1190: "Time"
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Re: 1190: "Time"
Cue Tom Waits:
http://youtu.be/nMqxNPsfN50
http://youtu.be/nMqxNPsfN50
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Re: 1190: "Time"
I suspect Godot will be arriving any time now.
meanwhile the structure in the middle has gone from Close Encounters of the Third Kind to 2001.
meanwhile the structure in the middle has gone from Close Encounters of the Third Kind to 2001.
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StratPlayer wrote:Ah yes -- Vinnie Longdong. I believe he retired. Now he owns a strip club in New Jersey...
BA-DA-BING!!!
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Ok. Now listening to "The river" by Bruce Springsteen. Yeah! btw I accidentally posted the stream of a webcam on a beach instead of a single picture a "few" pages ago. 

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Re: 1190: "Time"
did this die? is there no more time?
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Rosewinsall wrote:did this die? is there no more time?
There is always more time.
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My life is slowly being consumed by the One True Comic.
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thanks to whoever posted the pixel comparison about heights for me last night, i unexpectedly coma'd before i saw the reply. i cant believe i missed dialogue1, but now im excited to see whats next and im guessing bigger trebuchet because that little one wont do much for that mound/rocket
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boozledorf wrote:My life is slowly being consumed by the One True Comic.
You were only wasting it before.
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GONG
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I wonder what he's working on.
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bigcrag92 wrote:Rosewinsall wrote:did this die? is there no more time?
There is always more time.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OnlTrq6wLf0
(still. can't get. this song. out of my head.)
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Re: 1190: "Time"
bigcrag92 wrote:
DONG
FTFY
StratPlayer wrote:Ah yes -- Vinnie Longdong. I believe he retired. Now he owns a strip club in New Jersey...
BA-DA-BING!!!
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bigcrag92 wrote:Rosewinsall wrote:did this die? is there no more time?
There is always more time.
I didn't know you were a member of the Procrastinatorism schism, your Cardinaliship.
Personally, I think all procrastinators are...
Well, never mind. I'll finish that thought later.
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Re: 1190: "Time"
StratPlayer wrote:bigcrag92 wrote:Rosewinsall wrote:did this die? is there no more time?
There is always more time.
I didn't you you were a member of the Procrastinatorism schism, your Cardinaliship.
Personally, I think all procrastinators are...
Well, never mind. I'll finish that thought later.
No please, finish your thought, you can procrastinate later.
StratPlayer wrote:Ah yes -- Vinnie Longdong. I believe he retired. Now he owns a strip club in New Jersey...
BA-DA-BING!!!
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-That's Cardinal bigcrag92 to you, the holy alium, secretary of the CDT. Got a hat and everything
peewee_RotA wrote:Welcome aboard. May the Timeframes ahead be filled with trebuchets.
Lord Cathbad wrote:Kieryn wrote: Self-realisation: What if we are all Randall?!!
What if Randall is us... From the future?
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I'm well aware of that, but I thought it was established many many Newpix ago that it was to be called either DONG or BONG (and definately not BING).
EDIT: Speaking of which, has it been updated to LONGDONG/LONGBONG yet?
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StratPlayer wrote:Ah yes -- Vinnie Longdong. I believe he retired. Now he owns a strip club in New Jersey...
BA-DA-BING!!!
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AionArap wrote:
I'm well aware of that, but I thought it was established many many Newpix ago that it was to be called either DONG or BONG (and definately not BING).
Is BA-DA-BING acceptable?
