Comics I Don’t Understand

Synchronicityticinorhcnys

Cidu Bill on Mar 13th 2009

(Spotted by William Elliott)

Charlene Mar 14th 2009 at 05:22 am 1

Did you know that the “Bloody Mary” she’s invoking is actually named Mary Worth?

So she’s just unleashed a tsunami of meddling.
Keera Mar 14th 2009 at 01:42 pm 2

I don’t get the synchronicity. I just get that some gag is done with mirrors.

Since I saw that episode of that episode with the two ghost-hunting brothers or was it the ghostwhispering chick, the xkcd joke cracked me up. The candyman one is a CIDU.
Kamino Neko Mar 14th 2009 at 01:50 pm 3

Candyman is a movie series based around a story that’s functionally identical to Bloody Mary - stand in a darkened room, say the name multiple times into a mirror, and the vengeful spirit will appear.
Bill Zilch Mar 14th 2009 at 01:51 pm 4

In the movie candyman you chant his name to summon him. Skull throws in “handycam” as the last word because he’s scared.
Keera Mar 14th 2009 at 02:02 pm 5

Ah, yes, cartoons that remind I should keep up with popular culture no matter how mind-numbing it is. Thanks for the explanations!
Daniel J. Drazen Mar 17th 2009 at 05:39 pm 6

Bill Zilch,

Maybe for Skull “Candyman” is a tongue-twister, like the classic “toy boat.”
David A. Rooney Mar 17th 2009 at 09:04 pm 7

Yet, as I remember the Candyman movie, you only had to say his name 3 times to summon him.

I liked the South Park episode better, where they summon a rap star (can’t remember who).