hollis
+1 -0
Oh, art critics...
Oh, art critics...
catachresis
+10 -0
Newsnight Review
Newsnight Review
honesttom
+1 -0
Yes! Yes! Yes! Every time I catch that pretentious heap of crap on TV, I think of this strip. Chubbied, sir.
Yes! Yes! Yes! Every time I catch that pretentious heap of crap on TV, I think of this strip. Chubbied, sir.
gmm
+0 -0
It is my favorite piece of pretentious crap.
It is my favorite piece of pretentious crap.
cpnglxynchos
+0 -0
what is pretentious is that tolerance index in The Onion. (i don't remember what it's called. 'the what we're sick of this week scale' or sominlidat)
what is pretentious is that tolerance index in The Onion. (i don't remember what it's called. 'the what we're sick of this week scale' or sominlidat)
iloveyoucupcake
+1 -0
Brilliant.
Brilliant.
agika
+37 -0
I enjoy the fact that one of them thinks "Unremitting hilarity" while maintaining a face completely devoid of emotion.
I enjoy the fact that one of them thinks "Unremitting hilarity" while maintaining a face completely devoid of emotion.
chaesar
+1 -0
And of course two of them have beards.
And of course two of them have beards.
centipede_damascus
+3 -1
Dang, why am I down here?
Dang, why am I down here?
zedpower
+6 -0
Maybe this is a metaphor for Achewood, and we are all these three guys. Onstad, why doth thou burn this candle at both ends?
...naaaah.
Maybe this is a metaphor for Achewood, and we are all these three guys. Onstad, why doth thou burn this candle at both ends?
...naaaah.
charchar
+15 -0
inner grammar Nazi: shouldn't it be dost?
Me: Shutupshutup shutup!
inner grammar Nazi: Bitch, what did I tell you about stranding prepositions?
inner grammar Nazi: shouldn't it be dost?
Me: Shutupshutup shutup!
inner grammar Nazi: Bitch, what did I tell you about stranding prepositions?
lizard
+0 -0
Fret not. There's no art wanker like an art wanker who can't even get the lingo straight.
Fret not. There's no art wanker like an art wanker who can't even get the lingo straight.
cdl146
+11 -0
My girlfriend is a music major, so I've run into about a dozen of these guys. The worst was the one who had about 15 people play one note for exactly 31 minutes and call it great art. I wish I were making this up.
My girlfriend is a music major, so I've run into about a dozen of these guys. The worst was the one who had about 15 people play one note for exactly 31 minutes and call it great art. I wish I were making this up.
audhumla
+24 -0
which note? this is important
which note? this is important
terebikun
+2 -2
Better than "Silence" by John Cage.
Better than "Silence" by John Cage.
bixschmix
+3 -0
There was an art project at my college where they dedicated a room to letting people make out... and it just became situation art. I never quite understood either the artistic or academic intent, to be honest, but maybe that's just me...
There was an art project at my college where they dedicated a room to letting people make out... and it just became situation art. I never quite understood either the artistic or academic intent, to be honest, but maybe that's just me...
stormagnet
+5 -0
I'm pretty sure the intent was to get the college to sponser a room for the explicit purpose of make-outs. That is fucking BRILLIANT.
I'm pretty sure the intent was to get the college to sponser a room for the explicit purpose of make-outs. That is fucking BRILLIANT.
bixschmix
+0 -0
Did the twinge of sarcasm in my original comment not come across successfully? Damn internet...
Did the twinge of sarcasm in my original comment not come across successfully? Damn internet...
tekende
+1 -0
That is so fucking stupid it actually makes me angry.
That is so fucking stupid it actually makes me angry.
heccibiggs
+2 -0
Oh God that pisses me off. I'm an art student and fairly liberal about these things, but that's so ridiculous. When I learnt about this, the lecturer was saying "So-and-so Orchestra played this at The Albert Hall", and I was just thinking "...no they didn't."
Oh God that pisses me off. I'm an art student and fairly liberal about these things, but that's so ridiculous. When I learnt about this, the lecturer was saying "So-and-so Orchestra played this at The Albert Hall", and I was just thinking "...no they didn't."
terebikun
+21 -0
Have you ever watched a performance of it? I'm also an art student and fairly open-minded about what makes "art", and the best I can make of "4'33" is the audience's awkward/smug reactions, and the coughs and sneezes and sighs from them sort of becomes the music. It's still kind of bullshit though.
