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<div>Actually, a shibboleth's meaning is more complex. It's actually a phrase or principle that distinguishes a group of people and can be used to identify people foreign to said group. For example, in WWII, words with lots of L's were used as a shibboleth to identify Japanese spies, as many Japanese pronounce their L's as R's. [[Special:Contributions/67.85.230.8|67.85.230.8]] 04:06, 23 December 2012 (UTC)Liz<br />
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As such, the term has been modernized to have the meaning of "password". [[Special:Contributions/194.106.220.85|194.106.220.85]] 13:09, 11 January 2013 (UTC)<br />
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The "bearded dude with swords" is probably Richard Stallman. See 225 and 344. [[Special:Contributions/84.137.219.112|84.137.219.112]] 22:39, 5 June 2013 (UTC)<br />
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This comic perfectly illustrates why I prefer nightmares over dreams in which things are better than in real life. Truthfully!{{unsigned|108.28.72.186}}<br />
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There is a company in UK that has XKCD/806 comppliance: http://revk.www.me.uk/2010/10/xkcd806-compliance.html [[Special:Contributions/108.162.219.41|108.162.219.41]] 18:33, 7 November 2013 (UTC)<br />
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Cueball asking if anyone has a subway map in their cubicle is likely a reference to Subways (http://xkcd.com/1196/) which is clever cross-marketing as the Subways poster is available for purchase (http://store-xkcd-com.myshopify.com/products/subways). [[User:Lakeside|Lakeside]] ([[User talk:Lakeside|talk]]) 16:02, 22 November 2013 (UTC)<br />
:Oh, Randall planned in 2010 a reference to a former (oh, future) comic from 2013? It's BS, I'm sorry. Please do more advertisements for Randall, he uses this shop for his own income and all the payment he has to do for the xkcd web site!.--[[User:Dgbrt|Dgbrt]] ([[User talk:Dgbrt|talk]]) 20:36, 22 November 2013 (UTC)<br />
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I think the "bearded dude with swords" = Stallman is a huge stretch. It makes much more sense, and is the simpler of the two explanations, that she would simply be a fantasy fan and have a poster of someone from say LOTR or a sword-and-sorcery book/film/game. [[User:AmbroseChapel|AmbroseChapel]] ([[User talk:AmbroseChapel|talk]]) 06:43, 15 September 2017 (UTC)<br />
:You can think that and be entirely wrong. [[Special:Contributions/172.68.94.124|172.68.94.124]] 16:23, 12 December 2018 (UTC)</div>172.68.94.124https://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php?title=2081:_Middle_Latitudes&diff=1666722081: Middle Latitudes2018-12-05T15:27:30Z<p>172.68.94.124: transcript tittle</p>
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<div>{{comic<br />
| number = 2081<br />
| date = December 5, 2018<br />
| title = Middle Latitudes<br />
| image = middle_latitudes.png<br />
| titletext = Snowy blizzards are fun, but so are warm sunny beaches, so we split the difference by having lots of icy wet slush!<br />
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==Transcript==<br />
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:Bob: It would be nice if the sun could rise and set at normal times. But it would also be cool to experience 24-hour darkness for weeks on end.<br />
:Megan: Well, what if we split the difference, so all winter everything was normal but slightly more dim and bleak?<br />
:Bob: Perfect!<br />
:[Caption below the frame:]<br />
:Middle latitudes are the worst<br />
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<div>{{comic<br />
| number = 2081<br />
| date = December 5, 2018<br />
| title = Middle Latitudes<br />
| image = middle_latitudes.png<br />
| titletext = Snowy blizzards are fun, but so are warm sunny beaches, so we split the difference by having lots of icy wet slush!<br />
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==Explanation==<br />
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:Bob: It would be nice if the sun could rise and set at normal times. But it would also be cool to experience 24-hour darkness for weeks on end.<br />
:Megan: Well, what if we split the difference, so all winter everything was normal but slightly more dim and bleak?<br />
:Bob: Perfect!<br />
:[Caption below the frame:]<br />
:Middle latitudes are the worst<br />
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{{comic discussion}}</div>172.68.94.124https://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php?title=2081:_Middle_Latitudes&diff=1666702081: Middle Latitudes2018-12-05T15:24:00Z<p>172.68.94.124: </p>
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<div>{{comic<br />
| number = 2081<br />
| date = December 5, 2018<br />
| title = Middle Latitudes<br />
| image = middle_latitudes.png<br />
| titletext = Snowy blizzards are fun, but so are warm sunny beaches, so we split the difference by having lots of icy wet slush!<br />
}}<br />
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==Explanation==<br />
{{incomplete|Created by a BOT. Please mention here why this explanation isn't complete. Do NOT delete this tag too soon.}}<br />
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==Transcript==<br />
{{incomplete transcript|Do NOT delete this tag too soon.}}<br />
Bob: It would be nice if the sun could rise and set at normal times. But it would also be cool to experience 24-hour darkness for weeks on end.<br />
Megan: Well, what if we split the difference, so all winter everything was normal but slightly more dim and bleak?<br />
Bob: Perfect!<br />
[Caption below the frame:]<br />
Middle latitudes are the worst<br />
{{comic discussion}}</div>172.68.94.124