Talk:2964: Olympic Sports

2024-07-28T00:02:45Z

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What took bro so long
Is he stupid [[Special:Contributions/141.101.98.119|141.101.98.119]] 13:05, 27 July 2024 (UTC)
:Seems totally unclear what you're referring to, here.
:[[User:ProphetZarquon|ProphetZarquon]] ([[User talk:ProphetZarquon|talk]]) 15:00, 27 July 2024 (UTC)
::i think they're referring to this comic being somewhat late. [[user talk:lettherebedarklight|youtu.be/miLcaqq2Zpk]] 15:07, 27 July 2024 (UTC)
:: The comic appeared around 0800 EDT 20240727 (Saturday, a day late). As most folks here surely know, late posts are common on xkcd but aren't often later than the stated "MWF". After 19 years, and without the "weeks ahead" buffer insisted upon by "traditional" syndicated comics (as shown by [https://xkcd.com/2961/ Crowdstrike], posted the day of the event), I think Randall has done remarkably well. I'd struggle to keep a schedule like this for 19 <em>weeks</em>.[[Special:Contributions/172.71.151.95|172.71.151.95]] 15:34, 27 July 2024 (UTC)

I think "''Synchronized'' Swimming" would be the most hilarious. One person flailing while a whole team tries to make it look choreographed.
[[User:ProphetZarquon|ProphetZarquon]] ([[User talk:ProphetZarquon|talk]]) 15:00, 27 July 2024 (UTC)
:I picture two people that are synchronized to each other while the third person tries to look choreographed - [[Special:Contributions/162.158.212.172|162.158.212.172]] 15:11, 27 July 2024 (UTC)
:Why must I think of "The fox has left his lair"... [[Special:Contributions/172.71.160.71|172.71.160.71]] 16:39, 27 July 2024 (UTC)
:Google "SNL synchronized swimming". There's a classic sketch. [[User:Barmar|Barmar]] ([[User talk:Barmar|talk]]) 23:20, 27 July 2024 (UTC)

I hear there's an opening on the GB equestrian team. Just sayin'...
[[Special:Contributions/141.101.69.119|141.101.69.119]] 19:15, 27 July 2024 (UTC)

I'm going to disagree about a couple. Beginning pole vaulters are incredibly funny. Beginners on the pommel horse aren't usually very funny. [[Special:Contributions/162.158.186.252|162.158.186.252]] 19:54, 27 July 2024 (UTC)
:I also think pole vault would be in the last category. It has always looked to me like an incredibly difficult maneuver. And I remember doing pommel horse in school; I wasn't very athletic, but I could swing around a little. [[User:Barmar|Barmar]] ([[User talk:Barmar|talk]]) 23:21, 27 July 2024 (UTC)

"Ski jump" has got to be a reference to Eddie the Eagle.
Eddie was British champion. And he changed Olympic qualification rules.
: Both Bogataj and Edwards were competitive ski jumpers (Edwards, admittedly, marginally so), whereas the trope of this cartoon is that the protagonist (presumably Randall) is trying to enter the competition without any prior experience. The vibe seems to be - Challenger: "Can you fail more spectacularly than these two?" Randall: "Hold my beer." Olympic official: "Nice try, stick guy, but no. Here's your beer back."[[Special:Contributions/108.162.245.253|108.162.245.253]] 00:02, 28 July 2024 (UTC)

Talk:723: Seismic Waves

2024-06-25T21:53:55Z

108.162.245.253:

Twitter user RobM163 exists and was created along with this comic (presumably by Randall). He tweeted a few times about various disasters on April 5th, 2010, and later on the 22nd about Iceland's not being a great tourist destination (due to Eyjafjallajökull). [Whoa, I care about stuff 3 years old! Ah well.] --[[User:Quicksilver|Quicksilver]] ([[User talk:Quicksilver|talk]]) 02:43, 20 August 2013 (UTC)
:RobM163's first post was the day before the xkcd comic. [[User:Z|Z]] ([[User talk:Z|talk]]) 17:14, 7 June 2014 (UTC)

But, if the earthquake damages the area's communications infrastructures... {{unsigned ip|108.162.250.210}}
: All the way here in 2016 it seems worth mentioning: the ubiquity of smartphones means peer-to-peer chat is positioned to survive this type of service disruption. It seems only a matter of time that getting online from a disaster zone will mostly depend on there being a smartphone chain leading to the closest public AP outside the blackout zone. [[User:Elvenivle|Elvenivle]] ([[User talk:Elvenivle|talk]]) 06:57, 9 February 2016 (UTC)

What about '''twitterer'''? '''Twitter user''' and '''tweeter''' are better alternatives for OCs. Might be a reference to (this:)). Well, '''Twitter user''' is too long when tweeting during an earthquake (and the tweet may exceed the 140), and '''tweeter''' might be in reference to this: [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tweeter Tweeter] {{unsigned ip|172.68.144.109}}

The link in this comic is broken.21:53, 25 June 2024 (UTC)

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