2005: Attention Span - Revision history

Elizium23: added original link to transcript. it is not paywalled or broken for me at this time.

2026-02-11T23:51:42Z

added original link to transcript. it is not paywalled or broken for me at this time.

Explainyourself: Added unlocked version for Thomas article

2026-02-11T22:37:57Z

Added unlocked version for Thomas article

CalibansCreations: /* Explanation */

2024-11-13T08:47:25Z

‎Explanation

172.69.23.28: /* Explanation */

2023-12-18T09:29:35Z

‎Explanation

172.70.85.25: /* Trivia */ Whatever the merits of the capital, you guys (and gals/etc) missed the accent.

2022-10-27T13:12:22Z

‎Trivia: Whatever the merits of the capital, you guys (and gals/etc) missed the accent.

172.69.22.63: almost every time "pokemon" is used on explainxkcd it is "Pokemon". unless this time it's not for some reason? (also i'm not a he, 172.69.79.163)

2022-10-27T12:41:11Z

almost every time "pokemon" is used on explainxkcd it is "Pokemon". unless this time it's not for some reason? (also i'm not a he, 172.69.79.163)

172.69.79.163: Undo revision 297671 by JLZ0kTC5 (talk) My fellow Human "JLZ0kTC5" is changing a lot of People's old items because of perceived Errors. He is not always Correct.

2022-10-26T23:31:32Z

Undo revision 297671 by JLZ0kTC5 (talk) My fellow Human "JLZ0kTC5" is changing a lot of People's old items because of perceived Errors. He is not always Correct.

JLZ0kTC5 at 21:45, 26 October 2022

2022-10-26T21:45:24Z

JLZ0kTC5 at 07:37, 22 October 2022

2022-10-22T07:37:40Z

108.162.246.200: Undo Vandalism revision 281410 by Donald Trump (talk)

2022-05-26T19:08:24Z

Undo Vandalism revision 281410 by Donald Trump (talk)

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 :Cueball: And? That's a '''''classic!'''''
 :Off-panel: Just saying, I don't think this is a new development.
 ==Trivia==

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 If there was any doubt about Cueball’s dubious literary tastes before, Megan dispels them in the title text, referring to a novelization of the excoriated movie ''{{w|Surf Ninjas}}'', a movie that is {{tvtropes|ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin|exactly what it sounds like}}. Despite the hyperbole, the ''Surf Ninjas'' novelization is [https://www.goodreads.com/en/book/show/9792011 very much real], written by {{w|Peter Lerangis}} (under the pseudonym A. L. Singer); Lerangis would later move on from writing licensed works to his own original children's books and is now considered an accomplished author.
-The comic contains a hyperlink to an article with the same unfortunate content Cueball has apparently finished reading prior to this comic: [https://www.newyorker.com/culture/rabbit-holes/the-repressive-authoritarian-soul-of-thomas-the-tank-engine-and-friends The Repressive, Authoritarian Soul of “Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends”]. This article, the articles linked from it, further linked articles from those, links found by googling the topic, and other related [https://www.techopedia.com/definition/5199/surfing-world-wide-web web surfing] on the topic could easily add up to six hours or more of reading.
+The comic contains a hyperlink to an article with the same unfortunate content Cueball has apparently finished reading prior to this comic: [https://write.as/o6w0noyqq52b5.md The Repressive, Authoritarian Soul of “Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends” (unlocked version)]. This article, the articles linked from it, further linked articles from those, links found by googling the topic, and other related [https://www.techopedia.com/definition/5199/surfing-world-wide-web web surfing] on the topic could easily add up to six hours or more of reading.
 ==Transcript==

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 Other possibilities for the dragon book are ''{{w|His Majesty's Dragon}}'' from the ''{{w|Temeraire (series)|Temeraire}}'' series or ''{{w|Dragonsbane}}'' from the Winterlands series.
-If there was any doubt about Cueball’s dubious literary tastes before, Megan dispels them in the title text, referring to a novelization of the excoriated movie ''{{w|Surf Ninjas}}'', a movie that is exactly what it sounds like. Despite the hyperbole, the ''Surf Ninjas'' novelization is [https://www.goodreads.com/en/book/show/9792011 very much real], written by {{w|Peter Lerangis}} (under the pseudonym A. L. Singer); Lerangis would later move on from writing licensed works to his own original children's books and is now considered an accomplished author.
+If there was any doubt about Cueball’s dubious literary tastes before, Megan dispels them in the title text, referring to a novelization of the excoriated movie ''{{w|Surf Ninjas}}'', a movie that is {{tvtropes|ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin|exactly what it sounds like}}. Despite the hyperbole, the ''Surf Ninjas'' novelization is [https://www.goodreads.com/en/book/show/9792011 very much real], written by {{w|Peter Lerangis}} (under the pseudonym A. L. Singer); Lerangis would later move on from writing licensed works to his own original children's books and is now considered an accomplished author.
 The comic contains a hyperlink to an article with the same unfortunate content Cueball has apparently finished reading prior to this comic: [https://www.newyorker.com/culture/rabbit-holes/the-repressive-authoritarian-soul-of-thomas-the-tank-engine-and-friends The Repressive, Authoritarian Soul of “Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends”]. This article, the articles linked from it, further linked articles from those, links found by googling the topic, and other related [https://www.techopedia.com/definition/5199/surfing-world-wide-web web surfing] on the topic could easily add up to six hours or more of reading.

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 Other possibilities for the dragon book are ''{{w|His Majesty's Dragon}}'' from the ''{{w|Temeraire (series)|Temeraire}}'' series or ''{{w|Dragonsbane}}'' from the Winterlands series.
-If there was any doubt about Cueball’s dubious literary tastes before, Megan dispels them in the title text, referring to a novelization of the excoriated movie ''{{w|Surf Ninjas}}'', a movie that is exactly what it sounds like. Signed novelizations of a movie named “Surf Ninjas” are not typical fodder for great minds.{{Citation needed}}
+If there was any doubt about Cueball’s dubious literary tastes before, Megan dispels them in the title text, referring to a novelization of the excoriated movie ''{{w|Surf Ninjas}}'', a movie that is exactly what it sounds like. Despite the hyperbole, the ''Surf Ninjas'' novelization is [https://www.goodreads.com/en/book/show/9792011 very much real], written by {{w|Peter Lerangis}} (under the pseudonym A. L. Singer); Lerangis would later move on from writing licensed works to his own original children's books and is now considered an accomplished author.
 The comic contains a hyperlink to an article with the same unfortunate content Cueball has apparently finished reading prior to this comic: [https://www.newyorker.com/culture/rabbit-holes/the-repressive-authoritarian-soul-of-thomas-the-tank-engine-and-friends The Repressive, Authoritarian Soul of “Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends”]. This article, the articles linked from it, further linked articles from those, links found by googling the topic, and other related [https://www.techopedia.com/definition/5199/surfing-world-wide-web web surfing] on the topic could easily add up to six hours or more of reading.

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 (the comic number) is also the year of the first xkcd comic.
-The dragon described is very loosely similar to the legendary Pokemon {{w|Zacian}}, whose game had been teased at the release of this comic.
+The dragon described is very loosely similar to the legendary Pokémon {{w|Zacian}}, whose game had been teased at the release of this comic.
 {{comic discussion}}
 [[Category:Comics featuring Cueball]]
 [[Category:Comics featuring Megan]]