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:Is this another shadow fact? http://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php?title=1272 --[[User:MauroVan|MauroVan]] ([[User talk:MauroVan|talk]]) 09:33, 7 October 2013 (UTC)
 
:Is this another shadow fact? http://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php?title=1272 --[[User:MauroVan|MauroVan]] ([[User talk:MauroVan|talk]]) 09:33, 7 October 2013 (UTC)
 
:Actually, theoretically speaking, a government shutdown ''would'' be part of the conspiracy. Think about it. If there was a shadow government, then the only thing that can stop them is the people uniting against them. So, in order to keep the people from finding out, you would have to destroy their unity. And, unity in the US is at an all time low with people vehemently fighting amongst themselves. So, I don't think that the argument in this strip is valid. An orchestrated chaos would certainly be a tool of a shadow government. Theoretically speaking, of course. [[User:Kwyjibo|Kwyjibo]] ([[User talk:Kwyjibo|talk]]) 20:13, 9 October 2013 (UTC)
 
  
 
I guess Randal is only right as long there is only ONE group involved ;-). --[[User:DaB.|DaB.]] ([[User talk:DaB.|talk]]) 11:01, 7 October 2013 (UTC)
 
I guess Randal is only right as long there is only ONE group involved ;-). --[[User:DaB.|DaB.]] ([[User talk:DaB.|talk]]) 11:01, 7 October 2013 (UTC)
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Is "Sincerely, A Concerned Citizen" really a Half-Life 2 reference?  The phrase is generic enough that it actually appears before Half-Life 2 was released ([http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=102x372352 example]). --[[Special:Contributions/75.119.250.35|75.119.250.35]] 15:21, 7 October 2013 (UTC)
 
Is "Sincerely, A Concerned Citizen" really a Half-Life 2 reference?  The phrase is generic enough that it actually appears before Half-Life 2 was released ([http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=102x372352 example]). --[[Special:Contributions/75.119.250.35|75.119.250.35]] 15:21, 7 October 2013 (UTC)
:Agreed, people have been using the "Concerned Citizen" phrasing for years. [[User:Mattflaschen|Mattflaschen]] ([[User talk:Mattflaschen|talk]]) 17:41, 7 October 2013 (UTC)
 
:It's not just the wording, but the context, so it does seem to be a reference. [[Special:Contributions/108.13.108.44|108.13.108.44]] 18:22, 7 October 2013 (UTC)
 
::The context being that of somebody concerned about their government?  That seems a wee bit broad to be a contextual reference.[[Special:Contributions/154.20.80.41|154.20.80.41]] 03:01, 8 October 2013 (UTC)
 
  
 
Wow!  The actual group secretly running the government is so powerful they had themselves removed from the explanation table, apparently!  (There's no Trilateral Commission entry right now.) [[User:Imperpay|Imperpay]] ([[User talk:Imperpay|talk]]) 16:29, 7 October 2013 (UTC)
 
Wow!  The actual group secretly running the government is so powerful they had themselves removed from the explanation table, apparently!  (There's no Trilateral Commission entry right now.) [[User:Imperpay|Imperpay]] ([[User talk:Imperpay|talk]]) 16:29, 7 October 2013 (UTC)
:Fixed. :) [[User:Mattflaschen|Mattflaschen]] ([[User talk:Mattflaschen|talk]]) 17:41, 7 October 2013 (UTC)
 
 
No mention of what an open letter is? [[Special:Contributions/76.106.251.87|76.106.251.87]] 04:08, 8 October 2013 (UTC)
 
:I just added something.  It got wordy.  Probably could be improved (and/or wiki-link to at least their page on Open Letters). But it's there, FWIW. [[Special:Contributions/178.98.212.190|178.98.212.190]] 13:36, 9 October 2013 (UTC)
 
 
Seems he left off Monsanto (according to the hippie types I hang around for some reason, they're running the entire world).  Who else was left off the list? [[Special:Contributions/108.162.221.53|108.162.221.53]] 19:49, 7 November 2013 (UTC)MR
 
: ...the Mafia. [[User:Greyson|Greyson]] ([[User talk:Greyson|talk]]) 02:28, 17 June 2014 (UTC)
 
 
Really?  The Knights of Malta read xkcd? [[User:Djbrasier|Djbrasier]] ([[User talk:Djbrasier|talk]]) 18:20, 31 March 2015 (UTC)
 
 
The Lizards may be a reference to the Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: "I come in peace. Take me to your lizard" Ford Prefect explains here:
 
:https://www.goodreads.com/quotes/162557-it-comes-from-a-very-ancient-democracy-you-see-you [[Special:Contributions/162.158.34.148|162.158.34.148]] 18:17, 6 November 2015 (UTC)
 
 
inter dimensional guardian of life here. the illuminati does not control the U. S. government. right now. {{unsigned|Overlord of oddities|21:05, 27 January 2020}}
 
 
Okay, I just gotta say that this hits differently after the last two years. [[Special:Contributions/162.158.107.230|162.158.107.230]] 18:19, 7 June 2022 (UTC)
 
:Differently good or differently bad? It could be either way, depending on personal perspective/suspicions/conspiratorialisations.
 
:(And moved your thing down to the bottom, so it's properly chronologically.) [[Special:Contributions/172.69.79.173|172.69.79.173]] 21:10, 7 June 2022 (UTC)
 
 
THIS COMIC MAKES NO SENSE  [[User:Z1mp0st0rz|Z1mp0st0rz]] ([[User talk:Z1mp0st0rz|talk]]) 19:47, 15 April 2024 (UTC)
 
:Does the Explanation not explain it? What part does not make sense for you? (And why are you adding ALLCAPS comments to so many comic Talk pages..? You're new here, we know, but it's distracting.) [[Special:Contributions/172.69.195.54|172.69.195.54]] 13:22, 16 April 2024 (UTC)
 

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