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Talk:521: 2008 Christmas Special

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Santa actually really is Muslim. Saint Nicholas was from Turkey, although his remains have been somewhere in Italy for the past millennium.{{unsigned ip|121.222.232.156}}
: Yeah, right. Living in what was later to be Turkey makes him a muslim. Islam was not even invented yet. [[User:Undee|Undee]] ([[User talk:Undee|talk]]) 11:44, 5 November 2013 (UTC)
:: Oh snap! xD --[[User:JayRulesXKCD|JayRulesXKCD]] ([[User talk:JayRulesXKCD|talk]]) 17:03, 27 September 2016 (UTC)
::: Yeah, right. How could anyone doubt that St. Nicholas and Santa Clause are in fact the same person? I mean, they have similar names, outfits and skin colours. Furthermore both aggressively promote annual shopping frenzies in the richest countries and have advertising partnerships with Coca Cola(r). {{unsigned ip|141.101.76.58}}

Of course you have to explain how St Nick who died in 343 CE could have been following a religion whose founder was born in 570 CE. But you knew that. I also think we can do somewhat better than "somewhere in Italy". His tomb is at Basilica di San Nicola in Bari, Italy. {{unsigned ip|108.162.237.11}}

And also, equating Santa with St Nicholas is problematic at best. Santa came about as an amalgamation of many different figures from folklore, so even if St Nick were Muslim, at best you could call Santa part-Muslim.[[Special:Contributions/108.162.216.171|108.162.216.171]] 18:31, 8 November 2014 (UTC)

Since in muslim view Islam was not 'invented' but reintroduced, Adam and Eve were muslims, as are all newborns. They only stop being by accepting (a.k.a. growing up in)
another faith. So yes, Santa might be a muslim (we don't see him running around with crucifixes as we'd expect from St. Nicholas). [[Special:Contributions/162.158.90.212|162.158.90.212]]

I always thought Black Hat was talking to Danish. The hair's longer and it makes a modicum more sense that way (at least to me) Anonymous 03:34, 4 December 2013 (UTC) {{unsigned ip|173.245.54.91}}
:I see what you are saying (although I couldn't comment on whether the hair is longer) but the question sounds like something Megan would ask. Danish would have built the laser chainsaw. [[Special:Contributions/108.162.219.223|108.162.219.223]] 19:20, 10 January 2014 (UTC)
::True... Anonymous 20:14, 13 February 2014 (UTC)
:I don't see Black Hat in any of the panels... [[Special:Contributions/173.245.55.83|173.245.55.83]] 14:50, 22 May 2014 (UTC)
::He is at the bottom line, first panel from left. --[[User:Dgbrt|Dgbrt]] ([[User talk:Dgbrt|talk]]) 20:48, 23 May 2014 (UTC)

Just checked this image for any data in the black frames (like in [[SOPA]]). There is nothing; all pixels read #000000. [[Special:Contributions/108.162.216.53|108.162.216.53]] 20:52, 5 March 2014 (UTC)

I'm don't think "sublimate" means vaporize... And neither would vaporize fit with the rest the story... [[Special:Contributions/141.101.89.208|141.101.89.208]] 14:08, 14 May 2014 (UTC)

Sublimation is a specific type of vaporization. I don't think the exact nature of the board's destruction is important to the comic.[[Special:Contributions/108.162.216.171|108.162.216.171]] 18:31, 8 November 2014 (UTC)
:I think it's relevant because it's a secondary joke - the arduino boards could possibly have melted, but not sublimated: [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sublimation_(phase_transition) Sublimation_(phase_transition)] [[User:L-Space Traveler|L-Space Traveler]] ([[User talk:L-Space Traveler|talk]]) 23:54, 2 September 2022 (UTC)

