tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post5988834420159313351..comments2024-03-17T05:03:46.056-07:00Comments on xkcd sucks: Comic 709: jesus god almightyCarlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01074589998141327538noreply@blogger.comBlogger112125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-59280925094363926012010-04-25T15:27:34.139-07:002010-04-25T15:27:34.139-07:00"our views are awesome. your views suck."..."our views are awesome. your views suck."<br /><br />Oh, come on, how pathetically pretentious can you be?<br /><br />(I'm guessing quite pathetically pretentious)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-83518335538388026302010-03-31T14:48:01.658-07:002010-03-31T14:48:01.658-07:00did you hear that jay. I think the man is talking ...did you hear that jay. I think the man is talking to you.Carlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01074589998141327538noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-49995646600538444642010-03-31T06:51:56.742-07:002010-03-31T06:51:56.742-07:00but our views are awesome. your views suck.but our views are awesome. your views suck.rshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15828938843801425383noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-55148317124102295962010-03-25T23:09:05.744-07:002010-03-25T23:09:05.744-07:00I think you're all getting rather angry about ...I think you're all getting rather angry about something that's fairly insignificant. Do you REALLY care that much that ONE of Randall's comics sucked? Are you THAT obsessed with broadcasting yourself that you have to dedicate a blog to how much you hate it? <br /><br />Perhaps you should just let some people enjoy whatever meaning they find in it and leave well enough alone. Analyse your own bloody views, rather than devaluing others for theirs.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-27909109636912068932010-03-09T23:28:21.039-08:002010-03-09T23:28:21.039-08:00The only way that comic could possibly be funny to...The only way that comic could possibly be funny to you is if<br />a) you are five years old, or have the mental age of one<br />b) it was made by Randall Munroe, hehehe, GOOMH!R.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-53495326543054147252010-03-09T23:26:20.827-08:002010-03-09T23:26:20.827-08:00"Humor is subjective. People like you don'..."Humor is subjective. People like you don't have a sense of humor so it is a waste of time to explain why something is funny."<br /><br />And you have been brainwashed by Ravlov.R.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-38761862765653250722010-03-09T17:45:06.607-08:002010-03-09T17:45:06.607-08:00Randall Munroe
I Am
2010, Digital Ink
Munroe expl...Randall Munroe<br />I Am<br />2010, Digital Ink<br /><br />Munroe explores the concept of modern religion with a striking two-panel comic. Continuing his themes of cynicism and disillusionment with contemporary values and interpersonal interactions, here he combines the two in a critique of mass religion. Adherence to any sort of religion, the work argues, is akin to becoming a fan of a major work of fiction.Liljhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16190991209721479694noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-18639973617800387842010-03-09T17:24:10.040-08:002010-03-09T17:24:10.040-08:00Dear ScottMcTony,
Humor is subjective. People lik...Dear ScottMcTony,<br /><br />Humor is subjective. People like you don't have a sense of humor so it is a waste of time to explain why something is funny.Natehttp://cnn.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-43918269088363031022010-03-09T16:28:26.956-08:002010-03-09T16:28:26.956-08:00No.. I usually stay out of the idiocy of comment a...No.. I usually stay out of the idiocy of comment arguements but I was feeling a bit adventurous today. I have to admit it was fun, but lacking a tad too much in argumentative logic for my taste. Thanks for the good time though, long days and pleasant nights.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-40131051981228213532010-03-09T16:16:17.577-08:002010-03-09T16:16:17.577-08:00No, it's the internet. What are you, new?No, it's the internet. What are you, new?rshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15828938843801425383noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-25371359362783004442010-03-09T16:12:09.104-08:002010-03-09T16:12:09.104-08:00So you make fun of people whe bring valid points t...So you make fun of people whe bring valid points to the table. That isn't a discussion or criticism, it's mudslinging at its most pathetic.