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		PieSquared on Dec 22, 2008 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: 11th grade It used to be funny when the things it said weren't applicable or related to the real world? Huh.

ivank on Dec 22, 2008 [–]

I don't find those two especially funny, just memorable. I read tptacek's comment as a general criticism of xkcd, without the implication that it must be funny to be good.

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