Of all the black panels, i'm most curious about the contents of number 32. It would have made more sense if panel 31 read something like "From all of us to all of you, we wish you..."[[User:Mumiemonstret|Mumiemonstret]] ([[User talk:Mumiemonstret|talk]]) 09:37, 12 August 2014 (UTC)
:In the final panel, they get eaten by raptors. [[User:L-Space Traveler|L-Space Traveler]] ([[User talk:L-Space Traveler|talk]]) 23:54, 2 September 2022 (UTC)
::(This is a joke!) [[User:L-Space Traveler|L-Space Traveler]] ([[User talk:L-Space Traveler|talk]]) 23:54, 2 September 2022 (UTC)

Clones (cloned raptors) vs droids (cyborgs), and then victorious clones turning against their masters... Well, this raptors seem to be more independent then altered clones of Jango Fett but may be lightsabers aren't the only SW quote here.
[[Special:Contributions/141.101.92.202|141.101.92.202]] 16:53, 24 October 2014 (UTC)

I changed "self-conscious" in the explanations for panel 13 and the title text to "self-aware". The former is generally understood to mean something along the lines of "nervous, especially in social situations" which doesn't describe the behavior of computers trying to wipe out humanity. {{unsigned ip|108.162.214.77}}

I feel like there should be some sort of way to view them probably via Easter egg [[Special:Contributions/141.101.104.154|141.101.104.154]]

"Import skynet" may be a reference to Lorenz (or referenced in Lorenz), where the computer automatically types it.
[[Special:Contributions/199.27.128.108|199.27.128.108]] 14:06, 28 August 2016 (UTC)

Is "we apologize for the inconvenience" really trying to reference to Hitchhiker's Guide? The quote certainly appears in it, but it's a pretty common statement. [[User:RamenChef|RamenChef]] ([[User talk:RamenChef|talk]]) 18:08, 14 March 2017 (UTC)
:There are many guesses like this here but it says "possibly a reference". Nevertheless I'm sure it's easy to find hundreds of other possibilities...--[[User:Dgbrt|Dgbrt]] ([[User talk:Dgbrt|talk]]) 19:13, 14 March 2017 (UTC)

You can also substitute Richard Stallman and Bill Gates with Linus Torvalds and Bjarne Stroustrup, respectively, if you like. :P [[Special:Contributions/172.69.42.92|172.69.42.92]] 19:05, 29 August 2020 (UTC)
Has anyone filled in the rest of the panels? [[User:Anonymouscript|Anonymouscript]] ([[User talk:Anonymouscript|talk]]) 22:14, 6 June 2022 (UTC)

How does [https://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php?title=521:_2008_Christmas_Special&curid=10638&diff=334151&oldid=332563 this comma make things clearer]? Intruiged to know how it was unclear in perfectly standard list format... (I wouldn't multiply commas unnecessarily. Too easy to confuse clausal-commas with an unnecessary conjunction-comma.) [[Special:Contributions/162.158.74.118|162.158.74.118]] 19:46, 3 February 2024 (UTC)

one is a prime number and pluto is a planet. 21:55, 18 May 2026 (UTC)

Talk:2014: JWST Delays

2026-05-18T21:52:10Z

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Haha - I made this same graph 2 weeks ago! [[User:Cosmogoblin|Cosmogoblin]] ([[User talk:Cosmogoblin|talk]]) 17:39, 2 July 2018 (UTC)

Suggest the last sentence be made more general: "The title text refers to a fundamental question of the Big Bang Theory; will the universe expand forever, or will is collapse back on itself? The likely answer to this question has changed over the decades as new measurements have been made, and new theories such as dark matter and dark energy developed to explain the new measurements. Apparently, and for an analogous reason, between 2018 and 2020 the likely answer to the fundamental JWST question will change." [[User:GODZILLA|GODZILLA]] ([[User talk:GODZILLA|talk]]) 17:58, 2 July 2018 (UTC)
:I agree to the current sentence saying "and compares the universe’s accelerating expansion to the apparently ever-delaying schedule" but were the hell comes the conclusion that "the JWST will have enough delays to fill a universe"? This does not make any sense. [[User:Elektrizikekswerk|Elektrizikekswerk]] ([[User talk:Elektrizikekswerk|talk]]) 07:59, 3 July 2018 (UTC)