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-20311137283179649972010-03-09T15:32:59.068-08:002010-03-09T15:32:59.068-08:00Ok, but if the comic in question counts as somethi...Ok, but if the comic in question counts as something that's funny because it doesn't make sense, and as far as I can tell he seemingly thinks the punchline is <b>just</b> that, "haha, this doesn't make sense", then I reserve the right to make fun of him.ScottMcTonynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-72552431653600357142010-03-09T15:07:35.737-08:002010-03-09T15:07:35.737-08:00ScottMcTony, You bring up a good point. Any random...ScottMcTony, You bring up a good point. Any random thing isn't funny. That's also not what Nate said.. He said jokes can sometimes be funny because they don't make sense, not everything that doesn't make sense is funny. There's a name for this too, it's called "Absurd Humor", and it's an actual technique. <br /><br />Hooray for probably failing your Literary Comprehension tests in primary school.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-26482962543405677612010-03-09T13:53:14.073-08:002010-03-09T13:53:14.073-08:00spork...monkey...CHEESE
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SPOOOOOOOOO...spork...monkey...CHEESE<br /><br />...<br /><br />...<br /><br />..<br /><br />SPOOOOOOOOOOOOOOON!!!!!!!!!!!1111ONEONEXDDDFAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-5427449531930592282010-03-09T13:36:05.309-08:002010-03-09T13:36:05.309-08:00Wait I can do more
The fat albino ate the cheese o...Wait I can do more<br />The fat albino ate the cheese of the damned, and it did not please his kitten.<br />My penis may be bigger than my head, but that doesn't mean you can touch it.<br />Anon 9:09 isn't an idiot.ScottMcTonynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-25819050164326281462010-03-09T13:20:20.653-08:002010-03-09T13:20:20.653-08:00Hey Nate
The dog pillow buffered my nipples, which...Hey Nate<br />The dog pillow buffered my nipples, which were rulers of the land of african midgets.<br />Hilarious, right?ScottMcTonynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-74932963973474185312010-03-09T09:09:08.558-08:002010-03-09T09:09:08.558-08:00woops sorry about the doublepost.. internet told m...woops sorry about the doublepost.. internet told me the first one didn't work..Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-60655667528617528172010-03-09T09:08:29.343-08:002010-03-09T09:08:29.343-08:00Thanks Nate, I'm glad someone gets my point.
...Thanks Nate, I'm glad someone gets my point.<br /><br />And Rob, I never said contrast. It isn't a contrast, it's the breaking of an expected sequence with something that makes no sense, in this case using two somewhat parallel quotes. THAT is the joke, regardless of whether it is funny or not. It's the same technique Family Guy and Spongebob uses. Silly, nonsensical, and sophomoric yes, but it's still a goddamned joke.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-22489531277812180882010-03-09T09:02:46.668-08:002010-03-09T09:02:46.668-08:00It's the breaking of an expected sequence with...It's the breaking of an expected sequence with something completely unrelated that was the joke. It's used in Family Guy and Spongebob all the time, and while they're not the pinnacle of comedy it's still a technique. Yes, it's sophomoric humor, yes it's childish and silly, and its hilarity is quite subjective, but it was still a joke that Monroe put in there. Plus, it is not contrast at all, I never said it was, it's a break in sequence with a parallel quote. <br /><br />I'm not arguing that this is funny or not, I'm arguing that sitting down and saying "there was no joke here" is a low-rate bashfest, not a criticism.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-71318118620094495262010-03-09T08:58:17.136-08:002010-03-09T08:58:17.136-08:00Sometimes jokes are funny because they don't m...Sometimes jokes are funny because they don't make sense. Why would god have an R2D2? I don't know, but it amuses me. I didn't fall off my chair laughing or anything, but I smiled.<br /><br />You have a terrible sense of humor if every joke must be rational and make sense. The problem with xkcd is that it caters to math nerds with generally poor senses of humor. I am saddened, but not surprised by the backlash against xkcd.Natehttp://cnn.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-15163492262839523222010-03-08T21:25:01.342-08:002010-03-08T21:25:01.342-08:00You aren't very good at predicting things, are...You aren't very good at predicting things, are you? (I'd like to take this time to give you some very serious life advice. If you ever find yourself telling someone on the internet what their reaction is going to be to your post, just stop. It's never a successful rhetorical device. At worst you completely undermine your credibility; at best you will be wrong. I've yet to see someone "predict" someone else's response correctly.)