c< -. |\|
I got it, ,| | | |\
I got it! ,::| Good luck, |\| |/.
` ,:::,| , nerd boy. |_/
O OO |::,' | ..~ O ||'
\-||- |:' | ,<<-/ ||- |\
bb | || ||. | |
| \|
||\
||/ | /
| \ ||
Crap, missed ,| ||
again. ,::| Told ya, |\
` ,:::,| , nerd boy. | |
O OO |::,' | ..~ O |/
\-||. |:' | ,<<-/
c< bb | ||
|
I have a name, ,|
you know. ,::| Sure you do;
` ,:::,| , "nerd boy".
OO |::,' | ..~ O
/-||. |:' | ,<<-/
c< O bb | ||
| jg
Wanna try my
glasses? Whatever.
` ,
.. ..~
.||-OO ,<<.
bb ||
Everything
, looks weird.
,, OO~
,::= ,<<,
oo ||
Here you go.
,
.. ..~
.||- OO-<<.
bb ||
Hey, I think you
broke 'em! Whatever.
` ,
oO ~..
.||. ,>>
db |\
jg
Hey, Mandy!
Watch this!
`
__________________ Ok.
,\ | | ,\ ,
, \ |OO| , \ ..~
, \ '||' , \ .<<.
, \ --bb , \ ||
Wheee..
`
__________________
,\ ,' ,' ,\
, \ 'OO' , \ ..~
, \qq//- , \ .<<.
, \ , \ ||
qq Crap.
__________________ -\\- ,
,\ '. '. ,\ OO
, \ '. '. , \ ~''
, \ ----, \ .>>.
, \ , \ ||
__________________ Cool! ...Again!
,\ | | ,\ `
, \ | | , \ ~..
, \ | | , \ ->>- qq Ok.
, \ ---- , \ jg || ,\\. ,
Playing
'Ice Climber'.
Watcha doin'? ,
, OO ,--.
~.. ||o. | \ \
.>>. ,--. ,-bb `.+-+-+
|| | | | | | | |
Isn't that So's ASCII.
really old? ,
, OO ,--.
~.. ||o. | \ \
.>>. ,--. ,-bb `.+-+-+
|| | | | | | | |
* OO ,--.
~.. ||o. | \ \
.>>. ,--. ,-bb `.+-+-+
|| | | | | | | |
Watch out!
Polar bear!
,
~.. OO ,--.
>>o ||o. | \ \
,-\\`.,-bb `.+-+-+
jg | | `|..|...| | |
A robot I built.
What's -that-? ,
` ~.. OO --
.>>- .||. .[].
|| dd ||
Why do you need For, um, stuff.
a robot? ,
` ~.. OO --
.>>. .||. .[].
|| dd ||
*NB-sama!*
` ' , , *I love you!*
~oo - OO - ==~ *meep*
.>>. -||- .[[.
|| db ||
~oo OO' ==~
.>>. .||. .[[.
|| db ||
You didn't hear
, that, right?
~oo OO' ==~
.>>. .||. .[[.
|| dd || jg
c< -.
,|
,::|
,:::,|
~.. O OO |::,' | ==~ O
.>>. \-||- |:' | ,[[-/
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|
__________________________
,\ ,' ,' `. `. ,\
, \ ~'==' ` OO , \
~.. , \ ']]' '\\' , \
.>>. , \-\\ `-bb , \
|| , \ , \
~== OO ,--.
~.. ]]o ||o. | \ \
.>>. ,-\\`.,-bb `.+-+-+
|| | | `|..|...| | |
THE NEXT DAY...
What's this?!
This is odd. The SPANISH INQUISITION?!
, Mandy, can you , YOU CAN'T PROVE ANYTHING!!
--~ OO hand me that oo~
[_ ,\\- screwdriver? -<<-
|| dd || -o jg
I fixed the Uh huh, that's
robot! , great. ,,,
~== ` OO ..~ -- *sneak*
.]]. -||. .<<. ________ ,//.
|| bb || | | _/ )_ *sneak*
See, a capacitor H3Y B4BY.
had.. ,,, /
~== ` OO ..~ --
.]]. .||. .<<. __,//,__
|| bb || | _/( |
L3T'5 BL0W
Who's.. Hi! ,,, / D15 J01NT.
~== ` OO ` ~.. --
.]]. .||. .>>. __,//,__
|| bb || | _/( |
Wha.. Ok! ,,,
~== ` OO ` ~.. --
.]]. .||. ,>>. __.//,__
|| bb |\ | _( \_ |
You can't go out with
, him, he speaks B1FF ,,,
~== OO ferchrissakes! ~.. --
.]]. ,||- ________ .>>,\\.
|| bb jg | | |\ )\_
Hmm...
,
OO
.||.
_________bb____
H3Y B..
/
OO
,\\.
_________bb____
!
OO,
-\\_,
_________b_____
qq
-//-
OO
?!
_______________
How does
he -do- that?
qq
`__||___________jg
Thinks he can steal
Mandy from me, eh?
, ,,, *giggle*
OO .-. -- ..~
//(( ) ) .-'\\'--. .<<.
b((_(_(_)) | \> | ||
HAH!
` ,,,
.-. OO -- ..~
(( ) ) .||. .-'\\'--. .<<.
((_(_(_)) bb | \> | ||
,,,
.-. OO -- ..~
(( ) ) .||. .-'\\'--. .<<.
((_(_(_)) bb | \> | ||
50N1C
BLA5T!
`,,,
.-. OO | - ..~
(( ) ) .||. -( )-/, --. .<<.
((_(_(_)) bb |_(\_ | ||
Wanna play
, rough, eh? ,,,
.-. ## -- ~..
(( ) ) .||. .-------. .\\ ,>>.
((_(_(_)) bb | | jg )\_|\
SO YOU'RE SAYING THIS
GUY TOOK YOUR GIRLFRIEND
\ AND YOU WANT ME TO
______ KILL HIM?
| _ _ \
\ \
_.--|\||||||--._ Um, yeah,
/___.'\_____|.___\ only I don't
| \ ___\ have much money.
| | | \ / | ,
\ \__._ _|_/ OO
\ \ `'| _| .||.
____'._____|______|________dd_______
'------------------------------------'
| | | |
______
| _ _ \
\ \
_.--|\||||||--._
/___.'\_____|.___\
| \ ___\
| | | \ / | Ok. I see
\ \__._ _|_/ your point.
\ \ `'| _| ,
____'._____|______|________OO_______
'------------------------------------'
| | dd | | jg
With this ultra technological
boomerang, I will surely
win Mandy back!
,
__ OO
\-||.
_______dd_______
__ It's working!
\ ` ,
` OO
*throw* ,||.
_______dd_______
_ *bonk*
- __\
OO
-//-
dd
________________
Or not.
pp ,
jg____________\\__
I'll build a mecha, destroy my
adversary and reclaim Mandy!
,
OO .
-||- o
__ dd O_ __
.-'_ )_.-.''-_.-._ ,-. _.(_)-' '._ __,--. __.--.
.-._' ( '' )_( `. ;-' ( ). _( ( `.--( )-._
( `--' )( `( `.
( Take THAT! )_
, __ ,--. , | *snap* Oh, nerd boy! )
( / \(_OO_) \ / My hero! ,'.
`( ( (| / /(___ *zap* \ /// / , ) )
,' ( \ \___|\__|_)-o )))))) xx *crackle* ..~ / )
( ( _]]]/_\_\___ - -//- - '<<' ( '.
.,' (oooooo)=)o)=) - _/ \_ - *pop* || `. )
( __ , __.-._ __,( ____).'
'.__.--' (__ _.-( _) .-(__) ). .-`._)-'`-.__) ;
(_)._.-`---' (__,-' `-.' `-' (__) jg (__.--'
_o
.-._(_)-..-. _ Eeh, who am I kidding?
( ( )(_) O o . ,
; OO~.. '-') OO
( .||,>> ,' .||.
(_ bb |\ ) dd
`-..___)
*sigh* *meep?*
OO ==~
|| .[[.
dd ||
M33T MY D4WG
P00CH13. What a cute
,,, / , dog.
-- ..~
_.\\.__ \__^..^ .<<.
,' )\_ \ )) ))' ||
What a gross
,,, , dog.
-- ..~
_.\\.__ _/_^--^ .<<.
,' )\_ \ ) ))' ||
54Y H1,
P00CH13! Get away
,,, / *woof!* , from me!
-- ..~ Shoo!
_.\\.__ \__^..^ -<<.
,' )\_ \ /) )\' ||
*woof!* Aaaaaaah!
,,, *woof!* ,
-- ~..
_.\\.__ - \__^..^ - '>>'
,' )\_ \ jg - )\ /)' - |\
*sigh* Um, hi.
OO ` ..~
_ ||_ .<<.
_/ dd '.____________________________________________ ||
/ Play it cool. \
| She probably only |
| wants to know | I broke up
\ what time it is. / with that
o . , W4R3Z D00D.
- OO - ` ..~
_ ||_ .<<.
_/ dd '._______________________________ /| ___________
Mandy, I love you!
I've always loved you!
` OO oo~
_____ -||- .<<.
_/ '._ bb ____________ || _________________________
( Crap. )o .
OO oo~
_____ -||- .<<.
jg _/ '._ bb ____________________ /( _________________
So that whole thing Yep, uh huh,
about you loving me that's it,
was just a joke? , ehehe.
` ~.. OO'
.>>. .||.
|| dd
Yeah, ahahaha.
What a relief. ,
` ~.. OO'
.>>. .||.
|| dd
Uh... Yeah.
I mean, you and me? ,
A couple? `~.. OO
Ridiculous. .>>. .||.
|| dd
I can't lie any
I mean.. ` ', longer! I love
`~.. - OO - you, Mandy!
.>>. -||-
|| dd
Wait! Just joking
, again! AHAHAHAHA!!
oo~ *AAAAAAAH!* OO' CRAP! I mean,
-<<- -||- AHAHAHA!
jg / \ dd
Look!
Wheel chairs! Cool!
` ,
OO ~.. _ _
.||- .>>. ||_ ||_
bb || (_)\\) (_)\\)
Ok...
Ready, set..
` OO ~..
,||_ ,>>_
(_)bb) (_)\\)
g.. go? ! , . _ -
` OO - ( ' ) _ _ _ ,
,||_ ( *WOOOSH!* _ _ _
(_)bb) ( .- -' `
Hey, wait up!
`
_ - OO/
- ,||_
- (_)bb)
But I left them Sure, just like those kidneys last week.
right here just _ ? _ , Blame that "hospital gnome" again
a minute ago. ` <.. --> and I'll kill you, I swear...
.|)- .().
kk cc jg
WHEEE!! These wheel Also, they don't seem to
chairs really gain have any brakes!
speed downhill! ` \
\ ` \ OO \
\ ~.. \ -||- \
\ \ ->>- (_)bb) \
\ (_)\\) \
\ \
\
\ \ OO \
\ ~.. \ -||- \
\ \ ->>- (_)bb) \
\ (_)\\) \
\ \
AAAAAAAAAH!
AAAAAAAAH! ` \
\ ` \ - OO - \
\ ~oo \ -||- \
\ \ ->>- (_)bb) \
\ (_)\\) \
\ \ jg
We have to stop these run-away wheel chairs!
I should be able to decrease my speed by
steering into that soft grass by the road.
` \
\ \ OO \
\ ~oo \ -||- \
\ \ ->>- (_)bb) \
\ (_)\\) \
\ \
`.
\ \ OO \
\ ~. `. -||- \
\ \ ->>- (_)bb) \
\ (_)\\) \
\ \
Damn this city and its fire
hydrants! HELP! AAAAAAHH!!!
\ \ , \
\ ~oo \
\ \ ->>- \
\ (_)\\) \
\ \ jg
Somebody stop this wheel chair!
I'M TOO YOUNG TO DIE!!
AAAAAA..
\ \ , \
\ \ ~oo \
\ \ ->>- \
\ (_)\\) \
\ \
..AAAA..
`. `. , `.
`. ~oo `.
`. `. ->>- `.
`. (_)\\) `.
`. `.
..aaaa..
,
_ ~oo
- ->>-
______ (_)\\) __
..aaah... Stupid
anticlimaxes.
,
~..
->>-
(_)\\) jg
Huh? Tycho, Not Kansas, Gabe,
where are we? that's for sure. Featuring Tycho &
` ,,,_ __. , Gabe of
`.. .. Penny Arcade
(<( )=) fame!
________ bb ___ dd ________________________
AUGH! My T-shirt! When did I get I believe I can
That's not Pac Man! a crew cut? explain that,
` ,,,_ __. , , gentlemen.
`,, \'' OO
-(<(- )=). .||.
________ bb ___ dd __________________ dd __
Never mind that. You must retrieve
Poor Pac Man... Who're you? the Sacred FluffBunny before
` ,,,_ .__ , , John Romero awakens and
`,, .. OO wreaks havoc upon the
.(<(. (=( .||. land! Make haste!
________ bb ____ bb _________________ dd __
That was quite a
fall. Are you ,-. ,-.
ok, Nerd Boy? ' : ` /Mental note: Wheel chairs, fire hydrants\
` : \ and on-line comic addictions don't mix./
~.. _ : o
.>>. ||_ .-. qq .
__ || ______ (_)\\)[ ] ____________________________.\\.____jg
I'm bored, let's go Like what?
do something. ,
` ~.. OO
.>>. .||.
|\ dd
I know! Let's go ride Are you crazy?! I nearly
wheel chairs down that broke my neck! I had to stay
steep slope again! at the hospital for 3 weeks!
That was fun! ,
` ~.. OO
.>>. .||.
|) dd
~.. OO
.>>. .||.
|| dd
Ok, let's go.
,
~.. OO
.>>. .||.
|\ bb jg
_
(_| O
[__]_ ))_|
| | d| |
Hah hahahahahaha...
_ `
(_| O
[__]_ ))_|
| | d| |
BWAHAAAAHAHAHAAAAA-
_ `
(_| O
[__]_ //_|
| | d ( ) *creak*
pp Hi,
-\\- , Mandy.
*boing* OO
_
(_| _/ oo~
[__]_ / \ .<<.
| | ||
Remind me again; why did
_ I buy that rubber chair?
(_| ` ..~
[__]_ _| pp .<<.
jg | | | | \\ ||
*clickety*
_ *clackety*
~.. (_| O *click*
.>>. ,[__]_.\\|
|\ o.______________.' | |d| |
Oops. *click-clack*
, _ *clicke..*
~.. (_| O
.>>. ,[__]_.\\|
: o-//__________.' | |d| |
*trip*
_ *...*
~.. (_| o
.>>. ,[__]_.))|
: _||__________.' | |d| |
*..tyclick*
_ *clackety*
..~ (_| O *clack*
.<<. ,[__]_.\\|
/| o.______________.' | |d| | jg
_ *clickety*
~.. (_| O *click*
.>>. ,[__]_.\\|
|\ o.______________.' | |d| |
_ *...*
~.. *yoink* (_| o
->>.o-. ,[__]_.))|
\\ : `.____________.' | |d| |
_ *clackety*
~.. (_| O
.>>. *poit* ,[__]_.\\|
|| o.______________.' | |d| |
Tee hee.
` _ *clack*
..~ (_| O
.<<. ,[__]_.\\|
/| o.______________.' | |d| |
I've been having weird OOPS, it's that time when I
memory lapses. have to go somewhere else!
` `
OO ~oo
.||. .>>.
jg bb |\
Ready? Ready.
` ,
~.. OO
.>>. .||.
|| dd
HAI-
`
~-- OO
.>> .||.
|' dd
YA! Ooof!
` ,
~.. oo
.>>-))
/ dd
Ow. What's the
point of this
strip again?
| jg couldn't think of
| a joke, so he drew some
\ gratuitous violence.
Riight. |
` ,
Go to OO ..~
www.roadwaffles.com (( .<<.
for more! bb || jg
*Blah blah blah*
,--. /
,----- ~..-OO--. | \ \
|`-.____>>_||___`-. +-+-+
|__|____\\__bb___|| | | |
*Blah blah...*
*yawn* ,--. /
,----- ~oo\OO/-. | \ \
|`-.____>>_||___`-. +-+-+
|__|____\\__bb___|| | | |
\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ | | | | | | | / / / / / / / /
\ __ ___ __ __ __ /
- v / _/ / | / | / _/ /|/ / v -
- >+< \_ \ | \/ | | ' | | |_ | | >+< -
- ^ /__/ |_||_| |_|_| \__\ |_|\_\ ^ -
/ \
/ / / / / / / / | | | | | | | \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \
What?! I was *And now for something
yawning! completely different.*
, ,--. /
,-- ~..----#O--. | \ \
|`-._>>____||___`-. +-+-+
|__|_\\_____bb___|| | | | jg
I probably disassembled it and put it in
Whatever happened to a box somewhere in a closet or something
that robot of yours? with all the other old stuff... I dunno.
` , ,--.
~.. ,---------- OO . | \ \ *bloop*
.>>. |`-._______||o. `-. +-+-+ *bleep*
|\ |__|________bb \_||___,| | |
Did you remember to turn
it off? I always forget
turning stuff off. *G.. G-G-GAME*
` * ,--. / *OVER*
,--- ~.. -- OO . | \ \
|`-.__>>___||o. `-. +-+-+
|__|__\\____bb \_||___,| | |
MEANWHILE, IN A BOX SOMEWHERE IN A CLOSET OR SOMETHING,
A LONE DISILLUSIONED ROBOT HEAD PLANS A DARING ESCAPE...
*Destroy* WILL THE ROBOT HEAD ESCAPE
*Nerd Boy* DESPITE ITS TOTAL LACK OF
*meep* LOCOMOTION? WILL IT DESTROY
` NERD BOY?
~== ...stay tuned... jg
Look! Turns out I hadn't deactivated *Nerd Boy is
the robot before disassembling it. It's a jerk!*
been lying there alone for a week! *meep* And how!
` , ,
OO ~== ..~
.||- .]]. .<<.
bb || ||
We should really get to know
each other better, robot! How
about stealing some wheel chairs?
`
OO ~== ..~
.||. .]]. .<<.
bb || ||
Whaddaya think, Nerd Boy? Hello?
,
OO ..~ ==~
.||. .<<. .[[.
bb || ||
/ I could run for the hills, \
| but I probably wouldn't make it. |
\ Suicide, on the other hand... / Blah blah?
o . ,
OO ..~ ==~
.||. .<<. .[[.
bb || || jg
/ By antagonising the robot, I created \
| a perfect clone of Mandy; the robot |
*blah* | not only shares her stunning looks, |
*blah* \ but her vile personality as well! /
*meep* o
` *giggle* .
~== ..~ OO
.]]. .<<. .||.
|| || dd
/ I've unleashed a great evil upon the \
| world; the evil that is Mandy. The |
| blame is all mine; I've misused the |
*blah* \ powers of technology! Oh, woe is me! /
*meep* Blah? o
` , .
~== ..~ OO
.]]. .<<. .||.
|| || dd
The robot decided to OK, now I'm
call itself "Dandy". TOTALLY GOING
Isn't it cu.. TO HELL!
` ` ' ,
~== ~.. - OO
.]]. ->>. -||-
|| || dd jg
/ I've created an evil robot. Should I \
| destroy her for the good of mankind? |
\ She hasn't actually done any harm. /
o .
OO . ~==
.||. o .]].
____ bb _________________________ || ____
.--.___ O_ __ _.-.._ __ _
,' `--( )-._( `-' `,' )-._ ( '.
( DESTROY HER! No, be nice! `-' )_
_) ` , I'm sure there's )
( ( ) <> some peaceful way (
`, (|)OO ._OO_. to solve this. `.
( |-|| (_/\_) ._)
) | db`-> /db\ __) __
__ ,' '._ _.-(
_( ' Hey, remember that )_.-'
_.( time in Vegas?
-' ` You shut up!
( ) <> ,
(|)OO OO_.
|-|| -|\_)
<-+'bb dd
I have photos...
` DESTROY HER!
( ) <> ,
(|)OO ._OO_.
|-|| (_/\_)
<-+'bb /db\ jg
/ I know! I'll have to reprogram the \
| robot's corrupted personality routine |
ow! \ in order to make her nice again! /
*punch* , . . o
~== xx / Where'd she \ o OO
o]]-o)) | get those | .||.
____ || cc ______________________ \boxing gloves?/ ____ dd ____
/ But how? She has superhearing, so I \
| can't sneak up on her, and she's a |
oww.. \ robot, so she never sleeps! Hmm... /
` . . o
xx ~== / Hey! Is she \ o OO
)) o]]o \ coming here?! / .||.
____ cc ________ |\ ________________________________ dd ____
*Prepare to die, Nerd Boy. . o/Think,\
After much practicing, I ` ~== OO' \think!/
will now destroy you most o]]o .||.
painfully.* *meep* ___ || ________ dd ____
*So this new routine makes
punches more painful? It A lot!
speeds them up?* *meep* _ ,
==~ (_| O'
[[. ,[__]_.))_|
|| `.__.' | |d | | jg
Resetting its
Whatcha doing? _ , personality code.
` ~.. --~ (_| O
.>>. [[. ,[__]_.))|
|\ || `.__.' | |d| |
You're changing it Yep.
back to a wuss? _ ,
` ~.. --~ (_| O
.>>. [[. ,[__]_.))|
|| || `.__.' | |d| |
Its personality became very similar
Why? _ , to yours, with one subtle
` ~.. --~ (_| O difference; it wanted to
.>>. [[. ,[__]_.))| kill me.
|| || `.__.' | |d| |
How do you mean,
"difference"? _
` ~.. --~ (_|
.>>. [[. ,[__]_ _
|| || `.__.' | | _|_ jg
Yoohoo! Nerd Boy, where are you?
I won't kill you, I was kidding! / Oh no! She's \
` ~.. ,--------------. . o\ getting closer! /
.>>. .-'____________.-'|O
|\ ||_____________|__|\b
I'll just wait here for him.
He's bound to turn up.
`
,-- ..~ -------. !
.-'____<<______.-'|O
||____ //______|__|\b
*Reprogramming Hi, I'm waiting for Nerd Boy.
completed.* Why don't you join me?
, *meep* ` / I'll be OK as \
~== ,-- ..~ -------. . o| long as I |
.]]. .-'____<<______.-'|O \ don't breathe./
|| ||____ //______|__|\b
*NB-sama! Why are you
behind the couch?*
, *meep*
? ~=
,- ~.. ---'[]'-. . o(Crap.)
.-'____<<____//.-'|O
jg ||____ //______|__|\b
These chairs are Yep. Train is
nice. THE way to travel.
`___ ___,
| OO| ./ / Uh oh. ________
|_|||_ </___/ Tunnel ahead. | - _ - |
| ]bb] [ | | ` |____ -__|
|)O |________| .~(/
|)| <(/
| ]b |[ |
AH! MY ________ Oh, knock it off.
EARS POPPED! |########| Can't be that bad.
` |########| ,
|)O |########| .~(/
|)| <(/
_________________ __ | ]b ___ _______|[ |____ _______________
| | aaah. | eeeeh. | uuuuuh. |
| *gulp* *gulp* | , | , | ` O_O | All his
| *swallow* | _ O_O | _ OO _ | / ) | efforts
| |) O | | (_( | | (__) | | (__/| | are in
| |)( | |_((|_ | |__||__| | _|||_| | vain...
|___ | ]b ________|_| ]bb]____|___[__db__]____|_____[dd[ |____|
____ AH! NOW MY JAW'S
Quit it! || || , STUCK TOO!
` ||__|| _O AAAAAH!
\)~. | o| _)(|
\)> | | |(|
| ]| |____| d[ | jg
---
And now, a word from the author:
___ Month. That's right. This on-line
/// \ , comic strip has existed for Um, ok. Y-yay!
//-[.].] a full month now. Rejoice! `
\|\ _\ <- jg OO'
=| {-} -||-
/) \\# db
Finally! This growth
formula will make me
a 6'5" hunk of meat! It'll never work.
` ,
OO ..~
.||-V .<<.
__ bb ____________ || __________
Just you wait.
Bottoms up! Stupid Nerd Boy.
` ,
OO,> ..~
.||' .<<.
__ bb ____________ || __________
,---.-. Well, did
/ ,--.-\ , it work?
|__/,-. \.
| ; : ; :
| | |-| | AAAAIEEE!
| : ; \ ; ,
\ `-' ._\ oo~
`.__o/ -<<-
.||-V //
__ bb __________________________jg
,---.-. Crap. I thought that the
/ ,--.-\ , growth formula would turn
|__/,-. \. me into a hunk, not a freak.
| ; : ; :
| | |-| |
| : ; \ ; Told ya!
\ `-' ._\ ,
`.__-/ ..~
.||. .<<.
__________________ bb ____________________ || _______
,---.-. No sweat. I'll just come up with
/ ,--.-\ , some kind of anti-dote, and..
|__/,-. \. woah.. w-WOAH!
| ; : ; :
| | o |-|o|
| : ; \ ;
\ `-' ._\ !
`.__O/ ..~
-\\- .<<.
__________________ b b ___________________ || _______
Ooops... Great! Now I have to
_______ ,'|_ , call triple-A -again-!
/\(_____) '\ ,
| `. ,\ ~--
| | / b ->>-
____`._|______,'____________________________ |\ _____jg
,-,---.
This oversized, /-.--. \
unbalanced head is ./ ,-.\__|
really bugging me. I need ; : ; : |
to make an antidote. | |-| | |
If I can just get to my : / : ; |
lab without falling, ` /_, `-' /
everything will be fine. \-__,'
.||.
______ dd ____
ONE INCH AT A TIME, ,-,---.
NERD BOY PRECARIOUSLY /-.--. \.
WALKS THE 10 YARDS TO ./ ,-.\ / \
HIS LAB... Easy ; : ; :| |
does it... |^|-| ^ | `-'
` : / : ; |
/_, `-' /
\o__,'
-||-
_____ d b __________________
AFTER TWO WHOLE ,-,---.
HOURS... /-.--. \
./ ,-.\_ |
;\: ; / : | Not to rub it in or anything,
|o|-| - | | *twitch* but I think that door is too
___ gnk. : / : ; | *twitch* small for you, Potato Head.
|LAB| ` /_, `-' / ,
| | \~__,' ..~
|o | .||. -<<.
|___|__________ dd ______________________ || ___ jg
,-,---.
/-.--. \ I finally made it
./ ,-.\__\ to my lab! Now I can
; : ; : | revert the effect of
| |-| | | , that stupid growth
: / : ; | formula and get a
/_, `-' / normal-sized head!
\o__,'
_U__v___ .||.
| | dd
,-,---.
/-.--. \
./ ,-.\__\
; : ; : | Some of this...
| |-| | | ,
: / : ; |
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| | d d
_\V/_ ,-,---.
>BAM< /-.--. \
/'^'\ _/ _._\__\ Wait.
d8b d888b | It's all coming
888-88888 | , back to me...
Y8/ Y888P | I don't know
/_, `"' / crap about
\-__,' chemistry.
______U_ v-||
| | dd jg
Hi. * ,--.
` OO ,-------- ~.. -. | \ \ *bloop*
.||. |`-.______>>o. _`-. +-+-+ *bleep*
bb |__|______ \\ \__||___,| | |
So you got rid of that big head
of yours, huh? Made an antidote
to that freaky growth formula? *throw* ,o
, ( ,--.
OO ..~ ,--------------. \ | \ \
.||. .<<. |`-.____________`-. `.+-+-+
bb || |__|_____________|| | | |
Nah, turns out that their
dieting formula-
| I wasn't! I was -not- playing
| -anything-, YOU CAN'T PROVE IT!
` , ,--.
OO oo~ ,--------------. | \ \
.||. -<<- |`-.____________`-. ,+-+-+
bb || jg|__|_____________|| (_| | |_.o *pok*
Smoking ,
is cool. (
`OO_)
||
bb
*suck*
OO_
||'
bb
!
QQ
||.\
bb
*cough*
xx *hack*
.((.
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And that's when
I remembered; OK, next time I ask you what
I don't smoke! time it is, remind me not to.
` ,
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.||. .>>.
bb |\ jg
I still don't get it. No, just catching.
We're hunting ducks? ,
`~.. OO quack.
.>>. .||. `._
''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''.________________< )_________________
Why? Shh! Here it comes!
` ,
~.. OO
.>>. .||- _.
''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''.___________( >______________________
~.. OO _.
''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''.__( >_______________________________
Where'd it go? Somewhere in
` , the grass...
~.. OO
''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''.____________________________________
qq
_ _ _ -\\-
/ \ | | |_| | |_/ | ~oo OO
\_X |_| | | |_ | \ . , ->>-
\ , / \
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''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''.____________________________________jg
You still haven't
explained why
we're chasing Shh!
ducks... ,
`~.. OO
.>>. .||. _.
''''''''''''''''''''''''._____________( >__________________________
~.. OO _.
''''''''''''''''''''''''._________( >______________________________
Crap, it
turned back.
` quack.
~.. OO `._
''''''''''''''''''''''''.__________< )_____________________________
\ _._.____
NO! /____ \|_ ,
`OO - \/ \/\ \|_
~.. -||- o_\ \ \|_ ,
''''''''''''''''''''''''._______________< ) /____) \| /___________
Thank god. I'm Me too.
going home. , This sucks.
`..~ OO
.<<. .||. *blooop*
''''''''''''''''''''''''.________________.__._.._.__.______________jg
ONE DAY, NERD BOY AND MANDY WENT TO TOWN...
|
| This place is boring. ________ |
| Whose idea was it Yours. | YE ||
| .- to come here? , .--. | SHOPPE ||
| |[]. . `OO | ~.. |[]| |,-------||
| | | |___ .||. _| .>>. | | |________||/
'----'--'-------bb------||---'--'-----------' .
____________________________________________________//
--------------------------------------|||----------'
SUDDENLY...
______
|[][][]| Help! My stupid _
|[][][]| / template class . `. `. Excuse me, Mandy.
|[][][]| won't . \ \ \ \ I have to make
|[][][]| compile! ) ) | | | | a phonecall. Whatever.
|[][][]| ' / / / / , ,
|[][][]| ' .' .' .OO ~..
|[][][]| " ||. .>>.
|[][][]| _____bb___________ |\ ______
_|______|______ --------------------------
AND SO...
SuperNerd to the rescue!
, ___
\OO___ |.-.|
\/. _ ||_||
\\ `- ||_||
____________________||_||_____jg
SUPERNERD aka NERD BOY SAVES A PROGRAMMER
FROM THE CLUTCHES OF... THE BUGS.
Fear not!
AAH! They're everywhere! SuperNerd
* , ` is here!
.. * (|* \OO___
*-||- * *[_]_ _| \/> -*zip*-
* || * * * | | | | ||
Help! My God man! What
` , have you done?!
..* *(| O___ This code is awful!
-||- * [_]_,\ _
* * ||* ** * |* | (\ _|_
All in a
A- Hey, they're gone! day's work for
, ` SUPERNERD.
.. (| _OO_
-||- [_]_ _ -*zip*- <\/>
|| | | _|_ ||
BUT...
Hmm, this seems
, useful...
*(| . "MFC", is it?
[_]_-)_|
* | |/| | jg
SUPERNERD aka NERD BOY CONFRONTS YET ANOTHER BUG.
*SKREEEE*
` /_/ v
That programmer has AAUGH! ** ) | -.
a serious bug problem! HELP! ||/_/ \
` `.. (_ \______/) _
___OO ))>-'\__)_)_)_)/ | \ _
<\/> /| / \ \ \ \ \ _|_/_ | |
|| ______________________ | | | | | | | '._|_.|_|
Show me your code
so that I may Over *SKREEEE!*
rid it of bugs! there! ` /_/ v
` Quick! ** ) / -.
___OO `.. ||/_/ \
.\/- //>-(_ \______/) _
/> << \__)_)_)_)/ | \ _
/ \ \ \ \ \ _|_/_ | |
___________ | | | | | | | '._|_.|_|
Looks like Java.
, Sorry, I don't do
\OO___ Java. >> __//
\/. ,\\)*) v -.
<\ \ (_\ /__/ \
\ (_ \______/) _
\__)_)_)_)/ | \ _
/ \ \ \ \ \ _|_/_ | |
| | | | | | jg | '._|_.|_|
What does -that- .
thing do? Dunno. ____ - o -
` , _((__)) _|____
~.. OO | \\ (_)|[__]|\|
.>>. .//. -|) \) \_| ...|\|
______________ || __ bb _ |_____.----.__|\| __________
You built I'll switch .
it, right? it on. ____ - -o- -
` , _((__)) _|____
~.. OO | \\ (_)|[__]|\|
.>>. .||'-|) \) \_| ...|\|
______________ || ___ bb |_____.----.__|\| __________
* * * * *
\ << __ _ _\ __ / _ / __ >> /
<< /|_||_)(_ |_/|_)\_/ / || >>
<< /_| || __)| \| \/ \ /_ .. >>
<< / \ >>
/ * * \
* *
What the heck
just happened? Beats me.
`__ _ ,
>''(/.. OO-
|/ .. \| ,, Giants!
//>> \V/ \V/ ,
||_\ |_| oo
"|| | | -||.
________ kk ____ d b ___________ || ___jg
Your machine turned Sure looks
us into giants?! that way.
`__ _ ,
>''(/.. -OO
|/ |/ Giants! Where?
//>> // \ ` ,
||_\ ||_| .. --
"|| "| | .||. ,-))
_______ kk ____ b b _________ || _ |(( ________
So fix it Why? This is cool!
already! See how scared they are?
`__ _ ,
>''(/-- OO-
|/ \| M0N5T3RZ!
//>> / \\ \ ,,,
||_\ |_|\\ _ --
"|| | | " - -\\-
_______ kk ____ d d ________________ )\_ _____
Target sighted!
` __
On the other hand... ..\
__ ` _ ___ _ -||_
>''(/oo -OO //\\`-----. /
|/ |/ \\//.-----'/____
//>> // \ _____|__|_____
||_\ ||_| _/___/__________
"|| "| | (-( (-( _ _ _ _
jg______ kk ____ b b ____________________ \-\ \-\_________
They're about Quick! There's the machine
to shoot us just that made us big in the __
because we're big! first place! ..\
` __ _ , ___ _ ||_
. >''(/oo OO- //\\`-----. /
____ - o - |/ _ __\| \\//.-----'/____
___((__)) _|__ //>> '--/ \\ _____|__|_____
| | \\ (_)|[__]| ||_\ |_|| _/___/__________
|=|) \) \_| ...| "|| | |" (-( (-( _ _ _ _
_|_|_____.----.__| ________ kk ______ d d __________ \-\ \-\_________
___
\_\
Yes! We made it! Huh? HEY! We're . _ _||_
Throw the switch! normal sized . //`------/
| again! ____ - -o- - \\.-----/_____
` , _((__)) _|____ ____|______
~.. OO | \\ (_)|[__]|\| __/___________
.>>. .||. -|) \) \_| ...|\| ( _ _ _ _ _ _
_____ || ___ dd __ |_____.----.__|\| _________ \_____________
Yeah... So... That Now I remember; it's Oh, just messing
thing only moved us a teleporter. But... with ya.` ___
a bit so we -looked- Why did that guy \_\
bigger 'cause of the want to shoot us? _ _||_
perspective? | . //`------/
| / ____ - o - \\.-----/_____
` , _((__)) _|____ ____|______
~.. OO | \\ (_)|[__]|\| __/___________
.>>. .||. -|) \) \_| ...|\| ( _ _ _ _ _ _
jg_____ || ___ bb __ |_____.----.__|\| _________ \_____________
FAN ART DAY
-----------
AND I AM SUPERMANDI!!!111
HA HA, IM SUPERNRD!!1! /
\
/\/\ o o /\/
\/\/ ---------
-------- / /
\ / -- ( ( --
-- \ / -- \ \
\/
| |
| | | |
| |
Fan art is stupid. I like it. Shut up
I mean, there's no or I'll introduce you
"SuperMandy". to "SuperKickInTheBalls".
` ,
OO ..~
.||. .<<.
bb ||
I just.. I hear someone
` , not shutting up.
OO ..~
.||. -<<.
bb /| jg
Woah! What's A hovercraft. I just
that?! .-------. ______ finished building it.
, / )__/_____( ,
~oo /_|\______/ _____| OO
.>>. (____________///////( .||.
|| ```````` dd
Can I sit
in it? .-------. ______ Sure, go ahead.
` / )__/_____( ,
~.. /_|\______/ _____| OO
.>>. (____________///////( .||.
|\ ```````` dd
This is cool!
`
.-------. ______ Wait 'til you see the
/ .~ )__/_____( , interstellar
/_|\_<____/ _____| OO hyperdrive.
(____________///////( .||.
```````` dd
What does this
red button do?
`
.-------. ______
/ .~ )__/_____( *FWOOOSH!*
/_|\.<____/ _____|_.----._
(____________///////(_ - - _-
```````` `---dd jg
/\ / \ \ _'_ /
/\ / \ /\ / \ ___ .' `.
/ \ /\ / \/ \ / \ _( `---.__ |
/`--'\/ \/ .-------. -- ______ ____ \ (____________)|
/ \ / / O .~ )__/_____( -- - \ `.___.'
\/ /_|\.)__<_/ _____|_.----._ \ / | \
\ (____________///////(_ - - _- \____________
\ / ```````` `----' \
/ \
I think we're -I- think I'm going
running out to have to
of gas. kill you.
` ,
.-------. ______
/ O .~ )__/_____(
/_|\.)__<_/ _____|_.----._
(____________///////(_ - - _-
```````` `----'
Did I say gas?
I meant.. uh... Prepare to take
chocolate. your last breath.
` ,
.-------. ______
/ O -~ )__/_____(
/_|\.)__<_/ _____|_.----._
(____________///////(_ - - _-
```````` `----' jg
Can I drive?
|
No. |
, /
.-------. ______
/ O .~ )__/_____(
/_|\.)__<_/ _____|_.----._
(____________///////(_- - _-
```````` `----'
.-------. ____
\ /_OO --~ )_/___(
\ /_|\))_<<_/ ____|.-._ |
\ (____(________\\\\\)- _- \ ___ /
\ '''' ''''`-' `. .' `. .'
_`. ______________________________________________|_______|_________
//\ `-.__ `-._ -- ----
||| _.----` ~ ~ --- -
__.-\ \-' ___ ~ ~ - ~
__.'___.-\ \-' `-.__ __ ~
---' `--.__.' `-.____________________________________
WHEEEE!
`
.-------. ______
/ .~ )__/_____(
/_|\.<____/ _____|_.----._
(____________///////(_ - -- _-
```````` `----' jg
Hey, what's
___ *sniff* , the matter?
()..) OO
___((___ .||.
|| |___________ dd ________
I have no friends 'cause Aww... -I- can
I've a hammer for a head. be your friend.
` ___ ,
()..) OO
___((___ .||.
|| |___________ dd ________
YAY!
BIG HUG!
\ *boff!*
` ___ /
()--)xx -
-//-//
// dd
Sorry. See why I
have no friends? ..these are not the
` ___ , droids we're
()..) xx looking for...
________ .||. -//- ..move along..
|__ || ___________ dd __ jg
Hi, I'm Mandy.
___ *sniff* , Who're you?
()..) ..~
___((___ .<<.
|| |___________ || ________
I'm HammerHead, and Well, you can't just moan and cry
I have no friends. about it. Get out there and -get-
` ___ , some friends! Get to know
()..) ..~ people! Make like a leech
___((___ .<<. and latch on to 'em!
|| |___________ || ________
You're right! Of course I am!
` ___ , Now get a friend!
()..) ..~
________ .||. .<<.
|__ || _____ || ________
Will -you- be
my fr- Tell me, have you ever heard
` ___ , the technical term
()..) --~ "Death by Mandy"?
________ -||- .<<.
|__ || __ || ___________ jg
*Doushita?*
___ *sniff* , *meep*
()..) ==~
___((___ .[[.
|| |___________ || ________
I have no friends. *You need to find someone who enjoys
` ___ , your special qualities. I
()..) ==~ think I know someone who
___((___ .[[. will...* *meep*
|| |___________ || ________
WOULDN'T HAVE REACHED No problem..
HER WITHOUT YOUR HELP. ..friend.
\ ______ ___ ,
| _ _ \ (..()
\ \ _|_
_.--|\||||||--._ |_ |
/___.'\_____|.___\ |__ |
| \ ___ \ / |
| | | \ / /____|
\ \__._ _|_ / *Oww...*
\ \ `'| _|.__.' , *meep*
____'._____|______|________________==~______
'--------------------------------------------'
| | || | | jg
Y0. N3RD D00D.
_ ,,, /
(_| O --
[__]_.\_| ___,//,____
| |d| | _/<
WHAT are you doing in my house?! G0T A N3W PR0J3CT G01N.
You STOLE my girlfriend and 1'M H1R1N L33T PR0GR4MM3RZ.
RIDICULED me! Begone, Satan!! W4NT 1N?
_ ` ,,, /
(_| OO --
[__]_ _ .||- ___,//,____
| | _|_ bb _/<
What's THIS?! You installed a cheesy GR34T, 1T'5 4 D0N3
gold plated railing in MY HOUSE?! D34L D3N. CU L8R.
_ ` ,,, /
(_| OO --
[__]_ _ .//- ___________ .\\.
| | _|_ bb )\_
_
(_| OO
[__]_ _ .//- ___________
jg | | _|_ bb
Y0, N3RD D00D, Uh, yeah. So what is
WH4ZZ44444444H! this programming project
\ you hired me for?
,,, ,
-- OO
.\\. .||.
_/ )_ dd
C0M3 M33T TH4 G4NG F1R5T. I don't want to meet the gang,
\ I want my assignment so I can
,,, , go home and work on it alone.
-- OO
.\\. .||.
\)_ dd
Really, I work a lot better alone,
without knowing ANYTHING about the ,,,
people I work with. `OO --
.||. .\\.
bb )\_
Leaving without saying anything means
you're gonna e-mail me my assignment,
right? ... Right?! Err, I'll take
your absence as a "yes", OK? `OO
.||.
bb jg
*Holy smokes, Batman! Nerd Boy, it's the
It's Cigaretteman!* cross-over episode. Uh huh.
\ .--. , _ ,
/ / | ,- ~.. --------. (_| O
+-+-+ .-'____<<______.-'| [__]_ )_|
| | | ||_____//______|__| | |d| |
"Uh huh"?! Is No, just waiting for an
something wrong? e-mail from that W4R3Z D00D.
.--. , _ ,
/ / | ,- ~.. --------. (_| O
+-+-+ .-'__ .>>. ____.-'| [__]_ )_|
| | | ||____ || _____|__| | |d| |
Nerd Boy, I'm concerned. You're avoiding
the team you're supposed to be working with. Y-you're right! I
You should meet them. Face your fears. should face my fears!
.--. ` _ `
/ / | ,--------------. ~.. (_| OO
+-+-+ .-'____________.-'| .>>. [__]_ _| -||-
| | | ||_____________|__| || | | | | bb
Sucker.
.--. _ ,
/ / | ,--------------. (_| .~
+-+-+ .-'____________.-'| [__]_.<_|
| | | ||_____________|__| jg | |/| |
/ Oookay. Facing my fear \ H3Y N3RD D00D! R34DY
\ of meeting my peers. / 2 M33T TH4 G4NG?
o . ,,, /
OO --
.||. -//.
bb _/ )_
/ Facing it. I am \
W4LK TH15 W4Y... \ facing my fear. /
\ ,,, . o
-- OO
.//. .//.
_/( d d
/ I'm doing great! \
,,, . o\ I can do this! /
-- OO
.//. .//.
_/( d d
So you're Nice to
Nerd Boy? meet you. H3'5 L33T. / I -knew- it! I \
__ , _ _ _ , \ ,,, o| -should've- paid |
\)`- |_)(_| .# (/ -- . | more attention in |
\(_)._|__||__|_.((_/ ____.//.____OO_ \ Ninjutsu class! /
____ _|_\| || |/_|_ ________|__ _// ________|____________________jg
1'M BUY1N A P1224.
G3T T0 KN0W 33CH0TH3R.
\ ,,, __ _ _ _
-- \)`- |_)(_| .# (/ OO
.//. \(_)._[__][__]_.((_/ .||.
(/ ___ _|_\| || |/_|_ ______________________________ dd ___
KEEP YOUR
I'm John. Linda. DISTANCE!
_ _ ` __ _ , `
\) |_)(_| (/ `-- #.. OO
\__ _[__][__]_ __/ .(__). .)|. -))-
___ _|_ | || | _|_ _____ || __ || __________________ dd
Uh, I mean... What are your jobs
around here? Resident graphics
geek and Visual Basic lamer?
_ _ __ _ HAHAHAHAAAH..
\) |_)(_| (/ `-- #.. `OO
\__ _[__||__]_ __/ .(__). .)|. .||.
___ _|_ | || | _|_ _____ || __ || ______________ dd ____
Can I kill ..HAHA-hghrk-
this one too? Mmmmm.. no. *cough*
_ _ ` __ _ , ,
\) |_)(_| (/ `-- #.. oo
\__ _[__||__]_ __/ .(__). .)|. .)).
jg ___ _|_ | || | _|_ _____ || __ || ______________ dd ____
Um, so what do We're developing a new language.
you guys do? __ , _ _ _
`OO \)`- |_)(_| .# (/
.||. \(_)._[__][__]_.((_/
bb _|_\| || |/_|_
OK. I'm supposed to work
here. Do you know what Asking stupid questions?
my assignment is? __ , _ _ _
`OO \)`- |_)(_| .# (/
.||. \(_)._[__][__]_.((_/
bb _|_\| || |/_|_
__ _ _ _
OO \)`- |_)(_| .# (/
.||. \(_)._[__][__]_.((_/
bb _|_\| || |/_|_
Is he gone?
| No.
| |
Ah, crap. \
__ , _ _ ` _
OO \)`- |_)(_| .# (/
.||. \(_)._[__][__]_.((_/
bb _|_\| || |/_|_ jg
H3R3'5 TH4 P1224. / I can't work with \
/ \ these weirdos! /o
,,, __ _ _ _ .
-- \)`- |_)(_| .# (/ OO
.\\-== \(_)._[__][__]_.((_/ .||.
)\_ _|_\| || |/_|_ dd
*chew*
,,, __ _ _ _
-- \)`- |_)(_| .# (/ OO
.\\- -*zip*- \(_)._[__][__]_.((_/ .||.
)\_ _|_\| || |/_|_ dd
*swallow*
,,, __ _ _ _
-- \)`- |_)(_| .# (/ OO
.\\. \(_)._[__][__]_.((_/ .||.
_/ )_ _|_\| || |/_|_ dd
T45TY P1224 C4RT0N? *ack-cough*
,,, / ` __ _ _ _ ( Case in point. )o.
-- \) `. |_)(_| -# (/ OO
.\\. \(_)._[__][__]_.((_/ .||.
_/ )_ _|_\| || |/_|_ jg dd
50... R U P33P5
G3TT1N 4L0NG? Nnh. Um...
,,, / __ , _ _ `_
-- \)`- |_)(_| .# (/ OO
__.\\.__ \(_)._[__][__]_.((_/ .||.
| \> | _|_\| || |/_|_ dd
1F Y0U C4N'T GET 4L0NG,
1'LL H4V3 T0 F1RE
4LL 0F Y0U. Huh.
,,, / __ , _ _ _
-- \)`- |_)(_| .# (/ OO
__.\\.__ \(_)._[__][__]_.((_/ .||.
| \> | _|_\| || |/_|_ dd
,,, __ _ _ _
-- \)`- |_)(_| .# (/ OO
__.\\.__ \(_)._[__][__]_.((_/ .||.
| \> | _|_\| || |/_|_ dd
Welcome to the team, man! Get away
Let me show you around. from me!
,,, _ _ _ ` __ ,
-- \) |_)(_| -# (/ `.. OO
__.\\.__ \__ _[__][__]_.((_/ .(__) -)).
| \> | jg _|_ | || |/_|_ || d d
Are you going to tell CH1LL. (5,2) (0; 1,3)
me what you've hired me \ ,,, __ , _ _ ` _
to do or what?! `OO -- \)`- |_)(_| .# (/
.||. __.//.__ \(_)._[__][__]_.((_/
_________________ bb _______| </ |___________ _|_\| || |/_|_
W3'R3 M4K1N A S33D 4.1. (1; 7,2) (0; 1,4)
\ ,,, __ , _ _ ` _
OO -- \)`- |_)(_| .# (/
.||. __.//.__ \(_)._[__][__]_.((_/
_________________ bb _______| </ |___________ _|_\| || |/_|_
You're making a seed AI with the potential to
become a superintelligence that can make or
break the future of mankind?! Have you taken (1; 2,2) (0; 1,5)
Yudkowsky's Friendliness ,,, __ , _ _ ` _
theories into `OO -- \)`- |_)(_| .# (/
account? .||. __.//.__ \(_)._[__][__]_.((_/
_________________ bb _______| </ |___________ _|_\| || |/_|_
You HAVE to implement N0 5W34T, IT'5 0N
Friendliness, or 0UR T0 D0 L15T. You sunk my battleship.
you'll doom mankind \ ,,, __ , _ _ _
to extinction! `OO -- \)`- |_)(_| .# (/
.||. __.//.__ \(_)._[__][__]_.((_/
jg________________ bb _______| </ |___________ _|_\| || |/_|_
So you need me N0, 1T'5 D0N3, W3 JU5T W4NT Y0U T0 C0D3
to write an AI for FR13NDL1N355 50 1T D035N'T K1LL U5 4LL.
you, is that it? \ ,,, __ _ _ _
`OO -- \)`- |_)(_| .# (/
.||. __.//.__ \(_)._[__][__]_.((_/
________________ bb ________| </ |___________ _|_\| || |/_|_
Friendliness isn't something
you can just tack on as an *process*
afterthought! It should 0H. *initiated*
be the very nature of \ ,,, __ _ _ _
the AI's being! `OO -- \)`- |_)(_| .# (/
.||. __.//.__ \(_)._[__][__]_.((_/
________________ bb ________| </ |___________ _|_\| || |/_|_
Y.. You're running a non-
Friendly AI?! You're ' / ,,, __ _ _ _
DOOMING ALL OF _ `OO - -- \)`- |_)(_| .# (/
HUMANITY!! _ -//- __.//.__ \(_)._[__][__]_.((_/
__________________ b b ____| </ |___________ _|_\| || |/_|_
There. I've averted a By brutally murdering
major threat to mankind. -MineSweeper-?
,,, __ `OO _ ,
-- \)`. .||. -# (/
__.\\.__ \(_) _dd-. ((_/
_________| \> |___________ _|_\ .\|'/`,\ /_|_ _________________ jg
W3 D3C1D3D TH4T W3 I destroy two measly supercomputers
D0N'T N33D U, N3RD D00D. and suddenly I'm some kind of liability?
\ ,,, ,
-- OO
.\\. .||.
______ )\_ ______________ dd _______________
4ND ST4Y 0UT!
_ \
~.. OO -
.>>. -((- _ *kick*
_____________________ |\ ___ b b ______________________________________
Oh yeah!? Well, remember my friend Mandy? She's
around here somewhere, and she can kick your ass
any day, pal! She's not your girlfriend anymore!
, She's an evil killing machine!
~oo OO
>>-\\-
______________________ || bb _________________________________________
Want me to cut off his 50UND5
filthy hand and mail GR34T!
it to you, honey?! * \
`~.. OO
>>-\\-
jg____________________ || bb _________________________________________
MEANWHILE, AT A BUS STOP... |
| Hey! You're that guy who
_ | _ trashed our computers!
|_| __ | |_| ` __
| #..# OO | | #.. OO'
| .)(. .||. | | .)|. .||.
________ || _____ bb _________/ | ________ || _____ dd _________/
------------------------------' | ------------------------------'
___________________________________|___________________________________
|
|
I'll have you know that | Therefore, my actions clearly
there was a 42.64% chance that | outweighed not destroying your
_ your software was harmful to | _ computers 165 to 1!
|_| __ , mankind! | |_| __ ,
| #.. OO | | #.. OO
| .)|. .||. | | .)|. .||.
________ || _____ dd _________/ | ________ || _____ dd _________/
------------------------------' | ------------------------------'
___________________________________|___________________________________
You're just making this
stuff up as you go along, IT'S THE
_ aren't you? SCIENTIFIC METHOD!
|_| ` __ ,
| #..# \OO
| .)(. ||.
________ || _____ dd _________/
------------------------------' jg
They're all totally lame. I was there when they
I'm never working there kicked you out, Nerd Boy.
again, mark my words! They don't want you there.
` ,
OO ..~
.||. .<<.
bb ||
Well, I'm never talking -They're- not
to them again... talking to -you-.
` ,
OO ..~
.||. .<<.
bb ||
Yeah, well, they'll come -You'll- go crawling
crawling on their knees. on -your- knees.
` ,
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.||. .<<.
bb ||
They're total hunks. -You're- a total.. hey!
` ,
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.||. .<<.
bb || jg
Hello, Hi.
Mandy. ,
`OO ..~
.||. .<<.
_______ bb ______ || ______
This is Linda,
my girlfriend.
|
Hi. __ ,
`#.. OO ..~
.)|.||. .<<.
____ || bb ______ || ______
__ -*-
#.. OO ..~
.)|.||. .<<.
____ || bb ______ || ______
I think you )
broke her. (
` __ ))
#.. OO ..~
.)|.||. .<<.
jg ____ || bb ______ || ______
OK, back up. YOU're No, Linda and I are
DATING? Is this a JOKE? , really dating.
