1026: "Compare and Concave"

[glasnt]

"Frankly, I see no difference between thee and a summer's day. Only the Ronpaul offers a TRUE alternative!"

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/* Shall I */
thee.compare($SummersDay);

/*let me*/
count(ways);
go;

[rhomboidal]

Shakespeare also compared his douchey friend to a Summer's Eve.

[poxic]

THE HELL IS THIS

I am equally amused and annoyed.

Heh.

[jspenguin]

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SELECT count(*) FROM ways WHERE thee LIKE summer_day;

[ahammel]

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if ( $compare_thee_to_a_summer's_day ) {
  count( @ways );
}

[Caffeine]

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int ways = Thee.Count(n=> n == SummerDay);

[Pfhorrest]

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@thee.ways.where("LIKE summer_day").count

[Taymon]

This comic made me go "d'awwwww" a little.

There must be something seriously wrong with me.

[22tcp]

Yeah fine, answer with sql code... the whole thing is targeting a single person to make her ( insert annoying question mark for drama) laugh.
JSpenguins sig is funnier

[bekalm]

Can you be IN a summer's day?

[Steve the Pocket]

I just had to come in here to say that I did indeed laugh out loud, repeatedly, reading this comic. First when I realized what I was looking at, and then at several of the points of comparison. Funniest XKCD in a good while.

I didn't laugh at the mouseover caption, but it did remind me how glad I am to not have to see any more ads for that guy now that Super Tuesday is over.

EDIT: Wait, you have a word filter on a name that shows up in a strip's mouseover caption? The heck?

[rfk]

Can you be IN a summer's day?

He probably meant being indoors during a summer's day.

I'm more curious on what's meant by being "in" whomever he's referring to.

[AvatarIII]

we don't have a hurricane season in England, so I doubt Shakespeare would have used that in a comparison. Also heat stroke in England is pretty rare, and according the Wikipedia, the 17th century was cold. In fact "Four months' (March, May, June and September) record coldest temperatures were set in the 17th century."

[Kisama]

Can you be IN a summer's day?

He probably meant being indoors during a summer's day.

I'm more curious on what's meant by being "in" whomever he's referring to.

Well now, when two adults love each other very much, the man will sometimes insert his penis "in" to the woman's vagina. There are other possible permutations, but I think you might get the idea.

[stianhat]

SELECT count(*) AS Ways
FROM summer INNER JOIN thee ON summer.trait = thee.trait

--
0 row(s) returned.

[Rodion Raskolnikov]

This comic made me go "d'awwwww" a little.

There must be something seriously wrong with me.

Nope, there isn't anything wrong with you. It's pretty sweet. I d'aww'd at 'required for a good beach party' and lol'd heartily at 'linked to higher rates of teenage delinquency'.

[muntoo]

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             ME        YOU
Rules        Yes       No
Pwns         Yes       No
Sucks        No       Yes
Dies         No       Yes

[TomSFox]

Am I the only one who’s bothered that he didn’t write „thou“ instead of „thee“?

[lesmith11]

Am I the only one who’s bothered that he didn’t write „thou“ instead of „thee“?

Wouldn't "thee" be the object pronoun anyway?

[Shidoshi]

It took me a while to realize "thee" was not "tee" as in a T-shirt. I was really confused.
Then I d'awwww'ed heartily while laughing.

This reminds me of his "my usual approach is useless here" comic.

[Ocker3]

Dirty, Dirty Randall

I just have to be in the same Room as some people and all ability to work well goes out the window!

Great list though, anyone have a better one?

[pkcommando]

This comic made me go "d'awwwww" a little.

There must be something seriously wrong with me.

Nah. I went d'aww a little bit, too. Then I got to 'arrested for releasing snakes in library' and had to hold in the laughter* lest my coworkers think I'm crazy.

*-Don't get me wrong, some of the ones before were pretty funny, but that one.....

[Someguy945]

Am I the only one who’s bothered that he didn’t write „thou“ instead of „thee“?

Google search with quotes:
"compare thy to a summer's day" - about 419 results
"compare thou to a summer's day" - about 915 results
"compare thee to a summer's day" - about 880,000 results

[functoruser]

Am I the only one who’s bothered that he didn’t write „thou“ instead of „thee“?

I don't think it would set up the joke as well if he wrote "thou", since Sonnet 18 uses "thee".

[eran_rathan]

Am I the only one who’s bothered that he didn’t write „thou“ instead of „thee“?

Google search with quotes:
"compare thy to a summer's day" - about 419 results
"compare thou to a summer's day" - about 915 results
"compare thee to a summer's day" - about 880,000 results

"compare thee to a Summer's Eve" - About 137,000 results

Looks like there are a lot of d-bags out there.

[J L]

Best one in a while!

And poor thing -- only shortness and snakes set her apart However, summer day's pros are much more unpleasant.

[moliphant]

mmm, thinly veiled sexual references...it is so hard to get any work done when that's going on.

[BAReFOOt]

Now if only somebody could tell a non-native speaker, what the hell a “THEE” is…
(And, does „A SUMMER’S EVE“ have a special meaning?)

