ASCII Art - ASCII Comics - Nerd Boy, Part 3 Episode 561 (Jul. 9th 2004) Are these hundreds of Yeah, a machine I was working pancakes? Looks tasty. on malfunctioned and made lots of _ `,,, , pancakes instead of what it's _=_ ..' OO supposed to do. Have one! __-_==_ .||. -||. ____-==-=_--=____ || _________ dd ______________ There's maple syrup on it! Uh.. yeah! _ `,,, , _=_ _ ..' OO __-_==_ `||- .||. ____-==-=_--=_ || ____________ dd ______________ Wait.. Is there something Would I offer them to you, my best wrong with these pancakes? friend, if there were something _ `,,, , wrong with them?! _=_ _'.. OO __-_==_ `||. -||- ____-==-=_--=_ || ____________ dd ______________ Best friend? OK I'm not sure they're edible so Really?! I wanted you to taste them first. _ `,,, , _=_ _'^^ OO __-_==_ `||. || jg__-==-=_--=_ || ____________ dd ______________ Episode 562 (Jul. 12th 2004) What's the name of that Sesame Street? show with dolls? ` , ~.. OO .>>. .||. _________ || __________ dd ________________ Y'know the guy with Ernie? the wide head? ` , ~.. OO .>>. .||. _____ || __________ dd __________ He's here to see you. Really?! ` , ~.. OO ->>. -||- _______________ || __________ dd _____________ I wish she'd stop calling me that. `___ ()..) OO ~^^ || || >> jg |\ dd |\ Episode 563 (Jul. 14th 2004) Fan Boy, can you / hear me OK? \ Yep. __ ` / `,,, __ (_(| OOj \ ''. |_|) [_|_]_ ))| / ||(._[__]] ______ | | |dd|| ____ \ ____ | |\| || _____ / \ This Skype thing is / pretty cool, huh? \ Mhm. __ ` / `,,, __ (_(| OOj \ ''. |_|) [_|_]_ ))| / ||(._[__]] ______ | | |dd|| _____ \ ____ | |\| || _____ / \ Awesome. No lag in our / Lag? We're in conversation, is there? \ the same room. __ ` / `,,, __ (_(| OOj \ '.. |_|) [_|_]_ ))| / ||(._[__]] ______ | | |dd|| _____ \ ____ | |\| || _____ Yeah, I guess the connection is good. What are you doing? __ ` `,,, __ (_(| OOj ..' |_|) [_|_]_ ))| |_ || _[__]] jg_________ | | |dd|| ______________ | | || | || _____ Episode 564 (Jul. 16th 2004) It's raining ________ again. Of course it is. |||,/ /||| `,,, , _ ||| /, ||| .'' O |_) |||,_/_||| || |_(._[__] ____ ||| ||| _ || ______________ | |b| | __________ Whaddayamean? It's __supposed to be summer! Exactly. ||| , ||| `,,, , _ |||/ / ||| '.. O |_) |||_,_/||| .||. |_(._[__] ____ ||| ||| __ |\ _____________ | |b| | ___________________ So now it -should- ______rain in summer? Well.. |||/ /,||| `,,, , _ |||,/ /||| '.. O |_) |||_/_,||| -||- |_(._[__] ____ ||| ||| _______ || ________ | |b| | ________________________ Would you rather it snowed ________ now and rained in the winter? |||,/ /||| ,,, , _ |||/, /||| '.. O |_) |||_,/_||| .||. |_(._[__] jg__ ||| ||| _______ || ________ | |b| | ________________________ Episode 565 (Jul. 19th 2004) I hate vacuuming. `OO *wooooo*__ //. _________________ (|_]-._bb_\_ _________ ,--.----.___ _____ .---( )-.,-( `---._ _ ,--.---. ( ` ' )--.( ) `/ Hey Mandy, did you know \ ( that vacuuming is called ) `, , "hoovering" in Britain?,'O o. ,' ~.. OO _,--'-' OO ( .>>. .||. )-' __ //. `.__ || ____________ dd _____________,' (|_]-._bb_\_ __.--. ___( )--.---. .---. __ ,-' )---.( )' `-. ( Back to work, you ) ,' lazy British bum! `-. _ ( , ', ) (_) O o. `) ~-- OO - __,' OO .' .>>- (( ) __ //. '-(__ || _________________ b b _______,' (|_]-._bb_\_ ____.--._ .--' )-. ,( Didn't work, \ Thanks for ( mate. )O o. , trying. `._, `OO ' OO ) .||. )_ .||. jg (__________ bb_,'|_]-._dd_\_ Episode 566 (Jul. 21st 2004) Is that a wig?! Nope, I made a machine that ` ,-.__ , accelerates hair growth. ~.. OO\\ .>>- )) ____ || ______________ d d _______________ OK, when does Oh it stops accelarating when it stop growing? __ , I turn off the machine. ` ' \\,- ~.. OO\\ .>>. || ) _______________ || _________ dd _________ Uhh... What?! Oh crap! I must have made a I don't mistake, this isn't supposed.. think so. ___ , ` ' \\\,-. ~oo //O\\ \ .>>. '|| ) ____________ || _________ dd ______________ ..mffmf _ ` \/,- ~-- _ ,\=;_` >> ' \x> _________ |_| ________________ b ___________ |\ ____________ Why didn't you say anything?! _ _ Sorry, I clam up | (\'/) , around girls. | (_(.)_) Oh you're such a pansy. (/|\) , (\_,|__ OO _|_(\ .||. jg_________ |_| '____________________ dd ____________ Episode 569 (Jul. 28th 2004) Mr. Plant, _ _ Intelligence is useless! I how's it (\'/) , can see the misery going hanging? (_(.)_) on around me, but I can ` (/|\) do nothing; I'm a plant! OO (\_,|__/) (( _|_ ______ b b ________________ |_| ________________ _ _ The saddest part is that (\'/) , humans, intelligent (_(.)_) creatures, seem to (/|\) do nothing to OO __,|___ stop the misery. .||. /) _|_ (\ Intelligence sucks! _______________ bb _________ |_| ________________ But intelligence _ Pre-sliced? Yeah, that is the best thing (\'\ , does seem to predate since pre-sliced bread! ((.)) intelligence. ` /|/ OO __,|__ -||- (/ _|_\) jg_____________________ bb _________ |_| ___________ Episode 570 (Jul. 30th 2004) Hey, Mandy! The plant Huh? I made is gone, and I , found this note! `OO _ ..~ ((-// << _________ b b _____________________ /| ________________ "I have found your time machine and will use it to inhabit a simpler age, in which plants did not talk and think." `OO _ ..~ .||// .<<. ________________ bb _________ || ________________ "P.S. You can't begin to fathom the effort required to write this message with these ineffectual leaf- hands. Would it have killed you to give me opposing thumbs WHILE YOU WERE PLAYING GOD?!" `OO _ --~ .||// .<<. _____________ bb _________ || ______________ Do you think my talking THERE IS NO TALKING potted plant is mad at me? , PLANT! YOU ARE `OO oo~ COMPLETELY INSANE! ||._ -<<- jg______________________________ bb`'________ || ___________ Episode 571 (Aug. 2nd 2004) Helloooo! Check out Uhh.. That thing my new cellphone! ` , is huge. OO| ..~ ((-/ .<<. _________ b b _________ || __________ Well it can do lots of That seems pointless, since no one cool stuff, like video we know has a fancy video phone. conversation! ` , Not even HammerHead has one. OO | ..~ .||-/ `<<. _________ bb _____ || ________ So who you gonna call? , OO | ..