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Talk:1438: Houston

2014-10-24T19:51:56Z

PheagleAdler:

I don't get the context here. Is this supposed to be a biting satire on how the new generation sucks at social tact with their cell phones? How is a guy at NASA mission control being an asshat supposed to be funny or thought-provoking? Even the helpdesk angle doesn't really make sense, as inept as they can be I've never had one outright antagonize me like this guy does.

A commentary on the nature of outsourced helpdesks, perhaps? Although, IME, the problems are more due to 'sticking to a script' (which would have given an entirely different exchange) rather than an unknowledgable and casually uninterested 'service'-person. [[Special:Contributions/141.101.98.247|141.101.98.247]] 05:15, 24 October 2014 (UTC)
:I think this is the idea behind the comic too. Kind of like a "What if it had happened today?" It sure sounds like the kind of hotline support we get today. [[User:Deantwo|Deantwo]] ([[User talk:Deantwo|talk]]) 10:29, 24 October 2014 (UTC)

::I agree. This is definitely comparison between the original mission control center and current outsourced helpdesk centers. Although it would be interesting to know what specific incident caused Randal to comment on it. -- [[User:Hkmaly|Hkmaly]] ([[User talk:Hkmaly|talk]]) 12:28, 24 October 2014 (UTC)

What is going on is this strip? Usually it's a reference to something or a commentary, but I don't get it at all. [[User:Cheeselover724|Cheeselover724]] ([[User talk:Cheeselover724|talk]]) 05:32, 24 October 2014 (UTC)

I think I figured out enough of it to remove the "incomplete" tag. This is definitely one of the weird ones. [[User:Shachar|Shachar]] ([[User talk:Shachar|talk]]) 06:02, 24 October 2014 (UTC)

Reference to Continuum? (Canadian sci-fi show)
[[Special:Contributions/199.27.133.106|199.27.133.106]] 06:41, 24 October 2014 (UTC)

Ebola? Really? Where is that..what? [[Special:Contributions/173.245.49.79|173.245.49.79]] 09:34, 24 October 2014 (UTC)

I agree, there is no evidence to back up the ebola reference. [[User:Djbrasier|Djbrasier]] ([[User talk:Djbrasier|talk]]) 09:36, 24 October 2014 (UTC)

Also, I took it to refer to people being distracted on the phone in general (hence the title text) or generally not taking their jobs serious. Maybe the idea that for NASA, space travel has become so routine that mission control is no longer as engaged in the missions. [[User:Djbrasier|Djbrasier]] ([[User talk:Djbrasier|talk]]) 09:38, 24 October 2014 (UTC)

Perhaps the guy answering the phone is called "Houston"? A misplaced Skype call from a rather shell shocked astronaut? {{unsigned ip|141.101.99.111}}
:But then it wouldn't make sense, that he says he's at work.--[[Special:Contributions/173.245.49.29|173.245.49.29]] 13:36, 24 October 2014 (UTC)

There are a LOT of anachronisms, or things that don't match the way things were back in the 1960's, not just the flat screens. (And I do still remember the sixties, despite "if you can remember the sixties, you wern't really there" - a reference to the drug scene.) We didn't say "cool" or "you suck at doing that" back then, and it's very unlikely that communications with the mission and a simple telephone call would be selectable from the same headset, and the michrophones on headsets were larger and probably had dangling wires back then. --[[User:RenniePet|RenniePet]] ([[User talk:RenniePet|talk]]) 13:22, 24 October 2014 (UTC)

It could be a commentary on privatizing space travel by NASA (among others to Boeing). Would explain, why Cueball knows it's a "airplane or whatever".--[[Special:Contributions/173.245.49.29|173.245.49.29]] 13:36, 24 October 2014 (UTC)

I understand it's a reference, but is this supposed to actually be the Apollo 13? I understood it was just another mission happening today. I find the anachronism explanation nonsensical. [[Special:Contributions/108.162.212.211|108.162.212.211]] 13:57, 24 October 2014 (UTC)

"At first glance, this comic appears to be an "alternate reality" view at what could happen today, given that most people in the XXI century seem to suffer ADD." I don't think that we can assume this at all. Also, that's not what ADD is. [[User:Lomky|Lomky]] ([[User talk:Lomky|talk]]) 14:16, 24 October 2014 (UTC)
:Yeah. I think it's far more clear that Randall's commenting on unhelpful tech support than anyon'es short attention span. I've edited the explanation above. [[Special:Contributions/199.27.128.146|199.27.128.146]] 15:34, 24 October 2014 (UTC)

Did Randall have a bad experience with a call center operator? [[User:Condor70|Condor70]] ([[User talk:Condor70|talk]]) 14:38, 24 October 2014 (UTC)

Can someone explain why this is supposed to be funny? The explanation page doesn't quite get there.

Am i the only one interpreting Cueball as a script kiddie with too much spare time who somehow managed to hijack the communication line between Apollo 13 and Houston? The alt text is consistent with the basement dweller stereotype. Wouldn't explain the other call though.[[Special:Contributions/108.162.219.169|108.162.219.169]] 17:22, 24 October 2014 (UTC)

Nasa just uploaded several audio recordings of their missions on soundcloud (https://soundcloud.com/nasa). Maybe Cueball is just playing with those while he is at work. [[Special:Contributions/108.162.230.53|108.162.230.53]] 17:31, 24 October 2014 (UTC)

"It's always 'problem, problem, problem' with you guys. Don't you ever call just to say 'hi'?"

