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| − | | date = April 1, 2007
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| − | | title = Syndication
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| − | | image = syndication.jpg
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| − | | titletext = Complaints should be directed to the xkcd writing staff.
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| − | | before = Now that xkcd is carried by United Features Syndicate, there are going to be a few changes to the comic. Obviously, with the rights signed over, it will no longer be published under Creative Commons, and all previous strips will be retroactively un-CC'd and relicensed under UFS terms. All online content will be protected via proprietary DRM. I also recieved a letter outlining topics and content that would be off-limits in the new xkcd. Prohibited content includes:
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| − | - Cultural references that would be lost on the average newspaper reader
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| − | - Mathematics above the high-school level
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| − | - Obscure scientific subjects
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| − | - Overt sexual material
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| − | - Objectionable words such as fuck, shit, cunt, ass, tits, cock, scrotum, bitch, Belgium, pussy, or twat
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| − | - Same-sex relationships
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| − | - Star Wars
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| − | - Star Trek (Original Series and Enterprise)
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| − | - The home phone numbers of White House employees
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| − | - Bacon-based currencies
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| − | - Erotic use of flywheels
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| − | - Exposés regarding other United Features syndicated characters
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| − | - Exposés regarding the personal lives of United Features Syndicate executives, specifically including CEO Kenneth Lowe
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| − | - Teledildonics
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| − | - Portrayals of Johnny Cash as an Amway distributor
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| − | - Any story that ends with "and that's how my penis got the nickname 'grappling hook'."
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| − | - Computer-computer cybersex
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| − | - Swordfights between white people
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| − | - Bitch & Animal
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| − | - Sexualization of Mt. Rushmore
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| − | - Staplers as mélée weapons
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| − | - Road trip buddy comedies starring Tank Girl and William Howard Taft
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| − | - Eric S. Raymond performing in Cirque du Soleil
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| − | - Hats with buckles
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| − | - Licking of nipples atop a moving train
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| − | The internet is the past. Newspapers are the future! See you in the funny papers.
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| − | ==Explanation== | |
| − | {{incomplete|Created by an EROTIC FLYWHEEL. Needs a list explaining all the changes required. Do NOT delete this tag too soon.}}
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| − | This is a non-numbered [[:Category:April fools' comics|April fools' comic]], and is the first April fools' joke preformed on xkcd. This comic, formatted similarly to other posts such as [[Blue Eyes]]. The post describes xkcd becoming syndicated into a newspaper, changing from a webcomic. Newspapers are notorious for censorship of content, and [[Randall]] describes all the changes that would be required of the comic, the humor coming from their progressive absurdity.
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| − | ==List of Changes proposed by Randall== | |
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| − | ! # !! Change !! Explanation !!
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| − | ! 1
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| − | | '''Cultural References that would be lost on the average newspaper reader'''
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| − | |xkcd is known for its niche cultural references, one of the main reasons this wiki exists.
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| − | | '''Mathematics above the high-school level'''
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| − | |Another trademark of xkcd is its use of mathematics for humor. Simpler mathematics tends to lend itself less well to comedy.
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| − | ! 3
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| − | | '''Obscure scientific subjects'''
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| − | |Again, this is a common feature of xkcd comics, which turns off many would-be readers for its exclusivity, making xkcd difficult to syndicate.
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| − | ! 4
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| − | | '''Overt sexual material'''
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| − | |xkcd's abstract art style means that it can get away with sexual content without seeming profane, and takes advantage of this often.
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| − | | '''Objectionable words such as {{w|fuck}}, {{w|shit}}, {{w|cunt}}, {{w|ass}}, {{w|tits}}, {{w|cock}}, {{w|scrotum}}, {{w|bitch}}, {{w|Belgium}}, {{w|pussy}}, or {{w|twat}}'''
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| − | |Newspaper comics tend to have very "clean" humor, which xkcd's usual writing style is ill suited for. Belgium is the rudest word in the universe according to {{w|The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy}}.
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| − | | '''{{w|Same Sex relationships}}'''
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| − | |Newspapers are more often read by older people, so same-sex relationships are often absent to avoid conservative backlash.
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| − | !7
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| − | | '''{{w|Star Wars}}'''
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| − | |Star Wars, a common reference in xkcd, is an intellectual property that would need to be licensed, at great expense to United.
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| − | !8
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| − | | '''{{w|Star Trek}} (Original and Enterprise)'''
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| − | |Similar case to Star Wars.
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| − | | '''The home phone numbers of {{w|White House}} employees'''
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| − | |At this point, the list items begin to become more absurd, tipping more credulous readers off to the joke.
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| − | !10
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| − | | '''{{w|Bacon}} Based Currencies'''
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| − | | '''Erotic use of {{w|Flywheels}}'''
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| − | |While it is hard to see how one could use Flywheels erotically, [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rule_34_(Internet_meme) there have been attempts].
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| − | !12
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| − | | '''Exposés regarding other United Features syndicated characters'''
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| − | |Here Randall seems to imply that certain (fictional) comic strip characters are involved in scandals, of which he knows the details.
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| − | !13
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| − | | '''Exposés regarding the personal lives of {{w|United Features Syndicate}} executives, specifically including CEO {{w|Kenneth Lowe}}'''
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| − | !14
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| − | | '''{{w|Teledildonics}}'''
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| − | |A form of technology used to have sex remotely, obviously unsuitable for the funnies.
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| − | | '''Portrayals of {{w|Johnny Cash}} as an {{w|Amway}} distributor'''
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| − | | '''Any story that ends with "and that's how my penis got the nickname 'grappling hook'.'''
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| − | !17
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| − | | '''Computer-computer {{w|Cybersex}}'''
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| − | |Two chatbots cybering with one another is a plausibly real thing, and an easy target for xkcd.
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| − | !18
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| − | | '''{{w|Swordfights}} between white people'''
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| − | | '''{{w|Bitch & Animal}}'''
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| − | |A "queercore" gay punk band, never mentioned elsewhere in xkcd.
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| − | !20
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| − | | '''{{w|Sexualization}} of {{w|Mount Rushmore}}'''
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| − | |Mount Rushmore National Memorial is a sculpture carved into Mount Rushmore features the 60-foot (18 m) heads of Presidents George Washington (1732–1799), Thomas Jefferson (1743–1826), Theodore Roosevelt (1858–1919), and Abraham Lincoln (1809–1865), as for the sexualization of the mountain, See
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| − | | '''Staplers as mélée weapons'''
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| − | | '''Road trip buddy comedies starring {{w|Tank Girl}} and {{w|William Howard Taft}}'''
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| − | | '''{{w|Eric S. Raymond}} performing in {{w|Cirque du Soleil}}'''
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| − | | '''Hats with buckles'''
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| − | | '''Licking of nipples atop a moving train'''
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| − | ==Transcript==
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| − | :[A Cueball and his Cueball-like friend are standing in some sort of grassy area.]
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| − | :Cueball: Why did the computer cross the road?
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| − | :Friend: I don't know.
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| − | :Cueball: I don't know either! Computers are so complicated!
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| − | :Friend: LOL!
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| − | :Editor's note: "LOL" is an online acronym for "laughing out loud." It alerts you to something funny, so keep an eye out!
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| − | {{comic discussion}}
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| − | [[Category:April fools' comics]]
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| − | [[Category:Comics featuring Cueball]]
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| − | [[Category:Comics_with_color]]
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| − | [[Category:Extra_comics]]
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| − | [[Category:Multiple Cueballs]]
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