# Today's XKCD (Right Click) **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [April 2, 2018, 4:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/todays-xkcd-right-click/811646 "2018-04-02T16:32:13Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Johnny\_Bravo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_bravo/32/493_2.png) [@Johnny\_Bravo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_Bravo)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2018, 4:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/todays-xkcd-right-click/811646/1 "2018-04-02T16:32:13Z")
If you only sometimes check out XKCD, today is a good day to do it. > **[Right Click](https://xkcd.com/1975/)** > > Right-click or long press (where supported) to save! It’s one of those ‘fun to discover on your own’ things, so I’ll spoil my first comment in case anybody rolls over. I have no idea how much spoilworthy material is actually in it. Check out the D&D section under games. ---
**Author:** ![Darren\_Garrison](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/darren_garrison/32/92_2.png) [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2018, 4:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/todays-xkcd-right-click/811646/2 "2018-04-02T16:34:42Z")
Yeah, I thought about posting that. That is quite the thing. ---
**Author:** ![kayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayaker/32/441_2.png) [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2018, 5:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/todays-xkcd-right-click/811646/3 "2018-04-02T17:17:27Z")
It was released last night and did not work on my older iPad. I initially assumed it was an April Fool thing, but dug deeper and found out what was up. Meanwhile, a podcast I listen to released yesterday. The topic was one they’ve sworn they’d never do. I listened and after four minutes there was some interference and it restarted. Rinse, repeat. Over and over. Boy, did I feel stupid when the realization hit. ---
**Author:** ![Quimby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/22d042/32.png) [@Quimby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quimby)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2018, 6:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/todays-xkcd-right-click/811646/4 "2018-04-02T18:46:14Z")
Still exploring but a few questions so far: Spoilers? Kinda? Did anyone fallow the Na in the Land of a 1000 Dances to the end? Are the Comics in the comics section all new? ---
**Author:** ![thelurkinghorror](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/7c8e57/32.png) [@thelurkinghorror](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/thelurkinghorror)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2018, 7:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/todays-xkcd-right-click/811646/5 "2018-04-02T19:26:54Z")
I beat Advent.exe. Nice [Thy Dungeonman](http://www.hrwiki.org/wiki/Thy_Dungeonman#Dennis) reference there. How is his floppy disc so big!? [Spoilers and everything here](http://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php/1975:_Right_Click). Land of 1,000 Dances seems to go 1000+ if not forever. ---
**Author:** ![Chronos](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chronos/32/134_2.png) [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2018, 7:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/todays-xkcd-right-click/811646/6 "2018-04-02T19:46:52Z")
None of the leaf nodes do anything for me (except for Edit, which I then can’t get out of except by refreshing the page). Am I missing anything? ---
**Author:** ![DSYoungEsq](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/c6cbf5/32.png) [@DSYoungEsq](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DSYoungEsq)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2018, 8:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/todays-xkcd-right-click/811646/7 "2018-04-02T20:05:42Z")
It was an excellent comic. I especially loved the hint that, if you wanted to see everything, save the image to your computer. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![thelurkinghorror](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/7c8e57/32.png) [@thelurkinghorror](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/thelurkinghorror)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2018, 8:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/todays-xkcd-right-click/811646/8 "2018-04-02T20:15:59Z")
> [@Chronos](#): > > None of the leaf nodes do anything for me (except for Edit, which I then can’t get out of except by refreshing the page). Am I missing anything? They should all expand except Edit ESC quits edit ---
**Author:** ![MrDibble](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mrdibble/32/114_2.png) [@MrDibble](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MrDibble)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2018, 8:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/todays-xkcd-right-click/811646/9 "2018-04-02T20:42:21Z")
> [@Quimby](#): > > Are the Comics in the comics section all new? All the ones I’ve seen randomly are existing comics. ---
**Author:** ![Chronos](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chronos/32/134_2.png) [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2018, 8:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/todays-xkcd-right-click/811646/10 "2018-04-02T20:44:32Z")
No, to be clear, all of the branch nodes branch out as they should. I’m asking about the ones without an arrow after them, that should do something rather than leading to more menus. ---
**Author:** ![thelurkinghorror](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/7c8e57/32.png) [@thelurkinghorror](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/thelurkinghorror)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2018, 9:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/todays-xkcd-right-click/811646/11 "2018-04-02T21:14:55Z")
> [@Chronos](#): > > No, to be clear, all of the branch nodes branch out as they should. I’m asking about the ones without an arrow after them, that should do something rather than leading to more menus. Oh, thought you meant you weren’t seeing arrows on the top level. Like which ones don’t work for example? Some aren’t immediately apparent, e.g. View \> Minimize. Others don’t seem to do anything. View \> Full Screen seems to work in Chrome but not Firefox. ---