<br /><br />Let me break it down for you. You assert that the joke is the contrast between a C-3PO joke and YHWH's introduction to Moses. Yes?<br /><br />You have not, in fact, explained why this is intended to be funny. I noticed the contrast, sure, but contrast doesn't make things funny (or all of these movie posters would be hilarious: http://www.slashfilm.com/2009/11/27/orangeblue-contrast-in-movie-posters/ )<br /><br />So, having considered this option as a joke, we discarded it because it is utterly unfathomable that someone could find it funny. It's just not funny. There is just nothing funny about it. This speaking as someone who has both extensively studied religion and who has watched Star Wars more times than I could count.<br /><br />By all rights I ought to be the perfect target audience. Except there's just no joke. It is a comic bereft of a joke. It is bereft of anything that even remotely resembles a joke.<br /><br />And I'm not sure where you get the idea that I didn't know it was about the C-3PO line. That is understood: this is a reference that draws a comparison between C-3PO and YHWH. Everyone understood that. Everyone knows the lines being referenced.<br /><br />What nobody, including you, seems to be able to tell us, is why this contrast is supposed to be funny. "This building is tall and that building is short" is not a joke. "This building is tall and midgets are short" is not a joke.<br /><br />There is nothing about the contrast that is funny. There is nothing about any of the possible explanations of the joke that are funny. There is nothing about this comic (except for <a href="http://goatkcd.com/709/" rel="nofollow">this</a>) that is even something that, when looked at in a dim light while squinting, could be mistaken for something that anyone could ever find funny.<br /><br />And so far nobody has been able to say anything except point out some elements that it might be contrasting. Nobody has been able to say <i>why</i> that contrast might be considered a joke instead of just a meaningless, unfunny comparison.rshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15828938843801425383noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-69534295416419043682010-03-08T20:57:41.801-08:002010-03-08T20:57:41.801-08:00Then I feel like this is an issue of you not getti...Then I feel like this is an issue of you not getting the joke if you "can't detect it", not it being a bad joke. I sat down and offered a pretty damn good explanation as far as I am concerned, regardless of its comedic value. Whether it is funny or not is an opinion, but saying you can't detect the joke seems more like you have an issue with things you don't understand. Don't bother replying either, because I know exactly what the response will probably be: I am an idiot and a fool; you didn't see that this was suppose to be about the C-3PO quote, therefore the joke is terrible albeit that the target audience was probably someone who keeps a few more Star Wars quotes banging around their heads than you, and I am just a fanboy with no valid opinion.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-21011632092893257302010-03-08T16:13:48.348-08:002010-03-08T16:13:48.348-08:00No, you still don't get it. The joke is so bad...No, you still don't get it. The joke is so bad we <i>literally could not detect it.</i> That is how unfunny it is.rshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15828938843801425383noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-35669610580601632602010-03-08T16:11:27.040-08:002010-03-08T16:11:27.040-08:00No, I do get what you are saying, and what you are...No, I do get what you are saying, and what you are saying is what makes this a sophomoric attempt at criticism at best. "I think this joke is terrible, in fact unforgivably bad, therefore the author must have not put a joke in at all" is a pretty piss-poor statement. By ignoring this "terrible joke" completely, you have not even bothered saying what is so bad with it. I guess that was what has been bothering me this whole time, blatant bashing without even tackling the opposing views. But hey, we're all entitled to our opinions.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-55933731806067847352010-03-08T15:13:29.911-08:002010-03-08T15:13:29.911-08:00No, see, I don't think you get it. The joke is...No, see, I don't think you get it. The joke is <i>so incredibly bad</i> that we assumed that Randall just forgot to put one in.rshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15828938843801425383noreply@blogger.com