tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post8758595477987203444..comments2024-03-17T05:03:46.056-07:00Comments on xkcd sucks: Comic 584: "Unsatisfied" is putting it lightlyCarlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01074589998141327538noreply@blogger.comBlogger112125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-45386329512703233912009-05-23T18:57:47.042-07:002009-05-23T18:57:47.042-07:00Malethoth K! I think I remember that guy from the ...Malethoth K! I think I remember that guy from the badwebcomics blog!Frogwarriornoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-5999578951026157432009-05-20T00:11:42.121-07:002009-05-20T00:11:42.121-07:00Nobody is commenting here any more, and even if th...Nobody is commenting here any more, and even if they were, the topic I'm bringing up is hopelessly out of date, but still:<br /><br />"No kids aspire to be scientists."<br /><br />Not true in the slightest. When I was four, I wanted to be a chemist. At seven, I switched to some kind of engineer, possibly the kind that builds bridges and/or tunnels. At some point in there, I went through the astronomer and geneticist phases, until settling into an oscillation pattern between wanting to be a linguist (owing largely to Tolkien) and wanting to be a computer scientist.<br /><br />Oh, wait, there was a brief period in high school where I wanted to be a filmmaker. But for the most part, after I went through my doctor phase when I was four, I wanted to be a goddamn scientist. I even wore a lab coat to my kindergarten class, and Bill Nye and Beakman were my heroes as long as I could remember. So don't tell me kids don't want to become scientists.Adsohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03241932742086615240noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-47755185521098463392009-05-19T17:04:19.435-07:002009-05-19T17:04:19.435-07:00The original list was a bit interesting when DNF w...The original list was a bit interesting when DNF was still "coming soon." It's sort of lost its impact now that DNF is pretty much known to never be coming at all.<br /><br />Randall's meta-humor is just stupid and pointless.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-64133635849708265562009-05-19T16:55:38.364-07:002009-05-19T16:55:38.364-07:00I stand corrected, he did indeed reference the ori...I stand corrected, he did indeed reference the original list. He's still mixing his own stuff with stuff from the list, though, and neither are particularly funny or interesting.Frednoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-51722488755674084382009-05-19T12:04:00.000-07:002009-05-19T12:04:00.000-07:00No one noticed that Randall misspelled "premiere"?...No one noticed that Randall misspelled "premiere"? Unless Firefly is some kind of communist state that rose and fell since Duke Nukem Forever was announced.Cuddlefish Primenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-34603807126188888772009-05-19T11:00:00.000-07:002009-05-19T11:00:00.000-07:00That's odd, as I've read blog posts in the past wi...That's odd, as I've read blog posts in the past with blatant spam/trolling in the comments.<br /><br />I guess he only monitors comments up to a point.Johnnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-48563545420719134152009-05-19T10:44:00.000-07:002009-05-19T10:44:00.000-07:00Re that blag post: I pointed out a typo in the ori...Re that blag post: I pointed out a typo in the original post (it originally said "List of Things That Took <B>More</B> Time Than the Duke Nukem Forever Development") in the site's comments. <B>Mysteriously,</B> the typo was fixed and all of my comments disappeared.<br /><br />Look, Randall, everyone makes mistakes. It's okay to laugh them off. It's dumb to bury the evidence.Adamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01052511078880647148noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-68647372029976183432009-05-19T10:19:00.000-07:002009-05-19T10:19:00.000-07:00Yes, he does link to that site in the very article...Yes, he does link to that site in the very article.<br /><br />Not that his additions are particularly noteworthy or funny, but Randall deserves credit where credit's due.Johnnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-19884041692956601202009-05-19T09:34:00.000-07:002009-05-19T09:34:00.000-07:00That Duke Nukem blag post almost made me vomit. I ...That Duke Nukem blag post almost made me vomit. I don't know if he even tried to be funny, but the result is embarassingly boring and unfunny. I swear, I'm going to punch a baby if he mentions Firefly ever again.Timofeihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06478844501804517520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-10362725081719400882009-05-19T09:04:00.000-07:002009-05-19T09:04:00.000-07:00Whuh-whuh-whut? What's the "bunch of stuff ripped ...Whuh-whuh-whut? What's the "bunch of stuff ripped from" the website with no credit?Ann Apolishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08566528013026340201noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-46580319462972352062009-05-19T09:01:00.000-07:002009-05-19T09:01:00.000-07:00If you're suggesting Randall's humor is drawing of...If you're suggesting Randall's humor is drawing off of other things that are funny, then somehow removing the funny. Then yes, that is true. Just look at all the meme comics.