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  • zimmbear, on 03/07/2008, -15/+188Was about to digg, because it was actually really funny..... But then I saw the description.
  • markwilcox, on 03/07/2008, -14/+263"OMG AN XKCD COMIC"

    /facepalm
    • Audacitor, on 03/07/2008, -3/+19This one is special, you insensitive jackass.
      [Note: Directing this comment at the submitter, not mark]
    • chrillen, on 03/07/2008, -2/+20Best description ever.
    • MD1000, on 03/07/2008, -11/+2Faggetry
    • TnTBass, on 03/07/2008, -0/+14I'm guessing it was labeled as such to make fun of someone posting an XKCD comic every time its released, even though most everyone knows about XKCD.
    • diggcensors, on 03/07/2008, -5/+2An xkcd story on digg is about as cliche as Ron Paul.
      • seraph582, on 03/07/2008, -0/+4Uh, where have you been? Obama's the new Cliche
  • XristosAnesti, on 03/07/2008, -25/+108Of course, if you want to read every XKCD comic, you could just subscribe to the site...instead of them all coming up on digg every time...
    • rspeed, on 03/07/2008, -1/+54But the 12 hour delay makes it so much more fun!
    • emmeron, on 03/07/2008, -20/+6I admit, I love the comic, but once again: buried for duplicate. Why? Cuz it's not news. This is just getting old. Everyone has heard of it by now, if they want to check updates they do. Sick of seeing this in the front page 3 times / week.
      • Hayaemsay, on 03/07/2008, -2/+15This is the image section.
        • emmeron, on 03/07/2008, -6/+2My bad -- Cuz it's not _new_ ... how's that? By the time I look at digg I've already seen it, I'm sure I'm not alone.
    • Archon810, on 03/07/2008, -4/+12See, I for example don't give enough ***** to subscribe to the feed but when it shows up on digg, I click it. It works out, so stop bitching. If you don't like it, skip it.
    • dreesemonkey, on 03/07/2008, -10/+5I bury it as spam. I'm like some sort of unsung hero or something.
    • PoeticExplosion, on 03/07/2008, -0/+8I think it's worth it for the comments.
    • MisterNoMoniker, on 03/07/2008, -2/+5You can say the same thing about every site on the internet.
      Isn't the point of digg to introduce things to people who may not have found it on their own? Way to assume this site is maintained for your personal benefit.
    • katieedwards, on 03/07/2008, -1/+1someone needs to post that comment every time an xkcd comic gets on digg...
      • insllvn, on 03/08/2008, -0/+1Someone does, and every time positive and cheerful members of the community remind them that digg introduces stuff to people who have never seen it before, and that xkcd has no comment section, and that you could have just skipped it. How about you just print out this thread and every time an xkcd comic hits the front page you can reread it and jerk off to how right you were?
    • mugicha, on 03/07/2008, -0/+1I think its so funny that people complain every time an XKCD comic makes the front page. This is Digg. People digg stuff up that they like. People seem to like these comics and therefore they make the front page. It's pretty simple, stop complaining about it. Or if you have a problem with the types of things Digg users like then maybe you should spend your time on some other website. No one's forcing you to come here.
  • vircity, on 03/07/2008, -4/+111Death still uses a flip phone?
    • rspeed, on 03/07/2008, -3/+74Dude, he still carries a SICKLE around! You should be amazed he has a phone at all.
    • svejoh, on 03/07/2008, -1/+32That's fitting. The flip phone is dead.
      • Karkian, on 03/07/2008, -0/+15Not according to everyone in Japan...
    • SSUK, on 03/07/2008, -1/+4Yes, I still use a flip phone. Oh wait...
    • lik3n, on 03/07/2008, -0/+45Flip phones ftw.

      Candy bars don't look as cool when you're pissed. Hitting the "end" button and all. With a flip phone you can say, "***** YOU! GOODBYE!" and close it like you're angry.
      • DisposableRob, on 03/07/2008, -0/+18Flip phones also let you pretend that you're Captain Kirk on his communicator.
        • Takfam, on 03/07/2008, -0/+1Dude! I need to get a flip phone now so I can do that!

          I wonder how long my friends will be able to tolerate me ending every phone call with "Out."
    • virtualball, on 03/07/2008, -1/+51He should use a diPone. Get it? Die + Phone!?

