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And Mussolini didn't make the trains run on time either (There were improvements in the railway system, but most were before he came to power). {{unsigned ip|108.162.221.223}}
 
And Mussolini didn't make the trains run on time either (There were improvements in the railway system, but most were before he came to power). {{unsigned ip|108.162.221.223}}
:It's a propaganda campaign, they aren't exactly the most truthful things ever... --[[User:Legoman5746|Legoman5746]] ([[User talk:Legoman5746|talk]]) 18:07, 3 February 2017 (UTC)
 
  
 
How do we know that the guy at the PC is Cueball - it could just as well be Cueball that makes the terrible pun? He is just as often the one delivering terrible Your Mom joke, as the one telling people off for such behavior (since he is not the same character in Randall's XKCD but many different). [[User:Kynde|Kynde]] ([[User talk:Kynde|talk]]) 11:28, 7 March 2014 (UTC)
 
How do we know that the guy at the PC is Cueball - it could just as well be Cueball that makes the terrible pun? He is just as often the one delivering terrible Your Mom joke, as the one telling people off for such behavior (since he is not the same character in Randall's XKCD but many different). [[User:Kynde|Kynde]] ([[User talk:Kynde|talk]]) 11:28, 7 March 2014 (UTC)
 
:Yeah, the official transcript only defines them as 'Standing man' and 'Man at computer'. --[[User:Alex|Alex]] ([[User talk:Alex|talk]]) 16:28, 3 May 2014 (UTC)
 
:Yeah, the official transcript only defines them as 'Standing man' and 'Man at computer'. --[[User:Alex|Alex]] ([[User talk:Alex|talk]]) 16:28, 3 May 2014 (UTC)
 
I have never understood the hate for puns. I like puns, they are great. [[Special:Contributions/108.162.215.129|108.162.215.129]] 21:51, 17 July 2014 (UTC)
 
I have never understood the hate for puns. I like puns, they are great. [[Special:Contributions/108.162.215.129|108.162.215.129]] 21:51, 17 July 2014 (UTC)
 
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--I agree with you, but to others, they grate.
--I agree with you, but to others, they grate.{{unsigned ip|108.162.221.64}}
 
  
 
In what way are '''time''' and '''thyme''' ''near'' homophones? In what dialect are they not complete homophones? [[User:RyanofTinellb|RyanofTinellb]] ([[User talk:RyanofTinellb|talk]]) 23:50, 4 January 2015 (UTC)
 
In what way are '''time''' and '''thyme''' ''near'' homophones? In what dialect are they not complete homophones? [[User:RyanofTinellb|RyanofTinellb]] ([[User talk:RyanofTinellb|talk]]) 23:50, 4 January 2015 (UTC)
 
I am sure there are at least some people who pronounce "th" in thyme the same way as "th" in "thing" making the two words sound slightly distinct... [[Special:Contributions/198.41.243.241|198.41.243.241]] 00:15, 18 September 2015 (UTC)
 
 
I would wager that the apology could also be Randall breaking the 4th wall, as he is the one to actually use the pun. [[User:Flewk|Flewk]] ([[User talk:Flewk|talk]]) 10:57, 26 December 2015 (UTC)
 
 
[[file:he-who-would-pun.jpg]]—[[User:Kazvorpal|Kazvorpal]] ([[User talk:Kazvorpal|talk]]) 16:06, 1 November 2019 (UTC)
 
 
My father, who grew up in England before and during WWII told a different version - that Mussolini made the trains run on time because if they were late, his blackshirts would haul the engineer and conductor off the train and shoot them against a wall. A more cynical take on fascist efficiency...
 
 
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"engines that can burn organic matter" The early internal combustion engines burned moss-spore powder.
 
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pyr%C3%A9olophore
 
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lycopodium_powder
 
-PRR  [[Special:Contributions/172.68.206.118|172.68.206.118]] 02:44, 4 May 2021 (UTC)
 
 
== xkcd Volume 0 (book) ==
 
 
On the page for this strip, (100000), the top reads
 
 
HALF OF WHAT YOU SEEK IS HERE/AND HALF YOU'VE SEEN BEFORE
 
 
The bottom reads
 
 
SO WHY DON'T YOU WISE UP A BIT/AND DIGG A LITTLE MORE.
 
 
On the side (rotated 89 degrees clockwise) reads
 
 
429C6822BE41C334BE616EFFF8B5A320 {{unsigned ip|172.69.58.153|23:40, 11 January 2024}}
 

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