ctrl-s
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somanywhales
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hmm, why isn't it working on this one?
hmm, why isn't it working on this one?
joeyramoney
+0 -0
yeah, what the hell.
yeah, what the hell.
awko
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downloadthis
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I thought Ray was a millionaire. Why would Beef be concerned over how much Ray would have to pay?
I thought Ray was a millionaire. Why would Beef be concerned over how much Ray would have to pay?
silver_lake
+10 -0
Because Beef is still a good dude.
Because Beef is still a good dude.
dybrar
+0 -0
Beef is concerned always about everything, be it a reasonable thing to worry about or not.
Especially when it is not reasonable.
Beef is concerned always about everything, be it a reasonable thing to worry about or not.
Especially when it is not reasonable.
straw
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blastradius
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did you start reading on friday?
did you start reading on friday?
rolotonybrowntown
+7 -2
U r completes me!
U r completes me!
tetsujin
+10 -1
U haved me @ h3ll0...
U haved me @ h3ll0...
U haved me @ h3ll0...
U haved me @ h3ll0...
lateadopter
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Talk about ill-gotten gains. Beef will want to get divorced if he finds out where the money came from.
Talk about ill-gotten gains. Beef will want to get divorced if he finds out where the money came from.
rotating-dog
+9 -0
Kristi from Series Development is the best unseen character.
Kristi from Series Development is the best unseen character.
nbgreene
+0 -2
i like julie
i like julie
null
+3 -0
This made me laugh harder than I thought I could laugh. I think this is a lung I'm holding.
This made me laugh harder than I thought I could laugh. I think this is a lung I'm holding.
lateadopter
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Hey, wait a minute, why is Ray's per-page rate over ten times what Cornelius gets ? We've seen writing from both of them, and Connie definitely turns out the better schlock.
Hey, wait a minute, why is Ray's per-page rate over ten times what Cornelius gets ? We've seen writing from both of them, and Connie definitely turns out the better schlock.
jrpigman
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moraiat
+2 -0
Connie wasn't writing about no LOLCATS
Connie wasn't writing about no LOLCATS
gormster
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Simple publishing maths: they'll give an advance they think they can make back. Note that it's an advance - not an outright fee. They'll make the money back by docking Ray's royalties.
Simple publishing maths: they'll give an advance they think they can make back. Note that it's an advance - not an outright fee. They'll make the money back by docking Ray's royalties.
deimosrising
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Ray is a pretty big celebrity. He sold at least 34 million copies of Ass in Your Pants , which would, if those are US sales, make it by a wide margin the best selling record in the country's history, and even if those are international numbers he would have placed in the top 10 or 20 all time. Ray Smuckles is a name that can move product.
Ray is a pretty big celebrity. He sold at least 34 million copies of Ass in Your Pants , which would, if those are US sales, make it by a wide margin the best selling record in the country's history, and even if those are international numbers he would have placed in the top 10 or 20 all time. Ray Smuckles is a name that can move product.
jaredwilde
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Thriller, actually, is estimated to have sold something like 60 million copies or somesuch nonsense. I know The Eagles Greatest Hits is up there as well
Thriller, actually, is estimated to have sold something like 60 million copies or somesuch nonsense. I know The Eagles Greatest Hits is up there as well
spoon
+0 -0
108 million copies, according to Guinness.
108 million copies, according to Guinness.
factorial
+0 -0
Simply because Ray is that guy we all know for whom everything goes his way. The dude finds fifty dollar bills on the ground .
Simply because Ray is that guy we all know for whom everything goes his way. The dude finds fifty dollar bills on the ground .
senseihollywood
+2 -1
This is just an idea he spouted off to Kristi while sitting on the can...
Besides, you already know he's just going to sub out the job to Cornelius anyway...
Raymond Smuckles gets things done...
This is just an idea he spouted off to Kristi while sitting on the can...
Besides, you already know he's just going to sub out the job to Cornelius anyway...
