professorriffs
+6 -0
The footage of Ray making the muffins dance is a good thing to have.
The footage of Ray making the muffins dance is a good thing to have.
joebot
+4 -0
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xoKbDNY0Zwg
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xoKbDNY0Zwg
fmercury
+3 -1
I'm sure he was a great guy, but the poor bastard looks like Freddie Mercury and Hitler had a baby.
I'm sure he was a great guy, but the poor bastard looks like Freddie Mercury and Hitler had a baby.
tekende
+7 -0
The love that society and time would not allow.
The love that society and time would not allow.
kyrasmash
+9 -0
Freddie all tender, holding Hitler after a long hard Night of Long Knives. Hitler making cookies for Freddie's Farsi friends and neighbors. Just domestic as hell.
Freddie all tender, holding Hitler after a long hard Night of Long Knives. Hitler making cookies for Freddie's Farsi friends and neighbors. Just domestic as hell.
thesoulbear
+7 -1
I was killed in Kristallnacht. Not cool, not funny, not a good comment.
I was killed in Kristallnacht. Not cool, not funny, not a good comment.
snatch22
+2 -0
I actually saw the movie that panel was based on. It was the best part of that movie, and damn near the best here.
I actually saw the movie that panel was based on. It was the best part of that movie, and damn near the best here.
layzerblade
+0 -0
There's no "actually" about it. Anyone who hasn't seen The Gold Rush has had a deficient education.
There's no "actually" about it. Anyone who hasn't seen The Gold Rush has had a deficient education.
morbo
+0 -0
The saddest thing is when charlie chaplin does a wonderful thing with his dinner rolls, but it was all a dream and he's actually by himself in alaska on new year's eve and the woman he loves has stood him up.
that movie was so heartbreaking, i don't care what happens in the last five minutes.
The saddest thing is when charlie chaplin does a wonderful thing with his dinner rolls, but it was all a dream and he's actually by himself in alaska on new year's eve and the woman he loves has stood him up.
that movie was so heartbreaking, i don't care what happens in the last five minutes.
senseihollywood
+3 -0
Charlie Chaplin in "The Tramp", no?
Charlie Chaplin in "The Tramp", no?
snatch22
+9 -0
Very good, yeah. Well, actually, the movie is called "The Gold Rush", but he plays the tramp in it.
Very good, yeah. Well, actually, the movie is called "The Gold Rush", but he plays the tramp in it.
senseihollywood
+2 -2
ah...well that sounds right...I award u a chubby for your efforts...btw this is one of the best tricks for entertaining bored children at wedding receptions, wakes, etc...
ah...well that sounds right...I award u a chubby for your efforts...btw this is one of the best tricks for entertaining bored children at wedding receptions, wakes, etc...
joeyramoney
+7 -0
almost. you almost got it right.
almost. you almost got it right.
ferdinand
+4 -2
johnny depp does it in "benny and Joon," too.
johnny depp does it in "benny and Joon," too.
choosebro
+9 -0
As long as we are mentioning things that happened, Grandpa also did it in The Simpsons.
As long as we are mentioning things that happened, Grandpa also did it in The Simpsons.
vandenbos
+4 -0
Yeah, and he got mad shut-down for it, too.
Yeah, and he got mad shut-down for it, too.
tim_simmons
+11 -0
also happens in black books and bernard shuts down manny well harsh
also happens in black books and bernard shuts down manny well harsh
madnes
+31 -0
Also Robert Downey Jr did it in some movie called "Chaplin" but I don't think he was referencing anything, it was just a weird coincidence.
Also Robert Downey Jr did it in some movie called "Chaplin" but I don't think he was referencing anything, it was just a weird coincidence.
tekende
+13 -0
Also a cousin of mine did it one time at dinner, this was like twelve years ago, I wouldn't expect any of you all to know about it
Also a cousin of mine did it one time at dinner, this was like twelve years ago, I wouldn't expect any of you all to know about it
boredom_man
+4 -1
Also when I was in high school at lunch I'd say "Psst... you're eating footwear" to people and even the few who got it didn't care.
Also when I was in high school at lunch I'd say "Psst... you're eating footwear" to people and even the few who got it didn't care.
choosebro
+0 -0
Was this only at lunches that involved Potatoes or Muffins or just with any old type of food?
Was this only at lunches that involved Potatoes or Muffins or just with any old type of food?
boredom_man
+8 -0
Please pick the response that you prefer:
1. No potatoes. "Psst... you're eating footwear," is from a different scene in "The Gold Rush," in which Chaplin eats a shoe.
2. I was unable to distinguish Potatoes and Muffins from Other Foods at my high school luncheons.
Please pick the response that you prefer:
1. No potatoes. "Psst... you're eating footwear," is from a different scene in "The Gold Rush," in which Chaplin eats a shoe.
