xkcd

by **UniqueScreenname** » Sat Apr 28, 2012 10:20 pm UTC

Angua wrote:Hilarious blog post about gendered marketing. The youtube clip at the end is really cute too.

I wish that little girl was mine.

by **Menacing Spike** » Sat Apr 28, 2012 11:25 pm UTC

UniqueScreenname wrote:I wish that little girl was mine.

this could be taken out of context

by **UniqueScreenname** » Sat Apr 28, 2012 11:30 pm UTC

I would be very proud to have raised a four year old that is aware that gender constructs shouldn't mean anything and people should like what they like. I could only hope for a child that smart.

by **SecondTalon** » Mon Apr 30, 2012 2:55 pm UTC

If I ever get to an xkcd meet thing, it'd be nice if people could identify me without a nametag or even knowing what I look like. I mean, sure, I've got a shaved head and friendly muttonchops, but what if there's another bald, oddly bearded fellow there?

It'd be nice to be more distinct.

So I'm thinking of buying a T-Shirt and maybe doing what I can to fade it from red to pink, since apparently it only comes in red. I figure that'd work.

by **pseudoidiot** » Mon Apr 30, 2012 3:20 pm UTC

Note to self:
shave head
grow muttonchops
buy t-shirt

by **jobriath** » Mon Apr 30, 2012 3:34 pm UTC

SexyTalon wrote:If I ever get to an xkcd meet thing, it'd be nice if people could identify me without a nametag or even knowing what I look like. I mean, sure, I've got a shaved head and friendly muttonchops, but what if there's another bald, oddly bearded fellow there?

Frequently perform the "hate myself and want to die" dance. Removes all ambiguity or, failing that, causes a Spectacle.

by **Menacing Spike** » Mon Apr 30, 2012 4:16 pm UTC

wear sailor fuku costume

problem solved

by **OBrien** » Mon Apr 30, 2012 8:00 pm UTC

I tend to wear my most outlandish clothes when I go to meets (eg: my knee-length, leopard-print coat; see avatar). If you do not own a leopard-print coat however, I would, also, recommend a sailor fuku costume.

by **darknut** » Mon Apr 30, 2012 10:01 pm UTC

sexytalon will be the bald man with muttonchops wearing a sailor fuku costume with a "i hate myself and want to die" shirt, jumping up and down holding his hand as if it were a gun to his head, who everyone nearby is clearly trying to avoid.

the only question now is; do you actually want to be seen with this person

by **OBrien** » Mon Apr 30, 2012 10:09 pm UTC

Only if they have a Sailor-Moon wig too.

by **Whelan** » Mon Apr 30, 2012 10:14 pm UTC

Only if they bring enough sailor-moon wigs for everyone.

by **The Scyphozoa** » Tue May 01, 2012 3:34 am UTC

This was posted on another site and I just had to share.

Who's in charge of designing flags anyhow? They're all so boring!

Oh look it's a geometric shape that separates another geometric shape with another geometric shape!

Where's the explosion? Where's the blood? Where's the tits?

by **Steax** » Tue May 01, 2012 3:52 am UTC

SexyTalon wrote:If I ever get to an xkcd meet thing, it'd be nice if people could identify me without a nametag or even knowing what I look like. I mean, sure, I've got a shaved head and friendly muttonchops, but what if there's another bald, oddly bearded fellow there?

It'd be nice to be more distinct.

So I'm thinking of buying a T-Shirt and maybe doing what I can to fade it from red to pink, since apparently it only comes in red. I figure that'd work.

Wait, don't you wear a sailor schoolgirl outfit?

by **SecondTalon** » Tue May 01, 2012 3:57 am UTC

Steax wrote:Wait, don't you wear a sailor schoolgirl outfit?

My legs look awful in a skirt.

by **Thesh** » Tue May 01, 2012 4:18 am UTC

That never stopped me.

by **Angua** » Tue May 01, 2012 9:03 am UTC

The Scyphozoa wrote:This was posted on another site and I just had to share.

Who's in charge of designing flags anyhow? They're all so boring!

Oh look it's a geometric shape that separates another geometric shape with another geometric shape!

Where's the explosion? Where's the blood? Where's the tits?

I think a good rule of thumb for flags is make sure it's something simple enough for a school child to draw.

I was very happy that my flag was just straight lines. I'm terrible at drawing.

by **PhoenixEnigma** » Tue May 01, 2012 9:09 am UTC

Angua wrote:I think a good rule of thumb for flags is make sure it's something simple enough for a school child to draw.

I was very happy that my flag was just straight lines. I'm terrible at drawing.

This. Screw trying to draw that damn maple leaf.

by **roband** » Tue May 01, 2012 9:10 am UTC

PhoenixEnigma wrote:
Angua wrote:I think a good rule of thumb for flags is make sure it's something simple enough for a school child to draw.

I was very happy that my flag was just straight lines. I'm terrible at drawing.

This. Screw trying to draw that damn maple leaf.

