tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post8082548260577175038..comments2024-03-17T05:03:46.056-07:00Comments on xkcd sucks: Comic 785: Sit DownCarlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01074589998141327538noreply@blogger.comBlogger107125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-38068552884392631612010-09-05T16:50:07.779-07:002010-09-05T16:50:07.779-07:00"The last panel is Mr. Beret saying something..."The last panel is Mr. Beret saying something idiotic that I guess is supposed to be something wacky and out-there" ok butt-munch if your going to bag on someone at least know what you're talking about, don't just immediatley assume it's stupid and put it off.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-37490164313072101302010-08-31T11:37:16.541-07:002010-08-31T11:37:16.541-07:00OK, I've finally worked out Beret Man's ch...OK, I've finally worked out Beret Man's character.<br /><br />HES FRENCH!!!<br />OK, so french people have baguettes...BAKERIES!<br />UM... haven't there been some existentialists that were french? Yeah thats it, hes french therefore he likes philosophy.<br />Ok then I dunno, he gets confused sometimes like in 785? Maybes Randull hates french people so thinks they all have sub par intelligence. BRAINFLASH! Loads of artists, writers and philosophers were french. Therefore THEY ARE NOT SCIENCE!!! So thats why he casts Beret Man as stupid.<br />That also explains 786 cos hes french and therefore an arty guy therefore he has no grasp of the science concept that is time. He stupidly thinks that 200 years or so from now is the same as next week. What will those arts people say next?<br />So.....Theres the comic where he can't choose a car, maybe french people have the inability to make decisions or... it could be his racism showing again.<br />At one point he thinks too much about another guy saying stupid stuff that doesn't make any sense. More prejudice against french people being arty methinks.<br />HEY! So it turns out its beret guy who thinks Volvo sounds like vulva. We all know the racial stereotype that the french are obsessed with sex. That explains that. Case closed.<br />Oh wait, do french people like birds? or see birds as people that need tools? Damn.<br />Fuck it thats enough reading xkcd to support my bullshit theory.Makuusnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-10563471167701672312010-08-31T11:10:41.400-07:002010-08-31T11:10:41.400-07:00http://i53.tinypic.com/wiqxxs.png
with apologies t...http://i53.tinypic.com/wiqxxs.png<br />with apologies to no-oneR.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-14106019541412070932010-08-31T08:15:13.724-07:002010-08-31T08:15:13.724-07:00@Anon305:
http://img713.imageshack.us/img713/7241...@Anon305:<br /><br />http://img713.imageshack.us/img713/7241/realive.jpg<br /><br />with apologies to ravenAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-13256562656032216582010-08-30T20:12:56.954-07:002010-08-30T20:12:56.954-07:00@Anon305: But he IS in a really happy pose in the ...@Anon305: <a href="http://i861.photobucket.com/albums/ab175/ravenzomg/xkcd786rav.png" rel="nofollow">But he IS in a really happy pose in the third panel</a>, can't you tell? ...Oh, yeah, right. I'll have to go back and have the other guy ask "Why do you look so happy?"<br /><br /><a href="http://s3.amazonaws.com/data.tumblr.com/tumblr_l7fploW7CT1qao43ho1_1280.png?AWSAccessKeyId=0RYTHV9YYQ4W5Q3HQMG2&Expires=1283310719&Signature=cUb9zII64uQ/PvkA6qalDS%2Bq9vY%3D" rel="nofollow">See what I did there?</a>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-16618359768925758622010-08-30T20:06:56.116-07:002010-08-30T20:06:56.116-07:00So he loves bakeries AND imagining the future of s...So he loves bakeries AND imagining the future of space travel.<br /><br />Quite a diverse character.<br /><br />He is saying EMBRACE the world today because fucking amazing things are happening. That's pretty "carpe diem."Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-73940964054627804692010-08-30T19:18:27.974-07:002010-08-30T19:18:27.974-07:00The comic isn't "SEIZE THE DAY"
