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?
_._ _._ ` ,
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Oh yeah? Well You look
look at me now! like an idiot.
_._` _._ ,
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|[_][_|= .<<.
/|\(__)|| __________________ ||
Hey, you take Fine. You look great;
that back! barely visible.
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jg /|\(__)|| _____________________ |\
/ I wonder what I should \ / What could they want? \
\ get my friends for Xmas. /o . .o\ Think, darnit, think! /
OO
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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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/ Same thing \
\ every year! / / What should \ ___
o . . o\ I get them? / || |
. OO || |
(Hm, I'm hungry)o (( || |
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/ I wish they could just \
\ give me a clear sign! / ____ __
O |WISH| |
o . |LIST| |
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I decided we need to meet WHAT?!
other people, so I'm `__ ,,, ___ ,
with Warez Dude now. (|~~ '-- (oo()
(|PP .\\. -||-
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So no hard feelings?
__ , Great, bye! ___
/~~ (oo()
PP- ||
\ __________________________________________ || _______
___
(..()
||
___________________________________________ || __________________
Hard feelings? Only as hard ___
as the rock your -heart- `(--()
is apparently made of! -||>
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Yeah, that's what I ___
should've said. `(),,)
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jg_________________________________________________ |\ ___
EUREKA!
`OO oo~
q//-U .<<.
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After years of research A potion? What, does
I've hit the jackpot! ' , it cure cancer?
`OO , ..~
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I dunno. I do know I
finally mixed some stuff . *sigh*
that -didn't- blow up! `OO ' ~--
.||-U >>
______ bb _________ |\ _________________________
OO `,
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What about the .
bubbles? Look at the ,
cool bubbles! `OO '
((-U
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What's wrong ?
with me? `OO ..~
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Do these shoes clash Yes.
with this attire? `OO `..~
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Am I just Oh yeah.
boring? `OO `..~
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___________ 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. `,,, __ ` ,--.
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|| || |`-.____ .>>. __`-. +-+-+
_____________ |\ ____ bb ________|__|______\\_____|| jg| | |
ART DAY: SOME OF MY XMAS PRESENTS
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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 ( ((
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_ `-''
(_)-. |/ --. ,-. Socks
_____________ | _ `% - ,-. :_.'
\ _________(')__ |\ -. / ; *pop*,--.
o \ _____[]______) \ `./ |--|
o \ (____________[] \ | |
oo \ _______________ \ | |
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`--' (_(
Powerpuff Girls boardgame Pringles
___
\\\\ .------------------.
\\\\ _ ( MERRY CHRISTMAS! )
\\ \\ `------------------'
,,, *meep*
Black chocolate \OO ~.. ..' ==~
||. .>>. -||- .[].
jg db || || ||
Mandy, have some extra
, dark chocolate.
~.. OO
>> =-))
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Don't mind if I They should abolish milk
do... *chomp* ` , chocolate; dark is
~.. OO so much better.
.>>' .||.
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You're right. And it's not just
` , the taste.
~.. OO
.>>. <||.
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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
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_ || _____ dd _
I guess you're just Oh yeah?! Well, at
too -stupid- to `__ , least -I-, you
get a girlfriend. ..# @@ know...
|( -\\.
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..can't come up with
__ , a good comeback.
#.. OO
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jg_______________ || ______________ dd ______________________
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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."
|(( _______ ))|
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Oh. Right. That _
won't work. `OO O."
|(( _______ ))|
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_________ _ ___ ___ ___ ___
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I could wait 'til Genial.
I'm -your- age and go _ ,
back to -now-! `OO O-"
|((- _______ ))|
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\ falls for my boyish charm. /o
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$~~ O
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__ |\ ________________________________ | | | |d| | ___
Hellooo -hunk-! Is Why, no.. Be
this seat taken? ` __ , my guest.
$~~ O
$PP. |_ __v_-)_|
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Thanks!
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___________________ /| \ \ *scrape* | |d| | _______
Dude! Where's
_ __ my chair!? `,,, *sigh*
_## ~~$ '.. OO
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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?
..' ..# ..~
|| .|(. .<<.
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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
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________________________ || _____ || ______ d d __________________
OW! What was
__ that for?!
#~~ `O# ~--
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jg________________________ || _____________ bb __________ |\ __
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________ || _____ || ______________ ` - - - . ,- -- - _
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?
.||. ||
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Who cares?! It's a cool It's called "suspension of
thriller series that `,,, , disbelief". They lost
totally rocks! '.. OO me at the hamburger.
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