XKCD Invited To New Yorker "Cartoon-Off" 231
UnknowingFool writes "Farley Katz, who draws for New Yorker magazine, ran into xkcd.com's Randall Munroe in a grocery store. He challenged Munroe to a cartoon-off — each cartoonist to produce drawings about the Internet as envisioned by the elderly, String Theory, 1999, and one's favorite animal eating one's favorite food. In the ensuing short interview, Munroe describes XKCD as 'a webcomic about stick figures who do math, play with staple guns, mess around on the Internet, and have lots of sex. It's about three-fourths autobiographical.'"
And the winner is... (Score:5, Funny)
hyperbondage
Re:Three-fourths Autobiographical? (Score:5, Funny)
Thank you Capt. Obvious! It's not as funny if you have to call attention to the joke.
I appreciate that. Being merely Sergeant Obvious was really getting old. Nothing but work, work, work.
O__O (Score:5, Funny)
I don't know what's scarier, that Katz's cow drawing has too many nipples - or that I noticed the discrepancy...
Re:O__O (Score:5, Funny)
Re:Munroe Wins (Score:2, Funny)
"Katz was the clear winner. favourite food/animal did not deliver, as did most of Munroe's others. The only lame one of Katz was the 1999 BC. Somewhat off topic, though it gets points for originality."
I agree completely!
("Postin' 'me too' like some brain-dead AOLer")
Re:Three-fourths Autobiographical? (Score:4, Funny)
Re:Three-fourths Autobiographical? (Score:2, Funny)
AHAHAAHA LOL NOEW I GETTIT!!!!
I hope you get eaten by a Grue, repeatedly.
Re:Three-fourths Autobiographical? (Score:5, Funny)
No, I'm thinking he's done with the staple guns, now that all the XKCD fangirls are lining up to blow him.
Oh I do hope... (Score:5, Funny)
I sincerely hope the expression "Pulled a Palin" becomes part of the vernacular.
Three-fourths? (Score:5, Funny)
I take it Monroe doesn't like staple guns.
Re:O__O (Score:4, Funny)
His cow is part sow (BTW they are teats).
Re:Munroe Wins (Score:1, Funny)
Munroe was the clear winner. 1999 *BC* was just dumb, as were most of Katz's others. The only lame one of Munroe's was the strange skateboard thing. Somewhat off topic, though it gets points for originality.
Speak for your self, I thought the pulled-a-Palin jab was plain hilarious.
Re:One was good... (Score:2, Funny)
There were two drawings showing the internet as envisioned by the elderly.
Re:Munroe Wins (Score:5, Funny)
One New Yorker comic I didn't get (Score:5, Funny)
What's the deal with the pig at the complaint department saying "I wish I were taller"?
Re:Three-fourths Autobiographical? (Score:5, Funny)
Captain Cliche here. Can I have my insult back?
Re:Three-fourths Autobiographical? (Score:2, Funny)
Re:3/4th Autobiographical is about right (Score:3, Funny)
We sincerely appreciate you translating that joke for us. None of us here, I'm certain, would've gotten it if it were not for your blinding insight.
On behalf of the Slashdot community, thank you for sharing your wisdom and erudition with us.
Re:One was good... (Score:5, Funny)
Re:Oh I do hope... (Score:5, Funny)
Wait a second. I'm confused. So are you saying that you are racist?!?
(relax, it's a joke)
Re:This is sad.... (Score:1, Funny)
If you factor something's popularity into its worth, you're doing it wrong.
Unless you're measuring the worth of a social networking site, of course.
Re:Frosty Piss... (Score:5, Funny)
Re:Hmmm... (Score:2, Funny)
LOL! Oh come now maxune. You don't think XKCD's nerdy stick figure girls are sexy?
Re:Munroe Wins (Score:4, Funny)
Pretty simple......show both comics to 10 random people on the street......which do you think will get the most laughs?
FAIL! You didn't specify which street. I call Infinite Loop, Cupertino.
Re:Meh... (Score:4, Funny)
Agreed. I actually really like Robin Williams a lot... but only when he's acting in dramatic roles. He was great in One Hour Photo, for example. He really is able to make me feel depressed or sad quite well.
Whenever he tries to be funny, I really think he's trying too hard, and I actually feel sorry for him. ...!
Come to think of it... he's really good at making me feel depressed or sad no matter what he's trying to do.
Re:It's a tie. (Score:3, Funny)
Re:Three-fourths Autobiographical? (Score:1, Funny)
Re:Hmmm... (Score:5, Funny)
Re:And the winner is... (Score:3, Funny)
Re:Munroe Wins (Score:4, Funny)
I'll go a month ago. Oh wait...
You want "Closed timelike curve" - its about 3 blocks south of "infinite loop."