Explain xkcd: It's 'cause you're dumb.
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| + | No. There are a lot of sites where you can read, for free, books that are in the public dmioan, but you won't find any Harry Potter books there. J K Rowling holds the copyright and is still making money on them!Why don't you go to your local library; if it isn't there, you can order it for free. Failing that, many of the big bookshops are selling the older Harry Potter books at reduced rates now that the excitement has worn off and everyone has their copy!Good luck, and I hope you find it.References : |
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| − | | date = January 22, 2010
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| − | | title = Dirty Harry
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| − | | titletext = Sci-fi has energy weapons because otherwise the people like me who watch it get distracted counting shots.
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| − | == Explanation ==
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| − | The comic references both {{w|Dirty Harry}} and {{w|Rain Man}}, as the caption suggests.
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| − | In Dirty Harry, Clint Eastwood's character, Harry Callahan, uses a magnum revolver. His most commonly quoted statement is whether or not he fired 5 shots or 6. If he fired only five, the next shot would kill his victim. If six, he wouldn't have any more bullets to shoot.
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| − | In Rain Man, Dustin Hoffman's character, Raymond, is autistic and has an {{w|eidetic memory}}. As such, he can instantly remember any number of objects instantly, such as the number of toothpicks in a box that was spilled, or the number of bullets that came out of a gun.
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| − | The alt-text notes the usefulness of not having to count shots from an energy gun because the only limitation is the amount of power left.
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| − | ==Transcript==
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| − | :[Detective "Dirty" Harry Callahan stands near a wall, pointing a revolver at another figure, presumably a suspect, reclined on the ground. A shotgun is on the ground next to the reclined figure.]
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| − | :Harry Callahan: I know what you're thinking--"Did he fire six shots or only five?" In all this excitement, I--
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| − | :Suspect: Six. Definitely six.
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| − | :Harry Callahan: Shit.
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| − | :Caption: Dirty Harry Meets Rain Man | |
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Revision as of 23:57, 6 January 2013
No. There are a lot of sites where you can read, for free, books that are in the public dmioan, but you won't find any Harry Potter books there. J K Rowling holds the copyright and is still making money on them!Why don't you go to your local library; if it isn't there, you can order it for free. Failing that, many of the big bookshops are selling the older Harry Potter books at reduced rates now that the excitement has worn off and everyone has their copy!Good luck, and I hope you find it.References :
