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| − | Rob is a stick figure in xkcd. Rob has no | + | {{Infobox character |
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| + | | caption = A close-up of Rob from [[782: Desecration]] | ||
| + | | first_appearance = [[276: Fixed Width]] | ||
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| + | {{Incomplete|should Cueball & Rob be merged. [http://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php/explain_xkcd:Community_portal/Proposals#Merge_Cueball_.26_Rob See here].}} | ||
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| + | '''Rob''' is a stick figure in xkcd. Rob has no identifying features and appears as a generic [[stick figure]], visually indistinguishable from [[Cueball]]. He is one of the few of [[Randall]]'s characters to be given a name. Rob is specifically named in [[276: Fixed Width]], [[632: Suspicion]], [[647: Scary]], [[716: Time Machine]], [[782: Desecration]], [[838: Incident]], [[1102: Fastest-Growing]] and [[1168: tar]]. In [[276: Fixed Width]] his screen name appears as "rob", and in [[838: Incident]] his username appears as "robm". | ||
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| + | ==Relationships== | ||
| + | Rob had a relationship with a woman known as <emily> on IM. This ended tragically in [[276: Fixed Width]] when he told her the relationship was only for sex while he wasn't really paying attention to what he was writing; he just wanted their chat responses to line up nicely on the screen. Two years later, in 2009, he had a relationship of a few months with what ended up to be a spam bot. He discovered this when he asked the bot to pass a {{w|Turing test}}. This happened in [[632: Suspicion]]. | ||
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| + | In [[647: Scary]] we find that he has a nephew born after September 11, 2001, but by 2009 he was old enough to have discussions with Rob about it. | ||
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Revision as of 13:43, 13 March 2015
| Rob | |
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 A close-up of Rob from 782: Desecration | |
| First appearance | 276: Fixed Width |
| Appearances | 13 |
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This explanation may be incomplete or incorrect: should Cueball & Rob be merged. See here. If you can address this issue, please edit the page! Thanks. |
Rob is a stick figure in xkcd. Rob has no identifying features and appears as a generic stick figure, visually indistinguishable from Cueball. He is one of the few of Randall's characters to be given a name. Rob is specifically named in 276: Fixed Width, 632: Suspicion, 647: Scary, 716: Time Machine, 782: Desecration, 838: Incident, 1102: Fastest-Growing and 1168: tar. In 276: Fixed Width his screen name appears as "rob", and in 838: Incident his username appears as "robm".
Relationships
Rob had a relationship with a woman known as <emily> on IM. This ended tragically in 276: Fixed Width when he told her the relationship was only for sex while he wasn't really paying attention to what he was writing; he just wanted their chat responses to line up nicely on the screen. Two years later, in 2009, he had a relationship of a few months with what ended up to be a spam bot. He discovered this when he asked the bot to pass a Turing test. This happened in 632: Suspicion.
In 647: Scary we find that he has a nephew born after September 11, 2001, but by 2009 he was old enough to have discussions with Rob about it.
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