tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post760005582502511627..comments2024-03-17T05:03:46.056-07:00Comments on xkcd sucks: Comics 1044-1046: Is There Even A Difference?Carlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01074589998141327538noreply@blogger.comBlogger180125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-2406851641041901312012-05-06T03:30:43.752-07:002012-05-06T03:30:43.752-07:00Robbie seems very proud he got the marijuana impli...Robbie seems very proud he got the marijuana implications and that he knows some "street slang". I don't do drugs so that didn't occur to me.Gone Fishinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00512512356648772706noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-40688490945094852872012-04-29T22:56:30.443-07:002012-04-29T22:56:30.443-07:00A bunch of people at the xkcd forum object to it b...A bunch of people at the xkcd forum object to it because they like Atlas Shrugged. I dunno, lots of people like lots of things... maybe they could just pretend it's a book they do think is terrible? The joke works just as well no matter what book it's deriding.Samefagnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-49502282255387437542012-04-29T22:39:30.041-07:002012-04-29T22:39:30.041-07:00Hey, 1049 is pretty funny! Maybe blowing off a bit...Hey, 1049 is pretty funny! Maybe blowing off a bit of steam in 1048 actually helped.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-90144568774327596302012-04-29T21:28:56.850-07:002012-04-29T21:28:56.850-07:00It's the first xkcd to get a chuckle out of me...It's the first xkcd to get a chuckle out of me in a while. It's good to see Randy expanding his GOOMH-bait.Asherhttp://www.asherwycoff.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-89565763732384302532012-04-29T21:05:49.863-07:002012-04-29T21:05:49.863-07:00Comic 1049 is fucking accurate.Comic 1049 is fucking accurate.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-31599291393438446242012-04-29T19:49:41.380-07:002012-04-29T19:49:41.380-07:00Who wouldn't? It's the silver lining. You ...Who wouldn't? It's the silver lining. You don't need to fetishise such an opportunity to take advantage of it.<br /><br />Doesn't breast cancer potentially inhibit lactation, though? There may not be any harvest to take advantage of in any case.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-9348642987922544722012-04-29T17:28:31.944-07:002012-04-29T17:28:31.944-07:00nobody is wondering that because we all know that ...nobody is wondering that because we all know that he willrshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15828938843801425383noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-4512707625424937772012-04-29T17:14:36.083-07:002012-04-29T17:14:36.083-07:00I think what we're all wondering is: if the ca...I think what we're all wondering is: if the cancer causes a sufficiently late miscarriage, will Randall take advantage of Megan's full mammaries?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-6319321999189695942012-04-29T15:06:20.006-07:002012-04-29T15:06:20.006-07:00After having had time to digest the comic itself, ...After having had time to digest the comic itself, I also wondered why pre-cancer there was "other" and post-cancer there's "??". Very interesting. I like the theories so far as to what Randall is doing here:<br /><br /> Pregnant? Look at the bump (pun intended) in romance, followed by something which gets a sizeable chunk pretty fast. Yes, sizeable ... romance is the only thing besides cancer, and this mystery item is given pretty much equal weight compared to romance. Consider it this way: what type of major event would shock / seriously affect someone who's dealing / dealt with cancer? That's a short list, and "baby" would be up there.<br /> Numbness/shock ... not great words, really, but the general idea is that after having fought (and still fighting) this battle, with so much emotional energy drained, the new "normal" existence has a fair bit of disorientedness, lacking even in common terms for its description: he can't even describe how he feels, because he now lives so far outside of his original frame of reference. Thus it's a placeholder for confusion.<br /> Batman villain? He's in battle with The Riddler, of course. Though then it should be green, IMHO.