      I'm lonely.
    • Takfam, on 03/07/2008, -0/+2Isn't AT&T still giving out the Samsung Sync? Maybe Death is just too cheap to buy anything other than the starter phone for his calling plan. I can't imagine Hell makes a lot of cash these days (unless you count the RIAA and Republicans giving a percentage of their income).
    • smrekar, on 03/08/2008, -0/+1still has norm mcdonalds voice too.
  • thesmrt12004, on 03/07/2008, -6/+333even though every XKCD is on the front page i think this one actually deserves to be there
    • PedleZelnip, on 03/07/2008, -0/+6I was about to say the exact same thing.
    • Trav3133, on 03/07/2008, -5/+34Doesn't this comment appear in every XKCD submission to digg?
    • TnTBass, on 03/07/2008, -6/+2Finally, a XKCD comic that is actually funny again. It's been a while.
  • sfury, on 03/07/2008, -2/+76the real question is who is Death's boss?
  • Kanidia, on 03/07/2008, -11/+33Did anyone lose the game because of the title "Ultimate Game"?
    • melonade, on 03/07/2008, -2/+3No
    • mattcoady, on 03/07/2008, -3/+50No, we've all won. We've already been over this, keep up.
      • minigamer1896, on 03/07/2008, -6/+4It is impossible for one to remove him or herself from The Game in my own opinion.
      • moletimer, on 03/07/2008, -0/+1DAMN YOU! I was winning until I read that comment : (
    • mattcoady, on 03/07/2008, -11/+5No, we've all won. We've already gone over this, keep up.
      • zeblith, on 03/07/2008, -1/+6It's true, XKCD set us free a while back...
    • Kanidia, on 03/07/2008, -3/+8Sorry, I didn't even read the comic before I made that foolish comment.... RIP Gary.
    • penterz, on 03/07/2008, -0/+3I only found out what the game is when i read that comic last time. And yeah. I lost the game.
    • Metis2be, on 03/07/2008, -1/+4Well gee, not until this comment.
    • tcpip4lyfe, on 03/07/2008, -1/+1I lost the game.
    • jibii, on 03/07/2008, -1/+1And now you've made me lose again.
    • Kanidia, on 03/07/2008, -1/+1Damn, I lost the game because I went to check my own comment replies...
    • 1nc0gnito, on 03/08/2008, -0/+0I LOST DAMNIT !!!!!!!!!!! and its DIGGS FAULT !!!!
  • phantom_mullet, on 03/07/2008, -6/+116(obligatory comment about how xkcd always reaches the front page even though we all have it bookmarked)
    • PedleZelnip, on 03/07/2008, -0/+30But this one *REALLY* deserves to be frontpage.
      • bejayel, on 03/07/2008, -2/+2Why do people always make word pointers?
    • spoogieking012, on 03/07/2008, -0/+6*RSS
    • smrekar, on 03/08/2008, -0/+1church of scientology....bla ba blaaaaaaa...copyright.....blah
  • ani625, on 03/07/2008, -4/+4The Psycho is back. Exbzurq.
    • smrekar, on 03/08/2008, -0/+1it is strange that he can be such an ass and then submit an awesome comic.
  • nemesisrobot, on 03/07/2008, -3/+133RIP Gary.
  • Plotinus, on 03/07/2008, -3/+101I do get a bit tired of seeing xkcd always hitting the from page (because I do subscribe to the site) but this one is being dugg, dugg, dugg. Best tribute yet. RIP Gary
  • TheMatches, on 03/07/2008, -3/+63Only XKCD I've ever dugg. RIP Gary
  • CrudeDarkness, on 03/07/2008, -52/+7not funny.

    oh did I break your feelings? then bury me you cry babies!
  • flxfxp, on 03/07/2008, -7/+59He's rolling in his grave
  • melonade, on 03/07/2008, -0/+26Was about to digg... And then did so.
  • sagarp, on 03/07/2008, -19/+8who's gary?
    • BirdCatcher, on 03/07/2008, -0/+22Gary Gygax, the inventor of dungeons and dragons. hence the game he chose to play.
      • tehrich, on 03/07/2008, -2/+1Not to be a stickler, but didn't he CO-create it Dave Arneson? He's still alive if I recall correctly...
    • fudgeigor, on 03/07/2008, -1/+111/2 second on Google reveals that he created D&D.
    • sagarp, on 03/07/2008, -0/+9ahh now i get it. thanks!
    • JayKeaton, on 03/08/2008, -0/+2You all didn't need to bury sagarp. "Who is gary" is a very legitimate question, not EVERYONE knows anything about D&D (or even cares, although I didn't know who he was I respect him for his obvious contribution to the RPG and fantasy video game world).
  • chlupululuu, on 03/07/2008, -7/+10i liked the penny arcade one better, but still good
    • BTConan, on 03/07/2008, -3/+16I thought this one was more clever.
      • chlupululuu, on 03/07/2008, -1/+6yeah, im a sucker for puns, lol
        anyway i think they both handled it pretty well, there was a lot of potential for some pretty tasteless jokes and they both did a good job avoiding that.
        not that im surprised, i have a lot of respect for the writers of both comics, but some sites have been less tactful...
  • fatlip, on 03/07/2008, -37/+4i buried this as lame



