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Oreb is instead designing from the big shapes down to the small shapes and fitting all the smaller shapes within the plan of the larger shapes. Starting with the overall composition.
The image is made of two major shapes - the group of cavemen and the girl. These 2 shapes are separated with negative space - a big hunk of it. The cavemen shape is then split into 2 groups of 2 cavemen each-separated again by a negative shape - this one smaller than the larger one between the girl and the men.
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Tuesday, November 22, 2011
Comic 980: Money Shot
This is Ravenzomg of Ravenzomg fame to review this monsjavaty.
To demonstrate the absurd pointlessness of this massive... thing, I will review this comic using a single cropped but otherwise unedited screenshot and three sentences following it. I wish I edited the picture to make that juxtaposition, but look for yourselves (which I know you won't because that's why you're here).
(2)It's a good thing his readers apparently aren't good at money, or they'd realize the absurdity of paying $15 for one 36"x24" poster, but $150 for four 36"x24" posters -- should i be yelling or laughing, what even is this.
(3)There are many things wrong with the java script (such as creating a new page every time it tries to reload the image or just being unintuitive), the graphic presentation (such as requiring us to follow it in what can only be described as an 'S' if it had fallen forward onto its face, drunk from all the colorfully named drinks it bought which it kept claiming made it "eccentric" and "interesting" in a way that you filthy plebes just wouldn't... ahhhh.... hold on [*throwing up noises*], or the fact that he presents sums on the order of 6000-8000 in thousands, and expects us to be awed at the fact that there is all of a 1-2 tiny boxes difference), and questionable factual issues/typological mistakes/general mistakes (such as... well, I'm not going to say anything because unlike the previous two criteria, he can actually ret-con these), but rather than make a ginormous list I'm going to let you all say what you disliked or found incorrect in this comic, because I know you are all just dying to post your individual fault that you have discovered and I wouldn't dare threaten your pride by stealing your stolen thunder using this stolen thunder which was itself stolen, mmk, so go nuts down there i know i might.
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rob, why do you keep allowing this shit on this sacred siteReplyDelete
- Dick FuckleyNovember 22, 2011 at 6:03 PM
Finance is the most boring shit.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousNovember 22, 2011 at 6:07 PM
Money, so they say, is the root of all evil today. But if you try to get a rise it's no surprise they're giving none away.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousNovember 22, 2011 at 6:25 PM
"but if you ask for a raise it's no surprise that they're giving none away"
nono, it's much funnier the other way, Anon625ReplyDelete
- AnonymousNovember 22, 2011 at 7:35 PM
Good God, I thought you were just joking/forgetting what you had said when you said there were three sentences, but no, that monstrosity after point three is indeed on sentence.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousNovember 22, 2011 at 7:56 PM
Who the fuck in their right mind would waste time reading even a fraction of this bloated wale carcass of a chart?ReplyDelete
- AnonymousNovember 22, 2011 at 8:31 PM
- AnonymousNovember 22, 2011 at 9:44 PM
I have located a problem which you did not mention and cannot be easily retconned: the image did not contain any reference to romance, sarcasm, math, or language. Or humor. Randall usually at least makes some feeble attempt at something meant to be intelligent or funny. This is just a dump of data. Not even good data.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousNovember 22, 2011 at 10:08 PM
From the store page:ReplyDelete
"This is a preorder and should ship around the start of December and will include corrections."
"... will include corrections."
So, I guess, he knew he was posting something that needed editing.
Do you think he will just fix the posters or will he actually fix the comic too?
- AnonymousNovember 22, 2011 at 11:20 PM
As anon @9:44 said this is just a data dump. It's also something that has been done before. LETS COMPARE HOW MUCH THINGS COST IN RELATION TO OTHER THINGS!ReplyDelete
I don't care how much research someone does, if they have nothing interesting to say with all the data they've collected then no matter how big a poster they make, it will not be impressive.
The only thing impressive about it is the amount of time he wasted.
- AnonymousNovember 22, 2011 at 11:28 PM
It also helps when the data has been compiled by somebody credible.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousNovember 22, 2011 at 11:43 PM
Agreed with 11:20. The radiation one in the past was sort of interesting because it's something that most people have no idea about and this mode of graphical representation wasn't something he'd done before.ReplyDelete
What he did was completely reuse one of his old ideas and apply it to a new concept that most everyone understands really well already (how much shit costs). It's so... not interesting at all.
And it pisses me off so much how some of my Facebook friends are drooling over it. I guess people have such low expectations for xkcd now that anytime he does something that looks like he put time into it, people go crazy.
"(2)It's a good thing his readers apparently aren't good at money, or they'd realize the absurdity of paying $15 for one 36"x24" poster, but $150 for four 36"x24" posters -- should i be yelling or laughing, what even is this."ReplyDelete
I didn't even look at the prices, but HOLY SHIT. If you want to know what Randy really thinks of his readership, look no further. He didn't even bother to design the chart in quarters, so doing it as four tiled posters is going to look like a cheap DIY job anyway. God dammit Randy, if you're going to charge someone $150 for a poster the least you can do is make it look professional.
- AnonymousNovember 23, 2011 at 12:13 AM
There's a poster of it already? So fucking awful.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousNovember 23, 2011 at 12:18 AM
A SEVEN FOOT LONG POSTER, not split into 4 pieces, for $65. What the fuck is Randy thinking.
