jhunt
+11 -1
Man, if you are watching Suirvivor without drinking, you are making a serious error in judgement.
Man, if you are watching Suirvivor without drinking, you are making a serious error in judgement.
mustakrakesh
+0 -0
I'm just wondering whe Ray is going to get dressed. When was the thong introduced?
I'm just wondering whe Ray is going to get dressed. When was the thong introduced?
retinarow
+0 -0
Turns out it's the next strip.
Turns out it's the next strip.
arcibi
+2 -0
How the dudes have changed since this strip
How the dudes have changed since this strip
nexus
+0 -0
Yeah, Roast Beef sounds as edgy as Lyle or Ray
Yeah, Roast Beef sounds as edgy as Lyle or Ray
gompo
+0 -0
His facial expressions are kind of sad and discongruous with what he's saying, though.
His facial expressions are kind of sad and discongruous with what he's saying, though.
saint
+3 -0
It feels so weird to see Beef using actual punctuation.
Strange and distantly familiar, a visit to past times.
It feels so weird to see Beef using actual punctuation.
Strange and distantly familiar, a visit to past times.
fuckyoufriday
+1 -0
I thought dogs couldn't talk! I guess they could still lose at poker, though.
I thought dogs couldn't talk! I guess they could still lose at poker, though.
honesttom
+11 -0
I saw a painting like that once.
I saw a painting like that once.
bourbonsamurai
+5 -1
Dogs can definitely talk. Remember Scrambles? He was lost.
Dogs can definitely talk. Remember Scrambles? He was lost.
delzhand
+6 -0
Beef with punctuation? Weeeeeeeird.
Beef with punctuation? Weeeeeeeird.
zefiel
+22 -0
OH GOD MAN THAT IS SO WAAAACKYYYYY
OH GOD MAN THAT IS SO WAAAACKYYYYY
djwhiterabbit
+2 -0
also Beef speaking in a same-sized font as everyone else.
also Beef speaking in a same-sized font as everyone else.
spectre
+0 -2
And he SMOKES!
And he SMOKES!
vice
+2 -1
The question mark leads the current
to
the
bomb
OHHHHHHH SHIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIT!
The question mark leads the current
to
the
bomb
OHHHHHHH SHIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIT!
tombsgrave
+0 -0
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rowboat
+8 -1
Onstad can teach us all something about perseverance. If I had come in on either of the last two strips, or even if I'd started at the beginning and worked my way up to this point, I wouldn't have given a damn about those cats and may not have even kept reading (there is a dip in quality to start 2002). There's a palpable sense of Onstad pondering dropping the whole thing and getting a real job around this time. I now have double appreciation for the magic trick that he pulled to eventually right the ship and turn it into gold. Onstad can teach us all something about perseverance.
Onstad can teach us all something about perseverance. If I had come in on either of the last two strips, or even if I'd started at the beginning and worked my way up to this point, I wouldn't have given a damn about those cats and may not have even kept reading (there is a dip in quality to start 2002). There's a palpable sense of Onstad pondering dropping the whole thing and getting a real job around this time. I now have double appreciation for the magic trick that he pulled to eventually right the ship and turn it into gold. Onstad can teach us all something about perseverance.
sidecar
+8 -0
Perfect introductory and concluding sentences.
Perfect introductory and concluding sentences.
expellens
+1 -0
Rowboat; After having read the strip for a few months now, I finally came to appreciate Onstad's genius for character development. The Great Outdoor Fight arc hooked me once Ray's mom came to visit and Beef immediately went into polite 8 year old mode. I took the plunge and started reading the strips in chronological order (and created my profile t' boot). I give you double appreciation mad chubbies for stating my growing unease so eloquently.
Rowboat; After having read the strip for a few months now, I finally came to appreciate Onstad's genius for character development. The Great Outdoor Fight arc hooked me once Ray's mom came to visit and Beef immediately went into polite 8 year old mode. I took the plunge and started reading the strips in chronological order (and created my profile t' boot). I give you double appreciation mad chubbies for stating my growing unease so eloquently.
spectre
+1 -0
First mention of Ray's name.
First mention of Ray's name.
professorhazard
+0 -0
Also the first appearance of Ray's medallion. The thong, however, is still MIA.
Also the first appearance of Ray's medallion. The thong, however, is still MIA.
recognizer
+0 -0
The Dog. Yet another in Achewood's legacy of Characters Whom We Never See.
