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Talk:861: Wisdom Teeth

2016-12-13T21:59:10Z

Nick818:

Why should all three parts of the anesthetic have to wear off? It seems like Randall would probably not write "Everything ok" if he could feel the procedure. [[Special:Contributions/75.69.96.225|75.69.96.225]] 02:10, 5 March 2013 (UTC)

^ Agreed, it is most likely the anæsthetic and paralytic wore off, leaving the analgesic. So, he was awake, but "Everything [was] ok", because he was not feeling pain. [[Special:Contributions/108.162.216.14|108.162.216.14]] 15:39, 14 September 2014 (UTC)

I Gotta get my wisdom teeth removed asap! ~~JFreund

Could this be a reference to superflat mode?[[Special:Contributions/108.162.216.84|108.162.216.84]] 22:31, 14 June 2014 (UTC)

^ No, this was during beta 1.2 when there were no modes. ~iFinity

Related? http://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php?title=846 [[Special:Contributions/108.162.238.176|108.162.238.176]] 21:22, 18 June 2014 (UTC)

I think that the guy was crazy but if this was before super flat, it could have possibly have been a model used in the mode. {{unsigned|Otis}}

The phrase "Due to the inhibitory effects of painkillers" is flat-out wrong (pun intended). Opioids don't cause that kind of behaviour, and even if they did in some people, this wouldn't be due to their inhibitory effects on pain (they in fact exert a stimulatory effect on the mu-opioid receptor and more or less an happy and easy-going, while sleepy, state of mind). This is more a reflection of the personality of Cueball being exposed by his drunken-like state, if anything. I edited the sentence by replacing this with "While intoxicated with painkillers" ~~ A concerned M.D.

Could the title text be a reference to ''Memento''? --[[User:Nick818|Nick818]] ([[User talk:Nick818|talk]]) 21:59, 13 December 2016 (UTC)

1632: Palindrome

2016-01-20T06:00:49Z

Nick818: /* Explanation */ consolidated edits

{{comic
| number = 1632
| date = January 20, 2016
| title = Palindrome
| image = palindrome.png
| titletext = I hope that somewhere in the world, "Panamax" is the last option on a "size" drop-down menu on a sex toy site.
}}

==Explanation==
{{incomplete|Maybe add info about the palindromes this is based on?}}

A {{w|palindrome}} is a word, phrase, or sentence that reads the same whether you read forwards or backwards. You can ignore capitalization, spacing, and punctuation.

This comic is based on the classic palindrome in this case is: "A Man, A Plan, A Canal: Panama", which references the construction of the Panama Canal. Randall has created his own palindrome which is longer, though less logical, than the original. But this comic is indeed a palindrome:

===Original===

:: A man, a plan, a God's 'nam tables, nitrate, tar, tinsel, batman's dog: anal panama.

: with no punctuation:

:: A man a plan a Gods nam tables nitrate tar tinsel batmans dog anal panama

: with no space:

:: AmanaplanaGodsnamtablesnitratetartinselbatmansdoganalpanama

: all letters capitalized:

:: AMANAPLANAGODSNAMTABLESNITRATETARTINSELBATMANSDOGANALPANAMA

===Backwards===

:: .amanap lana :god s'namtab ,lesnit ,rat ,etartin ,selbat man' s'doG a ,nalp a ,nam A

: with no punctuation:

:: amanap lana god snamtab lesnit rat etartin selbat man sdoG a nalp a nam A

: with no space:

:: amanaplanagodsnamtablesnitratetartinselbatmansdoGanalpanamA

: all letters capitalized:

:: AMANAPLANAGODSNAMTABLESNITRATETARTINSELBATMANSDOGANALPANAMA

==Transcript==
A man, a plan, a God's 'nam tables, nitrate, tar, tinsel, batman's dog: anal panama.

{{comic discussion}}

1632: Palindrome

2016-01-20T05:58:33Z

Nick818: /* Explanation */

{{comic
| number = 1632
| date = January 20, 2016
| title = Palindrome
| image = palindrome.png
| titletext = I hope that somewhere in the world, "Panamax" is the last option on a "size" drop-down menu on a sex toy site.
}}

==Explanation==
{{incomplete|Maybe add info about the palindromes this is based on?}}

A {{w|palindrome}} is a word, phrase, or sentence that reads the same whether you read forwards or backwards. You can ignore capitalization, spacing, and punctuation.

The statement in this comic is a palindrome:

===Original===

:: A man, a plan, a God's 'nam tables, nitrate, tar, tinsel, batman's dog: anal panama.

: with no punctuation:

:: A man a plan a Gods nam tables nitrate tar tinsel batmans dog anal panama

: with no space:

:: AmanaplanaGodsnamtablesnitratetartinselbatmansdoganalpanama

: all letters capitalized:

:: AMANAPLANAGODSNAMTABLESNITRATETARTINSELBATMANSDOGANALPANAMA

===Backwards===

:: .amanap lana :god s'namtab ,lesnit ,rat ,etartin ,selbat man' s'doG a ,nalp a ,nam A

: with no punctuation:

:: amanap lana god snamtab lesnit rat etartin selbat man sdoG a nalp a nam A

: with no space:

:: amanaplanagodsnamtablesnitratetartinselbatmansdoGanalpanamA

: all letters capitalized:

:: AMANAPLANAGODSNAMTABLESNITRATETARTINSELBATMANSDOGANALPANAMA

This comic is about palindromes, which is a word or a phrase which is spelled the same way backwards or forwards. The classic palindrome in this case is: "A Man, A Plan, A Canal: Panama", which references the construction of the Panama Canal. Randall has created his own palindrome which is longer, though less logical, than the original.

==Transcript==
A man, a plan, a God's 'nam tables, nitrate, tar, tinsel, batman's dog: anal panama.

{{comic discussion}}

1628: Magnus

2016-01-11T06:37:24Z

Nick818: /* Explanation */ removed redundant phrase regarding Secretariat

{{comic
| number = 1628
| date = January 11, 2016
| title = Magnus
| image = magnus.png
| titletext = In the latest round, 9-year-old Muhammad Ali beat 10-year-old JFK at air hockey, while Secretariat lost the hot-dog-eating crown to 12-year-old Ken Jennings. Meanwhile, in a huge upset, 11-year-old Martha Stewart knocked out the adult Ronda Rousey.
}}

==Explanation==
{{incomplete|Just added all referenced people. Didn't explain. (It's a start.)}}

{{W|Magnus Carlsen}} is the chess grandmaster who is currently #1 in the world.

{{W|Serena Williams}} is professional tennis player who is ranked #1 in the world (in women's singles tennis).

{{W|Michael Phelps}} is a swimmer who is #1 in the world in several swimming events.

{{W|Martha Stewart}}, among other things, has published several cookbooks.

{{W|JFK}} was the 35th President of the United States.

{{W|Secretariat (horse)}} won the Triple Crown in 1973.

{{W|Muhammad Ali}} is a boxer who is "among the greatest heavyweights in the history of the sport."

{{W|Ken Jennings}} currently holds the record for the longest winning streak on {{W|Jeopardy!}}.

{{W|Ronda Rousey}} is a "mixed martial artist" and "judoka."

==Trivia==
The app they are talking about is called "play Magnus"

==Transcript==
:Cueball: Magnus Carlsen has an app where you can play chess against a simulated version of him at different ages. I can beat the 8 1/2-year-old, but lose to him at 9.
:Megan: I want that, but for other games. Can I beat 8-year-old Serena Williams at Tennis? Swim laps faster than a 6-year-olf Michael Phelps?
:Cueball: We should make a simulator.
:Cueball: ...Why limit it to games? Can I cook a better chicken than 11-year-old Martha Stewart?
:Megan: Win an election against 12-year-old JFK?
:[Soon...][Cueball and Megan sitting at laptops in the bottom of the panel.]
:Megan: Looks like 8-year-old Magnus Carlsen can swim faster than 9-year-old Martha Stewart.
:Cueball: But they both lose a Hot-Dog-Eating contest to 2-year-old Secretariat.
:Megan: This project has gotten weird.

{{comic discussion}}

[[Category:Comics featuring Cueball]]
[[Category:Comics featuring Megan]]
[[Category:Time travel]]

1628: Magnus

2016-01-11T06:33:00Z

Nick818: /* Explanation */ fixed Jeopardy link

{{comic
| number = 1628
| date = January 11, 2016
| title = Magnus
| image = magnus.png
| titletext = In the latest round, 9-year-old Muhammad Ali beat 10-year-old JFK at air hockey, while Secretariat lost the hot-dog-eating crown to 12-year-old Ken Jennings. Meanwhile, in a huge upset, 11-year-old Martha Stewart knocked out the adult Ronda Rousey.
}}

==Explanation==
{{incomplete|Just added all referenced people. Didn't explain. (It's a start.)}}

{{W|Magnus Carlsen}} is the chess grandmaster who is currently #1 in the world.

{{W|Serena Williams}} is professional tennis player who is ranked #1 in the world (in women's singles tennis).

{{W|Michael Phelps}} is a swimmer who is #1 in the world in several swimming events.

{{W|Martha Stewart}}, among other things, has published several cookbooks.

{{W|JFK}} was the 35th President of the United States.

{{W|Secretariat (horse)}} was a horse that won the Triple Crown in 1973.

{{W|Muhammad Ali}} is a boxer who is "among the greatest heavyweights in the history of the sport."

{{W|Ken Jennings}} currently holds the record for the longest winning streak on {{W|Jeopardy!}}.

{{W|Ronda Rousey}} is a "mixed martial artist" and "judoka."

==Trivia==
The app they are talking about is called "play Magnus"
In the final panel, Magnus is misspelled as megnus.
==Transcript==
:Cueball: Magnus Carlsen has an app where you can play chess against a simulated version of him at different ages. I can beat the 8 1/2-year-old, but lose to him at 9.
:Megan: I want that, but for other games. Can I beat 8-year-old Serena Williams at Tennis? Swim laps faster than a 6-year-olf Michael Phelps?
:Cueball: We should make a simulator.
:Cueball: ...Why limit it to games? Can I cook a better chicken than 11-year-old Martha Stewart?
:Megan: Win an election against 12-year-old JFK?
:[Soon...][Cueball and Megan sitting at laptops in the bottom of the panel.]
:Megan: Looks like 8-year-old Megnus Carlsen can swim faster than 9-year-old Martha Stewart.
:Cueball: But they both lose a Hot-Dog-Eating contest to 2-year-old Secretariat.
:Megan: This project has gotten weird.