- AnonymousNovember 23, 2011 at 12:26 AM
That he can get away with it.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousNovember 23, 2011 at 12:27 AM
Listen, he spent a lot of time compiling that data. He has to earn all that opportunity cost back.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousNovember 23, 2011 at 12:35 AM
Money money money, musty cunny, in a rich man's world.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousNovember 23, 2011 at 1:12 AM
click on poster
try to see the fullsize image
look it up online
realize it's seven feet of two flat colors with one word on it
But anon112, if you don't get the poster how will people know that you are "hip" and "with it" and "get the references"? YOU COULDN'T, but this man has a solution for only $65!ReplyDelete
Luckily, I am too poor to be hip because I gave all my money to John Campbell to be hipster as hell.
- AnonymousNovember 23, 2011 at 4:56 AM
Cost is a fact; price is a policy.ReplyDelete
As he astutely points out below "The Economic Vortex", for these drooling idiots, "The process is complicated." With my mathematician's hat on, I see nothing complicated at all: you buy stuff as cheaply as possible and you sell as expensively as possible to the most ignorant consumer available.
In particular, the "price" of his large poster is $150, a policy borne of his knowledge of the stupidity of his readers.
(An interesting poster would actually show, for various industries, the flow of money and who creams off from the top at each stage. This poster has no coherence and no value, just like its mediocre, cancer-pandering author.)
- AnonymousNovember 23, 2011 at 5:56 AM
Wow. "java viewer" ? It's javascript which has absolutely nothing to do with java. Also it's great. Panojs is amazing. I spent like an hour looking at the code.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousNovember 23, 2011 at 6:04 AM
")There are many things wrong with the java script (such as creating a new page every time it tries to reload the image " ..ReplyDelete
Umm wow. None of those things happen. You may perhaps glimpse a redraw because panojs works on a tile system. (but hey so does google maps). This is simply the way it was done, not js's fault. Also, it's a fairly good way to do it. You might notice only the hash changes in the URL, the page is *not* being recreated. a js function is just running to update the hash, the images etc. js actually does quite the OPPOSITE of making a "new page" every time. You just talk out your ass and are incredibly wrong whereas randy makes a chart with hours of research. Amazing. I hope your web site goes away.
- Jim PantsNovember 23, 2011 at 7:25 AM
Hogwarts is not a real school by fact, Ravenzomg or should I type RavenZAMEFAG (HEH).ReplyDelete
Sure, what ever you say muggle.ReplyDelete
You'd do better by just admitting this comic/graphic is pretty cool.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousNovember 23, 2011 at 8:11 AM
OMG I'm so fucking wacky and zanyReplyDelete
My idea of a turn-on is cascading file folders!
(won't someone please love me)
- AnonymousNovember 23, 2011 at 9:19 AM
Dear anonymous commentor who posted at 6:04 in the am,ReplyDelete
When you go to the javascript viewer and look around a little bit and then press back, it does not take you back to Randy's terrible homepage but rather just ineffectually changes the hash tag such that you must either press back for every single navigation that you made in the viewer or give up all together. This is what we mean when we say it makes a new page; we are not talking about any technical specifics of what it means to load a new page, but rather the practical issue that it poses to the end user as it takes up space in our back button queue.
Thank you for your time and have a pleasant thanksgiving, you fuckstain.
I looked back in my web browser [Chrome] history, and between loading the javacritter that runs the thing twice (i must have closed the browser for some reason), I managed to rack up 35 pages worth of history that just read "xkcd: Money Chart" over and over and over. So I don't really care about the definition of "page reloading", because my real point was "why the fuck does this one webpage which I opened twice take up 300+ entries in my history?" Yes, I can just delete it, and no, it's not like this inconveniences me in any real way. I just don't get WHY.ReplyDelete
- RavingzomgNovember 23, 2011 at 10:22 AM
That's because you couldn't program to save your life.ReplyDelete
"fucking megan, keeping our kids from going to Hogwarts"ReplyDelete
That sentence is made of so much win.
Captcha: extersu. Spell taught at Hogwarts to remove tumors (though it's taught in sixth year, chemo would still be cheaper).
That's because you couldn't program to save your life.ReplyDelete
Srsly. =[ I will never know the joy of kneeling before Randall like you guys, mouth open and ready to receive my reward. Truly this review was just the product of envy. I will never be as awesome as you leet hackers =[
- AnonymousNovember 23, 2011 at 10:50 AM
How the hell can anyone read this comic. By buying a huge poster of it for $150?ReplyDelete
Ahh.. I see what Randy has done here.
- AnonymousNovember 23, 2011 at 11:23 AM
Yes... doing deep linking with javascript breaks the back button... big whoop. You can fix it though some wizardry with iframes or timers, and most people don't bother. (because it's a clusterfuck) This is an off-the-shelf free viewer. its not like randy coded it jees.
Srsly. =[ I will never know the joy of kneeling before Randall like you guys, mouth open and ready to receive my reward. Truly this review was just the product of envy. I will never be as awesome as you leet hackers =[ReplyDelete
Because, you know, only xkcd fanboys know how to program.
He misspelled "Liliane Bettencourt" as "Lilianne Bettencourt". That means he is gay.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousNovember 23, 2011 at 1:23 PM
Am I the only completly annoyed by Randall not knowing that Hogwarts is a STATE* school? It's never stated outright, but it's hyper-implied.ReplyDelete
All the students have to pay for is school materials (including uniforms, cauldrons, potion ingredients, books, wand, etc.), but there's even a fund meant to cover those costs for those who need it. The Ministry of Magic can't afford to leave badly-educated wizards and witches running around, they are forced to make sure Hogwarts exits; not to mention that individual persons can, and aften do, make donations to Hogwarts through the Ministry.
