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| date = November 26, 2005 | | date = November 26, 2005 | ||
| title = Sheep | | title = Sheep | ||
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| image = sheep.jpg | | image = sheep.jpg | ||
− | | titletext = I think it's the sheep zapping the cactus and not vice-versa | + | | titletext = I think it's the sheep zapping the cactus and not vice-versa |
}} | }} | ||
==Explanation== | ==Explanation== | ||
− | This | + | Due to Randall's vacation, he picked out comics from his old high-school notebooks. This is the second in a row. It was also released a day too late. |
− | + | It is a very weird drawing, especially with the title text proclaiming that it may be the sheep that is zapping the cactus. See also the same ability for Cuttlefish in [[520: Cuttlefish]] | |
− | + | It may be a Pokémon reference, with the sheep being the Electric-type Mareep or its evolution Flaaffy, and the cactus being Cacnea or Cacturne. | |
− | The title | + | Also see this [[#Poem by Scott|poem by Scott]]. |
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+ | ==Transcript== | ||
+ | :[Caption in a black frame above the image written in normal letters not all caps:] | ||
+ | :Another from my high-school notebooks. | ||
+ | :[A sheep and a green saguaro cactus in a brown pot are linked by an arcing yellow electricity bolt.] | ||
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+ | ==Trivia== | ||
+ | *This was the 37th comic originally posted to [[LiveJournal]]. | ||
+ | **The previous was [[41: Old Drawing]]. | ||
+ | **The next was [[42: Geico]]. | ||
+ | *Original title: "Friday's Drawing - Sheep" | ||
+ | *Original [[Randall]] quote: "I'm still on vacation, sorry this is a bit late. I forgot what day it was. Anyway, I'll be back Monday, possibly with new drawings about cereal!" | ||
+ | **This was the reason the Friday comic came out on a Saturday for the second week running. | ||
+ | **The one about cereal came out on Wednesday: [[38: Apple Jacks]] | ||
+ | *This comic was posted on [[xkcd]] when the web site opened on Sunday the 1st of January 2006. | ||
+ | **It was posted along [[:Category:First day on xkcd|with all 41 comics]] posted before that on LiveJournal as well as a few others. | ||
+ | **The latter explaining why the numbers of these 41 LiveJournal comics ranges from 1-44. | ||
+ | *One of the original drawings drawn on [[:Category:Checkered paper|checkered paper]]. | ||
===Poem by Scott=== | ===Poem by Scott=== | ||
− | In the comment | + | In the comment to the original [[LiveJournal]] post there was a user called Scott who posted this original poem: |
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:I had a little cactus and I treasured it with pride, | :I had a little cactus and I treasured it with pride, | ||
:admiring its spines and dainty flowers. | :admiring its spines and dainty flowers. | ||
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:It grows apace now, once again, but all it blooms is steel wool! | :It grows apace now, once again, but all it blooms is steel wool! | ||
− | + | [And then in another post beneath this posted four minutes after the poem at 4:57 UTC (AM?) he finished with:] | |
− | + | :Oh God I need sleep! | |
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− | + | If this is the [[Scott]] who is a friend of Randall, it is not entirely clear.... | |
− | == | + | ===Other poems=== |
− | + | :Mary had a little lamp | |
+ | :She tied it to a pylon | ||
+ | :Ten thousand volt went up its a** | ||
+ | :And turned its wool to nylon. | ||
− | {{ | + | {{Comic discussion}} |
− | [[Category: | + | [[Category:Comics posted on livejournal| 37]] |
− | [[Category:First day on xkcd | + | [[Category:First day on xkcd]] |
[[Category:Checkered paper]] | [[Category:Checkered paper]] | ||
[[Category:Comics with color]] | [[Category:Comics with color]] | ||
− | [[Category: | + | [[Category:Scott]] |
[[Category:Animals]] | [[Category:Animals]] | ||
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