`~.. OO
.>>. .||.
______ || ____ dd _________________
C'mon, is it a joke?
You can tell me. It's not.
` ,
~.. OO
.>>. .||.
______ || ____ dd _________________
~.. OO
.>>. .||.
______ || ____ dd _________________
So you're saying that this dating
thing is some kind of joke?
`
~.. OO
.>>. .||.
______ || ____ dd _________________ jg
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_______ | bb _____ bb ______________ |\ _____________
She'll be your
downfall, you know. I Uegh!
was there when `_ , _
it happened. ".O oO #..
.(( // .)|.
_______ | bb _____ dd ______________________ |\ _____
Don't be frightened. I
am your future self So what's with the monocle?
come back to `_ , Why would I have a monocle?
warn you. ".O OO It's kinda freaky.
.(( .||.
_______ ( bb _____ dd _______________________________
You like the monocle. I think we got off on the wrong
Lay off the monocle. foot. Let's start over...
`_ , What's with the cane?
"-O OO
.(( .||.
_______ | bb _____ dd _______________________________ jg
So you say you're me. From
the future. How do I know Run a DNA test.
you're telling the truth? _ ,
`OO O."
.||. )).
________ bb ____ dd | ________
LATER, AT THE LAB...
This won't hurt Actually, I seem
a bit... _ _ , to recall that-
`O |_) _ O."
|_(._[__]. | |-)).
________________ | |b| | `-'|_|dd | _________________
Y.. You OW!
-are- me! _ _ ,
`O |_) _ O."
*creak* |_\._[__]. | | //. *creak*
________________ ( )b| | `-'|_|dd ) ________________
pp qq
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jg ____________________ | | `-'|_| _____________________
According to the DNA test, you're Well, to make a long story
me. You say you're from the future, _ , short, she'll kill you.
and that the girl I'm dating `OO O."
will be my "downfall". How? .||. )).
bb dd |
OK, how stupid do you think Yes, but only because I came
I am? You're right here, which _ , back here to warn myself.
means I -don't- die. `OO O."
.||. )).
bb dd |
Uhh... OK. So how did.. or will.. No, she'll sneak up behind
she do it? Let me guess. An icepick? _ , you during this discussion.
`OO O."
.||. )).
bb dd |
NO, LINDA, DON'T
KILL ME! PLEASE! You're gonna love the look on
| your face when -you- do that
` ' , _ , gag 43 years from now!
- OO O^"
-//- )).
jg dd dd |
So, I've been playing What a surprise. Can you
Ragnarok again... , speed this up? I have
`OO ..~ a souffle in the oven.
.||. .<<.
___________________ bb ____ || _________________________
...and a lvl 4 character Oh. And let me guess.
died because he tried to , He said "insert"?
take on a wolf.. `OO ..~
.||. .<<.
___________________ bb ____ || _________________________
Yeah. How did you know? Well, you told me that stupid joke five
| thousand times, and I still don't think
` , it's funny. You know why?! I
OO ..~ don't play that stupid game!!
.||. .<<. It's an inside joke!!
___________________ bb ____ || _________________________
But... It's like, he's OK. The souffle can wait, I
face down in the sand have more urgent business; the
and, like.. INSERT! , administration of severe pain.
`OO --~
.||. .<<.
___________________ bb ___ /| ________________________jg
PREVIOUSLY, ON "NERD BOY"...
This is Linda,
my girlfriend.
|
Hi. __ ,
`#.. OO ..~
.)|.||. .<<.
____ || bb ______ || ______
According to the DNA test, you're Well, to make a long story
me. You say you're from the future, _ , short, she'll kill you.
and that the girl I'm dating `OO O."
will be my "downfall". How? .||. )).
bb dd |
_ _ _____ __ ___ ______ _ __ __
/ \ \ __/ _ \ | \ _ / \ | /
--------------/ / \ \ _/ /-'/| /---\ _ / O \ /-------------
/_/ \__|\/_/ \_\_/ \_/_____|_|
Did you ever get the feeling
your life is one big soap? You have a life?
` ,
OO ..~
.||. .<<.
jg ____ bb _____ || ____
Mandy! Mandy, come quick! What?! What?!
` ,
- OO oo~ _
_ -//- -<<- -
b b /|
They've implemented Oh GOD, that STUPID
the duelling system in -GAME- again... __
Ragnarok! `OO `~-- ..#
.||. .>>. .|(.
bb |\ /|
So I tried it out, because And she totally kicked your
some girl challenged me. __ , ass and killed you and
`OO ..# utterly humiliated you ~..
.||. .|(. in front of all your .>>.
bb || on-line friends? |\
That's -exactly- what Oh, just a
happened. How did __ , wild guess.
you know? `OO ''#
.||. .|(.
jg bb ||
I can't believe I was
defeated in Ragnarok by a Look on the bright side.
girl. And by my girlfriend, ,
of all people. `OO ..~
.||. .<<.
bb ||
What's that? You were beat by a
` , gi-irl! Nyah nya-
OO ..~ nyah nya-nyaah nyah!
.||. '<<.
bb ||
Oh, the -evil- bright side. Heh heh.
, Where's my future me? ,
OO Why didn't he warn me ~..
.||. about this? .>>.
dd |\
You! You just told me my Yeah, well. You'll get
girlfriend would -kill- me, _ , over it in only 30
not that she'd kill me in `OO O." years or so...
an on-line game! This .||- )).
is -horrible-! bb dd | jg
You've been working all Among other things... Trying
day. What are you doing? to program a chatbot using
` __ _ , stochastics and stuff.
#.. (_| O
)| [__]_.)_|
|\ | |d| |
Any progress? First, I checked the
` __ _ , net for similar projects.
#.. (_| O
.)|. [__]_.)_|
|| | |d| |
And? Well... I found this cool band
` __ _ , called EBO and I've been
#.. (_| O listening to them all day.
.)|. [__]_.)_|
|| | |d| |
So what do they have *why are you
to do with chatbots? alone?* Well, they uh... Nothing...
` __ _ , Nothing, I guess.
#.. (_| O
.)|. [__]_.)_|
jg || | |d| |
*BASIL!*
__ ,--. *yawn*
,---- #.. -----. | \ \ OO
|`-.___)| ______`-. +-+-+ ))
|__|___ \\ ______|| | | | d d
Finally awake, huh? Uh huh.
It's 3 pm. Been up ` __ ,--. ,
all night working ,---- #.. -----. | \ \ OO
on the chatbot? |`-.___)| ______`-. +-+-+ ))
|__|___ \\ ______|| | | | d d
*I'll get you some orange
juice, NB-sama!* *meep*
, __ *grunt* ,--.
~== ,---- ..# - OO . | \ \
.]]. |`-.___)| _(( __`-. +-+-+
|| |__|___ \\ __bb__|| | | |
I don't get it. You're What? Oh, that thing's actually
struggling to get a chatbot a "Hjyrgjen" from IKEA.
working, and yet you've ` __ , ,--.
managed to build an ,---- #.. - OO . | \ \
intelligent robot? |`-.___)| _(( __`-. +-+-+
|__|___ \\ __bb__|| jg| | |
*Tadaima!* Okaeri.
*meep* __ , ,--.
`~== ,---- ..# - OO . | \ \
.]]. |`-.___)| _ ||__`-. +-+-+
|| |__|___ \\ __bb__|| | | |
Now I'm really confused. You said you
bought the robot from IKEA, right? Yeah?
` __ , ,--.
==~ ,---- #.. - OO . | \ \
.[[. |`-.___)| _ ||__`-. +-+-+
/| |__|___ \\ __bb__|| | | |
So why does it speak
Japanese instead of Swedish? Duh!
` __ , ,--.
,---- #.. - OO . | \ \
|`-.___)| _ ||__`-. +-+-+
|__|___ \\ __bb__|| | | |
I bought it from the Japanese branch of IKEA,
obviously. You think they make robots like
that in Sweden? I mean, come on, Linda...
__ , ,--.
,---- #.. - OO . | \ \
|`-.___)| _ ||__`-. +-+-+
jg |__|___ \\ __bb__|| | | |
So, what do you say? I don't know if I'm
Sounds like fun, huh? ready for that...
` __ ,
#.. OO
.)|. .||.
|| dd
OK, what if I bring my stuff
over just for the weekend as Err... It's a big step.
a kind of trial period? ` __ , ?
#.. OO ..~
.)|. .||. <<
|| dd /|
Give it some thought OK! Bye! -What's- a big step?
and call me, ok? __ ` ,
`#.. OO ..~
.|(. .||. .<<.
/| dd ||
Well, Linda wants to connect our Stupid nerds.
computers in a local area network. ,
`OO --~
.||. .<<.
jg bb ||
So have you decided? Do you We-ell...
want to network our computers? __ ,
`#.. OO
.)|. .||.
|| dd
Oh, come on! It'll be fun!
We can have a LAN party, play It's just...
some Drakan and stuff! ` __ , I dunno...
#.. OO
.)|. .||.
|| dd
What? I've.. I've never done
` __ , it with a girl before.
#.. OO
.)|. .||.
|| dd
Why? What are
you afraid of? V-viruses?
` __ ,
#.. OO
.)|. .||.
jg || dd
Still working on It's not stupid, I just..
that stupid chatbot? _ ,
` ~.. (_| O
.>>. [__]_.)_|
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Oh, it's just not It's just that I..
talking, is that it? _ ,
Is it gwumpy, the ` ~.. (_| O
poow thing? .>>. [__]_.)_|
|| | |d| |
You're an idiot and you I left out a semi-colon!
made a mute chatbot? _ , __
` ~.. (_| OO ..#
.>>. [__]_-||- _ .|(.
|| | | db _|_ /|
"Semi-colon"? Semi-colon?
Whatever. Ha ha! Idiot!
, _ ` __
..~ (_| OO ..#
.<<. [__]_.||. _ -|(.
jg /| | | db _|_ ||
Weird stairs.
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jg \_____ OO ________\|
There, my program is now
officially bug free... ` _
O |_)
|_(._[__] *
* ___ | |b| | ___
Now for some surfing. Hey, the new
Lord of the Rings trailer! ` _
O |_)
|_(._[__]
_________________ | |b| | ________________
What the.. I need QuickTime to
play it? OK, installing... ` _
O |_)
|_(._[__]
_______________________ | |b| | ________________________
_ _
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AAAAUGH! * (=)(=) ) `. *
` * \--/--\-. \ *
OO |/)| | *
-\\- _ * ( _[__]' / *
jg bb _|_ * `|.__|.' *
Hi Linda. Hi.
` __ , ,--.
OO ,---- #.. -----. | \ \
.||. |`-.___)| ______`-. +-+-+
___ bb ____ |__|___ \\ ______|| | | | __
Halloween's coming up. Nah.
Have you decided on a __ , ,--.
costume yet? `OO ,---- #.. -----. | \ \
.||. |`-.___)| ______`-. +-+-+
_____ bb ____ |__|___ \\ ______|| | | | ___________
,--.
~.. ,-------- OO --. | \ \
>> |`-._____ || ___`-. +-+-+
_ |\ ________ |__|______ bb ___|| | | | ____
Where's Linda? We broke up.
` , ,--.
~.. ,-------- OO --. | \ \
.>>. |`-._____ || ___`-. +-+-+
jg __ || __ |__|______ bb ___|| | | | _
Imagine... Soaring above the Are you talking about
roofs of skyscrapers, saving a stupid game again?
civilians from evil-doers... ,
`OO ..~
.||. .<<.
bb ||
City of Heroes is And furthermore, you're
-not- stupid! ` , SuperNerd, so why would
OO ..~ you need a stupid
.||. .<<. superhero game?
bb ||
*
OO ..~
.||. .<<.
bb ||
And now, breakfast.
,
OO ~..
.||. .>>.
jg bb |\
Bloood...
BloooOOoooOoood.
____ ,
\OO/
/||\
__________ /_db_\
Brains...
____ *hissss* , Brains...
\,-/ xx~
/ /\ -==-
_____ /_/b_\ ______ /|
Nice costume, Brains...
__ , Mandy. ,
\OO xx~
/||. -==-
___________ /_|b ________________________ |\ __________
Huh? What RUN LIKE Brains...
costume? ` __'_ , THE WIND!! , (*meep*)
~.. \OO/ - xx~
.>>. //|- -==-
__ || _____ //db_\ __________________ /| ______________jg
WHENEVER A PROGRAMMER IS IN TROUBLE...
WHEREVER THERE ARE BUGS...
____
YOU'LL FIND.. /____\ /| |\
\ | |`. | | |
`--. _ _ __ _ _ _ | | | | | _ _ _ _|
_____\ | | | \ /_\ |/ `| | `.| | /_\ |/ ` / |
\____/ \_|_ |_/ \_ | \| |/ \_ | \_|
|
___OO/
.\/ - exterminator @ cyberspace -
/ >
HE CODES FASTER THAN HE HAS A SECRET IDENTITY!
A SPEEDING BULLET!
Hi.
_ *clickety-click!* ,
(_| O___ OO
[__]_.\ '||.
| | <\ dd
AND... ACTUALLY, THAT'S IT!
Which is why I want to Have you heard? Scientists
beta test City of Heroes. , say that a braindead gerbil is
`OO ..~ actually less boring than you.
.||. .<<.
bb || jg
OH MY GOD! A girl that
has a hammer for a head,
just like me! ` ___ !? ___
()..) ()..)
.((. .>>.
\\ ||
Um... Hi. Get lost, freak!
` ___ ___ ,
()..) (..()
|| .>>.
|| ||
BOOOHOOOO!!!
___ , ___
(;;() *sniff* ()..)
*bawl!* -\\- .>>.
/ \ ||
Isn't it a bit late Treat?
for trick or treat, ,
Mandy? ` OO ..~
.||. .<<,___
jg bb ||(oo()
OO ..~
__||____ .<<.
______( ` bb \____________ /| ______________________
OO ..~
__||____ .<<.
______( ` bb \___ || _______________________________
OO ..~
__||____ .<<.
______( ` bb \___ || _______________________________
OO ..~
__||____ .<<.
______( ` bb \___ || _______________________________
Why are you staring I don't know, I just got
at me like that? , the feeling that something
`OO ..~ funny was about to happen.
__||____ .<<.
jg______( ` bb \___ || _______________________________
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OO ||[___]|| ..~
.||. || || .<<.
jg bb /_| |_\ ||
*Now that the transformation scene is over,
|| ___ / We will go forth to save the Universe!*
[] <o o>
`|[___]--~ *meep* Um, excuse me.
| | [] ,
[___]|| OO
|| || '||.
______ /_| |_\ _________________ dd ______
*What is it, puny human? Er,
"organic friend".* \ ___
<>oo> Uh, you're using a robot I
--]__]-~ *meep* bought from an IKEA store in
[] || ] , Japan as your left arm.
||[__]| OO Can I have it back?
|||| .||.
____ /__\_\ _________ dd ______
*So -you- are the incompetent fool!
This robot is incorrectly assembled!
Witness how its voicebox emits noise
after speech! We \ ___
shall punish you!* <>oo> O-OK, you can borrow it. I
--]__]-~ *meep* don't n-need it right now.
[] || ]_ ,
||[__]`- OO
|||| .)).
jg____ /__\_\ _____________ bd __
*You bother Us again?*
\ ___
<>oo> *meep* Sorry, I was just wondering if
-[__[--~ you can really just take my
[ || [] , robot like that and use it
|[__]|| OO as your left arm. I mean,
|||| .||. is that even legal?
___________ /_/__\ __ dd
*Verily, according to the
Asian-American robot \ ___
act of 1982, human.* <>oo>
--]__]-~ *meep* Oh...
[] || ] ,
||[__]| OO
|||| .||.
____________ /__\_\ __ dd
*Read the fine print next
time, puny consumer.* \ ___
<oo<>
-[__[--~ *meep*
[ || []
|[__]|| OO
__// || .||.
__________ \_| /__\ __ dd jg
*Yes, I have a positronic
brain and no, I \ ___
don't know how it <>oo>
works, sorry.* --]__]-~ *meep* OK, just a few more
[] || ] , questions...
||[__]| OO
|||| .||.
/__\_\ dd
*I must take my leave!
The irritating human has
belated me!* \ ___ ___
||_ <oo<>_ ----
`-|[__[|-.\ *meep* Hey! Who are you calling
|| || -- , an irritating human?
[__] - - __ - OO
_/.-'\_ ---- .||.
\_| \_\ -- dd
,--. *Leave that perfectly innocent
___[#][#] house alone, foul creature!*
_____/ ( `(-) \ ___
{ ( - ) ___ _ <oo<> *meep*
`'\___/ '-`-|[__[--~ A really Woohoo...
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So even though you've *Correct.*
defeated that monster, \ ___
you won't give back <o o> *meep*
my robot that you're --[___]--~ Let me try.
using as your left arm? [] | | [] ,
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bb /_| |_\ /|
Do you know what century *
this is? The 21st! The ___
whole "big robot made of <o o>
small robots" thing is out. --[___]--~
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Stop embarassing `~.. ||[___]|| OO
yourself and just .>>. || || .||.
disassemble! || /_| |_\ dd
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*Finally! *-Tell- me *I liked *Like you like milk? Yeah, I've seen
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` __ __ , __ __ , , SICKO!* ?
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"Vampire Lesbian ALT-TAB, ALT-TAB!! FOR
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Now please behave. My uncle
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Hi Uncle! I'd like you to
meet an acquaintance of mine.
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Ah! You must be Nerd Nose to meet
Boy! Nice to finally you too.
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Over Oh.
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collection, uncle? __ , OO
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good one. __ , , you get that!?
`//>\ ..~ OO
.||. .<<. -||.
_________ ( bb ___ || _______________________ dd _____
Tadaa! My future self?! Again!?
_ , \ , Why did you claim
".O `~.. OO to be Mandy's
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__//>\___ | bb ____ || ______ dd _____________________
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`".O `~.. OO no, that's--
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I really had no sense
of humour when I was Nope.
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*pant* What're you doing?
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Trying to... get off the ground. Why don't you just jump
I have flight *gasp* powers, but off a cliff or something?
they only kick in when my feet ,
aren't touching the ground... `OO ..~
(( *wheeze* .<<.
________ bb _______________ || __
I.. It.. Buh-BECAUSE IT DOESN'T Yeah, -right-.
WORK THAT WAY, AND N-NOW GO AWAY! Whatever.
`OO `~--
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jg________ bb ____________________ |\ __
"..and picking. Weeeow, weeow, weeow, weeow...
Weeeh, weeeow, weeow, weeo-weeow. Weeh, weeow,
weeeow, weeeow... Weeow, weeow, weewh.. weeow.
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weeeeow, weeoh. Weeow, weeee, weeow, weeo-weeow.
Weeoh, weeoh, weewh.. weow..."
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.>>. ||
______ || ____ dd ______
Wow. With you around, Thanks.
who needs a CD player? ,
`~.. OO
.>>. ||
______ || ____ dd ______
Now, if I could only find Ow! Ow, my ribs!
your stupid eject button... ,
`~-- OO
.>>-))
jg____________ ||dd ______
*bom, bo-dsht,
takabom, bo-dsht*
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NOW what are Layin' down some *bodobom,
you doing? fat beatz. _ bodobom*
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Don't you have more important boom boom*
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Helloo-oo? Can't hear you! *BOOOM BODADSHHT
| LALALALALAAALAA! _ BOODOM, BO-DAKA
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..if T was a pointer, because
then you'd need to dereference.
,
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You know, this is just
like when we first met,
only not really. .`~.. OO .
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( MY HAT! DIE, SCUM!! , ) taken, m'lady? , .'
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.>>. ||
jg || dd
Hey Nerd Boy. Wanna Already?
go shop for christmas _ ,
presents? `~.. (_| O
>> [__]_ )_|
|\ | |d| |
Remember last OK, OK, just gotta
christmas? _ , get dressed.
`~-- (_| OO
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______________ || _____ | || | dd _____
A FEW MOMENTS LATER...
What are you doing? In a
Are you finished yet? _ minute!
`~.. (_| `
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It's not o Yuf ud uf.
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My life sucks. Nah, he doesn't
God hates me. , hate you.
`OO ..~
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Guess it's official. The Man
doesn't have a sense of irony.
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jg | bb | |\
Hello. Yep. Wanna
Painting? __ , see?
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Let's go
__ say hello!
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|| /| bb
Hello. I'm Nerd Boy's friend. Remember
him? He dumped you a while ago? Remember?
__ ,
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|| || dd
Yes, how could Just checking whether you forgot
I forget the most since we last met. Half an hour is a
painful moment in __ , long time, after all...
my entire life? `#-- ..~ OO
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jg || || dd
So, you're heartbroken Yes...
because Nerd Boy broke __ ,
up with you? `~.. ..# OO
.>>. .|(. ||
|| || dd
And you think about it Y-yes...
every day? Cwying in youw __ ,
widdle pillow... `~.. ..# OO
.>>. .|(. ||
|| || dd
Well, it was never Nerd Boy, I love you!
meant to be anyw- Please forgive me! OK!
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Where's Linda? I just Oh, your ex-
got some punch for her, girlfriend?
and now I can't find her. ,
____ `OO ..~
_vvv__\~~/___ .||-v .<<.
| | bb ||
"Ex"? No, Mandy, we Nerd Boy, Nerd Boy... Hate to break
just got together again. , it to you, but she was just toying
____ `OO ..~ with your feelings. She left.
_vvv__\~~/___ .||-v .<<.
| | bb ||
MUCH LATER...
Face it, Nerd Boy.
She's not coming *sniff*
____ back. Let's go. `~.. OO
______\__/___ .>>-((
| | |\ b b
MUCH MUCH LATER, IN LAS VEGAS...
Church of Appliantology. This is
/|\ | | it, but where's Nerd Boy? I'm sure
|_|_| | .---. | __ , this is the address Mandy gave me!
|_|_| | | | | | ..#
| | o|o | | .|(.
| | | | | jg ||
Ultraman \ _____
speaking. / Nerd Boy! Listen to |PHONE|
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_____________ bb |___|________ / ______________________|]_||[|___
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Linda?! Why did you abandon me \ _____
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_____________ bb |___|________ / ______________________|]_||[|___
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What do you mean "trick"? \/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\
Someone tricked you? Who?
Hello? Linda?!
`[OO
`|| __A__
_____________ bb |___|________
Linda called and the line went
dead. Think it might be those
ferrets you saw earlier, Mandy? *whistle*
`OO _ ''~
|| _'A`_ <<
jg_____________ bb |___|_____________ /| _________
I thought you I don't. It's
didn't smoke. ) , chocolate.
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Uh, but... It is?! Oh crap I-
It's lit. , Wait a minute.
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_____ || ______ dd _____
*inhale*
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WOOHOO! THIS IS
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"Skepticist"? , of skepticism is healthy.
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Really? Maybe.
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You know, I've
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BLAAAAAARRRGHHH!!
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Euuf.. Shouldn't have Ho ho ho! |__|_|
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/\ cola before bed.. huh? /-.\ | / \ | _|__|_|_
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Santa! But.. How did Never mind that. I'm |__|_|
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/\ fireplace come from? /-.\ that someone misses _|__|_|_
/'o\ `OO ..`* you very much. |__|__|__|
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Linda? Where is she? Before asking, try to |__|_|
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|| __________________ bb ________ || _____________________ |_|(,,)|_|
Wouldn't you need hundreds of HO HO, you're this close |__|_|
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/\ 3000, the required speed /-.\ permanent naughty _|__|_|_
/'o\ to deliver all `OO --`* file, kiddo... |__|__|__|
/o_`_\ the presents? .||. `(" ). |_| ) |_|
jg|| __________________ bb ________ || _____________________ |_|(,,)|_|
You're leaving already? Well, I -am- Saint Nick after all.
But I have so many I have a lot to do right now...
unanswered questions! __ , ______________
` /-.\ | / \ |
OO ..`* | / . \ |
.||. .(" ). |-(___||||___)-|
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And please stop
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___ /| ____________________ dd ___
__________
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Quit following How do you deliver those? /___________
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*'.. presents for OO nice children anymore? ||__|| |_|_|
( ") Christmas! .||. |o | |_|_|
____ /| ________________ dd _________________________|.-._|__________
OK, that's it! __ Bring it on,
I am gonna `/.-\ , old man!
kick your *'-- OO
-ass-! .( ")- .)).
jg _________________ || ________ d d __
OK... Santa's gonna Stop talking and start fighting,
give you a real __ you prissy pringle's chip!
ass whooping `/.-\ ,
for Christmas! *'-- OO
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THAT'S IT! __ HEEYA!
`/.-\ ,
*'-- OO
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______________ |\ _______ d d ______________
And then he totally You deserved it.
kicked my ass. ,
`OO ..~
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_____ bb ____ || _____
Whaat!? Drink that much cola before
` , bed, and you're -bound-
OO ~-- to have those weird
-||- >> recurring dreams!
jg_____ bb _______ |\ __
You do realise "All I know is that I know nothing."
that Santa doesn't , I'm a skepticist, remember?
exist, right? `~.. OO
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____ || _______ dd _____
It's "skeptic". Oh, so I suppose a person who
` , believes there's one god would
~-- OO be a "the" and not a "theist"?
.>>. .||.
____ || _______ dd _____
You have to accept the My point is that one should strive
fact that English isn't , towards formality and away from
a formal language! `~.. OO this inconsistently evolved
`>>' .||' language -- it's stupid!
____ || _______ dd _____
Look, do you believe Don't change
in Santa or not?! , the subject!
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jg____ || _________ \\ ____
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It's 4 am! Go
to bed, weirdo!
, _
~.. (_| O
.>>. [__]_.)_|
________________ || ___________________ | |d| | ___________________
Fine! Whatever! Your sleep
deficiency is not my problem!
, _ *zzzzz*
..~ (_| O
<< [__]_.)_|
_____ /| ______________________________ | |d| | ___________________
' / ==~
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|| `[[
___ bb ______________ || ___________
You just ate my book! *I have an internal scanner. It was a
That was the_collected , good book. Too bad my digestive
works of Basho! Why?! `OO ==~ system has destroyed it.*
//- [[ *meep*
___ b b ____ || ____
I'll just continue reading his *Really?*
, personal diary. The , *meep*
OO only surviving copy, ==~
)) actually. [[
______ d d _______________________ || ____________________________
Yep! He just met this *Ah yes, the best
beautiful girl; it's , part, I thought.*
all very exciting! `OO ~== *meep*
-||- ]]
jg___ bb _____________ |\ _____________
A-and, I'm right again. _ ?
`O |_) ..~
|_(._[__] <<
| |b| | /|
These MysteryNet How so?
mysteries are getting _ ,
way too easy... `O |_) ..~
|_(._[__] .<<.
| |b| | ||
Well, I can solve them! Er. Weren't you complaining a
And that obviously means _ , month ago that they were
they're not mysteries! `O |_) ..~ stupid and useless because
|_(._[__] .<<. you -couldn't- solve them?
| |b| | ||
I guess that just goes
to show that you can't _
please everyone... `O |_) ~--
|_(._[__] >>
jg | |b| | |\
Mandy! Riddle me this! No. For the last time, I don't know
Ever wonder why "shigoto" Japanese, and I'm not interested!
and "shimasu" are so alike? ,
`OO --~
(( .<<.
_________ b b _____ || ________
Just trying to impress
you with my immense Dork.
knowledge, is all... ,
`OO ~..
.||. >>
_______ bb ________ |\ ___________
_
.-|_ *
.-|_` OO
_|_` ||
_____ |_| _____________ bb ________________________________________
Potted plant!
_ Riddle me this!
.-|_ ,
.-|_` OO
_|_` ))
jg____ |_| ___________ d d __________________________________
HAAAAHAHAHAHAAAA! _ ,--.
`O |_) ,---- ~.. -----. | \ \
|_\ _[__] |`-.___>>_______`-. +-+-+
| |b| | |__|___\\________|| | | |
Stupid. Stupid. Heh. Why do you even read on-line comics?
Pfft. Stupid. Not Only 1 in a gajillion are funny!
funny. Gross. _ , ,--.
`O |_) ,---- ..~ -----. | \ \
|_(._[__] |`-.__<<._______`-. +-+-+
| |b| | |__|___\\________|| | | |
Well... They're educational! Short answer:
Just now, Hound's Home taught You're stupid.
me how to teach rats _ , ,--.
to tap dance to `O |_) ,---- ~.. -----. | \ \
Britney Spears! |_(._[__] |`-.___>>_______`-. +-+-+
| |b| | |__|___\\________|| | | |
Maybe. If so, it's I rest my case.
clearly because I _ , ,--.
haven't read `O |_) ,---- ~.. -----. | \ \
SinFest today! |_(._[__] |`-.___>>_______`-. +-+-+
| |b| | jg|__|___\\________|| | | |
Take that, stupid orc! Good! Maybe -I- can use -my-
Hah! No more orcs. computer now? I have a very
I win! ` _ , important programming
~. |_) OO project, you know.
|_>._[__] .||.
____ | |\| | ____ dd ____
Fine! Thaaank you.
Whatever! _ ,
`~.. |_) OO
->>- |_ _[__] ))
__ || __ | | | | _ d d ______
Frankly, I don't understand Yeah yeah.
why you play MUDs. They're _ ,
so repetitive. All you `O |_) ~..
do is slay orcs... |_(._[__] >>
____ | |b| | ____ |\ ____
Take that, stupid bug!
Hah! No more bugs. _
I win! `O |_)
|_(._[__]
jg____ | |b| | ____
YES! Finally, the beta _
version of Ragnarok! `O |_)
I GET TO PLAY A MAGE! |_(-_[__]
______ | |b| | ____________________
MANDY! MANDY! If this is about a game again,
, , I'll kill you. Slowly.
\OO --~
q//- -<<.
______ b ___________________ || ____________
THE RAGN.. eh.
`OO --~
__ \\ -<<.
_______ -- bb,,_____ || _______
That was
clo.. ehhrm.
`OO ``~
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jg_____ bb || _______
I thought Ragnarok would be
fun, but I just sit around
waiting for the maps to `OO ..~
finish loading... (( .<<.
____ b b _______ || _____
My computer just freezes every
time I leave a zone, and it `OO ..~
starts swapping like crazy! -||- .<<.
______ bb ___ || _____
I can't understand why! Lorf For what? I stopped
knows I have plenty of RAM! , listening, sorry...
Can you think of a reason? `OO ..~
.||' .<<.
______ bb ___ || _____
I talk about computers, and What?
you just shut down. It never ,
fails. Why do you do that!? `OO ..~
.||. .<<.
jg______ bb ___ || _____
Everything is soooo weeeeird!!!
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jg /
Look! I bought a baseball
signed by some famous player!
It was only a thousand dollars
, or so... Cool, huh? Huh?
~.. OO
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______ || ________ d d _____
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______________________ || ____ dd ______________________________
That's But... -Real- men buy
stupid. , this kind of thing.
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Real -idiots- buy There's a difference?
that kind of thing... ,
`--~ OO
<< o||.
jg_____ /| _________ dd _____________
I don't know... About What about it?
this whole Christmas _ ,
deal, I mean... `~.. (_| O
>> [__]_.)_|
|\ | |d| |
It just seems pointless sometimes. Hmmm. Yeah...
One measly day to make up for all _ , You're right.
the crap during the year? `~.. (_| O
.>>. [__]_ /_|
_________________ || | |d| | ______________
No, no! You're supposed to talk Oh... Um...
at length about the spirit of _ , Er...
Christmas and restore my `~.. (_| O
faith in all of mankind! .>>. [__]_ )_|
|| __ | |d| |
_
~.. (_| O
.>>. [__]_ )_|
____________________________ || __ | |d| | ______________________
I'll just go rent _
"Scrooge"... `--~ (_| O
<< [__]_.)_|
jg /| | |d| |
I'm going to the *It's cold. Wear
store to buy some , a scarf.*
milk. BRB... `OO ==~ *meep*
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Sure is windy
out there... *meep*
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jg_______ bb ___________ || ______
X------ CHATTING ------X----------------- PROGRAMMING ----------------X
| <nb> Hellooo! | BufferedReader file = new BufferedReader( |
| <darkmoon> Hi nb! | new InputStreamReader(url.openStream()) |
| <koolkitten4311> asl | ); |
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| |_(._[__] | |_(._[__] * |
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X---------- MAKING MUSIC ----------X------- LISTENING TO MUSIC -------X
| *buh-DSHT-daka-DSHT* | *Alive in the Superunknown!* |
| _ *dididweee didwee* | _ *First they steal |
| O |_) *pa-tang-kang* | O |_) your mind and |
| |_(._[__] | |_\ _[__] then they steal |
| | |b| | | | |b| | your...* |
X----------------------------------X----------------------------------X
X-------- READING BOOKS --------X----------- PLAYING GAMES -----------X
| "Twelve years ago, I saw your | |
| face in a dream, and it has | Take *blammo!* *blam* |
| haunted_me ever since." | that! _ *Mein Leben!* |
| O |_) | `O |_) *blam* *blam blam* |
| |_( _[__] | |_(._[__] *BLAM BLAM BLAM* |
| | |b| | | | |b| | |
X-------------------------------X-------------------------------------X
You've been using that thing a
_ , whole day! It's not healthy!
O |_) ..~ You need some variation!
|_(._[__] .<<.
jg | |b| | ||
-)(- Ah-HA!
/\ *push* ,
/'o\ ..~ OO
/o_`_\ _&_.<<. -||.
|| |_|_| \\ dd
-)(- Nerd Boy! What are I could ask you the very
/\ you doing? It's 2 am! , same question, but if
/'o\ `~.. OO you must know, I was
/o_`_\_&_ .>>. .||. waiting for Santa.
_______ || |_|_| ______ || ____________ dd _________________
-)(- I told you already! Oh yeah? Then how did you
/\ He's not real! , get that present?
/'o\ `~-- OO -Prayer-?
/o_`_\_&_ .>>. -||.
__ || |_|_| ____ || __________ dd ______
-)(- I bought it! Oh, shop, eh? How
/\ In a shop! , -convenient-.
/'o\ `~.. OO
/o_`_\_&_ ->>- .||.
jg || |_|_| || dd
_________________________________________________________________
|.---------------------------------------------------------------.|
|| | | | | | MERRY X-MAS! | | | | | ||
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|| | / / / \ \ \ | ||
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|| .'.'.-'__.-' Deja vu. `-.__`-.`.`. ||
|| | | \ `. ___ ,,, , __ __ .' / | | ||
|| | | | \ ()~~) --/ ~.. OO ~~# ==~ ..' / | | | ||
|| | | | | .||. .\\ .>>.||. .|(. [[ .( ). | | | | ||
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Why did jg reuse It's Christmas, *plink!*
a panel? Isn't that , give him __
cheating? `OO ..~ a break. #.. vv ==~
|| .<<. .)|' `[[.
____ bb ___ || ____________________ || __ || ___
And isn't Christmas The author is from *That explains
tomorrow? Why are we , Sweden. They do , a -lot-.*
celebrating now? `OO ..~ things a bit ==~ *meep*
|| .<<. differently... v[[.
jg_____ bb ___ || _______________________ || ___
What did you get A new computer! When I play Ragnarok
for Christmas? , now, the maps load so fast
`~.. OO it's.. it's scary! And
.>>. -||- do you know what else?
____ || ___ dd ________
Shut up for a minute OK. Where
and take a look at , is it?
-my- Christmas `~.. OO
present! .>>. .||.
___________________ || ___ dd _____
I'm wearing it! Looks like your
I got a new dress! , old one.
`~-- OO
.>>. .||.
_____________________ || ___ dd ____________________
Ow.
,
--~ #O
<< ||
jg __ /| ____________________________________ dd __
*His fate is uncertain,
not dangerous. The
Council will decide .--,
Anakin's future...* / / | .----- OO -----, ..~
+-+-+ .-'_______||___.-'| <<
| | | ||______ dd ___|__| /|
You're watching "The Phantom
*That should be enough Menace"? I thought you hated
for you. Now get that "midi-chlorians" stuff.
on board!* .--, ,
/ / | .----- OO -----, ..~
+-+-+ .-'_______||___.-'| .<<.
________________ | | | __ ||______ dd ___|__| __ || ___________
*I've been wondering... LALALALALALA!
What are midi- .--, `
chlorians?* / / | .---- <OO> ----, oo~
+-+-+ .-'_______||___.-'| .<<.
| | | ||______ dd ___|__| ||
I'm sorry, what did you
say? "Midi"-something?
.--, `
/ / | .------ OO ----, --~
+-+-+ .-'_______//___.-'| .<<.
jg | | | ||______ dd ___|__| ||
Go watch TV or something. Can't, I'm working on
I want to use the computer. _ , my programming project
`~.. (_| O for Java class...
.>>. [__]_.)_|
__ || _______ | |d| | _________
Or so you claim. What is I'm making a
this alleged project of _ , game...
yours, if I may ask? `~.. (_| O
.>>. [__]_.)_|
____________ |\ ___ | |d| | ____________
Oh deary me, why am I Uh.. me.
not surprised? So what _ ,
is it about, then? `~-- (_| O
.>>. [__]_.)_|
_ || __ | |d| | _
You?! How egocentric!
Why not make a game about
-me- instead; now THAT _
would be interesting! `~.. (_| O'
.>>. [__]_.)_|
jg__________ || __ | |d| | ________
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, / \ ,
~'' _________.'_ ______________`._________ OO
.>>. | | [#__] | .||.
___ || ____ jg | | OFF/ON/AUDIO | ___ dd ______
Hey, did you hear about the Yeah, saw the trailer. I think
new Spider-Man movie? `,,, _ , it looks really cool.
'.. (_| O
.||. [__]_.)_|
____ |\ __ | |d| | _____
Pretty nice digital doubles, Yeah.
but why the metal armour `,,, _ ,
on the Green Goblin? '.. (_| O
.||. [__]_.)_|
____________________ || _ | |d| | ___________________
Don't you hate it when they Yeah.
change stuff in movies? ` ,,, _ ,
You know, I haven't seen '..(_| O
Harry Potter yet, because I .//,[__]_.)_|
think it might just suck! _ //_ | |d| | _
Not to -mention- Lord of the WAIT a second, who ARE you,
Rings! I'm terrified! `,,, _ , anyway?! I haven't seen
'.. (_| OO you around here before!
-||- [__]_ -||. _
jg _____________ || _ | | dd _|_
So what games I dunno... Mostly stuff like Zelda...
do you play? Wolfenstein... Phantasy Star...
` ,,, ,
'.. OO
.||. .||.
____ || __ dd _____
Ah yes. Ocarina of Time, What the heck are you talking
Return to Castle Wolfenstein about? "Ocarina"? "Return"?
and Phantasy Star Online. ` ,,, , "ONLINE"?!
'.. OO
.||. .||.
____ || __ dd _____
Don't tell me you There are
play the old games! new games?
` ,,, ,
'.. OO
.||. .||.
____ || __ dd _____
And you call yourself I do no such thing!
a gamer... Sheesh. TAKE THAT BACK!
` ,,, ,
..' OO
.||. -\\.
jg____ /| ____ d d ____
Look. Who the heck I'm...
are you, anyway!? , That's Fan Boy!
` ,,, ,
OO ..' ..~
.||- .||. <<
__ bb ____ || _______________ /| ____________
"Fan Boy"..? Yeah. A fan of everything.
` ,,, , You name it, he's the
OO '.. ..~ biggest fan ever.
.||. .||. .<<.
________ bb ____ || ______ || ___________
That can't be possible. nnng..
You can't be the biggest ,
fan of opposites like ` ,,,
subjectivism and OO oo' ..~
objectivism. .||. .||. .<<.
_________________ bb ____ || ______ || _
If you were, you'd also be
the biggest -opponent- of NNNGGGK!
both beliefs, which must , Keep going! Maybe we can
be totally impossible. ` /// , make his head explode!
OO @@` ..~
.||> .||. -<<-
jg _ db ____ || ______ || _
What's that Icewind Dale. Got
you're playing? it for Christmas.
`,,, , _
'.. O |_)
.||. |_(._[__]
______ |\ ______ | |b| | ______
This Christmas? But
it's an old game. OK whatever.
`,,, , _
'.. O |_)
.||. |_(._[__]
_ |\ _ | |b| | _
*poit*
_ ,,,
O |_) ..'
|_(._[__] *sizzle* .||.
____ | |b| | __________ || ___
What.. but.. I.. Everything's
gone! Everything! That stupid
game just wiped my harddrive! Happy New Year!
` ', _ `,,,
O |_) '..
|_(._[__] .||.
jg _ | |b| | ____________ |\ ____
-That's- the game
you're making? That? Mhm.
` ,,, , _
'.. O |_)
.||. |_(._[__]
______ || | |b| | ____
But it's a 2D platform
game. In ASCII, no less. Mhm.
` ,,, , _
'.. O |_)
.||. |_(._[__]
_______________ || | |b| | ________________
But.. OK! Uh.. Wait, what would you say
| if I told you it was old-school?
` ,,, , _
'.. O |_)
.||. |_(._[__]
_____________________ || | |b| | ______________________
Cool! Old-school
totally kicks ass! Thought so.
` ,,, , _
'.. O |_)
-||- |_(._[__]
jg ______ || | |b| | ____
Saved anything from the No, all my stuff is gone. A game
onslaught of that game? can't do this kind of damage.
`,,, , _
'.. O |_)
.||. |_(._[__]
|\ ____________ | |b| |
It's a -hardware- problem...
,,, ,
'.. /_O
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Nice work.
| I do try.
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-\\- -//-
jg______________________ \\ dd _____________________
Great. What started out as a Yeah, seeing as your computer was
hard drive failure became a , -fully blown- up. Heh heh.
full blown catastrophe. ,,,
`OO ..'
|| .||.
_____ bb _____ || _____
,,,
OO ..'
|| .||.
_______________ bb _____ || ______________________
,,,
OO oo'
// .||.
_ bb _ || _
I'll just go stand
, over there, OK?
,,,
OO oo'
// .||-
jg___________ bb __ /( ___________
All that's left of There's this metal
my computer... A , thingy too.
pile of ashes. ,,,
`OO ..'
|| '-||
_______ bb .--. ____ /| ________
Put it on Where's your
the pile. computer?
` ,,, ,
OO ..' ..~
|| '-|| <<
_____ bb .--. || ________________ /| _____
It exploded. Good luck surviving without it
` ,,, , and not freaking out
OO '.. ..~ from withdrawal.
|| || .<<.
___ bb .-`. || _______ || ____
I'll be fine. BWAHAAHAHAAHAHA!
` ,,, , OW, my RIBS!
OO '.. ''~
|| || -<<-
jg__ bb .-`. || _______ // __
Bummer your computer
exploded, Nerd Boy. Shut up.
`,,, ,
'.. OO
.||. ||
______ || ____ dd _______
Well well. I thought you wouldn't Like I told you, I have it
survive without a computer. all figured out. I'll be fine.
` ,,, ,
~.. ..' OO
>> .||. ||
|\ _______________ || ____ dd
Yeah, because Fan Boy here
Sure. will hook me up! He's got
, ,,, , a computer I can use.
..~ '.. OO
<< .||. .||.
___ /| __________________ || ____ dd ______________
What? I told YES SIREE! I'LL JUST GO
you I don't h.. BORROW YOUR COMPUTER NOW!
`,,, , I'LL BE FINE!
'.. @@
.||. -||-
jg ______ || ____ dd ___
GUEST ARTIST WEEK
-----------------
a portal?
where does it lead? .
` '
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.||. |
______________ bb ____|____________________
hey this is wrong, this is 3D...
' i can only move in two dimensions!
' ' ,
. | OO
_: |_.||._______________
| / bb /|_
___|/___________________ // /|_
|_ // /|______________
|_ //
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____ LET ME OUT!
/|_ `
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|_ // /|______.||.____
|_ // bb EXIT
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___ // /|_ OO / /|
|_ // /|_______________________.((.___/ /_|________
|_ // bb
|_________________________________________________
EXIT
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okay, stay calm, there has to be a way.
|______| ,
/ / OO
____/ /__.||.______________
bb /\
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___ wheeee
/\ , this place isn't so bad
___/ OO after all. i wanna stay here
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\ \____________ _____.||._____________
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\/___________ ______________________
d'oh! '
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GUEST ARTIST WEEK
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Mmm... Bungie. Try it. It's cool.
That should be fun. ,
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( Mandy ) Thinking about ( NerdBoy )
(___) (___)
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Merry Christmas
from Mandy
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( New graphics((+) New sound )
'-''-''-''-'(_:__)''-''-''-'
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She Knows! She always knew.
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tinker tinkeR ( yank ) tinkER ( jerk ) tinKER tiNKER ( push )
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Notice that NerdBoy is as close to the monitor as he can be.
For some reason its human nature to get as close as possible to
potential danger. Much like sticking your face in the windshield of the
car and watching it smack the pole.
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NerdBoy is attempting to reach Mandy. Thanking her for the precious
gifts. Realizing that it is 31 December 2001 asking for her time.
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Where could she be ?
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What the heck is [] It's my new time machine! Do
this supposed to be? .-==-. you like the design?
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doom... ` |[][]| , stand back anyway.
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Nerdboy,
why are you dressed
Hi like a girl?
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Tee Hee Why am I what??
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It's 4 O'clock in the I woke up and went to get a drink
morning! Why are you of water and decided to check my
sitting at your computer? email on the way back to bed.
/ /
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~.. (_| O
.>>. [__]_ )_|
____ || __________________________ | |d| | ______________________
You need to seriously
reconsider your relationship LOL. I don't have a problem.
with your computer!
/ /
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~.. (_| O
.>>. [__]_ )_|
___________ || ___________________ | |d| | ______________________
Well for a start normal I don't think that's a serious
people laugh, they don't problem. None of my close friends
say "LOL". have ever suggested I have a problem.
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Which close friends? KK, Vapid, Redan..
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..and are these people I don't know, I've never....
male of female? ah, I get your point.
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What's this? I thought I got a new one. I helped!
your computer exploded! , _ `,,,
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______________ |\ __ | |b| | ___________ /| __
Boy, what an ordeal that was! My Yeah, and some parts were real
future self was there, and oh, the scary, but then there was this
time traveling back and forth! _ `,,, guy! "Oranges!"
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BWAHAHAAAHAHAHAAAHAHA!
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I guess you Not to -mention- the thing with the stuff!
had to be there. | HAHA, you're killing me! OW, my
, ` _ `,,, ribs! HEE HEHEHE!
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OK, what stupidities Fan Boy persuaded me to buy
are you two up to now? one of these rumble pads.
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Why? It's cool! When the skater bumps
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~.. (_(_| OO ..' Pro Skater, you can feel
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Cool! Told ya.
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I got a virus?! _
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I must transform into _____
my alter ego SuperNerd / @ \
and save the day! Yay ||\___/||
for SuperNerd! heh. (( : )) _
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SuperNerd? Hah hah! WHAT? This is your ___
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for my arch-nemesis! want an arch-nemesis! \_||
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___|oo OO _:_
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jg_______ || ________ dd ___________________ | | | | | ____
Oh and another thing. Nerd Boy, please yeah ___
Why the stupid hood go away and let me `@| \\
thing? It's dorky. __ , fight the virus! _//\_||
` oo|___ -' :))
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___|oo . _:_ .
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jg______ /> ____________________________ | ___ \
Nerd Boy told me you ___
were in trouble. I'm Nerd Boy?! You're actually @| \\
, here to help! dumber than Superman?! At \_||
___OO __ , least -he- took off :))
.\/- oo|___ his glasses! _:_
/> -\/- |`|\.|./|'|
____________________ || __________________________ | | | | |
___
I'll help you take I don't need @| \\
down the virus. your help, OK? \_||
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I want to help you Well you can't. @| \\
fight the virus! It's my virus. \_||
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It is so not yours! It Well, it infected /| @ |\
infected -my- computer! mine first! So there! ||\___/||
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Oh come on. I.. but.. // |@
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He buggered So he has.
off. He's scarpered.
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/ Let's fire up the games! Nah. \
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What're you Yep, found a cool
doing? Reading? on-line manga.
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What's this heap of stuff? You, my friend, are looking at my
Your computer exploded again? newest invention. It's USB LEGO!
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OK... What's Computer components from which you can
that, exactly? build a computer as easily as putting
`,,, , two blocks of LEGO together. Here,
'.. OO let me show you what I mean...
.||. _.`, .\\
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Here we go.. I'm connecting a processor,
,,, , a small screen, and this block that's
'.. OO hardwired to print "Hello World"
.||. _.`,o\\ on any available display...
______ || __ .`'-;'`dd __
OK, cool... But.. Aw crap. One of these must be one of
It's not working. the regular LEGO blocks I added to make
`,,, , the heap look more impressive.
'.. OO
.||. _.`,o||
jg______ || __ .`'-;'`dd __
I'm bored. Let's Like playing a
do something. role-playing game?
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Live action? Eh, OK.
I like LARP. Whatever.
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I have some cloaks
and props and stuff.
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Now what? -I- don't know!
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jg__ /_|b | ___ ||_\ __
Thou art presumptuous This is not a mere accusation,
in thine accusations, arch-mage. Mother nature herself
-druid-. `__ __, has spoken to me.
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-Hast- spoken. No. That's -second-
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Crap, now I'm totally As if you were ever
out of character... -in- character...
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jg _________ /_|b/ ______________ /_|\ _____________
Hmm.. Fan Boy, you know The It's "ExecuTOR". And
Executive pretty well, right? fine, I'll call `,,,
Could you get him for me, `OO him or whatever. '..
or is it too much trouble? .||. ||
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Enter... The
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Great, stay right oo|____ ---- __
there.. Wait... `OO -\/. --- __ -- -_
OH, FAN BOOOY! .||' <\ ________ --
jg__________________________ bb _____________________________
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Hmm. -That's- funny... Now Oh ha ha, you figured out my
-where- could -he- have __ , secret identity, yay you.
gone to? Oh -deary-. `OO oo|___ Are you happy now?
-||- .\/.
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I -so- don't know what you're __
talking about. Could you go `OO ___|-- *sigh*
see what's keeping Fan Boy? .||. .\/.
bb _________ |\
What the heck Well... You remember that
is -that- thing?! ___ USB LEGO invention of mine?
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Yeah. ___ I built this using my
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'oo |_|_| OO
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OK... What does Well.. I haven't tried it, but I think
it do, then? ___ it'll walk around and.. um.. eat stuff.
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___ Oh, come on! It's not
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Have you guys checked out the Yeah, Fan Boy did
City of Heroes website today? this morning.
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Wait.. I thought QUICK! TO THE
-you- did... COMPUTER!
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Nerd Boy, you just
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Sarbakan. What's a "sarbakan"?
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uhh- no, "what sarbakan".. A machine or something?
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Hey, robot. I've been *As usual.*
doing some thinking. , *meep*
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Have you ever read *meep*
any on-line comics? ,
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Ever notice how a lot of *meep*
them are influenced by the ,
Japanese culture? `OO ==~
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Well I think it's silly. Most
comic authors haven't done *Hai, hai..
any research on the Japanese Sou desu ne.*
culture; they just throw in , *meep*
some Japanese phrases `OO ==~
to seem cool! .||. .[[.
jg___ bb ____ || ____
Why the heck are
you listening to *It's a great big white
Marilyn Manson? `,,, _ world and we are drained
'.. O |_) of our colors...*
|| |_(._[__]
|\ | |b| |
I like the *We used to love
,,, music. _ ourselves, we used to
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But.. You're a nerd! You should talk, Mr. I'm-
You can't like this! the-Biggest-Fan-of-Everything.
Listen to Jarre `,,, , _ Silly Fan Boy...
or something! '.. OO |_)
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I have a name, Sure you do
you know. -Fan Boy-.
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Here it is! My very / .--. \
own time machine! ( ( `- ) )
Beauty, ain't she? ) `--' (
,,, ` | .--. |
'.. OO || ||
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it even work? ) `--' ( back in time at first, but it
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.||. )| |( .||. a volunteer to test it!
|| __ /_|____|_\ __ dd
______
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( ( `- ) ) Aw, you're always
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- -- *zip* -- )| |( -||-
jg - - - /_|____|_\ dd
Have you seen my Yeah, it's in
Busta Rhymes CD? the closet.
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MOMENTS LATER...
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Nerd Boy? Did you just / .--. \ Great plan! He
lock me in that wacky time ( ( `- ) ) totally fell for it.
machine of yours? ` ) `--' ( | But of course.
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We've locked Fan Boy ______
in your time machine. / .--. \
Are you gonna test ( ( `- ) )
it or will I die OK, here ) `--' ( Hey! What's going
of boredom first? goes.. | .--. | , on out there!?
`~.. `OO || ||
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______ *bzzschweeeeee*
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_______________________________________________________________________
3002 A.D. ___ _ | 2002 A.D.
__ /_||) - |
\ \__ *zweee*|
I.. -think- I \/ / ______ | ______
made a mistake. / /\ |[][][]| | / .--. \
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__ \ \ my time machine sent -us- into
\ \__ /_/ the future instead of Fan Boy.
\/ / ______ | `OO ..~
/ /\ |[][][]| | .||. .<<.
/ /\ \_ |[][][]| | _ bb ___ || _
\ \/ .===|[][][]| |
\/ / |[][][]| |
/ /\____|[][][]| | -I- think it's safe to
/ /\| |[][][]| | ? assume that you're an idiot.
\ \/| _ |[][][]| | __ ,
\ \||_| |[][][]| | '.. OO ..~
\ \```/|[][][]| | || .||. .<<.