Hogwart's biggest expenses are probably food and staff's salaries, since it must be extent from any form of taxing used in that world. Hagrid grows some vegetables and what not, so the food they actually have to buy is not much, considering that wizards, while they can't produce food out of thin air, can enlarge the quantity of already existing food.
* I say STATE, to avoid the confusion between British public(i.e. paid) schools and American public (i.e. state school).
I was most disappointed because this info was missing:ReplyDelete
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It is quite common for breast fed newborns to eat every 1-2 hours around the clock for a few weeks and for each feeding to take as much as 30-45 minutes to accomplish
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So babies waste like $50 a day in breast milk and that's not counting them wasting 12 hours a day of the mother's time, valued at $30/hr, = $360 a day. $131,500 a year. So you'd be way better off getting a Wii than having a child.
- AnonymousNovember 23, 2011 at 7:17 PM
Anon 1:23 does not seem to understand that British schools are not funded by money falling out of the sky.ReplyDelete
Pretty sure Anon 1:23 said it was funded by taxes and donations, unless you somehow count that as "money falling out of the sky."ReplyDelete
Hogwarts definitely doesn't have any tuition. After Harry first finds out he's a wizard, they take him to his vault and specifically tell him to only take out as much as he needs for school supplies. If he needed to pay tuition, he would have had to take that out, too. But they never say anything to him about taking out enough gold to pay tuition.
Also there are lots of characters who are poor and who fret about being able to afford things like robes and school supplies, but there's never any mention at all of them worrying about tuition.
And Tom Riddle was an orphan with no money, but he still went to the school. And since he was poor, they gave him free gold specifically for school supplies- again, tuition is never mentioned.
I think it's pretty much the law that all magical people have to go to school- it's not legal to do magic on your own until you're 17 and educated. That's why Hagrid's wand was broken and he's not allowed to do magic- because he didn't complete school. So they'd have to make sure every single witch and wizard went to school. They couldn't make it tuition-based and keep out all the poor people.
- AnonymousNovember 23, 2011 at 11:42 PM
11:23, so what you're saying is that Javascript is a half baked solution to application development and that only a bunch of morons would choose it as a platform for serious coding?ReplyDelete
And if you read that I'm implying that Google are staffed by morons, then you're half-right: Google is a one trick search pony with a thousand useless tools Apple-marketing down geeks' throats because they do adore having all of their information taken from them and their features reduced to one tenth their original AS LONG AS IT'S NOT MICROSOFT CUZ GATES IS THE DEVIL AND BALLMER SWEATS.
- AnonymousNovember 24, 2011 at 12:05 AM
that was actually a really cool comic...ReplyDelete
- AnonymousNovember 24, 2011 at 4:12 AM
I think the worst thing about this graphic is that Randy did not correlate the facts in it in any significant way. I looked at that box called "six things I learned while researching this chart" and I thought: All that research to learn THAT? What a waste!ReplyDelete
What is the point of collecting so much data if you are not capable of actually understanding it?
- AnonymousNovember 24, 2011 at 5:02 AM
I would say hogwarts is funded mainly by donations hence the power of the Malfoys. This is often the way in public schools (private schools) where succesful old pupils donate large amounts. This is becoming less so of cause but certainly was the case.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousNovember 24, 2011 at 5:10 AM
of cause? of cause?ReplyDelete
of course?
- AnonymousNovember 24, 2011 at 11:57 AM
a horse is a horse, of course, of course, and no one can talk to a horse, of course, that is, of course, unless the horse is the famous Mr. EdReplyDelete
- AnonymousNovember 24, 2011 at 12:49 PM
I love the "incl. tuition" clarification, because tuition is one of those hidden costs of attending a school that you never think of.ReplyDelete
"I love the "incl. tuition" clarification, because tuition is one of those hidden costs of attending a school that you never think of."ReplyDelete
yeah, usually people say "including fees," because you sometimes don't think of the various fees you might have to pay to be a student somewhere when just looking at tuition. but I guess that's for us normies, and not for Randy, who is OMG SO QUIRKY and thinks backwards from the normal world
"I would say hogwarts is funded mainly by donations hence the power of the Malfoys. This is often the way in public schools (private schools) where succesful old pupils donate large amounts. This is becoming less so of cause but certainly was the case."ReplyDelete
while it was not a wizarding school, the private school I attended here in the States received a lot of money through donations, and there were several families that were comically powerful because of it.
"I think the worst thing about this graphic is that Randy did not correlate the facts in it in any significant way. I looked at that box called "six things I learned while researching this chart" and I thought: All that research to learn THAT? What a waste!"
the part that bothers me is the implication that he already knew the rest of it.
- AnonymousNovember 24, 2011 at 6:49 PM
Rob I think I found your personal theme song.
ZOMG PR0N lololololol and that nerd is doing it wrong! Goatkcd is exceptionally good today.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousNovember 24, 2011 at 10:24 PM
no decimation goomh? or is it implied?ReplyDelete
- AnonymousNovember 25, 2011 at 4:27 AM
As if outsourcing the editing job to the fans wasn't bad enough already, here's a suggestion from the forums:ReplyDelete
Just a thought: What if xkcd offered a subscription whereby people could pay maybe $15/yr to get the comics a day early? This way a smaller more dedicated audience could see and report typos a day before each comic is released to the masses.