~ ||-/ -<<- ____ bb _____ || _____ Ghostbusters? ` OO | --~ ||-/ << jg____________________ bb _____ || _________________ Episode 572 (Aug. 4th 2004) Dr. Nerd Boy! I have come from the future to use your machine -- which you would have intended to have been using on me -- on yourself! The irony! ____/_ `_,, OO \ \ | Oo" (( | ) | \\. ________ b b ________________ _/_/__| ______________ || ____ Huh. It doesn't look How should -I- know?! very dangerous. What I only stole it! exactly does it do? ____/_ `_,, `OO \ \ | Oo" || | ) | -\\- _____ bb ______________ _/_/__| ______________ || ___ Assuming that it -is- dangerous, how do you propose to get me to just walk into it? I'm not stupid! , ____/_ _,, OO \ \ | Oo" .||- | ) | *blip* o-\\ ________ bb ______________ _/_/__| ______________ || ______ Oh crap. Have fun. ` ____/_ ` _,, _ OO --_ -- --_- \ | Oo" _ - -))- ---_----_- ) | `// jg______________ ....b b, -- --- --__/__| ______________ |\ _____ Episode 573 (Aug. 6th 2004) Hey, practising Fan Boy! Try to turn to be a mime? `,,, , this thing off!___/_ '.. OO -__--_-_ -- --_- \ | || -\\p ---_ ---_----_- ) | _______________ |\ ________..d, --- -- --- --__/__| _______ OK. But- `,,, , ____/_ '.. OO ----_ -- --_- \ | || \\. -_ ---_----_- ) | ___________________ |\ ___..d d,- -- --- --__/__| __________ ?! ,,, ____/_ OO _ 'oo _--- \ | \\ -- \\ --_- ) | ___________..d d, - ..\\ --_/__| _______ ____/_ OO \ \ | || *zwop* ) | ________________ bb _________ _/_/__| ___ Works for me. , ____/_ OO \ \ | )) | ) | jg_______________________ d d ________________ _/_/__| ________ Episode 574 (Aug. 9th 2004) I'm a productive member What? Hey, you're back, so of society! `,,, , that machine didn't.. '.. OO -||- .||. ______ || ______________________ dd __________ Yeah, got a job, gonna stop playing ..do anything? What games and stuff. It's gonna be great! the heck was that? `,,, , ~~' OO || || ______ /| ____________________________ dd ________________ That's it, I'm gonna call my future self. This is probably all his fault... , my fault... in the future. OO )) _______________________________ d d _______________ You called? NOT YET! STOP MESSING WITH THE _ , , CAUSE AND EFFECT THINGIE! ".o @@ .(( -||- jg_ ( b b _______________ dd ________________________________ Episode 575 (Aug. 11th 2004) Something weird happened Yeah, I noticed the change to Fan Boy. Fix it. _ , in the future. `OO o." || )). _______ bb _____ dd | ________ How? If the past changed, you'd My Time Monitor uses a complex change as well, which would make system of subchronic feedbacks the change imperceptible to you. _ , to tell me what's changed. `OO o." <||- )). _________ bb _____ dd | __________________ Cool. So what changed? | Apparently Dr. Spivak and the binarious | entity Alex were never created. Alex? Spivak? What does all that | have to do with Fan Boy? That's a really long story. ` _ , OO o." .||. )). ____________ bb _____ dd | ______________ I don't mind. Well I did, so I know nothing. ` _ , Now shut up and let's go. OO ".o -||- .(( jg________________________ bb ___ ( b b _______________________ Episode 576 (Aug. 13th 2004) Don't struggle now. Are we fixing the future You'll be back to your ,,, ____/_ _ , or what?! old self in no time.`OO'.. \ \ | o-" //-(( | ) | o-)). _______________ b b..\\,__________ _/_/__| ____ dd | ______ ,,, ____/_ _ *ungh* OO '.. \ \ | o." //|(( | ) | o-)). ____________ d d ..\\,_________ _/_/__| ____ dd | ____ Oops. ,,, ____/_ _ , '.. OO __ - ---_ -- \ |*bip* o." p// ---_- ---_- ) | o-)). ______________ d\*trip!* -- ---_/__| ____ dd | _________ ,,, ____/_ _ '.. pp - \ | Oo" -((- -((- _- ) | o-)). _____..\\,___ @@ --_/__| ____ dd | ____ Huh? `,,, ____/_ '.. \ \ | || | ) | -*fop*- jg ___ || _______ _/_/__| _____________ Episode 577 (Aug. 16th 2004) Hey, I just got some PS2 games Games?! The market's in flux, I need running on our Xbox, wanna try? to get ahold of my stock broker. ` __ `,,, #^^ ..] )| .||' ______ |\ ___________________________ || _______________ Stuart! Please tell me ? you're buying DynaCom! __ `,,, OO #.. '..] (( )| ||' _ b b ____________________________ || __________________ |\ _____ Did you use one of your stupid Not DynaCorp! Oh, machines on my boyfriend? this is a disaster. ` __ `,,, OO --# 'oo] (( .|(- .||' ______ b b _______________________ || _________________________ || __ I'm not in Hardware, I work Did I just stumble into in the -Software Development- an alternate dimension?! SELL! department of Microsoft. __ , `,,, `OO #oo# '--] .||. .)(. ||' jg____________ bb ________________ || ____________________________ |\ _ Episode 578 (Aug. 18th 2004) This must have made Fan Boy and Nerd Boy weird, ____/_ __ , but the label says it's made by Nerd Boy \ \ | ..# in the future, which is a paradox since | ) | .|(. he's "not in hardware" anymore... _______ _/_/__| __ || ______ *ahem* OH WOE IS ME! HOW SHALL I EVER ____/_ __ , FIGURE OUT HOW THIS MACHINE WORKS AND \ \ | #..# SUBSEQUENTLY REVERSE ITS EFFECTS?! | ) | -)(- _______ _/_/__| __ || ___________________________ ____/_ __ \ \ |#.. | ) |-\\ __________ _/_/__| \> _____________________ Pardon me.. What are ____/_ __ __ , you doing with \ \ |#.. OO$ my machine? | ) |-\\ )\ _______ _/_/__| \> __________________________ /| _____________ Pfft. The universe is What? ____/_ __ , too predictable. __ , \ \ |#.. OO$ | ) |-\\ .)\. jg_______ _/_/__| \> _______________________ || ________________ Episode 579 (Aug. 20th 2004) OK, so this is Quite so; I invented it. Although ____/_ your machine? `__ __ , I'm not quite certain why \ \ | #.. OO$ it's here in the past. | ) | -)|. .)\. _/_/__| ______________ || ______________ || _______ Like I thought. The timeline has changed. This used to be future That old buffoon? ____/_ __ , Nerd Boy's invention. __ , \ \ | ..# OO$ | ) | |( .)\. _/_/__| __ /| __________________________ || _____________ OK here we go, according to the new patent note, your name is.. ____/_ __ , Molly.. I can't quite __ \ \ | --# make out the last.. OO$ | ) | -\\. .)\. _/_/__| || ____________________________ || _______________________ * Hello mum! ____/_ __ __ , \ \ | #oo ^^$ | ) | )| -)\- jg/_/__| || ____________________________ || __________________ Episode 580 (Aug. 23rd 2004) I have a daughter?! You -will- have a daughter. ____/_ ` __ __ , \ \ | #oo OO$ | ) | .)|. .)