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We already know that what is happening here is HUGE, but viewing it in a diagram is always better:
http://forums.xkcd.com/viewtopic.php?f=7&t=101106&start=280#p3315904
http://forums.xkcd.com/viewtopic.php?f=7&t=101106&start=280#p3315904
Spoiler:
udscbt (a.k.a アダスチボト), Cardinal of the Timewaiters, Prefect of the Congregatio pro Doctrina Temporis, peanut butter and jelly sandwich. Burn y'all heretics!
buffygirl wrote:I, Timewaiter Buffygirl, Cardinal of The One True Comic, do hereby nominate you, udscbt, for the position of Cardinal. -poof!- You're a peanut butter and jelly sandwich! Wait, that's not right - - -
bigcrag92 wrote:I Bigcrag92 being of soundish mind yada yada yada do ratify the cardinalship of udscbt nominated by buffygirl. may I and buffygirl be stuck down if we have erred in this decision.
bigcrag92 (continued...) wrote:by the power vested in me I now name you Cardinal peanut butter and jelly sandwich udscbt. arise my brethren
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AionArap wrote:
I'm well aware of that, but I thought it was established many many Newpix ago that it was to be called either DONG or BONG (and definately not BING).
I don't think it was ever conclusively settled. like newpix vs nupix vs nüpix
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What if Randall is us... From the future?
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StratPlayer wrote:AionArap wrote:
I'm well aware of that, but I thought it was established many many Newpix ago that it was to be called either DONG or BONG (and definately not BING).
Is BA-DA-BING acceptable?
Only if you're Italian-American and own a strip club in New Jersey.
StratPlayer wrote:Ah yes -- Vinnie Longdong. I believe he retired. Now he owns a strip club in New Jersey...
BA-DA-BING!!!
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I must leave, for a good 25+ newpix. I wonder what will change when I get back?
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udscbt wrote:We already know that what is happening here is HUGE, but viewing it in a diagram is always better:
http://forums.xkcd.com/viewtopic.php?f=7&t=101106&start=280#p3315904Spoiler:
any reason for the sudden dip in january/
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Re: 1190: "Thing that keeps slippin' (slippin', slippin'( in
higgs-boson wrote:patzer wrote:Mr Moriaty wrote:higgs-boson wrote:AionArap wrote:KarMann wrote:Elmach wrote:Helper wrote:be ïc an thing?
EDIT: NopeFULL STOP How woll ic continue to live now?
Don't worry, we all reckon eow should be an thing.
Either eöw or NoEdge should be pöpe.
Ï nominate Helper and NoEdge as co-pöpes.
New idea for Popes where n > 1: Up Vatican Milliner's Perfect Customer, Down Vatican Milliner's Perfect Customer, Strange Vatican Milliner's Perfect Customer, Charm Vatican Milliner's Perfect Customer, Bottom Vatican Milliner's Perfect Customer, Top Vatican Milliner's Perfect Customer. Note that the last two in particular be not intended to indicate ænig difference in rank.
Maybe someday we'll even discover a Higgs Pope?
I may want to have a say in this.
Is the Higgs-Pope the particle that gives Mass?
I'll get my coat.
Sigged.
I don't feel ready to let myself be renamed to higgs-pope *paling*.
Besides: We would be vulnerable to schisms, which I cannot approve.
@Pope Helper:
Already annointed an Apostolic Visitator? I volunteer, it's a job for having lots fun!
As Pope, I do solemnly appoint yee 'Apostolic Vistitator', Holiest of Holy Fun-Havers.
I'm not sure what that is, but I don't see anything wrong with handing out various jobs!
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Oh well. At least we still have our sandcastle.
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AionArap wrote:StratPlayer wrote:AionArap wrote:
I'm well aware of that, but I thought it was established many many Newpix ago that it was to be called either DONG or BONG (and definately not BING).
Is BA-DA-BING acceptable?
Only if you're Italian-American and own a strip club in New Jersey.
And that's the machine that goes BING!
We lease it back from the company we sold it to and thus it comes under the operating budget instead of the capital accounts.
<applause for the hospital administrator>
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AionArap wrote:
I'm well aware of that, but I thought it was established many many Newpix ago that it was to be called either DONG or BONG (and definately not BING).
EDIT: Speaking of which, has it been updated to LONGDONG/LONGBONG yet?
I think LONGDONG is a porn actors surname.
