XKCD IDU - Prudence?
JC Dill
nancy13g
> Can someone explain this one?
>
> http://imgs.xkcd.com/comics/prudence.png
She's found Narnia.
The only part I don't understand is the "Prudence" reference.
Brian Huntley
She's being prudent by sending a probe in instead of just running into
the forest.
Freezer
I've found it the Alt Text will explain the joke (though not
necessarily make it funnY) more often than not.
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nancy13g
> If I don't reply to this JC Dill post, the terroists win.
>
> > Can someone explain this one?
>
> >http://imgs.xkcd.com/comics/prudence.png
>
> > TIA
>
> > jc
>
> I've found it the Alt Text will explain the joke (though not
> necessarily make it funnY) more often than not.
>
Today seemed to be one that falls into the "not" category.
Mike B
THE LION, THE WITCH AND THE WARDROBE, the first Narnia book by CS Lewis.
But instead of climbing through the wardrobe into Narnia, this smart
kid sends an unmanned probe.
See also the mouse-over text at the actual home page, referring to one
of the villains of the series.
Mike B
> On Nov 20, 6:06 pm, nancy13g wrote:
>> On Nov 20, 5:54 pm, JC Dill wrote:
>>
>>> Can someone explain this one?
>>> http://imgs.xkcd.com/comics/prudence.png
>> She's found Narnia.
>>
>> The only part I don't understand is the "Prudence" reference.
>
> She's being prudent by sending a probe in
> instead of just running intothe forest.
Right, it's not a CHARMED reference or to a Beatles song.
Freezer
*shrugs* Once I saw the words "White Witch", I was all "Oh, it's
Narnia and the dude with the hooves is Mr. Tumnus." I suppose if
you're not familiar at all with Narnia, that's less than helpful.
Mike B
> *shrugs* Once I saw the words "White Witch", I was all "Oh, it's
> Narnia and the dude with the hooves is Mr. Tumnus." I suppose if
> you're not familiar at all with Narnia, that's less than helpful.
For me it was the street lamp that marks the boundary of Narnia
and the real world; but as you say, it only makes sense if you
know the source material.
JC Dill
I agree.
Now that I've found the answer, I see that this one depended on the
reader knowing about the books or movies. I haven't read or seen either
of them - it's just something I barely knew about (the title) but not
any of the plot details. This is why the people who got it got it
instantly, and those who didn't know the book/movie (e.g. moi) didn't
get it. After I found the answer and went back to the comic, I realized
that what I first thought was "just a door" or a closet was a wardrobe.
jc
nancy13g
I'm still somewhat confused. I got the Narnia reference instantly, but
the "Prudence" thing threw me off (and is still doing so). I don't see
what the name "Prudence" has to do with Narnia, so why is that the
title of the comic?
Ted Nolan <tednolan>
Huh. I thought I saw it explained upthread, but it's not a name, it's
the English word "prudence": "the state, quality, or fact of being prudent".
It would be imprudent to rush through an unexpected dimensional portal.
Is there oxygen on the other side? Are there hostile natives? Better
send a probe first.
Ted
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Carl Fink
with it. The premise was too complicated, and this was the first time I've
felt that the stick-figure style hurt the strip. I wasnt visually clear
enough what was happening.
Everyone has an off day.
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Mike B
> Huh. I thought I saw it explained upthread, but it's not a name,
> it's the English word "prudence": "the state, quality, or fact of
> being prudent".
> It would be imprudent to rush through an unexpected dimensional
> portal. Is there oxygen on the other side? Are there hostile
> natives? Better send a probe first.
Or someone in a red shirt.
Reminds me of the old FLESH GORDON movie where Dr. Jerkoff steps out
of the spaceship onto the surface of an unknown planet /sans/ helmet,
and takes a deep breath. "Ah! Oxygen! We can breathe here!"
Thomas Skogestad
| Now that I've found the answer, I see that this one depended on the reader
| knowing about the books or movies. I haven't read or seen either of them -
I remember seeing a TV version in the 80s, but I had no idea if I got the
reference or not.
So I checked the forum:
http://forums.xkcd.com/viewtopic.php?f=7&t=49472
I believe I have some of or all of the books too, but although I for several
years read two books a day I don't believe I read any Narnia books.
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Invid Fan
<barry...@gmail.com> wrote:
Yeah, there was an old animated version of the first book then later a
BBC live action version of most of them. They never did The Last
Battle, though, but then I think I abandoned the books as a kid at
about The Silver Chair.
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Invid Fan
<M1...@yahoo.NOSPAM.com> wrote:
There's the old blooper reel from the original Star Trek where Scotty
interrupts Kirk and the others after they've landed a shuttle and asks
if they shouldn't check the air and such, which cracks the actors up :)
Mark Jackson
> In article <34677762...@horisont.pvv.ntnu.no>, Thomas Skogestad
> <barry...@gmail.com> wrote:
>> I believe I have some of or all of the books too, but although I for several
>> years read two books a day I don't believe I read any Narnia books.
>
> Yeah, there was an old animated version of the first book then later a
> BBC live action version of most of them.
Featuring Tom "best Doctor ever" Baker as Puddleglum.
> They never did The Last
> Battle, though, but then I think I abandoned the books as a kid at
> about The Silver Chair.
We read 'em all to at least some of our boys over the years. I thought
they were OK - certainly a lot better than /Out of the Silent Planet/,
my only other experience with Lewis.
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Jym Dyer
>> Narnia and the dude with the hooves is Mr. Tumnus."
=v= Oh man, I don't remember any of that, but probably because
I was all hopped up on Magnolia cupcakes (baker's dozen!),
not to mention Red Vines and Mr. Pibb (crazy delicious!).
<_Jym_>
Blinky the Wonder Wombat
That was one lazy Sunday.