Talk:1729: Migrating Geese - Revision history

172.70.90.64 at 10:05, 4 June 2024

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84596Gamma at 18:52, 8 August 2023

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172.69.63.147: added my opinion on the jerkiness of kevins

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added my opinion on the jerkiness of kevins

172.69.34.208: goosing them, you might say

2020-08-02T20:25:19Z

goosing them, you might say

OriginalName at 04:53, 16 May 2017

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Kynde at 21:43, 6 February 2017

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Bmuenzer at 08:38, 13 September 2016

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172.68.55.72 at 11:13, 10 September 2016

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Davidy22 at 08:47, 10 September 2016

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162.158.126.231: added commment

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	Randall spelling 'dammit' with two m's could be a reference to the title text of [https://xkcd.com/559]. [[User:84596Gamma\|84596Gamma]] ([[User talk:84596Gamma\|talk]]) 18:52, 8 August 2023 (UTC)		Randall spelling 'dammit' with two m's could be a reference to the title text of [https://xkcd.com/559]. [[User:84596Gamma\|84596Gamma]] ([[User talk:84596Gamma\|talk]]) 18:52, 8 August 2023 (UTC)
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		+	did anybody see that migration movie or just me--[[Special:Contributions/172.70.90.64\|172.70.90.64]] 10:05, 4 June 2024 (UTC)

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	The incomplete notification mentioned the possibility of slang related to royalty and the phrase "Head Goose." I Googled the phrase in tandem with the word "Britain;" no relevant results came up. --[[User:OriginalName\|OriginalName]] ([[User talk:OriginalName\|talk]]) 04:53, 16 May 2017 (UTC)		The incomplete notification mentioned the possibility of slang related to royalty and the phrase "Head Goose." I Googled the phrase in tandem with the word "Britain;" no relevant results came up. --[[User:OriginalName\|OriginalName]] ([[User talk:OriginalName\|talk]]) 04:53, 16 May 2017 (UTC)
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		+	Randall spelling 'dammit' with two m's could be a reference to the title text of [https://xkcd.com/559]. [[User:84596Gamma\|84596Gamma]] ([[User talk:84596Gamma\|talk]]) 18:52, 8 August 2023 (UTC)

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 ::No, I'm pretty sure the butt of the joke in the Izzard skit is "Steve the Bird". Unless he used different names at different times for the same skit, or unless my memory's totally wrong, both perfectly possible. [[Special:Contributions/108.162.229.43|108.162.229.43]] 08:22, 6 September 2016 (UTC)
 :Apparently Kevin is also the codename for [http://chromeunboxed.com/new-convertible-chromebook-kevin-in-early-production-what-we-know-so-far/ a new Chromebook]. [[Special:Contributions/162.158.133.114|162.158.133.114]] 11:54, 6 September 2016 (UTC)
 I think "Missing valence geese" refers to electron configuration, where they would give/take electrons to become "stable". [[Special:Contributions/162.158.49.66|162.158.49.66]] 14:34, 5 September 2016 (UTC)

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	Any idea what the 'comptroller' is doing in the formation? [[Special:Contributions/108.162.229.49\|108.162.229.49]]		Any idea what the 'comptroller' is doing in the formation? [[Special:Contributions/108.162.229.49\|108.162.229.49]]
		+	:crewing the comptrols, clearly. [[Special:Contributions/172.69.34.208\|172.69.34.208]] 20:25, 2 August 2020 (UTC)

	In Europe, Kevin is a name, but it also became an insult in gaming community as someone who's is like an arrogant child, or a noob that don't understand what he's doing.{{unsigned ip\|108.162.229.112}}		In Europe, Kevin is a name, but it also became an insult in gaming community as someone who's is like an arrogant child, or a noob that don't understand what he's doing.{{unsigned ip\|108.162.229.112}}

