saint
+0 -0
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ravindra108
+13 -0
The first time I read this strip I misread it as "hammer." It took on a much more sinister and creepy tone.
The first time I read this strip I misread it as "hammer." It took on a much more sinister and creepy tone.
heccibiggs
+1 -1
Oh my God, so did I! In fact I did not even realise until I read this here comment.
Oh my God, so did I! In fact I did not even realise until I read this here comment.
huber
+0 -0
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soticoto
+0 -0
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heccibiggs
+27 -1
What on earth makes you think this would go down well here.
No, wait, I already know the answer to that - you're not looking for approval, you're being a dick on purpose, you like to stir up shit, yadda yadda yadda. Let's make no bones about it, you're a cunt.
What on earth makes you think this would go down well here.
No, wait, I already know the answer to that - you're not looking for approval, you're being a dick on purpose, you like to stir up shit, yadda yadda yadda. Let's make no bones about it, you're a cunt.
trollcollins
+42 -0
He is both a dick and a cunt! He is the hermaphrodite of poor social skills!
He is both a dick and a cunt! He is the hermaphrodite of poor social skills!
linning
+13 -0
As much as pointing out people's spelling errors is straight up a dick move, the fact that the holmes here misspelt "unintelligible" is excellent.
Also, there is nothing better than a lady who freely uses the word cunt. I hate that people hate it.
As much as pointing out people's spelling errors is straight up a dick move, the fact that the holmes here misspelt "unintelligible" is excellent.
Also, there is nothing better than a lady who freely uses the word cunt. I hate that people hate it.
cryztal
+0 -0
Cunt is only the most badass word ever.
Has anyone ever been called a cunt and not cried?
Cunt is only the most badass word ever.
Has anyone ever been called a cunt and not cried?
krispykorn
+2 -0
well coordinated, with your picture of beef crying and all.
well coordinated, with your picture of beef crying and all.
belgand
+0 -0
Scots?
Scots?
cryztal
+15 -0
Unfair. Scots don't have tear ducts.
Unfair. Scots don't have tear ducts.
belgand
+4 -0
True, but they're also fairly used to be called cunts and calling others cunts in a friendly fashion. Well, 'til someone gets chibbed. But that is their way.
True, but they're also fairly used to be called cunts and calling others cunts in a friendly fashion. Well, 'til someone gets chibbed. But that is their way.
aliiis
+0 -0
so very chubbied
so very chubbied
belgand
+0 -0
"All I need to know about Scotland I learned from reading and watching Trainspotting "
Perhaps best summed up by "It's SHITE being Scottish!"
Then again all the Scots I've never known have been wonderful people, but I think going off of stereotypes from fiction is the best way. That's the American way!
"All I need to know about Scotland I learned from reading and watching Trainspotting "
Perhaps best summed up by "It's SHITE being Scottish!"
Then again all the Scots I've never known have been wonderful people, but I think going off of stereotypes from fiction is the best way. That's the American way!
overmedicated
+0 -0
It's alright for you, you don't have to live next to them.
It's alright for you, you don't have to live next to them.
soticoto
+0 -0
I'm half-Scottish.
Did I just prove you half-wrong?
I'm half-Scottish.
Did I just prove you half-wrong?
belgand
+0 -0
No, just half-mast. Care to salute?
No, just half-mast. Care to salute?
dusty
+8 -0
I called this guy from argentina a cunt once and he didn't cry, actually he kicked me down some stairs and then jumped on me about the time I hit the bottom. Then I head butted him in the nose and got up, kicked him in the ribs and ran off. His eyes teared up a bit, but he wasn't crying. At least he insisted that he hadn't been crying when we were chatting the next day while we were standing with the pastor waiting for my sister to come down the aisle.
I called this guy from argentina a cunt once and he didn't cry, actually he kicked me down some stairs and then jumped on me about the time I hit the bottom. Then I head butted him in the nose and got up, kicked him in the ribs and ran off. His eyes teared up a bit, but he wasn't crying. At least he insisted that he hadn't been crying when we were chatting the next day while we were standing with the pastor waiting for my sister to come down the aisle.
cryztal
+1 -0
Well sir, I stand corrected and ashamed.
