A Test

[mbarrick]

I've already discussed this with goth_posh so she is exempt. This comic *still* makes me chuckle two and a half years after the fact. I want to see who else gets it:

From UserFriendly.org, January 1, 2000:


I'm betting logik and bonez will have no problem, but we'll see with the rest of you... (and bonus points if you spot the second, hidden, joke).

Comments

rawr!

[bitogoth.livejournal.com]

all i get is that it's a y2k joke... i am not geeky enuff... *sob*

Re: rawr!

[mbarrick.livejournal.com]

OK. If you missed the main joke, can you spot the second, less geekiness but a good eye required, joke?

[seymour-glass.livejournal.com]

i'm betting the second one has to do with dates...

[mediavictim.livejournal.com]

I am sure I speak for many others when I say aawuuuuuh?

Yes

[mbarrick.livejournal.com]

But can you find it?

Re: Yes

[seymour-glass.livejournal.com]

it's in the copyright date...

[mbarrick.livejournal.com]

Bingo!

A hint:

[mbarrick.livejournal.com]

Triskaidekaphobes need not apply.

Re:

[seymour-glass.livejournal.com]

i saw that earlier, i just didn't want to spoil it for the rest of the kiddies...

[mbarrick.livejournal.com]

Too bad it's only the bonus.

Bayl erny trrxf trg gur pnegbba.

Ah, grasshopper...

[mbarrick.livejournal.com]

Abj gung lbh xabj, lbh znl tb bhg vagb hfrarg naq fnsryl cbfg fcbvyref jvgubhg ehvavat nalbarf sha!

Re:

[seymour-glass.livejournal.com]

okay when i have time later i'll look into it...

Re: A hint:

[mediavictim.livejournal.com]

tower to pilot - you are currently heading in a vector directly at high altitude abouve our heads

Translation:

[mbarrick.livejournal.com]

Now that you know, you may go out into usenet and safely post spoilers without ruining anyones fun!

Rosetta Stone

[mbarrick.livejournal.com]

Too bad it's only the bonus.
Gbb onq vg'f bayl gur obahf.

Bayl erny trrxf trg gur pnegbba.
Only real geeks get the cartoon.

ROT13

[mbarrick.livejournal.com]

ROT13 is a subsitution code that was once popular in Usenet newsgroups for geek-to-geek transmissions, keeping spoilers from being inadvertently read and the like. Take each letter and ROTate it in the alphabet 13 characters:

abcdefghijklmonopqrstuvwxyz = nopqrstuvwxyzbabcdefghijklm

Triskaidekaphobia: fear of the number 13
Gevfxnvqrxncubovn: srne bs gur ahzore 13

[mediavictim.livejournal.com]

That just seems like waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay to much work.

I'll just stay with Pig-Swedish Bork Bork Bork!