Original Usenet thread from alt.ascii-art, started 28 Sep 2001.
Nerd Boy, episodes 50-55
alt.ascii-art
· 4 messages · 28 Sep 2001 - 29 Sep 2001
Oops, forgot to post the stuff here for a while.
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Woah! What's A hovercraft. I just
that?! .-------. ______ finished building it.
, / )__/_____( ,
~oo /_|\______/ _____| OO
.>>. (____________///////( .||.
|| ```````` dd
Can I sit
in it? .-------. ______ Sure, go ahead.
` / )__/_____( ,
~.. /_|\______/ _____| OO
.>>. (____________///////( .||.
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This is cool!
`
.-------. ______ Wait 'til you see the
/ .~ )__/_____( , interstellar
/_|\_<____/ _____| OO hyperdrive.
(____________///////( .||.
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What does this
red button do?
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.-------. ______
/ .~ )__/_____( *FWOOOSH!*
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(____________///////(_ - - _-
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Standard gag. Kinda cool craft.
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I think we're -I- think I'm going
running out to have to
of gas. kill you.
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/ O .~ )__/_____(
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Did I say gas?
I meant.. uh... Prepare to take
chocolate. your last breath.
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(____________///////(_ - - _-
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Hey look! Background! :) I liked this one when I made it, but now it's getting
old. I still kinda like it, though. "Chocolate". :)
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Can I drive?
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No. |
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WHEEEE!
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Hey look! Perspective! I had a bit of trouble with this one. I wanted them to
just switch places, but then I couldn't figure out something smart for Nerd Boy
to say in the last panel. This worked out much better. Moving on to another
story line...
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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
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Ahh, the guy with a hammer for a head. Truly an amiable character. And you can't
go wrong with a Star Wars quote, that's what my grandmother used to say.
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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
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The HammerHead story line is a bit different, and rather interesting. It simply
introduces a new character in a certain predicament and then produces variations
on the same strip by confronting the new character with one old character after
another. The result is very much an exploration of the different characters of
the strip, ie "how would Mandy react in this situation?". I like it.
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*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.
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| | | \ / /____|
\ \__._ _|_ / *Oww...*
\ \ `'| _|.__.' , *meep*
____'._____|______|________________==~______
'--------------------------------------------'
| | || | | jg
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One of the few endings I like. In case you can't logically infer it yourselves
from context, "doushita" means "what's wrong?". Remarkably, HammerHead seems to
speak Japanese. In the last panel, HammerHead reminds me of Popeye's pipe.
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It was a sunny day Fri, 28 Sep 2001 22:11:34 +0200, when "Joaquim Almgren Gandara" <cla...@lords.com> wrote in alt.ascii-art that: [...] > Will -you- be > my fr- Tell me, have you ever heard > ` ___ , the technical term > ()..) --~ "Death by Mandy"? > ________ -||- .<<. > |__ || __ || ___________ jg [...] Mandy is cool! :) Btw. At last you've posted next part of NB. I was thinkin' that I won't be able to see it once again till leaving for Univ for weekdays... bug -- Blazej Kozlowski -=O=- bug bug...@akw.pl bu...@student.pl bla...@akw.pl GG: 1093730
Joaquim Almgren Gandara <cla...@lords.com> wrote in message news:9p2lb5$g7jj7$1...@ID-102694.news.dfncis.de... <Hovercrafts and people with a hammer for their head> Hey there, I've been lurking a little bit for a while, and I'd have to say that your series is the best I've seen :D "I have no friends 'cause I've a hammer for a head." - ROFL!
"Spoff" <sos...@angelfire.com> wrote in message news:3bb...@news.iprimus.com.au... > > Hey there, I've been lurking a little bit for a while, and I'd have to say > that your series is the best I've seen :D Yeah, it's the best, alright. (Oops, my ego is showing. How very embarrassing, I had better tuck it in before anyone notices.) You like my comic? If this keeps up, I'll have a humongous fanbase of at least 20,000 people by next year! :) > "I have no friends 'cause I've a hammer for a head." - ROFL! This is not a laughing matter. Every day, people are ostracized because of their hammer shaped heads. Now is the time to speak up and defend these people! We must fight for acceptance of the poor people who are unfortunate enough to suffer from Marteau's Syndrome! -- http://www.ite.mh.se/~joaal98/ascii ___ __ _ _ _ ________ _ / \\\ \ \| `.| `.| `\ \ \ \ `.' \ [.[.]-\\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ _, \ /_ /|/ /\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ (jg) {~} |= <- poker face \__/`._|\_\_\_,_\__|\_\_\ \_\ #// (\
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