# tee hee hee \[xkcd web comic\] **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [October 12, 2007, 11:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tee-hee-hee-xkcd-web-comic/422455 "2007-10-12T11:27:09Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 17\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![ultrafilter](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/3d9bf3/32.png) [@ultrafilter](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ultrafilter)\ **Post date:** [October 13, 2007, 2:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tee-hee-hee-xkcd-web-comic/422455/21 "2007-10-13T14:29:10Z")
[QUOTE=Derleth] At the risk of being proven wrong, I doubt anyone here will get [this one](http://xkcd.com/177/). [/QUOTE] You didn’t really think that was too obscure, did you? I like [this recent one](http://www.xkcd.com/325/); I feel like [this](http://www.xkcd.com/319/) sometimes; I laughed out loud at [this one](http://www.xkcd.com/316/); and [these](http://www.xkcd.com/313/) [two](http://www.xkcd.com/287/) are probably my favorites. ---
**Author:** ![chrisk](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/6de8d8/32.png) [@chrisk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chrisk)\ **Post date:** [October 13, 2007, 2:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tee-hee-hee-xkcd-web-comic/422455/22 "2007-10-13T14:52:42Z")
[QUOTE=ultrafilter] …and [these](http://www.xkcd.com/313/) [two](http://www.xkcd.com/287/) are probably my favorites. [/QUOTE] For the last one, (NP-complete appetizers,) I actually enumerated all possible combinations and demonstrated that there was no exact match. Even NP-complete isn’t bad when you’re talking about a field of 6 inputs. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Mayo\_Speaks](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/c57346/32.png) [@Mayo\_Speaks](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mayo_Speaks)\ **Post date:** [October 13, 2007, 3:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tee-hee-hee-xkcd-web-comic/422455/23 "2007-10-13T15:29:32Z")
[QUOTE=chrisk] For the last one, (NP-complete appetizers,) I actually enumerated all possible combinations and demonstrated that there was no exact match. Even NP-complete isn’t bad when you’re talking about a field of 6 inputs. 🙂 [/QUOTE] 7\*2.15 = 15.05 ---
**Author:** ![Mr.Goob](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/c77e96/32.png) [@Mr.Goob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Goob)\ **Post date:** [October 13, 2007, 4:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tee-hee-hee-xkcd-web-comic/422455/24 "2007-10-13T16:57:30Z")
A read a thread here a few months ago that had a xkcd link, I’ve been a faithful reader ever since. Now I’m going to lose an hour of my life going through to read the ALT text. Damn, what other comics have hidden messages? ---
**Author:** ![Phantom\_Dennis](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/51bf81/32.png) [@Phantom\_Dennis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Phantom_Dennis)\ **Post date:** [October 13, 2007, 5:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tee-hee-hee-xkcd-web-comic/422455/25 "2007-10-13T17:22:34Z")
[This](http://xkcd.org/137/) one speaks to me. ---
**Author:** ![ultrafilter](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/3d9bf3/32.png) [@ultrafilter](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ultrafilter)\ **Post date:** [October 13, 2007, 5:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tee-hee-hee-xkcd-web-comic/422455/26 "2007-10-13T17:59:00Z")
[QUOTE=chrisk] For the last one, (NP-complete appetizers,) I actually enumerated all possible combinations and demonstrated that there was no exact match. Even NP-complete isn’t bad when you’re talking about a field of 6 inputs. 🙂 [/QUOTE] In the author’s blog, he mentioned that there are two solutions, so you’re missing something. Are you only allowing each appetizer to be included once? ---
**Author:** ![chrisk](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/6de8d8/32.png) [@chrisk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chrisk)\ **Post date:** [October 13, 2007, 7:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tee-hee-hee-xkcd-web-comic/422455/27 "2007-10-13T19:18:30Z")
[QUOTE=ultrafilter] In the author’s blog, he mentioned that there are two solutions, so you’re missing something. Are you only allowing each appetizer to be included once? [/QUOTE] I guess that I did make that assumption. :smack: Or specifically, I was using a tool that I’d developed for an instance of the knapsack problem where that assumption applies. I mean, sheesh, who orders multiple quantities of the same appetizer at dinner? 😃 ---
**Author:** ![mobo85](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/b19c9b/32.png) [@mobo85](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mobo85)\ **Post date:** [October 13, 2007, 9:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tee-hee-hee-xkcd-web-comic/422455/28 "2007-10-13T21:18:50Z")
[QUOTE=Mr. Goob] Damn, what other comics have hidden messages? [/QUOTE] _Dinosaur Comics_ is one. (two hidden messages- one in the ALT text and one in the e-mail subject that comes up when you hover over and/or click on the “e-mail the author” link) Whether there are any others, I don’t know. ---
