tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post826658830897170359..comments2024-03-17T05:03:46.056-07:00Comments on xkcd sucks: Comic 572: Keep LookingCarlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01074589998141327538noreply@blogger.comBlogger81125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-66566866622225749822009-05-03T11:21:00.000-07:002009-05-03T11:21:00.000-07:00guys here's the deal: i'm only deleting things if ...guys here's the deal: i'm only deleting things if you sign them with "Carl". If you sign it as anything that isn't "Carl" or "Carl Wheeler" or "Carl Z. Wheeler" i won't delete it.Carlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01074589998141327538noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-76749239363287540952009-05-02T02:00:00.000-07:002009-05-02T02:00:00.000-07:00hahaha fuck youhahaha fuck youAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-50937845819423588962009-05-01T21:51:00.000-07:002009-05-01T21:51:00.000-07:00That aughtta piss you off!That aughtta piss you off!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-64475023563818288662009-04-26T13:50:00.000-07:002009-04-26T13:50:00.000-07:00I've got a haiku:
My heart aches with pain
I vomi...I've got a haiku:<br /><br />My heart aches with pain<br />I vomit when I see you <br />Die away from me<br /><br />This is about Randall and xkcd. Probably.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-50997962229853095132009-04-25T20:25:00.000-07:002009-04-25T20:25:00.000-07:00[i]"I still disagree that art relies on restrictio...[i]"I still disagree that art relies on restrictions or limitations. Look at ee cummings--he wrote brilliant poems pretty much without any form of limitation."[/i]<br /><br />Well, I wouldn't say "Anything which is not restricted expression is not art" but I think that expression within a limitation is often a major subject of art. But then questioning those limitations and saying "If I push the boundary, or try to remove the limitation, is it still art?"Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-59095373244487168102009-04-25T14:47:00.000-07:002009-04-25T14:47:00.000-07:00Kurt Cobain dying in PA and in some random webcomi...Kurt Cobain dying in PA and in some random webcomic the PA guys almost certainly don't read?<br /><br />Stairs in multiple xkcd comics? Seriously, stairs? Really?<br /><br />Your criticisms would be a lot more convincing if you just left out all the stuff about how X is vaguely similar to Y, and how that somehow invalidates X. You've just got to accept that in any creative endeavor, people are almost certainly going to end up with recurring themes, and despite their best efforts, they'll almost certainly end up copying somebody else.turkannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-46508449895867709282009-04-25T08:53:00.000-07:002009-04-25T08:53:00.000-07:00@Rob:
I too am a fan of Newcastle. We should get ...@Rob:<br /><br />I too am a fan of Newcastle. We should get together and beer it up at some point (though I think one of us will have to make a mighty trek along the East Coast to do so).<br /><br />@Anon:<br /><br />Actually, telling someone your point plainly, if done well, is still art, hence the phrase "the art of conversation". You seem to be limiting the term "art" to only the fine arts - painting, poetry, etc. - while ignoring all other applications of the term.poorenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-60801901905887482552009-04-25T08:03:00.000-07:002009-04-25T08:03:00.000-07:00Why are you people talking about me?Why are you people talking about me?the_cuddlefishnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-21960316556554514162009-04-25T04:38:00.000-07:002009-04-25T04:38:00.000-07:00He's not lying.He's not lying.Ann Apolishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08566528013026340201noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-5912714625663945842009-04-25T04:34:00.000-07:002009-04-25T04:34:00.000-07:00It was on purpose (I don't actually know how to sp...It <I>was</I> on purpose (I don't actually know how to spell "sequiter", see, so I thought I'd lampshade it). That other the_cuddlefish is a liar and a cheat.<br /><br />I shall return as Ann Apolis to stop people pretending to be me. (It's a pun, ya see? Annapolis, MD? No? ...I'm wasted on you guys)the_REALcuddlefish (accept no substitutes)noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-81031143708430337472009-04-25T03:21:00.000-07:002009-04-25T03:21:00.000-07:00This is pretty similar to "a guy walks into a bar"...This is pretty similar to "a guy walks into a bar" at google. Asshole, Randall Munroe !!!!!!..;?!?!!??????<br /><br />I liek cakeAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-41574913163191765412009-04-25T01:38:00.000-07:002009-04-25T01:38:00.000-07:00(incidentally you say 'ad hominem' as if I don't r...(incidentally you say 'ad hominem' as if I don't regularly call people imbeciles, fuckwits, and shitfuckers because they vaguely disagree with me on some petty and insignificant point about a webcomic which is mostly only notable for its astounding mediocrity. I mean, I am clearly an egregious violator here, there are probably more productive uses of your time than calling me out on it. just saying.)rshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15828938843801425383noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-18702108989564310852009-04-25T01:18:00.000-07:002009-04-25T01:18:00.000-07:00Whatever I am drunk, leave me alone. The point is ...Whatever I am drunk, leave me alone. The point is haiku is not terribly well defined in English and that is part of the fun of writing them.<br /><br />I still disagree that art relies on restrictions or limitations. Look at ee cummings--he wrote brilliant poems pretty much without any form of limitation.rshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15828938843801425383noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-41267094371407570262009-04-25T01:13:00.000-07:002009-04-25T01:13:00.000-07:00Way to entirely misread what I am saying and attac...Way to entirely misread what I am saying and attack with ad hominem someone who is taking your side against people who are being picky...<br /><br />I'm just pointing out that it all comes down to definition and that definition is not a inherent property of the universe but that people just have to be unambiguous when they use words and understand that people don't always use words the way you define them.<br /><br /><br /><br />A side note: Expression despite specific restrictions and limitations is a major part of some amazing art out there<br /><br />Art is mostly getting your point across while constricted to a limited form. If you weren't limited, it would just be telling people your point plainly...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-6497041916761914272009-04-25T00:58:00.000-07:002009-04-25T00:58:00.000-07:00And I am just pointing out that anyone who has stu...And I am just pointing out that anyone who has studied poetry in the English language disagrees with you, because you are an annoying Japanophile and not actually paying attention to the vast body of English language haiku out there, and ignoring the ability and propensity of poets to expand and push the boundaries of traditional forms of poetry.rshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15828938843801425383noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-58696390261910749722009-04-25T00:54:00.000-07:002009-04-25T00:54:00.000-07:00Rob, no one ever made those suggestions.
