Talk:915: Connoisseur - Revision history

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 I do take a funny sense of satisfaction in Joe Biden being VP at the time of this comic's publishing and now being President. I don't know why; I don't even like the man's politics. I suppose I just like an XKCD comic suddenly becoming extra relevant beyond its initial circumstances. [[Special:Contributions/162.158.62.56|162.158.62.56]] 02:47, 20 October 2021 (UTC)
 :Just you wait until he makes the sandwich America's national food... --[[User:Account|Account]] ([[User talk:Account|talk]]) 23:05, 29 October 2021 (UTC)
 It looks like Cueball spilled his drink in the last panel [[User:Firestar233|Firestar233]] ([[User talk:Firestar233|talk]]) 05:33, 31 October 2023 (UTC)

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		+	: Me too... it's three separate links... [[User:Wilh3lm\|Wilh3lm]] ([[User talk:Wilh3lm\|talk]]) 15:17, 6 December 2023 (UTC)

	Should change "a statement most wine enthusiasts passionately agree with" to "an opinion held by stereotypical wine snobs" because most wine enthusiasts know you can find joy in the right $20 bottle.[[Special:Contributions/172.69.50.76\|172.69.50.76]] 00:37, 8 April 2020 (UTC)		Should change "a statement most wine enthusiasts passionately agree with" to "an opinion held by stereotypical wine snobs" because most wine enthusiasts know you can find joy in the right $20 bottle.[[Special:Contributions/172.69.50.76\|172.69.50.76]] 00:37, 8 April 2020 (UTC)

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 ::This is (I think) the second and third time I have seen emojis on this site, and I have obsessively used and edited this site for months. Not a thing to be proud of.
 :Actually, serious wine tasters spit out their drinks for exactly that reason. Amateurs... not so much. [[Special:Contributions/162.158.111.14|162.158.111.14]] 22:00, 29 October 2021 (UTC)
 [[User:Beanie|Beanie]] ([[User talk:Beanie|talk]]) 11:11, 4 May 2021 (UTC)
 This is one of those xkcd comics that I'm just constantly linking back to as an image retort. I love Randall. '''[[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>]] 01:28, 17 April 2013 (UTC)

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	I do take a funny sense of satisfaction in Joe Biden being VP at the time of this comic's publishing and now being President. I don't know why; I don't even like the man's politics. I suppose I just like an XKCD comic suddenly becoming extra relevant beyond its initial circumstances. [[Special:Contributions/162.158.62.56\|162.158.62.56]] 02:47, 20 October 2021 (UTC)		I do take a funny sense of satisfaction in Joe Biden being VP at the time of this comic's publishing and now being President. I don't know why; I don't even like the man's politics. I suppose I just like an XKCD comic suddenly becoming extra relevant beyond its initial circumstances. [[Special:Contributions/162.158.62.56\|162.158.62.56]] 02:47, 20 October 2021 (UTC)
	:Just you wait until he makes the sandwich America's national food... --[[User:Account\|Account]] ([[User talk:Account\|talk]]) 23:05, 29 October 2021 (UTC)		:Just you wait until he makes the sandwich America's national food... --[[User:Account\|Account]] ([[User talk:Account\|talk]]) 23:05, 29 October 2021 (UTC)
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		+	It looks like Cueball spilled his drink in the last panel [[User:Firestar233\|Firestar233]] ([[User talk:Firestar233\|talk]]) 05:33, 31 October 2023 (UTC)

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 Doing <b>blind</b> taste tests even the most expert wine connoisseurs can't tell the difference between red wine and white wine, never mind slight differences between different cultivars. It's all just a performance. [[User:The Cat Lady|-- The Cat Lady]] ([[User talk:The Cat Lady|talk]]) 13:05, 22 August 2021 (UTC)
 :This isn't quite true, actually---what the well-known study actually found is that people with moderate wine-tasting experience, when given ''white wine dyed to appear red'' and asked to describe it using words picked from a list, were more likely to pick words usually applied to red wine (compared to when they were given undyed white wine). ([https://asteriskmag.com/issues/1/is-wine-fake This essay] has a nice discussion.) This seems to me like at best very slight evidence for wine tasting being "a performance"---senses interact in weird ways, especially in bizarre setups like this one.--[[Special:Contributions/162.158.158.136|162.158.158.136]] 06:57, 11 May 2023 (UTC)
 Just curious: did anyone ''not'' immediately do a web search to see if Canadian Surrealist Porn is a thing? (It doesn't seem to be, all the hits are either to this comic or to references to this comic.) [[User:Nitpicking|Nitpicking]] ([[User talk:Nitpicking|talk]]) 22:50, 12 September 2021 (UTC)