The Holy Geophysicist of the Time Waiters - Can be found eating granite with a glass of port.
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It doesn't look like a statue (yet), as I previously thought. Maybe they're building a tomb of the unknown stickfigure.
I think it's solar activity causing that hockeystick.
udscbt wrote:We already know that what is happening here is HUGE, but viewing it in a diagram is always better:
http://forums.xkcd.com/viewtopic.php?f=7&t=101106&start=280#p3315904Spoiler:
I think it's solar activity causing that hockeystick.
Re: 1190: "Thing that keeps slippin' (slippin', slippin'( in
Helper wrote:As Pope, I do solemnly appoint yee 'Apostolic Vistitator', Holiest of Holy Fun-Havers.
I'm not sure what that is, but I don't see anything wrong with handing out various jobs!
Yay random titles for everyone. go bureaucracy.
-That's Cardinal bigcrag92 to you, the holy alium, secretary of the CDT. Got a hat and everything
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Mr Moriaty wrote:AionArap wrote:
I'm well aware of that, but I thought it was established many many Newpix ago that it was to be called either DONG or BONG (and definately not BING).
EDIT: Speaking of which, has it been updated to LONGDONG/LONGBONG yet?
I think LONGDONG is a porn actors surname.
Woody Longdong?
StratPlayer wrote:Ah yes -- Vinnie Longdong. I believe he retired. Now he owns a strip club in New Jersey...
BA-DA-BING!!!
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esskaybee wrote:Looks like he's looking over his shoulder. Is Megan on her way back with rocket/huge trebuchet/huge JCB digger? Or just a nice ice-cream, perhaps.
I guess it wasn't Megan after all.
astrotter wrote:It is not particularly clear to me at this time that we are not overanalyzing this...
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swey wrote:udscbt wrote:We already know that what is happening here is HUGE, but viewing it in a diagram is always better:
http://forums.xkcd.com/viewtopic.php?f=7&t=101106&start=280#p3315904Spoiler:
any reason for the sudden dip in january/
That's not january, that's XMas!
AionArap wrote:StratPlayer wrote:AionArap wrote:
I'm well aware of that, but I thought it was established many many Newpix ago that it was to be called either DONG or BONG (and definately not BING).
Is BA-DA-BING acceptable?
Only if you're Italian-American and own a strip club in New Jersey.

strip club - that's exactly what we're in here!

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Mr Moriaty wrote:AionArap wrote:bigcrag92 wrote:AionArap wrote:bigcrag92 wrote:Spoiler:
DONG
FTFY
http://xkcd-time.wikia.com/wiki/GONG
I'm well aware of that, but I thought it was established many many Newpix ago that it was to be called either DONG or BONG (and definately not BING).
EDIT: Speaking of which, has it been updated to LONGDONG/LONGBONG yet?
I think LONGDONG is a porn actors surname.
Ah yes -- Vinnie Longdong. I believe he retired. Now he owns a strip club in New Jersey...
BA-DA-BING!!!
OTT: Sit it vivet in aeternum!!!
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StratPlayer wrote:Mr Moriaty wrote:AionArap wrote:bigcrag92 wrote:AionArap wrote:bigcrag92 wrote:Spoiler:
DONG
FTFY
http://xkcd-time.wikia.com/wiki/GONG
I'm well aware of that, but I thought it was established many many Newpix ago that it was to be called either DONG or BONG (and definately not BING).
EDIT: Speaking of which, has it been updated to LONGDONG/LONGBONG yet?
I think LONGDONG is a porn actors surname.
Ah yes -- Vinnie Longdong. I believe he retired. Now he owns a strip club in New Jersey...
BA-DA-BING!!!
Well played

EDIT: And sigged.
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StratPlayer wrote:Ah yes -- Vinnie Longdong. I believe he retired. Now he owns a strip club in New Jersey...
BA-DA-BING!!!