"more dedicated" is not the first term i would think of for such people.ReplyDelete
captcha: nontaked. if you're on this sight, you are very nontaked at the moment =[
pay to make your favourite webcomic creator even lazierReplyDelete
- AnonymousNovember 25, 2011 at 7:56 AM
That's fucking depressing, anon 4:27. 600 comics of decline, and this guy still has a dedicated fanbase willing to put up with all that shit.ReplyDelete
"Marketers, the xkcd Money infographic is now the standard by which all of your infographics will be measured by."
You can't be serious. Xkcd 980 is not a bad infographic, but it's obviously not the best.
This bit is worse though:
"The entire chart is 12,528 by 8,352 pixels. That would take five Apple 27" Thunderbolt Displays to render full-size, side to side. It would take 30 Apple 27" displays to show in its entirety at full size. Or you could buy your very own copy to hang on the wall and admire without having to purchase a phalanx of $1,000 monitors."
He's surely not suggesting that we actually do this. And sure, when you put it that way, buying the giant poster seems like the better option.
- AnonymousNovember 25, 2011 at 8:35 AM
This is why we fight.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousNovember 25, 2011 at 12:00 PM
Jon Levi, what is the best infographic?ReplyDelete
Or I could just get it printed at a printshop.ReplyDelete
The best infographic to ask for is the one Anonymous 12:00 PM asked for, and the best one to give in reply is the one Jon Levi responds with.ReplyDelete
- Like this'll make a difference...November 25, 2011 at 7:49 PM
Ok, so I've been coming to this site for a while now, every now and again, and I've gotta say: this sucks. Everyone here is so goddamn smug, it's just a giant circlejerk. I'll give you that the webcomic is bad, I'll give you that it's gotten worse, and I'll give you the fact that originally it was this site that made me see it. However, it's really degenerated into mindless hate and trolling. I get the impression that even if Randal managed to create a good comic people here'd be unable to see it because they're so focused on finding things to dislike. I should make an XKCD sucks sucks site.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousNovember 25, 2011 at 8:31 PM
You do that, asshole.
"However, it's really degenerated into mindless hate and trolling."ReplyDelete
Almost as if it's just "[a] vitriolic and bitter collection of unwarranted nastiness [...]", eh Anon?
come on people, at least TRY to pass reading comprehension if you aren't socially developed enough to pick up on social cues.
- AnonymousNovember 25, 2011 at 9:38 PM
"fucking megan, keeping our kids from going to Hogwarts"ReplyDelete
Seriously, ppl, stop obsessing with Megan and "Randy"... criticize the webcomic itself, stop with the ad hominem, you look like dorks.
- AnonymousNovember 25, 2011 at 9:43 PM
learn what ad hominem is plzReplyDelete
- AnonymousNovember 25, 2011 at 11:25 PM
What would you know 9:43? You can't even spell.ReplyDelete
Megan jokes stopped being funny awhile ago. Just because the site is about being nasty for no reason, that doesn't mean the nastiness can't be more creative and original, and based more on the problems of the comic. You guys do this on your free time so you don't have to change anything, it's just my opinion. Keep doing what you're doing if you want. :PReplyDelete
Good review by the way, Ravenzomg. This comic was shitty and boring beyond belief. Who honestly would spend the time to read all of that, enjoy it, and PAY to have a large copy of it? It boggles my mind.
- THIS POST IS FOR THE SELF-RIGHTEOUS CUNT JUST ABOVE MENovember 26, 2011 at 1:50 AM
Goodbye Janet DoeReplyDelete
Though I never knew you at all
You had the grace to wear your wig
While those around you scrawled
They scrawled into MSPaint
And they whispered into your brain
They set you on the milk pump
And they made you change your name
And it seems to me that you're Randall's wife
A mistake but not a sin
Having no real man to cling to
When Big C set in
And I would have liked to have bought you
But I was just outbid
Your bosom burned out long before
Your potential to be milked for sympathy by a failing comic who desperately needs a new creative angle and to look like more than a big kid with no real responsibilities ever did
Stick figure female geek was tough
The toughest role you ever played
Randall created a superstar
And pain was the price you paid
Even when you died
Oh the trolls still hounded you
All the hate blogs had to say
Was that Megan was found lactating
[repeat chorus]
Goodbye Janet Doe
Though I never knew you at all
You had the grace to wear your wig
While those around you scrawled
From the young man browsing xkcdsucks
Who sees you as something more than sexual
More than just our Megan Munroe
[repeat chorus]
My favourite infographic? Hm, I suppose the Death and Taxes infographic is the one I spent staring at the longest.ReplyDelete
It visualizes sums of money, and has an annoying flash viewer, but I assure you, it's better, kinda. Okay that last sentence had way too many commas in it.
I'll let you know if I come up with a better answer.
Ever notice how there are so many infographics about 'social media'? I swear no one apart from infographic designers uses that stupid phrase.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousNovember 26, 2011 at 9:14 AM
Jon, almost everybody i know uses that term, the only types i can think of that don't are people that are able to avoid social media (lucky asshats) or hipsters that refuse to be a part of the system, took that term, AND THREW IT ON THE GROUNDReplyDelete
Anon 9:14 - You must be an infographic designer. Could you please make us an infographic entitled 'How Social Media Caused the Decline of Xkcd'ReplyDelete
- Sadly, it probably won'tNovember 26, 2011 at 9:27 AM
"Like this'll make a difference", I agree with you.ReplyDelete
Xkcd has been decreasing in quality for a while now and sometimes it's lame, but THIS site is sometimes "a giant circlejerk" as you put it, where ppl pat themselves on the back for making agressive comments about "Randy", and other times is pure shit thrown at the guy who makes a web comic - and his fiancée. Personal attacks are the lowest, and show you how this site has degenerated to a much lower level than whatever xkcd has ever done.
