Saturday Morning Breakfest Cereal - SMBC

I have the distinct feeling that none of those are actually illusions. Well, unless you count 'fooling a bunch of internet people into trying to figure out a non-existent illusion' as an illusion.

I recently ArchiveBinged through the whole ... uh, archive. Why I didn't check if there's a thread, I'll never know.

Also, thread title fixed.

So which part of the archive did you like best? I've found that each part has it's own flavour. I think I prefer the older single panel (though not always) subversion comics. Currently I'd say most comics are alternate-reality-sometimes-with-a-punchline multipanel comics. Not saying any 'era' is better, but it's interesting to see the comics evolve over time.

I like the really long ones, the ones that take some silly idea and then go with it all the way. The ones with a clear narrative that runs for more than a dozen panels. The ones that Weiner seems to give himself flak for.

I also like everything about religion. I just can't get enough of Weiner's jokes about religion.

I can't say I paid much attention to "eras" or "periods" in the comic's run, though it is very clear that the strips have become longer over time.

Imiss his darker jokes, but not so much so I'd complain.

These last two were really good:

• http://www.smbc-comics.com/index.php?db=comics&id=2633#comic
• http://www.smbc-comics.com/index.php?db=comics&id=2632#comic

edited 6th Jun '12 7:55:48 AM by nairoxev

Today's strip was... thought provoking. Who knew philosophical arguments could be both disturbing and funny?

There's a monster in the closet!

Wow, it took me a long time to get that one. It all hinges on the phrase "in the closet". Duh.

Today's 2643

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Relevant.

http://www.smbc-comics.com/index.php?db=comics&id=2674#comic

Damn, I hate when Wikipedia gives super-complicated explanations of an algebraic equation when I only what the thing I need to use for math class.

I lost it at "KNOT THEORY".

edited 17th Jul '12 6:22:11 PM by Shinziril

As someone whose paternal grandparents met being rescued from a German concentration camp I'm still not entirely sure what to make of this debate.

It's a double subversion. Wait, sorry, a deconstruction then reconstruction. Or something. Basically it starts off optimistic, deconstructs that and then points out that the optimistic view is still correct. I think what you said fits right in with that, or at least enough that any difference in opinion over whether it fits comes down to personal opinion. I was dissappointed that the votey was not a further layer of deconstruction like some of his other comics. But I am pleased that it is ambiguous whether the scientist is talking about fishing or penises.

No, I know what the comic was going for, I'm just not sure what side of the debate I come down on IRL.

I mean, I've got to admit that the thought of being the product of hundreds of trillions of decisions is kinda cool.

Since when did SMBC become XKCD?

Um, 2013, apparently?

HOLY SHIT. This was the cruelest in a while...

How has the thread for Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal been dead for almost four years despite the comic going strong, I do not know, but I may as well be the one to necro it back into relevancy.

The latest one, for your viewing pleasure. May as well be a form of euthanization via war though, given that the persons inside the capsules are almost certainly dead from the shock of impact.

And another comic. Far from new (in fact I think this one might be from before the thread went silent, but still quite poignant).

There's not much to say. There's no ongoing plot, recurring characters or even fresh jokes.

I forget when it was, but my favorite SMBC was (as best as I remember it):

[Angry looking middle aged man dressed as a magician at a children's party]

Children: Show us an illusion!

Magician: Free Will!

xkcd usually doesn't have much of a plot either. At best it just uses character archetypes rather than named individuals. And the humor is identical, usually relying upon complex philosophical arguments, math, or even engineering jokes.

Though I will admit, what sets xkcd from the rest is how on occasion we'll see these uniquely informative charts or intricately detailed expandable gifs with so many hidden Easter Eggs inside.

Confession

Oddly enough I've heard the same scenario described from another comic (possibly even SMBC itself?), but with the human body's ordinary cells. Almost all of the cells in the body have short lifespans, and will be repeatedly replaced over an individual's lifetime. The only exception to this are the bones and teeth, but even they rely upon cells for nourishment and maintenance.

edited 19th Apr '18 3:36:13 PM by SgtRicko

I've seen this exact scenario used in the opposite way, to justify turning someone into an immortal robot while still being the same person. It's one solution to the Theseus' Ship Paradox; if you make the changes slowly enough, isn't the whole still considered the same?

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