\. _/_/__|______________ || _______ || ________________________ But.. Now, mum, you know I can't tell With whom?! you that. It might change the ____/_ ` __ __ , future in a paradoxical way \ \ | #.. OO$ and destroy the universe. | ) | -)|- .)\> _/_/__|______________ || _______ || ________________________ Yeah.. OK. Right. Now let me have a ____/_ ` __ __ , look at the machine.. \ \ | #.. OO$ | ) | .)|. )\ _/_/__|______________ || _____ /| ______________________________ TELL ME WHO YOUR STOP MESSING WITH THE FATHER IS! CAUSE AND EFFECT THINGIE! ____/_ ` __ __ , \ \ | #oo @@$ | ) | -//- -)\- jg/_/__|______________ || ___ || _____________________________________ Episode 581 (Aug. 25th 2004) OK mum, let's have a gander at the thing that caused all this. Can't you tell me just -one- ____/_ ` __ __ , thing about your father? \ \ | $OO ..# | ) | -/(. .|(. _/_/__| _______ || _________________ || __________________ Let it go, will you? It's ____/_ __ , all in the future. __ *grumble* \ \ | OO$ --# | ) | )\ .|(. _/_/__| ___ /| _____________________ || __________________ Aha, here we go. I'll fix this easily, and then Oh? Oh OK. ____/_ , we can restore your __ , \ \ | friends' personalities. ..# | ) |\ .|(. _/_/__||\ __________________________ || __________________ Aren't you glad to get your friends back to 'Normal' is a bit of an ____/_ __ , normal? __ , exaggeration. \ \ | $OO --# | ) | -/(- .|(. jg/_/__| _ || _______________________ || _____________________ Episode 582 (Aug. 27th 2004) LINDA'S DAUGHTER MOLLY RESTORES NERD BOY'S AND FAN BOY'S PERSONALITIES... ALL IS WELL. What just Dunno. Let's happened? play Zelda. ` `,,, __ __ ____/_ OO ..' ..# OO$ \ \ | || .||. .|(. .)\. | ) | __ bb _________ || ___________ || ___ || ______ _/_/__| _______ Where are you going? I want to see the world, ,,, ` __ __ , before the universe OO ..' #.. $OO catches on. )) || )| /( d d __ /| ___________________ || ________ |\ __________ ___ __ ,-' ` `- ,( .- ( `- ( "Catches on?" Oh mum, you have trees! Why `,___ _,`-;,- __ , __ , haven't you told me? ' \ `.'(__ #.. $OO | .' )| /(- | | ________ |\ _____________ |\ _________________________________,', ___\ An hour ago, I An hour ago, I didn't exist. When the didn't even know machine changed your boyfriend into a you existed! ` __ __ , "productive member of society", #.. $OO you left him and met my father. `)|' ./(. | | _______ |\ ________ || ___________________________,', ___\ But you changed it back! I didn't want to be a last-minute Why? Now you won't exist paradox patch. But you might make in the future anymore! ` __ __ , the same decisions this time; #oo OO$ we could very well meet again. -)|- )\ _____________________ || ___ || _________________________ But but but ` __ #.. | .)|. -*vop*- __________________ || ____ | _____________________ __ #.. )| ______________________ || __________________________________________ Hey, is it- STOP MESSING WITH THE ` __ , CAUSE AND EFFECT OO --# THINGIE! FOREVER! (( -\\- jg__ b b ______________ || _________________________________ Episode 583 (Aug. 30th 2004) ..who wore her hair up, but I know she was just jealous so I didn't listen, ,,, , and that was when he said that '-- ..~ she had said that he did this .||. '<<, when she was with him. _______________ || _____ || _________ I think I learned a OK, I'll indulge you. valuable lesson today. What did you learn? `,,, , '.. ..~ .||. .<<. _________ || _____ || _____________ I'm not a fan You think I'm boring? Before you of everything! answer that; bear in mind that I `,,, , hate liars as much as I hate '.. ..~ people who find me boring. -||- .<<. ______________ || _____ || __________________________ ,,, 'oo --~ || .<<. jg____________________ || _____ || _______________________ Episode 584 (Sep. 1st 2004) When you stop showing Spider-Man 2, No. We're under strict can I have one of those posters? orders to throw those away. `___ __ , ()..) --' _ -||. ________ .||. .__|) _____________________ |\ ___|______|_| || \__| _________ What?! Give me a poster, or I'll.. My baby?! I'll take your baby! `___ __ , ()--) oo' _ -||- ________ .||. .__|) _______________________ || _|______|_| || \__| _________ Yeah, I'd have to give it back though, after a while; I don't have room for a baby in my small apartment. I don't have stuff like diapers `___ __ and food and the like.. ()..) ..' _ .||. ________ .||. .__|) _______________________ || _|______|_| || \__| _________ I'd probably have it back to you Just take the by.. is 5 good for you? What time stupid poster! do you get off work? `___ __ , ()..) --' _ || ________ -||- .__|) jg________________________ || _|______|_| || \__| _________ Episode 585 (Sep. 3rd 2004) What? Linda wants to get married? Where did you get that idea? That's Sure it is. way off in the future. `,,, , '.. ..~ .||. .<<. ______________________ || ______ || _______________ Fan Boy, do you AAAAAAAAAAAAH! want to.. ` ` __ ,,, #.. oo' ^^~ .)|. -//- .<<. _______ /_| _____________ // ______ || __________________ AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH! __ `,,, #oo ,-.___ __ --~ __ _ _ 'oo .)|. ( -- _ -_ << -- _ -- - -//- _______ /_| ___________ (__, - ____..\\,_______ --- / \ ..play some live- action role-playing? Heheh. ` __ , #oo ..~ .)|. .<<. jg______ /_| _________________________ || __________________________ Episode 586 (Sep. 6th 2004) Yo, HammerHead. Hey. You ever had a flight dream? `,,, ___ , I haven't. I never get those. '.. (..() I can always just jump kinda ||' .||. high and then float down. ________ |\ __________ || ___________ So you're like the guy in Yeah! It's like.. the game Soul Reaver. `,,, ___ , '.. (..() .||- -||- ___________ || _______ || ___________ Soul Reaver is a I guess. So anyway.. good game. `,,, ___ , '.. (..() .||. .||. ___________ || _______ || ___________ That's a good idea, I'm gonna go play that game right now. Thanks, HammerHead. `,,, ___ *sigh* ..' (,,() || || jg____________________ /| _________ || _________________ Episode 587 (Sep. 8th 2004) And then I ran into Mrs. Filterbottom. She sure has a weird name, doesn't she? ` ~^^] .>>': _A_ _____________ || `-| | _____________ Mhm. Yeah, the.. Down the street, yeah. ` ~..] .>>': _A_ ____________ || `-| | ___________ Mhm. ` ~..] .