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Cutlery ads; bourbon Friday, December 7, 2001 • read strip Viewing 249 comments:

I love these knives

Oh, you mean

THESE KNIVES?

ditto

THESE KNIVES

THESE KNIVES!!!

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THESE... err.... KNIVES!!!!

THESE KNIVES!!!!!!

THESE KNIVES?

THESE KNIVES!!!

THESE KNIVES!

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Oooh, these knives!

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I like watching the chubbies erode as the "THESE KNIVES" avalanche turns from mildly amusing to wildly agonizing.

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That part of the thread is what I will coin a "Chubby Farm"

THOSE KNIVES?

thank you

WHOSE KNIVES?

MY KNIVES?

Because of your avatar i imagined Philippe saying that

THESE KNIIIIIIIIIIIIIIVES!!!!!

KHAAAAAAAAAAAAAN!

THESE KNIVES!

THIS BASAL NERVOUS SYSTEM!

THAT ONION, MAN!

[IMGS OFF]

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Those knaves!

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Killerlimpet stole my joke!

Now that I have been apprenticing as a professional wood worker, an insight: it's easy to PRODUCE a sharp edge on any knife, but it is a truly good knife that HOLDS that sharp edge for long amount of time. Most knives need to be thrown (away) like your shaving razors.

- because they are so soft, they are not worth hand-sharpening them each day

you're not worth hand sharpening each day

ah yeah baby, Tuesday night`s the night that we go and visit your mother, but Wednesday night is the night that we make love.

Chubbied for Flight of the Conchords reference, despite it having no relevance...

THESE KNIVES!!

These knives have seena lotta love but they're never gonna see the kinda love that they had from you!

THOSE KNIVES!!!

BASAL NERVOUS SYSTEM!

Why people have continued to give chubbies to all commenters makes little sense to me.

THESE KNIVES ... BUMP

Sorry, there is no bumping here. Welcome to assbar.

WHICH KNIVES???

It FELL through that onion, man!

Congratulations, you fuckers have used it enough now that I'm entirely unconvinced that "these" is a real word. Just look at it. That ain't no word.

Yeah, now it looks more like the name of an ancient Greek city than a word from the English language.

https://www.septuagint.org/s.cgi?w=qhsh

you're thinking of Thebes

THEBES KNIVES!!!

Welcome to These, a city famous for its knives.

I was just ready this comment chain for the first time and had the exact same feeling. I kept thinking there were typos in perfectly correct posts just because "THESE" (and, to a lesser extent, "KNIVES") looks so awkward written out in all caps.

COMPLETELY RIGHT.

oops. still had caps on.

I was having more trouble with knives. It's hardly natural to begin with.

KNESE THIVES!

ALL THE KNIVES IN THAT IM POINTING AT HERE!

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[IMGS OFF]

Which knives?

I don't know, why're you asking us?

THESE KNIVES!

I refuse to post a reply to this.

FUCK

Holy crap they work!

Accouterments no zombie survival kit should be without.

I think my heart's explodin'!

No seriously call --------sadjnv3...................

What takes up over a page and a half of my fucking inbox because of a post I made nearly a year ago?

THESE POSTS!

These... These knives?

A 50-YEAR guarantee, dude!

THIS MAN IS DEAD BECAUSE OF YOU , ASSETBAR! I HOPE YOU'RE HAPPY!

My brother died because of an over-full inbox. Not funny, not cool, not a good asset.

You all officially rock.

So do...

SOME KNIVES!
No, wait, I think I fucked that up.

(sigh) Okay. You wouldn't fuck things up if you had...

an onion to cut, using...

a set of cutlery of some kind, perhaps...

backed up by a 50 year guarantee, maybe...

you still have doubts, but I guarantee that you'll change your mind when you see all the amazing things that can be done with...

CRAP.

DAMMIT.

KNIVES.

I am right now, imagining the Clash singing a song that contain these words as lyrics. THESE WORDS!

