tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post8331270075750358241..comments2024-03-17T05:03:46.056-07:00Comments on xkcd sucks: Comics Don't Have To Be Funny!Carlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01074589998141327538noreply@blogger.comBlogger109125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-51618125437450568112010-03-24T04:14:50.755-07:002010-03-24T04:14:50.755-07:00afga, you're a pathetic fuck.afga, you're a pathetic fuck.Beanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-21570738256138796292010-02-15T12:44:55.237-08:002010-02-15T12:44:55.237-08:00This is bascially how I feel about the few Questio...This is bascially how I feel about the few Questionable Content strips that I've read, although it also applies to a few other webcomics I've seen.<br /><br />It's like there's this void where the humor is supposed to be.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-3409613056158908292010-02-13T13:26:54.307-08:002010-02-13T13:26:54.307-08:00If something is trying to be funny, I expect it to...If something is trying to be funny, I expect it to be funny.<br /><br />I don't find XKCD all that funny. It's just a fail webcomic for geeks.<br /><br /><br />mehCapn Coconutshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09660165998077245002noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-35958831873545282592010-02-10T18:54:32.980-08:002010-02-10T18:54:32.980-08:00Yes, arguing relativism is pretty self-defeating.Yes, arguing relativism is pretty self-defeating.rshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15828938843801425383noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-59473540270438521962010-02-10T17:57:07.693-08:002010-02-10T17:57:07.693-08:00It IS all subjective. But, see, then the cuddlefis...It IS all subjective. But, see, then the cuddlefish lose the argument. Because they're not trying to say, "My opinion is valid too". They're trying to say YOURS isn't. THAT'S why the argument is a bad one: It shoots them in the foot. If it's subjective, then we just share why we don't like something, and then the cuddlefish are being dicks. If it's not, then compelling arguments have to be made.ArekExcelsiorhttp://arekexcelsior2.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-76192564671183024392010-02-09T13:45:43.363-08:002010-02-09T13:45:43.363-08:00Also, are all readers of the Daily Telegraph, oh, ...Also, are all readers of the Daily Telegraph, oh, what's the phrase you used... "virgin geeks"? 'cos that's where I first read it. You know, the highest selling British broadsheet? telegraph.co.uk? That one?<br /><br />I like the world you live in, though! "Anyone who has ever read something about the internet internet that I haven't read is a virgin geek." Once again displaying a wonderful disdain for anyone who doesn't agree with you, and a remarkable hypocrisy. (An XKCD fanboy calling other people geeks? Really?)<br /><br />What you're doing here is declaring victory when I at no point agreed to engage with you--because you're an idiot relativist who can't formulate an original thought. It is like an eight year old boy who challenges an adult to a fight, and the adult says "I don't fight little kids," and the kid then dances around declaring his victory.<br /><br />I'm not sure who you're trying to convince, here. But since you're here, let me remind you that I'm just doing what I do every day. You are returning to this website repeatedly for the express purpose of declaring victory over someone who has no interest in engaging you in a serious conversation.<br /><br />Think about that before you call people pathetic in the future. Projecting doesn't look good on anyone.rshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15828938843801425383noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-26558674686744594482010-02-09T13:19:02.961-08:002010-02-09T13:19:02.961-08:00Knowing a thing? How lame!
