# XKCD 1190: "Time"---Randall's setting something up... **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [March 25, 2013, 10:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/xkcd-1190-time-randalls-setting-something-up/653901 "2013-03-25T10:31:32Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 17
**Author:** ![steronz](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/steronz/32/11765_2.png) [@steronz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/steronz)\ **Post date:** [May 31, 2013, 1:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/xkcd-1190-time-randalls-setting-something-up/653901/321 "2013-05-31T13:41:06Z")
I think it’s a smoke monster. ---
**Author:** ![adhemar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/3da27b/32.png) [@adhemar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/adhemar)\ **Post date:** [June 4, 2013, 10:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/xkcd-1190-time-randalls-setting-something-up/653901/322 "2013-06-04T22:45:35Z")
“chirp” ---
**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:** [June 4, 2013, 11:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/xkcd-1190-time-randalls-setting-something-up/653901/323 "2013-06-04T23:17:07Z")
We’re getting close to double the sandcastle count, aren’t we? Might we see another chapter start soon? ---
**Author:** ![moriah](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/b2d939/32.png) [@moriah](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/moriah)\ **Post date:** [June 5, 2013, 12:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/xkcd-1190-time-randalls-setting-something-up/653901/324 "2013-06-05T00:36:34Z")
It’s a travelogue! ---
**Author:** ![tanstaafl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ba8739/32.png) [@tanstaafl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tanstaafl)\ **Post date:** [June 5, 2013, 11:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/xkcd-1190-time-randalls-setting-something-up/653901/325 "2013-06-05T11:39:03Z")
So… they don’t know what birds are? Or only know of silent birds? ---
**Author:** ![Folly](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/folly/32/3219_2.png) [@Folly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Folly)\ **Post date:** [June 5, 2013, 2:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/xkcd-1190-time-randalls-setting-something-up/653901/326 "2013-06-05T14:08:58Z")
> [@tanstaafl](#): > > So… they don’t know what birds are? Or only know of silent birds? They disturbed some geese earlier, but maybe they were silent geese. ---
**Author:** ![lawoot](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/35a633/32.png) [@lawoot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lawoot)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2013, 9:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/xkcd-1190-time-randalls-setting-something-up/653901/327 "2013-06-08T09:44:36Z")
And, after napping (Cueball under a tree, Megan by the shore of the "Little River"they found) for a while, Megan stands up, and disappears for a few frames (doesn’t walk off, just disappears), and then returns with a “Hey!” ---
**Author:** ![adhemar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/3da27b/32.png) [@adhemar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/adhemar)\ **Post date:** [June 11, 2013, 4:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/xkcd-1190-time-randalls-setting-something-up/653901/328 "2013-06-11T16:37:33Z")
up to 2008 think something special will happen at 2013? ---
**Author:** ![Peter\_Morris](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/peter_morris/32/359_2.png) [@Peter\_Morris](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Peter_Morris)\ **Post date:** [June 12, 2013, 7:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/xkcd-1190-time-randalls-setting-something-up/653901/329 "2013-06-12T07:37:32Z")
Any guesses what’s the creature running around on the rock in front of them? ---
**Author:** ![Folly](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/folly/32/3219_2.png) [@Folly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Folly)\ **Post date:** [June 12, 2013, 2:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/xkcd-1190-time-randalls-setting-something-up/653901/330 "2013-06-12T14:28:36Z")
> [@Peter\_Morris](#): > > Any guesses what’s the creature running around on the rock in front of them? As a complete WAG, I’m going to go with hedgehog. ---
**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:** [June 12, 2013, 2:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/xkcd-1190-time-randalls-setting-something-up/653901/331 "2013-06-12T14:41:18Z")
At frame 2030 right now. And I think Cueball was just taking the opportunity to grope Megan’s butt. ---
**Author:** ![Munch](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/munch/32/5281_2.png) [@Munch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Munch)\ **Post date:** [June 12, 2013, 3:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/xkcd-1190-time-randalls-setting-something-up/653901/332 "2013-06-12T15:10:10Z")
> [@Chronos](#): > > And I think Cueball was just taking the opportunity to grope Megan’s butt. Voiceover: “They were on a journey of exploration, and found each other…” ---
