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January 2, 2011
Reader Comments (72)
Am I going to comment for the first time ever, be the first commenter, on the first strip of the new year and have to point out a grammatical error in the 2nd panel??
God I hate myself... I have lost all respect for me : (
Someone's to lazy to check their grammar.
"who's *too* lazy to make cole slaw."
You've probably already gotten a post on this. I think it's 'too lazy' in panel two.
Yet another fantastic comic. Just one thing: in the last line in panel 2, there's a typo: 'to' instead of 'too.' Sorry to be that guy...
HEY SCOTT YOU FORGOT THE OTHER O IN THE SECOND PANEL I HOPE YOU GET THIS
So, I totally understand that it's too soon to expect the copyright notice in the comic to change, but why does the copyright at the bottom of your website still say 2009?
I love every single panel, but I can't get over panel 3. It's hilarious! "I'm saying the same thing you're saying!" "Yes! But wrong!"
*too lazy
Oh, and one more thing about panel 2: Shouldn't it be "Bring something YOU'RE comfortable with?"
Sorry to be that guy2.
The first 5 comments are all grammar nazis ? Really ?
I will note, after the few reruns, it seems the comic has indeed become more text heavy.
Not that it doesn't stop me from liking the last two panels :)
Ï think there's a grammatical error in panel two.
Cole is spelled with two c's a k and an o.
And also. Happy New Year! :D
To Bob in Pcola; no, it shouldn't be that, because it's trying to say "Bring something people are used to so they don't freak out", and if you changed it like you recommend, it wouldn't say that.
And I honestly never knew it was "brussels sprouts".
I am currently unwell, and laughing sends me into a uncontrollable coughing fit. Reading panel 3 damn near killed me. That was fuuuunnnny.
HAY SCOT I THINK YOU MADE A MISTAKE IN ONE OF TEH PANNALS PLEASE CORRECT IT
K THX AND YOUR WELCOME
Eh. Potato, potato (pronounced: po-tah-to).
The panels were funny but the comments were hilarious. I never lol but I laughed heartily. To the grammer/spelling police: please note, my name is really kym.
Maybe the error was corrected in panel two, however anyone that thinks it should have been "to lazy to" instead of "too lazy to" needs to go back to grammar school. It is exactly correct the way it has been presented (at least at the time that I have read the comic.)
I had set myself a reminder to look at your copyright date because I knew you'd get comments on it... dang it, I hate when I'm right. How many "new" instructions will we have to *endure* with last year's date on them, I wonder? Not that it matters. I love this particular strip, because I absolutely LOATHE Brussels Sprouts (probably because I never tried Missy's recipe), and because you, sir, are HI-LARIOUS.
JESUS EFFING CHRIST, YOU GUYS! It's just grammar!! No one's giving you an award for all the mistakes you catch, just shut the hell up and enjoy the strip!
Btw, I LOVE panel three! <3
Best strip you've done in a while. Something about conversations descending into screaming matches cracks me up :D
Hey Scott, are you sure you're American? I thought you guys said "named for" - us Brits say "named after".
And how come you always publish at exactly the same time as xkcd?
I had this discussion one year - I was shoving Brussels sprouts down his maw shouting ""IT IS BRUSSELS!! IT IS BRUSSELS!!" Fortunately, I butter up my Brussels sprouts and cook 'em 'til tender, so they were choked down easily.
Great strip today!
I happen to truly like Brussels Sprouts. Butter and salt and I am a happy camper.
To those who spotted the grammar error:
http://basicinstructions.net/basic-instructions/2010/5/5/how-to-bother-someone-back.html
To those who asked about the copyright date:
http://basicinstructions.net/basic-instructions/2010/5/5/how-to-bother-someone-back.html
Come on people now, refresh your browser, everybody get together and read through the archives right now. :P