Addition...Rob, no one ever made those suggestions.<br /><br />Additionally, "a rose with any other name would be as sweet".<br /><br />It doesn't matter if the term "Haiku" defined as "a 5/7/5 morae poem" does not apply to your "Haiku" defined as [What ever the fuck you want]. It's a god damn expression of thought, that's all that matters.<br /><br />I was just pointing out that the traditional definition of a haiku would not (and does not) fit in with your poem, or what you were saying about syllables.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-58755702472648766172009-04-25T00:28:00.000-07:002009-04-25T00:28:00.000-07:00ps poore I prefer newcastle brown aleps poore I prefer newcastle brown alershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15828938843801425383noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-30014394580756918992009-04-25T00:27:00.000-07:002009-04-25T00:27:00.000-07:00Anon: yes, and the reason schoolchildren are taugh...Anon: yes, and the reason schoolchildren are taught 5/7/5 syllables is because English doesn't have a direct analog. However, I reject all implications that a single language is the only language capable of a given art form, and there are plenty of contemporary and translated haiku in English that are awesome, and I reject all notions that the only haiku possible are in Japanese. It is like saying that you can't read Nietzsche except in German. Yes, it is better in German, but English is a perfectly versatile language and there are plenty of talented writers, and saying that English is too limited to express ideas is the demesne of people who do not know how to write.rshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15828938843801425383noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-77772732318188999622009-04-25T00:08:00.000-07:002009-04-25T00:08:00.000-07:00Poore is a meanie >:|Poore is a meanie >:|Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-84499160965034609992009-04-24T22:50:00.000-07:002009-04-24T22:50:00.000-07:00Fuck everyone. Poetry, as with any other form of m...Fuck everyone. Poetry, as with any other form of media, is a means of expression. If the idea is clearly expressed in a way you can appreciate, it's successful. This is why xkcd sucks - it does not effectively convey the humor it is meant to. Rob's haiku, however, was able to convey it's point quite well, while simultaneously conforming to the loose structure of a typical non-Japanese haiku.<br /><br />TL;DR Rob and Amanda are awesome and everyone else sucks. Also, tequila is awesome.poorenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-30633843866103845622009-04-24T22:11:00.000-07:002009-04-24T22:11:00.000-07:00Rob... you do realise that it's 5/7/5 morae... not...Rob... you do realise that it's 5/7/5 morae... not syllables, right? We don't really use the concept of morae much in English so it's really not a great idea to call any non-japanese Haiku and Haiku anyway.<br /><br />Of course people can define words to mean what ever they want, but in the traditional sense... it's not.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-39600885027600666832009-04-24T21:38:00.000-07:002009-04-24T21:38:00.000-07:00Oooh! Are we doing xkcdsucks mad libs? I LOVE thos...Oooh! Are we doing xkcdsucks mad libs? I LOVE those! They work so perfectly no matter what you say!Trismegustishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15434866684636470106noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-307615810479297722009-04-24T21:00:00.000-07:002009-04-24T21:00:00.000-07:00It wasn't. :(It wasn't. :(the_cuddlefishnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-46812184827303735382009-04-24T20:37:00.000-07:002009-04-24T20:37:00.000-07:00>"Non sequiter, preferably misspelled"...>"Non sequiter, preferably misspelled"<br />>sequiter<br /><br />Please tell me that was on purpose.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-24811738496188521052009-04-24T14:44:00.000-07:002009-04-24T14:44:00.000-07:00This is pretty similar to >joke< at >webs...This is pretty similar to >joke< at >website<. >Disparaging comment< Randall Munroe >extreme punctuation<<br /><br />>Non sequiter, preferably misspelled<the_cuddlefishnoreply@blogger.com