# xkcd- The explanations

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/xkcd-the-explanations/494804>\
**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [April 30, 2009, 2:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/xkcd-the-explanations/494804 "2009-04-30T02:38:46Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![willthekittensurvive](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/91b2a8/32.png) [@willthekittensurvive](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/willthekittensurvive)\
**Post date:** [October 5, 2009, 8:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/xkcd-the-explanations/494804/61 "2009-10-05T08:42:36Z")

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> [@friedo](#):
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> Ahahahhahahah. That’s a good one. Anyway, learn about [reverse Polish notation](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reverse_Polish_notation).
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> In RPN, one would write an expression like “2 + 3” as “2 3 +”. So a reverse Polish sausage is…you get the idea.

euhm…thank you…I think:dubious:

😛

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**Author:** ![Buckler\_of\_Swashing](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/d6d6ee/32.png) [@Buckler\_of\_Swashing](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Buckler_of_Swashing)\
**Post date:** [October 5, 2009, 10:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/xkcd-the-explanations/494804/62 "2009-10-05T10:25:52Z")

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If you are confused about future comics, the XKCD forum [Individual XKCD Comic Threads](http://echochamber.me/viewforum.php?f=7&sid=6c3e411ffa686003ec967870b8cdfa04)always has a thread up devoted to the latest comic, and there’s usually someone posting who doesn’t get it and several someones who will explain.

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**Author:** ![Princhester](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/3e96dc/32.png) [@Princhester](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Princhester)\
**Post date:** [October 5, 2009, 11:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/xkcd-the-explanations/494804/63 "2009-10-05T11:24:29Z")

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> [@Elyanna](#):
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> Some xkcd jokes I get, others I don’t. I read them all because even if I don’t get it, I can look it up and hopefully learn something new. Win-win-win.

Plus even if you don’t get one every now and then, the fact that some of them are freaking hilarious makes the overall exercise well worthwhile.

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**Author:** ![KneadToKnow](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kneadtoknow/32/3999_2.png) [@KneadToKnow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KneadToKnow)\
**Post date:** [October 5, 2009, 1:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/xkcd-the-explanations/494804/64 "2009-10-05T13:43:07Z")

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> [@Buckler\_of\_Swashing](#):
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> If you are confused about future comics, the XKCD forum [Individual XKCD Comic Threads](http://echochamber.me/viewforum.php?f=7&sid=6c3e411ffa686003ec967870b8cdfa04)always has a thread up devoted to the latest comic, and there’s usually someone posting who doesn’t get it and several someones who will explain.

But isn’t that exactly what _this_ thread is? 😉

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