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==Explanation== | ==Explanation== | ||
− | A {{w|Bracket (tournament)|tournament bracket}} shows the planned series of matchups in a tournament. In this comic [[Randall]] has shown a plan for a tournament between a wide range of cultural icons, both real and fictional, based mostly on similarities in their names. Various Internet groups have speculated on who would win in a fight between characters from different films. It may be relevant that the film {{w|Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice}} | + | A {{w|Bracket (tournament)|tournament bracket}} shows the planned series of matchups in a tournament. In this comic [[Randall]] has shown a plan for a tournament between a wide range of cultural icons, both real and fictional, based mostly on similarities in their names. Various Internet groups have speculated on who would win in a fight between characters from different films. It may be relevant that the film {{w|Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice}} is soon to be released where the two eponymous {{w|superheroes}}, {{w|Batman}} and {{w|Superman}}, fight against each other. |
The individual starting pairings are generally based on common or similar given names or surnames. Some adjacent brackets are "segued" by someone like Jeff Daniels, who segues from a bracket of "Jeff"s into a bracket of "Daniels"es. The bracket itself is fairly arbitrary. Most initial matchups are pairs, although several are trios and there's a quadruplet in the Russels group, while a single entry, {{w|Beyoncé}}, is given a first- and second-round {{w|bye (sports)|bye}}. Most of the participants in the tournament are people, with a few exceptions. {{w|Shallots}} (small onions), {{w|scallops}} (bivalve mollusks), and {{w|scallions}} (green onions) are similar sounding foods, therefore may be confusing for some individuals (perhaps including [[Randall]]). The final grouping on the lower right of the bracket features a several retail stores and a film. | The individual starting pairings are generally based on common or similar given names or surnames. Some adjacent brackets are "segued" by someone like Jeff Daniels, who segues from a bracket of "Jeff"s into a bracket of "Daniels"es. The bracket itself is fairly arbitrary. Most initial matchups are pairs, although several are trios and there's a quadruplet in the Russels group, while a single entry, {{w|Beyoncé}}, is given a first- and second-round {{w|bye (sports)|bye}}. Most of the participants in the tournament are people, with a few exceptions. {{w|Shallots}} (small onions), {{w|scallops}} (bivalve mollusks), and {{w|scallions}} (green onions) are similar sounding foods, therefore may be confusing for some individuals (perhaps including [[Randall]]). The final grouping on the lower right of the bracket features a several retail stores and a film. | ||
− | The title text | + | The [[title text]] possibly refers to {{w|Dr. Dre}}, particularly as a reference to his 2001 song "{{w|Forgot About Dre}}". Another potential reference is the television character {{w|Doctor Who}}, playing off the repeated questioning of the Doctor's name in the show. Alternatively, the title text could simply be a reference to the large number of pop culture personas that include the word "Doctor", such as {{w|Gregory House|Doctor House}}, {{w|Mehmet Oz|Dr. Oz}}, {{w|Phil McGraw|Dr. Phil}}, {{w|Dr. Watson}}, {{w|Emmett Brown|"Doc" Brown}}, {{w|Dr. Seuss}}, {{w|Dr Pepper}}, {{w|Doctor Doom}}, {{w|Zoidberg|Dr. Zoidberg}}, {{w|Dr. Horrible}}'s Sing-Along Blog and {{w|List of fictional doctors|many others}}. |
The incentive for the comic may have been the {{w|2015 French Open|French Open 2015}}, which started on the day of the publication. | The incentive for the comic may have been the {{w|2015 French Open|French Open 2015}}, which started on the day of the publication. | ||
