Yeah, I never played Oregon Trail. However, I read some book where the characters played it and I was like "damn, I want to play that". I didn't realize at the time that it actually existed, of course.
I guess it is.I know the game out of Popcultural Osmosis and Memetic Mutation.
the statement above is falseI played it a couple times. Generally I was always killed by frostbite. At least I didn't overload on ammo like in the comic.
All my classmates always just played it for the shooting minigame, of course. Damn schools exposing our children to evil FPSs.
edited 16th Aug '09 10:53:26 AM by Tzetze
[1] This facsimile operated in part by synAC.A shame there wasn't a joke, instead of a poor, ineffective chart that didn't build on the game and a mere reference in the alt text.
The promises of children are worth less than the children themselves.Combine the popularity of Social Networking with The Internet Is for Porn and you have a very descriptive strip.
@Lostman: I guess it depends on whether you think Fridge Logic is funny. The whole "mostly children and adolescents packing nothing but bullets for hunting" counts as building on the game, I'd think.
Do you highlight everything looking for secret messages?Okay, the "RSS&M" pun was quite funny.
It's funny because my wife frequently teases me about my bookshelves full of science fiction and fantasy novel series that I dust off and read once in a blue moon. Ironically, she has an entire shelf full of books that she never reads at all.
"It's Occam's Shuriken! If the answer is elusive, never rule out ninjas!"It helps some people keep thier insanity.
My god, that is terrible. That's Irregular Webcomic-level bad punnery.
I guess it is.Oh man, I loved 626. Probably the best one since 599. Yeah, it is a pun, but unlike some of Randall's puns the setup is actually believable. And, despite the unoriginality of mocking David Caruso & CSI Miami, it somehow never gets old for me.
Exits, pursued by a bear.If only he hadn't shoe-horned in an unneccessary reference (bordering on meme territory) this might have been something. Must he throw in references as if his humor depended on it?
The promises of children are worth less than the children themselves.I sort of agree with Mr. Lostman here. I thought the pun was funny, but I didn't like the reference.
edited 21st Aug '09 11:12:55 AM by Lucky Revenant
"I can't imagine what Hell will have in store, but I know when I'm there, I won't wander anymore."Yeah, the pun could've stood on its own.
What's the frequency Kenneth?|In case of war.I disagree! There needed to be something to fill that void, and that glasses thing was as good a lead-in as any. It even makes just as much sense without thinking of it as a reference. It's like, "whoa there, guys, prepare to be frikkin AMAAAAAZED!" and then, lame pun, and BAM. ... I mean, seriously, the pun would've just been "heh silly" without that.
It's nerdy of me to say so, but it needs to be said that the priority dispute wouldn't have happened if Newton hadn't sat on his results for ten years.
I will keep my soul in a place out of sight, Far off, where the pulse of it is not heard.Yes, Faw, but I can't help but think the "epic one-liner" is a suboptimal choice.
What's the frequency Kenneth?|In case of war.You know, if I remember correctly, Newton didn't actually use the term "derivative". That term was invented by Leibniz.
edited 22nd Aug '09 5:48:16 AM by WilliamWideWeb
SHIKI is dead.@Nornagest: That's exactly what everyone is saying in the xkcd forums.
I guess it is.I liked this well enough. It got a solid chuckle out of me. Funny enough to go on the flow-chart flow-chart me and my roommate have been working on in the living room.
623
I almost didn't get this one. Then I realized I was just a year or two too young for it to be a defining part of my childhood. It was the Amazon for me.
Do you highlight everything looking for secret messages?