2015-04-25

XKCD Isn't Funny - #1516 - Win By Induction


I don't know enough about math to get the joke here. I do, however, know enough about comedy to understand that you shouldn't make the title of a comic the punchline. That title is dying to be changed into a caption underneath that picture, without it, the picture looks almost dadaist.

I've seen XKCD comics shared on social media enough to know that word of mouth is a sizable audience-grower for it. Why then, would Randy create a comic that you need to have additional information to understand? Yeah, it's given to people viewing the webpage, but if it's a required part of the joke, why would he separate it from the rest of the comic?

The (even more humorless than usual) Pokemon nerd in me would also like to point out the following:

  • Pokemon in pokeballs cannot canonically be held in other pokeballs
  • Pokemon cannot take other actions after being released unless it is the opening turn
  • There are no canonical examples of pikachu being able to talk
  • The pikachu are missing their tails

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