Does today's prediction of 2026 count? If that is included in the data set, it would then skew the best-fit line to be steeper. If a new prediction is made using that new best-fit line, that would further skew the line, and so on, causing the acceleration the title text anticipates between 2018 and 2020.[[Special:Contributions/162.158.63.88|162.158.63.88]] 20:10, 2 July 2018 (UTC)

> Until the slope of the line becomes more than one and the prediction goes to the past, right? [[Special:Contributions/108.162.216.16|108.162.216.16]] 21:55, 2 July 2018 (UTC)

:No, it doesn't count, because it's just '''prediction''', while the data set is of (official) '''planned launch dates'''. -- [[User:Hkmaly|Hkmaly]] ([[User talk:Hkmaly|talk]]) 22:06, 2 July 2018 (UTC)

:The Wikipedia data (taking the midpoint for ranges) fits a linear function with slope 0.660618 and intercept 687.739. This implies convergence at 2026.45, which is why Randall is predicting late 2026 for the actual launch. [[Special:Contributions/172.69.22.56|172.69.22.56]] 15:04, 10 July 2018 (UTC)

[[wikipedia:Heinz von Foerster#Doomsday equation|Von Foersters's doomsday]] is Friday 13th of November 2026. (cue Twilight Zone intro) [[Special:Contributions/162.158.89.175|162.158.89.175]] 21:20, 2 July 2018 (UTC)

Why does he keep saying it's 2021? Is he trying to skip Trump's term or what? --[[Special:Contributions/172.68.211.10|172.68.211.10]] 00:30, 3 July 2018 (UTC)
Why do you think that Trump will get only 1 term?[[Special:Contributions/141.101.76.70|141.101.76.70]] 17:10, 3 July 2018 (UTC)

This is the same chart for the new airport in Berlin. Sadly its slope is not less than one, it is indeed accelerating... 
2006     2011 
2010     2012 
2012     2013 
2013     2014 
2014     2016 
2015     2018 
2016     2018 
2017     2022 
[[User:Fabian42|Fabian42]] ([[User talk:Fabian42|talk]]) 07:57, 3 July 2018 (UTC)
:[https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bau_des_Flughafens_Berlin_Brandenburg#cite_ref-136] says that the planned launch date from December 2017 is in October 2020 (not 2022). That would make the slope slightly less than 1 (unless you ignore the 2016->2011 data point, as outlier) --[[Special:Contributions/162.158.91.35|162.158.91.35]] 09:27, 4 July 2018 (UTC)
::There was a 2022 prediction earlier in 2017, I took the maximum value for each year. And honestly, 2202 sounds more reasonable than 2020 for me. [[User:Fabian42|Fabian42]] ([[User talk:Fabian42|talk]]) 14:39, 4 July 2018 (UTC)

I feel a quadratic regression would be needed to determine acceleration / deceleration [[Special:Contributions/172.68.59.24|172.68.59.24]] 13:54, 3 July 2018 (UTC)

: If you plot out the least-squares fit as it changes over time (i.e. repeat Randall's graph as each new data point was added), it fits a quadratic quite well. And converges to a 2025 date.

I wonder what this chart would look like for new york's 2nd avenue subway.
[[Special:Contributions/162.158.75.130|162.158.75.130]] 17:36, 3 July 2018 (UTC)

At least there _is_ a slope. How about Trump's wall? [[Special:Contributions/173.245.52.151|173.245.52.151]] 00:52, 4 July 2018 (UTC)

Two more lines are coming together... the year and the XKCD index. 2018 should happen next week. [[User:IonFreeman|IonFreeman]] ([[User talk:IonFreeman|talk]]) 14:22, 5 July 2018 (UTC)

The last three data points have a slope greater than one. Just sayin'. [[User:Redbelly98|Redbelly98]] ([[User talk:Redbelly98|talk]]) 19:55, 29 July 2018 (UTC)

:"NASA announced that the launch date has once again been delayed to 31 October 2021." THE RIDE NEVER ENDS [[Special:Contributions/108.162.215.188|108.162.215.188]] 05:24, 17 September 2020 (UTC)

