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So... [http://dwarffortresswiki.org/index.php/Planepacked Planepacked]? [[Special:Contributions/173.245.50.145|173.245.50.145]] 05:44, 29 July 2015 (UTC)
 
So... [http://dwarffortresswiki.org/index.php/Planepacked Planepacked]? [[Special:Contributions/173.245.50.145|173.245.50.145]] 05:44, 29 July 2015 (UTC)
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The page seems to give a description, but not an explanation of the joke.  I still don't get it!  Why has Ozymandias been singled out for this treatment?  Is there some way in which recursion is particularly appropriate or inappropriate in this case, or has it just been selected arbitrarily?  Is the whole joke that recursion is inherently funny?  Normally when recursion is used in XKCD it's making a larger point, or cleverly riffing on something in particular.  This isn't just Describe XKCD, so I'd love to see an explanation of this comic. [[Special:Contributions/141.101.99.47|141.101.99.47]] 09:35, 29 July 2015 (UTC)

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Look upon this comment and despair! 173.245.50.164 (talk) (please sign your comments with ~~~~)

So... Planepacked? 173.245.50.145 05:44, 29 July 2015 (UTC)

The page seems to give a description, but not an explanation of the joke. I still don't get it! Why has Ozymandias been singled out for this treatment? Is there some way in which recursion is particularly appropriate or inappropriate in this case, or has it just been selected arbitrarily? Is the whole joke that recursion is inherently funny? Normally when recursion is used in XKCD it's making a larger point, or cleverly riffing on something in particular. This isn't just Describe XKCD, so I'd love to see an explanation of this comic. 141.101.99.47 09:35, 29 July 2015 (UTC)