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[[User:Rikthoff|Rikthoff]] ([[User talk:Rikthoff|talk]]) The issue date is definitely off, as i don't have a clue about the creation date of the comic. Can anyone fix?
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The issue date is definitely off, as i don't have a clue about the creation date of the comic. Can anyone fix? [[User:Rikthoff|Rikthoff]] ([[User talk:Rikthoff|talk]]) 13:53, 3 August 2012 (UTC)
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I really had no idea Vanilla Ice was from Caucasus, I thought he was an American of German, English, and Irish descent. But I guess you learn something new every day. [[Special:Contributions/141.101.81.205|141.101.81.205]] 17:32, 25 June 2014 (UTC)
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: Vanilla Ice is not a descendant from Caucasus mountains! http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vanilla_Ice
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: He may be a Caucasoid (or Europid) though. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caucasian_race
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: But I strongly suspect that "Caucasian" here means merely "a white person". http://www.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/english/Caucasian
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: As this meaning of the term is chiefly North American and not universal, it causes confusion for other readers. I think it should be replaced by a less politically correct but a more clear term "white".[[User:Georgri|Georgri]] ([[User talk:Georgri|talk]]) 07:30, 21 September 2014 (UTC)
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::What on earth makes you think the term is chiefly North American? You'd have to be outstandingly obtuse to insist that it means "of the Caucasus" in anything other than a very specific set of contextual parameters. If used unqualified, it means white. [[User:Yorkshire Pudding|Yorkshire Pudding]] ([[User talk:Yorkshire Pudding|talk]]) 12:17, 22 April 2025 (UTC)
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Hey! I read the ebook of xkcd: volume 0 and this comic had "M.C. Hamster" at the bottom. What happened to that??? (please tell me on my talk page.) --[[Special:Contributions/172.68.189.67|172.68.189.67]] 11:31, 2 February 2020 (UTC)
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This is a Euler Diagram, not a Venn. {{unsigned ip|162.158.166.124|22:09, 26 April 2023 (UTC)}}
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:Sorry. Please read the [[:Category:Venn_diagrams|category page]] carefully. {{unsigned ip|162.158.166.124|23:16, 26 April 2023 (UTC)}}

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The issue date is definitely off, as i don't have a clue about the creation date of the comic. Can anyone fix? Rikthoff (talk) 13:53, 3 August 2012 (UTC)

I really had no idea Vanilla Ice was from Caucasus, I thought he was an American of German, English, and Irish descent. But I guess you learn something new every day. 141.101.81.205 17:32, 25 June 2014 (UTC)

Vanilla Ice is not a descendant from Caucasus mountains! http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vanilla_Ice
He may be a Caucasoid (or Europid) though. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caucasian_race
But I strongly suspect that "Caucasian" here means merely "a white person". http://www.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/english/Caucasian
As this meaning of the term is chiefly North American and not universal, it causes confusion for other readers. I think it should be replaced by a less politically correct but a more clear term "white".Georgri (talk) 07:30, 21 September 2014 (UTC)
What on earth makes you think the term is chiefly North American? You'd have to be outstandingly obtuse to insist that it means "of the Caucasus" in anything other than a very specific set of contextual parameters. If used unqualified, it means white. Yorkshire Pudding (talk) 12:17, 22 April 2025 (UTC)

Hey! I read the ebook of xkcd: volume 0 and this comic had "M.C. Hamster" at the bottom. What happened to that??? (please tell me on my talk page.) --172.68.189.67 11:31, 2 February 2020 (UTC)

This is a Euler Diagram, not a Venn. 162.158.166.124 (talk) 22:09, 26 April 2023 (UTC) (please sign your comments with ~~~~)

Sorry. Please read the category page carefully. 162.158.166.124 (talk) 23:16, 26 April 2023 (UTC) (please sign your comments with ~~~~)