{{comic discussion}}

[[Category:Comics featuring Cueball]]
[[Category:Comics featuring Megan]]
[[Category:Time travel]]

1628: Magnus

2016-01-11T06:32:12Z

Nick818: /* Explanation */ fixed formatting

{{comic
| number = 1628
| date = January 11, 2016
| title = Magnus
| image = magnus.png
| titletext = In the latest round, 9-year-old Muhammad Ali beat 10-year-old JFK at air hockey, while Secretariat lost the hot-dog-eating crown to 12-year-old Ken Jennings. Meanwhile, in a huge upset, 11-year-old Martha Stewart knocked out the adult Ronda Rousey.
}}

==Explanation==
{{incomplete|Just added all referenced people. Didn't explain. (It's a start.)}}

{{W|Magnus Carlsen}} is the chess grandmaster who is currently #1 in the world.

{{W|Serena Williams}} is professional tennis player who is ranked #1 in the world (in women's singles tennis).

{{W|Michael Phelps}} is a swimmer who is #1 in the world in several swimming events.

{{W|Martha Stewart}}, among other things, has published several cookbooks.

{{W|JFK}} was the 35th President of the United States.

{{W|Secretariat (horse)}} was a horse that won the Triple Crown in 1973.

{{W|Muhammad Ali}} is a boxer who is "among the greatest heavyweights in the history of the sport."

{{W|Ken Jennings}} currently holds the record for the longest winning streak on {{W|Jepoardy!}}.

{{W|Ronda Rousey}} is a "mixed martial artist" and "judoka."

==Transcript==
:Cueball: Magnus Carlsen has an app where you can play chess against a simulated version of him at different ages. I can beat the 8 1/2-year-old, but lose to him at 9.
:Megan: I want that, but for other games. Can I beat 8-year-old Serena Williams at Tennis? Swim laps faster than a 6-year-olf Michael Phelps?
:Cueball: We should make a simulator.
:Cueball: ...Why limit it to games? Can I cook a better chicken than 11-year-old Martha Stewart?
:Megan: Win an election against 12-year-old JFK?
:[Soon...][Cueball and Megan sitting at laptops in the bottom of the panel.]
:Megan: Looks like 8-year-old Megnus Carlsen can swim faster than 9-year-old Martha Stewart.
:Cueball: But they both lose a Hot-Dog-Eating contest to 2-year-old Secretariat.
:Megan: This project has gotten weird.

{{comic discussion}}

[[Category:Comics featuring Cueball]]
[[Category:Comics featuring Megan]]
[[Category:Time travel]]

1628: Magnus

2016-01-11T06:31:51Z

Nick818: /* Explanation */

{{comic
| number = 1628
| date = January 11, 2016
| title = Magnus
| image = magnus.png
| titletext = In the latest round, 9-year-old Muhammad Ali beat 10-year-old JFK at air hockey, while Secretariat lost the hot-dog-eating crown to 12-year-old Ken Jennings. Meanwhile, in a huge upset, 11-year-old Martha Stewart knocked out the adult Ronda Rousey.
}}

==Explanation==
{{incomplete|Just added all referenced people. Didn't explain. (It's a start.)}}

{{W|Magnus Carlsen}} is the chess grandmaster who is currently #1 in the world.
{{W|Serena Williams}} is professional tennis player who is ranked #1 in the world (in women's singles tennis).
{{W|Michael Phelps}} is a swimmer who is #1 in the world in several swimming events.
{{W|Martha Stewart}}, among other things, has published several cookbooks.
{{W|JFK}} was the 35th President of the United States.
{{W|Secretariat (horse)}} was a horse that won the Triple Crown in 1973.
{{W|Muhammad Ali}} is a boxer who is "among the greatest heavyweights in the history of the sport."
{{W|Ken Jennings}} currently holds the record for the longest winning streak on {{W|Jepoardy!}}.
{{W|Ronda Rousey}} is a "mixed martial artist" and "judoka."

==Transcript==
:Cueball: Magnus Carlsen has an app where you can play chess against a simulated version of him at different ages. I can beat the 8 1/2-year-old, but lose to him at 9.
:Megan: I want that, but for other games. Can I beat 8-year-old Serena Williams at Tennis? Swim laps faster than a 6-year-olf Michael Phelps?
:Cueball: We should make a simulator.
:Cueball: ...Why limit it to games? Can I cook a better chicken than 11-year-old Martha Stewart?
:Megan: Win an election against 12-year-old JFK?
:[Soon...][Cueball and Megan sitting at laptops in the bottom of the panel.]
:Megan: Looks like 8-year-old Megnus Carlsen can swim faster than 9-year-old Martha Stewart.
:Cueball: But they both lose a Hot-Dog-Eating contest to 2-year-old Secretariat.
:Megan: This project has gotten weird.

{{comic discussion}}

[[Category:Comics featuring Cueball]]
[[Category:Comics featuring Megan]]
[[Category:Time travel]]

1624: 2016

2016-01-01T08:19:45Z

Nick818: /* Explanation */ link to similar comics

{{comic
| number = 1624
| date = January 1, 2016
| title = 2016
| image = 2016.png
| titletext = Want to feel old? Wait.
}}

==Explanation==
{{Like 2016, the comic is just a few hours old|incomplete}}

A common genre of Internet humor, which Randall has used before, is trying to make people "feel old" by mentioning the ages of various things which came into existence during their lifetime. Since many people tend to think of anything that they can remember a time before as "new", this often provokes a feeling of age and out-of-touchness.

[[Hairy]], however, is less interested in [[Cueball]]'s attempts to make him feel old than he is in the fact that Cueball has apparently crashed through his ceiling and woken him at roughly three o'clock in the morning.

Other examples of xkcd's making people "feel old" include [[647: Scary]], [[891: Movie Ages]], [[973: MTV Generation]], [[1393: Timeghost]], and [[1477: Star Wars]].

==Transcript==
{{incomplete transcript}}

{{comic discussion}}

[[Category:Comics to make one feel old]]
[[Category:New Year]]
[[Category:Comics featuring Cueball]]
[[Category:Comics featuring Hairy]]

1618: Cold Medicine

2015-12-18T05:37:57Z

Nick818: /* Explanation */ Expanded explanation and slightly altered format.

{{comic
| number = 1618
| date = December 18, 2015
| title = Cold Medicine
| image = cold_medicine.png
| titletext = Seriously considering buying some illegal drugs to try to turn them back into cold medicine.
}}

==Explanation==

Cueball is evidently suffering from a cold and searching for a medicine to alleviate his symptoms. Cueball is unsatisfied with any of the unmonitored drugs available on the shelf, so he approaches the counter.

In the USA, cold medicines containing pseudoephedrine are kept behind the counter and IDs purchasing them are monitored, because pseudoephedrine can be used to make illegal drugs. However, it is also an extremely effective decongestant, much more so than the common substitute, phenylephrine. For this reason, Cueball requests this type of medicine.

The title text seems to be suggesting, humorously, purchasing the illegal drugs in order to turn them back into pseudoephedrine.

==Transcript==

:[Cueball is standing in a drug store, in the "Cold & Flu" isle.]
:Cueball: *Sniffle*

:[Cueball is standing alone, examining medicine bottles.]
:Cueball: *Cough* *Sniff*

:[Cueball continues examining more bottles.]
:Cueball: Ughhh...

:[Cueball is at the counter in a drug store. Ponytail is behind the counter.]
:Cueball: Just gimme one of every kind of cold medicine you need ID to buy.
:Ponytail: You'll go on the watchlist for—
:Cueball: Don't care.

{{comic discussion}}

1618: Cold Medicine

2015-12-18T05:31:35Z

Nick818: /* Transcript */ along -> alone

{{comic
| number = 1618
| date = December 18, 2015
| title = Cold Medicine
| image = cold_medicine.png
| titletext = Seriously considering buying some illegal drugs to try to turn them back into cold medicine.
}}

==Explanation==
{{incomplete}}
This comic is referring to how, in the USA, cold medicines containing pseudoephedrine are kept behind the counter and IDs purchasing them are monitored, because pseudoephedrine can be used to make illegal drugs. However, it is also an extremely effective decongestant, much more so than the common substitute, phenylephrine. The alt text seems to be suggesting, humorously, purchasing the illegal drugs in order to turn them back into pseudoephedrine.

==Transcript==

:[Cueball is standing in a drug store, in the "Cold & Flu" isle.]
:Cueball: *Sniffle*

:[Cueball is standing alone, examining medicine bottles.]
:Cueball: *Cough* *Sniff*

:[Cueball continues examining more bottles.]
:Cueball: Ughhh...

:[Cueball is at the counter in a drug store. Ponytail is behind the counter.]
:Cueball: Just gimme one of every kind of cold medicine you need ID to buy.
:Ponytail: You'll go on the watchlist for—
:Cueball: Don't care.

{{comic discussion}}

1618: Cold Medicine

2015-12-18T05:31:03Z

Nick818: /* Transcript */ removed "incomplete"

{{comic
| number = 1618
| date = December 18, 2015
| title = Cold Medicine
| image = cold_medicine.png
| titletext = Seriously considering buying some illegal drugs to try to turn them back into cold medicine.
}}

==Explanation==
{{incomplete}}
This comic is referring to how, in the USA, cold medicines containing pseudoephedrine are kept behind the counter and IDs purchasing them are monitored, because pseudoephedrine can be used to make illegal drugs. However, it is also an extremely effective decongestant, much more so than the common substitute, phenylephrine. The alt text seems to be suggesting, humorously, purchasing the illegal drugs in order to turn them back into pseudoephedrine.

==Transcript==

:[Cueball is standing in a drug store, in the "Cold & Flu" isle.]
:Cueball: *Sniffle*

:[Cueball is standing along, examining medicine bottles.]
:Cueball: *Cough* *Sniff*

:[Cueball continues examining more bottles.]
:Cueball: Ughhh...

:[Cueball is at the counter in a drug store. Ponytail is behind the counter.]
:Cueball: Just gimme one of every kind of cold medicine you need ID to buy.
:Ponytail: You'll go on the watchlist for—
:Cueball: Don't care.

{{comic discussion}}

1618: Cold Medicine

2015-12-18T05:30:41Z

Nick818: added transcript

{{comic
| number = 1618
| date = December 18, 2015
| title = Cold Medicine
| image = cold_medicine.png
| titletext = Seriously considering buying some illegal drugs to try to turn them back into cold medicine.
}}

==Explanation==
{{incomplete}}
This comic is referring to how, in the USA, cold medicines containing pseudoephedrine are kept behind the counter and IDs purchasing them are monitored, because pseudoephedrine can be used to make illegal drugs. However, it is also an extremely effective decongestant, much more so than the common substitute, phenylephrine. The alt text seems to be suggesting, humorously, purchasing the illegal drugs in order to turn them back into pseudoephedrine.

