tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post6700177590647170340..comments2024-03-17T05:03:46.056-07:00Comments on xkcd sucks: Comic 591: Cornucopia of HatredCarlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01074589998141327538noreply@blogger.comBlogger107125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-39700669893892514972009-08-30T09:03:32.473-07:002009-08-30T09:03:32.473-07:00um, stephenie actually does monitor her fansites.
...um, stephenie actually does monitor her fansites.<br /><br />it's part of what's pathetic about her.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-66344654039061297222009-06-29T22:39:11.366-07:002009-06-29T22:39:11.366-07:00i would like to state for the record that I do not...i would like to state for the record that I do not condone any physical attack on Randall Munroe. The fact that his comics make some people <i>want</i> to punch him does not mean that they <i>should</i>, at least as far as this blog is concerned.<br /><br />saying mean things about him is ok though.<br /><br />cool?Carlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01074589998141327538noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-12709356751569663312009-06-29T20:45:41.752-07:002009-06-29T20:45:41.752-07:00"this is why people want to punch you in the ..."this is why people want to punch you in the face."<br /><br />I know you're all into ad hominem attacks, at least against Randall Munroe, on this blog, but seriously - physical violence? That's a step too far.Michaelnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-27816118792404779562009-06-28T09:43:52.960-07:002009-06-28T09:43:52.960-07:00Damn...one shot(with the exceptions of hat and the...Damn...one shot(with the exceptions of hat and the like) comics and their utter lack of continuity and character realism. One of these days Randy...on of these daysAdamnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-47714267316245738462009-06-16T21:26:25.266-07:002009-06-16T21:26:25.266-07:00This was hands down hillarious, but then again pro...This was hands down hillarious, but then again probably because I've spent a fair amoubnt of time on 4chan.Znoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-29145132107199509432009-06-05T12:56:46.897-07:002009-06-05T12:56:46.897-07:00Pomposity.Pomposity.rshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15828938843801425383noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-25851674896928552242009-06-05T12:50:02.842-07:002009-06-05T12:50:02.842-07:00lol Ann Apolis. Anyway I was thinking that, but i...lol Ann Apolis. Anyway I was thinking that, but it's also got an air of like patronization. Like "aww look at da widdle gurl tryna be nerdy" maybe. Maybe not that extreme, but BLAH.Amandahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11192581573588205095noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-46310097872959411882009-06-05T12:27:55.120-07:002009-06-05T12:27:55.120-07:00"@Rob: Don't call me half witted. You don..."@Rob: Don't call me half witted. You don't know me. Were on the internet, so thats statement is more true than ever. I do like XKCD, so when I see someone dedicate an entire website to dislike of it, I have some questions, which Carl was at least honorable to respond to."<br /><br />Oops too late CAN'T TAKE IT BACK. By the way, it's "We're." "WE'RE on the internet." And "that" doesn't have an s at the end. I'd go back to your original post but that'd require more effort than I'm willing to expend on you.<br /><br />Accusation stands.rshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15828938843801425383noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-5308859709130498812009-06-05T08:33:13.362-07:002009-06-05T08:33:13.362-07:00True story: when I first played Pokemon Blue all t...True story: when I first played Pokemon Blue all those years ago, I named all of the creatures I caught "Carl". Then, one day, I went to the name changer in Lavender Town, because one of my friends wanted it to be called "Carla" instead. You know what happened? He wouldn't let me. The guy just went "He's called Carl. There's no way you can improve on that." But in the end he relented.<br /><br />Now it's called Carly McCarlson. Yeah, you're thinking "that's too many characters".<br /><br />Not with the power of Carl.<br /><br />Peace out, folks,<br /><br />Ann Carl Apolis, M.D.Ann Apolishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08566528013026340201noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-43687575596602332512009-06-05T08:26:57.544-07:002009-06-05T08:26:57.544-07:00Oh my gosh, your right, my name isn't Carl! Wh...Oh my gosh, your right, my name isn't Carl! What am I going to do now!? I gotta go find a place to get my name changed right away!!<br /><br />On a serious note, your comment made me laugh, and attacks on me don't usually do that.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-90930162222863402602009-06-05T08:23:36.673-07:002009-06-05T08:23:36.673-07:00But you clearly are a lesser being. For example, a...But you clearly are a lesser being. For example, are you called Carl? Doesn't look like it. Are you too good for that? Do the names Carl Washington and Carl Lincoln mean nothing to you? Do you sneer at Jesus Carl Christ? Are you clever than Albert Carlstein and Isaacarl Newton? Did Magna Carlta die in vain?Ann Apolishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08566528013026340201noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-22021548090158686802009-06-05T08:12:11.500-07:002009-06-05T08:12:11.500-07:00I put the summer glau reference in because since I...I put the summer glau reference in because since I know you've read them, you'd at least get the joke. <br /><br />@Rob: Don't call me half witted. You don't know me. Were on the internet, so thats statement is more true than ever. I do like XKCD, so when I see someone dedicate an entire website to dislike of it, I have some questions, which Carl was at least honorable to respond to.<br /><br />@John S: I never said they were. But this is the first time I've ever seen a website dedicated to bringing down a comic (and making lists of the types of comic) for doing what that comic says its going to be about.<br /><br />@Carl: Thank you for the response. The Summer Glau ending was just the best note I could feel to end on. I never was attempting to invoke accomplishment, simply that I wasn't coming out of no where with my statements. I don't, however, want to hear your "sorry to hear [I] like it", like I'm some lesser being for doing so.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-76545752262406889162009-06-05T00:28:56.349-07:002009-06-05T00:28:56.349-07:00But the ZOMGreference logic says family guy's ...But the ZOMGreference logic says family guy's funny, and we know that's not true.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-16985470082223619442009-06-05T00:16:50.974-07:002009-06-05T00:16:50.974-07:00@Amanda: Arrogance?@Amanda: Arrogance?Ann Apolishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08566528013026340201noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-2140992670812649252009-06-04T23:58:38.813-07:002009-06-04T23:58:38.813-07:00wait am I supposed to answer it or does "summ...wait am I supposed to answer it or does "summer glau" mean it was a joke? uhhhhh I don't know.<br /><br />I am very much a nerd myself, which is why I first liked xkcd. I am sorry to hear that you like it. Reading every single xkcd is not an accomplishment. When I first found xkcd I read them all in a day and then learned about alt texts and read them all again the next day.Carlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01074589998141327538noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-26579468534832062102009-06-04T23:57:32.726-07:002009-06-04T23:57:32.726-07:00We see what you did there, Anonymous 10:24 PM.