Well sir, I stand corrected and ashamed.
dusty
+1 -0
Your avatar makes this so sincere.
Your avatar makes this so sincere.
cryztal
+1 -0
It is an avatar that is capable of expressing a multitude of emotions (except perhaps sexual arousal or joy). I use it for everything. Some day I'll just print it out, paste it on my face and walk around like that for the rest of my life.
It is an avatar that is capable of expressing a multitude of emotions (except perhaps sexual arousal or joy). I use it for everything. Some day I'll just print it out, paste it on my face and walk around like that for the rest of my life.
greenkoolayd
+0 -0
you hate me.
you hate me.
soticoto
+0 -0
You were quite right there. I apologise for my grievous error.
You were quite right there. I apologise for my grievous error.
soticoto
+0 -0
Well, I never thought it would go down well... but I felt a certain degree of righteous indignation at Showbiz and his ignorant ways, and seeing someone praising him for it pushed me a tad far.
And honestly no... I don't try to stir up shit, but I do enjoy it somewhat when it happens.
Well, I never thought it would go down well... but I felt a certain degree of righteous indignation at Showbiz and his ignorant ways, and seeing someone praising him for it pushed me a tad far.
And honestly no... I don't try to stir up shit, but I do enjoy it somewhat when it happens.
atticusonline
+1 -0
you and asherdan must hang out alot
good lord, we have our own Pat and Showbiz.
you and asherdan must hang out alot
good lord, we have our own Pat and Showbiz.
howard
+60 -0
Holy hell i lived with a guy like Showbiz for like 2 years and i am not even kidding.
He was all "Immigrants"
Holy hell i lived with a guy like Showbiz for like 2 years and i am not even kidding.
He was all "Immigrants"
alejandroadam
+0 -0
this is how my brother and me are. only around eachother though. it is a thing of very closely aged siblings I think.
this is how my brother and me are. only around eachother though. it is a thing of very closely aged siblings I think.
rolotonybrowntown
+1 -0
hahaha beef in that last panel is priceless
hahaha beef in that last panel is priceless
epicurus
+36 -0
If you think Showbiz is just a caricature then I envy you.
If you think Showbiz is just a caricature then I envy you.
afronaut
+6 -0
I was on the ping pong team of a guy called Showbiz last weekend. When he talked he murmered through a drunk beard, and after a while i realised he was patronizing me.
I was on the ping pong team of a guy called Showbiz last weekend. When he talked he murmered through a drunk beard, and after a while i realised he was patronizing me.
woof
+5 -2
alt text: Showbiz has him there. Roast Beef keeps the Frenchie-fart water around for his bitch.
alt text: Showbiz has him there. Roast Beef keeps the Frenchie-fart water around for his bitch.
deusoma
+1 -0
I'm sure Molly would appreciate knowing that Onstad's notes about her are under "Roast Beef's Bitch".
I'm sure Molly would appreciate knowing that Onstad's notes about her are under "Roast Beef's Bitch".
deusoma
+5 -0
Whoa, it's like I was channelling asherdan on his off days for a minute there. Neat.
Whoa, it's like I was channelling asherdan on his off days for a minute there. Neat.
waldo913
+9 -0
Except you didn't call him 'Stad.
Except you didn't call him 'Stad.
carlyle
+0 -0
Don't say it!
Don't say it!
1000hz
+0 -1
POW!
POW!
fielding
+0 -0
Even though it's the same font size and capitalized, existing outside a word balloon such as it does, the "POW!" looks like it is being stated very quietly.
Even though it's the same font size and capitalized, existing outside a word balloon such as it does, the "POW!" looks like it is being stated very quietly.
lateadopter
+23 -0
Showbiz is like Todd with the ability to read and without the industry to run smack.
Showbiz is like Todd with the ability to read and without the industry to run smack.
norrin
+5 -0
What that really translates to is that Todd is essentially self reliant. While knowing a crazy guy can be an imposition, knowing a crazy guy who needs your help all the time straight up sucks. Especially if he's your brother and you feel obligated to bail him out.