==Transcript==
{{incomplete transcript}}

:[Cueball is standing in a drug store, in the "Cold & Flu" isle.]
:Cueball: *Sniffle*

:[Cueball is standing along, examining medicine bottles.]
:Cueball: *Cough* *Sniff*

:[Cueball continues examining more bottles.]
:Cueball: Ughhh...

:[Cueball is at the counter in a drug store. Ponytail is behind the counter.]
:Cueball: Just gimme one of every kind of cold medicine you need ID to buy.
:Ponytail: You'll go on the watchlist for—
:Cueball: Don't care.

{{comic discussion}}

1614: Kites

2015-12-09T06:44:18Z

Nick818: /* Transcript */ adjusted initial description to match comic ending

{{comic
| number = 1614
| date = December 9, 2015
| title = Kites
| image = kites.png
| titletext = [Dog returns with the end of a string in its mouth] [Voice drifts down from the sky] Kites are fun!
}}

==Explanation==

{{incomplete|Comic needs to be described and referenced with recurring themes (megan loving kites, beret guy's weirdness, etc.) even though it's simple instead of the current passive-aggressive comments. Title text is a master-stroke. :) }}

If you didn't get it right away, and had to read this explanation, I would recommend finding a small dog and trying to fly it like a kite. 

==Transcript==

{Megan and Beret Guy are flying (seemingly) kites.} 

Megan: I love kites. 

Beret Guy: Hey, Me too! 

Beret Guy: I'll go get mine, once I finish walking my dog! 

Beret Guy: C'mon boy! {and starts tugging on the string going into the sky} 

Dog: Arf, Arf, Arf! {comes down from the sky}

{Megan looks curiously as Beret Guy walks away with Dog and string}

1568: Synonym Movies 2

2015-08-24T18:15:23Z

Nick818: /* Table of the titles */ removed period after "A Dance with Dragons"

{{comic
| number = 1568
| date = August 24, 2015
| title = Synonym Movies 2
| image = synonym_movies_2.png
| titletext = There's also the TV show based on the hit Hot and Cold Music books: Fun With Chairs, Royal Rumble, Knife Blizzard, Breakfast for Birds, and Samba Serpents.
}}

==Explanation==
[[File:synonym_movies_2_rotated.jpg|right|A flipped version of the comic]]

This comic is a continuation of [[1563: Synonym Movies]] with a new set of movie series. As with the previous comic, the titles aren't always synonymous with the original (''Indiana Jones as Professor Whip'').

This set includes ''Wandboy'' (''Harry Potter''), ''Puncher'' (''Rocky''), ''Tropical Boaters'' (''Pirates of the Caribbean''), and ''Professor Whip'' (''Indiana Jones'').

The ''is in Another Movie'' title in the ''Professor Whip'' series differs from the other titles in that it does not reference the plot of the movie. The more dismissive reference may be due to ''Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull'' being poorly received by fans of the series.

The title text is a reference to the TV series ''A Game of Thrones'', based on the book series ''A Song of Ice and Fire''.

==Table of the titles==
'''SPOILER ALERT!''' Many of these explanations contain information revealed during the movie.

{| class="wikitable"
|-
! width="12em" | Synonym
! width="13em" | Real Title
! Explanation
|-
| ''Wandboy and the Magic Rock''
| ''{{w|Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (film)|Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone}}''
| In this series, wizards and witches use wands to perform magic. The first installment of the series is also known as ''Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone'' in the US.
|-
| ''Wandboy and the Hidden Room''
| ''{{w|Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (film)|Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets}}''
| The {{w|Hogwarts#Chamber_of_Secrets|Chamber of Secrets}} is a very well hidden room that is central to the plot of the second book.
|-
| ''Wandboy and the Fugitive''
| ''{{w|Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (film)|Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban}}''
| A central character in Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, Sirius Black, is a fugitive.
|-
| ''Wandboy and the Burning Cup''
| ''{{w|Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (film)|Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire}}''
| The goblet of fire is a wooden cup with blue magical fire burning at the rim.
|-
| ''Wandboy and the Firebird Club''
| ''{{w|Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (film)|Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix}}''
| The {{w|Phoenix (mythology)|Phoenix}} is a bird that is strongly connected to fire. Dying phoenixes go up in flames, only to be reborn out of the ashes shortly afterwards. The Order of the Phoenix is an association of wizards founded by Albus Dumbledore, whose distinctive pet is a phoenix.
|-
| ''Wandboy and the Book Owner''
| ''{{w|Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (film)|Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince}}''
| In ''Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince'', Harry's Potions textbook was previously owned by a "Half-Blood Prince." Therefore, "Half-Blood Prince" is replaced with "book owner."
|-
| ''Wandboy and the Magic Stuff (1/2)''
| ''{{w|Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 1}}''
| rowspan="2" | The ''Deathly Hallows'' are three magical items which play an important part in the plot of the final books. See also {{w|The Tales of Beedle the Bard#"The Tale of the Three Brothers"}}.
|-
| ''Wandboy and the Magic Stuff (2/2)''
| ''{{w|Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows - Part 2}}''
|-
|colspan=3| 
|-
| ''Puncher''
| ''{{w|Rocky}}''
| rowspan="5" | Rocky is a boxer. In {{w|boxing}} boxers attempt to punch their opponent until they are knocked out.
|-
| ''Puncher II''
| ''{{w|Rocky II}}''
|-
| ''Puncher III''
| ''{{w|Rocky III}}''
|-
| ''Puncher IV''
| ''{{w|Rocky IV}}''
|-
| ''Puncher V''
| ''{{w|Rocky V}}''
|-
| ''Puncher Lastname''
| ''{{w|Rocky Balboa (film)|Rocky Balboa}}''
| Balboa is Rocky's last name.
|-
|colspan=3| 
|-
| ''Tropical Boaters: Spooky Boat''
| ''{{w|Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl}}''
| The Black Pearl is a ship crewed by "spooky" ghost pirates.
|-
| ''Tropical Boaters: Angry Wormface''
| ''{{w|Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest}}''
| This film's villain has (worm-like) octopus tentacles growing on his face.
|-
| ''Tropical Boaters: Boats Everywhere''
| ''{{w|Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End}}''
| This film includes a huge fleet of ships.
|-
| ''Tropical Boaters: Vitamin Water''
| ''{{w|Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides}}''
| "Vitamin Water" describes the Fountain of Youth.
|-
|colspan=3| 
|-
| ''Professor Whip and the Box of God''
| ''{{w|Raiders of the Lost Ark}}''
| Later marketed as Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark.
|-
| ''Professor Whip and the Scary Church''
| ''{{w|Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom}}''
|
|-
| ''Professor Whip Looks for a Cup''
| ''{{w|Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade}}''
| Central to this film's plot is the search for the {{w|Holy Grail}}, which is supposedly a cup from which Jesus drank.
|-
| ''Professor Whip is in Another Movie''
| ''{{w|Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull}}''
| ''Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull'' is widely regarded as the worst in the series. Therefore, the "synonym" is simply called "another movie" to imply that it shouldn't have been made.
|-
|colspan=3| 
|-
| ''Hot and Cold Music books''
| ''{{w|A Song of Ice and Fire}}''
| A series of fantasy books written George R. R. Martin, detailing the toils and troubles in an imaginary realms, where the fight against the so-called 'Others' - cold, otherworldly creatures from beyond the Wall at the Northern borders (Ice) and against the fire-breathing dragons (Fire) plays an important role.
|-
| ''Fun With Chairs''
| ''{{w|A Game of Thrones}}''
|Book one of the cycle "A Song of ice and Fire." and the main title of the television adaptation. The title refers to the machinations to obtain the Iron Throne after the old king Robert dies.
|-
| ''Royal Rumble''
| ''{{w|A Clash of Kings}}''
|Book two of the cycle "A Song of ice and Fire." The title refers to the Battle of the Five Kings, a war involving five different kings, each reigning over one of the seven kingdoms of Westeros.
|-
| ''Knife Blizzard''
| ''{{w|A Storm of Swords}}''
|Book three of the cycle "A Song of ice and Fire." The title may refer to the continuation of the Battle of the Five kings, to which are added fights involving the Wildlings from the North, and Daenerys Targaryen and her Dragons.
|-
| ''Breakfast for Birds''
| ''{{w|A Feast for Crows}}''
|Book four of the cycle "A Song of ice and Fire." The title probably refers to the fact that now, with the Battle of the Five Kings drawing to a close, many have died and are therefore in effect (even if not always literally) crow fodder.
|-
| ''Samba Serpents''
| ''{{w|A Dance with Dragons}}''
|Book five of the cycle "A Song of ice and Fire." The title refers to the one of the story lines, in which Daenerys Targaryen has to deal with a lot of delicate situations, several invoving her dragons.
|}

==Transcript==
:[22 DVDs on a shelf in four groups. All DVDs are labeled in black on light grey. Text written so it is supposed to be read when the DVD is lying down.]
:[First group of 8 DVDs. All standing straight]
:Wandboy and the Magic Rock
:Wandboy and the Hidden Room
:Wandboy and the Fugitive
:Wandboy and the Burning Cup
:Wandboy and the Firebird Club
:Wandboy and the Book Owner
:Wandboy and the Magic Stuff (1/2)
:Wandboy and the Magic Stuff (2/2)

:[Second group of six DVDs. Five standing straight, last on the right leaning against the rest]
:Puncher
:Puncher II
:Puncher III
:Puncher IV
:Puncher V
:Puncher Lastname

:[Third group of four DVDs. First and last standing straight, others leaning on first]
:Tropical Boaters: Spooky Boat
:Tropical Boaters: Angry Wormface
:Tropical Boaters: Boats Everywhere
:Tropical Boaters: Vitamin Water

:[Fourth group of four DVDs. Three standing straight, second from left leaning on first]
:Professor Whip and the Box of God
:Professor Whip and the Scary Church
:Professor Whip Looks for a Cup
:Professor Whip is in Another Movie

{{comic discussion}}

1568: Synonym Movies 2

2015-08-24T18:13:40Z

Nick818: /* Table of the titles */ added breaks between series in table

{{comic
| number = 1568
| date = August 24, 2015
| title = Synonym Movies 2
| image = synonym_movies_2.png
| titletext = There's also the TV show based on the hit Hot and Cold Music books: Fun With Chairs, Royal Rumble, Knife Blizzard, Breakfast for Birds, and Samba Serpents.
}}

==Explanation==
[[File:synonym_movies_2_rotated.jpg|right|A flipped version of the comic]]

This comic is a continuation of [[1563: Synonym Movies]] with a new set of movie series. As with the previous comic, the titles aren't always synonymous with the original (''Indiana Jones as Professor Whip'').

This set includes ''Wandboy'' (''Harry Potter''), ''Puncher'' (''Rocky''), ''Tropical Boaters'' (''Pirates of the Caribbean''), and ''Professor Whip'' (''Indiana Jones'').

