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Old 28-Oct-2009, 14:26
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Hell, YEAH! (All dissenters will be deported to the blagosphere to spend the rest of their days living in a hot air balloon with Cory Doctorow who always wears a red cape and goggles.)

Link: xkcd - A webcomic of romance, sarcasm, math, and language - By Randall Munroe
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Some of my favourites: (rolling your mouse over the comic yields more text; If you can't see the whole thing, right-click, go to properties and read the 'Title')
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No Pun Intended
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XKCD is not only important, it's vital.







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I worship at the altar of xkcd!
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Thanks for this.

"Windows 7" and "Estimation" had me laughing out loud.
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I'm glad I've no idea what xkcd is. Can't be important if I've never heard of it. In the bogosphere, pooing is important. How much more - or less - important is pooing than xkcd?
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I'm glad I've no idea what xkcd is. Can't be important if I've never heard of it. In the bogosphere, pooing is important. How much more - or less - important is pooing than xkcd?
Significantly, I assure you.
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More than once, xkcd has saved my sanity during work hours.
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