Raymond Smuckles gets things done...
lateadopter
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This was a softball rhetorical question, to help increase the average standard of chubby in Acheworld (on all your answers, that is). Not slow-pitch Mingus-style, just straight-up easy hittin'.
This was a softball rhetorical question, to help increase the average standard of chubby in Acheworld (on all your answers, that is). Not slow-pitch Mingus-style, just straight-up easy hittin'.
atom
+2 -0
I just love the insane turnaround times Harlequin expects of its writers.
I just love the insane turnaround times Harlequin expects of its writers.
gormster
+1 -0
Is it really possible to write 150k words in less than a week?
I challenge someone to do this. If ANYONE can produce a 250 page romance novel by Friday, I... well, I'll buy you a beer. Fuck it, I'll buy you a case .
Is it really possible to write 150k words in less than a week?
I challenge someone to do this. If ANYONE can produce a 250 page romance novel by Friday, I... well, I'll buy you a beer. Fuck it, I'll buy you a case .
duskbringer
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CTRL-F -> Replace
I feel like the Masked Magician.
CTRL-F -> Replace
I feel like the Masked Magician.
dr_manflesh_desires_anal_play_immediately
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luckyg
+0 -0
Also, if one ever takes a look at the length of a Harlequin novel page, it's not long.
Also, if one ever takes a look at the length of a Harlequin novel page, it's not long.
andrew_
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if anyone knows about writing, it's you, dr_manflesh_desires_anal_play_immediately.
if anyone knows about writing, it's you, dr_manflesh_desires_anal_play_immediately.
dr_manflesh_desires_anal_play_immediately
+7 -2
MY NEW FRIEND
MY NEW FRIEND
laserblade
+0 -0
Oh man...Phillipe...tentatively praising "dr_manflesh_desires_anal_play_immediately"... and that is his face. It is a perfect... mental image.
Oh man...Phillipe...tentatively praising "dr_manflesh_desires_anal_play_immediately"... and that is his face. It is a perfect... mental image.
rotating-dog
+3 -1
It is possible to write a children's book so potentially popular and successful it is burnt, however.
It is possible to write a children's book so potentially popular and successful it is burnt, however.
sarabria
+0 -0
he brings it back, they all have lemonade...
the end!
(chubby for the reference)
he brings it back, they all have lemonade...
the end!
(chubby for the reference)
luckyg
+0 -0
Black Books. Hell yes. Chubby for you.
Black Books. Hell yes. Chubby for you.
gormster
+1 -0
Dr Manflesh, are you a writer? More to the point are you a writer who can turn out 4-5 pages an hour, solidly, 12 hours a day, for a week? If you are I think you should be in some kind of record book.
Dr Manflesh, are you a writer? More to the point are you a writer who can turn out 4-5 pages an hour, solidly, 12 hours a day, for a week? If you are I think you should be in some kind of record book.
rogergs
+0 -0
Don't worry. Ray plans to plagiarize large chunks of it from "Roger and Debbie," making only typographic changes.
Don't worry. Ray plans to plagiarize large chunks of it from "Roger and Debbie," making only typographic changes.
biff
+9 -0
You gotta love it when the bridesmaids come with morning-after pills
You gotta love it when the bridesmaids come with morning-after pills
spectre
+1 -0
I've BEEN to that wedding! (I was an usher.)
I've BEEN to that wedding! (I was an usher.)
arm5077
+2 -0
Why is beef wondering how ray will pay for it? Did ray get poor at some point and I didn't notice?
Why is beef wondering how ray will pay for it? Did ray get poor at some point and I didn't notice?
silver_lake
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I think he's asking out of straight protocol, you know, rhetorically. He is from low circumstances, after all, and can't believe anyone would ever have any money to help with.
I think he's asking out of straight protocol, you know, rhetorically. He is from low circumstances, after all, and can't believe anyone would ever have any money to help with.
wargasmic
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One thing, and one thing only.
The LOLCAT central to this tale is named Ronaldo.
