https://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/api.php?action=feedcontributions&user=BlueDudeWithATude&feedformat=atomexplain xkcd - User contributions [en]2024-03-28T20:45:51ZUser contributionsMediaWiki 1.30.0https://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php?title=Talk:991:_Phantom_Menace&diff=38613Talk:991: Phantom Menace2013-05-27T15:43:49Z<p>BlueDudeWithATude: </p>
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<div>Episode I is so much maligned that some fans have created their own viewing order:<br />
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*IV: A New Hope<br />
*V: The Empire Strikes Back<br />
*II: Attack of the Clones<br />
*III: Revenge of the Sith<br />
*VI: Return of the Jedi<br />
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Skipping The Pantom Menace entirely. [http://www.nomachetejuggling.com/2011/11/11/the-star-wars-saga-suggested-viewing-order/] <br />
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[[User:Lcarsos|lcarsos]] ([[User talk:Lcarsos|talk]]) 23:26, 28 August 2012 (UTC)<br />
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I like to believe that being in line early is a phantom menace.--[[User:Shine|Shine]] ([[User talk:Shine|talk]]) 05:37, 2 March 2013 (UTC)<br />
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I actually saw the 3D rerelease... [[User:BlueDudeWithATude|BlueDudeWithATude]] ([[User talk:BlueDudeWithATude|talk]]) 15:43, 27 May 2013 (UTC)</div>BlueDudeWithATudehttps://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php?title=1217:_Cells&diff=386121217: Cells2013-05-27T15:37:45Z<p>BlueDudeWithATude: </p>
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<div>{{comic<br />
| number = 1217<br />
| date = May 27, 2013<br />
| title = Cells<br />
| image = cells.png<br />
| titletext = Now, if it selectively kills cancer cells in a petri dish, you can be sure it's at least a great breakthrough for everyone suffering from petri dish cancer.<br />
}}<br />
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==Explanation==<br />
{{incomplete}}<br />
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Cancer is one of the most feared sicknesses due to high mortality. Therefore, whenever researchers find a hint for cure, this is hyped in media as major breakthrough. However, in laboratory scale one uses only cultivated cancer cell assays in petri dishes or well plates, thereby preventing influences by or on other parts of a whole body. Current anti-cancer drugs affect all cells, thereby causing severe side effects. The same applies to new drugs developed as well; if they affect cancer cells they may also affect healthy cells and the side effects may prove to be too severe for the drug to be used as a viable treatment method.<br />
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As title text suggests, that is not the only problem a new drug can have. For example, it may not be able to get to those cancer cells. It is a long way from the laboratory to the pharmacy.<br />
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==Transcript==<br />
When you see a claim that a common drug or vitamin "kills cancer cells in a petri dish",<br />
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keep in mind:<br />
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[A scientist stands on a chair next to a desk, pointing a gun at a petri dish. There is a microscope on the desk.]<br />
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So does a handgun.<br />
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{{comic discussion}}<br />
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[[Category:Biology]]<br />
[[Category:Cancer]]</div>BlueDudeWithATudehttps://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php?title=User:BlueDudeWithATude&diff=35959User:BlueDudeWithATude2013-05-02T02:07:18Z<p>BlueDudeWithATude: </p>
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<div>Hey there.<br />
<br />
==Pages I've made (in order of creation)==<br />
[[90: Jacket]]<br />
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[[653: So Bad It's Worse]]<br />
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[[875: 2009 Called]]<br />
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[[445: I Am Not Good with Boomerangs]]<br />
<br />
[[475: Further Boomerang Difficulties]]<br />
<br />
[[939: Arrow]]<br />
<br />
[[537: Ducklings]]<br />
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[[934: Mac/PC]]<br />
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[[738: Incision]]<br />
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[[166: Misusing Slang]]<br />
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[[172: Skateboarding is Not a Crime]]<br />
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[[358: Loud Party]]<br />
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[[354: Startling]]<br />
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[[367: Fandom]]<br />
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==Pages I've updated==<br />
[[97: A Simple Plan]]</div>BlueDudeWithATudehttps://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php?title=367&diff=359583672013-05-02T02:07:05Z<p>BlueDudeWithATude: Redirected page to 367: Fandom</p>
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<div>#REDIRECT: [[367: Fandom]]</div>BlueDudeWithATudehttps://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php?title=Fandom&diff=35957Fandom2013-05-02T02:06:49Z<p>BlueDudeWithATude: Redirected page to 367: Fandom</p>
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<div>#REDIRECT: [[367: Fandom]]</div>BlueDudeWithATudehttps://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php?title=367:_Fandom&diff=35956367: Fandom2013-05-02T02:05:35Z<p>BlueDudeWithATude: Created page with "{{comic | number = 367 | date = January 7, 2008 | title = Fandom | image = fandom.png | titletext = Ron Paul wants to put the New Republic back on the Corusca ..."</p>
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<div>{{comic<br />
| number = 367<br />
| date = January 7, 2008<br />
| title = Fandom<br />
| image = fandom.png<br />
| titletext = Ron Paul wants to put the New Republic back on the Corusca gem standard.<br />
}}<br />
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==Explanation==<br />
This comic refers to the concept of {{w|fandom}}, which is basically the collective noun for fans of a given thing. Usually, this is used in the context of people who like a certain work of fiction, like ''Star Trek'' or ''Buffy the Vampire Slayer''. <br />
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Here, a man digs through a box and discovers his old collection of ''{{w|Star Wars}}'' books, referring to authors {{w|Timothy Zahn}} and {{w|Micheal A. Stackpole}} (who wrote several ''Star Wars'' novels), and ''{{w|The Corellian Trilogy}}''. These books are part of the {{w|Star Wars Expanded Universe}}, which is used to refer to media that is ''Star Wars''-related but not actually a part of its canon.<br />
