tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post7847338263972742760..comments2024-03-17T05:03:46.056-07:00Comments on xkcd sucks: Comic 609: Contrivance: nounCarlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01074589998141327538noreply@blogger.comBlogger103125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-59797420518633058162009-07-16T02:01:17.466-07:002009-07-16T02:01:17.466-07:00Ayn Rand had a rape fetish or something.
Now that...Ayn Rand had a rape fetish or something.<br /><br />Now that I think of it, I think Randy does too. Look what he did to one of my favourite websites.<br /><br />Who was the faggot that linked him to TVTropes? It's time for a mass lynching.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-35302477268276322292009-07-15T10:51:11.421-07:002009-07-15T10:51:11.421-07:00Argh! Damn you Pat, damn you!
Incicdentally, you ...Argh! Damn you Pat, damn you!<br /><br />Incicdentally, you happen to share a name with my last therapist. Please don't be her. *shudders*Person Guyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03486274284758665991noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-45318534953638173992009-07-15T08:44:37.815-07:002009-07-15T08:44:37.815-07:00I liked it. 610, I mean.
Oh, and Rehoboam, italic...I liked it. 610, I mean.<br /><br />Oh, and Rehoboam, italics tags are syntactically correct for book titles, names of ships, and the like. Wordpress has a habit of automatically changing italics tags to emphasis tags, which behaviour gets on my tits. If I wnat emphasis, I'll write emphasis. When I want italics, I'll write italics.<br /><br />And yes, I know that most browser stylesheets display them identically. There's still a difference. Syntax matters, dammit!<br /><br />TRiG.TRiGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12252536592916793907noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-3907404090007258122009-07-15T08:31:45.520-07:002009-07-15T08:31:45.520-07:00Randy's name is SOOOO versatile.Randy's name is SOOOO versatile.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-26938609798596303162009-07-15T07:37:06.413-07:002009-07-15T07:37:06.413-07:00Ayn RandyAyn RandyR.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-36085981030838042852009-07-15T05:46:03.923-07:002009-07-15T05:46:03.923-07:00I like 610. I don't think the Ayn Rand thing i...I like 610. I don't think the Ayn Rand thing is supposed to be the main joke. It's just an alternate punchline like A Softer World sometimes has. Besides, I can't even read it with this old version of Firefox.<br /><br />The problem is that we know it was drawn by Randall, so one suspects that he thinks that he is above the kind of behavior he depicts. I'm going to give him the benefit of the doubt though and assume there is an element of self-mockery in it.Johnnynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-76139914828844968252009-07-15T05:36:52.043-07:002009-07-15T05:36:52.043-07:00ha ha FLUKEha ha FLUKEAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-36330434386275665492009-07-15T05:34:46.474-07:002009-07-15T05:34:46.474-07:00609 sucks.
610 sucks.
Damnit, Randall, you're...609 sucks.<br />610 sucks.<br /><br />Damnit, Randall, you're letting me down!!! How am I supposed to troll xkcdsucks when they're <i>right</i>?<br /><br />Anyway guys, I'm back with my new blogger account (actually, I made it last month, but I'm only using it now). <a href="https://sites.google.com/site/covizapibetefoky/" rel="nofollow">My website</a> is still up, keeping track of the places I roam and the wannabes following me (I know better than to think there won't be any more of them).<br /><br />On another note, does the textbox here suddenly not suck? Or is it just a fluke?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-22235025516141095582009-07-15T04:40:11.315-07:002009-07-15T04:40:11.315-07:00The new comic is condescending.
HELL YES.
