Talk:1079: United Shapes - Revision history

R128 at 15:22, 13 November 2025

2025-11-13T15:22:22Z

82.132.245.223: Sorry, didn't realise it was a Talk page commenf I was editing, until I had started. But fixing it as I think you would appreciate. (I would have said "EYE-ya...", etc, but could be "AYE-ya...", or others, depending on dialect.)

2025-11-13T15:19:08Z

Sorry, didn't realise it was a Talk page commenf I was editing, until I had started. But fixing it as I think you would appreciate. (I would have said "EYE-ya...", etc, but could be "AYE-ya...", or others, depending on dialect.)

42.book.addict at 02:59, 13 November 2025

2025-11-13T02:59:10Z

188.114.111.225: /* eːijaˌfjatlaˌjœːkʏtl̥ */

2024-09-07T09:45:07Z

‎eːijaˌfjatlaˌjœːkʏtl̥

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2023-03-28T20:26:51Z

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2023-03-28T20:25:37Z

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162.158.159.137: Undo revision 287278 by 172.68.238.75 (talk) While you wait for the spam of a terrible place that I would utterly discourage your visiting of because they decapitate kittens...

2022-06-22T08:03:44Z

Undo revision 287278 by 172.68.238.75 (talk) While you wait for the spam of a terrible place that I would utterly discourage your visiting of because they decapitate kittens...

172.68.238.75 at 06:26, 22 June 2022

2022-06-22T06:26:49Z

Xkcdssmallestfan: /* eːijaˌfjatlaˌjœːkʏtl̥ */ new section

2021-06-16T18:18:37Z

‎eːijaˌfjatlaˌjœːkʏtl̥: new section

Dgbrt at 18:45, 5 October 2018

2018-10-05T18:45:49Z

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	What is eːijaˌfjatlaˌjœːkʏtl̥ actually pronounced as? Why does that show as the pronunciation of Colorado? It's clearly not colorado.		What is eːijaˌfjatlaˌjœːkʏtl̥ actually pronounced as? Why does that show as the pronunciation of Colorado? It's clearly not colorado.
	:That's the phonetic writing of {{w\|Eyjafjallajökull}}, and icelandic volcano that {{w\|Air travel disruption after the 2010 Eyjafjallajökull eruption\|caused disruptions}} to air travel in Western Europe between March and June of 2010. If you want an analogy pronunciation guide, it would be something as "a [as in the letter]-ya-fiat-la-YOE-cutl [do not mistake with 'cult']". --[[Special:Contributions/188.114.111.225\|188.114.111.225]]		:That's the phonetic writing of {{w\|Eyjafjallajökull}}, and icelandic volcano that {{w\|Air travel disruption after the 2010 Eyjafjallajökull eruption\|caused disruptions}} to air travel in Western Europe between March and June of 2010. If you want an analogy pronunciation guide, it would be something as "a [as in the letter]-ya-fiat-la-YOE-cutl [do not mistake with 'cult']". --[[Special:Contributions/188.114.111.225\|188.114.111.225]]
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		+	Just put in an explanation for New York, which was the last one missing. The table should be complete, then, though many of the explanations (including New York's) are one-liners or could be improved. Should the note be changed to reflect that? [[User:R128\|R128]] ([[User talk:R128\|talk]]) 15:22, 13 November 2025 (UTC)

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	What is eːijaˌfjatlaˌjœːkʏtl̥ actually pronounced as? Why does that show as the pronunciation of Colorado? It's clearly not colorado.		What is eːijaˌfjatlaˌjœːkʏtl̥ actually pronounced as? Why does that show as the pronunciation of Colorado? It's clearly not colorado.
−	:That's the phonetic writing of {{w\|Eyjafjallajökull}}, and icelandic volcano that {{w\|~~Air_travel_disruption_after_the_2010_Eyjafjallajökull_eruption~~}} ~~caused disruptions~~ to air travel in Western Europe between March and June of 2010]. If you want an analogy pronunciation guide, it would be something as "a [as in the letter]-ya-fiat-la-~~JOE~~-cutl [do not mistake with 'cult']". --[[Special:Contributions/188.114.111.225\|188.114.111.225]]	+	:That's the phonetic writing of {{w\|Eyjafjallajökull}}, and icelandic volcano that {{w\|Air travel disruption after the 2010 Eyjafjallajökull eruption\|caused disruptions}} to air travel in Western Europe between March and June of 2010. If you want an analogy pronunciation guide, it would be something as "a [as in the letter]-ya-fiat-la-YOE-cutl [do not mistake with 'cult']". --[[Special:Contributions/188.114.111.225\|188.114.111.225]]