Well, \ \ | |[][][]| | _ |\ ___________ bb ___ || _
crap. \ \| |[][][]| |
~.. `OO |\ \ |[][][]| |
.>>. .||. | \ \|[][][]| | Nani o Ah, Japanese; the future
_|| _ bb_ | \ |[][][]| | simasu ka? tongue. Lucky I took that
| | |\ [][][]| | `__ , course, huh?
|....| | |[][][]| | '.. OO ..~
|: :| | |[][][]| | || .||. .<<.
|: :| | |[][][]| | ___ || _________ dd __ || _
|: :| | |[][][]| |
|: :| | |[][][]| |
|. .| | |[][][]| | <My goat is ill. Can
|. | | |[][][]| | you please help it?>
| | : |[][][]| | __ ,
| : . : [][]: | '.. OO ..~
| . . []: | || .||. .<<.
jg | . | ___ || _________ dd __ || _
Well, apparently people speak -You're- the one who
Japanese here in the future, built the stupid time
so we can't communicate with , machine, remember?
anyone. How do we get `OO ..~
back to our own time? __ .||. .<<.
| | bb ||
Hmm.. We'll need something
like a remote, to activate
my time machine `OO ..~
back home... __ ))_ .<<.
| dd | ||
It has to operate at a OK.
subchronic frequency ,
to interact with `OO ..~
something in the __ ))_ .<<.
past though... | dd | ______ || ____
_______________
|USED SUBCHRONIC|
____|REMOTE EMPORIUM|
This is hopeless. I'll be | |`---------------'
We're stuck here. right back. __| | __________
`OO `~.. /\\\\\ | | 50% OFF! |
__ ))_ .>>. | ||| | |__________|
jg_____ | dd | ________ |\ ____________ | ||| |
3002 a.d. | 2002 a.d. ______
| / .--. \
With this, I can control my | ( ( `- ) )
time machine back in 2002 | ) `--' ( Let me out of
and send us back there! | | .--. | , here! Hello?
`OO / ..~ | || || .. Hmm...
.||o .<<. | )| o|( A switch?
bb || | /_|____|_\
|
| ______
Then I can fix the time machine |It opened the .--. \
so that it sends the stuff | door! I'm ( `- ) )
-in- it instead of the stuff | finally free!`--' (
-around- it through time. | . ` ,,, . |
Here goes... `OO / --~ *yawn*| | ..' ||
.||o '<<. | |o -\\ |(
bb || | |____|/| |_\
|
`-
*bzzschweeeeee* *gzoiii*
*wywywy...*
-.
| It worked! ______
| I wonder / .--. \ Who cares?
| where Fan ( ( `- ) ) Let's have
Huh? | Boy is? ) `--' ( ice cream.
`,,, | , .--. .--. | `
oo' | OO / | | || ~..
-\\ | .||o |o | |( >>
jg /| | bb |____| |_\ |\
So do you think
it's possible? What?
`,,, _ ,
'.. (_| O
|| [__]_.)_|
____ |\ ______ | |d| | ____
ZeoSync's 100:1 non- Aaugh, don't get
lossy compression. me started!
`,,, _ ,
'.. (_| O
.||. [__]_ )_|
______ || ____ | |d| | ____
OK. It's impossible! They're raving lunatics!
I just.. Look at the website! "A chip that empowers
` ,,, _ , the world." Geez, their chairman
..' (_| O is called "St. George"! Oooh,
.||. [__]_ )_| killing the big bad draconic
______ /| ____ | |d| | __ Shannon's limit, are we?
Are you saying it Either that or
must be a joke? a frickin' -cult-.
`,,, _ ,
'.. (_| O
.||. [__]_.)_|
jg _______ || ___ | |d| | ____
Oh... Hi, I
Hello. guess.
`,,, ,
'.. ..~
.||. .<<.
|\ ||
Um.. So.
`,,, ,
'.. ..~
.||. .<<.
|| ||
,,,
'.. ..~
.||. .<<.
|| ||
,,,
'.. ..~
.||. .<<.
|| ||
Well, it's been fun. Let's
never do it again sometime. Sounds great.
`,,, ,
'.. ..~
.||. .<<.
jg || ||
Ohayo! ?
, ,,,
~== ..'
]] ||
|\ /|
Oh no, not
you again.
,,, ,
'.. --~
|| .<<.
|\ ||
Aah, Nerd Boy! You're the Did you know that a member
only one here that I can class can inherit the class
really communicate with! of which it's a member? It
`,,, _ , looks kinda weird...
'.. (_| O
|| [__]_.)_|
________ |\ _______ | |d| | __________
OK, forget what I You mean you were
just said... saying something?
`,,, _ ,
'-- (_| O
.||. [__]_.)_|
jg ______________ || _____ | |d| | ________________
Hey Nerd Boy, I
got an idea. What?
`,,, _ ,
'.. (_| O
|| [__]_.)_|
|\ | |d| |
You know how we really want
to play City of Heroes, Of course.
but have to wait until `,,, _ ,
the beta comes out '.. (_| O
like everyone else? .||. [__]_.)_|
|| | |d| |
Maybe we could hack into That's totally illegal!
Cryptic's computers `,,, _ , Are you insane?!
and just steal the '.. (_| O
alpha version... .||. [__]_.)_|
|| | |d| |
Are you? Good point.
`,,, _ , Let's.
'.. (_| O
.||. [__]_.)_|
jg || | |d| |
So, Fan Boy, what do ,,, __
you think about `OO '.. ..#
clockless chips? (( || .|(.
___ b b ____ |\ ________________ || ___
Linda?! Hi..
, `,,, __ ,
OO 'oo ..#
-||- .||. '|(.
____ bb ___ || ______________ || ___
How come -you- know Linda?!
, `,,, __
OO oo' ..#
.((- -||. .|(.
____ bb __ || _______________ || ___
I was her boyfrien-
, `,,, __
OO ..' ..#
.||. .||. .|(.
____ bb __ || _______________ || ___
* ,,, __
OO 'oo ..#'
(( .||. .|(.
jg____ bb __ || _______________ || ___
Linda? Last I heard,
you were in Las Vegas!
,,, ` __
'.. OO ..#
.||. .||. .|(.
_____ || ___ bb __________ || _____
Vegas? That's where -we- You are. I've been in Vegas
met! You told me -I- was twice; once before I met
your first love! `,,, __ , Nerd Boy, once after.
'.. OO ..#
.||. .||. .|(.
_____________ || ___ bb __________ || ____________
She dumped you too, She dumped you? Well
huh? Well -I- was her -I- dumped -her-! Hah!
first love! Hah! `,,, , __
'.. OO ..#
.||. .||. .|(.
_____ || ___ dd __________ || _____
You had a girlfriend Hmm. Good
and broke up! Hah! one...
`,,, , __
'.. OO ''#
.||- || .|(.
jg____________ || ___ dd __________ ||
So, how's the hacking Well, I've found the server where
going? Any luck yet? Cryptic keeps the latest version
`,,, _ , of City of Heroes... I think.
'.. (_| O
.||. [__]_.)_|
|| | |d| |
So? Can you hack Well, all attempts so far
into it and get the have failed... This is hard.
game or what? `,,, _ ,
'.. (_| O
.||. [__]_.)_|
|| | |d| |
What? You usually Seems I can't concentrate. I have this
hack into servers nagging feeling, like a voice in the
in a matter of `,,, _ , back of my head telling me I've
seconds! '.. (_| O forgotten something...
.||. [__]_.)_|
_________ || ___ | |d| | _______
What? -I- don't Helloo?! Long lost
`,,, _ , know. __ , ex-girlfriend
'.. (_| O ..# right here!
.||. [__]_.)_| -|(-
jg____ || ___ | |d| | ________________________ || _____
I'm in! Now to copy the Hey! Are you guys going
files before Cryptic to acknowledge my existence
discovers the breach! or just hack computers?!
,,, _ ` __ ,
'.. (_| O ..#
.||. [__]_.)_| .|(.
|| | |d| | ||
Well?
,,, _ __ ,
'.. (_| O ..#
.||. [__]_.)_| .|(.
|| | |d| | ||
Hello?! I'm sorry. You're right.
Nerd Boy? This is getting out of hand.
`,,, _ , __
'.. (_| O ..#
.||. [__]_.)_| .|(.
|| | |d| | ||
Linda, could you please leave?
We require utmost concentration.
,,, _ , __
'.. (_| O --#
.||. [__]_.)_| .|(.
jg || | |d| | ||
Well? Are you stealing the I'M STILL HERE! I want to
files or what? Are we still talk to you two about -- oh I
hacking into Cryptic? Hello? don't know -- why I disappeared
`,,, _ __ , without a single trace?!
'.. (_| O --#
.||. [__]_.)_| .|(.
___ || _ | |d| | _______ || _____
Almost.. done. Their monitor Do you two not care about your
software is tracing my connection.. mutual ex-girlfriend AT ALL?!
,,, _ ` __ ,
'.. (_| O --#
.||. [__]_.\_| -|(-
___ || _ | |d| | _______ || _____
AUGH! I had to disconnect, it
was totally on to me! Crap. HELLOOO?!?
,,, _ ` __ ,
'.. (_| O oo#
.||. [__]_.)_| -|(-
___ || _ | |d| | _______ || _____
Haven't you ever played Uplink?
,,, _ __ , You have to bounce your
'.. (_| O ..# connection! Let me see that.
.||. [__]_.)_| |(
jg________ || _ | |d| | _____ /| _______
There, I hacked Cryptic's But.. Linda, these
servers and stole the alpha files are encrypted!
version of City of Heroes. ` __ _ , ,,,
NOW can I tell you about my #.. (_| O ..'
mysterious disappearence?! .)|. [__]_.)_| .||.
_____ || ___ | |d| | _____ || ____
Oh geez... Well, scoot
over and I'll crack them. By all means.
` __ _ , ,,,
#-- (_| O ..'
.)|. [__]_ )_| .||.
____ |\ _ | | d| | ____ || ____
LATER...
You know, I wonder where Yeah.. Where did she disappear to?
Linda was all that time. Why haven't she told us already; it's
.--. `,,, , not as if she hadn't had any time,
/ / | ,- ..' - OO ---. she's been here for weeks now!
+-+-+ .-'__ || ___ )).-'| Actually.. Let's go ask her.
| | | ||___//_____dd_|__|
Hey.. Shh, I need utmost concentration
Linda. here..! I'm -this close- to
`,,, _ _ , cracking these files!
OO '.. (_| .#
(( || [__]_.\_|
jg___ b b __ |\ _______________ | |/| | ________
Hee hee, brilliant! No.. -Please- -do- tell;
You know what I really the suspense is killing me.
love about SinFest? _ , .--.
`O |_) ,----- ~.. ----. | \ \
|_(._[__] |`-.___.>>._____`-. +-+-+
| |b| | |__|____\\_______|| | | |
There are funny subtle Oh, -subtlety-. Your
details in the background "specialty"!
of certain panels. _ , .--.
`O |_) ,----- ~.. ----. | \ \
|_(._[__] |`-.___.>>._____`-. +-+-+
| |b| | |__|____\\_______|| | | |
I like to think that I'm
a connoisseur of the subtle Idiot.
things in life, yes. _ , .--.
`O |_) ,----- ~.. ----. | \ \
|_(._[__] |`-.___.>>._____`-. +-+-+
| |b| | |__|____\\_______|| | | |
In the strip I just read, Oh, I was just
I noticed that.. Wait, "agreeing".
what did you just say? _ , .--.
`O |_) ,----- ~.. ----. | \ \
|_(._[__] |`-.___.>>._____`-. +-+-+
jg | |b| | |__|____\\_______|| | | |
You know, I really hate
it when people celebrate Why?
"special" numbers. `,,, ,
'.. OO
|| .||.
|\ dd
Well, they're totally I agree. As for
arbitrary. Just because base 2, however..
a number looks nice `,,, ,
in base 10 doesn't '.. OO
make it special. .||. .||.
|| dd
Same thing. It's stupid Isn't that what
to even pay that kind you're doing now?
of thing any mind. `,,, ,
'.. OO
.||. .||.
|| dd
Uh.. No, I'm just kind
of meta-discussing it. Right.
`,,, ,
'.. OO
.||. .||.
jg || dd
it's four o' clock in the morning
my eyeballs are itching
stop bothering me
..Nerd Boy? tomorrow ok?
(this poem brought to you by Tired Minds Inc.)
Totally
sucks..
`OO
||
bb . _
shut up | |_|
_| _|
_ ?
*giggle* (_| O
*hee hee* [__]_.)_|
| |d| |
*The koala is a herbivore...*
__ ,,, \ ,--. _
,--- #.. '.. -. | \ \ OO (_|
|`-.__)|__(( ___`-. +-+-+ .||. [__]_ _|
|__|___\\__\\ ___|| | | | dd | | | |
*blah blah...*
__ ,,, \ ,--. ? _
,--- #.. '.. -. | \ \ OO (_|
|`-.__)|__(( ___`-. +-+-+ (( [__]_ _|
|__|___\\__\\ ___|| | | | b b | | | |
*giggle* Oh come on! What
*eehihihi* _ , is so funny
(_| O over there?!
[__]_.)_|
| |d| |
That tickles! Ewww! More than
, _ , I need to know!
- Shh! (_| O> Lalalaaalala!
[__]_ )_|
jg | |d| |
We're going on a trip to
rekindle our relationship. Mhm.
` __,,, _ ,
#..'.. (_| O
.)|.||. [__]_.)_|
|| || | |d| |
Well, I'm off to Huh.
visit my uncle! _ ,
`~.. (_| O
.>>._ [__]_.)_|
||_(| | |d| |
Sayonara! I'm going Yeah.
to the robot convention! _ ,
`~== (_| O
.]]. [__]_.)_|
|| | |d| |
THAT VERY AFTERNOON...
Helloo-o?! Where the
heck -is- everyone?!
,
OO
))
jg d d
I'm apparently all alone
here. Everyone's gone.
`OO
((
__ b b _____________
The place seems...
...empty...
`OO
||
_________________________________ bb ________________________________
Without any people around, I might
go crazy and... I dunno, start
, talking to myself or someth-
OO
))
_________ d d ______
*
OO
))
jg___________ dd _____________
My friends have all deserted me. I'll
, just have to accept it and move on.
OO
.||.
_______ bb _______
But why did they leave?
Maybe they thought I was
boring or something.
`OO
((
________ b b __________________
Wait, maybe I am. Maybe I've thrown
, away my life on silly things that
OO are devoid of all meaning.
||
__________________________ dd _____________________________
Nah.
,
OO
))
jg___________ d d _________________
Abandoned by my friends... What
should I do? Oh yeah, wallow in
, self-pity of course.
OO
||
_____ bb _________
Oh woe
is me.
`OO
__(( ___
___| bb |___
Well, that was boring.
I'll just go play the
C&C: Renegade demo now.
`OO
________ .||.
___| |___ bb ___
)
( * Or not.
_ / ,
(_| - * OO
[__]_ _| ||
jg__________________ | | | | _____ dd ______
Well, my computer's (
dead and my friends )
have abandoned me. _ ,*
`OO (_|
|| [__]_ _|
_______ bb _______ | | | | _______________
I wonder if I'll ever
, get them back?
OO
.||.
_______ db _______
No use crying over lost
, files... I wonder if
OO there's anything on TV.
))
______ d d _______
( )
) Oh -weak-! ( *
,--. , Seriously! _ /
,--------------. * - | \ \ OO (_|
|`-.____________`-. +-+-+ -||- [__]_ _|
jg |__|_____________|| __ | | | _ dd ____________ | | | |
No friends, no TV, no -computer-!
, My GOD, what shall I do now?!
OO
-))-
_______ dd _________
I SHALL GIVE THEE
A HOLY QUEST, NERD BOY.
| \ `.
| \ `. *
\ ` OO
))
_____ dd ______
GO OUTSIDE AND
GET SOME FRESH AIR.
| \ `. -That's- my
| \ `. , holy quest?
\ ` OO
||
_____ dd ______
WELL, IT'S THE BEST
I COULD COME UP WITH
ON SUCH SHORT NOTICE. Lucky I'm already an atheist, or you
| \ `. would have just lost a follower, bud.
| \ `. ,
\ ` OO
((
jg ________ b b __
No friends to talk to, no
computer, no TV. No nothing
with nothing on the side...
`OO
___((_
___| bb|______
Wait, I know! A
joke'll cheer me up!
`OO
____.||'
___| bb _____
So anyway, this guy
walks into a bar and
sees this blonde...
`OO
______ .||>
___| |_ dd _
Nah, I've
heard it.
`OO
___((_
jg___| bb|______
,,, _
'.. OO / `~` _._
|| ____.))| .~_`-`.
|\ |__|_|d|| /-`.-'_,\
What the heck Computer broke down.
are you doing? I'm coding on paper.
`,,, ,
'.. OO _._
.||. ____.))| .~_`-`.
|| |__|_|d|| /-`.-'_,\
Pointless exercise. I wrote a compiler in the machine
You won't be able to language of a chip I designed. I
check for syntax errors used it to convert my program to
or anything. Give it up. machine language, and I ran that
`,,, through my chip architecture...
'.. `OO _._
.||. ____ _| //. ~_`-`.
|| |__|_|||| bb/-`.-'_,\
"Hello Beautiful,
World"? isn't it?
`,,, ,
'.. OO _._
.||/ .||. ____ _| .~_`-`.
jg || dd |__|_|||| /-`.-'_,\
Cold outside. ____ Huh.
` ,,, | | ,
|_ ..' | | OO
| (: ) | o| .||.
_|_ d d |____| dd
That's weird. You treat your
____ clothes like a stack; you always
| | ,,, , put them on in a certain
|. | | '.. OO order and then take them
|| | o| || .||. off in the reverse order.
_|_dd |____| |\ dd
That's Well, yeah. I bet you even do
____ weird? that with your underwear; put
| | `,,, , it on first and take it
|. | | '.. OO off last. Well do ya?
|| | o| .||. .||.
_|_dd |____| || dd
Well, of Pfft. Well,
____ course! -I- don't.
| | `,,, `
|. | | '.. OO
|| | o| .||. ((
_|_dd jg|____| || b b
Well, I went and saw Lord of
the Rings for the 42nd time None.
now. How many times have `,,, _ ,
you seen it, Nerd Boy? '.. (_| O
|| [__]_.)_|
______ |\ ______ | |d| | ____
What?! Well.. Eh. I haven't read
BUT WHY?! the books anyway, so...
`,,, _ ,
'oo (_| O
.||. [__]_.)_|
___ || ___ | |d| | _
WHAT?! It's as if I don't You got it backwards. It's
even -know- you anymore! as if you suddenly got to
`,,, _ , know the real me.
'oo (_| O
-||- [__]_.)_|
___ || ___ | |d| | _
Nah. I liked
mine better. Drama queen.
`,,, _ ,
'.. (_| O
-||- [__]_.)_|
jg___ || ___ | |d| | _
Nerd Boy, I think That's what you said yesterday, and
a UFO landed right it was just a cyberbeing from another
outside our door. `,,, _ , dimension, remember? Anyway,
'.. (_| O I'll go check...
|| [__]_.)_|
___________ |\ ___ | |d| |_________________________
__
_______________________________ / \
\ Hello. / _/
\ ` / o/
_________________________________\ > /\___
__ _____ _____ _____ | |/\ -\
_| |_|_| |_|_| |_|_| | | \ -\
_| |_|_| |_|_| |_|_| | HOLY ___\| -|\
| CRAP!!! />---'\ ||
__ _____ _____ _____ |___ , /| ///|>
_| |_|_| |_|_| |_|_| | |OO /|| |\
_| |_|_| |_|_| |_|_| | o|-\\- \||
|___|_ bb _ \\\
________________________________| |___________________ /^|| _
__
/ \
/ _/
/o /
OK, so you were > /\__
right -this- time. |/\ \
_ ,,, , /\| \ \
(_| 'oo OO /\\\| |
[__]_ _| .||. )) //\`-' |
jg| | | | || d d /^| \__/
__
/ \
/ _/
So... You're an Yep. /o /
alien from outer ` > /\__
space, is that it? |/\ \
`,,, /\| \ \
OO '.. /\\\| |
.||. .||. //\`-' |
____ bb ______ || _____________ /^| \__/ ____
__
/ \
/ _/
So, um... Did /o /
you eat any | /\__
humans lately? |/\ \
`,,, /\| \ \
OO '.. /\\\| |
.||. .||. //\`-' |
_ bb ______ || _____________ /^| \__/ ____
__
/ \
Hey, what kind of "It", huh? / _/
question is that? Well -thanks-. /- /
Can't you see that ` > /\__
you're insulting it? |/\ \
` ,,, /\| \ \
OO '.. /\\\| |
.||. .||. //\`-' |
jg______________________ bb ______ || _____________ /^| \__/ ____
__
/ \
/ _/
So why are you here, To learn all our /o /
Mr. Alien? To save ancient secrets | /\__
the universe, maybe? in a single day? |/\ \
`,,, , /\| \ \
'.. OO /\\\| |
.||. .||. //\`-' |
_______ || __ bb _____________ /^| \__/ ___
__
I kinda had a fight / \
with my girlfriend / _/
and she ran off. I'm /o /
looking for her. ` > /\__
|/\ \
,,, /\| \ \
'.. OO /\\\| |
.||. .||. //\`-' |
_______ || __ bb _____________ /^| \__/ ___
__
/ \
/ _/
/o /
Ha, good luck | /\__
with -that-. Yeah. |/\ \
`,,, , /\| \ \
'.. OO /\\\| |
.||. .||. //\`-' |
jg_______ || __ bb _____________ /^| \__/ ___
I don't mean to be ___
rude, but do you / \
have anything to / _/
eat around here? / o/
` |> /\_
Oh. Sorry, I'm not being |_/` \
a very good host, am I? /\| \ \
`OO /\\\| |
.||. //\`-' |
_______ bb ___________ /^| \__/ ___
You're always eating. It's not for me, ___ __
That's why you're fat. it's for the alien.| | |
`~.. He's starved. ` | | |
>> /|| | |
_________ |\ _________________________________ b|___|__| __
What a lame excuse. Do __
, you expect me to | |
o,OO ..~ buy that? Pfft. | |
`v)) .<<. | |
_ d d __________ || _______________________ |__| __
___ __
OK, I'll | | |
help. ` | | |
>|| | |
jg_______________ /||___|__| __
__
/ \
/ _/
Woah! There really is an Oh, don't be silly! Well... /o /
alien! I hope he doesn't This is a nice alien, ` > /\__
eat humans or anything... of course he doesn't! |/\ \
, ` /\| \ \
~.. OO /\\\| |
.>>. .||- //\`-' |
____ \\ ______________________________________ dd ______ /^| \__/ ___
__
/ \
/ _/
SHHKKRRGGRRK!! /o /
` /_ /\___
_/\|\ \
eeeek!! _/ /\| \ \
~.. `OO `' /\\\| |
>> -\\- //\`-' |
____ |\ ____________ bb _ /^| \__/ _____
__
/ \
I'm terribly sorry. / _/
I thought humour was / o/
a well-known concept ` > /\_ Not on planet
on this planet... |/` \ Nerd Boy...
/\| \ \ ,
/\\\| | ~--
pp //\`-' | >>
jg____ // _____________ /^| \__/ __ |\ ________
Why aren't you The novelty wore off.
with the alien? He's kind of lame...
` `,,, .--.
.-------- ~.. -. '.. | \ \
|`-.______ >> __`-.|| +-+-+
__ |__|_______\\ ___|||| __ | | | ___
__
/ \
\_ \ What on Earth are
\ o\ , you doing?
__/\ <
/ /\| I'm programming,
/ / |/\ wise guy. _
| |///\ `O |_)
| `-'/\\ |_(._[__]
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__
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/ /\|
/ / |/\ *sigh* _
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jg___ \__/ |^\ _______________ | |b | | ______
You guys are NOT
going to believe this! What?
` __ ` ,,,
#.. OO ..'
|| .||. .||.
______ |\ ___________ dd _ || ______
__
/ \
/ _/
/o /
I was at the mall, | /\__
and I met an alie- |/\ \
`__ ,,, /\| \ \
#.. OO ..' /\\\| |
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____________ || _________ dd _ || _______________ /^| \__/____
__
/ \
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Sorry. /o /
You just -had- to ` > /\__
meet one first... Sorry. |/\ \
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--# OO ..' /\\\| |
|| .||. .||. //\`-' |
jg_______ /| ______________ dd _ || _______________ /^| \__/____
__
/ \
Wait, Linda met an / _/
alien? Aren't you Yeah? /o /
looking for your ` > /\__
girlfriend?! |/\ \
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OO '.. /\\\| |
.||. .||. //\`-' |
__ bb _____ || _________ /^| \__/____
__
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/ _/
/o /
Am I going too fast Yes, | /\__
for you? Should I please. |/\ \
draw you a diagram? `,,, /\| \ \
`OO ..' /\\\| |
.||. .||. //\`-' |
jg____ bb _____ || _________ /^| \__/____
__
/ \
/ _/
OK, Mr. Alien, your girlfriend OK. /o /
is definitely at the mall. We ` > /\__
are going there and you will |/\ \
straighten things out. End of /\| \ \
story. Is that clear? `OO /\\\| |
.||. //\`-' |
___ bb _________ /^| \__/____
LATER, AT THE MALL...
__ __
/ \ / \
\_ \/ _/
\- \-/ This is seriously
__/\ </\__ icky romantic stuff.
/ /\/\ \ Why did I do this?
/| \/ \/ |\ |
| \`._/\_.'/ | | To impress girls.
| / `--'`--' \ | | What else?
Ewwww! \\ // Right! |
, `__ |\ /| ` `,,,
~-- --# |/ \| OO ..'
.>>. .|(. // \\ .||- .||.
jg____ || _ || ___ |^\ ________ /^| __________ bb ___ || __
And thus, the best strategy
in small areas is to attack Amazing.
head on instead of gathering `,,,
resources, apparently... `OO '..
(( ||
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Yeah, the intricacies of Yeah, it's YO, F4N
Etherlords is truly a way cool. D00D.
work of art; and that's `,,, \ ,,,
just in the demo! `OO '.. --
(( || .//.
___ b b ____ |\ ____________ _/( ___
You -know- that Hey, bro.
IDIOT Warez Dude?! `,,, ,,,
`OO '.. --
.||- || .//.
____ bb ____ |\ ____ _/( ___
What did
you say?
,,, nothing `,,,
-- `OO ..'
.//. .||. .||.
jg_____ (/ ________________ bb __ || _________
gnrk! What? /_________________________
` `,,, | _ _
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\\ .||. | |_|_|
______ bb ______ || ____ | __________________
Oh, I just realised that you
called Warez Dude "bro", and
how awful it would be if you ,,,
two were really brothers! `OO ..'
Imagine the horrid shame! .||. .||.
bb ||
We are.
`,,,
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.||. .||.
____________________ bb _____ || ____________________
Of course. What else,
after my silly diatribe?
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jg___________ d d _____ || __
So you're saying Warez Yeah.
Dude is your brother. `,,, ,--. *bleep*
`OO ,-------- '.. -. | \ \
(( |`-.______((o._ `-. +-+-+
b b |__|______ \\ _\_||___,| | |
_ _
(\'/)
(_(.)_) As in real Yeah! What's the *kzzt*
(/|\) family? problem?! `,,, ,--. *wwzzz*
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/)_|_(\ .||. |`-.______((o._ `-. +-+-+
' |_| ' bb |__|______ \\ _\_||___,| | |
The guy is the antichrist!
He is a hellspawn! You're / ,,, ,--. *weoeow*
nothing like him! `OO -- ,-------- '.. -. | \ \ *bloop*
-||- |`-.______((o._ `-. +-+-+
________ bb ______ |__|______ \\ _\_||___,| | |
_
/'/) I guess you're right. He
((.)) kinda takes after our dad.
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/)|_(\ .||. |`-.______((o._ `-. +-+-+
jg'|_| ' ____________ bb ______ |__|______ \\ _\_||___,| | | ______
Are you OK? Of course not. I'm
`,,, , shocked, to say
'.. OO the very least.
.||. ))
______ || _______ dd _______
I can understand your More like
shock. My family isn't "really freaky".
what you'd call `,,, ,
"normal"... '.. OO
|| ))
______ || _______ dd _______
Most people take a I can't
while to accept my blame 'em.
relations... `,,, ,
'.. OO
.||. ))
______ || _______ dd _______
Yeah, I had a xtian You have a total lamer for
friend who totally a brother, and you keep going
freaked out when he on about your dad! Do you have
met my dad, ol' `,,, , some kind of obsession?!
Beelzebub... '.. OO
.||. -||-
jg______ || _______ dd _______
LATER THAT NIGHT, IN THE LABORATORY...
Let's see, where was I? * ; , __ *woooooooooooooo...*
Oh, yes, I just hooked \ >< __/ _\
up that book to that < `> ///__ |
field generator... `OO < > > > >]_ |
(( < ' \\\ _|-.
b b >< \__/ `[==
* __
Now.. Let's >< / __/ _\ *...ooooooooo...*
see here... ' > ///__ |
`OO > > >]_ |
(( < \\\ _|-.
b b< \__/ `[==
I'm in the book! My Me's gonna knock
genius is impeccable! __ , ya ded, dwarfie!
` _--\
(__) OO \__/\
(\_oo -||- |_||
_______________ \bb ______ dd _______ d d(\ _______
Bring it on, My choice of __
stupid troll! book though... _--\
`(__) `OO \__/\
(\_oo || |_||
jg___________ \bb ______ dd _______ d d(\ ___
I'm gonna hack that Oookay, wait. Is that
troll to pieces and really necessary..? __
steal his teeth! ` , _--\
(__) OO \__/\
(\_oo .||. |_||
_____ \bb ______ dd ___________________ d d(\ ___
You don't understand. The beards hamper the
Dwarfish has only two use of a gender sub- __
pronouns; "them" ` , class, eh? _--\
and "us"... (__) OO \__/\
(\_oo .||. |_||
__ \bb ______ dd ________________________ d d(\ ___
Uh... Tell me, do "us" and "them"
Right. in Dwarfish sound a lot __
` , like your words for _--\
(__) OO "dwarf" and "troll"? \__/\
(\_oo .||. |_||
_____ \bb ______ dd ________________________ d d(\ ___
Now that you mention
it... Yeah, they do! Hoo boy. __
` , _--\
(__) OO \__/\
(\_oo .||. |_||
jg____________ \bb ______ dd ________________________ d d(\ ___
Do you -really- want Me crush dwarfie!
to crush this poor __ ,
dwarf? Think about it. _--\
(__) `OO \__/\
(\_oo .||. |_||
__ \bb ______________________ bb ________ d d(\ ___
Why not be the bigger None taken.
man and walk away? Oh, __ , Crush dwarfie!
uh, no pun intended... _--\
(__) `OO \__/\
(\_oo .||. |_||
__ \bb ______________________ bb ________ d d(\ ___
You're a WHAT DID YOU
bit daft, __ , SAY..?!
aren't you? _oo\
(__) `OO __\__/\
(\_oo || '`|_||
__ \bb ______________________ bb ________ d d(\ ___
Crush __
dwarfie! _--\
(__) `OO/ \__/\
(\_-- .|| |_||
jg______ \bb ______________________ bb ________ d d(\ ___
Let's not kill each other, __
OK? It wouldn't be decent. _--\
(__) `OO \__/\
(\_oo -||- |_||
\bb db d d(\
Let's talk instead. Do /) (\
you have any hobbies? | __ |
` \_oo\/ - Crushing
(__) OO \__/ dwarfies!
(\_oo .||. |_|
\bb bb d d
And you like..
Slicing trolls! |
| So your common ground __
` , is killing each _--\
(\ (__) OO other. Let's work \__/\
\_oo .||. from that. Err.. |_||
bb dd d d(\
He's not doing Nope.
too well, is he? __ ,
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(__) OO \__/\
(\_oo )) |_||
jg \bb dd d d(\
C'mon, no troll /) (\
vs dwarf war here! | __ |
` \_oo\/
(\ (__) OO \__/
\_oo -||- |_|
bb db d d
At least let me
get out of the way! __ (\
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(|(__) <OO> \__//
|_oo || / |_|
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/oo_ |
(__) OO \__//
(\_oo_ || ||_|
\bb bb /)d d
Thank God *smack*
for elves. .--. _ *whack*
.--. `OO ( ( )_ -- *kapow*
( ( )- .||. ( ( )_ - - *slice*
jg (__)-- bb `------ *crack*
You know what I love
,,, , most about this
'.. ~== ~.. OO Easter thing?
.||. .]]. .>>. .||.
|| || || dd
Eggs? No. Not the stupid
,,, ` , eggs. Bleh.
'.. ~== ~.. OO
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|| || || dd
Robots? What? What
,,, ` , robots?
'.. ~== ~.. OO
.||. .]]. .>>. .||.
|| || || dd
That Jesus Christ Uh.. No.
Superstar is `,,, , Eww.
on TV all day? '.. ~== ~.. OO
.||. .]]. .>>. .||.
|| || || dd
Great, now you
,,, , made me forget
'.. ~== ~.. OO completely.
.||. .]]. .>>. ((
jg || || || b b
So, what did you Cut it out.
guys get me? Any ,
cool stuff? `OO --~
(( .<<.
b b ||
But.. It's my It's April Fool's! I'm not
birthday today! , falling for that!
`OO ..~
.||. -<<-
bb ||
OO ~..
|| >>
_______ bb ____________ |\ ____
OO ~..
(( >>
___________ bb ____________________ |\ ___________________
Hey! I told you about
my birthday MONTHS ago!
What's going on here?!
`OO __ ~oo
-||- _ -- ->>-
jg bb --- |\
What's that _
weird noise? Bjork. _
`~.. `O |_)
.>>. |_(._[__]
_______ || _____ | |b| | _______________ ______________
\__(_)__\ /__(_)__/
__ __ /\
/ \/ \ (__) \
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_________/___\___________ \ _ / ____
-- _- /___\ \___
~ - \
.::...__ ~ /
:::'::::::.......__ /
::. '::::::::::::::::::.... \
'::.:::::::::::::::::' ___/
... Hey, are /
you listening? Sure. _ \____
`~.. `O |_) /\__/
.>>. |_(._[__] ,,,, /
_______ || _____ | |b| | ___ '' _ /
/ _\
/ \__|
/
Then what Oh, you meant
did I say? listen to YOU?_
`~-- `O |_)
.>>. |_(._[__]
jg_____________________ || _____ | |b| | ___
; So where's this thing I
,,, ; , just -had- to see?
~~' : OO
.||. : ))
_ || ____________:__ d d ______
\
Right here. Isn't this a ;
wonderful view? And the `,,, * ;
fresh air is amazing! ..' OO :
-||. || :
_ || _____ dd ___:__________________
\
Aren't you gonna check I'm busy.
out the great view? `,,, ,
..' <OO
.||. ||.
_ || _____ dd ______________________
\
What are you Using telekinesis to push
doing? `,,, , you off that ledge.
'.. <OO
.||. ||.
_ || _____ dd ______________________
\
jg |
,,,
'.. O
|| __L:_:-)_|
____ |\ ___________ | |d| | ____
Those are LEGO dolls! FYI, this is not just any LEGO.
You're playing with dolls! This is Emperor Palpatine and
Are you some kind of `,,, , Darth Vader complete with
girl or something? '.. O props from the final duel.
.||. __L:_:-)_|
________ || __ | |d| | ____
,,,
'.. O
.||. __L:_:-)_|
_______________ || __ | |d| | _______________
Can I play? No.
`,,, ,
'.. O
.||. __L:_:-)_|
jg________ || __ | |d| | ____
Why did you fill I can win $1000's worth of O'Reilly
out a boring form books. Don't know what that is, but
just now? `,,, , _ $1000 is a lot of money!
'.. O |_)
.||. |_(._[__]
|| ______ | |b| |
You mean you'd enter a Hey, "quantitative" means continuous,
contest for $1000's worth and "qualitative" means discrete.
of dog poo? Quantity `,,, , _
over quality, eh? '.. O |_)
|| |_(._[__]
|\ | |b| |
OK... Continuous stuff is a higher order
And? of infinity than discrete stuff.
`,,, , _
'.. O |_)
.||. |_(._[__]
_____________ || __ | |b| | _______________
So? I'm just saying.
`,,, , _
'.. O |_)
.||. |_(._[__]
jg_____________________ || __ | |b| | _____________________
AT THE UNIVERSITY... ______________
____________________|We're hiring! |
| __ | We're cool! ||
OO | _ ..' | Work for us,||
(( | _(%)__.||.__ |____you fool!_||
b b |_____ | | ________|_______|
I see you have candy in that No no, we pay
bowl. Does that mean you pay people money.______________
your wages in candy or what? ___________ , ___|We're hiring! |
| ` __ | We're cool! ||
| OO _ ..' | Work for us,||
| || _(%)__.||.__ |____you fool!_||
|_ bb | | ________|_______|
I have to buy the candy ______________
myself? Too much work. _____________ ? ____|We're hiring! |
` | __ | We're cool! ||
OO | _ ..' | Work for us,||
)) | _(%)__.||.__ |____you fool!_||
d d jg|_____ | | ________|_______|
Hum di-dum... *munch*
__ , * ,, *munch*
(|~~ O .'
()PP |_(-.,v____v__`)_|
|\ | |b| |/| |
La la la...
__ , ,,
(|~~ O .'
()PP |_( _,v____v_o-)_|
__ |\ _________________ *screech*| |b | |/| | __
Larira- OK! WE KNOW YOU'RE GOOD-
__ , LOOKING! GET OVER IT! ,,
(|~~ `OO .'
()PP -\\- |_ _,v____v-. )_|
_______________ |\ _____________ dd _ | | | |/| | __________
The -nerve- of *chomp*
__ some people. ,, *crunch*
(|oo `O .'
()PP |_(-._v____v__`)_|
jg__________ || ___________________ | |b| |/| | ____
Nerd Boy, we need
to talk to you... ,,,
OO `..~ ..'
.||. << ||
______ bb _____________________ /| ___ /|
Why? What's You've been acting weird lately.
going on? , ,,,
`OO ..~ ..'
.||. .<<. .||.
____ bb ______ || ____ || _________
You snap at people, make
threats. Your social skills
are actually getting worse
than they already were! ,,,
OO `..~ ..'
.||. .<<. .||.
___________________ bb ______ || ____ || ______________
Maybe I don't want to Maybe you listen to NIN too much.
follow social standards. You should give us all your CDs.
Maybe I gave up trying `,,,
to figure it out! `OO ..~ ..'
-||- .<<. .||.
jg _________________________ bb ______ || ____ || ________
Stop following
,,, , me around!
'.. ~.. OO
|| >> ((
|\ |\ b b
Look; unlike Fan Boy, who's just
a jerk, I'm beginning to worry! About what?!
,,, ` ,
'.. ~.. OO
.||. .>>. -||-
__ || ___ || __________ dd
Your mental
health.
,,, ,
'.. ~.. OO
.||. .>>. ||
_________ || ___ || __________ dd _________
Isn't it a bit
late for that?
`,,,
'.. ~-- OO
.||. .>>. ))
jg_______________ || ___ || __________ dd ___
OO
.||.
____________________________________ bb ___________________________
_ __ __
/.\ .' ( oo OO
_// \\ //_`-'__ .||.
/.-' `-'--)\'--)\ __________________ bb _______
_ _
/)\/)\
//_//
/( oo
/__`-'
/.-./
/__ /
// //
// //
_//_// OO
)/ )/ .||.
jg __ ' ' _________ bb __
Hey, Mandy. Have Nope. He's been a total
you seen Nerd Boy? recluse for months now.
`,,, , _
'.. ~. |_)
|| |_>._[__]
__ |\ _________ | |\| | _______
You live just down the You got it,
hall from him and you Fan Boy!
haven't seen him `,,, , _
at all in months? '.. ~. |_)
.||. |_>._[__]
________ || ___ | |\| | _______
It hasn't occured to you Are you kidding? With him not
that something might be hogging the computer, I can play
wrong? Aren't you `,,, , __ MUDs all day long.
even the least bit '.. ~.. |)_)
concerned about him? .||. |_>>_[_]_]
____ || _ | |\| | | ___
But.. That's -his- ..and therefore..?
computer..! `,,, , __
'.. ~.. |)_)
-||- |_>>_[_]_]
jg______ || _ | |\| | | ___
MEANWHILE... \ / : --._ /
\ \ /
Wh- what's going on? What am I \-. /\ /
doing here? What's that weird ___ \_\ `: /
machine? Did I build that? |)__) _| . _|
` OO \__\__| _ |_|
(( \ / /| _: |
bb \\_\/____))__\
_
oo I'm getting out of here! ___
-' , That machine doesn't |)__)
__ OO look very safe... \__\_
--)\ (( \ /
______ b b ___ _______________________ \\_
you must destroy those
who have opposed you
\___OO nerd boy
'--))|
__ bb _____________________________________________________________
VENGEANCE WILL BE MINE! See?
THE WORLD SHALL SUFFER! He's fine! ___ ___
, ` | ,,|LAB|
OO ..~ | ..| |
-||- -<<. |.||| o|
jg___________ bb _____ ___ || _|_|||___| ___
LATER... Yees... Yesss, \ \ , /
this is perfect! /______/ / Hold it! What are you doing
`___\ \ / in Nerd Boy's lab, evildoer?
|||| )______\| ` __
\ \\_ | oo|___
\ \_/ | -\/>
____________________ \__\\___:__\ ______ /\
Welcome, pesky Executor. I believe your Oh, it's just you.
question answers itself. How moronic! See ya later then!
___` \ `: / __ ,
|)_ OO | . _| ___|oo
\__|| | _ |_| .\/-
\ /bb| _: | />
\\_\/____))__\ ___________________
Hey, wait! I'm taking
over the world here!
HELLOOO-OO?! `OO
-||-
____ bb ________________________
Aw crap. I didn't even get a
chance to use my excessively
elaborate death traps. `OO
((
jg____________________________ bb __________________________________
what are Preparing to take
_ you doing over the world.
oo , _
-' O |_)
|_( _[__]
___________________ | |b| | ________
yes.. perfecting the No, memorizing the
__ doomsday machine Evil Overlord List.
oo , _
`-' O |_)
\___ |_( _[__]
'--)) __________________________ | |b| |
but.. surely NOW is Ye-ess, Hey, we should make
_ the time for revenge.. master... a Star Wars fan film!
oo come.. come... , _ `,,,
-' OO |_) ..'
_)) )) |_ _[__] ||
-' _______________ d d | | | | ____________ /| _
So.. many feelings.. ?
colliding... EEUURGH!! _ ,,,
`Oo |_) ..'
-||- |_ _[__] .||.
jg___________________ db _ | | | | ___________ || ___
Not now, Insanity; I'm working on the
lightsaber FX for our Star Wars movie.
_ __ __ , _
/.\ .' ( oo O |_)
_// \\ //_`-'__ |_(._[__]
/.-' `-'--)\'--)\ _____ | |b| |
___ __ _
.' ( ,, O |_)
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_)/`.__)`--)\`--)\ __________ | |b| |
__ _
,, O |_)
`-'_ |_(._[__]
`--)\ ___________________________ | |b| |
_
O |_)
|_(._[__]
jg ______________________________ | |b| | ___________________________
Oh -Lorf-! -Crappy- _ Uh.. What or who is this "Lorf"?
free web servers! `O |_) `..~
|_\ _[__] <<
_ | |b| | ____ /| _________
You know, the Lorf. No. I really don't, and
Our Almighty Lorf. _ , you're a total wacko.
`O |_) ..~
|_(._[__] -<<.
___ | |b| | ___ || ________
Oh yeah?! Well, -you're- a Uh.. I can get a
girl! -I- can get therapy! _ , sex change.
`O |_) ..~
|_\-_[__] .<<.
_____ | |b| | ___ || ______
Ewwww! PERV! _ Oh, I -give up-!
`OO |_) `~--
_ .||-_[__] ->>-
__ __|_ bb | | _____ |\ __
..I WIN! _
`OO |_)
_ -||-_[__]
jg ____ __|_ db | | _________
NERD BOY SITS IN THE EERIE GLOW OF HIS COMPUTER SCREEN,
WORKING ON THE LIGHTSABER FX FOR A STAR WARS FAN FILM...
_ *click* Go to bed already! Your
O |_) *clack* stupid clicking is `--~
|_(._[__] keeping me awake! .<<.
jg________ | |b| | ____________________________________ || _
MEANWHILE, WHERE'S THE ROBOT BEEN SINCE EPISODE 231?!
|
-x- .::.
| `:: _ _
.:::' _\/_ |
____ -__ ~== `::::. .:(.(._) -x-
__ _ -__- .//- ... `:::::::::: ___ |
--- // `:: .::::::::::. .' `.
:::. ..::::::::::::::. .==/ \==.
:..:'`::..::: `::::::::. `; (( | | ))
`' `::' :: `:::::: `==+=======+=='
:::. `:::. `.___.'
_\/_ `::::. `::
/\ `::: '
`:
PROBABLY BATTLING EVIL ANTIMATTER OCTOPII FROM OUTER SPACE!
HOW SHOULD I KNOW?! GIMME A BREAK!
| *ZAP!* *ZOT!*_ __ .:::.
-x- ~== ,_ ____ ___ \|(x(x_).:::'
| .[]-( _-_ -__ _ -- ::::::::. ,.::. _\/_
/> ` .. /|:::::::::::::::: /\
`:::.. .::::::' ..`:::
.:' `::::::: .::::::'
`""' `'
Our Star Wars fan film won't Yeah, where they cut between
have any of those stupid `,,, , the cool duel and some silly
cuts like in Ep. 1 & 6. '.. OO crap you don't care about.
.||. .||.
___________________ || ____ dd __________________________
~==.::::::..
| :::' `:::::.
_\|/_ ||`:. _ __`:::. .::::.
/|\ ('('_)::::. ..:::' `::
__ __ | `:::::::::::::::: ; |
_-_- _(__)_ ,:\____)__)::::::::::' -x-
-_ <_<__>_> :::::::::::::' ::::::::. ..: |
`::::::::' `:::::::'
They always leave Yeah, wondering what'll happen
you hanging! `,,, , next. Let's not have that.
'.. OO Dramatic tension my ass.
.||. .||.
jg__________________________ || ____ dd ______________________
Nerd Boy? ,,,
`~.. '..
>> ||
____________ |\ ___ |\ ________________________
________________________________ ___________________
qq
-||-
OO
He was here Woah. `Hey there! I kinda got inspired
a minute ago... `,,, by Betty Bad and made antigrav
`~.. '`` boots. Aren't they cool?!
.>>. .||.
_______________ || __ || _____________________
_______________________________ ____________________
qq
-||-
OO
,,, `What's up? Why are
~`` '`` you staring?
.>>. .||.
________________ || __ || _______________________
_______________________________ ____________________
qq
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We're waiting oo
to see when you run ,,, *
out of batteries. `~`` '``
.>>. .||.
jg____________________ || __ || _______________________
I will
DESTROY you! ,,,
`OO \/ ..'
/||-/\-||
_____ /_bb __ || _____________________
__
. o o`-
// 'w, ` s \
-((-\ \h |
,'' \ ?
``` OO /
/||-/
________ /_bb ______________
OO
`` *SLICE!*
,,,
'.. / |
.||-/\\- T
_______ || /_bb ____
Hey! What are you Er.. Just... -tweaking- the, erm,
doing at my computer? cuts in our Star Wars fan film...
` `,,, _
OO '. |_)
.||- |_(._[__]
jg__________ bb ________________ | |\| | ______
So.. I tried to call you and Hmm? Oh, I disconnected the phone
kept getting a busy signal. during a thunderstorm. Didn't
`,,, , _ wanna electrocute it.
~.. '.. O |_)
>> .||. |_(._[__]
___ |\ _____ || _______ | |b| | ________
That was days ago. Um.. I started reading the PvP
So why haven't you archives, and now I can't stop.
reconnected it yet? ,,, , _
`~.. '.. O |_)
.>>. .||. |_(._[__]
____ || ____ || _______ | |b| | ________
I feel a real connection with these
,,, characters,_as if I've known them all
~.. '.. `O |_) my life. We have so much
.>>. .||. |_(._[__] in common it scares me.
____ || ____ || _______ | |b| | ________
*cuckoo!* *giggle*
` ,,, _
~,' ~~' O |_)
->>- -||. |_(._[__]
jg____ || ____ || _______ | |b| | ________
Aah. I love cinema. Well I sure as heck don't.
`,,, ,
.---.- '.. OO -.---.---.
| | || || | __ |
.---.---.---.--- '.. ---.
| | | | |(( | |
What? How can You're kidding, right? The big screen just
you say that?! brings out the crappy image quality, it's
`,,, , way too loud, and even then, people
.---.--- '.. OO ---.---. manage to laugh or talk in the
| | |(( |(( | __ | wrong places so that I can't
.---.---.---.--- '.. ---. hear the movie. It -sucks-!
| | | | |(( | |
,,,
.---.--- '.. OO --- Excuse me, could you
| | |(( |(( | __ , please be quiet?
.---.---.---.--- ..' ---.
| | | | |(( | |
See?! This is -exactly-
what I'm talking about!
,,, , YOU! SHUT.. UP!
.---.--- '-- OO ---.---.
| | |(( |((- __ |
.---.---.---.--- oo' ---.
jg| | | | |(( | |
,,, Tee hee!
'.. OO `~^^
|| (( >>
____ |\ ___________ bb ________________ |\ _______
Another experiment Yeah. And as always, Mandy was
gone bad? `,,, , there to add insult to
'.. OO injury. I -hate- that!
.||. -||-
____ || ______ dd ________________
If it bothers you that
much, talk to her. `,,,
Explain how you '.. OO
feel and all. .||. .||.
____ || ______ dd ____
,,,
'.. OO
.||. .||.
____ || ______ dd ____
OK you lost me.
,,, ,
'.. OO
.||. ||
jg_______________ || ______ dd __________________
There she is. Come OK.. Mandy? Yeah?
on, talk to her. `,,, , ,
'.. OO ..~
.||. (( .<<.
_________ || _____ b b ________ || _________
The only thing you Oh yeah? Fine!
ever do is heckle me. I've had enough
I've had enough! of -you too-!
,,, ` ,
'.. OO ~--
.||. <||> ->>-
_________ || _________ bb _________ |\ _____
Wow. That was so easy! And
,,, , I feel so much better!
'.. OO Thank you, Fan Boy!
.||. .||.
_______ || _________ dd ________
TWO SECONDS LATER...
She's gone FOREVER now! YOU
RUINED MY LIFE! I'LL KILL YOU!
,,, ,
'oo @@
-((- -\\.
jg_______ \\ _________ dd ________
I know how And she's been gone for what,
to make Mandy five minutes? Who cares?!
come back! `,,,
`OO ..'
// .||.
____ b b _______________ || _______
I'll woo her! She won't Is that the "big white phone" I hear?
be able to resist my I'm expecting a call from "Ralph".
charming boyish charms! `,,,
`OO '..
-||- .||.
___________ db _________ || _______
Wha- Nothing you say Then at least
will make me give up! -shut- up.
` `,,,
OO '--
.//- ||
___________ bb _____________ |\ ___
OK, what's with It's my pathetic attempt to
the attitude?! fill the void left by Mandy.
` `,,,
OO ',,
.||. ((
jg___________ bb _____________ )) ___
Actually, I'm glad
Mandy left! She was
so full of crap! Um..
` `,,,
OO ..'
.||. .||.
______ bb __________ || ____________
She's standing
right behind you.
`,,,
OO ..'
.||. -)).
______ bb _____________ /( _________
I knew that! I was joking!
You think I'm an idiot?! ,,,
`OO ..'
.||. .||.
______ bb __________________ || ____
OK, don't *laugh*
answer that. *point*
` ,,,
OO ~~'
.||. -||.
jg__________________________________________ dd __________________ ||
With Mandy gone, I /_________
guess we'll have to ,,, | ___
buy our -own- milk. `OO ..' | |_|_|
)) || | |_|_|
______________________________ d d ___ /| _______________|________
*appear!*
__ YIKES!
_\= , `,,,
_ / | Oo oo'
/(_.' | -//- -//-
`._ | _________ dd _____ //
I Have Mandy. And I have
`__ a raygun!
_\= , ,,,
/ | ___ OO ..'
/ | `{-|| .||.
___ ._,' `-; _______ dd _____ || ________________
This Is Merely
A Hologram. -Always- when I
`__ bring a raygun!
_\= , ,,,
/ | OO --'
, / | )) ||
jg_______ (`-' `. ________ dd _____ || ______________
I Have Mandy. I Will Exchange What?! I can't let that fall
Her For Your Time Machine. `__ into the clutches of evil!
_\= , ,,,
/ | OO ..'
,__.' | -||- .||.
_________ \ `. _____ dd _____ || ______________
For Proof That I Have The Girl, For a hologram, he
Watch This Recording... `__ sure packs a punch.
_\= `,,,
/ | '..
|\_.' | .||. pp
_________ `. | _______________ || _____ -//- ___
Save me Nerd Boy! ,,,
I love you! `~.. ..' O#
->>- .||. -\\-
_____________________ || ________________ || __ *pop* dd __
Did you -see that-?
| Yes! Mandy loves me!
That guy totally looked |
like Darth Vader! What guy?