>>': _A_ _________________________ || `-| | _______________ What?! But I've been calling her that for YEARS! ` ~oo] ->>': _A_ jg_____________________________ || `-| | ____________________ Episode 588 (Sep. 10th 2004) Hey, whatcha working on? `,,, _ *click* '.. O |_) *clack* || |_(._[__] ____________ |\ _____________________ | |b| | _________ Revolutionizing the web with your new and `,,, _ *clickety* ingenious concepts? '.. O |_) *cla.. .||. |_(._[__] _______ || ___________ | |b| | _________ Are you being sarcastic? ,,, , _ '.. OO |_) .||. |(( _[__] _______ || ___________ | bb| | _________ No, I Too bad. I hoped you'd developed meant that. a spine and a sense of humour. `,,, ` _ '.. O |_) *click-click* || |_(._[__] jg______________________ || ___________ | |b| | _________ Episode 589 (Sep. 13th 2004) ______________________________ _______________________________ | | | /`*klch* | | _, | | / | | /| | | / | | _/ | | _/ | | OO // | | OO // | | ||-\ *bam* | | ||-\ | |___________ bb _______________| |____________ bb _______________| '------------------------------' '-------------------------------' ________________________________________ | | | | | | | [| | | OO/`*vrrrr* | | \\ | | b b | |________________________________________| '----------------------------------------' ,----. _____________________/ \___________ | | | | | | | | | | | qq ,----. | |____________________\(______)___________| jg '----------------------------------------' Episode 590 (Sep. 15th 2004) Here, have a snack. Oh cool, thanks. ` , ~.. OO .>>-o .||. __________________ |\ ______ dd _________ I made it myself. Oh. Um.. Well, I'm sure it's.. ` , ~.. OO .>>. o-||. _________ || _____ dd _______ uh.. , ~-- OO >> o-||. ________________________ || _____ dd ___________________________ I WAS TRYING TO THINK OF A MORE , ELOQUENT SYNONYM FOR 'TASTY'! #O -||- jg_________________________________ dd ____________________ Episode 591 (Sep. 17th 2004) So are you gonna eat Oh. So we're OK then? this or what? ` , ~.. OO .>>-o .||. __________________ |\ ______ dd _________ You're still an idiot, What? Really? You value my but I want you to ` , opinion? Wait a minute. taste this and tell ~.. OO me what you think. .>>. o-||. _________ || _____ dd _______ It's not poisoned or , anything, is it? ~-- OO >> o-||. ________________________ || _____ dd ___________________________ I'm not very smart. , #O || jg_________________________________ dd ____________________ Episode 592 (Sep. 20th 2004) /______________________________________ That dress _ _ _ | | looks great! |()% (_)|-|- | | , | | _ | | ______ OO ~.. | | <>- | |________________/_|____| |_____ __|||_/ \ / \______ b b ___ |\ _|____________________________________ _____________________ _______________________ | | (| | (| | | _ _ _ Are you serious? It looks | . \/|_|(| . \/|_|(| | | -|-|(_) %()| like it would cost you | / __ / ___ | | _ , | a month's pay! | \ > |\ /| | | O > ..~ OO | |_____/ \_______/|\___| |____| \ ____.<<.___||__| ______/___\______\|/____________|__\______________________________ /___________________________________________________________\ | | _ _ _ | | |) | |) | | | | | |()% (_)|-|- | | |)|_|\/ . |)|_|\/ . | | | | _ | | ___ \ __ \ | | | | OO ~.. <>. ____/_|____| |___/|\_______/_\_____| | __|_____bb____||__________________________________________|________ You're right. It doesn't , look expensive enough. OO ~.. || >> jg______ bb ____ |\ __________________________ Episode 593 (Sep. 22nd 2004) ..~ << _____ *skvoot*._/| _______________ Did you just step on You shouldn't leave stuff lying my transmophone?! , around. I hurt my foot! `OO --~ -((- .<<. ___ b b_______________ ._ || ______________ Now it's all bent Oh I mourn with you, out of shape! , I really do. `OO ,<| ''~ -||-/ .<<. _______ bb ______ || ____ __ _,-. _,' `.-' - OO_ ,-' oo~ - ||'`<| *fnoooteeeeetooooooo...* ____________ bb ___`-.__||_____ _ _ - It's not totally broken. I was trying for a cat, but this -is- more appropriate. `OO ,<| *woof!* .||-/ ^..^___, jg_______________________ bb ______ '||--| _________________ Episode 594 (Sep. 24th 2004) Myself from the future! I'm concerned. What am I doing here? _ , `OO o." (( )). ________ b b ____________ dd | ____________ Concerned? Well, you're not making any progress. About what? At this rate, you'll be an idiot when ` _ , you reach my age. I don't OO o." want to be an idiot. .||. )). _________ bb _______ dd | ___________________ What? See? You can't even grasp ` _ , basic conversation! OO o." || -)). ___ bb _______ dd | ___ You are being Oh, one of your random blubberings REALLY MEAN! _ , happened to coincide with `@@ o~" reality! Isn't that nice. -//- )). jg____________________ bb _______ dd | ___________ Episode 595 (Sep. 27th 2004) I've got a great idea for a web comic! You're making a web comic? `,,, , '.. OO || .||. ______ |\ ____________ dd _______ -We- are. It's about a little cat that finds That can't be good. a stick of paste. `,,, , And starts eating it! '.. OO _,,_ .||. .||. _)..( *chew* ___________ || ____ dd _______ (7_mm *chew* Right, so then it starts to hallucinate, so the stick of Nah it's crap. \ __ paste comes to life! `,,, , `. ../ ,' Hilarity ensues! '.. OO _,,_ _ /-/ __ -||- .||. _)oo( / / _______ || ____ dd _______ (7_mm ,'/_/ `. We could call it OK -that's- "Cat and Paste"! REALLY crap. _ `,,, , |.. '^^ OO _,, (|v|__ .||. .||. ___).. | | jg_____________________ || ____ dd _______ /-->\ |_| Episode 596 (Sep. 29th 2004) Let's listen | | to your lungs. | And out. | *pffff* Good. o_ , Breathe in. | o_ , | ` o_ , OO .." | OO.." | OO .." ))-\\ | ( |-\\ | ))-|| __ ddT || ________________|__ ddT || __________|______ ddT || _________ Well, you are perfectly healthy, o_ , although you should probably OO .." think about exercising more. )) .||. ________ ddT _ || _____________________ Aw crap, I hate exercising. Unless... Next! , ` _o OO "". )) .||' ________ ddT ________________ || ______ C'mon, technically it's me YEAH! FEEL , exercising, even if he's , THE BURN! ~-- OO from another dimension! -- >> .||- o-\/. jg_____ || ___ dd ___________________________________ dd _____ Episode 597 (Oct. 1st 2004) ,, Um... Nerd Boy, why _ /.._ aren't you wearing ,'/ |__/ , your glasses? ,' | / )\ .. ..