<br /><br /><br />I'm going with # 1 ... and note, whatever this is, the item really grew (in emotional bandwidth, and yes another pun intended) in August or September, which is darn close to 9 months ago. On the other hand, it seems whatever this is seems to have started shortly after the cancer battle - late 2010. Did they decide so quickly into the cancer battle that they wanted kids? I wouldn't expect that, but then I don't know the details.<br /><br />But if not pregnancy, it could be they were dealing with infertility. Come to think of it, infertility could be the mystery item itself, and the event last fall might have been a major setback. I can relate to that.<br /><br />I suppose there's a door # 3 to this option: it's not pregnancy, and it's not infertility; it's another disease, or major life-complication / problem. I hope not.Tabascohttp://forums.xkcd.com/viewtopic.php?f=7&t=83699&start=120#p2989079noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-56885919336761640782012-04-29T15:02:31.614-07:002012-04-29T15:02:31.614-07:00Well, even if you didn't mean to "come of...Well, even if you didn't mean to "come off as the grumpy person who just puts negativism everywhere until the darkness consumes him," you absolutely did. I'll clue you in on something: Everybody with cancer dies. But everybody without cancer dies, too. You "know" someday you are going to die, but I bet you rarely if ever think about it. If you did, your life would be quite a bit harder. A cancer diagnosis forces you to stare death in the face, drives it right to the front of your consciousness. That was kinda the point of this comic. It's one thing to "know" that every time you go outside, there is a very small chance that you will get shot and killed. It's another to walk around all the time with a gun to your head and not knowing when or even if it will go off.<br /><br />One thing that can help keep you grounded when dealing with something like this is empathy, knowing that you aren't alone, that there is someone else out there that knows where you are because they've been there themselves. The cool thing about it is that it works both ways. The person who is currently in the shit can look at someone who has come out the other side and say to themselves "Look, there is hope," but the person who has suffered through this and found some sort of peace can gain solace from the fact that they can help people who are suffering now; it gives their own ordeal a sort of purpose, rather than being some random shitty thing that happened and nothing good will ever come from.<br /><br />Empathy is one of the best aspects of humanity. Please try to remember that when another fit of cynicism threatens to take hold. Otherwise, you are in for a sad, lonely existence.cstephttp://forums.xkcd.com/viewtopic.php?f=7&t=83699&start=120#p2988693noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-34673925308108974482012-04-29T15:00:06.026-07:002012-04-29T15:00:06.026-07:00Have you considered joining the medical profession...Have you considered joining the medical profession? I bet those doctors could really use someone who actually knows anything about cancer, such as yourself, because clearly they're not doing a very good job of realistically explaining it to their patients.Princess Marzipanhttp://forums.xkcd.com/viewtopic.php?f=7&t=83699&sid=5c6f4a4fee8e2580be37ec56c0aeb8ec&start=80#p2988677noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-34388464414172189392012-04-29T14:56:17.628-07:002012-04-29T14:56:17.628-07:00I don't know... I've got mixed feelings ab...I don't know... I've got mixed feelings about this comic. Magical words "She's doing well" and people piss themselves happy in the forums or go "yeah, totally, this comic is such an elaborate truth that only us burdened few with relatives struck by cancer know". Whoa! Big family illness suddenly takes up most of your world when you gotta live with it? Shocking.<br />Although I do get why he made it and what he probably felt. Just... you know, when she's doing well after two years, that's like.. expected. It's all good for a while and it just seems it's one of those cases when the cancer's just gone. And then suddenly BAM and ... well... then people go "I'm so sorry for your huge loss".