Talk:1304: Glass Trolling

2013-12-17T06:55:16Z

PheagleAdler:

In google now, you can use "OK glass" instead of "OK google".--[[User:Mralext20|Mralext20]] ([[User talk:Mralext20|talk]]) 05:23, 16 December 2013 (UTC)

There are actually privacy activists who call for grabbing such gadgets and destroying them by stomping on them. Google for "#camover" in combination with "google glass" to find hints. --[[User:Kigana|Kigana]] ([[User talk:Kigana|talk]]) 08:58, 16 December 2013 (UTC)

I don't know, aren't dioptric glasses correcting more complicated problems like astigmatism also costly? -- [[User:Hkmaly|Hkmaly]] ([[User talk:Hkmaly|talk]]) 09:55, 16 December 2013 (UTC)
: Speaking in gross costs, yes. My new glasses cost well over $400 USD. Thankfully, due to decent vision insurance, I only paid $53 for exam ($10), frame/lenses ($20) and the upcharge (discounted) for polycarbonate lenses. Context: I have heavy astigmatism (especially my left eye) plus farsightedness. --BigMal // [[Special:Contributions/108.162.216.57|108.162.216.57]] 13:37, 16 December 2013 (UTC)
: Will people who need to wear glasses be able to wear Google Glass? Or would that be a problem? [[User:PheagleAdler|PheagleAdler]] ([[User talk:PheagleAdler|talk]]) 06:55, 17 December 2013 (UTC)

Made a major edit to the article, it is now much clearer and more informative IMHO. Feel free to tweak. --[[Special:Contributions/141.101.98.135|141.101.98.135]] 20:31, 16 December 2013 (UTC) (actually [[User:NeatNit]], cba to log in)

Using : OK, glass! on a smartphone medically is a symptom of "ejaculatio praecox". {{unsigned ip|108.162.231.222}}

Talk:1285: Third Way

2013-11-01T07:31:06Z

PheagleAdler:

ONE SPACE AFTER A PERIOD. '''[[User:Davidy22|<u>{{Color|#707|David}}<font color=#070 size=3>y</font></u><font color=#508 size=4>²²</font>]]'''[[User talk:Davidy22|<tt>[talk]</tt>]] 04:38, 1 November 2013 (UTC)

Writing plaintext, I always do two spaces after a sentence ending period.
This is probably because I did in fact start typing on a real typewriter.
In an environment where automatic formatting will take place, like a web page or wiki text, I use the newline.
I have had people in this wiki collapse my multiple line forms to one of the others.
(I was disappointed.)
--[[User:Divad27182|Divad27182]] ([[User talk:Divad27182|talk]]) 04:48, 1 November 2013 (UTC)

I prefer double spacing, but I used single spacing in writing the explanation, just to make people happy. Perhaps I should have used new lines. [[User:Concomitant|Concomitant]] ([[User talk:Concomitant|talk]]) 05:10, 1 November 2013 (UTC)

The 'third way' is a little underappreciated here: it divides the text into self contained logical units, and makes text processing tools (grep, diff etc.) much more usable.
Proper text rendering engines (TeX, HTML, etc.) already make this assumption and group sentences accordingly.
If only I realized this earlier, it would have made my thesis revisions much more easier.
In fact, up to this moment, I thought I was that lone guy in the comic.
EDIT: this comment in xkcd forums makes my point clear: http://forums.xkcd.com/viewtopic.php?f=7&t=106217#p3489055
--[[Special:Contributions/141.101.96.11|141.101.96.11]] 05:42, 1 November 2013 (UTC)

I always just find and replace double space with single space. If formatting suffers, someone did a bad job.[[Special:Contributions/108.162.231.228|108.162.231.228]] 06:33, 1 November 2013 (UTC) Synthetica

So, why did double spacing after a period ever exist? It doesn't seem necessary. [[User:PheagleAdler|PheagleAdler]] ([[User talk:PheagleAdler|talk]]) 07:31, 1 November 2013 (UTC)

1241: Annoying Ringtone Champion

2013-07-22T08:13:39Z

PheagleAdler: /* Transcript */

{{comic
| number = 1241
| date = July 22, 2013
| title = Annoying Ringtone Champion
| image = annoying_ringtone_champion.png
| titletext = It beat out 'Clock radio alarm', 'B-flat at 194 decibels', 'That noise from Dumb & Dumber', and 'Recording of a sobbing voice begging you to answer'.
}}

==Explanation==
This comic satires the annoying ringtones some people have on their mobile phones. Some will even go as far as to use ringtones that resemble everyday sounds, including but not limited to: doorbells, coughing, alarm noises, or in this case, the buzzing of a mosquito. Although seemingly harmless, these ringtones can get annoying to some people, which is what this comic is getting at.

The title text refers to four slightly-less-annoying ringtones: a clock radio alarm, B-flat at 194 decibels, "that noise" from Dumb & Dumber, and a "recording of a sobbing voice begging you to answer." The noise from Dumb & Dumber is referring to the point in the movie when Harry and Lloyd asked "do you want to hear the most annoying sound in the world" and began making loud fax machine noises.

==Transcript==

:[Cueball and Black Hat face each other. Black Hat is holding out his phone]
:Black Hat's phone:hMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM...
:Cueball: Augh!
:Black Hat: Oh, I've gotta take this.
By unanimous decision, the winner of the Annoying Ringtone Championship is "The sound a mosquito makes as it buzzes past your ear"

{{comic discussion}}

1241: Annoying Ringtone Champion

2013-07-22T08:07:38Z

PheagleAdler: /* Explanation */

{{comic
| number = 1241
| date = July 22, 2013
| title = Annoying Ringtone Champion
| image = annoying_ringtone_champion.png
| titletext = It beat out 'Clock radio alarm', 'B-flat at 194 decibels', 'That noise from Dumb & Dumber', and 'Recording of a sobbing voice begging you to answer'.
}}

==Explanation==
This comic satires the annoying ringtones some people have on their mobile phones. Some will even go as far as to use ringtones that resemble everyday sounds, including but not limited to: doorbells, coughing, alarm noises, or in this case, the buzzing of a mosquito. Although seemingly harmless, these ringtones can get annoying to some people, which is what this comic is getting at.

