xkcd

by **littledman** » Mon Jan 16, 2012 5:06 am UTC

Alt text: I'm really worried Christopher Nolan will kill a man dressed like a bat in his next movie. (The man will be dressed like a bat, I mean. Christopher Nolan won't be, probably.)

What happens when a man dresses like a batman?

(P.S. First post?? Too noob to link this image? Oh well.)

by **Djehutynakht** » Mon Jan 16, 2012 5:09 am UTC

A man dressed like a man dressed like a bat, and so on and so on.

I think it would be much more interesting if Christopher Nolan directed the movie dressed as a bat.

by **c-square** » Mon Jan 16, 2012 5:11 am UTC

"Holy word replacements, a man dressed like a bat!"

♫
Sha na na na
na na na na
na na na na
na na na na
A man dressed like a bat!

Sha na na na
na na na na
na na na na
na na na na
A man dressed like a bat!

A man dressed like a bat!

A man dressed like a bat!

A man dressed like a bat!
♫

by **astrosteve** » Mon Jan 16, 2012 5:23 am UTC

At first I was thinking this was some kind of reference to Batman becoming aware of how ridiculous comics are. Like, he realizes he's in a comic and then breaks into the real world to kill all those responsible for the inherent silliness of comics.

I don't know what was in this cold medicine, but it created this weird post.

Seriously, though, good comic. It amused me greatly.

by **otac0n** » Mon Jan 16, 2012 5:26 am UTC

Robin: "Where'd you get a live fish, Batman?"
Batman: "The true crimefighter always carries everything he needs in his utility belt, Robin."

by **jpk** » Mon Jan 16, 2012 5:38 am UTC

I hear that Thomas Nagel doesn't know what it's like to be a man dressed as a bat.

by **orangustang** » Mon Jan 16, 2012 5:39 am UTC

I wonder what the outcome would be if a man dressed like a bat and a man in a metal suit had to fight each other to the death.

by **rhomboidal** » Mon Jan 16, 2012 5:39 am UTC

I do the same thing with a man dressed like a building superintendent.

by **Great Justice** » Mon Jan 16, 2012 5:40 am UTC

Wish I could say "my first GOOMHR moment" but I always replace it with "A man dressed as a bat".

by **keithl** » Mon Jan 16, 2012 6:09 am UTC

And I have this creepy vision of a bat dressed like a man. Rather hard to make an xkcd comic out of it. How would you tell?

by **petergaultney** » Mon Jan 16, 2012 6:22 am UTC

I don't know what you just said because I was thinking about a man dressed like a bat.

by **Pfhorrest** » Mon Jan 16, 2012 6:33 am UTC

jpk wrote:I hear that Thomas Nagel doesn't know what it's like to be a man dressed as a bat.

This is win, and reminds me of this, specifically the scene with Daniel Dennett.

Fortunately for Nagel, he can learn what it's like to be a man dressed as a bat, by being a man (as he already is) and dressing as a bat. Although, he can't learn what it's like to be Batman, because Batman is identical to Bruce Wayne, and Thomas Nagel simply isn't.

(Does this prove that Randall's word substitution is inadequate, as "a man dressed as a bat" is not a definite descriptor and thus cannot be equivalent to the proper name "Batman"?)

by **Djehutynakht** » Mon Jan 16, 2012 7:06 am UTC

A man dressed like a bat, hm?

I have one.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g1dxNsjYeIs

by **Quicksilver** » Mon Jan 16, 2012 7:14 am UTC

Djehutynakht wrote:A man dressed like a bat, hm?

I have one.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g1dxNsjYeIs

Beat me to it.

by **Footnotes** » Mon Jan 16, 2012 7:20 am UTC

Djehutynakht wrote:A man dressed like a bat, hm?

I have one.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g1dxNsjYeIs

Thank you sir. You made my night.

by **jalohones** » Mon Jan 16, 2012 8:33 am UTC

It's supposed to be Adam and Eve, not Adam and a man dressed like a bat!

Meh. I was just nostalgic for all the hullabaloo after the last comic.

by **Istaro** » Mon Jan 16, 2012 9:29 am UTC

otac0n wrote:Robin: "Where'd you get a live fish, a man dressed like a bat?"
A man dressed like a bat: "The true crimefighter always carries everything he needs in his utility belt, Robin."

