Comments on: A Comic Not Everyone Will “Get”

By: Steve Laniel

Steve Laniel — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000

Wow. Did that actually get published in Foxtrot? I’m surprised they’d mention something so obscure in a relatively major comic.

By: Steve Laniel

Steve Laniel — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000

Huh. I guess so. Though some googling suggests this may be a repeat.

By: adamg

adamg — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000

Foxtrot has been consistently geeky like that for years.

By: Hari

Hari — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000

Ok I confess.. I am not much of a Linux user.

What is the joke about?

By: Adam Rosi-Kessel

Adam Rosi-Kessel — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000

It’s not that funny if you have to explain it. Basically, the core of linux is the “kernel.” Sometimes, when things really go awry, you get a “kernel panic” type error. So it’s a pun on the linux “kernel” and popcorn “kernels.” See, now I’ve killed all the humor.

By: Jamie

Jamie — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000

I think kernel panics are much more well-known now that the Mac OS is a Unix variant.

By: Charles

Charles — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000

This humor doesn’t come close to Dilbert. Dilbert has remained brilliant for so long now, I don’t know how the writer/artist does it, but he’s a genius.