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The boy apparently loved these books as a kid, which prompts a nearby girl to remark if he starting becoming a fan of other science fiction series like ''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Firefly_(TV_series) Firefly]'' or ''{{w|Battlestar Galactica}}'', to which he clarifies that he simply grew out of the fandom mindset. The girl asks him about how politician {{w|Ron Paul}} (who has appeared in the comic several time), and the boy excitedly runs off to check, ironically disproving his earlier remark - people don't outgrow a fandom state of mind, but rather shift their point of interest.<br />
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The title refers to the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Republic_(Star_Wars) New Republic], the main government in ''Star Wars'' after the final film, and [http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Corusca_gem Corusca gems], which are extremely rare and valuable gems from the aforementioned expanded universe. The text says that Ron Paul wants the New Republic to adopt the Corusca gem as standard currency.<br />
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==Transcript==<br />
[A boy is looking through a box.]<br />
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Boy: Hey, my old Star Wars books!<br />
<br />
[The boy is holding a pair of books and showing them to a girl]<br />
<br />
Boy: Man. Timothy Zahn, Michael A. Stackpole, The Corellian Trilogy...<br />
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Boy: This was my world.<br />
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Girl: What'd you leave it for? Firefly? BSG?<br />
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Boy: Nah.<br />
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Boy: I guess I've just grown out of the whole obsessive fan mindset.<br />
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Girl: Really.<br />
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Girl: So how's Ron Paul doing?<br />
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Boy: Ooh! Lemme recheck today's blogs.<br />
<br />
[Boy heads off to do so]<br />
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{{comic discussion}}<br />
[[Category:Comics featuring Cueball]]<br />
[[Category:Comics featuring Megan]]</div>BlueDudeWithATudehttps://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php?title=Startling&diff=35955Startling2013-05-02T01:47:53Z<p>BlueDudeWithATude: Redirected page to 354: Startling</p>
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<div>#REDIRECT: [[354: Startling]]</div>BlueDudeWithATudehttps://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php?title=354&diff=359543542013-05-02T01:47:42Z<p>BlueDudeWithATude: Redirected page to 354: Startling</p>
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<div>#REDIRECT: [[354: Startling]]</div>BlueDudeWithATudehttps://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php?title=User:BlueDudeWithATude&diff=35953User:BlueDudeWithATude2013-05-02T01:47:34Z<p>BlueDudeWithATude: </p>
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<div>Hey there.<br />
<br />
==Pages I've made (in order of creation)==<br />
[[90: Jacket]]<br />
<br />
[[653: So Bad It's Worse]]<br />
<br />
[[875: 2009 Called]]<br />
<br />
[[445: I Am Not Good with Boomerangs]]<br />
<br />
[[475: Further Boomerang Difficulties]]<br />
<br />
[[939: Arrow]]<br />
<br />
[[537: Ducklings]]<br />
<br />
[[934: Mac/PC]]<br />
<br />
[[738: Incision]]<br />
<br />
[[166: Misusing Slang]]<br />
<br />
[[172: Skateboarding is Not a Crime]]<br />
<br />
[[358: Loud Party]]<br />
<br />
[[354: Startling]]<br />
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==Pages I've updated==<br />
[[97: A Simple Plan]]</div>BlueDudeWithATudehttps://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php?title=354:_Startling&diff=35952354: Startling2013-05-02T01:46:47Z<p>BlueDudeWithATude: /* Transcript */</p>
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<div>{{comic<br />
| number = 354<br />
| date = December 7, 2007<br />
| title = Startling<br />
| image = startling.png<br />
| titletext = We actually reached the future about three years ago.<br />
}}<br />
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==Explanation==<br />
The comic is very simple: [[Randall]] apparently has a realization about the time in which he lives in (at the time, anyway), given that he grew up in a time where the 2000's seemed very far away, but he now exists in that timeframe with the rest of society. This mind-blowing though occurs to him every few months, if he is to believed.<br />
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The title text states that "the future" was reached in 2004 (three years before the comic was published). <br />
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==Transcript==<br />
[A man sits silently front of his computer.]<br />
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Narration: I still do this every few months.<br />
<br />
[He continues to sit for two more panels.]<br />
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Man: Holy crap, it's the 21st century.<br />
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{{comic discussion}}<br />
[[Category:Comics featuring Cueball]]</div>BlueDudeWithATudehttps://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php?title=354:_Startling&diff=35951354: Startling2013-05-02T01:46:35Z<p>BlueDudeWithATude: /* Transcript */</p>
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<div>{{comic<br />
| number = 354<br />
| date = December 7, 2007<br />
| title = Startling<br />
| image = startling.png<br />
| titletext = We actually reached the future about three years ago.<br />
}}<br />
<br />
==Explanation==<br />
The comic is very simple: [[Randall]] apparently has a realization about the time in which he lives in (at the time, anyway), given that he grew up in a time where the 2000's seemed very far away, but he now exists in that timeframe with the rest of society. This mind-blowing though occurs to him every few months, if he is to believed.<br />
<br />
The title text states that "the future" was reached in 2004 (three years before the comic was published). <br />
<br />
==Transcript==<br />
[A man sits silently front of his computer.]<br />
<br />
Narration: I still do this every few months.<br />
<br />
[He continues to sit for two more panels.]<br />
<br />
Man: Holy crap, it's the 21st century.<br />
<br />
<br />
{{comic discussion}}<br />
[[Category:Comics featuring Cueball]]</div>BlueDudeWithATudehttps://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php?title=354:_Startling&diff=35950354: Startling2013-05-02T01:46:24Z<p>BlueDudeWithATude: Created page with "{{comic | number = 354 | date = December 7, 2007 | title = Startling | image = startling.png | titletext = We actually reached the future about three years ago..."</p>
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<div>{{comic<br />
| number = 354<br />
| date = December 7, 2007<br />
| title = Startling<br />
| image = startling.png<br />
| titletext = We actually reached the future about three years ago.<br />
}}<br />
<br />
==Explanation==<br />
The comic is very simple: [[Randall]] apparently has a realization about the time in which he lives in (at the time, anyway), given that he grew up in a time where the 2000's seemed very far away, but he now exists in that timeframe with the rest of society. This mind-blowing though occurs to him every few months, if he is to believed.<br />