− | The comic inspired several groups to play out versions of the bracket. One user-voting based match-up on twitter | + | The comic inspired several groups to play out versions of the bracket. One user-voting based match-up on twitter [https://twitter.com/xkcdbracket XKCD Bracket] was featured by Randall on the xkcd home page, with a link is at at the top of the website, although the acount was not created by Randall. The final match on July 29th was Neil Armstrong vs. Mister Spock (complete bracket: https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CLE_d33WoAA6y9o.png:large). The explanation or transcript should not change to reflect the result of this poll as it has nothing to do with the original comic. |
− | + | ==Table of the bracket== | |
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*The names and other entries in the bracket are given here below, sorted to explain why the individual entries have been grouped as they are. | *The names and other entries in the bracket are given here below, sorted to explain why the individual entries have been grouped as they are. | ||
*The first-round match-ups are grouped by shading. | *The first-round match-ups are grouped by shading. | ||
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|colspan="2" rowspan="3"|Jeff * | |colspan="2" rowspan="3"|Jeff * | ||
|Jeff Gordan (Probably {{w|Jeff Gordon}}) | |Jeff Gordan (Probably {{w|Jeff Gordon}}) | ||
− | | | + | |Race car driver |
| rowspan="9" |1/64 | | rowspan="9" |1/64 | ||
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|colspan="2" rowspan="2"|J* Daniels | |colspan="2" rowspan="2"|J* Daniels | ||
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− | |bgcolor="E6E6E6"|{{w | + | |bgcolor="E6E6E6"|{{w|Jack Daniels}} |
|bgcolor="E6E6E6"|Alcoholic beverages | |bgcolor="E6E6E6"|Alcoholic beverages | ||
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|colspan="2" rowspan="4"|<nowiki>*</nowiki> Russell * | |colspan="2" rowspan="4"|<nowiki>*</nowiki> Russell * | ||
|{{w|Kurt Russell}} | |{{w|Kurt Russell}} | ||
− | |Actor in ''John Carpenter's Escape from L.A.'', ''The Thing'', ''Big Trouble in Little China | + | |Actor in ''John Carpenter's Escape from L.A.'', ''The Thing'', ''Big Trouble in Little China'', ''Fast & Furious 7'' |
| rowspan="5" |1/128 | | rowspan="5" |1/128 | ||
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|bgcolor="E6E6E6"|{{w|Richard Simmons}} | |bgcolor="E6E6E6"|{{w|Richard Simmons}} | ||
− | |bgcolor="E6E6E6"|Host of exercise | + | |bgcolor="E6E6E6"|Host of exercise program |
| rowspan="3" |1/64 | | rowspan="3" |1/64 | ||
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|rowspan="2"|{{w|Gene Hackman}} | |rowspan="2"|{{w|Gene Hackman}} | ||
− | |rowspan="2"|Actor | + | |rowspan="2"|Actor |
|rowspan="5" |1/96 | |rowspan="5" |1/96 | ||
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|{{w|Joseph McCarthy}} | |{{w|Joseph McCarthy}} | ||
− | | | + | |Senator known for anti-communist witch-hunt |
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|rowspan="2"|{{w|Eugene McCarthy}} | |rowspan="2"|{{w|Eugene McCarthy}} | ||
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|rowspan="3"|<nowiki>*</nowiki> Wilde* | |rowspan="3"|<nowiki>*</nowiki> Wilde* | ||
|bgcolor="E6E6E6"|{{w|Gene Wilder}} | |bgcolor="E6E6E6"|{{w|Gene Wilder}} | ||
− | |bgcolor="E6E6E6"|Actor in '' | + | |bgcolor="E6E6E6"|Actor in ''Bonnie and Clyde'', ''Willie Wonka and the Chocolate Factory'' |
| rowspan="4" |1/96 | | rowspan="4" |1/96 | ||
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|rowspan="2"| | |rowspan="2"| | ||
|bgcolor="E6E6E6"|{{w|Olivia Wilde}} | |bgcolor="E6E6E6"|{{w|Olivia Wilde}} | ||
− | |bgcolor="E6E6E6"|Actress in ''Tron: Legacy'', ''Her'', ''House M.D. | + | |bgcolor="E6E6E6"|Actress in ''Tron: Legacy'', ''Her'', ''House M.D." |
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|bgcolor="E6E6E6" rowspan="2"|{{w|Oscar Wilde}} | |bgcolor="E6E6E6" rowspan="2"|{{w|Oscar Wilde}} | ||
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|bgcolor="E6E6E6" rowspan="2"|{{w|Jack Nicholson}} | |bgcolor="E6E6E6" rowspan="2"|{{w|Jack Nicholson}} | ||