But I guess there are pleasures in circlejerks...
- AnonymousNovember 26, 2011 at 12:07 PM
Savvy people don't call it social media they call it web 3.0ReplyDelete
Re haters: I'm basically trying to break down this site through shitty guest reviews. Unfortunately, people keep saying i'm doing something right, so i don't really know any more. I thought the "Randall x Rob slash fic" review would've done it, but apparently not. I don't really understand what these people dislike anymore, and it's become a morbid fascination more than anything: what level of crap are you people willing to put up with before just leaving. Answer: more than i would ever have thought. >:?ReplyDelete
And Randall doesn't come to this site because he said it would be weird, so I will never feel particularly bad about the meaningless straw-randalls and straw-megans we create.
Also really savvy people use the word "cutting edge" a lot more.
- AnonymousNovember 26, 2011 at 1:48 PM
Ravenzomg!, as I'm sure I've said in the past, if you were to just post alluring pics in place of reviews then the site would surely "break down".ReplyDelete
- AnonymousNovember 26, 2011 at 3:38 PM
That's a rather futile goal, Ravenzomg. Pretty sure the vast majority of people who were interested in criticizing xkcd in a semi-intelligent fashion gave the site up long ago. The people remaining don't give a damn what they read or write. It's little better than /b/ with a significantly smaller audience, which is as broken down as it's ever going to be. All that's left is for everybody to finally drop off because they get bored of it or get girlfriends or jobs or something.ReplyDelete
mostly out of intertia i guessReplyDelete
same reason people will keep reading things they no longer like because it's occasionally amusing and doesn't take much out of their day
- AnonymousNovember 26, 2011 at 4:51 PM
3:38, is "criticizing xkcd in a semi-intelligent fashion" like contributing a regular column in Turd Review? Do you create a Bristol Stool Chart for xkcd comics or something?ReplyDelete
- AnonymousNovember 26, 2011 at 6:03 PM
No, some people here used to do that. Now we all just giggle while throwing the turds at one another.ReplyDelete
I love how people come to this hate blog and act like it should be held to some kind of standard. Like, it's our duty to post only reasonable, rational criticisms of comics, and give it praise when necessary.ReplyDelete
I suspect these are mostly middle-aged housewives who only just discovered the Internet and log on to AOL 4.0 during the commercial breaks of their soap operas. That's the only explanation for that kind of cluelessness.
- AnonymousNovember 26, 2011 at 6:38 PM
The last time somebody tried to hold this blog to some kind of standard was November 25, 2011 11:41 PM. You should come here more frequently so your comments can be more cutting edge!ReplyDelete
- AnonymousNovember 26, 2011 at 6:39 PM
No wait, it was November 26, 2011 9:27 AM. OK, you're good, carry on.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousNovember 26, 2011 at 10:07 PM
Yet another joke stolen!ReplyDelete
- AnonymousNovember 27, 2011 at 9:42 AM
"I love how people come to this hate blog and act like it should be held to some kind of standard. Like, it's our duty to post only reasonable, rational criticisms of comics, and give it praise when necessary. "ReplyDelete
Well, Rob does that every once on a while, he pretends to be all reasonable and rational and acts as if those who question him were not. So what is this about?
i do? why wasn't i notified?ReplyDelete
- AnonymousNovember 27, 2011 at 1:35 PM
Agreed, goatkcd 982 is pretty much one of the best ones there is.ReplyDelete
GO TO THE OTHER BLOG IF YOU KNOW WHAT'S GOOD FOR YOUReplyDelete
- The eye who looksNovember 28, 2011 at 11:31 AM
"i do? why wasn't i notified?"ReplyDelete
Cut the shit. You know what you've done and how you've attacked others. Come on, anyone here can go back some posts and find your words pretending to be all reasonable and rational, so stop being a smart-ass.
you got me a-quakin' in my boots! cut me to my very core!ReplyDelete
- AnonymousNovember 29, 2011 at 7:55 AM
I see cptnoremac doesn't answer... I am still curious about what he thinks of it.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousNovember 29, 2011 at 10:08 AM
<and what does ROb himself think?ReplyDelete
i have no thoughts, only hatredReplyDelete
Then why do you pretend to be all reasonable and rational while the ones who criticize you are not?ReplyDelete
- EngrishfunnyNovember 30, 2011 at 7:52 PM
I've mostly seen him posting retarded stuff like: "you cannot like something because you like it; one needs a reason. the reason you like this comic is because you are dumb as shit."ReplyDelete
But I guess he sometimes pretends as well. Don't let him fool you, though :-)
is that meant to be an example of me pretending to be reasonable?ReplyDelete
- AnonymousDecember 1, 2011 at 9:33 PM
It is clearly and example of something different, in the text it says "retarded stuff like", so it's obvious it's an example of something different.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousDecember 3, 2011 at 9:58 AM
I see it as an example of retarded stuff, as is clearly stated in the comment above. It clearly is.ReplyDelete


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Other glorious photos of the "dangerous" football fans have popped up on social networks:
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Aren't there other, more pressing issues the security at Sunlife Stadium has to worry about during a Miami Dolphins game?
Apparently not, as, according to Fandium's Instagram account, these hotties were told to put their pants back on after stripping down to Speedo's emblazoned with the Dolphins logo. Why in the world is this not allowed?!
On the other hand, they do look so good they could cause a riot!
This country is out of control about 'sexual misconduct' When we have murders in every township and like to carry our guns with us into the Wallmart in case theres a riot, because it's our freedom and right, we should be equally as vigilant about people's rights to show off their body if they want. Near naked, or even naked bodies so far haven't killed anyone. We live in crazy land. America.