The Dog. Yet another in Achewood's legacy of Characters Whom We Never See.
saint
+0 -0
you know, it's a good setup, but Achewood has come a long way since these strips.
you know, it's a good setup, but Achewood has come a long way since these strips.
drgetz
+0 -0
Indeed it has come a long way. I love seeing comic characters develop.
Indeed it has come a long way. I love seeing comic characters develop.
confusion
+0 -0
Are we talking about Wendy's founder Dave Thomas here?
Are we talking about Wendy's founder Dave Thomas here?
hamscout
+0 -0
I believe the alt text is referring to that Dave Thomas, but died on 1/8/02, which might explain Onstad's blown concentration during this disaster...
...all thinking about square burgers and Frostys..
...Dave Thomas' body iced on display in a modified "Super Bar"...
I believe the alt text is referring to that Dave Thomas, but died on 1/8/02, which might explain Onstad's blown concentration during this disaster...
...all thinking about square burgers and Frostys..
...Dave Thomas' body iced on display in a modified "Super Bar"...
girlandagun
+0 -0
Quite understandably. I get the feeling Roast Beef spent a good portion of his childhood scrounging in the dumpster for leftover frosty.
Quite understandably. I get the feeling Roast Beef spent a good portion of his childhood scrounging in the dumpster for leftover frosty.
trevor328
+0 -0
When I first read this strip I thought that Dave Thomas--the singer from Pere Ubu--had died. I almost cried.
When I first read this strip I thought that Dave Thomas--the singer from Pere Ubu--had died. I almost cried.
chachibenji
+0 -0
Ugh Beef with full punctuation and even emitting a haughty "hah!"
Sad face.
Ugh Beef with full punctuation and even emitting a haughty "hah!"
Sad face.
zapatos
+0 -0
Everyone is freaking out about RB here, I'm guessing cigarettes just helped his depression... for a time.
Everyone is freaking out about RB here, I'm guessing cigarettes just helped his depression... for a time.
philipmarschall
+0 -0
hahaahahahhaahahahaahahahahahahahaha
hahaahahahhaahahahaahahahahahahahaha
puguglypress
+0 -0
Lyle is drawn big because he is the focus of the strip, much like classical Japanese paintings where drowning sailors in the background were painted larger than safe observers in the foreground.
also LOL on Beef saying "retarded"
Lyle is drawn big because he is the focus of the strip, much like classical Japanese paintings where drowning sailors in the background were painted larger than safe observers in the foreground.
also LOL on Beef saying "retarded"
puguglypress
+0 -0
also "OF course" is maybe the first use of good dialogue in the strip's history
also "OF course" is maybe the first use of good dialogue in the strip's history
possums
+0 -0
What is even the point of this strip? This is almost as bad as the AIDS comic.
What is even the point of this strip? This is almost as bad as the AIDS comic.
vermy
+0 -0
It's not a bad strip. It just feels grossly wrong in light of future additions to canon. We're glancing into a weird, awkward parallel universe where Beef seems to have no special lingo or psychological problems and dogs have the same social standing as cats. Heck, in this world, Roast Beef and Ray might even be owned by humans. But we will never know, sadly. This is a continuity that opened and closed in a single strip, a kind of cosmic burp.
It's not a bad strip. It just feels grossly wrong in light of future additions to canon. We're glancing into a weird, awkward parallel universe where Beef seems to have no special lingo or psychological problems and dogs have the same social standing as cats. Heck, in this world, Roast Beef and Ray might even be owned by humans. But we will never know, sadly. This is a continuity that opened and closed in a single strip, a kind of cosmic burp.
Remember when Lyle was two Lyles big?
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I also had not noticed this. Nice.
Lyle has many properties. Because his cells are permanently saturated with alcohol, to which he has a powerful psychic bond, he can alter his size at will by expelling or imbibing liquors.
Like midi-chlorians but with less of that VZZZOOM WOOOHM, y'know?
You win the No-Prize!
Your thoughts on Lyle size should be published in a journal of moderate importance!
yelled Batman.
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Finally made an account just to give this its 100th chubby.
Remember when lyle's moustache was a batman boomarang?
Or, if you will, a "Bat-a-rang".
You have upstaged the guy with the Dr. Who avatar in nerdiness.