Original Usenet thread from alt.ascii-art, started 8 Dec 2001.
Nerd Boy, episodes 121-127
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· 4 messages · 8 Dec 2001 - 14 Dec 2001
Another week's worth of strips.
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Oooh, the tree again!
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Come on... Work! Crappy
internet connection! COME ON!
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Blaargh...
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OK, might as well work on my Java
project. Hm... How do I do double
_ , buffering? Let's check on the..
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BLAAAAAARRRGHHH!!
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Of course, this happened to me. Only it wasn't the Java project; I wanted
the lyrics for Michael Jackson's "Wanna be startin' something". It's
incredible how Internet dependent you can get.
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Euuf.. Shouldn't have Ho ho ho! |__|_|
-)(- had those 3 liters of __ , ______________ |_|__|
/\ cola before bed.. huh? /-.\ | / \ | _|__|_|_
/'o\ `OO ~~`* | / . \ | |__|__|__|
/o_`_\ (( .(" ). |-(___||||___)-| |_| ) |_|
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Santa! But.. How did Never mind that. I'm |__|_|
-)(- you.. Where'd that __ , here to tell you |_|__|
/\ fireplace come from? /-.\ that someone misses _|__|_|_
/'o\ `OO ..`* you very much. |__|__|__|
/o_`_\ .||. .(" ). |_| ) |_|
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Linda? Where is she? Before asking, try to |__|_|
-)(- And where did this __ , answer your own |_|__|
/\ tree come from? /-.\ questions. Ho _|__|_|_
/'o\ `OO ~~`* ho ho- |__|__|__|
/o_`_\ -||. .(" ). |_| ) |_|
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Wouldn't you need hundreds of HO HO, you're this close |__|_|
-)(- reindeer to reach Mach __ , to ending up in my |_|__|
/\ 3000, the required speed /-.\ permanent naughty _|__|_|_
/'o\ to deliver all `OO --`* file, kiddo... |__|__|__|
/o_`_\ the presents? .||. `(" ). |_| ) |_|
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Managed to sneak some art into this one, NB is exquisitely nerdy, and I find
the disgruntled Santa rather amusing.
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You're leaving already? Well, I -am- Saint Nick after all.
But I have so many I have a lot to do right now...
unanswered questions! __ , ______________
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And please stop
__ , asking stupid What do
/-.\ questions... , you mean?
..`* OO
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Quit following How do you deliver those? /___________
__ me around! I Do you teleport them all ____| `|
/.-\ , have to make , over? Or are there no | __ | ___
*'.. presents for OO nice children anymore? ||__|| |_|_|
( ") Christmas! .||. |o | |_|_|
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OK, that's it! __ Bring it on,
I am gonna `/.-\ , old man!
kick your *'-- OO
-ass-! .( ")- .)).
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The last frame was originally second, but then my older brother read what I
had so far and laughed, so I thought "What the hey". The two middle frames
are pretty good for filler.
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OK... Santa's gonna Stop talking and start fighting,
give you a real __ you prissy pringle's chip!
ass whooping `/.-\ ,
for Christmas! *'-- OO
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THAT'S IT! __ HEEYA!
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And then he totally You deserved it.
kicked my ass. ,
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Whaat!? Drink that much cola before
` , bed, and you're -bound-
OO ~-- to have those weird
-||- >> recurring dreams!
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Weak to no punchline. In retrospect, I should've put the third frame last,
with "And then he totally kicked my ass." -- "Wuss.", or something. I dunno.
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You do realise "All I know is that I know nothing."
that Santa doesn't , I'm a skepticist, remember?
exist, right? `~.. OO
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It's "skeptic". Oh, so I suppose a person who
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You have to accept the My point is that one should strive
fact that English isn't , towards formality and away from
a formal language! `~.. OO this inconsistently evolved
`>>' .||' language -- it's stupid!
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Look, do you believe Don't change
in Santa or not?! , the subject!
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I really like this one. A "the". :) That had me chuckling, as did NB's
accusatory stance.
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WOOHOOO!
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Told ya.
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This is why flying boots will never work.
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On Sat, 8 Dec 2001, Joaquim Almgren Gândara wrote:
> This is why flying boots will never work.
They seem to in Nethack! Great work this week! **pat on the
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