smilebuddha
+3 -0
This is the dog that's keeping 'em from suicide...
[IMGS OFF]
This is the dog that's keeping 'em from suicide...
[IMGS OFF]
cpnglxynchos
+0 -0
no, i'm pretty sure i'd want to off myself if that was my dog.
no, i'm pretty sure i'd want to off myself if that was my dog.
fancypants
+6 -0
I'm pretty sure I'd avoid suicide if I owned that dog. For me that beast is irrefutable proof that Hell truly does exist.
I'm pretty sure I'd avoid suicide if I owned that dog. For me that beast is irrefutable proof that Hell truly does exist.
jeffspaulding
+2 -0
If that was my dog, I'd name him "Kevorkian."
If that was my dog, I'd name him "Kevorkian."
scorpio_nadir
+0 -0
BOO TO THE NACHO DOG, I SAY!
BOO TO THE NACHO DOG, I SAY!
sje46
+5 -0
[IMGS OFF]
A CHALLENGER APPROACHES!
[IMGS OFF]
A CHALLENGER APPROACHES!
mystkmanat
+5 -0
oh god kill it KILL IT
oh god kill it KILL IT
plummet
+0 -0
it is heartening to know that I will never be that ugly in my life.
it is heartening to know that I will never be that ugly in my life.
plummet
+1 -0
somehow i gave that three chubbies at once but that's okay
somehow i gave that three chubbies at once but that's okay
sje46
+0 -0
That sounds like a challenge.
That sounds like a challenge.
anomalous3
+0 -0
I am eating nachos. Even the power of the chip cannot cover my disgust. I am not hungry anymore.
I am eating nachos. Even the power of the chip cannot cover my disgust. I am not hungry anymore.
scorpio_nadir
+0 -0
Then you are no true nacho devotee. Boo to the False Nacho Followers!
Then you are no true nacho devotee. Boo to the False Nacho Followers!
cpnglxynchos
+0 -0
indeed. we, the Nacho types (which scorpio is an honorary of,) say 'natch' and cast ye out the air hatch.
do not dare defile it!
indeed. we, the Nacho types (which scorpio is an honorary of,) say 'natch' and cast ye out the air hatch.
do not dare defile it!
cpnglxynchos
+0 -0
keep it tasty. keep it sacred.
keep it tasty. keep it sacred.
overman
+1 -0
RIP
RIP
echidnaboy
+0 -0
AGH
GOD
EVERY DAMN TIME
Every time I scroll past that fucking picture freaks me the hell out. Surely it can't be real . I mean it's scarier than the dog-beast in The Thing . HOW CAN THAT BE.
AGH
GOD
EVERY DAMN TIME
Every time I scroll past that fucking picture freaks me the hell out. Surely it can't be real . I mean it's scarier than the dog-beast in The Thing . HOW CAN THAT BE.
sje46
+1 -1
ASK SMILE.DOG
[IMGS OFF]
ASK SMILE.DOG
[IMGS OFF]
fermatprime
+1 -0
WHY SO SERIOUS
WHY SO SERIOUS
cpnglxynchos
+0 -0
now, that is a scary picture. i will probably block the image.
now, that is a scary picture. i will probably block the image.
cpnglxynchos
+0 -0
yup. done.
yup. done.
sje46
+0 -0
90% of people look at that picture and shrug.
10% of people will have nightmares for the rest of their life.
I put that picture up as my avatar on a forum, and I had to change it so that I would not be banned.
90% of people look at that picture and shrug.
10% of people will have nightmares for the rest of their life.
I put that picture up as my avatar on a forum, and I had to change it so that I would not be banned.
aperson
+1 -1
The xkcd forum. Any way I can use that as more evidence that xkcd sucks?
The xkcd forum. Any way I can use that as more evidence that xkcd sucks?
wolfensti
+0 -0
WHat's the deal with xkcd ? It's entertaining
WHat's the deal with xkcd ? It's entertaining
purplenachos
+0 -0
no, you know what is really entertaining: octopuspie . Octopus pie is like, some kind of post-modern hybrid that falls somewhere between the total existential existence of a Paris Hilton / Britney Spears and a Rosanne Barr / Rosie O'Donnell, still with the total self-absorption of all of these!... Everyone always has this tendency to assume that when it is said that the U.S. is a self-absorbed culture... that this is referencing a group of folks who like some comic strips OTHER than one's own favorites...
no, you know what is really entertaining: octopuspie . Octopus pie is like, some kind of post-modern hybrid that falls somewhere between the total existential existence of a Paris Hilton / Britney Spears and a Rosanne Barr / Rosie O'Donnell, still with the total self-absorption of all of these!... Everyone always has this tendency to assume that when it is said that the U.S. is a self-absorbed culture... that this is referencing a group of folks who like some comic strips OTHER than one's own favorites...
i_love_kate
+1 -0
Meredith Gran is an excellent cartoonist. I just wish she could write in a way that allowed me to sympathise with any of her characters, even slightly.
Meredith Gran is an excellent cartoonist. I just wish she could write in a way that allowed me to sympathise with any of her characters, even slightly.
gormster
+0 -0
In this way, reading Octopus Pie is kind of like watching America's Next Top Model.
In this way, reading Octopus Pie is kind of like watching America's Next Top Model.
katie
+0 -0
I think you can take out all the dialogue, and everything about each of the characters still screams 'arrogant fuck'
I think you can take out all the dialogue, and everything about each of the characters still screams 'arrogant fuck'
i_love_kate
+0 -0
Except Marek. Needs more Marek.
Except Marek. Needs more Marek.
aperson
+0 -0
Part of my tired schtick is to diss xkcd at every opportunity.
Part of my tired schtick is to diss xkcd at every opportunity.
aperson
+0 -0
Part of my tired schtick is to diss xkcd at every opportunity.
Part of my tired schtick is to diss xkcd at every opportunity.
rowboat
+0 -0
Hey! That's part of my tired schtick!
Hey! That's part of my tired schtick!
rowboat
+0 -0
Hey! That's part of my tired schtick!
Hey! That's part of my tired schtick!
i_love_kate
+1 -0
And now we get to observe two tired, old men hit each other wearing brown leather boxing gloves and shorts pulled too high.
And now we get to observe two tired, old men hit each other wearing brown leather boxing gloves and shorts pulled too high.
rowboat
+0 -0
I'm not too old to box your ears, Sonny Jim.
I'm not too old to box your ears, Sonny Jim.
aperson
+1 -0
Wussat? You'll need to say it twice there sonny.
Wussat? You'll need to say it twice there sonny.
sje46
+0 -0
I didn't mention what forum for a reason.
I didn't mention what forum for a reason.
aperson
+0 -0
Found it by accident while googling smile.dog
Found it by accident while googling smile.dog
homepie
+9 -0
Lil Nephew did not adjust to historical Wales, but made historical Wales adjust to him.
Lil Nephew did not adjust to historical Wales, but made historical Wales adjust to him.
wutangtan
+10 -0
One does not simply walk into historical Wales...
One does not simply walk into historical Wales...
wolfensti
+0 -0
My feeling are pro, good sir
My feeling are pro, good sir
machineelf
+3 -0
Like that classic joke:
A priest, a rabbi, and an athropomorphic cat walk into historical Wales...
(the punchline is Primium Content)
Like that classic joke:
A priest, a rabbi, and an athropomorphic cat walk into historical Wales...
(the punchline is Primium Content)
fermatprime
+3 -0
You can pretty much guess what the priest did. It wasn't too cool.
You can pretty much guess what the priest did. It wasn't too cool.
jeffspaulding
+2 -0
the punchline is:
Quote:
the punchline is:
Quote:
"A lot better than pork isn't it?"
overmedicated
+0 -0
LEARN THE SHOCKING TRUTH: ONLY $8
LEARN THE SHOCKING TRUTH: ONLY $8
mawk
+1 -0
a bunch of guys in sweater vests given nachos, reefer, and a greater frequency of lays.
LN made historical wales go greek.
a bunch of guys in sweater vests given nachos, reefer, and a greater frequency of lays.
LN made historical wales go greek.
keir
+25 -0
Wales gets sort of stoned
Wales gets sort of stoned
jeffspaulding
+27 -0
Quote:
[IMGS OFF]
Quote:
Wales gets sort of stoned
[IMGS OFF]
mawk
+8 -0
gepetto is mad hotboxing that whale.
gepetto is mad hotboxing that whale.
plummet
+0 -0
dude, imagine what it would be like for that whale
that whale is tripping balls right now
dude, imagine what it would be like for that whale
that whale is tripping balls right now
mawk
+2 -0
I wish in the past I had tried more things 'cause now I know that pleasure island is a fake idea.
I wish in the past I had tried more things 'cause now I know that pleasure island is a fake idea.
deus
+0 -0
OG MY GOD!
THATS THE MOST PERFECT THING TO SAY!...:EVER!
*BOOM*
OG MY GOD!
THATS THE MOST PERFECT THING TO SAY!...:EVER!
*BOOM*
jake11
+0 -0
the perfect comment ever
the perfect comment ever
cracklewater
+1 -0
Blunts inspire stream-of-consciousness hip hop in the Welsh afterlife.
Shame the nachos ran out already.
Blunts inspire stream-of-consciousness hip hop in the Welsh afterlife.
Shame the nachos ran out already.
courtland
+2 -0
If they were concerned about running out of nachos before, Stoned Wales might just get belligerent now.
If they were concerned about running out of nachos before, Stoned Wales might just get belligerent now.
wolfensti
+1 -0
I never witnessed agression in a stoner.
I never witnessed agression in a stoner.
meddle
+0 -0
I did move pretty quick to steal some bacon off my buddy's sandwich one time...
I did move pretty quick to steal some bacon off my buddy's sandwich one time...
courtland
+0 -0
Hey, no one likes to get aggressive, but Padrig seems pretty resilient in his not apologizing. Also this is Wales.
Hey, no one likes to get aggressive, but Padrig seems pretty resilient in his not apologizing. Also this is Wales.
eidolem
+0 -1
Yesterday I was talking to my boss and a coworker about all the reefer in India. My boss said that if everyone smoked reefer all the livelong day, everyone would work SO HARD ALL THE TIME.
My coworker and I just gave him pitying looks and changed the subject.
Yesterday I was talking to my boss and a coworker about all the reefer in India. My boss said that if everyone smoked reefer all the livelong day, everyone would work SO HARD ALL THE TIME.
My coworker and I just gave him pitying looks and changed the subject.
granularsilica
+0 -0
Depends on the work. If you're chopping sugar cane, you need a spliff of ganja every so often. For office workers, a little toke break makes the day go smoothly. But truckers and machinery operators gotta be straight, yo!
Depends on the work. If you're chopping sugar cane, you need a spliff of ganja every so often. For office workers, a little toke break makes the day go smoothly. But truckers and machinery operators gotta be straight, yo!
rowboat
+1 -0
I work in an office and I can say that if it weren't for weed I would never go to work.
I work in an office and I can say that if it weren't for weed I would never go to work.
misterspook
+0 -0
I don't smoke weed.
So it's technically possible that I work in an office?
I don't smoke weed.
So it's technically possible that I work in an office?
rowboat
+0 -0
He didn't smoke weed in the office, either.
He didn't smoke weed in the office, either.
i_love_kate
+0 -0
Damn, but I wanted that link to lead to Hitler's article.
Damn, but I wanted that link to lead to Hitler's article.
tekende
+0 -0
That was what I expected.
That was what I expected.
aki
+0 -0
Adolf liked downers if memory serves me (might have related to his medical conditions). An opened, relaxed mind might have served history better than one more numbed.
Adolf liked downers if memory serves me (might have related to his medical conditions). An opened, relaxed mind might have served history better than one more numbed.
rowboat
+0 -0
Actually, Morell stuffed him to gills with amphetamines.
Actually, Morell stuffed him to gills with amphetamines.
rowboat
+0 -0
... the gills...
I'm doing that too often lately.
... the gills...
I'm doing that too often lately.
sje46
+0 -0
Yeah, language of Romans messed that up for me too.
Yeah, language of Romans messed that up for me too.
granularsilica
+0 -0
No, wait, there is no "the" in Latin, right? Same with Russkie.
No, wait, there is no "the" in Latin, right? Same with Russkie.
sje46
+0 -0
No articles, yes. There is no "the" or "a".
No articles, yes. There is no "the" or "a".
i_love_kate
+0 -0
Also Finnish.
Also Finnish.
rowboat
+0 -0
Finnish yourself. I'm going to bed.
Finnish yourself. I'm going to bed.
cracklewater
+0 -0
Hey! Fuck you fucktard!
(sorry, I am a cannabis professional, but I spent the evening consuming vodka and Grolsch)
Hey! Fuck you fucktard!
(sorry, I am a cannabis professional, but I spent the evening consuming vodka and Grolsch)
yorkshiretea
+1 -0
The perfect time to a meet a new person is clearly half one in the morning, when you get dragged half-comatose from the drink into somebody else's house, whereupon you spend the next half hour loudly chucking up into their toilet whilst they patiently tell you they've left a packet of mints outside for you when you finish.
The perfect time to a meet a new person is clearly half one in the morning, when you get dragged half-comatose from the drink into somebody else's house, whereupon you spend the next half hour loudly chucking up into their toilet whilst they patiently tell you they've left a packet of mints outside for you when you finish.
jhunter
+3 -0
OH MY GOD!
THE... THE PERFECT TIME TO MEET A STRANGER, EVER!
*splut*
OH MY GOD!
THE... THE PERFECT TIME TO MEET A STRANGER, EVER!
*splut*
fancypants
+2 -0
the perfect time to meet a person is in coitus.
"Why Hello, I don't believe we've met, my name's Steve and I- OHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!"
Then you leave and never call, and she wonders to herself while looking in the mirror why she always attracts the weirdos.
the perfect time to meet a person is in coitus.
"Why Hello, I don't believe we've met, my name's Steve and I- OHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!"
Then you leave and never call, and she wonders to herself while looking in the mirror why she always attracts the weirdos.
falseprophet
+17 -0
Two weekends ago I got on the subway after a night of heavy drinking with my boys and when I reached the platform I was next to these two kinda fat women in the middle of a conversation and when I showed up one of them was like "...I like turkey bacon but I can't deal with regular bacon" and so I turned to her and my pickup line was:
"I know y'all ain't talkin' smack about bacon."
It was three way fuckin till sunrise.
Two weekends ago I got on the subway after a night of heavy drinking with my boys and when I reached the platform I was next to these two kinda fat women in the middle of a conversation and when I showed up one of them was like "...I like turkey bacon but I can't deal with regular bacon" and so I turned to her and my pickup line was:
"I know y'all ain't talkin' smack about bacon."
It was three way fuckin till sunrise.
professorhazard
+1 -0
It's a tough job, but falseprophet bites the bullet - and he DOES IT!
It's a tough job, but falseprophet bites the bullet - and he DOES IT!
jeffspaulding
+1 -0
like riding two scooters?
like riding two scooters?
kickstart
+2 -0
Great until your friends see you, at which point you wave and flip them off triumphantly?
Great until your friends see you, at which point you wave and flip them off triumphantly?
jeffspaulding
+3 -0
Or ... 'cause its hard to stay up.
Or ... 'cause its hard to stay up.
smallblackdog
+0 -0
No - I think the ladies bit the bullet
No - I think the ladies bit the bullet
sje46
+0 -0
Well, they are only kinda fat. I'd have a three-way with kinda fat women too.
Well, they are only kinda fat. I'd have a three-way with kinda fat women too.
spectre
+1 -0
Bad news, "Steve." She just read your post and paid a North Korean hacker $1000 in PayPal money to FIND YOUR ADDRESS, and when she gets there, SHE WON'T BE LOOKING IN THE MIRROR. She's on a one-woman WEIRDO ELIMINATION MISSION NOW. Something you did to her, and she just "snapped." NOW SHE'S A DIFFERENT WOMAN, and not the one you remembered.
Can I be the beneficiary on your life insurance policy?
Bad news, "Steve." She just read your post and paid a North Korean hacker $1000 in PayPal money to FIND YOUR ADDRESS, and when she gets there, SHE WON'T BE LOOKING IN THE MIRROR. She's on a one-woman WEIRDO ELIMINATION MISSION NOW. Something you did to her, and she just "snapped." NOW SHE'S A DIFFERENT WOMAN, and not the one you remembered.
Can I be the beneficiary on your life insurance policy?
hatstand_mcq
+11 -0
The perfect time to meet a stranger is 8 in the morning. If you like them, you can go for a walk in the park together at the nicest time of the day, and if you don't you can pretend you have to go to work. Sadly however no-one ever meets anyone else at 8am. We all meet each other late at night, in dingy pubs and nightclubs, and all we want to do is go home so that we can get up early and go for a walk in the park, on our own.
The perfect time to meet a stranger is 8 in the morning. If you like them, you can go for a walk in the park together at the nicest time of the day, and if you don't you can pretend you have to go to work. Sadly however no-one ever meets anyone else at 8am. We all meet each other late at night, in dingy pubs and nightclubs, and all we want to do is go home so that we can get up early and go for a walk in the park, on our own.
salvar
+1 -0
And another hundred people just got off of the train...
And another hundred people just got off of the train...
belgand
+0 -0
I have never fully understood how people meet one another in loud drinking establishments. It seems to me to be one of the hardest places in which you might meet another person.
Then again, meeting people is not something I am accomplished at. I found it hard to meet people even while in college, generally regarded as one of the easiest places in which to meet people.
I have never fully understood how people meet one another in loud drinking establishments. It seems to me to be one of the hardest places in which you might meet another person.
Then again, meeting people is not something I am accomplished at. I found it hard to meet people even while in college, generally regarded as one of the easiest places in which to meet people.
implode
+1 -0
Man: "HEY!"
