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** And for 2011, all comics went 3D. Also counts as HypocriticalHumor given [[http://xkcd.com/880/ the April Fool's comic itself]].

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** And for 2011, all comics went 3D. Also counts as HypocriticalHumor given [[http://xkcd.[[http://3d.xkcd.com/880/ the April Fool's comic itself]].

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* SwallowedAFly: [[http://xkcd.com/581/ This]] strip, referencing a similar example in ''Film/{{Serenity}}''.



-->Chomskyists, generative linguists, and [[DinosaurComics Ryan North]], your days are numbered.

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-->Chomskyists, --->Chomskyists, generative linguists, and [[DinosaurComics Ryan North]], your days are numbered.
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*RunningGag: CoryDoctorow blogging in a hot air balloon from the blogosphere.
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** [[http://xkcd.com/241/ They did this one on purpose.]]
** [[http://xkcd.com/977/ The alt text here,]] accompanied by a GlassesPull.
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** Except the one time his [http://xkcd.com/377/ hat] was [http://xkcd.com/405/ stolen].

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** Except the one time his [http://xkcd.[[http://xkcd.com/377/ hat] hat]] was [http://xkcd.[[http://xkcd.com/405/ stolen].stolen]].

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* NeverBareheaded: Black Hat Guy. (Then again, maybe he does take his hat off sometimes, and we just can't tell him apart from the other stick figures...)

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* NeverBareheaded: Black Hat Guy. (Then again, maybe he does take Guy.
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his hat off sometimes, and we just can't tell him apart from the other stick figures...)[http://xkcd.com/377/ hat] was [http://xkcd.com/405/ stolen].

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* NeverBareheaded: Black Hat Guy. (Then again, maybe he does take his hat off sometimes, and we just can't tell him apart from the other stick figures...)



* NoodleIncident: Whatever the rest of [[http://xkcd.com/254/ "Comic fragment"]] was.

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* NoodleIncident: NoodleIncident:
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Whatever the rest of [[http://xkcd.com/254/ "Comic fragment"]] was.
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** Also, [[http://xkcd.com/349/ he somehow managed to go from upgrading a computer to being stranded out in the middle of the ocean]] [[EverythingsWorseWithSharks surrounded by sharks.]]

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** Also, [[http://xkcd.com/349/ he somehow managed to go from upgrading a computer to being stranded out in the middle of the ocean]] [[EverythingsWorseWithSharks [[EverythingsEvenWorseWithSharks surrounded by sharks.]]
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** Also, [[http://xkcd.com/349/ he somehow managed to go from upgrading a computer to being stranded out in the middle of the ocean]] [[EverythingsWorseWithSharks surrounded by sharks.]]
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* LoveAllegory: [[http://xkcd.com/83/ Katamari]].
** Also, [[http://xkcd.com/636/ "Our love is like a Brontosaurus"]].
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* SelfImposedChallenge: A rare non-video game example: [[http://xkcd.com/724/ This]] strip inspired an actual [[http://www.swfme.com/view/1046212 Flash implementation]] of the game. It's pretty unplayable (that's kind of the point) with the usual Tetris goals, but [[http://www.metafilter.com/90888/Theres-also-a-Katamari-level-where-everything-is-just-slightly-bigger-than-you-and-a-Mario-level-with-a-star-just-out-of-reach#3034952 a MeFite]] pointed out the game is actually interesting and reasonably challenging if you try to end the game with as ''few'' pieces as you can.
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* CentipedesDilemma: [[http://xkcd.com/972/ "Did you know November is Tongue Awareness Month?"]]
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* [[DevilsAdvocate Devil's Advocate]]: Invoked but not used [[http://xkcd.com/164/ here]]. The trope itself is used without NameDrop in [[http://xkcd.com/106/ the Wright Brothers example]].
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* AbsenceMakesTheHeartGoYonder: [[http://xkcd.com/57/ Wait For Me]]