<br /><br />Though what actually annoyed me is that the title didn't make sense until I realized he meant "meta-list" and not "metalist". For a webcomic that claims to be about language, he often isn't very clear in his communication.<br /><br />(FWIW, despite the slogan of xkcd, how often is it ever about language anymore? I can't think of a recent strip dealing with it. More like "A webcomic of trouble romance, firefly, math, and memes".)Johnnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-66578969517546281492009-05-19T08:11:00.000-07:002009-05-19T08:11:00.000-07:00What annoyed me about that post was the fact that ...What annoyed me about that post was the fact that it's meta-humor: it's primarily intended to be funny because it's about something that is already funny. The 'things that happened since the list came out' thing is by itself interesting, but the things he mentioned aren't that spectacular and most don't give a real indication of a long time having passed, which is sort of the point. Then out of the blue he comes up with another list, ripping a bunch of stuff from http://duke.a-13.net/ (no credit, of course), adding some of his own, and of course, shoehorning in Firefly.Frednoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-65979560626361818212009-05-19T07:25:00.000-07:002009-05-19T07:25:00.000-07:00The part that annoys me about that blog is that Fi...The part that annoys me about that blog is that Firefly is again shoehorned into it.<br /><br />It's getting sad at this point.Johnnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-65954763877238092272009-05-19T03:15:00.000-07:002009-05-19T03:15:00.000-07:00I think we've just about drained both of these of ...I think we've just about drained both of these of all the ire and scorn they can generate, until Carl posts about the new strip. Meanwhile, Randall's latest blog (BLOG!) post annoys me greatly: http://blag.xkcd.com/2009/05/07/duke-nukem-forever/Frednoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-86080576332529341042009-05-19T02:07:00.000-07:002009-05-19T02:07:00.000-07:00poore you are the only person whose tl;dr posts I ...poore you are the only person whose tl;dr posts I will read without first skipping to the tl;dr summary<br /><br />just sayin'.<br /><br />Cuddlefish Prime? Be freeeeeeeeeeeeAmandahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11192581573588205095noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-55415225590139632752009-05-19T01:17:00.000-07:002009-05-19T01:17:00.000-07:00Graphic imagery makes you "weird out"? Uptight muc...Graphic imagery makes you "weird out"? Uptight much?<br /><br />[Insert Rampant Humorous Speculation here]Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-67473440781544951212009-05-18T20:51:00.000-07:002009-05-18T20:51:00.000-07:00@Mal:
Young 'ns are an indecisive lot. When I was...@Mal:<br /><br />Young 'ns are an indecisive lot. When I was a kid, I wanted to be Godzilla. Unfortunately, no colleges I could find offered it as a major. Banging Hot Chicks with a minor in Keeping It Real - my middle school goal - was similarly unavailable.<br /><br />That being said, I still enjoyed science and had all manner of chemistry sets from the time I was old enough to know not to drink stuff out of the test tubes. The fact that science is not "cool" (though it is still infinitely cooler than Randy) has nothing to do with kids liking it. That's some hardcore fail, Anon. <br /><br />None of this changes the fact that the comic sucked balls, though. I personally love absurd humor, but only if it's done well. The primary problem with the shark comic is that it's too long. Just have a single panel explaining that the tags will pop out and float back on helium balloons. The flying shark-balloon later assures the readers that this is an absurd world. You don't need a lengthy explanation of why the tags behave this way, or how it will be useful - just present how they work and move on. Brevity is the soul of wit, which is often true, even if it is a cliche. <br /><br />After that, things flow pretty well. Could do with less panels (especially the overhead of the shark's swimming pattern - it's such a shift i style from the other panels that it makes the comic feel disjointed), but it's an amusing enough