    ..because it is
    • sleeknerve, on 03/07/2008, -3/+23i buried you as lame


      ..because you are
    • darkane, on 03/07/2008, -5/+2You do realize you can lose your domains for not providing accurate registration/whois information, right? Oh, you didn't? Well shucks. I guess you'll learn that lesson the hard way.
      • specialK16, on 03/07/2008, -0/+1For some reason your comment reminded me of MGS2 when the colonel starts spitting out random phrases. Meh, only really cool thing about MGS2 (and Rose).
        • darkane, on 03/08/2008, -0/+1It's not random when you know his domains are registered with false information, which should have been obvious based on the fact that I just said he could lose his domains for not providing accurate data. But thanks for the comparison to an MGS character. I feel so much cooler now.
  • turdblossom1, on 03/07/2008, -7/+19i dont know what game they are playing. can someone explain the punchline pleez
    • pukiman, on 03/07/2008, -22/+5I'm guessing this is related somehow to the death of that "Dungeon and Dragons" (or what ever "D&D" stands for) nerd/guy.
      • Snottlebocket, on 03/07/2008, -0/+17It is, the joke is that Gary Gygax (co-creator of advanced dungeons and dragons) has challenged Death to a lengthy game of D&D rather than the expected round of chess or similar.
      • Coffeedemon, on 03/07/2008, -0/+29"(or what ever "D&D" stands for)"
        Feigning ignorance? Don't want to embarrass yourself by knowing what the "nerds" are talking about right?
        Oh nice Spongebob icon.... we are dealing with the hippest of the hip here folks.
        • aquadoctorbob, on 03/07/2008, -0/+1Reminds me of high school. "Whatcha doin? Playing with your pokey-mans? LOLOLOL"
      • djk21108, on 03/07/2008, -0/+1Annoying comment.
    • romwil, on 03/07/2008, -1/+6A nicely done tribute to Gary Gygax - the creator of D&D, who passed on earlier this week. If you check the alt text on the image, it says 'RIP Gary'.
  • Authustian, on 03/07/2008, -1/+10i love this *****
    • AzureRise, on 03/07/2008, -0/+12I like this comic but I find feces dirty and disgusting.
  • kelmaster1, on 03/07/2008, -15/+1Nerds! lol....
  • sleeknerve, on 03/07/2008, -2/+7wow, this article or comic rather has a 1 comment per 2 digg ratio so far, 50 comments, 100 diggs
    • grovest4life, on 03/07/2008, -0/+8Buried to bring the Diggs to comment ratio closer to one.
  • sherbertbones, on 03/07/2008, -1/+81Homer: We played Dungeons & Dragons for three hours! Then I was slain by an elf.
    Bart: Listen to yourself, man: you're hangin' with nerds.
    Homer: *points knife at Bart* You take that back!
  • Chicken2nite, on 03/07/2008, -0/+22The Order of the Stick did a similar tribute on Tuesday: http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0536.html
    • ceredron, on 03/07/2008, -0/+5I enjoyed this one as well. For the more intense followers of the Gygax.
    • mercano, on 03/07/2008, -0/+2OotS's is my favorite of the one's I've seen.
  • ReK42, on 03/07/2008, -1/+47Gary would have laughed. That makes it OK in my books.
    • Coffeedemon, on 03/07/2008, -19/+1At the jokes yes. At this comic? No - its just not funny.
  • moneyswears, on 03/07/2008, -23/+2Finally an xkcd that doesn't make me want to gauge out my eyeballs.
    • darkane, on 03/07/2008, -0/+10Gauge them? Were you going to write yourself a prescription? Oh, never mind. I get it. You don't understand English.
  • TwoDeuces, on 03/07/2008, -0/+19Hahah Death said "Jesus"
  • Pillage, on 03/07/2008, -0/+24RIP Ingmar Bergman as well.
    • cruzlee, on 03/07/2008, -0/+11Not many will get that reference I'm afraid!
      Let's not be elitist this time. Ingmar Bergman directed Det Sjunde Inseglet (the 7th seal). It is a Disney-like movie about a seal born to a large family, that discovers what true love is all about when hard ships come his way and his family stands by him all the ***** way.
    • regeya, on 03/07/2008, -0/+5Sadly, I think many people my age will think of Bill & Ted before Ingmar Bergman...
      • Pillage, on 03/07/2008, -0/+2To bad because Bibi Andersson was wayyy hotter then Jane Wiedlin. :-P
    • CheezIt9109, on 03/07/2008, -0/+3I'm not exactly surprised that this comment is so far down, and lacking in diggs. Thanks for posting it though.
    • Krodis, on 03/07/2008, -0/+1I mean, he died like, 9 month ago, but I guess it's okay.