`,,, ,
'.. O#
-||. ||
jg___________________ *vanish!* ____________ || _______ dd ___
Me from the future! You
must know something about
_ Mandy's kidnapping! ` ,,,
".O OO ..'
.(( -||. .||.
_ |b b _____________________________ dd ____ || _______
Indeed. I've spent my Woah.. -There's- a future
life travelling time to look forward to.
trying to thwart ` _ `,,,
the kidnapping. ".O OO ..'
.(( || .||.
________ | bb ____________ dd ____ || ____
Time travel will -not- I won't! Let's
work! Heed my warning! go, Fan Boy!
Don't throw your ` _ ` ,,,
life away! ".O OO/ ..'
.((- .|| .||.
________ | bb ____________ bb ____ || ____
*Mission* Did you notice they
*Accomplished* shut down the Ragnarok
_ , beta servers? `,,,
\| '..
_ (( ||
jg_____________ ".O bb __________________________________________ |\
Well, if time travelling is From her kidnapper or
out, we'll have to find , her bad attitude?
another way to save Mandy. ,,,
`OO ..'
)) .||.
__ d d _____ /| ______________________
No time for jokes! You got your ass
Notice anything when , kicked?
that hologram hit me? ,,,
`OO ..'
<||. .||.
___ bb _____ || ______________________
The blow seemed to come Just admit it; you got your
from above, not from , ass kicked by an
the hologram itself. ,,, intangible entity.
`OO ~~'
.||. .||.
___ db _____ || ______________________
I have a feeling that "Intangible entity".. HOHO!
hologram was projected , HAHAHA.. OW, my ribs!
from a spaceship... ,,,
`OO ~~'
)) -\\-
jg___________ d d _______ // ______________________
So you're saying the Exactly! Quick,
hologram that took Mandy to the hovercraft!
is somewhere in space? ` ,,, ,
'.. \OO
.||. ||.
___ || _____ dd _____
Huh. Why not call it the Give it a rest.
"Nerdmobile" while ` ,,, ,
you're at it? '.. OO
|| ((
___________ |\ _____ b b ____
There she is, interstellar
.-------. ______ hyperdrive raring to go.
/ )__/_____( , ,,,
/_|\______/ _____| OO ..'
(____________///////( .||. .||.
______ _|_ ```````` ___ dd ___ || ______
\ ` /
- *CRASH!* -
`. -. || ,- *fzzzt* AND WE'RE OFF
__ '. [] .- ______ TO A GREAT START!
'-. `. ==~ -__/_____( , ,,,
--- _ *meep* \ _____| @@ oo'
.-'_ _ |`\///////( -||- .//.
jg______ _(_ | ```````` ___ dd ___ // ______________
*Mission* Good.
*Accomplished* `____
*Sir!* __ _\==/_ __
_ _\/_ | | _\/_
_\| |\/| | | |\/|
|\/ _ || __ ._/ `-; __ || _
____ || ________/ \____
Soon I Will Have The Time Ha! Revealing secret
Machine With Which I Can Change plans in front of us
The Past To My Advantage. prisoners so we can
`____ tell the good guy?
__ _\==/_ __ _`____ ___
_ _\/_ | | _\/_ | __ |
|/_ |\/| _ | | |\/| | ..' | .
\/| _ || __ \`-' \ ____ || _ |------|---
/| ________________/ \_________| || | d
Right You Are.
Kill Them All.
__ , *eep!*
__ _\=| _ ______ ___
_\/_ | | _\| | __ |
|\/| _.' | |\/- | oo'|
_ || __ `. | _______ |\ _ |------|---
jg_______/ \_________| // |
Just sitting around?! I know, I'm not a *Hovercraft
Mandy was kidnapped! complete idiot. rebuilt.*
`,,, , _ , *meep*
'.. O |_) ==~
|| |_(._[__] .[[.
_______ |\ _______ | |b| | __________________ || ____
"Not a complete Now we can finally use the
idiot"? Hehehe... hovercraft to save Mandy and
_ `,,, , then you might shut
|_) '~~ OO up for a change.
|_ _[__] || ((
________ | | | | ____ |\ __________ b b _________
___________________________
_.--' _.--'\
_.-' _.-' \
.' .' \
.' .' \
/ / \______________
/ / /
/_______/ /
\ \ / ______________
\_______\_______________/ .'`._
It's Eh. I liked the \ ____ \ /`._ `---.______
massive! old one better. \ \___\ \ / `---.________
`,,, , \ \___\ \ \`._
'oo OO \_\___\_\____________\ `---._________
-||- || `._ `._
__ || ___ bb _________________________________jg`---.___`---.________
Wait. The new hovercraft *eeeto... Yes,
is huge. Where did we get about that...*
,,, the money to build it? , *meep*
'.. `OO ==~
|| || .[[.
____ |\ ______________ bb ___________ || ________________
We borrowed the From who? Y0.
money. `,,, , \ ,,,
'.. OO ==~ --
.||. || .[[. -//.
____ || ________ dd ___________ || __________ _/ )_
I know you hate him, 4ND N0W W3 C4N
but he was our only S4V3 D4T M4NDY
chance! `,,, B4B3!! \ ,,,
'.. OO ~== --
-||- || .]]. .//,____
__________ || ________ dd ___________ || __________ _/< |_
/ Little did they know that he had \
| brought his raygun and that W3R3Z |
\D00D was in for a nasty surprise.../
,,, o. *meep?* ,,,
'.. OO ==~ --
.||. || .[[. .//,____
jg________ || ________ dd ___________ || __________ _/< |_
____________ Huh.
| INCOMING | ,
|TRANSMISSION| ..~
|____________| .<<.
_______________________________________________ || _____
*So. Are We Enjoying
Our Captivity Yet?* This place needs
____________ colour. How about
|\ ---. ,--/| , curtains?
| \ --- --/ | ..~
|__\___.-./__| .<<-
__________________________________________________ || _____
*Enjoying it
*vrrrrCLICK* too much, maybe.* Pfft. Call that a
._ ___ ____________ raygun? Now, about
_`-// \_ |\ ---. ,--/| , the curtains.
[[ (( =(_) | \ --- --/ | ..~ I can..
_,-\\__/ |__\___.-./__| .<<.
' __________________________________________________ || _____
_______
__ _.-'| \ \|
/| `'\ | | \____\
| |`.(O) | | /OOOO/
._ ___ | |__| ____________ |_.-' \/OOOO/ nevermind
_`-// \_ |/ |\ `-. ,--/| ,-.________ ,
[[ (( =(_) | \ --- --/ | /._,-====--' oo~
_,-\\__/ |__\___.-./__| / / <<
'jg________________________________ / / ____________ || _____
Why are we so many? It's a
heroic rescue, not a field trip!
,,, ,,, ,
'.. -- OO ==~
.||. \\ .||. .[[.
______ || _____ )\_ __ dd _______ || ____________
Actually, Linda Oh great! Why not the whole family?
wants to come too. Hey, let's invite Santa Claus!
__ `,,, ,,, ,
#.. '.. -- OO ==~
)| -||. .\\. -||- .[[.
_ |\ _____ || ___ _/ > __ dd _______ || _______________
What? Well, it ought to get lonely
` on the North Pole in summer!
__ ,,, ,,, ,
#.. '.. -- OO ==~
.)|. .||. .\\. `||> .[[.
_ || __ || ___ _( \_ __ dd _______ || ___________________
Is he being OF COURSE Aw crap.
sarcastic? I AM!! ` __
__ ` ,,, ,,, ` , ? /-.\
#.. ..' -- - @@ ~== .. *
.)|. .||. .\\. -||- .]]. (" )
jg____ || __ || ___ _( \_ __ dd _______ || ____________________ || __
Didn't I Tell You Not
*Sir!* To Disturb Me? ` ___
`_ _\__|_
_\|_ | |
|\/| __.' |
|| _____ `. |
*Interstellar* So... He Figured Out Where
*Hyperdrive* I Am, Built A Spaceship ` ___
*Detected!* `_ And Is Coming To Get Me? _\__|_
_\|_ How Very Amusing..._ / |
|\/| |`-.' |
|| _______ \ |
*Yes* Wait.
*Sir* ` __
_ , _|=_/_
|/_ | |
\/| | |
/| _______ / |
Disturbing Me With
Insignificance... `___
_\__|_
( | |
_) / |
jg .;-.`. ___________ / |
WE JOIN OUR HEROES ON THE REBUILT HOVERCRAFT, ON A MISSION TO RESCUE
MANDY.. AND IN THE CASE OF WAREZ DUDE, TO LEAN ON EXPENSIVE CONSOLES.
_____________
I'll go see what the |__________|_ |
others are up to. `,,, __ | ,,, | |
'.. ..# | -- | |
.||. .|(. /__,//,____/ |
_______ || ____ || ___________________| _/< |__|
________
Bro, don't hit on 5UR3 TH1NG. ____|_ |
my girlfriend. `,,, __ \ ,,, | |
..' ..# -- | |
|| .|(. /__,//,____/ |
/| ________ || ___________________| _/< |__|
_____
D1D 1 3V3R T3LL Y00 _|_ |
__ ,,, / H0W H0T Y00 R? | |
#.. -- ____ | |
.)|. // -- /__________/ |
_______________ || ___ _/( ___________| |__|
Yes you did, and then _____________
I kicked you in the.. R111GHT. |__________|_ |
` __ \ ,,, | (o) __ | |
#-- __ -- | ___ |__| | |
.)|. `------ \\ /_/_//_..._/ |
jg_________________________ || ___________ )\_ ___| |__|
MEANWHILE, IN THE COCKPIT OF THE REBUILT HOVERCRAFT...
*fzeeeep* What's up?
*blip*______ `,,,
| | \ ==~ OO ..'
| | |-[[. .||. ||
|____|__| || dd /|
She's scanning to see where the
evil kidnapper is holding Mandy.
*blop*______ , ,,,
| | \ ==~ OO ..'
| | |-[[. -||. .||.
|____|__| || bb ||
*Got it!* Really?
*tada*______ , *meep* , ,,,
| | \ ==~ OO ..'
| | |.[[. -\\- .||.
____ |____|__| || _____________________ dd ________ || _______
*Oops. That was just the secret Playboy space
station. Erasing coordinates; continuing search.* !
______ , *meep* ,,,
| | \ ==~ oO oo'
| | |-[[. -\\- .||.
jg|____|__| || dd ||
OUR HEROES HAVE FINALLY REACHED ___
THE EVIL KIDNAPPER'S LAIR... / \
* / \ *
/ \
. | / \
* -x- . / \
| / \
* / \
. * / \
. / \
/ \
It's a huge black . /_______________________\
featureless monolith! \ /
` Look at the size \_____________________/
_______ , of that thing!
_/___ \_\ . *
. '-----`---' .
, \ *
*meep* D00D.
. . * .
* .
AND NOW... AN ALTERNATE DIMENSION INTERMISSION.
..if T was a pointer, Dork girl! Can't you see
'cause then he'd have I'm working out? GO.. AWAY.
to dereference. ` ,
~OO --
.>>. .||-o
jg || bb
####################################################################### ############# *Sir!* *Ship* ########################################### ###### _ ## *Approaching!* ################ Leave Me Alone. ######## ###### _\| ########################################################### ###### |\/ ########################################################### ###### || ########################################################### ####### `;. ######################################################### ######## "' ####################################################### ######### ######################################################### ########## ############################################################ ####################################################################### ############# *According* *To* ############ Very Well. Ready The ###### ###### _ ## *Your* *Orders*.. ########## Ion Disruptor Cannon ###### ###### _\| ################################ And Fire At Will. ###### ###### |\/ ########################################################### ###### || ########################################################### ####### `;. ######################################################### ######## "' ####################################################### ######### ######################################################### ########## ############################################################ ####################################################################### ####################################################################### ###### ############################### And Get Someone To Fix #### ######|_ ################################# The Lights In Here! ##### ######/| ########################################################### ######| ########################################################### ####### ######################################################### ######## ####################################################### ######### ######################################################### jg######## ############################################################
MEANWHILE, IN THE ALTERNATIVE DIMENSION...
My computer picked up
a fluxing DPF `
reading! ~OO --
>> ||-o
______ |\ ___________ bb _______________________________
Do you realize what Does it have something to
this means?! ` , do with my pecs?
~OO --
->>- o||
____________ || ________ dd ___________________________
-Someone's- been using
the interdimensional
transporter... `
OO~ --
.<<. o||
_______________ || ________ dd _______________________
But who?! The suspense is
WHO?! killing me. Really.
` ,
~OO --
->>- ((o
jg__________________ || ___________ b b _____________
*They are readying Fan Boy! Way ahead of you. I've
their ion disruptors!* Shields! seen Star Trek too.
, *meep!* ___ , `,,,
___ ~== /\ OO '.. ____
| \ .[[ \ \_||_ ||./ |
|____| || ____________ \__\bb\ _______________ |||_____| ________
x------------------x------------------x------------------x
|''''''''. |''''''''. <> |''''''''. |/ |
|_______ : |_______ : |_______ : - |
|___ \_\ : |___ \_\ : |___ \_\ : \ |
|---`---' : |---`---' : |---`---' : |
x------------------x------------------x------------------x
*Our shields
are holding.* Good. Now..
, ___ , ,,,
___ ==~ /\ OO ..' ____
| \ .[[. \ \_||_ .||. / |
|____| || \__\bb\ || |_____|
BUT SUDDENLY, THE INTERACTION BETWEEN THE SHIELDS AND THE ION
DISRUPTOR PROJECTILE CAUSED A RIFT IN THE SPACE-TIME CONTINUUM!
-._ . ___
Was that supposed .--.\_/ . This Is Not / \
to happen..? ' .--x--' A Good Thing. / \
` _______ / .'\`--' ` / \
_/___ \_\ ( `._ /_________\
'-----`---' \ , \_________/
jg D00D. *No* *Sir*
MEANWHILE, IN THAT OTHER DIMENSION...
/ ? _
_ -- ~O |_)
- || |_>._[__]
`. _____ dd _____________________ | |\| | ________
*click*
/ _ *clickety*
,' -- ~O |_)
_ )) |_>._[__]
\ ___ d d __________________________ | |\| | ___________
*clack*
.' _
- -- ~O |_)
- || |_>._[__]
`. _ dd _____________________________ | |\| | ______________
Is this wall supposed
to glow eerily like this? TAKE COVER!
/_ , , _
_ -- OO~ |_)
- -|| _ -<<-_[__]
\ jg__ bb _______________________ __|_ || | | __________________
LATER, IN THE RIFT IN THE FABRIC OF SPACE AND TIME...
; ___ `--. Woah... ___ `.
| `---.__ ` , | .---' \
qq `
: ----._____ -//- ~OO :
OO -77- --._____
/ \ `-- ; /
. ___.
\ ` .--' `-.__ \
`- ,'
x--------------------------------------x------------------------------x
| / You.. You're a nerd?! \ | \\ |
| -. , ` , | -<<- |
| OO OO~ | OO~ |
| `. .//- -<<. | OO ` |
| bb \\ - \ | -\\- Let's stay here |
| / -' `. \ | bb forever... |
x--------------------------------------x------------------------------x
AND SUDDENLY EVERYTHING WAS BACK TO NORMAL.
Everything's back
to normal again! I'm back! NOOOOOOOOO!!!
`,,, , ,
'.. ~.. @@
-||- ->>- -||-
jg_______________ || ______ || ______________ dd ___________________
Hey, why so glum? ,,,
Everything's `~.. OO ..'
normal again! >> )) ||
________ |\ _____________________________ dd _________ /| ____
You're Wrong. I Am Still In
___ , This Dimension, And
|=_/ Stronger Than Ever!
| \ ,,,
~oo < | `. < oO oo'
>> > | >' < > // ||
_________ \\ ____< > *fzooom* <_____ dd ________ || ____
____ Where's
Good job ruining your __\==/__ Warez Dude?
element of surprise -and- | | `,,,
telling us where `~-- / \ , OO '..
you're from, idiot. .>>. __.' `-'| .||. .||.
_______ || ____ \ / ____ dd ________ ||
MEANWHILE, IN ANOTHER DIMENSION...
H3Y L33T B4B3.
,,, / ?!
-- OO~
.\\- .<<.
jg_____________________________ _( \_ ________ || ____________
Hey there,
handsome. Uh...
` __ ___ ,
(|~~ (..()
(|PP .||.
___________ |\ ______ || ______________________________
Could you please
just leave now?
__ ___ ,
(|~~ (..()
(|PP .||.
__________________ || ___ || __________________________
What..? I had a dream just like this
Why? where the girl's head turned
` __ ___ , into a killer squirrel.
(|.. (..()
(|PP .||.
_____________________ || ___ || _______________________
You're cute. Your T-that.. was w-weirder
place or mine? than the s-squirrel thing.
` __ ___ ,
(|~~ (oo()
(|PP -))
jg_______________________ || ______ /| ______________
If the evil kidnapper is from What girl?
another dimension, he might be ,
able to find that girl. `OO ..~
.||. <<
dd /|
I saw a girl in that weird
swirl that turned everything
back to normal. `OO ..~
|| .<<.
____ bb ______ || ____________________
She looked like you,
but with a brain. !
`OO --~
.||- .<<.
______________ bb ______ || _____________
I must find a way Wanna find out if it was a
back to that girl. , near-death experience?
`OO --~
|| .<<.
jg______________________ dd _____ /| _____________________________
If you find the nerd No! Don't do it! Thank
girl for me, I'll give ___ the Lorf I got here
you the time machine. |=_/ in time to stop you!
` | \ ` ,,,
OO | \ OO~ --
.||- | `.__ -<<- //
_______________ bb _____ | / _____________ /| ___ _/< ______
Uhh.. Uh- There, I've Filled
My Part Of The Deal. `___
|=_/ What?!
| \ ` ,,,
OO | \ OO~ --
|| | `._)\ -<<- .//.
___________ bb _____ | .'________ || ___ _/ )_
___
Great! The time |=_/ _
machine is right | `._.'/ _ ? ,,,
this way... `OO | (_.') OO~ --
-)) | / .<<. .//.
________ d d ______ \ \ _________ || ___ _/ )_
___
Heeeyy.. Wait |=_/'
a minute! ` | \ ,,,
OO | `. OO~ --
//- | `-') << .//.
jg_____________ d b _____ | / ___________ || ___ _/ )_
___
Nerd Girl! We are |=_/ Dork Girl, actually.
no longer separated! | \ ` ,,,
`OO | `. _ OO~ --
-||- | `--') .<<. //
____________ bb _______ | .-' _______ || _____ _/ )_
___
Let's run through |=_/ Um..
the hologram and | \ , ,,,
hug! Oh, the `@@ | \ OO~ --
symbolism! -||- | `._ .<<. \\
_________ bb _______ | _.' ________ || ________ \>
___
*boff* |=_/ _
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_ ____ O#| )_, OO~ --
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________________ b | _,-'______ || ___________ >\_
Oh, I'm Sorry. I Failed To Mention
That This Is Not A Hologram Of Me.
` ___
|=_/ H4 H4.
| `. _ \ ,,,
| \ \`. OO~ --
qq | `-' ) << -//
jg_______________ // _____ | _,'_______ || _____ _/ )_
____________________________________
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` __ | __
'.. | (|~~
.||. | o (|PP _______
|| | || | |
I was wondering ______________ I'm busy. If you're asking me
if you'd like | out, just press that button.
to go out ` __ | __ ,
sometime.. '.. | (|..
.||. | o -|PP _______
|| | || | |
_______________________________________
|
__ *bleep* __
'.. *No!* (|~~
.//-o (|PP _______
_____________________ || _____________ || | |________________
____________
Hello.. | The button.
__ __ ___ ,,, `___ | __ ,
..' '-- (.. .. -- ()..) | (|..
)) ( ) .||. || .\\. || | o (|PP ______
jg_ /| _____ || _ || _ LL _( \_ ____ |\ ___| || |
Ow. That guy is ____ Which is what I
hard as a rock. __\==/__ like about him.
` | | ,
O# | | OO~
|| __ | \ _ .<<.
_________ bb _____ \`-' `-') ___ || _______
Like?! Him?! Sorry About That. As long as you
He's an evil `___ promise not to do
kidnapper! __\ =|__ it again, dear.
` | | ,
OO _ | | OO~
-||- /(_.' | .<<.
_________ bb ____ \ \ _______ || _______
You're a I Promise, Snookums. Aww. I can never
-couple-?! `___ stay mad at you,
| \_=| Warez Dude.
` __.-' | ,
@@ ) | ~OO
.//- _.-' | >>
_________ bb _______________`._ | ____ |\ _
oO
//-
jg____________ bb _____________________________________________________
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|_(._[__]
_________________________ | |b| | __________________
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|_\ _[__]
__________________ | |b| | ______________
*clackety*
_ *click*
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|_(._[__]
__________ | |b| | _________
Do you realize that you
have a space ship we're
not flying around in?
`,,, _
'.. O |_)
.||. |_(._[__]
__ || ________________________ | |b| | _________________________
_
|_)
_ _[__]
jg __|_ | |
I finally got enough That's great, now we
money to buy a computer! can have a LAN party!
`,,, ,
'.. OO
-||- -||-
________ || ____ dd ______________________
I'll go get OK, I'll dust
my computer. off the hub.
`,,, ,
'.. OO
.||. .||.
_____ || ____ dd _________________
brb
`,,,
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.||. .||.
_________ bb ____ |\ ____
OK. Now what? I dunno.
, _ _ `,,
O |_) (_| .'
|_( _[__]._ _.[__]_ )_|
jg____________________________ | |b| | `---' | |/| |
This is the worst LAN
party ever. We're not
playing any cool games!
_ _ `,,
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|_( _[__]._ _.[__]_ )_|
_____ | |b| | `---' | |/| | ___
Uhh.. I only have RPGs, This is the worst
point-n-click adventures LAN party ever.
and stuff. No multiplayer_ _ `,,
games at all... `O |_) (_| .'
|_(._[__]._ _.[__]_ )_|
__ | |b| | `---' | |/| | _____
*
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|_( _[__]._ _.[__]_.)_|
________________ | |b| | `---' | |/| | _____________
We -could- play on the actual -That- wouldn't be
NES by the TV instead of a LAN party!
emulating it. ` _ _ `,,
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|_(._[__]._*bip*_.[__]_.)_| |`-.__
jg___________________________ | |b| | `---' | |/| | _______| |
Hey, did I tell GET A LIFE.
you about the.. ,
`OO --~
(( <<
___________ b b __________ /| __________________
No no. I figure that if Stupid. It doesn't
I get a life, I'll just , work that way!
die eventually. `OO --~
<||. .<<.
_______________ bb _________ || ______________
Maybe so. But then
, again, who knows?
OO ..~
)) .<<.
__ d d ___________________ || _______
oo~
<<
jg_________________________________ || ________________________________
So.. um.. I was Yeah?
thinking that, er.. __ ,
maybe you.. `OO ..))
(( .|(.
________ bd _____ || ___________
Aaargh! I don't need this!
I'll just build a thing to
stop time, and then I can __
have anyone I want, `OO oo))
just walk up and.. -||- |(
____________ bb _____ || ________________
__
OO oo))
|| |(
________________ bb _____ || _______________________
So, ever notice how Nik
Kershaw's "Cloak and
Dagger" is, like, the __
hackers' anthem? `OO --))
|| |(
jg___________________ bb _____ || _______________
What's that? It's a wrist builder ball.
` , You knead it to get
~.. OO a strong grip.
>> o))
____________ |\ __________ dd _________________________________
Heh heh, trying to Yeah, I might if it weren't
get a grip on ` , so darn slippery.
reality? Hehe! ~^^ OO
.>>. o))
_____________ || ______ dd _________________________________
oops
,
~^^ o -. OO
.>>. *slip*))
__ || ______ dd __
Any special reason
why Nerd Boy has a
rubber ball down `,,, ,--.
his throat? '.. ,------- ~-# --. | \ \
-||. |`-.____ .>>. __`-. +-+-+
__________________ |\ ____|__|_____ \\ ____|| jg| | |
Woah, what So -that's- why the desktop
the heck are looks different. Man, our
you doing with 'puters look exactly the same!
my computer? `,, _
`OO '. |_)
(( |_( _[__]
b b ____________ | |\| | ____________________
There's only one
way to solve this! ,, _
`OO/ '. |_)
.|| |_( _[__]
_________ bb _ | |\| | _________________
Case mods!
, `,,, _
OO '.. |_)
.||. |(( _[__]
_____________ bb _ ||\\| | ______________
AFTER DAYS OF COMPUTER CASE MODIFYING...
| | * Stupid minds think
* \ | / ,,, , alike...
OO ____ ____ oo' --~
(( - |/=.\| |/=.\| - || .<<.
jg________ bb ___ |\# /| |\# /| ___ || _________ ||
MYSQL * link = NULL;
mysql_init(link);
if (!mysql_real_connect(link, host, user, pass, NULL, 0, NULL, 0))
throw Exception("Error connecting to database!");
DataBase db(link); // OO approach
if (USE_SELECT_FUNCTN || !db.select("nerdboy"))
if (!mysql_select_db(link, "nerdboy"))
db.set(link);
else
throw Exception("Error selecting database!");
row = db.query("SELECT * FROM ratings");
if (param.getBitString()==~P_VERBOSE)
cout << "Seeking row[]." << endl;
for (int i = 0; !(i > N || row[i]["strip"] == strip); i++);
if (i == N)
return false;
ofstream temp("templogs..~");
temp << row[i]["mean"] << endl;
if (row[i]["mean"] < 1 || row[i]["mean"] > 6)
throw Exception("Data error");
|\ | _ _ _||) __
| \|(/_| (_||_)(_)\| .
_| Soon in a source code
jg listing near you!
It's snowing. Well, there goes
_____ ` the neighbourhood.
| | | ,,, ` _
|--+--| .'' O |_)
|__|__|.||. |_(._[__]
|| | |b| |
Pop quiz: What do you Lessee, it's cold, it shines and
hate most about snow? hurts my eyes, it melts and then
`,,, , _ freezes into ice...
'.. O |_)
.||. |_(._[__]
_______ |\ ____ | |b| | _____
Hate That it's hard to walk in. Give me
-the most-. asphalt any day. How about you?
`,,, , _
'.. O |_)
.||. |_(._[__]
____________ || ___ | |b| | ___________
That it only comes Sir, I will kill
in the winter... you where you stand!
`,,, , _
..' OO |_)
.||. _ -||._[__]
jg_______________________ || __|_ dd | | ___________________
A sorta fairytale with you...
a sorta fairytale with you...
`..~
<<
_____ /|
That song rocks! You like Tori
` , Amos too?
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((- .<<.
_______ b b _________________ || ____
Wow, we actually have Ewww. Shut up, or my fist will
something in common! Let's be in common with your face.
build on it and form a ,
healthy relationship! `OO --~
-||- <<
____________ bb _____ || ______
What? That doesn't That doesn't mean
even mean anything. it won't hurt...
` ,
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|| .<<.
jg_______________________ bb ____ /| _______________________
Sometimes I just hate Hey Mandy! Listen to
having long hair. this, it's hilarious.
` ,
~.. OO
>> ))
___ |\ _______________ d d _______
It gets dirty so OK, so I was coding
fast it's disgusting. this small .NET app...
` ,
~.. OO
.>>. .||.
___________ || ____ dd ___________
I wonder why I even So I was staring Hey guys, we should
bother cleaning it. at some C# code.. get a Gamecube.
` , `,,,
~'' OO ..'
`>>. .||> ||
______ || ____ dd ______________________________ /| ___
Hello?! We're having Really!
a conversation here! The audacity!
` , ,,,
~.. OO oo'
->>- .||. ||
jg_________________ || ____ bb ________________ || _____
Ask me what
I've invented! No.
` ,
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.||. .<<.
__ bb _________ || __
o
< :|: > It's a weather control system
/%%|%%\ that uses an array of lasers I said NO.
_ \--+--/ _ and microwaves! ` ,
\\_) | (_// OO --~
/ = - - = \ -)) .<<.
/ - - - - - \ ________________ d d _________ || __
o
< :|: > It'll revolutionize the
/%%|%%\ weather industry!
_ \--+--/ _ `
\\_) | (_// OO ..~
/ = - - = \ -\\- .<<.
/ - - - - - \ _______________ dd _____________ /(
o
< :|: > So, what do
/%%|%%\ you.. Mandy?
_ \--+--/ _ ` *meep?*
\\_) | (_// OO ==~
/ = - - = \ || .[[.
jg_____ / - - - - - \ _______________ bb ___________ || __
You know Snow?
what I hate? `,,,
`OO ..'
(( .||.
___ b b _______________ || _______________
And also certain ,,,
progress bars. `OO ..'
.||. .||.
_______ bb ________ || _______________
THOSE THAT REACH THE END ,,,
BEFORE THE TASK `@@ oo'
IS COMPLETED! -||- .||.
bb ||
,,,
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|| .||.
______________ bb ________ || _________________________
They should make a Yep.
nutritional chocolate `,,,
bar and call it `OO '..
"Progress Bar". (( ||
jg______________________________ b b _______ |\ __________
I read that you're a Gen X:er Then Nerd Boy must be
if AIDS was around before at least Generation Z.
you got sexually active. ,,, `
`OO ..' ..~
(( .||. <<
___ b b __________________ || _________________ /| ________
Why? Because AIDS will be
` -cured- once he's
,,, , sexually active.
OO '.. ..~
.||. .||. .<<.
_________ bb _____________ || _________ || ________
Hee hee! That
was hilarious!
`,,,
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|| .||- >>
_______ bb _____________ || _________________________ |\
It wasn't hilarious, Yeah, where does she get
it was just mean! off, saying things like that?!
` `,,,
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-||- .||-
jg______________ bb _____________ || ___________________
Euughh.. I hate being
sick. Runny nose, head Yeah.
ache, sore throat.. ` , ,--.
,-- oO_-- ~.. -. | \ \
|`-.| _\__.>>.__`-. +-+-+
|__|`'bb___\\____|| | | |
It's a good excuse to stay in
and watch vampire flicks though.
, ,--.
,-- OO_-- ~.. -. | \ \
|`-.| _\__.>>.__`-. +-+-+
_____________ |__|`'bb___\\____|| __ | | | ____________
*Touching you makes me feel alive*
*Touching you makes me die inside*
,--.
,-- OO_-- ~.. -. | \ \
|`-.| _\__.>>.__`-. +-+-+
|__|`'bb___\\____|| | | |
Yeah.
` ,--.
,-- OO_-- ~.. -. | \ \
|`-.| _\__.>>.__`-. +-+-+
jg_____________ |__|`'bb___\\____|| __ | | |
You gotta listen to Morning Musume!
I just -luv- them all! Yaguchi-san,
Kago-chan, Abe-san... Kawaii~~!! You're insane.
`,,, ,
'~~ OO
|| ))
______ |\ ___________________ d d ______
Aren't we all? Is not all deviation
to some degree insanity? Isn't it also
insane to adhere too much to normalcy?
`,,,
'.. OO
,||' .||.
|| dd
,,,
'.. OO
.||. ||
_______ || ________ dd _________________
Fair enough.
,,, ,
~~' OO
|| ))
jg____________ /| _____ d d _________
THE VERY NEXT MORNING... |`._________,'|
||| __ __ ||| ___
,,, *yawn* |\|/_ \_/ _\|/| || |
'-- OO ||| )- -( ||| || |
|| (( `.|_( - )_|,' || |
|\ b b `-"-' ||__|
|`._________,'|
||| __ __ ||| ___
,,, |\|/_ \_/ _\|/| || |
'oO ||| )- o( ||| OO || |
|| `.|_( - )_|,' (( || |
____ |\ ________________`-"-'__________ b b _____________ ||__|
Nerd Boy? Do you |`._________,'|
notice anything ||| __ __ ||| No, what? ____ __
weird about `,,, |\| /_ \/ _\|/| ` | | |
the window? 'oo ||| ) oo( ||| | | |
.||. `.|_( - )_|,' /| | |
|| `--"' b|____|__|
|`. __ __ _
I guess I'm |||( |/ ) AAAAAAAAAIIIIIEEEEEHHH!!!
imagining things. |\| \ | / / \ ___
`,,, ||| ) @@( , ` || |
..' `.|( O)__| @@ || |
|| `--"' -//- || |
jg________ /| ___________________________________________ dd ____ ||__|
Hey handsome! Let's ___
do something! Like what? [BUS]
`__ ___ , .. |
__ (|~~ (..() .||. |
) \_ (|PP. .||. _______________ || _|____
`) / \ || \ _____ || _____________________.'
_____________________
Let's have a big That's probably not | ________ __
party at your place! a very good idea. | |_$.. _..| ___ |
Big party! `__ ___ , | |\((__\||| |[_]| |__
_______ (|~~ ()..) D __ | |
) \______\_ (|PP .||. __ |___// \\___|___|____
`) / \ / \ ___ |\ ___ |\ ________________.' \__/
___
Why not? i uh live with [BUS]
`__ ___ , my p parents |
_______ (|.. (),,) |
) \______\_ (|PP. || ____________________|____
`) / \ / \ ________ || ___ || ___________.'
Eww.. What are you, Well, I do have a
some kinda freak?! hammer for a head.
`__ ___ ,
(|-- (..()
(|PP- ||
jg____________________ || ___ || _____________
N1C3 It's not mine, I'm just watching it
D0G. for a friend. I hate its guts.
,,, / _ ,
'-- $..
.\\. ,,___ $)|
____ )\_ _________ ''...' _ || ___________________
. | /
`. \ .- ___,, ` WHAT ARE YOU DOING
__ ' `,,,oo TO MY POOR BABY?!
,,, _ , ___
; '-- oo$ `
__ \\__/ -|($ : ___
: )_ ||
BUT U I only said that to get rid
S41D.. of you because you're ugly!
\ ,,, _ ,
'-- --$
.//. |($ ,,___
_______ _/ )_ ___________ || **,,,' _____
D3N13D.
,,, / _
'-- $..
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jg____________ _( \_ ________________________ |\ __`,.,'' ___
~.. OO
>> ||
___ |\ ______ dd _________________________
OO ~..
|| >>
___________ bb ____ |\ ___________________
Or so you say.
` ?
OO ~..
|| >>
_________ bb ___________________ |\ ______
What? I didn't
say anything.
,
OO ..~
|| .<<.
_______ bb ___________________ || ________
..or so you say!
`
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.//- .<<.
jg________________ bb ___________________ || __________
"Klaxon" would be a good
name for a supervillain.
,,, ,
'.. OO
|| ((
|\ b b
Too bad it already
means something.
,,, ,
'.. OO
|| ((
|\ b b
Yep.. Wait, why are You said something
we talking about this? about villains.
`,,, ,
'.. OO
.||. ((
______ || ______ b b ____
I was talking What?! That's a -crappy-
about Bob Dylan! name for a supervillain!
`,,, ,
'.. OO
-||- ((
jg___________________________________ |\ __________ b b _____
I've been thinking. There's a scary
`,,, , thought.
'.. OO
|| ))
|\ d d
If the world isn't flat, then Did you catch some kind of
how come there are four cardinal stupidity virus or what?
points; north, east, `,,, ,
west and south? '.. OO
.||. .||.
_______ || _________ dd ________
They can't call 'em "the
four corners of the world" Is it contagious?
for nothing you know. `,,, ,
'.. OO
.||. ||
_____________ || _________ dd _____
And how many continents STAY AWAY FROM
are there? FOUR! `,,, , ME!!
'oo @@
|| -//-
jg____________________________ |\ ______ dd _____________
You hate snow, but turned Yeah. Turns out people like
off your weather machine snow. Also, the weather machine
to bring back winter? attracted giant bunny rabbits.
`,,, , .---.
'.. OO | |
|| (( |o |
_______ |\ __________ b b __________________|___|
*blaha* So you need a way to Yep.
*blah* ` get rid of `,,, ` .---.---.
~== ..~ snow locally. '.. | O| |
]] << .||. | //| o|
|\ |\ || ___________________| bb|___|
*blah* blablah FLAME THROWER!
` , ,,, ` .---.---.
~== ..~ '.. OO_ | | |
.]]. .<<. .||. |>==:||)] | | o|
______________ || _ || _________ || _____________ dd __| |___|
What?
,,, ( ,
~== ~oo 'oo ) OO_
]] >> || `|>==:||)]
jg___ )\ _ /( ________ )\ _____________________________ dd ______
Your driveway
sure is icy. Huh?
`,,, _ ,
'.. (_| O
|| [__]_.)_|
______ |\ ___________ | |d| | ____________
Oh yeah, I melted the snow
with the flame thrower, but
,,, _ , then the water froze.
'.. (_| O
.||. [__]_.)_|
______ || ____ | |d| | ____________
What if someone slips Just walk
and gets hurt? carefully.
`,,, _ ,
'.. (_| O
.||. [__]_.)_|
___________ || ____ | |d| | __________________
Red button
fires, right?
,,, _ * ) ,
oo' ___ (_| O ( #.~
-\\- _---- [__]_ )_| |>==:<<)]
jg_________ < \ --- ________ | |d| | _______ || _________________
Idea! Everyone here is a .
stupid jerk, so why not go \ | /
back in time to hang `OO >*POWZ!*<
out with myself? -||- / | \
____ db ___________________________________ '
______ ______
/ .--. \ / .--. \
( ( `- ) ) ( ( `- ) )
) `--' ( It worked! There I am. ) `--' (
| .--. | Hey, me! Let's hang! | .--. |
|| || OO `OO || ||
)| o|( )) -||. )| o|(
/_|____|_\__ d d ________________________________ dd _____/_|____|_\
______ ______
/ .--. \ / .--. \
( ( `- ) ) ( ( `- ) )
) `--' ( Can't talk; going ) `--' (
| .--. |, back in time. Hey! Wait! | .--. |
|| |OO|| `OO || ||
)|o|/.|( -\\p )| o|(
/_|_|__|_\_______________________________________ d ______/_|____|_\
. Geez. Talk about
\ | / , -stupid jerk-.
>*ZWOP!*< OO
/ | \ ||
jg ' _______________________________ dd _____
Yes, I got a Compaq. Let's look at all the
I'm weak I guess. integrated hardware!
`,,, , _
'.. OO |_)
|| (( [__]
___________ |\ _____ b b ___________________ | |
But.. I won't break
`,,, , anything.
'.. OO __
.||. ||[__] _
_______________________ || ___ bb| | |_)
__ __ __ !
([_) _([_)_ ([_) ,,,
/\__/_, |\ _/| /\__/_, oo' O__/
`;----' " |( " `;----' -//- /[__] _
| \ *stomp* | \ *march* | \ *stomp* // b| | |_)
*Your warranty is now void!*
*Step away from the computer!*
__ /
__ _([_)_ __ ,,,
([_)__, (\ _/-- ([_)__, oo' \@@/ __/
<;--"-' '|| <;--"-' || || [__] _
jg _| > || _| > || dd | | |_)
Hey, what if you were just a Oh yeah?! Well, what if -you-
figment of my imagination? were a figment of -mine-!
`,,, ,
'.. OO
|| -\\.
__ |\ _________ dd ________________________
Huh? Who are you
,,, talking to? `,,,
'.. OO ..'
.||. || ||
|| bb /|
You.. Uh?
` ,,,
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-||. .||.
_______________________ dd _________ || __
That means -you're- a figment
of -my- imagination! I WIN! ?!
` ,,,
@@ oo'
.//- .||.
jg_____________________________________ bb _________ || ____________
Oh woe is me! My ` G1V3 M3 H3R NUMB3R, K1D. /
girlfriend left me! . / 1 C4N S0RT 1T 0UT. /__
`___ * ,,, |
(),,) __ -- __________________ ` |
|| ' , | // | |
____ |\ ________________,|_ </ ___________________|`-.____|_
What's to say you won't W0ULD 1 L13 2 U
ask her out for yourself? / B4BY?
`___ ,,,
()..) --
.||. .//.
|| ___ _/ )_ ______________
How would I know? I WH1CH M34N5 1 H4V3 N0
don't even know you! / M0T1V3 F0R LY1NG!
`___ ,,,
()oo) --
-||- -//.
____________ || ___ _/ )_
That sounds reasonable. K4-CH1NG.
Here's her number. /
`___ ,,,
()..) --
||-= -\\.
jg________________________ || ___ < \_ ___________________
_|_ Hey Fan Boy! You're stupid, and
/___\ ,,, , I've been meaning to ask:
'.. OO Is ignorance really bliss?
_________ _| .||. ))
_ | | | | _________ || ________ d d _______________________
Well, on one hand, one Uh huh.
doesn't have a care `,,, ,
in the world... '.. OO
-||. .||.
________ || _____ dd _____
...on the other, it might
be frustrating at times...
`,,,
'.. OO
-||- .||.
___________ || _____ dd ________
In short: I
don't know!
`,,, *
'.. Oo
-||- ))
jg || dd
I demand to know why my / There's nothing wrong here, sir.
internet connection is dead. \ Must be a problem at your end.
, / `__
[OO \ ___ ..j
___A___ `||. / _\__\_||__
| | bb \ | | |
/
\
I -pay- you to fix / Should we go through our
problems. Fix it! \ logs and track down the
, / _ , problem, sir?
[OO \ .j
___A___ `||. / __\_.)_|
| | _ bb __________________ \ ______ |___|/| |
/
\
/ OK.. Our logs say you were at
Well duh! \ www.bikinikaratebabes.com when
, / _ , the error occured,
[OO \ .j is that correct?
___A___ `||> / __\_-)_|
| | _ dd __________________ \ ______ |___|/| |
/
\
/
\ Hello?
/ `__
_ \ ___ ..j
__'A`__ / _\__\_||__
| | \ jg| | |
Hey, Nerd Boy, Why do
what's your IQ? you ask?
`,,, ,
'.. OO
|| .||.
|\ dd
Well, I just took an
IQ test, and I thought
we might compare. `,,,
'.. OO
-||. ||
_____________________ || __________ dd ___________________________
THE NEXT AFTERNOON...
Hear that? He
stopped laughing!
| Just catching
| his breath.
Oh. |
` `,,, ,--.
,--- ..~ '-- . | \ \
|`-._<< ___(( __`-. +-+-+
jg_________________________ |__|__\\____\\___|| __ | | |
Huh? You have a
_._ _._ , drum set?
| _ _| OO ..~
|[_][_|= )) <<
/|\(__)|| ______ d d __________ /|
I might be a programmer, but I thought you were
I'm a drummer at heart! an idiot at heart?
_._ _._ ` ,
| _ _| OO ..~
|[_][_|= -||- .<<.
/|\(__)|| ___ bb ___________ ||
Oh yeah? Well You look
look at me now! like an idiot.
_._` _._ ,
| _OO_| ..~
|[_][_|= .<<.
/|\(__)|| __________________ ||
Hey, you take Fine. You look great;
that back! barely visible.
_._` _._ `
| _@@_| ~^^
|[_][_|= >>
jg /|\(__)|| _____________________ |\
/ I wonder what I should \ / What could they want? \
\ get my friends for Xmas. /o . .o\ Think, darnit, think! /
OO
||
_______________ bb ____________
REZ. Cool game, Tori Amos? Here?! But I don't
I soo want it! have money for tickets! /Think!\
`,, _ ` ,--. .o\Think!/
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|_(._[__] |`-.____ ->>- __`-. +-+-+ .||.
___ | |\| | ______ |__|______\\_____|| |_|_| _____ bb
/ Same thing \
\ every year! / / What should \ ___
o . . o\ I get them? / || |
. OO || |
(Hm, I'm hungry)o (( || |
b b ||__|
/ I wish they could just \
\ give me a clear sign! / ____ __
O |WISH| |
o . |LIST| |
/|~~~~| |
jg____________________________________________ b|~~~~|__|
I decided we need to meet WHAT?!
other people, so I'm `__ ,,, ___ ,
with Warez Dude now. (|~~ '-- (oo()
(|PP .\\. -||-
__________ || __ _( \_ ________ ||
So no hard feelings?
__ , Great, bye! ___
/~~ (oo()
PP- ||
\ __________________________________________ || _______
___
(..()
||
___________________________________________ || __________________
Hard feelings? Only as hard ___
as the rock your -heart- `(--()
is apparently made of! -||>
________________________________ || _______
Yeah, that's what I ___
should've said. `(),,)
||
jg_________________________________________________ |\ ___
EUREKA!
`OO oo~
q//-U .<<.
b ||
After years of research A potion? What, does
I've hit the jackpot! ' , it cure cancer?
`OO , ..~
.||-U .<<.
___________ bb _______ || _______
I dunno. I do know I
finally mixed some stuff . *sigh*
that -didn't- blow up! `OO ' ~--
.||-U >>
______ bb _________ |\ _________________________
OO `,
||-U
___ bb ___
What about the .
bubbles? Look at the ,
cool bubbles! `OO '
((-U
jg____________________________ b b ____________________________
What's wrong ?
with me? `OO ..~
-||- <<
_____ db _____________________ /| _____
Do these shoes clash Yes.
with this attire? `OO `..~
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________ d b ______________ || _____
Am I just Oh yeah.
boring? `OO `..~
.||. .<<.
___________ db _______________ || _____
I can't figure Whatever.
it out! `OO `~--
-))- >>
___________ d d ______________________ |\ __________
MEANWHILE, IN ALTERNATE DIMENSION...
They should make a
hair conditioner and Whatever.
call it Pavlov. `~OO `--
.>>. ((
jg__________________ || ________________ b b _________________
Yay! I can't wait till That was yesterday,
Christmas Eve and the you missed it.
opening of presents! , ,--.
`OO ,------- ~.. --. | \ \
(( |`-.____ .>>. __`-. +-+-+
__________ b b __________ |__|_____ \\ ____|| | | |
Just kidding. Cut it
out, quit staring.
` ,--.
Oo ,------ ..~ --. | \ \
|| |`-.____ <<. ___`-. +-+-+
___________ bb _______ |__|_____ \\ ____|| | | |
Quit it!
, ,--.
Oo ,------ oo~ ---. | \ \
|| |`-.__ -<<- ____`-. +-+-+
__________________ bb ________|__|___ || ______|| | | |
Nice Nerd Boy Made it myself.
shaped lamp. `,,, __ ` ,--.
'.. /__\ ,------- ~.. --. | \ \
|| || |`-.____ .>>. __`-. +-+-+
_____________ |\ ____ bb ________|__|______\\_____|| jg| | |
ART DAY: SOME OF MY XMAS PRESENTS
--------------------------------- ________ o
o oo /_______/ Ear ring
o o o |\ o o o \
___o o o \ \_o_o_o_\
/`._;o o \|_______|
| / o _
;_ | Box of chocolate /`.`.
`-' / //
Bags of candy ( ((
\ \\
_ `-''
(_)-. |/ --. ,-. Socks
_____________ | _ `% - ,-. :_.'
\ _________(')__ |\ -. / ; *pop*,--.
o \ _____[]______) \ `./ |--|
o \ (____________[] \ | |
oo \ _______________ \ | |
o \/__________________\ | | __
`--' (_(
Powerpuff Girls boardgame Pringles
___
\\\\ .------------------.
\\\\ _ ( MERRY CHRISTMAS! )
\\ \\ `------------------'
,,, *meep*
Black chocolate \OO ~.. ..' ==~
||. .>>. -||- .[].
jg db || || ||
Mandy, have some extra
, dark chocolate.
~.. OO
>> =-))
______ |\ _______ d d _______
Don't mind if I They should abolish milk
do... *chomp* ` , chocolate; dark is
~.. OO so much better.
.>>' .||.
_______________ || ____ dd ______________________
You're right. And it's not just
` , the taste.
~.. OO
.>>. <||.
_________ || ____ db __________
The textu- I'm -WHAT?!-
,
~oo @@
.>>. -\\-
jg___________________ || _____ dd ____________________________
You are a nice guy! Girls Hah! Says you, but you're
would -love- you if `__ , biased! You know me!
they got a chance to #.. OO
get to know you! -)|- -||.
______________ || _____ dd ______________
Uh, -yeah-. That's
the point I was `__
trying to make! #.. OO
.)|. ||
_ || _____ dd _
I guess you're just Oh yeah?! Well, at
too -stupid- to `__ , least -I-, you
get a girlfriend. ..# @@ know...
|( -\\.
____________ /| _____________ dd ______
..can't come up with
__ , a good comeback.
#.. OO
.)|. -\\.
jg_______________ || ______________ dd ______________________
|_| _ _ _ |\| _ \_/ _ _ _ |
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*fneep*
,,, ___
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jg | | || || || || dd
So I went back in time to hang Err.. I'm you from the future.
out with myself. If you can do _ , You can and -will- do it.
it, so can I, right? `OO O."
|(( _______ ))|
||bb | | dd||
Didn't work though. I What, to when you were
need to go further back. _ , a little baby?
`OO O."
|(( _______ ))|
||bb | | dd||
Oh. Right. That _
won't work. `OO O."
|(( _______ ))|
__ ||bb | | dd|| __
_________ _ ___ ___ ___ ___
| )_|_( | OO O." |_|_|/___\ | | |
|_/__|__\_| |(( _______ ))| _____ ___ ___| || ||
|_\ /_| __________ ||bb | | dd|| ____| |[_]| |___|___|
I could wait 'til Genial.
I'm -your- age and go _ ,
back to -now-! `OO O-"
|((- _______ ))|
jg_____________________ ||bb | | dd|| ___________________________ / Aha! It's about time someone \
\ falls for my boyish charm. /o
__ .
$~~ O
$PP |_ __v_ )_|
__ |\ ________________________________ | | | |d| | ___
Hellooo -hunk-! Is Why, no.. Be
this seat taken? ` __ , my guest.
$~~ O
$PP. |_ __v_-)_|
___________ || __ | | | |d| |
Thanks!
__ , *
~~$ O
.44\__ __v_ )_|
___________________ /| \ \ *scrape* | |d| | _______
Dude! Where's
_ __ my chair!? `,,, *sigh*
_## ~~$ '.. OO
|_|.____44$ -||- __v_))|
jg__ | |\| |/|| ______________________ || ___ | |d||
How many times have None. Gonna get it off
you seen The Two Towers? the 'net and watch it
I've seen it, like, `,,, _ , here on the TV.
70 times, I think. '.. (_| O
|| [__]_.)_|
___________ |\ _______________ | |d| |
WHAT?! But the cinema! Mhm.
The big screen! The `,,, _ ,
excellent sound! 'oo (_| O
-||- [__]_ )_|
______ || _____ | |d| |
In any of those 70 times, did
you have an unobstructed view?
,,, _ , No one talking on
'.. (_| O their cell phone?
|| [__]_ )_|
______________________ || __ | |d| |
*Ye caan't 'elp 'im
,,, ,--. Mester_Froedoe.*
,--- '.. - OO -. | \ \ (_|
|`-.__|| _(( ___`-. +-+-+. .[__]_ _|
jg|__| \\ bb || | | | `--' | | | |
How can you fall for
,,, __ , guys like him?
..' ..# ..~
|| .|(. .<<.
__ /| ____________________ || _____ || ______________
He's socially incompetent, has
silly obsessions, and alternates
__ , between hyperactivity and
#.. ..~ complete laziness.
.)|. .<<.
__ || _____ || __
Sounds a lot like the guy Hey gals. What're you
-you've- fallen for. ` __ , talking about?
#.. oo~ OO
.)|. << ))
________________________ || _____ || ______ d d __________________
OW! What was
__ that for?!
#~~ `O# ~--
.)|. || >>
jg________________________ || _____________ bb __________ |\ __
__ ` _ -_ ... _ ' _ ...
$.. ..~ - -:::: |_)| |_||\/|| | ::
$PP. .<<. . - _`"::.|_)|_| || |o o.::
________ || _____ || ______________ ` - - - . ,- -- - _
I'm OK! The experiment was
__ a failure, but the strange
$.. ..~ explosion didn't harm me. `OO
$PP. .<<. -))-
________ || _____ || ________________________________ d d _
Huh? They can't see me! I'm
__ , in a quantum phase shift
$.. OO ..~ of some sort!
$PP. || .<<.
________ || db || _______
I must revert the effect
__ lest I be stuck in `
$.. ..~ limbo forever! OO
$PP. .<<. q//
________ || ____ || ______________________________ b ____
I thought he'd Me too!
never leave. ` __ ,
$.. ..~
$PP. .<<.
jg____________ || ____ || ______
She orders a hamburger to the room,
but kills the guy who -rented- the
,,, , room. I kept thinking; who's
'.. OO gonna pay for that hamburger?
.||. ||
_______ || _____ dd ________
Who cares?! It's a cool It's called "suspension of
thriller series that `,,, , disbelief". They lost
totally rocks! '.. OO me at the hamburger.
-||- ((
___________ || _________ b b ______________
Yer an idiot. Huh?
`,,, ,
'.. OO
.||. ||
_ || ______________ dd _
Nothing, I just totally Oh.
agreed with you! `,,, ,
'.. OO
.||- ((
jg______________________ || ________________ b b _____________
_
So I tried "Shogun:
,,, , Total War".
'.. OO
|_ ______ .||. .||.
___ | | | | _______ || ______ dd _____________________
Isn't that a really I didn't even get past
old game? `,,, , the tutorial...
'.. OO
.||. ||
_ || ______ dd _
Isn't that a really really And then you shut up forever and
really really really really everyone lived happily ever after!
-REALLY- old game? `,,, ,
'.. OO
.||. -||-
_______ || ______ dd ______
Huh? Great, now we're doomed to
`,,, , NOT live happily ever
'.. OO after. Way to go.
