https://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/api.php?action=feedcontributions&user=173.245.55.25&feedformat=atomexplain xkcd - User contributions [en]2024-03-29T12:51:30ZUser contributionsMediaWiki 1.30.0https://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php?title=1712:_Politifact&diff=1242561712: Politifact2016-07-27T17:14:21Z<p>173.245.55.25: Explained why people dislike Politifact irl</p>
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<div>{{comic<br />
| number = 1712<br />
| date = July 27, 2016<br />
| title = Politifact<br />
| image = politifact.png<br />
| titletext = "Ok, I lit the smoke bomb and rolled it under the bed. Let's see if it--" ::FWOOOSH:: "Politifact says: PANTS ON FIRE!"<br />
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==Explanation==<br />
{{incomplete|Basic, please expand.}}<br />
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This comic presents the website [http://www.politifact.com/ Politifact.com] as a person, who rates every statement they hear based on how true it is, as the website does with political claims.<br />
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The rulings from the Truth-O-Meter<sup>TM</sup> at PolitiFact are:<br />
*True<br />
*Mostly True<br />
*Half-True<br />
*Mostly False<br />
*False<br />
*Pants on Fire!<br />
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[[Megan]] says she had trouble sleeping. The Politifact person appears and says "''Mostly True!''" Megan appears distressed, and [[Cueball]] appears, hinting that this has happened before, and tells Politifact to get out. Politifact refuses, and hides under the bed. Megan remarks that no one likes Politifact, and Politifact replies "'''''Mostly True!'''''<br />
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The comic may be commenting on the fact that many people become very defensive when claims they make in political discussions are debunked by Politifact. There is a phenonomenon where the people most influenced by an erronous claim are the least likely to believe a fact checker. For example, The Washington Post [https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-intersect/wp/2015/12/18/what-was-fake-on-the-internet-this-week-why-this-is-the-final-column/ shut down their internet rumor fact checker] because, "institutional distrust is so high right now, and cognitive bias so strong always, that the people who fall for hoax news stories are frequently only interested in consuming information that conforms with their views — even when it’s demonstrably fake." Many people like the idea of a fact checker, until they disagree with it. Politfact has been accused of being both [http://www.breitbart.com/big-journalism/2015/03/14/mostly-true-ted-cruz-attack-proves-politifact-is-run-by-gigantic-assholes/ liberally biased] and [http://www.rifuture.org/politifact-ri-once-again-shows-right-wing-bias.html conservatively biased] at various times and has angered politicians on both sides of the aisle. Hence, the statement that no one likes Politifact is "mostly true"<br />
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The title text makes a play on "Pants on fire" being Politifact's most untrue rating, but in this case it is an actual statement that Politifact's pants have caught fire because of the smoke bomb.<br />
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==Transcript==<br />
:[Megan walks around and rubs her eyes.]<br />
:Megan: I did ''not'' sleep well last night.<br />
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:[A person with long hair wearing a hat crawls through the window, PolitiFact, Megan looks at the person.]<br />
:PolitiFact: <span style="color: blue;">Politi</span><span style="color: red;">Fact</span> says ''mostly true!''<br />
:Megan: Oh no...<br />
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:[PolitiFact has entered the room and Megan chases after that person with Cueball walking behind of them.]<br />
:Cueball: Not again. Get out of here, PolitiFact!<br />
:Megan: I ''swear'' I locked that window.<br />
:PolitiFact: <span style="color: blue;">Politi</span><span style="color: red;">Fact</span> says: ''False!''<br />
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:[Cueball and Megan standing in a bedroom, PolitiFact hides under the bed.]<br />
:Cueball: You can't stay under there forever.<br />
:Politifact: <span style="color: blue;">Politi</span><span style="color: red;">Fact</span> says: ''False!''<br />
:Megan: Nobody likes you, Politifact.<br />
:PolitiFact: <span style="color: blue;">Politi</span><span style="color: red;">Fact</span> says: ''Mostly true!''<br />
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[[Category:Comics with color]]</div>173.245.55.25https://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php?title=1221:_Nomenclature&diff=1169231221: Nomenclature2016-04-08T14:03:26Z<p>173.245.55.25: /* Explanation */</p>
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<div>{{comic<br />