Woman: "HEY!"
Man: "GREAT MUSIC, HUH?!"
Woman: "COLLEGE, WHAT ABOUT YOU?!"
Man: "YOU'RE PRETTY STACKED! WHY DON'T WE GO BACK TO MY PLACE?!"
Woman: "I CAN'T HEAR YOU, THE MUSIC'S TOO LOUD!"
Man: "WANNA FUCK ?!"
Woman: "SURE!"
Print this out, highlight the dialogue that applies to your gender and just go through them when anyone initiates conversation with you/when you want to initiate conversation with anyone.
If you're only looking for friends it might need a little reworking, though.
Man: "HEY!"
Woman: "HEY!"
Man: "GREAT MUSIC, HUH?!"
Woman: "COLLEGE, WHAT ABOUT YOU?!"
Man: "YOU'RE PRETTY STACKED! WHY DON'T WE GO BACK TO MY PLACE?!"
Woman: "I CAN'T HEAR YOU, THE MUSIC'S TOO LOUD!"
Man: "WANNA FUCK ?!"
Woman: "SURE!"
Print this out, highlight the dialogue that applies to your gender and just go through them when anyone initiates conversation with you/when you want to initiate conversation with anyone.
If you're only looking for friends it might need a little reworking, though.
belgand
+0 -0
But, but... you can't just go up to some strange person and start talking to them! That would be incredibly rude and no person would want to talk to you. I know I would find it very odd and unpleasant if someone I didn't know just started talking to me.
This also seems like it would only work for people who women actually want to have sex with.
But, but... you can't just go up to some strange person and start talking to them! That would be incredibly rude and no person would want to talk to you. I know I would find it very odd and unpleasant if someone I didn't know just started talking to me.
This also seems like it would only work for people who women actually want to have sex with.
rowboat
+5 -0
Oh, Belgand. You have so much to learn about booze.
Oh, Belgand. You have so much to learn about booze.
achilleselbow
+2 -0
I've been thinking the same thing all my life. The truth is, belgand, there are some people that are just not cut out for meeting people at loud drinking establishments, and we are those people. When I get drunk, I don't gather the courage to go up and talk to random people - instead I just get pensive and melancholy. I am also horrible at making conversation about topics that I'm not sincerely interested in.
The only time I can recently remember being on the receiving end of a random approach went something like this.
I am at a bar with some friends. I have just ordered a Brandy Alexander and am making my way back to the table.
Random Girl: *looks at me while mumbling something that I can't hear over the loud music*
Me: ...huh?
Girl: I said hi.
Me: Oh. *pause* Um, hi?
Girl: What's the matter, no one's ever just randomly said hi to you before?
Me: No, doesn't really happen very often.
I don't remember what happened after that - I think I asked her name out of politeness and she answered something I didn't hear, she asked me if I had been to some pub or other to which I shook my head, and then she excused herself to go to the bathroom.
I really cannot imagine it unfolding any other way.
I've been thinking the same thing all my life. The truth is, belgand, there are some people that are just not cut out for meeting people at loud drinking establishments, and we are those people. When I get drunk, I don't gather the courage to go up and talk to random people - instead I just get pensive and melancholy. I am also horrible at making conversation about topics that I'm not sincerely interested in.
The only time I can recently remember being on the receiving end of a random approach went something like this.
I am at a bar with some friends. I have just ordered a Brandy Alexander and am making my way back to the table.
Random Girl: *looks at me while mumbling something that I can't hear over the loud music*
Me: ...huh?
Girl: I said hi.
Me: Oh. *pause* Um, hi?
Girl: What's the matter, no one's ever just randomly said hi to you before?
Me: No, doesn't really happen very often.
I don't remember what happened after that - I think I asked her name out of politeness and she answered something I didn't hear, she asked me if I had been to some pub or other to which I shook my head, and then she excused herself to go to the bathroom.
I really cannot imagine it unfolding any other way.
belgand
+0 -0
It is, perhaps, also complicated by my teetotaling nature. I do not, as a rule, go to bars or such unless there is some other reason to be there which often means I am in the company of friends who are drinking. Perhaps it is also relevant that I have been dating the same woman since I was 19 and thus have had no chance to try and pick people up in such a situation.
Still, if someone just came up and started talking to me in basically any situation I would find it really weird and try to avoid speaking to them further. It's just... that's not something that people should be doing. It is impolite and bizarre.
I've never fully understood how exactly people go about making friends, especially as adults where you don't really have a lot of opportunities to interact with people in such a way that you would have a chance to get to know one another first.
It is, perhaps, also complicated by my teetotaling nature. I do not, as a rule, go to bars or such unless there is some other reason to be there which often means I am in the company of friends who are drinking. Perhaps it is also relevant that I have been dating the same woman since I was 19 and thus have had no chance to try and pick people up in such a situation.
Still, if someone just came up and started talking to me in basically any situation I would find it really weird and try to avoid speaking to them further. It's just... that's not something that people should be doing. It is impolite and bizarre.
I've never fully understood how exactly people go about making friends, especially as adults where you don't really have a lot of opportunities to interact with people in such a way that you would have a chance to get to know one another first.
sje46
+0 -0
I am so afraid to leave college. And I'm wasting my time here too; it seems like I'm purposely trying not to make friends.
No one ever randomly says hi to anyone. This is a thing which simply does not happen.
Either that or I'm hideous.
I am so afraid to leave college. And I'm wasting my time here too; it seems like I'm purposely trying not to make friends.
No one ever randomly says hi to anyone. This is a thing which simply does not happen.
Either that or I'm hideous.
daedala_x
+0 -0
hey guys, i'm bizarrely socially incompetent too! i only get by because of boobs!*
my technique is to treat everyone, even strangers, like they're already my good friends. this usually involves insulting them to some extent, but just remember that most people love being insulted! they can't get enough of the stuff!
*(i do not get by.)
hey guys, i'm bizarrely socially incompetent too! i only get by because of boobs!*
my technique is to treat everyone, even strangers, like they're already my good friends. this usually involves insulting them to some extent, but just remember that most people love being insulted! they can't get enough of the stuff!
*(i do not get by.)
sje46
+0 -0
I tried that, until I realized that I don't know how to talk to good friends either.
You ugly-face.
I tried that, until I realized that I don't know how to talk to good friends either.
You ugly-face.
courtland
+0 -0
I dig on the fact that you've been dating the same girl since 19 - I've been with the same girl since 17, and we're continuing the relationship through college. This does make the whole meeting people a bit harder, but it's far from impossible.
To be honest, you'll never meet ANYONE if you aren't at least a little bit open to strangers and random conversation. Looking back, my good friends in college have been made from first random conversations and just hanging out/spending more time with people. Group settings (hopefully not, but sometimes unavoidable, are bars and huge loud parties) are good places for this, but I've had people sit down at my table and strike up a conversation, or sit with people I didn't know very well from other meetings.
You just gotta be friendly in order to make a couple new friends. No one even remembers what you first talked about, or really probably cares, unless it is super memorable.
I dig on the fact that you've been dating the same girl since 19 - I've been with the same girl since 17, and we're continuing the relationship through college. This does make the whole meeting people a bit harder, but it's far from impossible.
To be honest, you'll never meet ANYONE if you aren't at least a little bit open to strangers and random conversation. Looking back, my good friends in college have been made from first random conversations and just hanging out/spending more time with people. Group settings (hopefully not, but sometimes unavoidable, are bars and huge loud parties) are good places for this, but I've had people sit down at my table and strike up a conversation, or sit with people I didn't know very well from other meetings.
You just gotta be friendly in order to make a couple new friends. No one even remembers what you first talked about, or really probably cares, unless it is super memorable.
purplenachos
+0 -0
also myspace is a great place to meet people. and youtube
also myspace is a great place to meet people. and youtube
i_love_kate
+0 -0
Heh heh... No, though.
Heh heh... No, though.
sje46
+0 -0
I don't know if AIU is joking or not, but Facebook and Myspace etc are terrible places to meet new people online. The best thing to do is to get involved in an IRC channel or join some kind of forum.
I don't know if AIU is joking or not, but Facebook and Myspace etc are terrible places to meet new people online. The best thing to do is to get involved in an IRC channel or join some kind of forum.
rowboat
+2 -0
Or...um...go outside?
Or...um...go outside?
sje46
+0 -0
O.O
The sad thing is that I never even considered that option.
O.O
The sad thing is that I never even considered that option.
aperson
+0 -0
I do see you as genuinely (a little bit) damaged by the internet, sje, but it could be I'm just not part of the internet generation.
I do see you as genuinely (a little bit) damaged by the internet, sje, but it could be I'm just not part of the internet generation.
sje46
+0 -0
I no longer sleep.
Every time I close my eyes I see distended anuses.
I no longer sleep.
Every time I close my eyes I see distended anuses.
aperson
+0 -0
Well hell son, we all do. Not relevant to the issue under discussion.
Well hell son, we all do. Not relevant to the issue under discussion.
sje46
+0 -0
Well, that is how the Internet damaged me.
Well, that is how the Internet damaged me.
granularsilica
+0 -0
I never looked, and thus do not see, distended orfices of any kind. Protect your head, don't follow links!
I never looked, and thus do not see, distended orfices of any kind. Protect your head, don't follow links!
plummet
+0 -0
aperson has a degree in human psychology, and is therefore qualified to pass judgment upon others' mental states, especially whether they are 'genuinely damaged' [sic] by the Internets.
he is also a socio-political professor, since he is able to group people into certain generational classifications.
aperson has a degree in human psychology, and is therefore qualified to pass judgment upon others' mental states, especially whether they are 'genuinely damaged' [sic] by the Internets.
he is also a socio-political professor, since he is able to group people into certain generational classifications.
aperson
+0 -0
I think you might be genuinely annoyed.
I think you might be genuinely annoyed.
aperson
+0 -0
By the internet.
By the internet.
plummet
+0 -0
PSYCHO MANTIS?!
are you going to make my mouse and keyboard move please say yes
PSYCHO MANTIS?!
are you going to make my mouse and keyboard move please say yes
aperson
+0 -0
Close. But no cigar.
[IMGS OFF]
Close. But no cigar.
[IMGS OFF]
rowboat
+0 -0
No, aperson has a pretty good point there, actually. Have you followed sje long, plummet? I like the little guy, but anybody can see that he needs to get off the internet.
And are you quite sure you wanna try to downplay or ignore the obvious and sweeping differences between, say, how aperson and I grew up and how, say, you and sje spent your time as little kids (last week)? The "internet generation" is about the least made-up thing I can think of.
No, aperson has a pretty good point there, actually. Have you followed sje long, plummet? I like the little guy, but anybody can see that he needs to get off the internet.
And are you quite sure you wanna try to downplay or ignore the obvious and sweeping differences between, say, how aperson and I grew up and how, say, you and sje spent your time as little kids (last week)? The "internet generation" is about the least made-up thing I can think of.
sje46
+0 -0
Thanks :)
I honestly do have an Internet addiction (or, at least a problem). And yeah, there is definitely an Internet generation. I don't know how you can measure this, but it seems like the vast majority of the people online are between the ages 16 and 24. Around that point (mid twenties), it seems to significantly drop off.
I didn't, however, spend my entire time online as a kid though. One and a half years ago I didn't know what a browser was and I only went on to do homework (which was almost never). I was addicted to vidjo games and television back then.
Thanks :)
I honestly do have an Internet addiction (or, at least a problem). And yeah, there is definitely an Internet generation. I don't know how you can measure this, but it seems like the vast majority of the people online are between the ages 16 and 24. Around that point (mid twenties), it seems to significantly drop off.
I didn't, however, spend my entire time online as a kid though. One and a half years ago I didn't know what a browser was and I only went on to do homework (which was almost never). I was addicted to vidjo games and television back then.
plummet
+0 -0
sje, achilleselbow, and belgand are some pretty out there people, and I think they all need to stop posting for a while and just experience things for a while, instead of overthinking it all the way. Getting that technical's not necessary at all.
I forgot what else I was going to say because I spaced out for a second.
Anyways, I was just making light of aperson's uncanny ability to diagnose people over the internet, don't get so bent out shape, man.
sje, achilleselbow, and belgand are some pretty out there people, and I think they all need to stop posting for a while and just experience things for a while, instead of overthinking it all the way. Getting that technical's not necessary at all.
I forgot what else I was going to say because I spaced out for a second.
Anyways, I was just making light of aperson's uncanny ability to diagnose people over the internet, don't get so bent out shape, man.
rowboat
+0 -0
I'm not bent out of shape. I'm just at work. That is at work temper. Sorry to make you think that my shape was bent.
I'm not bent out of shape. I'm just at work. That is at work temper. Sorry to make you think that my shape was bent.
rowboat
+0 -0
God, it seems like I haven't written a correct-sounding sentence in a year. I need to slow it down.
God, it seems like I haven't written a correct-sounding sentence in a year. I need to slow it down.
achilleselbow
+0 -0
I don't know if I'm really an "out there" person. I mean, it all depends on the context. Most of the people who know me in real life except for two or three of my closest friends would probably describe me as relatively normal, if somewhat quirky and over-analytical. This is because I save all my really weird opinions and diatribes for venues like the Internet, where it is my tendency to magnify their weirdness, simply because it makes for more interesting conversation than "Dude, me too!"
Regardless, belgand and I are significantly older than sje. The Internet didn't really become a way of life until I was in high school, and probably later for belgand. Meanwhile, I remember watching the other kids play in the yard when I was 5 and trying to figure out whether they experienced everything "in first-person" like I did.
I don't know if I'm really an "out there" person. I mean, it all depends on the context. Most of the people who know me in real life except for two or three of my closest friends would probably describe me as relatively normal, if somewhat quirky and over-analytical. This is because I save all my really weird opinions and diatribes for venues like the Internet, where it is my tendency to magnify their weirdness, simply because it makes for more interesting conversation than "Dude, me too!"
Regardless, belgand and I are significantly older than sje. The Internet didn't really become a way of life until I was in high school, and probably later for belgand. Meanwhile, I remember watching the other kids play in the yard when I was 5 and trying to figure out whether they experienced everything "in first-person" like I did.
belgand
+0 -0
Not really. I was a BBS person in middle school. But, yeah, I get where you're coming from. I strongly remember the pre-Internet age. I certainly did my share of typing on a typewriter and I spent a lot of time looking things up in a card catalog.
I had the same problems though. I remember being a little kid and standing around immobilized for a while because I was trying to work out how my body moved without me specifically thinking and directing every single motion it made. How I can walk just by kinda vaguely having an idea that I want to be somewhere over there and being basically out of the loop mentally about the whole thing.
I wasn't warped by the Internet any more than Frank Zappa was.
Not really. I was a BBS person in middle school. But, yeah, I get where you're coming from. I strongly remember the pre-Internet age. I certainly did my share of typing on a typewriter and I spent a lot of time looking things up in a card catalog.
I had the same problems though. I remember being a little kid and standing around immobilized for a while because I was trying to work out how my body moved without me specifically thinking and directing every single motion it made. How I can walk just by kinda vaguely having an idea that I want to be somewhere over there and being basically out of the loop mentally about the whole thing.
I wasn't warped by the Internet any more than Frank Zappa was.
rowboat
+0 -0
I was thinking that neither of you were that "out there," but the ends of both of your last comments are making me reconsider.
I was thinking that neither of you were that "out there," but the ends of both of your last comments are making me reconsider.
sje46
+0 -0
I was a pretty philosophical minded kid (still am, I guess, even though I'm mostly too lazy to have a significant amount of knowledge on the subject) and I like learning, and have a somewhat solipsistic (not in the literal sense)view of the world, thinking that I am nothing now, but will become something important--necessarily--in the future, whether it be good or bad. I've wondered how my body moved without me thinking and stuff. It was more fun to me than going out and meeting people. I have pretty much the social maturity of a twelve year old, and found out recently that peopel exist and can be fun to talk to, but they are less scary if you can't see their faces.
Fine, I am out there.
I was a pretty philosophical minded kid (still am, I guess, even though I'm mostly too lazy to have a significant amount of knowledge on the subject) and I like learning, and have a somewhat solipsistic (not in the literal sense)view of the world, thinking that I am nothing now, but will become something important--necessarily--in the future, whether it be good or bad. I've wondered how my body moved without me thinking and stuff. It was more fun to me than going out and meeting people. I have pretty much the social maturity of a twelve year old, and found out recently that peopel exist and can be fun to talk to, but they are less scary if you can't see their faces.
Fine, I am out there.
granularsilica
+0 -0
I think you and belgand compromise one group: those who are already weird when then come to the Innernet (and me too, I used to feel the earth rotating). Another, perhaps larger group includes those who become weird because of the Innernet.
I think you and belgand compromise one group: those who are already weird when then come to the Innernet (and me too, I used to feel the earth rotating). Another, perhaps larger group includes those who become weird because of the Innernet.
hedonismbot
+7 -0
Elbox does not get with the girls which is okay because in the end they would not like him anyway
Elbox does not get with the girls which is okay because in the end they would not like him anyway
techiebabe
+0 -0
It's because you Take all the girls anyway, Hedo. None left for poor Elbox...
It's because you Take all the girls anyway, Hedo. None left for poor Elbox...
stonecrab
+0 -0
*snif* so...so sad. Have you tried thinking to yourself, "What would Ray do in this situation?"
Well, now that I think about it...Ray doesn't get lucky all that often...
How about, "What would Cornelius do?"
*snif* so...so sad. Have you tried thinking to yourself, "What would Ray do in this situation?"
Well, now that I think about it...Ray doesn't get lucky all that often...