The title text refers to four slightly-less-annoying ringtones: a clock radio alarm, B-flat at 194 decibels, "that noise" from Dumb & Dumber, and a "recording of a sobbing voice begging you to answer." The noise from Dumb & Dumber is referring to the point in the movie when Harry and Lloyd asked "do you want to hear the most annoying sound in the world" and began making loud fax machine noises.

==Transcript==


{{comic discussion}}

List of all comics (1001-1500)

2013-07-22T07:59:09Z

PheagleAdler:

This is the list of comics from '''1001 till date'''.
:For the first 500 comics, see [[List of all comics (1-500)]].
:For comics 501-1000, see [[List of all comics (501-1000)]].
:The whole list is available at [[List of all comics (full)]].

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|-
|+ Comics
|-
!xkcd
!Title
!Redirects
!Image
!Date<onlyinclude>
{{comicsrow|1241|2013-07-22|Annoying Ringtone Champion}}
{{comicsrow|1240|2013-07-19|Quantum Mechanics}}
{{comicsrow|1239|2013-07-17|Social Media}}
{{comicsrow|1238|2013-07-15|Enlightenment}}
{{comicsrow|1237|2013-07-12|QR Code}}
{{comicsrow|1236|2013-07-10|Seashell}}
{{comicsrow|1235|2013-07-08|Settled}}
{{comicsrow|1234|2013-07-05|Douglas Engelbart (1925-2013)|douglas_engelbart_1925_2013.png}}
{{comicsrow|1233|2013-07-03|Relativity}}
{{comicsrow|1232|2013-07-01|Realistic Criteria}}
{{comicsrow|1231|2013-06-28|Habitable Zone}}
{{comicsrow|1230|2013-06-26|Polar/Cartesian|polar_cartesian.png}}
{{comicsrow|1229|2013-06-24|Screensaver}}
{{comicsrow|1228|2013-06-21|Prometheus}}
{{comicsrow|1227|2013-06-19|The Pace of Modern Life}}
{{comicsrow|1226|2013-06-17|Balloon Internet}}
{{comicsrow|1225|2013-06-14|Ice Sheets}}
{{comicsrow|1224|2013-06-12|Council of 300}}
{{comicsrow|1223|2013-06-10|Dwarf Fortress}}
{{comicsrow|1222|2013-06-07|Pastime}}
{{comicsrow|1221|2013-06-05|Nomenclature}}
{{comicsrow|1220|2013-06-03|Hipsters}}
{{comicsrow|1219|2013-05-31|Reports}}
{{comicsrow|1218|2013-05-29|Doors of Durin}}
{{comicsrow|1217|2013-05-27|Cells}}
{{comicsrow|1216|2013-05-24|Sticks and Stones}}
{{comicsrow|1215|2013-05-22|Insight}}
{{comicsrow|1214|2013-05-20|Geoguessr}}
{{comicsrow|1213|2013-05-17|Combination Vision Test}}
{{comicsrow|1212|2013-05-15|Interstellar Memes}}
{{comicsrow|1211|2013-05-13|Birds and Dinosaurs}}
{{comicsrow|1210|2013-05-10|I'm So Random|im_so_random.png}}
{{comicsrow|1209|2013-05-08|Encoding}}
{{comicsrow|1208|2013-05-06|Footnote Labyrinths}}
{{comicsrow|1207|2013-05-03|AirAware}}
{{comicsrow|1206|2013-05-01|Einstein}}
{{comicsrow|1205|2013-04-29|Is It Worth the Time?|is_it_worth_the_time.png}}
{{comicsrow|1204|2013-04-26|Detail}}
{{comicsrow|1203|2013-04-24|Time Machines}}
{{comicsrow|1202|2013-04-22|Girls and Boys}}
{{comicsrow|1201|2013-04-19|Integration by Parts}}
{{comicsrow|1200|2013-04-17|Authorization}}
{{comicsrow|1199|2013-04-15|Silence}}
{{comicsrow|1198|2013-04-12|Geologist}}
{{comicsrow|1197|2013-04-10|All Adobe Updates}}
{{comicsrow|1196|2013-04-08|Subways}}
{{comicsrow|1195|2013-04-05|Flowchart}}
{{comicsrow|1194|2013-04-03|Stratigraphic Record}}
{{comicsrow|1193|2013-04-01|Externalities}}
{{comicsrow|1192|2013-03-29|Humming}}
{{comicsrow|1191|2013-03-27|The Past}}
{{comicsrow|1190|2013-03-25|Time}}
{{comicsrow|1189|2013-03-22|Voyager 1}}
{{comicsrow|1188|2013-03-20|Bonding}}
{{comicsrow|1187|2013-03-18|Aspect Ratio}}
{{comicsrow|1186|2013-03-15|Bumblebees}}
{{comicsrow|1185|2013-03-13|Ineffective Sorts}}
{{comicsrow|1184|2013-03-11|Circumference Formula}}
{{comicsrow|1183|2013-03-08|Rose Petals}}
{{comicsrow|1182|2013-03-06|Rembrandt Photo}}
{{comicsrow|1181|2013-03-04|PGP}}
{{comicsrow|1180|2013-03-01|Virus Venn Diagram}}
{{comicsrow|1179|2013-02-27|ISO 8601}}
{{comicsrow|1178|2013-02-25|Pickup Artists}}
{{comicsrow|1177|2013-02-22|Time Robot}}
{{comicsrow|1176|2013-02-20|Those Not Present}}
