Original Usenet thread from alt.ascii-art, started 26 Jul 2002.
Nerd Boy, episode 256
alt.ascii-art
· 10 messages · 26 Jul 2002 - 29 Jul 2002
I know how And she's been gone for what,
to make Mandy five minutes? Who cares?!
come back! `,,,
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I'll woo her! She won't Is that the "big white phone" I hear?
be able to resist my I'm expecting a call from "Ralph".
charming boyish charms! `,,,
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Wha- Nothing you say Then at least
will make me give up! -shut- up.
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OK, what's with It's my pathetic attempt to
the attitude?! fill the void left by Mandy.
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OK, this one went through several changes before I finally decided
to go with the joke I thought of first, following llizard's and
Cleese's adage about humour. The process really made the original
joke seem unfunny to me and yes, I still hate it when that happens.
Looking at the strip now, I really like the way Fan Boy completely
crumples up at the end; there's a nice contrast going on there that
I didn't notice when I made it. Also, there seems to be some sort
of character development here. Maybe not so bad after all.
In addition... YAY! TWO-HUNDRED AND FIFTY-SIX! 1 0000 0000! 0x100!
0400! Or why not 10 -- in base-256? :D
--
OO Joaquim G�ndara | Official Nerd Boy site:
.||. | http://nerdboy.port5.com (UK)
bb jg | http://nerdboy.xepher.net (US)
Joaquim G�ndara <cla...@lords.com> wrote > OK, what's with It's my pathetic attempt to > the attitude?! fill the void left by Mandy. > ` `,,, > OO ',, > .||. (( > jg___________ bb _____________ )) ___ > > ^ > ---- | > OK, this one went through several cha;:.|..~fore I finally decided > to go with the joke I thought of firs;..|.:lowing llizard's and > Cleese's adage about humour. | | Phhhh.... who cares about humour ? | | / obASCII: pointer thru text / / / ====================== This is what we are longing for !!! "MISERY" depicted with nearly nothing - sort of hiku ... Great work! ====================== Sorry for the "we", I meant me and (possibly) others. llizard's art is terribly fantastic - but way of "too high" for me :-( Good evening then R@ineR
In article <ahs3eg$vk7nd$1...@ID-54909.news.dfncis.de>, "Rainer Rosenthal" <r.r...@web.de> wrote: > >Joaquim G�ndara <cla...@lords.com> wrote > >> OK, what's with It's my pathetic attempt to >> the attitude?! fill the void left by Mandy. >> ` `,,, >> OO ',, >> .||. (( >> jg___________ bb _____________ )) ___ >> >> ^ >> ---- | >> OK, this one went through several cha;:.|..~fore I finally decided >> to go with the joke I thought of firs;..|.:lowing llizard's and >> Cleese's adage about humour. | > | >Phhhh.... who cares about humour ? | > | > / obASCII: pointer thru text > / > / > / > ====================== > This is what we are > longing for !!! > "MISERY" depicted with > nearly nothing - sort > of hiku ... Great work! > ====================== Joaquim, I really like the drawing of Fanboy's meltdown too. (...even though #256 wasn't my absolute favourite Nerdboy strip. I think that #254 has been the best part of this particular story) >Sorry for the "we", I meant me and (possibly) others. >llizard's art is terribly fantastic - but way of "too high" >for me :-( oooh, terribly fantastic? Thank you, R@ineR! __|____ !!! | ~---, ^^%--- | \_,^%--- " \ | /> \ but it's too high?? _______|_ ___/ > I don't understand! /|\ (# o) > / | \ `-~ /|^^ | \ ejm |_\ | \ /\_\ | \ /_/\_\ | \ /_/ \_\ | \ /_/ \_\ | X_/ \_\ | /_X \_\ | / / \ \ \ | -- llizard aka ejm >%^7^^^7^^ llizard@idirec+.ca ASCII-art & ASCII-animation www.crosswinds.net/~llizard/ascii-art/ If you are e-mailing and hit the reply button, add an "e" to "idirct"