::November to December 2021 now... amazing. [[Special:Contributions/172.69.35.65|172.69.35.65]] 20:24, 21 June 2021 (UTC)

== November 2021 ==

Is [https://www.space.com/james-webb-space-telescope-launch-delay-november-2021] on track for the extrapolation shown? [[Special:Contributions/172.69.35.115|172.69.35.115]] 18:31, 24 June 2021 (UTC)

== Update from 2021 ==
Turns out the last update in the comic seems to have been correct. As of Sept '21, it's still due to go up in Nov. '21.
https://www.jwst.nasa.gov/content/about/launch.html
https://www.nasa.gov/press-release/nasa-announces-new-james-webb-space-telescope-target-launch-date

[https://i.imgur.com/BssUkbG.png '''Updated Image''']. I've added the blue dots to represent the updated launch dates. (Still in 2021) [[Special:Contributions/172.69.48.147|172.69.48.147]] 20:43, 31 August 2021 (UTC)

On September 8, ESA has announced December 18, 2021, as the planned launch date.[https://www.esa.int/Science_Exploration/Space_Science/Webb/Targeted_launch_date_for_Webb_18_December_2021] 2021 remains possible, but if there are further delays (and launches like this are delayed frequently), we may indeed slip into 2022. [[Special:Contributions/162.158.92.245|162.158.92.245]] 05:55, 9 September 2021 (UTC)

The launch readiness date is moving to no earlier than Dec. 22 because they [https://blogs.nasa.gov/webb/2021/11/22/nasa-provides-update-on-webb-telescope-launch/ '''almost dropped it''']
[[Special:Contributions/141.101.76.223|141.101.76.223]] 09:02, 23 November 2021 (UTC)

I find it interesting that in [https://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php/2550:_Webb Comic #2550], posted 3 December 2021, Mr. Munroe returns to the topic of the Webb with a gag involving a particular launch date. This suggests to me that he has confidence the launch is indeed drawing nearer.
[[Special:Contributions/172.70.126.221|172.70.126.221]] 08:08, 5 December 2021 (UTC)

: Actually, I think that the December 2021 launch date is good. The vehicle is complete and the Ariane 5 is ready. (Edit: i forgot to sign my post) --[[Special:Contributions/162.158.62.120|162.158.62.120]] 02:31, 6 December 2021 (UTC)

Delayed to [https://www.space.com/james-webb-space-telescope-launch-delay-december-24 Christmas eve] now due to comms issue between satellite and rocket --[[Special:Contributions/172.70.162.77|172.70.162.77]] 15:50, 15 December 2021 (UTC)

And now it's [https://www.space.com/james-webb-space-telescope-weather-delay-christmas-launch Christmas Day], due to weather. [[Special:Contributions/108.162.210.219|108.162.210.219]] 04:51, 22 December 2021 (UTC)

It hath LAUNCHED!!![[Special:Contributions/172.70.210.183|172.70.210.183]] 04:55, 27 December 2021 (UTC)

i will tell you if he is right that it will be del- oh they already launched it.

Talk:68: Five Thirty

2026-05-16T18:15:41Z

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Do we need to attempt to explain any of them? --[[User:Quicksilver|Quicksilver]] ([[User talk:Quicksilver|talk]]) 14:33, 25 August 2013 (UTC)
:Sure, the name of this site is explainxkcd.--[[User:Dgbrt|Dgbrt]] ([[User talk:Dgbrt|talk]]) 19:33, 25 August 2013 (UTC)
:: Well then this sort of thing merits an incomplete tag, not pages for which the grammar is slightly off! There should be a tag for explanations that do not explain enough (Incomplete) that is separate from that for copy-edits and such. Blow me if many pages marked Incomplete are far more complete than this one. --[[User:Quicksilver|Quicksilver]] ([[User talk:Quicksilver|talk]]) 21:39, 25 August 2013 (UTC)
Here's my attempt at a partial explanation: I always thought panel 10 (if you read it left to right, top to bottom) was making a joke on how both of the things said were irrational, "My hair is bleeding" for the obvious reasons, and "√3" as it's an irrational number. Panel 9 could be the guy's friend trying to cut his hair with bullets because it's more "manly" than going to the barber. [[User:RoseEmanuel|RoseEmanuel]] ([[User talk:RoseEmanuel|talk]])