{{comicsrow|1175|2013-02-18|Moving Sidewalks}}
{{comicsrow|1174|2013-02-15|App}}
{{comicsrow|1173|2013-02-13|Steroids}}
{{comicsrow|1172|2013-02-11|Workflow}}
{{comicsrow|1171|2013-02-08|Perl Problems}}
{{comicsrow|1170|2013-02-06|Bridge}}
{{comicsrow|1169|2013-02-04|Expedition}}
{{comicsrow|1168|2013-02-01|tar}}
{{comicsrow|1167|2013-01-30|Star Trek into Darkness}}
{{comicsrow|1166|2013-01-28|Argument}}
{{comicsrow|1165|2013-01-25|Amazon}}
{{comicsrow|1164|2013-01-23|Home Alone}}
{{comicsrow|1163|2013-01-21|Debugger}}
{{comicsrow|1162|2013-01-18|Log Scale}}
{{comicsrow|1161|2013-01-16|Hand Sanitizer}}
{{comicsrow|1160|2013-01-14|Drop Those Pounds}}
{{comicsrow|1159|2013-01-11|Countdown}}
{{comicsrow|1158|2013-01-09|Rubber Sheet}}
{{comicsrow|1157|2013-01-07|Sick Day}}
{{comicsrow|1156|2013-01-04|Conditioning}}
{{comicsrow|1155|2013-01-02|Kolmogorov Directions}}
{{comicsrow|1154|2012-12-31|Resolution}}
{{comicsrow|1153|2012-12-28|Proof}}
{{comicsrow|1152|2012-12-26|Communion}}
{{comicsrow|1151|2012-12-24|Tests}}
{{comicsrow|1150|2012-12-21|Instagram}}
{{comicsrow|1149|2012-12-19|Broomstick}}
{{comicsrow|1148|2012-12-17|Nothing to Offer}}
{{comicsrow|1147|2012-12-14|Evolving}}
{{comicsrow|1146|2012-12-12|Honest}}
{{comicsrow|1145|2012-12-10|Sky Color}}
{{comicsrow|1144|2012-12-07|Tags}}
{{comicsrow|1143|2012-12-05|Location}}
{{comicsrow|1142|2012-12-03|Coverage}}
{{comicsrow|1141|2012-11-30|Two Years}}
{{comicsrow|1140|2012-11-28|Calendar of Meaningful Dates}}
{{comicsrow|1139|2012-11-26|Rubber and Glue}}
{{comicsrow|1138|2012-11-23|Heatmap}}
{{comicsrow|1137|2012-11-21|RTL}}
{{comicsrow|1136|2012-11-19|Broken Mirror}}
{{comicsrow|1135|2012-11-16|Arachnoneurology}}
{{comicsrow|1134|2012-11-14|Logic Boat}}
{{comicsrow|1133|2012-11-12|Up Goer Five}}
{{comicsrow|1132|2012-11-09|Frequentists vs. Bayesians|frequentists_vs_bayesians.png}}
{{comicsrow|1131|2012-11-07|Math}}
{{comicsrow|1130|2012-11-05|Poll Watching}}
{{comicsrow|1129|2012-11-02|Cell Number}}
{{comicsrow|1128|2012-10-31|Fifty Shades}}
{{comicsrow|1127|2012-10-29|Congress}}
{{comicsrow|1126|2012-10-26|Epsilon and Zeta}}
{{comicsrow|1125|2012-10-24|Objects In Mirror}}
{{comicsrow|1124|2012-10-22|Law of Drama}}
{{comicsrow|1123|2012-10-19|The Universal Label}}
{{comicsrow|1122|2012-10-17|Electoral Precedent}}
{{comicsrow|1121|2012-10-15|Identity}}
{{comicsrow|1120|2012-10-12|Blurring the Line}}
{{comicsrow|1119|2012-10-10|Undoing}}
{{comicsrow|1118|2012-10-08|Microsoft}}
{{comicsrow|1117|2012-10-05|My Sky}}
{{comicsrow|1116|2012-10-03|Traffic Lights|traffic_lights.gif}}
{{comicsrow|1115|2012-10-01|Sky}}
{{comicsrow|1114|2012-09-28|Metallurgy}}
{{comicsrow|1113|2012-09-26|Killed in Action}}
{{comicsrow|1112|2012-09-24|Think Logically}}
{{comicsrow|1111|2012-09-21|Premiere}}
{{comicsrow|1110|2012-09-19|Click and Drag}}
{{comicsrow|1109|2012-09-17|Refrigerator}}
{{comicsrow|1108|2012-09-14|Cautionary Ghost}}
{{comicsrow|1107|2012-09-12|Sports Cheat Sheet}}
{{comicsrow|1106|2012-09-10|ADD}}
{{comicsrow|1105|2012-09-07|License Plate}}
{{comicsrow|1104|2012-09-05|Feathers}}
{{comicsrow|1103|2012-09-03|Nine}}
{{comicsrow|1102|2012-08-31|Fastest-Growing|fastest_growing.png}}
{{comicsrow|1101|2012-08-27|Sketchiness}}
{{comicsrow|1100|2012-08-27|Vows}}
{{comicsrow|1099|2012-08-24|Tuesdays}}
{{comicsrow|1098|2012-08-22|Star Ratings}}
{{comicsrow|1097|2012-08-20|A Hypochondriac's Nightmare|a_hypochondriacs_nightmare.png}}
{{comicsrow|1096|2012-08-17|Clinically Studied Ingredient}}
{{comicsrow|1095|2012-08-15|Crazy Straws}}
{{comicsrow|1094|2012-08-13|Interview}}
{{comicsrow|1093|2012-08-10|Forget}}
{{comicsrow|1092|2012-08-08|Michael Phelps}}
{{comicsrow|1091|2012-08-06|Curiosity}}
{{comicsrow|1090|2012-08-03|Formal Languages}}
{{comicsrow|1089|2012-08-01|Internal Monologue}}
{{comicsrow|1088|2012-07-30|Five Years}}
{{comicsrow|1087|2012-07-27|Cirith Ungol}}
