xkcd
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- I doubt XKCD would concur, no matter what they say about trolls: http://xkcd.com/493/
Examples
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But I owe you a huge thank you; my blog response, which I titled "anti xkcd," had the largest number of hits I have ever had!
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The hover-over text, for those XKCD-ers in the know:
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The winner got $50 invested by xkcd in the 21st century.
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Don't get me wrong, I love xkcd just like everyone else I know.
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Have you seen the 2010 color survey done by Randall Munroe (of xkcd)?
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The XKCD comic author did a remarkable actual study on this a while back; differences between men and women were mostly minor (women were more liberal with light/dark modifiers; only men called reddish-pinks 'salmon').
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Many people enjoy the humor and simplicity of xkcd, especially its clever take on math and science.
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If you're a fan of internet culture, you should definitely check out xkcd, created by Randall Munroe.
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The author of xkcd, Randall Munroe, often uses his platform to discuss complex scientific concepts in a fun way.
Surface Forms
Etymology
Xkcd is also the online name used by the comic's author Randall Munroe, who chose the four letters (x, k, c, d) as a short, unique handle with 'no meaning', so people often call the author simply xkcd.