<br />
The title text states that "the future" was reached in 2004 (three years before the comic was published). <br />
<br />
==Transcript==<br />
[A man sits silently front of his computer.]<br />
Narration: I still do this every few months.<br />
[He continues to sit for two more panels.]<br />
Man: Holy crap, it's the 21st century.<br />
<br />
<br />
{{comic discussion}}<br />
[[Category:Comics featuring Cueball]]</div>BlueDudeWithATudehttps://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php?title=User:BlueDudeWithATude&diff=35949User:BlueDudeWithATude2013-05-02T01:40:07Z<p>BlueDudeWithATude: </p>
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<div>Hey there.<br />
<br />
==Pages I've made (in order of creation)==<br />
[[90: Jacket]]<br />
<br />
[[653: So Bad It's Worse]]<br />
<br />
[[875: 2009 Called]]<br />
<br />
[[445: I Am Not Good with Boomerangs]]<br />
<br />
[[475: Further Boomerang Difficulties]]<br />
<br />
[[939: Arrow]]<br />
<br />
[[537: Ducklings]]<br />
<br />
[[934: Mac/PC]]<br />
<br />
[[738: Incision]]<br />
<br />
[[166: Misusing Slang]]<br />
<br />
[[172: Skateboarding is Not a Crime]]<br />
<br />
[[358: Loud Party]]<br />
<br />
==Pages I've updated==<br />
[[97: A Simple Plan]]</div>BlueDudeWithATudehttps://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php?title=Loud_Party&diff=35948Loud Party2013-05-02T01:39:54Z<p>BlueDudeWithATude: Redirected page to 358: Loud Party</p>
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<div>#REDIRECT [[358: Loud Party]]</div>BlueDudeWithATudehttps://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php?title=358&diff=359473582013-05-02T01:39:18Z<p>BlueDudeWithATude: Redirected page to 358: Loud Party</p>
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<div>#REDIRECT [[358: Loud Party]]</div>BlueDudeWithATudehttps://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php?title=358&diff=359463582013-05-02T01:38:48Z<p>BlueDudeWithATude: </p>
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<div>[[redirect:358:_Loud_Party]]</div>BlueDudeWithATudehttps://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php?title=358&diff=359453582013-05-02T01:38:31Z<p>BlueDudeWithATude: Created page with "redirect:358: Loud Party"</p>
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<div>[[redirect:358: Loud Party]]</div>BlueDudeWithATudehttps://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php?title=358:_Loud_Party&diff=35944358: Loud Party2013-05-02T01:38:04Z<p>BlueDudeWithATude: </p>
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<div>{{comic<br />
| number = 358<br />
| date = December 17, 2007<br />
| title = Loud Party<br />
| image = loud_party.png<br />
| titletext = I'm glad this is so much fun because I'm not sure how we're getting down.<br />
}}<br />
<br />
==Explanation==<br />
The comic depicts an average everyday scene - a party, with drinks, dancing, and a lot of commotion going on (hence the title). Amid the chaos, though, there are two people, a girl and a boy, staring wistfully at each other. They both think of the same scene: the two of them sitting on branches of a large and bare tree, doing something on laptops. The implication is that these two kids are special - they don't derive their enjoyment of life from parties or other typical teenage activities, but rather simpler, more quiet activities.<br />
<br />
The title text presents a simpler joke - it is rather difficult to get down from a tree, especially when carrying a fragile item like a laptop<br />
<br />
==Transcript==<br />
[In a loud party, a girl and a guy are looking at each other, both thinking of the same scene: they are sitting on opposite branches of a large leaf-less tree, each with a laptop. There's cloud in the distance and a grass field around the tree.]<br />
<br />
{{comic discussion}}<br />
[[Category:Comics featuring Cueball]]<br />
[[Category:Comics featuring Megan]]<br />
[[Category:Comics with color]]</div>BlueDudeWithATudehttps://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php?title=358:_Loud_Party&diff=35943358: Loud Party2013-05-02T01:37:26Z<p>BlueDudeWithATude: </p>
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<div>{{comic<br />
| number = 358<br />
| date December 17, 2007<br />
| title = Loud Party<br />
| image = loud_party.png<br />
| titletext = I'm glad this is so much fun because I'm not sure how we're getting down.<br />
}}<br />
<br />
==Explanation==<br />
The comic depicts an average everyday scene - a party, with drinks, dancing, and a lot of commotion going on (hence the title). Amid the chaos, though, there are two people, a girl and a boy, staring wistfully at each other. They both think of the same scene: the two of them sitting on branches of a large and bare tree, doing something on laptops. The implication is that these two kids are special - they don't derive their enjoyment of life from parties or other typical teenage activities, but rather simpler, more quiet activities.<br />
<br />
The title text presents a simpler joke - it is rather difficult to get down from a tree, especially when carrying a fragile item like a laptop<br />
<br />
==Transcript==<br />
[In a loud party, a girl and a guy are looking at each other, both thinking of the same scene: they are sitting on opposite branches of a large leaf-less tree, each with a laptop. There's cloud in the distance and a grass field around the tree.]<br />
<br />
{{comic discussion}}<br />
[[Category:Comics featuring Cueball]]<br />
[[Category:Comics featuring Megan]]<br />
[[Category:Comics with color]]</div>BlueDudeWithATudehttps://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php?title=358:_Loud_Party&diff=35942358: Loud Party2013-05-02T01:36:59Z<p>BlueDudeWithATude: /* Transcript */</p>
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<div>{{comic<br />
| number = 358<br />
| date December 17, 2007<br />
| title = Loud Party<br />
| image = loud_party.png<br />
| titletext = I'm glad this is so much fun because I'm not sure how we're getting down.<br />
}}<br />
<br />
==Explanation==<br />
The comic depicts an average everyday scene - a party, with drinks, dancing, and a lot of commotion going on (hence the title). Amid the chaos, though, there are two people, a girl and a boy, staring wistfully at each other. They both think of the same scene: the two of them sitting on branches of a large and bare tree, doing something on laptops. The implication is that these two kids are special - they don't derive their enjoyment of life from parties or other typical teenage activities, but rather simpler, more quiet activities.<br />
<br />
The title text presents a simpler joke - it is rather difficult to get down from a tree, especially when carrying a fragile item like a laptop<br />
<br />
==Transcript==<br />
[In a loud party, a girl and a guy are looking at each other, both thinking of the same scene: they are sitting on opposite branches of a large leaf-less tree, each with a laptop. There's cloud in the distance and a grass field around the tree.]<br />
<br />
{{comic discussion}}<br />
[[Category:Comics featuring Cueball]]<br />
[[Category:Comics featuring Megan]]<br />
