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| − | This comic plays off the pun between [http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/stumped stumped], meaning confused or at a loss, and {{w|Tree stump|a stump}}, which is the remnants of a tree that has been cut down. | + | This comic plays off the pun between [http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/stumped stumped], meaning confused or at a loss, and {{w|Tree stump|a stump}}, which is the remnants of a tree that has been cut down. Anyone snooping into his journal would be punished by such a terrible pun. The pun is so terrible that even [[Randall]] does not want to talk about it, according to the title text. |
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| − | *This was the | + | * This was the thirty-sixth comic originally posted to [[LiveJournal]]. The previous one was [[33: Self-reference]], and the next one was [[35: Sheep]]. |
| − | + | * Original title: "Wednesday's Drawing - Old Notebook". | |
| − | + | * Original [[Randall]] quote: "I'm on vacation! At home. Fresh drawings when I return!" | |
| − | *Original title: "Wednesday's Drawing - Old Notebook". | + | * This comic was posted on [[xkcd]] when the web site opened on Sunday the 1st of January 2006. |
| − | *Original [[Randall]] quote: "I'm on vacation! At home. Fresh drawings when I return!" | + | ** It was posted along [[:Category:First day on xkcd|with all 41 comics]] posted before that on LiveJournal as well as a few others. |
| − | *This comic was posted on [[xkcd]] when the web site opened on Sunday the 1st of January 2006. | + | ** The latter explaining why the numbers of these 41 LiveJournal comics ranges from 1-44. |
| − | **It was posted along [[:Category:First day on xkcd|with all 41 comics]] posted before that on LiveJournal as well as a few others. | ||
| − | **The latter explaining why the numbers of these 41 LiveJournal comics ranges from 1-44 | ||
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Revision as of 10:06, 29 July 2023
| Old Drawing |
 Title text: I don't want to talk about it |
Explanation
This comic plays off the pun between stumped, meaning confused or at a loss, and a stump, which is the remnants of a tree that has been cut down. Anyone snooping into his journal would be punished by such a terrible pun. The pun is so terrible that even Randall does not want to talk about it, according to the title text.
Transcript
- [A tree holding a chainsaw over a recently cut-down tree. The first text is in a frame at the top of the panel.]
- I found this in one of my high-school notebooks. I think I drew it just to take revenge on people snooping through my stuff.
- Tree stump: Well, you stumped me...
Trivia
- This was the thirty-sixth comic originally posted to LiveJournal. The previous one was 33: Self-reference, and the next one was 35: Sheep.
- Original title: "Wednesday's Drawing - Old Notebook".
- Original Randall quote: "I'm on vacation! At home. Fresh drawings when I return!"
- This comic was posted on xkcd when the web site opened on Sunday the 1st of January 2006.
- It was posted along with all 41 comics posted before that on LiveJournal as well as a few others.
- The latter explaining why the numbers of these 41 LiveJournal comics ranges from 1-44.
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I used to frighten people going through my stuff with occasional pictures of Cthulhu standing on a pentagram with the norse runes for "all hail the destroyer of souls" around it, just to make their day a little weirder. -- Gigahertz (talk) (please sign your comments with ~~~~)
Why is the pun so terribly punishing? (no pun intended) Benjaminikuta (talk) 07:31, 11 August 2014 (UTC)
I personally think that the comic means that the cut down tree is both a stump, and confused, no pun intended.
stump stump... argh An user who has no account yet (talk) 02:21, 12 September 2023 (UTC)