~ (_ )_\|\\ \ .(( .<<. ____ |[\\_>] >] `--'b b _____________________ || _____ ,, They're broken. I'm _ /.._ doing well without Mhm. And you've been ,'/ )__/ , them though. , to the pet shop? ,' | ))\ .. ..~ ( )__\|| \ .|| .<<. ____ )/_ >]] `--'bb __________________ || _____ ,, _ /.._ Yeah.. ,'/ )__/ , *sigh* ,' | ))\ .. ''~ ( )__\|| \ .|| .<<. ____ )/_ >]] `--'bb __________________ || _____ ,, That guy sold me _ /.._ a gorilla again, ,'/ )__/ , didn't he? ,' | ))\ .. --~ ( )__\|| \ .|| .<<. jg__________ )/_ >]] `--'bb __________________ || _____ Episode 598 (Oct. 4th 2004) I read a good book lately. , OO ..~ (( .<<. _____________ b b __________ /| ________ Oh yeah, what? King Arthur! ` , OO ..~ || .<<. _____________ bb ____ || ________ Oh, cool. I haven't You should. I learned a -lot- read that. ` , about English history! OO ..~ .||. -<<- ______ bb ____ || _____ I hardly think it's OK, when did we suddenly a historical document. start talking about a book ` , that -you've- read? OO --~ <||. .<<. jg__________________________ bb ____ || _______________________ Episode 599 (Oct. 6th 2004) Hey, you know that software The intelligent agent that assimilates you wrote for me? `___ , your taste and searches the web ()..) OO for content that you'd like? || .||. ______________ |\ _______ dd ___________ Yeah, it's acting weird. I I told you not to touch changed some settings.. `___ , anything there! ()..) OO .||. -||- __________ || ____ dd ___________ Sorry. So.. Did you put in a joke message that says No.. not to use the computer `___ , because it's busy ()..) OO taking over the world? || .||. _____ || ____ dd _______ ..then there's a problem. `___ (),,) OO || || jg______________________ || ____ dd ________________ Episode 600 (Oct. 8th 2004) So, you unwittingly unleashed p please don't kill me an evil AI on the internet? ___ , `OO (,,() || || __________ bb _____________ || _____ Finally! A chance to test the cyber interface software I wrote for my VR equipment! , ___ OO (..() )) || ______ d d ________________________ || _______________ x---------------------------------------------------------------------x | Activate! | | ___ , _ | | ,:)..) OO:-. (_| | | |.||. || | [__]_ _| | | ________ \_||_____db__\__,'| | | | __________ | x---------------------------------------------------------------------x | | | _\ \ \ \ | | | | | / / / /_ | | _> *...chliiiiiiiiip!* <_ | | / / / / | | | | | \ \ \ \ | | | x---------------------------------------------------------------------x Woah, these avatars Meh. Just something I are pretty cool! whipped up in my \ / spare time. ,,, __ ( .. OO | __/ o|_ \__| ( ) \) ____ _ _)/ / ,' /| /| ||\\// `.\ ___|`.\_ \|___|| ((' | \\ _ _ \ | | ||\||\ / ) ) ||/||/ \|\| __ ___ jg________________ ||||_ ____________ //_//__\ _____________________ Episode 601 (Oct. 11th 2004) So how come I'm this big The floating symbolises my buff guy and you're a robot disassociation toward reality, that has weird floaty parts? how I'm anchored in the mental \ ,,, __ / and not the physical. ( .. OO | __/ o|_ .)) \__| ( ) \\,'/ ____ _ / ,' /._/ /| ||\\ `.\ ___| \|___|| _ )) | _ _>'-' \ | | ||\||\ / ) ) ||/||/ \|\| __ ___ _______ ||||_ ____________ //_//__\ ____________ So you think of me as more Well, I just thought you of a "hands-on" person? needed a self-confidence boost, \ ,,, __ / since you usually have ( .. OO | a hammer for a head. __/ .|_ \__| ( ) _\\ ____ _ / ,' (=]_) /| ||\\ `.\ ___| \|___||// )) | _ _ \ | | ||\||\ / ) ) ||/||/ \|\| __ ___ _______ ||||_ ____________ //_//__\ ________ [%INTRUDERS% Sentry Bot:: Why Are You Not Attacking] /_ ,,, __ _ /_ ( .. OO | _--- /_\ __ / __/ -|_ \__| -___ ___ | == ( ) \\ ____ _ -__ / | \ ___|_\\\_ / ,' / ) /| ||\\ /__|__\ \/\ / `.\ ___| / _//|___||// / /___ /\___ )) |( // _ _ '---' /\--' \ | | ||\||\ /__\/__\ / ) ) ||/||/ / |\/ |\ \|\| __ ___ jg______________ \_|/\_|/ ___________________ ||||_ _________ //_//__\ Episode 602 (Nov. 11th 2004) Where've you been? I heard about Yeah, we were battling some virus taking over the world! it in cyberspace. `,,, , ___ '.. OO (..() -||- )) || __________ || _______________________ d d ________ /| __________ Huh. And you Well, it was our didn't invite me? mess to clean up. `,,, , ___ '-- OO (,,() .||' .||> || _______ || ________ dd _________ || _______________ OK, so how We actually captured the virus even did it go? though it's virtually unstoppable. `,,, , ___ '.. OO (~~() .||. .||. .||. ____ || ________ dd _________ || _____ Then we realized that humanity deserves it and let it go. ,,, ` ___ 'oo OO ()..) || (( || jg___________ || _____________________ b b ____ |\ ________ Episode 603 (Nov. 15th 2004) Linda! Nerd Boy made a virus that's taking Figures. I can stop over the world! the virus though. `,,, __ , '.. --# -//- .|(. __ / \ ____________________ || ___________ You can? How? Are you kidding? With all the times `,,, __ , Nerd Boy's asked for my advice, '.. ..# I might as well have made || -|(- that virus myself! __________ || ______ || _______ In fact, I might be the only one who can stop it. ,,, __ , ,, '.. ..# -- .||. .|(> \ _______ || ______ || ________________________________________ Oh, hey Warez Dude, TH3 UNM15T4K4BL3 what brings you here? SM3LL 0F M0N3Y. `,,, __ \ ,,, '.. #.. -- .||. .)|. .//. jg_______________ || ______ || _________________________ _( \_ ____ Episode 604 (Nov. 17th 2004) Nerd Boy! My brother is using So.. you asked Linda to stop the your virus for monopoly virus and Warez Dude overheard you? and extortion! `,,, , '.. OO -//- )) ______ / \ ________________ d d ____________ Yeah.. So first you tell on me, and ` now you're telling on them? ,,, , '.. OO .||. .||> _____________ || ____ dd ______________ Um.. Because your brother wouldn't yeah.. cut you in on the profit? `,,, , '.. OO .||. .||. ____________ || ____ dd ____________ Uh... Still waiting for the ` persuasive argument. ,,, , '.. OO || <||> jg_______________________ || ____ dd ____________________ Episode 605 (Nov. 19th 2004) Are you doing something Hey, Fan Boy. Have you seen Zelda: about the virus now? Minish Cap? It totally rocks. `,,, , _ '.. O |_) || |_(._[__] ____________ |\ _______________ | |b| | _____ That's an emulator! You're Yeah? What playing a stolen game! do you care? `,,, , _ '.. OO |_) .