tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post806058620014748864..comments2024-03-17T05:03:46.056-07:00Comments on xkcd sucks: Comic 854: Microwave Cooking For OneCarlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01074589998141327538noreply@blogger.comBlogger88125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-63116206979427523382011-02-03T07:51:05.949-08:002011-02-03T07:51:05.949-08:00Rinnon: I enjoyed your Shatner commas. And thanks ...Rinnon: I enjoyed your Shatner commas. And thanks for summarizing "A Modest Proposal." I've never read it, I just heard someone mention it on a bus once and I thought it sounded old/smart so I started talking about it. Now that I've read your summary I'll be able to talk about it a lot more.<br /><br />Also: HILARI-WRONG. But I wouldn't know, having never read it. Be sure you don't put any thought into what I said, though, lest you realize your errors. <br /><br />wait, have we moved on to Rob's next pile of word vomit? I can't keep up with you kids. Where's my cane.Sargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09941777721487372367noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-29004289312311914552011-02-03T07:46:16.214-08:002011-02-03T07:46:16.214-08:00"Sarge is a satire of a parody of himself.&qu..."Sarge is a satire of a parody of himself."<br /><br />that would be awesome. I'd tweet all the time.Sargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09941777721487372367noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-87151101363933041412011-02-02T18:11:15.757-08:002011-02-02T18:11:15.757-08:00Sarge is a satire of a parody of himself.Sarge is a satire of a parody of himself.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-30050980660758570112011-02-02T18:01:19.661-08:002011-02-02T18:01:19.661-08:00Or is it a parody, Ian??Or is it a parody, Ian??Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-65030645301935937792011-02-02T17:37:57.149-08:002011-02-02T17:37:57.149-08:00> Parody is criticism of reality for failing to...> Parody is criticism of reality for failing to live up to the standards established by art<br /><br />what? then how is it possible to make a parody of a movie? this makes no sense. i'm not a native english speaker but my language has basically the same word and it means nothing of the kind. i checked merriam-webster online and its definition bears no relation to yours.<br /><br />and how the hell is "A Modest Proposal" a criticism OF ART? it criticizes reality!<br /><br />my god, you're so stupid that you've turned me into a person who debates this kind of crapChiggy Chugganoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-1609260809415341712011-02-02T16:56:32.908-08:002011-02-02T16:56:32.908-08:00Hmm, I think it might be satire actually. Fuck I d...Hmm, I think it might be satire actually. Fuck I dunno. I'm grabbing a beer.Iannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-16026351456431120052011-02-02T16:55:26.895-08:002011-02-02T16:55:26.895-08:00Unless I'm just getting trolled, but my hatred...Unless I'm just getting trolled, but my hatred of Randall still stands based on this extreme realistic twitter feed (I can totally see him actually doing this with his feed).Iannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-7582801664740899962011-02-02T16:53:17.596-08:002011-02-02T16:53:17.596-08:00Randall's twitter account makes me punch babie...Randall's twitter account makes me punch babies in the face. http://twitter.com/#!/irandallmunroe<br /><br />jakeduhjake Jake <br />@irandallmunroe I'd like to see the stats on the effects of "1999" on the zombo.com traffic<br /><br />irandallmunroe I, Randall Munroe <br />@jakeduhjake me too, but humility prevents me from actually finding out. Better just to imagine.<br /><br />irandallmunroe I, Randall Munroe <br />have attempted to cook my own food. I have documented the experience in this amusing flowchart. Please laugh. http://xkcd.com/854<br /><br />irandallmunroe I, Randall Munroe <br />have discovered vowels. Some words contain many of them in a row! Next week I will explain palindromes to you. http://xkcd.com/853/<br /><br />Sweet baby jesus h christ. Not only is he being a dick (I R HUMBILITY)but he's being that annoying d-bag on twitter that just advertises his own picto blog.Iannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-24125103644113731192011-02-02T14:43:02.444-08:002011-02-02T14:43:02.444-08:00rob your current style of posting is highly unfunn...rob your current style of posting is highly unfunny and it is time to do other things<br /><br />i know other people have been saying this for a long time but i am more influential than them on account of the way i am currently driving a rusty sieve through your tracheaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-91052001382582511892011-02-02T14:16:38.308-08:002011-02-02T14:16:38.308-08:00satire is that word i say when i dont want people ...satire is that word i say when i dont want people to get mad at me for telling racist jokesAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-21764159293799874172011-02-02T14:05:22.582-08:002011-02-02T14:05:22.582-08:00Sarge: Satire is not solely a criticism of art. It...Sarge: Satire is not solely a criticism of art. It can be, but, but it's not exclusively. Satire is simply a method of criticism which employs heavy uses of sarcasm and irony. WHAT is being criticized though, varies greatly.