What's the song about?

Really, I'm genuinely curious. I'm done with this whole stupid meme. I actually just want to know what the song is about without everything turning into an excuse to bring up...

London.

...

(White Man) In Hammersmith Palais contains the lyrics "charging from the bass knives to the treble".

BASS KNIVES!

Bass knives...to cut thick bass steaks?

THESE KNIVES!!!!

I think you missed the boat there, champ!

Man I am so bad at hopping on bandwagons.

All rolling in the dust as the wagon trundles away full of laughing people, ankle twisted, crying hot snotty tears of shame.

That was almost too vivid. I think Cailetshadow has something he'd like to share with us, fellow Assetbaristas.

cailetshadow quit assetbar like a year ag...oh wait.

Listen you.

I tried. I really did. But I can't figure out how to delete the account. It's like trying to quit cigarettes, but an anonymous person leaves a fresh pack in your mailbox every day. I did stop posting on the new comics. Mostly out of shame at my aforementioned rant.

So anyway. Yeah. I'm sort of like the phantom of the opera now. I hang around in the wings, peeking out at all the people under the bright lights in their fancy clothes and hats. and smoking.

Man, ain't no thing. I think I'm the only one who even remembers you did that...

what'd he do? link that shit

Check out a Korean movie called 3-Iron.
3-Iron

Hey, I own that movie.

I....I knew that.

I rearranged your movies alphabetically.

I...hope you don't mind.

3 iron would go first alphabetically, so this comment makes sense.

but the bandwagon is full of people screaming "These knives" as loudly as possible.. maybe missing that wagon wasn't a bad thing?

shut up dickbutt

a single teardrop fell from my cheek the moment i read that comment. Suffice to say thus: :(

i just wanted to call you dickbutt. Dickbutt.

You bully! but a damn fine bully if i do say so myself. I pprove of this, Hathead.

I'm new to this.

a good try. Dickbutt.

thank you, Trillboobs.
Trillby and boobs. hehehe .. i'm sixteen, i'm sorry..

[url=https:www.youtube.com/watch?v=exu4HOZiXFs/] Which reminds me of this dude, for some reason[/url]

Quick! who has as goat i can sacrifice to repent my sins?

BEE'S HIVES

CLEVE'S THIGHS

CREED'S LIES

SEED PIES

MEADE'S LIES

SWEDE CRIES

WEED DYES

CHEESE FRIES

KNEE-HIGHS

THESE WIVES

[IMGS OFF]

DIABEETUS

wait, what?

BEES HIVES!

HEED CRIES?

your mom. and your dad.

SHE DIES!

SHAVED EYES!

FAT PIES!

DEEZ NUTS!

I could play a trumpet with my cock! THESE KNIVES!

Just ask baby Jesus! These knives!

JESUS' LIVES

"lives" like, a cat has nine of them. Not "lives" such as saying Jesus is alive.. I mean, he obviously isn't, he died over a year ago..

THESE KNIVES!
BOOSH!

hahaha this is like a james brown song or something
THESE KNIVES
BOOSH
THESE KNIVES
UH
*3 minute trumpet solo*

This song is called... THESE KNIVES!!!

Now give the drummer some.

Some of what?

THESE KNIVES

Thank you, and good-night.

p.s. THESE KNIVES

WHAT KNIVES?

NO KNIVES

JESUS CHRIST I just wasted 10 minutes or so of my life reading THESE KNIVES over and over, with some small variations. I hate the internet.

as did i when i first saw that, sir.
However, THESE KNIVES will consume you.

The Guess Who!

THESE KNIVES!!
(duh nuh nuh nuhnuh nuh!)
ARE CRYING!
THESE KNIVES HAVE SEEN ALOTTA LOVE BUT THEY NEVER GONNA SEE ANOTHER LOVE LIKE THEY HAD WITH YOU!


