tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post8187576593060011581..comments2024-03-17T05:03:46.056-07:00Comments on xkcd sucks: Comic 517: An Agony In Ten FramesCarlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01074589998141327538noreply@blogger.comBlogger32125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-39545579224607457582010-10-11T14:17:36.661-07:002010-10-11T14:17:36.661-07:00"Are you people all so stupid enough not to c..."Are you people all so stupid enough not to catch the Ghostbusters reference?"<br /><br />This is a weird question (even ignoring "so stupid enough"). Allow me to demonstrate why:<br /><br />"Are you people all so stupid that you didn't get the reference to Ronald Reagan's 1961 health care speech?"<br /><br />"Are you people all so stupid that you didn't get the reference to the Epic of Gilgamesh?"<br /><br />"Are you people all so stupid that you didn't get the 1 Corinthians 12:25 reference?"<br /><br />"Are you people all so stupid that you didn't get the Happy Days reference?"<br /><br />"Are you people all so stupid that you didn't get the Arcanum: Of Steamworks and Magicka Obscura reference?"<br /><br />i.e. Not knowing about some reference to a scene that most people haven't heard about, let alone seen in its original context, does not equal stupidity.<br /><br />On the other hand, thinking that not knowing about some reference to a scene that most people haven't heard about, let alone seen in its original context, does.Hey Nonny Nonny Moosenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-35084768957246913942009-06-07T20:12:14.686-07:002009-06-07T20:12:14.686-07:00I AM A PENIUS!I AM A PENIUS!Carlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17100503625466759223noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-89673099478303350812009-05-07T15:57:00.000-07:002009-05-07T15:57:00.000-07:00This post has been removed by a blog asshole.<I>This post has been removed by a blog asshole.</I>Robnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-76163205895662537092009-05-07T15:55:00.000-07:002009-05-07T15:55:00.000-07:00fuck you, rob-holefuck you, rob-holeAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-69955625285971979102009-02-11T06:27:00.000-08:002009-02-11T06:27:00.000-08:00Good call! That is kind of the thing about referen...Good call! That is kind of the thing about references, if you're not intimately familiar with the reference material you assume it's accurate.rshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15828938843801425383noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-74685312115543278442009-02-03T19:38:00.000-08:002009-02-03T19:38:00.000-08:00I know this post is months old, but just in case a...I know this post is months old, but just in case anybody goes back and reads it, I want to point out that in Ghostbusters, crossing the streams did not summon the marshmallow man. He appeared when Gozer told them to choose the form of the destroyer. Crossing the streams is what killed him. So this comic makes even less sense than originally posited.distanthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01993650352298363581noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-31931841032503598052008-12-19T12:47:00.000-08:002008-12-19T12:47:00.000-08:00Also, Anonymous, if you were literate you would ha...Also, Anonymous, if you were literate you would have noticed we already mentioned that.rshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15828938843801425383noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-21007180387795631442008-12-19T11:52:00.000-08:002008-12-19T11:52:00.000-08:00No, we get it, that just isn't funny. We're still ...No, we get it, that just isn't funny. We're still looking for the joke. "Ha ha, TWO REFERENCES" is not funny, it is masturbation.rshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15828938843801425383noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-77114514613748805452008-12-19T10:48:00.000-08:002008-12-19T10:48:00.000-08:00Are you people all so stupid enough not to catch t...Are you people all so stupid enough not to catch the Ghostbusters reference? Not the "don't cross the streams" one, the fact that he's implying the Stay Puft Marshmellow Man (ala Ghostbusters) is off-screen.<BR/><BR/>Dolts.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-30119015436444698892008-12-16T23:58:00.000-08:002008-12-16T23:58:00.000-08:00So apparently I have had a blogger account all alo...So apparently I have had a blogger account all along because I use Gmail?<BR/><BR/>I did not know this. And now I facepalm.Amandahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11192581573588205095noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-38255073118761274902008-12-16T15:54:00.000-08:002008-12-16T15:54:00.000-08:00Cow, in this case I don't think you can say Randal...Cow, in this case I don't think you can say Randall is ripping anyone off. The joke is more or less original, it is just not any good. (And it is a Ghostbusters reference, so I guess it loses some originality points?)<BR/><BR/>Amanda: You should, having a blogger account makes you cooler than other people.<BR/><BR/>Hero worship! I think the problem is people who think something is awesome don't want to think people who dislike it are acceptable human beings. Especially if they are proclaiming their dislike publicly instead of being quiet about it. (Observe people saying "so don't read it" when you complain about a comic--you are clearly just being stupid!)<BR/><BR/>So it's more that they feel like their tastes are being assaulted when we talk about the decline of XKCD. That is what I think.rshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15828938843801425383noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-22650274498419061872008-12-16T10:29:00.000-08:002008-12-16T10:29:00.000-08:00Okay, guys, I have a question for you:There's an i...Okay, guys, I have a question for you:<BR/>There's an image macro you see around the *chans (4hcna.org) in which there's a a Jesus (from some old rennaissance painting) engulfed in proton beams above the ghost busters.<BR/>Is Randall's is just a reiteration of that idea or maybe the other way around? Maybe it's just one of those things that everyone see but rarely make jokes about that?<BR/><BR/>I think there were several strips about this parallel invention concept on Dinosaur Comics, even in a very recent one.<BR/><BR/>BTW, http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/XKCDcow_2001https://www.blogger.com/profile/14096806199197429766noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-84326214258143564322008-12-16T08:27:00.000-08:002008-12-16T08:27:00.000-08:00The lack of an on-screen (err, on-panel) monster a...The lack of an on-screen (err, on-panel) monster at the end blue-balled me harder than the Blair Witch Project.