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825: Guest Week: Jeffrey Rowland (Overcompensating)

2014-06-26T17:42:33Z

TheMightyGunns: /* Explanation */

{{comic
| number = 825
| date = November 25, 2010
| title = Guest Week: Jeffrey Rowland (Overcompensating)
| image = guest_week_jeffrey_rowland_overcompensating.png
| titletext = Guest comic by Jeffrey Rowland of Overcompensating/Wigu. Jeffrey is famous as the picture on the Wikipedia article on 'Necrosis'.
}}

==Explanation==
[[Randall]] himself is talking to {{w|Jeffrey Rowland}}, who writes the popular web comics [http://www.overcompensating.com Overcompensating] and [http://www.wigucomics.com/adventures/index.php Wigu].

This may be a reference to Scott Adams' {{w|God's Debris}}, in which a delivery guy has a long conversation about the nature of the universe with an old man. While often dealing with complex questions, the old man in the story presents arguments in a very straightforward way. Some have called some of the arguments in the book very clever and original, albeit overly simplistic. This comic could be a parody on that style of philosophy.

The title text is completely true: After a brown recluse spider bit him, {{w|Jeffrey Rowland|Rowland}} started experiencing cell death in his leg. Although the wound itself is benign, it still is featured in Wikipedia articles (such as {{w|Loxoscelism}}).

Traditionally, {{w|turkey (meat)|turkey}} is the main dish of the U.S. {{w|Thanksgiving (United States)|Thanksgiving}} holiday. Thus, the theory mentioned in the last panel is that {{w|Turkey (animal)|turkeys}} started the holiday in order to drive themselves to extinction. This is a reference to the {{w|Voluntary Human Extinction Movement}}.
Ironically, Thanksgiving actually helped save the Turkey, which is generally considered one of the stupidest and most inept animals in the world; it will starve to death near food, it will drown in the rain, and it would have gone extinct a long time ago if humans didn't like it's taste.

==Transcript==
:[Jeffrey Rowland and Randall are sitting together, with a globe between them. Mr. Rowland has a drink with a small umbrella over it.]
:Jeffrey Rowland: But enough of my theories about Thanksgiving. The ''real'' reason we're here is to discuss my hypothesis that dark matter ''itself'' is what consciousness is made of...

:[The frame focuses on Jeffrey Rowland.]
:Jeffrey Rowland: Unobservable to anything that is itself conscious in much the same way the mail-man won't deliver your mail if you are watching the mail-box

:[Mr. Rowland raises his drink.]
:Jeffrey Rowland: Which brings us to my theory about ghosts-
:Randall Munroe: Wait did you just say Thanksgiving was invented by the ''Turkey Voluntary Extinction Movement?''
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Talk:95: The Sierpinski Penis Game

2014-05-22T20:44:20Z

TheMightyGunns: /* Missing triangles */

== Missing triangles ==
Any idea why there are some (at least 3) small triangles missing? --[[Special:Contributions/212.255.96.151|212.255.96.151]] 18:46, 7 July 2013 (UTC)
:Where?--[[User:Dgbrt|Dgbrt]] ([[User talk:Dgbrt|talk]]) 21:46, 12 July 2013 (UTC)
::Starting from the center going left, right or down these three are missing: LLLRD, LLRLD, RLRDR. But actually, infinitely many triangles are missing *g*. --[[User:Chtz|Chtz]] ([[User talk:Chtz|talk]]) 22:38, 12 July 2013 (UTC)
There's actually an extra triangle as well that doesn't fit the pattern. It's DDLRLL.{{unsigned|24.207.62.236}}

I don't think this article meets standards of neutrality. Calling the penis game "infantile" is insensitive to those exploring their sexuality and does not reflect the nuances of the penis community. [[Special:Contributions/173.245.56.66|173.245.56.66]] 21:21, 18 March 2014 (UTC)

^ I agree. That said, if this were an IRL discussion, I'm fairly certain it would devolve into people just playing the penis game.
[[User:TheMightyGunns|TheMightyGunns]] ([[User talk:TheMightyGunns|talk]]) 20:44, 22 May 2014 (UTC)

Talk:830: Genetic Analysis

2014-05-21T23:37:41Z

TheMightyGunns: Created page with "I guess it's what they say. Sex is genetic. If your parents never had it, you probably won't either. :) ~~~~"

I guess it's what they say. Sex is genetic. If your parents never had it, you probably won't either. :) [[User:TheMightyGunns|TheMightyGunns]] ([[User talk:TheMightyGunns|talk]]) 23:37, 21 May 2014 (UTC)