<br /><br />Your example, a Modest Proposal, was not a criticism of Art in any way. Johnathan Swift was expressing the hopelessness of the situation in Ireland, which was rife with poverty and receiving no support at all from the rest of the British Empire. He writes an open letter suggesting the merits of eating children. He claims this would solve many issues, since mothers would have less mouths to feed, and more money to feed the renaming ones with; which they would receive from the butcher. To add credence to the idea that he was serious, he added recipes and a best return on investment waiting period before selling off the child. <br /><br />As we all know, he was of course not serious at all. It was not in an attempt to criticize art, but rather an attempt to suggest to those living outside of Ireland, that the situation was so grim, they might as well start thinking of this as a valid solution. He was basically saying "What do you want us to do? Eat our Children? Cause that's all we've got left to eat."<br /><br />Some other examples from Swift would be Gulliver Travels, where each individual "Journey" is a satire of a real political or social group. The reader scoffs at the ridiculousness of a situation in the book, only to later realize a parallel situation exists within their own government, calling to attention the ridiculousness of their very government.<br /><br />In closing, suggesting that Satire is only meant for criticism of art, is incorrect.Rinnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15762967955629382937noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-66290681548832369292011-02-02T14:03:39.326-08:002011-02-02T14:03:39.326-08:00This comment has been removed by the author.Rinnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15762967955629382937noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-35962088505600550142011-02-02T13:21:11.786-08:002011-02-02T13:21:11.786-08:00Did your enemy pick the agility hero? If yes, and ...Did your enemy pick the agility hero? If yes, and you did not pick an agility hero ("I like casting spells!" or "I'm gonna tank it"), gg nr.<br /><br />Captcha: promob. We are the other kind of mob.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-61935372467103789932011-02-02T13:17:30.632-08:002011-02-02T13:17:30.632-08:00so exactly like world of warcraftso exactly like world of warcraftAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-73158083672319398912011-02-02T12:55:00.550-08:002011-02-02T12:55:00.550-08:00DOTA is "Defense of the Ancients," an ol...DOTA is "Defense of the Ancients," an old mod for Warcraft III. It kinda exists in a new form called HoN. It's a video game. Kind of a big deal among losers.<br /><br />I actually regret telling you about it. I may hate all of you (HATE ALL OF YOUUUU) but I still wouldn't want to inflict the act of playing that game onto even my worst enemy. It's as addictive as World of Warcraft but not actually, like, fun. Ever. Never ever fun.Sargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09941777721487372367noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-29562402886572788132011-02-02T12:36:13.124-08:002011-02-02T12:36:13.124-08:00"i'm sure glad it isn't YOU writing t..."i'm sure glad it isn't YOU writing this site!"<br /><br />Christ, me too. (too easy)<br /><br />Parody is criticism of reality for failing to live up to the standards established by art (think "The Naked Gun.")<br /><br />Satire is criticism of art for failing to live up to the standards of reality (think A Modest Proposal, or Mel Brooks' "Blazing Saddles")Sargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09941777721487372367noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-57695222541548376202011-02-02T12:04:52.171-08:002011-02-02T12:04:52.171-08:00How is this for criticism:
There are 4 floating h...How is this for criticism:<br /><br />There are 4 floating heads in the new one. Connect the heads to the damn bodies Randy.Iannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-56397269313611877622011-02-02T09:40:31.596-08:002011-02-02T09:40:31.596-08:00i don't understand the football analogy, and w...i don't understand the football analogy, and what the hell is a DOTA?<br /><br />i don't see how satire is the opposite of parody either. they're both supposed to be funny and not realistic. the opposite of either would be drama or documentary, or something like that.<br /><br />harping on satire/parody distinctions has been done to death and everyone who ever did it outside of a literature class is a jackass. you're a jackass who's late to the party.<br /><br />i guess what i'm saying is i'm sure glad it isn't YOU writing this site!Chiggy Chugganoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-81917630763459173012011-02-02T09:39:59.559-08:002011-02-02T09:39:59.559-08:00"satire (the opposite of parody)"