**Author:** ![Enderw24](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/ba9def/32.png) [@Enderw24](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enderw24)\ **Post date:** [June 12, 2013, 7:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/xkcd-1190-time-randalls-setting-something-up/653901/333 "2013-06-12T19:33:07Z")
> [@tanstaafl](#): > > So… they don’t know what birds are? Or only know of silent birds? I’m trying to figure out what world these people inhabit where they can build sand castles, understand the engineering behind building trebuchets, have both the resources and know-how to take a journey, properly packing items in backpacks…but, like, don’t understand what a river is, or that the sea is salty, or that birds chirp. What in the hell is going on? ---
**Author:** ![Finagle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/b19c9b/32.png) [@Finagle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Finagle)\ **Post date:** [June 12, 2013, 7:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/xkcd-1190-time-randalls-setting-something-up/653901/334 "2013-06-12T19:44:04Z")
> [@Enderw24](#): > > I’m trying to figure out what world these people inhabit where they can build sand castles, understand the engineering behind building trebuchets, have both the resources and know-how to take a journey, properly packing items in backpacks…but, like, don’t understand what a river is, or that the sea is salty, or that birds chirp. What in the hell is going on? It’s a cautionary tale about what happens when Google stops working. ---
**Author:** ![Folly](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/folly/32/3219_2.png) [@Folly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Folly)\ **Post date:** [June 12, 2013, 8:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/xkcd-1190-time-randalls-setting-something-up/653901/335 "2013-06-12T20:22:58Z")
> [@Chronos](#): > > At frame 2030 right now. And I think Cueball was just taking the opportunity to grope Megan’s butt. Maybe at 2028, but at 2030 his hands are in a stirrup to help her up. ---
**Author:** ![moriah](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/b2d939/32.png) [@moriah](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/moriah)\ **Post date:** [June 13, 2013, 2:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/xkcd-1190-time-randalls-setting-something-up/653901/336 "2013-06-13T02:46:54Z")
> [@Enderw24](#): > > I’m trying to figure out what world these people inhabit where they can build sand castles, understand the engineering behind building trebuchets, have both the resources and know-how to take a journey, properly packing items in backpacks…but, like, don’t understand what a river is, or that the sea is salty, or that birds chirp. What in the hell is going on? Maybe this is Battlestar Galactica fan fiction and this takes place after the series ended and they represent the second generation of inhabitants of new Earth. ---
**Author:** ![tanstaafl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ba8739/32.png) [@tanstaafl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tanstaafl)\ **Post date:** [June 13, 2013, 11:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/xkcd-1190-time-randalls-setting-something-up/653901/337 "2013-06-13T11:33:56Z")
> [@Enderw24](#): > > I’m trying to figure out what world these people inhabit where they can build sand castles, understand the engineering behind building trebuchets, have both the resources and know-how to take a journey, properly packing items in backpacks…but, like, don’t understand what a river is, or that the sea is salty, or that birds chirp. What in the hell is going on? I almost posted a nearly identical comment. So yeah, right there with you. There are really selective bits of knowledge going on here. I’m assuming we’ll eventually find out what is going on. We’ll just have to… wait for it. And they’ve found a hedgehog. ---
**Author:** ![Folly](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/folly/32/3219_2.png) [@Folly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Folly)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2013, 4:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/xkcd-1190-time-randalls-setting-something-up/653901/338 "2013-06-17T16:40:43Z")
> [@Folly](#): > > As a complete WAG, I’m going to go with hedgehog. Just got caught up again. I was right! ---
**Author:** ![moriah](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/b2d939/32.png) [@moriah](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/moriah)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2013, 5:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/xkcd-1190-time-randalls-setting-something-up/653901/339 "2013-06-17T17:28:17Z")
They’re going to touch the sky and find they’re on a space ark! ---
**Author:** ![Peter\_Morris](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/peter_morris/32/359_2.png) [@Peter\_Morris](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Peter_Morris)\ **Post date:** [June 21, 2013, 1:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/xkcd-1190-time-randalls-setting-something-up/653901/340 "2013-06-21T01:44:55Z")
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