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	For the record, 1933 ([https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adolf_Hitler's_rise_to_power]) was also prime, and also contained a solar eclipse. The eclipse seems to have not passed over Germany though -- so maybe this year won't turn out as bad for Trumpland as that one did for Germany. [[Special:Contributions/172.68.54.64\|172.68.54.64]] 21:16, 6 February 2017 (UTC)		For the record, 1933 ([https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adolf_Hitler's_rise_to_power]) was also prime, and also contained a solar eclipse. The eclipse seems to have not passed over Germany though -- so maybe this year won't turn out as bad for Trumpland as that one did for Germany. [[Special:Contributions/172.68.54.64\|172.68.54.64]] 21:16, 6 February 2017 (UTC)
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		+	They simply didn't know what was coming down the pipe. [[Special:Contributions/172.70.126.87\|172.70.126.87]] 14:49, 24 September 2024 (UTC)

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	Hmmm ... wouldn't vanishing of Moon be problem itself? Disappearance of tides might cause all sorts of climatic problems ... -- [[User:Hkmaly\|Hkmaly]] ([[User talk:Hkmaly\|talk]]) 06:51, 9 January 2017 (UTC)		Hmmm ... wouldn't vanishing of Moon be problem itself? Disappearance of tides might cause all sorts of climatic problems ... -- [[User:Hkmaly\|Hkmaly]] ([[User talk:Hkmaly\|talk]]) 06:51, 9 January 2017 (UTC)
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		+	For the record, 1933 ([https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adolf_Hitler's_rise_to_power]) was also prime, and also contained a solar eclipse. The eclipse seems to have not passed over Germany though -- so maybe this year won't turn out as bad for Trumpland as that one did for Germany. [[Special:Contributions/172.68.54.64\|172.68.54.64]] 21:16, 6 February 2017 (UTC)

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	I know xkcd didn't exist in the year 2 but the "thus of course the first prime year" still makes me uncomfortable		I know xkcd didn't exist in the year 2 but the "thus of course the first prime year" still makes me uncomfortable
	[[Special:Contributions/198.41.230.100\|198.41.230.100]] 09:10, 7 January 2017 (UTC)		[[Special:Contributions/198.41.230.100\|198.41.230.100]] 09:10, 7 January 2017 (UTC)
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		+	Hmmm ... wouldn't vanishing of Moon be problem itself? Disappearance of tides might cause all sorts of climatic problems ... -- [[User:Hkmaly\|Hkmaly]] ([[User talk:Hkmaly\|talk]]) 06:51, 9 January 2017 (UTC)

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	Note: in the Russian language words "prime (number)" and "easy" can in be translated to the same word "простой". [[Special:Contributions/141.101.107.168\|141.101.107.168]] 07:39, 2 January 2017 (UTC)		Note: in the Russian language words "prime (number)" and "easy" can in be translated to the same word "простой". [[Special:Contributions/141.101.107.168\|141.101.107.168]] 07:39, 2 January 2017 (UTC)
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		+	This is the first odd-numbered years (and thus of course the first prime year)[...] "
		+	I know xkcd didn't exist in the year 2 but the "thus of course the first prime year" still makes me uncomfortable
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	Is there some significance to the fallen tree that they are walking over? Or is it just a visual aid to give them something to do? {{unsigned ip\|162.158.74.87}}		Is there some significance to the fallen tree that they are walking over? Or is it just a visual aid to give them something to do? {{unsigned ip\|162.158.74.87}}
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		+	Note: in the Russian language words "prime (number)" and "easy" can in be translated to the same word "простой". [[Special:Contributions/141.101.107.168\|141.101.107.168]] 07:39, 2 January 2017 (UTC)

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 Well, we're ending the year off with an optimistic XKCD comic. Here's to another year!
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 Title text also can be reference to Seveneves by Neal Stephenson. [[User:Magras|Magras]] ([[User talk:Magras|talk]]) 15:52, 31 December 2016 (UTC)

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	Is there some significance to the fallen tree that they are walking over? Or is it just a visual aid to give them something to do?		Is there some significance to the fallen tree that they are walking over? Or is it just a visual aid to give them something to do?
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		+	:It struck me as a bit of ''Calvin and Hobbes''-style visual metaphor, where the journey they're on reflects the structure of the conversation they're having. <span style="background:#0064de;font-size:12px;padding:4px 12px;border-radius:8px;">[[User talk:AgentMuffin\|<span style="color:#f0faff;">~AgentMuffin</span>]]</span>

	Well, we're ending the year off with an optimistic XKCD comic. Here's to another year!		Well, we're ending the year off with an optimistic XKCD comic. Here's to another year!

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		+	Is there some significance to the fallen tree that they are walking over? Or is it just a visual aid to give them something to do?

	Well, we're ending the year off with an optimistic XKCD comic. Here's to another year!		Well, we're ending the year off with an optimistic XKCD comic. Here's to another year!

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	What is five thirty eight? From the context I get it's most likely a TV-Show, but I believe some background information would help here. --[[Special:Contributions/162.158.92.46\|162.158.92.46]] 07:14, 31 December 2016 (UTC)		What is five thirty eight? From the context I get it's most likely a TV-Show, but I believe some background information would help here. --[[Special:Contributions/162.158.92.46\|162.158.92.46]] 07:14, 31 December 2016 (UTC)
	:It's a website. You can click on the link to get more information about it as it links to FiveThirtyEight's Wikipedia article. --[[Special:Contributions/162.158.75.160\|162.158.75.160]] 10:00, 31 December 2016 (UTC)		:It's a website. You can click on the link to get more information about it as it links to FiveThirtyEight's Wikipedia article. --[[Special:Contributions/162.158.75.160\|162.158.75.160]] 10:00, 31 December 2016 (UTC)
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		+	Title text also can be reference to Seveneves by Neal Stephenson. [[User:Magras\|Magras]] ([[User talk:Magras\|talk]]) 15:52, 31 December 2016 (UTC)

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	What is five thirty eight? From the context I get it's most likely a TV-Show, but I believe some background information would help here. --[[Special:Contributions/162.158.92.46\|162.158.92.46]] 07:14, 31 December 2016 (UTC)		What is five thirty eight? From the context I get it's most likely a TV-Show, but I believe some background information would help here. --[[Special:Contributions/162.158.92.46\|162.158.92.46]] 07:14, 31 December 2016 (UTC)
		+	:It's a website. You can click on the link to get more information about it as it links to FiveThirtyEight's Wikipedia article. --[[Special:Contributions/162.158.75.160\|162.158.75.160]] 10:00, 31 December 2016 (UTC)