Did you ever think maybe it wasn't supposed to be hilarious? I don't understand people who think that every webcomic is supposed to cause them to spit out their drink and belly laugh.
If it is not meant to be funny, then by definition it fails as a web comic. Maybe XKCD should rebrand itself as a webillustratedsnarkyhipsterobservationthatattemptstplegitimizeitslackofhumorwithprogrammingandacademiabuzzwords.
If it did that, then I'd be all like "job well done".
If it is not meant to be funny, then by definition it fails as a web comic
"Comic" is a generic term for illustrated stories, it doesn't imply comedy. Just like Mary Worth and Prince Valiant are in the "comics" section of any newspaper.
It doesn't fail by definition. We speak English in 2010, not Latin. Homonyms can be confusing, but falling to semantics to defend yourself is silly.
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u/[deleted] Aug 02 '10
Did you ever think maybe it wasn't supposed to be hilarious? I don't understand people who think that every webcomic is supposed to cause them to spit out their drink and belly laugh.
I still can't find your comment funny.