# Amusing cartoon about shopping for a car from xkcd

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/amusing-cartoon-about-shopping-for-a-car-from-xkcd/94634>\
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**Created:** [August 15, 2016, 2:56pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/amusing-cartoon-about-shopping-for-a-car-from-xkcd/94634 "2016-08-15T14:56:54Z")\
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**Author:** ![RandomTroll](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/randomtroll/32/12184_2.png) [@RandomTroll](https://community.cartalk.com/u/RandomTroll)\
**Post date:** [August 15, 2016, 2:56pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/amusing-cartoon-about-shopping-for-a-car-from-xkcd/94634/1 "2016-08-15T14:56:54Z")

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![](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/original/2X/e/efe99ea5ec52b901484d396e3e1b63f0169eb21a.png)

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**Author:** ![shadowfax](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/shadowfax/32/13026_2.png) [@shadowfax](https://community.cartalk.com/u/shadowfax)\
**Post date:** [August 15, 2016, 4:04pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/amusing-cartoon-about-shopping-for-a-car-from-xkcd/94634/2 "2016-08-15T16:04:42Z")

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That’s one of my all-time favorite comic strips. There’s something special about a cartoonist who still manages to be funny even with jokes that require a working knowledge of Linux to understand. 😉

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**Author:** ![the\_same\_mountainbike](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/c89c15/32.png) [@the\_same\_mountainbike](https://community.cartalk.com/u/the_same_mountainbike)\
**Post date:** [August 24, 2016, 11:25pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/amusing-cartoon-about-shopping-for-a-car-from-xkcd/94634/3 "2016-08-24T23:25:25Z")

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Who’s the cartoonist?

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**Author:** ![RandomTroll](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/randomtroll/32/12184_2.png) [@RandomTroll](https://community.cartalk.com/u/RandomTroll)\
**Post date:** [August 25, 2016, 4:01am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/amusing-cartoon-about-shopping-for-a-car-from-xkcd/94634/4 "2016-08-25T04:01:14Z")

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Randall Munroe is the cartoonist.

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**Author:** ![shadowfax](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/shadowfax/32/13026_2.png) [@shadowfax](https://community.cartalk.com/u/shadowfax)\
**Post date:** [August 25, 2016, 1:41pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/amusing-cartoon-about-shopping-for-a-car-from-xkcd/94634/5 "2016-08-25T13:41:00Z")

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[xkcd.com](http://xkcd.com) for more. Today’s is good. Hover your mouse over the comic for a tag-joke.