[Someguy945]

Now if only somebody could tell a non-native speaker, what the hell a “THEE” is…
(And, does „A SUMMER’S EVE“ have a special meaning?)

Shakespeare (the famous writer) once wrote a poem called Sonnet 18, and it is very well known. The most famous line is "Shall I compare thee to a summer's day". "Thee" is an old way of saying "you".

So in more modern English, Shakespeare was talking to a woman and saying "You are as great as a beautiful Summer day."

But this comic is making a much more literal comparison about the differences between the woman and a Summer's day.

[rcox1]

Now if only somebody could tell a non-native speaker, what the hell a “THEE” is…
(And, does „A SUMMER’S EVE“ have a special meaning?)

Shakespeare (the famous writer) once wrote a poem called Sonnet 18, and it is very well known. The most famous line is "Shall I compare thee to a summer's day". "Thee" is an old way of saying "you".

So in more modern English, Shakespeare was talking to a woman and saying "You are as great as a beautiful Summer day."

But this comic is making a much more literal comparison about the differences between the woman and a Summer's day.

For a contrasting poem, I will point the class to Sonnet 130, a much more realistic, loving, and honest appraisal of those that most of us will fall in love, rather than simply shag.

[Dead Cat]

Dirty, Dirty Randall

I just have to be in the same Room as some people and all ability to work well goes out the window!

Great list though, anyone have a better one?

I went with the "dirty" interpretation first of all as well, but now I think the last line of the table is to be read with the headings as the subject rather than the object (not sure if I have that the right way round, feel free to correct me, grammar nerds ). Anyway, what I mean is Randall is saying he finds it difficult to concentrate on work when both "thee" and "a summer's day" are "in", not that he finds it difficult to concentrate on work when he is in "thee" or in "a summer's day". After all, it makes slightly more sense to say "summer days are in!" rather than "I'm in a summer's day!", no? Though both constructions read a little awkwardly to my mind. Then again, I can't quickly think of a better one which is why I guess Randall left it as is.

[Vael]

For a contrasting poem, I will point the class to Sonnet 130, a much more realistic, loving, and honest appraisal of those that most of us will fall in love, rather than simply shag.

Totally agree! Sonnet 404, on the other hand, is unfounded.

[Sprocket]

Amazing comic.

For a contrasting poem, I will point the class to Sonnet 130, a much more realistic, loving, and honest appraisal of those that most of us will fall in love, rather than simply shag.

Totally agree! Sonnet 404, on the other hand, is unfounded.

Love has a lot of meanings. For example, it is important that Rome & Juliet be emphasized as being about a couple of crazed "teenagers" ('Barely legal' don't cover it). If you were 12, just really experiencing hormones for the first time, and in that situation, you'd probably be crazy enough to kill yourself too.

I like 116 myself. I always felt 404 was written in error.

[dbmag9]

Am I the only one who’s bothered that he didn’t write „thou“ instead of „thee“?

Google search with quotes:
"compare thy to a summer's day" - about 419 results
"compare thou to a summer's day" - about 915 results
"compare thee to a summer's day" - about 880,000 results

I was a little, but on reflection 'thee' works better as a column heading anyway: besides alluding better to the poem, on analogy with a table using 'he, I' rather than 'him, me' I prefer the way it was done.

[eran_rathan]

(And, does „A SUMMER’S EVE“ have a special meaning?)

ahem.

[choginga]

Sonnet 18 was written for a man by the way. Some king or prince or the like. I forget. I like how once he has a name for just handing out flattering poems he has do to sonnet 130 just to seem sincere.

[xnick]

Well... I certainly didn't get the joke. I guess it is for natively english-speakers.

[ahammel]

Sonnet 18 was written for a man by the way. Some king or prince or the like.

The Fair Youth's identity is unknown. A couple of Earls have been suggested, but no members of the royal family, so far as I know.

[bmonk]

Now if only somebody could tell a non-native speaker, what the hell a “THEE” is…
(And, does „A SUMMER’S EVE“ have a special meaning?)

Shakespeare (the famous writer) once wrote a poem called Sonnet 18, and it is very well known. The most famous line is "Shall I compare thee to a summer's day". "Thee" is an old way of saying "you".

So in more modern English, Shakespeare was talking to a woman and saying "You are as great as a beautiful Summer day."

But this comic is making a much more literal comparison about the differences between the woman and a Summer's day.

I'd add that "thee" (along with "thou") is the familiar form of "you," the more formal form. Like in German, "du" vs. "Sie", or Italian, "tu" vs. "Lei" or "voi".

[cellocgw]

Amazing comic.

For a contrasting poem, I will point the class to Sonnet 130, a much more realistic, loving, and honest appraisal of those that most of us will fall in love, rather than simply shag.

Totally agree! Sonnet 404, on the other hand, is unfounded.

Love has a lot of meanings. For example, it is important that Rome & Juliet be emphasized as being about a couple of crazed "teenagers" ('Barely legal' don't cover it). If you were 12, just really experiencing hormones for the first time, and in that situation, you'd probably be crazy enough to kill yourself too.

I like 116 myself. I always felt 404 was written in error.

According to my HS English teacher, Romeo was more likely to be in his late 20s. Juliet was jail-bait, though