The...The comic isn't "SEIZE THE DAY"<br /><br />The joke is that the beret asshole is getting so crazy over shit that wont have an impact for hundreds of years.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-38993523291468336232010-08-30T19:09:30.304-07:002010-08-30T19:09:30.304-07:00"The world might be an exciting place in a fe..."The world might be an exciting place in a few generations' time!"<br /><br />Wow, thanks Randall. I'll be sure to tell my kids to tell their kids to tell their kids to tell their kids.<br /><br />Also, after Man in Bed's nine-minute snooze, where exactly is Beret going to take him? Presumably he wants to further mankind's knowledge of enriching uranium on asteroids, so I guess that would mean hitting the library.<br /><br />Carpe diem, folks.Timnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-2780522052439348672010-08-30T17:49:25.706-07:002010-08-30T17:49:25.706-07:00man am i tired of randalls carpe diem bullshit esp...man am i tired of randalls carpe diem bullshit <em>especially when the thing he is talking about is not anything most people have any valid reason to give a shit about as they will be long dead before it has any actual impact on society or their lives</em><br /><br />if i were the guy in bed it would have gone something like this<br />"i am going back to sleep and if you wake me up one more god damn time telling me to sieze the day i will gouge out your eyes with a rusty spoon some of us have actual jobs to go to and cannot afford to fritter away our time thinking about irrelevant bullshit now go back to reading wikipedia and making uninspired updates to your web comic and never <em>ever</em> speak to me again randall munroe"<br /><br />on the other hand xkcdexplained is particularly good todayUndercoverCuddlefishnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-9962273330375456602010-08-30T15:05:45.587-07:002010-08-30T15:05:45.587-07:00@Ravenzomg
Your edit made me smile.
If the third ...@Ravenzomg<br />Your edit made me smile.<br /><br />If the third panel was the beret guy in a really really happy pose, I would love it to pieces.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-30746371705821273732010-08-30T14:46:56.708-07:002010-08-30T14:46:56.708-07:00Wait what are you talking about no one with a shre...Wait what are you talking about no one with a shred of self-respect could possibly create XKCD.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-56863166033090788392010-08-30T14:31:09.465-07:002010-08-30T14:31:09.465-07:00His massive, throbbing, sweaty ego.His massive, throbbing, sweaty ego.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-59625654901313248112010-08-30T13:40:54.587-07:002010-08-30T13:40:54.587-07:00"WAKE UP! One day, if certain things go the w..."WAKE UP! One day, if certain things go the way that I am wildly guessing about, we might go to another planet."<br /><br />"What are you...doing in my house? Why...I don't. Why are you here?"Nobody in particularnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-25310538934035319222010-08-30T13:11:47.246-07:002010-08-30T13:11:47.246-07:00@Anon 11:12
It would kill his ego.@Anon 11:12<br /><br />It would kill his ego./b/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-58965417114995850002010-08-30T11:12:25.444-07:002010-08-30T11:12:25.444-07:00very, very awkward phrasing throughout, an issue w...very, <b>very</b> awkward phrasing throughout, an issue which is further exacerbated by the way that the text is squeezed into a small column in one frame. "and if one of earth's cultures advanes its space program enough to start enriching uranium on asteroids..." uggh! this guy sounds as though <i>he</i> is from an exoplanet. would it kill Munroe to hire an editor?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-32052425969037053552010-08-30T10:40:17.130-07:002010-08-30T10:40:17.130-07:00He's saying you should contribute to society b...He's saying you should contribute to society by advancing scientific and humanistic values through the application of human ingenuity.<br /><br />Or, you know, write a webcomic. Whatever work you can get, I guess.<br /><br />Maybe Randall sees himself as a sort of Peter Keating figure - he wants the world to exist along a Randian Great-Person utopia but the only thing he can do is vaguely panegyrize human achievement because the universe has not seen fit to give him the ability to actually participate in it.<br /><br />I've always noticed that objectivists I've met are, to a one, of the opinion that they personally belong to that prime-mover class of being. I wonder what happens to people who think Rand is right but also have low self-esteem? The world may never know.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-74250933975316270082010-08-30T10:21:09.652-07:002010-08-30T10:21:09.652-07:00Yeah, I was about to post a similar comment to Biz...Yeah, I was about to post a similar comment to Bizmit. And of course, by "was about to post" I mean "am still going to post because I want you to see how mine is slightly differently-worded."<br /><br />But yeah, it starts with Mr. Beret talking about how we are alive during a potentially historically significant time! That IS exciting, I am on board! So what does that mean, Mr. Beret? Are you going to talk about how we should appreciate the times we're living in? Or make a joke about how we should really focus on our academic work because it could end up being important? I mean these are kind of lame, but I'm intrigued to see why you're so excited to tell us this, and this is more than I can say for most XKCD comics.