OT: Does anybody "get" this?
Rich Grise
Willem
) http://www.xkcd.com/665/
)
) ????
Hints: A large feline, a female magic user, and a place to put clothes.
Oh, and the army's new recon-droid thingy, of course.
SaSW, Willem
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John Larkin
wrote:
Modern version of "The Lion, The Witch, and the Wardrobe", but I don't
entirely get it.
John
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other character in the comic.
Tim
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markp
>>http://www.xkcd.com/665/
>>
>>????
>>
>>Thanks,
>>Rich
>>
>
> Modern version of "The Lion, The Witch, and the Wardrobe", but I don't
> entirely get it.
>
> John
>
Yep. I suspect the girl is Lucy and the voice is Edmund. In the film Edmund
lies to Peter and Susan about they ever being in Narnia. In this cartoon
Lucy has set up a laptop which is presumably recording the events (the
device shown seems to have and antenna, microphone and camera) so she can
show that Edmund was in fact lying.
Mark.
John Larkin
wrote:
Or maybe she couldn't bear to be away from the Internet so installed
WiFi in Narnia.
John
Ecnerwal
"markp" <map.n...@f2s.com> wrote:
Nah, she's just being cautious, and sending in the ROV before she risks
herself there. The device has a cord leading back to the laptop, so I'm
not sure what the dish is supposed to be for (parabolic mic?)
Modernity and all.
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markp
I would agree if the device and the laptop were on the other sides of the
wardrobe! ;)
markp
Dunno, maybe it was just to represent a generic sensor, including it might
seem RF activity!
Phil Hobbs
kid?
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Spehro Pefhany
Phil Hobbs
sensible humans? I mean, okay, XKCD's philosophy and politics don't
quite make it to half-baked, but he does have his moments, e.g.
http://xkcd.com/273/ .
Rich Grise
John Larkind wrote:
> Rich Grise wrote:
>>>http://www.xkcd.com/665/
>>>
>>>????
>>>
>>>
>> Modern version of "The Lion, The Witch, and the Wardrobe", but I don't
>> entirely get it.
>>
> Edmund lies to Peter and Susan about they ever being in Narnia. In this
> cartoon Lucy has set up a laptop which is presumably recording the events
> (the device shown seems to have and antenna, microphone and camera) so she
> can show that Edmund was in fact lying.
>
and turned it off (actually, changed the channel), because it was
essentially incomprehensible.
Oh, well.
Thanks!
Rich
Rich Grise
> Ecnerwal wrote:
>> In article<7mo11qF...@mid.individual.net>,
>> "markp"<map.n...@f2s.com> wrote:
>>
>>>>> http://www.xkcd.com/665/
>>>>>
>>>>> ????
>>>>>
>>>> entirely get it.
>>>>
>>> Edmund lies to Peter and Susan about they ever being in Narnia. In this
>>> cartoon Lucy has set up a laptop which is presumably recording the
>>> events (the device shown seems to have and antenna, microphone and
>>> camera) so she can show that Edmund was in fact lying.
>>
>> herself there. The device has a cord leading back to the laptop, so I'm
>> not sure what the dish is supposed to be for (parabolic mic?)
>>
>> Modernity and all.
>>
> Check the hover help. Didn't your books have hover help when you were a
> kid?
>
"Moments later, the White Witch rolls up and, confused, tries to tempt the
probe with a firmware upgrade."
Never having been to Narnia, it's still incomprehensile to me. :-)
Thanks!
Rich
Rich Grise
Joel Koltner
The Chronicles of Narnia is someewhat allegorical to the Christian bible,
Rich; C. S. Lewis was a devout -- albeit skeptical -- guy (...for awhile he
was an atheist, and it was J. R. R. Tolkien of Lord of the Rings fame who
turned him back on to Christianity). So you might find it interesting from
that angle...
Mensanator
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> Spehro Pefhany wrote:
> > On Fri, 20 Nov 2009 14:12:59 -0500, Phil Hobbs
>
> >> Ecnerwal wrote:
> >>> In article<7mo11qF3je77...@mid.individual.net>,
If they're so clever, how come their web page is broken?
> I mean, okay, XKCD's philosophy and politics don't
> quite make it to half-baked, but he does have his moments, e.g.http://xkcd.com/273/.
>
> Cheers
>
> Phil Hobbs
>
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Baron
> If the girl in The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe were a geek like
> every other character in the comic.
>
> Tim
>
With a "Stargate" twist.
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Nobody
>> Yep. I suspect the girl is Lucy and the voice is Edmund. In the film Edmund
>> lies to Peter and Susan about they ever being in Narnia. In this cartoon
>> Lucy has set up a laptop which is presumably recording the events (the
>> device shown seems to have and antenna, microphone and camera) so she can
>> show that Edmund was in fact lying.
>>
>> Mark.
>
> Nah, she's just being cautious, and sending in the ROV before she risks
> herself there.
That's my take.
Panel #1: Hide and seek
Panel #2: Opens wardrobe
Panel #3: Surprised (note the !!! over her head)
Panel #4: Thinks for a moment
Suppose you found a strange land in the back of the wardrobe. Would you
just go through and explore (like the protagonist of a children's book) or
prudently (from the title) send an autonomous probe in first (like an
xkcd-reading geek)?
Mike Williams
>"Moments later, the White Witch rolls up and, confused, tries to tempt
>the probe with a firmware upgrade."
>
>Never having been to Narnia, it's still incomprehensile to me. :-)
In TLTWATW the White Witch turns up and tempts Edmund with Turkish
Delight. In his desire for it he betrays Peter, Susan and Lucy.
It's a reference to an earlier book involving a serpent, Eve and an
apple.
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John Larkin
The movie wasn't bad, either.
John
Spehro Pefhany
People, smart people, just send me stuff, Rich, they really do.
Here--- just for you (on a Saturday night):-
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8DEoOdcYKbc
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Rich Grise
> On Fri, 20 Nov 2009 13:19:10 -0800, the renowned Rich Grise
>>> On Fri, 20 Nov 2009 14:12:59 -0500, Phil Hobbs
>>>>Ecnerwal wrote:
>>>>> "markp"<map.n...@f2s.com> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>>>> http://www.xkcd.com/665/
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> ????
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> don't entirely get it.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>> Edmund lies to Peter and Susan about they ever being in Narnia. In
>>>>>> this cartoon Lucy has set up a laptop which is presumably recording
>>>>>> the events (the device shown seems to have and antenna, microphone
>>>>>> and camera) so she can show that Edmund was in fact lying.
>>>>>
>>>>> risks herself there. The device has a cord leading back to the
>>>>> laptop, so I'm not sure what the dish is supposed to be for
>>>>> (parabolic mic?)
>>>>>
>>>>> Modernity and all.
>>>>>
>>>>Check the hover help. Didn't your books have hover help when you were
>>>>a kid?
>>>>
>>> http://xkcdexplained.com/
>>
>>DEWD!!!! Awesome!!!
>>
>>Spehro, where do you find this stuff?
>
>
> Here--- just for you (on a Saturday night):-
>
> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8DEoOdcYKbc
>
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=glUnzzoFUxg&feature=fvw
Cheers!
Rich
Rich Grise
I've also found striking parallels between "Cyberchase" and "Peter Pan"...
(Three kids and a flying unearthly creature vs. a bad guy with bumbling
sidekicks...)
Thanks!
Rich