145: Parody Week: Dinosaur Comics - Revision history

Jkshapiro: /* Explanation */ It's not about Imperial Earth

2025-11-12T03:41:05Z

‎Explanation: It's not about Imperial Earth

172.68.205.150: /* Explanation */ An attempted better non-running-on version (also mentioning the reflection for 3012).

2024-11-18T21:47:12Z

‎Explanation: An attempted better non-running-on version (also mentioning the reflection for 3012).

Hatman31: /* Explanation */ added recent appearance

2024-11-18T20:52:35Z

‎Explanation: added recent appearance

172.70.207.131: /* Explanation */ Mentioned that Dinosaur Comics' title texts can be relevant to the comic

2024-07-16T04:09:30Z

‎Explanation: Mentioned that Dinosaur Comics' title texts can be relevant to the comic

Firestar233: grammar

2023-10-27T21:53:39Z

grammar

FaviFake at 10:10, 24 July 2023

2023-07-24T10:10:39Z

Theusaf: Reverted edits by 172.71.142.7 (talk) to last revision by Vandalbane

2022-12-03T23:39:39Z

Reverted edits by 172.71.142.7 (talk) to last revision by Vandalbane

172.71.142.7 at 23:38, 3 December 2022

2022-12-03T23:38:38Z

Vandalbane: Undo revision 285150 by Vandalbane, a big guy (for you) (talk)

2022-06-01T18:15:13Z

Undo revision 285150 by Vandalbane, a big guy (for you) (talk)

Vandalbane, a big guy (for you) at 18:14, 1 June 2022

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 In the last panel, the narrator starts with "In a world…", a phrase made famous by {{w|Don LaFontaine}} in movie trailers. "In a world…" is also likely a reference to the recurring gag of Dinosaur Comics suddenly jumping to alternate worlds or time periods that have whatever conditions T-Rex and his friends have been discussing, to humorous effect.
-The last sentence suggests that in this other world, everyone is {{w|bi-curious}}. This is a phenomenon in which people of a {{w|heterosexual}} or {{w|homosexual}} identity who, while showing some curiosity for a relationship or sexual activity with a person of the sex they do not favor, distinguish themselves from the {{w|bisexual}} label. Bi-curious has been used as the word of the day two days in a row on [http://www.qwantz.com/index.php?comic=311 May 11th] and [http://www.qwantz.com/index.php?comic=312 May 12th] 2004, so it's no wonder Randall put the word in this comic. The suggestion that "everyone is bi-curious" could be a reference to {{w|Arthur C. Clarke|Arthur C. Clarke's}} book ''{{w|Imperial Earth}}'', where bisexuality is the norm. Deliberately trite and awkward explorations of this subject matter are also a recurring theme in Dinosaur Comics.
+The last sentence suggests that in this other world, everyone is {{w|bi-curious}}. This is a phenomenon in which people of a {{w|heterosexual}} or {{w|homosexual}} identity who, while showing some curiosity for a relationship or sexual activity with a person of the sex they do not favor, distinguish themselves from the {{w|bisexual}} label. Bi-curious has been used as the word of the day two days in a row on [http://www.qwantz.com/index.php?comic=311 May 11th] and [http://www.qwantz.com/index.php?comic=312 May 12th] 2004, so it's no wonder Randall put the word in this comic. Deliberately trite and awkward explorations of this subject matter are a recurring theme in Dinosaur Comics.
 Like [[xkcd]], Dinosaur Comics has [[Title text|title texts]]. Ryan's title texts are often bizarre non-sequiturs; the title text for the [http://qwantz.com/index.php?comic=2593 2593rd comic], eleven years after the appearance of the first comic, read "the sixth panel and the second panel are just zoomed versions of each other. IT'S TRUE. I'M SORRY. I COULDN'T BEAR CARRYING THIS TERRIBLE SECRET ANY LONGER." The title text in this parody fits this pattern.

