deimosrising
+11 -0
RB is pretty jealous here I think. Remember that his first kiss was Ray, and he was waking up from a coma.
RB is pretty jealous here I think. Remember that his first kiss was Ray, and he was waking up from a coma.
red_rooster
+0 -0
i hate those mix tapes. i probably kept them all tho.
i hate those mix tapes. i probably kept them all tho.
catachresis
+5 -1
The Strip That Launched A Facebook Group
(I am sorry for being on facebook)
The Strip That Launched A Facebook Group
(I am sorry for being on facebook)
cdl146
+19 -0
Not sorry enough, apparently.
Not sorry enough, apparently.
scramblesthedog
+1 -0
The idea that Alanis Morrisette was popular when they were in high school really throws off my sense of time. I had always imagined the cats as being older than that. Maybe I'm just projecting?
The idea that Alanis Morrisette was popular when they were in high school really throws off my sense of time. I had always imagined the cats as being older than that. Maybe I'm just projecting?
relaxing
+47 -0
Jagged Little Pill came out June 13, 1995. If you'd like them to be old, let's say they turned 18 and graduated school in 1996. That would make them 26 in this strip. Seems about right for the lifestyle they live.
The obsessive fan is analyzing the age of the cartoon cat.
Jagged Little Pill came out June 13, 1995. If you'd like them to be old, let's say they turned 18 and graduated school in 1996. That would make them 26 in this strip. Seems about right for the lifestyle they live.
The obsessive fan is analyzing the age of the cartoon cat.
dzieger
+1 -0
Hmm. I imagine them being much older than that, but that may just be an effect of _being_ much older than that. I graduated in 1985 (which clearly puts me way outside the dominant demographic of this strip's audience), and I tend to think of the characters as being approximately my age.
Also, I associate Ray's hipster speech patterns with guys more of my parents generation, or even older.
Then again, my only frames of reference are habits of my own contemporaries, and my kids' pre-school friends. For all I know, you born-in-the-80s types may be all about the Bukowski and beat poetry and the like.
Hmm. I imagine them being much older than that, but that may just be an effect of _being_ much older than that. I graduated in 1985 (which clearly puts me way outside the dominant demographic of this strip's audience), and I tend to think of the characters as being approximately my age.
Also, I associate Ray's hipster speech patterns with guys more of my parents generation, or even older.
Then again, my only frames of reference are habits of my own contemporaries, and my kids' pre-school friends. For all I know, you born-in-the-80s types may be all about the Bukowski and beat poetry and the like.
relaxing
+1 -0
Beat poetry and Bukowski are timeless. I imagine fans of either would tend to gravitate here.
Beat poetry and Bukowski are timeless. I imagine fans of either would tend to gravitate here.
saru
+3 -0
I too have typically imagined them more in the 30s age range.
I suppose Onstad must mentally identify with them, putting them more in his own age bracket.
26? Jesus. I'm nearly that old. That doesn't seem old. That seems like a slightly more mature teenager.
Maybe the cats have just done a lot of living. They are from Circumstances.
I too have typically imagined them more in the 30s age range.
I suppose Onstad must mentally identify with them, putting them more in his own age bracket.
26? Jesus. I'm nearly that old. That doesn't seem old. That seems like a slightly more mature teenager.
Maybe the cats have just done a lot of living. They are from Circumstances.
spinynorman
+0 -0
I've always assumed they were all about 33 or 34. Just from how they act.
I've always assumed they were all about 33 or 34. Just from how they act.
poodlelucy
+0 -0
i always thought of them as close in age to me [which would put them in the mid-30's range].
i always thought of them as close in age to me [which would put them in the mid-30's range].
homepie
+6 -0
You forget that they're cats . If they were 26 that would make them about 180 years old in cat time.
You forget that they're cats . If they were 26 that would make them about 180 years old in cat time.
canusdivinus
+0 -0
And God bless you for that.
And God bless you for that.
fuzzyshoo
+1 -0
I always kind of wondered.. in the strip where Beef watches Sixteen Candles and Ray tells his mom about it.. when could that have taken place? I mean was Molly Ringwald relevent enough in 1995 that Sandra would know who she is?
Then again, Sandra does have an exceedingly large hatred for Grace Jones, so she might.
I always kind of wondered.. in the strip where Beef watches Sixteen Candles and Ray tells his mom about it.. when could that have taken place? I mean was Molly Ringwald relevent enough in 1995 that Sandra would know who she is?
Then again, Sandra does have an exceedingly large hatred for Grace Jones, so she might.
relaxing
+0 -0
I assumed they were much younger in that strip. Kids grow out of tattling in elementary school.
