overmedicated
+17 -1
Goddamit, now I can't get a worms eye view of Ray's cabbages and cod out of my psyche.
Goddamit, now I can't get a worms eye view of Ray's cabbages and cod out of my psyche.
jezebel
+0 -0
I live for these heart-warming avatar-comment synchronicities.
I live for these heart-warming avatar-comment synchronicities.
mr_pete
+9 -0
Ray can tap flow without movement. True Traceurs respect him for this.
Ray can tap flow without movement. True Traceurs respect him for this.
twohundredninety
+1 -0
I cannot figure out why the subtitles make this so much funnier, but they do.
I cannot figure out why the subtitles make this so much funnier, but they do.
riazm
+16 -0
I enjoy the fact that the subtitle mentions Ray is standing.
I enjoy the fact that the subtitle mentions Ray is standing.
unclejam
+0 -0
I guess it's so they know he's not the one in the car.
I guess it's so they know he's not the one in the car.
cpnglxynchos
+2 -0
that. poor. kitten.
that. poor. kitten.
epicurus
+8 -0
I like to imagine the reactions of people watching this.
This strip also made me realize that Ray is a cat, so it is not so remarkable that he can jump about his own height veritcally with a complete flip.
I like to imagine the reactions of people watching this.
This strip also made me realize that Ray is a cat, so it is not so remarkable that he can jump about his own height veritcally with a complete flip.
whuppins
+3 -1
Achewood was ahead of the curve on making fun of parkour.
Achewood was ahead of the curve on making fun of parkour.
spinynorman
+4 -0
This makes me think of the Top Gear episode where James was going to race his car against "two young men in silly trousers."
It was edited to be all cool and shit and have him lose, but James is just funny.
This makes me think of the Top Gear episode where James was going to race his car against "two young men in silly trousers."
It was edited to be all cool and shit and have him lose, but James is just funny.
ruzkin
+9 -0
Actually, just to clarify, this strip was a tribute to long-time Achewood fan Hamish "Wa5ter" Malcolm, who suffered something akin to a stroke while training Parkour in Melbourne with his friends. He was taken off life support on October 26, 2005.
Just so's you know.
Actually, just to clarify, this strip was a tribute to long-time Achewood fan Hamish "Wa5ter" Malcolm, who suffered something akin to a stroke while training Parkour in Melbourne with his friends. He was taken off life support on October 26, 2005.
Just so's you know.
greenkoolayd
+0 -2
pics or it didnt happen.
pics or it didnt happen.
ruzkin
+4 -0
https://www.parkour.asn.au/hamish.php
https://www.parkour.asn.au/hamish.php
greenkoolayd
+1 -0
thats hardcore AND sad.
thats hardcore AND sad.
never_die
+8 -0
it looks like teodor is looking at the picture-in-picture ray. nice
it looks like teodor is looking at the picture-in-picture ray. nice
riazm
+0 -0
Someone needs to make themselves some icons out of picture in picture Ray.
Someone needs to make themselves some icons out of picture in picture Ray.
the_doz
+1 -0
The one with the question marks is particularly rad. Very "Wha- happened?"-esque.
The one with the question marks is particularly rad. Very "Wha- happened?"-esque.
sandswipe
+3 -0
I forgot to flip it so he's looking at the text, but it serves for now.
I forgot to flip it so he's looking at the text, but it serves for now.
skyliner
+2 -0
Alt Text: The great thing about Parkour is that if you break your ankle, he sends you five dollars and a framed 8x10 of the word ACHIEVE.
Alt Text: The great thing about Parkour is that if you break your ankle, he sends you five dollars and a framed 8x10 of the word ACHIEVE.
brinstar
+0 -0
Who's "he"?
Who's "he"?
relaxing
+4 -0
Mr. Parkour, of course.
Mr. Parkour, of course.
heavymetaljesus
+3 -0
Tightest grounding ever.
Tightest grounding ever.
nicolae
+1 -0
Hard...core
Hard...core
nagsworth
+1 -1
Anyone have any idea why this is subtitled? Just a random idea or something more?
Anyone have any idea why this is subtitled? Just a random idea or something more?
epicurus
+0 -0
Originally I thought it was supposed to be subtitling on the news broadcast, but with the camera pointed at the ground that wouldn't be possible. So it's probably a combination of a random idea and an effort to enhance the humour.
Originally I thought it was supposed to be subtitling on the news broadcast, but with the camera pointed at the ground that wouldn't be possible. So it's probably a combination of a random idea and an effort to enhance the humour.
folby
+0 -0
I always took it as part of the "Achewood as a movie" thing, as seen in the strip where Phillipe's mom beats him and the strip with outtakes.
I always took it as part of the "Achewood as a movie" thing, as seen in the strip where Phillipe's mom beats him and the strip with outtakes.
epicurus
+0 -0
Fort possible.
Fort possible.
tekende
+1 -2
But that was a guest strip, and a terrible one at that. I wouldn't consider it canon.
But that was a guest strip, and a terrible one at that. I wouldn't consider it canon.
achilleselbow
+0 -0
That was a guest strip though...