Just pointing out that when discussing the eighth (as well as the second, fifth, and eleventh) panel, it makes no diference whether you'r reading left to right or right to left (as long as your going side to side, top to bottom). if going top to bottom, side to side, this is true for the fifth through eighth panels.[[Special:Contributions/108.162.249.114|108.162.249.114]]

Is it just me or couldn't the title "Comics from 5:30" also be deemed a panel (considering it's boxed in)? In which case I really have no idea what Mr Munroe's preferences are... [[Special:Contributions/141.101.98.163|141.101.98.163]]

Does Mr.Munroe (or Dr.Munroe?) ever watch this? I bet he's smiling at his own genius (well deserved, of course) of making his fans quarrel over the random ideas he had. Just like black hat. (I do want to conspire and say he has an account with a pseudonym just to throw us off, if we ever came close to the truth. )
And yes, I do wear tin foil hats too. Duh! /s [[Special:Contributions/173.245.55.67|173.245.55.67]] 21:22, 8 April 2014 (UTC)BK201

The first stick figure in Panel #5 seems to have three arms --gg109 [[Special:Contributions/108.162.225.128|108.162.225.128]] 10:26, 9 April 2014 (UTC)

I though he was just waving his arm frantically, taking into account he was cursing frantically aswell [[User:Brackeel|Brackeel]] ([[User talk:Brackeel|talk]]) 05:34, 21 July 2014 (UTC)

The panel 5 figures appear to have hands, unlike regular figures, just as a clock has hands, and their hands appear stretched similar to the hands of a clock. Perhaps because daylight savings adds an extra hour the one figure got an extra hand, which appears about an hour in distance from the presumed original hand. The shitshitshit could be explained as onomatopoeia for a clock ticking sound. [[Special:Contributions/108.162.245.174|108.162.245.174]] 09:52, 14 February 2016 (UTC)B Bandit
:I thought the left one was flossing. also SHITSHITSHITSHITSHITSHITDAYLIGHTSAVINGSSHITSHITSHITSHITSH {{unsigned|Z1mp0st0rz|15:17, 19 April 2024}}

Panel 11 - is He doing a kegstand? {{unsigned ip|141.101.105.146}}

For some reason, I really like this strip. The complete chaos appeals to a part of me and made me laugh uncontrollably the first time that I saw this. This and Shrodener's comic appeal to the nihilist in me, having chaos+swearing=pants-shitting hilarity. That is why my username ends in 68. [[User:RedHatGuy68|RedHatGuy68]] ([[User talk:RedHatGuy68|talk]])

Panel 8: could the figure on the right hope that becoming a mermaid makes one gay so that his friend, now a presumably gorgeous (and female in body) mermaid, could be attracted to him? [[Special:Contributions/141.101.70.217|141.101.70.217]] 16:55, 26 July 2016 (UTC) {{unsigned ip|141.101.70.217|16:48, 26 July 2016 (UTC)}}

How did anybody decide who's Cueball and who's "Friend"? I find it especially questionable to call someone "friend" who points a gun to your head. [[User:Fabian42|Fabian42]] ([[User talk:Fabian42|talk]]) 14:35, 8 June 2018 (UTC)

Has anyone considered that the title of the comic and the alt text combine to make 538, the stat website of which Randall is a huge fan? [[Special:Contributions/162.158.74.193|162.158.74.193]] 23:09, 8 April 2020 (UTC) Jury

