Are you asking me a question about this 'joke comic'?
I haven't heard of it, so you'll have to explain.
I haven't heard of it, so you'll have to explain.
If this was a top 1000 site I might get why there's an expectation to know about their 'joke comics', but when it's so obscure, I doubt even 1% of HN readers would know anything about this site.
It seems odd giraffe_lady would phrase it in that way.
Communication is always in part a game of references. They are a form of compression of larger and more specific ideas, and of humor, which itself is a primary vector of communication.
I'm not sure what demographic I'd belong to, but I understood the reference just fine, and it seems like many of the other participants in the thread did too.
I'm sure you've got references that I'd miss completely, that you believe to be obvious.
For the spreading meme 'joke comics' portion, yes.
I highly doubt even a quarter of the reader-base would participate in this.