Re: 1190: "Thing that keeps slippin' (slippin', slippin'( in
bigcrag92 wrote:Helper wrote:As Pope, I do solemnly appoint yee 'Apostolic Vistitator', Holiest of Holy Fun-Havers.
I'm not sure what that is, but I don't see anything wrong with handing out various jobs!
Yay random titles for everyone. go bureaucracy.
You can be the resident Holy Alium.
NoEdge wrote:Outside? Is that like Mesopotamia? Isn't Mesopotamia gone? Has Outside been destroyed without our noticing?!
Oh well. At least we still have our sandcastle.
NoEdge wrote:Maybe it's fire. The world is burning. It's dark behind me. Maybe the fires have been put out. Maybe it's all gone.
Re: 1190: "Thing that keeps slippin' (slippin', slippin'( in
Helper wrote:bigcrag92 wrote:Helper wrote:As Pope, I do solemnly appoint yee 'Apostolic Vistitator', Holiest of Holy Fun-Havers.
I'm not sure what that is, but I don't see anything wrong with handing out various jobs!
Yay random titles for everyone. go bureaucracy.
You can be the resident Holy Alium.
Alium? is that not garlic?
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Lord Cathbad wrote:Kieryn wrote: Self-realisation: What if we are all Randall?!!
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do we have a need for some kind of Holy Geophysicist? it seems to be a niche that fake Vatican based pope bloke has missed.
I'm sure there are some rocks that would actually be pretty good at "waiting for it".
I'm sure there are some rocks that would actually be pretty good at "waiting for it".
The Holy Geophysicist of the Time Waiters - Can be found eating granite with a glass of port.
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bigcrag92 wrote:Alium? is that not garlic?
Nope, this is alium.

NoEdge wrote:Outside? Is that like Mesopotamia? Isn't Mesopotamia gone? Has Outside been destroyed without our noticing?!
Oh well. At least we still have our sandcastle.
NoEdge wrote:Maybe it's fire. The world is burning. It's dark behind me. Maybe the fires have been put out. Maybe it's all gone.
Re: 1190: "Thing that keeps slippin' (slippin', slippin'( in
bigcrag92 wrote:Helper wrote:bigcrag92 wrote:Helper wrote:As Pope, I do solemnly appoint yee 'Apostolic Vistitator', Holiest of Holy Fun-Havers.
I'm not sure what that is, but I don't see anything wrong with handing out various jobs!
Yay random titles for everyone. go bureaucracy.
You can be the resident Holy Alium.
Alium? is that not garlic?
If so, wouldn't that title be more appropriately given to buffygirl?
StratPlayer wrote:Ah yes -- Vinnie Longdong. I believe he retired. Now he owns a strip club in New Jersey...
BA-DA-BING!!!
Re: 1190: "Thing that keeps slippin' (slippin', slippin'( in
Helper wrote:bigcrag92 wrote:Alium? is that not garlic?
Nope, this is alium.
I'll take it

-That's Cardinal bigcrag92 to you, the holy alium, secretary of the CDT. Got a hat and everything
peewee_RotA wrote:Welcome aboard. May the Timeframes ahead be filled with trebuchets.
Lord Cathbad wrote:Kieryn wrote: Self-realisation: What if we are all Randall?!!
What if Randall is us... From the future?
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Mr Moriaty wrote:do we have a need for some kind of Holy Geophysicist? it seems to be a niche that fake Vatican based pope bloke has missed.
I'm sure there are some rocks that would actually be pretty good at "waiting for it".
But of course. As me, I hearby do solemnly swear, yee art now the Holy Geophysicist.
Now, down to business; I need you to watch the decay of some holy uranium-238.
NoEdge wrote:Outside? Is that like Mesopotamia? Isn't Mesopotamia gone? Has Outside been destroyed without our noticing?!
Oh well. At least we still have our sandcastle.
NoEdge wrote:Maybe it's fire. The world is burning. It's dark behind me. Maybe the fires have been put out. Maybe it's all gone.
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