Sixteen Candles came out in 1984, or when they might have been in first grade.
I assumed they were much younger in that strip. Kids grow out of tattling in elementary school.
Sixteen Candles came out in 1984, or when they might have been in first grade.
dueledge
+0 -0
Yeah I have always thought of them as older than that. And can't be projecting because I'm not that old.
Yeah I have always thought of them as older than that. And can't be projecting because I'm not that old.
nessotron
+0 -0
A comment left by nessotron was marked lame too many times and excluded. (marked lame by featurelessvoid, dayvancowboy, riotdejaneiro, glorify, nutmeg, stormagnet, brianstanwyck)
A comment left by nessotron was marked lame too many times and excluded. (marked lame by featurelessvoid, dayvancowboy, riotdejaneiro, glorify, nutmeg, stormagnet, brianstanwyck)
nathanielperson
+2 -0
'Course it's real. Why can't a^2 = b - 1?
'Course it's real. Why can't a^2 = b - 1?
littlefatdog
+0 -0
weird, strange comment
weird, strange comment
killerlimpet
+34 -1
It is a real equation in the sense that it states that two objects, "a^2" and "b-1," are the same thing, and does so in a manner that is "well formed" (ie, x = y 1 is well formed, but as we interpret the symbols, x=1y is not.)
Now, its meaning is another question- a statement the two objects are equal is not particularly powerful unless there are interpretations for those objects ([url="https://achewood.com/index.php?date=05042005]Ray's channelling of Einstein[/url] is an example of a equation which is valid (well, letting him slide on the sigma notation) but which doesn't have much meaning.)
So yes, it is a real equation in that it asserts equality between two well defined objects, but no, it is not a "real equation" in that it has a well established meaning, the way that E=mc^2 or a^2 b^2 = c^2 does.
It is a real equation in the sense that it states that two objects, "a^2" and "b-1," are the same thing, and does so in a manner that is "well formed" (ie, x = y 1 is well formed, but as we interpret the symbols, x=1y is not.)
Now, its meaning is another question- a statement the two objects are equal is not particularly powerful unless there are interpretations for those objects ([url="https://achewood.com/index.php?date=05042005]Ray's channelling of Einstein[/url] is an example of a equation which is valid (well, letting him slide on the sigma notation) but which doesn't have much meaning.)
So yes, it is a real equation in that it asserts equality between two well defined objects, but no, it is not a "real equation" in that it has a well established meaning, the way that E=mc^2 or a^2 b^2 = c^2 does.
killerlimpet
+12 -0
You know what? FUCK BBCode.
You know what? FUCK BBCode.
nessotron
+1 -0
Dang man, I did a math minor and this what I was thinking. But for the effort you went to write it all out, well there just ain't enough chubbies in the world for that. Chocolate love.
Dang man, I did a math minor and this what I was thinking. But for the effort you went to write it all out, well there just ain't enough chubbies in the world for that. Chocolate love.
thatcrazycommie
+7 -0
Oh my god, that makes it even funnier! I always assumed it was a sort of "established mathematical formula" of the week club, but Beef literally just picked an equation that he liked every week. That is insanely awesome.
Oh my god, that makes it even funnier! I always assumed it was a sort of "established mathematical formula" of the week club, but Beef literally just picked an equation that he liked every week. That is insanely awesome.
killerlimpet
+0 -0
I can't for the life of me remember why I thought x = 1y was not syntactically valid. shit.
I can't for the life of me remember why I thought x = 1y was not syntactically valid. shit.
killerlimpet
+0 -0
ah... it was eating my plus signs!
ah... it was eating my plus signs!
zem
+1 -0
i wonder if you could emulate them like -|-
i wonder if you could emulate them like -|-
zem
+13 -0
this is a hella ugly plus sign but it gets the job done
this is a hella ugly plus sign but it gets the job done
higuma
+2 -0
a = 2
b = 5
a = 2
b = 5
invidious
+0 -0
a=3 b=10
a=4 b=17
a=5 b=26
etc.
a=3 b=10
a=4 b=17
a=5 b=26
etc.
gompo
+0 -0
To be cool versus not being cool. The debate will never cease, it stems from a basic difference in outlooks on life.
To be cool versus not being cool. The debate will never cease, it stems from a basic difference in outlooks on life.
gormster
+1 -0
It is Roast Beef's birthday today.
