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Reminds me of this old gem: [https://www.elon.edu/u/news/2020/03/31/how-covid-19-is-similar-to-the-viruses-trying-to-infect-your-computer/ How COVID-19 is similar to the viruses trying to infect your computer]. [[Special:Contributions/220.240.43.39|220.240.43.39]] 20:30, 1 August 2025 (UTC) | Reminds me of this old gem: [https://www.elon.edu/u/news/2020/03/31/how-covid-19-is-similar-to-the-viruses-trying-to-infect-your-computer/ How COVID-19 is similar to the viruses trying to infect your computer]. [[Special:Contributions/220.240.43.39|220.240.43.39]] 20:30, 1 August 2025 (UTC) | ||
| β | 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 [https://www.oxfordbibliographies.com/display/document/obo-9780190221911/obo-9780190221911-0054.xml]. | + | 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 [https://www.oxfordbibliographies.com/display/document/obo-9780190221911/obo-9780190221911-0054.xml]. [[User:Transgalactic|Transgalactic]] ([[User talk:Transgalactic|talk]]) 23:08, 3 August 2025 (UTC) |
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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)
