1970: Name Dominoes - Revision history

81.179.199.253 at 19:19, 6 May 2026

2026-05-06T19:19:58Z

64.189.140.61 at 00:45, 6 May 2026

2026-05-06T00:45:56Z

108.31.15.111: /* Table of names */ fix wikipedia link

2026-04-09T21:00:09Z

‎Table of names: fix wikipedia link

CategoryGeneral: It seems that this tag is being overused.

2024-10-30T02:06:32Z

It seems that this tag is being overused.

172.70.38.166: /* Table of names */

2024-08-21T04:21:34Z

‎Table of names

162.158.239.122: /* Table of names */ Probably a typo

2024-04-20T05:53:37Z

‎Table of names: Probably a typo

172.71.94.105: /* Table of names */

2024-04-05T10:49:36Z

‎Table of names

172.71.166.134: /* Table of names */

2024-03-23T17:58:50Z

‎Table of names

172.70.86.53: Correcting the 'corrections' to the presumed error/mistake. (Would have been easier to do a multi-edit revert...) Confusion arises as President JFK has a 'local page' (as a character) whilst Gen. Kelly does not..?

2023-11-14T11:37:01Z

Correcting the 'corrections' to the presumed error/mistake. (Would have been easier to do a multi-edit revert...) Confusion arises as President JFK has a 'local page' (as a character) whilst Gen. Kelly does not..?

172.71.250.139: /* Explanation */

2023-11-14T09:11:46Z

‎Explanation

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 |{{w|Carly Simon}}
-|Singer. {{w|"You're So Vain"}} referenced on xkcd in [[1501: Mysteries]].
+|Singer. {{w|You're So Vain}} referenced on xkcd in [[1501: Mysteries]].
 |Paul Simon <br>Carly Hughes
 |Last-Last <br>First-First

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 |American comedian known for his impressions of numerous celebrities and public figures
 |Little Richard <br>Stuart Little
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 |{{w|Isaac Newton}}
-|Well-known 15th century physicist who discovered the three laws of motion.
+|Well-known 17th century physicist who discovered the three laws of motion.
 |Chris Isaac <br>James Newton Howard <br>Isaac Hayes
 |First-Last <br>Last-Middle <br>First-First

