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The Party: Day I Tuesday, March 12, 2002 • read strip Viewing 53 comments:

The first story arc begins, an era ends.

One of my favorite alt texts-

"He can't feel his sack just because he waited a little while?"

I like when he questions his own strips.

Agreed. "The Party" really is the start of the modern Achewood, as we know and enjoy today.

Nah, I'd call the Thong Retrieval a full-fledged arc. Well, maybe not entirely, but the era of unconsequential nonsensical insights and disjointed characterisation certainly ended with its beginning.

Your deep insight has earned you a chubby.

I also thought the French Fry was at least an arc.

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I want to know the five jokes Philippe learned.

ray's thong should be the first one, haha

Todd even washed his butt

and Lyle probably even man-douched...

Whenever I try to turn someone on to Achewood I start them out on this one.

I've had very little luck getting my friends into Achewood, despite my own obsession. Apparently my friends suck.

You only need one or two friends who like achewood.

You need at least one friend to say 'I don't know why you're laughing mucus from your nose. It's not funny; just silly.'

Spouses don't count.

This is when I thought Roast Beef might still be a kangaroo.

Ray looks totally pimped!

Damn man. He can't even feel his sack. Maybe that's from all the drinking.

He can't feel his sack because he's at a party and needs to be on his best behaviour. Sack feeling is Bad Manners.

WHY ARE YOU WHISPERING


untouchable.

Lyle wants a huge amount to drink. As if everyone didn't know already.

"He can't feel his sack because he waited a little while?"

Only the finest liquors come in bottles with handles!

plastic bottles with that grip-bump on the bottom.

MMM Vladimir

I wouldn't want people to tell me their current sack status

I think Lyle's going commando and his sack is being numbed by the cold.

I love everyone's dress duds...

cornelius has a suit with ascot and pocket square, lyle has a (presumably) denim shirt with no sleeves, ray has a fur coat minus a shirt, pat has a vest (?), vlad has some odd black cap, and beef has such as a simple t-shirt.

That's Lie Bot, Vlad has not even appeared yet!

Please don't forget Philippe's tie. Please don't do that.

Lyle's shirt wins, hands down.

And it's just so suited to drinking from bottles with handles.

"I want a huge amount to drink" sometimes i think i'm a cross between lyle and ray

in reality you're more of a nolan/pat

[high5]wicked burn!

Why is Blister perpetually posed such as one who has been crucified?

This arc is where the characters really start to shine. After this I knew I was hooked on Achewood.

my first strip!

So, did you just hit random strip, or did you choose this one from the archives because it looked good?

Beef used to be a big time smoker.

So did I.

I miss those days.

The arrival of Ray's nipples.

Jesus, Pat.
What happened to you?

Philippe officially knows more jokes than I.

Teodore brings the class

Taps knife on glass

It is midnight on the 10th/11th of August, and I would just like everybody to know that I have finished reading the Achewood archives. I began here, and I have looped around from the beginning. It has been a wild ride, and I am thankful to all. Good cheers.

hahaha Jesus at first I thought you meant you were tapping like a hunting knife on someone's window, as though lightly threatening murder.

I think that says a lot more about you than it does about melloclello's comment.

Every time I read this arc, I get the song "Garden Party" stuck in my head. Please, please somebody ask me why someday.

...why?

...why?

"I learned five jokes!" made it

why haven't we become friends here yet. what. the. crap. these are the thoughts that carry me through the darkest nights.

I like to think that Teodor kicked Mr. Bear and Lyle and Philippe out before inviting everyone in. They were all helping setting up and he is just like, ah! Fifteen 'til! Out out out.