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	It might bee that Randall stumbled over [http://fromberkshiretobuckingham.blogspot.de/2016/07/princess-charlotte-prince-george-feed.html this paparazzi photo] of Princess Charlotte [[User:Bmuenzer\|Bmuenzer]] ([[User talk:Bmuenzer\|talk]]) 08:38, 13 September 2016 (UTC)		It might bee that Randall stumbled over [http://fromberkshiretobuckingham.blogspot.de/2016/07/princess-charlotte-prince-george-feed.html this paparazzi photo] of Princess Charlotte [[User:Bmuenzer\|Bmuenzer]] ([[User talk:Bmuenzer\|talk]]) 08:38, 13 September 2016 (UTC)
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		+	The incomplete notification mentioned the possibility of slang related to royalty and the phrase "Head Goose." I Googled the phrase in tandem with the word "Britain;" no relevant results came up. --[[User:OriginalName\|OriginalName]] ([[User talk:OriginalName\|talk]]) 04:53, 16 May 2017 (UTC)

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 :I think Kevin is a reference to Home Alone. [[Special:Contributions/162.158.203.143|162.158.203.143]] 14:19, 5 September 2016 (UTC)
 : [[1719: Superzoom]] also includes Kevin.  [[User:Iggyvolz|Iggyvolz]] ([[User talk:Iggyvolz|talk]]) 14:22, 5 September 2016 (UTC)
 : Is it a reference to the famous Reddit Kevin? https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/219w2o/whos_the_dumbest_person_youve_ever_met/cgbhkwp {{unsigned|Mcroft}}
 : I thought it might be Kevin the Minion. [[User:Paddles|Paddles]] ([[User talk:Paddles|talk]]) 14:36, 5 September 2016 (UTC)

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	I am almost certain that Kevin is a reference to the character from the comic Poorly drawn lines, that is the first thing that popped into my head and Randall lists it under "comics I enjoy" http://poorlydrawnlines.com/comic/kevins-ideas/ He is a bird that often does silly things to kick off the plot of the comic, and Kevin split off from the group of migrating birds sounds just like the start of a Poorly Drawn lines comic.[[Special:Contributions/172.68.55.72\|172.68.55.72]] 11:13, 10 September 2016 (UTC)		I am almost certain that Kevin is a reference to the character from the comic Poorly drawn lines, that is the first thing that popped into my head and Randall lists it under "comics I enjoy" http://poorlydrawnlines.com/comic/kevins-ideas/ He is a bird that often does silly things to kick off the plot of the comic, and Kevin split off from the group of migrating birds sounds just like the start of a Poorly Drawn lines comic.[[Special:Contributions/172.68.55.72\|172.68.55.72]] 11:13, 10 September 2016 (UTC)
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		+	It might bee that Randall stumbled over [http://fromberkshiretobuckingham.blogspot.de/2016/07/princess-charlotte-prince-george-feed.html this paparazzi photo] of Princess Charlotte [[User:Bmuenzer\|Bmuenzer]] ([[User talk:Bmuenzer\|talk]]) 08:38, 13 September 2016 (UTC)

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	Am I the only one that was hoping for a taxicab number comic? Anyways, I don't see any special meaning to "forth in line for the throne" (as in, who is 1st, 2nd, 3rd). [[Special:Contributions/162.158.126.231\|162.158.126.231]] 01:52, 7 September 2016 (UTC)		Am I the only one that was hoping for a taxicab number comic? Anyways, I don't see any special meaning to "forth in line for the throne" (as in, who is 1st, 2nd, 3rd). [[Special:Contributions/162.158.126.231\|162.158.126.231]] 01:52, 7 September 2016 (UTC)
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		+	I am almost certain that Kevin is a reference to the character from the comic Poorly drawn lines, that is the first thing that popped into my head and Randall lists it under "comics I enjoy" http://poorlydrawnlines.com/comic/kevins-ideas/ He is a bird that often does silly things to kick off the plot of the comic, and Kevin split off from the group of migrating birds sounds just like the start of a Poorly Drawn lines comic.[[Special:Contributions/172.68.55.72\|172.68.55.72]] 11:13, 10 September 2016 (UTC)

