1757: November 2016 - Revision history

42.book.addict: we don't use TOCs in comic pages

2025-10-23T05:07:22Z

we don't use TOCs in comic pages

2001:4450:813D:C800:FCCA:442D:8C9D:DF33 at 22:11, 22 October 2025

2025-10-22T22:11:04Z

Caralice: fix formatting

2025-03-22T08:07:46Z

fix formatting

162.158.74.58: /* Table for the guide */

2023-08-15T22:14:05Z

‎Table for the guide

Lettherebedarklight: today in what

2023-07-21T06:05:28Z

today in what

172.71.154.123: Please read category info carefully

2023-06-04T22:55:25Z

Please read category info carefully

172.71.178.184: Undo revision 314947 by Omg Oriental Music Group (talk) From krder, I deduce the Tupac entry, though others (Rickrolling) would qualify it. You broke tagging, tho'!!

2023-06-04T10:23:22Z

Undo revision 314947 by Omg Oriental Music Group (talk) From krder, I deduce the Tupac entry, though others (Rickrolling) would qualify it. You broke tagging, tho'!!

Omg Oriental Music Group: Why this category?

2023-06-04T03:01:57Z

Why this category?

Hawthorn at 11:43, 23 May 2023

2023-05-23T11:43:31Z

Hawthorn at 11:42, 23 May 2023

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 | date      = November 9, 2016
 | title     = November 2016
 | image     = november_2016.png
 | titletext = Once you've done this, make a note of how old they were. Then, when their age reaches double that, show them this chart again.
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 ==Explanation==
 This is yet another comic designed to [[:Category:Comics to make one feel old|make people feel old]], following soon after the last one [[1745: Record Scratch]].

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 | date      = November 9, 2016
 | title     = November 2016
 | image     = november_2016.png
 | titletext = Once you've done this, make a note of how old they were. Then, when their age reaches double that, show them this chart again.
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 ==Explanation==
 This is yet another comic designed to [[:Category:Comics to make one feel old|make people feel old]], following soon after the last one [[1745: Record Scratch]].

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 | 1998
 | April 13, 2007
-| ''{{w|Aqua Teen Hunger Force Colon Movie Film for Theaters}}
+| ''{{w|Aqua Teen Hunger Force Colon Movie Film for Theaters}}''
 | American Flash animated surreal comedy film based on the {{w|Adult Swim}} animated series ''{{w|Aqua Teen Hunger Force}}''. This seems to be a joke, as both this movie and the one it was based on are for adults, and the people this targets would only have been 9 when it was released, and probably won't recognize the reference. The joke will fail, because they will not feel old. Very few people have ever heard of this movie, which is probably part of the joke.
 | 9

