History Webcomic / Xkcd

* {{Defictionalization}} - wetriffs.com, mentioned in [[http://xkcd.com/305/ a spoof of]] RuleThirtyFour, is now a real thing. Granted, not terribly detailed. And no, we're not linking to it. [[hottip:* :[[http://wetriffs.com Yes, we are]]]]

** The man with the loud girlfriend and elliptical dish from "[[http://xkcd.com/316/ Loud Sex]]" gets a mention in the AltText from "[[http://xkcd.com/368/ Bass]]".

** The sound reflecting dish from "Loud Girlfriend" is referenced in the AltText from "Bass": "And sometimes [[http://xkcd.com/368/ I use it]] to retaliate against the guy upstairs [[http://xkcd.com/316/ with the loud girlfriend and the elliptical dish]]."

** The man with the loud girlfriend and and elliptical dish from "[[http://xkcd.com/316/ Loud Sex]]" gets a mention in the AltText from "[[http://xkcd.com/368/ Bass]]".

** In "[[http://xkcd.com/1/ Barrel - Part 1]]", the very first comic, a boy starts floating around in a barrel. In "[[http://xkcd.com/20/ Ferret]]", the author puts wings on a Ferret hoping he will fly. Eventually, the boy loses the barrel, and 11 comics later, in "[[http://xkcd.com/31/ Barrel - Part 5]]", is rescued by the winged ferret..

* ArtStyleDissonance: It's surprisingly smart for its limited art style..

* A dark haired woman, referred to in several comics as "Megan" she shares many of the same interests with the nondescript AuthorAvatar and is commonly shown to be in a relationship with him. Was the main character of the [[http://xkcd.com/264/ "Choices" Series.]]

* ADegreeInUseless: A good number of the fields of study mentioned in [[http://xkcd.com/1052/ 1052: Every Major's Terrible]] come in for criticism based on this.

* {{Defictionalization}} - wetriffs.com, mentioned in a spoof of Rule 34, is now a real thing. Granted, not terribly detailed. And no, we're not linking to it. [[hottip:* :[[http://wetriffs.com Yes, we are]]]]

* OffTheChart: [[http://xkcd.com/653/ This]] ''{{XKCD}}'' comic describing ''TheStarWarsHolidaySpecial''.

* WhiteKnighting: Occasionally {{XKCD}} is accused of engaging in this [[http://xkcd.com/322/ kind of behavior]], something directly parodied by Chansawsuit [[http://chainsawsuit.com/2008/05/09/strip-363/ here.]]

* LeaningOnTheFourthWall: * The punchline of [[http://xkcd.com/1054/ #1054]] depends entirely on you ''reading'' the speech bubbles instead of imagining them as spoken dialogue.

* UnfortunateImplications: Some fans worry "Megan" and the AuthorAvatar's obsession with her may be referencing an actual person.

* GeekyTurnon: Frequent, though with occasional [[UnfortunateImplications unfortunate]] ManicPixieDreamGirl overtones.

** ''{{Calvin and Hobbes}}'' say [[http://xkcd.com/409/ Hi]]. And [[http://xkcd.com/702/ again]] (this one also contains a ShoutOut to ''RockyAndBullwinkle'').

** {{Calvin and Hobbes}} say [[http://xkcd.com/409/ Hi]]. And [[http://xkcd.com/702/ again]].

* AGoodNameForARockBand: [[http://xkcd.com/1025/ Or for a Tumblr.]]
** Inverted in the AltText: "Dot Tumblr Dot Com" would ''not'' make AGoodNameForARockBand, due to potential confusion about its website.

* AGoodNameForARockBand: [[http://xkcd.com/119/ 119: Averted.]]

* CrowningMusicOfAwesome: [[http://xkcd.com/1052/ Every Major's Terrible]]

* AcceptableTargets: In-universe string theorists, liberal arts majors, [[http://xkcd.com/610/ 610: Objectivists]] (and [[http://xkcd.com/1049/ again]] at 1049 where they treat everybody like assholes apparently), [[http://xkcd.com/590/ 590: typographers]] and [[http://xkcd.com/114/ 114: computational linguists]]. Also, [[EverythingsBetterWithDinosaurs Velociraptors]].

* AcceptableTargets: In-universe string theorists, liberal arts majors, [[http://xkcd.com/610/ 610: Objectivists]] (and [[http://xkcd.com/1049/ again]] at 1049 where they treat everybody like assholes apparently), [[http://xkcd.com/590/ 590: typographers]] and [[http://xkcd.com/114/ 114: computational linguists]]. Also, [[EverythingsBetterWithDinosaurs Velociraptors]].

** Note that the video was released within ''hours'' of the comic.

* AcceptableTargets: In-universe string theorists, liberal arts majors, 610: [[Objectivists http://xkcd.com/610/]] (and [[again http://xkcd.com/1049/]] at 1049 where they treat everybody like assholes apparently), [[http://xkcd.com/590/ 590: typographers]] and [[http://xkcd.com/114/ 114: computational linguists]]. Also, [[EverythingsBetterWithDinosaurs Velociraptors]].

* AcceptableTargets: In-universe string theorists, liberal arts majors, [[http://xkcd.com/610/ 610: Objectivists (and [[again http://xkcd.com/1049/]] at 1049 where they treat everybody like assholes apparently), [[http://xkcd.com/590/ 590: typographers]] and [[http://xkcd.com/114/ 114: computational linguists]]. Also, [[EverythingsBetterWithDinosaurs Velociraptors]].

* AcceptableTargets: In-universe string theorists, liberal arts majors, [[http://xkcd.com/610/ 610: Objectivists (and [[again at 1049 http://xkcd.com/1049/]] where they treat everybody like assholes apparently), [[http://xkcd.com/590/ 590: typographers]] and [[http://xkcd.com/114/ 114: computational linguists]]. Also, [[EverythingsBetterWithDinosaurs Velociraptors]].