[[Category:Comics featuring color]]</div>BlueDudeWithATudehttps://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php?title=358:_Loud_Party&diff=35941358: Loud Party2013-05-02T01:36:39Z<p>BlueDudeWithATude: Created page with "{{comic | number = 358 | date December 17, 2007 | title = Loud Party | image = loud_party.png | titletext = I'm glad this is so much fun because I'm not sure h..."</p>
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<div>{{comic<br />
| number = 358<br />
| date December 17, 2007<br />
| title = Loud Party<br />
| image = loud_party.png<br />
| titletext = I'm glad this is so much fun because I'm not sure how we're getting down.<br />
}}<br />
<br />
==Explanation==<br />
The comic depicts an average everyday scene - a party, with drinks, dancing, and a lot of commotion going on (hence the title). Amid the chaos, though, there are two people, a girl and a boy, staring wistfully at each other. They both think of the same scene: the two of them sitting on branches of a large and bare tree, doing something on laptops. The implication is that these two kids are special - they don't derive their enjoyment of life from parties or other typical teenage activities, but rather simpler, more quiet activities.<br />
<br />
The title text presents a simpler joke - it is rather difficult to get down from a tree, especially when carrying a fragile item like a laptop<br />
<br />
==Transcript==<br />
[[In a loud party, a girl and a guy are looking at each other, both thinking of the same scene: they are sitting on opposite branches of a large leaf-less tree, each with a laptop. There's cloud in the distance and a grass field around the tree.]]<br />
<br />
{{comic discussion}}<br />
[[Category:Comics featuring Cueball]]<br />
[[Category:Comics featuring Megan]]<br />
[[Category:Comics featuring color]]</div>BlueDudeWithATudehttps://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php?title=User:BlueDudeWithATude&diff=31761User:BlueDudeWithATude2013-03-29T22:02:20Z<p>BlueDudeWithATude: </p>
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<div>Hey there.<br />
<br />
==Pages I've made (in order of creation)==<br />
[[90: Jacket]]<br />
<br />
[[653: So Bad It's Worse]]<br />
<br />
[[875: 2009 Called]]<br />
<br />
[[445: I Am Not Good with Boomerangs]]<br />
<br />
[[475: Further Boomerang Difficulties]]<br />
<br />
[[939: Arrow]]<br />
<br />
[[537: Ducklings]]<br />
<br />
[[934: Mac/PC]]<br />
<br />
[[738: Incision]]<br />
<br />
[[166: Misusing Slang]]<br />
<br />
[[172: Skateboarding is Not a Crime]]<br />
<br />
==Pages I've updated==<br />
[[97: A Simple Plan]]</div>BlueDudeWithATudehttps://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php?title=172:_Skateboarding_is_Not_a_Crime&diff=31760172: Skateboarding is Not a Crime2013-03-29T22:01:41Z<p>BlueDudeWithATude: Created page with "{{comic | number = 172 | date = October 18th, 2006 | title = Skateboarding is Not a Crime | image = skateboarding_is_not_a_crime.png | titletext = 'Arrest me, ..."</p>
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<div>{{comic<br />
| number = 172<br />
| date = October 18th, 2006<br />
| title = Skateboarding is Not a Crime<br />
| image = skateboarding_is_not_a_crime.png<br />
| titletext = 'Arrest me, I'm a skateboarder' is an even more obnoxious variant.<br />
}}<br />
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==Explanation==<br />
The skateboarding subculture has taken up the phrase "skateboarding is not a crime" in protest of how many cities have banned skateboarding in certain areas, such as parks. [[Randall]] apparently ''really'' does not like these stickers and states that when he becomes president, any and all displays of stickers bearing the phrase (like the one on the locker in the comic) will be considered a felony, though skateboarding itself will still be legal.<br />
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The title text also shows another protest phrase, "Arrest me, I'm a skateboarder", that Randall hates even more than "skateboarding is not a crime".<br />
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==Transcript==<br />
[A set of lockers. The middle one has a sticker stuck to it proclaiming "Skateboarding is not a crime".]<br />
<br />
When I'm president, skateboarding will still be legal, but display of those stupid stickers will be a felony.<br />
<br />
{{comic discussion}}</div>BlueDudeWithATudehttps://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php?title=166&diff=317531662013-03-29T21:54:23Z<p>BlueDudeWithATude: Redirected page to 166: Misusing Slang</p>
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<div>#REDIRECT:[[166: Misusing Slang]]</div>BlueDudeWithATudehttps://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php?title=Misusing_Slang&diff=31752Misusing Slang2013-03-29T21:54:08Z<p>BlueDudeWithATude: Redirected page to 166: Misusing Slang</p>
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<div>#REDIRECT:[[166: Misusing Slang]]</div>BlueDudeWithATudehttps://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php?title=User:BlueDudeWithATude&diff=31751User:BlueDudeWithATude2013-03-29T21:53:33Z<p>BlueDudeWithATude: </p>
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<div>Hey there.<br />
<br />
==Pages I've made (in order of creation)==<br />
[[90: Jacket]]<br />
<br />
[[653: So Bad It's Worse]]<br />
<br />
[[875: 2009 Called]]<br />
<br />
[[445: I Am Not Good with Boomerangs]]<br />
<br />
[[475: Further Boomerang Difficulties]]<br />
<br />
[[939: Arrow]]<br />
<br />
[[537: Ducklings]]<br />
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[[934: Mac/PC]]<br />
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[[738: Incision]]<br />
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[[97: A Simple Plan]]</div>BlueDudeWithATudehttps://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php?title=166:_Misusing_Slang&diff=31750166: Misusing Slang2013-03-29T21:53:14Z<p>BlueDudeWithATude: /* Transcript */</p>
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<div>{{comic<br />
| number = 166<br />
| date = October 4th, 2006<br />
| title = Misusing Slang<br />
| image = misusing_slang.png<br />
| titletext = It slowly dawns on us that our parents knew exactly what they were doing.<br />
}}<br />
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==Explanation==<br />
In the comic, [[Randall]] expresses excitement for the time in the future where he can intentionally misuse modern-day slang in order to make nearby teenagers feel uncomfortable. The comic illustrates this using the word "pwned", which means "to be beaten", as in "I pwned that other guy badly at ping pong!" <br />
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Many teenagers believe their parents to be not "with the times", but Randall suggests that parents actually ''do'' know what the words mean, but are acting otherwise in order to mess with their heads. The title text reinforces this, as every generation has had some form of slang that they used, and it could be possible that this practice has been continued for a good while.<br />
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==Transcript==<br />
The best part of getting older is gonna be intentionally misusing slang around teenagers just to watch them squirm.<br />
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Man: Oh man, that song is so pwned!<br />