**Author:** ![Alistair\_McCello](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/58956e/32.png) [@Alistair\_McCello](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alistair_McCello)\ **Post date:** [October 13, 2007, 9:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tee-hee-hee-xkcd-web-comic/422455/29 "2007-10-13T21:57:36Z")
> [@mobo85](#): > > Dinosaur Comics is one. (two hidden messages- one in the ALT text and one in the e-mail subject that comes up when you hover over and/or click on the “e-mail the author” link) Whether there are any others, I don’t know. Curses! I am over 300 comics into that one and though I have been checking the alt tags I didn’t know that there was a another hidden joke. Now I am going to have to start over. > [@Derleth](#): > > At the risk of being proven wrong, I doubt anyone here will get this one. I’m not sure about anyone else but I have read more than enough journal articles on cryptography to have laughed pretty hard at that one. Oh, and [this one](http://xkcd.com/112/) remains one of my favorites. ---
**Author:** ![athelas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/5e9695/32.png) [@athelas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/athelas)\ **Post date:** [October 13, 2007, 10:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tee-hee-hee-xkcd-web-comic/422455/30 "2007-10-13T22:02:45Z")
[QUOTE=Mr. Goob] Damn, what other comics have hidden messages? [/QUOTE] A Softer World does too. ---
**Author:** ![The\_Controvert](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/dec6dc/32.png) [@The\_Controvert](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Controvert)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2007, 2:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tee-hee-hee-xkcd-web-comic/422455/31 "2007-10-14T14:22:00Z")
[QUOTE=Mr. Goob] Damn, what other comics have hidden messages? [/QUOTE] The NBC show Heroes has an [online comic](http://www.nbc.com/Heroes/novels/novels_display.shtml?novel=53). Clicking a page in the comic reveals a [hidden photo](http://www.nbc.com/Heroes/novels/downloads/chapter40_ee.jpg). It isn’t hard to figure out the url naming patterns, so you can skip to all the photos without reading the associated comic. ---
**Author:** ![Dervorin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/eb8c5e/32.png) [@Dervorin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dervorin)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2007, 4:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tee-hee-hee-xkcd-web-comic/422455/32 "2007-10-14T16:59:28Z")
I was very chuffed to learn that a friend of my SO’s went to school with the creator of xkcd, so I’m just two handshakes away from him. This is heart-warming, in a strange and mysterious way. I’ve been addicted to this comic since I was pointed to it a long time ago. ---
**Author:** ![Brainiac4](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/brainiac4/32/3534_2.png) [@Brainiac4](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Brainiac4)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2007, 7:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tee-hee-hee-xkcd-web-comic/422455/33 "2007-10-14T19:06:48Z")
Okay, so I’m exploring the archive now. Damn you. I didn’t have time for this. Best giggle so far (aside from the ones already cherry-picked above): > **[Hyphen](https://xkcd.com/37/)** > > I do this constantly ---
**Author:** ![Mister\_Rik](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mister_rik/32/491_2.png) [@Mister\_Rik](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mister_Rik)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2007, 7:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tee-hee-hee-xkcd-web-comic/422455/34 "2007-10-14T19:37:37Z")
[QUOTE=Phantom Dennis] [This](http://xkcd.org/137/) one speaks to me. [/QUOTE] That’s one of my favorites. I also like _Irregular Webcomic_’s parodies: [http://www.irregularwebcomic.net/1458.html](http://www.irregularwebcomic.net/1458.html) [http://www.irregularwebcomic.net/1640.html](http://www.irregularwebcomic.net/1640.html) ---
**Author:** ![Martiju](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e8c25b/32.png) [@Martiju](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Martiju)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2007, 10:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tee-hee-hee-xkcd-web-comic/422455/35 "2007-10-14T22:10:20Z")
[QUOTE=Phase42] That’s one of my favorites. I also like _Irregular Webcomic_’s parodies: [http://www.irregularwebcomic.net/1458.html](http://www.irregularwebcomic.net/1458.html) [http://www.irregularwebcomic.net/1640.html](http://www.irregularwebcomic.net/1640.html) [/QUOTE] And answers my question about why I couldn’t read all the hidden text too…thanks! (Firefox, btw…!) ---
**Author:** ![cmkeller](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cmkeller/32/118_2.png) [@cmkeller](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cmkeller)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2007, 12:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tee-hee-hee-xkcd-web-comic/422455/36 "2007-10-16T00:39:12Z")
[This](http://www.xkcd.com/236/) is one of the funniest cartoons I’ve ever seen, and I find [this one](http://www.xkcd.com/289/) incredibly sweet. ---
**Author:** ![athelas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/5e9695/32.png) [@athelas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/athelas)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2007, 5:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tee-hee-hee-xkcd-web-comic/422455/37 "2007-10-16T05:01:10Z")
Xkcd also has a [blag](http://blag.xkcd.com/) (see relevant [comic](http://www.xkcd.com/148/).) The entry on the [meetup](http://blag.xkcd.com/2007/10/01/the-meetup/) is heartbreakingly nerdy. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tee-hee-hee-xkcd-web-comic/422455.md?page=1)