How about, "What would Cornelius do?"
plummet
+0 -0
dude, never say that Ray does not get play
I used to be uncool and the ladies did not like me as I all nervous and mumbling in public and unable to enjoy myself at social gatherings
then I started rerouting my way of thinking and started asking myself, "How would Ray Smuckles turn this mother out?"
2 weeks later I was at this guys house locking tongues with a nubile young blonde lady while dudes were partying. that day, i was no longer a stranger to play
i have never looked back
dude, never say that Ray does not get play
I used to be uncool and the ladies did not like me as I all nervous and mumbling in public and unable to enjoy myself at social gatherings
then I started rerouting my way of thinking and started asking myself, "How would Ray Smuckles turn this mother out?"
2 weeks later I was at this guys house locking tongues with a nubile young blonde lady while dudes were partying. that day, i was no longer a stranger to play
i have never looked back
rowboat
+0 -0
I'm glad that worked out for you, but any reader of the blogs can verify that Ray certainly does not get play. He almost does, then he doesn't. It is a thing that happens often.
I'm glad that worked out for you, but any reader of the blogs can verify that Ray certainly does not get play. He almost does, then he doesn't. It is a thing that happens often.
scorpio_nadir
+0 -0
Quote:
plummet advises in all unknown social situations:
WWRD?
Quote:
I used to be uncool and the ladies did not like me as I all nervous and mumbling in public and unable to enjoy myself at social gatherings
then I started rerouting my way of thinking and started asking myself, "How would Ray Smuckles turn this mother out?"
then I started rerouting my way of thinking and started asking myself, "How would Ray Smuckles turn this mother out?"
plummet advises in all unknown social situations:
WWRD?
echidnaboy
+1 -0
In all social situations, the answer is the same:
RWTMO
(Ray Would Turn the Mother Out)
In all social situations, the answer is the same:
RWTMO
(Ray Would Turn the Mother Out)
plummet
+0 -0
and if the mother is already turned out
then you gotta put some heat under the sucker
and if the mother is already turned out
then you gotta put some heat under the sucker
wozzeck
+4 -0
Quote:
This was your first error; not being one to like the ladies .
Quote:
am at a bar with some friends. I have just ordered a Brandy Alexander...
This was your first error; not being one to like the ladies .
anomalous3
+0 -0
I do not know why, because I'm not a very social person, but I have met a number of excellent women at drinking establishments (this is how I met my current girlfriend). Things always turned out best on more "chill" nights, when I got a bug up my arse and a couple of ciders in me and decided to make an absolute fool of myself for the fun of it and started singing "C is for cookie" at a rather pretty young lady. She totally dug it.
I do not know why, because I'm not a very social person, but I have met a number of excellent women at drinking establishments (this is how I met my current girlfriend). Things always turned out best on more "chill" nights, when I got a bug up my arse and a couple of ciders in me and decided to make an absolute fool of myself for the fun of it and started singing "C is for cookie" at a rather pretty young lady. She totally dug it.
hatstand_mcq
+0 -0
This post confirms my suspicion that cider is exclusively a drink of low dudes.
This post confirms my suspicion that cider is exclusively a drink of low dudes.
rowboat
+0 -0
"C" is for cider, and that's good enough for him!
(But yeah, that kind of behavior wouldn't get you laid anywhere I drink.)
"C" is for cider, and that's good enough for him!
(But yeah, that kind of behavior wouldn't get you laid anywhere I drink.)
cormano
+0 -0
Apparently, the common folk in Wales are incapable of anything but shouting.
Apparently, the common folk in Wales are incapable of anything but shouting.
hatstand_mcq
+0 -0
Which is odd really because most Welsh people I know are notably soft spoken, when sober at least.
Which is odd really because most Welsh people I know are notably soft spoken, when sober at least.
jhunter
+4 -0
Exactly.
Exactly.
aperson
+5 -0
I'm guessing the all caps is supposed to represent the use of the declamatory case , for which there is no equivalent in modern English (or indeed Welsh). It is a case used when addressing multiple Christians in Public.
I'm guessing the all caps is supposed to represent the use of the declamatory case , for which there is no equivalent in modern English (or indeed Welsh). It is a case used when addressing multiple Christians in Public.
daidai
+2 -0
no equivalent in english? For Christians shouting at other christians?
Clearly somebody has never been to the south.
The pentecostals say hi. (with snakes)
no equivalent in english? For Christians shouting at other christians?
Clearly somebody has never been to the south.
The pentecostals say hi. (with snakes)
aperson
+0 -0
They have a whole case for it?
They have a whole case for it?
spectre
+2 -0
A whole case of snakes, yes. Would you like some? They've got a viper that killed a Bishop. He's well thought-of in the snake-handler community. If you can wrap the Bishop-killer around your neck and tapdance, God has blessed you.
A whole case of snakes, yes. Would you like some? They've got a viper that killed a Bishop. He's well thought-of in the snake-handler community. If you can wrap the Bishop-killer around your neck and tapdance, God has blessed you.
gladi8orrex
+0 -2
***Sorry I was late uploading the strip but I've been very busy at pottery***
***Sorry I was late uploading the strip but I've been very busy at pottery***
gladi8orrex
+0 -2
Fuck me
Fuck me
wolfensti
+0 -0
Gladi8orrex is not convinved by Onstad pottery.
Gladi8orrex is not convinved by Onstad pottery.
implode
+0 -0
And terribly sex-starved too, it seems.
And terribly sex-starved too, it seems.
fermatprime
+1 -0
In this economy, who isn't?
In this economy, who isn't?
rowboat
+0 -0
The workin' man! Amirite!?
The workin' man! Amirite!?
dusty
+0 -0
At the same time, many cash strapped whore houses are having all-you-can-bone specials.
At the same time, many cash strapped whore houses are having all-you-can-bone specials.
anomalous3
+0 -0
who you callin' an amirite?!?!? Just because I like amir doesn't mean I worship him
who you callin' an amirite?!?!? Just because I like amir doesn't mean I worship him
rowboat
+0 -0
Poseur.
Poseur.
westsider8
+1 -0
LN got the order wrong. First introduce the Blunt, then the Nacho. Dude has no business sense. And is it me, or has Padrig channeled Sir Mixalot into somewhat olden Welsh?
LN got the order wrong. First introduce the Blunt, then the Nacho. Dude has no business sense. And is it me, or has Padrig channeled Sir Mixalot into somewhat olden Welsh?
falseprophet
+2 -0
He has downdated it for a contemporary audience.
He has downdated it for a contemporary audience.
wolfensti
+3 -0
Sir Mixalot message transcend time. Only language used differ.
Sir Mixalot message transcend time. Only language used differ.
belgand
+0 -1
Indeed. Large, fat asses are terrible. This is something we can all agree upon.
Indeed. Large, fat asses are terrible. This is something we can all agree upon.
stereo
+3 -0
On the contrary, they make the rocking world go round. I have this on authority from the Queen .
On the contrary, they make the rocking world go round. I have this on authority from the Queen .
jeffspaulding
+0 -0
Freddie didn't go for female asses. He's hardly an authority.
Freddie didn't go for female asses. He's hardly an authority.
belgand
+0 -0
Brian May wrote the song though. Freddie just gave it an interesting interpretation when he sang it.
Brian May wrote the song though. Freddie just gave it an interesting interpretation when he sang it.
tripleg
+1 -0
dIsAgReEmEnT BoX
[IMGS OFF]
dIsAgReEmEnT BoX
[IMGS OFF]
rowboat
+4 -0
dIsAgReEmEnT BoX
[IMGS OFF]
dIsAgReEmEnT BoX
[IMGS OFF]
tripleg
+2 -0
don't cross the streams!
don't cross the streams!
fermatprime
+0 -0
oh man I just got that.
oh man I just got that.
wolfensti
+0 -0
People gather around for the man who brought nachos to them.Truly this is a magnificient thing to see
People gather around for the man who brought nachos to them.Truly this is a magnificient thing to see
wolfensti
+0 -0
Also stoned people can't say their own name straight
Also stoned people can't say their own name straight
fattybeaver
+0 -0
I get the feeling this ones gunna get him into trouble.
I get the feeling this ones gunna get him into trouble.
helter
+6 -0
No kidding. For starters, I really don't see how this is going to get their minds off the nachos.
No kidding. For starters, I really don't see how this is going to get their minds off the nachos.
hexjumper
+1 -0
On the same subject, what's going to happen when he runs out of weed?
On the same subject, what's going to happen when he runs out of weed?
helter
+3 -0
Well, that'll just be like, a bummer, man.
Well, that'll just be like, a bummer, man.
daidai
+3 -0
That's just, like, your opinion, man.
That's just, like, your opinion, man.
plummet
+0 -0
take it easy, man
take it easy, man
morbo
+0 -0
this aggresion will not stand
...man
this aggresion will not stand
...man
plummet
+0 -0
awesome tale, man
awesome tale, man
foea
+0 -0
There's already a decent Indian hemp trade going on about then. He just needs to do a little re-purposing.
There's already a decent Indian hemp trade going on about then. He just needs to do a little re-purposing.
plummet
+0 -0
dude, it's a plant, not Uranium.
1. PUT SEEDS IN GROUND
2. ADD WATER
3. WAIT, ASSHOLE.
4. ???
5. PROFIT!
those welshmen are fairly good at growing shit, it should be basic to them
dude, it's a plant, not Uranium.
1. PUT SEEDS IN GROUND
2. ADD WATER
3. WAIT, ASSHOLE.
4. ???
5. PROFIT!
those welshmen are fairly good at growing shit, it should be basic to them
anomalous3
+0 -0
being in trouble is a fake idea.
being in trouble is a fake idea.
octafish
+0 -0
If Charley bought some of his weed from my old dealer he has enough seeds to revolutionize the peat-pot industry in 17th century Welsh Heaven. Sinse my arse, always littered with seed.
If Charley bought some of his weed from my old dealer he has enough seeds to revolutionize the peat-pot industry in 17th century Welsh Heaven. Sinse my arse, always littered with seed.
drmemory
+0 -0
Kind of surprising to see the old guy come out in favor of vice.
Kind of surprising to see the old guy come out in favor of vice.
mawk
+0 -0
he just hadn't had enough of it to form an opinion before. I think he'd take very well to being one of just a couple of knuckleheads from back in the day.
way, way back in the day.
he just hadn't had enough of it to form an opinion before. I think he'd take very well to being one of just a couple of knuckleheads from back in the day.
way, way back in the day.
octafish
+0 -0
I like to think Father and Son are Wee-Wooing in Harmonies. Everyone else seems to be channeling the Vogons. RESISTANCE IS USELESS!
I like to think Father and Son are Wee-Wooing in Harmonies. Everyone else seems to be channeling the Vogons. RESISTANCE IS USELESS!
daidai
+3 -0
What I question here is whether Achewood follows the Back to the Future theory of time travel or the LOST theory.
Will Molly suddenly grow dreads and agree that weed makes life awesome?
Or was this supposed to happen in the past. Is little nephew... the variable ?!
What I question here is whether Achewood follows the Back to the Future theory of time travel or the LOST theory.
Will Molly suddenly grow dreads and agree that weed makes life awesome?
Or was this supposed to happen in the past. Is little nephew... the variable ?!
spectre
+0 -0
I really thought they were all dead. Molly was in Heaven when she met Beef, remember? And she blogged that she wasn't sure that her family could make the wedding because they were dead.
I really thought they were all dead. Molly was in Heaven when she met Beef, remember? And she blogged that she wasn't sure that her family could make the wedding because they were dead.
sje46
+0 -0
I don't understand why people are so confused about this.
I don't understand why people are so confused about this.
sje46
+1 -0
They're not in the past. They are in Heaven.
This portion of heaven consists entirely of Welshmen who live in the past. They do not venture out of this part of Heaven regularly (with the notable exception of Molly).
They're not in the past. They are in Heaven.
This portion of heaven consists entirely of Welshmen who live in the past. They do not venture out of this part of Heaven regularly (with the notable exception of Molly).
featurelessvoid
+0 -0
No, no, Heaven is the one with the Eternal Nachos. If you've run out of nachos, you're in Purgatory at best.
No, no, Heaven is the one with the Eternal Nachos. If you've run out of nachos, you're in Purgatory at best.
shutup_shutup
+0 -0
Padraig looks like a young Cornelius.
Padraig looks like a young Cornelius.
jeffspaulding
+0 -0
I thought so too. But with a Pat-ish scowl.
I thought so too. But with a Pat-ish scowl.
perilon
+0 -0
That's actually a pretty neat idea, about the clock. I wonder if it's been done?
That's actually a pretty neat idea, about the clock. I wonder if it's been done?
mawk
+0 -0
try as I might, I can't begin to imagine what that clock would look like or how it would function as stated.
try as I might, I can't begin to imagine what that clock would look like or how it would function as stated.
prism
+13 -0
CLOCK HAS 4 DIMENSIONAL SIMULTANEOUS 4-HOUR TIME SPHERE IN 24 HOUR ROTATION. 4 Corner TIME, CUBES EARTH.
CLOCK HAS 4 DIMENSIONAL SIMULTANEOUS 4-HOUR TIME SPHERE IN 24 HOUR ROTATION. 4 Corner TIME, CUBES EARTH.
quinlaenar
+0 -0
THESE PEOPLE ARE EDUCATED STUPID, THERE ARE 4 DAYS TO EVERY DAY, THERE IS THE EARLY MORNING DAY, THE LATE MORNING DAY, THE EARLY NIGHT DAY, AND THE LATE NIGHT DAY. THERE ARE 4 DAYS IN EVERY DAY JUST LIKE THERE ARE 4 SIDES ON EVERY CUBE.
THESE PEOPLE ARE EDUCATED STUPID, THERE ARE 4 DAYS TO EVERY DAY, THERE IS THE EARLY MORNING DAY, THE LATE MORNING DAY, THE EARLY NIGHT DAY, AND THE LATE NIGHT DAY. THERE ARE 4 DAYS IN EVERY DAY JUST LIKE THERE ARE 4 SIDES ON EVERY CUBE.
biznart
+0 -0
So those miners getting high on ox cocks...is this the origin of "cock smoker"?
So those miners getting high on ox cocks...is this the origin of "cock smoker"?
biznart
+6 -0
It was either this or "OxCocks B'Gosh"
It was either this or "OxCocks B'Gosh"
lolsworth
+2 -0
Wales Scotland and Ireland are all the same place
Wales Scotland and Ireland are all the same place
iwannacum
+0 -0
A comment left by iwannacum was marked lame too many times and excluded. (marked lame by aHatOfPig, techiebabe, cpnglxynchos)
A comment left by iwannacum was marked lame too many times and excluded. (marked lame by aHatOfPig, techiebabe, cpnglxynchos)
jeffspaulding
+0 -0
Quote:
Except for the differences in geography, culture, religion, government, etc.
Quote:
Wales Scotland and Ireland are all the same place
Except for the differences in geography, culture, religion, government, etc.
lolsworth
+0 -0
That was the joke
(my mother is bog-Welsh)
That was the joke
(my mother is bog-Welsh)
salvar
+0 -0
Well then what the hell is Great Britain?
Well then what the hell is Great Britain?
jeffspaulding
+0 -0
Ireland has not been part of Great Britain since 1949.
Ireland has not been part of Great Britain since 1949.
spectre
+0 -0
From Wikipedia:
The Irish Free State (Irish: Saorstát Éireann) (1922%u20131937) was the state established as a Dominion on 6 December 1922 under the Anglo-Irish Treaty.
Off by 27 years.
From Wikipedia:
The Irish Free State (Irish: Saorstát Éireann) (1922%u20131937) was the state established as a Dominion on 6 December 1922 under the Anglo-Irish Treaty.
Off by 27 years.
srikamaraja
+1 -0
But that wasn't independent enough for us belligerent micks, now was it? WAS IT?
But that wasn't independent enough for us belligerent micks, now was it? WAS IT?
i_love_kate
+1 -1
Panel 10 Welshman has an interestingly distinct notion of time zones for a person whose nation is roughly twenty kilometres across.
Panel 10 Welshman has an interestingly distinct notion of time zones for a person whose nation is roughly twenty kilometres across.
hatstand_mcq
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There were plenty of Welsh seafarers and explorers. Captain Morgan, for example, as well as Prince Madoc. Not to mention George Everest of the eponymous mountain. The moral of this story is that if you live in a country where the staple food is boiled seaweed you may develop a strong urge to leave it.
There were plenty of Welsh seafarers and explorers. Captain Morgan, for example, as well as Prince Madoc. Not to mention George Everest of the eponymous mountain. The moral of this story is that if you live in a country where the staple food is boiled seaweed you may develop a strong urge to leave it.
r0g3r_day
+3 -0
Digging coal is a big incentive for leaving. That my grandfather knows, boyo. He sought the Golden Nacho once in waters far and wide; he found a whale upon his tale and took her for a bride.
Cymru am byth!
Digging coal is a big incentive for leaving. That my grandfather knows, boyo. He sought the Golden Nacho once in waters far and wide; he found a whale upon his tale and took her for a bride.
Cymru am byth!
scorpio_nadir
+4 -0
George Everest had lots of gall
to claim a mountain in Nepal
the biggest, hairiest one of all
Burma Shave
George Everest had lots of gall
to claim a mountain in Nepal
the biggest, hairiest one of all
Burma Shave
belgand
+0 -0
Are you implying something about a benefits of a freshly-shorn scrotum and the sexuality of George Everest here?
Are you implying something about a benefits of a freshly-shorn scrotum and the sexuality of George Everest here?
sje46
+0 -0
I always though Nephew's eyes were so sex.
I always though Nephew's eyes were so sex.
missbee
+1 -0
I agree. Those eyes!
