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==Explanation== | ==Explanation== | ||
| − | Thanks to the portability of the modern computer, the availability of the | + | Thanks to the portability of the modern computer, the availability of the internet and the advent of social networking sites such as {{w|Facebook}} and {{w|Twitter}}, someone could conceivably use their laptop to catch up on the lives of everyone they care about from the comfort of their own bed; indeed, they could do it under the covers if they want to. |
| − | This is rather different than the pre-computer days in which catching up with friends required a great deal more effort | + | This is rather different than the pre-computer days in which catching up with friends required a great deal more effort. Hence, laptops are ''weird.'' |
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The title text refers to the ''{{w|South Park}}'' episode "{{w|Gnomes (South Park)|Gnomes}}", in which a race of tiny gnomes steal people's underpants. Their business plan is finally explained as: | The title text refers to the ''{{w|South Park}}'' episode "{{w|Gnomes (South Park)|Gnomes}}", in which a race of tiny gnomes steal people's underpants. Their business plan is finally explained as: | ||
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:Phase 3: Profit | :Phase 3: Profit | ||
| − | This became an | + | This became an internet meme, used in situations where a person's or group's planned course of action held little clear relevance to their stated or inferred objective. As such although the list bears superficial similarity to a list ending in "Profit" using this as a punchline would not be particularly effective or funny, hence [[Randall]] has decided not to include this. |
==Transcript== | ==Transcript== | ||
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#Catch up on the lives of friends around the world | #Catch up on the lives of friends around the world | ||
#Get out from under the covers | #Get out from under the covers | ||
| + | :Laptops are ''weird''. | ||
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| + | ==Notes== | ||
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| + | As of January 2017, the xkcd website's page for this comic (xkcd.com/490) is showing the a different comic instead of the original comic displayed above. The comic displayed on the xkcd website's page is in fact [[1518: Typical Morning Routine]], and is most likely being incorrectly shown due to a technical error. | ||
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| + | The original comic's alt-text, "I had a really hard time not writing '...profit!'", is still displayed upon mouseover. Thus the current situation is that xkcd.com/490 contains comic 1518, but with comic 490's alt-text, as shown in the comic box below. | ||
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| + | As of February 2017, this error has been fixed and the original comic is displaying correctly again. | ||
| − | + | ==Comic 490 as displayed on the xkcd website in January 2017== | |
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| − | == | + | {{comic |
| − | + | | number =490 | |
| + | | date =October 17, 2008 | ||
| + | | title =Morning Routine | ||
| + | | image =typical_morning_routine.png | ||
| + | | titletext =I had a really hard time not writing '...profit!' | ||
| + | }} | ||
{{comic discussion}} | {{comic discussion}} | ||
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