It is Roast Beef's birthday today.
achilleselbow
+1 -0
I've been thinking this for a while, but this strip really cemented it for me: why the hell is Beef even friends with Ray? I mean seriously, we've all known people like him in real life, and if you think about it, the guy's a dick. He's part wigger/part guido/part brah, he never admits a mistake, he covers up his insecurities with ridiculous amounts of bragging, he has zero intellectual curiosity, and he's just hella inconsiderate and rude. I mean yea, it's funny for us to watch his antics, but I'm just saying that if I were RB (which is not too much of a stretch), I'd have ditched him a long time ago.
I've been thinking this for a while, but this strip really cemented it for me: why the hell is Beef even friends with Ray? I mean seriously, we've all known people like him in real life, and if you think about it, the guy's a dick. He's part wigger/part guido/part brah, he never admits a mistake, he covers up his insecurities with ridiculous amounts of bragging, he has zero intellectual curiosity, and he's just hella inconsiderate and rude. I mean yea, it's funny for us to watch his antics, but I'm just saying that if I were RB (which is not too much of a stretch), I'd have ditched him a long time ago.
mattylite
+1 -0
I don't know, man, the older you get the more you notice that actually all your friends are assholes, and you're an asshole too. I...am...an Asshole. Go on, say it. Asshole.
I don't know, man, the older you get the more you notice that actually all your friends are assholes, and you're an asshole too. I...am...an Asshole. Go on, say it. Asshole.
kelsotimebomb
+0 -0
Yeah. I mean, I'm not that old, but I already know that all my friends are assholes.
It's just kind of a Thing, I guess.
Yeah. I mean, I'm not that old, but I already know that all my friends are assholes.
It's just kind of a Thing, I guess.
mattylite
+0 -0
Asshole.
Asshole.
kelsotimebomb
+0 -0
Asshole.
Hey let's be friends!
Asshole.
Hey let's be friends!
spinynorman
+6 -0
How many assholes do we have on this ship, anyway?
I KNEW IT I'M SURROUNDED BY ASSHOLES
How many assholes do we have on this ship, anyway?
I KNEW IT I'M SURROUNDED BY ASSHOLES
kelsotimebomb
+0 -0
Oh my god I know I have heard that but I can't for the life of me remember what it's from.
Oh my god I know I have heard that but I can't for the life of me remember what it's from.
spinynorman
+1 -0
https://imdb.com/title/tt0094012/
There ya go.
https://imdb.com/title/tt0094012/
There ya go.
kelsotimebomb
+0 -0
OKAY.
I probably couldn't remember because I haven't watched that movie since 2003.
OKAY.
I probably couldn't remember because I haven't watched that movie since 2003.
karljw
+0 -0
Six assholes.
Six assholes.
laserblade
+1 -0
There's too many strips to count attesting to his basic decency, to his willingness to go to any length to help a friend or even a complete stranger. That decency is the only thing he and Beef have in common, but it's enough.
There's too many strips to count attesting to his basic decency, to his willingness to go to any length to help a friend or even a complete stranger. That decency is the only thing he and Beef have in common, but it's enough.
brokeaccount
+0 -0
This always reminds me of Harry Hill's "TV highlight of the week" and as such when I read it I sing it as such... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EixXIuwVn7g
You are the equation of the weeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeek
This always reminds me of Harry Hill's "TV highlight of the week" and as such when I read it I sing it as such... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EixXIuwVn7g
You are the equation of the weeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeek
doctorbeene
+0 -0
Beef generally remembers his past on birthdays.
Beef generally remembers his past on birthdays.
greenkoolayd
+0 -0
what is 'dunk oil'?
what is 'dunk oil'?
puguglypress
+1 -0
why don't you ask your mom, i showed her last night
why don't you ask your mom, i showed her last night
greenkoolayd
+0 -0
youre not tired of that, yet?
youre not tired of that, yet?
puguglypress
+1 -0
your mom sure isn't! Okay, I'm done.
your mom sure isn't! Okay, I'm done.
andrewthepig
+0 -0
Now I've got Alanis Morissette stuck in my head.
Off to kill myself.
Now I've got Alanis Morissette stuck in my head.
Off to kill myself.
invidious
+0 -0
The Wilford Brimley picture makes your comment that much more satisfying.
The Wilford Brimley picture makes your comment that much more satisfying.
lolsworth
+0 -0
Proper deployment of the dramatic pause is an important skill too, Ray
Proper deployment of the dramatic pause is an important skill too, Ray
i own this on a shirt! people usually ask me what it means, and i don't usually know what to tell them. but once a kid drew a parabola for me.
I'd like to know why the "dunk oil" t-shirt was never made.
Just a shirt that says DUNK OIL across the front in big block letters.
I'd buy 8
Man I want one of those shirts.