I agree. Those eyes!
kickstart
+2 -0
Ol' fermataface, they used to call him.
Ol' fermataface, they used to call him.
fermatprime
+1 -0
I told you never to call me that on here!
I told you never to call me that on here!
jeffspaulding
+0 -0
Your avatar makes me smile every time I see it.
Thank you, Miss Bee.
[If you need a theme song, may I suggest the Fats Waller classic: "Ain't Missbeehavin"]
Your avatar makes me smile every time I see it.
Thank you, Miss Bee.
[If you need a theme song, may I suggest the Fats Waller classic: "Ain't Missbeehavin"]
scorpio_nadir
+2 -0
Quote:
[IMGS OFF]
Quote:
[If you need a theme song, may I suggest the Fats Waller classic: "Ain't Missbeehavin"]
[IMGS OFF]
jeffspaulding
+0 -0
Quote me as saying I was mis-quoted.
Quote me as saying I was mis-quoted.
missbee
+0 -0
Good, that's what it's here for! You are welcome.
I've never heard it, but I will listen and consider it for my theme song.
Good, that's what it's here for! You are welcome.
I've never heard it, but I will listen and consider it for my theme song.
nice-on-water
+1 -0
THE RAP THAT DOTH NOT RHYME
THE RAP THAT DOTH NOT RHYME
awksedperl
+0 -0
'Course, a lot of present-day rap doesn't technically rhyme. It's powered by couplets whose end words are either erroneously thought by the author to rhyme, or deemed by him/her/them to be close enough. But so far I've avoided mentioning this to the many, many professional MCs I come across in my daily life. It would be impolite.
'Course, a lot of present-day rap doesn't technically rhyme. It's powered by couplets whose end words are either erroneously thought by the author to rhyme, or deemed by him/her/them to be close enough. But so far I've avoided mentioning this to the many, many professional MCs I come across in my daily life. It would be impolite.
nice-on-water
+6 -0
Now that we're on the subject, a lot of present-day rap doesn't technically SOUND. GOOD. I said it. Call me old fashioned but I like my rap to be East Coast gritty with dope fucking beats and no Autotune.
Now that we're on the subject, a lot of present-day rap doesn't technically SOUND. GOOD. I said it. Call me old fashioned but I like my rap to be East Coast gritty with dope fucking beats and no Autotune.
woodenteeth
+0 -0
You really couldn't be more right. Really. You're so right.
You really couldn't be more right. Really. You're so right.
nice-on-water
+0 -0
Thank you. I know it was unwarranted but I needed to say it.
Thank you. I know it was unwarranted but I needed to say it.
awksedperl
+0 -0
Agreed.
Agreed.
sje46
+0 -0
Are you referring to a rhyme like gat/back? A couple of words that are not technically rhymes because the ending consonant is different?
It sounds a lot better than slant rhyme, such as "rhyming" the words "on" and "moon" or "bodies" and "ladies".
I hated that in English Lit. It did not sound good at all. Assonance>consonance.
And yes, it does sound close enough.
Are you referring to a rhyme like gat/back? A couple of words that are not technically rhymes because the ending consonant is different?
It sounds a lot better than slant rhyme, such as "rhyming" the words "on" and "moon" or "bodies" and "ladies".
I hated that in English Lit. It did not sound good at all. Assonance>consonance.
And yes, it does sound close enough.
nice-on-water
+0 -0
FUCK YOU SJE GOD DAMN IT
Slant rhymes sometimes work though because that's kind of how they used to pronounce things I think, like how sometimes been rhymes with bean or again with rain. Stuff like that.
FUCK YOU SJE GOD DAMN IT
Slant rhymes sometimes work though because that's kind of how they used to pronounce things I think, like how sometimes been rhymes with bean or again with rain. Stuff like that.
sje46
+0 -0
But this isn't the case. It's really not a dialectal thing. It's a type of device used in poetry, on purpose, even today. Because I am from the same region that Emily Dickenson is from, and I really don't think that the language has changed so much in 150 someodd years. The Great Vowel Shift was 400 years ago, I believe.
I mean, I'm not totally against the idea of consonance. If can sound cool. But assonance imitates actual rhymes so much better. Maybe there is something I'm missing here, but I usually cringe when I see one used to replace a true rhyme.
But this isn't the case. It's really not a dialectal thing. It's a type of device used in poetry, on purpose, even today. Because I am from the same region that Emily Dickenson is from, and I really don't think that the language has changed so much in 150 someodd years. The Great Vowel Shift was 400 years ago, I believe.
I mean, I'm not totally against the idea of consonance. If can sound cool. But assonance imitates actual rhymes so much better. Maybe there is something I'm missing here, but I usually cringe when I see one used to replace a true rhyme.
achilleselbow
+3 -0
You're an assonance.
You're an assonance.
belgand
+0 -0
SJE is Emily Dickenson. This makes so much sense now.
SJE is Emily Dickenson. This makes so much sense now.
sje46
+0 -0
%u2019T IS so much joy! %u2019T is so much joy!
If I should fail, what poverty!
And yet, as poor as I
Have ventured all upon a throw;
Have gained! Yes! Hesitated so
This side the victory!
Life is but life, and death but death!
Bliss is but bliss, and breath but breath!
And if, indeed, I fail,
At least to know the worst is sweet.
Defeat means nothing but defeat,
No drearier can prevail!
And if I gain,%u2014oh, gun at sea,
Oh, bells that in the steeples be,
At first repeat it slow
For heaven is a different thing
Conjectured, and waked sudden in,
And might o%u2019erwhelm me so!
%u2019T IS so much joy! %u2019T is so much joy!
If I should fail, what poverty!
And yet, as poor as I
Have ventured all upon a throw;
Have gained! Yes! Hesitated so
This side the victory!
Life is but life, and death but death!
Bliss is but bliss, and breath but breath!
And if, indeed, I fail,
At least to know the worst is sweet.
Defeat means nothing but defeat,
No drearier can prevail!
And if I gain,%u2014oh, gun at sea,
Oh, bells that in the steeples be,
At first repeat it slow
For heaven is a different thing
Conjectured, and waked sudden in,
And might o%u2019erwhelm me so!
nice-on-water
+0 -0
Hahahaha oh I'm so glad that happened.
Hahahaha oh I'm so glad that happened.
belgand
+0 -0
Fuck, but I dislike her so goddamned much. I have just an unreasonable amount of hate for her terrible, morbid, reclusive ass.
If I'm going with morbid, fucked-up women I will take Sylvia Plath every single day and three times on Sunday.
Fuck, but I dislike her so goddamned much. I have just an unreasonable amount of hate for her terrible, morbid, reclusive ass.
If I'm going with morbid, fucked-up women I will take Sylvia Plath every single day and three times on Sunday.
tripleg
+0 -0
I may regret this, but why do you hate her terrible, morbid, reclusive ass?
I may regret this, but why do you hate her terrible, morbid, reclusive ass?
belgand
+0 -0
Have you ever seen Emily Dickinson's ass? Why find out?
I simply do not care for her poetry. I mainly find that her themes are ones that do not resonate with me, particularly the many that are devoted to religion and nature. Though not typically considered part of the movement itself this is one of the reasons why I generally do not care for most transcendentalist works either.
Have you ever seen Emily Dickinson's ass? Why find out?
I simply do not care for her poetry. I mainly find that her themes are ones that do not resonate with me, particularly the many that are devoted to religion and nature. Though not typically considered part of the movement itself this is one of the reasons why I generally do not care for most transcendentalist works either.
nice-on-water
+0 -0
I find Interesting, is what I will say on the matter. The "Death Stopped For Me" or whatever one is not that bad.
I find Interesting, is what I will say on the matter. The "Death Stopped For Me" or whatever one is not that bad.
nice-on-water
+0 -0
So fuck rhymes that aren't perfect? WHO MADE YOU KING OF THE RHYMES AND WHERE CAN I GET A KNIGHTHOOD
So fuck rhymes that aren't perfect? WHO MADE YOU KING OF THE RHYMES AND WHERE CAN I GET A KNIGHTHOOD
rowboat
+0 -0
Why, in the knight 'hood, or course.
Why, in the knight 'hood, or course.
rowboat
+0 -0
of
of
nice-on-water
+0 -0
It could've been so much better than you made it for yourself.
It could've been so much better than you made it for yourself.
rowboat
+0 -0
I don't know what you mean, but thank you. And fuck you.
I don't know what you mean, but thank you. And fuck you.
thegoodwillgirl
+0 -0
In the knight 'hood. Or in the knight course. The course you take to learn to be a knight.
In the knight 'hood. Or in the knight course. The course you take to learn to be a knight.
sje46
+0 -0
Screw you, Cindy.
Screw you, Cindy.
sje46
+0 -0
Maybe that was uncalled for. Hug?
Maybe that was uncalled for. Hug?
rowboat
+0 -0
How 'bout a punch in the gut instead, little guy.
How 'bout a punch in the gut instead, little guy.
thegoodwillgirl
+0 -0
Hugs and gut punches and tequila-fueled love for everyone tonight, as far as I'm concerned. Also, if you were standing up for me rowboat, then thank you. Also, if you were being a dick to a not-so-stranger to me, sje, eff your face in the face.
I hope this was all in good fun, really.
Hugs and gut punches and tequila-fueled love for everyone tonight, as far as I'm concerned. Also, if you were standing up for me rowboat, then thank you. Also, if you were being a dick to a not-so-stranger to me, sje, eff your face in the face.
I hope this was all in good fun, really.
thegoodwillgirl
+0 -0
OH MY GOD HOW CLEAR IS IT THAT I AM DRUNK.
OH MY GOD HOW CLEAR IS IT THAT I AM DRUNK.
sje46
+0 -0
Well, beside the fact that you gave me tequila fueled love, it's not really clear at all.
Often I just randomly tell my friends to jog off for no explcable reason. You are not a bad person and my estimation of you is as high as ever.
Well, beside the fact that you gave me tequila fueled love, it's not really clear at all.
Often I just randomly tell my friends to jog off for no explcable reason. You are not a bad person and my estimation of you is as high as ever.
nice-on-water
+1 -0
If there was a rolling eyes emoticon on Assetbar I'd use it right now.
If there was a rolling eyes emoticon on Assetbar I'd use it right now.
thegoodwillgirl
+0 -0
I would deserve it. Sorry I was drunk and on the internet you guys.
I would deserve it. Sorry I was drunk and on the internet you guys.
i_love_kate
+0 -0
Better on the internet than flaunting your lack of fear before a convoy of your American "police detectives."
Better on the internet than flaunting your lack of fear before a convoy of your American "police detectives."
rowboat
+1 -0
In capitalist America, detective lacks fear of you!
In capitalist America, detective lacks fear of you!
nice-on-water
+0 -0
And being a girl.
And being a girl.
awksedperl
+0 -0
Quote:
A dialectical thing or a dialect thing (a thing about dialect)? I'm not poking fun here, I really am seeking out your meaning.
Quote:
It's really not a dialectal thing.
A dialectical thing or a dialect thing (a thing about dialect)? I'm not poking fun here, I really am seeking out your meaning.
sje46
+0 -0
I wasn't sure if that was a real word, but I just like how it sounds.
I wasn't sure if that was a real word, but I just like how it sounds.
awksedperl
+0 -0
"Dialectal" is a word, the adjective form or "dialect", from what I can suss. My problem is that I parsed it as "dialectical", which made it seem odd in the context. But the word you used wasn't "dialectical". In conclusion, I can't read, never mind, and carry on. Please accept my apology for the inconvenience, and I await your knifing with resigned contrition.
"Dialectal" is a word, the adjective form or "dialect", from what I can suss. My problem is that I parsed it as "dialectical", which made it seem odd in the context. But the word you used wasn't "dialectical". In conclusion, I can't read, never mind, and carry on. Please accept my apology for the inconvenience, and I await your knifing with resigned contrition.
hatstand_mcq
+0 -0
Dialectical is a word. It means of or pertaining to the dialectic, which is philosophical concept.
Dialectical is a word. It means of or pertaining to the dialectic, which is philosophical concept.
awksedperl
+0 -0
Yes, I know that, which is why I thought it so odd that sje46 would use it in that context, which led to my question, which led to my correction, which led to my shame.
Yes, I know that, which is why I thought it so odd that sje46 would use it in that context, which led to my question, which led to my correction, which led to my shame.
sje46
+0 -0
We still love you.
Except for rowboat. He's never liked you.
We still love you.
Except for rowboat. He's never liked you.
rowboat
+0 -0
How does my name come into this? I honestly can't say how I feel about awksedperl because he changed his avatar and I can't remember what it used to be. He's like a whole new person to me now.
How does my name come into this? I honestly can't say how I feel about awksedperl because he changed his avatar and I can't remember what it used to be. He's like a whole new person to me now.
nice-on-water
+0 -0
That happens to me. I see a new avatar and I want to respond "Yes that is how things are around here. Welcome!" but then I realize it's like goodwillgirl or tekende or someone who Knows A Thing or Two about Assetbar.
That happens to me. I see a new avatar and I want to respond "Yes that is how things are around here. Welcome!" but then I realize it's like goodwillgirl or tekende or someone who Knows A Thing or Two about Assetbar.
rowboat
+0 -0
Yeah, there are definitely only about four or five people who I'll always recognize regardless of avatar.
Yeah, there are definitely only about four or five people who I'll always recognize regardless of avatar.
nice-on-water
+0 -0
That's why I never change mine (except that one time), because I am forgettable.
That's why I never change mine (except that one time), because I am forgettable.
sje46
+0 -0
I have to ask who.
I have to ask who.
octafish
+0 -0
Spinynorman, Hedonismbot, and AIU to name three.
Spinynorman, Hedonismbot, and AIU to name three.
sje46
+0 -0
To be honest, I would recognize pretty much all the regulars.
To be honest, I would recognize pretty much all the regulars.
granularsilica
+0 -0
Or are we the irregulars?
Or are we the irregulars?
sje46
+0 -0
That would be sad, seeing how I have the most posts.
That would be sad, seeing how I have the most posts.
rowboat
+0 -0
Distinguished veterans, mostly. I wasn't really thinking of specific people when I wrote that, but I was probably talking about drskradley, achilleselbow, autrepoupee, tekende....that ilk. There are others who I probably would recognize but who never have changed.
Distinguished veterans, mostly. I wasn't really thinking of specific people when I wrote that, but I was probably talking about drskradley, achilleselbow, autrepoupee, tekende....that ilk. There are others who I probably would recognize but who never have changed.
awksedperl
+0 -0
Quote:
Yessir. It doesn't bother me much, as I've listened to my fair share of rap. It would be interesting to hear some rap composed by hewing to the technicalities of rhyme and verse. Actually, the results would likely be bad. But probably pretty funny.
Quote:
Are you referring to a rhyme like gat/back?
Yessir. It doesn't bother me much, as I've listened to my fair share of rap. It would be interesting to hear some rap composed by hewing to the technicalities of rhyme and verse. Actually, the results would likely be bad. But probably pretty funny.
scorpio_nadir
+0 -0
Is your new avicon the Bisected Cadaver Man, awksedperl? If so, kudos.
Is your new avicon the Bisected Cadaver Man, awksedperl? If so, kudos.
awksedperl
+7 -0
You're in the right neighborhood, Scorp. It's the 44 images from a head CT I had taken a couple of weeks ago made into an animated gif.
You're in the right neighborhood, Scorp. It's the 44 images from a head CT I had taken a couple of weeks ago made into an animated gif.
i_love_kate
+0 -0
And let me be the first to say that that is excellent.
And let me be the first to say that that is excellent.
jeffspaulding
+0 -0
I don't know, it seems way too personal to me. I'm not even on brain-sharing terms with my wife.
I don't know, it seems way too personal to me. I'm not even on brain-sharing terms with my wife.
awksedperl
+0 -0
Thanks.
Thanks.
granularsilica
+0 -0
Seconded.
Seconded.
hedonismbot
+2 -0
Hmmm, looks like lupus to me
Hmmm, looks like lupus to me
nice-on-water
+1 -0
You've got lupus buddy, and we love you.
You've got lupus buddy, and we love you.
awksedperl
+0 -0
So, so...I'm a werewolf now?
So, so...I'm a werewolf now?
nice-on-water
+0 -0
Basically.
Basically.
tripleg
+0 -0
[IMGS OFF]
[IMGS OFF]
nice-on-water
+0 -0
Cheap.
Cheap.
tripleg
+0 -0
dreadfully sorry
dreadfully sorry
echidnaboy
+0 -0
Your avatar is an animated gif of your own brain? That deserves a chubby.
(Hope your brain's OK)
Your avatar is an animated gif of your own brain? That deserves a chubby.
(Hope your brain's OK)
awksedperl
+1 -0
Thanks. The initial result is that my brain is OK. Or at least is no worse than it has ever been. That result is too bad, in a way. It would've been nice if they'd found an area of damage responsible for parsing "dialectal" as "dialectical". (I'm having trouble letting that go)
Thanks. The initial result is that my brain is OK. Or at least is no worse than it has ever been. That result is too bad, in a way. It would've been nice if they'd found an area of damage responsible for parsing "dialectal" as "dialectical". (I'm having trouble letting that go)
belgand
+0 -0
Fuck, you've got me beat.
Fuck, you've got me beat.
granularsilica
+0 -0
Maybe you could make your brain-in-a-jar dance or sing?
Maybe you could make your brain-in-a-jar dance or sing?
tripleg
+0 -0
strict hewing to the technicalities of rhyme and verse pretty much always sucks. tripleg is pro-artistic license
strict hewing to the technicalities of rhyme and verse pretty much always sucks. tripleg is pro-artistic license
awksedperl
+0 -0
I'm all about autistic license: what would Temple Grandin do?
