...his song the term {{w|Major (academic)|Major}} refers to the US version of an academic major. The point of the song is that it makes no sense to pick any
...that in each line there are eight iambs, where an iamb is two syllables in an unstressed-stressed pattern. Therefore, each line contains 16 syllables.
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...ies I do the same thing, but the other way around.|Randall Munroe|[https://xkcd.com/about Source]}}
...ific answers to absurd hypothetical questions", while on his [https://blog.xkcd.com personal blog], called ''[[Blag]]'', he posts announcements related to
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...oards]], [[409: Electric Skateboard (Double Comic)]] and a panel in [[442: xkcd Loves the Discovery Channel]].
The title text refers to an earlier comic [[211: Hamster Ball Heist]], where [[Cueball]] kidnaps Wayne
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...span class="plainlinks">[https://web.archive.org/web/20070927001941/http://xkcd-drawings.livejournal.com/?skip=40#:~:text=8%3A43%20pm-,Firefly,-Drawn%20in%
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...h as 4chan have the feature to post anonymously. The users of 4chan launch an attack on a Twilight board and Stephenie Meyer asks them to stop. When they
...t, as shown in the third picture is typical for an internet troll (see the xkcd version of [[Black Hat]]), and also the guy saying {{w|LOL}} is already lau
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...hug he is speaking to. In the comic, Nathan Fillion is using the line on a fan, but {{w|Gina Torres}} is not standing behind [[Cueball]] this time.
...005 to conclude Firefly's storyline. After a harrowing high-speed chase in an open-topped hovercraft, the only comment from Summer's character is "I swal
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An animated version of this comic, showing how the projections look when they
...rsial, as well as being comforting. Liking these specific things suggests an ordinary, easygoing lifestyle paralleled by the projection.
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...oards]], [[409: Electric Skateboard (Double Comic)]] and a panel in [[442: xkcd Loves the Discovery Channel]].
:Megan: Mr. Fillion is an actor. Firefly was years ago.
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...n episodes had been produced. Over ten years later, it still has a devoted fan base, apparently including [[Randall]]. The main characters were the crew o
Worried about his pursuer, Nathan wants to perform a {{w|Crazy Ivan}}, an emergency maneuver used by the crew of ''Serenity'' in the pilot episode of
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...mon method for sustainable energy. Turbines have been referenced before in xkcd, in [[556: Alternative Energy Revolution]].
...k. The electricity generated from the wind power is then used to power the fan, which in turn produces wind. This is about the complementary nature of win
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...o the style guide, an instance of {{w|meta humor}}, a recurring theme in ''xkcd''.
...} fan fiction, wherein "K/S" was used for such romantic or erotic works of fan fiction, while "K&S" was used for non-romantic works. This comic imagines a
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| titletext = Obama has been writing Lincoln/Obama erotic fan fiction on his secret livejournal. Excerpt: Lincoln lay back on the bed, nu
*'''"Lincoln Fan Fiction" – Chicago, IL''': {{w|Abraham Lincoln}} was the US president fro
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...rge/ larger version] of this picture can be found by clicking the comic on xkcd.
...n Language." It is unclear whether "Cell Phones" is intended to represent an independent region, or whether it is meant to be a sub-region of "Spoken La
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...n> uic has the third best hash. See the full standings at http://almamater.xkcd.com/best.csv<br><br><span style="color:grey">Different title text:</span> T
...come closest to breaking a {{w|Skein (hash function)|Skein hash}} but also an aid appeal for the Wikimedia Foundation.
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...ese books as a kid, which prompts Megan to remark if he started becoming a fan of other science fiction series like ''{{w|Firefly (TV series)|Firefly}}''
...adopt the Corusca gem as the basis for their currency. This entire joke is an allegory for the {{w|Gold Standard}}, which Ron Paul is a personal advocate
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...fically, the {{w|peregrine falcon}}) is consequently a dinosaur fight. For an inveterate dinosaur aficionado like [[Randall]], this fact must make the mo
...in a somewhat philosophic dialogue. Randall is known to be a {{w|Browncoat|fan of the series}}.
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*A larger version of the image is available [https://imgs.xkcd.com/comics/online_communities.png here].
...computer-illiterate people. Down is "Intellectuals," labelled ''"π,"'' an important constant in mathematics approximately equal to 3.1415926535897932
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...ddle-earth)|Mines of Moria}}. There's a spoken password to open the doors, an Elvish inscription on them provides a clue: "Speak friend, and enter". The
...r because the doors take offense to the word/concept ''frenemy'', of which xkcd has previously made fun in [[919: Tween Bromance]].
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...r light at people using {{w|Google Glass}}. The quote "The best defense is an indiscriminate offense" plays off the adage "{{w|The best defense is a good
...s. Google Glass has become a [[:Category:Google Glass|recurring theme]] in xkcd.
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...upports the involvement of the general public, whether directly or through an independent organized vote, in the naming of planetary satellites, newly di
...ions are appalling. It becomes even worse when [[Hairbun]] tells them that an automatic filter has already been applied to the results, one designed to r
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