. . . FTFY :wink:

Note how the meaning of Robin's line changes.

by **Andromeda321** » Mon Jan 16, 2012 9:29 am UTC

I feel at this point like someone oughta compile a list of all of Randall's hobbies. There are plenty of comics listed as "my hobby" that I think it would be entertaining.

by **A_of_s_t** » Mon Jan 16, 2012 9:32 am UTC

I'll need to keep this in mind when ever I talk to my girlfriend -- she always seems to bring up a man dressed like a bat.

by **atrahasis** » Mon Jan 16, 2012 11:14 am UTC

A man cannot dress like a bat, as bat's do not dress.

by **Uzh** » Mon Jan 16, 2012 11:22 am UTC

...and I wonder what a obc is, because if the bat ate it it would be - uhm - quite xkcd.

Georg

by **radon-nikodyn** » Mon Jan 16, 2012 11:36 am UTC

I wonder why Alfred looks like he is wearing a corset…

by **eran_rathan** » Mon Jan 16, 2012 12:07 pm UTC

sodium, sodium, sodium, sodium
sodium, sodium, sodium, sodium
sodium, sodium, sodium, sodium
a man dressed like a bat!

EDIT: dammit, ninja'd.

by **The Moomin** » Mon Jan 16, 2012 12:33 pm UTC

Boy dressed as a traditional winter bird: Holey rusted metal, man dressed as a bat!
Man dressed as a bat: Huh?
Boy dressed as a traditional winter bird: The ground, it's all metal. It's full of holes. You know, holey.
Man dressed as a bat: Oh.

by **threedognice** » Mon Jan 16, 2012 1:10 pm UTC

Great Justice wrote:Wish I could say "my first GOOMHR moment" but I always replace it with "A man dressed as a bat".

Now that’s just a Peter Doig painting.

by **JediMaster012** » Mon Jan 16, 2012 1:59 pm UTC

I must say I really don't get this comic. Is it just a reference to the old Batman movie with the Joker's "dressed up as a bat" line? If so, I'm not sure I see the humor in it. If not, then I'm completely lost.

by **Gust** » Mon Jan 16, 2012 2:09 pm UTC

http://www.leasticoulddo.com/comic/20120116

Funny coincidence, two of my favorite webcomics post a Batman strip at the same day

by **tetsujin** » Mon Jan 16, 2012 2:32 pm UTC

Reminds me of how Yu-Gi-Oh Abridged always refers to Duel Monsters (the game around which everything in their world seems to revolve) as "A Children's Card Game". As in "In order to stop you from taking over the world, I will defeat you at A Children's Card Game!"

by **ShadedKnight** » Mon Jan 16, 2012 2:48 pm UTC

tetsujin wrote:Reminds me of how Yu-Gi-Oh Abridged always refers to Duel Monsters (the game around which everything in their world seems to revolve) as "A Children's Card Game". As in "In order to stop you from taking over the world, I will defeat you at A Children's Card Game!"

This isn't just any Children's Card Game, this is a Shadow Children's Card Game!

Also, on topic, I think it's pretty funny to think about it that way, it just sounds like it's a regular occurrence. There are just men everywhere that are dressed like bats.

by **PolakoVoador** » Mon Jan 16, 2012 3:14 pm UTC

ShadedKnight wrote:Also, on topic, I think it's pretty funny to think about it that way, it just sounds like it's a regular occurrence. There are just men everywhere that are dressed like bats.

My neighbourhood is definetly less interesting than yours. Or less creepy, I can't decide.

by **neoliminal** » Mon Jan 16, 2012 3:15 pm UTC

So should I be slightly less impressed with that guy at the Cosplay convention?

You know, the man dressed as a man dressed as a bat?

by **GravaMan** » Mon Jan 16, 2012 4:02 pm UTC

Didn't Ozzy Osbourne eat the head off a man dressed like a bat?

( Or ,did he eat the head off a man, dressed like a bat?)

by **ManaUser** » Mon Jan 16, 2012 4:18 pm UTC

I thought they were calling him The A Man Dressed Like A Bat nowadays.

by **Fire Brns** » Mon Jan 16, 2012 4:38 pm UTC

Great Justice wrote:Wish I could say "my first GOOMHR moment" but I always replace it with "A man dressed as a bat".