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 However, the sixth panel of that particular comic starts with the words, "AND SO GOD REWINDS TIME TO THE SECOND PANEL OF THIS COMIC", making that comic a more appropriate place for that title text than the average Dinosaur Comic. Also, [http://qwantz.com/index.php?comic=2596 2596th comic] has the title text "see, this is what you get for reading MY comic!  did xkcd award you any degrees today??  DIDN'T THINK SO.  check and mate, randy", which is both relevant to the actual comic and mentions xkcd.
-T-Rex from ''Dinosaur Comics'' later appeared in [[1350: Lorenz]] (see this [http://xkcd.com/1350/#p:f2b12f1e-bbae-11e3-801c-002590d77bdd example story line] and the Dinosaur section under [[1350: Lorenz#Themes|Lorenz themes]]), where the actual images from Ryan's comic are used instead of copies by Randall, in [[1452: Jurassic World]], where the last image from the actual comic was used, and in [[3012: The Future of Orion]].
+T-Rex from ''Dinosaur Comics'' later appeared in [[1350: Lorenz]] (see [http://xkcd.com/1350/#p:f2b12f1e-bbae-11e3-801c-002590d77bdd this example story line], and the Dinosaur section under [[1350: Lorenz#Themes|Lorenz themes]]), where the actual images from Ryan's comic are used instead of copies by Randall. The final image of the actual comic was used in [[1452: Jurassic World]] and, as a mirror image, [[3012: The Future of Orion]].
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 However, the sixth panel of that particular comic starts with the words, "AND SO GOD REWINDS TIME TO THE SECOND PANEL OF THIS COMIC", making that comic a more appropriate place for that title text than the average Dinosaur Comic. Also, [http://qwantz.com/index.php?comic=2596 2596th comic] has the title text "see, this is what you get for reading MY comic!  did xkcd award you any degrees today??  DIDN'T THINK SO.  check and mate, randy", which is both relevant to the actual comic and mentions xkcd.
-T-Rex from ''Dinosaur Comics'' later appeared in [[1350: Lorenz]] (see this [http://xkcd.com/1350/#p:f2b12f1e-bbae-11e3-801c-002590d77bdd example story line] and also the Dinosaur section under [[1350: Lorenz#Themes|Lorenz themes]]), where the actual images from the first three panels of Ryan's comic are used, rather than like here where Randall copied them himself and in [[1452: Jurassic World]], where it was the last image from the actual comic that was used.
+T-Rex from ''Dinosaur Comics'' later appeared in [[1350: Lorenz]] (see this [http://xkcd.com/1350/#p:f2b12f1e-bbae-11e3-801c-002590d77bdd example story line] and the Dinosaur section under [[1350: Lorenz#Themes|Lorenz themes]]), where the actual images from Ryan's comic are used instead of copies by Randall, in [[1452: Jurassic World]], where the last image from the actual comic was used, and in [[3012: The Future of Orion]].
 ==Transcript==

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	Like [[xkcd]], Dinosaur Comics has [[Title text\|title texts]]. Ryan's title texts are often bizarre non-sequiturs; the title text for the [http://qwantz.com/index.php?comic=2593 2593rd comic], eleven years after the appearance of the first comic, read "the sixth panel and the second panel are just zoomed versions of each other. IT'S TRUE. I'M SORRY. I COULDN'T BEAR CARRYING THIS TERRIBLE SECRET ANY LONGER." The title text in this parody fits this pattern.		Like [[xkcd]], Dinosaur Comics has [[Title text\|title texts]]. Ryan's title texts are often bizarre non-sequiturs; the title text for the [http://qwantz.com/index.php?comic=2593 2593rd comic], eleven years after the appearance of the first comic, read "the sixth panel and the second panel are just zoomed versions of each other. IT'S TRUE. I'M SORRY. I COULDN'T BEAR CARRYING THIS TERRIBLE SECRET ANY LONGER." The title text in this parody fits this pattern.
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		+	However, the sixth panel of that particular comic starts with the words, "AND SO GOD REWINDS TIME TO THE SECOND PANEL OF THIS COMIC", making that comic a more appropriate place for that title text than the average Dinosaur Comic. Also, [http://qwantz.com/index.php?comic=2596 2596th comic] has the title text "see, this is what you get for reading MY comic! did xkcd award you any degrees today?? DIDN'T THINK SO. check and mate, randy", which is both relevant to the actual comic and mentions xkcd.

