Talk:928: Mimic Octopus - Revision history

141.101.98.198: Undo revision 332785 by Raviolio (talk) Restoring useful timestamp. (Unless it was wrong, in which case it needs correcting!)

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Undo revision 332785 by Raviolio (talk) Restoring useful timestamp. (Unless it was wrong, in which case it needs correcting!)

Raviolio at 15:15, 12 January 2024

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172.71.242.28 at 14:21, 12 January 2024

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172.69.195.112: Added comment on possible identification of unknown silhouette.

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Added comment on possible identification of unknown silhouette.

Eurydice at 17:37, 31 December 2021

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172.68.57.7 at 22:22, 14 December 2020

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172.69.62.148: Add response

2019-10-11T20:38:01Z

Add response

141.101.105.204: What about fake weather balloon and weapon identification charts?

2017-10-19T15:36:39Z

What about fake weather balloon and weapon identification charts?

AmbroseChapel at 02:05, 13 September 2017

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162.158.59.28 at 12:37, 22 August 2017

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−	Is it possible that the second “unknown” figure is a coral grouper? (Link to image examples:(https://reefguide.org/indopac/pixhtml/coralgrouper9.html) It resembles an outline of some smaller examples. {{unsigned ip\|172.69.195.112}}	+	Is it possible that the second “unknown” figure is a coral grouper? (Link to image examples:(https://reefguide.org/indopac/pixhtml/coralgrouper9.html) It resembles an outline of some smaller examples. {{unsigned ip\|172.69.195.112\|04:43, 12 January 2024}}

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−	Is it possible that the second “unknown” figure is a coral grouper? (Link to image examples:(https://reefguide.org/indopac/pixhtml/coralgrouper9.html) It resembles an outline of some smaller examples. {{unsigned ip\|172.69.195.112~~\|04:43, 12 January 2024~~}}	+	Is it possible that the second “unknown” figure is a coral grouper? (Link to image examples:(https://reefguide.org/indopac/pixhtml/coralgrouper9.html) It resembles an outline of some smaller examples. {{unsigned ip\|172.69.195.112}}

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 :::It could also hypothetically mimic bubbles by *actually blowing bubbles*. (No word on how it does this.) [[Special:Contributions/108.162.216.30|108.162.216.30]] 02:36, 2 January 2016 (UTC)Anon
 ::::Simple: This is a 2D {{w|Tomography|cut-out}} of the octopus mimicking the fishes or the scuba '''in 3D'''. It assumes a very complex figure, so that in the cut-out we only see the 2D pictures above. {{unsigned ip|162.158.83.144}}
 For the record, octopus is from the Greek ὀκτάπους, a compound of ὀκτά (eight) and πούς (foot); πούς is a third declension masculine noun, whose plural is πόδες. Therefore, the etymologically correct plural of octopus should be octopodes, not (as Orson Scott Card suggests) octopoda, since πούς is not a neuter.

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	The (visual) pun is that the one image out of all of them that actually looks like it could be an octopus, is actually not a (single) octopus. See the identification charts in the comment above for similar concept. [[Special:Contributions/172.69.62.148\|172.69.62.148]] 20:38, 11 October 2019 (UTC)		The (visual) pun is that the one image out of all of them that actually looks like it could be an octopus, is actually not a (single) octopus. See the identification charts in the comment above for similar concept. [[Special:Contributions/172.69.62.148\|172.69.62.148]] 20:38, 11 October 2019 (UTC)
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		+	Wait, they’re all mimic octopuses?
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	I am surprised that nobody mentioned the very similar mock identification charts such as [http://i.imgur.com/4ufx1.jpg this one] or [https://imgur.com/gallery/O5jlE7U that one]. Given the silhoutetted style of Randall's drawing, I'm pretty sure he had one or both in mind. [[Special:Contributions/141.101.105.204\|141.101.105.204]] 15:36, 19 October 2017 (UTC)		I am surprised that nobody mentioned the very similar mock identification charts such as [http://i.imgur.com/4ufx1.jpg this one] or [https://imgur.com/gallery/O5jlE7U that one]. Given the silhoutetted style of Randall's drawing, I'm pretty sure he had one or both in mind. [[Special:Contributions/141.101.105.204\|141.101.105.204]] 15:36, 19 October 2017 (UTC)
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		+	The (visual) pun is that the one image out of all of them that actually looks like it could be an octopus, is actually not a (single) octopus. See the identification charts in the comment above for similar concept. [[Special:Contributions/172.69.62.148\|172.69.62.148]] 20:38, 11 October 2019 (UTC)

