Talk:1470: Kix - Revision history

42.book.addict at 23:01, 9 January 2025

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Nedlum at 14:10, 27 September 2024

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172.68.2.52 at 00:13, 31 March 2019

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Davidy22 at 17:57, 19 December 2016

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173.245.49.75 at 09:58, 19 December 2016

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Baquea at 11:08, 5 December 2016

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108.162.216.71 at 22:35, 13 February 2015

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108.162.216.71 at 22:33, 13 February 2015

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Davidy22 at 17:25, 14 January 2015

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Valdemar at 14:17, 14 January 2015

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	Maybe last word "Fucker" is a cameo for SOAD and their song Chop Suey {{unsigned\|Valdemar}}		Maybe last word "Fucker" is a cameo for SOAD and their song Chop Suey {{unsigned\|Valdemar}}
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	I think "Kid tested, mother infected" sounds like a thinly veiled AIDS joke. (edit: This is my first time editing xkcd, the other contributions aren't me)--[[Special:Contributions/108.162.216.71\|108.162.216.71]] 22:33, 13 February 2015 (UTC)		I think "Kid tested, mother infected" sounds like a thinly veiled AIDS joke. (edit: This is my first time editing xkcd, the other contributions aren't me)--[[Special:Contributions/108.162.216.71\|108.162.216.71]] 22:33, 13 February 2015 (UTC)

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	As someone who had no idea what Kix was when I saw the cartoon, I thought until I came to this site that it was some 'egg donor' company that promised exceptional children as the outcome. Go figure (and yes, in that case the last entry makes total sense). [[Special:Contributions/172.68.2.52\|172.68.2.52]] 00:13, 31 March 2019 (UTC)		As someone who had no idea what Kix was when I saw the cartoon, I thought until I came to this site that it was some 'egg donor' company that promised exceptional children as the outcome. Go figure (and yes, in that case the last entry makes total sense). [[Special:Contributions/172.68.2.52\|172.68.2.52]] 00:13, 31 March 2019 (UTC)
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		+	The final number on the is called an "elephant" in the article, saying this refers to "a ponderous ending of a joke that contrasts sharply with the refined and mild humor of the previous options". I've never heard this term before, and a couple Google searches don't provide any explanation. Is this a term that other people are familiar with? [[User:Nedlum\|Nedlum]] ([[User talk:Nedlum\|talk]])

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	Shouldn't the "Mother Not Notified" and "Mother Watching Helplessly" make the "Kid Tested" assertion be reinterpreted using the same grammar? In "Mother Selected", the interpretation would be "Selected [by] mother" and "Tested [by] kid". But "Mother Not Notified" would be "Mother [was] Not Notified", which would lead "Kid Tested" to be parsed as "Kid [was] Tested". So of course the "Mother [was] watching helplesly" as tests were being run on her kid. {{unsigned ip\|173.245.49.75}}		Shouldn't the "Mother Not Notified" and "Mother Watching Helplessly" make the "Kid Tested" assertion be reinterpreted using the same grammar? In "Mother Selected", the interpretation would be "Selected [by] mother" and "Tested [by] kid". But "Mother Not Notified" would be "Mother [was] Not Notified", which would lead "Kid Tested" to be parsed as "Kid [was] Tested". So of course the "Mother [was] watching helplesly" as tests were being run on her kid. {{unsigned ip\|173.245.49.75}}
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		+	As someone who had no idea what Kix was when I saw the cartoon, I thought until I came to this site that it was some 'egg donor' company that promised exceptional children as the outcome. Go figure (and yes, in that case the last entry makes total sense). [[Special:Contributions/172.68.2.52\|172.68.2.52]] 00:13, 31 March 2019 (UTC)

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	My understanding of the "motherfucker" one was different. I thought it was used either as an expletive (because they were frustrated at being unable to come up with a reasonable proposal) or it was just a joke proposal (as brainstorming sessions always seem to descend into as people get bored). Anyone else agree? [[User:Baquea\|Baquea]] ([[User talk:Baquea\|talk]]) 11:08, 5 December 2016 (UTC)		My understanding of the "motherfucker" one was different. I thought it was used either as an expletive (because they were frustrated at being unable to come up with a reasonable proposal) or it was just a joke proposal (as brainstorming sessions always seem to descend into as people get bored). Anyone else agree? [[User:Baquea\|Baquea]] ([[User talk:Baquea\|talk]]) 11:08, 5 December 2016 (UTC)

−	Shouldn't the "Mother Not Notified" and "Mother Watching Helplessly" make the "Kid Tested" assertion be reinterpreted using the same grammar? In "Mother Selected", the interpretation would be "Selected [by] mother" and "Tested [by] kid". But "Mother Not Notified" would be "Mother [was] Not Notified", which would lead "Kid Tested" to be parsed as "Kid [was] Tested". So of course the "Mother [was] watching helplesly" as tests were being run on her kid.	+	Shouldn't the "Mother Not Notified" and "Mother Watching Helplessly" make the "Kid Tested" assertion be reinterpreted using the same grammar? In "Mother Selected", the interpretation would be "Selected [by] mother" and "Tested [by] kid". But "Mother Not Notified" would be "Mother [was] Not Notified", which would lead "Kid Tested" to be parsed as "Kid [was] Tested". So of course the "Mother [was] watching helplesly" as tests were being run on her kid. {{unsigned ip\|173.245.49.75}}