| number = 1221<br />
| date = June 5, 2013<br />
| title = Nomenclature<br />
| image = nomenclature.png<br />
| titletext = [shouted, from the field] 'Aunt Beast hit a pop fly to second! Dive for it, Mrs Whatsit!'<br />
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==Explanation==<br />
Nomenclature can be defined as the devising or choosing of names for things. Here [[Randall]] connects three pop culture references that each contain one or more instances of ambiguous nomenclature based on pronouns: the "{{w|Who's on First?}}" skit, the "{{w|Doctor Who}}" television series, and the novel "{{w|A Wrinkle in Time}}" by Madeleine L'Engle.<br />
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The comic references the famous "{{w|Who's on First?}}" skit by the American comedy duo {{w|Abbott and Costello}} in the 1930s. This [http://youtu.be/airT-m9LcoY video] is one of the original performances. Costello is the shorter character, with a round brimmed hat and baseball bat, while Abbott is taller and wearing a baseball cap. This reflects the [http://www.ramsheadgroup.com/files/2013/04/abbott-and-costello-whos-on-first.jpg most common image] associated with the skit. In the routine, Costello is confused by the nicknames the {{w|Baseball|ball}} players go by. The man playing first base goes by the name "Who", the man on second base goes by "What", and the one on third calls himself "I Don't Know". Costello asks "Who's on first?", inquiring the name of the first-baseman, and Abbott replies "that's right", affirming that the first-baseman's name is Who. Both parties become confused within a matter of seconds.<br />
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{{w|Doctor (Doctor Who)|The Doctor}} from the long-running British television series ''{{w|Doctor Who}}'' is often referred to as "Doctor Who" by people who [http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/IAmNotShazam think the series' name and his name are the same] (although it should be noted that the name "Doctor Who" is not entirely incorrect; the character [https://encrypted-tbn1.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcSipAqHqoHH-Ma04kMV_d0rmCVD7p6co_iItlcmSXfOqt6BiCmGDQ was referred to as such in the end credits for several seasons]). In-universe, he often introduces himself as "The Doctor" which elicits the response "[http://tardis.wikia.com/wiki/The_%22Doctor_Who%3F%22_running_joke Doctor who?]". His response to this question is "Just 'The Doctor'". [[Megan]] (or according to the transcript inside the comic, Mrs. Whatsit) appears to have interrupted the "Who's on First?" skit to make this point: The Doctor is on first.<br />
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The title text references the Madeleine L'Engle novel ''{{w|A Wrinkle in Time}}'', which has characters with similarly ambiguous names. The book's {{w|A Wrinkle in Time#Mrs Whatsit|Mrs. Whatsit}} appears to be on second base. "Aunt Beast" is a minor character in the novel from the planet of Ixchel.<br />
And they are playing a real baseball game. "Aunt Beast" is the batter and hits the ball in the air towards second base while "Mrs. Whatsit" (presumably playing second base, in place of What) is being encouraged to dive to catch the ball before it hits the ground, to get the batter out.<br />
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==Transcript==<br />
:[Mrs. Whatsit is talking to Abbott and Costello.]<br />
:Mrs. Whatsit: You&#39;re both confused.<br />
:Mrs. Whatsit: He&#39;s just &quot;The Doctor&quot;.<br />
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[[Category:Baseball]]</div>173.245.55.25https://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php?title=1661:_Podium&diff=1158201661: Podium2016-03-28T21:17:17Z<p>173.245.55.25: </p>
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<div>{{comic<br />
| number = 1661<br />
| date = March 28, 2016<br />
| title = Podium<br />
| image = podium.png<br />
| titletext = BREAKING: Senator's bold pro-podium stand leads to primary challenge from prescriptivist base.<br />
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==Explanation==<br />
{{incomplete|More on the info in the title text and links to dictionaries should be real links.}}<br />
The comic is playing on a stereotypical politician, without any real beliefs, here represented by [[Cueball]] without any features, but they want to appear to stand for something. Alternatively, this is what might happen if someone like Cueball (or the strip's author Randall), who tend to think literally and who get interested in and distracted by tangents, were running.<br />
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Thus, Cueball picks up what is, in some circles, an argument: whether the standing desk used by public speakers should be called a "{{w|podium}}" or a "{{w|lectern}}." This argument is actually common among members of {{w|Toastmasters International}}, though it would usually not rise to the level of needing to be part of a national discourse.<br />