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 Wait, so an American addict with a mostly-American audience is supposed to limit himself to cartoons that everyone can understand?  And people say AMERICANS are the arrogant ones.  [[Special:Contributions/71.229.88.206|71.229.88.206]] 07:59, 24 March 2013 (UTC)
-Could someone please explain the stereotypes? I'm American and I don't really see any jokes. As far as I can tell, he just picked images that fit in each state. {{unsigned|71.229.88.206|07:59, 24 March 2013}}
+Could someone please explain the stereotypes? I'm American and I don't really see any jokes. As far as I can tell, he just picked images that fit in each state. {{unsigned|71.229.88.206|07:59, 24 March 2013 (UTC)}}
 We still have to fix this thumbnail issue. --[[User:Dgbrt|Dgbrt]] ([[User talk:Dgbrt|talk]]) 16:47, 6 June 2013 (UTC)
-For the most part I don't think the shapes have anything to do with the states other than what happens to fit.  The Louisiana "boot" and Michigan "glove" are commonly used to  describe those states shapes.{{unsigned ip|65.117.250.78}}
+For the most part I don't think the shapes have anything to do with the states other than what happens to fit.  The Louisiana "boot" and Michigan "glove" are commonly used to  describe those states shapes. {{unsigned ip|65.117.250.78|22:49, 20 August 2013 (UTC)}}
 People in Michigan actually say things like "I live in the thumb"
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 He does lotsa comics the rest of us can undrestand, too. After all, though, he IS American. Texas: that's a cat? [[Special:Contributions/108.162.225.160|108.162.225.160]] 16:26, 9 March 2014 (UTC)
-<rant> The bear in the state of Alaska is NOT Winnie the Pooh. The most recognizable version is yellow with a red shirt. The original illustrations didn't have a shirt, but were still yellow. Further more, there ARE other cartoon bears to choose from, or it could just be a non-affiliated one that Randall created for the sake of fitting in the state of Alaska. Add to that the fact that Winnie the Pooh never had a jetpack OR a raygun and there is a pretty solid case for that bear NOT being Winnie the Pooh. </rant> Anonymous 04:51, 18 March 2014 (UTC)
+<rant> The bear in the state of Alaska is NOT Winnie the Pooh. The most recognizable version is yellow with a red shirt. The original illustrations didn't have a shirt, but were still yellow. Further more, there ARE other cartoon bears to choose from, or it could just be a non-affiliated one that Randall created for the sake of fitting in the state of Alaska. Add to that the fact that Winnie the Pooh never had a jetpack OR a raygun and there is a pretty solid case for that bear NOT being Winnie the Pooh. </rant> {{unsigned ip|173.245.54.91}} Anonymous 04:51, 18 March 2014 (UTC)
 :I did correct a former typo done by [[Randall]] himself, but Winnie the Pooh is just what he was thinking about. Please start a discussion on such an edit first, maybe we can say Randall's painting is bad, but that's what is on his official transcript. And SO this does only belong to the explain, the transcript is just only a transcript of the ORIGINAL comic. I'm sorry, but please don't change this until you know what you are doing, please ask for help first. You will get kind answers by many people here. --[[User:Dgbrt|Dgbrt]] ([[User talk:Dgbrt|talk]]) 22:29, 18 March 2014 (UTC)4
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 ::I've marked it as incomplete: A table should not be used in general. Check this [[explain_xkcd:Editor_FAQ#What_is_the_format_of_the_transcript_section.3F|What is the format of the transcript section ?]]. --[[User:Dgbrt|Dgbrt]] ([[User talk:Dgbrt|talk]]) 18:45, 5 October 2018 (UTC)
-== eːijaˌfjatlaˌjœːkʏtl̥ ==
+;eːijaˌfjatlaˌjœːkʏtl̥
 What is eːijaˌfjatlaˌjœːkʏtl̥ actually pronounced as? Why does that show as the pronunciation of Colorado? It's clearly not colorado.
-:That's the phonetic writing of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eyjafjallaj%C3%B6kull Eyjafjallajökull], and icelandic volcano that [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Air_travel_disruption_after_the_2010_Eyjafjallaj%C3%B6kull_eruption caused disruptions to air travel in Western Europe between March and June of 2010]. If you want an analogy pronunciation guide, it would be something as "a [as in the letter]-ya-fiat-la-JOE-cutl [do not mistake with 'cult']". --[[Special:Contributions/188.114.111.225|188.114.111.225]]
+:That's the phonetic writing of {{w|Eyjafjallajökull}}, and icelandic volcano that {{w|Air_travel_disruption_after_the_2010_Eyjafjallajökull_eruption}} caused disruptions to air travel in Western Europe between March and June of 2010]. If you want an analogy pronunciation guide, it would be something as "a [as in the letter]-ya-fiat-la-JOE-cutl [do not mistake with 'cult']". --[[Special:Contributions/188.114.111.225|188.114.111.225]]