<br /><br />As I'm saying, I'm probably around neutral position on the comic itself - it's just forum replies that baffle me so much. I don't mean to come off as the grumpy person who just puts negativism everywhere until the darkness consumes him, but guess what - most people with cancer die. Just like that. No justification or anything. Sure it makes you feel nice and warm to expect the best out of anything, but guess what: it just shock you that much more when it happens as it usually does - instead of all the happyends this very case deserves or whatever.illinoiscentralhttp://forums.xkcd.com/viewtopic.php?f=7&t=83699&sid=5c6f4a4fee8e2580be37ec56c0aeb8ec&start=80#p2988656noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-63860513258799632012012-04-29T14:53:39.255-07:002012-04-29T14:53:39.255-07:00I notice a rather large number of posters who seem...I notice a rather large number of posters who seem to have joined to post about how much they appreciate this comic. Not to mention the people who were already here that are posting their appreciation for it.<br /><br />I don't know what festering cesspool of negativity makes you incapable of seeing this as anything other than an intentional marketing ploy, but I hope one day you can make peace with it.Princess Marzipanhttp://forums.xkcd.com/viewtopic.php?f=7&t=83699&sid=5c6f4a4fee8e2580be37ec56c0aeb8ec&start=80#p2988244noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-38479116888694959412012-04-29T11:58:19.142-07:002012-04-29T11:58:19.142-07:00i luv u robi luv u robAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-39943333588709475112012-04-29T09:01:44.071-07:002012-04-29T09:01:44.071-07:00Your poignant commentary on this topic crushed my ...Your poignant commentary on this topic crushed my heart. I am now indeed a heartless bastard.<br /><br />P.S. Hi glasnt!joeenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-19795793966878400552012-04-28T20:16:36.064-07:002012-04-28T20:16:36.064-07:00I made a comic relevant to the comments above:
ht...I made a comic relevant to the comments above:<br /><br />http://i.imgur.com/iCve7.png<br /><br />Do you pity me now, people? DO YOU PITY ME??? HAVE I TOUCHED YOUR HEARTS WITH MY DEEP, POIGNANT COMMENTARY ON THIS TOPIC????<br /><br />...heartless bastards, all of you.<br /><br />P.S. Hi joee!glasntnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-45495569325734958742012-04-28T19:28:56.625-07:002012-04-28T19:28:56.625-07:00I checked the xkcd forums to see the SirMustapha p...I checked the xkcd forums to see the SirMustapha post people were talking about. Why does this Frost chick have her number of posts listed as 0 when I was just reading one of her posts?<br /><br />Incidentally, whenever I go there, I'm reminded of how appropriate the "echochamber" logo at the top is, though I suppose most forums are like that.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-82780267061296287172012-04-28T19:08:59.732-07:002012-04-28T19:08:59.732-07:00Oh my God, that's horrible. I love you.Oh my God, that's horrible. I love you.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-4573675946307918212012-04-28T18:51:19.375-07:002012-04-28T18:51:19.375-07:00*Compacted* trash.*Compacted* trash.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-75535790951587691782012-04-28T17:47:16.263-07:002012-04-28T17:47:16.263-07:00Hmmmmmmm.
Oh well, who needs a life anyway.Hmmmmmmm.<br /><br />Oh well, who needs a life anyway.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-85298325657857068952012-04-28T17:35:07.827-07:002012-04-28T17:35:07.827-07:00hard work and sacrificehard work and sacrificershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15828938843801425383noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-4847216689397751022012-04-28T17:11:11.974-07:002012-04-28T17:11:11.974-07:00I don't get it.
Hey, while I'm at it, how...I don't get it.<br /><br />Hey, while I'm at it, how do you guys check the latest comments on this blog? Is there a convenient way other than to scroll down the entire page and read the last comment of each thread?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-75859930175305938312012-04-28T17:00:59.977-07:002012-04-28T17:00:59.977-07:004:37 = ALTF4:37 = ALTFAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-69495593595723706332012-04-28T16:56:14.695-07:002012-04-28T16:56:14.695-07:00@37
You're silly lol
Also, stupid.@37<br /><br />You're silly lol<br /><br />Also, stupid.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-51218870545083180472012-04-28T16:37:21.049-07:002012-04-28T16:37:21.049-07:00Great, now they're construing some moronic cou...Great, now they're construing some moronic counter by disregarding context.<br /><br />It's *sad to witness compassion die on an anonymous hate blog. You're all cunts.<br /><br />Better?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com