      RIP to both of them.

      BUT MAX VON SYNDOW IS STILL ALIVE. ONE LONG DAMN GAME OF CHESS, EH?
  • sonofabeast, on 03/07/2008, -28/+2***** THE XKCD!
  • grovest4life, on 03/07/2008, -0/+15I'll allow
  • Vorticity, on 03/07/2008, -1/+15Oh, man, this takes me back to the days that I had time to sit down with some friends, a couple of bowls, and a good game of D&D.

    RIP Gary
  • ceredron, on 03/07/2008, -0/+7Gary DM? He probably killed Death a bunch of times.
  • ceredron, on 03/07/2008, -0/+88inaccurate. Gary would not need to consult any manuals.
    • ponchietto, on 03/07/2008, -0/+16He is giving the rule book to Death, of course...
      • LordSubtle, on 03/07/2008, -0/+3You've obviously never played 3.5
  • ReFleXxXxXxXxX, on 03/07/2008, -10/+2not digging just for the description... although it was a very good xkcd
  • nshady, on 03/07/2008, -0/+4RIP, buddy.
  • xyu1, on 03/07/2008, -0/+2classic. :D
  • Nurven, on 03/07/2008, -1/+4Death's boss looks like some teenage kid?
  • A11YND, on 03/07/2008, -0/+8RIP Gary.
    Should have added that mage to your party after all :(
  • CorboMan, on 03/07/2008, -12/+0Talk about a waste of a digg space, not bashing the comic but i mean really......but im not gunna give the poster any credit either. Check MINUS!
    • darkane, on 03/07/2008, -0/+4Yes, you are a waste of 'digg space'.......but excessive and incorrectly used ellipses are so cool! Check PLUS PLUS!
  • russ3, on 03/07/2008, -17/+4STOP ABUSING THE AWESOME POWER OF XKCD SO THAT YOU CAN BE PART OF THE "COOL" DIGG CROWD!

    I love this webcomic and want it to get all the publicity it can, but we are at the point where you have become a virus, piggybacking off the popularity of a comic that comes out 3 times a week. And why? Because you submitted a front page article so that you would be more favored with digg and achieve your wet dream of becoming a "power user". Well I'm tired of it. Take a stance, we all know a funny comic will get dugg, but use some creativity, not doing the same thing every MWF. Digg is about finding the news, finding the novel creative websites and blogs out there. Not comparing how many friends read something that had nothing to do with you?

    And how many other people submitted the same comic? 3. Get some originality before you submit again.
    • Lyianis, on 03/07/2008, -1/+6Wrong Comic to make this comment on.
      • specialK16, on 03/07/2008, -0/+2Stupid being such a bunch of fanboys and grow the ***** up. Seriously, xkcd is great, it is awesome (I love the pseudo-romatic comics the most), but I used the enjoy it more when I didn't saw it every ***** day at digg.com

        ***** you, seriously, you are ruining the experience for me. Go ahead, my dugg button is disabled so bury me.
  • cthellis, on 03/07/2008, -0/+9I... *rolls D20* ...LOL'ed.
    • rockrapdude, on 03/07/2008, -0/+6I... *rolls D20* ... digg you down.
  • hobbitsareneat, on 03/07/2008, -2/+6Digg... http://xkcd.com/386/
  • DrakeRangoon, on 03/07/2008, -0/+6RIP Gary. I can't wait to check out 4th edition this May. Thank you so much for the fun and friendship you have brought into my life! D&D FOREVER
  • rip747, on 03/07/2008, -2/+8every xkcd comic deserves to be dugg to the frontpage. these comics are not only funny but very intelligently written.
  • Suska21, on 03/07/2008, -1/+7The Game, which I just lost
  • drugarce, on 03/07/2008, -1/+5I for one, actually enjoy seeing xkcd on digg because of the possibility to share comments with so many other xkcd fans
  • TriSight, on 03/07/2008, -1/+4This made my morning... RIP Gary.. you'll live forever.
  • koflux, on 03/07/2008, -11/+0I'm glad I don't get this.
  • rayraym0fucka, on 03/07/2008, -1/+2 Exbzurq is my favorite character on digg at this moment
  • baaaa, on 03/07/2008, -9/+1We did not invent the algorithm. The algorithm consistently finds Jesus. The algorithm killed Jeeves.
    The algorithm is banned in China. The algorithm is from Jersey. The algorithm constantly finds Jesus.
    This is not the algorithm. This is close.
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