tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post6500357494762372271..comments2024-03-17T05:03:46.056-07:00Comments on xkcd sucks: Comic 587: Mathy McMurderCarlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01074589998141327538noreply@blogger.comBlogger61125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-13275821992930257252009-06-01T23:04:30.017-07:002009-06-01T23:04:30.017-07:00Jay, here are some cuddles for you because I feel ...Jay, here are some cuddles for you because I feel like you need them. [cuddle] [cuddle] [cuddle] Okay that is three, let me know if you need more.<br /><br />Cuddlefish Prime: yeah it was mandatory for me too. Usually students used them as a way to play hooky or just meet up with friends during the rally and ignore whatever was going on down on the gym floor. Like one of the cuddlefishes here, my gym was also too small for my school and usually we spilled onto the floor, or they split us up and had two separate rallies, and then the performers would be all tired either because they were anticipating having to do two rallies or because they were tired from already having done one rally.<br /><br />On an entirely unrelated note, the word "mandatory" always makes me think of my own name, and then I feel narcissistic.<br /><br />Anyway. Comic would have been better without the reference. I feel like all xkcds should be read like that: first read it as is, then think "good god this is awful, but maybe..." and then remove the reference in your mind. Perhaps you will laugh!Amandahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11192581573588205095noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-19561076805928929142009-06-01T10:23:15.665-07:002009-06-01T10:23:15.665-07:00"Alternatively, you could stop being a pompous ass..."Alternatively, you could stop being a pompous ass."<br /><br />WHY CAN'T YOU DO THIS, ANONYMOUS?Anonymoushttp://www.marie-gets-deflowered.com/?id=47e4a4b2noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-11295276738213944552009-06-01T09:09:33.895-07:002009-06-01T09:09:33.895-07:00I haven't been asked to defend my own ideas or ask...I haven't been asked to defend my own ideas or asked any relevant questions. I'm also not making any assertions about what the majority of "serious thinkers" believe or making any claim to fact, other than the fact that you are an idiot sixteen year old who doesn't understand the philosophy of nationalism, at all, which is self-evident.rshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15828938843801425383noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-67936025046269921742009-06-01T08:57:33.490-07:002009-06-01T08:57:33.490-07:00Rob, since you are so singularly unwilling to defe...Rob, since you are so singularly unwilling to defend your own ideas, or answer straightforward questions, why do you suppose other people should have to jump through hoops for you?<br /><br />Because you're a dumb kid.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-19496567459871424892009-06-01T08:38:18.212-07:002009-06-01T08:38:18.212-07:00Oh, my poor Class of 2011 Cuddlefish. I gave you a...Oh, my poor Class of 2011 Cuddlefish. I gave you an opportunity to back your idiotic opinion up with some actual research into the matter. See, this is how grown-ups exchange ideas. They actually back up their claims that a majority of "serious thinkers" share an opinion with them, rather than just asserting it and whinging that it is pompous of their opponent to ask for verification (which I would gladly read and comment on).<br /><br />You see, I operate on the assumption that those who invoke "serious thinkers" are prepared to do some serious thought of their own, and have done enough research that they should be able to, fairly trivially, produce a few essays with a minimum of searching. If you are prepared to say that a majority of serious thinkers hold to a standpoint, surely you have at least one essay you can produce offhand that suggests that this might be the case?rshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15828938843801425383noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-86286350512011640932009-06-01T07:40:28.932-07:002009-06-01T07:40:28.932-07:00Has your kindergarten not gotten to the "sharing a...Has your kindergarten not gotten to the "sharing a world with people who don't share your opinions" yet?<br /><br />Never mind, you'll probably grow out of your pomposity.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-4484002728521267052009-06-01T06:55:31.883-07:002009-06-01T06:55:31.883-07:00Well, you're the one making claims about "most ser...Well, you're the one making claims about "most serious thinkers." I'm just asking you to back up that claim--and I'm even being lenient. Most people would require you to pull up a survey of people who qualify as serious thinkers. I'm just asking for an essay defending your position.<br /><br />If you're not prepared to back up your thesis with research, then stop making idiot assertions.rshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15828938843801425383noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-65677261226475481092009-06-01T06:49:21.634-07:002009-06-01T06:49:21.634-07:00Alternatively, you could stop being a pompous ass....Alternatively, you could stop being a pompous ass.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-5627416372504092212009-06-01T05:02:29.933-07:002009-06-01T05:02:29.933-07:00Hahahahahaha.