One thing, and one thing only.
The LOLCAT central to this tale is named Ronaldo.
johnnylandmine
+12 -0
At least Ray understands that a wedding costs more than $600.
At least Ray understands that a wedding costs more than $600.
havenless
+2 -0
REBECCA, CAN U HAS MY BABIES?
REBECCA, CAN U HAS MY BABIES?
plummet
+15 -1
im in ur vagoo impregnatin ur eggs
im in ur vagoo impregnatin ur eggs
nutmeg
+5 -0
never wanna see the lolcat pic to accompany that text
never wanna see the lolcat pic to accompany that text
biztsar
+9 -0
don't you think ray is being a little dramatic, equating and referencing "Love in the Time of Cholera" w/ LOLCATS?
IM IN UR ASSETBAR, GETN CHUBBIES FOR LITRY REFRNCS
don't you think ray is being a little dramatic, equating and referencing "Love in the Time of Cholera" w/ LOLCATS?
IM IN UR ASSETBAR, GETN CHUBBIES FOR LITRY REFRNCS
rogergs
+9 -0
or should I say LOLera
or should I say LOLera
havenless
+2 -1
NO U ISN'T
NO U ISN'T
plummet
+0 -0
Just gave ya a Karma Chubby.
Just gave ya a Karma Chubby.
rad-chillies
+0 -0
one of my favorite things about this comic is its literary roots. i'd also like to see
MEMORIES OF MY MELANCHOLY LOLCATS
one of my favorite things about this comic is its literary roots. i'd also like to see
MEMORIES OF MY MELANCHOLY LOLCATS
andrew_
+7 -0
TEH BRUDDERS KATRAMAZOV.
TEH BRUDDERS KATRAMAZOV.
tekende
+2 -0
A TAIL OV 2 KITTEES
A TAIL OV 2 KITTEES
smilebuddha
+0 -0
DA IZLAND OF DOKTOR ME-OW
DA IZLAND OF DOKTOR ME-OW
wiliamthepleasr
+0 -0
CAT-22
CAT-22
katsura
+6 -0
so does this mean that One Hundred Years of LOLitude will not be far behind?
so does this mean that One Hundred Years of LOLitude will not be far behind?
killerlimpet
+5 -0
IZ IN YUR MACANDO, FA5IN YUR F1R1N 5QUAD
IZ IN YUR MACANDO, FA5IN YUR F1R1N 5QUAD
nbgreene
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gussiejives
+0 -0
No, the last line has to be "YES, I WIL HAZ UR BABEY, FABEO!"
He needs a little recognition.
No, the last line has to be "YES, I WIL HAZ UR BABEY, FABEO!"
He needs a little recognition.
shoopuf
+9 -0
"Ronaldo looked deep into Amber's eyes and whispered delactly into her ear "I CAN HAS BABIES?"
Amber looked up at him with a face filled with love and devotion and replied with all her heart "YES, I WILL HAS UR BABIES RONALDO!"
THE END
"Ronaldo looked deep into Amber's eyes and whispered delactly into her ear "I CAN HAS BABIES?"
Amber looked up at him with a face filled with love and devotion and replied with all her heart "YES, I WILL HAS UR BABIES RONALDO!"
THE END
zek
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The closing line is a book's alt text. It is of critical importance that it be killer.
The closing line is a book's alt text. It is of critical importance that it be killer.
philosophe
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This means the wedding arc will be pretty good.
This means the wedding arc will be pretty good.
luckyg
+0 -0
Maybe it'll end up being another one of Ray's theme parties.
Maybe it'll end up being another one of Ray's theme parties.
daklin
+1 -0
250 pages is not a hard number to hit when every single page is just a re-captioned LOLCAT printout.
250 pages is not a hard number to hit when every single page is just a re-captioned LOLCAT printout.
twotonturkey
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Can someone please forward this to Gabriel Garcia Marquez, on the off chance he isn't an Achewood fan, so he can see this reference to his work?