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	My understanding of the "motherfucker" one was different. I thought it was used either as an expletive (because they were frustrated at being unable to come up with a reasonable proposal) or it was just a joke proposal (as brainstorming sessions always seem to descend into as people get bored). Anyone else agree? [[User:Baquea\|Baquea]] ([[User talk:Baquea\|talk]]) 11:08, 5 December 2016 (UTC)		My understanding of the "motherfucker" one was different. I thought it was used either as an expletive (because they were frustrated at being unable to come up with a reasonable proposal) or it was just a joke proposal (as brainstorming sessions always seem to descend into as people get bored). Anyone else agree? [[User:Baquea\|Baquea]] ([[User talk:Baquea\|talk]]) 11:08, 5 December 2016 (UTC)
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		+	Shouldn't the "Mother Not Notified" and "Mother Watching Helplessly" make the "Kid Tested" assertion be reinterpreted using the same grammar? In "Mother Selected", the interpretation would be "Selected [by] mother" and "Tested [by] kid". But "Mother Not Notified" would be "Mother [was] Not Notified", which would lead "Kid Tested" to be parsed as "Kid [was] Tested". So of course the "Mother [was] watching helplesly" as tests were being run on her kid.

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	I think "Kid tested, mother infected" sounds like a thinly veiled AIDS joke. (edit: This is my first time editing xkcd, the other contributions aren't me)--[[Special:Contributions/108.162.216.71\|108.162.216.71]] 22:33, 13 February 2015 (UTC)		I think "Kid tested, mother infected" sounds like a thinly veiled AIDS joke. (edit: This is my first time editing xkcd, the other contributions aren't me)--[[Special:Contributions/108.162.216.71\|108.162.216.71]] 22:33, 13 February 2015 (UTC)
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		+	My understanding of the "motherfucker" one was different. I thought it was used either as an expletive (because they were frustrated at being unable to come up with a reasonable proposal) or it was just a joke proposal (as brainstorming sessions always seem to descend into as people get bored). Anyone else agree? [[User:Baquea\|Baquea]] ([[User talk:Baquea\|talk]]) 11:08, 5 December 2016 (UTC)

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−	I think "Kid tested, mother infected" sounds like a thinly veiled AIDS joke. --[[Special:Contributions/108.162.216.71\|108.162.216.71]] 22:33, 13 February 2015 (UTC)	+	I think "Kid tested, mother infected" sounds like a thinly veiled AIDS joke. (edit: This is my first time editing xkcd, the other contributions aren't me)--[[Special:Contributions/108.162.216.71\|108.162.216.71]] 22:33, 13 February 2015 (UTC)

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	Maybe last word "Fucker" is a cameo for SOAD and their song Chop Suey {{unsigned\|Valdemar}}		Maybe last word "Fucker" is a cameo for SOAD and their song Chop Suey {{unsigned\|Valdemar}}
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		+	I think "Kid tested, mother infected" sounds like a thinly veiled AIDS joke. --[[Special:Contributions/108.162.216.71\|108.162.216.71]] 22:33, 13 February 2015 (UTC)

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 :Looking at the edit log, it looks a lot like a straight up revert through multiple peoples' edits, which I really can't say I a fan of. Try to avoid doing stuff like that, it destroys good edits along with the ones you disagree with. '''[[User:Davidy22|<u>{{Color|#707|David}}<font color=#070 size=3>y</font></u><font color=#508 size=4>²²</font>]]'''[[User talk:Davidy22|<tt>[talk]</tt>]] 02:20, 10 January 2015 (UTC)
 ::Given the edit summary on the revert (that "someone" had "incorrectly" changed the definitions), I can't help but see it as terribly ironic, seeing as how the comic (and the explanation) is about how people can interpret things differently. [[User:KieferSkunk|KieferSkunk]] ([[User talk:KieferSkunk|talk]]) 09:34, 10 January 2015 (UTC)
 Maybe last word "Fucker" is a cameo for SOAD and their song Chop Suey

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	:Looking at the edit log, it looks a lot like a straight up revert through multiple peoples' edits, which I really can't say I a fan of. Try to avoid doing stuff like that, it destroys good edits along with the ones you disagree with. '''[[User:Davidy22\|<u>{{Color\|#707\|David}}<font color=#070 size=3>y</font></u><font color=#508 size=4>²²</font>]]'''[[User talk:Davidy22\|<tt>[talk]</tt>]] 02:20, 10 January 2015 (UTC)		:Looking at the edit log, it looks a lot like a straight up revert through multiple peoples' edits, which I really can't say I a fan of. Try to avoid doing stuff like that, it destroys good edits along with the ones you disagree with. '''[[User:Davidy22\|<u>{{Color\|#707\|David}}<font color=#070 size=3>y</font></u><font color=#508 size=4>²²</font>]]'''[[User talk:Davidy22\|<tt>[talk]</tt>]] 02:20, 10 January 2015 (UTC)
	::Given the edit summary on the revert (that "someone" had "incorrectly" changed the definitions), I can't help but see it as terribly ironic, seeing as how the comic (and the explanation) is about how people can interpret things differently. [[User:KieferSkunk\|KieferSkunk]] ([[User talk:KieferSkunk\|talk]]) 09:34, 10 January 2015 (UTC)		::Given the edit summary on the revert (that "someone" had "incorrectly" changed the definitions), I can't help but see it as terribly ironic, seeing as how the comic (and the explanation) is about how people can interpret things differently. [[User:KieferSkunk\|KieferSkunk]] ([[User talk:KieferSkunk\|talk]]) 09:34, 10 January 2015 (UTC)
		+	Maybe last word "Fucker" is a cameo for SOAD and their song Chop Suey