The ''is in Another Movie'' title in the ''Professor Whip'' series differs from the other titles in that it does not reference the plot of the movie. The more dismissive reference may be due to ''Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull'' being poorly received by fans of the series.

The title text is a reference to the TV series ''A Game of Thrones'', based on the book series ''A Song of Ice and Fire''.

==Table of the titles==
'''SPOILER ALERT!''' Many of these explanations contain information revealed during the movie.

{| class="wikitable"
|-
! width="12em" | Synonym
! width="13em" | Real Title
! Explanation
|-
| ''Wandboy and the Magic Rock''
| ''{{w|Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (film)|Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone}}''
| In this series, wizards and witches use wands to perform magic. The first installment of the series is also known as ''Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone'' in the US.
|-
| ''Wandboy and the Hidden Room''
| ''{{w|Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (film)|Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets}}''
| The {{w|Hogwarts#Chamber_of_Secrets|Chamber of Secrets}} is a very well hidden room that is central to the plot of the second book.
|-
| ''Wandboy and the Fugitive''
| ''{{w|Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (film)|Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban}}''
| A central character in Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, Sirius Black, is a fugitive.
|-
| ''Wandboy and the Burning Cup''
| ''{{w|Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (film)|Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire}}''
| The goblet of fire is a wooden cup with blue magical fire burning at the rim.
|-
| ''Wandboy and the Firebird Club''
| ''{{w|Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (film)|Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix}}''
| The {{w|Phoenix (mythology)|Phoenix}} is a bird that is strongly connected to fire. Dying phoenixes go up in flames, only to be reborn out of the ashes shortly afterwards. The Order of the Phoenix is an association of wizards founded by Albus Dumbledore, whose distinctive pet is a phoenix.
|-
| ''Wandboy and the Book Owner''
| ''{{w|Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (film)|Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince}}''
| In ''Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince'', Harry's Potions textbook was previously owned by a "Half-Blood Prince." Therefore, "Half-Blood Prince" is replaced with "book owner."
|-
| ''Wandboy and the Magic Stuff (1/2)''
| ''{{w|Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 1}}''
| rowspan="2" | The ''Deathly Hallows'' are three magical items which play an important part in the plot of the final books. See also {{w|The Tales of Beedle the Bard#"The Tale of the Three Brothers"}}.
|-
| ''Wandboy and the Magic Stuff (2/2)''
| ''{{w|Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows - Part 2}}''
|-
|colspan=3| 
|-
| ''Puncher''
| ''{{w|Rocky}}''
| rowspan="5" | Rocky is a boxer. In {{w|boxing}} boxers attempt to punch their opponent until they are knocked out.
|-
| ''Puncher II''
| ''{{w|Rocky II}}''
|-
| ''Puncher III''
| ''{{w|Rocky III}}''
|-
| ''Puncher IV''
| ''{{w|Rocky IV}}''
|-
| ''Puncher V''
| ''{{w|Rocky V}}''
|-
| ''Puncher Lastname''
| ''{{w|Rocky Balboa (film)|Rocky Balboa}}''
| Balboa is Rocky's last name.
|-
|colspan=3| 
|-
| ''Tropical Boaters: Spooky Boat''
| ''{{w|Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl}}''
| The Black Pearl is a ship crewed by "spooky" ghost pirates.
|-
| ''Tropical Boaters: Angry Wormface''
| ''{{w|Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest}}''
| This film's villain has (worm-like) octopus tentacles growing on his face.
|-
| ''Tropical Boaters: Boats Everywhere''
| ''{{w|Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End}}''
| This film includes a huge fleet of ships.
|-
| ''Tropical Boaters: Vitamin Water''
| ''{{w|Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides}}''
| "Vitamin Water" describes the Fountain of Youth.
|-
|colspan=3| 
|-
| ''Professor Whip and the Box of God''
| ''{{w|Raiders of the Lost Ark}}''
| Later marketed as Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark.
|-
| ''Professor Whip and the Scary Church''
| ''{{w|Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom}}''
|
|-
| ''Professor Whip Looks for a Cup''
| ''{{w|Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade}}''
| Central to this film's plot is the search for the {{w|Holy Grail}}, which is supposedly a cup from which Jesus drank.
|-
| ''Professor Whip is in Another Movie''
| ''{{w|Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull}}''
| ''Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull'' is widely regarded as the worst in the series. Therefore, the "synonym" is simply called "another movie" to imply that it shouldn't have been made.
|-
|colspan=3| 
|-
| ''Hot and Cold Music books''
| ''{{w|A Song of Ice and Fire}}''
| A series of fantasy books written George R. R. Martin, detailing the toils and troubles in an imaginary realms, where the fight against the so-called 'Others' - cold, otherworldly creatures from beyond the Wall at the Northern borders (Ice) and against the fire-breathing dragons (Fire) plays an important role.
|-
| ''Fun With Chairs''
| ''{{w|A Game of Thrones}}''
|Book one of the cycle "A Song of ice and Fire." and the main title of the television adaptation. The title refers to the machinations to obtain the Iron Throne after the old king Robert dies.
|-
| ''Royal Rumble''
| ''{{w|A Clash of Kings}}''
|Book two of the cycle "A Song of ice and Fire." The title refers to the Battle of the Five Kings, a war involving five different kings, each reigning over one of the seven kingdoms of Westeros.
|-
| ''Knife Blizzard''
| ''{{w|A Storm of Swords}}''
|Book three of the cycle "A Song of ice and Fire." The title may refer to the continuation of the Battle of the Five kings, to which are added fights involving the Wildlings from the North, and Daenerys Targaryen and her Dragons.
|-
| ''Breakfast for Birds''
| ''{{w|A Feast for Crows}}''
|Book four of the cycle "A Song of ice and Fire." The title probably refers to the fact that now, with the Battle of the Five Kings drawing to a close, many have died and are therefore in effect (even if not always literally) crow fodder.
|-
| ''Samba Serpents''
| ''{{w|A Dance with Dragons}}.''
|Book five of the cycle "A Song of ice and Fire." The title refers to the one of the story lines, in which Daenerys Targaryen has to deal with a lot of delicate situations, several invoving her dragons.
|}

==Transcript==
:[22 DVDs on a shelf in four groups. All DVDs are labeled in black on light grey. Text written so it is supposed to be read when the DVD is lying down.]
:[First group of 8 DVDs. All standing straight]
:Wandboy and the Magic Rock
:Wandboy and the Hidden Room
:Wandboy and the Fugitive
:Wandboy and the Burning Cup
:Wandboy and the Firebird Club
:Wandboy and the Book Owner
:Wandboy and the Magic Stuff (1/2)
:Wandboy and the Magic Stuff (2/2)

:[Second group of six DVDs. Five standing straight, last on the right leaning against the rest]
:Puncher
:Puncher II
:Puncher III
:Puncher IV
:Puncher V
:Puncher Lastname

:[Third group of four DVDs. First and last standing straight, others leaning on first]
:Tropical Boaters: Spooky Boat
:Tropical Boaters: Angry Wormface
:Tropical Boaters: Boats Everywhere
:Tropical Boaters: Vitamin Water

:[Fourth group of four DVDs. Three standing straight, second from left leaning on first]
:Professor Whip and the Box of God
:Professor Whip and the Scary Church
:Professor Whip Looks for a Cup
:Professor Whip is in Another Movie

{{comic discussion}}

1568: Synonym Movies 2

2015-08-24T17:54:57Z

Nick818: /* Table of the titles */ minor table formatting improvements

{{comic
| number = 1568
| date = August 24, 2015
| title = Synonym Movies 2
| image = synonym_movies_2.png
| titletext = There's also the TV show based on the hit Hot and Cold Music books: Fun With Chairs, Royal Rumble, Knife Blizzard, Breakfast for Birds, and Samba Serpents.
}}

==Explanation==
[[File:synonym_movies_2_rotated.jpg|right|A flipped version of the comic]]

This comic is a continuation of [[1563: Synonym Movies]] with a new set of movie series. As with the previous comic, the titles aren't always synonymous with the original (''Indiana Jones as Professor Whip'').

This set includes ''Wandboy'' (''Harry Potter''), ''Puncher'' (''Rocky''), ''Tropical Boaters'' (''Pirates of the Caribbean''), and ''Professor Whip'' (''Indiana Jones'').

The ''is in Another Movie'' title in the ''Professor Whip'' series differs from the other titles in that it does not reference the plot of the movie. The more dismissive reference may be due to ''Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull'' being poorly received by fans of the series.

The title text is a reference to the TV series ''A Game of Thrones'', based on the book series ''A Song of Ice and Fire''.

==Table of the titles==
'''SPOILER ALERT!''' Many of these explanations contain information revealed during the movie.

