# ­xkcd thread **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Tags:** comic-strips\ **Created:** [May 28, 2020, 12:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/xkcd-thread/854574 "2020-05-28T00:57:03Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 41
**Author:** ![dtilque](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/d6d6ee/32.png) [@dtilque](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dtilque)\ **Post date:** [June 12, 2021, 4:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/xkcd-thread/854574/802 "2021-06-12T16:48:04Z")
> **[Health Drink](https://xkcd.com/2475/)** > > You'd need to keep track of so many people! Would you use, like, Excel or something? Far too fancy for a simple country nanoenzyme developer like me. ---
**Author:** ![tofor](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tofor/32/13727_2.png) [@tofor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tofor)\ **Post date:** [June 14, 2021, 2:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/xkcd-thread/854574/803 "2021-06-14T14:14:11Z")
> [@A modest proposal for the Straight Dope](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-modest-proposal-for-the-straight-dope/944055/114): > > For a while I had high hopes for What If by Randall of XKCD, but then he moved that particular column to the paywalled NYT without even mentioning it, just radio silence for years until I found it out randomly, and I’m not going to subscribe just to see if his well has run dry yet and I sort of resent him just stopping writing with no explanation. Just saw this on another thread, and I have to say “whaaaat?” I had no idea What If still existed at the New York Times. Why isn’t that obvious on Randall’s website? That makes me very sad, for some reason. ---
**Author:** ![TroutMan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/troutman/32/6721_2.png) [@TroutMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TroutMan)\ **Post date:** [June 14, 2021, 2:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/xkcd-thread/854574/804 "2021-06-14T14:46:20Z")
Yeah, it’s now called “Good Question”. It was running a little less often than monthly last year, but there hasn’t been a new one since December. Maybe he silently moved to another site. Paywalled link below. > **[Good Question](https://www.nytimes.com/column/good-question-randall-munroe-xkcd)** > > Where Randall Munroe of XKCD answers your vital science questions. ---
**Author:** ![LSLGuy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lslguy/32/5813_2.png) [@LSLGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LSLGuy)\ **Post date:** [June 14, 2021, 4:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/xkcd-thread/854574/805 "2021-06-14T16:15:14Z")
Color me equally surprised to learn about the NYT thing. I had no idea. When the first what-if book was coming out it was obvious he’d started slow-rolling the blog to monetize more of his work. That effect got bigger / worse as the second book was coming together. I took the slowing to a trickle and then stop after that as a sign a third book was in the works. Or that his SO’s cancer had returned or some other personal crisis was in progress. Turns out I was wrong. FTR I bought both what-if books at full price to support the guy. As a content producer he surely deserves to make something off his labors. ---
**Author:** ![dtilque](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/d6d6ee/32.png) [@dtilque](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dtilque)\ **Post date:** [June 14, 2021, 6:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/xkcd-thread/854574/806 "2021-06-14T18:37:56Z")
> **[Base Rate](https://xkcd.com/2476/)** > > Sure, you can talk about per-capita adjustment, but if you want to solve the problem, it's obvious that this is the group you need to focus on. ---
**Author:** ![Andy\_L](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/c67d28/32.png) [@Andy\_L](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Andy_L)\ **Post date:** [June 14, 2021, 6:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/xkcd-thread/854574/807 "2021-06-14T18:53:59Z")
As a lefty, I endorse this. Note: A similar lesson in this one > **[Heatmap](https://xkcd.com/1138/)** > > There are also a lot of global versions of this map showing traffic to English-language websites which are indistinguishable from maps of the location of internet users who are native English speakers. P.S. It’s a shame [explainxkcd.com](http://explainxkcd.com) is down… ---
**Author:** ![dtilque](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/d6d6ee/32.png) [@dtilque](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dtilque)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2021, 9:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/xkcd-thread/854574/808 "2021-06-17T21:52:06Z")
> **[Alien Visitors](https://xkcd.com/2477/)** > > Stay right there, we'll be back in a minute. We've just gotta brainstorm some new wonders. Have you all figured out gears yet? Yes? Crap. Maybe they’ll have something in a nice microprocessor. ---
**Author:** ![LSLGuy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lslguy/32/5813_2.png) [@LSLGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LSLGuy)\ **Post date:** [June 18, 2021, 12:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/xkcd-thread/854574/809 "2021-06-18T00:55:59Z")
I really want phasers. Don’t we all? ---
**Author:** ![smithsb](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/smithsb/32/12107_2.png) [@smithsb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/smithsb)\ **Post date:** [June 18, 2021, 3:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/xkcd-thread/854574/810 "2021-06-18T03:42:57Z")
Diet pill? Invisibility? Anti-gravity? ---
