Webcomic Wonderland discussion

XKCD is a webcomic of romance, sarcasm, math, and language. You can start reading it here.

Here's a sample:

I've been meaning to get back into this one; guess I have my motivation now :)

By the by, that example comic is true. Very very true.

Make sure to read the alt text everyone!

I love XKCD. It's one of the few comics I still check like clockwork. It's not uncommon for me not to get a particular strip (I'm nowhere near as smart as Randall) but on average it really appeals to my nerdy sense of humor. It also covers a huge variety of topics, and the art is amazingly effective for a "stick figure comic."

They published a "greatest hits" compilation, xkcd: volume 0, which I reviewed here if anyone's interested.

Selena wrote: "Make sure to read the alt text everyone!"

Yes! Often as funny (or more) than the comic itself.

XKCD doesn't really lend itself to discussion questions, so if anyone comes across a particular comic they really like or want to discuss please share them. :)

XKCD is a bit too science and computer oriented for my tastes. They're not really topics I'm interested in or understand. I can kind of understand the surface of some of the jokes, but I always have a sense that there's just something that I don't get.

My favorite is definitely the Tech Support Cheat Sheet (http://xkcd.com/627/). I have printed this and given it to my grandparents. XD

I also enjoy the Tic-Tac-Toe Explained (http://xkcd.com/832/)

Selena wrote: "My favorite is definitely the Tech Support Cheat Sheet (http://xkcd.com/627/)."

Always loved that one. My favorite of the flowcharts is http://xkcd.com/851/.

The ones where the concept is completely off the wall always make me laugh, like http://xkcd.com/1001/, and he has a knack for horrible but hilarious stuff like http://xkcd.com/945/.

Kristen wrote: "XKCD is a bit too science and computer oriented for my tastes. They're not really topics I'm interested in or understand. I can kind of understand the surface of some of the jokes, but I always hav..."

Can totally see that. I'm a complete math and science person and a lot of the stuff goes past me. But I really enjoy the stuff I do get so I keep reading.

I do enjoy some of the less complicated ones, particularly anything with a chart in it. Fake charts are hilarious in general. I found this one earlier and I thought it was really funny:
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I also love fake charts. One of the reasons I read Surviving the World for a while - he does a lot of them too.

That comic is a classic. Everyone I know that's played the game gets a big laugh out of it. :)

I also really liked this one:

Useless (http://xkcd.com/55/)

I once saw it on a T-shirt and was sorely tempted to buy it...

Selena wrote: "I also really liked this one:

Useless (http://xkcd.com/55/)

I once saw it on a T-shirt and was sorely tempted to buy it..."

I used to have that t-shirt.

I saw a wedding cake with that one on it:

That's awesome!

While searching for an assignment in my stats textbook, I found this comic in it. I've read some of Xkcd before, so I was quite shocked and amused to see a webcomic turn up in a textbook. Most of the comics go over my head, so I don't routinely read Xkcd. But then I'll randomly come across one in the most unexpected place (like my textbooks, apparently) and decided to read a few more, and then find a few more gems.

These are a few of my favorites I've found:
http://xkcd.com/840/
http://xkcd.com/336/

It gets absurdly technical sometimes, but Randal has a fantastic way of looking at things sideways that makes xkcd really hilarious sometimes.

That's a great strip in your textbook. I think some of my friends have seen a few come up in their comp sci classes too. I remember laughing out loud at the alphabetical order one when I first read it.

Today's is amusing and something a bit different for xkcd:
http://xkcd.com/1336/

Favorite? I don't know, but this is the most powerful xkcd:

http://xkcd.com/931/

This one, on the other hand, I do definitely like:
https://xkcd.com/592/

Serene wrote: "While searching for an assignment in my stats textbook, I found this comic in it. I've read some of Xkcd before, so I was quite shocked and amused to see a webcomic turn up in a textbook. Most of t..."

That's cool that you found one in a textbook. The writer must have been a fan or something. I always love it when there are comics in textbooks: it gives me something to do while I'm no paying attention in class. Calvin and Hobbes seems to pop up a lot...

Kristen wrote: "Serene wrote: "While searching for an assignment in my stats textbook, I found this comic in it. I've read some of Xkcd before, so I was quite shocked and amused to see a webcomic turn up in a text..."

Yeah, Calvin and Hobbes and Penuts pop up a lot. Finding something different and that's more recent was a pleasant surprise.