Thank ...The new comic is condescending.<br /><br />HELL YES.<br /><br />Thank you, Randall.<br /><br />(in fact, the first thing that crossed my mind when I read that was "wow, Randall has just insulted at least half of his fanbase. But then I read the thread and thought "oh, at least half of his fanbase didn't get it".)Fernie Cantohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01753446688169468457noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-3547909316393893252009-07-15T03:16:09.836-07:002009-07-15T03:16:09.836-07:00I'm not saying it's wrong, I'm saying ...I'm not saying it's wrong, I'm saying it makes him a tool.Fredhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05717170141815160544noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-48410945701984680922009-07-15T01:38:07.547-07:002009-07-15T01:38:07.547-07:00Holy shit, the new comic is freakin hilarious. Its...Holy shit, the new comic is freakin hilarious. Its just like what would happen if Randy was locked in a room with himself.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-63375514738359748172009-07-15T00:24:10.097-07:002009-07-15T00:24:10.097-07:00The latest one works for me, a definite improved v...The latest one works for me, a definite improved version of the "Idiocracy" strip since this one gets to the core issue (people thinking they're the only ones who pay attention to anything) without leaning on a pop culture reference...<br /><br />...which leads to wishing the alt-text just didn't exist. Pretentious dorks perform their schtick just fine before and after a Rand book; Rand just gives them some new words with which to condescend.thomashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03123852112758346209noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-82153390384544997012009-07-15T00:18:20.088-07:002009-07-15T00:18:20.088-07:00@Fred:
But why is it wrong to point out how peopl...@Fred:<br /><br />But why is it wrong to point out how people are wrong in assuming other people are wrong?<br /><br />Relatedly, what did the giant ape say when he dialed an incorrect number? "Oops, King Kong ring wrong."Pathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12456796465979923295noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-36853687122575609922009-07-14T23:46:10.223-07:002009-07-14T23:46:10.223-07:00blogger sux, amiriteblogger sux, amiriteAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-21844574821757117772009-07-14T23:42:24.246-07:002009-07-14T23:42:24.246-07:00By the way, is there any way to actually click tha...By the way, is there any way to actually click that edit button that appears when you get a preview of your post, or is that just a cruel joke? There's no way to comment on your CAPTCHA (which was LOTERAY, by the way) now.Fredhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05717170141815160544noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-83279175153885898282009-07-14T23:40:58.294-07:002009-07-14T23:40:58.294-07:00Once again, Randall asserts his position as God-ki...Once again, Randall asserts his position as God-king of nerd condescendence by being condescending to condescending nerds.Fredhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05717170141815160544noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-8095012151454633192009-07-14T23:14:25.324-07:002009-07-14T23:14:25.324-07:00Satire or not, Powerup Comics is shit and not wort...Satire or not, Powerup Comics is shit and not worth reading.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-34796706714752686262009-07-14T22:52:45.758-07:002009-07-14T22:52:45.758-07:00Well, in that case, improperly explained... what I...Well, in that case, improperly explained... what I mean is, there exists an explanation that renders the joke no longer funny.Pathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12456796465979923295noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-33637244652699517562009-07-14T22:29:25.738-07:002009-07-14T22:29:25.738-07:00Also plenty of jokes can still be funny once they&...Also plenty of jokes can still be funny once they're properly explained. Powerup Comics is still hilarious if you know that it's a satire of CAD et al.John Magnumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04416392917805723793noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-41566569013005129212009-07-14T22:27:05.018-07:002009-07-14T22:27:05.018-07:00@Fernie: Re: "At the very core, nothing is ev...@Fernie: Re: "At the very core, nothing is ever funny": you're sort of correct, but the phrasing leaves you open to attack. It suggests an objective concept of humor. The corresponding, context-oriented phrasing is, "Any joke, properly explained, ceases to be funny." <br /><br />Interestingly the converse also holds. Any serious notion, properly explained, becomes ridiculous.Pathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12456796465979923295noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-88631122993027005462009-07-14T22:10:44.934-07:002009-07-14T22:10:44.934-07:00Also, I am reasonably confident the title and firs...Also, I am reasonably confident the title and first sentence are intended as a reference to Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog (not our own Dr. Horrible)rshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15828938843801425383noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-52061893959870530792009-07-14T22:01:22.697-07:002009-07-14T22:01:22.697-07:00Um, in the 6th paragraph that should be "this...Um, in the 6th paragraph that should be "this piece of crap at least doesn't smell as bad as most of the artistic diarrhea dot dot dot"<br /><br />I think I changed the sentence in my head halfway through typing it.