2. I was unable to distinguish Potatoes and Muffins from Other Foods at my high school luncheons.
selbencoirlo
+1 -0
In a high school cafeteria I'd say the odds are pretty good that you WERE eating footwear, or something that had once been worn on feet, anyway.
In a high school cafeteria I'd say the odds are pretty good that you WERE eating footwear, or something that had once been worn on feet, anyway.
tombsgrave
+2 -0
Old-tymey slang is the best slang of all.
Old-tymey slang is the best slang of all.
epicurus
+11 -0
Little nephew is probably my favourite character that I should probably not like at all. (runner-up: Pat)
I always enjoy the dialogue between Ray and Little Nephew.
Little nephew is probably my favourite character that I should probably not like at all. (runner-up: Pat)
I always enjoy the dialogue between Ray and Little Nephew.
spinynorman
+0 -0
Agreed. This strip is just downright fucking delightful due to this flustered exchange.
Agreed. This strip is just downright fucking delightful due to this flustered exchange.
dougthehead
+5 -0
Man, there are people in the world who think the "dancing rolls" thing originated with Benny & Joon? I just became sad and scared. Know your heritage, people!
Man, there are people in the world who think the "dancing rolls" thing originated with Benny & Joon? I just became sad and scared. Know your heritage, people!
madnes
+9 -1
I heard that Robert Downey Jr improv'ed the dancing rolls on the set of "Chaplin" and it was so funny the producers actually travelled back in time to...well, I've said too much.
I heard that Robert Downey Jr improv'ed the dancing rolls on the set of "Chaplin" and it was so funny the producers actually travelled back in time to...well, I've said too much.
ferdinand
+0 -0
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rowboat
+4 -0
I think he was referring to the alt text. Your combative defensiveness is unbecoming.
I think he was referring to the alt text. Your combative defensiveness is unbecoming.
stuart
+2 -0
Stealth Simpsons references incoming
Stealth Simpsons references incoming
fermatprime
+1 -0
Robert Downey Jr, though, actually believed they were dancing feet .
Robert Downey Jr, though, actually believed they were dancing feet .
chrissketch
+0 -0
Huh, I always figured it was a Buster Keaton thing because of Benny & Joon. I thought it was cool but figured it was a reference to something. Never really thought to research it further.
Huh, I always figured it was a Buster Keaton thing because of Benny & Joon. I thought it was cool but figured it was a reference to something. Never really thought to research it further.
mightymeliel
+0 -0
Benny & Joon not only references Buster Keaton and Charles Chaplin, there are also Harold Lloyd references and even a small nod to Singin' in the rain.
Benny & Joon not only references Buster Keaton and Charles Chaplin, there are also Harold Lloyd references and even a small nod to Singin' in the rain.
belgand
+0 -0
Harold Lloyd shot some mad erotic nude photographs. Even some in 3d. Dude was a straight player.
Harold Lloyd shot some mad erotic nude photographs. Even some in 3d. Dude was a straight player.
xiaomimi
+7 -0
If Buster did that gag the rolls would be streetcars, the forks would be the traffic infrastructure of Los Angeles, and someone would end up breaking a leg.
If Buster did that gag the rolls would be streetcars, the forks would be the traffic infrastructure of Los Angeles, and someone would end up breaking a leg.
fattypneumonia
+0 -0
"Look, I'm Karl Malden.... now I'm Princess Leia - 'Luke! Luke! Use the force!"... I'm on a roll... now, LITERALLY, I'm on a roll..."
"Look, I'm Karl Malden.... now I'm Princess Leia - 'Luke! Luke! Use the force!"... I'm on a roll... now, LITERALLY, I'm on a roll..."
nice-on-water
+0 -0
Actually Chaplin stole that bit from someone else, apparently. Some fat guy in a movie predating Gold Rush by a few years. I SAW IT ON PBS IT MUST BE TRUE
Actually Chaplin stole that bit from someone else, apparently. Some fat guy in a movie predating Gold Rush by a few years. I SAW IT ON PBS IT MUST BE TRUE
shmuckeles
+5 -0
ray gets burned AGAIN. i love it when neph cold dishes it out
ray gets burned AGAIN. i love it when neph cold dishes it out
aaron_haynes
+8 -1
I would probably be just as annoyed as Ray if I talked to a youngster who didn't know what Baba O'Riley was.
Significantly moreso if they said something like "Oh yeah, that song from CSI".
I would probably be just as annoyed as Ray if I talked to a youngster who didn't know what Baba O'Riley was.
Significantly moreso if they said something like "Oh yeah, that song from CSI".
geysershitdick
+2 -0
Especially since the song from CSI is "Won't Get Fooled Again."