**Author:** ![Pleonast](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pleonast/32/1183_2.png) [@Pleonast](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pleonast)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2018, 9:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/todays-xkcd-right-click/811646/12 "2018-04-02T21:41:05Z")
> [@kayaker](#): > > It was released last night and did not work on my older iPad. I initially assumed it was an April Fool thing, but dug deeper and found out what was up. I assumed it was an April Fool’s joke, too. I right-clicked and saved it. Viewed the image. Nothing special. > [@thelurkinghorror](#): > > [Spoilers and everything here](http://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php/1975:_Right_Click). Land of 1,000 Dances seems to go 1000+ if not forever. Thanks for the spoilers link. Apparently the firewalls I live behind disable the intended behavior. I don’t think any of the “special” comics he’s done have worked for me. ☹ ---
**Author:** ![snfaulkner](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snfaulkner/32/433_2.png) [@snfaulkner](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/snfaulkner)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2018, 10:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/todays-xkcd-right-click/811646/13 "2018-04-02T22:28:14Z")
> [@thelurkinghorror](#): > > I beat Advent.exe. Nice [Thy Dungeonman](http://www.hrwiki.org/wiki/Thy_Dungeonman#Dennis) reference there. > > How is his floppy disc so big!? > > [Spoilers and everything here](http://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php/1975:_Right_Click). Land of 1,000 Dances seems to go 1000+ if not forever. I was happy to be eaten by a grue. I haven’t been eaten by a grue in many many years. ---
**Author:** ![Chronos](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chronos/32/134_2.png) [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2018, 11:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/todays-xkcd-right-click/811646/14 "2018-04-02T23:09:11Z")
OK, I explored a bit more, and I did get it to sing this corrosion to me. And fullscreen and minimize neither one did what they were supposed to, but one of them turned my mouse cursor tiny. I feel like I’m missing out-- Maybe I’ll try it on Safari later. ---
**Author:** ![Sunny\_Daze](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sunny_daze/32/438_2.png) [@Sunny\_Daze](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sunny_Daze)\ **Post date:** [April 3, 2018, 12:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/todays-xkcd-right-click/811646/15 "2018-04-03T00:31:54Z")
That was awesome. I loved the Abbott and Costello bit. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![BigT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bigt/32/12044_2.png) [@BigT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BigT)\ **Post date:** [April 5, 2018, 6:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/todays-xkcd-right-click/811646/16 "2018-04-05T06:45:11Z")
> [@Chronos](#): > > OK, I explored a bit more, and I did get it to sing this corrosion to me. And fullscreen and minimize neither one did what they were supposed to, but one of them turned my mouse cursor tiny. I feel like I’m missing out-- Maybe I’ll try it on Safari later. I thought turning your cursor tiny WAS what Minimize was supposed to do. There isn’t anything that works the way you expect. Though I’d say the main point is to complete one of the games so you can actually save the bonus comic. ---
**Author:** ![BigT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bigt/32/12044_2.png) [@BigT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BigT)\ **Post date:** [April 5, 2018, 6:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/todays-xkcd-right-click/811646/17 "2018-04-05T06:51:05Z")
> [@Chronos](#): > > OK, I explored a bit more, and I did get it to sing this corrosion to me. And fullscreen and minimize neither one did what they were supposed to, but one of them turned my mouse cursor tiny. I feel like I’m missing out-- Maybe I’ll try it on Safari later. Pretty sure that turning your cursor tiny is exactly what Minimize is supposed to do. I just wish that it changed the option to Maximize and would bring your mouse back (or make it bigger, then change to Restore for the normal cursor) The vast majority of options don’t do what you’d expect. The ones without arrows tend to lead to comics. I’d argue the games (ADVENT.EXE and Mornington Crescent) are the point, as beating either one is the only way you get a Save option–which actually saves a different comic than if you manually save the image. (sorry about the double post. This one is better.) ---
**Author:** ![thelurkinghorror](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/7c8e57/32.png) [@thelurkinghorror](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/thelurkinghorror)\ **Post date:** [April 5, 2018, 7:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/todays-xkcd-right-click/811646/18 "2018-04-05T07:04:12Z")
I saved the PNG and it was only a static image of the stick man. ---
**Author:** ![QuickSilver](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/quicksilver/32/7832_2.png) [@QuickSilver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/QuickSilver)\ **Post date:** [April 5, 2018, 11:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/todays-xkcd-right-click/811646/19 "2018-04-05T11:00:18Z")
The London metro system stops… he’s quite mad, you know. ---
**Author:** ![Isamu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/7c8e57/32.png) [@Isamu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Isamu)\ **Post date:** [April 5, 2018, 11:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/todays-xkcd-right-click/811646/20 "2018-04-05T11:06:32Z")
Oh wow this is amazing. I saw it behind a firewall and thought it was a nothing comic. Got home and tried it! Fun! [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/todays-xkcd-right-click/811646.md?page=2)