Can someone please forward this to Gabriel Garcia Marquez, on the off chance he isn't an Achewood fan, so he can see this reference to his work?
behka
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beef, what do you mean 'how are you gonna pay for it?'
ray sold more than THIRTY MILLION albums. he can afford to throw down the cash for the wedding. i bet he has that much money in his underwear drawer.
beef, what do you mean 'how are you gonna pay for it?'
ray sold more than THIRTY MILLION albums. he can afford to throw down the cash for the wedding. i bet he has that much money in his underwear drawer.
tekende
+0 -0
Ray just really wanted to write this. Paying for the wedding is a convenient excuse to do so.
Ray just really wanted to write this. Paying for the wedding is a convenient excuse to do so.
plezure
+1 -0
The problem with Love in the Time of LOLCATS was the chapter where Wheezy farted.
The problem with Love in the Time of LOLCATS was the chapter where Wheezy farted.
ethelthefrog
+0 -0
HA
HA
euphemisms
+1 -0
ray has, apparently, gotten his game back. piggybacking on a soulless internet trend, yes - but the dude is back in the game.
ray has, apparently, gotten his game back. piggybacking on a soulless internet trend, yes - but the dude is back in the game.
wolfslice
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Why would Roast Beef be concerned with how Ray is going to pay for the wedding? Doesn't he know "Ass In Your Pants" went like 50x Platinum (at least)?
Why would Roast Beef be concerned with how Ray is going to pay for the wedding? Doesn't he know "Ass In Your Pants" went like 50x Platinum (at least)?
spectre
+0 -0
Let's not forget the $600 million dollar piece of erotica -- most valuable find ever on ANTIQUES ROADSHOW; Ray got it for $5 on eBay as the only bidder.
Let's not forget the $600 million dollar piece of erotica -- most valuable find ever on ANTIQUES ROADSHOW; Ray got it for $5 on eBay as the only bidder.
fuckyoufriday
+0 -0
Also, I thought Beef was on the fucking WARPATH after Ray made him the world's most famous lolcat. Ray offering to pay for the wedding is an appropriately big gesture, but it's still just a drop in the bucket for Moneybags Smuckles. Beef being such a man of principle, it's hard to see how a purely monetary compensation would absolve Ray of placing him in danger of being recognized by the lowest of idiots every time he leaves the house. If this is the end of the lolcat arc, I think it's a bit abrupt and contrived.
(In anticipation of the onslaught of "lames" that inevitably accompany any hint of criticism on this board, I'm not saying I have a better idea of how to resolve this arc, or that I'm sure this is actually the end of it. Then again, we know Onstad doesn't write out plot arcs in advance, and this wouldn't be the first arc to be awkwardly aborted or re-directed (the Magreaux dog "arc" comes to mind).)
Also, I thought Beef was on the fucking WARPATH after Ray made him the world's most famous lolcat. Ray offering to pay for the wedding is an appropriately big gesture, but it's still just a drop in the bucket for Moneybags Smuckles. Beef being such a man of principle, it's hard to see how a purely monetary compensation would absolve Ray of placing him in danger of being recognized by the lowest of idiots every time he leaves the house. If this is the end of the lolcat arc, I think it's a bit abrupt and contrived.
(In anticipation of the onslaught of "lames" that inevitably accompany any hint of criticism on this board, I'm not saying I have a better idea of how to resolve this arc, or that I'm sure this is actually the end of it. Then again, we know Onstad doesn't write out plot arcs in advance, and this wouldn't be the first arc to be awkwardly aborted or re-directed (the Magreaux dog "arc" comes to mind).)
luckyg
+1 -0
Who cares, at least the lolcat arc is (hopefully) over.
Who cares, at least the lolcat arc is (hopefully) over.
tekende
+2 -0
Ronaldo mounted his mate. Little did they know, Ceiling Cat was watching them consumate.