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 : I immediately thought of Kevin as the bird from Up. [[Special:Contributions/108.162.246.95|108.162.246.95]] 16:55, 5 September 2016 (UTC)
 :: Same here.  http://disney.wikia.com/wiki/Kevin. [[User:Iggynelix|Iggynelix]] ([[User talk:Iggynelix|talk]]) 11:54, 6 September 2016 (UTC)
-:I assumed that 'Kevin' was a reference to the novel 'We Need to Talk About Kevin'
+:I assumed that 'Kevin' was a reference to the novel 'We Need to Talk About Kevin'{{unsigned ip|162.158.222.217}}
 :I think a bunch of people have hit the nail on the head - the "reddit kevin", the "butt of a joke", the "kevinism" thing.. aside from the link to the original "reddit Kevin", there's also a subreddit based on other "Kevin"s. https://www.reddit.com/r/storiesaboutkevin  [[Special:Contributions/141.101.70.193|141.101.70.193]] 22:34, 5 September 2016 (UTC)
 :I think it's more likely that 'Kevin' is a South Park reference. https://youtu.be/OyqdoxTEmdg [[User:Calion|Calion]] ([[User talk:Calion|talk]]) 01:14, 6 September 2016 (UTC)
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 ::I understand what you mean now, it's obviously showing the animals described as "migrating geese". I for some reason thought it's meant like "Installing Internet Explorer on Linux", not as a description but as a guide title/process (stress on migrating, not on geese). Like that you're obviously right, I just had the wrong approach and couldn't think around it. Good that there's explainXKCD. It's cause I'm dumb. :) [[User:Treed|Treed]] ([[User talk:Treed|talk]]) 17:20, 5 September 2016 (UTC)
-The quarterback is usually in the second row of an American football formation like the associated goose.
+The quarterback is usually in the second row of an American football formation like the associated goose.{{unsigned ip|172.68.18.239}}
 You would think Randal would have made a reference to Ramanujan, since this is the 1729th comic, yet he doesn't. --[[User:Jessep13|Jessep13]] ([[User talk:Jessep13|talk]]) 22:52, 5 September 2016 (UTC)
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 Any idea what the 'comptroller' is doing in the formation? [[Special:Contributions/108.162.229.49|108.162.229.49]]
-In Europe, Kevin is a name, but it also became an insult in gaming community as someone who's is like an arrogant child, or a noob that don't understand what he's doing.
+In Europe, Kevin is a name, but it also became an insult in gaming community as someone who's is like an arrogant child, or a noob that don't understand what he's doing.{{unsigned ip|108.162.229.112}}
-'Damnit Kevin' is a meme. It is used when something goes wrong or someone is really dump. There is also a youth word/name "Alpha Kevin" meant as an insult (like King of idiots). See: http://9gag.com/gag/aqZn9yp/god-f-king-damnit-kevin, http://de.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=Dammit%20Kevin!, https://www.reddit.com/r/Wellthatsucks/comments/40gzbl/damnit_kevin/ and more
+'Damnit Kevin' is a meme. It is used when something goes wrong or someone is really dump. There is also a youth word/name "Alpha Kevin" meant as an insult (like King of idiots). See: http://9gag.com/gag/aqZn9yp/god-f-king-damnit-kevin, http://de.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=Dammit%20Kevin!, https://www.reddit.com/r/Wellthatsucks/comments/40gzbl/damnit_kevin/ and more {{unsigned ip|162.158.85.9}}
 Am I the only one that was hoping for a taxicab number comic? Anyways, I don't see any special meaning to "forth in line for the throne" (as in, who is 1st, 2nd, 3rd). [[Special:Contributions/162.158.126.231|162.158.126.231]] 01:52, 7 September 2016 (UTC)

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	'Damnit Kevin' is a meme. It is used when something goes wrong or someone is really dump. There is also a youth word/name "Alpha Kevin" meant as an insult (like King of idiots). See: http://9gag.com/gag/aqZn9yp/god-f-king-damnit-kevin, http://de.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=Dammit%20Kevin!, https://www.reddit.com/r/Wellthatsucks/comments/40gzbl/damnit_kevin/ and more		'Damnit Kevin' is a meme. It is used when something goes wrong or someone is really dump. There is also a youth word/name "Alpha Kevin" meant as an insult (like King of idiots). See: http://9gag.com/gag/aqZn9yp/god-f-king-damnit-kevin, http://de.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=Dammit%20Kevin!, https://www.reddit.com/r/Wellthatsucks/comments/40gzbl/damnit_kevin/ and more
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		+	Am I the only one that was hoping for a taxicab number comic? Anyways, I don't see any special meaning to "forth in line for the throne" (as in, who is 1st, 2nd, 3rd). [[Special:Contributions/162.158.126.231\|162.158.126.231]] 01:52, 7 September 2016 (UTC)