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Original Usenet message from alt.ascii-art, 22 Jan 2002.
Nerd Boy, episodes 164-171

Nerd Boy, episodes 164-171

In this week's post: The conclusion to the story arc from before guest
artist week. A brand new story arc! Assorted jokes. Batteries not included.
Nerd Boy doll sold separately.
---

What's this? I thought      I got a new one.   I helped!
 your computer exploded!          ,  _             `,,,
                      `~..       O  |_)             ..'
                        >>    |_(._[__]            .||.
         ______________ |\ __ | |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!"
                       ~..      `O  |_)       ..'
                       .>>.   |_( _[__]      .||.
         ______________ || __ | |b|   | _____ || ________


                               BWAHAHAAAHAHAHAAAHAHA!
                                ,    _       `,,,
                       ~--     O    |_)       ~~'
                       .>>.   |_\ _[__]      -||-
                      _ || __ | |b|   | _____ || _



            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!
            ..~                 O   |_)      ~~'
            <<                |_\-_[__]      <\\>
       jg__ /| ______________ | |b|   | _____ || __

---
Kind of corny, but it's what I had planned all along and it turned out OK.
---

                                 *click*   ,,,  _
                                           '.  |_)
                                         |_(._[__]
                                         | |\|   |


                                           ,,,  _   *click*
                                           '.  |_)
                                         |_(._[__]
                                         | |\|   |


                                           ,,,  _
                      OO                   '.  |_)
                     ((                  |_(._[__] *click*
                     b b                 | |\|   |


           Any news about the        Not yet.
          City of Heroes beta?           ` ,,,  _ *click*
                            `OO            '.  |_)   *click*
                            .||.         |_(._[__]
                             bb          | |\|   |


 Well, keep refreshing               On it.
    their front page.                    ` ,,,  _
               `OO               *click*   '.  |_)
                 ))                      |_(._[__]*click*
  jg            d d                      | |\|   |

---
This is a strip where Fan Boy is put to good use. I didn't even mean to make
the previous sentence true in two senses, but there you go.
---

OK, what stupidities          Fan Boy persuaded me to buy
are you two up to now?         one of these rumble pads.
                `             ___   `     ,,,
                 ~..         (_(_|   OO   ..'
                  >>         [__|]   o))|.||.
           ______ |\ _______ || ||`-'dd|| || __________



                 Why?                 It's cool! When the skater bumps
                   `          ___        `,,,   his head in Tony Hawk
                    ~..      (_(_|   OO   ..'  Pro Skater, you can feel
                    .>>.     [__|]   o))|.||.   the control vibrating!
           _________ || ____ || ||`-'dd|| || __________



                         hblrlablrlrlllr!
                              ___   `     ,,,
                    ~..      (_(_|   88   ..'
                    .>>.     [__|]   8::|.||.
           _________ || ____ || ||`='88|| || __________



                 Cool!              Told ya.
                   `          ___        `,,,
                    ~..      (_(_|    ##  ..'
                    ->>-     [__|]   o))|.||.
         jg_________ || ____ || ||`-'dd|| || __________

---
Wooo! 3/4 view of NB's computer! Oh, and rumble pads -are- cool, btw. I play
NFS3 and THPS2 almost every chance I get now, just to get that force
feedback buzz.
---

I got a virus?!     _
            `O     |_)
           |_\   _[__]
           | |b  |   |

                        ___
                      @|   \\
                      //\_/ \\
    HOLY CRAP!       //  :  _))
             `O     ((  __`|_)
             |_\       / _[__]
             | |b        |   |


I must transform into     _____
my alter ego SuperNerd   /  @  \
and save the day! Yay   ||\___/||
for SuperNerd! heh.     ((  :  ))         _
            `OO            _:_           |_)
         _  .||'       |`|\.|./|'|     _[__]
       _|_   bb        | |  |  | |     |   |


                                   ___
  Fear not! The                  @|  \\
 Executor is here!      WHAT?!     \_||
         ` __            ,          :))             _
       ___|oo          OO          _:_             |_)
          .\/-     _  -||-     |`|\.|./|'|       _[__]
    jg     ||    _|_   db      | |  |  | |       |   |

---
A new story arc. Yay for story arcs! That virus is based on the Myoviridae
(http://www.virology.net/Big_Virology/BVDNAmyo.html). One of the few times I
did some research for a strip. I like the "holy crap" panel.
---

