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| Alt-text: And given how much of my stuff they go through, they definitely know where I live. |
...and now we can add 'paranoia' to that growing list of neuroses that define Randall so completely. We'll skip over just how poorly that conveyor belt is drawn and just dig right into the singular, startlingly obvious flaw in the comic:
Why does Randall think his recycling will get to the centre in its own little batch?
It would be like thinking that your rubbish gets put into its own little compartment in the dumptruck, or that the CIA are recording every phone call you make (it's only like 5% or so).
It is ludicrous thinking, but Randall has allowed his ego and his fear to rule over simple logic. Why is he worried about his recycling? Because it represents his connection to the social mores of his world. He does not recycle for the sake of efficiency or the reduction of overall consumption, he recycles because it connects him to the community around him. It signals to the world that he, Randall Munroe, is an upstanding citizen of the world.
But as with every empty gesture of conformity, he fears the outcomes of his actions. He worries that some small oversight has given him away, has laid bare his hollow lies. And worse, his ego does not permit the idea that no-one cares for his recycling, so every day that truck comes round he must sit and fret over what people will think of him, unaware that his recycling goes unnoticed amongst the compacted waste around it.
We may hate Randall for his amateurish 'art', but we must not forget how difficult life must be for a man so crippled with psychological flaws. To paraphrase a great robot:
He is not guilty of anything other than being Randall Patrick Munroe.
That is his crime.
It is also his punishment.
BINGO TIME!
Well, this time bingo is for two comics: 884 and 885. Let's see how we did:
Well, as always it was... wait what?
Is that...?
Bingo?
BINGO BINGO HOLY FUCK BINGO!
HURRAH!
Well done to all those who contributed. Your predictability adds another couple of drops of ego to the vast vat of my narcissism.
Check after the jump to see the relevant posts.
Rob is Randall is Rob:
Ravenzomg said...
Step back, boys, I roll with the XSB,
You bitches ain't got nuttin' on Ravenzomg,
You fuck wi' me an' I'll stick you up in a slashfic,
Robdall fillin' yo ass wi' sick dick.
April 14, 2011 5:52 AM
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Anonymoose opinions are invalid:
Capn said...
lol @ cuddlefish opinions counting for or against anything.
Mabe if the forumites weren't such terrible people, Ann wouldn't have to punch so many babies.
Stop being terrible people xkcd forum, the babies will thank you.
April 15, 2011 11:21 AM
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Rob is REALLY fat:
Anonymous said...
You people disgust me, with your pathetic attempts to discredit Randall by portraying him as some kind of lazy, incompetent sex pervert. But I know, this is only a projection of your own deranged souls, onto Randall's infinitely magnanimous being. Every line Randall draws makes him more money than you do in a month, Rob, and your contempt is clearly just a misguided attempt to hide your jealous admiration, as Randall is brilliant, wise, funny and beautiful. He is everything you've ever wanted to be but couldn't because of your chicken like mind and manatee shaped body. You mock xkcd, because if you allowed yourselves to truly imbibe in its staggering profundity, the tentative grasp you hold on your delusions of competence would break, and you would be left with nothing but the knowledge that you have failed in every way imaginable.
So, have fun. Keep living in the lie you call a life, but know that your self-deception will not continue forever, and that one day, the ground falls out beneath you, you will beg Randall Munroe to forgive you for all the suffering your wretched lies have cause him. But he will only laugh as you prostrate yourselves before him like sinners begging Jesus to save their souls even as they know it is too late. I'm giving you a chance; repent while you still can.
April 14, 2011 2:33 AM
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I am leaving FOREVER:
Anonymous said...
I don't know why other actual Xkcdsucks members hate Rob's story reviews. Gamer_2k4, you should know by now that there is usually little left to actually say about the comic. I am disappointed in you.
Rob, I love your reviews and I want to keep reading them forever.
But I'm not going to Xkcd ever again after 888, and I'm never even going to read ANY Xkcd strip again after 900. So, please, for me, put more effort into your stories in the coming reviews.
April 14, 2011 9:24 AM
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Randall ALWAYS uses this concept:
Fernie Canto said...
Randall is clever and cool enough to avoid the cliché of "When all else fails, do a penis joke", because he's way past that.
His mantra is another one: "When all else fails, do a lot of references".
The forumites say the "square house" may be a Minecraft joke. Is it possible? THREE jokes about Minecraft in rapid succession? Oh, holy crap.
April 15, 2011 9:01 AM
Now herein lies the rub. This is a 'meh' comic. There are a lot of these, and you can only armchair psychoanalyze this man-child so many times. The hate inducing comics are still there, but there's only so much in the creative queue to be able to put something out there for the meh comics.
ReplyDeleteAlmost as if there might even be a way to count down that finite amount ... hmmm...
I can armchair psychoanalyze until the cows come home. Not that it matters, as I have a plentiful supply of reviewing techniques available.
ReplyDeleteThe recycling gets sorted before it goes to facilities. Where I live they don't do any kind of curbside pickup, so if you want to recycle, you have to drive to the place yourself, and dump each different thing into its own collection bin. If Randal's town does have curbside pickup, I could see the joke being applicable to the guy who picks up the bins. At that point, all of your recycling would be together (before its loaded onto the truck), so that person would have time to make their comments. Of course, they probably wouldn't do that in real life, because they probably wouldn't even care.
ReplyDeleteSo you've decided to write Randall fan fiction too? I thought this blog was started as an answer to the dearth in proper criticism.
ReplyDeleteCongratulations on the bingo, good Kitten. It would have almost been a double bingo if someone posted 'STFU'. Does it count if I do it now? Heck, I'll just do it here.
ReplyDeleteEVERYONE STFUU ALREADY; THIS COMMENT THREAD HAS GOTS TOO LONG!!!!