Nerd Boy, episodes 56-66
From Joaquim Almgren Gandara <cla...@lords.com>
· alt.ascii-art
· 12 Oct 2001 23:40 · View full thread
Ten episodes in this story arc. I don't know why I haven't posted it earlier.
I've either been busy or a bit insane.
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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
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I think NB manages to be funny in the last three panels in this strip, or, well,
I hope he is. I like multi-joke strips.
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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
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I rather like this strip, I think. First rule of comic strips: At least one of
the characters should be insane.
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*Holy smokes, Batman! Nerd Boy, it's the
It's Cigaretteman!* cross-over episode. Uh huh.
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/ / | ,- ~.. --------. (_| 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 | |/| |
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Standard Mandy gag. My favourite part is the first panel.
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/ 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 |
\(_)._|__||__|_.((_/ ____.//.____OO_ \ Ninjutsu class! /
____ _|_\| || |/_|_ ________|__ _// ________|____________________jg
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Some people just don't get this joke because they don't know what Ninjutsu is.
Well, I do, and I think this is funny. :P This strip introduces two new
characters. I found it hard to come up with new characters with only three lines
to work with.
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1'M BUY1N A P1224.
G3T T0 KN0W 33CH0TH3R.
\ ,,, __ _ _ _
-- \)`- |_)(_| .# (/ 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 ____
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I considered having the second panel last, and working backwards from there.
Then I just kept going and made up another joke. Funny how things work out. This
one worked out rather well, I think.
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Um, so what do We're developing a new language.
you guys do? __ , _ _ _
`OO \)`- |_)(_| .# (/
.||. \(_)._[__][__]_.((_/
bb _|_\| || |/_|_
OK. I'm supposed to work
here. Do you know what Asking stupid questions?
my assignment is? __ , _ _ _
`OO \)`- |_)(_| .# (/
.||. \(_)._[__][__]_.((_/
bb _|_\| || |/_|_
__ _ _ _
OO \)`- |_)(_| .# (/
.||. \(_)._[__][__]_.((_/
bb _|_\| || |/_|_
Is he gone?
| No.
| |
Ah, crap. \
__ , _ _ ` _
OO \)`- |_)(_| .# (/
.||. \(_)._[__][__]_.((_/
bb _|_\| || |/_|_ jg
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Kind of funny. In retrospect, I tend to like minor amusing stuff more than the
actual punchline. I like the second panel here, for instance.
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H3R3'5 TH4 P1224. / I can't work with \
/ \ these weirdos! /o
,,, __ _ _ _ .
-- \)`- |_)(_| .# (/ OO
.\\-== \(_)._[__][__]_.((_/ .||.
)\_ _|_\| || |/_|_ dd
*chew*
,,, __ _ _ _
-- \)`- |_)(_| .# (/ OO
.\\- -*zip*- \(_)._[__][__]_.((_/ .||.
)\_ _|_\| || |/_|_ dd
*swallow*
,,, __ _ _ _
-- \)`- |_)(_| .# (/ OO
.\\. \(_)._[__][__]_.((_/ .||.
_/ )_ _|_\| || |/_|_ dd
T45TY P1224 C4RT0N? *ack-cough*
,,, / ` __ _ _ _ ( Case in point. )o.
-- \) `. |_)(_| -# (/ OO
.\\. \(_)._[__][__]_.((_/ .||.
_/ )_ _|_\| || |/_|_ jg dd
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This is filler material, in my opinion. Not very funny, but amusing enough, I
guess. It also introduces an interesting John/Linda phenomenon. See if you can
spot it.
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50... R U P33P5
G3TT1N 4L0NG? Nnh. Um...
,,, / __ , _ _ `_
-- \)`- |_)(_| .# (/ 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
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There's the same phenomenon again. I can't quite explain it, it just feels
right. In this strip, I managed to make the last panel a double joke. Granted,
they're both rather predictable, but hey, I -am- keeping my day job, so stop
bugging me.
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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? .||. __.//.__ \(_)._[__][__]_.((_/
_________________ bb _______| </ |___________ _|_\| || |/_|_
You HAVE to implement N0 5W34T, IT'5 0N
Friendliness, or 0UR T0 D0 L15T. You sunk my battleship.
you'll doom mankind \ ,,, __ , _ _ _
to extinction! `OO -- \)`- |_)(_| .# (/
.||. __.//.__ \(_)._[__][__]_.((_/
jg________________ bb _______| </ |___________ _|_\| || |/_|_
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Much like I struggled to make the SuperNerd episodes fun to non-programmers, I
struggled to make this joke fun to non-Singularitarians. I hope it is. In any
case, it's more of a social commentary than a joke, I think. In case people want
to know more, the HTML version has a bunch of links.
"S33D 4.1.": http://singinst.org/seedAI/seedAI.html
"future of mankind": http://singinst.org/intro.html
"Friendliness": http://singinst.org/friendly/
"T0 D0 L15T": http://www.rbisland.cx/doc/sing_todo.html
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So you need me N0, 1T'5 D0N3, W3 JU5T W4NT Y0U T0 C0D3
to write an AI for FR13NDL1N355 50 1T D035N'T K1LL U5 4LL.
you, is that it? \ ,,, __ _ _ _
`OO -- \)`- |_)(_| .# (/
.||. __.//.__ \(_)._[__][__]_.((_/
________________ bb ________| </ |___________ _|_\| || |/_|_
Friendliness isn't something
you can just tack on as an *process*
afterthought! It should 0H. *initiated*
be the very nature of \ ,,, __ _ _ _
the AI's being! `OO -- \)`- |_)(_| .# (/
.||. __.//.__ \(_)._[__][__]_.((_/
________________ bb ________| </ |___________ _|_\| || |/_|_
Y.. You're running a non-
Friendly AI?! You're ' / ,,, __ _ _ _
DOOMING ALL OF _ `OO - -- \)`- |_)(_| .# (/
HUMANITY!! _ -//- __.//.__ \(_)._[__][__]_.((_/
__________________ b b ____| </ |___________ _|_\| || |/_|_
There. I've averted a By brutally murdering
major threat to mankind. -MineSweeper-?
,,, __ `OO _ ,
-- \)`. .||. -# (/
__.\\.__ \(_) _dd-. ((_/
_________| \> |___________ _|_\ .\|'/`,\ /_|_ _________________ jg
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Everybody knows what MineSweeper is, no problem there. This is a standard crazy
NB gag. I like those. I never really intended him to be this crazy, but
somewhere along the way he just turned into this... crazy person.
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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 _________________________________________
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Another strip where I'm not very fond of the punchline. I think the first panel
is funnier. However, I can't help but wonder what Nerd Boy thinks he's leaning
on in the third panel. This marks the end of this story arc (although the next
one is related), and I think it got a bit long, and not as amusing as I thought
it might be. That's what you get for not planning ahead, I guess. I still regret
not milking the "NB and Mandy turn into giants" idea for all it was worth. When
I made that, I had an idea for how it could end, so I just wrote it and then it
was over. Sigh.
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