<br /><br />.........Oh. "Come on!"<br /><br />"Come on!"?<br /><br />What the shit?<br /><br />Come on, and...what? Why are you saying this, Mr. Beret? What do you want the guy in bed to DO, why are you waking him up? Are you just so overcome with emotion that you want to go run around outside or something? What does "Come on!" mean? ELABORATE, OR ELSE THERE IS NO JOKE HERE!<br /><br />Admittedly, the alt-text clarifies it a little bit, and I do think it's kind of funny, but then that really should have been the punchline.Jacobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00392788182298880020noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-5048412488062917612010-08-30T10:20:18.884-07:002010-08-30T10:20:18.884-07:00I think it's more of an "it sure is an ex...I think it's more of an "it sure is an exciting time with all these new scientific discoveries! Think of the possibilities!" thing. Or something.<br /><br />It reminds me of the ending of Star Trek First Contact where Picard and Lily have the following exchange just after the titular first contact was made and Picard prepares to go back to the future:<br />Lily: "I envy you, the world you're going to."<br />Picard: "I envy *you*, taking these first steps into a new frontier."<br /><br />I'm guessing Randall was going for the same sentiment that Picard was expressing there. With the key difference that I actually like First Contact.Svennoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-41762617849520089892010-08-30T10:19:08.779-07:002010-08-30T10:19:08.779-07:00There was an earlier comic with some talk between ...There was an earlier comic with some talk between an axiological nihilist and beret person, who agreed with the assertions made by the former. That more or less makes them both philosophically categorized as "existentialists" as far as the term can be applied to living people and not as a purely historical categorization.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-34113128863570622572010-08-30T10:15:49.857-07:002010-08-30T10:15:49.857-07:00ffffffffffffffff-
Cannot unsee anon 9:53.
So any...ffffffffffffffff-<br /><br />Cannot unsee anon 9:53.<br /><br />So anyway, <a href="http://forums.xkcd.com/viewtopic.php?f=7&t=63796#p2297944" rel="nofollow">why the fuck do the forumites think Beret Guy is existentialist?</a><br /><br />Also curious as to why Randall keeps using him because his character is never defined or consistent (aside from the bakery thing which isn't even used that often). Or maybe that's the "joke?"Natenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-79695993932440314552010-08-30T09:29:17.399-07:002010-08-30T09:29:17.399-07:00I genuinely don't know what Randall is trying ...I genuinely don't know what Randall is trying to do with 786. I mean, usually I can see what he's trying to do, and why he failed to actually do it. But this...<br /><br />I mean. What? Is this another of his bullshit "seize the day by acting as whacky as possible" sermons? Because if so, it's nonsensical. Or is it intentionally nonsensical, due to the nature of Beret Man's alleged humour? In which case, it's unfunny.Bizmitnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-24251503460886155472010-08-30T09:24:59.917-07:002010-08-30T09:24:59.917-07:00@Professional Mole
evidently he merged the charact...@Professional Mole<br />evidently he merged the characters of <a href="http://xkcd.com/663/" rel="nofollow">carl sagan man</a> and mr. beretAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-68535161182688277132010-08-30T08:00:29.102-07:002010-08-30T08:00:29.102-07:00oh god, this site just eats everything, link is
h...oh god, this site just eats everything, link is<br /><br />http://u.snelhest.org/i/2010/08/20_4506.jpgAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-59607443854954490052010-08-30T07:59:49.310-07:002010-08-30T07:59:49.310-07:00I don't even know what he is saying.
Anyways,...I don't even know what he is saying.<br /><br />Anyways, here is a funny "Carpe diem"-comic.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-86244028189861243692010-08-30T07:41:11.291-07:002010-08-30T07:41:11.291-07:00holy tits did 786 suck. randy's carpe diem str...holy tits did 786 suck. randy's carpe diem strips are always terrible, but of all the reasons to pick from, choosing something that won't happen within our lifetimes has to be the dumbest. "Get up, the universe is going to end in billions of years! HURRY!"<br />Who gives a flying fuck if they perfect that kind of travel multiple generations from now?<br />Ugh. It's one thing to make a lame carpe diem, it's quite another to actually fail to make one at all. randy discovered a new low.Veshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06095687089196127511noreply@blogger.com