I'm all about autistic license: what would Temple Grandin do?
tripleg
+1 -0
she would wear dowdy clothes and lecture you so hard
she would wear dowdy clothes and lecture you so hard
awksedperl
+1 -0
Would she then let me use her hug machine?
Would she then let me use her hug machine?
awksedperl
+0 -0
Wow, I did not envision that this level of vitriol would be spawned* by this "thread". My weak jokes obviously provoke rage.
*not sure how vitriol actually comes to be, so "spawned" might be the wrong term.
Wow, I did not envision that this level of vitriol would be spawned* by this "thread". My weak jokes obviously provoke rage.
*not sure how vitriol actually comes to be, so "spawned" might be the wrong term.
nice-on-water
+0 -0
YOU'VE DESTROYED ASSETBARRR!!!
YOU'VE DESTROYED ASSETBARRR!!!
awksedperl
+0 -0
I'm sorry.
I'm sorry.
sje46
+0 -0
I'll kill you.
I'll look you in the eyes as I thrust my dagger into your belly and twist .
I'll kill you.
I'll look you in the eyes as I thrust my dagger into your belly and twist .
awksedperl
+0 -0
Again, sorry. Out of respect for you, I will not return your stare. I'll also try to keep the sounds of my blood gushing and entrails flopping to a minimum, so as not to interfere with the moment.
Again, sorry. Out of respect for you, I will not return your stare. I'll also try to keep the sounds of my blood gushing and entrails flopping to a minimum, so as not to interfere with the moment.
neonfreon
+0 -0
great concept but kind of a poor execution. face it - the stoned history people wasn't near as funny as you expected it would be.
great concept but kind of a poor execution. face it - the stoned history people wasn't near as funny as you expected it would be.
daidai
+0 -0
I disagree. The achewood version of Ziggy screaming about being buried alive made me laugh very hard.
I disagree. The achewood version of Ziggy screaming about being buried alive made me laugh very hard.
salvar
+0 -0
Is there another reference here I'm missing?
Is there another reference here I'm missing?
mystkmanat
+1 -0
The guy screaming about being buried alive resembles Ziggy.
The guy screaming about being buried alive resembles Ziggy.
belgand
+0 -1
I also find this strip to be lacking. The previous ones were good, but this seems predicated entirely on the idea that "stoned people are funny" an idea I find I almost never share finding them instead to be tedious and unpleasant.
It actually causes me to look back at the rest of the arc and realize that we haven't really had much difference between strips of "LN invents something in History" and it's feeling a bit old. It's making me doubt my feelings on how much I liked the previous few.
I also find this strip to be lacking. The previous ones were good, but this seems predicated entirely on the idea that "stoned people are funny" an idea I find I almost never share finding them instead to be tedious and unpleasant.
It actually causes me to look back at the rest of the arc and realize that we haven't really had much difference between strips of "LN invents something in History" and it's feeling a bit old. It's making me doubt my feelings on how much I liked the previous few.
i_love_kate
+0 -0
It's cool. The next strip will see Little Nephew denounced as a witch, beginning a dark and gritty sequence in which he flees his erstwhile customers across the hills and... well, hills of Wales.
It's cool. The next strip will see Little Nephew denounced as a witch, beginning a dark and gritty sequence in which he flees his erstwhile customers across the hills and... well, hills of Wales.
smilebuddha
+1 -0
And if they do the murder deed on him, he ends up dirtside again. Status quo ante.
And if they do the murder deed on him, he ends up dirtside again. Status quo ante.
belgand
+0 -0
That actually sounds like an incredibly excellent strip. Far better than what we are likely to get.
That actually sounds like an incredibly excellent strip. Far better than what we are likely to get.
xud
+1 -0
yea....blunts will do that to ya. Maybe they can play Rays all-stoned slow pitch softball team.
yea....blunts will do that to ya. Maybe they can play Rays all-stoned slow pitch softball team.
machineelf
+1 -0
wait. just, hold on. so now we're going along with that little nephew packed for his trip? mollie's dad was all "want to play hell of videogames with taffy?" and ln was all "dude" and dad cold KOODGEd him. KOODGEd him in the chest. so now there's something about a duffel bag? what?
i guess that's onstad's way of saying "i don't want to be buried alive by continuity," which is cool. he's got a kid and all. and mad blunts, apparently. can't be too harsh on a kidz-and-bluntz kind of guy. my feelings are pro.
wait. just, hold on. so now we're going along with that little nephew packed for his trip? mollie's dad was all "want to play hell of videogames with taffy?" and ln was all "dude" and dad cold KOODGEd him. KOODGEd him in the chest. so now there's something about a duffel bag? what?
i guess that's onstad's way of saying "i don't want to be buried alive by continuity," which is cool. he's got a kid and all. and mad blunts, apparently. can't be too harsh on a kidz-and-bluntz kind of guy. my feelings are pro.
tripleg
+8 -0
onstad took a blunderbuss to continuity and it went "KOODGE"
continuity did not have time to pack.
onstad took a blunderbuss to continuity and it went "KOODGE"
continuity did not have time to pack.
wolfensti
+0 -0
I really liked this comment for some reason.
I really liked this comment for some reason.
buckmulligan
+0 -0
Me too, because of the onomonopoetic allusion to Twain's aphorism "A lie can travel halfway around the world while the truth is putting on its shoes."
Me too, because of the onomonopoetic allusion to Twain's aphorism "A lie can travel halfway around the world while the truth is putting on its shoes."
doppelganger
+1 -0
Translation: blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, shoes.
Translation: blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, shoes.
sje46
+3 -1
Translation: Hey guys, I'm not well-read!
Translation: Hey guys, I'm not well-read!
achilleselbow
+0 -0
Shoes.
Shoes.
sje46
+0 -0
Oh, my God.
Shoes.
Oh, my God.
Shoes.
wozzeck
+0 -0
Which shoes?
Which shoes?
wozzeck
+0 -0
WHICH SHOES?
WHICH SHOES?
octafish
+1 -0
...Shoes, boots yes...
...Shoes, boots yes...
hedonismbot
+0 -0
(I'm guessing he's fishing for THESE SHOES, but we aren't going to give him that satisfaction)
(I'm guessing he's fishing for THESE SHOES, but we aren't going to give him that satisfaction)
thegoodwillgirl
+1 -0
THESE CLITS! I WANNA LOVE THEM MOIST ON THE MAYOR.
THESE CLITS! I WANNA LOVE THEM MOIST ON THE MAYOR.
wolfensti
+0 -0
SPLUT
SPLUT
stereo
+1 -0
But what does this have to do with eating my axe.
But what does this have to do with eating my axe.
leo_johnson
+4 -0
new shoes
new shoes
rowboat
+0 -0
Now this is the kind of trolling I can get behind.
Now this is the kind of trolling I can get behind.
jeffspaulding
+0 -0
Padraig or Padrig? The former is a more common (Celtic) name. The latter may his nome de tune .
Padraig or Padrig? The former is a more common (Celtic) name. The latter may his nome de tune .
spicyponyhead
+0 -0
nom de blunt?
nom de blunt?
jeffspaulding
+3 -0
spliffonym
spliffonym
spectre
+0 -0
Chubby!
Chubby!
aperson
+0 -0
Apparently Padrig is the Welsh spelling.
Apparently Padrig is the Welsh spelling.
fermatprime
+0 -0
It's not clear whether Historical Wales had ever been pleased on a blunt. From the 1911 Encyclopaedia Britannica:
Quote:
And Wikipedia cites a source saying there are 4000-year-old burned cannabis seeds in Romania. So, again, unclear.
Not sure how LN is gonna top nachos and ganja, though.
It's not clear whether Historical Wales had ever been pleased on a blunt. From the 1911 Encyclopaedia Britannica:
Quote:
The medicinal and intoxicating properties of hemp have probably been known in Oriental countries from a very early period. An ancient Chinese herbal, part of which was written about the 5th century B.C., while the remainder is of still earlier date, notices the seed and flower-bearing kinds of hemp. Other early writers refer to hemp as a remedy. The medicinal and dietetic use of hemp spread through India, Persia and Arabia in the early middle ages. The use of hemp (bhang) in India was noticed by Garcia d'Orta in 1563. Berlu in his Treasury of Drugs (1690) describes it as of "an infatuating quality and pernicious use."
And Wikipedia cites a source saying there are 4000-year-old burned cannabis seeds in Romania. So, again, unclear.
Not sure how LN is gonna top nachos and ganja, though.
jeffspaulding
+0 -0
Quote:
Blowjobs.
Quote:
Not sure how LN is gonna top nachos and ganja, though.
Blowjobs.
doppelganger
+1 -0
As long as we're going to Gomorrah, might as well give Sodom a try.
As long as we're going to Gomorrah, might as well give Sodom a try.
salvar
+0 -0
I've been trying to figure out what the act of gomorrahy is, but with no luck.
I've been trying to figure out what the act of gomorrahy is, but with no luck.
jaldor
+14 -0
It's when you have sex with rocks with god's face painted on them.
It's when you have sex with rocks with god's face painted on them.
mrbix
+0 -0
???
???
belgand
+0 -0
Those have not been in asses.
Those have not been in asses.
i_love_kate
+0 -0
It's okay, I've got my 'nocs.
It's okay, I've got my 'nocs.
doppelganger
+0 -0
Quote:
Chubbied becuase I didn't know how else to respond.
Quote:
It's when you have sex with rocks with god's face painted on them.
Chubbied becuase I didn't know how else to respond.
sje46
+0 -0
Hint: achilleselbow's last avatar.
Hint: achilleselbow's last avatar.
catgrl131
+2 -0
Either way, be careful, or you may get gomorrhea.
Either way, be careful, or you may get gomorrhea.
fermatprime
+0 -0
That's not even in the 1911 Encylopaedia Britannica!
That's not even in the 1911 Encylopaedia Britannica!
foea
+0 -0
I think the French already had that market cornered.
I think the French already had that market cornered.
audhumla
+0 -0
sayin yea to a blunt right now boy
sayin yea to a blunt right now boy
sje46
+0 -0
I am not a bigot, you stupid liberals.
Why don't you pray to Buddha or whatever.
I am not a bigot, you stupid liberals.
Why don't you pray to Buddha or whatever.
doppelganger
+0 -0
the sje doth protest to much, methinks
the sje doth protest to much, methinks
jeffspaulding
+0 -0
They do but jest, poison in jest; no offense i'
the world.
They do but jest, poison in jest; no offense i'
the world.
gladi8orrex
+2 -2
I met a new person at three
he wss a giant dick to me
so with 1 rotation
i threw off 1 sleeve (to give fuller motion)
grabbin' the lid o' a trash-can
i twrilled it 'round like a fan
and with the force of a train,
I whapped him on the head, shaking and breaking his brain
I fink dis is a nicely little ditty ib i do says so myselb
"O lovely pussy, o pussy my love, what a beautiful pussy you are,
you are,
you are!" -- Edward Lear
I met a new person at three
he wss a giant dick to me
so with 1 rotation
i threw off 1 sleeve (to give fuller motion)
grabbin' the lid o' a trash-can
i twrilled it 'round like a fan
and with the force of a train,
I whapped him on the head, shaking and breaking his brain
I fink dis is a nicely little ditty ib i do says so myselb
"O lovely pussy, o pussy my love, what a beautiful pussy you are,
you are,
you are!" -- Edward Lear
fermatprime
+0 -0
And that's why you should never be a cock to a stranger.
"Did you think I meant country matters?" -- Shakespeare
And that's why you should never be a cock to a stranger.
"Did you think I meant country matters?" -- Shakespeare
granularsilica
+0 -0
Hey dear, what's that bum doing in your knickers?
Hey dear, what's that bum doing in your knickers?
implode
+0 -1
Ah, the gentler, happier times when a newspaper were known as a "men's paper".
Ah, the gentler, happier times when a newspaper were known as a "men's paper".
belgand
+0 -0
There were also news-papers for women, this is, however, a publication expressly for gentlemen and will contain topics of import that are not suitable for the eyes of women of good breeding.
Nachos are not suitable for ladies as they could well cause them to become dangerously excited. Only such as a whore would be familiar with, much less consume, a nacho.
There were also news-papers for women, this is, however, a publication expressly for gentlemen and will contain topics of import that are not suitable for the eyes of women of good breeding.
Nachos are not suitable for ladies as they could well cause them to become dangerously excited. Only such as a whore would be familiar with, much less consume, a nacho.
purplenachos
+0 -0
A comment left by purplenachos was marked lame too many times and excluded. (marked lame by tekende, rowboat, octafish)
A comment left by purplenachos was marked lame too many times and excluded. (marked lame by tekende, rowboat, octafish)
sje46
+0 -0
Alright, I accept that, and there are going to be jokes that most people don't see as offensive at all, but a few people will see as highly offensive. But there should be a reasonable expectation about things. People reasonable shouldn't be so offended if someone asks if black people have brown cum, because such a thing can only be asked by a complete moron or a kid who just found out what semen is and is raising an honest question, or someone who is obviously parodying someone quite ignorant. None of these suggest that black people are inferior or that they should be treated differently at all. It doesn't promote a stereotype either.
In fact, the only one of the three posts that were accused of being bigoted that I actually felt bad for is the "you stupid mexican" one.
No one should be offended by someone posting a picture from a book from the 1970s (one that is probably fake, by the way) that shows women in their right roles, unless that someone is saying that is all right. If you are offended by that, then you are letting yourself be offended. Not that, you know, saying something offensive is necessarily bad. It is offensive to say to a religious conservative that his views on gay marriage are dead wrong and are hurting america, but it's the truth. I don't care what your religion is; being homosexual is not an abomination, and such a belief is stupid. Of course, social tact counts for something.
I know you're not trolling or flaming or anything, but I have to tell you that it's sje lowercase, and that I'm not doing a performance thing. I haven't for quite a while. I used to be Assetbar Philippe, but now I just say what I want to say. But a big part of my sense of humor is feigning ignorance, that is true, and I know I'm not that funny a guy, but I don't partricularly care about that.
And also, there is no situation. This isn't a big deal. And honestly, you shouldn't have made this more public by posting it on the current comic thread. =/
Alright, I accept that, and there are going to be jokes that most people don't see as offensive at all, but a few people will see as highly offensive. But there should be a reasonable expectation about things. People reasonable shouldn't be so offended if someone asks if black people have brown cum, because such a thing can only be asked by a complete moron or a kid who just found out what semen is and is raising an honest question, or someone who is obviously parodying someone quite ignorant. None of these suggest that black people are inferior or that they should be treated differently at all. It doesn't promote a stereotype either.
In fact, the only one of the three posts that were accused of being bigoted that I actually felt bad for is the "you stupid mexican" one.
No one should be offended by someone posting a picture from a book from the 1970s (one that is probably fake, by the way) that shows women in their right roles, unless that someone is saying that is all right. If you are offended by that, then you are letting yourself be offended. Not that, you know, saying something offensive is necessarily bad. It is offensive to say to a religious conservative that his views on gay marriage are dead wrong and are hurting america, but it's the truth. I don't care what your religion is; being homosexual is not an abomination, and such a belief is stupid. Of course, social tact counts for something.
I know you're not trolling or flaming or anything, but I have to tell you that it's sje lowercase, and that I'm not doing a performance thing. I haven't for quite a while. I used to be Assetbar Philippe, but now I just say what I want to say. But a big part of my sense of humor is feigning ignorance, that is true, and I know I'm not that funny a guy, but I don't partricularly care about that.
And also, there is no situation. This isn't a big deal. And honestly, you shouldn't have made this more public by posting it on the current comic thread. =/
gladi8orrex
+8 -1
men are better den women in everyway. consider the fax, i mean jesus crist is so obv. how much can u becnh, pam anderson? 30? 40? get the fuck out
i mena srsly dis as gone on far enuff
men are better den women in everyway. consider the fax, i mean jesus crist is so obv. how much can u becnh, pam anderson? 30? 40? get the fuck out
i mena srsly dis as gone on far enuff
foea
+0 -0
Don't feed the trolls.
Don't feed the trolls.
raymondsmuckles
+8 -2
Troll or not, everything purplenachos said is exactly right. sjwhatever is an unfunny douche.
Troll or not, everything purplenachos said is exactly right. sjwhatever is an unfunny douche.
sje46
+0 -0
OK, AIU.
OK, AIU.
rowboat
+0 -0
This guy sure has a lot of time on his hands.
This guy sure has a lot of time on his hands.
gladi8orrex
+1 -0
damn stupid mexican's, ya know?
damn stupid mexican's, ya know?
tekende
+0 -0
Ladies and gentlemen, AIU is in the building. AIU, folks.
Ladies and gentlemen, AIU is in the building. AIU, folks.
sje46
+0 -0
It appears I have sucessfully trolled.
I suppose it doesn't make too much sense that he has viewed only 121 strips but knows all about hedonismbot and loneal.
It appears I have sucessfully trolled.
I suppose it doesn't make too much sense that he has viewed only 121 strips but knows all about hedonismbot and loneal.
sje46
+0 -0
been trolled*
been trolled*
achilleselbow
+0 -0
I pretty much figured that when he posted that "tell me about yourselves" shit the other day. I was getting kinda tired of serving as assetbar's personal AIU watchdog and the narcissistic among us seemed to enjoy responding, so I kept quiet.
