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- robkelk - 01-16-2014
I almost went with "Cue strong opinions about adding sugar to bathtubs."
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Rob Kelk
"Governments have no right to question the loyalty of those who oppose
them. Adversaries remain citizens of the same state, common subjects of
the same sovereign, servants of the same law."
- Michael Ignatieff, addressing Stanford University in 2012
- Shepherd - 01-22-2014
http://what-if.xkcd.com/80/
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"Anyone can be a winner if their definition of victory is flexible enough." - The DM of the Rings XXXV
- robkelk - 01-22-2014
You forgot to quote from the article...
ALT text: "So the world currently has about a 200,000,000,000:1 oil reserve:human virus ratio. I'm sure this number has some economic significance."
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Rob Kelk
"Governments have no right to question the loyalty of those who oppose
them. Adversaries remain citizens of the same state, common subjects of
the same sovereign, servants of the same law."
- Michael Ignatieff, addressing Stanford University in 2012
- hazard - 01-22-2014
"Blame Dave-he's the one that asked."
- Bob Schroeck - 01-23-2014
"Citation: Go and look at the sea. It's big."
-- Bob
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Then the horns kicked in...
...and my shoes began to squeak.
- robkelk - 01-23-2014
"You should wash that spoon before you use it again."
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Rob Kelk
"Governments have no right to question the loyalty of those who oppose
them. Adversaries remain citizens of the same state, common subjects of
the same sovereign, servants of the same law."
- Michael Ignatieff, addressing Stanford University in 2012
- Thesilentjackofalltrade - 01-23-2014
The next Superbowl is going to be FUN.
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Veni, vidi, vici. [I came, I saw, I conquered
Quote from Julius Caesar
- Shepherd - 01-28-2014
http://what-if.xkcd.com/81/
"Definitely Never Do This"
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"Anyone can be a winner if their definition of victory is flexible enough." - The DM of the Rings XXXV
- robkelk - 01-29-2014
Shepherd Wrote:http://what-if.xkcd.com/81/"Goodnight, Moon."
"Definitely Never Do This"
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Rob Kelk
"Governments have no right to question the loyalty of those who oppose
them. Adversaries remain citizens of the same state, common subjects of
the same sovereign, servants of the same law."
- Michael Ignatieff, addressing Stanford University in 2012
- hazard - 01-29-2014
("We're in the northern hemisphere")
I just love that text.
- Bob Schroeck - 01-29-2014
"He gave my scarecrow friend a prestigious degree that turned out to be TOTALLY USELESS for finding a job!"
-- Bob
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Then the horns kicked in...
...and my shoes began to squeak.
- Ankhani - 02-06-2014
For the rest of this article I'm just going to call the comet "Kevin".
( what-if.xkcd.com/82 because yuku's link-snatching again.)
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The Master said: "It is all in vain! I have never yet seen a man who can perceive his own faults and bring the charge home against himself."
>Analects: Book V, Chaper XXVI
- Bob Schroeck - 02-06-2014
"Hot" "Boring" "Evil" "Wet" "Covered in Robots"
-- Bob
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Then the horns kicked in...
...and my shoes began to squeak.
- robkelk - 02-07-2014
"Launched by New York at LA, as I'm sure happens now and then."
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Rob Kelk
"Governments have no right to question the loyalty of those who oppose
them. Adversaries remain citizens of the same state, common subjects of
the same sovereign, servants of the same law."
- Michael Ignatieff, addressing Stanford University in 2012
- DHBirr - 02-07-2014
"There's a chance I'll at some point crash a spacecraft into you."
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Big Brother is watching you. And damn, you are so bloody BORING.
- robkelk - 02-12-2014
"I mean, you come up with a bunch of numbers, but imagination turns them into a sandbox."
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Rob Kelk
"Governments have no right to question the loyalty of those who oppose
them. Adversaries remain citizens of the same state, common subjects of
the same sovereign, servants of the same law."
- Michael Ignatieff, addressing Stanford University in 2012
- hazard - 02-12-2014
"Red Giant Gravel." Now that's a term I did not expect to come across.
- Black Aeronaut - 02-13-2014
I'm just wondering how many kids out there are wondering what Daft Punk has to do with Kanye West... and subsequently have their minds blown after they do a little research.
- Ebony - 02-13-2014
Quote:Hazard wrote:No, but it sounds like a great band name.
"Red Giant Gravel." Now that's a term I did not expect to come across.
Ebony the Black Dragon
http://ebony14.livejournal.com
"Good night, and may the Good Lord take a Viking to you."
- Ankhani - 02-18-2014
Citation: This really boring dream I had once.
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The Master said: "It is all in vain! I have never yet seen a man who can perceive his own faults and bring the charge home against himself."
>Analects: Book V, Chaper XXVI
- Bob Schroeck - 02-19-2014
"Legs per cat: 10"
-- Bob
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Then the horns kicked in...
...and my shoes began to squeak.
- Tennie - 02-19-2014
I personally lost it at the stuff within footnote #5!
- robkelk - 02-19-2014
"When we get to the Sahara desert, I recommend not using a brush."
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Rob Kelk
"Governments have no right to question the loyalty of those who oppose
them. Adversaries remain citizens of the same state, common subjects of
the same sovereign, servants of the same law."
- Michael Ignatieff, addressing Stanford University in 2012
- Ankhani - 02-28-2014
It would also promptly and violently collapse into a black hole.
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The Master said: "It is all in vain! I have never yet seen a man who can perceive his own faults and bring the charge home against himself."
>Analects: Book V, Chaper XXVI
- hazard - 02-28-2014
"then over the course of this maneuver you would be statistically likely to hit a hole-in-one ... at every golf course in the world."
Really, what might draw me most about these XKCD What If's is the constant exaggeration to silier and silier premises just to get something more practical.
For a given value of 'practical.'