{| class="wikitable"
|-
! width="12em" | Synonym
! width="13em" | Real Title
! Explanation
|-
| ''Wandboy and the Magic Rock''
| ''{{w|Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (film)|Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone}}''
| Also known as Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone in the US.
|-
| ''Wandboy and the Hidden Room''
| ''{{w|Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (film)|Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets}}''
| The {{w|Hogwarts#Chamber_of_Secrets|Chamber of Secrets}} is a very well hidden room that is central to the plot of the second book.
|-
| ''Wandboy and the Fugitive''
| ''{{w|Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (film)|Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban}}''
| A central character in Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, Sirius Black, is a fugitive.
|-
| ''Wandboy and the Burning Cup''
| ''{{w|Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (film)|Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire}}''
| The goblet of fire is a wooden cup with blue magical fire burning at the rim.
|-
| ''Wandboy and the Firebird Club''
| ''{{w|Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (film)|Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix}}''
| The {{w|Phoenix (mythology)|Phoenix}} is a bird that is strongly connected to fire. Dying phoenixes go up in flames, only to be reborn out of the ashes shortly afterwards. The Order of the Phoenix is an association of wizards founded by Albus Dumbledore, whose distinctive pet is a phoenix.
|-
| ''Wandboy and the Book Owner''
| ''{{w|Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (film)|Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince}}''
| In ''Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince'', Harry's Potions textbook was previously owned by a "Half-Blood Prince." Therefore, "Half-Blood Prince" is replaced with "book owner."
|-
| ''Wandboy and the Magic Stuff (1/2)''
| ''{{w|Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 1}}''
| rowspan="2" | The ''Deathly Hallows'' are three magical items which play an important part in the plot of the final books. See also {{w|The Tales of Beedle the Bard#"The Tale of the Three Brothers"}}.
|-
| ''Wandboy and the Magic Stuff (2/2)''
| ''{{w|Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows - Part 2}}''
|-
| ''Puncher''
| ''{{w|Rocky}}''
| Rocky is a boxer. In {{w|boxing}} boxers attempt to punch their opponent until they are knocked out.
|-
| ''Puncher II''
| ''{{w|Rocky II}}''
| See above
|-
| ''Puncher III''
| ''{{w|Rocky III}}''
| See above.
|-
| ''Puncher IV''
| ''{{w|Rocky IV}}''
| See above
|-
| ''Puncher V''
| ''{{w|Rocky V}}''
| See above
|-
| ''Puncher Lastname''
| ''{{w|Rocky Balboa (film)|Rocky Balboa}}''
| Balboa is Rocky's last name.
|-
| ''Tropical Boaters: Spooky Boat''
| ''{{w|Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl}}''
| The Black Pearl is a ship crewed by "spooky" ghost pirates.
|-
| ''Tropical Boaters: Angry Wormface''
| ''{{w|Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest}}''
| This film's villain has (worm-like) octopus tentacles growing on his face.
|-
| ''Tropical Boaters: Boats Everywhere''
| ''{{w|Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End}}''
| This film includes a huge fleet of ships.
|-
| ''Tropical Boaters: Vitamin Water''
| ''{{w|Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides}}''
| "Vitamin Water" describes the Fountain of Youth.
|-
| ''Professor Whip and the Box of God''
| ''{{w|Raiders of the Lost Ark}}''
| Later marketed as Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark.
|-
| ''Professor Whip and the Scary Church''
| ''{{w|Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom}}''
|
|-
| ''Professor Whip Looks for a Cup''
| ''{{w|Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade}}''
| Central to this film's plot is the search for the {{w|Holy Grail}}, which is supposedly a cup from which Jesus drank.
|-
| ''Professor Whip is in Another Movie''
| ''{{w|Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull}}''
| ''Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull'' is widely regarded as the worst in the series. Therefore, the "synonym" is simply called "another movie" to imply that it shouldn't have been made.
|-
| ''Hot and Cold Music books''
| ''{{w|A Song of Ice and Fire}}''
| A series of fantasy books written George R. R. Martin, detailing the toils and troubles in an imaginary realms, where the fight against the so-called 'Others' - cold, otherworldly creatures from beyond the Wall at the Northern borders (Ice) and against the fire-breathing dragons (Fire) plays an important role.
|-
| ''Fun With Chairs''
| ''{{w|A Game of Thrones}}''
|Book one of the cycle "A Song of ice and Fire." and the main title of the television adaptation. The title refers to the machinations to obtain the Iron Throne after the old king Robert dies.
|-
| ''Royal Rumble''
| ''{{w|A Clash of Kings}}''
|Book two of the cycle "A Song of ice and Fire." The title refers to the Battle of the Five Kings, a war involving five different kings, each reigning over one of the seven kingdoms of Westeros.
|-
| ''Knife Blizzard''
| ''{{w|A Storm of Swords}}''
|Book three of the cycle "A Song of ice and Fire." The title may refer to the continuation of the Battle of the Five kings, to which are added fights involving the Wildlings from the North, and Daenerys Targaryen and her Dragons.
|-
| ''Breakfast for Birds''
| ''{{w|A Feast for Crows}}''
|Book four of the cycle "A Song of ice and Fire." The title probably refers to the fact that now, with the Battle of the Five Kings drawing to a close, many have died and are therefore in effect (even if not always literally) crow fodder.
|-
| ''Samba Serpents''
| ''{{w|A Dance with Dragons}}.''
|Book five of the cycle "A Song of ice and Fire." The title refers to the one of the story lines, in which Daenerys Targaryen has to deal with a lot of delicate situations, several invoving her dragons.
|}

==Transcript==
:[22 DVDs on a shelf in four groups. All DVDs are labeled in black on light grey. Text written so it is supposed to be read when the DVD is lying down.]
:[First group of 8 DVDs. All standing straight]
:Wandboy and the Magic Rock
:Wandboy and the Hidden Room
:Wandboy and the Fugitive
:Wandboy and the Burning Cup
:Wandboy and the Firebird Club
:Wandboy and the Book Owner
:Wandboy and the Magic Stuff (1/2)
:Wandboy and the Magic Stuff (2/2)

:[Second group of six DVDs. Five standing straight, last on the right leaning against the rest]
:Puncher
:Puncher II
:Puncher III
:Puncher IV
:Puncher V
:Puncher Lastname

:[Third group of four DVDs. First and last standing straight, others leaning on first]
:Tropical Boaters: Spooky Boat
:Tropical Boaters: Angry Wormface
:Tropical Boaters: Boats Everywhere
:Tropical Boaters: Vitamin Water

:[Fourth group of four DVDs. Three standing straight, second from left leaning on first]
:Professor Whip and the Box of God
:Professor Whip and the Scary Church
:Professor Whip Looks for a Cup
:Professor Whip is in Another Movie

{{comic discussion}}

1568: Synonym Movies 2

2015-08-24T07:33:53Z

Nick818: /* Table of the titles */ mistake in HP6 row of table

{{comic
| number = 1568
| date = August 24, 2015
| title = Synonym Movies 2
| image = synonym_movies_2.png
| titletext = There's also the TV show based on the hit Hot and Cold Music books: Fun With Chairs, Royal Rumble, Knife Blizzard, Breakfast for Birds, and Samba Serpents.
}}

==Explanation==
[[File: Flipped.jpg|right|A flipped version of the comic]]
This comic is a continuation of [[1563: Synonym Movies]] with a new set of movie series. As with the previous comic, the titles aren't always synonymous with the original (Indiana Jones as Professor Whip).

This set includes Wandboy (Harry Potter), Puncher (Rocky), Tropical Boaters (Pirates of the Caribbean), and Professor Whip (Indiana Jones).

The Wandboy series contains:
Wandboy and the Magic Rock (Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (or Philosopher's Stone in the UK))
Wandboy and the Hidden Room (Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets)
Wandboy and the Fugitive (Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban)
Wandboy and the Burning Cup (Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire)
Wandboy and the Firebird Club (Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix)
Wandboy and the Book Owner (Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince)
Wandboy and the Magic Stuff (1/2) (Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 1)
Wandboy and the Magic Stuff (2/2) (Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2)

The Puncher series contains:
Puncher (Rocky)
Puncher II (Rocky II)
Puncher III (Rocky III)
Puncher IV (Rocky IV)
Puncher V (Rocky V)
Puncher Lastname (Rocky Balboa)

The Tropical Boaters series contains:
Tropical Boaters: Spooky Boat (Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl)
Tropical Boaters: Angry Wormface (Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest)
Tropical Boaters: Boats Everywhere (Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End)
Tropical Boaters: Vitamin Water (Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides)

The Professor Whip series contains:
Professor Whip and the Box of God (Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark)
Professor Whip and the Scary Church (Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom)
Professor Whip Looks for a Cup (Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade)
Professor Whip is in Another Movie (Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull)

The title text is a reference to the TV series A Game of Thrones, based on the book series A Song of Ice and Fire.
The Hot and Cold music series contains:
Fun With Chairs (A Game of Thrones)
Royal Rumble (A Clash of Kings)
Knife Blizzard (A Storm of Swords)
Breakfast for Birds (A Feast for Crows)
Samba Serpents (A Dance with Dragons)

==Table of the titles==
*All cases of ''Harry Potter'' have turned into ''Wandboy''.
*''Rocky'' to ''Puncher''.
*''Pirates of the Caribbean'' has been changed to ''Tropical Boaters.''
*''Indiana Jones'' has been turned into ''Professor Whip.''
*''A Song of Ice and Fire'' has been turned into ''Hot and Cold Music.''

{| class="wikitable"
|-
!width=12em| Synonym
!width=12em| Real Title
! Notes
|-
| ''Wandboy and the Magic Rock''
| ''{{w|Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (film)}}''
|
|-
| ''Wandboy and the Hidden Room''
| ''{{w|Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (film)}}''
|
|-
| ''Wandboy and the Fugitive''
| ''{{w|Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (film)}}''
| A central character in Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, Sirius Black, is a fugitive.
|-
| ''Wandboy and the Burning Cup''
| ''{{w|Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (film)}}''
|
|-
| ''Wandboy and the Firebird Club''
| ''{{w|Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (film)}}''
|
|-
| ''Wandboy and the Book Owner''
| ''{{w|Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (film)}}''
| In ''Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince'', Harry's Potions textbook was previously owned by a "Half-Blood Prince." Therefore, "Half-Blood Prince" is replaced with "book owner."
|-
| ''Wandboy and the Magic Stuff (1/2)''
| ''{{w|Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 1}}''
|
|-
| ''Wandboy and the Magic Stuff (2/2)''
| ''{{w|Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows - Part 2}}''
|
|-
|colspan=3| 
|-
| ''Puncher''
| ''{{w|Rocky}}''
|
|-
| ''Puncher II''
| ''{{w|Rocky II}}''
|
|-
| ''Puncher III''
| ''{{w|Rocky III}}''
|
|-
| ''Puncher IV''
| ''{{w|Rocky IV}}''
|
|-
| ''Puncher V''
| ''{{w|Rocky V}}''
|
|-
| ''Puncher Lastname''
| ''{{w|Rocky Balboa (film)}}''
|
|-
|colspan=3| 
|-
| ''Tropical Boaters: Spooky Boat''
| ''{{w|Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl}}''
|
|-
| ''Tropical Boaters: Angry Wormface''
| ''{{w|Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest}}''
|
|-
| ''Tropical Boaters: Boats Everywhere''
| ''{{w|Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End}}''
|
|-
| ''Tropical Boaters: Vitamin Waters''
| ''{{w|Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides}}''
|
|-
|colspan=3| 
|-
| ''Professor Whip and the Box of God''
| ''{{w|Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark}}''
|
|-
| ''Professor Whip and the Scary Church''
| ''{{w|Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom}}''
|
|-
| ''Professor Whip Looks for a Cup''
| ''{{w|Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade}}''
|
|-
| ''Professor Whip is in Another Movie''
| ''{{w|Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull}}''
| ''Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull'' is widely regarded as the worst in the series. Therefore, the "synonym" is simply called "another movie" to imply that it shouldn't have been made.
|-
|colspan=3| 
|-
| ''Fun With Chairs''
| ''{{w|A Game of Thrones}}''
|
|-
| ''Royal Rumble''
| ''{{w|A Clash of Kings}}''
|
|-
| ''Knife Blizzard''
| ''{{w|A Storm of Swords}}''
|
|-
| ''Breakfast for Birds''
| ''{{w|A Feast for Crows}}''
|
|-
| ''Samba Serpents''
| ''{{w|A Dance with Dragons}}''
|
|}

==Transcript==
:[22 DVDs on a shelf in four groups. All DVDs are labeled in black on light grey. Text written, so it is supposed to be read when the DVD is lying down.]
:[First group of 8 DVDs. All standing straight]
:Wandboy and the Magic Rock
:Wandboy and the Hidden Room
:Wandboy and the Fugitive
:Wandboy and the Burning Cup
:Wandboy and the Firebird Club
:Wandboy and the Book Owner
:Wandboy and the Magic Stuff (1/2)
:Wandboy and the Magic Stuff (2/2)

:[Second group of six DVDs. Five standing straight, last on the right leaning against the rest]
:Puncher
:Puncher II
:Puncher III
:Puncher IV
:Puncher V
:Puncher Lastname

:[Third group of four DVDs. First and last standing straight, others leaning on first]
:Tropical Boaters: Spooky Boat
:Tropical Boaters: Angry Wormface
:Tropical Boaters: Boats Everywhere
:Tropical Boaters: Vitamin Water

:[Fourth group of four DVDs. Three standing straight, second from left leaning on first]
:Professor Whip and the Box of God
:Professor Whip and the Scary Church
:Professor Whip Looks for a Cup
:Professor Whip is in Another Movie

{{comic discussion}}

1568: Synonym Movies 2

2015-08-24T07:32:46Z

Nick818: /* Table of the titles */ added some explanations

{{comic
| number = 1568
| date = August 24, 2015
| title = Synonym Movies 2
| image = synonym_movies_2.png
| titletext = There's also the TV show based on the hit Hot and Cold Music books: Fun With Chairs, Royal Rumble, Knife Blizzard, Breakfast for Birds, and Samba Serpents.
}}

==Explanation==
[[File: Flipped.jpg|right|A flipped version of the comic]]
This comic is a continuation of [[1563: Synonym Movies]] with a new set of movie series. As with the previous comic, the titles aren't always synonymous with the original (Indiana Jones as Professor Whip).

