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<p></p> <table class="diff diff-contentalign-left" data-mw="interface"> <col class="diff-marker" /> <col class="diff-content" /> <col class="diff-marker" /> <col class="diff-content" /> <tr style="vertical-align: top;" lang="en"> <td colspan="2" style="background-color: white; color:black; text-align: center;">← Older revision</td> <td colspan="2" style="background-color: white; color:black; text-align: center;">Revision as of 04:47, 12 January 2024</td> </tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno" id="mw-diff-left-l5" >Line 5:</td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 5:</td></tr> <tr><td class='diff-marker'>&#160;</td><td style="background-color: #f9f9f9; color: #333333; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #e6e6e6; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"></td><td class='diff-marker'>&#160;</td><td style="background-color: #f9f9f9; color: #333333; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #e6e6e6; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"></td></tr> <tr><td class='diff-marker'>&#160;</td><td style="background-color: #f9f9f9; color: #333333; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #e6e6e6; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>I prefer to believe that thou art in fact harbinger of hurricane season, and a major cause of heatstroke in the elderly ;) [[User:PotatoGod|PotatoGod]] ([[User talk:PotatoGod|talk]]) 05:26, 22 December 2017 (UTC)</div></td><td class='diff-marker'>&#160;</td><td style="background-color: #f9f9f9; color: #333333; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #e6e6e6; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>I prefer to believe that thou art in fact harbinger of hurricane season, and a major cause of heatstroke in the elderly ;) [[User:PotatoGod|PotatoGod]] ([[User talk:PotatoGod|talk]]) 05:26, 22 December 2017 (UTC)</div></td></tr> <tr><td colspan="2">&#160;</td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="color:black; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div><ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;"></ins></div></td></tr> <tr><td colspan="2">&#160;</td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="color:black; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div><ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">Are we sure that Sonnet 18 is *the* most famous sonnet? Is opening the explanation in this way a subtle reference to xkcd 1368 (&quot;one of the most recognisable arches in St. Louis&quot;)? [[Special:Contributions/172.70.90.92|172.70.90.92]] 04:47, 12 January 2024 (UTC)</ins></div></td></tr> </table>

172.70.90.92 https://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php?title=Talk:1026:_Compare_and_Contrast&diff=149630&oldid=prev 2017-12-22T05:26:57Z

<p></p> <table class="diff diff-contentalign-left" data-mw="interface"> <col class="diff-marker" /> <col class="diff-content" /> <col class="diff-marker" /> <col class="diff-content" /> <tr style="vertical-align: top;" lang="en"> <td colspan="2" style="background-color: white; color:black; text-align: center;">← Older revision</td> <td colspan="2" style="background-color: white; color:black; text-align: center;">Revision as of 05:26, 22 December 2017</td> </tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno" id="mw-diff-left-l3" >Line 3:</td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 3:</td></tr> <tr><td class='diff-marker'>&#160;</td><td style="background-color: #f9f9f9; color: #333333; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #e6e6e6; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"></td><td class='diff-marker'>&#160;</td><td style="background-color: #f9f9f9; color: #333333; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #e6e6e6; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"></td></tr> <tr><td class='diff-marker'>&#160;</td><td style="background-color: #f9f9f9; color: #333333; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #e6e6e6; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Shakespeare woos Randall with charts? Holy ambiguous dependent, Batman! - [[User:Frankie|Frankie]] ([[User talk:Frankie|talk]]) 12:47, 26 January 2013 (UTC)</div></td><td class='diff-marker'>&#160;</td><td style="background-color: #f9f9f9; color: #333333; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #e6e6e6; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Shakespeare woos Randall with charts? Holy ambiguous dependent, Batman! - [[User:Frankie|Frankie]] ([[User talk:Frankie|talk]]) 12:47, 26 January 2013 (UTC)</div></td></tr> <tr><td colspan="2">&#160;</td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="color:black; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div><ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;"></ins></div></td></tr> <tr><td colspan="2">&#160;</td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="color:black; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div><ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">I prefer to believe that thou art in fact harbinger of hurricane season, and a major cause of heatstroke in the elderly ;) [[User:PotatoGod|PotatoGod]] ([[User talk:PotatoGod|talk]]) 05:26, 22 December 2017 (UTC)</ins></div></td></tr> </table>

PotatoGod https://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php?title=Talk:1026:_Compare_and_Contrast&diff=26249&oldid=prev 2013-01-26T12:47:57Z

<p>;-p</p> <table class="diff diff-contentalign-left" data-mw="interface"> <col class="diff-marker" /> <col class="diff-content" /> <col class="diff-marker" /> <col class="diff-content" /> <tr style="vertical-align: top;" lang="en"> <td colspan="2" style="background-color: white; color:black; text-align: center;">← Older revision</td> <td colspan="2" style="background-color: white; color:black; text-align: center;">Revision as of 12:47, 26 January 2013</td> </tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno" id="mw-diff-left-l1" >Line 1:</td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 1:</td></tr> <tr><td class='diff-marker'>&#160;</td><td style="background-color: #f9f9f9; color: #333333; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #e6e6e6; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Commenter J. Curwen posted a link to a modern paraphrasing of Sonnet 18. I think it would be appropriate to repost it here.</div></td><td class='diff-marker'>&#160;</td><td style="background-color: #f9f9f9; color: #333333; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #e6e6e6; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Commenter J. Curwen posted a link to a modern paraphrasing of Sonnet 18. I think it would be appropriate to repost it here.</div></td></tr> <tr><td colspan="2">&#160;</td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="color:black; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div><ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">http://www.shakespeare-online.com/sonnets/18detail.html [[User:Lcarsos|lcarsos]] ([[User talk:Lcarsos|talk]]) 17:58, 16 August 2012 (UTC)</ins></div></td></tr> <tr><td class='diff-marker'>&#160;</td><td style="background-color: #f9f9f9; color: #333333; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #e6e6e6; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"></td><td class='diff-marker'>&#160;</td><td style="background-color: #f9f9f9; color: #333333; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #e6e6e6; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"></td></tr> <tr><td class='diff-marker'>−</td><td style="color:black; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div><del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">http://www.shakespeare</del>-<del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">online.com/sonnets/18detail.html </del>[[User:<del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">Lcarsos</del>|<del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">lcarsos</del>]] ([[User talk:<del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">Lcarsos</del>|talk]]) <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">17</del>:<del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">58</del>, <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">16 August 2012 </del>(UTC)</div></td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="color:black; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div><ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">Shakespeare woos Randall with charts? Holy ambiguous dependent, Batman! </ins>- [[User:<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">Frankie</ins>|<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">Frankie</ins>]] ([[User talk:<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">Frankie</ins>|talk]]) <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">12</ins>:<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">47</ins>, <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">26 January 2013 </ins>(UTC)</div></td></tr> </table>

Frankie https://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php?title=Talk:1026:_Compare_and_Contrast&diff=9240&oldid=prev 2012-08-16T17:58:54Z

<p>Adding link to modern paraphrase of Sonnet 18</p> <p><b>New page</b></p><div>Commenter J. Curwen posted a link to a modern paraphrasing of Sonnet 18. I think it would be appropriate to repost it here.<br /> <br /> http://www.shakespeare-online.com/sonnets/18detail.html [[User:Lcarsos|lcarsos]] ([[User talk:Lcarsos|talk]]) 17:58, 16 August 2012 (UTC)</div>

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