Ronaldo mounted his mate. Little did they know, Ceiling Cat was watching them consumate.
earendil
+0 -0
I think you mean "watching the surprise buttseks"
I think you mean "watching the surprise buttseks"
mastronaut
+23 -0
Ronaldo had just visited his friend, Armand, A portly fellow, and getting long of tooth. Armand was the father figure that Ronaldo never had.
"I iz asks Amber to has babeys," said Renaldo, accepting the measure of fine scotch whiskey poured for him.
"O RLY?" Armand replied, replacing the bottle. He hadn't touched the stuff since his diabeetus caught up with him, but kept it around for guests.
"YA RLY!" Ronaldo let the scotch invade his senses, felt the burn and tingle as it filled his mouth and extinguish the nerves within him. "I can has best man?"
Armand turned his gaze slowly to the window of his parlor. He hadn't expected any different. He did not kid himself. Armand knew that Ronaldo admired him to the end of days and had developed a rapport with the young man that he had not felt for some years.
However, the doubt in his mind remained as to whether or not the child was ready to take upon himself the nuptial vows. How could the young one understand the pain of watching a loved one die?
Armand gestured to his bookshelf, "Mai weddn pikshurs, let me sho u them."
Ronaldo had just visited his friend, Armand, A portly fellow, and getting long of tooth. Armand was the father figure that Ronaldo never had.
"I iz asks Amber to has babeys," said Renaldo, accepting the measure of fine scotch whiskey poured for him.
"O RLY?" Armand replied, replacing the bottle. He hadn't touched the stuff since his diabeetus caught up with him, but kept it around for guests.
"YA RLY!" Ronaldo let the scotch invade his senses, felt the burn and tingle as it filled his mouth and extinguish the nerves within him. "I can has best man?"
Armand turned his gaze slowly to the window of his parlor. He hadn't expected any different. He did not kid himself. Armand knew that Ronaldo admired him to the end of days and had developed a rapport with the young man that he had not felt for some years.
However, the doubt in his mind remained as to whether or not the child was ready to take upon himself the nuptial vows. How could the young one understand the pain of watching a loved one die?
Armand gestured to his bookshelf, "Mai weddn pikshurs, let me sho u them."
tekende
+0 -0
BRILLIANT
BRILLIANT
i_love_kate
+0 -0
Eckselseeyor to yoo sur
Eckselseeyor to yoo sur
masterbbb26
+0 -0
My GF would love this book. Thanks Ray for keeping her out of my hair for a couple of hours
My GF would love this book. Thanks Ray for keeping her out of my hair for a couple of hours
dacapn
+0 -0
I CAN HAS RAYS BABBY IF I FIGGER OUT HOW IS FORMED
I CAN HAS RAYS BABBY IF I FIGGER OUT HOW IS FORMED
I always love the insights into Harlequin Romance's inner workings. Esp the alt text.
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Nevermind ... alttext is working on assebar now ... wooo wooo.
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What the hell are you going on about?
Nice avatar
Hmmm I don't get why you guys get the whole thing but I just get the first sixteen words. Is it my resolution or some other dang setting?
It is a known Firefox bug, I think. You can get a plugin somewhere for it.
Go to the Firefox product page and look for extensions to customize your interface, dealing with alt text. Or, just use this one, called Popup ALT Attribute .
Thanks for the lead! (I'm a Firefox user, but only started a year ago; I'm still learning.)
Thanks a bunch, this has been bothering me for a long time and your convenient link made it easy to fix. Kudos
Thanks - fuck, I've been looking for a plugin like that for ages! Chubby x10.
Or you can just right-click and click "properties"
Although if the alt text is long enough, it'll be cut off there, too.
But you can highlight it and pull your mouse to the left (the timing can be difficult at first) to read it all, or just maximize the properties window. I have never seen it so long that those don't work.
Though at that point, you should probably just download the damn patch (unless it's not working in the new double-damn Firefox build).
Firefox has now grown up to the point where you don't need a patch for long alt-texts. Yay!
I can has attempted reading?