If you appreciate Achewood, please support Chris Onstad (shop; gallery art.)
Arthur from Support Group Wednesday, November 5, 2003 • read strip Viewing 57 comments:

Arthur's horrified expression in panel five is priceless

That quivering lip really makes it.

Ooh, Pat did not just say that Ray has an apple for a brain - that is a most terrible insult that I shall have to use more often now.

an apple for a brain wouldn't be too shabby for a house cat

"Apple for a brain, motherfucker." does have a delightful rhythm.

I got a trunk full of amps motherfucker

A trunk full of amps mother.... FUCKER

It's almost Iambic pentameter. Almost

My good man, I'm not sure if you actually know what iambic pentameter is.

it's actually almost trochaic pentameter. Almost

Not that far from ironic pentameter.

Why shouldn't we go to sandy beaches?

They have sharks of intense anger.

They are a place of the fat and underclothed.

Because Pat is a dick.
To most people, a sandy beach is nice, but Pat can only see the flaws.

I thought it meant like, even though being angry is fun (like going to the beach), we shouldn't do it. Yours makes more sense though.

I thought as you do. Basically saying that anger is the easy way out, the most natural response, but that to resist it is noble.

So no more sand castles for you.

All sand getting in your underpants. All seagulls getting ready to poop on ya.

Pat didn't shop around before buying a cell phone, and now he is locked into a contract and terrified of high bills.

More likely Pat did indeed spend a great deal of time deliberating over which phone/contract to go for, and opted for the one which would allow him to spend more time complaining and insulting those who call him.

There is no way that this is not true.

I love Arthur.

Arthur would be my favorite character if he showed up more than a few times.

I love Arthur 2

[IMGS OFF]

OH GOD DAMMIT

[IMGS OFF]

does Pat have a late sixties mustang (that kinda looks like the horse logo on the grill)? are you even allowed to be an asshole if you own a car like that?

That's MY car. He stole it.


Asshole.

Even worse, it's a Mustang 2. You pretty much have to be an asshole to drive one of those on purpose.

I'd rather push a chevy than drive a ford. And my NAME is ford.

Ford... Fairlaine?

[IMGS OFF]

Yeah, produced in the late 70's. Some of them even had 4 cylinder engines. A major asshole-mobile.

It's not like the Foxbody Mustangs didn't offer fourbangers...

Yeah, but that was to bring the over-all fuel economy up. The Mustang 2's did it just to be an asshole.

Does anyone else goggle at Chris' choice of cars? They're *total* retro-rides, lovingly-rendered: Volvo 240GL of Despair, Subaru Brats (in Hell!), Mustang II, Galaxie, 60's Mini Cooper, Todd's van (orally bought), etc. I'm holding out for these dorky oddballs: Aztek, Justy 4x4, Gremlin, Bugeye Sprite or Honda Z600.

I've started using 'apple for a brain'. It's great, becasue it's a higly effective insult that can be used in any environment. 'Motherfucker' is an optional addition.

Anything involving Pat's cellphone is like getting an invitation for a beach party.

On the Sandy Beach of Anger.

That sounds like a flick that Pat would rent.

Directed by Rod Huggins.

Starring Jeffrey Morgan-Taylor as "Sandy"

A comment left by timasi was marked lame too many times and excluded. (marked lame by Zem, cailetshadow, mrblank91)

arthur needs to be around more often. hes amazing....

and i'd like to see mister gary

A comment left by dasilodavi was marked lame too many times and excluded. (marked lame by johnnybaverage, rowboat, thesyndicate88, Darthemed)

Someone's been sitting on the beach without any trousers on.

Chubby for avatar/comment synergy.

I just fucking love that Pat never considers the fact that it might actually be an emergency.

To be fair, it is Ray calling him.

all achewood characters have awesome cars

Pat is an Asshole.

pat is a dick

and an asshole

hm...

he can just go fuck himself

Saturnbeads with the bump,
Luckypyjamas sets it up...
and The_Doz with the HUGE spike!
BOOM goes the dynamite!

The alt text says "Mister Gary runs the Anger Management Support Group"... but Mister Gary isn't even mentioned in this strip!

The best part of this strip is the subtlety of Pat keeping himself on the far left edge of the driver's seat.

But what kind of apple? Because if Pat is implying that Ray runs on RISC, he might not be too far off. High performance, only a few instructions- mostly having to do with gettin' mad rutty.

This is my reaction whenever anybody texts me. I have a horrible plan from Cingular (now owned by AT&T).

you, pat, and i are in a club. It is not the fun kind.

Panel 4 made me snort out loud. 5/5