situation that it can build to a proper ending. <br /><br />There are two ways for people within the world of the story to react to an absurd situation in order to generate humor. The first is to dismiss it out of hand (i.e. the Dad just stares after the shark for a moment and mutter "Scientists..." under his breath with maybe a shake of his head) revealing that such absurd things are commonplace, adding verisimilitude to the world and providing amusement to the reader through the utter insanity of the world he/she is presented with. The second is to react very strongly (usually with lots of yelling and probably profanity - Carl from ATHF is a good example of this - or maybe complete awestruck silence and a physical reaction such as dropping whatever item they're holding or fainting, which is used a lot in cheesy Hollywood films) as anyone outside the absurd world of the would, providing context with which the reader can relate and thus derive amusement from considering how they themselves would react in a given situation. <br /><br />The reaction Randall gives us is somewhere in between. Neither character reacts strongly, but the kid is fascinated enough that he wants to emulate the behavior. It's neither mundane or absurd, and thus the joke fails.<br /><br />TL;DR This was a worse attempt at surreal humor than the worst episode of ATHF, and for that Randall should feel very, very sad.poorenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-37905231752056337192009-05-18T20:22:00.000-07:002009-05-18T20:22:00.000-07:00you were like "i've completely made up my mind" an...you were like "i've completely made up my mind" and you gave three pretty significantly different career options<br /><br />quite shrewdJohn Magnumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04416392917805723793noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-35396807376941430432009-05-18T18:26:00.000-07:002009-05-18T18:26:00.000-07:00Anonymous 10:24 I totally think that you have inde...Anonymous 10:24 I totally think that you have indeed improved the comic. I find your version funny because it makes fun of a stereotype of guys (and I think people in general x.X)Miyukinoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-29763903019972826912009-05-18T17:31:00.000-07:002009-05-18T17:31:00.000-07:00also, I'm a pretty immature kid, not to put myself...also, I'm a pretty immature kid, not to put myself down. I'm 14, but I act about 8.Kurthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08007316091456946624noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-13981791056200918182009-05-18T17:30:00.000-07:002009-05-18T17:30:00.000-07:00...... you do? 'Cuz I don't......... you do? 'Cuz I don't...Kurthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08007316091456946624noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-45986280976257976812009-05-18T16:32:00.000-07:002009-05-18T16:32:00.000-07:00FUCK. YOU. I'm fourteen years old, and guess what?...<I>FUCK. YOU. I'm fourteen years old, and guess what? I'm going to be a theoretical physicist after I go to college! Maybe even a geologist. I've completely made up my mind (and if not that, a musician, but that's beside the point). </I>i see what you did thereJohn Magnumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04416392917805723793noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-6656654910048791402009-05-18T15:48:00.000-07:002009-05-18T15:48:00.000-07:00It's "Oh, oh oh oh". As it happens, xkcd #31 wasn'...It's "Oh, oh oh oh". As it happens, xkcd #31 wasn't actually black and white, but I suppose there's a trade-off between trueness to song and trueness to life. For example, under normal circumstances the defendant is not allowed to (SPOILER) kill the judge, whatever Rose and Valerie might think.<br /><br />I nearly went to the Abbey Road crossing the other day.Ann Apolishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08566528013026340201noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-36049769010448528662009-05-18T15:29:00.000-07:002009-05-18T15:29:00.000-07:00BANG BANG
Randall's silver hammer came down upon h...BANG BANG<br />Randall's silver hammer came down upon her head<br />BANG BANG<br />Randall's silver hammer made sure that she was dead....<br /><br />Xkcd 31 <br />was a really dirty one<br />Randall stands alone<br />Painting lazy black and white pictures-<br />Oooh, oh oh ooh...Vladnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-73665331738774377712009-05-18T14:59:00.000-07:002009-05-18T14:59:00.000-07:00I wanted to be a scientist when I was like 5 but I...I wanted to be a scientist when I was like 5 but I was also a weird kid. Of course, the weird kids are the ones who end up as scientists, so I'm probably not that much of an outlier in that regard.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com