Tell me about it. I got "CANADA" on DrawSomething the other day - ended up with a red clover leaf on a white background with a red bit on each side. It looked terrible. Got me 3 coins though!

by **tastelikecoke** » Tue May 01, 2012 12:05 pm UTC

In United Nations day (whatever occasion that is) the school make us do flags and turn them into streamers. I wanted to get assigned to drawing the flag of Libya during United Nations day, since it was just a green flag. Well, now they changed it.

by **Whelan** » Tue May 01, 2012 1:30 pm UTC

Try drawing the Welsh as a bloody 4 year old. Now there's tricky.

by **Sytri** » Tue May 01, 2012 3:04 pm UTC

Whelan wrote:Try drawing the Welsh as a bloody 4 year old. Now there's tricky.

Seconded. Even now, when I'm 26, it's not perticularly easy.

However how cool is it to have a DRAGON on your flag!?

by **Angua** » Tue May 01, 2012 5:08 pm UTC

Larger than life crocheted lions! By hand!

by **Dthen** » Tue May 01, 2012 6:40 pm UTC

Wow. Big cats. I like cats.

by **e^iπ+1=0** » Tue May 01, 2012 11:36 pm UTC

Since when are crocheted lions "very British"?

by **The Scyphozoa** » Tue May 01, 2012 11:50 pm UTC

Since Americans realized that they never thought of anything that cool and had to cover their asses.

by **Thesh** » Wed May 02, 2012 1:22 am UTC

Lions aren't native to the UK.

by **poxic** » Wed May 02, 2012 1:32 am UTC

They were once, before humans arrived and pwned them all some 12,000 to 14,000 years ago.

by **Thesh** » Wed May 02, 2012 1:35 am UTC

So the UK is proud of its history of enslaving cats? Bastards! I demand reparations!

by **pseudoidiot** » Wed May 02, 2012 1:36 am UTC

A friend of mine is doing a Kickstarter. If you're into Biology at all, check it out! Bonus if you're a gamer at all (one of the pledge-levels is tabletop rpg-related).

http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/213 ... he-prairie

by **Magnanimous** » Wed May 02, 2012 3:19 am UTC

When I make a country, the flag will have a Sierpinski carpet on it. Your patriotism will be measured by how many levels you go down.

by **jakes1487** » Wed May 02, 2012 12:29 pm UTC

Something random:

by **Angua** » Wed May 02, 2012 1:54 pm UTC

Thesh wrote:Lions aren't native to the UK.

Doesn't matter - there's a lion in the UK shield, and we had Richard the Lion Hearted. They've been part of UK symbolism for a long time.

by **eSOANEM** » Wed May 02, 2012 4:24 pm UTC

Angua wrote:
Thesh wrote:Lions aren't native to the UK.

Doesn't matter - there's a lion in the UK shield, and we had Richard the Lion Hearted. They've been part of UK symbolism for a long time.

Seven lions actually, six of which are English; the other is Scottish. Also, Richard the Lionheart only ruled England out of the four countries in the UK so, whilst it would be ridiculous to say the lion wasn't a British symbol, it is (in particular when there are three of them as there are here) primarily an English one.

This being the London olympics though rather than the Edinburgh, Cardiff or Belfast olympics, I think a symbol of England is reasonable.

by **Menacing Spike** » Wed May 02, 2012 5:45 pm UTC

this is strangely hypnotic

by **You, sir, name?** » Wed May 02, 2012 6:35 pm UTC

Angua wrote:
Thesh wrote:Lions aren't native to the UK.

Doesn't matter - there's a lion in the UK shield, and we had Richard the Lion Hearted. They've been part of UK symbolism for a long time.

It's a staple in western medieval symbolism. All Scandinavian countries have lions in their coats of arms. But they were sort of quasi-mythological, seeing as how very few people in Western Europe actually got to see a lion. Hence the derp-fest that's the Finnish coat of arms.

by **DSenette** » Wed May 02, 2012 6:45 pm UTC

i prefer the Merlion of Singapore. a lot more classy.

by **poxic** » Wed May 02, 2012 6:50 pm UTC

You, sir, name? wrote:Hence the derp-fest that's the Finnish coat of arms.

To be fair, that was also due to the conventions of drawing at the time. Here's a sketch "drawn from life" by a 13th century fellow, though there is debate over whether he actually got to see a live one or was copying from other drawings: Derpage that includes a small "porcupine"

by **philsov** » Wed May 02, 2012 7:55 pm UTC

You, sir, name? wrote:
Angua wrote:
Thesh wrote:Lions aren't native to the UK.

Doesn't matter - there's a lion in the UK shield, and we had Richard the Lion Hearted. They've been part of UK symbolism for a long time.

It's a staple in western medieval symbolism. All Scandinavian countries have lions in their coats of arms. But they were sort of quasi-mythological, seeing as how very few people in Western Europe actually got to see a lion. Hence the derp-fest that's the Finnish coat of arms.

I prefer this interpretation from Scandinavia and the World:

Spoiler:

by **UniqueScreenname** » Wed May 02, 2012 9:09 pm UTC

So I am sick, at home, with nothing to do. Normally at a time like this I would do homework, but I will never have homework again for the rest of my life. It's an odd feeling. I feel even more displaced than I thought I would after I graduated. Probably because I didn't anticipate getting sick. Time to ponder life...

by **Zarq** » Wed May 02, 2012 9:17 pm UTC

You can do my homework if you want. Do you have any Java experience? Some statistical analysis perhaps? How about making an abstract about some IEEE featured article concerning multimedia? Or analyzing methods for adaptive video encoding maybe?

(Holy crap, I still have a lot of stuff to do.)

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