xkcd

by **idont_know12** » Wed May 28, 2008 3:21 pm UTC

Original: 324

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Original: 364

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Hm, apparently the bottom of some of the text got cut off... oh well.

Original: 331, with picture taken from 187

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by **Yusuke** » Wed May 28, 2008 10:03 pm UTC

How could I resist?

Original: http://xkcd.com/117/

by **Jamurai** » Wed May 28, 2008 10:29 pm UTC

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Win

by **Turtle_** » Thu May 29, 2008 12:23 am UTC

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http://www.xkcd.com/228/

EDIT: Lol, I got "http://xkcd.com/404/" while pressing random looking for new ones to edit.

by **benjhuey** » Thu May 29, 2008 1:14 am UTC

That gives me an idea...

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...such a silly idea.

by **Yusuke** » Thu May 29, 2008 1:18 am UTC

Original: http://xkcd.com/188/

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Spoiler:

by **dracharys** » Thu May 29, 2008 1:27 am UTC

Turtle_ wrote:resonance.png

EDIT: Lol, I got "http://xkcd.com/404/" while pressing random looking for new ones to edit.

I think this one really captures the spirit of the thread.

by **Yusuke** » Thu May 29, 2008 1:52 am UTC

Original!: http://xkcd.com/231/

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Spoiler:

Original: http://xkcd.com/64/

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Spoiler:

by **Vaniver** » Thu May 29, 2008 2:02 am UTC

Spoiler:

I can't bring myself to do an Exploits of a Mom one, because all the ideas I have are a bit too eh.

by **lanicita** » Thu May 29, 2008 2:43 am UTC

This is just what I was thinking as I read the latest comic (hint: think back to this).

by **hendusoone** » Thu May 29, 2008 3:09 am UTC

That is amazing, lanicita.

Yusuke - well played on both of those!

by **Mathmagic** » Thu May 29, 2008 5:31 am UTC

I don't think the idea of the thread was to make the comics *unfunny* or just not jokes at all...

This is directed at only a select few people, by the way. Most of these are super-awesome.

by **thecommabandit** » Thu May 29, 2008 8:31 am UTC

mathmagic wrote:I don't think the idea of the thread was to make the comics *unfunny* or just not jokes at all...

This is directed at only a select few people, by the way. Most of these are super-awesome.

No no, the idea of the thread was to remove the 'magic' that makes xkcd awesome. Unfunny comics are the point.

by **bigglesworth** » Thu May 29, 2008 9:07 am UTC

Vaniver wrote:I can't bring myself to do an Exploits of a Mom one, because all the ideas I have are a bit too eh.

What did you think of mine?

by **Hawknc** » Thu May 29, 2008 10:01 am UTC

thecommabandit wrote:
mathmagic wrote:I don't think the idea of the thread was to make the comics *unfunny* or just not jokes at all...

This is directed at only a select few people, by the way. Most of these are super-awesome.

No no, the idea of the thread was to remove the 'magic' that makes xkcd awesome. Unfunny comics are the point.

I figured it was sort of in the vein of Garfield minus Garfield, which I failed utterly at but the best ones seem to be that sort of style.

by **|Erasmus|** » Thu May 29, 2008 10:26 am UTC

Yet another one that has mostly xkcd but just missing the punchline, which is basically what I got from the OP... It looks like a normal xkcd comic, but just lacks whatever it was that made it good.

by **Princess Marzipan** » Thu May 29, 2008 2:04 pm UTC

I have been removing the xkcd magic and replacing it with C&H.

by **Yusuke** » Thu May 29, 2008 5:14 pm UTC

hendusoone wrote:Yusuke - well played on both of those!

Much thanks. The Pong one is actually still my favorite though; made a great inaugural forum post.

I agree with the point about Garfield minus Garfield though, this entire topic has made me think of that.

by **liza** » Fri May 30, 2008 3:07 am UTC

The Pong one is actually pretty xkcd-ful, I think; simple computer game is omniscient, but it's doesn't matter - it's still just a computer game. A different route than Randall actually took, but not unlike his style.
Or maybe it isn't xkcd-esque, and I'm just overthinking it. Either way, I like.

by **wing** » Fri May 30, 2008 5:04 am UTC

Hawknc wrote:
thecommabandit wrote:
mathmagic wrote:I don't think the idea of the thread was to make the comics *unfunny* or just not jokes at all...

This is directed at only a select few people, by the way. Most of these are super-awesome.

No no, the idea of the thread was to remove the 'magic' that makes xkcd awesome. Unfunny comics are the point.

I figured it was sort of in the vein of Garfield minus Garfield, which I failed utterly at but the best ones seem to be that sort of style.

Garfield Minus Garfield takes the unfunny and makes it HILARIOUS

by **Rook** » Fri May 30, 2008 6:10 am UTC

My first attempt after a few clicks of random button.

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And to the C&H people, have you ever heard of Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal? "Sadism with a Smile" isn't their tagline, but it probably should be. Linky.

by **Outchanter** » Fri May 30, 2008 8:39 am UTC

Original: http://xkcd.com/245/

Spoiler:

by **Luthen** » Fri May 30, 2008 9:15 am UTC

First try:

Drake's values give N = 10 × 0.5 × 2 × 1 × 0.01 × 0.01 × 10,000 = 10

From 384

I think that squeezes out all the funny. Now to change one a still have it be funny.

EDIT: These are my results of clicking the Random button looking for a next ~~victim~~ comic:
Delicious, Future, Delicious, Tony Hawk, Delicious. Is this a sign?

by **Shakleton** » Fri May 30, 2008 12:27 pm UTC

My first try was on todays comic.
xkcd 430

by **gmalivuk** » Fri May 30, 2008 4:16 pm UTC

Luthen wrote:Is this a sign?

Yes, it is a sign that I should alter "Delicious" before you get a chance to.

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by **Malice** » Fri May 30, 2008 4:28 pm UTC

My favorite remains this bundle of joy from "Nobody Scores!" author Brandon Bolt.

by **Random832** » Fri May 30, 2008 4:48 pm UTC

Malice wrote:My favorite remains this bundle of joy from "Nobody Scores!" author Brandon Bolt.

Fix'd.

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by **Rook** » Fri May 30, 2008 7:27 pm UTC

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Original.

by **Sprocket** » Fri May 30, 2008 9:55 pm UTC

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lanicita wrote:This is just what I was thinking as I read the latest comic (hint: think back to this).

OH WIN!

by **Jessica** » Fri May 30, 2008 9:57 pm UTC

CatProximity wrote:
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Awesome.

by **hendusoone** » Fri May 30, 2008 11:15 pm UTC

cat5prox, you are amazing, and so is that comic.

by **Sprocket** » Sat May 31, 2008 1:46 am UTC

Random832 wrote:
Malice wrote:My favorite remains this bundle of joy from "Nobody Scores!" author Brandon Bolt.
xkcd.jpg

wait so this is posted on some other guys blog or something?

Post # 3373 :-)

by **Luthen** » Sat May 31, 2008 1:56 am UTC

Looks like hasn't fixed the page it came from though.

by **Timequake** » Sat May 31, 2008 2:01 am UTC

original: http://www.xkcd.com/226/

Spoiler:

by **Kithplana** » Sat May 31, 2008 2:01 am UTC

CatProximity wrote:
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You lose the thread. That was actually good.

by **Certhas** » Sat May 31, 2008 2:16 am UTC

With xkcd you expect the twist, the shifted contexts, the slight twist on the normality. This is putting it straight, putting the normality back in. giving the same thrill of a shift of perspective as when first reading xkcd.

or in other words:

WIN