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[The adolescent twitches.]<br />
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{{comic discussion}}<br />
[[Category:Comics featuring Cueball]]</div>BlueDudeWithATudehttps://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php?title=166:_Misusing_Slang&diff=31748166: Misusing Slang2013-03-29T21:52:51Z<p>BlueDudeWithATude: </p>
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<div>{{comic<br />
| number = 166<br />
| date = October 4th, 2006<br />
| title = Misusing Slang<br />
| image = misusing_slang.png<br />
| titletext = It slowly dawns on us that our parents knew exactly what they were doing.<br />
}}<br />
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==Explanation==<br />
In the comic, [[Randall]] expresses excitement for the time in the future where he can intentionally misuse modern-day slang in order to make nearby teenagers feel uncomfortable. The comic illustrates this using the word "pwned", which means "to be beaten", as in "I pwned that other guy badly at ping pong!" <br />
<br />
Many teenagers believe their parents to be not "with the times", but Randall suggests that parents actually ''do'' know what the words mean, but are acting otherwise in order to mess with their heads. The title text reinforces this, as every generation has had some form of slang that they used, and it could be possible that this practice has been continued for a good while.<br />
<br />
==Transcript==<br />
The best part of getting older is gonna be intentionally misusing slang around teenagers just to watch them squirm.<br />
Man: Oh man, that song is so pwned!<br />
[The adolescent twitches.]<br />
<br />
{{comic discussion}}<br />
[[Category:Comics featuring Cueball]]</div>BlueDudeWithATudehttps://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php?title=166:_Misusing_Slang&diff=31747166: Misusing Slang2013-03-29T21:52:42Z<p>BlueDudeWithATude: Created page with "{{comic | number = 166 | date = October 4th, 2006 | title = Misusing Slang | image = misusing_slang.png | titletext = It slowly dawns on us that our parents kn..."</p>
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<div>{{comic<br />
| number = 166<br />
| date = October 4th, 2006<br />
| title = Misusing Slang<br />
| image = misusing_slang.png<br />
| titletext = It slowly dawns on us that our parents knew exactly what they were doing.<br />
}}<br />
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==Explanation==<br />
In the comic, [[Randal]] expresses excitement for the time in the future where he can intentionally misuse modern-day slang in order to make nearby teenagers feel uncomfortable. The comic illustrates this using the word "pwned", which means "to be beaten", as in "I pwned that other guy badly at ping pong!" <br />
<br />
Many teenagers believe their parents to be not "with the times", but Randall suggests that parents actually ''do'' know what the words mean, but are acting otherwise in order to mess with their heads. The title text reinforces this, as every generation has had some form of slang that they used, and it could be possible that this practice has been continued for a good while.<br />
<br />
==Transcript==<br />
The best part of getting older is gonna be intentionally misusing slang around teenagers just to watch them squirm.<br />
Man: Oh man, that song is so pwned!<br />
[The adolescent twitches.]<br />
<br />
{{comic discussion}}<br />
[[Category:Comics featuring Cueball]]</div>BlueDudeWithATudehttps://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php?title=User:BlueDudeWithATude&diff=31623User:BlueDudeWithATude2013-03-29T04:49:17Z<p>BlueDudeWithATude: </p>
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<div>Hey there.<br />
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==Pages I've made (in order of creation)==<br />
[[90: Jacket]]<br />
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[[653: So Bad It's Worse]]<br />
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[[875: 2009 Called]]<br />
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[[445: I Am Not Good with Boomerangs]]<br />
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[[475: Further Boomerang Difficulties]]<br />
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[[939: Arrow]]<br />
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[[537: Ducklings]]<br />
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[[934: Mac/PC]]<br />
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[[738: Incision]]<br />
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==Pages I've updated==<br />
[[97: A Simple Plan]]</div>BlueDudeWithATudehttps://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php?title=Incision&diff=31622Incision2013-03-29T04:48:53Z<p>BlueDudeWithATude: Redirected page to 738: Incision</p>
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<div>#REDIRECT: [[738: Incision]]</div>BlueDudeWithATudehttps://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php?title=738&diff=316217382013-03-29T04:48:49Z<p>BlueDudeWithATude: Redirected page to 738: Incision</p>
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<div>#REDIRECT: [[738: Incision]]</div>BlueDudeWithATudehttps://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php?title=User:BlueDudeWithATude&diff=31620User:BlueDudeWithATude2013-03-29T04:48:08Z<p>BlueDudeWithATude: </p>
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[[875: 2009 Called]]<br />
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[[445: I Am Not Good with Boomerangs]]<br />
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[[97: A Simple Plan]]</div>BlueDudeWithATudehttps://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php?title=738:_Incision&diff=31619738: Incision2013-03-29T04:47:45Z<p>BlueDudeWithATude: /* Transcript */</p>
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<div>{{comic<br />
| number = 738<br />
| date = May 10th, 2010<br />
| title = Incision<br />
| image = incision.png<br />
| titletext = At one point, by force of childhood habit, the doctor accidentally removed three or four organs.<br />
}}<br />
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==Explanation==<br />
[http://http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_(game) Operation] is a board game wherein one attempts to remove the organs of a patient with a pair of tweezers. The game is notoriously hard, because of the fact that the organs are quite small, and because if one bumps the side of the patient, a buzzer sounds and the patient's nose lights up. Players generally consider the buzzer quite annoying. <br />
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In the comic, a child swallows the buzzer, and the joke lies in the similarity between the game and actual surgery when the buzzer is brought into the mix. The title text brings this further by describing an incident where the doctor ended up removing several organs (the object of the game, but obviously not a good idea in real life).<br />
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==Transcript==<br />
[Two doctors wearing surgical masks are standing over a prone patient. One of them is poking the patient's chest.]<br />
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Doctor: I'm making the incision above the left - <br />
