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DID Y'ALL MISS ME? Eh, probably not. August 12th is the first day of HS for me, so i should be back sometime just after that date, unless it got blocked. Don't worry, I'll be back shortly. In the meantime, WOW look at all these changes to the wiki since the last time i was on! I like the more brief incomplete explanation template. One thing I think Jeff should install is the visual editor, which many wikis (including wikipedia) have. FaviFake is still active, which makes me wonder how he has a job. Is he being paid to edit Explain xkcd all day? Anyway, see y'all August 12th! Sincerely, --'''''[[User:DollarStoreBa'al |<span style="font-family:Atomic Age;font-size:12pt;color:red;">DollarStoreBa'al</span>]]<sup>[[User talk:DollarStoreBa'al |'''''Converse''''']]</sup>[[DSBContribs |'''''My life choices''''']] 03:20, 4 August 2025 (UTC) | DID Y'ALL MISS ME? Eh, probably not. August 12th is the first day of HS for me, so i should be back sometime just after that date, unless it got blocked. Don't worry, I'll be back shortly. In the meantime, WOW look at all these changes to the wiki since the last time i was on! I like the more brief incomplete explanation template. One thing I think Jeff should install is the visual editor, which many wikis (including wikipedia) have. FaviFake is still active, which makes me wonder how he has a job. Is he being paid to edit Explain xkcd all day? Anyway, see y'all August 12th! Sincerely, --'''''[[User:DollarStoreBa'al |<span style="font-family:Atomic Age;font-size:12pt;color:red;">DollarStoreBa'al</span>]]<sup>[[User talk:DollarStoreBa'al |'''''Converse''''']]</sup>[[DSBContribs |'''''My life choices''''']] 03:20, 4 August 2025 (UTC) | ||
| β | [ | + | [https://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php/261:_Regarding_Mussolini/ This Comic] about the allies in WWII invoking Godwin's law feels like a similar phenomenon, though maybe not similar enough to warrant a mention in the official explanation |
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πCaliban (talk) 17:14, 1 August 2025 (UTC)
I saw a post on reddit a week or two ago that described the how we use the term "kryptonite" to describe someone's weakness, then unironically asked what people thought Superman's Kryptonite would be.... 136.226.60.109
- Wow, I never would've guessed what Superman's Kryptonite was! Seriously though, kryptonite has landed back on its original meaning too. Strontium (talk) 18:28, 1 August 2025 (UTC)
- cite: https://www.reddit.com/r/superman/comments/1jnh4d0/what_is_supermans_kryptonite/ -- PRR (talk) 20:05, 1 August 2025 (UTC)
I wonder if there are any examples of that in the wild or if Randall just made it up. Turquoise Hat (talk) 18:40, 1 August 2025 (UTC)
- I recall seeing someone unironically referring to Leipzig as "Napoleon's Waterloo". RegularSizedGuy (talk) 14:59, 2 August 2025 (UTC)
Just checked; there is no Bible wiki on fandom.com. I am sad. (There is, however, a Christianity wiki.) 136.226.19.82 19:49, 1 August 2025 (UTC)
- Correction: there is one; search just failed to turn it up for some reason: https://bible.fandom.com/wiki/Bible_Wiki 136.226.19.82 19:53, 1 August 2025 (UTC)
There's now a paragraph on the word 'fandom'. I can't see how this is relevant to explaining the comic, and suggest deleting it. DKMell (talk) 20:05, 1 August 2025 (UTC)
Reminds me of this old gem: How COVID-19 is similar to the viruses trying to infect your computer. 220.240.43.39 20:30, 1 August 2025 (UTC)
The history of "canon" from the explanation is inaccurate: Mocking the "Sherlock Holmes canon" already depended on the usage of the word for "literary canon" = the most important works of an author / genre / period / culture. "Canon" has been used with that meaning at least since 1768 [1]. Transgalactic (talk) 23:08, 3 August 2025 (UTC)
DID Y'ALL MISS ME? Eh, probably not. August 12th is the first day of HS for me, so i should be back sometime just after that date, unless it got blocked. Don't worry, I'll be back shortly. In the meantime, WOW look at all these changes to the wiki since the last time i was on! I like the more brief incomplete explanation template. One thing I think Jeff should install is the visual editor, which many wikis (including wikipedia) have. FaviFake is still active, which makes me wonder how he has a job. Is he being paid to edit Explain xkcd all day? Anyway, see y'all August 12th! Sincerely, --DollarStoreBa'alConverseMy life choices 03:20, 4 August 2025 (UTC)
This Comic about the allies in WWII invoking Godwin's law feels like a similar phenomenon, though maybe not similar enough to warrant a mention in the official explanation 2600:4041:2E5:B900:B97A:E409:F3F3:C38A 14:11, 4 August 2025 (UTC)