I think panel 10 could be a reference to power edd. Added. [[User:Knit cap|Knit cap]] ([[User talk:Knit cap|talk]]) 12:23, 8 December 2020 (UTC)
:you're probably thinking of the episode 'matt sucks', 'cause at the end of that episode, after a misfire with the stake gun, edd and tom are pinned to the wall (obvs dead, 'cause they've been stabbed a whole ton), and tom's hair bleeds. however, in the episode 'poweredd', tom's hair does not bleed. -lance [[Special:Contributions/162.158.75.19|162.158.75.19]] 19:23, 27 January 2021 (UTC)
::True. I only realised that about half an hour or so after I wrote that comment, then I forgot to correct myself. [[User:Knit cap|Knit cap]] ([[User talk:Knit cap|talk]]) 11:51, 12 March 2021 (UTC)

I always thought the 10th panel (reading left-to-right and then top-to-bottom) could be a pun, with 'root three' sounding like 'root-free', i.e. Cueball's hair is bleeding because it doesn't have roots connecting it to the scalp. [[Special:Contributions/141.101.68.187|141.101.68.187]] 15:30, 26 August 2023 (UTC)

Isn't Jack Black such a good actor? (insert Bowser emoticon here) [[User:Z1mp0st0rz|Z1mp0st0rz]] ([[User talk:Z1mp0st0rz|talk]]) 19:59, 18 April 2024 (UTC)

Chicken Jockey!!!!!!! 18:15, 16 May 2026 (UTC)

shitshitshitshitshitshitdaylightsavingsshitshitshitshitsh [[Special:Contributions/2607:FB91:5304:B7BB:FCE2:719B:B890:3DED|2607:FB91:5304:B7BB:FCE2:719B:B890:3DED]] 22:21, 9 March 2026 (UTC)

Talk:68: Five Thirty

2026-05-16T18:15:12Z

129.222.167.170:

Do we need to attempt to explain any of them? --[[User:Quicksilver|Quicksilver]] ([[User talk:Quicksilver|talk]]) 14:33, 25 August 2013 (UTC)
:Sure, the name of this site is explainxkcd.--[[User:Dgbrt|Dgbrt]] ([[User talk:Dgbrt|talk]]) 19:33, 25 August 2013 (UTC)
:: Well then this sort of thing merits an incomplete tag, not pages for which the grammar is slightly off! There should be a tag for explanations that do not explain enough (Incomplete) that is separate from that for copy-edits and such. Blow me if many pages marked Incomplete are far more complete than this one. --[[User:Quicksilver|Quicksilver]] ([[User talk:Quicksilver|talk]]) 21:39, 25 August 2013 (UTC)
Here's my attempt at a partial explanation: I always thought panel 10 (if you read it left to right, top to bottom) was making a joke on how both of the things said were irrational, "My hair is bleeding" for the obvious reasons, and "√3" as it's an irrational number. Panel 9 could be the guy's friend trying to cut his hair with bullets because it's more "manly" than going to the barber. [[User:RoseEmanuel|RoseEmanuel]] ([[User talk:RoseEmanuel|talk]])

Just pointing out that when discussing the eighth (as well as the second, fifth, and eleventh) panel, it makes no diference whether you'r reading left to right or right to left (as long as your going side to side, top to bottom). if going top to bottom, side to side, this is true for the fifth through eighth panels.[[Special:Contributions/108.162.249.114|108.162.249.114]]

Is it just me or couldn't the title "Comics from 5:30" also be deemed a panel (considering it's boxed in)? In which case I really have no idea what Mr Munroe's preferences are... [[Special:Contributions/141.101.98.163|141.101.98.163]]

Does Mr.Munroe (or Dr.Munroe?) ever watch this? I bet he's smiling at his own genius (well deserved, of course) of making his fans quarrel over the random ideas he had. Just like black hat. (I do want to conspire and say he has an account with a pseudonym just to throw us off, if we ever came close to the truth. )
And yes, I do wear tin foil hats too. Duh! /s [[Special:Contributions/173.245.55.67|173.245.55.67]] 21:22, 8 April 2014 (UTC)BK201

The first stick figure in Panel #5 seems to have three arms --gg109 [[Special:Contributions/108.162.225.128|108.162.225.128]] 10:26, 9 April 2014 (UTC)