<br /><br />And yet somehow I had the restraint not to add that hilarious incident to a comic I publish three times a week.Stanley Humphrey Turburdaughhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06025412094114681054noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-40681179166017644392009-07-14T21:57:39.729-07:002009-07-14T21:57:39.729-07:00When I first saw today's xkcd I didn't get...When I first saw today's xkcd I didn't get the reference and was prepared to go on an endless tirade about how Randall is all sorts of horrible adjectives and that references that don't suck would be great. I just assumed, not knowing the reference and based on the fact that just about every reference he has made in the past was to something trivial like Wikipedia or something I've never seen/read, like Orson Scott Card's books and Firefly.<br /><br />So I googled who Ayn Rand was and I learned that she is also boring, but somehow popular. Not being literate myself, I wasn't surprised that I have never read any of her "masterpieces", as the butler who reads to me has indicated a strong preference towards more picture oriented books with simpler plots so I don't throw my chicken noodle soup all over him like last time he read Harry Potter to me.<br /><br />Randall's comment is basically that everything thinks they're unique and special, but they're really not. If his comment is something other than that, it's too obscure for my butler, and therefore me, to figure out.<br /><br />I'll be honest, I don't so much mind the comic itself, it's somewhat interesting, even if you don't quite get the reference you can at least remember back to the moment you realized that your mother was lying to you about that whole "unique" thing, and say; well, you know the line. Out get Randall head my, or something along those lines. Or, hey, they can even feel special and oldschool by recognizing Randall's oh-so-clever meta-humor in the title.<br /><br />Haha we get it you like yourself okay?<br /><br />Overall, this piece of crap at least stinks worse than most of the artistic diarrhea that Randall has been gracing us with recently. The artwork, while still sloppy, lacking in detail, and drab, is somehow still better than just about anything in the last dozen or so comics. He at least has gotten away from his meme fetish and somewhat drifting from his tendency to advertise whatever catches his fancy that particular afternoon while he is not working and pretending to be making a comic; Ayn Rand is dead so we at least know she didn't pay him to stick her into this.<br /><br />But it's still just Randall's goddamn illustrated pictoblog. All this comic comprises of is a few thoughts - no jokes, no visual gags, no real effort whatsoever. It's still just an uninspired napkin drawing with text added to it and people still think this counts as a joke? At least all the ridiculous chain mail jokes have a goddamn punchline and would scrape by with a C in joketelling 101, Randall is flat-out bombing the course.<br /><br />The only semblance of what could be considered comedy in this "comic" is that everyone thinks the same think - that nobody else thinks like them. Oh ho! Man, that's funny. It's so funny, I forgot to laugh, other than typing sounds that sort of seem like a laugh, to which I plead the fifth.<br /><br />In conclusion, this comic is an abomination and a horrible menace to society, but it's getting better. Imagine a swamp monster has been barging into your home for the last 200 comics. Now imagine that he learned which side of the plate the fork goes on at fancy dinner parties. It's not really real progress, but you feel good about it anyway for some inexplicable reason.Stanley Humphrey Turburdaughhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06025412094114681054noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-70414212868421337542009-07-14T21:52:00.200-07:002009-07-14T21:52:00.200-07:00He's also being condescending to people who th...He's also being condescending to people who think "man, nobody ever does anything but stare at the floor or the ads on the subway" without assuming it means everyone is a sheep.rshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15828938843801425383noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-18189226839379350902009-07-14T21:50:40.414-07:002009-07-14T21:50:40.414-07:00610 as a comic is terrible; it needs the alt text ...610 as a comic is terrible; it needs the alt text to be part of the comic itself, and shorter. <br /><br />Just "I never did like the mood when the Ayn Rand convention came to town." would've been fine. <br /><br />I'm sure he would've put something about Ron Paul in the alt-text, but at least the comic would've been decent.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com