i dont get it. who's this peter guy?

is this comic running in the New Yorker now, or something?

Why did I click that? This is worse than the fat man in the speedo from last night.

I should never click on anything....

I liked the Kermit one and the Cthulhu one. The others, meh.

underwhelmed.

logophile: i dont get it. who's this peter guy?

http://www.explainxkcd.com/ (new window)

I like both Wait Wait and xkcd but that was very meh.

I've seen better.

Green?

Ok liters, I have 2 free sponsorships for TFD. Tell me why one should go to you.

Am I reading this correctly and it has been greenlit to the main page? Now *that* is funny.

James72: logophile: i dont get it. who's this peter guy?

http://www.explainxkcd.com/ (new window)

it's funny. i appreciate very much you taking the time to post the link, but at the same time i'm beyond bored by the wall of text about people and shows of which i know nothing. i was not expecting internal conflict with my morning cuppa : )

Ceteris Paribus says: Why did I click that? This is worse than the fat man in the speedo from last night.

I should never click on anything....

Nope. Just complain a lot :P

Ohhahahahaha.

Just because I got it doesn't make it funny.


Good morning liters.

LlamaGirl: Ceteris Paribus says: Why did I click that? This is worse than the fat man in the speedo from last night.

I should never click on anything....

Nope. Just complain a lot :P

Test me not, Llama, or I'll post fat man ass in speedo in this thread.

I never cared for Wait Wait.The jokes are way too telegraphed and the audience is sycophantic.

burt, my advisor, used to keep the lab radio on NPR all the time. it wasn't horrible by any stretch, but it was pretty zzzzz a lot of the time. i know as a former academic -and a dc based one at that- i was supposed to lurv it, but..well, i did say former, so maybe that was the tipping point: NPR.

Wait wait don't criticize me!

shivashakti: logophile: i dont get it. who's this peter guy?

The host of NPR's "Wait Wait...Don't Tell Me".

Congratulations! You win Carl Castle's voice on your home answering machine.

iamrex: Just because I got it doesn't make it funny.

Don't worry; I get it, and it's still not funny. But, then, neither is virtually anything on NPR.

I listen to NPR all the time and like Wait Wait (I saw it live once!) but that was pretty meh :/

Peter Segal recently hosted the first Moth Grand Slam in Chicago. It gave better insight into his personality and how he delivers... jokes that would do well on Wait Wait pretty well fell flat with the Moth audience.

Ceteris Paribus says: Test me not, Llama, or I'll post fat man ass in speedo in this thread.

oh god.....

hurdboy: iamrex: Just because I got it doesn't make it funny.

Don't worry; I get it, and it's still not funny. But, then, neither is virtually anything on NPR.

Uhhhmmm

I'm pretty sure Jonathan Swartz's "Sundays with Sinatra" is the funniest program on air.

And Click and Clack!

Next on All Things Considered we bring you the story of the transgendered basket weavers of southern Indiana. I'm Robert Siegel and before we begin this piece, let me adjust the "soothing voice" button on the desk here... there we go..

The story of the transgendered basket weavers of Southern Indiana is a long and much heralded one among those in the basket weaving, transgendered, or southern Indianan communities, isn't that right Melissa?

That's right Rob. It all goes back to 1976 when the then Miss Tonya Williams graduated from THE Ohio State University with a degree in art history and a minor in gender studies. She returned to her native Evansville to open up Tonya's Art Shoppe. It soon drew in crowds for her well received galleries, and earned her numerous accolades among the Indiana art scene. But it was not to last. Realizing that she was unhappy as a woman, she slowly began to realize that all she'd ever been was a man trapped inside a woman's body.

You know how that feels, right Melissa? You've got all kinds of men inside you.

F*ck you Rob.

Oh look at the time. We'll be back with the rest of the story after the first of what will prove to be many, many, many pledge drive interruptions. So donate now and we'll shut those local affiliates up.

Wow. WWDTM and XKCD...it's a perfect storm of comedy for people who aren't funny.

shivashakti: nekom: Congratulations! You win Carl Castle's voice on your home answering machine.

Like I said, I enjoy the show, but that's a terrible f*cking prize.
I guess that's what happens when it's public radio and they can't afford to give out any real prizes.

At least Car Talk springs for a $26 gift certificate.

shivashakti: Mrs.Sharpier: And Click and Clack!

The show is entertaining but I just don't find them funny.
Their jokes are corny and the two of them just cackle incessantly at them.

Then there's that horribly unfunny list of names at the end of every episode which is recycled week after week.

They're not funny at all, but they're so damn cute and old and nice.

So adorable when they settle couples disputes.

Mrs.Sharpier: So adorable when they settle couples disputes.

Indeed, especially when the other spouse calls on a later episode and you get the other half of the story. They really get a kick out of that.

shivashakti: Mrs.Sharpier: And Click and Clack!

The show is entertaining but I just don't find them funny.
Their jokes are corny and the two of them just cackle incessantly at them.

Then there's that horribly unfunny list of names at the end of every episode which is recycled week after week.

I would rather plunge a dentist's drill into my eyeball than listen to that show. Someone should record how much time they spend of their allotted hour screeching like hyenas as loud as they can at things that aren't even slightly amusing.

I thought it was amusing, submitter.

bigpete53: I thought it was amusing, submitter.

me too.

Oh, and BIE gets sponsorships from me.

shivashakti: sigdiamond2000: I would rather plunge a dentist's drill into my eyeball than listen to that show. Someone should record how much time they spend of their allotted hour screeching like hyenas as loud as they can at things that aren't even slightly amusing.

Still, I'd rather listen to Car Talk than Prairie Home Companion...

What?!

I saw A Prairie Home Companion live in the city last year, it was Shakespeare's birthday too and they had Ed Koch on who read a sonnet and I nearly cried.

And all the folksy singers!

bigpete53: Oh, and BIE gets sponsorships from me.

So sponsorships are like Mardi Gras beads?

I love Wait Wait Don't Tell Me, but that website wasn't funny.

Wendy's Chili: shivashakti: sigdiamond2000:

Still, I'd rather listen to Car Talk than Prairie Home Companion...

Prairie Home Companion is my shiat.

wat

That was one of the least funny ones I've seen. And WWDTM is one of my favorite NPR shows.

Wendy's Chili: Mrs.Sharpier: Wendy's Chili: shivashakti: sigdiamond2000:

Still, I'd rather listen to Car Talk than Prairie Home Companion...

Prairie Home Companion is my shiat.

wat

What?

I have other interests outside of boobs.

"is my shiat"?