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BZZZZT!<br />
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Doctor: Augh!<br />
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October 8th, 2004:<br />
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A child swallows an "Operation" buzzer, leading to the single most difficult surgery ever performed.<br />
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{{comic discussion}}</div>BlueDudeWithATudehttps://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php?title=738:_Incision&diff=31618738: Incision2013-03-29T04:47:29Z<p>BlueDudeWithATude: /* Explanation */</p>
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<div>{{comic<br />
| number = 738<br />
| date = May 10th, 2010<br />
| title = Incision<br />
| image = incision.png<br />
| titletext = At one point, by force of childhood habit, the doctor accidentally removed three or four organs.<br />
}}<br />
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==Explanation==<br />
[http://http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_(game) Operation] is a board game wherein one attempts to remove the organs of a patient with a pair of tweezers. The game is notoriously hard, because of the fact that the organs are quite small, and because if one bumps the side of the patient, a buzzer sounds and the patient's nose lights up. Players generally consider the buzzer quite annoying. <br />
<br />
In the comic, a child swallows the buzzer, and the joke lies in the similarity between the game and actual surgery when the buzzer is brought into the mix. The title text brings this further by describing an incident where the doctor ended up removing several organs (the object of the game, but obviously not a good idea in real life).<br />
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==Transcript==<br />
[Two doctors wearing surgical masks are standing over a prone patient. One of them is poking the patient's chest.]<br />
Doctor: I'm making the incision above the left - <br />
BZZZZT!<br />
Doctor: Augh!<br />
October 8th, 2004:<br />
A child swallows an "Operation" buzzer, leading to the single most difficult surgery ever performed.<br />
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{{comic discussion}}</div>BlueDudeWithATudehttps://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php?title=738:_Incision&diff=31617738: Incision2013-03-29T04:46:48Z<p>BlueDudeWithATude: Created page with "{{comic | number = 738 | date = May 10th, 2010 | title = Incision | image = incision.png | titletext = At one point, by force of childhood habit, the doctor ac..."</p>
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<div>{{comic<br />
| number = 738<br />
| date = May 10th, 2010<br />
| title = Incision<br />
| image = incision.png<br />
| titletext = At one point, by force of childhood habit, the doctor accidentally removed three or four organs.<br />
}}<br />
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==Explanation==<br />
{{w|Operation_(game)}} is a board game wherein one attempts to remove the organs of a patient with a pair of tweezers. The game is notoriously hard, because of the fact that the organs are quite small, and because if one bumps the side of the patient, a buzzer sounds and the patient's nose lights up. Players generally consider the buzzer quite annoying. <br />
<br />
In the comic, a child swallows the buzzer, and the joke lies in the similarity between the game and actual surgery when the buzzer is brought into the mix. The title text brings this further by describing an incident where the doctor ended up removing several organs (the object of the game, but obviously not a good idea in real life).<br />
<br />
==Transcript==<br />
[Two doctors wearing surgical masks are standing over a prone patient. One of them is poking the patient's chest.]<br />
Doctor: I'm making the incision above the left - <br />
BZZZZT!<br />
Doctor: Augh!<br />
October 8th, 2004:<br />
A child swallows an "Operation" buzzer, leading to the single most difficult surgery ever performed.<br />
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{{comic discussion}}</div>BlueDudeWithATudehttps://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php?title=1038:_Fountain&diff=139961038: Fountain2012-10-05T17:29:18Z<p>BlueDudeWithATude: </p>
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<div>{{comic<br />
| number = 1038<br />
| date = April 4, 2012<br />
| title = Fountain<br />
| image = fountain.png<br />
| imagesize = <br />
| titletext = Implausible, did you say? Sorry, couldn't quite hear you from all the way up heeeeeeeeere!<br />
}}<br />
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==Explanation==<br />
This comic is about how it's considered implausible to "fly" by positioning an umbrella under a water jet. However, with a strong enough jet of water, a powerful enough umbrella, and a sure grip, such an event is physically plausible (although you'd risk ripping your arm off).<br />
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==Transcript==<br />
[A wannabe Mary Poppins heads to a fountain with three massive water jets while holding an umbrella]<br />
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[Person splashes through the pond]<br />
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[Person gets to one of the jets]<br />
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[Person opens up the umbrella]<br />
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[Person swings umbrella into water jet stream]]<br />
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Person: WHEEEEEEE!<br />
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{{Comic discussion}}<br />
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[[Category:Comics with color]]</div>BlueDudeWithATudehttps://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php?title=108:_M.C._Hammer_Slide&diff=11591108: M.C. Hammer Slide2012-09-10T23:42:22Z<p>BlueDudeWithATude: </p>
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<div>{{comic<br />
| number = 108<br />
| date = May 29, 2006<br />
| title = M.C. Hammer Slide<br />
| image = mc_hammer_slide.png<br />
| imagesize = <br />
| titletext = Once, long ago, I saw this girl go by. I didn't stop and talk to her, and I've regretted it ever since.<br />
}}<br />
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==Explanation==<br />
The base part of the comic is self-explanatory: Girl attracts Boy, Boy notices Girl, Boy approaches Girl, Girl reacts positively, Boy falls in love, Girl decides to answers lovecall, happily ever after etc. The quirk in this comic is the way Girl catches attention of Boy in the comic: through the signature move of 1980's rapper {{w|MC Hammer}} (the slide). To watch MC Hammer doin' the slide, click [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WIHAkqCls4A&t=1m47s here].<br />
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The title text indicates that [[Randall]] once saw a girl go by and regrets that he did not speak with her as Boy does in this comic. The title text is unclear whether Randall is stressing the word "this". It is possible that the girl Randall is referring to was actually doing the slide.<br />
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{{comic discussion}}<br />