A...We see what you did there, Anonymous 10:24 PM. <br /><br />Also, nerdy things aren't axiomatically funny. Mere references aren't funny. xkcd isn't funny.John S.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-25487791879326858442009-06-04T22:29:36.666-07:002009-06-04T22:29:36.666-07:00Man I didn't know Summer Glau was a half-witte...Man I didn't know Summer Glau was a half-witted interweb fanboy.rshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15828938843801425383noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-56067855394467308592009-06-04T22:29:10.990-07:002009-06-04T22:29:10.990-07:00aHa. a hahahaha. Ha.
Except you're doing it ...aHa. a hahahaha. Ha. <br /><br />Except you're doing it wrong.Mikehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05580228790308651175noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-47903094279347088552009-06-04T22:24:12.770-07:002009-06-04T22:24:12.770-07:00Carl, I've read alot of the posts on this site...Carl, I've read alot of the posts on this site, and I have a few questions. Do you hate geeks? Because I see so much disdain in your posts against "nerdy" things. Because thats the exact demographic this comic is made for. I realized that within the first 15. Some of your criticism is fair, but alot of it seems like you make it harsh for the simple ability TO make it harsh. I've read every single XKCD, and have been following it for a little over a year now, and 80% of them make me smile and laugh, 10% i go "meh" and move on with my day, and the remaining 10% i laugh so hard im crying and linking it to everyone I can. I just want to know why you are so overly critical of the comic, when it simply plays to the demographic it is written to. Sure its overrated, but so is anything popular on the internet. Does Randall Munroe make you so angry becaue people like it even when you don't find it funny? Thanks for reading this.<br /><br />- Summer Glau ;)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-13503753512506575692009-06-04T19:42:41.188-07:002009-06-04T19:42:41.188-07:00it's not even the social ineptitude that makes...it's not even the social ineptitude that makes us hate 'that guy," it's that person's... what do you call it? Where they assume they are socially inept because they are just better than everyone else? I guess that is as good a label as any... Anyway that is what makes us hate them and that is exactly what xkcd has been emulating, in comic form, for the past 100+ comics: "I am socially inept but SO AWESOME"Amandahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11192581573588205095noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-22472736420363858442009-06-04T16:48:16.503-07:002009-06-04T16:48:16.503-07:00IANAS (I Am Not A Sociologist) but surely enthusin...IANAS (I Am Not A Sociologist) but surely enthusing over one's own behaviour is something that all social groups do? It's the sort of inbuilt cliquishness... hell, I'll just quote some Roger Waters. Don't like it, screw you.<br /><br /><i>With, without. <br />And who'll deny it's what the fighting's all about?</i><br /><br />So there, orthodoxy.Ann Apolishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08566528013026340201noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-48835144429617185462009-06-04T14:24:22.560-07:002009-06-04T14:24:22.560-07:00Pfft, no one is offended by 4chan anymore. A surge...Pfft, no one is offended by 4chan anymore. A surge of Twilight fangirls would have the same effect that the surge of Gaians, Habbos, and LJers had.ZBsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-91747582212569568092009-06-04T13:16:39.357-07:002009-06-04T13:16:39.357-07:00@format:
Not to mention that 'that guy' m...@format:<br /><br />Not to mention that 'that guy' makes the rest of us nerds look bad. And reinforces negative nerd stereotypes. And creates a nerd clique that tries to make the undesireable aspects of the nerd stereotype 'cool'; a lot of other social groups (furries, I'm looking at you) do this, too, and it's the main reason why these people are treated with such disdain.poorenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-54024454699857783552009-06-04T12:35:57.623-07:002009-06-04T12:35:57.623-07:00oh and 'seinfeld did it'.
and way better ...oh and 'seinfeld did it'.<br /><br />and way better and in a realistic way.formatnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-41168223754558243962009-06-04T12:34:10.932-07:002009-06-04T12:34:10.932-07:00592 and the pep rally one (588) cemented the thoug...592 and the pep rally one (588) cemented the thought that I had that Randall is really 'that guy' that I really hated in high school. By extension xkcd has become a comic made especially for 'that guy'<br /><br />You probably know the 'guy' that I mean, the one who is so socially inept and can't handle normal situations so he thinks 'this social norm is awkward for me to follow so let's change it'. <br /><br />588 was so far removed from reality that it really read as a sort of like it was pandering to the socially inept nerds that have become XKCD's fanbase. I really dislike those people.formatnoreply@blogger.com