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Ray's Prison Pen Pal Friday, January 6, 2006 • read strip Viewing 29 comments:

The strange... Italy thing in the frame is definitely the worst item ever.

But...it's from Milan

Right; you know it went for like $2500.

I see strange "art" like this in places such as the dentist or an unused spare room

Some things are destined for the back wall of Goodwill the moment they are born.

The best fake name the prison pen pal can come up with is Samuel Ademis

Samuel Ademis: Always a good decision.

If any place needs some more laser hair, it's Hollywood.

Let me get one thing clear. I love you.

Also note that the prison pen pal typed each paragraph at different times since they don't line up. Presumably they typed the whole letter and only added the "Dear Ray," right before their sent it.

God, you're right. That's really weird.

So I think we all agree that the bottom right "Italy' is Winter, and the bottom left one is Spring, but then which of the remaining two are summer and fall?

I assumed bottom left was fall. So the top left and top right ones are, to me, spring and summer, respectively.

Aw dammit, I stared at it too long. Now the word Italy has lost its meaning and just looks weird now.

I think the one with the exclamation point is summer. Top left is fall because it is in italics and is therefore somewhat serious , much like the season.

A comment left by soticoto was marked lame too many times and excluded. (marked lame by karljw, aliiis, aparrish)

The untold origin of Miami.

I love this strip but hate it at the same time 'cause the name Samuel Ademis really made me want a stone-cold Samuel Adams, but there are NONE n' I'm all snowed in like. Feck.

If Samuel Adams is your landlord, you may have a drinking problem.

But he's so good to me. And crispy.

Samuel Adams

Tuck me in and be my landlord

I'll pay my rent everyday I promise Samuel.

No don't evict me oh god my life.

Everyone knows Ray hates pen pals.

I did not know this, but I do now.

It is pretty basic.

Panel 3 makes perfect sense. You know that Ray bought the Four Seasons print in a drunken fit of loving fonts. Man hell of loves fonts .

Ugh, I can't stand looking at that damn Italy thing. I'm a graphic design student (very early in the process) and already it has been ingrained in me that you NEVER use more than two different fonts on anything. Because it looks Godfuckingawful.

I also am a graphic design student (I don't know where the hell I am exactly in the process...) and that third choice of typeface is an Abomination.

Also the first one looks like Lucida Handwriting or something, which reminds me of church bulletin board announcements and that is not a good thing.

This uses three and it looks awesome.

[IMGS OFF]

hell yeah the breeders