{{comicsrow|1086|2012-07-25|Eyelash Wish Log}}
{{comicsrow|1085|2012-07-23|ContextBot}}
{{comicsrow|1084|2012-07-20|Server Problem}}
{{comicsrow|1083|2012-07-18|Writing Styles}}
{{comicsrow|1082|2012-07-16|Geology}}
{{comicsrow|1081|2012-07-13|Argument Victory}}
{{comicsrow|1080|2012-07-11|Visual Field}}
{{comicsrow|1079|2012-07-09|United Shapes}}
{{comicsrow|1078|2012-07-06|Knights}}
{{comicsrow|1077|2012-07-04|Home Organization}}
{{comicsrow|1076|2012-07-02|Groundhog Day}}
{{comicsrow|1075|2012-06-29|Warning}}
{{comicsrow|1074|2012-06-27|Moon Landing}}
{{comicsrow|1073|2012-06-25|Weekend}}
{{comicsrow|1072|2012-06-22|Seventies}}
{{comicsrow|1071|2012-06-20|Exoplanets}}
{{comicsrow|1070|2012-06-18|Words for Small Sets}}
{{comicsrow|1069|2012-06-15|Alphabet}}
{{comicsrow|1068|2012-06-13|Swiftkey}}
{{comicsrow|1067|2012-06-11|Pressures}}
{{comicsrow|1066|2012-06-08|Laundry}}
{{comicsrow|1065|2012-06-06|Shoes}}
{{comicsrow|1064|2012-06-04|Front Door}}
{{comicsrow|1063|2012-06-01|Kill Hitler}}
{{comicsrow|1062|2012-05-30|Budget News}}
{{comicsrow|1061|2012-05-28|EST}}
{{comicsrow|1060|2012-05-25|Crowdsourcing}}
{{comicsrow|1059|2012-05-23|Bel-Air|bel_air.png}}
{{comicsrow|1058|2012-05-21|Old-Timers|old_timers.png}}
{{comicsrow|1057|2012-05-18|Klout}}
{{comicsrow|1056|2012-05-16|Felidae}}
{{comicsrow|1055|2012-05-14|Kickstarter}}
{{comicsrow|1054|2012-05-11|The bacon|thebacon.png}}
{{comicsrow|1053|2012-05-09|Ten Thousand}}
{{comicsrow|1052|2012-05-07|Every Major's Terrible|every_majors_terrible.png}}
{{comicsrow|1051|2012-05-04|Visited}}
{{comicsrow|1050|2012-05-02|Forgot Algebra}}
{{comicsrow|1049|2012-04-30|Bookshelf}}
{{comicsrow|1048|2012-04-27|Emotion}}
{{comicsrow|1047|2012-04-25|Approximations}}
{{comicsrow|1046|2012-04-23|Skynet}}
{{comicsrow|1045|2012-04-20|Constraints}}
{{comicsrow|1044|2012-04-18|Romney Quiz}}
{{comicsrow|1043|2012-04-16|Ablogalypse}}
{{comicsrow|1042|2012-04-13|Never}}
{{comicsrow|1041|2012-04-11|Whites of Their Eyes}}
{{comicsrow|1040|2012-04-09|Lakes and Oceans}}
{{comicsrow|1039|2012-04-06|RuBisCO}}
{{comicsrow|1038|2012-04-04|Fountain}}
{{comicsrow|1037|2012-04-01|Umwelt}}
{{comicsrow|1036|2012-03-30|Reviews}}
{{comicsrow|1035|2012-03-28|Cadbury Eggs}}
{{comicsrow|1034|2012-03-26|Share Buttons}}
{{comicsrow|1033|2012-03-23|Formal Logic}}
{{comicsrow|1032|2012-03-21|Networking}}
{{comicsrow|1031|2012-03-19|s/keyboard/leopard/|s_keyboard_leopard.png}}
{{comicsrow|1030|2012-03-16|Keyed}}
{{comicsrow|1029|2012-03-14|Drawing Stars}}
{{comicsrow|1028|2012-03-12|Communication}}
{{comicsrow|1027|2012-03-09|Pickup Artist}}
{{comicsrow|1026|2012-03-07|Compare and Contrast}}
{{comicsrow|1025|2012-03-05|Tumblr}}
{{comicsrow|1024|2012-03-02|Error Code}}
{{comicsrow|1023|2012-02-29|Late-Night PBS|late_night_pbs.png}}
{{comicsrow|1022|2012-02-27|So It Has Come To This}}
{{comicsrow|1021|2012-02-24|Business Plan}}
{{comicsrow|1020|2012-02-22|Orion Nebula}}
{{comicsrow|1019|2012-02-20|First Post}}
{{comicsrow|1018|2012-02-17|Good Cop, Dadaist Cop|good_cop_dadaist_cop.png}}
{{comicsrow|1017|2012-02-14|Backward in Time}}
{{comicsrow|1016|2012-02-13|Valentine Dilemma}}
{{comicsrow|1015|2012-02-10|Kerning}}
{{comicsrow|1014|2012-02-08|Car Problems}}
{{comicsrow|1013|2012-02-06|Wake Up Sheeple}}
{{comicsrow|1012|2012-02-03|Wrong Superhero}}
{{comicsrow|1011|2012-02-01|Baby Names}}
{{comicsrow|1010|2012-01-30|Etymology-Man|etymology_man.png}}
{{comicsrow|1009|2012-01-27|Sigh}}
{{comicsrow|1008|2012-01-25|Suckville}}
{{comicsrow|1007|2012-01-23|Sustainable}}
{{comicsrow|1006|2012-01-20|Sloppier Than Fiction}}
{{comicsrow|1005|2012-01-18|SOPA}}
{{comicsrow|1004|2012-01-16|Batman}}
{{comicsrow|1003|2012-01-13|Adam and Eve}}
{{comicsrow|1002|2012-01-11|Game AIs}}
{{comicsrow|1001|2012-01-09|AAAAAA}}</onlyinclude>
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1241: Annoying Ringtone Champion