I pretty much figured that when he posted that "tell me about yourselves" shit the other day. I was getting kinda tired of serving as assetbar's personal AIU watchdog and the narcissistic among us seemed to enjoy responding, so I kept quiet.
wolfensti
+0 -0
m'eh, i'm canadian
m'eh, i'm canadian
purplenachos
+0 -0
bonjour wolfensti comment ca va esc que tu veut bein me marrier? oui je suis un mec mais c'est normale ca, en Canada, non? t'en fais pas 'suis pas un pd c'est juste que je voudrais etre canadian aussi, tu vois. c'est un pays sympa, n'est pas?
bonjour wolfensti comment ca va esc que tu veut bein me marrier? oui je suis un mec mais c'est normale ca, en Canada, non? t'en fais pas 'suis pas un pd c'est juste que je voudrais etre canadian aussi, tu vois. c'est un pays sympa, n'est pas?
wolfensti
+0 -0
En effet, J'aime bien ou je vie, mais bon je ne compte pas me marier tout de suite. Si tu veux venir nous rejoindre, prend un Visa c'est vraiment pas compliqué. Aussi tu maitrise plutot bien la langue, ou a tu appris ?
En effet, J'aime bien ou je vie, mais bon je ne compte pas me marier tout de suite. Si tu veux venir nous rejoindre, prend un Visa c'est vraiment pas compliqué. Aussi tu maitrise plutot bien la langue, ou a tu appris ?
purplenachos
+0 -0
Merci-bien pour l'encouragement vis-a-vis l'ide d'immigre la bas. Bof oui je dois bein faire ca plutot vite avant que je soit trop vielle. J'ai deja 32ans. J'ai appris en France au lycee. Mon orthographe qui n'as jamais etait trop bein est desormais degolasse maintennant. Il faut que je me force a re-etudier la langue. C'est pas facile quand je lis LeMonde ou quelle quonque, je me sens comme Todd avec la tete qui s'explose... *SPLUT*
Je suis pas decider si je veut immigre au Quebec ou bien au Canada. Bien sur j'aime bien les Quebecois et la langue Quebecoise. Mais il y aurrait plus d'opportuninite de point de vue travaille si je ne me limite pas au Quebec. En ce moment je vais me trouver sans emploi dans un peu moins de 3 semainnes, donc c'est un bon opportunite pour prendre un peu de temps pour re-apprendre la langue, et trouver un emploi quelque pars au Canada. J'ai travailler comme soudeur ici aux etats, c'est un metier qui n'est pas mon premier choix, mais bon c'est un metier qu'ils cherchent au Canada en ce moment, donc, probablement je vais faire ca. N'importe quoi pour echapper ce pays ici qui est pret a s'imploder *SPLUT* :-)
Merci-bien pour l'encouragement vis-a-vis l'ide d'immigre la bas. Bof oui je dois bein faire ca plutot vite avant que je soit trop vielle. J'ai deja 32ans. J'ai appris en France au lycee. Mon orthographe qui n'as jamais etait trop bein est desormais degolasse maintennant. Il faut que je me force a re-etudier la langue. C'est pas facile quand je lis LeMonde ou quelle quonque, je me sens comme Todd avec la tete qui s'explose... *SPLUT*
Je suis pas decider si je veut immigre au Quebec ou bien au Canada. Bien sur j'aime bien les Quebecois et la langue Quebecoise. Mais il y aurrait plus d'opportuninite de point de vue travaille si je ne me limite pas au Quebec. En ce moment je vais me trouver sans emploi dans un peu moins de 3 semainnes, donc c'est un bon opportunite pour prendre un peu de temps pour re-apprendre la langue, et trouver un emploi quelque pars au Canada. J'ai travailler comme soudeur ici aux etats, c'est un metier qui n'est pas mon premier choix, mais bon c'est un metier qu'ils cherchent au Canada en ce moment, donc, probablement je vais faire ca. N'importe quoi pour echapper ce pays ici qui est pret a s'imploder *SPLUT* :-)
rowboat
+1 -0
Speak American, you terrorists.
Speak American, you terrorists.
wolfensti
+0 -0
I prefer to speak my melodic and deeply rooted language, thanks !
I prefer to speak my melodic and deeply rooted language, thanks !
sje46
+1 -0
I wouldn't hate French so much if they didn't steal all their vowels from Hungarian.
That's the real reason for WWI, by the way.
I wouldn't hate French so much if they didn't steal all their vowels from Hungarian.
That's the real reason for WWI, by the way.
deafwhisperer
+0 -0
Probably not, but better.
Probably not, but better.
belgand
+0 -0
WWII was about German attempts to have the eszett recognized by the rest of world and to promote greater usage of diacritics.
WWII was about German attempts to have the eszett recognized by the rest of world and to promote greater usage of diacritics.
thegoodwillgirl
+0 -0
I enjoyed responding.
I enjoyed responding.
purplenachos
+0 -0
well yes okay yes I am AIU but if I am trolling it's not on purpose. If randomly asking people about themselves is akin to yanking my penis out uninvited and wagging it around, well then I apologize.
As for my comments about and to lowercase sje57 there, hey, I personally don't feel real strongly one way or the other on sje being an asshole or not, on if his humor is appropriate or not.
I was just trying to analyze the whole thing objectively because it's interesting on a theoretical level, to try to see multiple perspectives on the question, something which more people could use more practice on. Everyone wants to see the world in exactly their own shade of gray. Random guess: The people who vociferously object to sje's humor are all Americans, right? And sje is American, right?
Damn stupid Americans!
well yes okay yes I am AIU but if I am trolling it's not on purpose. If randomly asking people about themselves is akin to yanking my penis out uninvited and wagging it around, well then I apologize.
As for my comments about and to lowercase sje57 there, hey, I personally don't feel real strongly one way or the other on sje being an asshole or not, on if his humor is appropriate or not.
I was just trying to analyze the whole thing objectively because it's interesting on a theoretical level, to try to see multiple perspectives on the question, something which more people could use more practice on. Everyone wants to see the world in exactly their own shade of gray. Random guess: The people who vociferously object to sje's humor are all Americans, right? And sje is American, right?
Damn stupid Americans!
tripleg
+0 -0
i'll tell you exactly what bothers me about sje's attempts at metahumor: they're lazy. just throwing out ironic misogyny and racial stereotypes are not funny; too many so-called "edgy" humorists get away with it by claiming to push boundaries and that those that are offended are "too p.c." no matter how ironic you think you're being, unless you're making some sort of comment about the inherent bigotry of the statement, you're either merely making noise, or, even worse, incidentally lending creedence to those who would use the language unironically.
i'll tell you exactly what bothers me about sje's attempts at metahumor: they're lazy. just throwing out ironic misogyny and racial stereotypes are not funny; too many so-called "edgy" humorists get away with it by claiming to push boundaries and that those that are offended are "too p.c." no matter how ironic you think you're being, unless you're making some sort of comment about the inherent bigotry of the statement, you're either merely making noise, or, even worse, incidentally lending creedence to those who would use the language unironically.
sje46
+0 -0
You fat mother uses language unironically.
(Hey, look! Even more lame attempts at meta-humor! How delightfully ironic!)
You fat mother uses language unironically.
(Hey, look! Even more lame attempts at meta-humor! How delightfully ironic!)
sje46
+0 -0
Plus, I really don't make that many racist jokes. In fact, pretty much every racist joke I made so far this year has been in Assetbar, and at most I made five. Same with misogynistic jokes.
Plus, I really don't make that many racist jokes. In fact, pretty much every racist joke I made so far this year has been in Assetbar, and at most I made five. Same with misogynistic jokes.
katie
+0 -2
[IMGS OFF]
[IMGS OFF]
i_love_kate
+0 -0
OH FUCK. OH WHAT THE HELL. OH SHIT.
OH FUCK. OH WHAT THE HELL. OH SHIT.
sje46
+0 -0
It's trying to say that my avatar causes epileptic seizure. Little did it know that thegoodwillgirl has been suffering from grand mal epilepsy her entire life, and she hit her head against her desk and is now dead .
I read it in the papers, you know.
It's trying to say that my avatar causes epileptic seizure. Little did it know that thegoodwillgirl has been suffering from grand mal epilepsy her entire life, and she hit her head against her desk and is now dead .
I read it in the papers, you know.
thegoodwillgirl
+0 -0
Yes, it's true, I am so dead.
Yes, it's true, I am so dead.
hedonismbot
+1 -0
I call dibs!
(too creepy?)
I call dibs!
(too creepy?)
cpnglxynchos
+0 -0
i'm almost finished. you get nexties.
i'm almost finished. you get nexties.
woodenteeth
+0 -0
You're finished when I SAY you're finished.
You're finished when I SAY you're finished.
aperson
+0 -0
[IMGS OFF]
[IMGS OFF]
thegoodwillgirl
+0 -0
"But woodenteeth, I can not hold it any longer!"
"Cpnglxynchos, if you do not keep fucking that dead girl, we are fighting so hard. "
"But woodenteeth, I can not hold it any longer!"
"Cpnglxynchos, if you do not keep fucking that dead girl, we are fighting so hard. "
aperson
+0 -0
[IMGS OFF]
[IMGS OFF]
woodenteeth
+0 -0
Nolan is so turned on he lost resolution.
Nolan is so turned on he lost resolution.
aperson
+0 -0
He got bigger and you're long-sighted.
He got bigger and you're long-sighted.
aperson
+0 -0
Wait that makes no sense.
No Dougal. These are small... those are far away
Wait that makes no sense.
No Dougal. These are small... those are far away
woodenteeth
+0 -0
What doesn't make sense is your 3 in a row spammed comments that I just found in the archives. Aaaaand to keep it relevant that larger Nolan fellow looks low res to me. So ner?
What doesn't make sense is your 3 in a row spammed comments that I just found in the archives. Aaaaand to keep it relevant that larger Nolan fellow looks low res to me. So ner?
aperson
+0 -0
He's just enlarged from the same image.
Those spammed comments were me joking with the concept of a "FIRST!" post - on the first ever achewood (philippe is standing on it). The idea was I was saying "this is the first ever achewood" using the terribleness of the "FIRST!" post. Some people did not get the full hilariousness of my transgressive humour.
He's just enlarged from the same image.
Those spammed comments were me joking with the concept of a "FIRST!" post - on the first ever achewood (philippe is standing on it). The idea was I was saying "this is the first ever achewood" using the terribleness of the "FIRST!" post. Some people did not get the full hilariousness of my transgressive humour.
belgand
+0 -0
I've been hearing people saying "transgressive" far too often over the past day or two. A stop must be put to it now. This shall not be allowed to become a thing.
I've been hearing people saying "transgressive" far too often over the past day or two. A stop must be put to it now. This shall not be allowed to become a thing.
aperson
+0 -0
Fair enough. Will you accept 'shite joke'?
Fair enough. Will you accept 'shite joke'?
sje46
+0 -0
IS that what transgressive means? I thought it meant transvestites shooting up heroin to a poop-eating baby.
IS that what transgressive means? I thought it meant transvestites shooting up heroin to a poop-eating baby.
aperson
+0 -0
Here on the assetbar we are a conservative bunch, so transgression is a bit more pedestrian than elsewhere.
Here on the assetbar we are a conservative bunch, so transgression is a bit more pedestrian than elsewhere.
cpnglxynchos
+0 -0
dang! i never thought it'd be like this! woodenteeth is telling me to rock this dead girl!
dang! i never thought it'd be like this! woodenteeth is telling me to rock this dead girl!
woodenteeth
+0 -0
aaaaaand I've creeped myself out.
aaaaaand I've creeped myself out.
cpnglxynchos
+0 -0
make it stop.
oh, wait, you won't let me .
make it stop.
oh, wait, you won't let me .
woodenteeth
+0 -0
*cries, hold gun to cpnglxynchos' head*
keeeeeep goooooooiiiiiiinggg!
*cries, hold gun to cpnglxynchos' head*
keeeeeep goooooooiiiiiiinggg!
rowboat
+0 -0
The only question now: which gun shoots first?
The only question now: which gun shoots first?
i_love_kate
+0 -0
Han's. Duh.
Han's. Duh.
katie
+0 -0
A comment left by katie was marked lame too many times and excluded. (marked lame by Granularsilica, howl, Aki, IronDave)
A comment left by katie was marked lame too many times and excluded. (marked lame by Granularsilica, howl, Aki, IronDave)
purplenachos
+0 -0
GOD! WHAT THE FUCK IS WRONG WITH YOU! IT'S LIKE YOU EMBODY SOME INHERENT LIMITATION IN THE GEOMETRIC SCALABILITY OF THE MEDIUM OR SOMETHING!!! SOME ENVELOPE BEYOND WHICH OUR COLLECTIVE CONSCIOUSNESS CAN NOT EXPAND!!!
GOD! WHAT THE FUCK IS WRONG WITH YOU! IT'S LIKE YOU EMBODY SOME INHERENT LIMITATION IN THE GEOMETRIC SCALABILITY OF THE MEDIUM OR SOMETHING!!! SOME ENVELOPE BEYOND WHICH OUR COLLECTIVE CONSCIOUSNESS CAN NOT EXPAND!!!
sje46
+4 -0
Stop talking to yourself.
Stop talking to yourself.
sje46
+0 -0
The cpn made it for me, and I will keep it as long as we are bestest friends forever .
I mean, keep with the program, bro dude.
The cpn made it for me, and I will keep it as long as we are bestest friends forever .
I mean, keep with the program, bro dude.
cpnglxynchos
+0 -0
uh, yeah. um...trucks...
i'll clean up your avi sometime soon, d00d. then you'll have a avi so good edwell'd be jealous.
uh, yeah. um...trucks...
i'll clean up your avi sometime soon, d00d. then you'll have a avi so good edwell'd be jealous.
plummet
+0 -0
holy shit I wish I could lame you forever
holy shit I wish I could lame you forever
tripleg
+1 -0
i'll refine my calling of the kid lazy with a case study: the lazy comedian has a rich character step in dog shit and the joke runs something akin to: holy shit, that guy stepped in dog shit! that's so funny because nobody likes to step in it, and he's rich, so he's really not used to it. we get a set up but no turn. we might giggle because the sight of a man stepping in dog shit is a little funny, but that's the end of the joke.
a better comedian starts from the same premise: a wealthy character steps in dog shit. but instead of the punchline being "ew, dog shit is gross," the character pulls out his iphone to take pictures of it, then calls his depressed friend to wax nostalgic. a much richer joke, in my mind. much funnier than saying: you stepped in doo doo as if it were some sort of irony.
as for the lending momentum to line of argument, i'm perfectly willing to admit that i'm not above the momentum, part of which makes it so much more frustrating. anyway, i've clearly fallen for trollbait here, and don't want to clutter the 'bar with more of this. my AIM's in my profile and will be for a few days if you'd like to take this argument up in earnest.
i'll refine my calling of the kid lazy with a case study: the lazy comedian has a rich character step in dog shit and the joke runs something akin to: holy shit, that guy stepped in dog shit! that's so funny because nobody likes to step in it, and he's rich, so he's really not used to it. we get a set up but no turn. we might giggle because the sight of a man stepping in dog shit is a little funny, but that's the end of the joke.
a better comedian starts from the same premise: a wealthy character steps in dog shit. but instead of the punchline being "ew, dog shit is gross," the character pulls out his iphone to take pictures of it, then calls his depressed friend to wax nostalgic. a much richer joke, in my mind. much funnier than saying: you stepped in doo doo as if it were some sort of irony.
as for the lending momentum to line of argument, i'm perfectly willing to admit that i'm not above the momentum, part of which makes it so much more frustrating. anyway, i've clearly fallen for trollbait here, and don't want to clutter the 'bar with more of this. my AIM's in my profile and will be for a few days if you'd like to take this argument up in earnest.
katie
+0 -0
interesting illustration. hmm well thanks for the offer to chat on AIM but I can't; I would have to install AIM, and I can't; I got depression. And I'm focused on other stuff right now, like reading about linux. and re-learning French. And washing my underwear and socks. and fixing this A/C.
yeah, your illustration there is good. It makes me think that perhaps when someone finds a lazy joke to be offensive, it's that combination of the N word (or similar concept) and laziness that is offensive in that laziness is evocative of bigotry and prejudice; is not bigotry and prejudice derived from a lazy view of, if not the entire world, then one narrow area in it?
interesting illustration. hmm well thanks for the offer to chat on AIM but I can't; I would have to install AIM, and I can't; I got depression. And I'm focused on other stuff right now, like reading about linux. and re-learning French. And washing my underwear and socks. and fixing this A/C.
yeah, your illustration there is good. It makes me think that perhaps when someone finds a lazy joke to be offensive, it's that combination of the N word (or similar concept) and laziness that is offensive in that laziness is evocative of bigotry and prejudice; is not bigotry and prejudice derived from a lazy view of, if not the entire world, then one narrow area in it?
belgand
+1 -0
The wealthy man steps in dog shit, he looks down at his obviously expensive wingtip that is now ruined with this vile excrement, the camera moves in, slowly, lingering on this sight, relishing his discomfort and allowing us to enjoy a cathartic joy in seeing this bastard who can easily afford new shoes get taken down a bit. He brings his foot up as if to get a closer look exactly, perhaps he cannot believe that something like this could ever happen to him as he is wealthy and powerful and as he leans down to take a closer look he stretches out his tongue and licks it off his shoe taking the time to lap the last little bits off. With a furtive glance around him he walks off smiling and a bit flush.
He was not upset by the encounter. We build up his comeuppance only to break him further by this unpleasant activity having revealed his even more disgusting and unpleasant turbo secret. It is not nearly as we expected and we do not know entirely whether to laugh or be appalled.
The wealthy man steps in dog shit, he looks down at his obviously expensive wingtip that is now ruined with this vile excrement, the camera moves in, slowly, lingering on this sight, relishing his discomfort and allowing us to enjoy a cathartic joy in seeing this bastard who can easily afford new shoes get taken down a bit. He brings his foot up as if to get a closer look exactly, perhaps he cannot believe that something like this could ever happen to him as he is wealthy and powerful and as he leans down to take a closer look he stretches out his tongue and licks it off his shoe taking the time to lap the last little bits off. With a furtive glance around him he walks off smiling and a bit flush.