**Author:** ![Dr.Strangelove](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dr.strangelove/32/6613_2.png) [@Dr.Strangelove](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr.Strangelove)\ **Post date:** [June 18, 2021, 4:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/xkcd-thread/854574/811 "2021-06-18T04:39:53Z")
Sorta like [this short story](https://eyeofmidas.com/scifi/Turtledove_RoadNotTaken.pdf), except with benevolent aliens. ---
**Author:** ![dtilque](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/d6d6ee/32.png) [@dtilque](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dtilque)\ **Post date:** [June 18, 2021, 3:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/xkcd-thread/854574/812 "2021-06-18T15:05:48Z")
> **[Alien Visitors 2](https://xkcd.com/2478/)** > > "Although fresh juice DOES sound--" "NO! For humanity to survive we must learn from the mistakes of the past." No suggestion of sliced bread? ---
**Author:** ![Andy\_L](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/c67d28/32.png) [@Andy\_L](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Andy_L)\ **Post date:** [June 18, 2021, 3:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/xkcd-thread/854574/813 "2021-06-18T15:12:23Z")
I remember the “bag of pulp” machine > **[Silicon Valley's $400 Juicero "juicing system" turns out to be a machine that...](https://boingboing.net/2017/04/19/silicon-valleys-400-juicero.html)** > > Bloomberg reports that Juicero, a $400 gadget that “transformed single-serving packets of chopped fruit and vegetables into a refreshing and healthy beverage” displeased investors who f… ---
**Author:** ![dtilque](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/d6d6ee/32.png) [@dtilque](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dtilque)\ **Post date:** [June 21, 2021, 9:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/xkcd-thread/854574/814 "2021-06-21T21:45:05Z")
> **[Houseguests](https://xkcd.com/2479/)** > > You can come on in, we're all fully vaccinated. Except the spare room off the living room. Don't go in there, we're not fully vaccinated in there. ---
**Author:** ![gdave](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gdave/32/3683_2.png) [@gdave](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gdave)\ **Post date:** [June 21, 2021, 10:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/xkcd-thread/854574/815 "2021-06-21T22:10:17Z")
Yeah. 100%. Right down to the spare room off the living room. That one’s never been fully vaccinated, and probably never will be. ---
**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 21, 2021, 11:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/xkcd-thread/854574/816 "2021-06-21T23:52:07Z")
The problem with that bag-of-pulp juicer isn’t just that you can do without the juicer if you have the bag of pulp. It’s that, if you’re buying a bag of pulp that has no purpose other than being turned into juice, why aren’t you just buying juice? ---
**Author:** ![k9bfriender](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/k9bfriender/32/3283_2.png) [@k9bfriender](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/k9bfriender)\ **Post date:** [June 21, 2021, 11:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/xkcd-thread/854574/817 "2021-06-21T23:54:49Z")
Because it will damage the juicer if you pour juice into it. ---
**Author:** ![Andy\_L](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/c67d28/32.png) [@Andy\_L](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Andy_L)\ **Post date:** [June 21, 2021, 11:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/xkcd-thread/854574/818 "2021-06-21T23:56:18Z")
Because the juicer is INTERNET-CONNECTED, with DRM-ed pulp. So it’s cool. ---
**Author:** ![gdave](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gdave/32/3683_2.png) [@gdave](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gdave)\ **Post date:** [June 22, 2021, 12:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/xkcd-thread/854574/819 "2021-06-22T00:45:06Z")
By the way, for anyone that thinks Randall Monroe isn’t a talented artist, look at “Megan” in that last panel. I’m looking at it, and I still can’t quite figure out how he did it with a featureless stick figure, but “Megan” is very clearly dubiously looking down at herself, arms and hands wide, as she re-evaluates her vaccination status. ---
**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 25, 2021, 2:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/xkcd-thread/854574/820 "2021-06-25T14:06:24Z")
Wednesday’s apparently didn’t get posted: > **[No, The Other One](https://xkcd.com/2480/)** > > Key West, Virginia is not to be confused with Key, West Virginia. Where’s the “real” Bowling Green? As an Ohioan, I’m most familar with the Ohio one (site of one of the larger universities in the state system). And my, but there are a lot of Houstons. ---
**Author:** ![Keeve](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/f07891/32.png) [@Keeve](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Keeve)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2021, 2:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/xkcd-thread/854574/821 "2021-06-25T14:13:01Z")
> [@Chronos](#): > > Where’s the “real” Bowling Green? A simple way to research this kind of stuff is to just type “Bowling Green” into Wikipedia. Besides the one in Ohio, I see there’s one in Kentucky. But the one I’m familiar with is [in New York City.](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bowling_Green_(New_York_City)) [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/xkcd-thread/854574.md?page=40) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/xkcd-thread/854574.md?page=42)