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{{comic | {{comic | ||
| number = 825 | | number = 825 | ||
− | | date = 2010 | + | | date = November 25, 2010 |
| title = Guest Week: Jeffrey Rowland (Overcompensating) | | title = Guest Week: Jeffrey Rowland (Overcompensating) | ||
| image = guest_week_jeffrey_rowland_overcompensating.png | | image = guest_week_jeffrey_rowland_overcompensating.png | ||
− | | titletext = Guest comic by Jeffrey Roland of Overcompensating/Wigu. | + | | titletext = Guest comic by Jeffrey Roland of Overcompensating/Wigu. Jeffrey is famous as the picture on the Wikipedia article on 'Necrosis'. |
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==Explanation== | ==Explanation== | ||
− | This | + | {{incomplete}} |
+ | This may be a reference to Scott Adams' [[God's Debris]], in which a delivery guy has a long conversation about the nature of the universe with an old man. While often dealing with complex questions, the old man in the story presents arguments in a very straightforward way. Some have called some of the arguments in the book very clever and original, albeit overly simplistic. This comic could be a parody on that style of philosophy. | ||
==Transcript== | ==Transcript== | ||
− | : | + | :[Jeffrey Rowland and Randall are sitting together, with a globe between them. Mr. Rowland has a drink with a small umbrella over it.]] |
− | : | + | :Jeffrey Rowland: But enough of my theories about Thanksgiving. The ''real'' reason we're here is to discuss my hypothesis that dark matter ''itself'' is what consciousness is made of... |
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+ | :[The frame focuses on Jeffrey Rowland.] | ||
+ | :Jeffrey Rowland: Unobservable to anything that is itself conscious in much the same way the mail-man won't deliver your mail if you are watching the mail-box | ||
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+ | :[Mr. Rowland raises his drink.] | ||
+ | :Jeffrey Rowland: Which brings us to my theory about ghosts -- | ||
+ | :Randall Munroe: Wait did you just say Thanksgiving was invented by the ''Turkey Voluntary Extinction Movement?'' | ||
{{comic discussion}} | {{comic discussion}} | ||
− | + | [[Category:Comics featuring Randall Munroe]] | |
+ | [[Category:Comics featuring real people]] |
Revision as of 23:18, 22 March 2013
Guest Week: Jeffrey Rowland (Overcompensating) |
Title text: Guest comic by Jeffrey Roland of Overcompensating/Wigu. Jeffrey is famous as the picture on the Wikipedia article on 'Necrosis'. |
Explanation
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This may be a reference to Scott Adams' God's Debris, in which a delivery guy has a long conversation about the nature of the universe with an old man. While often dealing with complex questions, the old man in the story presents arguments in a very straightforward way. Some have called some of the arguments in the book very clever and original, albeit overly simplistic. This comic could be a parody on that style of philosophy.
Transcript
- [Jeffrey Rowland and Randall are sitting together, with a globe between them. Mr. Rowland has a drink with a small umbrella over it.]]
- Jeffrey Rowland: But enough of my theories about Thanksgiving. The real reason we're here is to discuss my hypothesis that dark matter itself is what consciousness is made of...
- [The frame focuses on Jeffrey Rowland.]
- Jeffrey Rowland: Unobservable to anything that is itself conscious in much the same way the mail-man won't deliver your mail if you are watching the mail-box
- [Mr. Rowland raises his drink.]
- Jeffrey Rowland: Which brings us to my theory about ghosts --
- Randall Munroe: Wait did you just say Thanksgiving was invented by the Turkey Voluntary Extinction Movement?
Discussion
The Turkey Voluntary Extinction Movement has to be a riff on the Voluntary Human Extinction Movement (www.vhemt.org [I'm not sure what the "t" is doing there] ). Alas, their primary purpose seems to be selling TShirts (their site concludes with the FAQ Question: How do I order stickers, T-shirts, and stuff?)Traveller (talk) 23:06, 23 October 2013 (UTC)
- The "t" is probably there so the acronym can be pronounced "vehement". And the lack of organization is probably because it is no organization but a movement, i.e. just some people advertising an ideology. Their primary purpose is to convince you not to have kids. Mumiemonstret (talk) 14:11, 18 November 2014 (UTC)
The Globe shrinks noticeably between the first and last panels. --ParadoX (talk) 01:00, 4 April 2014 (UTC)
I believe that was intentional. 108.162.221.51 (talk) (please sign your comments with ~~~~)
Removed the bit about supposed turkey stupidity. There's no evidence (aside from "everybody knows/says" type arguments) to support it, and plenty to discredit the assertion. See, for example: http://extension.oregonstate.edu/news/release/2003/11/osu-animal-scientist-debunks-dumb-turkey-myth Orazor (talk) 10:33, 17 July 2014 (UTC)
Perhaps the dark matter/consciousness correlation is a reference to Dust in Philip Pullman's "His Dark Materials"?
I don't know anything specifically about Jeffrey Rowland's necrosis, but as a general point, I'm going to stand up for the brown recluses here: https://spiders.ucr.edu/myth-brown-recluse-fact-fear-and-loathing L-Space Traveler (talk) 12:23, 5 November 2022 (UTC)