llizard <lli...@NOPOLLUTIONwildmail.com> wrote > > __|____ > !!! | ~---, > ^^%--- | \_,^%--- > " \ | /> \ but it's too high?? > _______|_ ___/ > I don't understand! > /|\ (# o) > > / | \ `-~ /|^^ > | \ ejm |_\ > | \ /\_\ > | \ /_/\_\ > | \ /_/ \_\ > | \ /_/ \_\ > | X_/ \_\ > | /_X \_\ > | / / \ \ \ > | > > > -- > llizard aka ejm >%^7^^^7^^ Thank you very much for this one, which I DID understand. I can see this funny person standing on a ladder with a palette(*) in the (left?) hand and the nice ~--- brush in the other hand. Well and I like the X crossings of the legs of the easel (my dictionary for "Staffelei") with the ladder. The new painting looks promising too :-) (*) the palette is wonderful too, sure, but here is my question: I can see the hole (o) for the thumb in it. But what is the ~ below ? Rest of the hand ? Well this might be the best explanation. Your "funny figure" is the one I like best and at the same time understand the least. It's always very expressive and lively, sort of exalted. The resting one in your signature seems too short for me: where are the legs hidden ? The first 7 from the left is an arm ? Questions over questions - sorry, but err... well - you know .. hmmm... would be nice to know :-) Thanks again for this wonderful ASCII-composition R@ineR
"Rainer Rosenthal" <r.r...@web.de> skrev i meddelandet news:ahs3eg$vk7nd$1...@ID-54909.news.dfncis.de > Joaquim G�ndara <cla...@lords.com> wrote > > ,,, > > OO ',, > > .||. (( > > jg___________ bb _____________ )) ___ > > > > ^ > ====================== > This is what we are > longing for !!! > "MISERY" depicted with > nearly nothing - sort > of hiku ... Great work! > ====================== Aha! *takes note* Thanks for pointing out what you like about NB; llizard is notoriously bad at explaining what she likes. The converse however... :) -- OO Joaquim G�ndara | Official Nerd Boy site: .||. | http://nerdboy.port5.com (UK) bb jg | http://nerdboy.xepher.net (US)
"llizard" <lli...@NOPOLLUTIONwildmail.com> skrev i meddelandet news:rih...@4ax.com... > In article <ahs3eg$vk7nd$1...@ID-54909.news.dfncis.de>, "Rainer > Rosenthal" <r.r...@web.de> wrote: > > ====================== > > This is what we are > > longing for !!! > > "MISERY" depicted with > > nearly nothing - sort > > of hiku ... Great work! > > ====================== > > Joaquim, I really like the drawing of Fanboy's meltdown too. (...even > though #256 wasn't my absolute favourite Nerdboy strip. I think that > #254 has been the best part of this particular story) You mean the planned one? :) Still, that's interesting information. You seem to subscribe to Aiko's opinion that the total lack of social skills is Nerd Boy's funniest attribute. Non? -- OO Joaquim G�ndara | Official Nerd Boy site: .||. | http://nerdboy.port5.com (UK) bb jg | http://nerdboy.xepher.net (US)
Rainer Rosenthal wrote: <snip> > Your "funny figure" is the one I like best and at the same > time understand the least. It's always very expressive and > lively, sort of exalted. The resting one in your signature > seems too short for me: where are the legs hidden ? The > first 7 from the left is an arm ? Questions over questions > - sorry, but err... well - you know .. hmmm... would be nice > to know :-) It's an ultra-compact version of an animal that probably looks something like this up close: _.-/' .' / / / | / /\ /\ /\ /\ /\ /\ /\ /\ /\ /\ /\ .---. | \/ \/ \/ \/ \/ \/ \/ \/ \/ \/ \/ \_.-' _ `. | _ ` / _\ | * ) / _`| | / * )| | / \ _ | \____________/o\ | .vvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvv J ( \ vvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvv `-. .