2013-07-22T07:58:20Z

PheagleAdler:

1241: Annoying Ringtone Champion

2013-07-22T07:57:39Z

PheagleAdler: new page

{{comic
| number = 1241
| date = July 21, 2013
| title = Annoying Ringtone Champion
| image = annoying_ringtone_champion.png
| titletext = It beat out 'Clock radio alarm', 'B-flat at 194 decibels', 'That noise from Dumb & Dumber', and 'Recording of a sobbing voice begging you to answer'.
}}

==Explanation==


==Transcript==


{{comic discussion}}

File:annoying ringtone champion.png

2013-07-22T07:50:51Z

PheagleAdler:

== Licensing ==
{{XKCD file}}

List of all comics (1001-1500)

2013-07-22T07:49:36Z

PheagleAdler:

This is the list of comics from '''1001 till date'''.
:For the first 500 comics, see [[List of all comics (1-500)]].
:For comics 501-1000, see [[List of all comics (501-1000)]].
:The whole list is available at [[List of all comics (full)]].

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{{comicsrow|1241|2013-07-21|Annoying Ringtone Champion}}
{{comicsrow|1240|2013-07-19|Quantum Mechanics}}
{{comicsrow|1239|2013-07-17|Social Media}}
{{comicsrow|1238|2013-07-15|Enlightenment}}
{{comicsrow|1237|2013-07-12|QR Code}}
{{comicsrow|1236|2013-07-10|Seashell}}
{{comicsrow|1235|2013-07-08|Settled}}
{{comicsrow|1234|2013-07-05|Douglas Engelbart (1925-2013)|douglas_engelbart_1925_2013.png}}
{{comicsrow|1233|2013-07-03|Relativity}}
{{comicsrow|1232|2013-07-01|Realistic Criteria}}
{{comicsrow|1231|2013-06-28|Habitable Zone}}
{{comicsrow|1230|2013-06-26|Polar/Cartesian|polar_cartesian.png}}
{{comicsrow|1229|2013-06-24|Screensaver}}
{{comicsrow|1228|2013-06-21|Prometheus}}
{{comicsrow|1227|2013-06-19|The Pace of Modern Life}}
{{comicsrow|1226|2013-06-17|Balloon Internet}}
{{comicsrow|1225|2013-06-14|Ice Sheets}}
{{comicsrow|1224|2013-06-12|Council of 300}}
{{comicsrow|1223|2013-06-10|Dwarf Fortress}}
{{comicsrow|1222|2013-06-07|Pastime}}
{{comicsrow|1221|2013-06-05|Nomenclature}}
{{comicsrow|1220|2013-06-03|Hipsters}}
{{comicsrow|1219|2013-05-31|Reports}}
{{comicsrow|1218|2013-05-29|Doors of Durin}}
{{comicsrow|1217|2013-05-27|Cells}}
{{comicsrow|1216|2013-05-24|Sticks and Stones}}
{{comicsrow|1215|2013-05-22|Insight}}
{{comicsrow|1214|2013-05-20|Geoguessr}}
{{comicsrow|1213|2013-05-17|Combination Vision Test}}
{{comicsrow|1212|2013-05-15|Interstellar Memes}}
{{comicsrow|1211|2013-05-13|Birds and Dinosaurs}}
{{comicsrow|1210|2013-05-10|I'm So Random|im_so_random.png}}
{{comicsrow|1209|2013-05-08|Encoding}}
{{comicsrow|1208|2013-05-06|Footnote Labyrinths}}
{{comicsrow|1207|2013-05-03|AirAware}}
{{comicsrow|1206|2013-05-01|Einstein}}
{{comicsrow|1205|2013-04-29|Is It Worth the Time?|is_it_worth_the_time.png}}
{{comicsrow|1204|2013-04-26|Detail}}
{{comicsrow|1203|2013-04-24|Time Machines}}
{{comicsrow|1202|2013-04-22|Girls and Boys}}
{{comicsrow|1201|2013-04-19|Integration by Parts}}
{{comicsrow|1200|2013-04-17|Authorization}}
{{comicsrow|1199|2013-04-15|Silence}}
{{comicsrow|1198|2013-04-12|Geologist}}
{{comicsrow|1197|2013-04-10|All Adobe Updates}}
{{comicsrow|1196|2013-04-08|Subways}}
{{comicsrow|1195|2013-04-05|Flowchart}}
{{comicsrow|1194|2013-04-03|Stratigraphic Record}}
{{comicsrow|1193|2013-04-01|Externalities}}
{{comicsrow|1192|2013-03-29|Humming}}
{{comicsrow|1191|2013-03-27|The Past}}
{{comicsrow|1190|2013-03-25|Time}}
{{comicsrow|1189|2013-03-22|Voyager 1}}
{{comicsrow|1188|2013-03-20|Bonding}}
{{comicsrow|1187|2013-03-18|Aspect Ratio}}
{{comicsrow|1186|2013-03-15|Bumblebees}}
{{comicsrow|1185|2013-03-13|Ineffective Sorts}}
{{comicsrow|1184|2013-03-11|Circumference Formula}}
{{comicsrow|1183|2013-03-08|Rose Petals}}
{{comicsrow|1182|2013-03-06|Rembrandt Photo}}
{{comicsrow|1181|2013-03-04|PGP}}
{{comicsrow|1180|2013-03-01|Virus Venn Diagram}}
{{comicsrow|1179|2013-02-27|ISO 8601}}
{{comicsrow|1178|2013-02-25|Pickup Artists}}
{{comicsrow|1177|2013-02-22|Time Robot}}