.||. ((
jg____________________ || ________ b b ___________
You're watching Yeah. Got it off
The Two Towers? ,,, , the net. ,--. _
`~.. ,--- '.. - OO -. | \ \ (_|
>> |`-.__|| _(( ___`-. +-+-+. .[__]_ _|
|\ | | \\ bb || | | | `--' | | | |
Essentially, you're
stealing. You haven't ,,, ,--. _
paid for this. `~.. ,--- '.. - OO -. | \ \ (_|
.>>. |`-.__|| _(( ___`-. +-+-+. .[__]_ _|
|| | | \\ bb || | | | `--' | | | |
Hey, the best things
in life are free, right?
`,,, ,--. _
~.. ,--- '.. - OO -. | \ \ (_|
.>>. |`-.__|| _(( ___`-. +-+-+. .[__]_ _|
____________ || | | \\ bb || ___ | | | `--' | | | |
Can't argue with
,,, , logic. ,--. _
--~ ,--- '.. - OO -. | \ \ (_|
<< |`-.__|| _(( ___`-. +-+-+. .[__]_ _|
/| jg| | \\ bb || | | | `--' | | | |
_______\ . ' '
|`| . . ,
| , ` `
__| *sigh* . *nng* '
| | . | OO OO .
|o | ' _|-||. . ' __\\> . `
|.-'----------._ )__)dd______ --------'-.)d ____________
, __ _
` (_( - `. ' . *nng* .
*uh!* \OO \.; OO .
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---------._ dd __________ ------'-.)d ________.-.___
__ _
(_( _ `
\oO ` ;
*CRACK!*- (( '
jg ---------._ dd ____.-.___
---------------.______________________
MUCH LATER... | \
---------------' \
________________________________________\
|`|
Where's Nerd Boy? I don't care. |
`,,, , | ..help
'.. ..~ | ,
_____ _| .||. -<<- | ,----._
| | | || || |-----' `-----------------
Wouldn't it be cool if the What the
world was like a WikiWeb? heck is that?
, ,
OO ..~
(( .<<.
__ b b _________________________ || __
A collaborative site Oh. So it would be
where -anyone- can like, say, moving
change -anything-! this chair from here..
`OO `~..
-||- .>>-|_
___ bb ___________________________ /| | |
..to here?
,
OO ~..
|| .>>-|_
_____________ bb ___________ |\ | | _______________________________
Exactly! Our influence If you'll excuse me.. My New
would know no limits! , Year's resolution was
`OO ~.. "don't talk to idiots".
-//- |_ >>
jg____________ bb ______________ | | __ |\ ___________
_ ,,,
(_| O ..'
[__]_.)_| ______.||
__ | |d| | _ | | || _____________
I'm borrowing
_ a pencil. `,,,
(_| O ..'
[__]_.)_| ______ |-||.
__ | |d| | _ | | ___ |\ _________
Careful, that's my ?!
pencil/laser gun! ,,,
___ _ __ `OO oo'
*swish!*______ _- //-|.||
--- _ | | __ bb _ || _
Nah, I'm kidding, it's Can't even lend
just a pencil.. see? me a pencil.. `,,,
`OO Cheapskate! '--
______ .||-| ||
_ | | __ bb ____________________ |\ __
,,,
@@ , 'oo
______ .//--()- *zot!* --->))
jg| | bb ` //
What're you Taking over the universe.
doing? `,,, , What does it -look-
'.. O like I'm doing?!
|| |_( _u___
|\ | |b| |
Eating breakfast? Well then.
`,,, ,
'.. O
.||. |_( _u___
______ || _______ | |b| | ________
,,,
--' O *Sir, should we prep the cyborg
|| |_( _u___ infantry for deployment?*
/| __ | |b| | __
Did your ham sandwich
just say something?! Don't be silly.
`,,, ,
'oo O
.//- |_( _u___
jg__________ || ________ | |b| | __
_________\ Thanks for the ride. No problem.
___ | `,,, , _____
|_|_| | '.. ~.. _/__|__\
|_|_| | .||. >> ,'_ | _ \
________| ____________________ || _____ |\ _____`(_)--'(_)'________
You drive really well
for a girl. ` ,,, _____
..' ~oo _/__|__\
|| .>>. ,'_ | _ \
____________________ /| ________ || _____`(_)--'(_)'_
And that's the last BRUT4L.
we ever saw of poor \ ,,, __ ___ *sniff*
old Fan Boy. `OO -- ,,# (,,()
|| .//. .|(. ||
________ bb ______ _/ )_ _ || __ || _____
Will you quit it?! THE LAST WE
I'm RIGHT HERE! `,,, EVER SAW! ,,, __ ___
'.. `OO -- ..# (,,()
-||- -\\- .//. .|(. ||
jg_______________ || _____________ dd _____ _/ )_ _ || __ ||
What happened? Mandy hit me. I guess
` __ , it's that time of
#.. O# the week, huh?
.)|. ))
__ || ______________ d d __
Err.. Sexism aside, it's She says it's weekly, and she
a -monthly- cycle... ` __ , does hit me at least once
#.. O# a week. Are you sure?
.)|. ||
___________ || _____ dd ________
Uh.. Hello?! I'll ask her.
` __ ,
#.. O#
-)|- ((
_____ || ________ b b _______________
Weekly.
__ ,
#.. ##
.)|. ))
jg_____________________ || ________________________ d d ______
..so I poked my head
around the corner Hehehe. Hihihi!
to take a peek... `,,, ,
`~.. ~~' OO
.>>. .||. .||.
__ || _______ || __ dd __
What? Peek and poke are memory
` ,,, , access statements in
~.. ~~' OO the language BASIC.
.>>. .||. .||.
_______________ || _______ || __ dd _________
How many times do I have Hehe.. She
to tell you?! Geeky jokes said "goto".
and I don't go together! ,,, ,
`~.. ..' OO
->>- .||. -||.
____ || _______ || __ dd ______
Huhuh huh Eheh heh
huhuhuh! heheheehee!
`,,, ,
''~ ~~' OO
<< .||. .||.
jg____________ /| __________________ || __ dd ____________
Winter. Bringer of an You've been ranting all
absurd amount of clothes day! Stop or I'll throw
and icky wet cold stuff. this snowball at you.
` `,,,
OO --'
______________________ ,(__) o(__).
`--. dd __________________________ || ___
How can I be silent
while SNOW SUCKS!? ,,,
`@@ .''
______________________ -(__)- .(__)-o
`--. dd _____________________ / <
|
\ /
,'
*smack!* , ,,,
- OO ===------- - - - ..'
______________________ (_`)b - -(__).
`--.d \ | \
See? I rest Finally.
my case. `,,,
` _pp '..
_________________(__)_ .(__).
jg `--.__________________________ |\ ___________
LATER, AT THE FIRST ANNUAL DANCE MARATHON... |
----------------------------------------------'
,,, ___ __
'.. ()..) ..# OO ..~
.||. ,//> .||. .||. .<<.
___ || _______ |\ ___ || ____ dd ___________ || ____
,,, ___ __
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|| )| // pp -<<.
jg_______ || __________ || _____ || ____ \\ _____ || _____________
Hah! You have a Thanks. Most people just
seriously big head! __ , call me fat, which
`~.. c'_) hurts my feelings.
.>>- .(__).
____________ |\ ________________ || ______________
* __
~.. c'_)
.>>. .(__).
|| ||
Well I uh.. was.. In that case, don't you
leading up to that! __ , mean "I was leading
`~.. c'_) up to that, fatso"?
->>- .(__).
|| ||
__
~oo c'_)
.>>. .(__).
___ || _____________ || ___
What a nice
__ , person.
oo~ c'_)
.<<. .(__).
jg_____ /| _______________________ || ________________________
Geez. We should start living.
___ ,,, , We're total slackers.
| | .'' OO
| ||___v-\\____ |_ ______ ))|
|___| || | | | | | dd||
We are? Yeah, we just sit around and
`,,, , -talk- all day long!
'.. OO
.||v |_ ______ ))|
|\ | | | | dd||
Wait.. Isn't that exactly
what you're doing now? `,,, *
'.. OO
|(( _v____ ))|
____________________ ||\\| | dd|| ____________________
You're quite the Shush. I'm busy
hypocrite. `,,, , slacking.
'.. OO
|((-v_____ ))|
jg||\\| | dd||
Yeah? That's the first thing you've
`__ , said to me in all the
(|.. OO time I've known you.
'PP .||.
_____ || _______ dd __
Huh? Easil- No no, you're supposed to say
`__ , "You don't know me". Then I go
(|.. OO "Easily remedied". Then we date.
'PP .||> OK? Start from "You don't".
__ || _______ dd __
Sigh. Are you still Easily remedied.. HEY!
talking to me? `__ ,
(|.. OO
'PP .||.
__ || _______ dd __
You did that on
__ , purpose!
~~|) OO
99' -\\-
jg______________ /| ___________ dd ______________________
So where is this alleged Heh heh. You're
robot copy of you that looking right at it!
you say you made? `__ , I'm the copy!
#.. OO
.)|. .||.
__ || ___ dd ______
You can't have made the
copy -and- be it! OK, is Uhm..
there a copy or not? `__ ,
#.. OO
.)|. .||.
__ || ___ dd __
Fibber.
__ ,
..# OO
|( ||
__ /| ______________________ dd __________________________________
Hey, I'm confused. Which Again?! I AM, STUPID!
one of us is the copy? ,
`OO @@
(( -\\-
jg___________________________________ b b _____________ dd ____
Soo.. I'm the real *sigh* Yes! -I- am
Nerd Boy, right? , the robot copy.
`OO OO
.||. ||
__ bb _________ dd __
Well then go do the stuff Very well.
I should be doing so I can ,
totally slack off! `OO OO
||- ((
_________ bb ______________ b b _______________
That worked out great! Now I can
, finally catch up on my reading.
OO
))
_____ d d __________________________
-----------------------------.
AND WHILE NERD BOY READS... |
-----------------------------'
I.. can't believe I'm It's the new me, baby.
on a date with you! ,
`~. . . OO
|_>._v_|__|_v_ ))|
jg_______________________________ | |\| |dd||
Why did you go on I thought you built me to do
a date with Mandy?! , what you should be doing.
`OO OO
q//- .||.
_______ b _______________ dd ___
If anyone's supposed to go Thus that's what -I- should
out with Mandy, it's -me-! , do, as per your orders.
`OO OO
-||- .||>
___ bb _______ dd ___
-I- should be using Exactly.
infallible logic to ,
win arguments! `OO OO
-//- .||.
___ bb _______ dd ___
I SHOULD SHUT UP AND GO
LOCK MYSELF IN A CLOSET!
`@@ --
.//- .||.
jg_______________________ bb _______ dd _______________
OK, I did build you to do what Whatever you say.
I -should- do. Just don't ask , _
Mandy out on dates. `OO OO (_|
.||. .||. [__]_ _|
bb dd | | | |
Good. I'll be in my room
reading "Shirayukihime". OK.
, , _
OO OO (_|
)) (( [__]_ _|
__ d d ____________________________ b b | | | | ____________
_
~.. (_| O
>> [__]_.)_|
___ |\ | |d| | _____
Um.. Wanna go see a Good idea, what do
movie or something? _ , you wanna see?
`~.. (_| OO
.>>. [__]_.||. _|
jg_____________________________ || ____ | | dd | | _______________
ROBOT NERD BOY IS GOING |
ON A DATE WITH MANDY... |
-------------------------'
Ah, how is the robotic We're late, Nerd Boy. Stop
beauty this evening? , talking to that, it's
`OO ==~ ~.. just a stupid -robot-.
(( [[ >>
__ b b ____ /| _______ |\ __
?
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|| .]]. .<<.
_____________________ bb __ || _____ || _______________________
------------------.
MOMENTS LATER... | What's wrong?
------------------' __ ,
oo~ ..#
<< .|(.
_________________ || __________ /| __
Nothing! -I- broke up with
-him-! It was NOT the OTHER __
WAY AROUND, GOT THAT?! `~-- oo#
.>>'|(
jg____________________________________________ // || ______
So the Japanese IKEA robot Yeah, but not to worry;
eloped with a robot `,,, , I have a replacement.
copy of you? '.. OO
|| ((
______ |\ ___ b b _____
Tadaa!
,,, ,
'.. OO
.||. __ -||-
|| |__| dd
That's just an empty I'M TOO DISTRAUGHT
cardboard box! `,,, , TO BUILD THINGS!
'.. @@
.||- __ -\\-
___ || __ |__| _ dd ___
,,,
'oo @@
|| __ ((
__________________________________ || __ |__| ________________ b b __
Could at least paint
a face on it... `,,,
..'
|| __
jg___________________________ /| ________ |__| _______
What are -you- *MEEP!*
doing in -here-? ___ ___ ,
`OO | |==~|
||-|o |[[.|
____________ bb |___||| | ________
Turns out she hadn't eloped;
I had accidentally locked
,,, , her in the closet again!
'.. OO
.||. .||.
_____ || _ dd ______
_ __ )
' `-/ _) (
__/\`-\\*zot!*
/.- / /\\ ) /|
|| / / \\ | / (_):|
Looks kinda Yeah.. I hope those ____||/ /-( *BOOM!* )-,'.::|
angry. `,,, , buildings aren't |:::(((:|/ / |.:\ |::::|
''. OO very important. |:::::::| __ .::::| |::::|
.||. .||. |:::::::| |::| |::::| |::::|
jg_______ || _ dd ________ |:::::::| |::| |::::| |::::|
`--. |:::::::| |::| |::::| |::::|
Fan Boy! I got a huge basket
and sandwiches! Are you
thinking what I'm thinking? ,,,
`OO ..'
__|__-||- ||
_ \___/ bb __________________________ /| __
Yup, I thought "I wonder if
Nerd Boy is thinking the same
thing as I am?" `,,,
OO ..'
__|__.||. .||.
\___/ bb _____________________ ||
But.. Thanks for answering that
` one. Would've bothered `,,,
OO me for ages otherwise. '..
__|__.||. ||
\___/ bb ______________________________ |\
OO
__|__.||.
jg__________ \___/ bb _______________________________________________
You got up late. Yeah, I was up all night
.--. `,,, playing Knight Rider.
/ / | ,---- '.. ----. `OO
+-+-+ .-'______ ||___.-'| ))
___ | | | __ ||______ //____|__| _______________________ d d __
HAAhahahahaaa! What's so funny?!
.--. `,,, ,
/ / | ,---- '~~ ----. OO
+-+-+ .-'______ ||___.-'| .||.
| | | __ ||______ //____|__| __________ dd
Knight.. night.. I What? That wouldn't
thought it was a pun. make any sense!
.--. `,,, ,
/ / | ,---- '.. ----. OO
+-+-+ .-'______ ||___.-'| -||-
| | | __ ||______ //____|__| __________ dd ________
Kind of like That's it, I'm going
your other puns. back to bed...
.--. `,,, `
/ / | ,----- ..' ----. OO
+-+-+ .-'______ ||___.-'| ((
jg____| | | ||______ //____|__| ________________________ b b ____
Hey Nerd Boy, what would I'd change that weird
you do as president of the right to bear arms.
United States? `__ ,
#.. OO
)| .||.
|\ dd
Really? You'd change Well, duh! Who wants bear
the arms laws? `__ , arms anyway?! Let the
#.. OO bears keep their arms!
.)|. -||-
_____ || ________ dd _____
Wh- What?! Yeah. If you're giving away
`__ , arms, make it something
#.. OO cool like -robot- arms.
.)|. .||.
________________________ || ________ dd __________________________
Forget I asked. And one arm could have a
__ , , laser gun maybe, or
--# OO some kinda saw...
|( .||-
jg__________ /| ______________________ dd _________
I finally did it! This machine o o
can turn brain waves into music! _____\_/_____
`OO ___|##| ___ |##|
.||. (|:|)##| |o_o| |##|
___ bb ________:_|##|_______|##|___
No more lonely nights playing o o
the violin! Here goes... `____ _____\_/_____
(|OO|) |##| ___ |##|
`||' \ |##| |o_o| |##|
db `.___.'|##|_______|##|
|)/\/\|\/||
|)\/\/| |. o o
____ _____\_/_____
*BZZT!*-(|##|)-*PAF!* |##| ___ |##|
|| \ |##| |o_o| |##|
____________________________ db `./\/\/|##|_______|##|________
Wonderful music. BUNDLE OF TULIPS?! o o .~
`,,, , FOR ME? _____\_/_____ |
'.. OO> |##| ___ |##| o'
|| .\\ ___ |##| |o_o| |##|
jg&bug______ |\ ________ dd _________ (| |)-'|##|_______|##|
*Mail from*
*Mandy* "Sailing's dandy"?! Ugh.. I'm
.------------- - still deaf from trying that
| Remember, you _ , stupid machine last week.
| owe me dinner. (_| O
: [__]_.)_|
| |d| |
-----------------.
THAT EVENING... |
-----------------'
I have to tell you something.
This thing with the robot clone Uh huh, could you pass
of you made me realize.. I.. , the meat please?
I love you. `~. . . O
|_>._v_|__|_v_ )_|
__________________ | |\| |d| | ________________________
__ \ / __
\ /
__ __ __ __
-- /__`/|/\ /_// /_/ |_/ --
.__// / // / \_ / / o
/_ _\
/ \
.--------------- -
| NOTE TO SELF: ___
| Mandy is a (_(_|O# _
| rabid vegan. [_|_]_))_|
jg&bug : | | |d| |
Nerd Boy was deaf?! That explains ,,,
a lot. I should apologize to `~.. ..'
him for my violent outburst. .>>. .||.
__________ || ______ || _____
Nerd Boy?
,,, ,
'.. ~..
|| >> _____ _|
__________________ |\ __ |\ _________ | | | | ___________________
Hey, here's a note. "I've moved out.
I feel my mind is degenerating. `,,,
I need change; new places, new '.. _ ..~
people. Good bye forever." ||//_____ _| .<<.
_______________ || | | | | || __
,,,
'.. ..~
|| _____ _| <<
__________________________________ || | | | | || __________
Oops. Maybe I should've
written the note -after- ,,,
packing my bags. `OO ..' ..~
_n_ || .||. _____ _| .<<.
jg___________ |___|bb ____________ || | | | | || __
Finally, I'm moving out. Can't
shake the feeling that I forgot to
do something important though...
`OO
_n_ .||.
____ |___| bb __________________
Oh well. Taxi!
`OO/
_n_ .||
__________ |___| bb ____________________________________________
I'm sure it'll ____
come back to me. .--'.---\---.
`OO ___/___/____|____\___
__,// o'-o-' _ | | |_ |
___ *draaag* /__/ b _____ '::'--(o)'----'----(o)-' _______
So.. Where That's it, deciding a
to, pal? ____ , destination! Crap.
`.--'.---\---. _ _____
___/___/____|_OO_\___ - __ -
o'-o-' _ | | |_ | - _- - _
jg________ '::'--(o)'----'----(o)-' ____________________
You're looking for Yeah, step
a roommate, right? right in.
___`____ ___ ,
| | OO | (..()
|o | || | .||-
|___| bb | __ || ________________
Nice place. Thanks.
` ___ ,
OO ()^^) ___ __ _____ __
(( || |\_ \_ || ||`. --`.|| |
________________ b b ______ |\ __________ | ()-() ||_||_|____|||_|
Well, as long as there are Not closets, but there's the
no skeletons in your closets, freezer where I keep heads...
you've got a new roommate! ___ ,
`OO (..()
-||- .||.
_________________ bb _____ || __________________
..of cabbage? Uh.. yes! That's
` ___ , less weird!
OO (..()
|| -||.
jg_______________________ bb _____ || ________________________
You have all this cool stuff; how come
___ , no one wants to live with you? I
()..) OO could really get used to this.
|| ((
___ |\ ____ b b ________________________
Yeah, it's weird. I've had a number of roommates actually, but it
never seems to work out, like my first roomie; he was a giant robot--
actually, I think you two met some time way back when, when you were
looking to hire him for this job or something--anyway, we used to share
an apartment for a while, but after just a couple of days he was gone,
said he was going to get a smoke or something and he just never came
back, which incidentally is exactly what my third and seventh roommates
did, and it turned out they had smuggled their stuff out in advance,
not to mention those who didn't even take their stuff with them; I have
lots of stuff here that is just mine by default since they left, and
that's actually what all of my roommates do; they stay for a couple of
days and then just disappear!
`___
()..) OO
|| ||
_________________ || ______ dd ___________________________
And I have no ..well.. I'm starting
idea why! `___ , to figure it out.
()..) OO
-||- ))
jg___________________ || ______ dd _______
HammerHead, we've got to do
___ , something about our
()..) OO stupid single status.
.||. ))
______ || ______________ d d ____
Actually, I've given up.
We're going to die and `___
forget we existed, ()..) OO
so who cares? -||- .||.
__ || ______ dd _________________
___
()..) OO
|| ||
_______________ || ______ dd __________________________
That works with the "sit at home
___ , and let the girls come to you"
()..) OO strategy I was about to propose.
|| ||
________ || ______ dd _________
Let's see what's You have the Kikujiro no Natsu
on TV. `___ , DVD, right? Let's watch that.
()..) OO
|| ((
jg________________________ |\ ____ b b ______________
Wow, it actually drove
past us. This rocks!
_ ` ___ _
*wroo.. [#] __ OO _()..) [#] __ _____ __ ..oom*
| |\_((_ |\_((_ | || ||`. --`.|| |
_ | __ | ()bb) | ()\\) | ||_||_|____|||_|
Wait 'til you hear
this next part...
_ ___ , _
[#] __ OO _()..) [#] __ _____ __
| |\_((_ |\_((_ | || ||`. --`.|| |
_ | __ | ()bb) | ()\\) | ||_||_|____|||_|
. . . .
\ _ / ___ \ _ / . .
* - [#]- *RATATATA*_()..) [#] \ __ _____ \ __ /
| |\ *BOOM*\_*BLAM BLAM*|| ||`. --`.|| |
_____________ | *FWOOOSH*) | ()\\) | - ||_||_|____|||_| __________
Cool, huh?
_ `___ _
[#] ___ _()..) [#] __ _____ __
| OO|\_ \_ |\_((_ | || ||`. --`.|| |
jg | \| ()-() | ()\\) | ||_||_|____|||_|
You dumped your old
friends just because Yeah.
they bored you? `___ ,
()..) OO
|| ((
_________________ |\ ___ b b __
What luxury. I don't make Sure you do, I've seen you. You
friends so easily as `___ , just can't -keep- friends well.
to dump them at will. ()..) OO
.||. .||>
__ || ____ dd __
Maybe people like me can't
keep friends because people
like you dump us? `___ *
()..) OO
-||- ))
___________________ || ____ dd ________________________
Strange... I seem to have wandered into
"HammerHead's Guilt Trip Emporium". Must
___ , have missed the sign on my way in.
()..) OO
|| <||>
jg____________________ || ____ bb _________________
Hmm.. Tricky
___ , shot...
()..) OO
|-||. .||.
___________ c| || ____ bb __o___________________________________
Nine iron.
___ ,
()..) OO
|-||. -||.
__ c| || ____ bb __o____
Here. Thanks.
`___ ,
()..) OO
.//-|-||.
|\c| bb o
- o
.'
___ ,
(#o()
\\ ` `.
- _ OO> _) )
- /__ )) _ , /
jg________________ c/ _ b b *pok!* - ____________________________
Why did you want to What?! I thought -you-
come to this bar? ___, wanted to go here! __
`OO ()..) .. ..'
(( || (( _ v == -||.___
___________ b b ___ |\ ______________________|>|
Hey there, And get stuck in a relationship with
wanna dance? you constantly trying to change me?
`__ , ___ __
$~~ OO (..() .. ..'
$>> .||. .||. ((-v______.||.___
___________________ |\ ____ dd ____ || _________|>|
You'll just start hating me, break
up and we'll both be broken-hearted.
__ , ___ __
$.. OO (..() ``,> '..
$>> .||> .||. \\'_________((___
______________ || __ dd ____ || ______ __|>|
Idiot. See?! She hates
__ , me already! ` ___
--$ OO (..() ..
<<$ -||. || ((-v_____________
jg________ /| ____________________ bb ___ || _________|>|
Nerd Boy, can you explain
___ , programming to me?
OO (..()
(( ||
___ b b _____________ /| __________
--------------------.
10 MINUTES LATER... |
--------------------'
..storing the address on ___
a stack. So now we.. `OO (..()
.||. .||.
______ bb ____ || ________
----------------------------.
ANOTHER 10 MINUTES LATER... |
----------------------------'
..and then you have to ___
compile, which is.. `OO (..()
<||. .||.
______ bb ____ || ________
--------------------------------.
YET ANOTHER 10 MINUTES LATER... |
--------------------------------'
..and that pretty much Umm.. Not really. Maybe we
sums it up. Got it? ___ , had too many of those
`OO (..() 10-minute breaks?
.||. ||
jg ________________ bb ____ || __________________
----------------------------------.
I knew the broadband broad was |
gonna be trouble the nanosecond | Are you the private
I saw her walk through the door. | investigator?
------------------ __ -----------' `__ .---.
'.. ~~@ |[_]|
|_((._____ _| << | o|
_____| |\| | |____________ | | ________ /| __ |___| __
That's what it says Great. I've lost
on the door. ` __ __ , a packet. .---.
'.. ~~@ |[_]|
|_\\-_____ <<_| | o|
_____| |\| | |__________ //| | ______________ |___| __
---------------------------.
Yep. It was gonna be one |
of -those- microseconds. |
------------------ __ -----' __ .---.
'.. ~~@ |[_]|
|_(( _____ <<_| | o|
_____| |\| | |__________ </| | ______________ |___| __
All that when I just Don't interrupt, next is
access a web page? `___ , the interesting part.
()..) OO
|| .||.
jg || dd
\ \(###########) (##########"' | Overflow bits dumping out of
\ \ \ `""#"'`":#/ `"""#""#/ \ \| stack clouds. It was another
\ \ \ \ \ _____\ \ \ \| one of -those- CPU cycles...
\ \ \ \ \ )_ _( \ \ \ `------------------------------
\ \\ \ \| | \____\ \ \ __\ \ __\ \ \
\ \ \ \ | | \ \ |::::| _\_ |[\| \ |:\| \ __ \
\ \ _\__ \ ___| | \___|:\::| \| \|__|[]|\___|::|---| \|\\ \
___\____| \|_\___|::\| \--|[]\|:::\|__| \ | \ \ | |\:|\ \ |__\__
\ \\ | | \ |:::\ | |[][|::::| | | \ | \|:\| \ |\ \
-------------------------------------.
It was probably only my imagination, |
but these cycles seemed to come more |
and more often. Rather depressing... |
-------------------------------------'
____ __ | .---.
|\ \ | .'' | |[_]|
|_\__| || | |_ _____ | o|
________________ || __|__ | | | | | _________ | | ___________
What? My new processor is Yep. So you should
depressing a little guy who give me the processor.
lives in my computer? `___ ,
()..) OO
-||- .||>
jg_______________________ || ___ dd ___________________________
My investigation continued... |
-------------------------------'
Charlie, old pal. Heard about What's to know? They dissolve
any lost packets of data? `__ _ , into the bit rain that
'.. .." drives my power plant.
|(( _____(_)|
__ ||\\ | |//|| __
-This- particular packet contains
data that would stop packet loss *tic*
and put you out of business! ` __ _
_'-- :," *tic*
|_//-_____(_)|
---------------------------. __ ||\\ | |//||________
He knew something... His |
eye tics were a big hint. |
---------------------------' ,------------------------------
| Waking up a few milliseconds
_______________________________________ | later in a garbage collector
| was also a substantial hint.
`------------------------------
__ __ \\ |
|__|__| __________ |
`|__| / __ / ___|
/___ '.. _/ ,'___|
|`-. __||__`-. |__|_|
jg______________|__|_________| _______________________|__|
It was the big showdown; my |
investigation was now over. |
-----------------------------'
Just as I thought. You
_ __ __ , two work together.
"oo @oo ___ --'
.(__). .>>. `'\-||
_ || __ || ____________________ /| ________________________
Yeah. You sent me on a wild goose chase
_ __ , __ , to keep me out of the way
".. @.. ___ --' while you pulled a heist.
.(__). .>>. `'\-||. There was no lost packet!
_____ || __ || _______________ || _____
That's right. So...
` _ __ __ ,
".. @.. ___ --'
.(__). .>>. `'\-||.
_____________ || __ || _______________ || _____________________________
Do I still get
_ __ __ , paid?
".. @.. ..'
.(__). .>>. ,.||
jg___________ || __ || _____________ | || _______________________
It's kind of boring around -You're- boring.
here without Nerd Boy. `,,, , ,--.
,- '.. -- ~.. -. | \ \
|`-.||____.>>.__`-. +-+-+
___ |__|_\\____\\____|| __ | | |
Hmm...
`,,, ,--.
..' ,-------- ~.. -. | \ \
|| |`-.______.>>.__`-. +-+-+
______ /| ____________ |__|_______\\____|| __ | | |
,--.
,-------- ~.. -. | \ \
|`-.______.>>.__`-. +-+-+
________________ |__|_______\\____|| __ | | |
FLAME THROWER! (
`,,, ) ,--.
'oo ,,,,, ------- ~oo -. | \ \
[(||:==<|-- - ______ >> __`-. +-+-+
jg || `````__|_______\\____|| __ | | |
Hello Nerd Boy. _____
`,,, | ,,, |
'OO | OO' |
.||. |.||. |
|| |_||__|\
x-----------------------x-----------------------x
| So.. Did you have | Nah. Easter |
| a nice Easter? | _____ , sucks. |
| `,,, | | ,,, | |
| '.. | | OO' | |
| OO-||. | |.||. | |
| ____________ || _|_ |_||__|\ ______ |
| | |
x-----------------------x-----------------------x
| | |
|Really? I thought you | * |
| liked all the candy | _____ |
| and stuff. `,,, | | ,,, | |
| '.. | | ..' | |
| OO-||. | |.||-O| |
| ____________ || _|_ |_||__|\ ______ |
x-----------------------x-----------------------x
*sigh* Can't think of a Hah! I win!
good Nerd Boy retort. _____ ,
`,,, |,,, |
'.. |OO' |
,||. |-\\. |
jg___________________________OO|| ___ |_||__|\ ______________________
I just realized that You're right! We have to
Nerd Boy may never find him right now!
come back. `,,, ,
'.. oo~
|| -<<-
_ |\ __________ || _
Really? Duh! I was being sarcastic;
`,,, , I hate his guts!
'.. ''~
.||. .<<.
|| ||
How do I know -that- I'll make it easy for you: When
wasn't sarcasm? `,,, , I'm not punching you in the
'.. --~ face, I'm being sarcastic.
.||. .<<.
______________________ || _____ || _______________________
Ah, -that's- You wish.
sarcasm! `,,, ,
'~~ --~
.||- .<<.
jg || /|
He's been gone too long! Finally! Good bye and
I'm going to search `,,, , good riddance!
for Nerd Boy now! ..' ..~
|| -<<-
_________ /| __________ || ________________
Sheesh.
,
~..
>>
______________________________________ |\ ____________
Well.. He's not
in his room. `,,,
'.. --~
|| <<
_______ |\ _______________________ || ______________
MEANWHILE, THE OTHER STORY ARC IS
PROBABLY MUCH MORE INTERESTING...
Give me o Throw me the
the whip! \ ___ , idol!
`OO `._(..()
__________________ o//- ___________`-||. ________________________
bb /| |\ /|
jg / | | \
___ Why don't we ever do _
__ _____ __ (..()_ anything cool? `O |_)
| ||.'-- .'|| || _))_/| \_( _[__]
|_|||____|_||_|| ___ (//() | _____________________ _|_b | |
This week we went ___ That's already in _
__ on a quest for `()..)_ my weblog. _ `OO |_)
| || a sacred idol. _))_/| \\(( _[__]
|_|||____|_||_|| ___ (//() | __________________ _|_bb | |
Oh. You also fought the Didn't we do something
evil cybermonster. `___ , -cool-_this week?
__ _____ __ ()..)_ OO _ |_)
| ||.'-- .'|| || _))_/| ))// _[__]
|_|||____|_||_|| (//() | dd_|_ | |
___ _
__ _____ __ (..()_ OO _ |_)
| ||.'-- .'|| || _))_/| ))// _[__]
|_|||____|_||_|| ___ (//() | __________________ dd_|_ | | _____
We tried the new Perfect rant
Fanta flavour. `___ material! _ *click*
__ _____ __ ()..)_ `O |_) *clack*
| ||.'-- .'|| || _))_/| \_(._[__]
|_|||____|_||_|| ___ (//() |jg_____________________ _|_b| |
Mandy, you remember my Oh geez. Why didn't -you-
girlfriend Linda. She'll just move in with -her-?
live here, since `,,, __ ,
Nerd Boy's gone. '.. #.. --~
.||. )| .<<.
____ |\ ___ |\ ______________ || _____
Um.. Yeah! Why?
`,,, __ ,
'.. ..# ..~
|| .|(. .<<.
__________________________ || ______ || __ || _____________________
OH LOOK! A THREE-
HEADED MONKEY! -What- did you call me?
`,,, __ ,
'.. -- __ ..# ..~
.//- __--- .|(. .<<.
______ /| ______________ || __ || _______
He's cute when he Whatever.
,,, freezes up `__ ,
'oo like that. #.. ..~
.//- ,|(. .<<.
jg_______________ /| _________________ || __ || _______________
So.. Dork Girl. My name is Linda.
` ___ __ ,
~.. (_(_| ..#
>> [_|_]_.|(|
|\ | | |//||
Yeah, but you moved in to I'm not taking anyone's place,
take Nerd Boy's place, ___ __ , stop calling me that.
right Dork Girl? `~.. (_(_| ..#
.>>. [_|_]_.|(|
|| | | |//||
Well.. Bye, STOP CALLING ME
Dork Girl. ___ __ , "DORK GIRL"!
`..~ (_(_| @@#
<< [_|_]_ -\\- _
/| ___________ | | | || _|__ ________
See? Dork Girl! *
, ___ __
~^^ (_(_| oo#
.>>- [_|_]_ -\\- _
jg || | | | || _|__
Dork Girl! OK.. This is getting
` __ , really old.
~^^ --#
.>>- |(
______ || _________ /| ____
Huh? I'm gonna skip ahead to where I
` __ , can't take it anymore and have
~.. ..# to convince your secret love
.>>. .|(> Nerd Boy to move back in.
______ || ______ || _____________
BKJT! FRKGL!? Yeah, OK bye.
` `__
~oo #..
->>- )|
_____ ___ _ || _ ____ ____ |\ ________________
~oo
>>
jg____________________ || ___________
Here we are. Playing video games while
___ , other people are starving.
__ OO _()..) __ _____ __
|\_((o. |\_((o. || ||`. --`.|| |
| ()bb)\|_()\\)`._____||_||_|____|||_|
What if we'd been born in Africa?
___ ,
__ OO _()..) __ _____ __
|\_((o. |\_((o. || ||`. --`.|| |
| ()bb)\|_()\\)`._____||_||_|____|||_|
I'm glad I wasn't. Wouldn't Hehe! That's
understand the language. ___ , funny!
__`OO _()^^) __ _____ __
|\_((o. |\_((o. || ||`. --`.|| |
| ()bb)\|_()\\)`._____||_||_|____|||_|
Starvation is funny? Can i'm sorry
you at least stay serious ___ ,
for one second?! __`OO _(),,) __ _____ __
|\_((o. |\_((o. || ||`. --`.|| |
jg__________________| ()bb)\|_()\\)`._____||_||_|____|||_|
There's nothing like the care-free
__ ___ , life of a bachelor, eh Nerd Boy?
#.. OO ()..)
)| (( ||
|\ b b |\
Nerd Boy! Mandy loves Oh sure! He'll -gladly-
you and wants you ` __ ___ , go back to a life he
to move back home. #.. OO (..() hated! Why not?
.)|. || .||.
____ || _________ dd ____ || _______
Glad you're OK *
__ , with this. ___
..# OO Bye! (..()
|( .))' ||
_____ /| ____ d d _____________________ || _______
Sure! -Don't- understand
___ , sarcasm! Why not?!
(oo()
-||-
jg_______________________________________ || _________________
Did Mandy tell you
__ , she's in love
..# OO with me?
|( ))
______________ /| _____ d d ____
Not in so many words, So I'm supposed to move
but it is pretty obvious. back to take her insults
`__ , based on one of
#.. OO your -hunches-?
.)|. .||.
______________ || _________ dd ______________
Um.. Yeah.. Works for me,
`__ , let's go.
#.. OO
)| ))
_______________________ || _____ d d ___________
You found Nerd Boy?! He was with HammerHead Yo.
Where was he? I `,,, __ , next door. ___ ,
looked everywhere! '.. --# OO (..()
-||- .|(- || .||'
jg__________________ || _____ || _____________ dd ____ || ____
I'm glad you're As Did I; Your Arch-Nemesis.
back, Nerd Boy. ` ___
I missed you. |=_/
`,,, | \ ,|
'.. OO | `-' \_
.||. .||. | (
_________________ || __ dd _____________________ \ /
___
Yay! I have an |=_/'
,,, , arch-nemesis! | \
'.. OO | `-'\
.||. -||- | (__
|| bb | /
___
// |@ ___
//__/ So? Me too. |=_/
(( :(( `,,, | \
_:_ --' OO | \ _
/\|\.\./|/\ -||. .||. | \_.'/
| \ | ____________________ || __ dd ________________ | ( ___
___
// |@ ___
||_/ Holy crap. |=_/
((: `,,, , | \
_:_ 'oo @@ | \
|`|\.|./|'| || || | `-')
jg | | | | | || dd | '-.
OUR HEROES ARE SURROUNDED!
___
// |@ This is Nah, having ___
||_/ not good. an arch-nemesis |=_/
((: `,,, , is cool! | \
_:_ ..' OO | \
|`|\.|./|'| || .||. | \
| | | | | _______ || __ bb _____________ | `-._
___
// |@ ___
||_/\\ Ow. Not good. Woah! Cool! |=_/
((: `=.._ `,,, , | \
_:_ `"*=--.__oo' OO | \
|`|\.|./|'| *whip* `"= -||. | `.__
___ | | | | | _______ //____ dd ____________ | ,'_____________
((
//____ ,,, Hey, aren't Virus! Care To Swap
\\ @ |_oo' you gonna do ___ , Heroes? Mine Is
\___/-/= something cool? |=_/ An Idiot.
: < \ ` | \
_:_ OO | \
|`|\.|./|'| -||- | `--.
jg | | | | | bb | (
| | Great! You got us -I'm- not the one who | | | | locked up by our got caught by a ___ | | | | arch-nemeses! `,,, , giant virus! |[_]| | | | |__ '.. OO |\\\| | | |/__/|_________________ -||- ____ .||. ____________________|___|_| | |___/___________________ || ______ dd ____________________________\| __________________________________________________________________ | | | | | | Oh yeah?! Well You're -stupid-! ___ | | | | you're -fat-! `,,, , |[_]| | | | |__ 'oo @@ |\\\| | | |/__/|_________________ .//- ____ -\\> ____________________|___|_| | |___/___________________ || ______ dd ____________________________\| __________________________________________________________________ | | | | | | Sorry... I'm just Yeah. I know. I miss the ___ | | | | a bit torn up, `,,, , outside world, and |[_]| | | | |__ you know..? '.. OO our friends... |\\\| | | |/__/|_________________ .||. ____ .||. ____________________|___|_| | |___/___________________ || ______ dd ____________________________\| __________________________________________________________________ | | | | | | I'm missing the ___ | | | | premiere of `,,, |[_]| | | | |__ Matrix 2. ',, OO |\\\| | | |/__/|_________________ .||. ______ )) ____________________|___|_| | jg|___/___________________ || ______ dd ____________________________\|
Shut up! U 5HU7 U9! Heh heh. Hm. Once again using your
`___ \ ,,, , __ , charms to make people
()..) -- ..~ --# turn on each other.
.||- -//. .<<. |(
|| _/ )_ || /|
Yeah? Nerd Boy and Fan Boy have been gone
So what? for several days. My theory is that
` __ , you made them turn on each other,
~.. --# starting a violent fight in which
.>>. `|(, they were both gruesomely killed.
___________ || ___ || ___________
__
~.. ..#
.>>. |(
___________________ || ___ || ______________________
What? SO YOU ADMIT!
` __ ,
~.. oo#
.>>. -\\.
jg || ||
Nerd Boy and Fan Boy Yeah. You killed
are -both- gone now? them, didn't you?
` __ ,
~.. --#
.>>. -|(.
___________ || ___ || ___________
Not yet. Then I should be able to track the
` __ , GPS footcuff Fan Boy's wearing.
~.. #.. _
.>>. .)|//
___________ || ___ || ___________
Cool, you've got him Strange.. According to these values
totally whipped. ` __ , they're somewhere underground.
~.. #.. _
,>> <)|// *bip*
______ /| _ || ____*bip*
MEANWHILE, IN CAPTIVITY...
_________________________________________
| |
| What's that noise? NOTHING. |
| , `,,, |
| OO oo' |
| _((__ *bip* _))__ |
jg| | |bb | *bip*// | | |
No One Can Find Me In This Underground
Lair! Nerd Boy Will Soon Do My Bidding!
` ____ Or maybe not!
_\==/_ ,
/ | __
,' | --~ --#
,-' | .<<. .|(.
`.________| _________________________ /| ___ /| ___
What?! How Did You
Find My Lair? `___ GPS, pal!
\_=| Look it up!
/ | ` __
/ | --~ --#
_,' | .<<. .|(.
\______| _______________ || ____ || ______
Sure. Meanwhile,
___ , Please Die. We have some kind
|=_/ of plan, right? Or maybe not.
| \ , _ _ ` __ , _ _
| `-'/_, *swish* _\| _\| oo~ #oo |/_ |/_
| _.' |\/ |\/ << )| \/| \/|
jg \ `-. |\ |\ || || /| /|
Great job, getting Oh shut up.
us captured by `__ _____ ,
a giant virus. #--_/ @ |_..~
=|-'\___/--<=
|| : ||
_:_
/`.|./.'|,'\
______ ' |/ | ____________
*
..~
I think he's gonna eat 77
us! Do something! `__ __@__//>>
#oo_/ (__)/
=\-'\___/
/> :
_:_
|`|\.|./|'|
jg_______________________ | | | | | ________________________________
You Want A Dental Plan?!
___ Do Virii Even Have Teeth?
// |@ ___ ,
||_/ |=_/ Your powers of spite shh, we're supposed
((: | \ strike again! ` __ , to be -sneaking-
_:_ | \ _ #.. ~oo
|`|\.|./|'| | \_)\ .)|. .>>.
| | | | | |______,'____________________ )\ )\ _______________
OUR HEROES ARE BEING HELD CAPTIVE BUT WHAT'S THIS? A RESCUE
IN A CELL IN AN UNDERGROUND LAIR! ATTEMPT? CAN IT BE?!
,,, ___
OO ..' | | |
.||. .||. ||_:| *zwoooshBLIP*
______ bb __ || ________________________________| |______
Come on! Time
,,, to get you out! __ _
OO '.. `oo~ oo# |
.||. .||. << |( |
__ bb __ || __________________________ /| _ /| |
"Aren't you a little
short for a stormtrooper?"
`,,, __ ___
OO '.. ..~ ..# | |
.||. .||- .<<. .|(. | |
_______ bb __ || ___________________ || __ || ___| |________
Hehehehehe! Did I say "out"? I
| ` meant "killed".
, ,,, ` __ ___
OO ^^' --~ ''# | |
-||- .||. .<<. .|(. | |
jg __ bb _ || ____________________ || __ || ___| |____
AFTER NARROWLY ESCAPING THE UNDERGROUND LAIR OF THE KIDNAPPER,
OUR HEROES DIG THEIR WAY HOME IN A CONVENIENT DIGGING MACHINE! .
# . # . . # .: # . : " . .
. : . " : ,-., : # . : :
: # : .# /,'|/ : # . : " # o #
* : //`-/ : " o . : . # .
. o # . // / . . : # " . . " :
. : /,`-/ o . # * # " *
# : " : /'/'/ : # : " : . : . # :
. : . # / / : # . : o :
: : / / * : # : : .
_ __
_.\_`\_|
,,, _.-`-._`-._\
..',-`-.___ `-._\
We made it! /`._\/`---.__ `--._\
__ ` / / o `---._\
#^^ ..~ `-._/ o / OO
.)|. -<<- / . o/ ||
_ || ___ || _,-./________.______/-.___ dd __
By the way, why'd Who cares? Let's just agree
he kidnap you two that the ends don't justify Do we have
this time around? the means and then move on! any chips?
__ ` , `,,,
#.. ~.. OO '..
.)|. .>>- -||- ||
jg____ || ___ || _________________________ dd ___________________ |\
Loser! Waaaah!
__ ` ___ ,
#.. ~-- _ ();;)
)| .>>- - _ .//.
___ |\ _______________ || __________ / > __
Mandy, why are you always
insulting people? Are ` __
you afraid of getting #.. ..~
too close to them? .)|. .<<.
___ || ________ || ___
__
#.. ..~
.)|. .<<.
____________________ || ________ || _______________________
Dork!
__ ,
#.. ..~
.)|. -<<.
___ || ________ || ___
Heh heh..
__ ,
#-- ~..
)| >>
jg______________________ || _______________________ |\ ______________
Hahaa! I captured your
,,, , dice! They're mine!
_'.. O
|_((_____.)_|
| |\| |d| |
Yeah, the object of the game LIAR! They belong
is to capture dice, but only to -me- now, ME!
for scoring. You don't `,,, ,
actually keep them. _'.. OO
|_((_____ //> _
| |\| | bb _|__
Hah-HAAA!
,,, ,
_'oo _ -__ @@
|_((_____ _ ___-- q//>
________________ | |\| | ___ _|__ ________ b _______
Yeah.. That might be why I
vowed never to play Button
Men with him ever again. `,,,
_'--
|_((_____ _
jg_____________________ | |\| | ___ _|__ ______________________
It's finally arrived! What?
, `,,, _
OO___ ..' (_|
(|_|__| .||. [__]_ _|
____ b b _______________________ || __________ | | | | __
A cybernetic interface to the brain, so
I can finally create a virtual reality
,,, , _ that's as real as reality itself!
'.. ___ OO (_|
.||. \__\.\\ [__]_ _|
___ || ___|__|_|d | | | | __
But what if you got stuck *click*
in a buggy VR like they `,,, _ *clack*
always do on Star Trek? '..__ (_| OO:-. *zwww..
-//\__\_ ,[__]_))_|)
__ /| |__|_|(_|___|d|,| __ __ _
/ \ |_) | _\/_
o o \/\/ \/\/ \__/ | o /\
He just -had- to say
Kill! Destroy! that, didn't he?!
, , ,
~oo ~oo ~oo ~oo @@ oo~ oo~ oo~ oo~ oo~
>>- >>- >>- >>- -||- -<< -<< -<< -<< -<<
jg |\ |\ |\ |\ dd /| /| /| /| /|
Heeeeelp!
`,,, ?
__ __ '.. ..~
__--_ -//- .<<.
--- / \ ||
Nerd Boy's stuck in some kind of What?! Where
virtual reality program! `,,, , is he?
'.. ..~
-||. <<
____________ || ________ /| ________
That's horrible!
Here. Quick! Unplug him!
`,,, _ ,
'.. (_| @@:-. oo~ ___
.||- ,[__]_))| ) .<< - _
_________ || (_|___|d||' ____________ < \ -- _________
WAIT! According to the manual, Oh.. I was hoping you
that would FRY HIS BRAIN!! hadn't read that part.
_ `,,, ,
(_| @@:-. 'oo ..~
,[__]_))| ) -//- .<<.
jg (_|___|d||' /| ||
So, can you get him out No, but I found a program
of the virtual reality? that lets him control it.
` _ `,,,
~.. (_| ..' ,-:@@
.>>. ,[__]_,\\ / |((
__ || ____ (_|___|_||___,' ||bb __
Are you starting it? Can Yeah, it's.. Hey, -you're-
you see what's happening? in the VR. But what are you..
` _ `,,,
~.. (_| ..' ,-:@@
.>>- ,[__]_,\\. / |((
__ || ____ (_|___|_||___,' ||bb __
oh mama
_ ,,, ,
~.. (_| oo' ,-:@@
.>>. ,[__]_ \\ / |((
_________________ || ____ (_|___|_||___,' ||bb _________________
Well? What's going on?! NOTHING.
` _ `,,,
~.. (_| oo' ,-:@@
->>- ,[__]_ || / |((
jg || (_|___|__||__,' ||bb
Good thing I got Mandy out of here
before she discovered what Nerd Boy's
_ doing in the virtual reality. `,,,
(_| ,-:@@ ..'
,[__]_ / |(( ||
_____ (_|___|_,' ||bb _________________________________________ /|
But I have to get him out of the VR
before Mandy realizes there's no
_ shoe sale and comes back. `,,,
(_| ,-:@@ ..'
,[__]_ / |(( .||.
(_|___|_,' ||bb _________________________ ||
I could use this extra VR set to
_ go in after him, but then `,,,
(_| ,-:@@ I might get stuck too... '..
,[__]_ / |(( .||-:
__ (_|___|_,' ||bb _______________________________ || __
oh yeah that's
the spot I'M GOING IN!
_ , `,,,
(_| ,-:@@ oo' ___
,[__]_ / |(( :-\\. _--
jg(_|___|_,' ||bb / \
LATER, IN THE VIRTUAL REALITY...
I put you in control of the I'll log off soon,
VR, and you only created `,,, wait your turn. ` ..~
a massage simulation?! 'oo OO,<<
-||- ___ ))|| _
____ || ______________________| dd |
You're not stuck in here? Just tap your heels
How do I log off? `,,, together and say ` ..~
'.. "There's no place OO,<<
.||. like home". ___ ))|| _
___ || _______________________| dd |
Oh come on, we're not somewhere
over the rainbow.. I don't even You don't?
have any red shoes. `,,, ` ..~
'.. OO,<<
<||> ___ ))|| _
___ || _______________________| dd |
Oh haha.
`,,, *giggle* ^^~
'-- OO,<<
.||. ___ ))|| _
jg ___ kk _______________________| dd |
I love biking in the ___
summer. What do you Nothing. I hate (^^()
like about summer? `,,, , summer. `||' /
____________________ '^^ ________ OO _______________________||___//
---------------- _ (.-, ----- _ (.-, ---------------------------'
- - (_)>(_) (_)>(_) - - - -
____________________________________________________________________
___ / /
(),,) // / I hate the heat, I hate the bugs,
|| // ,,, / , I hate sunburn...
______||___// '.. /__ OO ______________________________
-----------' _ (.-, '-- _ (.-, -----------------------------
- - - (_)>(_) - (_)>(_) - - - o -
___________________________________________________________________
And I hate
qq instant karma!
-\\- ,
_ OO
,,, (_).
'oo X_\,
_ |.-, (_)'
jg (_)/(_) o
Hey, what are you doing out
of bed so early? It's another
four hours 'til noon. `,,,
'.. oo
_______))| ))
__________________ | | |/|| _____________________ d d _____
Hello?
`,,,
oo ..'
)) _______))|
___ d d ______ | | |/|| __________
,,,
..'
*flush* _______))|
______ | | |/|| _______
That's weird. I didn't
know zombies needed to
use the bathroom. `,,, uurrrgg...
'.. `oo
_______))| ((
jg| | |/|| __________________________ b b ___
So there she was, building this
, -huge- house of cards,
OO ..~ card by card.
.||. -<<-
______________________ bb _____ || ________
Uh huh. She paused and reflected. It
` , felt nice; like she was
OO ..~ accomplishing something.
.||. .<<.
_________________ bb _____ || ______
OO ..~
|| <<
______ bb _____ || _____
That's the story that's so important Yeah. And here comes
that you interrupted my artificial , the punchline...
earthquake experiment?! `OO --~
-||- .<<.
jg____________________________ bb ___ /| _________________
You're so nerdy. If you're not in Hey, I do non-nerdy
front of your computer, you're stuff too, you know.
working on some gadget. `,,, _ ,
'.. (_| O
|| [__]_.)_|
______ |\ __________ | |d| |
Nerdily. Is that even
`,,, _ , a word?
'.. (_| OO
.||. [__]_ ))|
______ || _____ | |dd|| _____
You might be less nerdy if you A make-over? Have you been
got rid of the glasses. `,,, _ , watching corny teen
'.. (_| OO movies again?
.||- [__]_ ))|
___________ || _____ | |dd|| __________
Just saying that if you wanna dance
with the most handsome guy at the I'm sure he's very dreamy,
prom, you need a make-over! `,,, _ , now please go away.
'oo (_| O
-||- [__]_.)_|
jg_____________________________ || _____ | |d| | ___________
So there I am, totally
absorbed in my work... *meep*
`__ ,
#.. ==~
.)|. .[[.
__________ || ___ || _________
And then someone taps me on the
shoulder, scaring me half to death! *meep*
Don't you just hate that? `__ ,
#.. ==~
-)|- .[[.
__________ || ___ || _________
Wait a minute...
`__
#.. ==~
.)|. .[[.
__________________________ || ___ || _____________________________
Does "meep" mean "yes" or "no"? *meep*
`__ ,
#.. ==~
.)|. .[[.
jg__________________________ || ___ || _______________________________
What the heck It's a machine that
is that thing? can do anything!