Man...I was totally just gonna do that. I'm kinda glad I didn't now though, cause it kinda wasn't that funny I guess.

Seconded, but I still think it's funny.


OOH THESE KNIVES

CAN'T YOU KNIVES THESE KNIVES

Ackbar for the win

Drinking whilst watching infomercials is something more people should do. I recommend any "RonCo" commercials (prominently featuring the line "but wait, there's more!") mixed with a large quantity of your libation of choice. (Screwdrivers at the time). This is an activity that is best happened upon accidentally.

Jack LaLanne Power Juicer!!

Oh hell yes!

Nad's Hair Removal Cream.
"It's all natural. You can even eat Nads on your toast!"

Runner up: Magic Bullet.

it tastes OK.

nads taste ok? why find out?

don't say that! you'll make girls think twice

Magic bullet my ass...

Will it BLEND?

(Caution-you will want to watch all of these YouTube now)

Don't breathe this!

That is the question.

THESE SCREWDRIVERS

Set it... and FORGET IT!

Act now, and we'll include another set of THESE KNIVES! Absolutely free!

*does not include shipping and handling

**does not include Those Knives

***is not actually free

penis not actually free?

this one is

Never thought Lyle would know what a basal nervous system is...I don't know what a basal nervous system is...

Oooooh, THESE KNIVES!!

i'm in med school and i still don't know what a basal nervous system is

you probably fell asleep that day

i like to instead think of it as the basil nervous system. that part of the body that runs purely on homestyle italian cooking.

where is the free AUTHENTIC samurai sword when you buy THESE KNIVES??

You don't need it - not with THESE KNIVES!

oooh these knives!

It FELL through that onion, man

Teodor and Lyle are definitely not afraid of the police right now.

Especially not with THESE KNIVES!

THESE KNIVES!!!!!!!

wait so did they purchase the knives or what

I seem to recall a version of this strip ending with them stealing Chris's wallet.

THESE CHIVES

I've got THESE HIVES!

I am the Sultan Tippoo of India.

Look at THESE WIVES!

I've been repeatedly spinning in place at the start of the last level.

THESE LIVES!

I call upon all nations to do everything they can to stop these terrorist killers. Thank you.

Now watch THESE DRIVES!!!

It's all about the Lincolns, baby!

THESE FIVES.

I'm puzzling over polytonality.
THESE IVES!

I'm like a country or something you have heard of but don't know much about.

THESE MALDIVES!

My cream cheese is bland. What should I add?

THESE CHIVES!

Watching the Olympic swim team do they thing.
THESE DIVES!

Listening to some smooth jazz

THESE JIVES!

I think I'm allergic to that food.

THESE HIVES!

I bought a houseplant. With care and attention

IT THRIVES!

You guys got it all wrong... the hercules hook was the greatest infomercial of all time.

Was? I still see it on TV like, weekly.

This is pretty much a re-enactment of my friend's and my first exposure to miracle blade III.

honestly watch this and see if YOU don't get pumped

Actually that does look really, really awesome.

this comic and your comics make me wanting to know 2 things: how many people got injured with a miracle blade and how many people watch such ads sober?

your posts, not comics. stupid sobriety-thing.

Given the time of day they usually air, I'd say about six.

Finally! A knife that can cut through pineapples... in MIDAIR.

Chop n' Scoop! THOSE FUCKING KNIVES!

Oh hellshit, that guy. I love that guy. He can even fillet the fillet!

I love the full ad. I used to watch it when I was a kid. It inspired me to be the man I am today. This is not a joke.

I thought my heart was explodin' one time. Turns out, cocaine just makes you feel like that.

fuck yeah

This strip reminds of a line from the BBC episodes of Whose Line: "We're back on the Serial Killer Shopping Network, and look at these knives!"

Nice Pete would call that network three times a day. It'd sure beat dealing with Hajul the EE.