{{comicsrow|1176|2013-02-20|Those Not Present}}
{{comicsrow|1175|2013-02-18|Moving Sidewalks}}
{{comicsrow|1174|2013-02-15|App}}
{{comicsrow|1173|2013-02-13|Steroids}}
{{comicsrow|1172|2013-02-11|Workflow}}
{{comicsrow|1171|2013-02-08|Perl Problems}}
{{comicsrow|1170|2013-02-06|Bridge}}
{{comicsrow|1169|2013-02-04|Expedition}}
{{comicsrow|1168|2013-02-01|tar}}
{{comicsrow|1167|2013-01-30|Star Trek into Darkness}}
{{comicsrow|1166|2013-01-28|Argument}}
{{comicsrow|1165|2013-01-25|Amazon}}
{{comicsrow|1164|2013-01-23|Home Alone}}
{{comicsrow|1163|2013-01-21|Debugger}}
{{comicsrow|1162|2013-01-18|Log Scale}}
{{comicsrow|1161|2013-01-16|Hand Sanitizer}}
{{comicsrow|1160|2013-01-14|Drop Those Pounds}}
{{comicsrow|1159|2013-01-11|Countdown}}
{{comicsrow|1158|2013-01-09|Rubber Sheet}}
{{comicsrow|1157|2013-01-07|Sick Day}}
{{comicsrow|1156|2013-01-04|Conditioning}}
{{comicsrow|1155|2013-01-02|Kolmogorov Directions}}
{{comicsrow|1154|2012-12-31|Resolution}}
{{comicsrow|1153|2012-12-28|Proof}}
{{comicsrow|1152|2012-12-26|Communion}}
{{comicsrow|1151|2012-12-24|Tests}}
{{comicsrow|1150|2012-12-21|Instagram}}
{{comicsrow|1149|2012-12-19|Broomstick}}
{{comicsrow|1148|2012-12-17|Nothing to Offer}}
{{comicsrow|1147|2012-12-14|Evolving}}
{{comicsrow|1146|2012-12-12|Honest}}
{{comicsrow|1145|2012-12-10|Sky Color}}
{{comicsrow|1144|2012-12-07|Tags}}
{{comicsrow|1143|2012-12-05|Location}}
{{comicsrow|1142|2012-12-03|Coverage}}
{{comicsrow|1141|2012-11-30|Two Years}}
{{comicsrow|1140|2012-11-28|Calendar of Meaningful Dates}}
{{comicsrow|1139|2012-11-26|Rubber and Glue}}
{{comicsrow|1138|2012-11-23|Heatmap}}
{{comicsrow|1137|2012-11-21|RTL}}
{{comicsrow|1136|2012-11-19|Broken Mirror}}
{{comicsrow|1135|2012-11-16|Arachnoneurology}}
{{comicsrow|1134|2012-11-14|Logic Boat}}
{{comicsrow|1133|2012-11-12|Up Goer Five}}
{{comicsrow|1132|2012-11-09|Frequentists vs. Bayesians|frequentists_vs_bayesians.png}}
{{comicsrow|1131|2012-11-07|Math}}
{{comicsrow|1130|2012-11-05|Poll Watching}}
{{comicsrow|1129|2012-11-02|Cell Number}}
{{comicsrow|1128|2012-10-31|Fifty Shades}}
{{comicsrow|1127|2012-10-29|Congress}}
{{comicsrow|1126|2012-10-26|Epsilon and Zeta}}
{{comicsrow|1125|2012-10-24|Objects In Mirror}}
{{comicsrow|1124|2012-10-22|Law of Drama}}
{{comicsrow|1123|2012-10-19|The Universal Label}}
{{comicsrow|1122|2012-10-17|Electoral Precedent}}
{{comicsrow|1121|2012-10-15|Identity}}
{{comicsrow|1120|2012-10-12|Blurring the Line}}
{{comicsrow|1119|2012-10-10|Undoing}}
{{comicsrow|1118|2012-10-08|Microsoft}}
{{comicsrow|1117|2012-10-05|My Sky}}
{{comicsrow|1116|2012-10-03|Traffic Lights|traffic_lights.gif}}
{{comicsrow|1115|2012-10-01|Sky}}
{{comicsrow|1114|2012-09-28|Metallurgy}}
{{comicsrow|1113|2012-09-26|Killed in Action}}
{{comicsrow|1112|2012-09-24|Think Logically}}
{{comicsrow|1111|2012-09-21|Premiere}}
{{comicsrow|1110|2012-09-19|Click and Drag}}
{{comicsrow|1109|2012-09-17|Refrigerator}}
{{comicsrow|1108|2012-09-14|Cautionary Ghost}}
{{comicsrow|1107|2012-09-12|Sports Cheat Sheet}}
{{comicsrow|1106|2012-09-10|ADD}}
{{comicsrow|1105|2012-09-07|License Plate}}
{{comicsrow|1104|2012-09-05|Feathers}}
{{comicsrow|1103|2012-09-03|Nine}}
{{comicsrow|1102|2012-08-31|Fastest-Growing|fastest_growing.png}}
{{comicsrow|1101|2012-08-27|Sketchiness}}
{{comicsrow|1100|2012-08-27|Vows}}
{{comicsrow|1099|2012-08-24|Tuesdays}}
{{comicsrow|1098|2012-08-22|Star Ratings}}
{{comicsrow|1097|2012-08-20|A Hypochondriac's Nightmare|a_hypochondriacs_nightmare.png}}
{{comicsrow|1096|2012-08-17|Clinically Studied Ingredient}}
{{comicsrow|1095|2012-08-15|Crazy Straws}}
{{comicsrow|1094|2012-08-13|Interview}}
{{comicsrow|1093|2012-08-10|Forget}}
{{comicsrow|1092|2012-08-08|Michael Phelps}}
{{comicsrow|1091|2012-08-06|Curiosity}}
{{comicsrow|1090|2012-08-03|Formal Languages}}
{{comicsrow|1089|2012-08-01|Internal Monologue}}
{{comicsrow|1088|2012-07-30|Five Years}}