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	What is eːijaˌfjatlaˌjœːkʏtl̥ actually pronounced as? Why does that show as the pronunciation of Colorado? It's clearly not colorado.		What is eːijaˌfjatlaˌjœːkʏtl̥ actually pronounced as? Why does that show as the pronunciation of Colorado? It's clearly not colorado.
		+	:That's the phonetic writing of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eyjafjallaj%C3%B6kull Eyjafjallajökull], and icelandic volcano that [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Air_travel_disruption_after_the_2010_Eyjafjallaj%C3%B6kull_eruption caused disruptions to air travel in Western Europe between March and June of 2010]. If you want an analogy pronunciation guide, it would be something as "a [as in the letter]-ya-fiat-la-JOE-cutl [do not mistake with 'cult']". --[[Special:Contributions/188.114.111.225\|188.114.111.225]]

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 In regards to New Mexico, the hazardous waste container could easily be a reference to the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant near Carlsbad. I think it's also worth noting that, despite the transcript, the entire container appears to be upside-down, rather than just the label. This could be an allusion to concerns about radiation leaks in that facility. [[User:MurphysLife|MurphysLife]] ([[User talk:MurphysLife|talk]]) 23:28, 17 July 2018 (UTC)
-WRT Massachusetts, yes, the Boston Tea Party occurred there. However, the tea on the elephant implies the tea came from India, when it came from China. Tea was not commercially cultivated in India until the 1820s, well after the American Revolution. I see no relation with the elephant depicted to the Republican Party symbol. Massachusetts politics do not lean towards Republican political party ideals. The conservative Tea Party, aligns with the Republican Party, but their followers do not hold much sway in Massachusetts.
+WRT Massachusetts, yes, the Boston Tea Party occurred there. However, the tea on the elephant implies the tea came from India, when it came from China. Tea was not commercially cultivated in India until the 1820s, well after the American Revolution. I see no relation with the elephant depicted to the Republican Party symbol. Massachusetts politics do not lean towards Republican political party ideals. The conservative Tea Party, aligns with the Republican Party, but their followers do not hold much sway in Massachusetts.[[User:TCMits|TCMits]] ([[User talk:TCMits|talk]]) 20:26, 28 March 2023 (UTC)
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	In regards to New Mexico, the hazardous waste container could easily be a reference to the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant near Carlsbad. I think it's also worth noting that, despite the transcript, the entire container appears to be upside-down, rather than just the label. This could be an allusion to concerns about radiation leaks in that facility. [[User:MurphysLife\|MurphysLife]] ([[User talk:MurphysLife\|talk]]) 23:28, 17 July 2018 (UTC)		In regards to New Mexico, the hazardous waste container could easily be a reference to the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant near Carlsbad. I think it's also worth noting that, despite the transcript, the entire container appears to be upside-down, rather than just the label. This could be an allusion to concerns about radiation leaks in that facility. [[User:MurphysLife\|MurphysLife]] ([[User talk:MurphysLife\|talk]]) 23:28, 17 July 2018 (UTC)
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		+	WRT Massachusetts, yes, the Boston Tea Party occurred there. However, the tea on the elephant implies the tea came from India, when it came from China. Tea was not commercially cultivated in India until the 1820s, well after the American Revolution. I see no relation with the elephant depicted to the Republican Party symbol. Massachusetts politics do not lean towards Republican political party ideals. The conservative Tea Party, aligns with the Republican Party, but their followers do not hold much sway in Massachusetts.