This set includes Wandboy (Harry Potter), Puncher (Rocky), Tropical Boaters (Pirates of the Caribbean), and Professor Whip (Indiana Jones).

The Wandboy series contains:
Wandboy and the Magic Rock (Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (or Philosopher's Stone in the UK))
Wandboy and the Hidden Room (Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets)
Wandboy and the Fugitive (Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban)
Wandboy and the Burning Cup (Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire)
Wandboy and the Firebird Club (Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix)
Wandboy and the Book Owner (Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince)
Wandboy and the Magic Stuff (1/2) (Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 1)
Wandboy and the Magic Stuff (2/2) (Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2)

The Puncher series contains:
Puncher (Rocky)
Puncher II (Rocky II)
Puncher III (Rocky III)
Puncher IV (Rocky IV)
Puncher V (Rocky V)
Puncher Lastname (Rocky Balboa)

The Tropical Boaters series contains:
Tropical Boaters: Spooky Boat (Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl)
Tropical Boaters: Angry Wormface (Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest)
Tropical Boaters: Boats Everywhere (Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End)
Tropical Boaters: Vitamin Water (Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides)

The Professor Whip series contains:
Professor Whip and the Box of God (Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark)
Professor Whip and the Scary Church (Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom)
Professor Whip Looks for a Cup (Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade)
Professor Whip is in Another Movie (Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull)

The title text is a reference to the TV series A Game of Thrones, based on the book series A Song of Ice and Fire.
The Hot and Cold music series contains:
Fun With Chairs (A Game of Thrones)
Royal Rumble (A Clash of Kings)
Knife Blizzard (A Storm of Swords)
Breakfast for Birds (A Feast for Crows)
Samba Serpents (A Dance with Dragons)

==Table of the titles==
*All cases of ''Harry Potter'' have turned into ''Wandboy''.
*''Rocky'' to ''Puncher''.
*''Pirates of the Caribbean'' has been changed to ''Tropical Boaters.''
*''Indiana Jones'' has been turned into ''Professor Whip.''
*''A Song of Ice and Fire'' has been turned into ''Hot and Cold Music.''

{| class="wikitable"
|-
!width=12em| Synonym
!width=12em| Real Title
! Notes
|-
| ''Wandboy and the Magic Rock''
| ''{{w|Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (film)}}''
|
|-
| ''Wandboy and the Hidden Room''
| ''{{w|Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (film)}}''
|
|-
| ''Wandboy and the Fugitive''
| ''{{w|Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (film)}}''
| A central character in Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, Sirius Black, is a fugitive.
|-
| ''Wandboy and the Burning Cup''
| ''{{w|Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (film)}}''
|
|-
| ''Wandboy and the Firebird Club''
| ''{{w|Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (film)}}''
|
|-
| ''Wandboy and the Book Owner''
| ''{{w|Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (film)}}''
| In Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, Harry's Potions textbook was previously owned by a "Half-Blood Prince." Therefore, "Half-Blood" prince is replaced with "book owner."
|-
| ''Wandboy and the Magic Stuff (1/2)''
| ''{{w|Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 1}}''
|
|-
| ''Wandboy and the Magic Stuff (2/2)''
| ''{{w|Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows - Part 2}}''
|
|-
|colspan=3| 
|-
| ''Puncher''
| ''{{w|Rocky}}''
|
|-
| ''Puncher II''
| ''{{w|Rocky II}}''
|
|-
| ''Puncher III''
| ''{{w|Rocky III}}''
|
|-
| ''Puncher IV''
| ''{{w|Rocky IV}}''
|
|-
| ''Puncher V''
| ''{{w|Rocky V}}''
|
|-
| ''Puncher Lastname''
| ''{{w|Rocky Balboa (film)}}''
|
|-
|colspan=3| 
|-
| ''Tropical Boaters: Spooky Boat''
| ''{{w|Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl}}''
|
|-
| ''Tropical Boaters: Angry Wormface''
| ''{{w|Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest}}''
|
|-
| ''Tropical Boaters: Boats Everywhere''
| ''{{w|Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End}}''
|
|-
| ''Tropical Boaters: Vitamin Waters''
| ''{{w|Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides}}''
|
|-
|colspan=3| 
|-
| ''Professor Whip and the Box of God''
| ''{{w|Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark}}''
|
|-
| ''Professor Whip and the Scary Church''
| ''{{w|Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom}}''
|
|-
| ''Professor Whip Looks for a Cup''
| ''{{w|Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade}}''
|
|-
| ''Professor Whip is in Another Movie''
| ''{{w|Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull}}''
| ''Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull'' is widely regarded as the worst in the series. Therefore, the "synonym" is simply called "another movie" to imply that it shouldn't have been made.
|-
|colspan=3| 
|-
| ''Fun With Chairs''
| ''{{w|A Game of Thrones}}''
|
|-
| ''Royal Rumble''
| ''{{w|A Clash of Kings}}''
|
|-
| ''Knife Blizzard''
| ''{{w|A Storm of Swords}}''
|
|-
| ''Breakfast for Birds''
| ''{{w|A Feast for Crows}}''
|
|-
| ''Samba Serpents''
| ''{{w|A Dance with Dragons}}''
|
|}

==Transcript==
:[22 DVDs on a shelf in four groups. All DVDs are labeled in black on light grey. Text written, so it is supposed to be read when the DVD is lying down.]
:[First group of 8 DVDs. All standing straight]
:Wandboy and the Magic Rock
:Wandboy and the Hidden Room
:Wandboy and the Fugitive
:Wandboy and the Burning Cup
:Wandboy and the Firebird Club
:Wandboy and the Book Owner
:Wandboy and the Magic Stuff (1/2)
:Wandboy and the Magic Stuff (2/2)

:[Second group of six DVDs. Five standing straight, last on the right leaning against the rest]
:Puncher
:Puncher II
:Puncher III
:Puncher IV
:Puncher V
:Puncher Lastname

:[Third group of four DVDs. First and last standing straight, others leaning on first]
:Tropical Boaters: Spooky Boat
:Tropical Boaters: Angry Wormface
:Tropical Boaters: Boats Everywhere
:Tropical Boaters: Vitamin Water

:[Fourth group of four DVDs. Three standing straight, second from left leaning on first]
:Professor Whip and the Box of God
:Professor Whip and the Scary Church
:Professor Whip Looks for a Cup
:Professor Whip is in Another Movie

{{comic discussion}}

1568: Synonym Movies 2

2015-08-24T04:46:30Z

Nick818: /* Explanation */ linked to previous comic explanation

1568: Synonym Movies 2

2015-08-24T04:42:17Z

Nick818: moved explanation

1568: Synonym Movies 2

2015-08-24T04:41:12Z

Nick818: /* Table of the titles */ Rocky

1568: Synonym Movies 2

2015-08-24T04:36:08Z

Nick818: /* Table of the titles */ minor fixes (formatting/typos)

1568: Synonym Movies 2

2015-08-24T04:31:09Z

Nick818: /* Table of the titles */ finished base of Harry Potter part

1568: Synonym Movies 2

2015-08-24T04:27:24Z

Nick818: began formatting from last comic

1420: Watches

2015-08-15T05:31:05Z

Nick818: /* Explanation */ capitalization of "Apple Watch"

{{comic
| number = 1420
| date = September 12, 2014
| title = Watches
| image = watches.png
| titletext = Old people used to write obnoxious thinkpieces about how people these days always wear watches and are slaves to the clock, but now they've switched to writing thinkpieces about how kids these days don't appreciate the benefits of an old-fashioned watch. My position is: The word 'thinkpiece' sounds like a word made up by someone who didn't know about the word 'brain'.
}}

==Explanation==
This comic coincides with the announcement of a new [https://www.apple.com/watch/ smart watch] by Apple earlier in the week as of the comic's release (9th Sept 2014), the {{w|Apple Watch}}, along with a large emphasis on smartwatches at IFA 2014 (Sept 5-10), particularly 'Android Wear'.

The timeline shows a period approximately from 2005 to 2015 where our wrists were liberated from the tethers of wearing a watch, likely attributed to the fact that many instead used a mobile 'smart' phone to tell the time.

Whilst other smart watches have been released in the past, Randall predicts that the typical widespread interest following Apple product releases (combined with many other new releases by other companies) will result in our wrists again being shackled in the grip of watches from 2015. The wording of the label suggests that Randall is pre-emptively mourning the imminent loss of freedom of his and others' wrists, though may be humorous hyperbole/sarcasm, as his position has generally been of apathy, such as in [[1215: Insight]].

The title text refers to how 'old people' tend to express derision towards change (generally most widely accepted by 'young people') as not being like it was 'in the good old days', even if this means they contradict themselves. Initial wearing of watches was viewed negatively by the older generation, but now 'not' wearing a watch is instead negative. The second part of the title text starts as if Randall is going to express an opinion on wearing a watch, but then veers off to mock the word '{{w|think piece|thinkpiece}}', due to its (particularly [http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/think%20piece recent]) connotation for lacking factual content and expressing biased opinions. For more details on ''thinkpiece'' see this [http://www.slate.com/blogs/browbeat/2014/05/07/thinkpiece_definition_and_history_roots_of_the_word_show_it_has_long_been.html article]. By equating ''thinkpiece'' with ''brain'', Randall is making a reference to the fact that this compound word does not follow the convention of the compound word ''timepiece'', which is a synonym for ''watch''.