||- |(( _[__] _________________ || _______ | bb| | ________ But think of all the Note to self: Fan Boy has Nintendo slaves who died finally totally lost it. to make that game! `,,, , _ 'oo O |_) -||- |_(._[__] ____________________ || _______ | |b| | _____________ You said that out loud. I know. `,,, , _ '.. O |_) .||. |_(._[__] jg__________________ || _______ | |b| | __________________ Episode 606 (Nov. 22nd 2004) You're still not foiling my brother's plan to monopolize Linda's still working for him? the antivirus market with your I just assumed she'd get fed unstoppable virus? `,,, , up and kick his butt. '.. OO .||. .||. ___________ |\ _________ dd _______ I mean, what's he got over there, some kinda hypnotizing ray? ,,, , '.. OO .||. .||> _______ || _______ dd _____ Hehe. Hypnoti.. what? ,,, , '.. OO || .||. _______ || _______ dd _____ OMG HE HAS A HYPNOTIZING RAY! WE HAVE TO SAVE HER! `,,, *sigh* 'oo OO -||- )) jg _____________ || _______ dd _________________ Episode 607 (Nov. 24th 2004) We have to save Linda There is no ray, I from the hypno-ray! `,,, , made it up; it 'oo OO was a joke! .||. .||. ______ || ___ dd _______ OK, sure. But it's still You mean besides the only reason why Linda getting filthy rich? would still be working `,,, , for my brother! '.. OO .||. .||. ________________________ || ___ dd ________________________ Please! Fine. Let's go save her from the `,,, , non-existent hypno-ray. '.. OO -||- (( ________________ || ______ b b _____ ____ _,--'___ `. ,-' | `. \ I don't know which is more disturbing: ;`-..____| \ | That you were right or that it ; . | | looks like a giant shower. W0RK! ; yes master | | ,,, , ,,, / ; _ _ , : | |_ 'oo OO -- ; (_| @# : | ,O' || || ___.\\.__ ; _[__]_.)_| : | | jg__ || __ bb _________________| \> | ; | |/| | : | | Episode 608 (Nov. 26th 2004) We demand that you release 1 C4N F1X TH15. Linda.. you.. you fiend! / ,,, , ,,, '-- OO -- .||. .//- .//. ___ || __ bb ____________________ _/( ____________ Really? ,,, ` *clk*,,, '.. OO ' -- .||. .||. o-//. ___ || __ bb __ _( \_ _______________________ _____ ,' _ `-._ ,' ) `. / (_________\ : : : yes that is .-------------------------------- : much better | ANOTHER HYPNO-RAY! OUR HEROES : | : M45T3R. | ARE TRAPPED IN THE CLUTCHES OF : master \ | THE EVIL WAREZ DUDE! HOW WILL : ,,, ` : ,,, | THEY EVER ESCAPE?! WILL THIS : '@@ @@ : -- | BE THEIR DOOM?! STAY TUNED! : .||. .||.: .//. '-------------------------------- jg_:___ || __ bb _: _( \_ ___________________ Episode 609 (Nov. 29th 2004) OUR HEROES ARE ENSLAVED BY | WAREZ DUDE'S HYPNO-RAY! | ----------------------------'__ ,' `. / ,'`. `-._ | | / `-. | | |_________\ | | : : | | : : | | : : | | : : MU4H4H4H4H444! __| | : ,,, __: \ ,,, ~.. 'o. | : '@@ @@ #@@ : -- >> | | : || || )| : -//- __ |\ ________|>-.______,'| |_:_ || _ bb _ || __:___ _/ )_ __________ __ ,' `. / ,'`. `-._ | | / `-. | | |_________\ | | | | | | | | *whistle* __| | ,,, __ ,,, ''~ 'o. | '-- OO #-- oo << | | .||. .||. .)|. // jg______ /| _ : =>._____,'| |___ || _ bb _ || ______ _/ )_ ______ Episode 610 (Dec. 1st 2004) Have you bought any Let me guess, you've already Christmas presents yet? bought presents for everyone. `,,, , _ '.. O |_) || |_(._[__] ______ |\ _________________ | |b| | ______ Yep. You got one for me? `,,, , _ '~~ O |_) .||. |_(._[__] ______ || _________ | |b| | ______ Yep, and it's And what if I happen to buy it a good one! for myself before Christmas? `,,, , _ '~~ OO |_) .||. |(( _[__] ______ || _________ | bb| | ______ I'd.. but.. The paradox of being prepared. `,,, , _ 'oo O |_) || |_(._[__] jg__________________ || _________ | |b| | ____________ Episode 611 (Dec. 3rd 2004) There should be a ban on Because of the thing you and buying things for oneself during Fan Boy were talking about? November and December. ` , OO ..~ (( .<<. ___________ b b ______ || _________ Yeah, it's.. you No. I won't for the next were listening? ` , few minutes either. OO ~.. .||. .<<-" __________ bb ____ || ____ Hm. Well, the benefits are two-fold: You won't buy something that you'll later get for Xmas, and when you finally get stuff, you're ` even more thankful because OO ..~ of abstaining for a while. <||. .<<. _______________ bb ____ || ___________ Well, what do I think maroon drapes you think? would be perfect here. ` , OO ~.. -||- .>>. jg__________________________ bb ____ || ________________ Episode 612 (Dec. 6th 2004) Beyond yonder hills lies adventure! _ , Cat, let us seize the moment! ___,------------- |.. __,-'________ |o|__ _,, *meow?* _,;_,--' '-._ (| | ___).. _,-' `-.__ ___ |_| ___ />->\ ___________________,--' Hey, although I am figmentatious, you shouldn't question ` _ ___,------ your imagination. |-- *..mmeeow?* __,-'________ |.|_, ,,_ _,;_,--' '- /| | ..(__ _,-' _______________ |_| ___ mm _<) ____,--' Because life would be boring! __ , Now, go! Over the.. ___,-----------,---._ /.. __,-'________ / `-. \/o/__ _,;_,--' ,' '-._,' `. / / _,-' / `-.__ \ ____ /_/ ________*ZOOOOOOOOOOoooooooo..-' `----.___ `. Oh my. ` _ ___,------ |.. __,-'________ |-| _,;_,--' '- (| |) _,-' jg_________________________ |_| _____________,--' Episode 613 (Dec. 8th 2004) ,-, ( ( `-` The moon is nice Mmm. But it's cold. this time of year. I'm going back inside. ` , _OO __ ..~ _ _/__))__ <<__/ _ _ ________________________ / \ dd // / \ _____________|||__|||____ NO! I mean.. Why don't Because you're not you borrow my jacket? wearing a jacket. ` , __@@__ ..~ _ _/__||__ <<__/ ___________________ / \ dd // / \ ____________ Exactly. So are we * , going inside? __OO__ ..~ _ _/__||__ <<__/ ___________________ / \ dd // / \ ____________ I would, but I think I'm frozen solid. ` __OO__ --~ _ _/__||__ <<__/ jg ___________________ / \ dd // / \ ____________ Episode 614 (Dec. 10th 2004) Greetings Nerd Boy! I am the No you're not, you're just ghost of Christmas past! me from a couple of days ago. _ , , /OO OO < > .||. ____ |_| ____________________ dd _____________ Woah. How Because I was there, stupid! did you How could the past me ever Yeah, I know that? surprise the present me?! was an idiot. ` , _ , OO OO O." .