Simile: a comparison using like or as. I would say this is like a GOOMHR.

by **dms33** » Mon Jan 16, 2012 4:43 pm UTC

And on a related subject and probably pre-dating the man dressed as a bat, here's a girl dressed as a bat, .

http://museumvictoria.com.au/collection ... circa-1930

by **Someguy945** » Mon Jan 16, 2012 5:00 pm UTC

JediMaster012 wrote:I must say I really don't get this comic. Is it just a reference to the old Batman movie with the Joker's "dressed up as a bat" line? If so, I'm not sure I see the humor in it. If not, then I'm completely lost.

No, it's not a reference to that. Here is the best way I can explain it if you're not getting it:

Are you familiar with Realfield? It's a Garfield variant (not to be confused with Garfield Minus Garfield) in which Garfield has been replaced with a real cat whose thoughts cannot be seen. Here is an example: http://i.imgur.com/09EmI.jpg

Realfield is funny because it highlights the hilarious reality of the situation without actually changing anything.

Calling Batman "a man dressed like a bat" does the same thing - it brings attention to the fact that he is a man dressed as a bat without actually changing anything. It just makes you notice the ridiculousness of the situation.

by **Dan_ad_nauseam** » Mon Jan 16, 2012 7:41 pm UTC

It gets worse. DC eventually created a character called Manbat - essentially a werebat superhero.

by **snowyowl** » Mon Jan 16, 2012 8:41 pm UTC

Dan_ad_nauseam wrote:It gets worse. DC eventually created a character called Manbat - essentially a werebat superhero.

So what would happen if a man dressed as a bat and a man who is also a bat went toe-to-toe?

I'm fairly sure the man dressed as a bat would win, but I'd like to get the Internet's opinion on this.

by **RebeccaRGB** » Mon Jan 16, 2012 9:18 pm UTC

Andromeda321 wrote:I feel at this point like someone oughta compile a list of all of Randall's hobbies. There are plenty of comics listed as "my hobby" that I think it would be entertaining.

(#37 "Hyphen") Whenever someone calls something an [adjective]-ass [noun], I mentally move the hyphen one word to the right. (Man, that's a sweet ass-car.)
(#53 "Hobby") When the police bust drug hideouts, I sneak in and hide. Then I jump out and startle them into shooting me so they lose points.
(#60 "Super Bowl") While everyone is watching the Super Bowl, feeling smugly superior because they're "only watching for the ads," I steal cars.
(#75 "Curse Levels") Mixing curse levels. (What a gosh-darned cunt!)
(#79 "Iambic Pentameter") Answering casual questions in iambic pentameter. (Well, I can meet the plane at ten of six. I'll meet him at the stairs before the gate.)
(#148 "Mispronouncing") Mispronouncing words. (Yeah, did you see what he said on his wobsite? Why don't you write about it in your blag?)
(#168 "Reverse Euphemisms") Reverse Euphemisms. (Oh, hey, school just let out and it's YMCA night, so I've gotta go take a shit. I mean I actually have to drop the kids off at the pool.)
(#174 "That's What SHE Said") Using "that's what SHE said" only in the most grammatically ambiguous situations.
(#236 "Collecting Double-Takes") Standing in the supermarket's produce section holding a tube of K-Y Jelly, looking contemplative.
(#259 "Clichéd Exchanges") Derailing clichéd exchanges by using the wrong replies. (O RLY? I 'ardly know 'er!)
(#287 "NP-Complete") Embedding NP-Complete problems in restaurant orders. (We'd like exactly $15.05 worth of appetizers, please.)
(#296 "Tony Hawk") Doing skateboard trickses in Tony Hawk while also doing them in real life. (Frontside 360°!)
(#326 "Effect an Effect") Using the more obscure meanings of "affect" and "effect" to try to trip up amateur grammar nazis. (I think that our foreign policy effects the situation.)
(#331 "Photoshops") Insisting that real-life objects are photoshopped. (Yeah, the reflections are all wrong. Definitely photoshopped.)
(#389 "Keeping Time") Pausing in-store music for a split second and watching the ex-marching band kids stumble. (FWOMP!)
(#437 "SUV") Renting an SUV and confusing the hell out of hybrid owners. (Check out those prices! Your Prius ain't lookin' so smart NOW, huh!)
(#451 "Impostor") Sitting down with grad students and timing how long it takes them to figure out that I'm not actually an expert in their field. (Have you tried logarithms?)
(#559 "No Pun Intended") Appending "no pun intended" to lines with no pun in them. (I think he's internalized his girlfriend's attitudes -- no pun intended.)
(#790 "Control") Sneaking into experiments and giving LSD to the control group. (OH GOD SPIDERS!)

I think I stopped there though.

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