He was not upset by the encounter. We build up his comeuppance only to break him further by this unpleasant activity having revealed his even more disgusting and unpleasant turbo secret. It is not nearly as we expected and we do not know entirely whether to laugh or be appalled.
sje46
+0 -0
Can't we do both?
Can't we do both?
belgand
+0 -0
Yes, but the fundamental point by Tripleg is important. Humour generally comes from making new connections that had not yet occurred to you. You need to have something that breaks your expectations and shows a new way of looking at things. A pun, for example, shows a comparison between two meanings that perhaps was not originally perceived and the resulting observation is viewed as amusing.
The important thing, however, is what does this have to do with eating shit?
Yes, but the fundamental point by Tripleg is important. Humour generally comes from making new connections that had not yet occurred to you. You need to have something that breaks your expectations and shows a new way of looking at things. A pun, for example, shows a comparison between two meanings that perhaps was not originally perceived and the resulting observation is viewed as amusing.
The important thing, however, is what does this have to do with eating shit?
dusty
+1 -0
well the women see me smithing and they glance with approval at me
cause they know that my forge work earns me GBPs
The wheels on my cart have iron rings on
by the time you light your candles I'm already gone
my charm is smart my garb is elegant
you'll find your daughters blushing from my compliments
well the women see me smithing and they glance with approval at me
cause they know that my forge work earns me GBPs
The wheels on my cart have iron rings on
by the time you light your candles I'm already gone
my charm is smart my garb is elegant
you'll find your daughters blushing from my compliments
jaldor
+0 -0
Is it... jangly?
Is it... jangly?
dusty
+0 -0
Its so fuckin' jangly your heart will explode with joy!
Its so fuckin' jangly your heart will explode with joy!
sizone
+0 -0
oh, duh. Toilets, nachos, bluntage and historical Wales. Had it been Scottland the next step would be "Braveheart" and we could finally understand the Schmuckle affinity for that film. Also possibly Lil' Nephew is some distant ancestor of Ray.
oh, duh. Toilets, nachos, bluntage and historical Wales. Had it been Scottland the next step would be "Braveheart" and we could finally understand the Schmuckle affinity for that film. Also possibly Lil' Nephew is some distant ancestor of Ray.
aperson
+0 -0
Dear Mr Onstad,
I just tried subscribing to a month's 'premium content' but the website didn't let me.
Dear Mr Onstad,
I just tried subscribing to a month's 'premium content' but the website didn't let me.
rowboat
+0 -0
You have to do three at once. That's how he fucks ya!
You have to do three at once. That's how he fucks ya!
rowboat
+1 -0
Tenderly but without eye contact.
Tenderly but without eye contact.
aperson
+0 -0
I tried 3 months, also. I splayed my funky something for that motherfucker.
I tried 3 months, also. I splayed my funky something for that motherfucker.
rowboat
+0 -0
Then I guess you're fucked.
Then I guess you're fucked.
rowboat
+0 -0
Forever.
Forever.
boheeka
+0 -0
Is the name 'padrig' an ancestor of the name 'patrick'?
Is the name 'padrig' an ancestor of the name 'patrick'?
boheeka
+0 -0
a-ha!
https://www.behindthename.com/name/padrig
a-ha!
https://www.behindthename.com/name/padrig
purplenachos
+0 -0
would it kill ya to linkify that?
would it kill ya to linkify that?
morbo
+0 -0
Interesting...here's the etymology of the rest of molly's family :
Iorwerth
Bleddyn
Cadoc
Garreth
Haydn
Cadwalader
Dylan
Marc
Owen
Morcant
Vaughan
Anwen (a girl's name, apparently...perhaps a kindred spirit of roast beef)
[url=Arwel]https://www.behindthename.com/name/arwel[/url]
Cledwyn
Dewey
Taffy
well, that took way longer than I thought it would...
Interesting...here's the etymology of the rest of molly's family :
Iorwerth
Bleddyn
Cadoc
Garreth
Haydn
Cadwalader
Dylan
Marc
Owen
Morcant
Vaughan
Anwen (a girl's name, apparently...perhaps a kindred spirit of roast beef)
[url=Arwel]https://www.behindthename.com/name/arwel[/url]
Cledwyn
Dewey
Taffy
well, that took way longer than I thought it would...
sje46
+0 -0
But don't you feel like you've accomplished a lot?
But don't you feel like you've accomplished a lot?
dusty
+0 -0
so, Taffy is both a real welsh name and a perfect name for someone touched in the head in such a way. I'm impressed by the degree to which Onstad does his research.
so, Taffy is both a real welsh name and a perfect name for someone touched in the head in such a way. I'm impressed by the degree to which Onstad does his research.
autrepoupee
+0 -0
My dog's name is Taffy!
She likes giving kisses and making vowel noises...
oh my god she totally is welsh
My dog's name is Taffy!
She likes giving kisses and making vowel noises...
oh my god she totally is welsh
rowboat
+0 -0
Taffy the dog: "EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE! IIIIIIIIIIIIII!"
Good ol' nightmare fuel, that.
Taffy the dog: "EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE! IIIIIIIIIIIIII!"
Good ol' nightmare fuel, that.
dusty
+0 -0
it would be the perfect name for one of those raspy yippy little scotty dogs that sounds like its going "yeah yeah yeah...YEAH! yeah! yeah! yeah! "
it would be the perfect name for one of those raspy yippy little scotty dogs that sounds like its going "yeah yeah yeah...YEAH! yeah! yeah! yeah! "
deus
+0 -0
Time keeping baseed on Geographic coordinate system....
Might work, but instead of hands for each timezone, we can just draw a line over the globe and tilt it, and you can represent the time zones areas.
AM I GETTING TROUGH TO YOU!!!
Time keeping baseed on Geographic coordinate system....
Might work, but instead of hands for each timezone, we can just draw a line over the globe and tilt it, and you can represent the time zones areas.
AM I GETTING TROUGH TO YOU!!!
stereo
+0 -0
Why not just build a sphere and then hold it in the sun to see which parts are light
Or is that too complex.
Why not just build a sphere and then hold it in the sun to see which parts are light
Or is that too complex.
purplenachos
+0 -0
what about when it's dark?
What about an eclipse?
What if it's cloudy?
And those are just off the top of my head.
what about when it's dark?
What about an eclipse?
What if it's cloudy?
And those are just off the top of my head.
katie
+0 -0
does anyone know of a cheap program I can use for getting telephone calls on my computer besides skype?
does anyone know of a cheap program I can use for getting telephone calls on my computer besides skype?
cpnglxynchos
+0 -0
just plug a regular-style phone into the spare 'phone' jack in the back of your computer. not the 'line' one.
what a jiffy.
just plug a regular-style phone into the spare 'phone' jack in the back of your computer. not the 'line' one.
what a jiffy.
katie
+0 -0
ATFU
ATFU
cpnglxynchos
+0 -0
aqua teen force unleashed?
aqua teen force unleashed?
cpnglxynchos
+0 -0
i seriously have no idea what that acronym means. urbandictionary, ho!
i seriously have no idea what that acronym means. urbandictionary, ho!
cpnglxynchos
+0 -0
(that did not help.)
(that did not help.)
cpnglxynchos
+0 -0
getting stoned apparently makes everyone shout..?
getting stoned apparently makes everyone shout..?
mawk
+0 -0
judging by the last comic, it's just being Welsh that make everyone shout.
judging by the last comic, it's just being Welsh that make everyone shout.
wozzeck
+0 -0
I SAY, WHO IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THIS?
https://www.youtube.com/user/LIGHTJO83
I SAY, WHO IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THIS?
https://www.youtube.com/user/LIGHTJO83
katie
+0 -0
wow. [url=
https://www.youtube.com/user/LIGHTJO83]
https://www.youtube.com/user/LIGHTJO83[/url]
wow. [url=
https://www.youtube.com/user/LIGHTJO83]
https://www.youtube.com/user/LIGHTJO83[/url]
tripleg
+0 -0
quite fantastic, braggart
quite fantastic, braggart
skiddyfisk
+0 -0
HOW SHOCKING, A DELAYED STRIP
IS THERE PRECEDENT FOR THIS SIRS?
HOW SHOCKING, A DELAYED STRIP
IS THERE PRECEDENT FOR THIS SIRS?
rowboat
+1 -0
"Do something nice for a change?" Fuck that.
"Do something nice for a change?" Fuck that.
i_love_kate
+0 -0
Okay, it's confirmed, and terrible. Onstad actually pays attention to us idiots.
Okay, it's confirmed, and terrible. Onstad actually pays attention to us idiots.
moolah
+0 -0
Weak strip :(
Weak strip :(
qingofchina
+0 -0
"My name is Pardrig/
You would not spark my ire/
Your arms are but two twigs/
And you have upsetting attire"
"My name is Pardrig/
You would not spark my ire/
Your arms are but two twigs/
And you have upsetting attire"
cpnglxynchos
+0 -0
i don't know if i've said this before, but dang, man, your avatar. completely remindery of Horse The Band's video for Bunnies when the smasher guy screams himself into pieces.
a chubby for your and your rhyme of the most ill type.
i don't know if i've said this before, but dang, man, your avatar. completely remindery of Horse The Band's video for Bunnies when the smasher guy screams himself into pieces.
a chubby for your and your rhyme of the most ill type.
katie
+0 -0
for bein a troll that AIU guy sure gets lotsa chubbs
for bein a troll that AIU guy sure gets lotsa chubbs
sje46
+0 -0
Well, that's what happens when you keep making all these accounts and chubbing yourself, AIU.
Well, that's what happens when you keep making all these accounts and chubbing yourself, AIU.
cpnglxynchos
+0 -0
he's reaching for new material.
he's reaching for new material.
woodenteeth
+0 -0
He never had any material. That would suggest that the art lies outside of himself. I don't think your personality can be considered art... possibly communication. Blurry lines I guess...
I don't know what I'm talking about either.
He never had any material. That would suggest that the art lies outside of himself. I don't think your personality can be considered art... possibly communication. Blurry lines I guess...
I don't know what I'm talking about either.
katie
+0 -0
fuck you SJE I never chubby myself. if you look at the people who lamed my innane rants above, you'll note that most if not all of these same people didn't lame the first one. They CAN'T, because they CHUBBIED it. So I guess that means it wasn't so innane.
Hey woodenteeth, I dunno what you and cpn expect out of me in the way of 'material...' sorry if I'm not a barrel of laughs like some sort of John Wayne Gacey all stoned out of his mind and such.
fuck you SJE I never chubby myself. if you look at the people who lamed my innane rants above, you'll note that most if not all of these same people didn't lame the first one. They CAN'T, because they CHUBBIED it. So I guess that means it wasn't so innane.
Hey woodenteeth, I dunno what you and cpn expect out of me in the way of 'material...' sorry if I'm not a barrel of laughs like some sort of John Wayne Gacey all stoned out of his mind and such.
woodenteeth
+0 -0
All I ask is that you continue.
All I ask is that you continue.
cpnglxynchos
+0 -0
elsewhere.
elsewhere.
woodenteeth
+0 -0
heh heh.
heh heh.
sje46
+0 -0
So has Assetbar lost toothpaste for dinner et al? Because I thought they picked them up.
So has Assetbar lost toothpaste for dinner et al? Because I thought they picked them up.
woodenteeth
+0 -0
Beats are so fresh...
Snap!
Beats are so fresh...
Snap!
katie
+0 -0
A comment left by katie was marked lame too many times and excluded. (marked lame by gladi8orrex, SkiddyFisk, IronDave, octafish)
A comment left by katie was marked lame too many times and excluded. (marked lame by gladi8orrex, SkiddyFisk, IronDave, octafish)
catgrl131
+0 -0
Cool story, brah.
Cool story, brah.
hedonismbot
+0 -0
Cool bra, friend
Cool bra, friend
seffirth11
+0 -0
STOP THE LIES ONSTAD!! We follow Earth time here..
STOP THE LIES ONSTAD!! We follow Earth time here..
skiddyfisk
+0 -0
WHAT IS THIS
WHAT IS THIS
i_love_kate
+0 -0
Bizarro world?
Bizarro world?
katie
+7 -2
ACHEWOOD -- A proposal
so um, this sucks to post this here now, since a new strip will be posted probably in a few hours, and no one will really see this, or care, but I have to get this off my chest
right so, anyway, if you look at the 'old' Achewood strips and compare to the 'new' strips, really, I got to say that the 'old' strips have some cool qualities that the 'new' strips lack. I'm not saying the new strips suck or anything, but, I like the old strips better.
so in the google interview (posted on youtube) wherein Onstad is interviewed in hushed tones by some mild-mannered stoner, Onstad makes reference to how yeah it would be nice to write a book or something (whatever the fuck he was talking about precisely, I forget, but that's not the point) but that he can't well walk away from the cash cow that is achewood. And he didn't mean that in a vulgar or exploitative or post-modern-commercial sense, he meant that simply in an honest way; he's got a kid, and a mortgage, and car payments, and food to buy, and a lifestyle to maintain, and so, he can't just willy nilly do whatever the fuck he wants. Luckily he enjoys doing Achewood, and luckily Achewood brings in enough money for him to make ends meet (and hopefully save towards his retirement?)
anyway.
And I gotta say that his various strips on the subject of get-rick-quick schemes on the part of Ray et al. have been healthy for a good part of his audience... Onstad has explored in Achewood the ridiculousness of not only money but also barter. It's a crazy fucking world we live in, and we are all the better off for the insight, introspection, and sometimes generally random perspective afforded to us by Achewood.
So anyway, I'm pretty confident that I'm right when I say that the difference between the 'old' Achewood and the more recent 'new' Achewood is that previously, in the beginning, Onstad was exploring the characters, getting to know them, and by this point, the characters have pretty much been worked out, leaving Onstad now with only situations and 'stories' to explore.
So what? Well, the process of exploring characters, verily, of inventing characters, is a no-holds-barred creative process that can, and often does, lead anywhere. It's much more flexible, the character and the context of the situation can each adapt to each other. Along with this greater freedom and flexibility which it affords, this process inspires a much greater creativity. This is why we got random shit like AirWolf and Keith Moon's head in a jar, and those random threads produces the best Achewood.
So my proposal is this: Kill Achewood now. At the very least, have someone else do the art and most of the writing and have Onstad consult on it part time. Take a break, Onstad, and develop a new strip with new characters, and take them any fucking place you want.
The saddest thing is to be trapped into doing the same job for your whole life. That is where we are headed with Achewood today. You see it again and again: An artist takes the premise as far as it can go, and then tries to take it farther by introducing new characters and situations, but it doesn't work, because the premise is still the same. The new character or the new situation distracts for just a little while from the overall established premise and from the overall fully developed characters who are the core of this premise, but the new characters and new situations never morph into a new premise.... And why should they? that's not how writing generally works.
Charles Dickens didn't write Oliver Twist and then just keep writing it and introduce new characters and kill off old characters until the entire plot morphed into A Christmas Carol and then David Copperfield, Great Expectations, etc...
Achewood came out of nowhere, and that's why it was so good - Onstad was not shackled by already developed characters and situations.
I want to care about the characters, I want their story to be told, and I want these stories to matter to them, to further the development of the characters, to be germane to their lives and situations. Story of Lyle sucked because this is shit that all happened in the past and was the kind of humor that appeals to someone who enjoys watching pro wrestling on TV. Great Outdoor Fight was good, but a lot of people who thought it was awesome were thinking it was awesome, I think, in the same way that they watch gender stereotype premise slapstick BudWeiser commercials on youtube and find that funny. Hey, if Onstad finds an audience and can make money okay great, but I enjoyed Great Outdoor Fight because it was just a fucking story, okay, with a plot. This shit with Little Nephew is no such story because Onstad hasn't set us up with any kind of ... you know... plot... who the fuck is L'il Nephew, and why the fuck do we care about him anyway? He was always just a prop for Ray, and now all of a sudden he's a character? It doesn't work like that. Now he's just a prop for these random people who talk funny which is in and of it's self a prop for this half-baked premise of... ???
When Ray & Phillipe went back in time and visited Mark Twain, this was a character that was already established in our minds, somewhat, a character of popular culture. I get the feeling that Molly's father may be quite developed in Onstad's mind, and he has just forgotten that his readers may not have the same imagination as he does, or can't read his mind.
okay I don't mean to rip on Onstad like that, I'm just sayin... what Onstad has done with for example Ray is nothing short of Amazing. Even Molly is an interesting character. But this Story of Lyle crap? What the hell is that? It's like Onstad is doing background research for an upcoming stint as a method actor and he's dragging me along at gunpoint. Lyle is and can be a cool character, but we need a story, with a plot; please don't drag me along in a series of non-orthogonal disparate one-liners, each successive one more ridiculous and implausible than the last, until I feel like I'm watching back-to-back episodes of Full House without even the mercy of commercial breaks.
I want to come along for the ride as characters endure the human experience. The most ridiculous far-fetched plots... the time that Ray and Butter grew long legs and walked a heelacopter out in the desert to visit Edison: https://achewood.com/index.php?date=09292006 That was real. Reality. Stone cold reality. The emotions, the confusion, the introspection... That's as real as it gets.
To go from that to this present grade-B sitcom-quality thread wherein Urkle goes back in time and gets past Carl to unwittingly smoke a blunt... ya know... that's kinda rough.
Okay maybe I'm being mean there. At it's worst Achewood is still better than crap American TV, and I recognize that Onstad's character research is special and cool and everything, but shit, Onstad, don't wear a cape! Don't get a license plate that says "RENFAIR!"