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Technically — or at least, in original use or etymologically — a podium is the stage or raised platform, which Cueball is standing on. Those on the "anti-podium" side state - correctly - that "podium" derives from the Greek word "pous/podos" meaning "foot" and thus denotes "a small platform for the conductor of an orchestra, for a public speaker, etc." (dictionary.com). This is the prescriptivist position - mentioned in the title text - indicating that dictionaries and similar publications prescribe how words should be used. However common in teaching institutions with their power hierarchies, the very notion of dictionaries as prescriptive is wrong relative to traditional standards of lexicographers, e.g. to require use of a word in 12 fields of usage over 20 years before formal adoption, with certain exceptions. In effect when dictionaries are backwards looking specialized sociology history documents, such "teaching" of prescriptivist positions becomes a mix of fraud and cultural insanity to demand false authority, noting the nature of politicians themselves to often act as false authorities. <br />
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The literal distinction between podium and lectern (or the meaning of "this thing") is not obvious from context, when the meaning of ''podium'' has drifted in common use to refer to the small standing desk the speaker stands behind, puts papers on, etc. — i.e. the lectern. This is the descriptivist view that so many people "misuse" the word that "podium" now can validly refer to the small standing desk behind which speakers often stand. Dictionary.com lists "lectern" as definition #3 for "podium."<br />
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Sometimes, [http://www.platformgiant.com/podium-vs-lectern people care about this]. The fact is, though the etymological definition is clear (the lectern is the desk that stands on the podium), and the difference might be important if you were setting up an auditorium, in common usage it really doesn't matter. If a public speaker is asked to step up to the podium, very few would quibble over the usage.<br />
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The idiomatic idea of "stepping up" to the podium could remain accurate even if one then uses a lectern, when the lectern is the reading desk placed on the elevated podium. That idiom shifts to entirely metaphorical when a lectern in many classrooms or meeting rooms is at floor level. With a shift towards virtual meeting spaces, and meeting rooms with computer driven audio-visual systems, the idea of both podiums as physical platforms, and lecterns as desks for reading matter when they're increasingly AV control centers, are changing. Such change further upends the idea of dictionaries as prescriptivist, given the nature of language to develop new words or alter meanings of necessity, versus sloppy common usage.<br />
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The title text implies that Cueball moves ahead with his promised research and ends up coming out on the side of calling it a podium. This leads to the people who follow the prescriptivist position to organize and put forward a political candidate to challenge Cueball in the {{w|primaries}}. In the U.S., the primaries are used to select a single candidate from a particular party to represent that party at final election (whether national or on a state level).<br />
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==Transcript==<br />
:[Cueball is speaking at a lectern standing on a podium.]<br />
:Cueball: The American people are tired of politics as usual.<br />
:Cueball: They're tired of-<br />
:Cueball: Okay, brief tangent: is this thing a podium or a lectern? People say "podium" is wrong, but I also see it used that way in pretty formal contexts. Is usage just changing?<br />
:Cueball: If elected, I will get to the bottom of this for once and for all.<br />
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<div>Isn't 'Talk to your kids about...' from a famous Unilever ad? [[Special:Contributions/101.174.52.183|101.174.52.183]] 09:47, 2 June 2013 (UTC)<br />
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Is this Megan? Her hair seems awfully curly and it says she's his cousin. Is there an official transcript? [[User:Theo|Theo]] ([[User talk:Theo|talk]]) 20:46, 14 August 2013 (UTC)<br />
:Official transcripts, if they do exist, do not contain names in general. These names are just an invention by some communities like this wiki. So, if you have a better stick figure which would match her, talk about this.--[[User:Dgbrt|Dgbrt]] ([[User talk:Dgbrt|talk]]) 21:16, 14 August 2013 (UTC)<br />
::She is clearly not Megan. I propose to call her ''cousin''. [[User:Xhfz|Xhfz]] ([[User talk:Xhfz|talk]]) 22:20, 13 October 2013 (UTC)<br />