||. -||- )). _,-'`-._ bb __________________ dd _____________________ d d ) _____ Future me?! How did you Same way you knew, stupid; know this was happening? this happened to me before. ` _ , OO OO O." .||. .||- )). _ bb __________________ bb _________________ dd | _______ Even -I- got that! I'm confused now. *sigh* ` ` _ OO OO O-" -||- || )). jg bb db dd | Episode 615 (Dec. 13th 2004) Do you realize how expensive water is? I've stopped taking Um.. showers to save up for a `,,, , Playstation Portable. '.. OO || .||. __ |\ ___________ dd ____ I think that if I don't What? How long have you take a shower for the next gone without a shower? three months, I'll `,,, , have enough money. '.. OO .||. .||. ___________ || ________ dd _________ Let me check. *scratch* `,,, *scratch* '..> oO .|| || _______ || ________ dd _____ Looks like two weeks. Dude; gross. `,,, , '.. oO .||' || jg || dd Episode 616 (Dec. 15th 2004) I love these Blech, Hong Kong movies! booooring. ` , ,---. ,---- OO ~-- -. | \ \ |`-._(( __ >>___`-. +--+-+ ___________ | | bb \\ || _____ | | | ____________ Look! That That aside, he's guy can fly! pretty cute. ` , ,---. ,---- OO ~.. -. | \ \ |`-._((-__ >>___`-. +--+-+ _______ | | bb \\ || _____ | | | __________ Now what are Hey, now it's they.. Oh no. getting interesting. ` , ,---. ,---- OO ~.. -. | \ \ |`-._(( __ >>___`-. +--+-+ _____ | | bb \\ || _____ | | | ________ Blech, I love these booooring. Hong Kong movies! ` , ,---. ,--- OO - ~^^ -. | \ \ |`-._\\ __ >>___`-. +--+-+ jg_______ | | bb \\ || _____ | | | ______ Episode 617 (Dec. 17th 2004) Jingle bells, What are you /\ jingle bells.. so happy about? /-'\ `,,, , /o " \ '~~ OO /'''`\ -||- .||. /,_.'o_\ ________ |\ ______________________ dd ___________________||_____ _\/_ Xmas, silly! You forgot? With Oh yeah. Well, /\ a tree right behind you and I've been busy. /-'\ Xmas music on the `,,, , /o " \ radio non-stop? '~~ OO /'''`\ .||. .||. /,_.'o_\ ___ || _____________ dd ___________________||_____ ,,, '.. OO' .||. .||. _________________ || _____________ dd ___________________________ Are you making a giant _\/_ robot with the single /\ objective to destroy Xmas? Um.. /-'\ `,,, , /o " \ '-- OO /'''`\ .||. || /,_.'o_\ jg ___ || _____________ dd ___________________||_____ Episode 618 (Dec. 20th 2004) Well, I reprogrammed my robot. Now instead of destroying Xmas, it will spread the Xmas spirit. OK. ` `,,, OO ..' .||. .||. ____________________ bb ___________________ || ___ *SKREEEEEEE!* ____ _| / ___\ |_ \|/|(#)#) / \,-\<|>./ See, he's even \ / wearing a Santa's hat! /\/\_,/`._,' , ,,, / /\'\/`.__|\ OO oo' / /(__/___,'\ \ -||. .||. ___/_/___/_____\_\_\____ dd ___________________ || ___ ____ / ___\ |/|(#)#) *,-\<|>. Well? You have made Santa's hats |\ /| | a source of abject terror. /\/\_|/`._,' | ` `,,, / /\'\|\.__|\/| OO oo' / /(__/___,'\ \ .||. .||. jg_____/_/___/_____\_\_\____ bb ___________________ || ______ Episode 619 (Dec. 22nd 2004) ____ / ___\ |/|(#)#) *,-\<|>. |\ /| /_ We're home! You've been shopping? /\/\_|/`._,' |/ , , / /\'\|\.__|\ ~.. OO / /(__/___,'\ \ .>>. ))' ___/_/___/_____\_\_\__ []||[] _____________ d d __________ ____ / ___\ |/|(#)#) Yeah, your giant robot gave *,-\<|>. me some great present tips. |\ /| He really saved Xmas for me. /\/\_|/`._,' | , / /\'\|\.__|\/| ~.. OO / /(__/___,'\ \ .>>. .||. ___/_/___/_____\_\_\__ []||[] ____________ dd __________ ____ / ___\ |/|(-)-) And why do people complain *,-\<|>. about Xmas rush? We didn't |\ /| stand in line once! /\/\_|/`._,' | , / /\'\|\.__|\/| ~.. OO / /(__/___,'\ \ .>>. || jg_____/_/___/_____\_\_\__ []||[] ____________ dd __________ Episode 620 (Dec. 24th 2004) ____ / ___\ *SKREEEEE* _| |/|(#)#) |_ MERRY XMAS! \__*,-\<|>.__/ MERRY XMAS! \ / ,,, __ ,,, /\/\__/`._,' ___ -- #..# '.. / /\'\/'.__|\ OO ..~ (..() -\\- -)(- -||- / /(__/___,'\ \ -||- -<<- -||- _/ )_ || || _/_/ _/ \_\_\_ db || || ____ Why did I have to / ___\ stand next to this |(#)#)| Oh stop being creepy Xmas monster? ,-<|>/. such a big ` /\ /| baby! ,,, __ ,,, /\/\_\/`._,' | , ___ -- #.. 'oo / /\'\/'.__|\ |\ OO ..~ (..() .\\. .)|. .||- / /(__/___,'\ \ .||. .<<. .||. _/ )_ || || _/_/ _/ \_\_\_ dd || || ____ / ___\ But that's what |/|(#)#) Xmas is all *,-\<|>. He's And I didn't get about! /\ /| right. any presents. ,,, __ `,,, /\/\_\/`._,' | ` ___ , -- #.. '.. / /\'\/'.__|\/| OO --~ (,,() .\\. .)|. -||- / /(__/___,'\ \ .||. .<<. .||. jg _/ )_ || || _/_/ _/ \_\_\_ bb || || Episode 621 (Dec. 27th 2004) ART DAY: SOME CHRISTMAS PRESENTS -------------------------------- ____ ,-. /_/_/ \ / Chinese /_/_/ =(#)= good luck /_/_/ o charm /|\ Chocolate, 99% cocoa ||| ||| o ' \_ Excellent! o-| _ , __ |/| OO | \| o -||. o _|_ dd \_/ A candy tree __ /\:\ ________ / // | |\ / // Laser pointer | <3 || Washable (_// with key chain |________|| 100% plastic : `========' deck of cards : (_) Genius! ` \OO/ (and some other stuff that's hard to draw) || jg db Episode 622 (Dec. 29th 2004) Well that was a big let-down. What? ` , OO ..~ (( .<<. ________ b b __________ || ____________ Xmas! Too much set-up I thought -I- was the and too little pay-off! Scrooge around here? ` , OO ..~ -||- .<<. ________________________ bb ____ || _______________ No, we've always alternated. It's my turn this year. You're What? No, I always need -you- to supposed to cheer me up. ` , get me into the Xmas spirit. OO ..~ .||' -<<. __________________________ bb ____ || _________________ No wonder I'm so depressed every other year. ` OO --~ || .<<. jg bb || Episode 623 (Dec. 31st 2004) Hey Ishmael. ,,, , '.. OO || ))' ______ |\ ______________ d d _____ Huh? Why would you Ha! I tricked you into call me Ishmael? quoting Moby Dick! `,,, , '.. OO .||. -\\. ___________ || _________ dd _________ ,,, '.. OO || -\\. _____________ || _________ dd ___________________ So? Dunno. Just thought the earth ` might swallow you up or, you ,,, , know, -something-. '.. OO .||. || jg______________________ || _________ dd _________ Episode 624 (Jan. 3rd 2005) So that's it, I guess. Really?! Wow, The end of the world. ` ___ , awesome! OO ..~ (~~() (( .<<. -||- ________________ b b _________ || ____ || __________ You're weird, shut up! ` ___ OO ~-- (oo() || .