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 | October 23, 2001
 | The {{w|iPod}}
-| The iPod was a music playing device created by {{w|Apple Inc.}} in 2001. This would probably make lots of 29 year-olds feel old.s 14-15 year old kids were likely to have had (or wished they had) an iPod.
+| The iPod was a music playing device created by {{w|Apple Inc.}} in 2001. This would probably make lots of 29 year-olds feel old. 14-15 year old kids were likely to have had (or wished they had) an iPod.
 | 14.5
 | 15.0
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 | May 18, 2001 (''Shrek''),<br>January 15, 2001 (Wikipedia)
 | ''{{w|Shrek}}'',<br>{{w|Wikipedia}}
-| ''Shrek'' is a popular parody film about fairy tales. It quickly gained a cult following and became a mega-hit, earning it three sequels and a franchise. It was a big hit popular for ages. Fifteen year old were likely to know and love the movie, so they would probably feel old as 30-year-olds realizing it came out half their life ago.
+| ''Shrek'' is a popular parody film about fairy tales. It quickly gained a cult following and became a mega-hit, earning it three sequels and a franchise. It was a big hit popular for ages. Fifteen-year-olds were likely to know and love the movie, so they would probably feel old as 30-year-olds realizing it came out half their life ago.
-Wikipedia is a an online encyclopedia created in 2001, which anyone can edit. (It is massively linked to from [[explain xkcd]] which has a [[:Category:Wikipedia|Wikipedia category]] for comics like this that reference the website directly).  (Average date is March 17, 2001). It is questionable how many kids used Wikipedia during the year it launched. Of course, realizing that before Wikipedia, you had to use a paper encyclopedias may still make a 30 year old feel old.
+Wikipedia is a an online encyclopedia created in 2001, which anyone can edit. (It is massively linked to from [[explain xkcd]] which has a [[:Category:Wikipedia|Wikipedia category]] for comics like this that reference the website directly).  (Average date is March 17, 2001). It is questionable how many kids used Wikipedia during the year it launched. Of course, realizing that before Wikipedia, you had to use a paper encyclopedia may still make a 30 year old feel old.
 | 15
 | 15.8
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 | August 29, 1997 (Netflix),<br>June 26, 1997 (Harry Potter),<br>September 15, 1997 (Google)
 | {{w|Netflix}},<br>{{w|Harry Potter}},<br>{{w|Google}}
-| All three are still major things 19 years later. "Harry Potter" refers to the original publishing date of ''{{w|Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone}}''. Google refers to the date that the Google domain name was registered. (Average date is 03-07-1997). Harry Potter is widely read, but at the time of its release it was probably not at first taken up by those of 18-19 year old. That may have first come later, maybe with the release of the {{w|Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (film)|first movies}} in 2001, four years later. It may this not be the best example for this age group. Also using Google and Netflix just when they where launched may also not have been so popular among 18-19 year olds in 1997. Still, all three things are big, and to realize that they have been around for half of a life may still make someone feel old.
+| All three are still major things 19 years later. "Harry Potter" refers to the original publishing date of ''{{w|Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone}}''. Google refers to the date that the Google domain name was registered. (Average date is 03-07-1997). Harry Potter is widely read, but at the time of its release it was probably not at first taken up by those of 18-19 year old. That may have first come later, maybe with the release of the {{w|Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (film)|first movies}} in 2001, four years later. This may not be the best example for this age group. Also using Google and Netflix just when they where launched may also not have been so popular among 18-19 year olds in 1997. Still, all three things are big, and to realize that they have been around for half of a life may still make someone feel old.
 | 18.5
 | 19.4
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 | May 11, 1997
 | Deep Blue's Victory
-| {{w|Deep Blue (chess computer)|Deep Blue}} was a {{w|chess computer}}, who defeated {{w|Garry Kasparov}}, the reigning chess champion, in a match in 1997. It was the first chess computer to defeat a world champion under tournament conditions. Randall has a great interest in {{w|chess}} and it is a [[:Category:Chess|recurrent subject]] on xkcd. Unless a 38 year old is interested in chess, they may not even know what Deep Blue, is let alone have any impression of long ago the victory occurred. Chess players and computer nerds (both of whom are very likely to be xkcd fans) would certainly be aware of this particular day.
+| {{w|Deep Blue (chess computer)|Deep Blue}} was a {{w|chess computer}}, who defeated {{w|Garry Kasparov}}, the reigning chess champion, in a match in 1997. It was the first chess computer to defeat a world champion under tournament conditions. Randall has a great interest in {{w|chess}} and it is a [[:Category:Chess|recurrent subject]] on xkcd. Unless a 38 year old is interested in chess, they may not even know what Deep Blue is, let alone have any impression of long ago the victory occurred. Chess players and computer nerds (both of whom are very likely to be xkcd fans) would certainly be aware of this particular day.
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 | 19.5
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 | November 22, 1995
 | ''{{w|Toy Story}}''
-| The {{w|Pixar}} animated film ''Toy Story'' was the first feature length digitally-animated film to be released theatrically (and also Pixar's first feature film). Given that this was the first film of its kind, many 20-21 year olds would have seen it. For xkcd fans, such movies might be a big thing. For anyone who saw this movie (and the two sequels) this could cause feelings of age. Side note: 41 year olds might actually feel young when reading this comic in November 2016, because they are the last people to still be expected to feel young before Randall deliberately destroys the feeling.
+| The {{w|Pixar}} animated film ''Toy Story'' was the first feature length digitally-animated film to be released theatrically (and also Pixar's first feature film). Given that this was the first film of its kind, many 20-21 year olds would have seen it. For xkcd fans, such movies might be a big thing. For anyone who saw this movie (and the sequels) this could cause feelings of age. Side note: 41 year olds might actually feel young when reading this comic in November 2016, because they are the last people to still be expected to feel young before Randall deliberately destroys the feeling.
 | 20.5
 | 21.0

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 [[Category:Star Wars]]
 [[Category:Chess]]
-<s>[[Category:Songs]]</s>
+[[Category:Songs]]
 [[Category:Calvin and Hobbes]]
 [[Category:Harry Potter]]
 [[Category:The Matrix]]

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 For example, if talking to a 24-year-old, the relevant sentence would be:
-:"Did you know that {w|Facebook} has been around for the majority of your life?"
+:"Did you know that {{w|Facebook}} has been around for the majority of your life?"
 To a 24-year old, Facebook likely still seems like a new innovation, so they may be shocked to discover that it has been around for more than half their life.

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 ** Month-day format: [[656: October 30th]], [[680: December 25th]]
 ** Month in the name: [[1595: 30 Days Hath September]]
-* A single year: [[998: 2012]], [[1311: 2014]], [[1624: 2016]], [[1779: 2017]]
+** A single year: [[998: 2012]], [[1311: 2014]], [[1624: 2016]], [[1779: 2017]]
 ** The comic [[1898: October 2017]], released almost a year later, uses the same title format as this comic, and is also about making people feel old.