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'''James''' appears to be an acquaintance of [[Randall Munroe]] who was credited as the inspiration for [[18: Snapple]] and [[107: Snakes on a Plane! 2]]. | '''James''' appears to be an acquaintance of [[Randall Munroe]] who was credited as the inspiration for [[18: Snapple]] and [[107: Snakes on a Plane! 2]]. | ||
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[[Category:Friends of Randall]] | [[Category:Friends of Randall]] |
Revision as of 22:36, 27 April 2014
James appears to be an acquaintance of Randall Munroe who was credited as the inspiration for 18: Snapple and 107: Snakes on a Plane! 2.
He is referenced in 1360: Old Files.
Discussion
This may also be the same James in the title text of 950:_Mystery_Solved where it is jokenly suggested it may be an alias for Jimmy Hoffa -- or is the explanation simpler, like Jimmy is actually 'short' for James?
- I do not think so. There is valid reason for using the real Jimmy, and he has nothing to do with Randall's friend.--Kynde (talk) 12:08, 25 April 2015 (UTC)
Identity of James
I think I may have figured this mystery out: "James" is James Zetlen. He's an "old friend" of Randall's according to his about page. On the xkcd IRC channel (which you can read about here) he goes by "zetlen"; he used to go by "khmer" (or "khmer_at_work"), as evidenced by his hostname recorded in this xkcdb entry (among others). (About the xkcdb.) Check out quotes of "zetlen" and "khmer"; also take note of this quote, where he claims that he is the source of half of Randall's ideas. KangaroOS 06:41, 2 November 2018 (UTC)
- Thank you so much for your investigative work, Kangaro! I've completely revamped the page, take a look at it now :)