http://www.explainxkcd.com Wed, 08 Feb 2012 13:05:38 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Image text: Or if you replace your car, we'll be happy to set it on fire again so you can take another crack at getting that shot. Ok, so in this comic, Megan's friends, including our old friend Black Hat take the phrase "Can anyone tell me what's wrong with this ... http://www.explainxkcd.com/2012/02/08/car-problems/ Image text: Your will be led to judgement like lambs to the slaughter--a simile whose existence, I might add, will not do your species any favors. In this comic, Cueball is going through the traditional loudspeaker-having person refrain about the government having control over our lives and uses the refrain "Wake ... http://www.explainxkcd.com/2012/02/06/wake-up-sheeple/ Image text: Hi! Someone call for me? I'm a superhero who specializes in the study of God's creation of Man in the Book of Genesi-- HOLY SHIT A GIANT BUG! So, here we have the return of the super hero from just two comics ago, Etymology-Man. And just like that comic, ... http://www.explainxkcd.com/2012/02/03/wrong-superhero/ Image text: I've been trying for a couple years now but I haven't been able to come up with a name dumber than 'Renesmee'. Ok, the punchline for this one is in the image text as Renesmee is the name of Renesmee Cullen, who is the baby born in the book ... http://www.explainxkcd.com/2012/02/01/baby-names/ Image text: 'I can't believe I'm saying this, but I wish Aquaman were here instead--HE'D be able to help.' This comic is a take on the traditional appearance of a super hero when a disaster strikes.  In this case, Etymology-Man arrives, who apparently has the power of Etymology which is the ... http://www.explainxkcd.com/2012/01/30/etymology-man/ Image text: If you're annoying enough, you can get them to respond with an involuntary second sigh and get a rhythm going. Ok, here's the information you need to understand this one: Cueball is mispronouncing the name of the British TV show, that is also currently show in the US, which is ... http://www.explainxkcd.com/2012/01/27/sigh/ Image text: Suckville is considered by the Census Bureau to be part of the Detroit metropolitan statistical area, despite not being located anywhere near Detroit. Ok, so Megan and Cueball are playing a card game, that I am not able to identify from simply the piles (anyone know what game it ... http://www.explainxkcd.com/2012/01/25/suckville/ Image text: Though 100 years is longer than a lot of our resources. This is a graph of the usage of the word "Sustainable" in English in the United States each year.  And as you can see, Randall extends the graph to the point where sustainable will be used as every ... http://www.explainxkcd.com/2012/01/23/sustainable/ Image text: Roger Ebert once called you directionless and unwatchable. This comic is basically about a terrible person that Cueball is somehow talking to, possibly at a bar or party as Goatee Guy is carrying a drink. The title of this comic is a play on the phrase "Stranger than Fiction", which ... http://www.explainxkcd.com/2012/01/20/sloppier-than-fiction/ Image text: In protest of SOPA, I'm currently getting totally blacked out. This very serious comic about the current bills in Congress of the United States named SOPA (Stop Online Piracy Act) and it's sister bill PIPA.  The EFF links do such a better job explaining the bill that I can, ... http://www.explainxkcd.com/2012/01/18/sopa/