::There exists an official transcript for each comic, available to see in the page's source code. According to a comment in [[1037:_Umwelt]], Randall does apparently not type those, but is seemingly done by Davean, his friend maintaining the server. (Note: this is just a guess) [[User:Vgr|Vgr]] ([[User talk:Vgr|talk]]) 11:22, 22 October 2013 (UTC)<br />
::I don't think that this is Megan either. I propose to call her Alice, though, in reference to cryptography. [[User:Official.xian|Official.xian]] ([[User talk:Official.xian|talk]]) 19:46, 10 July 2014 (UTC)<br />
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::I think we're all forgetting something very important here: It's a true story, therefore she has a real name. If we really wanted her correct name, we'd be pestering Randall for it. Anonymous 23:26, 18 August 2014 (UTC)<br />
:::And since it's a true story Cueball here's probably meant to be Randall himself. [[User:Elektrizikekswerk|Elektrizikekswerk]] ([[User talk:Elektrizikekswerk|talk]]) 08:57, 14 November 2014 (UTC)<br />
::::And the hair not reminiscent of Megan.[[Special:Contributions/173.245.55.25|173.245.55.25]] 17:26, 18 March 2015 (UTC)</div>173.245.55.25https://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php?title=Talk:1417:_Seven&diff=76046Talk:1417: Seven2014-09-18T17:00:23Z<p>173.245.55.25: 1937 Snow White list</p>
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<div>Guacamole = 7-layer dip ingredient<br />
[[Special:Contributions/108.162.215.81|108.162.215.81]] 05:08, 5 September 2014 (UTC)Anonymous XKCD reader<br />
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Seventh Seal more likely to be a reference to Book of Revelation (I think he's brought it up before?) or the film? [[Special:Contributions/199.27.133.96|199.27.133.96]] 05:17, 5 September 2014 (UTC)<br />
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Arctic Ocean is one of the modern Seven "Seas" of the world.<br />
Green is the 4th color of seven in the Arthur Hamilton song "I Can Sing a Rainbow". {{unsigned ip|108.162.249.212}}<br />
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I guess the title text is a play on the fact that the dwarves in the new {{w|Snow White (2001 film)}} are called Monday, Tuesday, ... That is the connection between Snow White dwarves and days of the week. The filmmakers decided to intermix sets of seven in the first place. Sebastian --[[Special:Contributions/108.162.254.90|108.162.254.90]] 06:27, 5 September 2014 (UTC)<br />
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There could be a pattern with order.<br />
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*Sneezy: 1st dwarf of the seven dwarves in Snow White.<br />
*Phylum: 2nd rank in the Seven Taxonomic Ranks<br />
*Europe: 3rd continent of the world <br />
*Sloth: 4th sin of the Seven Deadly Sin<br />
*Guacamole: 5th Layer in a 7 Layer Bean Dip<br />
*Data Link: 6th Layer in the OSI Model<br />
*Collosus of Rhodes: 7th Wonder of the Ancient World<br />
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*Monday: 1st Day of the Week (American).<br />
*Arctic: 2nd ocean in the modern Seven "Seas" of the world.<br />
*Wellesley: 3rd college of the Seven Sister colleges<br />
*Green: 4th color in the Arthur Hamilton song "I Can Sing a Rainbow".<br />
*Electra: 5th sister of the Pleiades, the Seven Sisters.<br />
*Synergize: 6th Habit in the Stephen R. Covey self-help book "Seven Habits of Highly Effective People".<br />
*Seventh Seal: 7th Seal of the Seven Seals in the Book of Revelations<br />
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:The list on the page needs to be fixed to show Europe third. --[[Special:Contributions/141.101.99.213|141.101.99.213]] 11:15, 5 September 2014 (UTC)<br />
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The Pleiades is Randall's favorite constellation. [[Special:Contributions/108.162.237.161|108.162.237.161]] 08:40, 5 September 2014 (UTC)<br />
:It says so [http://xkcd.com/about/ here]. [[Special:Contributions/108.162.237.161|108.162.237.161]] 20:16, 6 September 2014 (UTC)<br />
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It sure is nice seeing the explanation getting more refined and complete every time I visit... [[Special:Contributions/103.22.201.168|103.22.201.168]] 10:37, 5 September 2014 (UTC)<br />
::There is not pattern like the one mentioned above. The first dwarf in Disney is always the leader Doc! even alphabetically. There is no reason to put Europe third, Arctic 2nd, Electra 5th or the Colossus 7th. Data Link is the 2nd although you usually put them in reverse making it the 6th (and in America first day is Sunday!). This I have corrected and made a table more for the Title text [[User:Kynde|Kynde]] ([[User talk:Kynde|talk]]) 12:35, 8 September 2014 (UTC)<br />
:::Doc may be the leader, and (hierarchically) first of the seven, but in my experience it's Doc who is often the forgotten one (unless remembered ''specifically'' for being forgotten) when someone is challenged to name the seven dwarves... E.g. "Happy, Sleepy, Dopey, Sneezy, Grumpy... erm... Bashful... oh... don't tell me..." (Bashful being the one those who specifically remember Doc tend to forget, unless they've got over this alternative memetic stumbling block.) [[Special:Contributions/141.101.98.233|141.101.98.233]] 23:58, 8 September 2014 (UTC)<br />