Especially since the song from CSI is "Won't Get Fooled Again."
sandswipe
+2 -1
Won't Get Fooled Again is the song from CSI: Miami.
Baba O'Riley is CSI: New York.
Who Are You is CSI: the other one.
They are all exactly the same so I can understand the confusion.
Won't Get Fooled Again is the song from CSI: Miami.
Baba O'Riley is CSI: New York.
Who Are You is CSI: the other one.
They are all exactly the same so I can understand the confusion.
heccibiggs
+3 -0
"The other one" is CSI: Crime Scene Investigation.
Which always struck me as the most stupid, redundant thing in the history of everything.
"The other one" is CSI: Crime Scene Investigation.
Which always struck me as the most stupid, redundant thing in the history of everything.
tekende
+1 -0
Forgetting Sarah Marshall has a running gag involving a primetime TV series called "Crime Scene: Scene of the Crime."
Forgetting Sarah Marshall has a running gag involving a primetime TV series called "Crime Scene: Scene of the Crime."
falseprophet
+2 -0
That movie was pretty hilarious.
Maybe my dick realized that you're the devil!
...or something along those lines.
That movie was pretty hilarious.
Maybe my dick realized that you're the devil!
...or something along those lines.
geysershitdick
+1 -1
are you fucking kidding me
are you fucking kidding me
canusdivinus
+0 -0
CSI loves them some Who.
CSI loves them some Who.
capnroblivious
+0 -0
At a live trivia contest, Baba O'Riley was picked specifically for the dumb shits who were going to write down "Teenage Wasteland." (That was a working title for the song.)
At a live trivia contest, Baba O'Riley was picked specifically for the dumb shits who were going to write down "Teenage Wasteland." (That was a working title for the song.)
nice-on-water
+1 -0
Also title of a rejected song from the Lifehouse project. Hardcore Wholigan and proud.
Also title of a rejected song from the Lifehouse project. Hardcore Wholigan and proud.
littlefatdog
+0 -0
my dad used to say that shit every day as i left for school.. "dont take any wooden nickles"
also lil nef is a baller
my dad used to say that shit every day as i left for school.. "dont take any wooden nickles"
also lil nef is a baller
tetrisattack
+0 -0
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gormster
+1 -0
No, I think he doesn't understand that his friend's name is also the name of a Who song.
No, I think he doesn't understand that his friend's name is also the name of a Who song.
relaxing
+4 -0
I think LN does understand, because he continues tossing out references to things he perceives to be "old fashioned."
And seriously, ain't no parent in this day got no kid named at all Baba O'Reilly.
I think LN does understand, because he continues tossing out references to things he perceives to be "old fashioned."
And seriously, ain't no parent in this day got no kid named at all Baba O'Reilly.
slalvation
+0 -0
No, he doesn't. He was referencing that because of the "Who's on first?" joke, which he thought Ray was doing some nonsensical variation on, because he does not know about The Who.
No, he doesn't. He was referencing that because of the "Who's on first?" joke, which he thought Ray was doing some nonsensical variation on, because he does not know about The Who.
relaxing
+2 -0
The idea of the strip, as I understand it, is that LN is lying about where he will be when he goes out.
Would he really know about Abbott and Costello and Charlie Chaplain, but not The Who?
The idea of the strip, as I understand it, is that LN is lying about where he will be when he goes out.
Would he really know about Abbott and Costello and Charlie Chaplain, but not The Who?
slalvation
+0 -0
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slab64
+0 -0
Wrong.
Wrong.
layzerblade
+0 -0
What is key here is:
LN misunderstanding Ray =/= funny.
LN stone cold playing Ray by being much savvier than he is = funny.
What is key here is:
LN misunderstanding Ray =/= funny.
LN stone cold playing Ray by being much savvier than he is = funny.
semiquaver
+3 -2
Agreed. S'okay, Slalvation is an asshole.
Agreed. S'okay, Slalvation is an asshole.
capnroblivious
+0 -0
This or ANY day. There WAS no Baba O'Riley. The name is taken from Townshend's guru, Meher Baba, and the minimalist composer who gave them the idea for the intro, Terry Reilly.
This or ANY day. There WAS no Baba O'Riley. The name is taken from Townshend's guru, Meher Baba, and the minimalist composer who gave them the idea for the intro, Terry Reilly.
nice-on-water
+0 -0
THIS NEEDED TO BE SAID FERVENTLY
THIS NEEDED TO BE SAID FERVENTLY
skoora
+6 -0
Little Nephew is so sassy. So sassy.
Little Nephew is so sassy. So sassy.
tttt
+0 -0
when did Ray become so jive
he was always a little jive but this strip is just full on
when did Ray become so jive
he was always a little jive but this strip is just full on
clever-nickname
+1 -0
next time I get two muffins, i'm doing that.
end of story.
next time I get two muffins, i'm doing that.
end of story.
laikalost
+3 -0
I do this whenever I get the opportunity. None of my friends ever get the reference, be it Achewood or the original Chaplin performance.