DO NOT SUPPORT THESE ASSHOLES! They were both arrested a few years ago for beating a guy up so bad that he almost died!
They do not deserve to become some kind of web celebrities because they are 'hot'. Have some self respect people.
These two guys apparently have a history of doing "bad" things together. Apparently they beat a man unconscious.
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I looked at those linked articles. Nothing about them indicates that the assailant in the coma case is the same as the bearded guy here. I don't see the speedo guys' name mentioned and beard or not, the photo in one article isn't a case-closed likeness to the speedo guy. Am I missing something? Is there any article somewhere that confirms the names of these guys in speedos?
I think the news story is about them being told to put their pants back on, even though there is no legal standing of indecent exposure. (it's Florida, so I'm confident speedos are not illegal)
You have a point, though. Would this be a story if they were fat and had hair on their backs? Or if it was a hot woman? (my guess, no, since the cheerleaders are flaunting more anyways, and no one wants to see fat, hairy men in speedos)
It's a dumb story, albeit with eye candy, but I don't blame the magazine for that. Case in point: count the comments here...
hmmm... so if they would have been wearing Speedos and had their bodies painted that would be OK I guess - especially given that seing people in various states of undress and physical fitness show their bare painted bodies at foottball games and other sporting events .... Facts... these men did have appropriate cover for their genetalia, and were doing this to support their hometown team Nothing illegal here, nothing indecent. America get with the rest of the civilized world and shed the puirtitanical false modeesty -- And Dolphins... here's a theme day for yu Speedo day!!!!
It just goes to show everyone that we, Americans, the majority are prudes. The fact that we have segregated bathrooms. In Europe, there are some coed. We ask people(male and female) to cover up(breast feeding moms included) when in Europe it's completely natural. To the two men.....I am in security and would just smile and wave at you lol. Good luck gentlemen! You kept the speedos in good taste; not thongs or anything offensive. Come to Orlando any time!
This is all hilarious, and for all of you who think he is gay just because he is wearing a spedo is ridiculous ! I know him personally and I know that he is far from gay. If a girl were to walk around in a bikini I am sure this would not even be an issue. I am pretty sure the security guards should have something better to do that harass two kids that are just having a good time. They have done this at several games so it's funny how they are finally catching on.
I raised my kids in sunny South Florida. There's a lot of European tourists that visit the beach all year long. The men wear speedos and the women go topless. I just explained to my kids that for them this is very normal. They accepted it and never questioned it again. They're both totally normal, functioning adults today. Some of you need to get over yourselves.
blond bimbos can waltz around in thong bikinis and that's ok... But two men with a sense of humor show up in speedos get called out? Granted they are hot gays, and for those of you that think otherwise... Really? Granted they're are what is typically a sport where STRAIGHT men wear shoulder pads and tight capris while slapping each other on the ass, tackling each other then running off to shower together. Hmm???
This is very pleasant to look at but is this really the most important current and cultural story about the Miami Dolphins that an LGBT magazine (which I love, btw, truly truly do love you guys) can write about? What about Incognito and Martin? What about the relevance of locker room politics (regardless of the trigger) to promoting safe spaces for LGBT folks in sports? Is it such a far cry from our readership to talk about other forms of discrimination as it relates to sports? If so, then what are all the colors in our rainbow flag doing there? I pinky-swear promise, most of us will keep reading even if you talk about something that doesn't directly relate to male aesthetics, many of us actually are engaged in sports. No harm no foul for mixing up your fb posts, but consider what else we, as a community, could be talking about--doesn't always have to be our eyes that direct our attention.
You're wound way too tight homie. Not every article in every magazine has to be about how we as gays are being mistreated. I DO believe everyone should be treated fairly, but being an ultimately practical person, I think that means not treating them any differently than you would anyone else. I dont think we really NEED a tranny-safe-zone in football, as they would clearly burst their silicone implants with the first good tackle. I mean, how do you know if these guys are gay or straight? And what does it have to do with politics? Why rain on the parade of handsome men in half a yard of tight shiny fabric for everyone? "Well, what about the social ramifications of blah blah blah this is more imrabble rabble rabble." Honestly, I think we have more important shit to worry about as a country than who gets to pee where, and if you're gonna prioritize, do it objectivley and not selfishly. You want politics? Watch the fuggin news.
Dont be the dick who ruins it for everyone.
Tommyj, judging from the fact you missed the particular issue I was referencing (nothing to do w gender, or politics), I imagine you either did not care to read what I actually wrote (which is fine) or you are not following what's going on w the dolphins right now (fair enough)--either way, you are welcome to your opinion, sir. I would also urge you to steer clear of insulting women (not a very classy look) but something tells me you are not in the business of weighing out your words for the sake of others. Again, bygones. I am sorry my reference to current events bummed you out so much . Lesson learned. As noted, I am big supporter of Instinct, and my words were not meant to make anyone get touchy or have feelings hurt. Take care.
Thank you, Amber, for letting us know their names. These 2 men seem Quite comfortable displaying themselves in this Completely legal way, and are actively enjoying the public attention they receive. They would not have worn said outfits, had they not been in te first place. Sexuality aside; these men knew that being clothed in public assuch would garner some type of sexual attention from the public. I will only assume they aren't ignorant to think the only people Looking at them would be women. They appear to be spunky, intelligent guys. They totally deserve the benefit of the doubt. Furthermore, in an age where Any and Everything that Can be, Will be digitally transmitted to as many people as it can reach...worldwide. These guys could not think they wouldn't catch an eye and some attention. As far as I can tell, nothing of harm has come from this, nor has anyone made untoward advances upon them. Thus my point; Thank you for waving your neon flag, Amber, to let us All Know that thes guys are Straight! And Sorry to anyone who thought different. Obviously Someone had to defend these chaste, private, harassed, and misunderstood men. The unwarranted attention from the gay community is just Shattering their delicate sensibilities. It's also probably good for them to be reminded that someone like yourself feels such a Rabid need to Own them.