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[[Category:Comics featuring Cueball]]<br />
[[Category:Comics featuring Megan]]</div>BlueDudeWithATudehttps://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php?title=User:BlueDudeWithATude&diff=11590User:BlueDudeWithATude2012-09-10T23:36:35Z<p>BlueDudeWithATude: </p>
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[[90: Jacket]]<br />
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[[653: So Bad It's Worse]]<br />
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[[875: 2009 Called]]<br />
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[[445: I Am Not Good with Boomerangs]]<br />
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[[475: Further Boomerang Difficulties]]<br />
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==Pages I've updated==<br />
[[97: A Simple Plan]]</div>BlueDudeWithATudehttps://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php?title=97:_A_Simple_Plan&diff=1158997: A Simple Plan2012-09-10T23:36:04Z<p>BlueDudeWithATude: </p>
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| number = 97<br />
| date = May 3, 2006<br />
| title = A Simple Plan<br />
| image = A simple plan.jpg<br />
| imagesize = <br />
| titletext = This is true. The lyrics are ridiculous.<br />
}}<br />
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==Explanation==<br />
The song on the radio is [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Welcome_to_My_Life "Welcome to my life"] by [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simple_plan Simple Plan] (not A Simple Plan), which was released in 2004 as a first single to the band's second album "Still not getting any...". The lyrics of the song mainly deal with the frustration of adolescence, e.g. Life becoming real. Many, if not all, adolescents go through a phase were the ongoing realisation of becoming fully responsible for their body, mind and personality beyond parents scares them. While longing to the simple childhood of the past, this also reminds them that this is what they wanted as a child in the first place. <br />
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The above paradox leads to teenage angst, graphically displayed in the song, which questions quality of life, and therefore maybe taking the "Simple Plan" and terminating life because it lacks this quality. [[Cueball]], obviously beyond this phase, first hears the pop-song, liking it for it's addictive sound, and then realising the lyrics may turn some adolescents into bodybags. <br />
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{{Comic discussion}}</div>BlueDudeWithATudehttps://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php?title=90:_Jacket&diff=1152690: Jacket2012-09-08T20:58:01Z<p>BlueDudeWithATude: </p>
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<div>{{comic<br />
| number = 90<br />
| date = April 17, 2006<br />
| title = Jacket<br />
| image = jacket.jpg<br />
| imagesize = <br />
| titletext = We have this conversation at least once a day in my apartment<br />
}}<br />
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==Explanation==<br />
In the comic, one [[Cueball]] angrily asks "Where's my fucking jacket?". Normally, one would attempt to provide information on where the jacket is.<br />
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The second [[Cueball]], however, has taken the adjective "fucking" to mean that he has a "fucking jacket", separate from his normal one. He thus answers that is next to the first man's normal one. The first man is confused, so the second one dismisses the subject. Kind of a waste of time, really.<br />
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The title text suggests that this event transpired frequently in [[Randall|Monroe]]'s (real life) apartment.<br />
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==Transcript==<br />
[Two men stand and talk to one another.]<br />
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First man: Where&#39;s my fucking jacket?<br />
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[Second man indicates something behind him.]<br />
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Second man: Over there, next to your regular one.<br />
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First man: My what?<br />
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Second man: Never mind.<br />
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==Trivia==<br />
* This comic is the first to use an all-caps lettering.<br />
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{{comic discussion}}<br />
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[[Category:Comics featuring Cueball]]</div>BlueDudeWithATudehttps://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php?title=User:BlueDudeWithATude&diff=11525User:BlueDudeWithATude2012-09-08T19:45:18Z<p>BlueDudeWithATude: </p>
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[[90: Jacket]]<br />
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[[653: So Bad It's Worse]]<br />
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[[875: 2009 Called]]<br />
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[[445: I Am Not Good with Boomerangs]]<br />
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[[475: Further Boomerang Difficulties]]<br />
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[[934: Mac/PC]]</div>BlueDudeWithATudehttps://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php?title=934&diff=115249342012-09-08T19:44:14Z<p>BlueDudeWithATude: Redirected page to 934: Mac/PC</p>
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<div>#REDIRECT: [[934: Mac/PC]]</div>BlueDudeWithATudehttps://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php?title=934:_Mac/PC&diff=11522934: Mac/PC2012-09-08T19:43:24Z<p>BlueDudeWithATude: Created page with "{{comic | number = 934 | date = August 5, 2011 | title = Mac/PC | image = mac_pc.png | imagesize = | titletext = It's fun to watch browsers fumblingly recapit..."</p>
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<div>{{comic<br />
| number = 934<br />
| date = August 5, 2011<br />
| title = Mac/PC<br />
| image = mac_pc.png<br />
| imagesize = <br />
| titletext = It's fun to watch browsers fumblingly recapitulate the history of window management. Someday we'll have xmonad as a Firefox extension.<br />
}}<br />
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==Explanation==<br />
This comic is a parody of the "{{w|Get a Mac}}" (also known as "I'm a Mac" or "Mac vs. PC") ad campaign for the {{w|Mac}} brand of computers. The ads personified the Mac and their competitors, the PC. The ads poked fun at the PC's terrible function while paying attention to the Mac's unique features. Each ad started with the duo introducing themselves as "I'm a Mac..." "... and I'm a PC."<br />
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The comic, however, presents them as identical to each other, since everything nowadays is done through browsers. (It could also be taken as a riff on xkcd's simplistic style, as they are ''literally'' identical.)<br />
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The title text refers to {{w|window management}}, which is software that controls windows on computers. {{w|xmonad}} is one such program, and Russel says that eventually it will be an extension usable with the browser {{w|Firefox}}.<br />