` __ ` ______
#.. OO / /__\ \
.)|. .||- `( ([__]) )
_________ || ______________ dd ______ \_\__/_/ _
Can it make an unstoppable
force and an unmovable object? Of course!
` __ ` ______
#.. OO / /__\ \
.)|. //-,( ([__]) )
_________ || ___________________ bb _ \_\__/_/ _
DUE TO THE PARADOX, THE UNIVERSE UNRAVELED...
__ ______
#oo OO ///||\\\
\\ _ // ,((((()))))
_ _ ___ __ __\ __ _ __ bb ______ _ \\\||/// ____ _ _ _
...AND WAS RESET TO LAST TUESDAY.
*Go go Power Rangers!*
| \
, ,--.
,--------- OO -. | \ \
|`-._____-((- __`-. +-+-+
jg|__|______ bb ___|| __ | | | ____________
NERD BOY TAKES A BATH ____|
|`-.__\
OO -:""":- | | |
,.-((--------. :,,,: | .| |
_______ \`----------'| ___________| | |
7o `-----------' `-:__|
\
NERD BOY HAS A DUCK
OO
7o-\\ ---------.
__________ \`----------'| ______
`-----------'
SEE NERD BOY PLAY
*quack* OO
,.- 7o-)) ---.
\`----------'|
`-----------'
So how was your bath? Great 'til my brain overheated
`,,, , and I started thinking
'.. OO monosyllabically.
.||. .||.
jg________________________ || ____ dd ___
Nerd Boy, now that school's
, out for summer, shouldn't
OO ..~ you get some kind of job?
(( .<<.
_____ b b _________ || _______________________
Job?! I.. er.. SCHOOOOL'S OUT.. FOR.. SUMMER!
well... Um.. `,,,
`OO ..~ ~~'
|| .<<. -||-
____________ bb _______ || _______________________ /| ____
Fan Boy, we're SCHOOOOL'S OUT.. FOR.. EVER!
trying to have.. `,,,
OO `~.. ~~'
.||. .>>. .||.
__ bb _______ || __________________ /| __
Fine. Whatever. Thanks, man. No problem.
, ` `,,,
--~ OO ..'
<< .||. .||.
jg___ /| ___________________________ bb ________ || __________
Fan Boy, do you always
agree with everyone? Yes.
| | No you don't.
| No. |
, `,,, `
OO '.. ..~
(( || <<
_______ b b __________ || ___ /| _________
So now you're disagreeing
with me, aren't you? No! What? Now you're
| | disagreeing with
` `,,, , both of us!
OO oo' ..~
.||- -||- -<<.
____ bb ____ || ___ || ____
)
Hey! What did you (
do to my boyfriend? )
` __ ,,, *whistle*
#-- oo' OO ~''
)| || (( >>
jg_____ |\ _________________ || _____________ b b __ |\ ________
I was cleaning, so I vacuumed Really? That
your computer, inside and out. , was nice.
`~.. OO
.>>. ||
_______________ || ________ dd __________
Vacuum cleaner's kinda strong Wh- WHAT?! Where
though; swallowed some pieces. are the pieces?!
` ,
..~ OO
<< \\p
__________ /| _________________ d ___
Oh, in the GBRMFL! WHA- Don't panic! Hey, isn't that
trash outside. It might still be OK. the garbage truck?
` , I'll just get.. It's early. `,,,
~.. OO ..'
->>. || ||
jg____________ || _____ dd ________________________________________ /|
NOOOOOOOO! Classic! Told ya he'd fall for it.
, ` `,,,
@@ _ -__-- ~^^ ~~'
-\\p - - .>>. .||.
___ d _______________________ || ____________ || ___________
zz zz
...._____.... zz z z z ARGH! KILLITKILLITKILLITKILLITKILLIT
| | | zzz z zzz ,
|_/_____bzz_| zz '.' @@ ..~
| \-------/ | -//- <<
|__) (__| ___________________ dd _____________ /| _______________
There. You.. You saved me from the evil
` , of open windows in summer!
..~ OO
*clap* -<< ||
__ || __________ dd __
Don't get all mushy. Admit it. You like me on
I only did it so you , some level, right?
would shut up. `~.. OO
>> .||.
_____ |\ ______ dd ______
You killed that fly because we.. To open another
Hey, where are you going? ` , window.
OO ~--
.||. >>
jg______________________________ bb _________ |\ ________
We should play more Real table-
role-playing games. top games.
`,,, ,
'.. OO
|| .||.
_________ |\ ________ dd __________
The real thing. Word.
`,,, ,
'.. OO
.||. .||.
_________ || ____ dd _________________________
But with my new job at the Ohhh, so -that's- why
gaming store, I never have you're never at home.
time anymore. `,,, ,
'.. OO
|| ((
_______ |\ ____ b b _________________
And why you think there's an evil
clone of me working there every time Ohhhh!
you come by and try to kill me! `,,, ,
'-- OO
|| ((
jg_____________________________________________ |\ _____ b b ________
Why am I friends with you? You
like sports and Oasis! Give me
,,, , one reason why I shouldn't
'.. OO hang out with HammerHead.
|| ((
_______________ |\ ____ b b _________________
/ OK, think! Just \ Well?
\ one good reason! /o . ,,, ,
'.. OO
.||. .||.
__________________________ || ____ dd __________
/ I can't think of anything! Agreeing \
\ with everyone has weakened my mind! /o .
,,, *yawn*
'oo OO
|| .||'
jg_______________________________________ || ____ dd _____
I AM INCAPABLE OF
ORIGINAL THOUGHT! Good reason.
`,,, ,
'oo OO
-||- ||
_____ || ____ dd _____
I don't think you've
been living up to Huh?
your name lately. ` ,
~.. OO
>> .||.
____ |\ ________ dd ___________
You're Nerd Boy, Stop calling me that!
remember? ` ,
~.. OO
.>>- ||
_____________ || ___ dd _________________
It's not like I -try- to be a
nerd. I have friends, I work
, out sometimes, and I don't
~.. OO even like techno or Linux!
.>>. -||-
______________________ || ___ dd _______________
Sure, I wanna be the first
to write sentient software,
, but who doesn't?
OO --~
)) .<<.
jg____ d d ____________________ || ______________
Seems to me like all Seems to me like all you
I ever do is eat. ` , do is sit in front
O .~ of your computer.
|_(.__v__v__.<_|
________________ | |b| |/| | _________________
Seems to me like all you do Shut up and eat.
is complain about me sitting ,
in front of my computer. `O .~
|_(-._v__v__,<_|
________________ | |b| |/| | _________________
Seems to me like you lost What are you
the "seems to me" game! talking about?!
` ,
OO ..~
_ .//-__v__v__ <<|
____ __|_ bb | |//|| __________
Seems to Seems to me like your next "seems to
me like.. me" will win you a knuckle sandwich!
` ,
OO --~
_ .||.__v__ .<<. _|
jg_______________ __|_ bb | /| | | _______________________
You look buff today. You know how in some games,
What's going on? ` repetitive tasks give experience
,,, , that you can assign to
'.. OO any attribute or skill?
|| .\/.
________ |\ __________ dd ______________
Yeah? I invented "The XP Assigner(tm)",
` and turned 5 years of stupid
,,, , debugging sessions into
'.. OO upper body strength.
.||. -\/- Look at my pecs!
________ || ____ dd _______
Um, doesn't that mean you're now "Pecs" is short for
much worse at programming? `,,, , "pectorals".
'.. OO
.||. .\/.
__ || ____ dd __
You also seem to have traded ... Pecs?
away your intelligence... `,,, ,
'-- OO
.||. \/
jg || ____ dd
OK, exchanging intelligence On so many levels. _______
for pecs was pretty stupid. , | | |
`OO ..~ | | |
(( .<<. | ||| |---.--
_________ b b ________ || __________________|___|___|[_]|__
Now I've found a much better I kinda doubt that.
use for my XP Assigner(tm)! ,
`OO ..~
||-() .<<,
_________ bb ______ || __________
I'll convert years of speaking With -your- luck,
English into Japanese skills! , you won't be..
Here goes! `OO ..~
.||-() -<<.
_________ bb ______ || __________
__ ____ ___ ___
____ | \__\ \ | \ \ / \ _\ \ _____
-- \\__ \\ \ \\_/\| \\__\ //__ \\ . --
Nani? ..able to speak a
Wakarimasen. , word of English.
`OO --~
||-() <<
jg______________________ bb ______ || ______________________
What's all I finally forgot the entire
the racket? "Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy!"
` ,
~.. OO
>> -||-
___ |\ ______________ dd __________________
Now I can enjoy the books as if it were the
first time! I'll rediscover the improbability
Whatever. drive, sympathize with Marvin again, revisit
, , Eccentrica Gallumbits on Eroticon IV...
--~ OO
<< .||.
___ /| ___________________ bb _________________________
*
OO
||
____ bb ____
I thought you were going Go away.
to read a book. ` , _
~.. O |_)
.>>. |_(._[__]
jg___________________ || _______ | |b| | __________________________
People argue about anything; No they don't.
stupid stuff that doesn't matter. ,
`OO ~..
(( |.>>______ _|
________________ b b ___________ ||\\| | | | ______
Are you arguing with me Just saying that if people
just to prove my point?! , argue about stuff, it
`OO ..~ matters.. to -them-!
.//- <<| ______
______________ bb ______ //|| | | ___
Sorry, I know for a fact What?! How?
that you're wrong. ` ,
OO oo~
<||> -<<- _
__________ bb _____ || _|__ ____
Because this argument doesn't
matter to me one bit. `
OO --~
)) <<
jg______________________ d d __________ || ____________________
It's the greatest Bah. Basically just What's this
invention ever! books, phone and TV about?
`,,, , rolled into one. `__
'.. OO ..~ ..#
.||. .||. .<<. |(
___ || ___ dd _____________________________ || ______ /| ___
INNOVATION! COALESCENCE! The internet,
`,,, , I think. __
'oo @@ `~.. ..#
-||- -||- .>>. .|(.
___ || ___ dd _____________________________ || __ || ___
If not for the True. I yield;
internet, no 87k! you win. In fact..
`,,, , __
'.. OO ..# ..~
.//- || |( <<
___ || ___ dd _______________________ /| __ || ___
Let's listen It's over?! What If you knew, you'd be as
to it -now-! the heck happened? weird as you think they
` ,,, `__ , are now.
OO ..' ..# --~
)) || -|(- .<<.
jg__ d d ___ /| ______________________ || __________ || _______
Why are you wearing What? You'll have to speak up,
ear muffs? ` __ , I'm wearing ear muffs.
~.. [OO]
>> ||
________________ |\ ____________ dd ____________
WHY IN THE HECK ARE See, that's exactly why I wear
YOU WEARING THOSE?! these. I just want some peace
` , and quiet. Some personal
~oo OO _ time. Some privacy, even.
->>- <||-[ ]
_____________ || ________ dd ______
I can't think in here! I wish
* , humans could close their
~-- OO _ ears, like dolphins!
>> -||-[ ]
__________________ || ________ dd __________
I wish you would Um.. I think I'll just
shut up, like clams. leave.. like trees.
` `
~-- OO' _
.>>. .))-[ ]
jg___________________________ |\ _______________ d d ____
Hmm. I haven't met my Here I am!
future self for a while. _ ,
`OO O."
.||. )).
_____ dd ___________ d d ) _____
Wow, you came back in time right 1:1. You used your subchronic
when I was thinking about you! _ , remote to call me here.
What are the odds?! `OO \ O." One of these, remember?
.||- o-)).
____________________ bb _______ dd | _________________
I was going to, Oops, I pressed
but I never did. _ , the button.
`OO \ O."
|| *bip* o-)).
________________ bb _______ dd | ______________
-You- brought -yourself- into the Much like talking to your
past? That messes with the whole _ , future self might do.
cause and effect thingie! `OO O-"
-//- )).
jg_________________________ bb _______ dd | ___________
So, do we speak fluent By "we in the future", do you
Japanese in the future? _ , mean your future self; me?
I'm trying to learn. `O O."
|_( ________'))|
___________ | |b| |dd||______
Yes. Just answer You have a time machine. Go to
the question. _ , the future and find out.
`O O."
|_( ________.))|
___________ | |b| |dd||______
Tried that once. Didn't understand So..?
anything; everyone spoke Japanese. _ ,
`O O."
|_(.________-))|
_____ | |b| |dd||____
So.. We went back to This is what I get for
our time, what else? _ , travelling into
`O O-" the stone ages.
|_( ________ ))|
jg_________________________ | |b| |dd||
FOR SOME REASON, OUR HEROES ARE PLAYING AMERICAN FOOTBALL...
You won't get Yeah! CHAAARGE!
past us! `,,, ` __ ,
'.. ~.. #.. OO -__
.//. .>>. .)|. o\\p _-
______________,-.______ / \ _____ || _______ || ______ d ____
pp ___
o-//- _ `-. |
OO `-. \ /
`. ` ,-'
,,, *TACKLE* __
- 'oo __ _ __
-\\- -_ oo~ oo#
- \\ - -- << |(
jg______________________,-.__ `. || _______ || ______
Is it a Dunno. You knocked out the
touch-down? only one who knows any rules.
| ` __
, ,,, --~ ..#
pp 'xx .<<. |(
__ o-//. ______________ ,\\__ _____________ || _______ || ____________
I found my old deck of Oh no.
cards! Let's see if I can ,
remember a trick. `OO ..~
((-[] .<<.
____ b b _________ || _________________
No, it'll be cool. I put
this card here.. and now...
`OO --~
||-[] <<
____ bb ________ || ______________
Hey, that -is- cool!
,
..~
*sssZWP!* -<<-
_____________________ || _____________________
IN A DARK DUNGEON...
As You Can See, I Have Acquired
A Teleport Device. Take `___ OR, you could watch a card
Him To the Torture Chamber! \_=| trick and then let me go!
/ | , _ _
/ | OO |/_ |/_
_ / | []-)). \/| \/|
jg \`-' | dd || ||
Trying Something Silly Will
Only Make Your Inevitable
Death More Painful. ` ___ I.. I just thought you
\_=| might wanna see a card trick
/ | , before you k-k-k-kill me.
_ / | OO
/(_.' | []-)).
_________________`. | ____ dd _____________________
.. I'll Allow It.
` ___
\_=|
/ |
/ | OO
_.' | []-||
________ .-' | ____ dd ________________
SECONDS LATER...
Ged Him! Add Hepp Me Ged Dese
___ , Cadds Oud Ob My Mouf!
|<_/
| \ _ _ _ _
| `-'/__ |/_ |/_ |/_
| <_ \/| \/| \/|
jg | _.-` /| /| /|
I Have Captured You -And- Your Friends
By Way Of Teleport. Now Surrender Your
___ , Time Machine To Me, Or Else!
|=_/ ______________________________
| \ | ,,, __ ___ ,,,
OO | `._,-, | ..' ~.. ..# (..() --
.||. | (_ |------------------------------
_______ bb ___ | / _____________| || || || || _/ )_
Wait, if you can teleport us here, why
___ not do that with the time machine?
|=_/ `______________________________
| \ | ,,, __ ___ ,,,
OO | `. | ..' ..~ ..# (..() --
.||. | `-._ |------------------------------
_____ bb ___ | \ ____________| || || || || _/ )_
Did I just say
___ something very stupid?
|o_/ `______________________________
| \ | ,,, __ ___ ,,,
OO | \ | ..' --~ --# ()..) --
(( | \ |------------------------------
jg bb | `-. | || || || || _/ )_
Now That I Have The Time Machine,
I Will Imprison The Future Version Don't worry. The future
___ , Of Nerd Boy! Ta Ta! me will be prepared.
|=_/ ____ , ________________________
| \ , | __ ,,,
| `-'| | OO ..~ ..# ..'
| ( |-------------------------------
\ `. __________________________|__ bb ___ || ____ || ___ || ___
IN THE KIND OF DISTANT FUTURE...
I Have You Now, Future
___ , Nerd Boy! Not if I throw
\_=| this switch!
/ | _ ,
/\_,' | O."
) | -)).
`. / _____________________________ dd | ______
What Switch?
___ ,
\_=| Oh. Riiight. I -knew- I'd
/ | _ , forgotten -something-.
/ | O."
/ | )).
jg .-' | dd |
OUR HEROES ARE IMPRISONED BY A TIME TRAVELLING MADMAN!
Time To Wreak Havoc Psst! Guys. I smuggled in
___ , On Time! Hah! a tiny time machine!
|=_/ _______________________________ , _______________________
| \ _ | __ ,,, _ ___ ,,, __
| `._/( | OO ..# ..' ..~ O." ()..) -- ~~$
| ,' |---------------------------------------------------------
\____( _____|__ dd ___ || __ || __ || ___ dd | ___ || _____ _/ )_ ||
Now we can fix every Why not just go back and foil his plan
change he makes in to get our time machine in the first place?
world history! ` __ `,,, _
OO ..# ..' ..~ O."
-||- .|(. .||. .<<. )).
______ bb ___ || __ || __ || ___ dd | ______
* * * *
__ ,,, _
OO #.. '.. ..~ O."
|| )| .||. << )).
___ bb ___ || __ || __ || ___ dd | ____
Spoilsport! Yeah, absolutely no
` __ ,,, _ , sense of drama.
OO #-- oo' --~ O-"
.//- .)|. || .<<. )).
jg bb || || || dd |
OUR HEROES HAVE TRAVELLED BACK IN TIME...
There, tied up before But then, who kidnapped Unless we dress
he kidnapped us! ` us? It's a paradox! `,,, _ , up as him
__ OO '.. O." and kidnap
\\`, *mmf!* .||. -||. -)). ourselves!
_\\_) ____________ dd _________________________ || ___ dd | ___
AND THUSLY... ___
\_=|
/ | Shh!
Ow, your elbow / |, OO
is in my eye! `_.' | []-||
________ .-' | ____ dd ________________
AND ALSO...
___ What Switch?
\_=| , Oh. Riiight. I -knew- I'd
/ | _ , forgotten -something-.
Hey, that's / | O."
my foot! ` / | )).
________ .-' | ____________________ dd | _________________
___
\_=| And you'll need Oh cool, resolving a
/ L , this miniature _ , paradox again?
/ ".O time machine. O."
/ /(-o )).
jg______ .-' |bb ________________ d d ) ________
Hm. Dust. *blow*
`OO _\ ..~
//_[__] <<
___________________________ bb| | _____ /| ______________
- , ' . `
. -
Whoops. - . , *cough* Don't you
` , ' , ever clean your
' OO _\ . oo~ computer?!
.||. _[__] -<<- .
______ bb | | __ || ___
Time to bring in the ,
big guns, I guess. . '
` ?
, OO - _\ ..~ .
' )) _[__] ' <<
________ d d ____ | | __ || ______
The window: Nature's own
_ ___ _ , vacuum cleaner!
|_| |_| OO _\ --~
|_|___|_| -||. _[__] <<
jg bb | | ||
Err.. so how about
'em yankees, huh? Pfft.
` __ , ,,,
OO ..$ ..'
.||. .<<$ .||.
__ bb ___ || _________________ || __
,,, __
OO '.. $~~
(( .||. $>>
______ bb ________________________ || ________ |\ __
I said "be yourself"! Since
when are -you- into sports?!
`,,,
OO ..'
|| .||.
___________ bb ________ /| ____
What?! I was talking
about the civil war! ,,,
`OO --'
-||- ||
jg bb ||
Can't talk. What if life were like a game?
Meditating. `,,,
`OO ..'
.||. ||
_____ db _________________ /| ________
*sigh* It is?
It is. `,,,
`OO ..'
|| .||.
_ bb _________ || _
It's a game of conspiracy, I meant a popular kind of game!
corruption and strife! Also, `,,,
you only have one life `OO ..'
and a first-person POV. .||. `||.
________ bb _________ || ________
More popular than 6 billion Fine, I'll let you meditate.
copies sold? Good luck! ` `,,,
OO '--
-||- ||
jg bb |\
Hey Nerd Boy. I finished Cool! Can I read it?
writing my novel `___ ,
yesterday. ()..) OO
|| .||.
____ |\ __________ dd _________
Nope, I deleted it! What?!
`___ ,
()oo) OO
.||. -||-
__________________ || ______ dd _______
Well, half-way through, the Oh.
plot got too repetitive; `___ ,
nothing ever happened! ()..) OO
-||- ||
_______ || ______ dd _______
Or maybe I'd fallen asleep
on the keyboard again. `___ *
(),,) OO
-||- ||
jg ______ || ______ dd ______
Yeah, I work in An animator, huh? Can't introduce
animation. you to my medieval friends; they'd
` __ , burn you alive for necromancy!
'.. ..~ OO
.||. .<<. .||.
__ || ___ || ___ dd _____________________________
What? Whooosh! That went way over
`__ , your head, pal!
'.. ~.. OO
|| >> .||'
____ || ___ || ___ dd _________
Why make stupid jokes Actually... Yes. I didn't mean to
that no one gets? Is offend; I'm just training for the
__ it like some kind ` , try-outs later this week.
--' of sport for you? ~-- OO
|| .>>. ||
_ /| _____________________ || ___ dd ________
What? Whooosh!
` ,
~.. OO
>> .||'
jg________________________ || ___ dd _____________________
I learned to play the ,,,
harmonica; listen! `OO ..'
(( ||
______ b b ____________________ /| ___
*wum-wu-wuuu*
*weeEEEeEeE* ,,,
OO_ oo'
((`' ||
bb ||
Yay! I finally hit that Yay! You finally
tricky high note! , stopped playing!
` ,,,
OO_ ..'
-||' -||-
bb ||
I- What did Whatever -you- said;
you say? , I wasn't listening!
` ,,,
OO_ oo'
||' -||-
jg bb ||
Could you help me out? What does that mean?
When it comes to cooking, , "Total idiot"?
I'm a total newbie. `OO ..~
(( .<<.
_______________ b b _________ || __
You don't know what Why should I?!
"newbie" means?! ` ,
OO ..~
-||- -<<-
_______________________ bb _____ || _________________________
OK, I'll use Haven't you already done
it in a sentence. , that twice just now?
`OO ..~
|| .<<.
______ bb _____ || _______
Like this.. Mandy is a newbie Are you making fun of me?
to the word "newbie". ` , 'Cause if you are...
OO --~
<||. .<<.
jg bb /|
A DAY IN THE LIFE
----------------- ow.
__ , __
'.x #.. / /
(( )| // __ __ __ /
\\ |\ // / / / / / / /
_ _____________________________________// /_/ /_/ /_/ /______
-----------------------------------' '-------
*click* *whimper*
_ *clickety* ,,
/| .#(/ *clack* '.x
_ __,\|_.|(/ .\/.
______ [_]-|' |/_|_ ____________________ |\ _____
That'll be
3.50. `__ __ __ ,,, ___, __
(.. ..# x.' -x x.' 'x.
,||-/|_ .|( (__) // .||. ||
____ ||| | || ____ || _/ )_ || _____ LL _________
You look like you've A beautiful girl like me in this
had a rough day. town full of perverts? Do the math.
`,,, __ ,
'.. --#
.||. |(
jg || /|
What's going on? I've been chatting with a girl on the
`,,, , Internet, and tomorrow we're meeting
'.. OO in real life for the first time!
|| -||-
____ |\ _________ dd ______
I bet she's fat How shallow of you! She's smart, witty, and
and ugly! `,,, , she sent a picture already, wanna see?
'~~ OO
.||. .||.
_____________ || _____ dd ______________
What? This is just a picture I'm going on a date with
of Angelina Jolie. `,,, _ , Angelina Jolie??
'.. |_) @@
.//- _[__] -||-
__________ || | | _ dd ______________
Err.. No, I think- THIS IS GONNA BE SOO COOL!
`,,, _ ,
'-- |_) @@
.||. _[__] ((
jg____________________________ || | | __ b b ___________________
What if one's life had Yeah?
an episode guide? `,,, ,
'.. OO
|| .||.
________________ |\ ________ dd __________
Well.. You could read.. As I thought. You didn't have
about your life. `,,, , anything profound to say.
'.. OO
|| ((
_______________ || ____ b b _____________
Uhh... Yeah, but what Please stop
if I -did-?! `,,, , talking.
'.. OO
-||- ||
______ || ________ dd _____
See how I added a twist and Please stop
made it a real -thinker-? talking -forever-.
`,,, ,
'.. OO
-//- ||
jg || dd
LIFE ON THE ROAD... Here's your key. Welcome
to the hotel California.
,,, __ , ______
'.. OO ..' |[][][]|
.||. .||. _.-||____|[][][]|_
____________ || ___ bb __ | | | __
We're doomed!
,,, ,
..' Oo
|| ||
_________________ /| ____ dd _________
Whaddaya mean? Haven't you heard the song?! "You
`,,, , can check out any time you like
'.. OO but you can never leave"!
.||. .||.
____ || _____ dd ____
Dewdle dewdle -dwee-, THIS IS NO TIME FOR
dewdle dew, dededweede.. AIR GUITAR SOLOS!
`,,, ,
'~~ @@
<||" -||-
jg || dd
So you're a hypochondriac? No, I'm an antichondriac.
` __ ,
~.. OO ..'
.>>. .||. .||.
_________ || __ bb ____ || __________________
What the heck I always think I have the
is that then? opposite of whatever medical
` __ , condition I actually have.
~.. OO ..'
.>>. -||- .||>
____________ || __ bb ____ || _____________________________
So, you're the opposite of an
antichondriac, but only if you
actually -are- an antichondriac. *
` __
~-- OO ..'
.>>. .||. ||
____ || __ bb ____ || _______
You just drove As if he wasn't
him insane! already!
` , __
~-- OO oO'
.>>- .||. ))
jg || dd ((
I wrote a list of
my 10 worst traits. Why?
` ,
OO _ ..~
((-// .<<.
b b ___________________ ||
OK, here goes.
1. I'm self-centered. Oh so that's why.
` ,
OO _ ..~
.||// .<<.
_________________ bb ______ || _____
B. I'm inconsistent. Uhh..
` ,
OO _ ..~
.||// .<<.
_____________ bb ______ || _________
10. I'm lazy.
` _
OO )) --~
))- <<
jg d d ||
I think the brain's clusters are too big.
,,, , ___
'.. OO | |
|| (( |o |
_____ |\ __ b b _____________________|___|__
\
____\ Store a 1 kB file on a harddrive that has
_ | Huh? 16 kB clusters. That file will use a whole
_| | `,,, , cluster. You'll have 15 kB of nothing.
_| | '.. OO
| || ((
|--._____________ |\ __ b b ________________________________
,-----.
,-( )
( ` , ) I think it's the same with thoughts.
`,_\ \V/-' Think small thoughts, and you'll
\\/ / ,,, , waste brain space, right?
' | | ______ '.. OO
| | )_____)_ || ((
., / `. / \ / \ |\ __ b b _________________
Uh.. I didn't understand Exactly!
a word of that. `,,, ,
'.. OO
|| -\\.
jg || dd
So I'm making mobile phone games now.
They only have 256 colours, there can
only be 255 map tiles, which can only ,,,
be 8x8 pixels in size... `OO ..'
<||. .||.
______________ bb ______ || _______________
...the phones are slow, so the That sucks!
frame rate is low, and the only `,,,
sounds are beeps and MIDI! `OO ..'
-||- .||.
_____ bb ______ || ____
What? Why not make games for Xbox
` `,,, or Playstation?
OO ..'
|| .||.
___________ bb ______ || ________
Whoops. Can't talk to you,
, you're an idiot. ,,,
OO oo'
)) ||
jg d d ||
Hmm.. It's been ages True.
since our last adventure. , ,,, __
`OO ..~ ..' ..#
.||. .<<. .||. .|(.
______ bb _________ || ___ || __ ||
So let's go to Mars Roadtrip! Yay!
and meet some Martians! `,,, __
`OO ^^~ ~~' ~~#
-||- -<<- -||- -|(-
_____________ bb _________ || ___ || __ || _____
AND THUS...
Are we there yet? No.
Are we there yet? No.
Are we there yet? No. | .
` | * -x-
. _______ , | * .
_/___ \_\
* '-----`---' .
*
. .
. Are we lost? *
* ` Err.. Shut up.
. _______ ,
_/___ \_\ .
jg . '-----`---'
_______________________________________ It's pretty cool having
/`--._ `--._ , a huge spaceship.
/// / `-._ `-._
/// / `. `. .
/ `. `. .
__________________________/ \ \
nleaded \ \ \
el only \ \_______\ *
__________________________ \ / /
(_) _.'`. \_______________/_______/ `
__________________.---' _.'\ / ____ / Yeah.
____________________.---' \ / /___/ /
_.'/ / /___/ / .
_____________________.---' /____________/_/___/_/
_.' _.' ' *
____________________.---'___.---' .
x---------------------------------------------------------------------x
| \ | o __ o \ |
|\ \ | ........ `(oo)' \ _.-'|
| \ \ | ; ______ : o' [] `o \ _.-' |
|__\ \ |____ / /------\ \____ _______________\.-' |
| \ \ / / / \ \ \_/ . |
| . \_______\/ \ | | / (o) |
| \| ........ |/ / | . |
| Too bad we have no ,' _______`. .:' -x- |
| weapons to fight ` ; _/___ \_\ ::' | |
| off space pirates. : '-----`---' ; * |
| `...........' ` . |
| * Yeah. jg|
x---------------------------------------------------------------------x
Could've used the air lock.. _)/ __ \`.-
,,, , __ __ _) | /__\ | \_
'oo ~.. OO =/_ =/_`-.| _==_ |(_
.||. .>>. .||. -\|| -\|| _/| |[]| |,-`
|| || bb __________ || ____ || _ >_\__ db __/( __
We are the robot space pirates!
__ , Surrender your processing
,,, /_\\ __ power_immediately!
'.. ~.. OO =_ =/_ =/_
.||. .>>. .||. [| -\|| -\||
__ || ___ || ___ bb ____________ dd __ || ____ || ____
Processing power? Being robots, it is
Our computers? __ , our lifeblood.
,,, ` /_\\ __ __
'.. ~.. OO =_ =/_ =/_
.||. .>>. .||. [| -\|| -\||
|| ___ || ___ bb ____________ dd __ || ____ || _____________
OK. Without our ship computer Well.. Brains count as processors,
we'll be marooned in space, and I'm afraid you'll be quite
but at least we'll be alive. __ , dead without those.
,,, ` /_\\ __ __
'.. ~.. OO =_ =/_ =/_
|| >> || [| -\|| -\||
jg || || bb dd || ||
Woah, wait. Before you kill us Well.. You summed it
and take our brains, aren't you up pretty well just
going to reveal your evil plan? __ , now, actually.
,,, ` __ __ /_\\
'.. ~.. OO =/_ =/_ =_
|| >> -||- -\|| -\|| [|
__ || _ || _ bb ________________ || _ || ___ dd _
Oh.. I.. KILL THEM AND TAKE
but THEIR BRAINS! __
,,, , __ __ `/_\\
'oo ~oo OO =/_ =/_ =_
|| >> || -\|| -\|| -[|
__ || _ || _ bb ________________ || _ || ___ dd _
< __ ___ >
___-- < / /\ | | > --___
-- < /_ \/ | . > --
< >
I said "kill", not "disintegrate!"
You've ruined perfectly good brains!__
__ __ `/_\\
=/_ =/_ o
\|| \|| -[]-
jg _,.;._.:\,_,OO.__ || || dd
Whew. Good thing I made Yeah, your robot making
robot copies of us. skills came in handy. ,,,
`OO `..~ ..'
(( .<<. .||.
___ b b ___,.;._.:\,_,OO._____ || ___ || __
Thanks. Too bad our organic Wait, the -robot copies- were
originals got vaporized. vaporized. We're the originals.
` `,,, ..right?
OO ..~ ..'
.||. .<<. .||.
__ bb __,.;._.:\,_,OO._____ || ___ || __
Hmmm...
, ,,,
OO oo~ oo'
|| << ||
_______________ bb __,.;._.:\,_,OO._____ || ___ || ___________________
Yeah, that makes sense.
You're probably right. Probably?!
, , `,,,
OO oO~ @@'
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jg d d _,.;._.:\,_,OO.__ || ||
The space pirates looted most of
,,, , our equipment, but some things
~.. '.. OO are still operational...
.>>. .||. .||.
__________ || __ || _______ dd ____________
Our three holodecks!
.--. ` .--. ,,, .--.
| | OO ..~ | | ..' | |
| | -||- .<<. | | .||. | |
___________ | | __ bb _______ || _ | | _ || _________ | | ___
By escaping reality, we
won't go insane and kill Works for me. Yay! My own holodeck!
each other. .--. ` ` .--. `,,, .--.
| | OO ~.. | | '~~ | |
| | )) >> | | -||- | |
___________ | | d d __________ |\ | | __________ |\ | | ___
Yay. My own door to - - I think I'll skip the insanity - - - - - - -
one big holodeck. | | and kill Nerd Boy right away. | | | | | |
- - - - .--.`,,, - - - - .--. , - - - - - .--. - - - - - - -
| | | |##| '.. | | | | | |##| ~.. | | | | | OO |##| | | | | | |
- - - |##| || - - - - |##| .>>. - - - - || |##| - - - - - -
| | |##| || | | | |##| || | | | dd |##| | | | | |
AT THE HOLODECK... / \ /\
/ \/ \ /\
_ Nerd Boy, ,---._/ \ _ Fan Boy, did you start /__\/\
'.is that you? __ `. /| , a fantasy program?_______ ||/__
\ / `(.. \ OO' __.-----.__,-' `': ||
'._ / (|||/ \ " \ ,-' '-. `:|
'-./____ || ______________ |_\\ ` \
Yeah! Don't I look / Yes.. What inspired
cool as a knight? / you to make me the /\
_ Look at my sword! ._/ _ silliest wizard ever? /__\/\
'. ` __ `. /| , _______ ||/__
\ / (.. | \ OO' __.-----.__,-' `': ||
'._ / (|-||-T \ " \ _,-' '-. `:|
'-./____ || _______ |_\\ ______.' ` \
What do you mean? _ I mean the silly beard,
`__ /| , the silly hat, the
(.. OO' silly cape. Why?!
(|||/ " \
___ || _______ |_\\ ______
I thought you'd _ A WAND WITH A ,~ Move over.
like it. ` __ /| , STAR ON IT?! /| , My turn.
(.. * OO' --~
(|||/ |-" \ .<<.
jg || |_\\ |_\
Are you a That's what I'd
wizard too? _ ,~ like to know.
__ `|\ /| ,
(.. OO --~
(|||/ / " <<
___ || ________ //_| __ |_\ ___
She's the fair "Fair maiden"?
maiden! Look at her ,~ Helpless twit?! _
hat-flag-thingy! `__ /| , /|
(.. / --~ OO'
(|||-y << " \
_____ || ______ /_\ ______________ |_\\ ___
It was that or Amazon
warrior. That outfit ,~ Oh. _
would.. well.. `__ /| , /|
(.. ..~ OO'
(|||/ << " \
_____ || ______ /_\ ______________ |_\\ ___
..reveal your And that's the last
fat calves. ,~ _ we ever saw of poor
`__ /| /|, old Fan Boy.
(.. --~ OO'
(|||/ << " \
jg || /_\ |_\\
Save us from the Cool, an NPC!
horrible curse! Curse? This is like_D&D! ,~ "NPC"?
`__ __ , ` /| /| ,
_ _ \.. ..) OO' ..~
_ - -)|- (|||/ -" \ .<<.
_________ /\ _____ || _____________________ |_\\ _ /_\ ________
Yes, a curse "Non-player We're in
of animosity! character."_ ,~ a game?!
`__ __ ` |\ /| ,
\.. ..) 'OO --~
.)|. (|||/ / " .<<.
_ || _____ || ___________________ // | ___ /_\ __
Everyone is fighting; Yeah, an RPG, like One more abbreviation
the land is in chaos! D&D, CoC or VtM._ ,~ and I'll kill
`__ __ ` |\ /| , you dead.
\.. ..) 'OO --~
-)|- (|||/ / " <<
|| _____ || ___________________ // | ___ /_\
She is a victim Her? But she's
of the curse! always like that. OK. _ ,~ That's it!
`__ __ , ` |\ /| ,
\oo (.. 'OO --~
.)|- (|||/ / " -<<.
jg || || // | |_\
Will you help us Well.. We are
lift the curse? adventurers. _ ,~
`__ __ , /| /|
\.. ..) OO' ..~
.)|. (|||/ " \ .<<.
_ || ____ || ____________ |_\\ __ /_\ ___
And as such, I believe we have
__ __ , a certain responsibility
\.. ..) toward the community.
.)|. (|||/ " \ .<<.
_ || ____ || ____________ |_\\ __ /_\ ___
Indeed, I think that we should
__ __ , heed every maiden's call
\.. ..) / for help! Undo every
.)|. (|||-y wrong-doing in the land!
_ || ____ || ___ For we are -heroes-!
Then maybe you should save munny or
your friends from the goblins. yer life! _ ~,
`__ __ _ ` _ /| |\ _
\.. ..) | ^oo ^oo \OO'/ ~.. \oo^
.)|- (|||/ T-(( \((- " \ ->>- v))
jg || || )) )\ |_\\ /_\ ((
Don't worry, I'll hee hee _ ,~
save you! ` __ ` _ _ /| /| _
(.. \ oo^ ^oo OO' ..~ oo^
(|||/ v-)) \((. " \ << -+-)).
________ || ________________ (( ____ )) |_\\ /_\ ( \ __
Hey! Shut I never knew you're
up, you. left-handed, Fan Boy. _ ,~
` __ _ _ ` /| /| _
(.. / \ --^ \ oo^ OO' ..~ oo^
(|||y v-)) v(( " \ << -+-))
________ || _______________ /( _____ )) |_\\ /_\ (( __
What? Then why is your sword
I'm not. in your left hand? _ ,~
` __ _ _ ` /| /| _
(.. \ oo^ \ oo^ OO' ..~ oo^
(|||/ v-)) v-)) " \ << -+-))
________ || ____________ ( \ __ ( \ ___ |_\\ /_\ (( __
oops _ _ ,~ hee hee
` __ oo^/ _ /| /| _ ,
(oo | ((-y oo^ ___ _ @@' oo~ oo^
(|||-T \\ --+-\\ - _- _ " \ << -+-))
jg || < \ |_\\ /_\ ((
FAN BOY BATTLES THE GOBLINS...
Shouldn't you help
\ *smack* _ ,~ him with a spell
_ _.--._ / /| /| , or whatever?
^oo( ( ) | OO' ..~
-- ( .- _)-T " \ .<<.
_____`(___.__) ____________________ |__\\ /_\ _____
Awww.. but I can't use So you'd rather
*slice* / this wand. It looks_ ,~ have your best
\ .---.-. really silly. ` /| /| , friend hacked
_( (_ ) - * OO' ..~ into pieces?
- ( _ _,'- |-" \ .<<.
`(__)-'oo ____________________ |__\\ /_\ _______
OK.. Hey, wait.. Since when
do you care about Fan Boy?
| You saw what I did to that
| third goblin, right?
Yeah? |
| Wanna see it again?
I'll start working |
*b1ff* / on that spell now. _ ,~ Good idea.
\ .----. ` |\ /| ,'
,' )-. 'OO --~
- ( -. ) / " .<<.
jg `-(____)_.' ___________________ //__| /_\ _______
\ `-'(__,'/ _ Achalamnaug.. ,~
| .--' *cut* ___ OW! /| , Zrathanagara.. /|
| () | \ _( )-. , * OO' ..~
| | ( _) -* \-" \- .<<.
/,-,.-.\ ____(__.(______)_________ |_\\ _________________ /_\ __
-. \ ,/ /.- Chalethurinor..
\ `-'(__,'/ *crack* * _ , Yudronogob.. ,~
| .--' ____ / | /| /|
| () | ,-( `--. \OO'/ ..~
| | oof -( ) " \ .<<.
/,-,.-.\ ____ `(___(__)-' ________ |_\\ _________________ /_\ __
-. \ ,/ /.-
\ `-'(__,'/ * _ THAUM! ,~
| .--' hee hee__ / /| , /|
| () | `_,-( `.-. , OO' ..~
| | ( ( ) ===( *--" \ <<
/,-,.-.\ __ (___(___.' ` |_\\ ____________ /_\ __
SHORTLY THEREAFTER...
I heard a noise from You wouldn't happen to mean
Nerd Boy's room. `___ __ , the explosion that's
Did you hear it? ()..) --# all over the news?
-||. .|(.
jg || ||
-. \ ,/ /.- Whoops. I blasted
\ `-'(__,'/ them all, Fan Boy _ ,~ IDIOT!
| .--' included. ` /| /| ,
| () | OO' oo~
| | " \ -<<-
/,-,.-.\ _ ________________________ |_\\ __ /_\ __
' , . `
-. \ ,/ /.- We can't stand around and mourn.
\ `-'(__,'/ He started this quest. He'd have _ ,~
| .--' wanted us to complete it. ` /| /|
| () | OO' ,,~
| | " \ <<
/,-,.-.\ _ ________________________ |_\\ __ /_\ __
' , . `
____
.--. ,' `-._,----.
' `. `.--.
.- ) ,-'.
( , ' )
,-'\.- -._| _,' - .__,-'
.__|| `--'_, \\___ __.'
`-. \ // /.---\\,,
\ `-'(__,'/ /'oo ~, _
| .--' ` |\ |\
| () | Help? ~.. 'OO
| | >> / "
jg /,-,.-.\ /_\ //_|
Hmm, where's that cursed Maybe you blew her up too,
town we're supposed to save?_ ~, like you did with Fan Boy.
Where's that NPC? ` |\ |\ ,
'OO ~--
/ " >>
___________ //_| ___ /_| ________
Nag nag nag. Always
when I kill someone, _ ,~
people nag about it! ` |\ /|
'OO oo~
/ " .<<.
___________________ //_| ___ /_\ ________
That was a joke;
lighten up! _ ,~
` |\ /|
'OO --~
-/ "- <<
___________ //_| ___ /_\ ________
Hey.. that's not
lightening up. _ ,~
` |\ /|
'OO --~
/ " .<<.
jg //_| |_\
Nerd Boy! Where's that ~, _ I'll go up this hill
town we're supposed ` |\ /| , and have a look.
to be saving?! ~.. OO'
.>>. " \-
___ /_\ ___ |_\\ ___
~, You do that. _ I am. Sheesh.
|\ , |\ ,
~.. 'OO ________.-'
.>>. / " __.--'
___ /_\ __________________________ //_| ________.-'
Nerd Boy! Oh, what now?! _ __.--
, ` |\ _.-'
'OO _.-'
-/ "- _.'
_ //_| _.-'
__.--'
___________________________________.-'
Help. _ __.--
__ , /| _.-'
_/ oo_ ~oo @@' _.-'
/ ,\__/._>> " \ _.'
\ | |-`-/_= _ |_\\ _.-'
\\| \ __.--'
jg_______ /"/|_)_ _________________.-'
__
_/ xx_ ~.. _ There, I've plonked it.
/ ,\__/._>> /| , Try to wriggle free!
| ) |-`-/_= * OO'
|/ || \-" \
____"|_||_ ___________________ |_\\ _______
What about the other trolls?
__ ,
_/ xx_ ~.. * _ I'll blast them!
/ ,\__/._>> / /| ,
| ) |-`-/_= \OO'
|/ || " \
____"|_||_ ___________________ |_\\ _______
But they have Fan Boy!
__ ,
_/ xx_ ~.. _ Fan Boy is
/ ,\__/._>> /| , alive?!
| ) |-`-/_= OO'
|/ || " \
____"|_||_ ___________________ |_\\ _______
Not for long.
__ oooooow! __ __ ,
_/ --_ ` _-- \_ _/ xx_ ~.. _
/ ,\__/._ ,,, _.\__/, \ / ,\__/._>> /|
| ) |-`-'='xx__ _.-='-'-| ( \ | ) |-`-/_= @@'
\\ \ \ `--'- / , )`.\ |/ || " \
jg "\_|_\ _(_/ \_\ " "|_||_ |_\\
Hey, Mandy's role-playing is great.
Really_seems like she cares_about me.
_/ --_ ` _-- \_ _ I agree.
/ ,\__/._ ,,, _.\__/ \ * /| ,
| ) |-`-'='..__ _.-='-'-| ( \ oo~ OO'
\\ \ \ `--'- / , )|/ << " \
__"\_\/_______________ _|/\_\" ________ /_\ ____________ |_\\ ___
__ __ He's not in danger?! Then
_/ --_ _-- \_ just turn off the hologram! _ OK..
/ ,\__/._ ,,, _.\__/ \ , /| ,
| ) |-`-'='..__ __.-='-'-| ( \ ~-- OO'
\\ \ \ `--'- / , )|/ ->>- " \
__"\_\/_________________/,'<_<" _______ /_\ ____________ |_\\
ONE DISAPPOINTING SOUND EFFECT LATER...
What, you thought the So this is where the noise
trolls were real? came from. You need to turn
`,,, down your holograms. ` __
'.. --~ OO ..#
<||. .<<. .||. |(
______ || ___ || _____ bb ________________________ /| ___
We're at home?! But.. What, you thought the space
the space ship?! `,,, , pirates were real? __
'oo ~-- OO #..
-||- .>>. .||> )|
jg_________________ || ___ || _____ dd ____________________________ |\
Do you think events in time Diverge. Everything matters; a
converge or diverge? ` ___ __ , butterfly flapping it wings
()..) ..# might cause a typhoon.
|| .|(.
____________ |\ ________ || _________
I think things converge, so
all major events remain even But.. If you don't affect the
if you go back in time and `___ __ , world, you needn't exist.
try to change things. ()..) ..#
.||. .|(.
________ || _____ || _________
Good point! I'll go That's selfish! If the world is
kill myself right now! divergent, you might be ruining
`___ __ , it for the rest of us!
(~~() ..#
.\\. -|(-
_____________ < \ _________ || ________________
Oh. Well -excuse me- for
`___ __ , saving your life!
(,,() --#
|| |(
jg || ||
You know what really bugs Huh? What?
me about you, Linda? `,,, __ ,
'.. ..#
.||. .|(.
_______________________ || ___ || __________________
Nothing! If you want our relationship to
`,,, __ , work, you should tell me if
'.. ..# there's some kind of problem.
-||- .|(.
_____ || ___ || ___
What? No! It's just a cute thing to
say! "What bugs me?" "Nothing!" See?
| Yeah right.
Ask Nerd Boy! |
`,,, __ ,
OO '.. --#
(( -||. <|(>
__ b b _____________________ || ___ || ___
You should be more What?!
honest about your SHUT UP!
feelings, man. `,,, __
`OO oo' #--
.||. -||- )|
jg bb || |\
Where the heck
is everybody?
,
OO
.||.
_________________________ db _________________________________
Hey, is this the dream where I'm the last person
on Earth, and I jump off the roof and fly?
`OO
((
__________________________ b b _______________________________
*..YES IT IS.. S.. s..* Cool! I'll go jump off the
, roof right now!
OO
-||-
_____________________________ db _____________________________
You're cruel. Hey, it's not my fault
` __ , he's so gullible.
#-- ~^^ __ OO
.)|. .>>. -- q//
jg_____ || ___ || _________________________________________________ b
That's why I strive to become But.. That isn't even
a totally rational person! a rational goal!
` __ ,
OO/ ..#
.|| -|(-
___________ bb ___ || ____________
Exactly! The brain itself can't
remove its own irrationality
using an irrational system. ` __
OO ..#
.||- .|(.
___________ bb ___ || ____________
Our obsolete genetic luggage
can only be totally removed
using a rational system! __
`OO ..#
-||- .|(.
___________ bb ___ || ____________
That's why I strive to become
a totally rational person!
` __
OO/ --#
.|| |(
jg bb ||
And since Strong Bad won't Oh shut up, Nerd Boy. Only
answer that question, they you would find that amusing.
asked the Internet Oracle! ,
`OO ~--
<||. >>
_____ bb ____ |\ _____
Oh? What about the
person who wrote *
the question? `OO ~..
-||- .>>.
_______ bb ______ || _______________
Or the many fans of
Strong Bad and the
Internet Oracle? `OO ~oo
)) >>
________ d d ____________ || ____________________
_ .-----------. I'm sorry. We offer no
___ /_\ |ACME TRAVEL| __ , one-way intergalactic
|||| | | AGENCY | ~oo __ ..' trips at this time.
|||| | `-----------' .>>. _((_|||
|o_|jg | || |__|_|||
What's up? I got a Dolby 5.1 system
`,,, , for my computer, and
'.. OO it really freaks me out.
|| .||.
___________ |\ _______ dd __________
How so? Like, in Broken Sword 3 there's
` occasional scratching noises in
,,, , the back speakers, as if
'.. OO something's following you.
.||. .||>
__________ || __ dd ________________
Really? Neat!
But.. It's weird. What is?
`,,, ,
'.. OO
.||. .||.
_______________ || __ dd _____
I didn't hear anything, and I was
watching you play the whole time.
`,,, *
'.. Oo
*scratch* <|| ||
jg *scratch* || dd
I'm bored. Why? You have
` __ , lots to do!
O ..#
|_(.______ -|(-
____ | |b| | __ || ____
Like what? Finishing your thesis, doing your Japanese
` __ , homework, writing your history report,
O ..# programming your mobile phone game, or
|_(.______ .|(> whatever other hobby project you got going.
___ | |b| | __ || ____________
__
O ..#
|_(.______ .|(.
______ | |b| | __ || __________________________________________
I'm bored.
, __
O --#
|_(.______ |(
jg | |b| | ||
'sup? Not much. Just saw "Bill & Ted's
`,,, , Excellent Adventure" again.
'.. OO
|| ))
_____ |\ __________ d d ________
Yeah, that movie is You've seen "Bill & Ted's
excellent, man. `,,, , Bogus Journey," right?
'.. OO
.||. .||.
____ || ____ dd _____
That movie was bogus. What? It.. Hey, why are you
`,,, , just repeating words
'.. OO from the title?
.||. -||-
_______ || ____ dd ______
That movie was repetitive, Yeah, I'll go have a more rewarding
but in a good way! `,,, , conversation with a chatbot.
'.. OO
.||. ((
jg || b b
I don't like to plan my life,
_ , because you never know
".. OO what the future may hold.
.||. .||>
____ || __ dd _______
Planning restricts your will,
_ , quenching your creativity.
".. OO
.||. -||-
________________________ || __ dd _______
I refuse to become
_ , a mindless robot!
".. \OO
.||. ||.
_________________ || __ dd _______
Look, the report should've been FASCIST!
done by yesterday. You're ` _ ,
failing the course. "-- @@
.||. -\\.
jg || dd
So have you bought all your What the heck happened to
Christmas presents? `,,, , the spirit of giving?!
'.. OO
.||. .||.
__________ || __ dd _____________
What? What about cherishing
`,,, , someone's gratitude?!
'.. OO
.||. -||-
________ || __ dd _________
But.. Now you're making me BUY MY OWN GIFTS,
` instead of GIVING me something for
,,, , Christmas?! That's INSANE!
'oo @@
|| -\\-
________ || __ dd _________
I meant -your- gifts What? I'm not giving
to -other- people! `,,, , anything away.
'oo OO
-||- ||
jg || dd
Nerd Boy, come What? I haven't __
and see the mess done anything! ` _\/_ *whirrr*
you made. `~-- OO __(__)__
.>>. -||- ) ,, o(
________ || ___________________ dd ___ /_____.__\ ______
|
` _ '
_____________ The sun is moving. -- (_) --
\ | It always does. , .
\ Not south to north. | |
_______________\ | Oh. And you assume
___ | ` , that's my fault?
|_|_| | ~.. OO
|_|_| | .>>. .||.
______________|--.________ || _ dd _______________________
What's that machine you That's just my axis displacer. It'll
were working on in there? , move the axis of the earth so we
`~.. OO end up at a warmer latitude.
->>. .||.
____________ || _ dd _____________
What?!
,
~-- OO
>> -||-
jg || dd
Here comes the sun, Nerd Boy, you need to turn the earth
, doo-do-doo-doo. , back and restore winter.
OO ..~
(( .<<.
____ b b _____________________ || ___________________
Why?! It's better Let me introduce you
this way! ` , to some people.
OO ~--
-||- >>
________ bb ______________ |\ ________________________________
_________________________ |
/ \ . _ ,
/ \ -- (_) --
_____________/_____________\ There he is! ' `
| __ ' Get him! \\\ |
___ | | | Oo __ , __ ,,, \ __ __ __
|_|_| | | o| || oo' --' oo -- oo/\ --) --" oo$
|_|_| | |__|__bb -|| (_ ) || // .|| .||. )) .|(.
_______________|__|___|---'-.____ || || '_/ )_ || dd || ||
Democracy sucks!
,
O#
))
jg d d
"Blah blah snow, blah blah skiing is so fun."
, Let's see how fun these things really are.
_ OO _
__.--' .||. '-.
|bb| \__
\\ `-. ___.'
`--._____________________________________.-'
x----------------------------------x----------------------------------x
| Hmm. Pretty fun downhill. | Up is an entirely |
| \ \ , \ /\ | different matter... |
| ` OO `. //\\ | .-' `OO |
| .((. \ //\\ A | / .((. |
| / bb `.|| /A\ | __.' ( bb ) |
| \\ `-.____|___|_________.' // |
x----------------------------------x----------------------------------x
| .-' '-. |
| OH CRAP. Backwards , \ |
| is no fun at all! / `-. |
| / `OO / `. |
| _.-' --+-((. '-._ |
| _.' bb \ `--._ |
| ----' // `|
x---------------------------------------------------------------------x
In retrospect, I
really should've
seen this coming.____
_____ ` pp `
__,' `---._//_
jg.-' `-._____
Where's Nerd Boy? I dunno. Haven't
` seen him for days!