>>- || ___________ bb ________ || ____ || _______ End of the world how exactly? , ___ OO ..~ _- ();;) || .<<. - -_ -//- _____________________ bb ________ || _______ - -- / \ __ I spilled some self-replicating I knew I shouldn't have nanobots out of that My First Nanotech bought you something that Kit I got for Xmas. They're destroying is "from ages 7 and up". the world at an exponential rate. ` , OO --~ -||. .<<. jg________________________________ bb ________ || ________________ Episode 625 (Jan. 18th 2005) ..so then I thought that maybe I should clear the state -after- checking it, ,,, , otherwise it's always cleared! '.. OO .||. .||' ____________ || ____ dd __________ That's it? Yeah. `,,, , '.. OO .||. .||. _________ || ____ dd _____ Why are all your bugs so obvious? Even I would've caught that last one! `,,, '.. OO -||- .||. _____ || ____ dd ___ Well, I'm a genius. I can do the impossible, but the ,,, , obvious takes me a while. '.. OO || .||> jg_________________________ || ____ dd ______________ Episode 626 (Dec. 17, 2005) Hey what's that? It's a ball with a gyroscope It looks cool! in it. Purely hand-driven. `,,, , '.. *vrrr* ` OO .||- - o||. _______ || __________________________________ , dd ___________ That glow is powered by the gyro? Does it do anything else? Check it out. `,,, , '.. *vrrr* ` OO || - o||. ________ |\ _________________________________ , dd ___________ Wha.. `,,, *vrrrueeEEEEE* '.. ,o:o.OO || o o )) __________ |\ ________________________ `o:o'dd __________ ,,, *CHOOM!* 'oo | , OO || ` o:::::::::: : : : -\\ jg_______________ || / ` dd ______________ Episode 627 (Dec. 19, 2005) You know, I've decided that I really hate Xmas. Here we go. ` , OO ''~ .... (( << _||||_ _| __________________ b b _____________ || ___________ | | | | _ I mean it this time! It's lost its meaning. I really can't Mhm. see the point anymore. ` , OO --~ (( << _________________ bb _____ || _____________ Stop that! I'm having an OK, last offer: You get me the existential crisis here! Celine Dion tickets, I buy you ` , , the vintage Millenium Falcon. OO - ..~ -||- -<<. ___________ bb _____ || _____________ OK, deal. You drive an overly ` , dramatic bargain. OO ..~ )) .<<. jg____________________ d d _________ || __________ Episode 628 (Dec. 26, 2005) WHAT I GOT FOR CHRISTMAS ___ ------------------------ ||==| Terry Pratchett ||/\| "A hat full of sky" @@ *vrrrr* ||__| ||o bb Powerball! ____ __ \_\_\\_\ \_\_\_\ Dark chocolate! \_\_\_\ _ _ \_\_\_\ _ |-| (D) "The button" |-||-| __ _____ `-''-' __/ / /\ \ Chips / /__/ | |;-'_| "Golden poker" /__/ Cards | |,;'o| chocolate |_|o_o_| Texas Hold'em set ___ , /\ , ( ) /\ /)| |;; /\ \ / Jade Buddha | |//,' //,' | o necklace |_ //___ //_____| ,---. Ink // // ,',--. | ,. // // / / ; / /;/ _ _ _ _ () () | / / /'/ / (O)=====<_> `-.__,' / / |\_____/| Brushes Ink well './ `.___,' Water bowl _ Miniature sho-do calligraphy set! jg Episode 629 (Feb. 15, 2006) I invented a new mnemonic technique. ___ , ~.. (..() >> .||. ____________ |\ _____________ || ___________________ I'm not asking what Pain! I figured that pain is easy it is. You're weird. to remember. Or, you just hurt ` ___ , yourself more, so you ~.. (..() feel it later! .>>. -||- ___________ || _____ || __________ That's weird even for Different areas of my body mean you. Stop talking. different things. To remember a meeting, ` ___ , I bite my left pinky and think ~oo ()..) about the meeting really hard! >> .||' ____ || _____ || ____ You know, I can help Social standing; right chin! you remember to never ___ , talk to me again. `~-- ()~~) .>>. `||. jg________________________ |\ ___ || ________________ Episode 630 (Feb. 17, 2006) I heard you Yeah, I'm teaching got a new job. game programming now. `,,, , '.. OO || (( ____ |\ ____ b b ______________ What?! You're Gamer, ew. I'm not obsessed not a gamer! with games, but I do play `,,, , them, you know. '.. OO .||. .||> |_ _____ _| ______________ || ____ dd ___________ | | | | | | ___ Really? Name the last thousand games you played! Thousand, are you crazy? `,,, , '.. OO -||- || _________ || ____ dd ___ Hah! You're I'm gonna go now. I'm sorry about not a gamer! your brain disease or whatever. `,,, , 'oo OO //- .||- jg ___ || ____ dd ___ Episode 632 (Apr. 3, 2006) . Nerd Boy, what is this Oh that's just an . : : hole doing here? ephemeral portal. :.::.: `,,, , _ : : ..' O |_) : : -||. |_(._[__] ___ :. : ______ || ___________________ | |b| | ____ : :.:: : : It's opened during a transient . connection to another dimension. . : : ,,, Don't worry, it'll close soon. :.::.:_ _.-_oo' ` _ : '''' `-'_ < ___] O |_) :''''''' . < ___] |_(._[__] ___ :.'''''_,___<___] __________________ | |b| | ____ : :.:: : : Why do you ask? , _ | O |_) - > < - |_(._[__] _____ | ________________________________ | |b| | ____ He left. How rude. , _ OO |_) |\\._[__] jg__________________________________________ | |b| | ____ Episode 633 (Jun. 19, 2006) Have you heard? What? That doesn't make any White is the new black. sense. What was the -old- black? `,,, , '.. oO> || .|| ___ |\ ________________ dd __________ Well -black- of course. What a disappointing conversation. Anything else wouldn't This calls for emergency escapism! make any sense. `,,, , '.. OO .||. .||. || dd _,----. _ ' _.-`-._,--. ,' `-' ` --.,---. ( Good bye, Nerd Boy! `- ) )I'm leaving forever! `. God speed and good riddance! ( `,,, O o. , ( '~~/ ) OO ( `- || ,' '||. `.-.____________ /| __,- _)__ dd _____ Huh? Yeah! Shake it, Angelina! `,,, , '.. OO .||. -\\- jg__________________ || ______ bb _________________ So tell me about your OK, big bold lettering, new T-shirt design. "I am wearing a T-shirt." .------.----- _ `__ `,,, ___ | T-CO | >o< '.. ..' (..() |------| _ _|_ || `|| || |o | ___ \_/ || || || |______|_____ __ ,,, ___ '.. ..' (..() || || || ____________ || ___________ || ______ || _______________ OK, "This T-shirt has some.." No, "Wearing a T-shirt is..", "I-". __ `,,, ___ '.. ..' (..() || `|| || ___ || ___________ || ______ || ___ What was -that-?! You suck! | Me?! But those weren't- We are -severely- lacking in the idea department! / | I don't- And that's -your- department! / __ `,,, ___ , '.. '.. (oo() || -||- || jg_________________ || ___________ || ||