Have a nice evening, Amber. Maybe also; relax, chill out, and let the world have some fun. Which I think was the whole Point of these 2 dudes wearing speedos at a game. Peace.
Clearly you took my comment the wrong way. I am so sorry if you thought I was offensive in my clarification. I did not, in any way mean to come off as though they needed to be defended. I also did not find it imperative to let people know they are straight. I just thought it was funny that people jumped so quickly to the conclusion that they could tell their sexual orientation simply because they are extremely comfortable in their own skin, and showing off their bodies. My remark was light-hearted and simply meant to be informative. Neither myself nor them feel they have been harassed or misunderstood and I was not commenting in an attempt to defend them.. or my delicate sensibilities, as you so quickly and inaccurately judged me to be doing. I think this article is fantastic and the attention they are receiving from people, both gay and straight, is great! That being said, anonymous poster, relax, chill out and have some fun.
If that's the case, then it's chill. I have just never seen someone make said statement being 'light hearted'. There is a defensive air in having to make sure the world Knows. Not saying you specifically, just in general. What is the purpose behind it, you suppose? I Do agree that it is pointless of Anyone to Assume their orientation. A beautiful man is a beautiful man. That's pretty much where all this should have started An stopped. Be well, Amber. Tell those boys to bask in it as long as it will last.


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Bzp Rpg: The Island Liberation Front
Posted by Katuko , in BZP-RPG Oct 25 2011 · 8,744 views
bzprpg characters group ils ilf
Active members:
Deceased members:
For more details and history, check the wiki page.
For the small village we have built at Lake Pala, see the map here.
For quests, see this blog post right here. Right now we don't have a courier service, so for role-playing reasons you should probably have your character ask for assistance in person as well.
If you want your character to appear on the list here, make sure to drop me a PM about it once your character has begun to join IC.
The Island Liberation Squad was formed to combat Makuta's presence on Mata Nui. The team has already marched into Le-Wahi and (after a few... minor setbacks) made their base by Lake Pala. It is a small camp consisting of one large HQ hut, a barracks with rooms for each member, and a blacksmith forge. The small, growing settlement is surrounded by walls made of stone and iron, courtesy of our local Toa of those elements. An electrified fence of sorts is also present. These small measures keep Rahi out, and makes Pala-Koro as safe for Matoran as other villages. If possible, "Pala-Koro" is meant to be expanded to accommodate more people and become a recognized village of its own.
The ILS's main goal is simple: Free the island. But in order to get there, we need supporters, and we must become a force to be reckoned with. The moment we grow large enough, Makuta will surely strike. Therefore, we must take slow steps, and not just concentrate our effort on one location. The ILS must gradually gain an influence across the entire island.
Therefore: The Quest Board. If someone needs help, we shall try and give it; no pay required as long as the mission is noble enough. Winning the people over with respect and gratitude - not might or fear - that is how the strongest alliances are formed. And then, we shall see where it goes...
How to join:
Applicants will just need to meet up with the group at its current location. Even if your character has never seen them before, just approach and ask (in character) what we are doing and we will most likely explain. That will give your character a plausible reason to ask to join.
If you don't want to join the team per se, you can still hang out at "Pala-Koro", no sweat. Get your character a hut to live in, or just trade items or buy stuff from our local blacksmith. Free for all. Do note: as good as all of us are warriors. You are advised not to cause trouble. This is a "friendly" project for everyone but those loyal to Makuta.
Note: If you want your character up here on this list, please send me a PM once you're in the process of joining. That makes it a lot easier for me in case I miss a post or there is uncertainty regarding the IC talk.
Current team:
- Madrihk (Toa of Ice, group leader, player Katuko)
- Trakuda (Ko-Matoran, player Wotsiznaim) *DEAD* Stabbed and killed by a Rahkshi during the assault on the Nui-Rama hive.
- Vompran (Toa of Plant Life, player Elemental Ussal)
- Alfon (Toa of Electricity, player Mr. Wade)
- D, known as "Voriki" (Toa of Electricity, player BenLuke-116)
- Kethrye (Toa of Ice, player BenLuke-116)
- Ledzel (Toa of Stone, player Mef Man)
- Conteriam (Toa of Gravity, player Thomas Hunter) *Player inactive*
- Onyx (Toa of Gravity, player Mr. Wade)
- Solia (Toa of Water, player Wotsiznaim) *DEAD* Murdered somewhere in Onu-Wahi by an unknown assailant.
- Kirbati (Toa of Earth, player Rakata)
- Zand Giels (Vortixx, player Baron Stabbington)
- Ah'ackune'mthrun (Toa of Fire, player Frost Dragon)
- Destian (Skakdi of Plasma, player Kal Grochi)
- Mehlnai (Toa of Water, player Frost Dragon)
- Mevi (Ta-Matoran, player Katuko)
- Aryll Vudigg (Toa of Lightning, player Mr. House)
- Reordin (Ko-Matoran, player Tyler Durden)
- Kal (Toa of Stone, player Kal Grochi)
- Auron (Toa of Fire, player AuRon) *DEAD* Killed by Heuani near the Nui-Rama hive.
