Original Usenet thread from alt.ascii-art, started 20 Oct 2001.
Nerd Boy, episodes 67-71
alt.ascii-art
· 12 messages · 20 Oct 2001 - 26 Oct 2001
Some assorted stuff, plus a substory in the first half of a story arc. Wow, my
writing is either getting more refined and complex or just more random and
insane.
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MEANWHILE, AT A BUS STOP... |
| Hey! You're that guy who
_ | _ trashed our computers!
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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
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You're just making this
stuff up as you go along, IT'S THE
_ aren't you? SCIENTIFIC METHOD!
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The two final lines are (roughly) part of a hushed conversation with my brother
during Japanese class. You guessed it; I said Nerd Boy's line, word by word. I'm
a lot like him, in a number of ways.
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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.
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Well, I'm never talking -They're- not
to them again... talking to -you-.
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Yeah, well, they'll come -You'll- go crawling
crawling on their knees. on -your- knees.
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They're total hunks. -You're- a total.. hey!
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Although dangerously close to being a "rabbit season/duck season" joke, I like
this strip.
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Hello, Hi.
Mandy. ,
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This is Linda,
my girlfriend.
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broke her. (
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It doesn't make sense, and it's not supposed to. It's supposed to be funny.
Failing that, it's supposed to be strange. Who said comics followed any kind of
rules? Oh yeah, I did mention some kind of rule a while ago...
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OK, back up. YOU're No, Linda and I are
DATING? Is this a JOKE? , really dating.
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C'mon, is it a joke?
You can tell me. It's not.
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So you're saying that this dating
thing is some kind of joke?
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This, in turn, is a kind of Simpsons/Futurama joke. See how I steal blatantly
from stuff? Well, that's this thing called "inspiration".
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This is nice. No joke. Just autumn. Leaves, a tree, a hill. Serenity.
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On Sat, 20 Oct 2001 02:19:55 +0200, "Joaquim Almgren Gandara" <cla...@lords.com> wrote: > > v . ._, |_ ., > `-._\/ . \ / |/_ > \\ _\, y | \// > _\_.___\\, \\/ -.\|| > `7-,--.`._|| / / , /_ > /' `-. `./ / |/_.' /( \ > | |// \ ` | > |_ / `._| > |- | > | =| > | | > ''''''''''''',,,,,,,/ ,,,. \,,,,,,,___ > ' ` `--._ > `. ,-. > I love `. / `' > \, autumn. Me too. `. > ` , `. > OO ~.. `. > .\\. .77. `. > ,/ bb \\ `-. > `-. > `-. > ., `--._ > `- > \'' > jg > --- > This is nice. No joke. Just autumn. Leaves, a tree, a hill. Serenity. I like the picture a lot, too. Cheers, Philip -- Philip Newton <nos...@gmx.li> That really is my address; no need to remove anything to reply. If you're not part of the solution, you're part of the precipitate.
"Philip Newton" <pne...@newton.digitalspace.net> wrote in message
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> I like the picture a lot, too.
Thanks. :)
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Philip Newton <pne...@newton.digitalspace.net> wollte folgendes der �ffentlichkeit nicht vorenthalten: >> This is nice. No joke. Just autumn. Leaves, a tree, a hill. Serenity. > >I like the picture a lot, too. So do I - Good idea to use 7s for Mandy's breasts when lying. And the tree is nice, too. benjamin
"Benjamin Weiland" <ben...@uloc.de> wrote in message news:jkg...@4ax.com... > Philip Newton <pne...@newton.digitalspace.net> wollte > folgendes der �ffentlichkeit nicht vorenthalten: > > >I like the picture a lot, too. > > So do I - Good idea to use 7s for Mandy's breasts when lying. And the > tree is nice, too. Thanks. :) I should point out that I got some assistance from my younger brother, who drew a tree on a whiteboard (we were at school) for me and gave me a few tips on how to make stuff look more tree-like. Although my tree looks nothing like his -- his was way better, of course -- it did give me some guidance. -- http://www.ite.mh.se/~joaal98/ascii ___ __ _ _ _ ________ _ / \\\ Yep. You can't have \ \| `.| `.| `\ \ \ \ `.' \ [.[.]-\\ , enough brothers. \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ _, \ /_ /|/ /\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ (jg) {-} |= \__/`._|\_\_\_,_\__|\_\_\ \_\ #// (\
> >> This is nice. No joke. Just autumn. Leaves, a tree, a hill. Serenity. > > > >I like the picture a lot, too. > > So do I - Good idea to use 7s for Mandy's breasts when lying. And the > tree is nice, too. I just though she had her knees high up