------------------' `-------------------------------------------------' | | | | | | | | | | | | VK http://www.ludd.luth.se/~vk/pics/ascii/junkyard/pics/llizardinthemorning.txt <\ |||| |> _________(o/o||_/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\\//> ( ||| > ^^^^^^^^^'; ||| > ; /\ || _. > ; / \ _.v-^ 7 > ._/ | \\| / ) | /\ |' |/ `|/-' |/ \|_ (\ (\ (\ ( \ | ) | ) | ) \ | |/ |/ |/ \| >%( >%( >%( >%|\ VK <_/)<_/) <_/) </ VK/brojek/dp , , /|_/| .-' o \ / \ o .-. \|\ VVV/(( ) \|\ /| /'/_/`-. \|\ |\|\ / nnn.-'/ `-. |\|\|\ /|/|/|/| .' `----' `---.__ /|/|/| _.-' / `-._______________.--' / | | \ / | | \____ VK _/ \ \ ` > > _ L`. L `--- -- ___ _ --- L \ ___ _ __ \ Ha L \ n- n |\ Ha | @> `-' `-' | | L F `-p q' | Ha F ,-"---. |_p q_| F F ____-' `. | | / (__) .' \ `-p n n n q-' / _ / / > `-' `-' `-' `-' .' ( ) _ _ .' .'.' /`. _.' | | ( ) ( ).' .' / .' `-.________.----\ `. .' `. \ \| | / ( < .' / `. \.' /\`._) `. _.' \ `. / .' \_.-' \_) / / `. \ ( < (_) .-' `-. \ `. VK (_.-| |._) __`. \__ (_) ((___.___) HTH HAND :) -- ##### c ^ OO /\\\\ ##### | /|\ `^^^^^^^%-- '||` | \\\\ ####-[.]\ / \ " " \ ha ha ha dd /[.]-\\\| ### _| |_ \\| ### (_ http://www.ludd.luth.se/~vk/cgi/asciichat/ _)} == \ / A S C I I A R T C H A T # ||\
Veronica Karlsson <v...@hotbrev.com> wrote > _ > L`. > L `--- -- ___ _ --- > L \ ___ _ __ \ > Ha L \ n- n |\ > Ha | @> `-' `-' | | L > F `-p q' | > Ha F ,-"---. |_p q_| F > F ____-' `. | | / > (__) .' \ `-p n n n q-' / _ > / / > `-' `-' `-' `-' .' ( ) > _ _ .' .'.' /`. _.' | | > ( ) ( ).' .' / .' `-.________.----\ `. .' `. > \ \| | / ( < .' / `. \.' /\`._) > `. _.' \ `. / .' \_.-' \_) > / / `. \ ( < > (_) .-' `-. \ `. > VK (_.-| |._) __`. \__ > (_) ((___.___) > . Hello Veronica, O . O . thanks for the hints. This phanimal is phenomenal *g*. o O o It brings fun from behind the PC screen to the one in O o front :-) O o o o O I entered your homepage. Wow - there is a lot to surf! o O o I went to the FAQ and was curious about "Godwin's law". o o Oo The corresponding link o Oo o http://www.tuxedo.org/~esr/jargon/jargon_22.html O did not work. o O o o o O I will have to look around in the next time on your great ''._o__.'' site. The more I see from ASCII art the more I am sure ' ' it is really art and worth one's attention. \RwR / obASCII: ==== With friendly regards R@ineR
In article <ahuatq$106muf$1...@ID-102694.news.dfncis.de>, "Joaquim G�ndara" <cla...@lords.com> wrote: >llizard is notoriously bad at explaining what she likes. The converse >however... :) Joaquim, I will try to remedy that. (I had thought that "excellent" or "you made me laugh out loud" with no extra editorial comment was enough explanation for what I like.) And in article <ahub53$vpjdi$1...@ID-102694.news.dfncis.de>, "Joaquim G�ndara" <cla...@lords.com> wrote: >"llizard" <lli...@NOPOLLUTIONwildmail.com> skrev i meddelandet >news:rih...@4ax.com... >> In article <ahs3eg$vk7nd$1...@ID-54909.news.dfncis.de>, "Rainer >> Rosenthal" <r.r...@web.de> wrote: >> > ====================== >> > This is what we are >> > longing for !!! >> > "MISERY" depicted with >> > nearly nothing - sort >> > of hiku ... Great work! >> > ====================== >> >> Joaquim, I really like the drawing of Fanboy's meltdown too. (...even >> though #256 wasn't my absolute favourite Nerdboy strip. I think that >> #254 has been the best part of this particular story) > >You mean the planned one? :) Still, that's interesting information. You >seem to subscribe to Aiko's opinion that the total lack of social skills >is Nerd Boy's funniest attribute. Non? I mean #254. Whether it is planned or not makes no difference to the reader (as long as the planning can't be seen) It has good timing. There aren't too many words to read. There is subtext (in the first frame, we have no idea why Mandy is laughing