Also, there's a dif...Knowing a thing? How lame!<br />Also, there's a difference between "driving a point home" repeatedly, and just stating your position over and over.ScottMcTonynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-72934211728976523522010-02-09T12:45:01.303-08:002010-02-09T12:45:01.303-08:00mmm desperationmmm desperationrshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15828938843801425383noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-79657620617710627292010-02-09T11:14:18.912-08:002010-02-09T11:14:18.912-08:00My opinion is that you didn't win! I'm ent...My opinion is that you didn't win! I'm entitled to that, who are you to judge me!<br /><br />...ah, forget it, this point NEVER actually works, even if you copy and paste from their own words. Funny thing about relativism is it's always their opinions that anyone's "entitled" to.Ambivaliciousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-72773590221796608232010-02-09T04:03:07.550-08:002010-02-09T04:03:07.550-08:00not sure if trollnot sure if trollSamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07658641232170030818noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-74486269671771320682010-02-09T03:50:11.693-08:002010-02-09T03:50:11.693-08:00Okay, I can acknowledge that your internet e-penis...Okay, I can acknowledge that your internet e-penis is bigger than mine.<br />But you either searched the internet for some "law" to make a stupid point or you are such a geek that you already knew about this complete and utter piece of irrelevant shit in the first place.<br />Either way, you are the lamest person on earth. Congratulations for that!<br /><br />And btw: The website you posted even says that I am right here: "As an internet discussion grows and grows, it's often tempting to declare victory and move on, especially if you've rammed the point home too many times and your opponent just ignores everything you say. In this case, declaring victory and moving on may be legitimate and excusable."<br /><br />Bottom line: You tried to be smart quoting some "law" only virgin geeks know about, and therefore only managed to mock yourself.<br />Plus: The text even states that declaring my victory was legitimate after I had to repeat my point over and over again because you were intellectually incapable of getting it and had to resort to ignoring me.<br />Well done.afgahttp://nothing.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-72854669939201349912010-02-08T23:04:08.500-08:002010-02-08T23:04:08.500-08:00See: http://rationalwiki.com/wiki/Danth%27s_LawSee: http://rationalwiki.com/wiki/Danth%27s_Lawrshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15828938843801425383noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-82545744773198389992010-02-08T22:34:39.343-08:002010-02-08T22:34:39.343-08:00I didn't write the rules, dude. There is liter...I didn't write the rules, dude. There is literally nothing more pathetic than someone sitting on the internet and saying "I WON THE ARGUMENT" because--I assume because I lost interest and stopped responding after the fifth time you said the same thing?rshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15828938843801425383noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-31109387966484509622010-02-08T22:28:25.734-08:002010-02-08T22:28:25.734-08:00Pitiful attempt after surrendering a few days ago,...Pitiful attempt after surrendering a few days ago, Rob.<br />I challenged you to an intellectual duel - but you came unarmed.<br />Get over it.afgahttp://nothing.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-83230262521981929622010-02-08T17:26:56.703-08:002010-02-08T17:26:56.703-08:00First rule of the internet: if you ever have to as...First rule of the internet: if you ever have to assert that you "won," you have lost, and you ought to be ashamed of your existence.rshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15828938843801425383noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-54983913147972089272010-02-08T17:16:07.268-08:002010-02-08T17:16:07.268-08:00I won.
kthxbyeI won.<br /><br />kthxbyeafgahttp://nothing.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-60171051289017330742010-02-08T15:12:22.904-08:002010-02-08T15:12:22.904-08:00Excellent post.
Also, while reading the comments...Excellent post. <br /><br />Also, while reading the comments, it has come to my attention how many people have never read maddox (or similar humor). I'm sitting here snickering in a computer lab at Rob's replies yet some people here have their panties in a knot over the SRS BIZNES of the Internet. <br /><br />Sure, I guess it is kind of weird to say that on one hand, this site aims to be a forum for constructive and intelligent criticisms of xkcd's writing, humor, etc while on the other hand, one must understand that the authors like to troll and mock, and if you can't get that, you're doomed.<br /><br />Oh well. Rob's rants tend to be my favorite parts of this site. Keep up the good work.Bennoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-90304237499719387452010-02-08T12:06:39.565-08:002010-02-08T12:06:39.565-08:00@Mesosade
To paraphrase someone smarter than I: I...@Mesosade<br /><br />To paraphrase someone smarter than I: It's better to be an unhappy man than a happy animal.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-17448186671205440812010-02-07T19:54:49.001-08:002010-02-07T19:54:49.001-08:00I'm not sure whether the posters on this board...I'm not sure whether the posters on this board need to be "enlightened" to why XKCD-fans like XKCD. It certainly seems to be so. Anyway, here's why.<br /><br />I like XKCD about 1/4 of the time. Sometimes, it's pretty evident that the majority of commenters here like it near none of the time. Is my definition of comedy lesser than yours? Do I have "poorer tastes" than yours. Not exactly. The mindset that you walk in to XKCD with ultimately affects the reaction you will have. Before even coming to this blog, I liked XKCD 95% of time, and the only times I wasn't was when the joke was absolutely too obscure for me to care for.