Even more ridiculous however, is how the estate of John Cage sued some musician for "infringing on copyrighted material" because the guy had a song of one minute of silence on his cd. The musician responded that his was the better piece, because he was able to say in one minute what Cage could only say in 4 minutes.
Have you ever watched a performance of it? I'm also an art student and fairly open-minded about what makes "art", and the best I can make of "4'33" is the audience's awkward/smug reactions, and the coughs and sneezes and sighs from them sort of becomes the music. It's still kind of bullshit though.
Even more ridiculous however, is how the estate of John Cage sued some musician for "infringing on copyrighted material" because the guy had a song of one minute of silence on his cd. The musician responded that his was the better piece, because he was able to say in one minute what Cage could only say in 4 minutes.
heccibiggs
+5 -1
Hahahaha I can't believe they actually sued for ownership of silence. Either way, they're both idiots.
Hahahaha I can't believe they actually sued for ownership of silence. Either way, they're both idiots.
atticusonline
+0 -0
heccibiggs is now my favorite achwoodteer.
heccibiggs is now my favorite achwoodteer.
i_love_kate
+0 -0
For agreeing with that guy? Is this a position that she holds to this day?
For agreeing with that guy? Is this a position that she holds to this day?
woodenteeth
+0 -0
I've thought long and hard about weird, seemingly pointless art and I continually return to the conclusion that conceptual art should be kept conceptual. That if the "experience" of it is less than the "idea" then it should stay in some artists scrap book.
Unfortunately the idea of "less" can then be argued by any intellectual anywhere for at least too long for me to care anymore.
I've thought long and hard about weird, seemingly pointless art and I continually return to the conclusion that conceptual art should be kept conceptual. That if the "experience" of it is less than the "idea" then it should stay in some artists scrap book.
Unfortunately the idea of "less" can then be argued by any intellectual anywhere for at least too long for me to care anymore.
woodenteeth
+0 -0
(i.e. I really like the idea of "4'33''" but the experience of it is particularly bland and unmoving. Having people reflect on negative space however is awesome: I'm looking at you Mars Volta.
(i.e. I really like the idea of "4'33''" but the experience of it is particularly bland and unmoving. Having people reflect on negative space however is awesome: I'm looking at you Mars Volta.
lizard
+0 -0
https://www.27bslash6.com/missy.html
https://www.27bslash6.com/missy.html
ham_shoes
+0 -0
Coulda been worse. see: Spoken Word
Coulda been worse. see: Spoken Word
gigs
+0 -0
As a possible music major, just the thought of people wanking to a single note drives me fucking crazy.
As a possible music major, just the thought of people wanking to a single note drives me fucking crazy.
dreamerman91
+7 -0
brilliant. The fervent intellectual misconstrues meaning: the world rejoices
brilliant. The fervent intellectual misconstrues meaning: the world rejoices
jesler729
+1 -0
Of the three of them, only the one on the right felt his thoughts were strong enough to say aloud.
Of the three of them, only the one on the right felt his thoughts were strong enough to say aloud.
equinn2006
+5 -0
I'm pretty sure that a two-way deadpan is no longer a joke.
I'm pretty sure that a two-way deadpan is no longer a joke.
cthulhu235
+17 -1
Ironically, there's way too many achewood fans who talk exactly like these guys.
Ironically, there's way too many achewood fans who talk exactly like these guys.
yingkaixing
+3 -0
Most of us read this comment and think, "HA! Yes. That's not me, though." However, at least one person realized what a hollow shell he is and knew deep down that somehow you were referring specifically to him. He lamed you in his anger at you making such a personal criticism.
Most of us read this comment and think, "HA! Yes. That's not me, though." However, at least one person realized what a hollow shell he is and knew deep down that somehow you were referring specifically to him. He lamed you in his anger at you making such a personal criticism.
cthulhu235
+0 -0
He's probably Nolan from the Internet.
He's probably Nolan from the Internet.
cthulhu235
+0 -0
For example, the dudes who posted on Emeril's discussion board back when he debuted his blog.
For example, the dudes who posted on Emeril's discussion board back when he debuted his blog.
tropicana
+0 -0
I was just thinking that maybe Onstad created these characters to parody the people that discuss his comic.
Could it be? Nah...
I was just thinking that maybe Onstad created these characters to parody the people that discuss his comic.
Could it be? Nah...
epicurus
+11 -0
As a person with a degree in philosophy, this strip is capable of bringing me to orgasm without any outside help.