I though he was just waving his arm frantically, taking into account he was cursing frantically aswell [[User:Brackeel|Brackeel]] ([[User talk:Brackeel|talk]]) 05:34, 21 July 2014 (UTC)

The panel 5 figures appear to have hands, unlike regular figures, just as a clock has hands, and their hands appear stretched similar to the hands of a clock. Perhaps because daylight savings adds an extra hour the one figure got an extra hand, which appears about an hour in distance from the presumed original hand. The shitshitshit could be explained as onomatopoeia for a clock ticking sound. [[Special:Contributions/108.162.245.174|108.162.245.174]] 09:52, 14 February 2016 (UTC)B Bandit
:I thought the left one was flossing. also SHITSHITSHITSHITSHITSHITDAYLIGHTSAVINGSSHITSHITSHITSHITSH {{unsigned|Z1mp0st0rz|15:17, 19 April 2024}}

Panel 11 - is He doing a kegstand? {{unsigned ip|141.101.105.146}}

For some reason, I really like this strip. The complete chaos appeals to a part of me and made me laugh uncontrollably the first time that I saw this. This and Shrodener's comic appeal to the nihilist in me, having chaos+swearing=pants-shitting hilarity. That is why my username ends in 68. [[User:RedHatGuy68|RedHatGuy68]] ([[User talk:RedHatGuy68|talk]])

Panel 8: could the figure on the right hope that becoming a mermaid makes one gay so that his friend, now a presumably gorgeous (and female in body) mermaid, could be attracted to him? [[Special:Contributions/141.101.70.217|141.101.70.217]] 16:55, 26 July 2016 (UTC) {{unsigned ip|141.101.70.217|16:48, 26 July 2016 (UTC)}}

How did anybody decide who's Cueball and who's "Friend"? I find it especially questionable to call someone "friend" who points a gun to your head. [[User:Fabian42|Fabian42]] ([[User talk:Fabian42|talk]]) 14:35, 8 June 2018 (UTC)

Has anyone considered that the title of the comic and the alt text combine to make 538, the stat website of which Randall is a huge fan? [[Special:Contributions/162.158.74.193|162.158.74.193]] 23:09, 8 April 2020 (UTC) Jury

I think panel 10 could be a reference to power edd. Added. [[User:Knit cap|Knit cap]] ([[User talk:Knit cap|talk]]) 12:23, 8 December 2020 (UTC)
:you're probably thinking of the episode 'matt sucks', 'cause at the end of that episode, after a misfire with the stake gun, edd and tom are pinned to the wall (obvs dead, 'cause they've been stabbed a whole ton), and tom's hair bleeds. however, in the episode 'poweredd', tom's hair does not bleed. -lance [[Special:Contributions/162.158.75.19|162.158.75.19]] 19:23, 27 January 2021 (UTC)
::True. I only realised that about half an hour or so after I wrote that comment, then I forgot to correct myself. [[User:Knit cap|Knit cap]] ([[User talk:Knit cap|talk]]) 11:51, 12 March 2021 (UTC)

I always thought the 10th panel (reading left-to-right and then top-to-bottom) could be a pun, with 'root three' sounding like 'root-free', i.e. Cueball's hair is bleeding because it doesn't have roots connecting it to the scalp. [[Special:Contributions/141.101.68.187|141.101.68.187]] 15:30, 26 August 2023 (UTC)

Isn't Jack Black such a good actor? (insert Bowser emoticon here) [[User:Z1mp0st0rz|Z1mp0st0rz]] ([[User talk:Z1mp0st0rz|talk]]) 19:59, 18 April 2024 (UTC)

Chicken Jockey!!!!!!!

shitshitshitshitshitshitdaylightsavingsshitshitshitshitsh [[Special:Contributions/2607:FB91:5304:B7BB:FCE2:719B:B890:3DED|2607:FB91:5304:B7BB:FCE2:719B:B890:3DED]] 22:21, 9 March 2026 (UTC)