                                                   ___
                                                 @|  \\
   Stand aside!          Wait. Let me get this     \_||
          ` __            ,  straight. You're       :))
        ___|oo          OO     a superhero?        _:_
           <\/>         ||                     |`|\.|./|'|
    _______ || ________ dd ___________________ | |  |  | | ____




                                                   ___
Yes! I fight virii        But.. Why don't you    @|  \\
 with all my might!      let -me-.. uh, I mean     \_||
          ` __            ,  SuperNerd, take        :))
        ___|oo          OO    care of this?        _:_
           <\/>        .||-                    |`|\.|./|'|
    _______ || ________ dd ___________________ | |  |  | | ____





SuperNerd? Hah hah!       WHAT? This is your       ___
He would be no match      arch-nemesis?! -I-     @|  \\
for my arch-nemesis!     want an arch-nemesis!     \_||
          ` __            ,                         :))
        ___|oo          OO                         _:_
           <\/>        -||-                    |`|\.|./|'|
  jg_______ || ________ dd ___________________ | |  |  | | ____

---
Even though this is very City of Heroes fan forum related, I think the joke
works fine on its own, but I'm not sure. Either way, I'm beginning to milk
the story arc here, and I think it's showing.
---

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|___                             -'  :))
               OO       -\/.                                   _:_
              .||.       <\                                |`|\.|./|'|
           ___ bb ________________________________________ | |  |  | |
                                                             ___
                                                           @|  \\
   Oh, -excuse me-.       Now you shall meet                 \_|\\
       ,                 __ ,  your destiny!                  : ))
     OO              ___|oo                                  _:_
     -))-               .\/-                             /`|\././|'\
     d d _______________ || ___________________________ /  | /   |  \
                                                           ___
                                                         @|  \\
                           Bring it on!                    \_|\\
                          __ ,                              : ))
                      ___|oo                            .  _:_   .
                         -\/-                          / `|.|./\' \
                 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!             _:_
   />                   -\/-                           |`|\.|./|'|
    ____________________ || __________________________ | |  |  | |

---
All in all, this is pretty good. Plot progress, joke, a teeny bit of
character development. I still don't like it because I'm not sure it's
funny.
---

                                                       ___
  I'll help you take     I don't need                @|  \\
   down the virus.      your help, OK?                 \_||
            ,       __ ,                                :))
       ___OO        oo|___                             _:_
         <\/>      <\/>                            |`|\.|./|'|
    _____ /\ ______ /\ ___________________________ | |  |  | |




                                                       ___
                                                     @|  \\
                                                       \_||
                    __                                  :))
       ___OO        oo|___                             _:_
         <\/>      <\/>                            |`|\.|./|'|
    _____ /\ ______ /\ ___________________________ | |  |  | |





                                                       ___
  Oh, come on.     I'm just standing.                @|  \\
  Stop posing.      -You're- posing.                   \_||
         `          __ ,                                :))
       ___OO        oo|___                             _:_
         <\/>      <\/>                            |`|\.|./|'|
  jg_____ /\ ______ /\ ___________________________ | |  |  | |

---
Finally, a good joke from all this.
---

                                                           ___
  I want to help you      Well you can't.                @|  \\
   fight the virus!       It's my virus.                   \_||
             `          __ ,                                :))
           ___OO        oo|___                             _:_
             .\/.      <\/>                            |`|\.|./|'|
              || ______ /\ ___________________________ | |  |  | |

                                                          _____
It is so not yours! It       Well, it infected          /|  @  |\
infected -my- computer!    mine first! So there!        ||\___/||
             `          __ ,                            ((  :  ))
           ___OO        oo|___                             _:_
             .\/-      <\/>                            |`|\.|./|'|
              || ______ /\ ___________________________ | |  |  | |

                                                            ___
      Oh come on.         I.. but..                        //  |@
      Pleeease..?         Oh OK...                         ||_/
             `          __ ,                               ((:
           ___OO        oo|___                         /`.  _:_  .'\
             .\/.      <\/>                           /   /\.\./\   \
              || ______ /\ ___________________________   /    \  \

      He buggered         So he has.
           off.          He's scarpered.
             `          __ ,
           ___OO    ___|oo
             .\/.      <\/>
  jg_________ || ______ /\ _______________________________________

---
Inconsistency; I couldn't remember how I drew the front view of the virus
before, so it's different here. The joke is a reference joke. Pretty weak if
you don't know the last two lines from somewhere else, but it's still a bit
amusing if you don't. Here's hoping anyway.

-jg

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