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Talk:1288: Substitutions

2013-11-08T15:01:21Z

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We need a web plugin that does this automatically, stat! [[Special:Contributions/141.101.99.216|141.101.99.216]] 11:36, 8 November 2013 (UTC)
::Lol, I was just thinking the same thing! I was only meaning to post that in the discussion but saw that nobody had done the explanation yet. There goes a good chunk of my day :/ [[User:Zyxuvius|Zyxuvius]] ([[User talk:Zyxuvius|talk]]) 11:55, 8 November 2013 (UTC)
:::: Came here just to say this. Please post links to the unofficial xkcd news substitution tool as soon as it becomes available :P -- [[Special:Contributions/173.245.51.223|173.245.51.223]] 13:41, 8 November 2013 (UTC)

::::It already exists for Firefox: https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/foxreplace/ This addon allows you to create substitution lists that will automatically be applied to web pages. -- [[Special:Contributions/173.245.51.210|173.245.51.210]] 13:39, 8 November 2013 (UTC)
:::: And here's an URL for the abovementioned FoxReplace addon. Just import it, and it will do the substitutions listed in this XKCD comic: https://www.dropbox.com/s/36eq2xgnmv8obpe/XKCD.json

::I threw this together this morning for Chrome: https://github.com/ChrisMagellan/Make-News-Funny/ Note that you need to enable developer mode in your Extensions settings.
:::: Oh God! Thank you! I'm trying not to laugh too loudly at work. This is hilarious [http://www.nytimes.com/2013/11/01/us/politics/book-details-consideration-of-replacing-biden-on-2012-ticket.html?pagewanted=all&_r=0|"While last year’s grind of an eating contest lacked the drama of the 2008 race ..."] -- [[Special:Contributions/173.245.51.223|173.245.51.223]] 15:01, 8 November 2013 (UTC)

Talk:1288: Substitutions

2013-11-08T13:44:33Z

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Talk:1288: Substitutions

2013-11-08T13:41:38Z

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