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The Roomba Robot Vacuum Monday, January 12, 2004 • read strip Viewing 49 comments:

Almost seven.

Oh man thank you , I've seen this strip almost five times and never noticed that before.

Almost five.

Yes, that and Beef's I recall... does it for me.

The best thing, for me, is that Ray is such a fucking player that women are desperate to hook up with him based on a weirdass Internet personal. Them's skilz.

Man, also, that cigarette smoke is gorgeous .

I agree, it makes Beef look like one of those detectives you see in old detective movies, all self narrated with a new yorker or cockney accent.

I think the word you're groping for is noir .

Not really even groping. More like clumsily fumbling in the dark and then accidentally feeling up yourself instead of the girl.

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Obviously you have not read the GOF.

Alas, I had not considered that when I penned the above remark. In any case, Beef is way cooler than me, so it's moot.

The Roomba saga begins.

Dear god, there's a "Roomba saga?"

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ROOOOOOOOOOMMMMBAAAAAAAAAAAA

fantastic avatar/comment symbiotism going on here.

fantastic aphex twin avatar going on here.

Man, look at Roast Beef. Looking like he's about to spill secrets to the Washington Post.

uh hello, Mr. Woodward? G. Gordon Liddy is breaking into the Whole Foods and messing with the organic produce I mean if that is a thing

Joy! Soon there will be roomba theater.

Roast Beef all smoking in the dark, planning this, the biggest of jobs.

Ache noir.

i was gonna say...

i'll chubby you instead.

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KSSSSSSSSHHH

Beef noir is a beef best, in my opinion.

Ray knows exactly what buttons to press with Beef. How many people would be persuaded to do something hella risky to get a vacuum?

Wait. Hold the phone.

Roomba ain't just a vacuum, boy. You best reexamine your assumptions before you speak from here on out.

Seconded.

The day my father bought a Roomba was the day he stopped loving me.

No matter what the risk it is always worth it if there is a robotic vacuum to be had in the end.

"almost seven puerto rican chicks" is one of those achewood phrases that often pops into my head for no apparent reason... that and "about a pound"

I think the seventh is beating down the door as he speaks, all Nicholson-style.

all breaking the door with a bottle of the wine and sticking her head through it like 'eyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy papi!' or something

The Shining has never been more frightening.

Beef's code says the deal is not sealed until the cherry is cold.

'did you provoke them'

Beef's seen this kind of thing before.

Bonus points if he dresses them up like a DRD.

[IMGS OFF]

Okay so in the UK we don't have Roomba (I swear to God like half of my comments mention the fact that I'm British), but I followed the link in the alt text and HOLY FUCKING JESUS IT'S THE COOLEST THING I'VE EVER SEEN. I want one so much. I don't even care about vacuuming or anything but it's so cool, I have to have one, it's amazing. And it's so cute. Oh God. How can I make this happen.

24 easy payments of...

A CHILD'S SOUL!

Let me know how you go with that.

Chubbied for use of period at the end instead of question mark. I know that was intentional.

Heehee, that's true, it was. It means a lot to me that you got that.

I know, it's weird how something like that just seems right sometimes.

oh gosh did you see the iRobot Looj? it is so practical and also extraordinarily fun to say. i need so bad it hurts my guts.

ill mail you one.

Ray putting his cigarette out at the end totally makes this strip.

You mean Beef, not Ray. Ray's got a (tiny) martini and a cordless phone to his ear.

The last two panels are pure genius

The sound of Ray's cigarette extinguished in panel 7 makes it.