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B5!

These Are Not The Comments You Are Looking For at 00:06, 20 March 2016

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Davidy22 at 09:28, 18 March 2016

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162.158.2.218 at 09:04, 18 March 2016

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162.158.114.219: Question

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Davidy22: I don't usually do this, but jesus christ

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I don't usually do this, but jesus christ

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108.162.214.143 at 21:20, 17 March 2016

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108.162.214.143 at 21:19, 17 March 2016

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Davidy22 at 00:07, 17 March 2016

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Miamiclay: Re Hitchcock

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Re Hitchcock

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	Perhaps there is a reference here to clickbait ads, like those on Facebook that show a picture of a celebrity (like The Rock), with captions like "He is gone" or "He will be missed", seemingly to imply that he has recently died. [[User:These Are Not The Comments You Are Looking For\|These Are Not The Comments You Are Looking For]] ([[User talk:These Are Not The Comments You Are Looking For\|talk]]) 00:06, 20 March 2016 (UTC)		Perhaps there is a reference here to clickbait ads, like those on Facebook that show a picture of a celebrity (like The Rock), with captions like "He is gone" or "He will be missed", seemingly to imply that he has recently died. [[User:These Are Not The Comments You Are Looking For\|These Are Not The Comments You Are Looking For]] ([[User talk:These Are Not The Comments You Are Looking For\|talk]]) 00:06, 20 March 2016 (UTC)
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		+	Did no one here watch ''Babylon 5''? Kosh says "And so, it begins" ominously before every episode! [[User:Nitpicking\|Nitpicking]] ([[User talk:Nitpicking\|talk]]) 04:45, 26 January 2022 (UTC)

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	2. A line from the article: "animals get sick of us always looking at our pokédexs." It was originally smart phones, but is the change meant to be or just vandalism? Sorry if this seems like a stupid question; I've never used the wiki before. {{unsigned ip\|162.158.2.218}}		2. A line from the article: "animals get sick of us always looking at our pokédexs." It was originally smart phones, but is the change meant to be or just vandalism? Sorry if this seems like a stupid question; I've never used the wiki before. {{unsigned ip\|162.158.2.218}}
	:People have created text substitution browser plugins that also replace text within text fields, inspired by comics like [[1288]]. As a resource for xkcd fans, we experience a large amount of accidental vandalism due to these browser plugins. '''[[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>]] 09:28, 18 March 2016 (UTC)		:People have created text substitution browser plugins that also replace text within text fields, inspired by comics like [[1288]]. As a resource for xkcd fans, we experience a large amount of accidental vandalism due to these browser plugins. '''[[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>]] 09:28, 18 March 2016 (UTC)
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		+	Perhaps there is a reference here to clickbait ads, like those on Facebook that show a picture of a celebrity (like The Rock), with captions like "He is gone" or "He will be missed", seemingly to imply that he has recently died. [[User:These Are Not The Comments You Are Looking For\|These Are Not The Comments You Are Looking For]] ([[User talk:These Are Not The Comments You Are Looking For\|talk]]) 00:06, 20 March 2016 (UTC)

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	1. To the above: "Yikes" is typically said in response to something scary, but not when the speaker is actually scared. It wouldn't be as strange as "It begins" for the news story in the comic, but might still be a bit excessive for such a minor thing.		1. To the above: "Yikes" is typically said in response to something scary, but not when the speaker is actually scared. It wouldn't be as strange as "It begins" for the news story in the comic, but might still be a bit excessive for such a minor thing.
−	2. A line from the article: "animals get sick of us always looking at our pokédexs." It was originally smart phones, but is the change meant to be or just vandalism? Sorry if this seems like a stupid question; I've never used the wiki before.	+	2. A line from the article: "animals get sick of us always looking at our pokédexs." It was originally smart phones, but is the change meant to be or just vandalism? Sorry if this seems like a stupid question; I've never used the wiki before. {{unsigned ip\|162.158.2.218}}
		+	:People have created text substitution browser plugins that also replace text within text fields, inspired by comics like [[1288]]. As a resource for xkcd fans, we experience a large amount of accidental vandalism due to these browser plugins. '''[[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>]] 09:28, 18 March 2016 (UTC)

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	Can someone explain "Yikes" for a non-native english speaker? --[[Special:Contributions/162.158.114.219\|162.158.114.219]] 03:01, 18 March 2016 (UTC)		Can someone explain "Yikes" for a non-native english speaker? --[[Special:Contributions/162.158.114.219\|162.158.114.219]] 03:01, 18 March 2016 (UTC)
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		+	1. To the above: "Yikes" is typically said in response to something scary, but not when the speaker is actually scared. It wouldn't be as strange as "It begins" for the news story in the comic, but might still be a bit excessive for such a minor thing.
		+	2. A line from the article: "animals get sick of us always looking at our pokédexs." It was originally smart phones, but is the change meant to be or just vandalism? Sorry if this seems like a stupid question; I've never used the wiki before.

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 The "in bed" meme, as detailed in [[425:_Fortune_Cookies]] [[Special:Contributions/198.41.235.233|198.41.235.233]] 21:55, 16 March 2016 (UTC)
-It begins.
+It begins.o
 [http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2016/03/17/ryan-says-open-gop-convention-more-likely.html Ryan says open GOP convention 'more likely'] --[[Special:Contributions/108.162.214.143|108.162.214.143]] 21:19, 17 March 2016 (UTC)

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	The "in bed" meme, as detailed in [[425:_Fortune_Cookies]] [[Special:Contributions/198.41.235.233\|198.41.235.233]] 21:55, 16 March 2016 (UTC)		The "in bed" meme, as detailed in [[425:_Fortune_Cookies]] [[Special:Contributions/198.41.235.233\|198.41.235.233]] 21:55, 16 March 2016 (UTC)
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	It begins.		It begins.

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 In my opinion the explanation is missing one important use of "It begins": fearmongering. I follow a far-right website just to keep oriented (and sometimes entertained) about far-right political views, and the guy who runs the site typically runs at least one story a week with the title starting with "It begins:". Some examples: "It Begins… Obama Plays Race Card Against Trump – Attacks White Working Class", "It Begins… Obama’s HUD Launches Civil Rights Investigation on IL Town for Not Building Public Housing", "It Begins… Democrat Lawmaker Proposes $100 Tax on Every Gun", "It Begins… Outraged Flea Market Shopper Calls Cops Over Confederate Memorabilia", etc. etc. --[[User:RenniePet|RenniePet]] ([[User talk:RenniePet|talk]]) 20:12, 16 March 2016 (UTC)
-== Missing reference? ==
+;Missing reference?
 The "in bed" meme, as detailed in [[425:_Fortune_Cookies]] [[Special:Contributions/198.41.235.233|198.41.235.233]] 21:55, 16 March 2016 (UTC)

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 This makes me think of the beginning of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Birds_%28film%29 The Birds]. I do not know if it is intended. -- [[User:InviPinkUnicorn|InviPinkUnicorn]] ([[User talk:InviPinkUnicorn|talk]]) 11:44, 16 March 2016 (UTC)
+: I think it unmistakably is a reference to the Hitchcock film, especially given the specific choice of seagulls.  I changed the explanation, but left the other possibilities in.  [[User:Miamiclay|Miamiclay]] ([[User talk:Miamiclay|talk]]) 22:03, 16 March 2016 (UTC)
 The bird's behavior is pretty normal, gulls break clam shells and such by dropping them on to the beach. Maybe it was a clam shell phone? [[Special:Contributions/108.162.245.180|108.162.245.180]] 15:21, 16 March 2016 (UTC)