- Volin (Toa of Plasma, player Mr. Wade)
- JiMing (Ta-Matoran, player JiMing / Belonephobia)
- Amerikos (Toa of Iron, player General Rocka's Bane) *DEAD* Killed by Heuani's shadow blade near the Nui-Rama hive.
- Dendron (Toa of Plant Life, player Kal Grochi)
- Plagia (Toa of Lightning, player Emissary to the Void)
- Mussiki (Toa of Sonics, player Kal Grochi)
- Atox, known as "Bane" (Toa of Iron, player General Rocka's Bane)
- Dr. Verik (Le-Matoran, player The Mask)
- Lerongu (Le-Matoran, player Toa of Smooth Jazz)
- Kohu (Le-Matoran, player Wotsiznaim)
- Harakore (Po-Matoran, player Wotsiznaim)
- Kauma (Ta-Matoran, player Wotsiznaim)
- Tupo (Ga-Matoran, player Wotsiznaim)
- Pohau (Ko-Matoran, player Wotsiznaim)
- Laki (Le-Matoran, player Visaru)
- Zyke (Skakdi of Electricity, player Zyke the destroyer)
- Demetrius (Toa of Iron, player Arc)
- Byraher (Vortixx, player Cinnamon Grochi)
- Kodu (Ko-Matoran, player Toa of Smooth Jazz)
- Zaeron (Toa of Plant Life, player Constructman)
- Desilix (Toa of Sonics, player Toa of Virtues)
- Nawal (Ko-Matoran, player Toa of Virtues)
- Frii-Glokk (Skakdi of Iron, player Bulik)
- Jomar Kyrae (Toa of Air, player Constructman)
- Slate (Toa of Gravity, player Jl1223 X)
Member occupation:
Supreme leader: Madrihk
Deputy leaders: Vompran, Alfon, Kethrye, Ledzel
Blacksmith: Ackune
Doctor/medic: Verik
Current team belongings:
- A nice boat, carries up to 10 people. (Currently sealed in rock by the shore of Le-Wahi to prevent theft.)
- Two canoes, each for three persons. (Also sealed.)
- A large hut at Lake Pala, barracks for sleeping, a blacksmith's forge and a few other huts.
- The six Turaga, held in a hut for comfort and safety.
- A village with a smithy, some simple stone huts and big stone/iron walls with anti-elemental projectors within.
Current location:
- HQ: Lake Pala. (Island map here.)
- Village map. (Note: Somewhat outdated!)
Latest events:
- The ILS and all its allies have destroyed Le-Wahi's Nui-Rama hive in a large-scale battle. As good as every insect has been killed, and the hive itself has been burnt to the ground, leaving only a mysterious black stone in the center of the hive's former location.
- The missing Turaga, now altered by Makuta to have "Parakuka" attached to their backs, are currently being guarded in a stone hut in Pala-Koro. They woke up not too long ago, and appear to be doing fine.
- A Toa of Fire, Nemesis, impersonated one of the ILS's allies - Optimus - and set fire to the village. He was quickly incapacitated, however, and was subsequently killed. Several of the people performing the execution stepped out of line, however, and the resulting torturous display left a bad impression on several team members. Madrihk has officially stated that such a scene will not be repeated.
- Half the team left for Ko-Koro after a prompt from the Toa Aurel, in order to aid in rebuilding it. Once there, they saw a message from the Shadow Hapaka, which had taken several Ko-Matoran hostage. They are currently locked in negotiations by the Place of Shadow on the Ta-Wahi border. Vompran and Ledzel are left in Pala-Koro as deputy leaders.
- Pala-Koro was attacked by the Vortixx Vorasku's small group of warriors, but they never got past the walls before the remaining ILS members - along with some new allies and Toa Desilix, who had infiltrated the group - beat them down. Onyx hauled off a Parakuka-user to Doc Verik for examination.
- The village has been rebuilt with new and stronger defenses. Wooden huts have been replaced with stone, the outer wall has been padded. Anti-elemental devices have been installed in the wall, making elemental energy useless in a radius of 500 meters outside the village walls.
Current agenda:
- Strengthen defenses!
- Find out how to safely remove the Parakuka from the Turaga.
- Stake out Xa-Koro and expand the team in that direction.
- Investigate the black obelisk in the ruins of the Nui-Rama hive.
- The ILS and its allies are working together to free the island of Makuta's influence. As such they are at friendly terms with most other Makuta-opposed groups, and vice versa with the ones that support him.
- D is a murderer hunted by several people that may cause trouble for the rest of the team. Some of these hunters have already come and gone: Miraul and Divan are two, and they ended up at odds with the ILS at the time. Him, and eventually other amoral members of the ILS, are still accepted because they are now more than just criminals. They are making themselves useful in assisting the island at large.
- Madrihk has similar issues due to his past, though he is mostly known to Ko-Koronans. Zaveno, another Toa of Ice, looks very much like Madrihk and is out for revenge after Madrihk tried to frame him. After the successful assault on the Nui-Rama hive and the terrorist attacks on Ko-Koro, Madrihk hopes that any bad memory of them both are gone.
- Onyx, Alfon and Volin are brothers.
- Heuani is a Toa of Shadow and opposes the entire team by virtue of being Makuta's servant. He killed several warriors during the Hive Assault, and a lot of ILS members therefore harbors a personal grudge against him. Lately he showed up in person at Lake Pala to casually murder someone that was looking for him, cementing the need to increase defenses and hasten the progress of the ILS at large.
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