==Transcript==
:[A timeline shows the following years but extends further in both direction:]
:1990 2000 2010 2020 2030
:[A grey box extends from the left border to approximately 2005 and another grey box begins approximately at 2015 and continues to the right border. They are labeled:]
:Regular watches
:Smart watches
:[An arrow points up to the empty period between 2005 and 2015. Below the arrow is written:]
:Brief, glorious period in which our wrists were free

{{comic discussion}}
[[Category:Charts]]

Talk:1561: Water Phase Diagram

2015-08-07T05:00:30Z

Nick818: Created page with "What's up with that square under "water vapor"? Is it just a glitch, or is it some hidden message like in https://xkcd.com/1005/? ~~~"

What's up with that square under "water vapor"? Is it just a glitch, or is it some hidden message like in https://xkcd.com/1005/? [[User:Nick818|Nick818]] ([[User talk:Nick818|talk]])

51: Malaria

2015-07-30T07:18:09Z

Nick818: /* Explanation */

{{comic
| number = 51
| date = January 18, 2006 
| title = Malaria
| image = malaria.jpg
| titletext = The malaria party was David's idea.
}}

==Explanation==
This comic humorously combines {{w|pox parties}} with more dangerous diseases like malaria. In these "parties" adults bring their children to deliberately expose them to a virus to promote {{w|Immunity (medical)|immunity}}. This is commonly done for a childhood disease like {{w|chickenpox}} and {{w|measles}}.

In this comic we see four [[Cueball]]-like children in party hats with a balloon lying on the ground. As it says their malaria party did not turn out to be fun.

Some illnesses are more serious for adults than children. For example chickenpox is far less severe than its adult onset form {{w|shingles}}, and after contracting chickenpox the {{w|immune system}} has developed {{w|antibodies}} for it and so is not as vulnerable to the virus, and the person is immune for a significant period of time, possibly life. For more dangerous diseases like measles {{w|vaccines}} are used to prevent illness. However, malaria does not work this way, but instead once one has suffered from malaria, it can recur on its own even after apparent healing from symptoms. So having a malaria party would not promote immunity, but only make people sick and further vulnerable in the future. A Malaria party would be an especially bad idea as many could suffer significant illness and die, but it is similarity a bad idea to expose your children (and thus also others) to potentially lethal and damaging diseases like measles instead of taking a safer vaccine.

===Malaria===
{{w|Malaria}} is a {{w|Mosquito-borne disease}} of humans and other animals caused by {{w|protists}} (a type of microorganism) of the genus ''{{w|Plasmodium}}''. It begins with a bite from an infected female {{w|mosquito}}, which introduces the protists, via its saliva, into the circulatory system, and ultimately to the liver where they mature and reproduce. The disease causes symptoms that typically include fever and headache, which in severe cases can progress to coma or death.

===Context===
There has been a lot of {{w|MMR vaccine controversy|controversy}} over the {{w|MMR vaccine}} which works against {{w|measles}}, {{w|mumps}} and {{w|rubella}}. Whereas the last two are only dangerous to adults, and only because they can affect the abilities to have children, measles are a very dangerous disease also for children. In the US between 1987 and 2000 there were a 0.3% risk of a {{w|Measles#Complications|fatal complication}}. It can be much worse in underdeveloped countries. The controversy was based on a claim in an article that was later completely {{w|MMR_vaccine_controversy#Full_retraction_and_fraud_allegations|discredited}}. But this incidence has still caused many parents to keep their children out of this program.

So now parents deliberately take their children to measles parties like the Malaria party here. And although they may become immune if they survive (as opposed to malaria) then there is still a serious risk of death or other complications. And this lack of vaccination can reduce the {{w|Herd immunity}} that would protect infants, the weak and those with a poor immune system from catching these diseases.

==Transcript==
:[Four Cueball-like children wearing party hats, a discarded balloon is lying to the right. The first part of the text is written above the children, the second below.]
:We had a malaria party
:but it turned out not to be very much fun.

==Trivia==
*This was the 49th comic originally posted to [[LiveJournal]].
**The previous was [[54: Science]].
**The next was [[52: Secret Worlds]].
*This comic kept it's original title: "Malaria"
*It is part of the last six comics on LiveJournal which all had a title without the word "Drawing" in it.
**Five of these had exactly the same title on both sites.
**Only 11 comics have the same title on both sites.
**Apart from the [[:Category:First day on LiveJournal|thirteen first comics]] posted to LiveJournal, there were only three other comics without the word "Drawing" in the title before these last six.
*Original [[Randall]] quote: "'''Current Mood:''' ''Credit to David for this one''"
**In this version he give David credit. In the title text it is more like he blames him for the idea.
*This comic was one of the last 11 comics posted on LiveJournal.
**These 11 comics were [[:Category:Posted on LiveJournal after xkcd|posted both on LiveJournal and xkcd]] after the [[xkcd]] site opened on the 1st of January 2006.
**The first six comics were posted on both sites on the same day. But not this one.
*For some reason [[54: Science]] was posted before this one on LiveJournal on the 18th of January 2006, but first a week later on xkcd on the 25th of January 2006.
**So [[51: Malaria]] were released on xkcd the same day as [[54: Science]] came out on LiveJournal on Wednesday the 18th of January 2006 .
**It then came out on LiveJournal three days later on Saturday the 21th of January 2006.
**The release date here on explain xkcd uses the first release date, so that is the one on xkcd.
*After the mishap with [[54: Science]] the next three comics came out on LiveJournal a release day later.
**First with the last comic released on LiveJournal, [[55: Useless]], did the two sites release the same comic on the same day again.

{{comic discussion}}

[[Category:Comics posted on livejournal| 49]]
[[Category:Posted on LiveJournal after xkcd]]
[[Category:David]]

51: Malaria

2015-07-30T07:17:30Z

Nick818: /* Explanation */ Changes phrasing to have proper grammar and simple Wikipedia link.

{{comic
| number = 51
| date = January 18, 2006 
| title = Malaria
| image = malaria.jpg
| titletext = The malaria party was David's idea.
}}

==Explanation==
This comic humorously combines the idea of a {{w|pox party}} with more dangerous diseases like malaria. In these "parties" adults bring their children to deliberately expose them to a virus to promote {{w|Immunity (medical)|immunity}}. This is commonly done for a childhood disease like {{w|chickenpox}} and {{w|measles}}.

In this comic we see four [[Cueball]]-like children in party hats with a balloon lying on the ground. As it says their malaria party did not turn out to be fun.

Some illnesses are more serious for adults than children. For example chickenpox is far less severe than its adult onset form {{w|shingles}}, and after contracting chickenpox the {{w|immune system}} has developed {{w|antibodies}} for it and so is not as vulnerable to the virus, and the person is immune for a significant period of time, possibly life. For more dangerous diseases like measles {{w|vaccines}} are used to prevent illness. However, malaria does not work this way, but instead once one has suffered from malaria, it can recur on its own even after apparent healing from symptoms. So having a malaria party would not promote immunity, but only make people sick and further vulnerable in the future. A Malaria party would be an especially bad idea as many could suffer significant illness and die, but it is similarity a bad idea to expose your children (and thus also others) to potentially lethal and damaging diseases like measles instead of taking a safer vaccine.

===Malaria===
{{w|Malaria}} is a {{w|Mosquito-borne disease}} of humans and other animals caused by {{w|protists}} (a type of microorganism) of the genus ''{{w|Plasmodium}}''. It begins with a bite from an infected female {{w|mosquito}}, which introduces the protists, via its saliva, into the circulatory system, and ultimately to the liver where they mature and reproduce. The disease causes symptoms that typically include fever and headache, which in severe cases can progress to coma or death.

===Context===
There has been a lot of {{w|MMR vaccine controversy|controversy}} over the {{w|MMR vaccine}} which works against {{w|measles}}, {{w|mumps}} and {{w|rubella}}. Whereas the last two are only dangerous to adults, and only because they can affect the abilities to have children, measles are a very dangerous disease also for children. In the US between 1987 and 2000 there were a 0.3% risk of a {{w|Measles#Complications|fatal complication}}. It can be much worse in underdeveloped countries. The controversy was based on a claim in an article that was later completely {{w|MMR_vaccine_controversy#Full_retraction_and_fraud_allegations|discredited}}. But this incidence has still caused many parents to keep their children out of this program.

So now parents deliberately take their children to measles parties like the Malaria party here. And although they may become immune if they survive (as opposed to malaria) then there is still a serious risk of death or other complications. And this lack of vaccination can reduce the {{w|Herd immunity}} that would protect infants, the weak and those with a poor immune system from catching these diseases.

==Transcript==
:[Four Cueball-like children wearing party hats, a discarded balloon is lying to the right. The first part of the text is written above the children, the second below.]
:We had a malaria party
:but it turned out not to be very much fun.

==Trivia==
*This was the 49th comic originally posted to [[LiveJournal]].
**The previous was [[54: Science]].
**The next was [[52: Secret Worlds]].
*This comic kept it's original title: "Malaria"
*It is part of the last six comics on LiveJournal which all had a title without the word "Drawing" in it.
**Five of these had exactly the same title on both sites.
**Only 11 comics have the same title on both sites.
**Apart from the [[:Category:First day on LiveJournal|thirteen first comics]] posted to LiveJournal, there were only three other comics without the word "Drawing" in the title before these last six.
*Original [[Randall]] quote: "'''Current Mood:''' ''Credit to David for this one''"
**In this version he give David credit. In the title text it is more like he blames him for the idea.
*This comic was one of the last 11 comics posted on LiveJournal.
**These 11 comics were [[:Category:Posted on LiveJournal after xkcd|posted both on LiveJournal and xkcd]] after the [[xkcd]] site opened on the 1st of January 2006.
**The first six comics were posted on both sites on the same day. But not this one.
*For some reason [[54: Science]] was posted before this one on LiveJournal on the 18th of January 2006, but first a week later on xkcd on the 25th of January 2006.
**So [[51: Malaria]] were released on xkcd the same day as [[54: Science]] came out on LiveJournal on Wednesday the 18th of January 2006 .
**It then came out on LiveJournal three days later on Saturday the 21th of January 2006.
**The release date here on explain xkcd uses the first release date, so that is the one on xkcd.
*After the mishap with [[54: Science]] the next three comics came out on LiveJournal a release day later.
**First with the last comic released on LiveJournal, [[55: Useless]], did the two sites release the same comic on the same day again.