<br /><br />So why I did I change upon coming to the blog? I became trained to see. I began seeking out flaws, rather than letting them wash over me. I used to read XKCD and drop it when I was finished. Now, I look at it for minutes, counting out the detached heads, analyzing the joke, searching for poor quality. It amazes me how much I find.<br /><br />So I suppose, nowadays, that I can't derive as much enjoyment from XKCD. I can't simply laugh at the idea of an olden-time game of DnD written in the Voynich Manuscript. I have to look at the validity of the statement, and check if the facts match up.<br /><br />So, William Golding may have called me a level 3 thinker, accepting what comes to me. He would have called the majority of people here level 2 thinkers. So I guess I've matured. But the very reason of XKCD-fans is in their unwillingness to see the flaws. They accept humour on a basic level, and laugh at the idea of a person eating out a giraffe, or of wacky scientists doing wacky things.<br /><br />Now, the question is, are they wrong in liking it? I think they aren't. People can't always be bothered to look for flaws. Some people just want to get a senseless laugh at something, similar to when a friend isn't looking and bumps into a wall. It's pretty much harmless, and it allows for some enjoyment in their lives, something I want to have more of.<br /><br />So the more we seek out quality, the harder it is to find it. The standard has been raised, and now it's harder to get humour worth our time. Are we better off now? Is this fulfilling us, or just appealing to our need to be better than our fellow man? In the grand scheme of things, are we in this for our own betterment, or for the ability to look down our noses at others? If it's the latter, I feel badly for us all.TheMesosadenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-87553246804030045412010-02-07T12:38:57.033-08:002010-02-07T12:38:57.033-08:00Afga, it's not a matter of classical vs rock. ...Afga, it's not a matter of classical vs rock. If I were a girl I would want Maynard Keenan's ugly crazy babies, so that's something a bit more comparable - in either case, held against Avril Lavigne, it's a matter of rather original music held against something extremely derivative. As well as far less repetitive things, held against a 4 minute song that has at most 20 seconds of "unique" music.ScottMcTonynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-11074180564522321282010-02-07T09:53:22.388-08:002010-02-07T09:53:22.388-08:00A list of people who just completely missed the po...A list of people who just completely missed the point: giant squidrshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15828938843801425383noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-44686701849436046672010-02-07T09:52:12.195-08:002010-02-07T09:52:12.195-08:00Rob, the problem with this post is that it totall...Rob, the problem with this post is that it totally lacks context. It's fine for you to say, without referencing any exchanges, that you only use the "where's the joke" criticism when there is an obvious attempt at making a joke that doesn't end up being funny, but it's a bit hard to judge whether you're right without seeing some actual comics where you got push back on "where's the joke?" Especially considering that Carl does all the comic reviews, so that you don't really have a history to look back on. Looking at Carl's history, we have lots of examples of him going after a joke that really wasn't the point of the comic, for instance 693.Giant Squidnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-91060252672816593362010-02-07T08:21:21.655-08:002010-02-07T08:21:21.655-08:00El Duderino:
It's common sense that taste diff...El Duderino:<br />It's common sense that taste differs. Well, at least it should be, but you seem to lack it.<br />Any supporting discussion on that is redundant because it's such an obvious point. I hope you'll come to understand that or my hope for humanity will be ultimately lost :(<br /><br />About the other things you said: Damn, suddenly you sound like a fucking relativist.<br />Nobody likes relativists.afgahttp://nothing.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-5216860767376607842010-02-07T07:40:01.403-08:002010-02-07T07:40:01.403-08:00I like your argument: saying something clearly tru...I like your argument: saying something clearly true (they don't know shit about music) can't be the answer; the only answer can be whatever you want, with no supporting discussion!<br /><br />I also like which things are objective. Why can't I, with my zero training, grab a guitar and claim to play it well? It's just your opinion that my chords would be dissonant, that I would have no rhythm, and lack the dexterity to produce a coherent melody.<br /><br />On the subjective side, apparently it is only a matter of opinion that the "Happy Birthday" song is, um, musically uninventive.El Duderinonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-65119349811798291562010-02-07T02:17:40.034-08:002010-02-07T02:17:40.034-08:00If you ask different people if they prefer Beethov...If you ask different people if they prefer Beethoven's 9th symphony or skater boy I'm sure that a fuckload of them will tell you they like Avril Lavigne's song more. They'll even pose the majority if you ask the 'right' group of people (e.g. younger girls?).<br />But saying they're all stupid and don't know shit about music can't be the answer. It's not that simple although you'd like it to be.<br />The only answer can be: Taste differs and therefore the perception of art differs! You may be able to quantify SOME aspects of art (e.g. how well some instrument is being played) but you will NEVER be able to be completely objective about the PERCEIVED QUALITY of art because it depends on each and everyone of us. Just because I hate something doesn't mean it has to be the same for every single person on the planet.<br />That's all I ever said. If you didn't get that then you're probably stupid, unwilling or my english sucks. You choose.<br /><br />Adam: "Just because you can't personally quantify something doesn't make it subjective."<br />Thank you, that's exactly what I said. I THINK it is highly subjective, but I DON'T CLAIM it to be exclusively subjective. If you're gonna criticise me then get your facts straight about what I wrote and don't make up shit.afgahttp://nothing.comnoreply@blogger.com