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Ray Gets a Butler Thursday, July 29, 2004 • read strip Viewing 50 comments:

Until I saw Achewood, I never thought it was possible for a comic strip to have "timing." Ray sipping at his Martini in the penultimate panel enhances the impact of the punchline perfectly. That takes real skill.

It is true. well put.

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I don't get it. Is there something particularly funny about the next to last panel?

No. Just a lame Beavis and Butthead reference. (Guess I'm just an old dude!)

yep

NO! According to Asherdan it is terrible act of lowest mind.

Also thank you for knowing the actual definition of penultimate. It is like a soothing balm.

And yet, Ray does not know that butlers do not butler, they buttle. And this butler must be too courteous to correct him. Buttle on, yo!

this guy knows how to praise achewood

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JAMES BROWN... IS DEAD! *heavy techno beat*

That song was on xmu all the time, I was at work wondering why.

The Godfather of Souls!

Before Acheworld, if you clicked on this comic it would link you to this image.
[IMGS OFF]

I appreciate your conveniently having a George Clinton picture ready for comparison.

That's who that is? I've been wondering who he is for the longest time. My boyfriend's mom has a signed picture of him sitting in her kitchen, (the signature is illegible). He's got crazy dreads and this big smile on his face. Now that I know who he is, I wonder why she has it, she is not a reggae/funk/whatever lover at all.

Your boyfriend's mom totally fucked George Clinton. This is in no way a bad thing. She was young and adventurous; it was the time of the season for loving.

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Obviously, you are not one of the 10 people who noticed cdi146's avatar and subsequently chubbied closefriend's post...

fuck

Don't feel bad, today was the first day I realized this.

You haven't seen these highest rated. I seem to be on your trail.

I feel like I'm Tom Hanks and you're Leonardo Di Caprio. You know. In that film. Where Leonardo is always one step ahead. You don't know it? Yeah, it was kinda crap. God, never mind. I'm going to sleep.

Wait. I'm at work.

LOL! But seriously, why would that make a difference?

It was an okay film. There have been worse ones made.

I don't normally go in for the whole avatar/comment synergy thing, but, for some reason, I imagine this being said in Russian, in a sombre, dead serious tone, followed by an intense glare...the I picture me, nervously agreeing with you.

This avatar is going over so well I fear I may never be able to change it.

This avatar is going over so well I fear I may never be able to change it.

Ok, ok! Yes Mr. Putin, I understand completely!

... please give me back my family

No matter how many chubbies this has, it hasn't been chubbied nearly enough.

thanks

(it was Catch Me if You Can)

you are right, it was not a very good movie.

From the Nick Nolte school of getting fucked up.

Except J.B. was way before Nick Nolte. So why does N.N. get the school named after him?

Yeah, one guess why and we both know why.

James Brown: the Man Who Worked Way Too Hard In Show Business.

sssssssip

My dad is a Deep South banker in his sixties. But he loves James Brown.

Today's Blogs

Ray: Everybody Pants!
Roast Beef: Rice argument
Teodor: Shannon
Mr. Bear: The poor eyes
Lyle: ha piffed
Onstad: Parklawn Lawnparkway St.

Holy shit, I just realized that everyone's pants were falling down (in the blog posts!) because Ray's doll was a voodoo doll and he was pantsing it.

Every time it shows a one-sided Ray phone conversation, I notice how perfect it's written so one can hear both sides perfectly.

But... is it perfect?

James Brown is regular...the world is ridiculous

James Brown is regular...the world is ridiculous

I'm seeing double!

R.I.P. godfather

*tear*

"It's RAY!" Like the guy should have just known from his voice. Ray must call Bono alot.

*SPOILER ALERT. NEW ARCHIVE USERS TURN AWAY*


That should work. OK, so, I find it interesting that Ray's butler is a secret agent investigating him, yet it was Ray's idea originally to hire a butler. And it isn't a plant; it's Bono's butler's acquaintance. I feel like there's more going on behind the scenes than we are privy to.

I was just thinking about this. Maybe the James Brown butler was intercepted and either hired as or replaced by a spy?

The fact he's a ridiculous man is the same reason i didn't enjoy Roddy Doyle's "The commitments".