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'''Rob''' is a stick figure in xkcd. Rob has no identifying features and appears as a [[Cueball]] character. He is one of the few of [[Randall]]'s characters to be given a name. Rob is specifically named in [[276: Fixed Width]], [[632: Suspicion]], [[647: Scary]], [[716: Time Machine]], and [[782: Desecration]]. [[647: Scary]] has the distinction of being the first comic to call Rob by his name in the transcript instead of saying "Man:". | '''Rob''' is a stick figure in xkcd. Rob has no identifying features and appears as a [[Cueball]] character. He is one of the few of [[Randall]]'s characters to be given a name. Rob is specifically named in [[276: Fixed Width]], [[632: Suspicion]], [[647: Scary]], [[716: Time Machine]], and [[782: Desecration]]. [[647: Scary]] has the distinction of being the first comic to call Rob by his name in the transcript instead of saying "Man:". | ||
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| + | Rob had a relationship with a woman known as <emily> on IM. This ended tragically in [[276: Fixed Width]] when he told her the relationship was only for sex to keep the lines the same width. Two years later in 2009 he had a relationship of a few months with what ended up to be a spam bot. He discovered this when he asked the bot to pass a {{w|Turing test}}. This happened in [[632: Suspicion]]. | ||
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| + | In [[647: Scary]] we find that he has a nephew born after September 11, 2001, but by 2009 he was old enough to have discussions with Rob about it. | ||
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Revision as of 17:51, 18 September 2012
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 A close-up of Rob from 782: Desecration | |
| First appearance | 276: Fixed Width |
| Appearances | 13 |
Rob is a stick figure in xkcd. Rob has no identifying features and appears as a Cueball character. He is one of the few of Randall's characters to be given a name. Rob is specifically named in 276: Fixed Width, 632: Suspicion, 647: Scary, 716: Time Machine, and 782: Desecration. 647: Scary has the distinction of being the first comic to call Rob by his name in the transcript instead of saying "Man:".
Relationships
Rob had a relationship with a woman known as <emily> on IM. This ended tragically in 276: Fixed Width when he told her the relationship was only for sex to keep the lines the same width. Two years later in 2009 he had a relationship of a few months with what ended up to be a spam bot. He discovered this when he asked the bot to pass a Turing test. This happened in 632: Suspicion.
In 647: Scary we find that he has a nephew born after September 11, 2001, but by 2009 he was old enough to have discussions with Rob about it.
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