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...clared" is sometimes called "General Studies". Most U.S. universities will not let you get a degree in this, let alone an advanced degree such as a {{w|Ph ...{W|periodic table}} of the chemical elements. And since {{w|chemistry}} is not physics, according to the quote, {{w|chemists}} must be stamp collectors (a

...e>:''For a list of comics, see [[:Category:Comics featuring Cueball|Comics featuring Cueball]].'' ...aracter design early in the comic's run. Several of the [[:Category:Cancer|comics about cancer]] also have Cueball representing Randall himself.

In the 4th row, 3rd paper is a reference to {{w|Granny Weatherwax}} of Terry Pratchett's ''{{w|Discworld}}'' novels; Granny Weatherwax is a witch who ca :[Person holding up a laptop with an "Facebook account not found" screen.]

...d in time. (Actually, this should be called "cryonics", preserving humans, not "Cryogenics", which is just science at low temperatures) Cryonic freezing is the ability to freeze oneself, so that one does not age and doesn't experience the passage of time. It is common in fiction as

...also dedicated to {{w|Terry Pratchett}}, the day after he died, in [[1498: Terry Pratchett]], to {{w|Gary Gygax}}, three days after he died, in [[393: Ultim The title text refers to the fact that when an application is not responding on the Mac, the application sometimes recovers and the system co

...lso a {{w|Functional programming|functional programming language}} (though not purely functional, as {{w|Haskell (programming language)|some more recent l ...he shape of the two discs in front of Cueball, it may also be referring to Terry Pratchett's book ''The Last Hero'' where the last survivor of a ship that w

...likely typo for {{w|Coulomb}}, the SI unit of electric charge. Photons do not have volume in the traditional sense of the word, and are electrically neut ...referencing musician {{w|Frank Zappa}}. The nonsense ''Q'' parameter does not change monotonically with either frequency or wavelength. On the scale, the

...helps an existential crisis? Wondering how much shelf space to leave for a Terry Pratchett collection. [[Cueball]] enters, excited that he's managed to buy every one of author {{w|Terry Pratchett}}'s {{w|Discworld}} books for his {{w|Amazon Kindle|Kindle e-read

...he rules of writing are like magic spells. If you never acquire them, then not using them says nothing. ...y following the rules of writing, she isn't actually writing it, therefore not meaning it.-->

...ably one word", being "pronounceable (in as many languages as possible)", "not too similar to an existing name of an astronomical object", avoiding commer ...he internet. Many forums and contests that call for online response and do not apply strict control over the responses receive similar collections of rand

...just one turtle, not an infinite regression. This is also repeated in {{w|Terry Pratchett}}'s {{w|Discworld}} novels, in which the world is supported by fo ...is repeated again and will be so for all subsequent sets of comic panels. Not all white and all black panels are the same; some sets involve more than tw

...cipants, this is not a true face-off, unless Megan, who does not speak, is not counted. ...d Omens}}, by {{w|Terry Pratchett}} (of whom Randall is a fan, see [[1498: Terry Pratchett]]) and {{w|Neil Gaiman}}, where Pestilence has retired after the

...of being able to hear and understand some words (perhaps incorrectly), but not all of them. ...racter {{w|Havelock Vetinari}} the Patrician of {{w|Ankh-Morpork}}, in {{w|Terry Pratchett}}'s {{w|Discworld}} book {{w|Soul Music (novel)|Soul Music}} (see

...h is subject to debate among both scientists and laypeople over whether-or-not it should be considered a planet. Pluto was considered a planet for a long ...on only allows them to be {{w|exoplanets}}, which, like dwarf planets, are not planets). Hence, the debate indeed becomes 'a little more confusing'. This

This comic features a running theme in the xkcd comics, [[Beret Guy]]'s naïve and/or odd ways of thinking. In the beginning of th ...the trees almost completely extinct. (See the tribute to Terry in [[1498: Terry Pratchett]]).

...cal or geographic feature of the city, but can sometime be opaque to those not familiar with the city. [https://www.into-asia.com/bangkok/introduction/ful ...consider this a metaphor, or simply a lie. Eventually this is discovered not to be the case. It could also a reference to {{w|The Man in the High Castl

...ent in fencing, and Beret Guy appears to feel it is unfair for the glacier not to have a weapon. ...ld embed it into the stone (or ice) as Beret Guy has done here. – As {{w|Terry Pratchett}} wrote: "What’s so hard about pulling a sword out of a stone?