::::In the Disney (1937) version, Snow White guesses the names of the dwarves in the following order: Doc, Bashful, Sleepy, Sneezy, Happy, Dopey, and Grumpy. --[[Special:Contributions/173.245.55.25|173.245.55.25]] 17:00, 18 September 2014 (UTC)<br />
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I've always been told there are only six continents. North America and South America are one continent. The seventh continent sometimes refers to this gigantic area filled with plastic rubbish in the Pacific Ocean. [[Special:Contributions/108.162.229.143|108.162.229.143]] 11:47, 5 September 2014 (UTC)<br />
: See here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3uBcq1x7P34 But no one talks about the Great Pacific garbage patch as a continent. 7 continents is the most common model, with some (mainly Latin Americans) considering the Americas a single continent. Some others consider Eurasia a single continent (personally that's what I prefer, it makes the most sense). --[[User:Zagorath|Zagorath]] ([[User talk:Zagorath|talk]]) 12:12, 5 September 2014 (UTC)<br />
: I've only ever heard folks say there are seven continents. By strict definition of the word, North and South America do form a single continent (at least did prior to the Panama Canal cutting them apart) the vast majority of people see then as two separate continents. Dividing the Eurasian landmass in two, however, that one never made much sense. [[Special:Contributions/199.27.128.117|199.27.128.117]] 16:53, 5 September 2014 (UTC)<br />
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: I think the garbage patch confusion stems from the mislabeled picture of a bunch of floating garbage. In fact it's very spread out and in no way possible to confuse with a landmass. See [http://io9.com/5911969/lies-youve-been-told-about-the-pacific-garbage-patch http://io9.com/5911969/lies-youve-been-told-about-the-pacific-garbage-patch] --[[User:JSekula71|JSekula71]] ([[User talk:JSekula71|talk]]) 08:46, 6 September 2014 (UTC)<br />
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Guacamole may also be a reference to a famous joke which made the rounds about 15 years ago, where somebody had compared the 7 layers of the OSI network model to Taco Bell's 7-layer burrito. Guacamole was the 5th layer, which lends credence to this idea. It's still available on the WayBack Machine: http://web.archive.org/web/19990826193318/http://www.europa.com/~dogman/osi/ [[Special:Contributions/108.162.219.151|108.162.219.151]] 11:59, 5 September 2014 (UTC)<br />
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I suspect Electra is from the list of extant complete plays of Sophocles: Ajax, Antigone, The Women of Trachis, Oedipus the King, Electra, Philoctetes and Oedipus at Colonus. [[User:Besimmons|Besimmons]] ([[User talk:Besimmons|talk]]) 13:42, 5 September 2014 (UTC)<br />
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I find it interesting that although Randall is American he lists Monday as the first day of the week. That's where it's positioned in most cultures outside the USA, but Americans normally consider Sunday to be the first day. --[[User:RenniePet|RenniePet]] ([[User talk:RenniePet|talk]]) 13:51, 5 September 2014 (UTC)<br />
: I can't speak for anyone outside the US, but as someone who has spent 99.9% of my life within US borders (few weeks in Canada, if you think that should essentially count...), I only acknowledge that the first day listed on any monthly calendar I see around here is most often Sunday. If you were to ask me what the first day of the week is, I would very quickly and easily say "Monday". That is what I'm teaching my 4- and 2-year olds... There are a few reasons I would give to explain that other than "I think of it as the first day of the week". It's the first work day of the "work week", and since life is for most people centered around one form of work or another, that gives the "work week" high importance. By extension, Sunday is the last day in the "weekend". By Judeo-Christian beliefs, God rested on the "seventh" Day - most Christians believe that to be Sunday; others (I believe mostly Jewish) believe it to be Saturday - I think, though that even those who consider Saturday to be a holy day, if you were to ask them in casual conversation what the first day of the week is (I may be wrong, but), I think they would say "Monday"... (?) Any other "Americans" or "Non-Americans" (I'd ask for you to clearly identify with one or the other) want to weight in on this? - [[User:Brettpeirce|Brettpeirce]] ([[User talk:Brettpeirce|talk]]) 15:51, 5 September 2014 (UTC)<br />
