sheeple too, you know. <br /><br />You're asserting that because a lot of people like xkcd, the haters must be wrong. But what if more people dislike xkcd than like it? Would you still make the same claim? We really have no way of knowing where the ratio lies within xkcd's target audience. Most of the people I know (who are math nerds, hackers, gaming geeks, etc.) either dislike xkcd or are apathetic towards it. Your experiences obviously differ. Who is right and who is wrong? Both.<br /><br />Really, saying "well a lot of people like it, so your opinion is obviously wrong" is about as intellectually dishonest as you can get. Really. Imagine a world where we all based the validity of our opinions on how many people disagree/agree with us. Now do you see how completely silly that sort of reasoning is?aloriahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01318832080088871491noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-65023935147262714062010-06-10T14:28:26.271-07:002010-06-10T14:28:26.271-07:00"Almost like the death of Alexander the Great..."Almost like the death of Alexander the Great at 21..."<br /><br />he died at 32 you retard Is he's Scottish now, too?Mr. Lostmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06728949584810294355noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-61195799123126299262010-06-10T14:15:23.128-07:002010-06-10T14:15:23.128-07:00This comment has been removed by the author.aloriahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01318832080088871491noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-64800954144021057312010-06-10T14:10:59.923-07:002010-06-10T14:10:59.923-07:00"A lot of people like The Jonas Brothers/ Mil..."A lot of people like The Jonas Brothers/ Miley Cyrus/ Stephanie Meyer/ Bill O'Reilly/ McDonalds, too, that doesn't make the crap they put out a quality product. "<br /><br /><br />Yeah, people who watch Hannah Montana probably are the same as those who like Randall's python jokes. <br />There are no xkcd tv ads. People don't like xkcd because all their friends do but more likely because they've read the strips and liked it. The comic built its reputation itself and couldn't have done so if it wasn't quite good.Vincent L.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-63540915964880414372010-06-10T13:37:25.769-07:002010-06-10T13:37:25.769-07:00@Ann Apolis a.k.a. (also known as) the Human in Na...@Ann Apolis a.k.a. (also known as) the Human in Name Only:<br /><br /><i>Firefly season 2* episode 3</i><br /><br />Ahem.<br /><br />You are an absolute INSIPID the likes of which this blag (THIS blag!) has yet to know. A tremendous feat I assure you. You see, (this may be difficult for your archaic proto-brain to accept so I shall have to ease you into it) <i>there was no Firefly season 2</i>. Except in the minds of its most beloved fans, of course... Often I bemoan this cruel untimely demise of such a classic. Almost like the death of Alexander the Great at 21... Only more tragic.<br /><br />In fact, it was the reason I made a covenant with myself to boycott all future Fox "programs" (such as they are.)* <br /><br />@Petroc: I say! A most marvellous intellect to rival perhaps half my own. I am mightily impressed.<br /><br />They say darkness serves to make the candle brighter. I would have to agree. The white hot illumination of your genius scorched my very eyes in this hive of Scum and Villainy**!<br /><br />Perhaps an alliance and friendship could be arranged to finish this Blasphemous Blag off once and for all? Please contact me. Here, perhaps.<br /><br />*Excluding other Joshua Whedon creations, obviously. <br /><br />**This is a reference to "The Star Wars."<br /><br />-William Monty Hughes, esq <br />IQ 224 <br />"Cogito Ergo Sum <br /><br />"I am The All-Seeing Eye of Morality and the All-Knowing Brain of Logic. I wield the All-Powerful Fist of Power. No fallacy goes unpunished. No injustice unkarmafied.<br /><br />The disciples of this blag shall die a thousand (consecutive) deaths.<br /><br />Intellectually and socially, they already have."<br />-William Monty Hughes, MessiahWilliam Monty Hugheshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05864682068647033879noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-50409160826761884242010-06-10T13:33:28.935-07:002010-06-10T13:33:28.935-07:00A lot of people like The Jonas Brothers/ Miley Cyr...A lot of people like The Jonas Brothers/ Miley Cyrus/ Stephanie Meyer/ Bill O'Reilly/ McDonalds, too, that doesn't make the crap they put out a quality product.aloriahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01318832080088871491noreply@blogger.com