ACHEWOOD -- A proposal
so um, this sucks to post this here now, since a new strip will be posted probably in a few hours, and no one will really see this, or care, but I have to get this off my chest
right so, anyway, if you look at the 'old' Achewood strips and compare to the 'new' strips, really, I got to say that the 'old' strips have some cool qualities that the 'new' strips lack. I'm not saying the new strips suck or anything, but, I like the old strips better.
so in the google interview (posted on youtube) wherein Onstad is interviewed in hushed tones by some mild-mannered stoner, Onstad makes reference to how yeah it would be nice to write a book or something (whatever the fuck he was talking about precisely, I forget, but that's not the point) but that he can't well walk away from the cash cow that is achewood. And he didn't mean that in a vulgar or exploitative or post-modern-commercial sense, he meant that simply in an honest way; he's got a kid, and a mortgage, and car payments, and food to buy, and a lifestyle to maintain, and so, he can't just willy nilly do whatever the fuck he wants. Luckily he enjoys doing Achewood, and luckily Achewood brings in enough money for him to make ends meet (and hopefully save towards his retirement?)
anyway.
And I gotta say that his various strips on the subject of get-rick-quick schemes on the part of Ray et al. have been healthy for a good part of his audience... Onstad has explored in Achewood the ridiculousness of not only money but also barter. It's a crazy fucking world we live in, and we are all the better off for the insight, introspection, and sometimes generally random perspective afforded to us by Achewood.
So anyway, I'm pretty confident that I'm right when I say that the difference between the 'old' Achewood and the more recent 'new' Achewood is that previously, in the beginning, Onstad was exploring the characters, getting to know them, and by this point, the characters have pretty much been worked out, leaving Onstad now with only situations and 'stories' to explore.
So what? Well, the process of exploring characters, verily, of inventing characters, is a no-holds-barred creative process that can, and often does, lead anywhere. It's much more flexible, the character and the context of the situation can each adapt to each other. Along with this greater freedom and flexibility which it affords, this process inspires a much greater creativity. This is why we got random shit like AirWolf and Keith Moon's head in a jar, and those random threads produces the best Achewood.
So my proposal is this: Kill Achewood now. At the very least, have someone else do the art and most of the writing and have Onstad consult on it part time. Take a break, Onstad, and develop a new strip with new characters, and take them any fucking place you want.
The saddest thing is to be trapped into doing the same job for your whole life. That is where we are headed with Achewood today. You see it again and again: An artist takes the premise as far as it can go, and then tries to take it farther by introducing new characters and situations, but it doesn't work, because the premise is still the same. The new character or the new situation distracts for just a little while from the overall established premise and from the overall fully developed characters who are the core of this premise, but the new characters and new situations never morph into a new premise.... And why should they? that's not how writing generally works.
Charles Dickens didn't write Oliver Twist and then just keep writing it and introduce new characters and kill off old characters until the entire plot morphed into A Christmas Carol and then David Copperfield, Great Expectations, etc...
Achewood came out of nowhere, and that's why it was so good - Onstad was not shackled by already developed characters and situations.
I want to care about the characters, I want their story to be told, and I want these stories to matter to them, to further the development of the characters, to be germane to their lives and situations. Story of Lyle sucked because this is shit that all happened in the past and was the kind of humor that appeals to someone who enjoys watching pro wrestling on TV. Great Outdoor Fight was good, but a lot of people who thought it was awesome were thinking it was awesome, I think, in the same way that they watch gender stereotype premise slapstick BudWeiser commercials on youtube and find that funny. Hey, if Onstad finds an audience and can make money okay great, but I enjoyed Great Outdoor Fight because it was just a fucking story, okay, with a plot. This shit with Little Nephew is no such story because Onstad hasn't set us up with any kind of ... you know... plot... who the fuck is L'il Nephew, and why the fuck do we care about him anyway? He was always just a prop for Ray, and now all of a sudden he's a character? It doesn't work like that. Now he's just a prop for these random people who talk funny which is in and of it's self a prop for this half-baked premise of... ???
When Ray & Phillipe went back in time and visited Mark Twain, this was a character that was already established in our minds, somewhat, a character of popular culture. I get the feeling that Molly's father may be quite developed in Onstad's mind, and he has just forgotten that his readers may not have the same imagination as he does, or can't read his mind.
okay I don't mean to rip on Onstad like that, I'm just sayin... what Onstad has done with for example Ray is nothing short of Amazing. Even Molly is an interesting character. But this Story of Lyle crap? What the hell is that? It's like Onstad is doing background research for an upcoming stint as a method actor and he's dragging me along at gunpoint. Lyle is and can be a cool character, but we need a story, with a plot; please don't drag me along in a series of non-orthogonal disparate one-liners, each successive one more ridiculous and implausible than the last, until I feel like I'm watching back-to-back episodes of Full House without even the mercy of commercial breaks.
I want to come along for the ride as characters endure the human experience. The most ridiculous far-fetched plots... the time that Ray and Butter grew long legs and walked a heelacopter out in the desert to visit Edison: https://achewood.com/index.php?date=09292006 That was real. Reality. Stone cold reality. The emotions, the confusion, the introspection... That's as real as it gets.
To go from that to this present grade-B sitcom-quality thread wherein Urkle goes back in time and gets past Carl to unwittingly smoke a blunt... ya know... that's kinda rough.
Okay maybe I'm being mean there. At it's worst Achewood is still better than crap American TV, and I recognize that Onstad's character research is special and cool and everything, but shit, Onstad, don't wear a cape! Don't get a license plate that says "RENFAIR!"
spazdor
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Remember when Roast Beef was just a prop for Ray and Pat? Remember how then later we got to know him better?
Remember when Roast Beef was just a prop for Ray and Pat? Remember how then later we got to know him better?
spazdor
+0 -0
OH RIGHT I forgot about bbcode
OH RIGHT I forgot about bbcode
doppelganger
+0 -0
Quote:
I disagree. Look what Stephen J. Cannell did with the A-Team every week.
Non-sarcastic response: Ryan North can do it (and his characters can't even change their pose from day to day).
Quote:
Achewood came out of nowhere, and that's why it was so good - Onstad was not shackled by already developed characters and situations.
I disagree. Look what Stephen J. Cannell did with the A-Team every week.
Non-sarcastic response: Ryan North can do it (and his characters can't even change their pose from day to day).
donkeycum
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re: interview
I'll never write as well as Onstad can, but at least I'm not as fucking fat as he is.
re: interview
I'll never write as well as Onstad can, but at least I'm not as fucking fat as he is.
jeffspaulding
+0 -0
You had to create a troll account just to call him fat?
(is this Mrs . Onstad?)
You had to create a troll account just to call him fat?
(is this Mrs . Onstad?)
doppelganger
+0 -0
He must be sublimating something. This must be why the strip now focuses more on food than sex.
He must be sublimating something. This must be why the strip now focuses more on food than sex.
daedala_x
+2 -0
funny, when i get my period i just lock myself in the bathroom until i want to live again.
funny, when i get my period i just lock myself in the bathroom until i want to live again.
i_love_kate
+0 -0
But there are all kinds of ways you can suicide in the bathroom...
But there are all kinds of ways you can suicide in the bathroom...
puguglypress
+0 -0
I would love to see that episode of Family Matters. Oh man.
I would love to see that episode of Family Matters. Oh man.
neonfreon
+0 -0
onstad got high and forgot about making another strip.. everyday for the last year
onstad got high and forgot about making another strip.. everyday for the last year
cpnglxynchos
+0 -0
except for the times he did.
except for the times he did.
sje46
+0 -0
He's trolling us, he is. He enjoys watching us fanboys squirm as we wait so impatiently for the newest fresh strip. He's made all of them all the way until 2012.
He's trolling us, he is. He enjoys watching us fanboys squirm as we wait so impatiently for the newest fresh strip. He's made all of them all the way until 2012.
neonfreon
+0 -0
oh, also - what is this " we did the lie thing again" business? the strips are signed "Chris Onstad". Who else is responsible for creating and posting new content? Onstad, if you're going to be a jerk and lie about when you're posting new content, at least be man enough to take personal responsibility rather than trying to spread the blame to anonymous others. Now millions of readers are thinking your wife or daughter (lord knows you couldn't afford such as an employee) must be to blame for your lack of punctuality and general chicken heartedness.
oh, also - what is this " we did the lie thing again" business? the strips are signed "Chris Onstad". Who else is responsible for creating and posting new content? Onstad, if you're going to be a jerk and lie about when you're posting new content, at least be man enough to take personal responsibility rather than trying to spread the blame to anonymous others. Now millions of readers are thinking your wife or daughter (lord knows you couldn't afford such as an employee) must be to blame for your lack of punctuality and general chicken heartedness.
sje46
+0 -0
He's losing himself. He is no longer quite there.
He's losing himself. He is no longer quite there.
aperson
+0 -0
Come on. Chris can't be help responsible for all the scheduling vagaries of Stadcorp. He is an essential cog, nothing more.
Come on. Chris can't be help responsible for all the scheduling vagaries of Stadcorp. He is an essential cog, nothing more.
deafwhisperer
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Yeah! Who does 'we' think 'we' is? Making us wait and all! 'We' should post free hilarious stuff on the internet whenever the internet wants free stuff! The internet is entitled to that! 'We' is full of shit!
Seriously dude, I'm as addicted to talking cats as the next guy, but if whoever's responsible for the laughter wants to do something else for a while, I think I'd understand.
Yeah! Who does 'we' think 'we' is? Making us wait and all! 'We' should post free hilarious stuff on the internet whenever the internet wants free stuff! The internet is entitled to that! 'We' is full of shit!
Seriously dude, I'm as addicted to talking cats as the next guy, but if whoever's responsible for the laughter wants to do something else for a while, I think I'd understand.
daedala_x
+0 -0
[IMGS OFF]
Onstad is the One State; we are but numbers.
[IMGS OFF]
Onstad is the One State; we are but numbers.
sje46
+0 -0
Oh, I've been meaning to read this book.
I mean, after I read the other 15 books I've been putting off.
I .. .I have motivation problems. :(
Oh, I've been meaning to read this book.
I mean, after I read the other 15 books I've been putting off.
I .. .I have motivation problems. :(
wozzeck
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Personally, I don't find reading to be terribly strenuous.
Personally, I don't find reading to be terribly strenuous.
sje46
+0 -0
Oh, I love reading. Certain things just distract me greatly.
I plan on reading a lot over the summer though.
Oh, I love reading. Certain things just distract me greatly.
I plan on reading a lot over the summer though.
neonfreon
+0 -0
SPEAK FOR YOURSELF BOZO
SPEAK FOR YOURSELF BOZO
cpnglxynchos
+1 -0
i've just thought of this...
Padrig has probably not viewed a 'bra'.
he might graduate to breast man once he does.
i've just thought of this...
Padrig has probably not viewed a 'bra'.
he might graduate to breast man once he does.
isaac_holladay
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Last panel is pat's ancestor, yes?
Last panel is pat's ancestor, yes?
They are from... history !
Quote:
Quote:
Padrig's descendants can now sue Sir Mix-A-Lot.
Fuckin' around in history really screws up intellectual property rights.
"What are you worried about? This is 1874! You can sue her!"
RIP Dom DeLuise. "Not in the face!"
Throw out your hands!!
Stick out your tush!!
Hands on your hips
Give them a push!!
You'll be surprised
You're doing the French Mistake!!
VOILA!!
I thought the French mistake was the Maginot Line (or Jerry Lewis).
The Maginot line was a saint, A SAINT I SAY
Down the
rock islandMaginot line is a mighty good roadOh the
rock islandMaginot line is the road toriderun away.The
rock islandMaginot line is a mighty good roadWell if you want to
riderun away you gottariderun away it like you find itGet your
ticketbicycle at the station of therock islandMaginot lineetc.
Hey, I've been there. Dank.
And full of Boche.
That's the smell of hilarious miscalculation.
Hubris smells like ... freedom .
Did someone call?
Oh...nope.
Fuck.
It sounds like steam escaping...
One, and two, and watch me faggots!
too soon?
no....no dom would want it that way....
I think he'd prefer it if you actually some stamina to speak of.
...sounds like steam escaping.
THANK YOU
Lacks force, chum.
Join the Campaign for Real Time today! (Whenever today is for you.)
In the Campaign for Real Time you can only attend meetings in your own time zone. No switching chapters!
(If you don't get this joke, you think The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy was . . . a movie.)
My thoughts regarding "Life, The Universe, and Everything" are: pedantic .
... THREE?!
When clearly it was a radio play.
Padraig's descendents used to OWN those of Sir-Mix_A_Lot. You know how it was in the South, back in the day . . . well, I'm sure that Sir pays his debst on time, but he's still a bit Welsh, if you follow me. And I think you do.
I must disagree. Because Gone with the Wind has plantation owners named "O'Hara," there is the erroneous assumption that the Irish (or other Celts) owned slaves. It was only the landed Norman types that were slave owners. Not the lowly working class Celts like Irish Catholics or the working Welsh depicted here.
Of note -- Black Americans had the right to vote and own land before the Catholics in Ireland. Further, Many African-Americans have Irish surnames because they shared the ghetto as the two lowest rungs of American society (and inter-bred).
[Sorry for prosthletizing]
[to continue the BS thread]
Quote:
I know absolutely nothing about this supposed bigotry towards Irish Catholics.
There was some, but any Irish American who tries to cast his lot along with African Americans in terms of historical subjugation is really, really reaching, I think. What they went through can be more easily likened to what the Morons dealt with. It wasn't pretty, but they didn't exactly come here in shackles or anything and the ensuing century was obviously much kinder.
This is where someone makes a hilarious joke based on the fact you typed 'Morons' rather than 'Mormons', and the whole thing plays out with a monotonous predictability.
I don't think this is the first time I've done that. I didn't mean to then, either.
And there I thought "Moron" must be one of those racially based insults, like Mongoloid.
Mormongoloid. Yes. Some will be called that as soon as possible. I can't wait.
Only 144,000 will be called that. They can't wait either.
Wasn't he part of the Evil Horde?
Well, it was the Angel Moroni. By all rights, that should be their proper name...
I was attempting to reference the Know Nothings, but I was worried that it was far too broad and subtle to be recognizable. Guess I was right.
"Homer vs. the 18th Amendment" is a great episode filled with classic moments, but I still say the St. Patrick's Day decorations at Moe's including a sign saying "No Irish Need Apply" was the best moment.
One of the greatest episodes, despite the fact that Homer is smart in it.
Unintentional slur deserves chubby.
[IMGS OFF]
[IMGS OFF]
The Irish didn't come in Shackles? You are not well informed on the matter:
https://afgen.com/forgotten_slaves.html
https://www.ewtn.com/library/HUMANITY/SLAVES.TXT
OK. Pounce on one word of my comment. Whatever. My point stands. You cannot compare historical Irish suffering with that of Africans. It is a silly position to take. You must realize this.
If you think that you clearly have never been to Hysteria in Dublin.
Bit of a sweeping statement there. There's no denying that the Catholics were treated horrendously by both Cromwell and the crown but the Empire was built by Scots, Irish, English and Welsh and all took part in the slave trade. Both Scots Irish and the famine migrants fled to the colonies and the New World to start again, and owning slaves was a way of life for those successful. Slaves were traded in Cardiff and there were plenty of valley boyos running plantations in the southern states. It would be nice to say "only the English owned slaves" but it didn't happen like that.
Ward Churchill, Native American Activist:
"Only the Irish fought for their freedom longer than the American Indians."
"Ward Churchill, serial plagiarizer and disgraced academic"
fix'd
And Italian .
We don't really have to take Ward Churchill seriously.
Ward Churchill, Native American Activist:
"Only the Irish fought for their freedom longer than the American Indians."
Damn, That much ???
He wasn't the funnest guy to have around on St. Patrick's Day.
Hey, that's the plagiarised/crappy paintings guy.
I came to assetbar for the sole purpose of finding a contemporary translation of Padraig's lyrics. Thank you sir, you embiggen us all.
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Come now, that's a perfectly cromulent word!
I almost (tried to) spam-mark this. Well done sir.
Spammers won't waste their time in Assetbar.
yeah. it's impractical to. the channel isn't big enough to support many.
I can sell you some pills to fix that.
i don't need 'em. she does.
cpnglxynchos ain't wearin' no gunny sack.
you better believe i don't got no sacks, fermatprime.
that's what she said!
Because they know none of us have any money.
womenfolk, if ye possess a bottom which pleasingly fills out thy knickers,
and a romp strikes thy fancy,
send word by post or other conveyance to the household of Padrig
and correct aforestated lustful fancies
you can tell I would rap well in the 17th century because I rhyme "fancy" with "fancies"
it wasn't supposed to rhyme at all in the first place but looking at it now I can't really say it turned out like that
I believe you may have made an incorrect assumption in your interpretation.
I believe that "kick those nasty thoughts" refers not to lustful fancies, but to the idea that a large derriere is undesirable.
Zounds Elizabeth, gaze upon the posterior of yon harlot. Truly it is sizable beyond compare.
She appears to be the paramour of a Moorish minstrel. Indeed, who among us can understand their heathen ways? It is likely that she is only a target of their beastly, impure thoughts due to her airs being that of the coarsest of trollops.
I'd say someone doesn't appreciate our taste in stoned welshman rap.
I'll glady suffer for my true calling, if that's what it takes.
Arse!!
Is it Padrig, or Padraig?
I've seen both. I think they're both right.
They are.... stoned clucks from history!
"I praise the blunt!"
"I praise the blunt as his father!"
Let it be known - at this comment ended the Great Bluejay Lame Tsunami of 2009.
Damn. I was just starting to appreciate it.
never have so many owed so much to so few.
/me butchers historical quotes