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Old 08-26-2011, 09:18 PM
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The strip's title is Empirical. As in, empirical research. Empirical research means you gain knowledge through direct observation or experience. If he wants to find out empirically if he'll marry her, well... =p

It's not particularly funny in and of itself, but it's clever. The mouseover makes it work. xkcd isn't about funny as much as it's about clever.
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Or you people could quit being children and stop treating minor issues as major infractions. There are tons of petitions coming in for reasons that can actually be resolved quickly and don't culminate in a message board brawl by a bunch of adults acting like brats.