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* IWillFindYou: [[http://xkcd.com/104/ Find You]]
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* TwentyPercentMoreAwesome: Used repeatedly, including [[http://xkcd.com/523/ this particularly meta example]] involving a graph about a decline in a relationship that might be caused by graphing things.
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* FantasyTwist: [[http://xkcd.com/429/ This strip]] takes it to a very weird place.
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* TearJerker: The Mars Rover, oddly enough [[http://xkcd.com/695/]]
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* TearJerker: The Mars Rover, oddly enough [[http://xkcd.com/695/]]
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** [[http://xkcd.com/41/ He thinks he drew this one to get back at people going through his stuff.]]
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* OfficeSports: What programmers get up to while [[http://xkcd.com/303/ their code's compiling]].
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* ElementalPowers: [[http://xkcd.com/965/ Elements]]

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* RepeatingSoTheAudienceCanHear: [[http://xkcd.com/783/ This one.]] [[LampshadeHanging Lampshaded]] by the AltText.



* SoWhatYouAreSaying: [[http://xkcd.com/783/ This one.]] [[LampshadeHanging Lampshaded]] by the AltText.
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* [=~I'd Tell You But Then I'd Have To Kill You~=]: [[http://www.xkcd.com/707/ Well, kill you even sooner.]]

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* [=~I'd Tell You But Then I'd Have To Kill You~=]: [[http://www.xkcd.com/707/ Well, kill you even sooner.]][[hottip:*:You'll be moved up from 49 of ~7 billion to 31 of ~7 billion.]]
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** [[http://xkcd.com/151/ This.]] A lampshade is hung in the alt text.

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** And for 2011, [[BeyondTheImpossible all comics went 3D]]. Also counts as HypocriticalHumor given [[http://xkcd.com/880/ the April Fool's comic itself]].

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** And for 2011, [[BeyondTheImpossible all comics went 3D]].3D. Also counts as HypocriticalHumor given [[http://xkcd.com/880/ the April Fool's comic itself]].



* BeyondTheImpossible: In [[http://xkcd.com/455/ this]] strip, Black Hat Guy meets Double Black Hat Guy. He makes the best decision.



* SmartPeoplePlayChess: [[http://xkcd.com/249/ On roller coasters,]] [[CrazyAwesome no less.]]

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* SmartPeoplePlayChess: [[http://xkcd.com/249/ On roller coasters,]] [[CrazyAwesome no less.]]
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* AggressiveCategorism: [[http://xkcd.com/385/ How It Works]].
-->'''Guy to Guy''': Wow, you suck at math.
-->'''Guy to Girl''': Wow, girls suck at math.
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** [[{{Foxtrot}} Jason Fox]] makes a cameo appearance in [[http://xkcd.com/703/ this strip]].
** The {{Alt Text}} of [[http://xkcd.com/591/ this strip]] is [[{{Pogo}} "We have met the enemy and he is us"]].
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** [[http://xkcd.com/345/ 345]]: [[ThePrincessBride You'd make a wonderful dread pirate, Roberts.]]
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* DescriptionCut: Surely NathanFillion has [[http://www.xkcd.com/578/ better things to do these days]] than pretend to be [[{{Firefly}} Mal Reynolds]]. Meanwhile, wearing a brown coat, "Name's Captain Reynolds, ma'am. * ahem* "Name's Captain Reynolds, ma'am." Made ''[[HilariousInHindsight even funnier]]'' by a certain [[ShoutOut episode]] [[{{Firefly}} of]] ''{{Castle}}''

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* DescriptionCut: Surely NathanFillion has [[http://www.xkcd.com/578/ better things to do these days]] than pretend to be [[{{Firefly}} [[Series/{{Firefly}} Mal Reynolds]]. Meanwhile, wearing a brown coat, "Name's Captain Reynolds, ma'am. * ahem* "Name's Captain Reynolds, ma'am." Made ''[[HilariousInHindsight even funnier]]'' by a certain [[ShoutOut episode]] [[{{Firefly}} [[Series/{{Firefly}} of]] ''{{Castle}}''

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