Isn&#..."satire (the opposite of parody)"<br /><br />Isn't satire more like parody's cool older brother who totally has a car?Arthurhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04837322808525126354noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-76604817344201376062011-02-02T09:12:14.048-08:002011-02-02T09:12:14.048-08:00The thing was that XKCDSucks is, at its heart, tro...The thing was that XKCDSucks is, at its heart, trolling. At its height, or at least what I perceived as its height, it was art that existed solely to denigrate other art -- which, in this manifestation, is a concept that's fairly new to New Media. I'd argue that when Carl was writing, it was s self-conscious parody of philistine.<br /><br />Rob tries to write satire (the opposite of parody), which is his second mistake. His first mistake is writing at all. <br /><br />It's difficult to describe the contempt I feel for you. The contempt I feel for XKCD as a comic is, like... friendly. It's cute that it's continuing to try, and vaguely disappointing that Munroe doesn't feel compelled to try anymore. I often forget I even feel the contempt.<br /><br />With you, however, it's like... a thrilling contempt, because I'm more in your joke (despite the fact that I'm not even a part of it) than you are. Reading this blog is like winning a DOTA game where two of the five players on the other team are griefing (or, for the more athletically inclined among you, winning a FOOTBALL game where 5 of the 15 [or however many people play football] people on the other team are, I dunno, developmentally disabled).Sargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09941777721487372367noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-50058168204082014142011-02-02T07:28:23.298-08:002011-02-02T07:28:23.298-08:00In the next installment of Randy Meets World:
Ran...In the next installment of Randy Meets World:<br /><br />Randy draws a flowchart starting with the premise that he would like to launder his own clothes. <br /><br />He then observes that he can't seem to figure out how to keep the red leotard he uses in his The Flash costume from dying his ironic tee shirts. <br /><br />Next, he points out that if you figure he'll lose the the bottle of detergent in his ball pit having only used it once, it's cheaper to pay the asian women to do it.<br /><br />Also he has a fetish for asian women, even 50-year old ones who work in a laundromat. Knowing that they've been handled (however cautiously) gives him a warm fuzzy down there every time he slips on his tighty whities.<br /><br />His fans all yell "GOMHR, I can't perform basic life chores either!"jordanbnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-74345026088426615652011-02-02T07:00:09.064-08:002011-02-02T07:00:09.064-08:00I would question at this point whether XKCD deserv...I would question at this point whether XKCD deserves legitimate criticism, of the sort that used to happen in days of yore, and would submit that it probably does not. <br /><br />As for the question of cooking, well, Mr. Munroe can hardly be blamed for being unable to fathom the process. It's not like cooking food can be broken down into a set of simple step-by-step instructions or...oh, wait.A. N. Onymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-60715209779221696272011-02-02T06:50:31.877-08:002011-02-02T06:50:31.877-08:00+1 Lear for the self-referential limerick on your ...+1 Lear for the self-referential limerick on your site, which could be flawed for all I know but if not it's pretty impressive.<br /><br />@anon1014: The difference here is that XKCDsucks suck-sess doesn't benefit Rob financially, and instead only augments Carl's questionable ad-wise income from this site. Basically, everyone is telling Rob to make this site good so that Carl can benefit financially. <br /><br />And there's basically no other motive here beyond petty amusement [which Rob seems to be getting], because he obviously isn't interested in maintaining the site's integrity, 'cause I mean...really? Do you know what this site is called and what tenets this site is based upon? <br /><br />The joke here is that nobody here even really cares about XKCD anymore, because it honestly isn't that exciting in either a positive or negative manner except once in a blue moon when Randall makes something particularly atrocious.<br /><br />Captcha: rhopro. The unattainable in unknown at rhopro-com!!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-75595548988769091032011-02-02T06:49:17.844-08:002011-02-02T06:49:17.844-08:00I am just completely baffled as to how he's ma...I am just completely baffled as to how he's managing to buy ingredients that "cost more than a restaurant meal." Is he buying some sort of super special fancy ultraexpensive ingredients? Or by "restaurant" does he actually mean fast food? I just... what??Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-75665495187958939572011-02-02T05:37:32.776-08:002011-02-02T05:37:32.776-08:00I've given 855 its shout
But have no idea what...I've given 855 its shout<br />But have no idea what it's about.<br />To me all this Zombo<br />Is mere mombo-jombo -<br />Can someone on here help me out?Edward Learhttp://limerixkcd.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.com