I reckon Lyle is a former Lit Lecturer/Failed novelist with lines like "Your basal nervous system wants these knives" and "Cunty the Sardine" AND "Here's your burrito there's nothing more we could do". He's a genius constantly fried in booze. Every hardcore author ever...

Lyle is Achewood's response to Hunter S. Thompson? /Discuss.

these knives!

edit: fuck beaten

Did you really think you could fool us into thinking there was an edit function? How could you be so arrogant?!

THESE KNIVES HAVE SEEN A LOTTA LOVES
BUT THEY'RE NEVER GONNA SEE ANOTHER ONE LIKE I HAD WITH YOU

I totally saw a show exactly like this. It was called "The Knife Show." They started out with boxed kitchen cutlery sets, and then started adding military combat knives. Then they added a katana. I'm pretty sure there was a headlamp they threw in too. The full set consisted of a few hundred knives, a headlamp, and a sword. And unrelated people kept walking across the set of the show, and they kept putting up countdown timers which, after a while, I realized had absolutely no bearing on anything.

It made my night.

I've seen it. The guy they used to have as the host was so much better than the current guy. He was all totally "THESE KNIVES!" to the extreme. My dad likes to watch it pretty much for fun.

Hot damn but I love that show. It comes on cable a lot, my mom and I will watch it if we are together.

Hey, guys. Remember that fun game where everyone took turns saying "these knives?" Good times.

Now it looks misspelled to me.

Hey man. Unrelated note. How come there's no rowboat fanclub. tekende got one. i think it's time you held a press conference.

Well, thank you, but I'm actually pretty well despised in some corners of this place. Unlike the always pleasant Tekende, I have a surly side for which many here will likely never forgive me. I understand.

gotta be lamed to be a well rounded man here... otherwise you're editing your comments to much. Aside from Skradley that is. That man appears invincible.

DEEZ NUTZ

Jesus christ look at these knives. There are ten of these bad boys. All sharp and shiny. Bet you could cut all kinds of things with these knives, hell yeah. Fifty year warranty bitch, you'll be dead by then, you don't ever have to worry about cutting shit again. Good golly miss molly just look at these knives.

This is absolutely one of the best Achewood strips. Each panel gets progressively more awesome.

plate# THSE KNVS

Man, you know that somewhere Nice Pete is watching this infomercial, and thinking how well "those knives" would "fall through someone's onion..."

I miss the late night knife infomercials, much better then poker after dark.

These knives were made for slicin', and that's just what they'll do...

Téodor and Lyle just don't have enough moments like this in the later strips.

Do you guys remember the good old days of THESE KNIVES? Things were simpler when Teodor and Lyle were mains.

Glial cells aren't that great. FUCK Glial Cells. There, I said it.

sometimes you see a product and think "this is the product that I need to be truly happy -- if I possessed this product, I would shed my chrysalis of woe and emerge renewed"

this is how consumerism works.

's called commodity fetishism.

LOOK IT UP

THESE CANS

THESE....!

.

Uh.

Printed and hanging in my cubicle. Its weird that I work in a cubicle and have to wear a hardhat.

Well, in your school classes it was a Bike Crash Helmet. Your mother thinks the Hard Hat looks more mature.

it's funny how that's supposed to be bourbon, but all alcohol looks like Jack Daniels in Achewood universe.

Hi, Billy Mays here for these knives! The fast and easy way to fall through any onion!

Captain Picard, you are not Billy Mays.

I bought some Robert Welch knives the other day, and today I used them for the first time. Fortunately I was alone so no one could hear me shouting "It FELL through that onion, man!" when I was slicing some onions.

Two dudes, jazzed on their ability to, if not buy, then at least yell about buying knives.

This is the best comic of all time.

THESE knives!

I think my heart's explodin'!

[IMGS OFF]

:(

i miss raymondo

Deez Knives.

Deez Nuts.

These knees.... @#&$! Crap!

Only $1.99.9 a knife, man!

sorry that was gay

THIS FUCKING PUMPKIN