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	Corollary question: Someone also removed the actual text that appears in the various images.		Corollary question: Someone also removed the actual text that appears in the various images.
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	Is there an official-from-Randall transcript somewhere?		Is there an official-from-Randall transcript somewhere?

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	Corollary question: Someone also removed the actual text that appears in the various images.		Corollary question: Someone also removed the actual text that appears in the various images.
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		+	While you wait for the casino, you can read this [https://njcasimile.com/ resource]

	Is there an official-from-Randall transcript somewhere?		Is there an official-from-Randall transcript somewhere?

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	: I have fixed the table. [[Special:Contributions/172.68.143.24\|172.68.143.24]] 06:38, 4 October 2018 (UTC)		: I have fixed the table. [[Special:Contributions/172.68.143.24\|172.68.143.24]] 06:38, 4 October 2018 (UTC)
	::I've marked it as incomplete: A table should not be used in general. Check this [[explain_xkcd:Editor_FAQ#What_is_the_format_of_the_transcript_section.3F\|What is the format of the transcript section ?]]. --[[User:Dgbrt\|Dgbrt]] ([[User talk:Dgbrt\|talk]]) 18:45, 5 October 2018 (UTC)		::I've marked it as incomplete: A table should not be used in general. Check this [[explain_xkcd:Editor_FAQ#What_is_the_format_of_the_transcript_section.3F\|What is the format of the transcript section ?]]. --[[User:Dgbrt\|Dgbrt]] ([[User talk:Dgbrt\|talk]]) 18:45, 5 October 2018 (UTC)
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		+	== eːijaˌfjatlaˌjœːkʏtl̥ ==
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		+	What is eːijaˌfjatlaˌjœːkʏtl̥ actually pronounced as? Why does that show as the pronunciation of Colorado? It's clearly not colorado.

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	Holy crap what's with the transcript? Should we collapse the table? Because it makes the page zoom way out, to the point where it becomes too small to see the words. [[User:Herobrine\|Herobrine]] ([[User talk:Herobrine\|talk]]) 06:08, 6 April 2018 (UTC)		Holy crap what's with the transcript? Should we collapse the table? Because it makes the page zoom way out, to the point where it becomes too small to see the words. [[User:Herobrine\|Herobrine]] ([[User talk:Herobrine\|talk]]) 06:08, 6 April 2018 (UTC)
	: I have fixed the table. [[Special:Contributions/172.68.143.24\|172.68.143.24]] 06:38, 4 October 2018 (UTC)		: I have fixed the table. [[Special:Contributions/172.68.143.24\|172.68.143.24]] 06:38, 4 October 2018 (UTC)
		+	::I've marked it as incomplete: A table should not be used in general. Check this [[explain_xkcd:Editor_FAQ#What_is_the_format_of_the_transcript_section.3F\|What is the format of the transcript section ?]]. --[[User:Dgbrt\|Dgbrt]] ([[User talk:Dgbrt\|talk]]) 18:45, 5 October 2018 (UTC)