As a person with a degree in philosophy, this strip is capable of bringing me to orgasm without any outside help.
ford
+3 -0
I am inclined to point out that your grammar implies that the strip in question is a person with a degree in philosophy. Although to be fair, it does depict three people very likely to have said philosophy degrees.
Also i gave you a chubby to make up for my grammar Nazism and general pedantry.
I am inclined to point out that your grammar implies that the strip in question is a person with a degree in philosophy. Although to be fair, it does depict three people very likely to have said philosophy degrees.
Also i gave you a chubby to make up for my grammar Nazism and general pedantry.
epicurus
+1 -0
You're right, and my otherwise unremarkable comment becomes pretty hilarious when read that way.
You're right, and my otherwise unremarkable comment becomes pretty hilarious when read that way.
dejavroom
+0 -0
... and then Pat busts out ol' Daytripper intro. Pat, you're a dick ... This is indeed orgasmic.
... and then Pat busts out ol' Daytripper intro. Pat, you're a dick ... This is indeed orgasmic.
stuart
+14 -0
"th defining anti-vanity of the coming decade"
OHOHOHO was this guy in for a shock
"th defining anti-vanity of the coming decade"
OHOHOHO was this guy in for a shock
gazdatronik
+2 -0
Pat is quoting Elvis in panel two.
Pat is quoting Elvis in panel two.
isaach
+1 -0
is that... nolan?
is that... nolan?
quinlaenar
+0 -0
Yes, how observant of you.
Yes, how observant of you.
nucleargeranium
+1 -0
Hey, the guy on the far right is Nolan from the internet!
https://m.assetbar.com/achewood/uua7GBRWt
Hey, the guy on the far right is Nolan from the internet!
https://m.assetbar.com/achewood/uua7GBRWt
bartleby
+1 -0
Nolan seems like he's been in sort of a downward spiral over the last four years. I don't think he gets out much anymore, unless lured by the prospect of seeing his coffee symbolically penetrated by an unsanitary tiger.
Nolan seems like he's been in sort of a downward spiral over the last four years. I don't think he gets out much anymore, unless lured by the prospect of seeing his coffee symbolically penetrated by an unsanitary tiger.
wiliamthepleasr
+0 -0
There was nothing symbolic about that latte penetration.
There was nothing symbolic about that latte penetration.
quietwyatt
+0 -0
The one in the middle IS James Lipton.
The one in the middle IS James Lipton.
soticoto
+0 -0
The one on the left is totally a Nietzsche clone.
The one on the left is totally a Nietzsche clone.
wurstbruch
+2 -0
Sadly, it has to be said. The 2nd person singular of "do" was "doest" or "dost" not "doth". So asking Apollo would need "why do(e)st thou burn ...".
Sadly, it has to be said. The 2nd person singular of "do" was "doest" or "dost" not "doth". So asking Apollo would need "why do(e)st thou burn ...".
stormagnet
+1 -0
But the incorrect usage is so perfectly in character!
But the incorrect usage is so perfectly in character!
caseyb3
+1 -0
I bet they're just there as the Main Perverts of the Internet, per the former arrangement with Achewood's cats. Nobody is paying these men to be here.
As a man of the academy I hear this shit all day long. Is SO good.
I bet they're just there as the Main Perverts of the Internet, per the former arrangement with Achewood's cats. Nobody is paying these men to be here.
As a man of the academy I hear this shit all day long. Is SO good.
achilleselbow
+1 -0
The guy on the left is in my philosophy class and always tries to get in a smart-ass comment with a high nasally voice, I swear that's him, right there.
The guy on the left is in my philosophy class and always tries to get in a smart-ass comment with a high nasally voice, I swear that's him, right there.
cpnglxynchos
+3 -0
bring him to mind.
bring him to mind and then murder him.
stab him in the face with a large knife. a fork.
make it as gruesome as possible.
then high five your monster and put it back in the closet.
you have just used an insane fantasy to keep you sane.
bring him to mind.
bring him to mind and then murder him.
stab him in the face with a large knife. a fork.
make it as gruesome as possible.
then high five your monster and put it back in the closet.
you have just used an insane fantasy to keep you sane.
tekende
+0 -0
Wow, a JtHM reference. Awesome! Chubbied.
Wow, a JtHM reference. Awesome! Chubbied.
blotto
+0 -0
I usually use a spork in my insane fantasies...