That was a guest strip though...
atticusonline
+2 -0
but that was a guest strip...
but that was a guest strip...
echidnaboy
+6 -0
But wasn't that a guest strip though?
But wasn't that a guest strip though?
xiaomimi
+10 -0
I always figured that the combination of typically lengthy dialogue and atypically action-heavy framing just raised too many word-balloon-placement issues, and Onstad said fuck it and went with subtitles.
I always figured that the combination of typically lengthy dialogue and atypically action-heavy framing just raised too many word-balloon-placement issues, and Onstad said fuck it and went with subtitles.
achilleselbow
+0 -0
I thought it was because Ray damaged the camera in the previous strip and this is what is being shown on the newscast. But then I guess they would be saying 'viewers' instead of 'readers'.
I thought it was because Ray damaged the camera in the previous strip and this is what is being shown on the newscast. But then I guess they would be saying 'viewers' instead of 'readers'.
presterjohn
+13 -0
'sport-philosophy where the urban landscape is treated as an obstacle course' ... which explains why Teodor is practicing in the woods by a lake.
'sport-philosophy where the urban landscape is treated as an obstacle course' ... which explains why Teodor is practicing in the woods by a lake.
odei
+10 -0
Maybe he was just going for a jog and then he spotted some uban environment in the form of a car by a lake.
Maybe he was just going for a jog and then he spotted some uban environment in the form of a car by a lake.
relaxing
+0 -0
BEAR AND KITTEN ICON!!!
BEAR AND KITTEN ICON!!!
lumus
+1 -0
He doesn't seem remotely surprised to meet Ray and Little Nephew out here. I choose to believe that he saw Ray on the webcam's feed on the news and came out here at a dead sprint to tell him about Parkour.
He doesn't seem remotely surprised to meet Ray and Little Nephew out here. I choose to believe that he saw Ray on the webcam's feed on the news and came out here at a dead sprint to tell him about Parkour.
dumbeast
+0 -0
He didn't sprint. He straight-up Parkour'd all the way. Quickly, though.
He didn't sprint. He straight-up Parkour'd all the way. Quickly, though.
inspectorgadget
+10 -0
Check out tiny Teodor in the distance in panel 3.
Check out tiny Teodor in the distance in panel 3.
apricotta
+0 -0
Great eye. Chubby to you, sir.
Great eye. Chubby to you, sir.
gmm
+0 -0
Possibly the most perfectly titled strip ever. [Or at this point in the archives anyway, I have a lot of catching up still ahead of me]
Possibly the most perfectly titled strip ever. [Or at this point in the archives anyway, I have a lot of catching up still ahead of me]
xiaomimi
+29 -0
Weekend Blogs
Roast Beef: Man this time I got dragged to the yarn store
I like how Roast Beef refers to knitting patterns as "code," indicating his one fleeting point of contact with the Boring world of the yarn store. Man you know bitches had the basics of programming completely figured out centuries before Charles Babbage looked at a loom and was like oh hey WHAT.
Weekend Blogs
Roast Beef: Man this time I got dragged to the yarn store
I like how Roast Beef refers to knitting patterns as "code," indicating his one fleeting point of contact with the Boring world of the yarn store. Man you know bitches had the basics of programming completely figured out centuries before Charles Babbage looked at a loom and was like oh hey WHAT.
echidnaboy
+1 -0
"You get used to it. I don't even see the code. All I see is knit 1, purl 2..."
"You get used to it. I don't even see the code. All I see is knit 1, purl 2..."
splendorr
+0 -0
Knit 1, Perl 2.0
Knit 1, Perl 2.0
buttermoths
+4 -0
Achieving 100% in 'Assassin's Creed' unlocks a secret mode where you play as Teodor in his Parkour outfit! Spread the word!
Achieving 100% in 'Assassin's Creed' unlocks a secret mode where you play as Teodor in his Parkour outfit! Spread the word!
foetus_punch
+0 -0
How about spinning? That's a good trick!
This is the second time I've referenced a bad film on achewood. A trend begins to form.
How about spinning? That's a good trick!
This is the second time I've referenced a bad film on achewood. A trend begins to form.
malpt
+0 -0
Did anyone else notice Ray's bellybutton and sac in panel 12?
Did anyone else notice Ray's bellybutton and sac in panel 12?
ham_shoes
+0 -0
Why does this remind me of Run Lola Run
Why does this remind me of Run Lola Run
fineoakstructure
+0 -0
"A new sport-philosophy where the urban landscape is treated as an obstacle course."
Huh. That doesn't sound so new; it just sounds like skateboarding (just without the board).
"A new sport-philosophy where the urban landscape is treated as an obstacle course."