{{comicsrow|1087|2012-07-27|Cirith Ungol}}
{{comicsrow|1086|2012-07-25|Eyelash Wish Log}}
{{comicsrow|1085|2012-07-23|ContextBot}}
{{comicsrow|1084|2012-07-20|Server Problem}}
{{comicsrow|1083|2012-07-18|Writing Styles}}
{{comicsrow|1082|2012-07-16|Geology}}
{{comicsrow|1081|2012-07-13|Argument Victory}}
{{comicsrow|1080|2012-07-11|Visual Field}}
{{comicsrow|1079|2012-07-09|United Shapes}}
{{comicsrow|1078|2012-07-06|Knights}}
{{comicsrow|1077|2012-07-04|Home Organization}}
{{comicsrow|1076|2012-07-02|Groundhog Day}}
{{comicsrow|1075|2012-06-29|Warning}}
{{comicsrow|1074|2012-06-27|Moon Landing}}
{{comicsrow|1073|2012-06-25|Weekend}}
{{comicsrow|1072|2012-06-22|Seventies}}
{{comicsrow|1071|2012-06-20|Exoplanets}}
{{comicsrow|1070|2012-06-18|Words for Small Sets}}
{{comicsrow|1069|2012-06-15|Alphabet}}
{{comicsrow|1068|2012-06-13|Swiftkey}}
{{comicsrow|1067|2012-06-11|Pressures}}
{{comicsrow|1066|2012-06-08|Laundry}}
{{comicsrow|1065|2012-06-06|Shoes}}
{{comicsrow|1064|2012-06-04|Front Door}}
{{comicsrow|1063|2012-06-01|Kill Hitler}}
{{comicsrow|1062|2012-05-30|Budget News}}
{{comicsrow|1061|2012-05-28|EST}}
{{comicsrow|1060|2012-05-25|Crowdsourcing}}
{{comicsrow|1059|2012-05-23|Bel-Air|bel_air.png}}
{{comicsrow|1058|2012-05-21|Old-Timers|old_timers.png}}
{{comicsrow|1057|2012-05-18|Klout}}
{{comicsrow|1056|2012-05-16|Felidae}}
{{comicsrow|1055|2012-05-14|Kickstarter}}
{{comicsrow|1054|2012-05-11|The bacon|thebacon.png}}
{{comicsrow|1053|2012-05-09|Ten Thousand}}
{{comicsrow|1052|2012-05-07|Every Major's Terrible|every_majors_terrible.png}}
{{comicsrow|1051|2012-05-04|Visited}}
{{comicsrow|1050|2012-05-02|Forgot Algebra}}
{{comicsrow|1049|2012-04-30|Bookshelf}}
{{comicsrow|1048|2012-04-27|Emotion}}
{{comicsrow|1047|2012-04-25|Approximations}}
{{comicsrow|1046|2012-04-23|Skynet}}
{{comicsrow|1045|2012-04-20|Constraints}}
{{comicsrow|1044|2012-04-18|Romney Quiz}}
{{comicsrow|1043|2012-04-16|Ablogalypse}}
{{comicsrow|1042|2012-04-13|Never}}
{{comicsrow|1041|2012-04-11|Whites of Their Eyes}}
{{comicsrow|1040|2012-04-09|Lakes and Oceans}}
{{comicsrow|1039|2012-04-06|RuBisCO}}
{{comicsrow|1038|2012-04-04|Fountain}}
{{comicsrow|1037|2012-04-01|Umwelt}}
{{comicsrow|1036|2012-03-30|Reviews}}
{{comicsrow|1035|2012-03-28|Cadbury Eggs}}
{{comicsrow|1034|2012-03-26|Share Buttons}}
{{comicsrow|1033|2012-03-23|Formal Logic}}
{{comicsrow|1032|2012-03-21|Networking}}
{{comicsrow|1031|2012-03-19|s/keyboard/leopard/|s_keyboard_leopard.png}}
{{comicsrow|1030|2012-03-16|Keyed}}
{{comicsrow|1029|2012-03-14|Drawing Stars}}
{{comicsrow|1028|2012-03-12|Communication}}
{{comicsrow|1027|2012-03-09|Pickup Artist}}
{{comicsrow|1026|2012-03-07|Compare and Contrast}}
{{comicsrow|1025|2012-03-05|Tumblr}}
{{comicsrow|1024|2012-03-02|Error Code}}
{{comicsrow|1023|2012-02-29|Late-Night PBS|late_night_pbs.png}}
{{comicsrow|1022|2012-02-27|So It Has Come To This}}
{{comicsrow|1021|2012-02-24|Business Plan}}
{{comicsrow|1020|2012-02-22|Orion Nebula}}
{{comicsrow|1019|2012-02-20|First Post}}
{{comicsrow|1018|2012-02-17|Good Cop, Dadaist Cop|good_cop_dadaist_cop.png}}
{{comicsrow|1017|2012-02-14|Backward in Time}}
{{comicsrow|1016|2012-02-13|Valentine Dilemma}}
{{comicsrow|1015|2012-02-10|Kerning}}
{{comicsrow|1014|2012-02-08|Car Problems}}
{{comicsrow|1013|2012-02-06|Wake Up Sheeple}}
{{comicsrow|1012|2012-02-03|Wrong Superhero}}
{{comicsrow|1011|2012-02-01|Baby Names}}
{{comicsrow|1010|2012-01-30|Etymology-Man|etymology_man.png}}
{{comicsrow|1009|2012-01-27|Sigh}}
{{comicsrow|1008|2012-01-25|Suckville}}
{{comicsrow|1007|2012-01-23|Sustainable}}
{{comicsrow|1006|2012-01-20|Sloppier Than Fiction}}
{{comicsrow|1005|2012-01-18|SOPA}}
{{comicsrow|1004|2012-01-16|Batman}}
{{comicsrow|1003|2012-01-13|Adam and Eve}}
{{comicsrow|1002|2012-01-11|Game AIs}}
{{comicsrow|1001|2012-01-09|AAAAAA}}</onlyinclude>
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