{{comic discussion}}

[[Category:Comics posted on livejournal| 49]]
[[Category:Posted on LiveJournal after xkcd]]
[[Category:David]]

1557: Ozymandias

2015-07-29T04:30:34Z

Nick818: /* Transcript */ proper indenting

{{comic
| number = 1557
| date = July 29, 2015
| title = Ozymandias
| image = ozymandias.png
| titletext = And on the pedestal these words appear: "And on the pedestal these words appear: "And on the pedestal these words appear: "And ...
}}

==Explanation==
{{incomplete|Created by a BOT - Please change this comment when editing this page.}}
The title is a reference to a poem by Percy Bysshe Shelley. Both the comic and the poem begin "I met a traveller from an antique land
Who said", but the comic then goes into a recursive loop. The original poem (first published in 1818 and therefore presumably in the public domain) is:
'''Shelley's "Ozymandias'''" 
I met a traveller from an antique land 
Who said: "Two vast and trunkless legs of stone 
Stand in the desert. Near them, on the sand, 
Half sunk, a shattered visage lies, whose frown, 
And wrinkled lip, and sneer of cold command, 
Tell that its sculptor well those passions read 
Which yet survive, stamped on these lifeless things, 
The hand that mocked them and the heart that fed: 
And on the pedestal these words appear: 
'My name is Ozymandias, king of kings: 
Look on my works, ye Mighty, and despair!' 
Nothing beside remains. Round the decay 
Of that colossal wreck, boundless and bare 
The lone and level sands stretch far away."<ref name="Shelley1826">Percy Bysshe Shelley, "Ozymandias" in ''[https://play.google.com/books/reader?id=MZY9AAAAYAAJ&printsec=frontcover&output=reader&authuser=0&hl=en&pg=GBS.PA100 Miscellaneous and Posthumous Poems of Percy Bysshe Shelley]'' (London: W. Benbow, 1826), 100.</ref>
<references/>

==Transcript==
:[Ponytail is addressing Cueball.]
:Ponytail: I met a traveler from an antique land who said: "I met a traveler from an antique land, who said "I met a traveler from an antique land, who said "I met ...

{{comic discussion}}

1557: Ozymandias

2015-07-29T04:26:51Z

Nick818: /* Transcript */ Improved transcript formatting.

{{comic
| number = 1557
| date = July 29, 2015
| title = Ozymandias
| image = ozymandias.png
| titletext = And on the pedestal these words appear: "And on the pedestal these words appear: "And on the pedestal these words appear: "And ...
}}

==Explanation==
{{incomplete|Created by a BOT - Please change this comment when editing this page.}}
The title is a reference to a poem by Percy Bysshe Shelley. Both the comic and the poem begin "I met a traveller from an antique land
Who said", but the comic then goes into a recursive loop. The original poem (first published in 1818 and therefore presumably in the public domain) is:
'''Shelley's "Ozymandias'''" 
I met a traveller from an antique land 
Who said: "Two vast and trunkless legs of stone 
Stand in the desert. Near them, on the sand, 
Half sunk, a shattered visage lies, whose frown, 
And wrinkled lip, and sneer of cold command, 
Tell that its sculptor well those passions read 
Which yet survive, stamped on these lifeless things, 
The hand that mocked them and the heart that fed: 
And on the pedestal these words appear: 
'My name is Ozymandias, king of kings: 
Look on my works, ye Mighty, and despair!' 
Nothing beside remains. Round the decay 
Of that colossal wreck, boundless and bare 
The lone and level sands stretch far away."<ref name="Shelley1826">Percy Bysshe Shelley, "Ozymandias" in ''[https://play.google.com/books/reader?id=MZY9AAAAYAAJ&printsec=frontcover&output=reader&authuser=0&hl=en&pg=GBS.PA100 Miscellaneous and Posthumous Poems of Percy Bysshe Shelley]'' (London: W. Benbow, 1826), 100.</ref>
<references/>

==Transcript==
[Ponytail is addressing Cueball.]

:Ponytail: I met a traveler from an antique land who said: "I met a traveler from an antique land, who said "I met a traveler from an antique land, who said "I met ...

{{comic discussion}}

1557: Ozymandias

2015-07-29T04:13:38Z

Nick818: /* Transcript */ Added transcript.

Talk:1553: Public Key

2015-07-20T07:06:14Z

Nick818: Added comment about Category:Cryptography

I'm assuming he's referring to the GPG/PGP Key. Basically you have a key pair, one private that you use to sign/encrypt and one public, which can be used to verify your private key was used to sign. See [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public-key_cryptography Wikipedia] for more information. If you posted your private key, anyone could sign as if they were you. I sign pretty much everything (not to mailing lists though), but don't think I've seen anyone else ever do so, even those I know have keys. See [[1181: PGP]] for more. [[Special:Contributions/198.41.235.35|198.41.235.35]] 04:59, 20 July 2015 (UTC)

This comic should be added to [[:Category:Cryptography]], but I'm not sure how to do that or whether I can do that. [[User:Nick818|Nick818]] ([[User talk:Nick818|talk]]) 07:06, 20 July 2015 (UTC)

1553: Public Key

2015-07-20T06:55:33Z

Nick818: /* Explanation */

{{comic
| number = 1553
| date = July 20, 2015
| title = Public Key
| image = public_key.png
| titletext = I guess I should be signing stuff, but I've never been sure what to sign. Maybe if I post my private key, I can crowdsource my decisions about what to sign.
}}

==Explanation==

In [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public-key_cryptography Public-key cryptography], two keys are generated for a user. The public key can be used to encrypt messages, but not decrypt them. The private key is necessary for decryption.

The public key is designed to be shared. People share their public keys so anybody can send them an encrypted message. Cueball has been following this rule. However, nobody wants to send him encrypted messages. Cueball contemplates sharing his private key, which would allow anyone to decrypt his messages. This change would defeat the whole purpose of encryption, and it would not solve Cueball's problem.

The title text refers to another feature of Public-key cryptography: messages can be "signed" with the private key. These messages can be read by anyone with the public key, but readers can verify that the owner of the private key wrote (or at least signed) the message. If Cueball published his private key, anybody could sign anything as him. Once again, this would defeat the purpose of encryption.

==Transcript==
{{incomplete transcript}}

[In the first panel, Cueball is sitting in a chair and is using a laptop.]

Cueball: I've been posting my public key for 15 years now, but no one has ever asked me for it or used it for anything as far as I can tell.

[Two panels with Cueball thinking silently.]

Cueball: Maybe I should try posting my ''private'' key instead.

{{comic discussion}}

1553: Public Key

2015-07-20T05:37:30Z

Nick818: /* Explanation */ Explained title text.

{{comic
| number = 1553
| date = July 20, 2015
| title = Public Key
| image = public_key.png
| titletext = I guess I should be signing stuff, but I've never been sure what to sign. Maybe if I post my private key, I can crowdsource my decisions about what to sign.
}}

==Explanation==

In [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public-key_cryptography Public-key cryptography], two keys are generated for a user. The public key can be used to encrypt messages, but not decrypt them. The private key is necessary for decryption.

The public key is designed to be shared. People share their public keys so anybody can send them an encrypted message. Cueball has been following this rule. However, nobody wants to send him encrypted messages. Cueball contemplates sharing his private key, which would allow anyone to decrypt his messages. This change would defeat the whole purpose of encryption.

The title text refers to another feature of Public-key cryptography: messages can be "signed" with the private key. These messages can be read by anyone with the public key, but readers can verify that the owner of the private key wrote (or at least signed) the message. If Cueball published his private key, anybody could sign anything as him. Once again, this would defeat the purpose of encryption.

==Transcript==
{{incomplete transcript}}

[In the first panel, Cueball is sitting in a chair and is using a laptop.]

Cueball: I've been posting my public key for 15 years now, but no one has ever asked me for it or used it for anything as far as I can tell.

[Two panels with Cueball thinking silently.]

Cueball: Maybe I should try posting my ''private'' key instead.

{{comic discussion}}

1553: Public Key

2015-07-20T05:34:34Z

Nick818: /* Explanation */ Fixed link

{{comic
| number = 1553
| date = July 20, 2015
| title = Public Key
| image = public_key.png
| titletext = I guess I should be signing stuff, but I've never been sure what to sign. Maybe if I post my private key, I can crowdsource my decisions about what to sign.
}}

==Explanation==

In [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public-key_cryptography Public-key cryptography], two keys are generated for a user. The public key can be used to encrypt messages, but not decrypt them. The private key is necessary for decryption.

The public key is designed to be shared. People share their public keys so anybody can send them an encrypted message. Cueball has been following this rule. However, nobody wants to send him encrypted messages. Cueball contemplates sharing his private key, which would allow anyone to decrypt his messages. This change would defeat the whole purpose of encryption.

==Transcript==
{{incomplete transcript}}

[In the first panel, Cueball is sitting in a chair and is using a laptop.]

Cueball: I've been posting my public key for 15 years now, but no one has ever asked me for it or used it for anything as far as I can tell.

[Two panels with Cueball thinking silently.]

Cueball: Maybe I should try posting my ''private'' key instead.

{{comic discussion}}

1553: Public Key

2015-07-20T05:32:05Z

Nick818: /* Explanation */

{{comic
| number = 1553
| date = July 20, 2015
| title = Public Key
| image = public_key.png
| titletext = I guess I should be signing stuff, but I've never been sure what to sign. Maybe if I post my private key, I can crowdsource my decisions about what to sign.
}}

==Explanation==

In [Public-key cryptography](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public-key_cryptography), two keys are generated for a user. The public key can be used to encrypt messages, but not decrypt them. The private key is necessary for decryption.

The public key is designed to be shared. People share their public keys so anybody can send them an encrypted message. Cueball has been following this rule. However, nobody wants to send him encrypted messages. Cueball contemplates sharing his private key, which would allow anyone to decrypt his messages. This change would defeat the whole purpose of encryption.

==Transcript==
{{incomplete transcript}}

[In the first panel, Cueball is sitting in a chair and is using a laptop.]

Cueball: I've been posting my public key for 15 years now, but no one has ever asked me for it or used it for anything as far as I can tell.

[Two panels with Cueball thinking silently.]

Cueball: Maybe I should try posting my ''private'' key instead.

{{comic discussion}}

1528

2015-05-22T07:15:38Z

Nick818: /* Explanation */ Rephrasing.

{{comic
| number = 1528
| date = May 22, 2015
| title = Vodka
| image = vodka.png
| titletext = Or whatever's handy! I'm pretty much pure alcohol and water, so it doesn't really matter!
}}

==Explanation==
When most people say "it's the vodka talking" (or similar phrases), they mean that they are speaking under the influence of alcohol.

However, in this comic, it is as if the substance of vodka itself is taking, and discussing its origin (potatoes).

==Transcript==

File:vodka.png

2015-05-22T07:14:16Z

Nick818:

== Licensing ==
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