XKCD

TDK · 02-09-2008, 08:51 PM

Yes, finally, XKCD gets its own thread. Many people I've shown it to don't like it, but it pretty much embodies all of my interests. Advanced and practical math, science and physics, romance, my sense of humor, recurring jokes, raptor attacks, etc.

I love this comic. Anyone else read it? Comments? Etc?

DFM · 02-09-2008, 10:10 PM

XKCD is the most unfunny and hopelessly pathetic nerd pandering I've ever had the misfortune to read outside of, perhaps, a hypothetical comic strip centered solely around internet memes and Holy Grail jokes.

What the fuck is this shit.

Edit:

I fucking hate this comic.

Nikose Tyris · 02-09-2008, 10:18 PM

not surprisingly, XKCD is one of the comics I love, because I can laugh at every comic.

Take XKCD, add in a whole bunch of "WHY WOULD YOU DO THAT" and you have Yacc Crop Imp.

POS Industries · 02-09-2008, 10:29 PM

It's hit and miss with me. Usually hit.

Definitely better than most comics out there.

Fifthfiend · 02-09-2008, 11:09 PM

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Originally Posted by DFM

What the fuck is this shit.

Regulus Tera · 02-09-2008, 11:14 PM

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Originally Posted by DFM

I fucking hate this comic.

You have to read some of the previous comics to understand that one.

I love it, even when it gets all sappy because the author gets heartbroken or remembers a long-lost girlfriend*. XKCD is one of those few comics I consider worthy enough to check every single time they update. And guess what? It updates.

*Actually, I think I like it more because of that. It feels real and not pretentious at all, unlike some other sappy-melodrama webcomics whose sole purpose is to show how deeply damaged (and idiotic) their characters are in matters of love (coughMEGATOKYOcough).

Masked Jedi · 02-10-2008, 12:33 AM

A funny thing about the hat stealing comic is that if you hold your mouse over it, the image text says something like "She took my hat."

Mike McC · 02-10-2008, 12:53 AM

I totally agree with DFM on the nerd-pandering comment. It's the type of thing I'd expect to see in text-only emails sent back and forward between some pocket-protector wearers.

I find that Bunny often does the same general idea of the jokes that XKCD does, and does them much better.

DFM · 02-10-2008, 02:39 AM

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Originally Posted by Regulus Tera

You have to read some of the previous comics to understand that one.

I read the comic a few strips before that one, that's why I hate it. Honestly, if it was just that strip I think it'd be kind of funny because some lady went crazy on the subway and took his hat.

Edit:

HO HO HO

Edit 2:

As has been mentioned, it's also filled with shit like this:

Meister · 02-10-2008, 03:19 AM

You're not the only one it irks.
Seriously guys that one I linked is fine but you probably don't want to read the rest at work.

... but yeah, the relationship comics I could quite frankly go without. The rest is good.

02-09-2008, 08:51 PM	#1
TDK Sent to the cornfield Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Reality Posts: 2,914	XKCD Yes, finally, XKCD gets its own thread. Many people I've shown it to don't like it, but it pretty much embodies all of my interests. Advanced and practical math, science and physics, romance, my sense of humor, recurring jokes, raptor attacks, etc. I love this comic. Anyone else read it? Comments? Etc?

02-09-2008, 10:10 PM	#2
DFM Om Nom Nom Join Date: Sep 2005 Posts: 3,850	XKCD is the most unfunny and hopelessly pathetic nerd pandering I've ever had the misfortune to read outside of, perhaps, a hypothetical comic strip centered solely around internet memes and Holy Grail jokes. What the fuck is this shit. Edit: I fucking hate this comic. __________________ [14:26] ManoftheRus: YOU GODDAMN SNEAKY DEE Last edited by DFM; 02-09-2008 at 10:18 PM.

02-09-2008, 10:29 PM	#4
POS Industries Argus Agony Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Gotta go fishing! Posts: 10,483	It's hit and miss with me. Usually hit. Definitely better than most comics out there. __________________ Either you're dead or my watch has stopped.

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Mike McC Time is something else. Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Wherever I am needed, I will be there. Posts: 5,065	I totally agree with DFM on the nerd-pandering comment. It's the type of thing I'd expect to see in text-only emails sent back and forward between some pocket-protector wearers. I find that Bunny often does the same general idea of the jokes that XKCD does, and does them much better. __________________ WHERE MIKEY IS IN 2022! tumblrs - http://werewolf.zone twitters - @itmightbemikey Last edited by Mike McC; 02-10-2008 at 12:58 AM.

02-10-2008, 03:19 AM	#10
Meister Pure joy Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Germany Posts: 10,689	You're not the only one it irks. Seriously guys that one I linked is fine but you probably don't want to read the rest at work. ... but yeah, the relationship comics I could quite frankly go without. The rest is good.