What that really translates to is that Todd is essentially self reliant. While knowing a crazy guy can be an imposition, knowing a crazy guy who needs your help all the time straight up sucks. Especially if he's your brother and you feel obligated to bail him out.
tourach3
+0 -0
wait, are you my fried dave talking about [i]me[/]?
wait, are you my fried dave talking about [i]me[/]?
tourach3
+0 -0
... me ?
damn you, fingers (i have no problems with bbcode, though)
... me ?
damn you, fingers (i have no problems with bbcode, though)
spenham
+9 -0
Man, I could totally go for some fried dave right about now.
Man, I could totally go for some fried dave right about now.
selbencoirlo
+2 -0
An anthropomorphized banana eating fried Dave? How do you know my recurring nightmares, internet man?
An anthropomorphized banana eating fried Dave? How do you know my recurring nightmares, internet man?
never_die
+1 -0
show biz knows what is going on. especially about the TiVo...is he from the future?
show biz knows what is going on. especially about the TiVo...is he from the future?
1000hz
+7 -0
He is from... History!
He is from... History!
sargasm
+2 -0
This is... *counts* six strips for the price of one. Each of them a treasure.
This is... *counts* six strips for the price of one. Each of them a treasure.
deancain29
+2 -2
Showbiz should live with Pat
Showbiz should live with Pat
jar
+2 -0
It'd be the modern day Odd Couple, except with more murder.
It'd be the modern day Odd Couple, except with more murder.
connellingus
+5 -0
The way Beef turns his neck around 180 degrees in panel eight creeps me out.
The way Beef turns his neck around 180 degrees in panel eight creeps me out.
mattylite
+0 -0
Aaaaaaaaaahhh
Aaaaaaaaaahhh
aperson
+0 -1
It's only 90 degrees people. 180 degrees and you'd be looking at the back of his head.
Right angle - you are the... angle of the week.
It's only 90 degrees people. 180 degrees and you'd be looking at the back of his head.
Right angle - you are the... angle of the week.
overmedicated
+0 -0
That is the mother of all unmotivated strip references.
That is the mother of all unmotivated strip references.
aperson
+0 -0
THESE REFERENCES!
THESE REFERENCES!
stuart
+0 -0
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A comment left by stuart was marked lame too many times and excluded. (marked lame by chagment, professorhazard, Thorfinn)
tekende
+0 -0
The best part is that he's wrong. It's all DVR these days, not Tivo.
The best part is that he's wrong. It's all DVR these days, not Tivo.
aplomb
+1 -0
And on the second day, Tim Berners-Lee created the hilarious lingo filter.
And on the second day, Tim Berners-Lee created the hilarious lingo filter.
gormster
+1 -2
The first thing Tim Berners-Lee did was invent the web.
The first thing Tim Berners-Lee did was invent the web.
tekende
+0 -0
You mean it wasn't Al Gore?
You mean it wasn't Al Gore?
ttagxamm
+11 -0
Really excellent use of panel framing here, to underscore just how out of kilter Showbiz is, and how he threatens to drag Beef askew.
This is kinda heavy but here's a thought: behind all of Showbiz's bluster is the wish for his older brother's love and admiration, and part of Beef's reaction in those tilted final panels is the twinge of pain and regret that comes of knowing that no amount of love can really help Showbiz very much. Just as no loan is gonna keep Showbiz out of collections for long.
Really excellent use of panel framing here, to underscore just how out of kilter Showbiz is, and how he threatens to drag Beef askew.
This is kinda heavy but here's a thought: behind all of Showbiz's bluster is the wish for his older brother's love and admiration, and part of Beef's reaction in those tilted final panels is the twinge of pain and regret that comes of knowing that no amount of love can really help Showbiz very much. Just as no loan is gonna keep Showbiz out of collections for long.
nigelchaos
+0 -0
Psychology Major?
Psychology Major?
ttagxamm
+3 -0
I think you mean that to be a compliment, so thanks. And, no, I wasn't a pyschology major. Let's just say that every family has its circumstances and leave it at that.
