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[2011-Jun-18] Overview of Geeklipses

Posted: Sun Jun 19, 2011 12:12 am
by Tantalus_
http://www.smbc-comics.com/index.php?db=comics&id=2280

I've just read the latest comic the second time and I've noticed something disturbing. Shouldn't there be "Star Wars" instead of "Star Trek" in the votey? Or did I just miss the joke. Explain me what I didn't get, because I highly doubt a geek of his status would commit such a terrible, terrible faux pa.

PS. Sorry for posting as a guest, I've just registered and ain't got my account active.

PPS. Long time reader, first time posting. SMBC is so far my favourite comic, youtube channel and meal for a good start of a weekend.

PPPS. Sorry for any spelling errors already done and inevitably done in the future. I consider myself to be fluent english user, but I'm polish so what do I know...

Re: Overview of Geeklipses [18 June 2011]

Posted: Sun Jun 19, 2011 1:04 am
by Oldrac the Chitinous
Tantalus_ wrote:I've just read the latest comic the second time and I've noticed something disturbing. Shouldn't there be "Star Wars" instead of "Star Trek" in the votey? Or did I just miss the joke. Explain me what I didn't get, because I highly doubt a geek of his status would commit such a terrible, terrible faux pas.
Er, that was the joke. He was trying to defuse an uncomfortable situation and he just made it worse.

Re: Overview of Geeklipses [18 June 2011]

Posted: Sun Jun 19, 2011 4:56 am
by smiley_cow
Tantalus_ wrote:I've just read the latest comic the second time and I've noticed something disturbing. Shouldn't there be "Star Wars" instead of "Star Trek" in the votey? Or did I just miss the joke. Explain me what I didn't get, because I highly doubt a geek of his status would commit such a terrible, terrible faux pa.
I'm pretty she's the geek and the fundamental incompatibility is that he doesn't get nerd culture at all, thus mixing up Star Wars and Star Trek.

Re: Overview of Geeklipses [18 June 2011]

Posted: Sun Jun 19, 2011 6:26 am
by DonRetrasado
Zach needs to stop inverting the stereotype like this 'cause people really aren't getting it.

Re: Overview of Geeklipses [18 June 2011]

Posted: Sun Jun 19, 2011 9:57 am
by Loraxxe
A preference for RotJ indicates serious deficiencies. It's basically a kiddie movie, so the dude is either a manchild or lying. Not that caring about Star Wars that much is a good sign anyway -- ESB is just adult for a Star Wars movie.

And OP, your only misspelling, that I noticed anyway, was in French: pa instead of pas.

Re: Overview of Geeklipses [18 June 2011]

Posted: Sun Jun 19, 2011 12:42 pm
by Tantalus_
Loraxxe wrote:A preference for RotJ indicates serious deficiencies. It's basically a kiddie movie, so the dude is either a manchild or lying. Not that caring about Star Wars that much is a good sign anyway -- ESB is just adult for a Star Wars movie.
Thanks for clarifying that. My knowledge about Star Wars saga is pretty close to non-existant, I was always more of a Trekkie. Probably thats why I missed the whole point.
Loraxxe wrote:And OP, your only misspelling, that I noticed anyway, was in French: pa instead of pas.
How silly of me. Of course its "pas", I always remembered that because Piers Anthony made a language joke about it in one of Xanth books I read as a kid ;).Anyways, thanks for pointing that out.

So, as James would say, problem solved!

//EOT (?)

Re: Overview of Geeklipses [18 June 2011]

Posted: Sun Jun 19, 2011 8:57 pm
by Proffessor Smartwizz
Tantalus_ wrote: I always remembered that
Quite obviously not.

Re: Overview of Geeklipses [18 June 2011]

Posted: Mon Jun 20, 2011 1:27 am
by GUTCHUCKER
Zach needs to write what we tell him to in his comics because we are obviously much funnier and know better than him and also it is supposed to be srs business. Serious Morning Business Comics, anyone?

Re: Overview of Geeklipses [18 June 2011]

Posted: Mon Jun 20, 2011 1:38 am
by Lethal Interjection
GUTCHUCKER wrote:Zach needs to write what we tell him to in his comics because we are obviously much funnier and know better than him and also it is supposed to be srs business. Serious Morning Business Comics, anyone?
This is the internet, the biggest audience ever. We don't have any room for performers!

Re: Overview of Geeklipses [18 June 2011]

Posted: Mon Jun 20, 2011 3:52 am
by GUTCHUCKER
We're all clowns anyway.

Re: Overview of Geeklipses [18 June 2011]

Posted: Mon Jun 20, 2011 4:11 am
by DonRetrasado
I, for one, don't have any talents whatsoever. Well, except for the eyebrow thing.