Nerd Boy, episode 427

OUR HEROES HAVE TRAVELLED BACK IN TIME...

 There, tied up before    But then, who kidnapped       Unless we dress
  he kidnapped us! `      us? It's a paradox! `,,,      _ ,  up as him
__                 OO                          '..     O."   and kidnap
\\`, *mmf!*       .||.                         -||.    -)).  ourselves!
_\\_) ____________ dd _________________________ || ___ dd | ___

AND THUSLY...               ___
                            \_=|
                            /  | Shh!
         Ow, your elbow    /   |,     OO
         is in my eye! `_.'    |   []-||
            ________ .-'       | ____ dd ________________


AND ALSO...
              ___ What Switch?
              \_=| ,                      Oh. Riiight. I -knew- I'd
              /  |                       _ ,  forgotten -something-.
Hey, that's  /   |                      O."
 my foot! ` /    |                       )).
________ .-'     | ____________________ dd | _________________

              ___
              \_=| And you'll need        Oh cool, resolving a
              /  L , this miniature     _ ,   paradox again?
             /  ".O  time machine.     O."
            /   /(-o                    )).
jg______ .-'    |bb  ________________  d d ) ________



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This is probably the best story arc yet. It started on a Monday,
ended on a Friday, had some decent plot with build-up and payoff
and all that, and it even has some hidden irony in the ending.
Also, it was very easy to write. I don't think I've come up with
ideas this fast since I first started making Nerd Boy strips.

-- 
 OO  Joaquim G�ndara
.||. http://www.Nerd-Boy.net
 bb  jg

I failed miserably to keep a straight face when I read that
on Fri, 29 Aug 2003 00:19:17 +0200, Joaquim G�ndara <cla...@lords.com> wrote:
> AND THUSLY...               ___
>                             \_=|
>                             /  | Shh!
>          Ow, your elbow    /   |,     OO
>          is in my eye! `_.'    |   []-||
>             ________ .-'       | ____ dd ________________

I actually laughed out loud when I read this!  I'm often amused, but
actually laughing out loud hasn't happened that much.

I *do* wonder what they're going to do with the Bad Guy now...

> Also, it was very easy to write. I don't think I've come up with
> ideas this fast since I first started making Nerd Boy strips.

Yes, it doesn't happen often that I read a new Nerd Boy episode before going
to bed, even though I don't exactly turn in early.

ObAscii:  (yeah, they seem to be getting more extensive)

      _,--------------------+ <--- my bed
  _,-'                  _,-\|   
 +---------------------+ \_-\
 |_____________________|,-\_-\
 |                     |   \_-\
 |  _,----------------,|    \_-\   <--- ladder
 | +-----------------+ |    |\_-\
 | |                 | |      \ 
           ^
           |
 
        my desk
    (on which sits
      my computer
    and at which I
        sit now)
      
L�on (aka Oliphaunt)

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century was going to end.   --  Douglas Adams (1952 - 2001)

> "Joaquim G�ndara" <cla...@lords.com> wrote in message
> news:bilv51$av6d3$1...@ID-102694.news.uni-berlin.de...
>
> OUR HEROES HAVE TRAVELLED BACK IN TIME...
>
>  There, tied up before    But then, who kidnapped       Unless we dress
>   he kidnapped us! `      us? It's a paradox! `,,,      _ ,  up as him
> __                 OO                          '..     O."   and kidnap
> \\`, *mmf!*       .||.                         -||.    -)).  ourselves!
> _\\_) ____________ dd _________________________ || ___ dd | ___
>



So, they've tied up *themselves*.  How do they escape?  Perhaps becuase
they tied the knots themselves, they would know how to untie them?

-- 
AZC

"Andrew Z Carpenter [Newsgroup Groupie]" <azc...@cirencester.ac.uk> skrev
 i meddelandet news:bj9hh7$gcjq5$1...@ID-200455.news.uni-berlin.de
> > "Joaquim G�ndara" <cla...@lords.com> wrote in message
> >  news:bilv51$av6d3$1...@ID-102694.news.uni-berlin.de
> >
> > OUR HEROES HAVE TRAVELLED BACK IN TIME...
> >
> >  There, tied up before    But then, who kidnapped       Unless we dress
> >   he kidnapped us! `      us? It's a paradox! `,,,      _ ,  up as him
> > __                 OO                          '..     O."   and kidnap
> > \\`, *mmf!*       .||.                         -||.    -)).  ourselves!
> > _\\_) ____________ dd _________________________ || ___ dd | ___
>
> So, they've tied up *themselves*.  How do they escape?  Perhaps becuase
> they tied the knots themselves, they would know how to untie them?

That's certainly a humorous interpretation of this panel, but alas,
I don't think that would work. Here's the timeline:


 Future NB&co     <----.         Present NB&co travel back in
tie up kidnapper       '--------  time to prevent kidnapping
     |                                 |
-----+-----------------------+---------+-------------------->
          \____ ____/        |                     ^        t
               v             Future NB&co travel   |
      Future NB&co kidnap    back to the future ---'
    present NB&co, dressed
     as the evil kidnapper


It seems impossible to construct a timeline in which Nerd Boy & co
are dressed up as the evil kidnapper before they decide to do so.

-- 
 OO  Joaquim G�ndara
.||. http://www.Nerd-Boy.net
 bb  jg

> "Joaquim G�ndara" <cla...@lords.com> wrote in message
> news:bjlio4$kf3ne$1...@ID-102694.news.uni-berlin.de...
>
> That's certainly a humorous interpretation of this panel, but alas,
> I don't think that would work. Here's the timeline:
>
>
>  Future NB&co     <----.         Present NB&co travel back in
> tie up kidnapper       '--------  time to prevent kidnapping
>      |                                 |
> -----+-----------------------+---------+-------------------->
>           \____ ____/        |                     ^        t
>                v             Future NB&co travel   |
>       Future NB&co kidnap    back to the future ---'
>     present NB&co, dressed
>      as the evil kidnapper
>
>
> It seems impossible to construct a timeline in which Nerd Boy & co
> are dressed up as the evil kidnapper before they decide to do so.


       Whoosh!
         ,
  _\||/_
  //^^\\
  .(  )'
    db



-- 
AZC


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On Wed, 10 Sep 2003 21:02:06 +0100, Andrew Z Carpenter wrote:

> *** Three steps to computer security: ***
> 1.  Patch your system with all updates available from
>     WindowsUpdate:  http://windowsupdate.microsoft.com
> 2.  Install or enable a firewall.  One's included with
>     Windows XP, or better, get ZoneAlarm Basic Free from
>     http://www.zonelabs.com
> 3.  Update your antivirus software and do a complete scan
>     of your computer.  If you do not have antivirus software,
>     AVG 6 is available free from http://www.grisoft.com

You forgot the most important step;

4.  Go to www.linux.org/dist/ftp.html and download a more secure 
    operating system.

Semach.the.monkey

:_)


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