Comments on: It Slipped! Change It Back!

By: John

John — Thu, 02 Apr 2009 05:33:18 +0000

Well, Superman is, in the end, still a man. Godzilla, though … Godzilla can handle anything!

By: Theplayer131

Theplayer131 — Wed, 01 Apr 2009 21:48:12 +0000

And it’s pointing power was really too much for a man…

I wonder if Godzilla or Superman would have done the same mistake…

By: Greg

Greg — Sat, 14 Mar 2009 17:18:35 +0000

@ Nobody: I know what you’re up to! You ain’t foolin’ me!

@ Anybody: I dunno… you might want to be careful about that guy. I’ve heard some nasty rumors.

@ danny & Lupo: Thanks! John was the one who came up with that line. He’s a classics major, so I guess this stuff just flows from him naturally.

@ macsnafu: It’s unlikely the that universe would allow a paradox, but it’s hard to know for sure. If it IS possible, the consequences might be disastrous. I think Milo and Jen are just being cautious more than anything.

It’s like what Doc Brown said in Back to the Future II: “[It] could create a time paradox, the result of which could cause a chain reaction that would unravel the very fabric of the space-time continuum and destroy the entire universe! Granted, that’s worst-case scenario. The destruction might in fact be very localized, limited to merely our own galaxy”

By: macsnafu

macsnafu — Fri, 13 Mar 2009 13:10:20 +0000

I just love Roy’s facial expression in panel 3 as he complains about “the insane circularity” of the logic. And, in a way, he’s right. In a 100% deterministic universe, nothing they do will change what’s happened/about to happen, but in that case, there’s no free will (Alas, poor Roy!). However, even if it’s not 100% deterministic, it’s unlikely that the universe will allow a paradox/broken causal loop, and that their actions will change what happened in the past, so all they’re really doing by trying to send Stanley back is prevent a change to the timeline, not a paradox.

By: Lupo

Lupo — Fri, 13 Mar 2009 08:46:54 +0000

ERRATA CORRIGE
The last line has to be:
“Ok, it’s NOT what I’d say, but…”

By: Lupo

Lupo — Fri, 13 Mar 2009 08:46:08 +0000

It’s awful how, as a reader of a comic about timetravel, I’m always out of time. I read (again) the page, and I decided to post a comment about “the insane passion of classic scholars for allitteration” shown by Roy.
I open the comments, and the first one is about the same phrase.
Ok, it’s what I’d say, but…

By: Anybody

Anybody — Thu, 12 Mar 2009 13:21:23 +0000

It’s true–Nobody totally did NOT betray me.

By: nobody

nobody — Thu, 12 Mar 2009 13:20:38 +0000

Hey! I’m not betraying Anybody! Just ask him.

By: Joe Wasserman

Joe Wasserman — Wed, 11 Mar 2009 05:20:19 +0000

This was funny.

By: Greg

Greg — Tue, 10 Mar 2009 20:33:05 +0000

@macsnafu: Don’t worry, you haven’t missed anything. Just hold tight; all shall be explained.