1759: British Map - Revision history

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

2025-10-23T05:07:38Z

we don't use TOCs in comic pages

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

2025-10-22T22:11:58Z

172.69.132.224: lil addition, feels right we should add the Pokémon category

2024-09-29T02:26:59Z

lil addition, feels right we should add the Pokémon category

172.69.132.225: Tried sprucing up some of the entries a bit

2024-09-29T02:25:47Z

Tried sprucing up some of the entries a bit

Show changes

172.70.47.162: linked to actress in question

2024-08-09T16:50:45Z

linked to actress in question

McMooseElk: Added extra details on the dashed line

2024-07-03T01:34:46Z

Added extra details on the dashed line

172.70.85.218: /* Transcript */ Geographically, there are no English mountains (though the Pennines, Lake District, etc, have notable 'peaks'). A lot of 'peak-worthy' bits of map also are too full of words to show any; clearly only drawn as both space and 'hills' exist.

2023-09-15T13:42:02Z

‎Transcript: Geographically, there are no English mountains (though the Pennines, Lake District, etc, have notable 'peaks'). A lot of 'peak-worthy' bits of map also are too full of words to show any; clearly only drawn as both space and 'hills' exist.

Scs: /* Transcript */ a better word is "chevron", and the etymology is perfect, you should look it up

2023-09-15T13:31:08Z

‎Transcript: a better word is "chevron", and the etymology is perfect, you should look it up

L-Space Traveler: Removed "a word meaning "to obtain by trickery or persuasion"" from "Weedle": this meaning is a different word/different spelling ("wheedle")

2023-07-19T14:40:08Z

Removed "a word meaning "to obtain by trickery or persuasion"" from "Weedle": this meaning is a different word/different spelling ("wheedle")

FaviFake: Fixed broken link (was a redirect)

2023-05-22T10:33:04Z

Fixed broken link (was a redirect)

← Older revision		Revision as of 05:07, 23 October 2025
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	==Explanation==		==Explanation==
−	~~{{TOC}}~~
	This comic is a joke similar to [https://www.google.com/webhp?sourceid=chrome-instant&ion=1&espv=2&ie=UTF-8&safe=active&ssui=on#q=how%20americans%20see%20the%20world&safe=active&ssui=on "How Americans see the world"] showing how the average American has opinions on the world, often including jokes such as a lack of {{w\|Africa}}, etc. This has been used before in [[850: World According to Americans]]. The map also plays with the joke by noting it has been labeled by [[Randall Munroe\|a specific American]] rather than "Americans".		This comic is a joke similar to [https://www.google.com/webhp?sourceid=chrome-instant&ion=1&espv=2&ie=UTF-8&safe=active&ssui=on#q=how%20americans%20see%20the%20world&safe=active&ssui=on "How Americans see the world"] showing how the average American has opinions on the world, often including jokes such as a lack of {{w\|Africa}}, etc. This has been used before in [[850: World According to Americans]]. The map also plays with the joke by noting it has been labeled by [[Randall Munroe\|a specific American]] rather than "Americans".

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 | number    = 1759
 | date      = November 14, 2016
 | title     = British Map
 | image     = british_map.png
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 ==Explanation==
 This comic is a joke similar to [https://www.google.com/webhp?sourceid=chrome-instant&ion=1&espv=2&ie=UTF-8&safe=active&ssui=on#q=how%20americans%20see%20the%20world&safe=active&ssui=on "How Americans see the world"] showing how the average American has opinions on the world, often including jokes such as a lack of {{w|Africa}}, etc. This has been used before in [[850: World According to Americans]]. The map also plays with the joke by noting it has been labeled by [[Randall Munroe|a specific American]] rather than "Americans".

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 || A surname, best known as that of actor {{w|Benedict Cumberbatch}}.
 || {{w|Harlow}}
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+|| The surname of {{w|Jean Harlow|a famous actress}} is replaced with that of a famous actor
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 ==Transcript==
-:[A black-and-white map of Great Britain. The detail on the map is minimal, showing mainly the outlines of the land, chevrons representing otherwise sparse areas of high hills or mountains, and points representing cities. The only other features are a small drawing of a protractor south of one peninsula, and a lake with two small sailboats on the west side of the largest landmass. The caption in the upper-right states in large letters "A BRITISH MAP," then in smaller letters underneath, "LABELED BY AN AMERICAN." Most of the map's area is covered by labels for various features, which are listed below.]
+:[A black-and-white map of Great Britain. The detail on the map is minimal, showing mainly the outlines of the land, chevrons representing otherwise sparse areas of high hills or mountains, and points representing cities. The only other features are a small drawing of a protractor south of one peninsula, a lake with two small sailboats on the west side of the largest landmass, and a short dashed line in the southeast connecting the main landmass to another section of land across water. The caption in the upper-right states in large letters "A BRITISH MAP," then in smaller letters underneath, "LABELED BY AN AMERICAN." Most of the map's area is covered by labels for various features, which are listed below.]
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 | Weedle
-|| {{w|Weedle}} is a Pokémon, and also a word meaning "to obtain by trickery or persuasion"
+|| {{w|Weedle}} is a Pokémon
 || {{w|Forest of Bowland}}
 || In the original Pokémon Red and Blue games Weedle is most notably found in '{{w|Viridian Forest}}' which - like the real-life Forest of Bowland - is known for its diverse wildlife.

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 ==Explanation==
 This comic is a joke similar to [https://www.google.com/webhp?sourceid=chrome-instant&ion=1&espv=2&ie=UTF-8&safe=active&ssui=on#q=how%20americans%20see%20the%20world&safe=active&ssui=on "How Americans see the world"] showing how the average American has opinions on the world, often including jokes such as a lack of {{w|Africa}}, etc. This has been used before in [[850: World According to Americans]]. The map also plays with the joke by noting it has been labeled by [[Randall Munroe|a specific American]] rather than "Americans".
 Many areas of the UK are most familiar to foreigners thanks to their depiction in various fantasy novels and TV series. This map labels some of these, as well as including many silly names that simply sound like real British towns to an American ear. A protractor is shown off the coast of the {{w|Mull of Kintyre}} in reference to the "{{w|Mull of Kintyre test}}" - according to urban legend, the angle of the Mull defines the maximum allowed erectness for a man on films and home video releases in the UK.
-Randall previously posted [https://blog.xkcd.com/2015/11/24/a-puzzle-for-the-uk/ a map of Great Britain] on his blog as part of the promotion for his book ''[[what if|What If?]]''. This map is from a very similar position and appears to have been traced from the same source, although there are some slight differences. Both maps include a sketch of {{w|Lake Windermere}} with boats on it, and both have the locations of London, Oxford and Cambridge labeled (the blog map also shows Edinburgh and Bristol - in this comic, these are labelled Eavestroughs and Minas Tirith). Both also contain references to {{w|Stonehenge}} and {{w|Watership Down}}.
+Randall previously posted [https://blog.xkcd.com/2015/11/24/a-puzzle-for-the-uk/ a map of Great Britain] on his blog as part of the promotion for his book ''[[What If? (book)|What If?]]''. This map is from a very similar position and appears to have been traced from the same source, although there are some slight differences. Both maps include a sketch of {{w|Lake Windermere}} with boats on it, and both have the locations of London, Oxford and Cambridge labeled (the blog map also shows Edinburgh and Bristol - in this comic, these are labelled Eavestroughs and Minas Tirith). Both also contain references to {{w|Stonehenge}} and {{w|Watership Down}}.
 Note that in British English, the correct spelling of “labeled” is ‘labelled’.