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Re: ITT: We make xkcd slightly worse.

Postby wst » Sat Jan 10, 2009 10:49 pm UTC

Felltir wrote:Any one following the PETA thread?

Quality stuff right there.
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Re: ITT: We make xkcd slightly worse.

Postby The Scyphozoa » Sat Jan 10, 2009 11:02 pm UTC

I think this meme has already gone through most of the fundamental stages of a meme life cycle. Whaddyasay we skip 4chan and take it straight to YTMND?
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Re: ITT: We make xkcd slightly worse.

Postby '; DROP DATABASE;-- » Sat Jan 10, 2009 11:08 pm UTC

Two9A wrote:Ok, by the time I put up another page's worth of comics on the xkcd/sw archive, another 3 pages have been added to this thread. Either I'm being a lazy fuck, or y'all are hugely talented. I think it's the former, myself.

Anyway. Page 3 is up, taking the count to 104; link is in my sig, as ever.
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Re: ITT: We make xkcd slightly worse.

Postby Yusuke » Sat Jan 10, 2009 11:13 pm UTC

Source: http://xkcd.com/

Spoiler:
CompleteChristmas.jpg
Lowercase letters? I don't even know you anymore.
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Re: ITT: We make xkcd slightly worse.

Postby The Scyphozoa » Sat Jan 10, 2009 11:31 pm UTC

I will NEVER get tired of that pope drawing.
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Re: ITT: We make xkcd slightly worse.

Postby scikidus » Sat Jan 10, 2009 11:33 pm UTC

Don't worry: I'm dropping the Vista idea. Mostly. :D

xkcdeditrealprogrammers.jpg
No, having butterflies as your desktop picture does not count.
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Re: ITT: We make xkcd slightly worse.

Postby '; DROP DATABASE;-- » Sat Jan 10, 2009 11:34 pm UTC

Nice.
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Re: ITT: We make xkcd slightly worse.

Postby The Scyphozoa » Sat Jan 10, 2009 11:51 pm UTC

The alt-text is everything here.
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Well, it's better than Live Search Maps.
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Re: ITT: We make xkcd slightly worse.

Postby Chfan » Sat Jan 10, 2009 11:55 pm UTC

*giggles*
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Re: ITT: We make xkcd slightly worse.

Postby scikidus » Sun Jan 11, 2009 12:03 am UTC

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Forgive me, Father, for I have sinned.
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Re: ITT: We make xkcd slightly worse.

Postby fishyfish777 » Sun Jan 11, 2009 12:40 am UTC

No one paid any attention to my post :\

Oh well.
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Re: ITT: We make xkcd slightly worse.

Postby kanavazk » Sun Jan 11, 2009 2:50 am UTC

fishyfish777 wrote:No one paid any attention to my post :\

Oh well.

Get used to it. It happens to most of us all the time.
(I'm on a really slow computer right now, so no edits any time soon.)
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Re: ITT: We make xkcd slightly worse.

Postby Yusuke » Sun Jan 11, 2009 3:41 am UTC

Yeah, I noticed that too. I'm sure this thread has over 9000 lurkers reading all the edits though, so don't feel too bad.

I'm not entirely happy with how my last one turned out now that I look at it. I might try reapproaching it in the future.
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Re: ITT: We make xkcd slightly worse.

Postby sparkyb » Sun Jan 11, 2009 5:00 am UTC

Yusuke wrote:I'm not entirely happy with how my last one turned out now that I look at it. I might try reapproaching it in the future.


Are you kidding? I was waiting for someone to do the christmas strip by filling in with panels from other strips to complete the story. I think someone else tried it too, but yours was amazing. I recognized most of them but they really did all fit. Perfect.
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Re: ITT: We make xkcd slightly worse.

Postby Gojoe » Sun Jan 11, 2009 5:08 am UTC

I applaud all the time and effort you put into making that one Yusuke. It was very good.
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Re: ITT: We make xkcd slightly worse.

Postby GuitarFreak » Sun Jan 11, 2009 5:17 am UTC

This is my favorite thread on the whole internet. I wish I could think of ideas like these.
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Re: ITT: We make xkcd slightly worse.

Postby Yusuke » Sun Jan 11, 2009 5:22 am UTC

Thanks guys! That's certainly encouraging.

Also, *shudder* @ Papal Paracusia.
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Re: ITT: We make xkcd slightly worse.