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	Doing <b>blind</b> taste tests even the most expert wine connoisseurs can't tell the difference between red wine and white wine, never mind slight differences between different cultivars. It's all just a performance. [[User:The Cat Lady\|-- The Cat Lady]] ([[User talk:The Cat Lady\|talk]]) 13:05, 22 August 2021 (UTC)		Doing <b>blind</b> taste tests even the most expert wine connoisseurs can't tell the difference between red wine and white wine, never mind slight differences between different cultivars. It's all just a performance. [[User:The Cat Lady\|-- The Cat Lady]] ([[User talk:The Cat Lady\|talk]]) 13:05, 22 August 2021 (UTC)
		+	:This isn't quite true, actually---what the well-known study actually found is that people with moderate wine-tasting experience, when given ''white wine dyed to appear red'' and asked to describe it using words picked from a list, were more likely to pick words usually applied to red wine (compared to when they were given undyed white wine). ([https://asteriskmag.com/issues/1/is-wine-fake This essay] has a nice discussion.) This seems to me like at best very slight evidence for wine tasting being "a performance"---senses interact in weird ways, especially in bizarre setups like this one.--[[Special:Contributions/162.158.158.136\|162.158.158.136]] 06:57, 11 May 2023 (UTC)

	Just curious: did anyone ''not'' immediately do a web search to see if Canadian Surrealist Porn is a thing? (It doesn't seem to be, all the hits are either to this comic or to references to this comic.) [[User:Nitpicking\|Nitpicking]] ([[User talk:Nitpicking\|talk]]) 22:50, 12 September 2021 (UTC)		Just curious: did anyone ''not'' immediately do a web search to see if Canadian Surrealist Porn is a thing? (It doesn't seem to be, all the hits are either to this comic or to references to this comic.) [[User:Nitpicking\|Nitpicking]] ([[User talk:Nitpicking\|talk]]) 22:50, 12 September 2021 (UTC)

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	I do take a funny sense of satisfaction in Joe Biden being VP at the time of this comic's publishing and now being President. I don't know why; I don't even like the man's politics. I suppose I just like an XKCD comic suddenly becoming extra relevant beyond its initial circumstances. [[Special:Contributions/162.158.62.56\|162.158.62.56]] 02:47, 20 October 2021 (UTC)		I do take a funny sense of satisfaction in Joe Biden being VP at the time of this comic's publishing and now being President. I don't know why; I don't even like the man's politics. I suppose I just like an XKCD comic suddenly becoming extra relevant beyond its initial circumstances. [[Special:Contributions/162.158.62.56\|162.158.62.56]] 02:47, 20 October 2021 (UTC)
		+	:Just you wait until he makes the sandwich America's national food... --[[User:Account\|Account]] ([[User talk:Account\|talk]]) 23:05, 29 October 2021 (UTC)

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 Let's face it: every wine connoisseur is an alcoholic. You have to drink a lot of wine over a long period of time to begin distinguishing all wine-types, flavors etc. Rule of nature. No discussion.{{unsigned ip|162.158.83.144}}
 :I hope you were drunk at least when you said this 🍻 --[[Special:Contributions/172.69.22.110|172.69.22.110]] 08:51, 3 December 2018 (UTC)
-::This is (I think) the second and third time I have seen emojis on this site, and I have obsessively used and edited this site for months. Not a thing to be proud of. [[User:Beanie|Beanie]] ([[User talk:Beanie|talk]]) 11:11, 4 May 2021 (UTC)
+::This is (I think) the second and third time I have seen emojis on this site, and I have obsessively used and edited this site for months. Not a thing to be proud of.
 This is one of those xkcd comics that I'm just constantly linking back to as an image retort. I love Randall. '''[[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>]] 01:28, 17 April 2013 (UTC)

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 All of us are connoisseurs of Randall Monroe eating a sandwich while drawing more comics.
-:That's what I was thinking as well. Us two connoisseurs have similar tastes. :P [[Special:Contributions/172.70.110.227|172.70.110.227]] 02:46, 20 October 2021 (UTC)
+:That's what I was thinking as well. Us two connoisseurs have similar tastes. :P [[Special:Contributions/162.158.62.56|162.158.62.56]] 02:47, 20 October 2021 (UTC)
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 Just curious: did anyone ''not'' immediately do a web search to see if Canadian Surrealist Porn is a thing? (It doesn't seem to be, all the hits are either to this comic or to references to this comic.) [[User:Nitpicking|Nitpicking]] ([[User talk:Nitpicking|talk]]) 22:50, 12 September 2021 (UTC)

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		+	:That's what I was thinking as well. Us two connoisseurs have similar tastes. :P [[Special:Contributions/172.70.110.227\|172.70.110.227]] 02:46, 20 October 2021 (UTC)

	canadian surrealist porn ughghghghg https://xkcd.com/1051/ title text		canadian surrealist porn ughghghghg https://xkcd.com/1051/ title text