− | |bgcolor="E6E6E6" rowspan="2"|Actor in ''One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest'', ''The Shining | + | |bgcolor="E6E6E6" rowspan="2"|Actor in ''One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest'', ''The Shining'', ''The Bucketlist'' |
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|colspan="2" rowspan="3"|<nowiki>*</nowiki>ichol* / *ickel* / *ickle* | |colspan="2" rowspan="3"|<nowiki>*</nowiki>ichol* / *ickel* / *ickle* | ||
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|bgcolor="E6E6E6" rowspan="2"|{{w|Donnie Wahlberg}} | |bgcolor="E6E6E6" rowspan="2"|{{w|Donnie Wahlberg}} | ||
− | |bgcolor="E6E6E6" rowspan="2"|Singer, ''{{w|New Kids on the Block}} | + | |bgcolor="E6E6E6" rowspan="2"|Singer, ''{{w|New Kids on the Block}}'' |
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|colspan="2" rowspan="2"|<nowiki>*</nowiki> Wahlberg | |colspan="2" rowspan="2"|<nowiki>*</nowiki> Wahlberg | ||
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|colspan="2" rowspan="2"|<nowiki>*</nowiki> Pullman | |colspan="2" rowspan="2"|<nowiki>*</nowiki> Pullman | ||
|bgcolor="E6E6E6"|{{w|Philip Pullman}} | |bgcolor="E6E6E6"|{{w|Philip Pullman}} | ||
− | |bgcolor="E6E6E6"|Author, '' | + | |bgcolor="E6E6E6"|Author, ''Dark Materials'' and ''Jesus, The Good Man Jesus and the Scoundrel Christ'' |
|rowspan="4"|1/48 | |rowspan="4"|1/48 | ||
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|The Doctor | |The Doctor | ||
− | | | + | |Confusing reference to the {{w|The Doctor (Doctor Who)|main protagonist}} of the science fiction series ''{{w|Doctor Who}}'' and the {{w|Doctor (Star Trek: Voyager)|emergency medical holographic program}} in ''{{w|Star Trek: Voyager}}'' |
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− | | | + | |{{w|Cory Doctorow}} |
− | | | + | |Real person - [[:Category:Comics featuring Cory Doctorow| who has been in a number of xkcd comics]] |
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|rowspan="2"|Chris P* | |rowspan="2"|Chris P* | ||
|{{w|Chris Pine}} | |{{w|Chris Pine}} | ||
− | |Actor, ''Star Trek | + | |Actor, ''Star Trek'' |
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|{{w|Chris Pratt}} | |{{w|Chris Pratt}} | ||
|Actor, ''Guardians of the Galaxy'' | |Actor, ''Guardians of the Galaxy'' | ||
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− | |colspan="2" rowspan="3"|S | + | |colspan="2" rowspan="3"|'S' Foods That Rhyme Assonantly |
|bgcolor="E6E6E6"|{{w|Shallots}} | |bgcolor="E6E6E6"|{{w|Shallots}} | ||
− | |bgcolor="E6E6E6"|Small onions | + | |bgcolor="E6E6E6"|Small onions |
|rowspan="3"|1/96 | |rowspan="3"|1/96 | ||
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|bgcolor="E6E6E6"|{{w|Scallions}} | |bgcolor="E6E6E6"|{{w|Scallions}} | ||
− | |bgcolor="E6E6E6"|Green onions | + | |bgcolor="E6E6E6"|Green onions |
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− | |rowspan="2"| | + | |rowspan="2"|F* Drake |
|bgcolor="E6E6E6"|{{w|Sir Francis Drake}} | |bgcolor="E6E6E6"|{{w|Sir Francis Drake}} | ||
|bgcolor="E6E6E6"|British explorer, 2nd to circumnavigate the Earth | |bgcolor="E6E6E6"|British explorer, 2nd to circumnavigate the Earth | ||
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==Transcript== | ==Transcript== | ||
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<br/>Alan Parsons | <br/>Alan Parsons | ||
<br/>Alan Partridge | <br/>Alan Partridge | ||
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<br/>[The first four, three and two are paired.] | <br/>[The first four, three and two are paired.] | ||
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<br/>[The first three and two are paired.] | <br/>[The first three and two are paired.] | ||
<br/>Philip Pullman | <br/>Philip Pullman | ||
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[[Category:Comics featuring Cory Doctorow]] | [[Category:Comics featuring Cory Doctorow]] | ||
[[Category:Doctor Who]] | [[Category:Doctor Who]] | ||
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