What's your favorite xkcd comic?

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This one has a bad word, but so true. I've added a few more to the graph. Mangoes would definitely belong in the upper left.
http://xkcd.com/388/
 
Chi Meson said:
This one has a bad word, but so true. I've added a few more to the graph. Mangoes would definitely belong in the upper left.
http://xkcd.com/388/

Bananas should be just above the x-axis. They're nice and neutral and can be put on almost anything.

And what's he have against oranges. I like oranges. Especially those little ones called clementines. They even have a song about them that you sing while you eat them.

"Oh, my darling
Oh, my darling
Oh, my darling, clementine"
 
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BobG said:
And what's he have against oranges. I like oranges. Especially those little ones called clementines. They even have a song about them that you sing while you eat them.


Clementines are not oranges. Clementines are tangerines. Tangerines (C. reticulata) are just as different from oranges (C. sinensis) as oranges are from lemons (C. limon).
 
Chi Meson said:
This one has a bad word, but so true. I've added a few more to the graph. Mangoes would definitely belong in the upper left.
http://xkcd.com/388/

I like Grapefruits. :-(
 
I probably have never had a "good" grapefruit, living in New England. The few times I've been to Florida, I have learned what a really good orange tastes like. I found no time to experiment with any other citrus.

If you read the mouse-over text, you will find the comment on coconuts.

And I also would not place cherries that far on the "easy" side. I have a $900 tooth, thanks to a freaking cherry.

Also, fresh figs go in the upper left corner. You can eat everything but the stem.

Starfruit goes in the lower right. Persimmons go somewhere between peaches and seedless grapes.
 
I like these:
Python: http://xkcd.com/353/
Purity: http://xkcd.com/435/

And here is Randall Munroe giving a talk:

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I just got my new xkcd shirt yesterday (Wearing it now):

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based on this comic (too long to post as an image I think):
http://xkcd.com/585/
 
engkatiemarie said:
My favorite XKCD is this one:

http://www.xkcd.com/386/

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Probably because it reminds me of my boyfriend. He's addicted to ars technica.

That comic is the story of 90% of my PF participation. It also describes the motivation behind academic philosophy. Rarely does anyone say anything new. Every paper written just points out something that someone else was wrong about :-p.