Huh. That doesn't sound so new; it just sounds like skateboarding (just without the board).
icecube
+0 -0
Exactly man, exactly. The only difference with doing parkour is you are probably 30 and have a ponytail
Exactly man, exactly. The only difference with doing parkour is you are probably 30 and have a ponytail
cpnglxynchos
+0 -0
one of my friends a year or two younger than me picked up freerunning. it's pretty cool. i wish i was a bit lighter and more fit so i could do it.
one of my friends a year or two younger than me picked up freerunning. it's pretty cool. i wish i was a bit lighter and more fit so i could do it.
icecube
+0 -0
"My OLD MAN does parkour, you son of a bitch" (etc)
Seriously though Cpnglxynchos if you wish you could do it you pretty much just could. Free Running's strength is accessibility and immediacy - simply find a wall and try to scramble up it, then jump down again into a shock absorbing commando roll. Instant rush, free to try, not much fitness required.
Assuming one is prepared to put aside the obvious risk of injury/death, it is left with two main weaknesses:
1. Delusions of higher purpose. These people have conceived of themselves as the Good Guys, and they have all these pseduo-philosophical justifications for why what they do is important . Isn't it enough that it just looks cool?
2. The bizarre public spectacle it makes of people. With no skateboard or other accessory to explain their behaviour they make easy targets for ridicule.
Other than that though, it really does look cool and I wish the whole scene good luck
"My OLD MAN does parkour, you son of a bitch" (etc)
Seriously though Cpnglxynchos if you wish you could do it you pretty much just could. Free Running's strength is accessibility and immediacy - simply find a wall and try to scramble up it, then jump down again into a shock absorbing commando roll. Instant rush, free to try, not much fitness required.
Assuming one is prepared to put aside the obvious risk of injury/death, it is left with two main weaknesses:
1. Delusions of higher purpose. These people have conceived of themselves as the Good Guys, and they have all these pseduo-philosophical justifications for why what they do is important . Isn't it enough that it just looks cool?
2. The bizarre public spectacle it makes of people. With no skateboard or other accessory to explain their behaviour they make easy targets for ridicule.
Other than that though, it really does look cool and I wish the whole scene good luck
fineoakstructure
+0 -0
How things have changed in 20 years. It used to be that having a skateboard might make you an easy target for ridicule.
How things have changed in 20 years. It used to be that having a skateboard might make you an easy target for ridicule.
splendorr
+0 -0
No, I saw a couple of kids on skateboards outside a diner a few day ago, and everyone inside attributed ridicule to them. Perhaps undeserved, but their stupid hats and blankly mischievious expressions didn't help their case.
Stick a Chupa Chup in it why don't you, you roller derby abandonment babies,
Said everyone in the diner.
No, I saw a couple of kids on skateboards outside a diner a few day ago, and everyone inside attributed ridicule to them. Perhaps undeserved, but their stupid hats and blankly mischievious expressions didn't help their case.
Stick a Chupa Chup in it why don't you, you roller derby abandonment babies,
Said everyone in the diner.
dasilodavi
+0 -0
I like when I go through the archives again and see an old strip that has new meaning in the contemporary scene. At this point, Parkour has become a household word thanks to Mirror's edge. This scene would've been nice to have in the game. Then again, ANYTHING would have been nice to add to that 6 hour tech demo.
I like when I go through the archives again and see an old strip that has new meaning in the contemporary scene. At this point, Parkour has become a household word thanks to Mirror's edge. This scene would've been nice to have in the game. Then again, ANYTHING would have been nice to add to that 6 hour tech demo.
carlyle
+0 -0
Teodor, this isn't the surburbs.
This is an unnamed beach.
Teodor, this isn't the surburbs.
This is an unnamed beach.
genequagmire
+1 -0
Ah, the twist car jump to groundie. Very rarely seen accomplished.
Ah, the twist car jump to groundie. Very rarely seen accomplished.
lolsworth
+0 -0
Ray's just taking "what in the hell" for a walk here.
Ray's just taking "what in the hell" for a walk here.
fedallah
+0 -0
I'm surprised no one mentioned [url="https://achewood.com/index.php?date=02042004"]this strip[/url].
...the most experimental moves, the rawest beats...
I'm surprised no one mentioned [url="https://achewood.com/index.php?date=02042004"]this strip[/url].
...the most experimental moves, the rawest beats...
fedallah
+0 -0
URL fail.
URL fail.
Epic Ray Maneuver! Too bad about the sound equipment though. . .
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Wouldn't the internet, in this analogy, be a baby's ass?
It can produce nothing more substantial than a thin, coffee-like substance at this point, so the experience should not be too degrading for all of us.
Wicked mad reference chubbies
I cannot stop chubbying this trifecta.
Assetbar give me more chubbies to give to this trifecta.
I'm not going to officially chubby this. Let it stand at 100 forever.
That, and my fuckin' OCD again.
I'm a big fan of 101, so, sorry. Didn't mean to chubby you, either.
I like 101 because it reminds me of Taipei 101, and then I can stretch the metaphor to imagine my post as a giant with an enormous ballsack and fireworks coming outta his face.
Well, thanks for nothing, here's your chubby back.
No, no, I insist. You keep it.
I think the baby's ass is us. So the diaper (the internet) gives us (the ass), 4chan (RASH).
TRY A SUMMERSAULT!
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cock to a stranger
Ray was stoned when he said that. Clearly out of his mind.