<BR/><BR/>Randall, if you're going to have a dramatic build-up, you have to actually release! Otherwise, you've become the web comic equivalent of Creed.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-63782121303176492712008-12-16T07:12:00.000-08:002008-12-16T07:12:00.000-08:00Re: the link above: Get out of my head, Domovoi!Re...Re: the link above: Get out of my head, Domovoi!<BR/><BR/>Re: the comic: enh, I've never watched Ghostbusters so that reference went right over my head. Quite enjoyed the first five panels though, in the same way as the one with Beret Guy and the stapler - zany fun comix are zany fun.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-51327750394237465772008-12-16T02:56:00.000-08:002008-12-16T02:56:00.000-08:00Rob, your xkcdsucks debut was an amazing one. I a...Rob, your xkcdsucks debut was an amazing one. I agree with Lint of Death, that was a very amusing line.<BR/><BR/>I ventured over to the forum from Carl's link and found <A HREF="http://forums.xkcd.com/viewtopic.php?f=7&t=31935&st=0&sk=t&sd=a&start=80#p1202063" REL="nofollow">this comment</A>, in response to the responses against the OP in Carl's comment (making any sense?). In short: "My guess: some people can't deal with criticism against their big hero." I like.<BR/><BR/>I am considering getting a blogger account so I don't always have to type my name.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-86837908591295418062008-12-16T01:16:00.000-08:002008-12-16T01:16:00.000-08:00I liked the person who was like "Randall is just h...I liked the person who was like "Randall is just having an off month. You'll see. It'll all get better soon, honest."<BR/><BR/>It sounded so desperate. So eager.rshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15828938843801425383noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-73776616491275383352008-12-15T22:49:00.000-08:002008-12-15T22:49:00.000-08:00carl: big thumbs up for that post. the following l...carl: big thumbs up for that post. the following line summarizes exactly what seems to be going on:<BR/><BR/>"Most of his comics just seem to be references to things in hopes of people going "yeah I get that reference too, that's awesome!", without any actual joke."<BR/><BR/>win.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-13827855837814211292008-12-15T21:51:00.000-08:002008-12-15T21:51:00.000-08:00Theory on why this one is so bad: Randall started ...Theory on why this one is so bad: Randall started reading the blog in earnest and drank himself into a stupor over the weekend, woke up on Sunday at 11:30pm with the worst hangover possible and said "uh shit i need to make a comic i guess" and banged this one out just in the nick of time!rshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15828938843801425383noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-51897312166371071522008-12-15T21:41:00.000-08:002008-12-15T21:41:00.000-08:00Yeah the forums are pretty harsh on this one - inc...Yeah the forums are pretty harsh on this one - including a few people who say they don't think the comic is as good as it used to be. If any of you ever post on the forums, this would be a spiffy time for a link...<BR/><BR/>Anyway I particularly liked <A HREF="http://forums.xkcd.com/viewtopic.php?f=7&t=31935&st=0&sk=t&sd=a&start=40#p1194909" REL="nofollow">this post</A>.Carlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01074589998141327538noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-44093763488509601122008-12-15T16:29:00.000-08:002008-12-15T16:29:00.000-08:00Oh crap, that last "Billy" refers to Family Circus...Oh crap, that last "Billy" refers to Family Circus, not Watterson. Sorry for the mix-up.thomashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03123852112758346209noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-85096557199106809252008-12-15T16:28:00.000-08:002008-12-15T16:28:00.000-08:00Bill Watterson shines ever brighter for the number...Bill Watterson shines ever brighter for the number of "Calvin vs. Suzie" snowball comics he did that absolutely trump this. Randall can't make an office marshmallow fight funny? <BR/><BR/>The Ghostbusters reference itself would have worked if Randall DREW THE THINGS THE COMIC IS ABOUT. Then he follows up by using alt-text to flip the joke that's not in the panel. Double lame.<BR/><BR/>Can we have a Portal strip about how the cake is a lie, next? A Robocop comic where he says, "Freeze, dirtbag?" A Caddyshack one with the sound "Neh-ne-ne-ne-ne?" Yes, the stick office people should put in a putting strip and re-enact the entirety of Caddyshack in a long, rehashed adventure.<BR/><BR/>Someone take the crayons away form Billy, already.thomashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03123852112758346209noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-42675322554213849272008-12-15T16:20:00.000-08:002008-12-15T16:20:00.000-08:00Hey, the xkcd forum thread is actually halfway tol...Hey, the xkcd forum thread is actually halfway tolerable for this one. Even they don't like it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-44466206208405931582008-12-15T15:58:00.000-08:002008-12-15T15:58:00.000-08:00"Guys, Randall has so much in common with you, he ..."Guys, Randall has so much in common with you, he also reads XKCD" is a riotously funny line indeed.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-75790146126137296862008-12-15T14:16:00.000-08:002008-12-15T14:16:00.000-08:00I don't know, I am not convinced it's clear the mo...I don't know, I am not convinced it's clear the monster is once again the stay-puft marshmallow man, or that he is angry. Maybe it's just a big god that thinks they are silly for shooting marshmallows?<BR/><BR/>And why is that funny?<BR/><BR/>Your punchline raises more questions than it answers!rshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15828938843801425383noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-37598345071731240362008-12-15T14:07:00.000-08:002008-12-15T14:07:00.000-08:00just to be clear (sounds like you arent sure about...just to be clear (sounds like you arent sure about the punchline), the joke is that the monster is the marshmallow man from ghostbusters and he is mad that they are shooting marshmallows (because he is made of marshmallows, see)<BR/><BR/>this punchline is not funny, was telegraphed hugely in the earlier panels, and was written so poorly as to easily confuse (the monster should be saying "you're shooting WITH what?")<BR/><BR/>yeah this comic might actually be funny if you just take the first four panelspenixhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03132124778549300327noreply@blogger.com