::I wouldn't make any guesses about what "most Christians" believe, but scholars clearly agree that Saturday (beginning sundown on Friday evening) is the seventh day, and Sunday is the first day (the "Lord's Day"). The reason for the shift isn't so clear, but they generally agree with the Jews about the numbering of the days, and even that the boundary between days happens at sunset: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sabbath_in_Christianity [[Special:Contributions/108.162.241.11|108.162.241.11]] 14:39, 9 September 2014 (UTC)<br />
::I can't really comment on anything talked about by Brettpeirce, but I can say a few words about the "first day of the week" problem as seen by a computer programmer. It causes huge problems when your program displays a calendar because you have to take into account that Americans want it one way and most other people want it a different way. And supposedly simple things like scheduling an appointment "first work day next week" has a completely different result if it is done on a Sunday in the USA or on a Sunday in Europe. And then there's the problem of week numbers (used a lot in Europe but not so much in the USA). Week numbers depend on which week is designated as the first week of the year, which in most countries is defined as the first week with at least 4 days in the year. Now if January 3rd is Sunday, then in the USA it is the start of week 1, while in Europe it is the last day of the last week of the previous year (week 52 or 53). It's enough to drive you to drink (which is OK on Sunday some places but not others). --[[User:RenniePet|RenniePet]] ([[User talk:RenniePet|talk]]) 20:36, 5 September 2014 (UTC)<br />
:::Oh, and then there are the incompatibilities in programming languages. American-developed computer languages like C and Basic and C++ and C# number the week days 0 - 6 meaning Sunday - Saturday. Meanwhile Java numbers week days 1 - 7 meaning Sunday - Saturday, except that the newest version, Java 8, has improved date/time facilities, and if you use them then week days are numbered 1 - 7 meaning Monday - Sunday. --[[User:RenniePet|RenniePet]] ([[User talk:RenniePet|talk]]) 20:52, 5 September 2014 (UTC)<br />
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I find instead interesting that he makes no mention of the seven notes, while mentioning other sets less ubiquitous --[[Special:Contributions/108.162.229.163|108.162.229.163]] 14:13, 5 September 2014 (UTC)<br />
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OMFG, the second picture of a dwarf in the list is Dopey, why the hell did somebody say it's Fievel!? http://www.bing.com/images/search?q=seven+dwarfs+dopey&qpvt=Seven+Dwarves+Dopey&FORM=IGRE<br />
[[Special:Contributions/108.162.216.40|108.162.216.40]] 19:44, 5 September 2014 (UTC)<br />
:The Dwarfs here are drawn somewhat off-model, with bigger noses than in Disney artwork. Perhaps someone is confusing the second figure's nose, which is drawn much larger than Dopey's, with Fievel's other ear. It's similar to the [http://www.funnyjunk.com/funny_pictures/1543622/Gardevoir/ Gardevoir nose illusion]. --[[User:Tepples|Tepples]] ([[User talk:Tepples|talk]]) 20:16, 5 September 2014 (UTC)<br />
::To be fair, the dwarves are more on-model than the people. -[[Special:Contributions/173.245.56.186|173.245.56.186]] 03:09, 6 September 2014 (UTC)<br />
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Arctic is the second ocean alphabetically. Someone should change the list to reflect that, I think. [[User:Zweisteine|Zweisteine]] ([[User talk:Zweisteine|talk]]) 19:53, 5 September 2014 (UTC)<br />
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Re the "trivia" note suggesting Arctic is a deliberate mistake for Antartica in the list of continents: Even if I thought Randall might be including deliberate mistakes, it is unlikely he'd use the continents as a list in the title. He already used them in the main comic, and he didn't repeat any other sevens. [[User:MGK|MGK]] ([[User talk:MGK|talk]]) 14:12, 6 September 2014 (UTC)<br />
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Did anyone else come here because the one thing they didn't get was guacamole? And now feel like, "duhhh?" [[Special:Contributions/108.162.212.199|108.162.212.199]] 16:36, 6 September 2014 (UTC)<br />
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So how many continents are there really https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3uBcq1x7P34 [[User:Spongebog|Spongebog]] ([[User talk:Spongebog|talk]]) 23:54, 6 September 2014 (UTC)<br />
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The stated order of 7-layer dip in the table is all wrong. Cheese goes on top, then sour cream, and the rest doesn't matter. [[Special:Contributions/199.27.128.183|199.27.128.183]] 03:50, 9 September 2014 (UTC)<br />
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The Fields medallist Vladimir Voevodsky used this in a recent talk on the foundations of mathematics https://github.com/vladimirias/2014_Paul_Bernays_Lectures/blob/master/2014_09_Bernays_3%20presentation.pdf, to illustrate the abstract concept of set. {{unsigned ip|108.162.250.219}}</div>173.245.55.25