Inside, it's a hollow victory.
I do this whenever I get the opportunity. None of my friends ever get the reference, be it Achewood or the original Chaplin performance.
Inside, it's a hollow victory.
farqussus
+0 -0
hang out at retirement homes
hang out at retirement homes
cousinted
+6 -0
I don't need to fight
To prove I'm right
I don't need to be forgiven!
I don't need to fight
To prove I'm right
I don't need to be forgiven!
catgrl131
+1 -1
I don't need to fight
To prove I'm right I don't need
To be forgiven
(Psst...See what I did there?)
I don't need to fight
To prove I'm right I don't need
To be forgiven
(Psst...See what I did there?)
dasilodavi
+0 -0
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em2
+1 -0
Wicked sack can be hard to handle.
Wicked sack can be hard to handle.
aelindil
+1 -0
He is a teenage wasteland.
He is a teenage wasteland.
cailetshadow
+7 -0
Little Neff lays down a smooth road of sass and then drives over it with the SASSMOBILE.
Little Neff lays down a smooth road of sass and then drives over it with the SASSMOBILE.
nonamejoe
+5 -0
Ray in the last panel senses a trap, but only after he's already put one foot in it. Then he falls in all the way.
Ray in the last panel senses a trap, but only after he's already put one foot in it. Then he falls in all the way.
ssink
+0 -0
imagining ray playing with forks and muffins is the funniest thing to me in the world
imagining ray playing with forks and muffins is the funniest thing to me in the world
stuart
+5 -1
Holla if you think LN calling Ray Abbot & Costello is because of his confusion with Who being a proper noun (Who's on first)
Holla if you think LN calling Ray Abbot & Costello is because of his confusion with Who being a proper noun (Who's on first)
rowboat
+0 -0
Right here. I'm hollering.
Right here. I'm hollering.
slalvation
+0 -0
Was there any question?!
Was there any question?!
nonamejoe
+0 -0
That's the joke I read.
That's the joke I read.
laikalost
+1 -0
Lil' Nephew's knowledge of classic pop culture is rather unsettling.
Lil' Nephew's knowledge of classic pop culture is rather unsettling.
em2
+1 -0
Especially as he knows about old time film stars and wooden nickels, but not the Who. There is a strange gap here.
Especially as he knows about old time film stars and wooden nickels, but not the Who. There is a strange gap here.
changuitotuerto
+0 -0
I just can't approve of this enough.
I just can't approve of this enough.
heccibiggs
+1 -0
This got a 5 for me for "Have fun being in or near the house." Hahahahaha I'm so saying that to my dad the next time I go out.
This got a 5 for me for "Have fun being in or near the house." Hahahahaha I'm so saying that to my dad the next time I go out.
baryonyx
+0 -0
Nadsat comes to mind.
Nadsat comes to mind.
kickstart
+0 -0
How hilarious is "Have fun being in or near the house"?
How hilarious is "Have fun being in or near the house"?
cpnglxynchos
+0 -0
A: really hilarious.
A: really hilarious.
farqussus
+0 -0
damnit, i said b: somewhat hilarious
damnit, i said b: somewhat hilarious
dasilodavi
+0 -0
Seriously, I cannot tolerate Little Nephew.
Seriously, I cannot tolerate Little Nephew.
schnappm
+0 -0
I figured you would've at least come to like him a little over the course of nine months
I figured you would've at least come to like him a little over the course of nine months
dasilodavi
+0 -0
Try reading his blog without wanting to eat a pile of glass. I have a lot of love for most of the Achewood characters, but something about Little Nephew rubs me the wrong way something awful!
Try reading his blog without wanting to eat a pile of glass. I have a lot of love for most of the Achewood characters, but something about Little Nephew rubs me the wrong way something awful!
tekende
+2 -0
Yeah, I don't ever bother to read his blog. It takes more effort than a gladi8orrex post and isn't as worthwhile.
Yeah, I don't ever bother to read his blog. It takes more effort than a gladi8orrex post and isn't as worthwhile.
gigs
+0 -0
Oh christ, of course this strip comes up while I'm listening to Baba O'Riley. I know no one cares, but there's some kind of unspoken internet rule that you have to mention when something like this happens.
Oh christ, of course this strip comes up while I'm listening to Baba O'Riley. I know no one cares, but there's some kind of unspoken internet rule that you have to mention when something like this happens.
tothevictor10
+0 -0
this. is. the best strip. ever. almost. i think. it might be. lemme go read all the other ones.
this. is. the best strip. ever. almost. i think. it might be. lemme go read all the other ones.
Strips like this one are the reason I started frequenting this website.