Postby Amarantha » Sun Jan 11, 2009 6:32 am UTC

fishyfish777 wrote:No one paid any attention to my post :\

Oh well.


Poor fishyfish - actually, I noticed it and rofl'd, because I love ferrets with an unholy passion. But my autistic arse got distracted ("oh look, a butterfly!") and forgot to mention it when I posted. I should make that my personality anecdote in the "Who you are" thread...
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Re: ITT: We make xkcd slightly worse.

Postby '; DROP DATABASE;-- » Sun Jan 11, 2009 8:26 am UTC

This might have been done already. http://xkcd.com/76/ and http://xkcd.com/515/.
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dontlikeyou.png
She gave me this corpse. I'm going to have to get rid of it if I'm ever going to get over her.
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Re: ITT: We make xkcd slightly worse.

Postby Two9A » Sun Jan 11, 2009 11:20 am UTC

'; DROP DATABASE;-- wrote:http://xkcd.imrannazar.com/103 title text needs quotes escaped.
A fair point. Quotes have now been escape'D.

Surprising how many little bugs can crop up in such a small site.
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Re: ITT: We make xkcd slightly worse.

Postby Geminex » Sun Jan 11, 2009 11:43 am UTC

...

How long is it going to take for some genius, in an effort to lower quality of the internet (provided that's still possible), to decide to make "Making xkcd slightly worse" slightly worse?
Taking bets...
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Re: ITT: We make xkcd slightly worse.

Postby greycloud » Sun Jan 11, 2009 12:36 pm UTC

Been done?

Spoiler:
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Alt text: I just think love is a very strong word...

http://xkcd.com/63/


Spoiler:
http://xkcd.com/444/

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Alt Text: "Really? I was just about to use karate on him."
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Re: ITT: We make xkcd slightly worse.

Postby scikidus » Sun Jan 11, 2009 3:03 pm UTC

Yusuke wrote:Also, *shudder* @ Papal Paracusia.

Why, thank you. *bows* I was waiting for that kidn of response.

GuitarFreak wrote:This is my favorite thread on the whole internet. I wish I could think of ideas like these.

It's not as hard as it looks. What I do is I keep clicking the "random comic" button until some idea develops in my head.
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Re: ITT: We make xkcd slightly worse.

Postby Actaeus » Sun Jan 11, 2009 3:42 pm UTC

Sources: 528, 525
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I know you're reading this, Hitler.
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Re: ITT: We make xkcd slightly worse.

Postby luketheduke » Sun Jan 11, 2009 4:52 pm UTC

Actaeus, that's great :D
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'cause I've got all my life to live / and I've got all my love to give / and I'll survive /
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Re: ITT: We make xkcd slightly worse.

Postby Binks » Sun Jan 11, 2009 6:44 pm UTC

scikidus wrote:
xkcdbrakouteditvista.jpg


I laughed harder and longer than at any other one. Thank you for your service to the world.
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Re: ITT: We make xkcd slightly worse.

Postby Kidiri » Sun Jan 11, 2009 7:05 pm UTC

Who would've thought they were the same person?

Me! That's who!

Taken from 230 and 316.

Spoiler:
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And afterwards, she was tapping the Fibonnaci sequence on my chest!
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EDIT: spoiler'd for length/width/habit
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Re: ITT: We make xkcd slightly worse.

Postby scikidus » Sun Jan 11, 2009 7:10 pm UTC

Binks wrote:
scikidus wrote:
The attachment xkcdbrakouteditvista.jpg is no longer available


I laughed harder and longer than at any other one. Thank you for your service to the world.

Thanks! :D

Spoiler:
xkcdeditvistaantivirus.jpg
This one's for all you folks in the "Windows 7" thread still arguing over security.
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Re: ITT: We make xkcd slightly worse.

Postby Delass » Sun Jan 11, 2009 8:52 pm UTC

Kudos to felltir

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Re: ITT: We make xkcd slightly worse.

Postby scikidus » Sun Jan 11, 2009 8:53 pm UTC

xkcdeditwesteast.jpg
That is, assuming that "ME" is living in Novyy-Urengoy, Russia.
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Re: ITT: We make xkcd slightly worse.

Postby Actaeus » Sun Jan 11, 2009 9:38 pm UTC

Kidiri wrote:Who would've thought they were the same person?

Me! That's who!

Taken from here and here.

Loud-Girlfriend.gif

Nice combination!
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Re: ITT: We make xkcd slightly worse.

