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Original Usenet message from alt.ascii-art, 4 Dec 2004.
Re: Nerd Boy, episode 611

Re: Nerd Boy, episode 611

Joaquim G�ndara wrote:
>     There should be a ban on          Because of the thing you and
> buying things for oneself during       Fan Boy were talking about?
>   November and December.  `            ,
>                            OO        ..~
>                           ((        .<<.
>               ___________ b b ______ || _________
> 
> 
>             Yeah, it's.. you          No. I won't for the next
>             were listening? `          ,  few minutes either.
>                              OO     ~..
>                             .||.    .<<-"
>                   __________ bb ____ || ____
> 
> 
> Hm. Well, the benefits are two-fold:
> You won't buy something that you'll
> later get for Xmas, and when you
> finally get stuff, you're   `
> even more thankful because   OO      ..~
> of abstaining for a while.  <||.    .<<.
>              _______________ bb ____ || ___________
> 
> 
>                    Well, what do      I think maroon drapes
>                     you think?        would be perfect here.
>                             `          ,
>                              OO     ~..
>                             -||-    .>>.
> jg__________________________ bb ____ || ________________
> 
> 
> 
> ----
> The opening line here was originally something I was going to
> write in the comment for the previous strip, but then I realised
> that it sounded exactly like something Nerd Boy would say. I'll
> be interested to see whether anyone can understand what Mandy is
> doing in the second panel. I thought it was quite cool myself, so
> if you don't understand it you can just shut up and avoid hurting
> my feelings. That way I won't be too depressed to make more strips.
> Everybody wins!

Shes looking at her finger nails - surprised she didn't start whistling :)

Another post-Xmas benefit - the Jan sales! NB should suggest have Xmas a 
month late for various reasons: economic, holiday crowds, cheaper fares, 
stay at work and nobody there and no work to do, etc

-- 
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                                           |---------------------|'

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