Editing Talk:119: Worst Band Name Ever

Jump to: navigation, search
Ambox notice.png Please sign your posts with ~~~~

Warning: You are not logged in. Your IP address will be publicly visible if you make any edits. If you log in or create an account, your edits will be attributed to your username, along with other benefits.

The edit can be undone. Please check the comparison below to verify that this is what you want to do, and then save the changes below to finish undoing the edit.
Latest revision Your text
Line 1: Line 1:
−
What about hitchslapper? '''[[User:Davidy22|<u>{{Color|purple|David}}<font color=green size=3px>y</font></u><font color=indigo size=4px>²²</font>]]'''[[User talk:Davidy22|<tt>[talk]</tt>]] 11:01, 8 March 2013 (UTC)
+
{{comic
 +
| number    = 119
 +
| date      = June 23, 2006
 +
| title    = Worst Band Name Ever
 +
| image    = hedgeclipper.jpg
 +
| imagesize = 400px ×429px
 +
| titletext = You can just see his dejection as he realizes he's the lead guitar in 'Hedgeclipper'
 +
}}
 +
==Explanation==
 +
There is a band a their opening having absolutely no audience. From their appearance they are probably a rock or heavy metal band.
 +
The mouse-over text suggests that they (or at least the lead guitarist) previously did not know their band name and the heading implies that it was in fact choosen by [[Randall]].
 +
As he bemoans his apparent inability to choose a good band name he probably sees the name 'Hedgeclipper' as the reason why the band has no audience.
  
−
What indicates there is no audience?  "...the name 'Hedgeclipper' as the reason why the band has no audience..."  I read it as the other members or a promoter/manager decided on a band name for a battle-of-the-bands, open mic, or other venue with multiple acts, and told the announcer, but an audience might still be there. [[User:Tryc|Tryc]] ([[User talk:Tryc|talk]]) 13:04, 14 June 2013 (UTC)
+
==Transkript==
 +
:Heading: It's probably a good thing that I never get to pick band names.
 +
:[A stage with banner overhead reading: OPENING TONIGHT! HEDGECLIPPER]
 +
:[On the stage are three guys with a bass, guitar, drum kit and strange haircuts. On the kick drum is a picture of a hedge clipper.]
 +
:Lead Guitarist: Maaan...
  
−
The thing is that, if they end up being any good, then whatever their name it'll be forever associated with a successful band.  I mean ''The B''ea''tles'' is such a kitsh name, right?  What on Earth is ''U2'' supposed to mean (to anyone not familiar with the plane type, or the various other vehicles and objects given that name), and what made it "the name that they disliked the least"?  ''Arctic Monkeys''?  Silly name.  ''The Who''?  Who?  (And surely more grammatically ''The Whom''!)  Are ''The Beach Boys'' lifeguards?  Isn't ''Blondie'' just what we call that fair-haired lass in the office?  And you can forget right now about ''The Buzzcocks'' and ''The Sex Pistols'', I think you just wandered into the wrong store... [[Special:Contributions/178.98.31.27|178.98.31.27]] 05:06, 23 June 2013 (UTC)
+
{{comic discussion}}
−
 
+
[[Category:Music]]
−
Do you not realise that "U2" sounds like "you too" or maybe "you two"? XD{{unsigned ip|172.69.79.171|12:00, 2 August 2022}}
 
−
 
 
−
I'm disappointed to see that no one has a decent explanation of this strip. If the implication is that electric hedgeclippers make bad sounds, why is there a pair of manual hedgeclippers on the bass drum? Why is the name '''singular'''? I'm forced to conclude that this is Randall’s equivalent of The Far Side's "Cow Tools" but not as funny. [[Special:Contributions/172.68.118.8|172.68.118.8]] 18:48, 12 December 2022 (UTC)
 
−
 
 
−
Hedgeclippers are not only noisy, but also probably smelly. [[Special:Contributions/172.69.23.123|172.69.23.123]] 02:03, 11 May 2023 (UTC)
 

Please note that all contributions to explain xkcd may be edited, altered, or removed by other contributors. If you do not want your writing to be edited mercilessly, then do not submit it here.
You are also promising us that you wrote this yourself, or copied it from a public domain or similar free resource (see explain xkcd:Copyrights for details). Do not submit copyrighted work without permission!

To protect the wiki against automated edit spam, we kindly ask you to solve the following CAPTCHA:

Cancel | Editing help (opens in new window)

Templates used on this page:

Retrieved from "https://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php/Talk:119:_Worst_Band_Name_Ever"