Postby Dingbats » Sun Jan 11, 2009 9:45 pm UTC

'; DROP DATABASE;-- wrote:This might have been done already. http://xkcd.com/76/ and http://xkcd.com/515/.
Spoiler:
The attachment dontlikeyou.png is no longer available
(Fishyfish: I probably was cheeseburned and just was too lazy to reply. I can't remember.)
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Re: ITT: We make xkcd slightly worse.

Postby Kidiri » Sun Jan 11, 2009 10:16 pm UTC

Actaeus wrote:Nice combination!


Thank you. Have another one. Based on 220.

Spoiler:
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She did tell us to keep her awake.
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Re: ITT: We make xkcd slightly worse.

Postby Tetragramm » Mon Jan 12, 2009 12:10 am UTC

Here's my first contribution.
Spoiler:
Title: I NEED IT!
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Sourced from:http://xkcd.com/482/, http://xkcd.com/53/, http://xkcd.com/101/, http://xkcd.com/188/, http://xkcd.com/199/, http://xkcd.com/261/, http://xkcd.com/343/, http://xkcd.com/378/, http://xkcd.com/405/, http://xkcd.com/419/, (half way there... puff, puff), http://xkcd.com/430/, http://xkcd.com/433/, http://xkcd.com/434/, http://xkcd.com/444/, http://xkcd.com/486/, http://xkcd.com/497/, http://xkcd.com/501/, http://xkcd.com/509/, http://xkcd.com/517/.
Edit: Missed one, http://xkcd.com/312/. Makes it an even 20.
Okay, I think that that's all. The most I did to any of the comics was change color or rotate part of it. I used the xkcd font someone thoughtfully provided and GIMP for the editing.
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Re: ITT: We make xkcd slightly worse.

Postby Actaeus » Mon Jan 12, 2009 12:22 am UTC

Tetragramm wrote:Here's my first contribution.
Spoiler:
Title: I NEED IT!
macguyver redux.png

Sourced from:http://xkcd.com/482/, http://xkcd.com/53/, http://xkcd.com/101/, http://xkcd.com/188/, http://xkcd.com/199/, http://xkcd.com/261/, http://xkcd.com/343/, http://xkcd.com/378/, http://xkcd.com/405/, http://xkcd.com/419/, (half way there... puff, puff), http://xkcd.com/430/, http://xkcd.com/433/, http://xkcd.com/434/, http://xkcd.com/444/, http://xkcd.com/486/, http://xkcd.com/497/, http://xkcd.com/501/, http://xkcd.com/509/, http://xkcd.com/517/.
Okay, I think that that's all. The most I did to any of the comics was change color or rotate part of it. I used the xkcd font someone thoughtfully provided and GIMP for the editing.

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Re: ITT: We make xkcd slightly worse.

Postby Yusuke » Mon Jan 12, 2009 12:27 am UTC

Dayum. That's one more than I used in my Christmas edit (just counted).

Though we're even if you count the blag post I used.
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Re: ITT: We make xkcd slightly worse.

Postby RedWolf » Mon Jan 12, 2009 1:38 am UTC

To those whom it may entertain: (spoilered for length)
Spoiler:
xkcd-thatswhatshesaid.png
"That's what she said" is better than Vista.
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Originals: 297, 360, 311, 524, 292, 352, 248, and of course, 436
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Re: ITT: We make xkcd slightly worse.

Postby '; DROP DATABASE;-- » Mon Jan 12, 2009 1:44 am UTC

Above Previous two are very win.

I was going to do this...
Spoiler:
http://xkcd.com/231/ with bits from http://xkcd.com/167/ and http://xkcd.com/77/
tree.png
Inanity does go up a bit if you walk *into* the tree though.
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But then I got a better idea...
Spoiler:
http://xkcd.com/231/
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Mmm, poorly-drawn taco...
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Re: ITT: We make xkcd slightly worse.

Postby Rodan » Mon Jan 12, 2009 1:56 am UTC

Hey look, two more.
Spoiler:
Original
Awkward Silence.png
It was then that she began to reconsider the engagement.
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And in keeping with the meme:
Spoiler:
Original
Vista.png
Always remember, when things get rough, at least it's not Vista.
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Also, I loved the taco/tree ones. The Macgyver was epic.
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Re: ITT: We make xkcd slightly worse.

Postby bigglesworth » Mon Jan 12, 2009 1:59 am UTC

What's up with this recent explosion of Awesome?

Internets all round.
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