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 |A muppet who lives in a trash can from the children's TV show {{w|Sesame Street}}.
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 |{{w|Tom Brady}}
-|Quarterback for the {{w|New England Patriots}}. Notable for winning 6 Super Bowls.
+|Quarterback for the {{w|New England Patriots}}. Notable for winning 6 Super Bowls for the Patriots, and 1 for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. 7 Super Bowls, and NFL record. Regarded as one of the greatest quarterbacks of all time, if not the greatest.
 |James Brady <br>Helen Thomas
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 The names come from a wide variety of fields: scientists (e.g., {{w|Isaac Newton}}), historical figures ({{w|George Washington}}), musicians ({{w|Drake (musician)|Drake}}), politicians ({{w|John Kerry}}), actors ({{w|Kevin Costner}}), writers ({{w|Washington Irving}}), fashion designers ({{w|Oscar de la Renta}}), and so on. Most of the names are real people but a few are fictional characters, including some non-human characters like {{w|Garfield_(character)|Garfield}} and {{w|Grover#Super_Grover|Super Grover}}. In one case the nick name for a company is used: {{w|Ma Bell}} aka Bell System. Another "play on names" can be seen on [[1529: Bracket]].
-One notable reference beyond just the use of a name is in the bottom left, there is the connection [ {{w|William Safire}} ][ Garnet ][ {{w|Jack Ruby|Ruby, Jack}} ]. The connection seems to be based on the fact that {{w|Sapphire}}, {{w|Garnet}} and {{w|Ruby}} are all {{w|gemstones}}, which does not match the implied rules of the game. This tile is a reference to the character {{w|Garnet_(Steven_Universe)|Garnet}} in the cartoon {{w|Steven Universe}}, who is a "fusion" formed by two Gems: Ruby and Sapphire. Thus, the name "Garnet" is treated as though it was two names "Ruby" and "Sapphire", requiring a two-square tile despite having a one-word name. Randall has previously made references to this universe in [[1608: Hoverboard]]. (See [https://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/images/3/39/1608_1031x1095y_Steven_Universe_family_and_ice_cream_prediction.png this] and [https://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/images/f/fa/1608_1077x1109y_Darth_Vaders_talks_about_Steven_Universe_on_the_bridge_Megan_adjust_antenna.png this] image from that comic). Additionally, Ayn Rand, Paul Ryan and Rand Paul have been mentioned before, in the title text of [[1277: Ayn Random]]. That idea may have been the prototype for this. Connecting {{w|Marilyn Manson}} with {{w|Marilyn Monroe}} and {{w|Charles Manson}} is likely a tongue-in-cheek reference, as the musician's stage name was ''literally chosen'' in the same way as this. In at least one case it is not entirely clear who is being referred to: "John Kelly" most likely refers to Gen. [[John F. Kelly]], Donald Trump's chief of staff, but the name is extremely common and could equally refer to {{w|John Kelly|any number of people}}.
+One notable reference beyond just the use of a name is in the bottom left, there is the connection [ {{w|William Safire}} ][ Garnet ][ {{w|Jack Ruby|Ruby, Jack}} ]. The connection seems to be based on the fact that {{w|Sapphire}}, {{w|Garnet}} and {{w|Ruby}} are all {{w|gemstones}}, which does not match the implied rules of the game. This tile is a reference to the character {{w|Garnet_(Steven_Universe)|Garnet}} in the cartoon {{w|Steven Universe}}, who is a "fusion" formed by two Gems: Ruby and Sapphire. Thus, the name "Garnet" is treated as though it was two names "Ruby" and "Sapphire", requiring a two-square tile despite having a one-word name. Randall has previously made references to this universe in [[1608: Hoverboard]]. (See [https://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/images/3/39/1608_1031x1095y_Steven_Universe_family_and_ice_cream_prediction.png this] and [https://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/images/f/fa/1608_1077x1109y_Darth_Vaders_talks_about_Steven_Universe_on_the_bridge_Megan_adjust_antenna.png this] image from that comic). Additionally, Ayn Rand, Paul Ryan and Rand Paul have been mentioned before, in the title text of [[1277: Ayn Random]]. That idea may have been the prototype for this. Connecting {{w|Marilyn Manson}} with {{w|Marilyn Monroe}} and {{w|Charles Manson}} is likely a tongue-in-cheek reference, as the musician's stage name was ''literally chosen'' in the same way as this. In at least one case it is not entirely clear who is being referred to: "John Kelly" most likely refers to Gen. {{w|John F. Kelly}}, Donald Trump's chief of staff, but the name is extremely common and could equally refer to {{w|John Kelly|any number of people}}.
 The title text spells out a rule that a player may only place a tile if they know who that person is. This is a variation of a rule in {{w|Scrabble}}, where a player loses a turn if their chosen word don't survive a dictionary challenge over the validity of the word. This rule implies that players are allowed to create new name dominoes tiles and that it is not a fixed set. In this case the player that is challenged has used the name Frank Johnson of which there are {{w|Frank Johnson|12 exact matches}} on Wikipedia along with six with a middle name and more. (The player was likely trying to place a tile in the upper-left area of the board, in an attempt to connect the "Frank Vincent" and "Lyndon Johnson" dominoes. The move was subsequently made impossible when the "Francis Drake" domino was played.)  In a google search as of the day the comic came out the first hit was {{w|Frank Johnson (basketball)|Frank Johnson}} who is a retired American professional basketball player and coach. Randall has made several [[:Category:Basketball|references to basketball]] in his comics.