I think you mean that to be a compliment, so thanks. And, no, I wasn't a pyschology major. Let's just say that every family has its circumstances and leave it at that.
nigelchaos
+0 -0
Yeah. I wasn't trying to be snide. Very well thought out. :-)
Yeah. I wasn't trying to be snide. Very well thought out. :-)
achilleselbow
+0 -1
Showbiz = Job from Arrested Development.
Showbiz = Job from Arrested Development.
mystkmanat
+0 -0
Ha, I can see that. It is GOB though. (For George Oscar Bluth)
Ha, I can see that. It is GOB though. (For George Oscar Bluth)
hypoluxa
+0 -0
"Camel-fuckers" just might be the #1 hayseed phrase of this century.
"Camel-fuckers" just might be the #1 hayseed phrase of this century.
professorhazard
+7 -0
License and registration... chicken-fucker!!
License and registration... chicken-fucker!!
the_stoned_one
+4 -0
If I had a hummer I'd hummer in the morning
If I had a hummer I'd hummer in the morning
professorhazard
+2 -0
All over this land?
All over this land?
jezebel
+0 -0
The love between my brothers and my sisters?
The love between my brothers and my sisters?
smilebuddha
+0 -0
Hummer in the morning, hummer in the evening, hummer at suppertime?
Hummer in the morning, hummer in the evening, hummer at suppertime?
brokebackmark
+1 -1
anybody else notice the hand gesture showbiz makes in panel 10?
holdin his right with his left and usin the right like una pistola? and even being so bold as to make the proper "pow" sound effect?
i mean he worked real hard there. just giving credit where credit's due, you know?
anybody else notice the hand gesture showbiz makes in panel 10?
holdin his right with his left and usin the right like una pistola? and even being so bold as to make the proper "pow" sound effect?
i mean he worked real hard there. just giving credit where credit's due, you know?
xiaomimi
+22 -0
Today's Blogs
Ray: Friday party, naturally!
Today's Blogs
Ray: Friday party, naturally!
cagliostro
+0 -0
There is something wonderfully poignant about the definition of 'life' as a signal in our cells saying:
GO
GO ON
GO
MORE FUN
GO
even if Ray was high when he came up with it.
There is something wonderfully poignant about the definition of 'life' as a signal in our cells saying:
GO
GO ON
GO
MORE FUN
GO
even if Ray was high when he came up with it.
trumbot
+0 -0
I appreciate the Greatest Hits we get at the end, seeing as all I really want to see is Roast Beef scrunch up his face in response to this torture.
I appreciate the Greatest Hits we get at the end, seeing as all I really want to see is Roast Beef scrunch up his face in response to this torture.
charchar
+0 -0
If I give this a 3 I can bring down the rating .1, but I don't want to give it a 3. The temptation is staggering...
Also, Showbiz is a cockhead.
If I give this a 3 I can bring down the rating .1, but I don't want to give it a 3. The temptation is staggering...
Also, Showbiz is a cockhead.
direhaggis
+2 -0
There was a time in my life where I knew a lot of people in situations like panels 5-8. They would be filled with notions that were fun, mildly absurd, inexplicably falling asleep in perverse hours and circumstances. They knew "the Edge... there is no honest way to explain it because the only people who really know where it is are the ones who have gone over." And in candy-colored vessels of every choice imaginable and mixable, their flotilla set out to sea, only to be smacked by the sun a few brief times before carousing over the horizon--lost to the good movie one hour too long back on the shore.
There was a time in my life where I knew a lot of people in situations like panels 5-8. They would be filled with notions that were fun, mildly absurd, inexplicably falling asleep in perverse hours and circumstances. They knew "the Edge... there is no honest way to explain it because the only people who really know where it is are the ones who have gone over." And in candy-colored vessels of every choice imaginable and mixable, their flotilla set out to sea, only to be smacked by the sun a few brief times before carousing over the horizon--lost to the good movie one hour too long back on the shore.
ttagxamm
+0 -0
I'm not certain that I grasp what you are reaching for, but I like this.
I'm not certain that I grasp what you are reaching for, but I like this.
tekende
+0 -0
Except Showbiz doesn't know the edge. He's never come close to going over it, and he knows that, but he'll pretend as hard as he can; others will recognize this but be too polite to say anything.