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==Transcript==<br />
Mac: I'm a mac<br />
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PC: And I'm a PC.<br />
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Mac and PC: And since you do everything through a browser now, we're pretty indistinguishable.<br />
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{{comic discussion}} <br />
[[Category:Comics featuring Cueball]]</div>BlueDudeWithATudehttps://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php?title=User:BlueDudeWithATude&diff=11278User:BlueDudeWithATude2012-09-03T18:18:50Z<p>BlueDudeWithATude: </p>
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[[90: Jacket]]<br />
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[[653: So Bad It's Worse]]<br />
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[[875: 2009 Called]]<br />
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[[445: I Am Not Good with Boomerangs]]<br />
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[[475: Further Boomerang Difficulties]]<br />
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[[537: Ducklings]]</div>BlueDudeWithATudehttps://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php?title=Ducklings&diff=11277Ducklings2012-09-03T18:17:58Z<p>BlueDudeWithATude: Redirected page to 537: Ducklings</p>
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<div>#REDIRECT: [[537: Ducklings]]</div>BlueDudeWithATudehttps://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php?title=537&diff=112765372012-09-03T18:17:25Z<p>BlueDudeWithATude: Redirected page to 537: Ducklings</p>
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<div>#REDIRECT: [[537: Ducklings]]</div>BlueDudeWithATudehttps://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php?title=537:_Ducklings&diff=11275537: Ducklings2012-09-03T18:15:12Z<p>BlueDudeWithATude: Created page with "{{comic | number = 537 | date = January 30, 2009 | title = Ducklings | image = ducklings.png | imagesize = | titletext = DUCKLOOP'D? }} ==Explanation== The c..."</p>
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<div>{{comic<br />
| number = 537<br />
| date = January 30, 2009<br />
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==Explanation==<br />
The comic shows an elaborate, albeit useless, plan.<br />
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A duck and her ducklings walk somewhere. [[Cueball]] scares the mother duck, so she starts running away, her children following her in a line. Then [[Megan]] snatches the mother duck, leaving the ducklings confused and walking around in a loop. Hence the caption at the end - "Operation: Duckling Loop."<br />
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The title text refers to a meme called "Duckrolled", where one would post a link to [http://www.google.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcS9ZqD3N_DuAvMnN9Pl5k4Km6HCdCFXCLs3Gi4uJhge1ytfG3_qUgNU4To a picture of a duck on wheels.] It became much more famous in its later incarnation as the {{w|Rickroll}}. <br />
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==Transcript==<br />
[A mother duck and her ducklings.]<br />
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Megan: Ready?<br />
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Cueball: Ready.<br />
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[The duck and ducklings move.]<br />
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Cueball: ROAR! BOO!<br />
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[The mother duck is frightened, and turns back. Her children follow.]<br />
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[Megan snatches the duck with a yoink.]<br />
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Duck: QUACK!<br />
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[The ducklings are now trapped in a circle of sorts.]<br />
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OPERATION: DUCKLING LOOP<br />
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[[Category:Comics featuring Megan]]</div>BlueDudeWithATudehttps://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php?title=475:_Further_Boomerang_Difficulties&diff=11265475: Further Boomerang Difficulties2012-09-03T17:01:28Z<p>BlueDudeWithATude: </p>
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<div>{{comic<br />
| number = 475<br />
| date = September 12, 2008<br />
| title = Further Boomerang Difficulties<br />
| image = further_boomerang_difficulties.png<br />
| imagesize = <br />
| titletext = An eternity later, the universe having turned out to have positive curvature and lots of mass, the boomerang hits him in the back of the head.<br />
}}<br />
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==Explanation==<br />
This comic is a sequel of sorts to [[445: I Am Not Good with Boomerangs]], as it deals with the same subject manner with the same panel layout.<br />
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The first strip has a man throwing a boomerang, which doesn't come back. (It's implied to have come back to either him or another man 464 comics later in [[939: Arrow]].)<br />
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The second strip has the man throwing another boomerang, which somehow hurts the {{w|ozone layer}} (as indicated by an offscreen voice).<br />
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The third strip has the man throwing what ''appears'' to be a boomerang, but then [[Megan]] appears and reveals that it was their last banana. "You're such an asshole," she notes.<br />
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The final strip has the man throwing one last boomerang, which busts through the panel and flies out of some spaceship-looking thing.<br />
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The title text notes that the boomerang would return and hit him in the back of the head thanks to the universe's {{w|curvature}} and {{w|mass}}.<br />
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==Transcript==<br />
[The man throws a boomerang, which doesn't come back.]<br />
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[The man throws another boomerang.]<br />
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Offscreen voice: Oh god<br />
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Offscreen voice: The ozone layer!<br />
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[The man seems shocked.]<br />
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[The man throws what appears to be a boomerang, but then Megan arrives.]<br />
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Megan: That was our last banana.<br />
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Megan: You're such an asshole.<br />
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[The man throws the final boomerang, which smashes through the panel and into space somehow.]<br />
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==Trivia==<br />
* Part of this comic and [[939: Arrow]] is the picture for the [http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/BrickJoke Brick Joke] page on TV Tropes.<br />
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