but it is clearly at Nerdboy's expense) There is movement - Nerdboy's slump of defeat in the first frame, then in the second frame his arms out in emphasis as he explains to Fanboy yet again why he's so demoralized and the brilliant blank look in the 4th frame. (I would have liked to see a little bit of impatience on Fanboy's part in the third frame as Nerdboy seems not to be responding but it didn't seem worth mentioning) The punchline is short and to the point. As I said before "#254 is brilliant. (I smiled broadly.)" obascii-art: map ,_ . ._. _. . _ , . , _-\','|~\~~ ~~ ~~/ ;-'-' ~-', ,;_;_, ~~- /~~-\_/-'~'--' \~~| \,/' _-| / / |_/~-/-/~~ ~~--~~~~'---_ / ,/'-/~ '\./ ' , '|,'|~ ' ._/-, /~~ ~/-'~\_, '-,| '|. ' ,\ /'~ / /_ /~ .-~ '| '',\~|\ _\~ ,_ . . /| '\ /'~ |_/~\\,-,~' \ " ,_,/ | | / . _-~'\_ _~| \ ) / \ __-\ ./ ~ |\ \_ / ~ ., '\ |, ~-_ . | \\_' ~| /~\ \~ , ~-_' ; \ '-, \,' /\/ | '\_,~'\_ \_ _, /' ' |, /|' / \_ ~ | / \ ~'; -,_. | ~\ | | , '-_, ,; ~ ~\ \, / \ / /| ,-, , -, | ,/ | |' |/ ,- ~ \ '. ,| ,/ \ ,/ \ | / | ~ -~~-, / _ | ,-' ~ / / ,' ~ ',| ~ ~' Jorn Barger -- llizard aka ejm >%^7^^^7^^ llizard@idirec+.ca ASCII-art & ASCII-animation www.crosswinds.net/~llizard/ascii-art/ If you are e-mailing and hit the reply button, add an "e" to "idirct"
"llizard" <lli...@NOPOLLUTIONwildmail.com> skrev i meddelandet news:ror...@4ax.com... > In article <ahuatq$106muf$1...@ID-102694.news.dfncis.de>, "Joaquim > G�ndara" <cla...@lords.com> wrote: > > >llizard is notoriously bad at explaining what she likes. The converse > >however... :) > > Joaquim, I will try to remedy that. (I had thought that "excellent" or > "you made me laugh out loud" with no extra editorial comment was > enough explanation for what I like.) I was only half-serious, so don't go using my name in a scary way like that like you're being full-serious. =%^7^^^7^^ Now with 20% more serious! > And in article <ahub53$vpjdi$1...@ID-102694.news.dfncis.de>, "Joaquim > G�ndara" <cla...@lords.com> wrote: 8< > >You mean the planned one? :) Still, that's interesting information. You > >seem to subscribe to Aiko's opinion that the total lack of social skills > >is Nerd Boy's funniest attribute. Non? > > I mean #254. Whether it is planned or not makes no difference to the > reader (as long as the planning can't be seen) Hmm, OK. > It has good timing. There aren't too many words to read. There is > subtext (in the first frame, we have no idea why Mandy is laughing but > it is clearly at Nerdboy's expense) There is movement - Nerdboy's > slump of defeat in the first frame, then in the second frame his arms > out in emphasis as he explains to Fanboy yet again why he's so > demoralized and the brilliant blank look in the 4th frame. (I would > have liked to see a little bit of impatience on Fanboy's part in the > third frame as Nerdboy seems not to be responding but it didn't seem > worth mentioning) The punchline is short and to the point. I appreciate your analysis. I realise how hard it is to pinpoint the funniness in something funny; I've tried it myself on occasion. You've commented on "movement" aka "action" before, and I've tried to keep it in mind. Making short punchlines is always hard. I had to force myself to rewrite the punchline several times and finally settle for a short one. I'm always afraid that people won't understand what I'm trying to convey. And looks are -really- hard in this format. I have to imply facial expressions by using body language and symbols, which is awkward. :\ > As I said before "#254 is brilliant. (I smiled broadly.)" :) -- OO Joaquim G�ndara | Official Nerd Boy site: .||. | http://nerdboy.port5.com (UK) bb jg | http://nerdboy.xepher.net (US)
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