,,, ,
'.. ..~
.||. -<<-
____ || _________ || _____
There he is. Have you been in your
` room this whole time? Yeah.
,,, , `
'.. ~.. OO
|| .>>- ))
______ |\ ____ || __________________________________ d d
Been working on that Um. When's
Whatever. history report, huh? that due?
` `,,, ,
..~ '.. OO
<< .||. ||
/| _________________ || _________ dd ______
Friday. Excuse me for a
` couple of days.
,,, ,
'.. OO
.||. ((
jg || b b
And then I realized that all my How fascinating.
socks have holes in them! ,
`OO ~--
|| >>
__ bb ______________________ |\ _______
/ Why did I say that? Now she'll get me socks \
. o\ for Christmas! I have to talk her out of it! /
OO
-||-
______ bb __________________________
Oh, hey.. About I know, don't worry.
the socks... , I'm not getting
`OO ..~ you anything for
.||. .<<. Christmas.
________________ bb __________ || ________
*phew*
OO ~..
)) >>
_____________ d d ______________________________ |\ ____
OO
||
jg dd
I gotta ask: Why aren't you In fact, yes. -You're- not
getting me Xmas presents? getting -anyone- any presents!
Was it something I did? ,
`OO --~
(( .<<.
___ b b ____________________ || ___________
I wasn't serious! I just said I knew it! A-haa!
that to give Fan Boy a scare! , `,,,
`OO ..~ ..'
-||- -<<. -\\.
______ bb _________ || ________________ || ____
A trick?! Threatening not Exactly.
to give presents for Xmas `,,,
is really mean! `@@ ..~ ..'
-//- .<<. ||
___ bb _________ || ______ /| ___
... I don't see the irony,
there's no irony, shut up.
, ,,,
OO --~ --'
)) << ||
jg d d || ||
Yes! I got the ZX-42 What the heck is _\/_
Holotronic component! that? Who would /\
Just what I needed! get you that? /o'\
__ ` , ,,, /'o\
#.. ==~ OO ,_ ..~ ''. /o.-'\
.)|. .[[. .||-\| .<<. .//. /'_o_\
|| || ______ bb ______ || _______ || ||
Um... Does anyone except you know what
__ ` `,,, a Holothingy -is-?
#.. ==~ OO ..~ ..'
.)|. .[[. (( << -||-
|| || __________ bb ______ || ___ /| ____
Did you buy that
for yourself? Uh...
` __ , ,,,
#-- ~== OO --~ --'
.)|. ]] )) << .||.
___ || __ || __________ dd _____ || ||
_\/_
MERRY /\
CHRISTMAS! /o'\
__ ` ,,, /'o\
#.. ~== OO ..~ ..' /o.-'\
.)|. ]] -||- << .||. /'_o_\
jg || || db || || ||
ART DAY: MY CHRISTMAS PRESENTS
------------------------------ _ __
/_/_/
_ _ \ ,--. / /_/_/
,'.'_\ -- (|@@|) -- /_/_/
|_/ _\_| / -||- \
\_|//(##) db Black chocolate! *drool*
( o) \#| OO
\_| '))
| Dolby 5.1 headphones dd
=>-.__,' >O< __
o _ `-'
o // >O<
o _
,'''. \ _))
|___| "
||o|| CommuniCam Candy!
|+-+|
, '---'
////,
/ '/ / .
/ / / /|\
( ( ( /-|+\
\ \ \ /-.|\-\
`-'-' /#-_|,-'\
Obligatory /'-< |_+-'\ IT'S IMPOSSIBLE!
socks! `-._`| _.-' ,
`"' _ @@
Pyramid Maze V-||-
jg dd
Hey guys, I learned Let's see it.
self-hypnosis. `,,,
`OO ..' ..~
(( .||. .<<.
_______ b b _____________ || ____ || ___
I will turn into a frog, and
awake from hypnosis when I
snap my fingers! ` ,,,
<OO> ..' ..~
|| .||. .<<.
_____________ bb ___________ || ____ || __________
That's pretty
convincing.
ribbit `,,,
` ..' --~
OO .||. <<
________ d||b __________ || ____ || ______
Do you think that frog will
snap its fingers any time soon? Who cares?
,--. `,,, , ribbit
/ / | ,-'.. -- ..~ --. `
+-+-+ .-'__ || __ << .-'| OO
jg | | | ||__ // ___ //_|__| d||b
So, New Year's Eve, huh?
,,, , What's the point?
'.. OO
.||. ))
_________ || _____________ d d _____
Whaddayamean? Why celebrate the fact that some
`,,, , monk or whatever decided that
~.. '.. OO the year starts tomorrow?!
>> .||. -||-
_ |\ __________________ || ________ dd ______
Is this the "we should
have New Year's presents
like they do in Japan" ,,,
speech again? `~.. ..' OO
.>>. .||. ||
____________ || ___ || ________ dd __________________
Hmph.
,,, ,
~.. '~~ OO
>> .||. ((
jg || || b b
Why do people always believe all
,,, , the stupid New Year's hype?
'.. OO
|| .||.
____________ || ____ dd ___
As if this year is gonna be different!
Like we're all suddenly new people now!
,,, ,
'.. OO
|| -||-
________ || ____ dd ________
-I'm- a new person. Really.
`,,, ,
'.. OO
.||. .||.
______ || ____ dd ____________
My New Year's resolutions make Makes sense. You if anyone was
me feel totally reborn! certainly born yesterday.
`,,, ,
'^^ OO
-||- ((
jg || b b
So you finally finished Yeah. Now I just need to write
your QuestBook project? a "choose-your-own-adventure"
`,,, , so I can demonstrate it.
'.. OO
|_(( ________ ))
________ | |\\ | | _____ d d _______
Hey! I could help! You could? Do you have any
`,,, , writing experience?
'.. OO
|_((. ________ .||.
| |\\ | | _ dd _________________
Well.. I've written Oh come on! That's crap!
some fanfiction.. `,,, ,
'.. OO
|(( ________ -||-
_______ |"|\\ | | _ dd ______
Oh yeah? What have -you- ... Shut up, we've got
written that's so awesome?! an adventure to write.
`,,, ,
'-- OO
|_((- ________ ((
jg | |\\ | | b b
--------------------------------------------------------------.
The castle looms eerily ahead of you, its precious treasures |
well hidden within. But how will you get in? Will you climb- |
-------------------------------------------------------------.(
__ /\ /\ | BOOOORING! \
(.. ( _) ( ) | `,,, \
.\\_ () ||_____|| () | '-- OO
____ ) ` ____ || || || || | |_(( _________.))_|
`-. _______ ||"""""""""""""|| | __ | |\\| |dd| | _
`. || .--. || |
\ ||____|##|_____|| |
\ |
`-.____________________|
------------------------------------------------.
A guard is patrolling down this corridor! Luck |
has taken you this far, but you need skill to- |
-----------------------------------------------.( Skipping the intro
( __ | | \ and jumping to the
(,) | [==] \ |\| | \ action? That sucks!
/ | |)|, \ \|_ __ | ,,, `
___|___ y | |\ \ ||_| oo) | '.. O
_|___|__ | \ | -))- | |_((._________ -)_|
___|___|____.-'_________________`--- /( ------| | |\\| | d| |
-You- suck! Three cheers
`,,, , for creative
'-- O differences.
|_(( _________ )_|
jg | |\\| | d| |
| Just as you're nearly done picking the lock to the |
| treasury, you hear the unmistakable grumbling of a |
| guard on patrol. You'll have to hide, and quickly! (
'----------------------------------------------------.\
########::::' . ' . ':::::#### __ | `\
######::::' . ( . '::::### [==] | ,,,
#####::::' . (,) . .::::##--|(|---| '.. OO
####:::---. . / . ':::###" /| | |_(( _________,))_|
##__::| |. y . ':::::#" |_ | |\\ | |dd| | ____
#(oo :|o |:.' .':.::::'' |_|_
.((. :|___|::::::''' |___|_
)\ |_|___|_
|___|____________
Into the "The dimly lit corridor splits
corridor! off to the left and right."
`,,, ,
'.. OO
|_(( _________,))_|
_____ | |\\ | |dd| | _________
Left! "You-" Hey, write your part
`,,, , instead of playing mine!
'.. OO
|_(( _________ -))_|
jg | |\\ | | dd| |
Fan Boy is You figured that out
a moron. , all by yourself?
`OO ..~
(( .<<.
__ b b ___________ || __
This isn't about me! Talking about him
We're trashtalking behind his back?! You
Fan Boy now. , can't do that!
`OO ..~
-||- .<<.
_______ bb _____ || _____
You're right.. Do it to his face, like this:
| Nerd Boy says you're a moron!
` , ,,,
OO ~.. oo'
(( >> ||
____ bb ________ |\ _______________ /| ___________
See? Everybody wins!
* ,,, ,
OO --' ~^^
|| || >>
jg_______ bb _________________________ || _________ |\ ______
And then.. Some Totally. You're still working on that
blob monsters? `,,, , silly adventure? When is
`OO ..' ..~ your project due anyway?
|_((. ________ ))_| <<
_________ | |bb | |//| | _____ /| _______
I'm not sure..
What's today? The 14th.
| `,,,
`OO ..' ..~
|_(( ________.))_| .<<.
______ | |bb | |//| | ___ || _______
* ,,,
oO ..' --~
|_(( ________ ))_| <<
___ | |bb | |//| | ___ || ___
LATER, AT THE UNIVERSITY...
____________
|QuestBook And that concludes Excellent. Now please leave, __
|::::... my internet project you're disturbing my psychology .'
|::::::.. , presentation. _ , seminar. _ .''______ __ )
'-------- OO -' _ .." .#__ )/______// /|
.||. __,//_ .||. __ |//_/|
jg bb | |____| || // /
Did your presentation go well? No. And it's all
`,,, , your fault!
'.. OO
|| ))
________ |\ _________________ d d ___________
-My- fault? Yeah! I wish you
`,,, , didn't exist!
'.. OO
.||' -||>
_________ || _________ dd _______
|
`. _ ,-. ,'
( ` ) @@
- , *POOF!* - ||
_________ `--' .__) _____ dd ____________
Can't sleep With Nerd Boy laughing like MUAHAHAHAHAA!
either? that in his sleep? Who could? I'M FREE!
_ , `,,, FREEEE!
#.. --'
|_)| _______ _| ))
jg | |\> | | | | /|
Turns out the game Really?
we wrote is `,,, , _
really good. '.. O |_)
|| |_(._[__]
____ |\ _____________________ | |b| |
Yeah, we got an offer Wh..
from a publisher, `,,, , _
and I accepted. '.. O |_)
.||. |_( _[__]
______ || ________________ | |b| |
You wanna meet They're -here-? Who is it?
our publisher? Sierra? Nintendo? This is so
`,,, , exciting I_could scream!
'.. OO |_)
-||. || _ _[__]
___ || ________ dd __ __|_ | |
Y0, N3RD D00D. GAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH!!!
`,,, ,,, ,
-- '.. @@
.\\. ,||> -))
jg _( \_ || dd
I will NOT work for YOU!
,,, ` ,,,
-- OO ..'
___.((.___ -\\. .||.
_______________|| \>_ |___ dd _______ || ____________
Why not?!
He's EVIL! |
| Hey, he's my brother!
That too! |
,,, , `,,,
-- OO --'
___.((.___ .||. <||>
________|| \>_ |___ bb _______ || ______
0K. W3'LL F1ND 4N0TH3R What?! You're not getting
L33D PR0GR4MM3R. rid of me that easily!
\,,, , ,,,
-- OO ..'
___.((.___ -||- .||.
____|| \>_ |___ dd _______ || ___
Come on! We have
work to do! ,,, ,,,
`OO ~~ ..'
-)) ___ .//> _ ||
jg d d || _/ )_ | ||
WHAT?
, _
O |_)
|_ /_[__]
_______ | |b| | ______
According to this, your company Y3P.
"DoodWares Inc." owns all the \ ,,,
rights to our adventure! `OO _ --
((-// .//.
_____________ b b _________________ _/ )_
__
)_) That is outrageous! I W04H..
,,, `` never agreed to that! \ ,,,
'`` `OO --
|| -||- //
___ |\ _______________________ bb _________ _/ )_ ___
DoodWares Inc. just got sued
because the game infringes on It's all yours!
Thief, Prince of Persia `,,, , ,,,
and Dungeons & Dragons. '.. @@ --
|| ||- //
jg ,-. |\ bb _( \_
Watch as I toss up this With your big mouth, it
grape and catch it shouldn't be much of
in my mouth! ` , a challenge.
OO ..~
.||o .<<.
___________ bb _______ || ______________
o
'
OO ..~
.||' .<<.
__________________ bb _______ || ____________________
|
OO o
(____, oo~
\\ .<<.
_______ bb _______ || ______
Tadaaa! I didn't mean it
` , literally...
OO oo~
-||- <<
jg bb ||
Hey, I learned to catch Let's see it.
a grape in my mouth, `,,, ,
just like you did! '.. OO
.||o ))
______ |\ ________ d d _________
OK, here goes.
`,,,
'.. OO
.||o .||.
______________ || ____ dd _____________
o
'
,,,
'`` OO
.||' ||
_________ || ____ dd ________
It worked when Visiting hours are
I practiced it. o--. Sure. over, young man!
`,,, | \| , __ ,
.--'.# _|.-'. OO ../
||(_\\_//_|||| .||. 99
jg | | | | dd c c
I've come to the conclusion that you
tend to become aggressive instead of What?!
admitting your feelings toward me. ,
`OO ..~
(( .<<.
b b ________________ || ______________________
In other words, you hit Wh.. You're sick!
me because you love me. ,
`OO oo~
<||. <<
__________ bb ____ || ____________________
Lately though, you EEEEW! Shut up NOW,
haven't hit me much. , or I'll...
`OO --~
(( -<<.
____________ bb ____ || ________
You're gonna hit me? GAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHH!!
So you DO love me! ,
`OO __ __ ~oo
-||- - _-__ - _>>-
jg bb -- -- \
I played Dance Dance Revolution today.
It's exhausting! It killed me! I'm dead!
But you're right there. |
`,,, I'm a ghost!
'.. `OO
.||. ))
_______________ || _____ d d ___________________
Woah. Punch me! Huh? OK...
`,,, ,
'.. OO
-||- .||.
________ || ___ dd _______________
Ooof!
`,,,
'xx OO
*- ((-||
____________ \\dd ____________
Ow! Ghosts are harder You're a bigger idiot
than I thought! `,,, , than I thought.
'oo OO
(( ||
jg >> dd
I have a new theory: I'm the
only conscious creature, ,,,
so I should only `OO ..'
care about myself. (( .||.
___ b b ___________ || _______
The only thinking conscious creature
I -know- exists is myself. OK, you might
argue that people think since they act
kinda like me. Your premise is reversed:
-I- act like -them-, since I was brought
up that way. So you're wrong; no one ,,,
else is a thinking creature. `OO ..'
<||. .||.
__ bb ____ || __
Huh?
`,,,
OO ..'
.||. ||
____________________________ bb ____ || _____________________________
Case in point.
, Thank you. ,,,
OO ..'
)) ||
jg d d ||
Where were you yesterday? *yawn* Whaddaya mean?
`,,, , I was right here.
'.. OO
|| `))
_________ |\ ________________ d d ________
No, you were here Thursday.
| Thursday was yesterday.
No, yesterday was Friday. |
It's Saturday today. I was asleep a
`,,, , whole DAY?
'.. OO
.||. .||.
_______ || _____ dd ______
But now that you're awake,
we can hang out and watch
TV and play games and.. `,,,
'~~ OO
-||- ||
___________________ || _____ dd __
Where are you going? Back to bed.
`,,, ,
'.. OO
-||- ((
jg || b b
Thanks for No problem.
the lift. , _____
`OO ~.. _/__|__\
.||. .>>- *click*,'_ | _ \
_________ bb ______ || __________`(_)--'(_)'
\ I should learn how to drive,
\ but I feel so out of control
_________________\ in the driver's seat.
___ | ,
|_|_| | OO ..~
|_|_| | )) <<
jg__________________|--.___ d d ________ /| ____
And that freaks me out. So you'd rather take a bus
I'm a major control freak. , and have no control at all?
`OO ..~ That doesn't make sense!
<||. -<<-
________ bb _____ || _____
So, you want some kind of
payment for driving lessons,
or how would that work? Are
you free on Fridays? `OO --~
|| <<
bb ||
You asked Mandy to give you Yeah?
driving lessons? `,,, ,
'.. OO
|| ||
___________ |\ __________ dd _______________
That's a disaster! Girls can't do What? You got
several things at once! How is it backwards!
she supposed to teach while `,,, ,
keeping an eye on traffic? '.. OO
-||- .||.
_____________ || ____ dd _______
Huh? It's -guys- who can't do several
`,,, , things at the same time.
'.. OO
.||. .||>
____________________________ || ____ dd ___________
For example, Mr. Fan Boy
here can't talk and think Have fun.
at the same time. ` ,,, ,
~-- 'oo OO
.>>. || ((
jg || || b b
Hey... Been taking driving
Have you.. lessons with Mandy? Yes,
`,,, , and I crashed her car.
'.. OO
|| ))
____ |\ ___________ d d ________
OK, stop joking I'm serious. It's weird though,
around, man. she wasn't mad. She just left.
`,,, ,
'~~ OO
-||- ))
_________ || ______ dd ______
Yeah, that sorta brings me You weren't wondering about
back to what I was actually the lesson? Then what?
trying to ask you. `,,, ,
'.. OO
.||. .||.
jg_________________________ || ______ dd __________
Have you seen
your computer?
`,,,
( '.. @@
_ _,-;. _ ) -||. ||
__|_ | | ('-, || dd
It has to be some sort Whatever.
of space-time rift! ` ,:::. ,;;;. ,
"-0(0 -)-)\\
\_o/ \-_()))
_,:_(__ )_,;.
( ,_/ ; `.
___________________/_,.. _ // ___(_(___.__\____________________kmr
|
|
| But we can see ourselves!
| Look! It's fantastic! ` _ __
| -OO --\)''<
| ,, |/ \|
| ____________________ \V/ _\ ____ <<\\ __________________________
| | \\
| | `\
| |
| |
| | It's like.. a panel, or Sure.
| | a wall.. I'll call it ,
| | "the fourth wall"! `OO --~
| | ______________________ -||- __ << ___________________________
| | |
| | |
| | |
| | | Whatta.. It's gone! Finally.
| | | It's back to normal! ,
| | | `OO ~--
| | | || >>
jg | | | bb |\
Hey man. I think I have this you will try it out on me
hypnosis thing figured out. `,,,
I'll try it out on you. `OO ..'
(( ||
_________ b b __________ || ________
Wha.. You're in i am in trance already
trance already?! `,,,
`OO ..'
|| ||
__________ bb __________ || ________
I'm not falling for
that! Fine! Just forget *
, everything! ,,,
OO ..'
))- ||
______ d d _____________________ || ______________
I.. Where am I?
-WHO- am I?!
`,,,
oo'
-||-
jg ||
'ello, gov'nah! What?
`,,, ,
'.. OO
.||' ||
____________ |\ _________ dd _______
Ah said 'ello. You Since when are you
hard o'hearing, mate? from Australia?
`,,, ,
'.. OO
<||> -||-
_________ || _____ dd ______
Dunno about no Australian. Just knock it off,
I'm from Liverpool, meself. Fan Boy. It's silly.
`,,, ,
'.. OO
||` ((
___ || ___________ b b _____________
Well, I reckoned I looked
sorta British, so.. "Fan Boy"?!
`,,,
'..
||
jg ||
Hyah!
`,,,
'.. oO
==-//-== ||
_______ )\ _______________________ dd ____________
What the heck
_ ,,, , is that?
' | '.. / ` OO
*swish* ( `-//-' ) -))-
___ / ) ____________ dd ____________
Fans?
___,,, _ ,
*flap* \V/'..|/ *flap* OO
'-//-' ||
______ / ) ________________ dd ____________
Well.. You called He's finally gone
me Fan Boy.. `,,, , totally insane.
'.. OO
,||. ((
jg_______________ |\||\ _______________ b b _________
/ Ooh, what a \
\ hot chick! /O Hey there, Well hello,
o.,,, , babe. __ , handsome.
'.. ~~#
|| .|(.
__________ |\ ___________________ || _______
How's about we have a Sure sweetheart, but I'm
snuggle contest? `,,, __ , on my way out to buy
'-- ..# milk, so later, OK?
<||> .|(.
__________ || ___________ || _____
/ Woah, it worked! I \ / Heh, Fan Boy \
| must be such a hunk! | O o.,,, \ is so silly. /o. __
\ This is awesome. / '.. #~~
.||. )|
_______ || ________________________ |\ _____
Hmmm...
`,,,
..~ ..'
.<<. .||.
jg || ||
Did you erase How come when something
Fan Boy's memory? happens you always blame me?
` ,
~.. OO
>> -||-
________ |\ ______________ dd ___________
I punched him, and then he Well, in -this- case I may
remembered you hypnotized him. have done something, yes.
` ,
~-- OO
.>>. ||
_____ || ___ dd ______
And before you ask, no,
I didn't melt the roof.
,
~-- OO
.>>. <||>
________ || ___ dd __________
OK yeah that was me.
,
~-- OO
.>>. ))
jg || dd
Have you heard the
horrible news? What! No!
`,,, , What?!
__ 'oo OO
--- _//- .||.
_________ \ ___________________ dd ____________
You mean you haven't
heard the horrible news? No...
`,,, ,
'oo OO
|| ||
_______ || ____ dd ____
Oh I can't tell you, WHAT?! What IS it?!
it's too horrible. WHAT'S GOING ON?!
`,,, ,
oo' @@
|| -||-
_______ || ____ dd ____
There was no Penny That's it?! I'm giving
Arcade strip today. you amnesia again!
`,,, ,
--' OO
)) -||.
jg (( dd
Some jerk's parked in Mandy's
spot, so I keyed his car.
You what? |
_________ | Keyed it, scratched it with a key.
||| | ||| ` `,,,
|||--+--||| OO ~~'
|||__|__||| || ||
_______ ''' ''' __ bb _________ /| __________________
I know what it means. Remember
when I wrecked Mandy's car?
| Yeah?
That's her |
_________ new car. |
||| | ||| , `,,,
|||--+--||| OO ..'
|||__|__|| -||. .||.
jg______________ ''' '' dd ________ || _________
WHAT THE?! I'm.. late for, uh, the
, _________ thing at.. the place..
||| | ||| `,,,
|||--+--||| 'oo
|||__|__||| ||
''' 'bb |\
I'm sorry that I made your favourite
meal so spicy you almost died, and
bought you a fur coat even `,,, __
though you love animals. '.. ..#
|| .|(.
___________________ || _____ || ____________________________
Also, I called you fat.
`,,, __
'.. --#
|| .|(.
_________ || _____ || _____________________
It just seems that when I still don't see how the "fat"
I mean well, I mess up. thing counts as "meaning well".
`,,, __ ,
'.. --#
|| .|(.
_____ || _____ || _______
So I'm giving you this rose;
your favourite flower. Yeah, except that
`,,, __ , is a tulip.
'.. @ --#
||-| |(
jg || ||
So.. Yeah..
`,,, ,
'.. OO
|| ||
___________________________ || __ dd ________________________________
Can't think of anything that ..and now your life revolves
I can talk about. I signed a around the stuff covered by the
non-disclosure agreement.. `,,, , non-disclosure thingy? Me too!
'.. OO
.||. -||.
_______ || __ dd ________
Wow, then maybe it's Yeah! Only..
the same thing! `,,, ,
'oo OO
-||- .||.
___________ || __ dd ____________
What? How do we find out if it's
`,,, , the same thing while
'.. OO not disclosing it?
.||. ||
jg || dd
You slept a whole day
again, didn't you? Apparently. It's weird, I don't know
`,,, , why I keep missing whole days.
'.. OO
|| .||.
__________ || _____ dd ___________________
You might figure it Good idea. Last thing I remember,
out if you retrace I was talking to Mandy.
your steps. `,,, ,
'.. OO
.||. ((
______ || _____ b b ______________________________________
And then
,,, I said..
'.. `OO ..~
.||. <||. .<<.
jg__________________________ || _______ bb ___ || ________
Oh.
`,,,
..' ~--
pp || >>
// || |\
..feels like he doesn't care. You do? Then why are you
I'm so glad I have a gay friend talking to me about it?
to talk with about ` __ ___ ,
this kind of stuff. #~~ (..()
.)|. .||.
_____ || ______ || ____
Oh.
` __ ___
#.. (..()
)| .||.
______________________ || ______ || ______________________________
By the way, have you No, he's been
seen Nerd Boy lately? gone for days.
` __ ___ ,
#.. (..()
.)|. .||.
jg____________________ || ______ || ____________________
Help?
` pp
____ //_____
;:::::::::::::::. -- (
.::::'::::::::::::: `-
It's finally starting ;:::_ ::' :,-::::: / |
to look like spring. ;/,---. :() /::::::'
`OO ':::' ): /': :' :
(( ': / ( : '
jg_____________________ b b _______\,____,-'_____\,,
`~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
~ ~ ~
Ah-HA! Huh? Who are you?!
`,,_ ` ' /
"oO OO -
.//- .||.
______ < \ _______________ dd ____________
Do not play the fool,
Dr. Nerd Boy. I daresay
it doesn't become you. `,,_
"oO@@
.// //
_______________ ||dd _______________________
You are the Nerd Boy who has
built a time travelling machine
for the sole purpose of harassing
your future self, are you not?
`_,,
Oo" OO
\\. ||
__________________ /| _ dd ____
Well..
,,_ ,
"oO OO
.// ||
________ || _______ dd ______
I KNEW IT!
`,,_
"oO@@
.//-//
_____________ ||dd ___________
Ta-ta, Dr...
For now...
`,,_
"oO @@
\\. //
/| dd
Hello. ACH! What is with the
` _ , constant sneaking?!
".O OO
.(( -((-
______ | bb ___________ bb _______
I take it this is when I You know, I mean.. I will know
had just met Dr. Spivak? that weird guy in the future?
` _ ,
".O OO
.(( -||.
_______ ( b b _________ dd _______
Well, obviously. You just You know what I mean. Stop
met him, didn't you? being such a smart-alec.
` _ ,
".O OO
.(( .||.
___________ | bb ______ dd _______
I'm you from the future!
-You- stop being a smart-alec, That's it,
and I'll never have been one! good-bye.
` _ ,
"~O OO
.(( -((.
jg___________ | bb __________ b b __
The past me should have I might, if the future me
listened to my elders._ , weren't a smart-alec.
`".O OO
.(( .||.
_______ | bb ______ dd ________
Look, Dr. Spivak is insane.
He says I stole his ideas
before he thought of them._
`".O OO
.(( .||.
_________ | bb ______ dd _____________
I think he'll try to exact
his revenge on you, the past Is it really
version of myself, to pre-empt alleged?
my alleged pre-emptive_theft. ,
`".O OO
.(( ||
___ | bb ______ dd ______
Gotta go. Look
out for Spivak!
_ ,
O." --
)). ||
jg________ d d ) ___________________ dd ____________
Hmm. I've been feeling
, kinda weird lately.
OO
.||.
__________________ db _______
Yes! Because -I- am stealing Oh, is that all? I was worried
-your- ideas, Dr. Nerd Boy, you'd do something horrible.
using my brilliant invention! That wasn't horrible at all!
`,,_ ,
"oO OO
-//- .||.
____ |\ ________________ dd _______
Really? Really.
`,,_ ,
"oO OO
.// .||.
__________________ || _______ dd ___________________________
Then I guess I shall
have to shoot you. `,,_
"oO _, Oo
.//-/"' ||
jg || dd
Prepare No! Shoot me instead, I'm
to die! the one you really want!
`,,_ _ ,
"oO _, OO O."
.//-/"' || )).
_________________ || _______ dd ________________ d d ) ______
What the heck I'll get shot, and you can go
are you doing?! back in time and thwart Spivak
,,_ ` _ , before he shoots me!
"oO _, OO O."
.//-/"' -||- )).
___________ || _______ bb ____ dd | ___________
You just came from the future!
Why didn't -you- just travel
farther back and thwart him?
,,_ ` _
"oO _, OO O."
.//-/"' .||- )).
______ || _______ bb ____ dd | _____
Excellent point, because Oops.
now I have you both `,,_ _ ,
under gunpoint. "oO _, oO O-"
.//-/"' || )).
jg || dd dd |
And now you both die! What's going on?
`,,_ _ `,,,
"oO __, O." OO ..'
//-/'" )). || .||.
_________ || _________ dd | __ dd __________________________ || __
That guy wants to shoot Another one of
me because of something your holographic
I haven't even done yet. simulations?
,,_ _ , `,,,
"oO __, O." OO ..'
//-/'" )). -||. .||.
_____ || _________ dd | __ bb __________________________ || __
No, it's So you're a robot Nope.
all real. copy of yourself. That's me!
,,_ _ ` `,,, `
"oO __, ".O OO ..' OO
//-/'" .(( .||. || <\\
jg____________ || ________ | bb ___ bb _____ /| ____________________ dd
To heck with it! To let you -I- could've
live on is a greater punishment; told him -that-.
`_,, you are all insane! _ ,,, `
Oo" __ O." OO ..' OO --~
\\- `\, )). || || || <<
/| dd | dd || dd /|
Hey there. It's Yeah, whatever. It was my birthday
my birthday tomorrow. a few months ago and -you- didn't
` , get -me- anything.
OO ..~
(( .<<.
__________ b b ___________ || _____________________
Maybe because you didn't I did too! But -I- don't
drop helpful hints! ` , do it the day before!
OO ..~
.||- .<<.
_____________ bb _____ || _______________
Whaddayamean? How am I supposed to think of what
` , to get you in such short time?
OO ..~
|| -<<-
jg_____________________ bb _____ || _________
You're in luck! Here's a list Thanks, I'm aware of the
I've prepared, anticipating , concept of wish lists.
your very problem! `OO _ --~
||-// <<
bb ||
ART DAY: MY BIRTHDAY GIFTS
-------------------------- ____________
||| | Cool CD
||| GodaGoda | with jazzy
____ Dark chocolate! ||| | o o | | children's
/_/_/ Again! What can ||| |( )_O_| | songs. :)
/_/_/ I say, I love it. |||__________|
/_/_/
______
| ____|_
| | ____|_
,-----. | | | |
\ \ Candy! | | | /\ | 3 books: Two Dragonball,
\ ' \ Always! |_| | >`-. | and one about Nostradamus.
\__,--| Yay! |_| |__| |
`-o-' |______|
o \
B o O Two small
O metal balls.
,--.
|--| ,-.
|##| | | Assorted "smell
|__| |_| nice" things. ,----. Monster dolls with
|O\/O| wheels to play a kind
______ |XXXX| of monster curling. :)
|\ __ \ '----'
| \_____\ Magic Box: insert a
| |__| | coin, watch through
\ | \ | window. The coin is
jg \|____\| gone! Spooky stuff!
You -have- to see ScummVM,
,,, , it's the coolest!
'.. OO
.||. ))
_______________ || ___________ d d _______
Oh yeah? Why? It lets you play old games like
`,,, , Monkey Island and Beneath a
'.. OO Steel Sky in Windows!
.||. -||-
___________ || ____ dd __________
Why would you want Whaddayamean? They're the
to do that? `,,, , best games ever made!
'.. OO
.||. ||
jg________________________ || ____ dd ______
Old geezer. I bet you even I'll have you know
think your old MP3 player it has SEVERAL MEGS
is still cool! `,,, , of memory!
--' OO
|| -\\.
/| dd
Check it out, I'm learning
,,, , contact juggling.
'.. OO o
.||. oo))'
_______________ || __________ d d _____________
o
Crap.
,,, o ,
'.. \OO
.||. p//- o
___ || ________ d _____
,- o
` /
,,, *donk*
'.. #O \
.||. -//- o
________ || _________ dd _o________
OK, now I see why it's
called -contact- juggling.
`,,,
'..
|| pp
jg_____________________ || ________________\\__o___o_o____
I've filled easter eggs with
candy and hidden them! Let's
go on an easter egg hunt! ,,,
,--------------. `OO ..~ ..' ==~
|`-.____________`-. -||- .<<. .||. .[[.
|__|_____________||______ bb ______ || ___ || ___ || __________
Maybe not. Last year you hid them in
the medieval England of an alternate
dimension! They were impossible to find!
` ,,,
,--------------. OO --~ ..' ==~
|`-.____________`-. .||. .<<. .||. .[[.
|__|_____________||______ bb ______ || ___ || ___ || ______
Fine! I'll find them and Fine!
eat all the candy myself! ` ,,,
,--------------. `OO ~.. '.. ~==
|`-.____________`-. -//- ->> || ]]
jg_|_____________||______ bb ______________________ |\ ___ |\ __ |\ ___
Killjoys.
_ ,
,-. ,' `. ,------ OO ----.
\_ ,^.\|`-.___((_______`-.
____)>`-(_|__|____bb_______||
When I throw this switch, _________ ___________
you will drop into the What? Hang on! V |
acid bath and PERISH! How the heck | |
`,,_ did I get here? | |
"oO `OO| |
/-// == ( o |
_________________A_ || ___________________ o dd ) |
|~~~~'~~~~~~~~~~o~~~~~~~~|
_________ ___________
You mean to say that you've It's kind of hazy, V |
forgotten how I defeated yes. I'd appreciate | |
and humiliated you? `,,_ a quick recap. | O |
"oO `OO| |
/ // o == |
_________________A_____ |\ _______________ dd ( |
|~~~~~~~~~"~~~~~~~~~~~~~~|
_________ ___________
Well, I guess I -could- put V |
off your execution for a Your kindness | |
-little- while. `,,_ overwhelms me. | |
"oO `OO| o |
/ .// ) == |
_________________A________ || ____________ ( dd o |
jg |~~~~~~~%~~~~~~~~~~~~~o~~|
Well, the first part of my plan
to kidnap and destroy you was to
hack into IBM's secret research
files concerning killer robots! ______
` _,, Naturally.| |
oO" `OO| |
/ \\. == |
____A_______ /| _____________ dd |
|~~~~~~~~~|
, - - - - - - - - - - - - - - .
And then I constructed . _______ Go forth and KILL! .
an army of robots that ` :::::::::.. `_,, .
captured and killed you! . '............ Oo" .
,,_ , , ' | - - - - - - - -\\- .
"oO . | == == == == == ___ || _ ,
-//- . ' [] [] [] [] [] / `. .
__ || ______________ ` . |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ _.' \ '
` . _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .'
They didn't kill me
though; I'm right here.
Shush! It's called | ______
poetic license! `,,_ | | |
"Oo `OO| |
/ .//- == |
_______________A________________ || ____ dd |
jg |~~~~~~~~~|
___________
...and that's how You forgot | |
I totally defeated something. | . , |
and captured you. `,,_ `OO| -*- |
"Oo == ' ` |
/ .//. ( dd o |
___________A_______ || __________ ) |
|~~~~~~~~~o~~~|
---------------------------------------------. . .
You're forgetting the virus I wrote when I | ' ` - - . .
discovered that your robots were controlled |,- -- --- -- ---. ` - .'
centrally. Your entire army was wiped out. ((( ( ( ) ) ))) .
---------------------------------------------'`--._ ` ' _,--' .
' \ , ' `.' '
` ` , ?! . ` . | / -' - : . : ' .
.' -*boom*- == - ` ' ,' : : : ) .
' [] [] ( *pow* ) , | |:| | .
: ___ || ____ || _ _, ,`- - ` ,' ' ` `. ` ,
` . _ _ _ ' \ - . ( *kabooom* )
` - - - - - . _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ . .. -'
___________
Which is why you're Right you | |
suspended above the are. `_,,| |
acid bath, not me. oO"| |
`OO ==' ' |
/ .||- || ) |
___________A_______ bb __________ ' o ( |
jg |~"~~~~~~~~~~~|
Hey, ever wonder why No. Please shut up.
people have knees? ` ,
OO --~
(( .<<.
_ b b ________ || ___
See, -that's- why there's Ugh.
no cure for cancer yet. ,
`OO ''~
//- .<<.
________ bb ____ || _____
People aren't inquisitive They're just not inquisitive about
enough, that's why! , meaningless crap like you.
`OO --~
-||- <<
__________ bb ____ || __________
Are you calling me No I meant.. OK,
meaningless crap? , yeah I am.
`OO ..~
|| .<<.
jg bb ||
Heh, my lvl 14 won't stand a chance against
the alien invasion in City of Heroes.
Level 14?! You were in |
the closed beta? Yeah. Since March.
`,,, ,
'.. OO
.||. ))
________________ || _____ d d __________________
You mean you've played Well, there was a non-disclosure
the City of Heroes beta for thingy, and besides, I thought you
weeks and not told me? `,,, , were in the beta too!
'oo OO
-||- -||.
____________ || ___ dd _______________
Why would you You said something about
think that? `,,, , doing something secret
'oo OO too, what was that?
.||. -||-
________ || ___ dd ________
Clog dancing.
`,,,
',, Oo
|| ||
jg || dd
I heard diamonds are forever, so That's the stupidest
I'm changing my name to Ever. thing I've ever heard.
`,,, ,
'~~ OO
|| .||.
__________________ |\ _____________ dd ____
It was a joke! It was a stupid joke,
`,,, , you're stupid. Oh,
'.. OO and I need to ask
.||. .||. you something.
____________________ || ____ dd ______
Why ask me? You just Well sometimes the world is
said I'm -stupid-. `,,, , a stupid place, and you
'-- OO need to be stupid to
-||- .||> properly understand it.
________ || ____ dd ________
I wish you could just once
say something nice about me
that -isn't- an insult. `,,,
'-- OO
|| .||.
jg || dd
If nothing is as it seems,
is -it- as -nothing- seems? What?
` ,
OO --~
(( .<<.
_ b b ______ || ____________________
If nothing beats love, is
-love- worse than -nothing-?
`OO ..~
.||. .<<.
______ bb ______ || _______________
If you're all that, Did you just call
is -all that- -you-? , me fat?
`OO ..~
<||. .<<.
_________ bb ______ || ___________
Uhh.. No, of That hesitation just bought you a
course not. ` , vacation in Painsville.
OO --~
|| -<<.
jg bb /|
Hey, you're What?! Of
not dead? course not!
`___ ,
()..) ..~
||- .<<.
_____ |\ ____________ || _________________________
Hm. I could've sworn the Whuh?
world was coming to `___ ,
an end just now. (''() ''~
.||. .<<.
_______________ || _________ || ____________
Oh well. Maybe tomorrow
then. See you later!
`___ ?!
()~~) oo~
`||. <<
___________ || _________ || ______
,'|
_ | o'
| o'
o' ___ *whistle*
(..() oo~
|| <<
jg /| ||
/ \ \ \ \
Isn't it a fine \ \ \ \ \ \ Nope, it's
day, Nerd Boy? / \\ \\ \ \raining here.
`,,, \ \ \\ , \ \\ \
~~] / \ \ \ [OO \ \ \
-||' \ \ \ \`|| \ \
____ || ____________/___\_\___ bb _\,_____ \
\ \ \ \
/ \ \ \ \ \ \ \
\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \
/ \ \ \ \\ \ \ \
What? That sounds \ \ \ \Heh, be\ \
weird. I'm coming / \ \ \ my guest.\ \
over there. `,,, \ \ \ , \ \
'..] / \ \ [OO \ \ \ \
.||' \ \ \ \ `|| \ \ \ \ \
_______ || ____________/__\_____\ bb _\____\__\
______
_,-( )
__( )---.______
(_________________________)
\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \
What? The weather's Damn you, weather! \ \ \
fine here. `,,, \ \ \ ` \ \ \ \ \ \\ \ \
'.. \\ \\ OO . \ \\ \
-||- \ \ \ .)) \ \ \ \ \\
jg || \ bb \, \ \, \
Oh, you're back Yep. What LAN party?
from the LAN party. , `,,,
`~.. OO ..'
>> .||. ||
____ |\ ______ dd ________________ /| _____
Oh, wasn't Fan Um.. Why would you not invite me? Is
Boy invited? ` `,,, it because you hate me?
`~.. OO ..' You do! I knew it!
.>>. || -||-
___________ || ___ bb __________ || ________
I HATE MY LIFE!
___ `,,,
~.. Oo -- __ 'oo
.>>. || __ - //
_______________ || ___ bb _____________________ / > _____
You did that
on purpose.
Of course! |
, |
^^~ `OO
<< ||
jg /| dd
I think I ate too Too much candy? There's
much candy... `,,, , no such thing.
'-- OO
((> .||.
_________ |\ _______________ dd _____________________
It's not too much when No, your stomach hurting
your stomach hurts? `,,, , just means you're weak.
'.. OO
((> -||.
______ || __________ dd _____
Are you saying I'm a I'm saying you're barely
man that can't `,,, , a man at all!
hold my candy? '.. OO
.||. -||-
___________ || __________ dd ______________
ROUND 1
___ ___ ____
/__ / / _ /__/ / /
/ / /__/ / / / .
,,,
'-- OO
<((- -))'
jg / ) d d
NERD BOY AND FAN BOY ENGAGE IN LETHAL BATTLE...
Your mother is
,,, , a pig!
'-- OO
<((- -))'
______ / ) _____ d d ________
What? Hey man, that's It's just trashtalking, to psyche
pretty harsh. `,,, , the opponent. And it worked!
'.. OO
(( -))'
___________ / ) _____ d d ______________
|
\ . OO
- ,,, p)). -
'-x d
\\ \
jg__________________ \\ _____________________
You cheated! Rematch!
| And get your ass
OK, maybe not. , kicked again?
`,,, OO
'.x ||
,\\__ dd
Check it out! Let's give it a spin.
A swivel_chair! `,,,
\) `O ..'
\_( ||
_____ _|_b ______________ /| ________
WHEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE...
_ - ___ - _ _ -- ___ __ _ ___ ---_- ___- _ -- _ __
- ___ \)_OO -- - \) O ___ \ \O -- _ | |- _ O/ / -- _ O (/ _--
__ -- \(( - _ - \( - --- \__\ -- ___|___| - /__/ -_-- )/ ---
______ _|b b _--__ _|b__ ---__ _|b b --__ _|_ __- d d|_ __ -__d|_ ___-
Can I try?
' _ , `,,,
*swirl*-_--- ' ..'
` _--_-*swish* .||.
_____________ _|_ __________ || ____________
Nerd Boy?
_ `,,, Over
\) oo' here.
\__ || qq ,
jg______________ _|_ __________ || ____________________________\\__
What's this? Looks Yes! After getting toast flung at my face
like a toaster. countless mornings, I modeled a personal
` __ , flight device after the toaster.
#.. OO ____
.)|. .||- .' `.
______[:] =>-.__||______dd___,-|______|- _____
Interesting concept. Enough talk, just
Have you considered.. , plug it in!
` __ OO
#.. _||_
.)|' .' `.
______[:] =>-.__||___________,-|______|_ _____
OK, here Soon every man will be able
goes. , to soar through the sky!
`__ \OO
..# _||_
_,.\\ .' `.
________[:" /|`-._____________,-|______|_ _______
Hmm.. *sniff* Is )
something burning? )
__ , ( @@ (
''# ` _||_ )
.|(. .' `.
jg_________[>-._||________________,-|______|_ ____________
Where were you yesterday?
Sittin' here thinking. |
| More than usual?
, `__
OO ..#
___ ))__ .|(.
__| dd |_________________ /| ________
Yes! I want to create a website that
will change the way people think, I'll
design technology that will revolutionize
society! Make the world what it_should be!
`OO ..#
________ -||- .|(.
__| _______| bb ___________ || __
I'm in! Let's get started!
__ , The world won't even
OO #oo know what hit it!
________ || -)|-
__| _______| bb ______________ |\ _________________________
Yeah.. Let's do
, it tomorrow. __
OO --#
___ ))__ |(
jg__| dd |______________________ || ____________________________
OK, let's get started Well, if we're both going to work
on this technology that on this we should probably first
will change the world. _ __ , set up some kind of code
`O |_) ..# version handler.
|_(._[__] .|(>
________ | |b| | __ || ______
Hey, good idea. You know,
you're pretty smart. _ __
`O |_) ~~#
|_(._[__] .|(.
__________ | |b| | __ || ____________
For a girl. _ __
`O |_) ..#
|_(._[__] |(
______ | |b| | __ || _________
Ow. Now I remember THAT'S COMPLETELY
why we broke up. ` __ __ , UNRELATED!
_ O# |)_) --#
|_(( _[_|_| -|(-
jg | |bb| | | ||
So what Well, it's like The Sims, We're erasing the
are you guys but with tiny robot boundaries between
working on? dolls you can talk to. simulation and reality!
`,,, ` _ __ ,
'.. O |_) ..#
|| |_(._[__] -|(-
_____ |\ __________ | |b| | _ || ___________
Makes you think. Will the dolls be
intelligent? Is it ethically just to
play God like that? `,,, _ __
'.. O |_) ..#
<||. |_(._[__] .|(.
_____________ || __ | |b| | _ || _______________________
,,, _ __
'.. O |_) ..#
.||. |_(._[__] .|(.
________ || __ | |b| | _ || _______
Well, I'll buy it if you
can take their clothes off.
`,,, _ __
..' O |_) --#
|| |_( _[__] |(
jg_______ /| ______________ | |b| | _ || _______________
I heard you're working
on some kind of game with That's right.
intelligent dolls? `___ , ` __
()..) OO ..#
|| .||. .|(.
________ |\ _________ dd ______ || _____________________
So, acclimatizing people
to the idea of non-human Uh.. Is it that
sentience in preparation yeah. obvious?
for the Singularity? `___ , __ ,
()..) OO ..#
.||. .||. .|(.
_____ || ________ dd ______ || ___________
Yes, and it won't work. We know! That's exactly what we're
People are just ` ___ ` __ , trying to change!
too stupid. ()..) OO ..#
.||. .||. -|(-
______________ || ________ dd ______ || __________________
BWAHAHAHAA!
___ , __
(~~() OO ..#
|| )) |(
jg_____ /| ______________________ dd ______ || ____________
Urgh, I hate colds, they turn You say that as if it's
my body into a weak mess. usually strong and muscular.
` ,
OO ..~
(( .<<.
_______ b b ___________________ || ____
Hey, no quips, I'm sick, Looks like someone already
cut me some slack. ` , cut you a lot of slack.
OO ..~
(( .<<.
________________ bb _____ || ____________
Look, I know I'm leaving very You're not just weak
tempting quippable openings, from being stupid?
but that's because I'm weak ,
from this insane fever. `OO ..~
(( .<<.
_________ bb _____ || _________________
That one wasn't I know.
very good. ` ,
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|| >>
jg bb |\
By dose is so What?
glogged ub. `,,,
`OO ..'
(( .||.
______ b b ___________ || ___________________
By dose! Id's I can't understand a word you're saying,
glogged ub! I your nose is clogged up from your cold.
hab a gold! `,,,
`OO ..'
-((- .||.
_________________ bb ______ || ____________________
*teehee*
,,,
OO ~~'
(( .||.
____________________ bb ______ || _____________________
kill
` ,,,
OO |) oo'
||-| ||
jg __________ bb ______ || ___________
I have an announcement to make.
, ,,,
OO ..' ..~
(( .||. .<<.
__________ b b _________________________ || __ || ___
My cold is getting better, Oh, so your nerdy demeanor
so you two will soon have will wear off with the cold?
nothing to mock me for! ,,, ,
`OO ..' ..~
.||- .||. .<<.
_______________ bb _____________ || __ || __________
All that talk about math,
programming and 2D games was
just fever-induced rambling?
`,,,
OO ..' ..~
|| .||. .<<.
___________ bb _____________ || __ || ______
*grumble* ,,,
OO ~~' ^^~
)) .||. .<<.
jg d d || ||
I bought a cat. You bought a cat?!
` `,,,
OO ..'
(( ||
__ b b ____________ || __________
Yeah, it's a.. Where is it?!
` `,,,
OO ..'
.||. -||-
___________ bb _________ || ____________________
She's in my room, Here kitty kitty!
you're gonna love her. `,,, .--.
`OO '~~ | |
((- || | |
_______ b b __________ |\ _____| |____________
Oh, and it's a | _^_^
MegaCat 5000! \ ' / =v= | *MEOW*
.--. ` `. ,,, ,' \J_/`.
| | OO - 'oo - | \
| | .||- -\\- ||| ( \
jg | | bb \\ ||| _\|`-'
I'm taking my Whatever.
cat out riding. ,--. ,
`OO / / | ,-- ..~ -------.
-||. +-+-+ .-'___ << _____.-'|
__________ bb ____|_|_|____||____ //______|__|_____________
,--.
/ / | ,-- ..~ -------.
+-+-+ .-'___ << _____.-'|
__________________|_|_|____||____ //______|__|_____________
"Riding"?
,--. ,
/ / | ,-- oo~ -------.
+-+-+ .-'___ << _____.-'|
__________________|_|_|____||____ //______|__|_____________
Yeehaaw!
,
( \OO ^_^_ DOOMSDAY IS
\ _ //_| =v= _ UPON US!
;' b \_-/ oo' `oo
/ )_____, |-. )). -//-
jg |/_ \_ \|'" (( | / \
Where's
Nerd Boy? Don't ask. *HISS*
`,,, , No, wh.. AH!
'.. --~ *bonk!*
.||. <<
___________ || ______ /| _________________________________________
What the heck I was riding my
happened to you? MegaCat 5000 when it
`,,, , threw me off.
--~ 'oo #O
<< || ))
_ /| __________________ |\ ________________________ d d _____________
Why? Turns out someone owns
`,,, , a MegaDog 8000.
'.. #O
.||. ))
________________ || __________ dd __
No, why were you Wh.. Have you not
riding a cat? `,,, , seen He-man?!
'.. #O
.||. -||-
jg___________________________ || __________ dd ________
What's up? Nothing! My life
`,,, , is boring!
'.. OO
|| .||.
_______ |\ ________ dd _____________________
I've decided to search for the
,,, , wisest hermit on the largest
'.. \OO mountain in Nepal, so that he
.||. ||. can give my life direction!
______ || _____ dd ____________
Your life is so boring YES!
you'd go through `,,, ,
all that trouble? '.. @@
.||. -||-
___________ || _____ dd ______________________
LATER... * / * \ *
/\ ,' * Or maybe not. * \
/ \ * / `__ * `. *
* / \ ,-' * {{O * \
/ _,\ _,' * ((-| * * \
/:._.::::\,' * b b| \
/:::::::::/ * o o `
/::::::::,' o o * *
:::::::-' * o o *
Yes! I finally reached the
__ , top of the mountain!
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-||-
___ dd ___
.-' `-._
/ `.
/ \
x---------------------------------------------------------------------x
| |
| ____ __ Well. Here I am. Where the |
| ,' `---' _)___ , heck is the wise hermit? |
| (_________________) . |
| | |
| /\ _,--._ / \ _ |
| /\/ \ (______/ \ ,-' \ |
| / \ \ /\ / \ / \ |
| /_ _..\ ,' \ /..__,.:\ /\/:._ ,\ |
| /:::..:::::\ /._ \ /:::::::::\ / /:::::::::\ |
x---------------------------------------------------------------------x
When on the path to ____ __ Oh crap.
enlightenment, keep ,' `---' _)___ ,
the map right-side up! (_________________) .
`. |
__ | /\ _,--/ \
_( )__ / \ /\/ \ (___/ \
(_,_____)/ \ / \ \ /\ / \
/_ \ /_ _..\,' \ /..__,.:\
jg /:::..::\ /:::..::::/._ \ /:::::::::\
__
{~~
/_|
___ /__| ______________ There he is! The hermit! He'd better
,' have something really wise to tell me
/ __ , after all this climbing I've done.
,' O}} `._
/ ))-| \
/ d d | \
/ o o \
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Sometimes, the journey Don't tell me
teaches you more than this is one of
reaching your goal. `__ __ , those times.
{~~ OO}
/_| ||-|
___ /__| _____ dd | ______
,' `-.__
/ `---.
It is. Aw crap.
`__ __ ,
{~~ {--
/_| ((-\
___ /__| _________ b b \ _
,' `-.__
jg / `---.
Hey, you're back from Uh.. Yes, state the
your trip to the `,,, , obvious, thanks.
wise hermit! '.. OO
|| ||
__________________ |\ ______ dd ____
So what did he say? Why should I tell you?
`,,, , Embark on your own
'.. OO spiritual journey!
.||. -||.
______________ || _____ dd _________
That's not fair! Actually.. yes
`,,, , it is.
'.. OO
.||. .||>
______ || _____ dd ______________
No it's not! Yeah OK whatever.
`,,, ,
'.. OO
-||- ((
jg_________________ || __________ b b ____________________
Hey, I.. Why bother making things? It's
`,,, , all been done anyway!
'.. OO
|| -))-
___________________ |\ ________ d d ________________
Internet, for example. That's just a
bunch of TVs and typewriters hooked
,,, , up to phones. How is that new?
'.. OO
.||. .||>
________________ || ___ dd _____________
What are you talking about? You.. you're right.. What the
You love the internet! `,,, , heck is wrong with me?!