Except Showbiz doesn't know the edge. He's never come close to going over it, and he knows that, but he'll pretend as hard as he can; others will recognize this but be too polite to say anything.
baryonyx
+0 -0
It drives me up the wall when people lump "internet" into one category. People always go "Well you're good with computers, right?" and I'm like "Yes, I can type in Microsoft Word, don't ask me to code your website for you."
It drives me up the wall when people lump "internet" into one category. People always go "Well you're good with computers, right?" and I'm like "Yes, I can type in Microsoft Word, don't ask me to code your website for you."
feetnotes
+0 -0
Beef's futon looks just like the one he had the first time he went to heaven.
Beef's futon looks just like the one he had the first time he went to heaven.
mrectomy
+0 -0
"Let's go to a nude beach, man! I'm serious!"
Funny 'cause RB is already nude.
SO nude.
"Let's go to a nude beach, man! I'm serious!"
Funny 'cause RB is already nude.
SO nude.
cpnglxynchos
+0 -0
i can't give this even a medium rating 'cos i feel so bad for Beef...
i can't give this even a medium rating 'cos i feel so bad for Beef...
jhunter
+0 -0
When you know a Showbiz, every day is Christmas!
Also you want to push him down the stairs and then shit on him because he basically the worst man in the history of the world ever.
When you know a Showbiz, every day is Christmas!
Also you want to push him down the stairs and then shit on him because he basically the worst man in the history of the world ever.
7th_shot
+0 -0
My Aunt basically married Showbiz. It's every bit as fun as Beef's having up there.
My Aunt basically married Showbiz. It's every bit as fun as Beef's having up there.
adonkon
+0 -0
I'm surprised Showbiz didn't find himself targeted for violence thanks to that mustache, especially in Mexico.
Makes him bear a strong resemblance to Jaime.
I'm surprised Showbiz didn't find himself targeted for violence thanks to that mustache, especially in Mexico.
Makes him bear a strong resemblance to Jaime.
punkmonkey
+0 -0
I now punctuate all my schemes with an boisterous "POW!"
I now punctuate all my schemes with an boisterous "POW!"
izzhov
+0 -0
I think Showbiz has AD/HD.
I think Showbiz has AD/HD.
mystkmanat
+0 -0
It is true. When was the last time you thought about Europe?
It is true. When was the last time you thought about Europe?
sevenslashfour
+0 -0
Wasn't Showbiz... shorter... last we saw him? o_O
Wasn't Showbiz... shorter... last we saw him? o_O
dartigen
+0 -0
I can't give out enough chubbies for this page ): this is not fair, there are so many excellent comments here.
I can't give out enough chubbies for this page ): this is not fair, there are so many excellent comments here.
tekende
+0 -0
Showbiz is totally Doug from Ghost World . Except Showbiz doesn't have a job.
Showbiz is totally Doug from Ghost World . Except Showbiz doesn't have a job.
i_love_kate
+0 -0
Is Doug the Nazi psychopath? I can't say I see a staggering connection, beyond the fact that they are both jackasses (and right-wing, I guess?)
Is Doug the Nazi psychopath? I can't say I see a staggering connection, beyond the fact that they are both jackasses (and right-wing, I guess?)
tekende
+0 -0
Doug was the guy who hung out at the gas station and had nunchucks. Not sure if he was a Nazi.
Doug was the guy who hung out at the gas station and had nunchucks. Not sure if he was a Nazi.
i_love_kate
+0 -0
Whoa. I guess the film and the graphic novel are hella different.
Whoa. I guess the film and the graphic novel are hella different.
tekende
+0 -0
Oh yeah, they are. I like the movie better, actually.
Oh yeah, they are. I like the movie better, actually.
I know guys like Showbiz.
my best friend and his twin are freakishly like beef and showbiz.
Does the beef like one turn his head 180 degrees like Beef in panel 8?
Whoa! Shit!
Cats can do that.
Chubbied you and carlyle for avvy sync.
Not anymore, sorry. Here have your chubby back.
I love how Showbiz uses the proper noun "Internet."
i have had internet