It makes me think of the Streisand Effect, but not really. Kind of like the Slashdot Effect, but not really.
How do you solve a problem like xkcd?
How do you catch a cloud and pin it down?
How do you find a word that means xkcd?
A flibbertijibbet! A will-o’-the wisp! A clown!?
Godwin’s Law: “As an online discussion grows longer, the probability of a comparison involving Nazis or Hitler approaches one.”
anwanórë: Now featuring more content than a Nazi manifesto!
Webcomic References:
xkcd - Regarding Mussolini
Questionable Content - Godwin Wars
In the random category… I actually saw somebody wearing the QC “She Blinded Me With Library Science” t-shirt last Saturday (QC store).
Update: This post has been edited due to objections by my conscience. Just read the comics and be happy. Thanks.
xkcd - Grownups (Source)
And another:
xkcd - Dream Girl (Source)
And Jake, here’s a video of the Cambridge meetup that resulted from the Dream Girl comic (and a newspaper article about it)