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The Party: Day V Monday, March 18, 2002 • read strip Viewing 88 comments:

I love that song. God help me, I love that song.

Me too. And the video. Anybody gotta problem with that, I will hella kick their ass.

I love it so much that I have the picture disc vinyl single of the song. The record is shaped like the African continent. Someday I hope to have it framed.

who CAN'T love that song?

besides deaf people, i mean...

i dunno, it's got a wicked bassline. Deaf can appreciate.

Who CAN'T love Ray. Just look at him.

Even deaf people. They just feel it in their souls.

Or you can take a deaf person, put them in front of a large speaker, and play this song. Though they cannot hear the notes, they will know everything is alright in the world.

but everything is not alright in the world. especially not in africa.

how dare you

It's mostly high-wavelength (low-frequency) soundwaves that humans perceive as physical vibrations as well as sound.

If you have not heard Toto I understand why this strip does not cause you to hemorrhage from laughter. If you have, for shame

Hilarious!

Whenever I hear Toto now I think of a dancing cat in a thong.

then his work is done.

[IMGS OFF]

I couldn't figure out why this post had no chubbies until I realized it was only posted yesterday. Kudos.

Welp. Here it is. The most important gif ever.

I understand if Ray can't help but bless the rains, down in afffricaaaa.

Honestly, theres nothing that a hundred men or more could ever do.

so, everything has to be done by ninety-nine men at the most?

I didn't know what song this was referring to until you said that. Thanks!

Dancing cat, in the proud tradition of such as Hobbes. God bless you Bill Watterson. God bless you Chris Onstad.

A comment left by i_love_kate was marked lame too many times and excluded. (marked lame by phthoggos, hellofyellin, VictoriaW)

Thank you, three lamers. That made no sense whatsoever in the context.

... and yet I saw where you were going. Be it somewhat of a low bow to draw.

Everybody dance like there's Africa in your pants. (Picture that one and stay fashionable!)

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Achewood caused wee to come out of you, onto the ground!

down the leg and on the ground, dude. I enjoyed it. Does that make me bad?

it makes me laugh that this comment has a lame because i just want to believe someone read it and like shivered and frowned before thinking to themselves, "that's so inappropriate" and laming it.

how do sensitive people enjoy achewood?

"time for my man-douche, hoss"

I hadn't heard this song when I first read this strip.

Now I have, and it is totally getting a five.

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EXTERMINATE ANNIHILATE DESTROY

Yeah, nah.

There was this terrible a capella band called the Testostotones in my high school who would perform at all the talent shows, assemblies, etc. and in the 4 years I was exposed to them only once did they not sing Africa. I went back and forth between feeling this complete absurdity redeemed them or made them even more hateful to my insides.

our male a capella group was called the testostertones ! they all had balls but who cared in those days

why- why would they not have balls

At his kindergarten school.

Also the video is probably the greatest thing ever made.

I was hoping very much that it was a video of that highschool acapella band

Alas, if I had that, I'd never need youtube again.

sifl and olly! wow!

Hella Ernest Hemingway, all Somerset Maugham and a foam of Kipling.

Looks like that video is down... but I was just checking in anyone had posted this already:

What an a capella choir singing "Africa" should sound like

Man, the thunder trick in the beginning frickin' ROCKS!

In my mind it's the version of "Africa" from John Dies at the End.

Thank God! Someone else who has read the best novel in the last five years!

Man, I loved John Dies at the End, and I even bought the book when it came out, but calling it the best novel in the last five years is silly

Well, the best novel I've read in the last five years. I admit that was foolish of me to say, but now there is a new question: How will the movie do next year?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dt1fB62cGbo

Awesome, completely awesome. I have a framed/signed copy of this strip hanging behind the desk in my office.

I get the feeling that Onstad is under the panel, slowly holding up the album.

Also, who else keeps thinking this song is by Duran Duran, despite numerous reminders? It can't be just me.

What? This song sounds nothing like Duran Duran.

Hands down favourite strip, the one that originally got me into Achewood. I can't believe it's been more than 5 years now.

Genius all over.

frightened of this thing i had become! (ray dances slow mo)

this gets a 5, as sure as Kilimanjaro rises like Olympus above the Serengeti

sorry....couldn't resist

Panel 3 occurs at exactly 2:57 in the [url=]music video[/url].

Lame away, friends. I fixed it below.

Panel 3 occurs at exactly 2:57 in the music video .

I'm thinking the whole strip takes place during that solo at 2:51.

Eh, ever since I first read this strip years ago I pictured it as happening during the climax of the song, from roughly 3:30 - 4:00, when the "soulful" back up singer comes in on the chorus.

i didnt know stephen king could play the drums! (watch the video)

Stephen King dressed in drag as Jane Fonda from 9 to 5 , no less.

ahahaha that guy with the glasses fucking kills me every time they show his face

I have to tell you people about my night.

I got high with a beautiful girl in the back of her car. That right there is cause enough for celebration but, hold the phone!


she puts on this song. I'm being completely sincere when I say that I can't remember the last time I was that enamored with someone. Anyways, I'm on cloud 9 right now. I love everyone.

Man, I hope the rest of that story stays awesome.

damn, that was 5 months ago already.

Long story short, we had a really great summer together and now she's moving 7 hours away. It's not the best situation, but it was one of the greatest summers of my life, so I'm in no position to complain.

I hope that was awesome enough.

Awww.

indeed

alternatively:

it is fifteen months since you wrote that, strangelove. i hope you've made at least one trip to see her since.

or was this always part of the plan?

WHY FIND OUT

DID SHE PUT UP A FIGHT?

This is wonderful. I forgot how much it made me laugh

RAY IS A MAN WHO DIGS LIFE.

I have this strip to thank for introducing me to 80s music. One of the best gifts I have ever recieved.

you just never heard of any 80s music before this strip, huh? they just took a break between 79 and 90?

weeeeellll... yeah, pretty much, unless you count early TMBG. Mostly I was getting my knowledge from the radio. Needless to say, I hadn't heard of very much. Now the Pet Shop Boys are in my top ten bands.

Indeed, everybody loves this song.

no one should not hear this album.

Damn it. I have to say it, just in case someone else out there is feeling as alone as I am. I really, really despise the saccharine, over-produced insincerity of this song. It's just an opinion. I know I have a problem. Look at all of you posting, saying I have a problem.

austinceltic and cyberbob : it was cold of you to lame this man, who was feeling alone. He already knew he had a problem.

Have you never questioned the sincerity of a pop song?

*sobs on fineoakstructure's arm*

There there, woodenteeth. Emotions.

Of course I have.. but some songs are absolutely unquestionable.

Oh Jesus this song came on at the party I was at last night, so fucking great.

Look at the freedom that Ray feels as he listens to this song! You go, Ray!

HURRY RAY, IT'S WAITING THERE FOR YOU.