# xkcd comic about so-called 'humour' **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [July 17, 2008, 4:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/xkcd-comic-about-so-called-humour/456845 "2008-07-17T16:46:25Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 10\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Cat\_Whisperer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cat_whisperer/32/4839_2.png) [@Cat\_Whisperer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cat_Whisperer)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2008, 5:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/xkcd-comic-about-so-called-humour/456845/41 "2008-07-18T17:06:02Z")
[QUOTE=RickJay] There’s something about putting comics on the Internet that makes people like them even when they’re remarkably lacking in funny. [/QUOTE] I linked to the one in the OP because it said something that I wanted to express. Funny didn’t have much to do with it. Unless you’re just making a comment about webcomics in general, in which case my response is that funny is very subjective. ---
**Author:** ![Kid\_A\_1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ed8c4c/32.png) [@Kid\_A\_1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kid_A_1)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2008, 5:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/xkcd-comic-about-so-called-humour/456845/42 "2008-07-18T17:29:39Z")
[QUOTE=Derleth] **jackdavinci** : Look up ‘deconstruction’ on Wikipedia. Tell me they don’t have the best con game going on campus. [/QUOTE] Don’t know if saw today’s cartoon before posting but it bears a remarkable similiarity. [July 18 xkcd](http://xkcd.com/451/) ---
**Author:** ![Least\_Original\_User\_Name\_Ever](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e480ec/32.png) [@Least\_Original\_User\_Name\_Ever](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Least_Original_User_Name_Ever)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2008, 5:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/xkcd-comic-about-so-called-humour/456845/43 "2008-07-18T17:56:25Z")
[QUOTE=RickJay] There’s something about putting comics on the Internet that makes people like them even when they’re remarkably lacking in funny. [/QUOTE] +2 No, shit. I did that wrong. That’s what I get for trying to be cool. ---
**Author:** ![Bryan\_Ekers](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bryan_ekers/32/183_2.png) [@Bryan\_Ekers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bryan_Ekers)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2008, 9:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/xkcd-comic-about-so-called-humour/456845/44 "2008-07-18T21:14:31Z")
Well, I liked the cartoon, mainly because I dislike people who aren’t as funny as they think they are. ---
**Author:** ![Derleth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b9e5f3/32.png) [@Derleth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Derleth)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2008, 11:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/xkcd-comic-about-so-called-humour/456845/45 "2008-07-19T11:15:42Z")
[QUOTE=Kid\_A] Don’t know if saw today’s cartoon before posting but it bears a remarkable similiarity. [July 18 xkcd](http://xkcd.com/451/) [/QUOTE] Yes, I had. I took my comment almost directly from the alt text. ---
**Author:** ![Hostile\_Dialect](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/e495f1/32.png) [@Hostile\_Dialect](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hostile_Dialect)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2008, 7:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/xkcd-comic-about-so-called-humour/456845/46 "2008-07-20T19:33:46Z")
> [@Trunk](#): > > In some places, it is specifically used to tally the opinions of the readers, and encouraged. +1, -1 and 0. It might be the “python language” mailing list that does this. Some mailing list I subscribe to does. [Halfbakery](http://www.halfbakery.net) is another example. The whole idea of the site is that you come up with an idea and people vote on it anonymously; some people also post “+1” to let you know that they’re in favor. For the record: +1. > [@RickJay](#): > > There’s something about putting comics on the Internet that makes people like them even when they’re remarkably lacking in funny. If you were looking for humor, I’m pretty sure you’re missing the point. Do you dislike Rex Morgan, MD because it’s not funny? That said, humor-oriented webcomics seem to appeal to a pretty narrow slice of the population, which AFAIK includes almost no one over 25. ---
**Author:** ![Hostile\_Dialect](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/e495f1/32.png) [@Hostile\_Dialect](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hostile_Dialect)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2008, 7:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/xkcd-comic-about-so-called-humour/456845/47 "2008-07-20T19:40:29Z")
Oops: [halfbakery](http://www.halfbakery.com). ---
**Author:** ![Red\_Barchetta](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/da6949/32.png) [@Red\_Barchetta](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Red_Barchetta)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2008, 7:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/xkcd-comic-about-so-called-humour/456845/48 "2008-07-20T19:41:23Z")
Okay, maybe I’m alone on this, but I don’t understand the comic in the OP. Can someone explain? ---
**Author:** ![Red\_Barchetta](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/da6949/32.png) [@Red\_Barchetta](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Red_Barchetta)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2008, 7:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/xkcd-comic-about-so-called-humour/456845/49 "2008-07-20T19:46:59Z")
Nevermind, I looked it up – yup, that’s a dumb riddle. ---
**Author:** ![SCSimmons](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e495f1/32.png) [@SCSimmons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SCSimmons)\ **Post date:** [July 21, 2008, 12:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/xkcd-comic-about-so-called-humour/456845/50 "2008-07-21T00:58:24Z")
[QUOTE=Red Barchetta] Okay, maybe I’m alone on this, but I don’t understand the comic in the OP. Can someone explain? [/QUOTE] [New here, aintcha?](http://www.straightdope.com/classics/a3_251.html)😛 [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/xkcd-comic-about-so-called-humour/456845.md?page=2)