	T-Rex from ''Dinosaur Comics'' later appeared in [[1350: Lorenz]] (see this [http://xkcd.com/1350/#p:f2b12f1e-bbae-11e3-801c-002590d77bdd example story line] and also the Dinosaur section under [[1350: Lorenz#Themes\|Lorenz themes]]), where the actual images from the first three panels of Ryan's comic are used, rather than like here where Randall copied them himself and in [[1452: Jurassic World]], where it was the last image from the actual comic that was used.		T-Rex from ''Dinosaur Comics'' later appeared in [[1350: Lorenz]] (see this [http://xkcd.com/1350/#p:f2b12f1e-bbae-11e3-801c-002590d77bdd example story line] and also the Dinosaur section under [[1350: Lorenz#Themes\|Lorenz themes]]), where the actual images from the first three panels of Ryan's comic are used, rather than like here where Randall copied them himself and in [[1452: Jurassic World]], where it was the last image from the actual comic that was used.

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 {{w|Utahraptor}}, the orange dinosaur, typically contradicts T-Rex, but Randall subverts this pattern and has him agree. The comic suggests that the perpetual disagreement stems from a 'rift' in the author's mind, which would be healed if only he lived in a world where there were a {{w|Beringia|land bridge between Asia and North America}}.
-In the last panel, the narrator starts with "In a world…" a phrase made famous by {{w|Don LaFontaine}} in movie trailers. "In a world…" is also likely a reference to the recurring gag of Dinosaur Comics suddenly jumping to alternate worlds or time periods that have whatever conditions T-Rex and his friends have been discussing, to humorous effect.
+In the last panel, the narrator starts with "In a world…", a phrase made famous by {{w|Don LaFontaine}} in movie trailers. "In a world…" is also likely a reference to the recurring gag of Dinosaur Comics suddenly jumping to alternate worlds or time periods that have whatever conditions T-Rex and his friends have been discussing, to humorous effect.
 The last sentence suggests that in this other world, everyone is {{w|bi-curious}}. This is a phenomenon in which people of a {{w|heterosexual}} or {{w|homosexual}} identity who, while showing some curiosity for a relationship or sexual activity with a person of the sex they do not favor, distinguish themselves from the {{w|bisexual}} label. Bi-curious has been used as the word of the day two days in a row on [http://www.qwantz.com/index.php?comic=311 May 11th] and [http://www.qwantz.com/index.php?comic=312 May 12th] 2004, so it's no wonder Randall put the word in this comic. The suggestion that "everyone is bi-curious" could be a reference to {{w|Arthur C. Clarke|Arthur C. Clarke's}} book ''{{w|Imperial Earth}}'', where bisexuality is the norm. Deliberately trite and awkward explorations of this subject matter are also a recurring theme in Dinosaur Comics.

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-==Explanation==[[File:WARC Screaming Man Logo.svg]]
+==Explanation==
 This comic is a part of the [[:Category:Parody Week|Parody Week]], just joking about other {{w|webcomics}}. This series was released on five consecutive days (Monday-Friday), not over the usual Monday/Wednesday/Friday schedule, and it comprises the following five {{w|parodies}}:
 *[[141: Parody Week: Achewood]]

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 | number    = 145
 | date      = August 18, 2006
-| title     = Parody Week: Will Allen
+| title     = Parody Week: Dinosaur Comics
-| image     = Will Allen holding fish.jpg
+| image     = dinosaur_comics.png
 | titletext = Guys: while I was writing this, I accidentally swallowed a table-size slab of drywall. I know! Wacky.
 }}