"CeeJay" <new...@ceejay.cjb.nOt> wrote in message news:3bd49b39$0$232$edf...@dspool01.news.tele.dk... > > > So do I - Good idea to use 7s for Mandy's breasts when lying. And the > > tree is nice, too. > > I just though she had her knees high up Heh heh. Yes, I suck, I know. Rub it in, please. I need a bit of criticism, the only reaction I get to these strips is stuff like "You deserve respect. NB rocks." (Not that I don't enjoy that, thanks bug.) The people who don't like NB or don't get it apparently do not reply. (Or maybe I've forgotten all the critique...) Problem is, you need to know what's wrong with something in order to fix it. Praise never made anyone better at anything. -- http://www.ite.mh.se/~joaal98/ascii ___ __ _ _ _ ________ _ / \\\ So come on! \ \| `.| `.| `\ \ \ \ `.' \ [.[.]-\\ , Lay it on me! \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ _, \ /_ /|/ /\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ (jg) {-} |= \__/`._|\_\_\_,_\__|\_\_\ \_\ #// (\
"Joaquim Almgren Gandara" <cla...@lords.com> schrieb im Newsbeitrag news:9r27fd$qr8fa$1...@ID-102694.news.dfncis.de... > Heh heh. Yes, I suck, I know. Rub it in, please. I need a bit of criticism, the > only reaction I get to these strips is stuff like "You deserve respect. NB > rocks." (Not that I don't enjoy that, thanks bug.) > The people who don't like NB or don't get it apparently do not reply. (Or > maybe I've forgotten all the critique...) Problem is, you need to know what's > wrong with something in order to fix it. Praise never made anyone better at > anything. true true, i apologize! ;) but what the heck, DO IT, THATS NB like we know him, why change him? ok it's your..hmm..yeah..guy :) but he's allready NERD BOY.. it would be like when some simpsons episode were done by another team ( with another technique or so ).. they looked the same, with a few changes .. and those changes made those episodes the worest drawn simpsons ever. Never change a running system. keep on "nerding" ;) Lasse
"Lasse Poeppler" <l...@virtain.com> wrote in message news:9r4ol4$ro7rh$1...@ID-79724.news.dfncis.de... > > but what the heck, DO IT, THATS NB like we know him, why change him? > ok it's your..hmm..yeah..guy :) but he's allready NERD BOY.. > it would be like when some simpsons episode were done by another > team ( with another technique or so ).. they looked the same, with > a few changes .. and those changes made those episodes the worest drawn > simpsons ever. > Never change a running system. > keep on "nerding" ;) Thank you very much for your support. :) IMHO, Simpsons actually used to suck. The first season was rather crappy and then it got better. I must admit that I think the change to the better was partly the result of better funding, but the show has also changed its tone quite a bit. It used to be more or less a standard sitcom, with actual morals! Then they started freaking out, and that's when the "true" Simpsons emerged. However, that's beside the point. I think that whatever you do, you can always get better at it. I have fun while I'm learning new stuff, discovering things I didn't even know you -could- know, etc. I've had a lot of fun trying to learn how to pace a joke, how to fit a short story into 3-5 panels, how to write a good punchline, etc. I'll never know everything about those things, but when/if Nerd Boy no longer feels like a learning experience for me, I don't know if I'll think it's any fun to do anymore. I need feedback to feel like I'm learning stuff. The biggest problem right now, however, is probably inspiration -- I don't know what to write about. But enough of my bitching and moaning. Time to shut up. -- http://www.ite.mh.se/~joaal98/ascii ___ __ _ _ _ ________ _ / \\\ Mmf mff. \ \| `.| `.| `\ \ \ \ `.' \ [.[.]-\\ , \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ _, \ /_ /|/ /\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ (jg) {x} |= \__/`._|\_\_\_,_\__|\_\_\ \_\ #// (\
On Tue, 23 Oct 2001 00:45:52 +0200, in article <9r27fd$qr8fa$1...@ID-102694.news.dfncis.de>, "Joaquim Almgren Gandara" <cla...@lords.com> wrote: >Heh heh. Yes, I suck, I know. Rub it in, please. I need a bit of criticism [snip] >-- > >http://www.ite.mh.se/~joaal98/ascii ___ >__ _ _ _ ________ _ / \\\ So come on! >\ \| `.| `.| `\ \ \ \ `.' \ [.[.]-\\ , Lay it on me! > \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ _, \ /_ /|/ > /\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ (jg) {-} |= > \__/`._|\_\_\_,_\__|\_\_\ \_\ #// (\ > . ,^^%=== ssshhhhhh, I'm not really here /<\/ |< < ^^|\ ejm / / but I miss Mandy's caustic side. She is being far too nice to NB. -llizard obascii-art: ,~, )))Y ((((,\________________ \)/( [_____________ ( \ | [_] [_] )___\ | | | (| (\ | | | ejm q`_ q`_ _|_ _|_ later that same night: ,~, ))))Y (((,/_____________ /( [_____________ ( \ | [_] [_] /__/ | | | (|(/ | | | ejm q`q`_ | _|_ _|_ -- / |,^%--- < \ whheeeee!! llizard@idirec+.ca \ > \ ASCII-art & ASCII-animation /\/>,^ \ http://llizard.crosswinds.net/ascii-art/ NOTE: If you are e-mailing and hit the reply button, add an "e" to "idirct"; its absence is to stop the torment of automatic mailers.
Joaquim Almgren Gandara wrote: > "CeeJay" wrote: > > > > I just though she had her knees high up > > Heh heh. Yes, I suck, I know. Rub it in, please. I need a bit of criticism, the > only reaction I get to these strips is stuff like "You deserve respect. NB > rocks." (Not that I don't enjoy that, thanks bug.) Liar! You get plenty of criticism, just not here. :-) -- (, http://www.ludd.luth.se/~vk/cgi/asciichat/ /|__--__ . __--__ |\ '__ /|\ _{ _ `.' / `.,_ _________ | _________ _,.' (/ `. / ||``._.' ASCII ART CHAT! `---'|:||,/ .' /| /|:| \ .' /\ \ __ __ _ `/|'\' ` `,/ /`,\ \ \ / /__ _ _ ___ _ _ (_)__ __ _ /,'\ \ .'.' /| \ V / -_) '_/ _ \ ' \| / _/ _` | |\ `.`. ,' / / | \_/\___|_| \___/_||_|_\__\__,_| | \ \ `, - `- -- `-'- -ejm-------------------------------------VK-- -`-' -- -' -
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