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	I agree with the above comment. Where's the "pun"? "Two Mimic Octopuses" doesn't sound like any other phrase. Maybe, at a stretch, "too many octopuses"? Moreover I don't think "… which is the pun of this comic" makes sense in any way. Comics don't all have puns, and comics with puns aren't limited to one. Perhaps it's a typo for "the point of this comic" or something? I'm going to remove that clause in 24 hours unless someone comes up with a convincing justification. [[User:AmbroseChapel\|AmbroseChapel]] ([[User talk:AmbroseChapel\|talk]]) 02:05, 13 September 2017 (UTC)		I agree with the above comment. Where's the "pun"? "Two Mimic Octopuses" doesn't sound like any other phrase. Maybe, at a stretch, "too many octopuses"? Moreover I don't think "… which is the pun of this comic" makes sense in any way. Comics don't all have puns, and comics with puns aren't limited to one. Perhaps it's a typo for "the point of this comic" or something? I'm going to remove that clause in 24 hours unless someone comes up with a convincing justification. [[User:AmbroseChapel\|AmbroseChapel]] ([[User talk:AmbroseChapel\|talk]]) 02:05, 13 September 2017 (UTC)
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		+	I am surprised that nobody mentioned the very similar mock identification charts such as [http://i.imgur.com/4ufx1.jpg this one] or [https://imgur.com/gallery/O5jlE7U that one]. Given the silhoutetted style of Randall's drawing, I'm pretty sure he had one or both in mind. [[Special:Contributions/141.101.105.204\|141.101.105.204]] 15:36, 19 October 2017 (UTC)

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	I am not getting the "pun" of two mimic octopuses. Could anyone elaborate a little bit more? I never thought it as a pun, but rather implying that a mimic octopus, or any creature mirroring what it see, can only reveal its natural form by mimicking other mimic octopus. Though I think it makes sense, this is a bit different from other topics in xkcd, so I doubt it. 12:37, 22 August 2017 (UTC)		I am not getting the "pun" of two mimic octopuses. Could anyone elaborate a little bit more? I never thought it as a pun, but rather implying that a mimic octopus, or any creature mirroring what it see, can only reveal its natural form by mimicking other mimic octopus. Though I think it makes sense, this is a bit different from other topics in xkcd, so I doubt it. 12:37, 22 August 2017 (UTC)
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		+	I agree with the above comment. Where's the "pun"? "Two Mimic Octopuses" doesn't sound like any other phrase. Maybe, at a stretch, "too many octopuses"? Moreover I don't think "… which is the pun of this comic" makes sense in any way. Comics don't all have puns, and comics with puns aren't limited to one. Perhaps it's a typo for "the point of this comic" or something? I'm going to remove that clause in 24 hours unless someone comes up with a convincing justification. [[User:AmbroseChapel\|AmbroseChapel]] ([[User talk:AmbroseChapel\|talk]]) 02:05, 13 September 2017 (UTC)

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	I believe the third fish silhouette is actually a [https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=1&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=0ahUKEwjo1rua25jSAhWJ1IMKHU3XCUUQFggcMAA&url=https%3A%2F%2Fen.wikipedia.org%2Fwiki%2FGrouper&usg=AFQjCNGCdz2_bYFBDimJvFpFdG8sju4ljw&sig2=2D3silMR1tstIRSBihTGPA grouper], not a tuna. Sorry, Charlie.--[[Special:Contributions/162.158.74.237\|162.158.74.237]] 03:26, 18 February 2017 (UTC)		I believe the third fish silhouette is actually a [https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=1&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=0ahUKEwjo1rua25jSAhWJ1IMKHU3XCUUQFggcMAA&url=https%3A%2F%2Fen.wikipedia.org%2Fwiki%2FGrouper&usg=AFQjCNGCdz2_bYFBDimJvFpFdG8sju4ljw&sig2=2D3silMR1tstIRSBihTGPA grouper], not a tuna. Sorry, Charlie.--[[Special:Contributions/162.158.74.237\|162.158.74.237]] 03:26, 18 February 2017 (UTC)

−	I am not getting the "pun" of two mimic octopuses. Could anyone elaborate a little bit more? 12:27, 22 August 2017 (UTC)~	+	I am not getting the "pun" of two mimic octopuses. Could anyone elaborate a little bit more? I never thought it as a pun, but rather implying that a mimic octopus, or any creature mirroring what it see, can only reveal its natural form by mimicking other mimic octopus. Though I think it makes sense, this is a bit different from other topics in xkcd, so I doubt it. 12:37, 22 August 2017 (UTC)