I usually use a spork in my insane fantasies...
snowman
+1 -0
I love those critics. Those critics are awesome. I would buy a shirt with those critics on it.
I love those critics. Those critics are awesome. I would buy a shirt with those critics on it.
lizard
+0 -0
Two years later and I'm wondering why the hell this completely splendid idea hasn't been seized with two oversized metal fists by the Onstad marketing cyborg, sealed inside an iron ball and fired at the moon. My all time favourite strip.
Two years later and I'm wondering why the hell this completely splendid idea hasn't been seized with two oversized metal fists by the Onstad marketing cyborg, sealed inside an iron ball and fired at the moon. My all time favourite strip.
wilbur
+1 -0
This is one of the strips that has a weird connection with my life. When I was 11, my friend and I learned how to play the Day Tripper intro by ear in my school's guitar class. It ended up being the only thing I know how to play on the guitar to this day. If I was Pat in this situation, this is exactly the song I would go to.
This is one of the strips that has a weird connection with my life. When I was 11, my friend and I learned how to play the Day Tripper intro by ear in my school's guitar class. It ended up being the only thing I know how to play on the guitar to this day. If I was Pat in this situation, this is exactly the song I would go to.
subrosian
+0 -0
Everything was going wonderfully until someone mentioned Nietzsche.
Everything was going wonderfully until someone mentioned Nietzsche.
envika
+0 -1
Onstad misspelled "exhilarating." Just being a pedant.
Onstad misspelled "exhilarating." Just being a pedant.
dasilodavi
+0 -0
These guys straight up creep me the fuck out.
These guys straight up creep me the fuck out.
genequagmire
+2 -0
This strip evokes a timeless struggle between classist tendencies and egalitarian yearning common to all synergies.
This strip evokes a timeless struggle between classist tendencies and egalitarian yearning common to all synergies.
miku224
+0 -0
Oh god I want to give you a chubby AND a lame.
Oh god I want to give you a chubby AND a lame.
hyetal
+0 -0
Why did these guys come here. It wasn't even going to be this.
No, they would've reacted the same way to anything.
I don't want to be these guys.
Why did these guys come here. It wasn't even going to be this.
No, they would've reacted the same way to anything.
I don't want to be these guys.
kalethan
+0 -0
it's freakish how 'smart' Onstad is Engish, for how his cats talk mostly
it's freakish how 'smart' Onstad is Engish, for how his cats talk mostly
scorpio_nadir
+2 -0
what
what
fineoakstructure
+6 -0
ENGISH motherfucker!
ENGISH motherfucker!
landowmpg
+2 -0
DO YOU SPEAK IT?
DO YOU SPEAK IT?
i_love_kate
+0 -0
Has anyone ever been as far as to go want to do look more like?
Has anyone ever been as far as to go want to do look more like?
stuart
+0 -0
You know, it's also possible he was trying to play Devo's "The 4th Dimension".
You know, it's also possible he was trying to play Devo's "The 4th Dimension".
I LOVE those 3 guys.
So do i, if only for the fact that they show back up at Lyle's SaniTaco asking "Is... Is this where the lady sat on the counter?" and "Are... Is Lyle here?"
good call
Sex is philosophy, philosophy is sex.
Nomeansno is jammin'
...brilliant.
Sorry, it just struck me funny considering it's the only thing the guy in the middle says.
You best re-read panel 4.
holy jesus. i thought the guy on the far right said that, but I was clearly mistaken. at a second glance, my previous post is hereby rendered incorrect.
it looks like the three guys are just thinking most of it, except for the guy on the right in panel 5.
and now we know Nolan better, too
A comment left by history was marked lame too many times and excluded. (marked lame by Afterward, trollcollins, idsyen, fmercury, jmmfgd, Appers)
On the other hand, if you deliberately deconstruct things that you *know* are dog-crap/boring in this fashion, you will always be entertained.
Bonus points if you can trick your professor into buying it.
my boyfriend liked to do this with 80s action movies ( Predator, Total Recall et al) in film school.
negative bonus points if you can't stop yourself from so doing anymore
Thank God someone FINALLY had the guts to put those intellectuals in their place.
It's all correct of course, and behind it I could hear History begging me for a job.
A job? Really? For me? Of course I need a job! Its part of my motivation for pointing intellectual failings! I had to settle for corporate america instead of intellectual freedom. My post? A cry for help...
Onstad is the Noam Chomsky of web comics.
specially the one that says "brilliant" twice