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==Explanation== | ==Explanation== | ||
+ | {{incomplete|What does "robot monkeys" refer to?}} | ||
This comic is formatted as a graph showing various Internet trends over the years according to [https://trends.google.com/trends/explore?date=all&q=robot%20monkeys,pirates%20vs%20ninjas,zombies,bacon,definition%20of%20sandwich Google Trends]. The caption states that these "random obsessions," as stated in the title, have 9-10 year cycles, and so predicts that the sandwich debate will be over by around 2024. (As of 2024, the sandwich debate is still not really going away and doesn't seem to be any time soon.{{citation needed}}) | This comic is formatted as a graph showing various Internet trends over the years according to [https://trends.google.com/trends/explore?date=all&q=robot%20monkeys,pirates%20vs%20ninjas,zombies,bacon,definition%20of%20sandwich Google Trends]. The caption states that these "random obsessions," as stated in the title, have 9-10 year cycles, and so predicts that the sandwich debate will be over by around 2024. (As of 2024, the sandwich debate is still not really going away and doesn't seem to be any time soon.{{citation needed}}) | ||
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Discussions about the definition of "sandwich" are surprisingly common on the web, such as "Is hot dog a sandwich?" (See this [https://www.reddit.com/r/Sandwiches/comments/6587ub/what_is_a_sandwich_debate/ discussion] on Reddit) | Discussions about the definition of "sandwich" are surprisingly common on the web, such as "Is hot dog a sandwich?" (See this [https://www.reddit.com/r/Sandwiches/comments/6587ub/what_is_a_sandwich_debate/ discussion] on Reddit) | ||
− | The title text is a joke based on the debate over the definition of a sandwich. The speaker, presumably [[Randall]], starts out with the fairly reasonable stance that open-faced sandwiches are not true sandwiches, but then veers off into the absurd by claiming that literally every other physical object in the universe ''is'' a sandwich. We can only hope that Randall does not extend this view to {{w|Cannibalism|human beings}}. (On the other hand, Randall may simply be defining a sandwich in an unusual way without implying that all other items are | + | |
+ | The title text is a joke based on the debate over the definition of a sandwich. The speaker, presumably [[Randall]], starts out with the fairly reasonable stance that open-faced sandwiches are not true sandwiches, but then veers off into the absurd by claiming that literally every other physical object in the universe ''is'' a sandwich. We can only hope that Randall does not extend this view to {{w|Cannibalism|human beings}}. (On the other hand, Randall may simply be defining a sandwich in an unusual way without implying that all other items are edible. Such strange definitions have been seen before, in the title text of [[1405: Meteor]].) | ||
The other obsessions mentioned are, in order: robot monkeys, pirates vs ninjas, zombies, and bacon. | The other obsessions mentioned are, in order: robot monkeys, pirates vs ninjas, zombies, and bacon. | ||
− | "Robot Monkeys" likely refers to people being obsessed with a movie or robots of some kind | + | "Robot Monkeys" likely refers to people being obsessed with a movie or robots of some kind. |
"Pirates vs Ninjas" refers to a longstanding internet meme, popular in roughly the years shown on the chart, that held that ninjas and Caribbean pirates were arch-enemies. | "Pirates vs Ninjas" refers to a longstanding internet meme, popular in roughly the years shown on the chart, that held that ninjas and Caribbean pirates were arch-enemies. | ||
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==Transcript== | ==Transcript== | ||
− | + | {{incomplete transcript}} | |
− | + | The comic shows curves plotted in an (x,y)-plane. The x-axis shows years from 2004 to 2017, with every even year labeled. The y-axis is labeled "popularity relative to peak (based on google trends)". There are five vaguely Bell-shaped curves, each stretching over 9-10 years. It is implied that they rise from a value close to zero, to which they also return. | |
− | + | * The curve labeled "robot monkeys" peaks in early 2005 and ends near the x-axis in late 2011. (Presumable the curve starts rising in 2001, but it is only shown from 2004 on.) | |
− | + | * The curve labeled "pirates vs ninjas" peaks in late 2008 and ends in late 2014. | |
− | + | The remaining 3 curves all end in mid 2017 (presumably on May 10). | |
− | + | * The curve labeled "zombies" starts in late 2007 and peaks in early 2013. By 2017 it has fallen to about 1/3 of its peak value. | |
− | + | * The curve labeled "bacon" starts in late 2009 and peaks in mid-2015. By 2017 it shows a value of about 90% of its peak value. | |
− | + | * The curve labeled "definition of a sandwich" starts in late 2013; in 2017 it has reached approximately half its peak value; a peak in 2020 or 2021 is implied. | |
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