That's cute! "Most serious thinkers...Hahahahahaha.<br /><br />That's cute! "Most serious thinkers." It's like you have read the political ruminations of most serious thinkers!<br /><br />Which, you know, you haven't. (Sorry, your sophomore class doesn't count as serious thinkers.) But I will give you the benefit of the doubt. Find me at least three essays from well-regarded and influential "serious thinkers" which conclude that patriotism is a bad thing. Quotes from quote pages don't count--I want an essay or excerpt from a longer treatise.<br /><br />Then explain, in your own words, why these three essays demonstrate the viewpoint of the majority of serious thinkers. Please explain why you are ignoring the views of serious thinkers throughout history who clearly and solidly disagree with you. Also be prepared to defend why the writers you have chosen qualify as serious thinkers.rshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15828938843801425383noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-72315636004144763442009-06-01T02:51:44.171-07:002009-06-01T02:51:44.171-07:00Most serious thinkers regard patriotism as a bad t...Most serious thinkers regard patriotism as a bad thing.<br /><br />How old are you, Rob? You're not very good at judging other people's ages.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-70615272891023707992009-05-31T16:21:30.382-07:002009-05-31T16:21:30.382-07:00Yeah pretty much all sixteen year old kids think p...Yeah pretty much all sixteen year old kids think patriotism is just the most evil thing in the world.rshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15828938843801425383noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-61461497088014736692009-05-31T12:00:12.407-07:002009-05-31T12:00:12.407-07:00Patriotism's a bad thing? Weird...Patriotism's a bad thing? Weird...B. H. S.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-75780832515850820452009-05-30T22:46:53.842-07:002009-05-30T22:46:53.842-07:00Well, fuck.Well, fuck.rshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15828938843801425383noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-18827875538004708082009-05-30T22:29:35.982-07:002009-05-30T22:29:35.982-07:00I wasn't. I skipped straight from fifteen to seve...I wasn't. I skipped straight from fifteen to seventeen.Anonymoustachenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-3200902426678727712009-05-30T14:37:37.426-07:002009-05-30T14:37:37.426-07:00Because it's a very sixteen year old sentiment. It...Because it's a very sixteen year old sentiment. It's okay, everyone's sixteen once. One day you'll understand.rshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15828938843801425383noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-23832802201786185632009-05-30T13:03:38.048-07:002009-05-30T13:03:38.048-07:00I don't know what you think is wrong with that sen...I don't know what you think is wrong with that sentiment, or why you think I'll grow out of it, or why you assume you're older than me.<br /><br />To someone from somewhere we don't have that notion it is appalling.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-49670504943588649302009-05-29T13:34:45.950-07:002009-05-29T13:34:45.950-07:00OH NO ROB DIDN'T!OH NO ROB DIDN'T!Ann Apolishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08566528013026340201noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-40946706538557360872009-05-29T12:06:37.824-07:002009-05-29T12:06:37.824-07:00"The whole idea of a school, or a school sports te..."The whole idea of a school, or a school sports team, as something to which one is supposed to have loyalty, simply appals me. It's at least as bad as patriotism and arguably worse."<br /><br />That.rshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15828938843801425383noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-9098894249040061722009-05-29T02:28:53.518-07:002009-05-29T02:28:53.518-07:00Who'll grow out of what?Who'll grow out of what?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-30375480746512307602009-05-28T13:37:52.192-07:002009-05-28T13:37:52.192-07:00You'll grow out of it.You'll grow out of it.rshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15828938843801425383noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-18906559135011695502009-05-28T08:37:08.018-07:002009-05-28T08:37:08.018-07:00The whole idea of a school, or a school sports tea...The whole idea of a school, or a school sports team, as something to which one is supposed to have loyalty, simply appals me. It's at least as bad as patriotism and arguably worse.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-27195393010641899662009-05-27T20:04:43.347-07:002009-05-27T20:04:43.347-07:00For me, the pep rally itself wasn't so bad but our...For me, the pep rally itself wasn't so bad but our gymnasium was nowhere near large enough to accomodate the entire school population. It was designed to be big enough for the school district, but the school had specialty programs that attracted at least 1/2 as many extra people from other districts, so you got to the point where there were people sitting on the floor and standing in the aisles and it was hard to really see what was going on sometimes. The cheerleaders and the band and the administration were talented and they did a good job but if you got stuck behind a pillar or something then it was hard to enjoy it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-55872234202210800292009-05-27T14:36:34.541-07:002009-05-27T14:36:34.541-07:00Thanks for the info. I'm glad we don't have those...Thanks for the info. I'm glad we don't have those in Scotland.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-9465960945772553772009-05-26T18:14:14.669-07:002009-05-26T18:14:14.669-07:00Cuddlefish Prime:
Overblown, perhaps.
Nonetheles...Cuddlefish Prime:<br /><br />Overblown, perhaps.<br /><br />Nonetheless, they were really fucking annoying.COVIZAPIBETEFOKYnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-15797323414801551672009-05-26T17:41:55.412-07:002009-05-26T17:41:55.412-07:00Anonymous 6:09 AM:
Wikipedia basically covered al...Anonymous 6:09 AM:<br /><br />Wikipedia basically covered all there is to it. You crowd into the gymnasium bleachers, the relevant sporting team enters to thunderous applause, and then there's cheerleading and music and sometimes little games or other activities. The idea is to get everyone psyched for the upcoming match, thus "rallying" support and filling the student body with copious amounts of "pep". At my school, attendance was mandatory; I don't know how common that is.<br /><br />Accusations of jingoistic brainwashing and comparisons to 1984's Two Minutes Hate are, in my opinion, vastly overblown. It's really nothing more than a bit of high-energy, crowd-pleasing silliness.Cuddlefish Primenoreply@blogger.com