'.. OO
.||- ))
_________________ || ___ dd _______________
Shh.. it's going
to be OK. `,,,
''OO *sob*
//`))
jg || dd
I got a guitar! Sweet!
`,,, ,
'.. OO
<{=[==# -||-
_________ |\ ________________ dd ____________
We should start a What, you haven't heard him banging
band. You play an away on his drums? He totally sucks!
instrument, right? And you! You know like two chords!
`,,, ,
'.. OO ..~
<{=[==# .||. <<
_____________ || _____________ dd __________ /| _____
Oh yeah? Well I've heard you sing.
You're no musical genius yourself!
`,,,
'-- --~ OO
.{=[==# .<<. ||
______ || _____ || ____ dd ___________________
So we're all set! Rehearsal
in the garage tomorrow at 5!
,,, ,
'.. ~.. OO
.{=[==# >> ((
jg_______________ || _____ || __________ b b __________
Hi there. Where's Mandy? It's time
`,,, , for band practice.
'.. OO
.||. ))
_________________ || ____________ d d ____________
Oh.. funny story.. I invited Linda Duh! You can't have two
to join the band, and Mandy `,,, , girls in a band!
got really mad and left. '^^ OO
.||. -||-
____________ || _____ dd ________
What?! There are lots of bands Sh'yeah.. -Girl- bands.
with more than one girl. `,,, ,
'.. OO
.||' .||.
______________________ || _____ dd ____________
C'mon, that's like saying you
can't have more than one guy in a Yeah, incidentally, you're
band unless it's a boy band! `,,, , fired from the band.
'.. OO
-||- ||
jg || dd
But to handle the data ____\ ___
,,, , dependencies, I.. [O]__[O]__
'.. OO __/____
.||. .||> *vrrrr* /;;//;;/
__________ || ____ dd _______________________________\::\\::\
I HAVE COME TO ___
DESTROY YOU! ` |== \
(||) \_
Excuse me for ( , ( )
a second. ____\ ___\ |
,,, , [O]__[O]__\_|
'oo OO __/______`-.___
|| '||. /==//==/........\
_____________ || ____ dd ___________\==\\==\________/______
___
|oo \
(||) \_
( , ( )
____\ ___\ | *sizzle*
,,, *blast*,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
'oo OO _,,/// --_-- _-- - ---_ - - -_- - --
|| ||-/'``\\\ ---- --- - - -- - -- ---- ----
_____________ || ____ bb `````````````````````````````````
Where was I? Oh right,
,,, , data dependency. (
'oo OO ) )
|| .||. ( __),-._
jg__________________ || ____ dd ____________,-','"._'\`.-._______
What is this smoldering heap?
( ,
OO ( ) ..~
.||. __),-._ <<
______ bb ______,-','"._'\`.-._____ /| ____
It's a robot I shot Why?! It's burning
with my raygun. a hole in the rug!
` ) ,
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<||. __ ,-._ -<<.
______ bb ______,-','"._'\`.-.___ || ______
It was going to shoot me!
Would you rather I were dead
than have a hole in the rug? )
`OO ( ( ..~
-||- __ ,-._ ) .<<.
______ bb ______,-','"._'\`.-.___ || ______
)
Don't answer that. (
`OO ( ..~
|| ) __ ,-._ .<<.
jg_________________ bb ______,-','"._'\`.-.___ || ___________
I know things look dark, but you
gotta have faith in mankind. Are you kidding?
`__ ___ , Watch this. __
#.. (..() '.. ..
.)|. || .||. ||
__________________ || _______ |\ ___________________________ LL ||
Hello, I'm gonna kill myself
now, feel free to intervene! blah heehee blah
__ ` ___ `__ ` __ __ ,
#oo ()..) '.. .. $~~ ^^'
)| -||- <||. || $PP <\/>
____ || ____________________________ || _____ LL || ___ kk _ || _____
See? I do that every week, and
nobody so much as bats an eyelid.
__ ___ ,
#.. (..()
)| ||
_________________ || ________ /| ___________
That's gotta work wonders The day somebody cares
for your self-esteem. I'll probably die of shock. blablah!
`__ ___ , `__
#-- ()..) '.. ..
.)|. || <||. ||
jg || || LL ||
What're you up to? Nothing.
` ,
~.. OO
.>>. .||.
___________ |\ ______________________ dd ___________
Whaddayamean "nothing"? Well, I -am-
Nobody does -nothing-! a nobody...
` ,
~.. OO
->>- ||
_________________ || __________ dd _________________
Hah, you just realized
* , I won, didn't you?
~.. OO
>> -\\.
_______ || __________ dd _____
I just realized I broke my Oh yeah?! Well HAH!
vow of not talking to you. You just broke it again!
` ,
..~ @@
<< -||-
jg_____________ /| ___________________ dd __________
If a tree falls in the
forest, and no one is
around to hear it, does For all ends and
it make a sound? `,,, , purposes, no.
'.. OO
|| .||.
_____________ |\ ________ dd ______________
If no one experiences an event
or the effects thereof, you
,,, , can just disregard it.
'.. OO
.||. .||>
______ || _____ dd _________
Trippy. So we need to see
stuff for it to happen. Kind of.
`,,, ,
'.. OO
|| .||.
_________ || _____ dd _________________________
Let's watch the Somebody's gotta do it.
grass grow. `,,, ,
..' OO
|| ))
jg_____________ /| ______ d d ________________________
Yo. I've been waiting for an hour!
` __ , Why are you always late?!
OO --#
(( -|(.
_______ b b ______________________ || __________
I don't believe in the OK whatever, but you have a
concept of time, so I don't __ , cell phone, right? That
carry a watch. `OO ..# has a watch, doesn't it?
|| .|(.
_____________ bb ______ || _________________
Yeah but.. What?!
` __ ,
OO ..#
|| -|(-
__________ bb ______ || ________
I changed it to Swatch beats
and now I don't know how to "@526"?!
change it back. ` __ ,
OO --#
||-[] \\
jg bb ||
By the way, did you see
Teletubbies yesterday?
`,,,
'^^ OO
|| ((
___________ |\ ____ b b ____________________________________________
It was hilarious! Oh. Yeah, never
`,,, , seen that.
'^^ OO
|| ((
____________ |\ ___ b b ________________________________
What?! I'm asleep when
`,,, , it's on TV.
'.. OO
-||- ((
________________ |\ ____ b b _______________
Oh yeah, I guess it's on More like it's past
too early for you. `,,, , my bedtime.
'.. OO
|| ((
jg__________________________________ |\ ____ b b ________
Are these hundreds of Yeah, a machine I was working
pancakes? Looks tasty. on malfunctioned and made lots of
_ `,,, , pancakes instead of what it's
_=_ ..' OO supposed to do. Have one!
__-_==_ .||. -||.
____-==-=_--=____ || _________ dd ______________
There's maple syrup on it! Uh.. yeah!
_ `,,, ,
_=_ _ ..' OO
__-_==_ `||- .||.
____-==-=_--=_ || ____________ dd ______________
Wait.. Is there something Would I offer them to you, my best
wrong with these pancakes? friend, if there were something
_ `,,, , wrong with them?!
_=_ _'.. OO
__-_==_ `||. -||-
____-==-=_--=_ || ____________ dd ______________
Best friend? OK I'm not sure they're edible so
Really?! I wanted you to taste them first.
_ `,,, ,
_=_ _'^^ OO
__-_==_ `||. ||
jg__-==-=_--=_ || ____________ dd ______________
What's the name of that Sesame Street?
show with dolls? ` ,
~.. OO
.>>. .||.
_________ || __________ dd ________________
Y'know the guy with Ernie?
the wide head? ` ,
~.. OO
.>>. .||.
_____ || __________ dd __________
He's here to see you. Really?!
` ,
~.. OO
->>. -||-
_______________ || __________ dd _____________
I wish she'd stop
calling me that.
`___
()..) OO ~^^
|| || >>
jg |\ dd |\
Fan Boy, can you /
hear me OK? \ Yep.
__ ` / `,,, __
(_(| OOj \ ''. |_|)
[_|_]_ ))| / ||(._[__]]
______ | | |dd|| ____ \ ____ | |\| || _____
/
\
This Skype thing is /
pretty cool, huh? \ Mhm.
__ ` / `,,, __
(_(| OOj \ ''. |_|)
[_|_]_ ))| / ||(._[__]]
______ | | |dd|| _____ \ ____ | |\| || _____
/
\
Awesome. No lag in our / Lag? We're in
conversation, is there? \ the same room.
__ ` / `,,, __
(_(| OOj \ '.. |_|)
[_|_]_ ))| / ||(._[__]]
______ | | |dd|| _____ \ ____ | |\| || _____
Yeah, I guess the
connection is good. What are you doing?
__ ` `,,, __
(_(| OOj ..' |_|)
[_|_]_ ))| |_ || _[__]]
jg_________ | | |dd|| ______________ | | || | || _____
It's raining
________ again. Of course it is.
|||,/ /||| `,,, , _
||| /, ||| .'' O |_)
|||,_/_||| || |_(._[__]
____ ||| ||| _ || ______________ | |b| | __________
Whaddayamean? It's
__supposed to be summer! Exactly.
||| , ||| `,,, , _
|||/ / ||| '.. O |_)
|||_,_/||| .||. |_(._[__]
____ ||| ||| __ |\ _____________ | |b| | ___________________
So now it -should-
______rain in summer? Well..
|||/ /,||| `,,, , _
|||,/ /||| '.. O |_)
|||_/_,||| -||- |_(._[__]
____ ||| ||| _______ || ________ | |b| | ________________________
Would you rather it snowed
________ now and rained in the winter?
|||,/ /||| ,,, , _
|||/, /||| '.. O |_)
|||_,/_||| .||. |_(._[__]
jg__ ||| ||| _______ || ________ | |b| | ________________________
I hate
vacuuming.
`OO
*wooooo*__ //.
_________________ (|_]-._bb_\_ _________
,--.----.___ _____
.---( )-.,-( `---._ _ ,--.---.
( ` ' )--.( )
`/ Hey Mandy, did you know \
( that vacuuming is called )
`, , "hoovering" in Britain?,'O o.
,' ~.. OO _,--'-' OO
( .>>. .||. )-' __ //.
`.__ || ____________ dd _____________,' (|_]-._bb_\_
__.--.
___( )--.---. .---. __
,-' )---.( )' `-.
( Back to work, you )
,' lazy British bum! `-. _
( , ', ) (_) O o.
`) ~-- OO - __,' OO
.' .>>- (( ) __ //.
'-(__ || _________________ b b _______,' (|_]-._bb_\_
____.--._
.--' )-.
,( Didn't work, \ Thanks for
( mate. )O o. , trying.
`._, `OO ' OO
) .||. )_ .||.
jg (__________ bb_,'|_]-._dd_\_
Is that a wig?! Nope, I made a machine that
` ,-.__ , accelerates hair growth.
~.. OO\\
.>>- ))
____ || ______________ d d _______________
OK, when does Oh it stops accelarating when
it stop growing? __ , I turn off the machine.
` ' \\,-
~.. OO\\
.>>. || )
_______________ || _________ dd _________
Uhh... What?! Oh crap! I must have made a
I don't mistake, this isn't supposed..
think so. ___ ,
` ' \\\,-.
~oo //O\\ \
.>>. '|| )
____________ || _________ dd ______________
..mffmf _
` \/,-
~-- _ ,\=;_`
>> ' \x</,-<
jg__________________ || ________,/-,"'-.____________________
I'm bored. Me too. I wanna have an adventure,
`,,, ___ , like.. solving a murder mystery!
'.. (..()
|| .||.
___ |\ ________________ || _______
Yeah! But.. won't we need Uh.. Yeah, why don't you go count
to kill someone first? to 50 while I -kill- someone?
`,,, ___ ,
'.. (..() OO
.||. || ))
_______ || _____ || _________________________________ d d _
OK! What? No I was..
`,,, ___ , *sigh*
..' (..() OO
|| -||- ||
____ /| ___________ || _____________ dd ___________
1.. 2.. Is he really this stupid? All the time.
`,,, `___ ,
--' ()..) OO
.||. -||. ||
jg || || dd
__ Behold, my talking potted plant!
/ `_ Say hello to Mandy, plant.
|\,' / ,
_,|_`-' OO ..~
`"_|_(\ -||. .<<.
_________ |_| _______ dd __________ || _______
__
/ `_
|\,' /
_,|_`-' OO ``~
`"_|_(\ || .<<.
_________ |_| _______ dd __________ || _____________
__
/ `_ No wait! It OK whatever.
|\,' / really talks! ,
_,|_`-' `OO ~..
`"_|_(\ q//- >>
_________ |_| ________________ b ___________ |\ ____________
Why didn't you say anything?!
_ _ Sorry, I clam up |
(\'/) , around girls. |
(_(.)_) Oh you're such a pansy.
(/|\) ,
(\_,|__ OO
_|_(\ .||.
jg_________ |_| '____________________ dd ____________
Mr. Plant, _ _ Intelligence is useless! I
how's it (\'/) , can see the misery going
hanging? (_(.)_) on around me, but I can
` (/|\) do nothing; I'm a plant!
OO (\_,|__/)
(( _|_
______ b b ________________ |_| ________________
_ _ The saddest part is that
(\'/) , humans, intelligent
(_(.)_) creatures, seem to
(/|\) do nothing to
OO __,|___ stop the misery.
.||. /) _|_ (\ Intelligence sucks!
_______________ bb _________ |_| ________________
But intelligence _ Pre-sliced? Yeah, that
is the best thing (\'\ , does seem to predate
since pre-sliced bread! ((.)) intelligence.
` /|/
OO __,|__
-||- (/ _|_\)
jg_____________________ bb _________ |_| ___________
Hey, Mandy! The plant Huh?
I made is gone, and I ,
found this note! `OO _ ..~
((-// <<
_________ b b _____________________ /| ________________
"I have found your time machine and
will use it to inhabit a simpler age,
in which plants did not talk and think."
`OO _ ..~
.||// .<<.
________________ bb _________ || ________________
"P.S. You can't begin to fathom the effort required
to write this message with these ineffectual leaf-
hands. Would it have killed you to give me
opposing thumbs WHILE YOU WERE PLAYING GOD?!"
`OO _ --~
.||// .<<.
_____________ bb _________ || ______________
Do you think my talking THERE IS NO TALKING
potted plant is mad at me? , PLANT! YOU ARE
`OO oo~ COMPLETELY INSANE!
||._ -<<-
jg______________________________ bb`'________ || ___________
Helloooo! Check out Uhh.. That thing
my new cellphone! ` , is huge.
OO| ..~
((-/ .<<.
_________ b b _________ || __________
Well it can do lots of That seems pointless, since no one
cool stuff, like video we know has a fancy video phone.
conversation! ` , Not even HammerHead has one.
OO | ..~
.||-/ `<<.
_________ bb _____ || ________
So who you gonna call?
,
OO | ..~
||-/ -<<-
____ bb _____ || _____
Ghostbusters?
`
OO | --~
||-/ <<
jg____________________ bb _____ || _________________
Dr. Nerd Boy! I have come from the future to use
your machine -- which you would have intended to
have been using on me -- on yourself! The irony!
____/_ `_,,
OO \ \ | Oo"
(( | ) | \\.
________ b b ________________ _/_/__| ______________ || ____
Huh. It doesn't look How should -I- know?!
very dangerous. What I only stole it!
exactly does it do? ____/_ `_,,
`OO \ \ | Oo"
|| | ) | -\\-
_____ bb ______________ _/_/__| ______________ || ___
Assuming that it -is- dangerous, how do you propose
to get me to just walk into it? I'm not stupid!
, ____/_ _,,
OO \ \ | Oo"
.||- | ) | *blip* o-\\
________ bb ______________ _/_/__| ______________ || ______
Oh crap. Have fun.
` ____/_ ` _,,
_ OO --_ -- --_- \ | Oo"
_ - -))- ---_----_- ) | `//
jg______________ ....b b, -- --- --__/__| ______________ |\ _____
Hey, practising Fan Boy! Try to turn
to be a mime? `,,, , this thing off!___/_
'.. OO -__--_-_ -- --_- \ |
|| -\\p ---_ ---_----_- ) |
_______________ |\ ________..d, --- -- --- --__/__| _______
OK. But-
`,,, , ____/_
'.. OO ----_ -- --_- \ |
|| \\. -_ ---_----_- ) |
___________________ |\ ___..d d,- -- --- --__/__| __________
?!
,,, ____/_
OO _ 'oo _--- \ |
\\ -- \\ --_- ) |
___________..d d, - ..\\ --_/__| _______
____/_
OO \ \ |
|| *zwop* ) |
________________ bb _________ _/_/__| ___
Works for me.
, ____/_
OO \ \ |
)) | ) |
jg_______________________ d d ________________ _/_/__| ________
I'm a productive member What? Hey, you're back, so
of society! `,,, , that machine didn't..
'.. OO
-||- .||.
______ || ______________________ dd __________
Yeah, got a job, gonna stop playing ..do anything? What
games and stuff. It's gonna be great! the heck was that?
`,,, ,
~~' OO
|| ||
______ /| ____________________________ dd ________________
That's it, I'm gonna call my future
self. This is probably all his fault...
, my fault... in the future.
OO
))
_______________________________ d d _______________
You called? NOT YET! STOP MESSING WITH THE
_ , , CAUSE AND EFFECT THINGIE!
".o @@
.(( -||-
jg_ ( b b _______________ dd ________________________________
Something weird happened Yeah, I noticed the change
to Fan Boy. Fix it. _ , in the future.
`OO o."
|| )).
_______ bb _____ dd | ________
How? If the past changed, you'd My Time Monitor uses a complex
change as well, which would make system of subchronic feedbacks
the change imperceptible to you. _ , to tell me what's changed.
`OO o."
<||- )).
_________ bb _____ dd | __________________
Cool. So what changed?
| Apparently Dr. Spivak and the binarious
| entity Alex were never created.
Alex? Spivak? What does all that |
have to do with Fan Boy? That's a really long story.
` _ ,
OO o."
.||. )).
____________ bb _____ dd | ______________
I don't mind. Well I did, so I know nothing.
` _ , Now shut up and let's go.
OO ".o
-||- .((
jg________________________ bb ___ ( b b _______________________
Don't struggle now. Are we fixing the future
You'll be back to your ,,, ____/_ _ , or what?!
old self in no time.`OO'.. \ \ | o-"
//-(( | ) | o-)).
_______________ b b..\\,__________ _/_/__| ____ dd | ______
,,, ____/_ _
*ungh* OO '.. \ \ | o."
//|(( | ) | o-)).
____________ d d ..\\,_________ _/_/__| ____ dd | ____
Oops.
,,, ____/_ _ ,
'.. OO __ - ---_ -- \ |*bip* o."
p// ---_- ---_- ) | o-)).
______________ d\*trip!* -- ---_/__| ____ dd | _________
,,, ____/_ _
'.. pp - \ | Oo"
-((- -((- _- ) | o-)).
_____..\\,___ @@ --_/__| ____ dd | ____
Huh?
`,,, ____/_
'.. \ \ |
|| | ) | -*fop*-
jg ___ || _______ _/_/__| _____________
Hey, I just got some PS2 games Games?! The market's in flux, I need
running on our Xbox, wanna try? to get ahold of my stock broker.
` __ `,,,
#^^ ..]
)| .||'
______ |\ ___________________________ || _______________
Stuart! Please tell me
? you're buying DynaCom!
__ `,,,
OO #.. '..]
(( )| ||'
_ b b ____________________________ || __________________ |\ _____
Did you use one of your stupid Not DynaCorp! Oh,
machines on my boyfriend? this is a disaster.
` __ `,,,
OO --# 'oo]
(( .|(- .||'
______ b b _______________________ || _________________________ || __
I'm not in Hardware, I work Did I just stumble into
in the -Software Development- an alternate dimension?! SELL!
department of Microsoft. __ , `,,,
`OO #oo# '--]
.||. .)(. ||'
jg____________ bb ________________ || ____________________________ |\ _
This must have made Fan Boy and Nerd Boy weird,
____/_ __ , but the label says it's made by Nerd Boy
\ \ | ..# in the future, which is a paradox since
| ) | .|(. he's "not in hardware" anymore...
_______ _/_/__| __ || ______
*ahem* OH WOE IS ME! HOW SHALL I EVER
____/_ __ , FIGURE OUT HOW THIS MACHINE WORKS AND
\ \ | #..# SUBSEQUENTLY REVERSE ITS EFFECTS?!
| ) | -)(-
_______ _/_/__| __ || ___________________________
____/_ __
\ \ |#..
| ) |-\\
__________ _/_/__| \> _____________________
Pardon me.. What are
____/_ __ __ , you doing with
\ \ |#.. OO$ my machine?
| ) |-\\ )\
_______ _/_/__| \> __________________________ /| _____________
Pfft. The universe is What?
____/_ __ , too predictable. __ ,
\ \ |#.. OO$
| ) |-\\ .)\.
jg_______ _/_/__| \> _______________________ || ________________
OK, so this is Quite so; I invented it. Although
____/_ your machine? `__ __ , I'm not quite certain why
\ \ | #.. OO$ it's here in the past.
| ) | -)|. .)\.
_/_/__| ______________ || ______________ || _______
Like I thought. The timeline has
changed. This used to be future That old buffoon?
____/_ __ , Nerd Boy's invention. __ ,
\ \ | ..# OO$
| ) | |( .)\.
_/_/__| __ /| __________________________ || _____________
OK here we go, according to the
new patent note, your name is..
____/_ __ , Molly.. I can't quite __
\ \ | --# make out the last.. OO$
| ) | -\\. .)\.
_/_/__| || ____________________________ || _______________________
* Hello mum!
____/_ __ __ ,
\ \ | #oo ^^$
| ) | )| -)\-
jg/_/__| || ____________________________ || __________________
I have a daughter?! You -will- have a daughter.
____/_ ` __ __ ,
\ \ | #oo OO$
| ) | .)|. .)\.
_/_/__|______________ || _______ || ________________________
But.. Now, mum, you know I can't tell
With whom?! you that. It might change the
____/_ ` __ __ , future in a paradoxical way
\ \ | #.. OO$ and destroy the universe.
| ) | -)|- .)\>
_/_/__|______________ || _______ || ________________________
Yeah.. OK. Right. Now let me have a
____/_ ` __ __ , look at the machine..
\ \ | #.. OO$
| ) | .)|. )\
_/_/__|______________ || _____ /| ______________________________
TELL ME WHO YOUR STOP MESSING WITH THE
FATHER IS! CAUSE AND EFFECT THINGIE!
____/_ ` __ __ ,
\ \ | #oo @@$
| ) | -//- -)\-
jg/_/__|______________ || ___ || _____________________________________
OK mum, let's have a gander at
the thing that caused all this. Can't you tell me just -one-
____/_ ` __ __ , thing about your father?
\ \ | $OO ..#
| ) | -/(. .|(.
_/_/__| _______ || _________________ || __________________
Let it go, will you? It's
____/_ __ , all in the future. __ *grumble*
\ \ | OO$ --#
| ) | )\ .|(.
_/_/__| ___ /| _____________________ || __________________
Aha, here we go. I'll
fix this easily, and then Oh? Oh OK.
____/_ , we can restore your __ ,
\ \ | friends' personalities. ..#
| ) |\ .|(.
_/_/__||\ __________________________ || __________________
Aren't you glad to get
your friends back to 'Normal' is a bit of an
____/_ __ , normal? __ , exaggeration.
\ \ | $OO --#
| ) | -/(- .|(.
jg/_/__| _ || _______________________ || _____________________
LINDA'S DAUGHTER MOLLY RESTORES NERD BOY'S
AND FAN BOY'S PERSONALITIES... ALL IS WELL.
What just Dunno. Let's
happened? play Zelda.
` `,,, __ __ ____/_
OO ..' ..# OO$ \ \ |
|| .||. .|(. .)\. | ) |
__ bb _________ || ___________ || ___ || ______ _/_/__| _______
Where are you going? I want to see the world,
,,, ` __ __ , before the universe
OO ..' #.. $OO catches on.
)) || )| /(
d d __ /| ___________________ || ________ |\ __________ ___ __
,-' ` `-
,( .-
( `- (
"Catches on?" Oh mum, you have trees! Why `,___ _,`-;,-
__ , __ , haven't you told me? ' \ `.'(__
#.. $OO | .'
)| /(- | |
________ |\ _____________ |\ _________________________________,', ___\
An hour ago, I An hour ago, I didn't exist. When the
didn't even know machine changed your boyfriend into a
you existed! ` __ __ , "productive member of society",
#.. $OO you left him and met my father.
`)|' ./(. | |
_______ |\ ________ || ___________________________,', ___\
But you changed it back! I didn't want to be a last-minute
Why? Now you won't exist paradox patch. But you might make
in the future anymore! ` __ __ , the same decisions this time;
#oo OO$ we could very well meet again.
-)|- )\
_____________________ || ___ || _________________________
But but but
` __
#.. |
.)|. -*vop*-
__________________ || ____ | _____________________
__
#..
)|
______________________ || __________________________________________
Hey, is it- STOP MESSING WITH THE
` __ , CAUSE AND EFFECT
OO --# THINGIE! FOREVER!
(( -\\-
jg__ b b ______________ || _________________________________
..who wore her hair up, but I know she
was just jealous so I didn't listen,
,,, , and that was when he said that
'-- ..~ she had said that he did this
.||. '<<, when she was with him.
_______________ || _____ || _________
I think I learned a OK, I'll indulge you.
valuable lesson today. What did you learn?
`,,, ,
'.. ..~
.||. .<<.
_________ || _____ || _____________
I'm not a fan You think I'm boring? Before you
of everything! answer that; bear in mind that I
`,,, , hate liars as much as I hate
'.. ..~ people who find me boring.
-||- .<<.
______________ || _____ || __________________________
,,,
'oo --~
|| .<<.
jg____________________ || _____ || _______________________
When you stop showing Spider-Man 2, No. We're under strict
can I have one of those posters? orders to throw those away.
`___ __ ,
()..) --' _
-||. ________ .||. .__|)
_____________________ |\ ___|______|_| || \__| _________
What?! Give me a poster, or I'll.. My baby?!
I'll take your baby! `___ __ ,
()--) oo' _
-||- ________ .||. .__|)
_______________________ || _|______|_| || \__| _________
Yeah, I'd have to give it back though,
after a while; I don't have room for
a baby in my small apartment. I don't
have stuff like diapers `___ __
and food and the like.. ()..) ..' _
.||. ________ .||. .__|)
_______________________ || _|______|_| || \__| _________
I'd probably have it back to you Just take the
by.. is 5 good for you? What time stupid poster!
do you get off work? `___ __ ,
()..) --' _
|| ________ -||- .__|)
jg________________________ || _|______|_| || \__| _________
What? Linda wants to get married?
Where did you get that idea? That's Sure it is.
way off in the future. `,,, ,
'.. ..~
.||. .<<.
______________________ || ______ || _______________
Fan Boy, do you AAAAAAAAAAAAH!
want to.. `
` __ ,,,
#.. oo' ^^~
.)|. -//- .<<.
_______ /_| _____________ // ______ || __________________
AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH!
__ `,,,
#oo ,-.___ __ --~ __ _ _ 'oo
.)|. ( -- _ -_ << -- _ -- - -//-
_______ /_| ___________ (__, - ____..\\,_______ --- / \
..play some live-
action role-playing? Heheh.
` __ ,
#oo ..~
.)|. .<<.
jg______ /_| _________________________ || __________________________
Yo, HammerHead. Hey. You ever had a flight dream?
`,,, ___ , I haven't. I never get those.
'.. (..() I can always just jump kinda
||' .||. high and then float down.
________ |\ __________ || ___________
So you're like the guy in Yeah! It's like..
the game Soul Reaver. `,,, ___ ,
'.. (..()
.||- -||-
___________ || _______ || ___________
Soul Reaver is a I guess. So anyway..
good game. `,,, ___ ,
'.. (..()
.||. .||.
___________ || _______ || ___________
That's a good idea, I'm gonna
go play that game right now.
Thanks, HammerHead. `,,, ___ *sigh*
..' (,,()
|| ||
jg____________________ /| _________ || _________________
And then I ran into Mrs. Filterbottom.
She sure has a weird name, doesn't she?
`
~^^]
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_____________ || `-| | _____________
Mhm. Yeah, the.. Down the
street, yeah. `
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.>>': _A_
____________ || `-| | ___________
Mhm.
`
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_________________________ || `-| | _______________
What?! But I've been calling
her that for YEARS! `
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->>': _A_
jg_____________________________ || `-| | ____________________
Hey, whatcha
working on? `,,, _ *click*
'.. O |_) *clack*
|| |_(._[__]
____________ |\ _____________________ | |b| | _________
Revolutionizing the web
with your new and `,,, _ *clickety*
ingenious concepts? '.. O |_) *cla..
.||. |_(._[__]
_______ || ___________ | |b| | _________
Are you being sarcastic?
,,, , _
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.||. |(( _[__]
_______ || ___________ | bb| | _________
No, I Too bad. I hoped you'd developed
meant that. a spine and a sense of humour.
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|| |_(._[__]
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uh..
,
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________________________ || _____ dd ___________________________
I WAS TRYING TO THINK OF A MORE
, ELOQUENT SYNONYM FOR 'TASTY'!
#O
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jg_________________________________ dd ____________________
So are you gonna eat Oh. So we're OK then?
this or what? ` ,
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.>>-o .||.
__________________ |\ ______ dd _________
You're still an idiot, What? Really? You value my
but I want you to ` , opinion? Wait a minute.
taste this and tell ~.. OO
me what you think. .>>. o-||.
_________ || _____ dd _______
It's not poisoned or
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________________________ || _____ dd ___________________________
I'm not very smart.
,
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||
jg_________________________________ dd ____________________
/______________________________________
That dress _ _ _ | |
looks great! |()% (_)|-|- | |
, | | _ | |
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_____________________ _______________________
| | (| | (| | | _ _ _ Are you serious? It looks
| . \/|_|(| . \/|_|(| | | -|-|(_) %()| like it would cost you
| / __ / ___ | | _ , | a month's pay!
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jg______ bb ____ |\ __________________________
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_____ *skvoot*._/| _______________
Did you just step on You shouldn't leave stuff lying
my transmophone?! , around. I hurt my foot!
`OO --~
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Now it's all bent Oh I mourn with you,
out of shape! , I really do.
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.||-/ ^..^___,
jg_______________________ bb ______ '||--| _________________
Myself from the future! I'm concerned.
What am I doing here? _ ,
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Concerned? Well, you're not making any progress.
About what? At this rate, you'll be an idiot when
` _ , you reach my age. I don't
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_________ bb _______ dd | ___________________
What? See? You can't even grasp
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You are being Oh, one of your random blubberings
REALLY MEAN! _ , happened to coincide with
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jg____________________ bb _______ dd | ___________
I've got a great idea
for a web comic! You're making a web comic?
`,,, ,
'.. OO
|| .||.
______ |\ ____________ dd _______
-We- are. It's about
a little cat that finds That can't be good.
a stick of paste. `,,, ,
And starts eating it! '.. OO _,,_
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___________ || ____ dd _______ (7_mm *chew*
Right, so then it starts to
hallucinate, so the stick of Nah it's crap. \ __
paste comes to life! `,,, , `. ../ ,'
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-||- .||. _)oo( / /
_______ || ____ dd _______ (7_mm ,'/_/ `.
We could call it OK -that's-
"Cat and Paste"! REALLY crap. _
`,,, , |..
'^^ OO _,, (|v|__
.||. .||. ___).. | |
jg_____________________ || ____ dd _______ /-->\ |_|
Let's listen | |
to your lungs. | And out. | *pffff* Good.
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Well, you are perfectly healthy,
o_ , although you should probably
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Aw crap, I hate
exercising. Unless... Next!
, ` _o
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C'mon, technically it's me YEAH! FEEL
, exercising, even if he's , THE BURN!
~-- OO from another dimension! --
>> .||- o-\/.
jg_____ || ___ dd ___________________________________ dd _____
,, Um... Nerd Boy, why
_ /.._ aren't you wearing
,'/ |__/ , your glasses?
,' | / )\ .. ..~
(_ )_\|\\ \ .(( .<<.
____ |[\\_>] >] `--'b b _____________________ || _____
,, They're broken. I'm
_ /.._ doing well without Mhm. And you've been
,'/ )__/ , them though. , to the pet shop?
,' | ))\ .. ..~
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,,
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____ )/_ >]] `--'bb __________________ || _____
,, That guy sold me
_ /.._ a gorilla again,
,'/ )__/ , didn't he?
,' | ))\ .. --~
( )__\|| \ .|| .<<.
jg__________ )/_ >]] `--'bb __________________ || _____
I read a good book lately.
,
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_____________ b b __________ /| ________
Oh yeah, what? King Arthur!
` ,
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_____________ bb ____ || ________
Oh, cool. I haven't You should. I learned a -lot-
read that. ` , about English history!
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.||. -<<-
______ bb ____ || _____
I hardly think it's OK, when did we suddenly
a historical document. start talking about a book
` , that -you've- read?
OO --~
<||. .<<.
jg__________________________ bb ____ || _______________________
Hey, you know that software The intelligent agent that assimilates
you wrote for me? `___ , your taste and searches the web
()..) OO for content that you'd like?
|| .||.
______________ |\ _______ dd ___________
Yeah, it's acting weird. I I told you not to touch
changed some settings.. `___ , anything there!
()..) OO
.||. -||-
__________ || ____ dd ___________
Sorry. So.. Did you put
in a joke message that says No..
not to use the computer `___ ,
because it's busy ()..) OO
taking over the world? || .||.
_____ || ____ dd _______
..then there's a problem.
`___
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|| ||
jg______________________ || ____ dd ________________
So, you unwittingly unleashed p please don't kill me
an evil AI on the internet? ___ ,
`OO (,,()
|| ||
__________ bb _____________ || _____
Finally! A chance to test the cyber interface
software I wrote for my VR equipment!
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Woah, these avatars Meh. Just something I
are pretty cool! whipped up in my
\ / spare time.
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buff guy and you're a robot disassociation toward reality,
that has weird floaty parts? how I'm anchored in the mental
\ ,,, __ / and not the physical.
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So you think of me as more Well, I just thought you
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\ ,,, __ / since you usually have
( .. OO | a hammer for a head.
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Where've you been? I heard about Yeah, we were battling
some virus taking over the world! it in cyberspace.
`,,, , ___
'.. OO (..()
-||- )) ||
__________ || _______________________ d d ________ /| __________
Huh. And you Well, it was our
didn't invite me? mess to clean up.
`,,, , ___
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.||' .||> ||
_______ || ________ dd _________ || _______________
OK, so how We actually captured the virus even
did it go? though it's virtually unstoppable.
`,,, , ___
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.||. .||. .||.
____ || ________ dd _________ || _____
Then we realized that humanity
deserves it and let it go.
,,, ` ___
'oo OO ()..)
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jg___________ || _____________________ b b ____ |\ ________
Linda! Nerd Boy made
a virus that's taking Figures. I can stop
over the world! the virus though.
`,,, __ ,
'.. --#
-//- .|(.
__ / \ ____________________ || ___________
You can? How? Are you kidding? With all the times
`,,, __ , Nerd Boy's asked for my advice,
'.. ..# I might as well have made
|| -|(- that virus myself!
__________ || ______ || _______
In fact, I might be the
only one who can stop it.
,,, __ , ,,
'.. ..# --
.||. .|(> \
_______ || ______ || ________________________________________
Oh, hey Warez Dude, TH3 UNM15T4K4BL3
what brings you here? SM3LL 0F M0N3Y.
`,,, __ \ ,,,
'.. #.. --
.||. .)|. .//.
jg_______________ || ______ || _________________________ _( \_ ____
Nerd Boy! My brother is using So.. you asked Linda to stop the
your virus for monopoly virus and Warez Dude overheard you?
and extortion! `,,, ,
'.. OO
-//- ))
______ / \ ________________ d d ____________
Yeah.. So first you tell on me, and
` now you're telling on them?
,,, ,
'.. OO
.||. .||>
_____________ || ____ dd ______________
Um.. Because your brother wouldn't
yeah.. cut you in on the profit?
`,,, ,
'.. OO
.||. .||.
____________ || ____ dd ____________
Uh... Still waiting for the
` persuasive argument.
,,, ,
'.. OO
|| <||>
jg_______________________ || ____ dd ____________________
Are you doing something Hey, Fan Boy. Have you seen Zelda:
about the virus now? Minish Cap? It totally rocks.
`,,, , _
'.. O |_)
|| |_(._[__]
____________ |\ _______________ | |b| | _____
That's an emulator! You're Yeah? What
playing a stolen game! do you care?
`,,, , _
'.. OO |_)
.||- |(( _[__]
_________________ || _______ | bb| | ________
But think of all the Note to self: Fan Boy has
Nintendo slaves who died finally totally lost it.
to make that game! `,,, , _
'oo O |_)
-||- |_(._[__]
____________________ || _______ | |b| | _____________
You said that
out loud. I know.
`,,, , _
'.. O |_)
.||. |_(._[__]
jg__________________ || _______ | |b| | __________________
You're still not foiling my
brother's plan to monopolize Linda's still working for him?
the antivirus market with your I just assumed she'd get fed
unstoppable virus? `,,, , up and kick his butt.
'.. OO
.||. .||.
___________ |\ _________ dd _______
I mean, what's he got over there,
some kinda hypnotizing ray?
,,, ,
'.. OO
.||. .||>
_______ || _______ dd _____
Hehe. Hypnoti.. what?
,,, ,
'.. OO
|| .||.
_______ || _______ dd _____
OMG HE HAS A HYPNOTIZING
RAY! WE HAVE TO SAVE HER!
`,,, *sigh*
'oo OO
-||- ))
jg _____________ || _______ dd _________________
We have to save Linda There is no ray, I
from the hypno-ray! `,,, , made it up; it
'oo OO was a joke!
.||. .||.
______ || ___ dd _______
OK, sure. But it's still You mean besides
the only reason why Linda getting filthy rich?
would still be working `,,, ,
for my brother! '.. OO
.||. .||.
________________________ || ___ dd ________________________
Please! Fine. Let's go save her from the
`,,, , non-existent hypno-ray.
'.. OO
-||- ((
________________ || ______ b b _____
____
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I don't know which is more disturbing: ;`-..____| \ |
That you were right or that it ; . | |
looks like a giant shower. W0RK! ; yes master | |
,,, , ,,, / ; _ _ , : | |_
'oo OO -- ; (_| @# : | ,O'
|| || ___.\\.__ ; _[__]_.)_| : | |
jg__ || __ bb _________________| \> | ; | |/| | : | |
We demand that you release 1 C4N F1X TH15.
Linda.. you.. you fiend! /
,,, , ,,,
'-- OO --
.||. .//- .//.
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Really?
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: much better | ANOTHER HYPNO-RAY! OUR HEROES
: | : M45T3R. | ARE TRAPPED IN THE CLUTCHES OF
: master \ | THE EVIL WAREZ DUDE! HOW WILL
: ,,, ` : ,,, | THEY EVER ESCAPE?! WILL THIS
: '@@ @@ : -- | BE THEIR DOOM?! STAY TUNED!
: .||. .||.: .//. '--------------------------------
jg_:___ || __ bb _: _( \_ ___________________
OUR HEROES ARE ENSLAVED BY |
WAREZ DUDE'S HYPNO-RAY! |
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Have you bought any Let me guess, you've already
Christmas presents yet? bought presents for everyone.
`,,, , _
'.. O |_)
|| |_(._[__]
______ |\ _________________ | |b| | ______
Yep. You got one for me?
`,,, , _
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.||. |_(._[__]
______ || _________ | |b| | ______
Yep, and it's And what if I happen to buy it
a good one! for myself before Christmas?
`,,, , _
'~~ OO |_)
.||. |(( _[__]
______ || _________ | bb| | ______
I'd.. but.. The paradox of being prepared.
`,,, , _
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|| |_(._[__]
jg__________________ || _________ | |b| | ____________
There should be a ban on Because of the thing you and
buying things for oneself during Fan Boy were talking about?
November and December. ` ,
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___________ b b ______ || _________
Yeah, it's.. you No. I won't for the next
were listening? ` , few minutes either.
OO ~..
.||. .<<-"
__________ bb ____ || ____
Hm. Well, the benefits are two-fold:
You won't buy something that you'll
later get for Xmas, and when you
finally get stuff, you're `
even more thankful because OO ..~
of abstaining for a while. <||. .<<.
_______________ bb ____ || ___________
Well, what do I think maroon drapes
you think? would be perfect here.
` ,
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jg__________________________ bb ____ || ________________
Beyond yonder hills lies adventure!
_ , Cat, let us seize the moment! ___,-------------
|.. __,-'________
|o|__ _,, *meow?* _,;_,--' '-._
(| | ___).. _,-' `-.__
___ |_| ___ />->\ ___________________,--'
Hey, although I am figmentatious,
you shouldn't question ` _ ___,------
your imagination. |-- *..mmeeow?* __,-'________
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/| | ..(__ _,-'
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,-,
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`-` The moon is nice Mmm. But it's cold.
this time of year. I'm going back inside.
` ,
_OO __ ..~ _
_/__))__ <<__/ _ _
________________________ / \ dd // / \ _____________|||__|||____
NO! I mean.. Why don't Because you're not
you borrow my jacket? wearing a jacket.
` ,
__@@__ ..~ _
_/__||__ <<__/
___________________ / \ dd // / \ ____________
Exactly. So are we
* , going inside?
__OO__ ..~ _
_/__||__ <<__/
___________________ / \ dd // / \ ____________
I would, but I think
I'm frozen solid. `
__OO__ --~ _
_/__||__ <<__/
jg ___________________ / \ dd // / \ ____________
Greetings Nerd Boy! I am the No you're not, you're just
ghost of Christmas past! me from a couple of days ago.
_ , ,
/OO OO
< > .||.
____ |_| ____________________ dd _____________
Woah. How Because I was there, stupid!
did you How could the past me ever Yeah, I
know that? surprise the present me?! was an idiot.
` , _ ,
OO OO O."
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_,-'`-._ bb __________________ dd _____________________ d d ) _____
Future me?! How did you Same way you knew, stupid;
know this was happening? this happened to me before.
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_ bb __________________ bb _________________ dd | _______
Even -I- got that! I'm confused now. *sigh*
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jg bb db dd |
Do you realize how expensive
water is? I've stopped taking Um..
showers to save up for a `,,, ,
Playstation Portable. '.. OO
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I think that if I don't What? How long have you
take a shower for the next gone without a shower?
three months, I'll `,,, ,
have enough money. '.. OO
.||. .||.
___________ || ________ dd _________
Let me check. *scratch*
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'..> oO
.|| ||
_______ || ________ dd _____
Looks like two weeks. Dude; gross.
`,,, ,
'.. oO
.||' ||
jg || dd
I love these Blech,
Hong Kong movies! booooring.
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,---- OO ~-- -. | \ \
|`-._(( __ >>___`-. +--+-+
___________ | | bb \\ || _____ | | | ____________
Look! That That aside, he's
guy can fly! pretty cute.
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|`-._((-__ >>___`-. +--+-+
_______ | | bb \\ || _____ | | | __________
Now what are Hey, now it's
they.. Oh no. getting interesting.
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|`-._(( __ >>___`-. +--+-+
_____ | | bb \\ || _____ | | | ________
Blech, I love these
booooring. Hong Kong movies!
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|`-._\\ __ >>___`-. +--+-+
jg_______ | | bb \\ || _____ | | | ______
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jingle bells.. so happy about? /-'\
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a tree right behind you and I've been busy. /-'\
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radio non-stop? '~~ OO /'''`\
.||. .||. /,_.'o_\
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,,,
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.||. .||.
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robot with the single /\
objective to destroy Xmas? Um.. /-'\
`,,, , /o " \
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.||. || /,_.'o_\
jg ___ || _____________ dd ___________________||_____
Well, I reprogrammed my robot.
Now instead of destroying Xmas,
it will spread the Xmas spirit. OK.
` `,,,
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.||. .||.
____________________ bb ___________________ || ___
*SKREEEEEEE!* ____
_| / ___\ |_
\|/|(#)#) /
\,-\<|>./ See, he's even
\ / wearing a Santa's hat!
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/ /\'\/`.__|\ OO oo'
/ /(__/___,'\ \ -||. .||.
___/_/___/_____\_\_\____ dd ___________________ || ___
____
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|/|(#)#)
*,-\<|>. Well? You have made Santa's hats
|\ /| | a source of abject terror.
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/ /\'\|\.__|\/| OO oo'
/ /(__/___,'\ \ .||. .||.
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____
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*,-\<|>.
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___/_/___/_____\_\_\__ []||[] _____________ d d __________
____
/ ___\
|/|(#)#) Yeah, your giant robot gave
*,-\<|>. me some great present tips.
|\ /| He really saved Xmas for me.
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/ /(__/___,'\ \ .>>. .||.
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____
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|/|(-)-) And why do people complain
*,-\<|>. about Xmas rush? We didn't
|\ /| stand in line once!
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/ /\'\|\.__|\/| ~.. OO
/ /(__/___,'\ \ .>>. ||
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____
/ ___\ *SKREEEEE*
_| |/|(#)#) |_
MERRY XMAS! \__*,-\<|>.__/ MERRY XMAS!
\ /
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____
Why did I have to / ___\
stand next to this |(#)#)| Oh stop being
creepy Xmas monster? ,-<|>/. such a big
` /\ /| baby!
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-- #.. 'oo / /\'\/'.__|\ |\ OO ..~ (..()
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____
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But that's what |/|(#)#)
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about! /\ /| right. any presents.
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-- #.. '.. / /\'\/'.__|\/| OO --~ (,,()
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ART DAY: SOME CHRISTMAS PRESENTS
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(_// with key chain |________|| 100% plastic
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Xmas! Too much set-up I thought -I- was the
and too little pay-off! Scrooge around here?
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________________________ bb ____ || _______________
No, we've always alternated.
It's my turn this year. You're What? No, I always need -you- to
supposed to cheer me up. ` , get me into the Xmas spirit.
OO ..~
.||' -<<.
__________________________ bb ____ || _________________
No wonder I'm so
depressed every
other year. `
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|| .<<.
jg bb ||
Hey Ishmael.
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'.. OO
|| ))'
______ |\ ______________ d d _____
Huh? Why would you Ha! I tricked you into
call me Ishmael? quoting Moby Dick!
`,,, ,
'.. OO
.||. -\\.
___________ || _________ dd _________
,,,
'.. OO
|| -\\.
_____________ || _________ dd ___________________
So? Dunno. Just thought the earth
` might swallow you up or, you
,,, , know, -something-.
'.. OO
.||. ||
jg______________________ || _________ dd _________
So that's it, I guess. Really?! Wow,
The end of the world. ` ___ , awesome!
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(( .<<. -||-
________________ b b _________ || ____ || __________
You're weird, shut up!
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|| .>>- ||
___________ bb ________ || ____ || _______
End of the world
how exactly?
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|| .<<. - -_ -//-
_____________________ bb ________ || _______ - -- / \ __
I spilled some self-replicating I knew I shouldn't have
nanobots out of that My First Nanotech bought you something that
Kit I got for Xmas. They're destroying is "from ages 7 and up".
the world at an exponential rate. ` ,
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-||. .<<.
jg________________________________ bb ________ || ________________
..so then I thought that maybe I should
clear the state -after- checking it,
,,, , otherwise it's always cleared!
'.. OO
.||. .||'
____________ || ____ dd __________
That's it? Yeah.
`,,, ,
'.. OO
.||. .||.
_________ || ____ dd _____
Why are all your bugs so obvious?
Even I would've caught that last one!
`,,,
'.. OO
-||- .||.
_____ || ____ dd ___
Well, I'm a genius. I can
do the impossible, but the
,,, , obvious takes me a while.
'.. OO
|| .||>
jg_________________________ || ____ dd ______________
Hey what's that? It's a ball with a gyroscope
It looks cool! in it. Purely hand-driven.
`,,, ,
'.. *vrrr* ` OO
.||- - o||.
_______ || __________________________________ , dd ___________
That glow is powered
by the gyro? Does it
do anything else? Check it out.
`,,, ,
'.. *vrrr* ` OO
|| - o||.
________ |\ _________________________________ , dd ___________
Wha..
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__________ |\ ________________________ `o:o'dd __________
,,, *CHOOM!*
'oo | , OO
|| ` o:::::::::: : : : -\\
jg_______________ || / ` dd ______________You know, I've decided
that I really hate Xmas. Here we go.
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(( << _||||_ _|
__________________ b b _____________ || ___________ | | | | _
I mean it this time! It's lost
its meaning. I really can't Mhm.
see the point anymore. ` ,
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_________________ bb _____ || _____________
Stop that! I'm having an OK, last offer: You get me the
existential crisis here! Celine Dion tickets, I buy you
` , , the vintage Millenium Falcon.
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-||- -<<.
___________ bb _____ || _____________
OK, deal. You drive an overly
` , dramatic bargain.
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jg____________________ d d _________ || __________ WHAT I GOT FOR CHRISTMAS ___
------------------------ ||==| Terry Pratchett
||/\| "A hat full of sky"
@@ *vrrrr* ||__|
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bb Powerball! ____ __
\_\_\\_\
\_\_\_\ Dark chocolate!
\_\_\_\
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|-||-| __ _____
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Chips / /__/ | |;-'_| "Golden poker"
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|_|o_o_|
Texas Hold'em set
___
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/\ /)| |;; /\ \ / Jade Buddha
| |//,' //,' | o necklace
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`-.__,' / / |\_____/|
Brushes Ink well './ `.___,' Water bowl
_
Miniature sho-do calligraphy set! jg I invented a new
mnemonic technique.
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>> .||.
____________ |\ _____________ || ___________________
I'm not asking what Pain! I figured that pain is easy
it is. You're weird. to remember. Or, you just hurt
` ___ , yourself more, so you
~.. (..() feel it later!
.>>. -||-
___________ || _____ || __________
That's weird even for Different areas of my body mean
you. Stop talking. different things. To remember a meeting,
` ___ , I bite my left pinky and think
~oo ()..) about the meeting really hard!
>> .||'
____ || _____ || ____
You know, I can help Social standing; right chin!
you remember to never ___ ,
talk to me again. `~-- ()~~)
.>>. `||.
jg________________________ |\ ___ || ________________ I heard you Yeah, I'm teaching
got a new job. game programming now.
`,,, ,
'.. OO
|| ((
____ |\ ____ b b ______________
What?! You're Gamer, ew. I'm not obsessed
not a gamer! with games, but I do play
`,,, , them, you know.
'.. OO
.||. .||> |_ _____ _|
______________ || ____ dd ___________ | | | | | | ___
Really? Name the last
thousand games you played! Thousand, are you crazy?
`,,, ,
'.. OO
-||- ||
_________ || ____ dd ___
Hah! You're I'm gonna go now. I'm sorry about
not a gamer! your brain disease or whatever.
`,,, ,
'oo OO
//- .||-
jg ___ || ____ dd ___ . Nerd Boy, what is this Oh that's just an
. : : hole doing here? ephemeral portal.
:.::.: `,,, , _
: : ..' O |_)
: : -||. |_(._[__]
___ :. : ______ || ___________________ | |b| | ____
: :.::
: :
It's opened during a transient
. connection to another dimension.
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:.::.:_ _.-_oo' ` _
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Why do you ask?
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_____ | ________________________________ | |b| | ____
He left. How rude.
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|\\._[__]
jg__________________________________________ | |b| | ____ Have you heard? What? That doesn't make any
White is the new black. sense. What was the -old- black?
`,,, ,
'.. oO>
|| .||
___ |\ ________________ dd __________
Well -black- of course. What a disappointing conversation.
Anything else wouldn't This calls for emergency escapism!
make any sense. `,,, ,
'.. OO
.||. .||.
|| dd
_,----.
_ ' _.-`-._,--.
,' `-' ` --.,---.
( Good bye, Nerd Boy! `- )
)I'm leaving forever! `. God speed and good riddance!
( `,,, O o. ,
( '~~/ ) OO
( `- || ,' '||.
`.-.____________ /| __,- _)__ dd _____
Huh? Yeah! Shake it, Angelina!
`,,, ,
'.. OO
.||. -\\-
jg__________________ || ______ bb _________________ So tell me about your OK, big bold lettering,
new T-shirt design. "I am wearing a T-shirt." .------.-----
_ `__ `,,, ___ | T-CO |
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_|_ || `|| || |o | ___
\_/ || || || |______|_____
__ ,,, ___
'.. ..' (..()
|| || ||
____________ || ___________ || ______ || _______________
OK, "This T-shirt has some.." No,
"Wearing a T-shirt is..", "I-".
__ `,,, ___
'.. ..' (..()
|| `|| ||
___ || ___________ || ______ || ___
What was -that-?! You suck!
| Me?! But those weren't-
We are -severely- lacking in the idea department! /
| I don't-
And that's -your- department! /
__ `,,, ___ ,
'.. '.. (oo()
|| -||- ||
jg_________________ || ___________ || || This study says people with
higher education have less sex.
| Then I'm the most educated
_ \ person in the world.
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_|_ \_//./&/_ ((
______\_/_____ _|_\| | ________ b b _____________
_
)x( _ ,,,
_|- \) '-- __ OO
_|_ \_//./&/_ ((
______\_/_____ _|_\| | __ b b
Wait, what? I didn't
_ \ say anything!
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_|_ \_||_/&/_ ((
jg___ \_/______ _|_\| | __________________ b b