ASCII Art - ASCII Comics - The Red Baron, Part 2 Red Baron No. 77 Posting a few cartoons up front, meaning, you guessed it, going to be offline for a few days. . 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Well, not very | | | | | |o |o | /,| special! There's a | |,-|---------.,=.| | | | | /' | bunk bed, one of which | |`.|\_______.\;__| | | | | | isn't in use since | |`.|_____________| | | | __ | my last roomie's KIA. | | | `|----| <'__`) | Locker, kitchenette, | :9)9\\ \ all fairly standard! / _ (\\/ \o_/' `.__________________,' ,' / (( [:] /\_\_ \`(_,'._ \ \,'. `. | | | _____\ `.__/`-._______\'._,.)_\__`.__ ,. | | \ `"' \_._____/ `|| | | |\ ____ \ ( ) | ||\ \~~_\__ \ __ |__|`. | || \ \~\~~~\ (_) __+_ |--| `--' `. | || \ \_\~~ \ \_"_\ `--' `. || \ \___\ `--' ############_ ############################### ##|`####`#####. ############################ ###############__ ##|#| | | ########################## #| ` _________`.#|#| == | == | ###""""""################# #| ### ___|#|#| == | == | ##|#. ####`############### # ##### ### |#|#|o |o | ##|,##. ####`############# ## ## ##### | | | ,--##|'####.-----`########### ## ## ## ## ### | | |.(__:`####|######|########## ## ## ## ## ##### ## _ ####` : `##|######|########## ##### ##### ## ## ## (#_ >## _______`|######|########## ### ### ##### #### /# >( |########|######|########## -((__ ### #### `\# / ## |########|######|########## __ `----.__((___ /_ \_##,|########|######|########## `-((-._____ `-((- #(# __(/#######|######|########## ______________________##\##--#\##/####,.#|######|########## \ #################`####' ######||#|######|########## |\ __### ##\#### |--|#######( ) ######|########## ||\ \~~_\__ \ `--'#######|__|#. ####|########## || \ \~\~~~\ (_) __+_ ######|--|##--####. ##|########## ##||##\ \_\~~ ### \_"_\######`--'##########.#|########## ####||###\ \_#_\ ###--'##################### |########## _____________ ,' `. / Except for the \ _________ | icebox, which | .___`.___`. | doubles as a | | | | | portal to another | | == | == | _______ | dimension ever | | == | == | |`. `. | since a fried | |o |o | |, `. `. | sausage in the | | | | ,--__|' `.-----`. \ back went bad! / __ | | |.(__|:. | | `._______ ____,' ('__`> | `.(| `:. | | `.\ //6(6; | *pfff* `| `:| | `\ `\_-/ // | | | | /_/\ //=7. | |7 | | ,-( . ,/\/_||. | | | |||\ \/ /_(#// `. | | | ______________|||_\ /__|##|_____`.__ ,. | | \ `' `""__ `|| | | |\ ____ \ |--| ( ) | ||\ \~~_\__ \ `--' __ |__|`. | || \ \~\~~~\ (_) __+_ |--| `--' `. | || \ \_\~~ \ \_"_\ `--' `. || \ \___\ `--' __________ |`.___`.___`. _______________ | | | | | `.____________`. | | == | == | _______ |`.|_____________| | | == | == | |`. `. | | | | |o |o | |, `. `. | ________________ | | | ,--__|' `.-----`. / \ | | |.(__|:. | | | Also its bulb is | __ `.(| `:. | | | way too bright! _`-._ <'__`) | `| `:| | \________________/ ,.)- \\ | | | | _ ,. (\,'__/' | |7 | | ,' / || [:]/\_\ | | | \`( ,'._ ( ) / |. `-. | | | _______\ `.__/`-.|##|_\_/.___._ ,`.__ ,. | | \ `"' `""' _,--' _/ `|| | | |\ ____ \ //9|---' ( ) | ||\ \~~_\__ \ __ |__|`. | || \ \~\~~~\ (_) __+_ |--| `--' `. | || \ \_\~~ \ \_"_\ `--' `. || \ \___\ `--' Red Baron No. 79 __________ __________________ |`.___`.___`. ,' `. _______________ | | | | / Well, here I am at \ | `.____________`. | | == | == | | base awaiting my new | |`.|_____________| | | == | == | / roommate. I know | | | | | |o |o | /,| he'll be an ace, | |,-|---------.,=.| | | | | /' | since he's been | |`.|\_______.\;__| | | | | | selected applying | |`.|_____________| | | | __ | state-of-the-art | | | `|----| <'__`) \ mathematical models. / :-)-\\ `.__________________,' _ ,. \o_/' ,' / || _/\_\_ \`( ,'._ ( ) / . `. | | | _______\ `.__/`-.|##|__'..___._ ,`.__ ,. | | \ `"' `""'__ _,--' _/ `|| | | |\ ____ \ |--| //9|---' ( ) | ||\ \~~_\__ \ `--' __ |__|`. | || \ \~\~~~\ (_) __+_ |--| `--' `. | || \ \_\~~ \ \_"_\ `--' `. || \ \___\ `--' __ <'__`) ,.)- \\ ________________ _ ,. (\,'__/' ,' `. ,' / || [:]/\_\ ____/ You just fill in \ \`( ,'._ ( ) / |. `-. `-. a form, send it in, | __\ `.__/`-.|##|_\_/.___._ ,`.__ | and bingo: perfect | `"' `""' _,--' _/ \ comrades! / //9|---' `.________________,' ______________________ ,' `. / Pilot trainee Schmegon \ | reporting! Hi! I hail | | from Heilbronn and women | /, call me "I Can't Believe | /'| He's Not Valentino!" | | Pleased to meet you, | __ \ brother in arms! / /))) `.______________________,' . ' , (((^(= __ \_-/ <'__`) / \ /__ )o)\\ )) || || ,(_3 _ ,. \-_/' || |\' / ,' / || _/\_\_ || | |' \`( ,'._ ( ) / . `. || |/ _______\ `.__/`-.|##|__'..___._ ,`.__ ,. \| |] \ `"' `""'__ _,--' _/ `|| ,-((\--, |\ ____ \ |--| //9|---' ( ) #######| ||\ \~~_\__ \ `--' __ |__|`. #######| || \ \~\~~~\ (_) __+_ |--| `--' `. #######' || \ \_\~~ \ \_"_\ `--' `. | | / || \ \___\ `--' __________ |`.___`.___`. _______________ | | | | | `.____________`. | | == | == | _______ |`.|_____________| | | == | == | |`. `. | | | | |o |o | |, `. `. __ |,-|---------.,=.| | | | | ,--__|' `.-----`. /))) |`.|\_______.\;__| | | | | |.(__|:. | | ((^>^) |`.|_____________| | | | __ `.(| `:. | | \_-/ | | `|----| <'__`) | `| `:| | / \ )o)\\ | | | | || || _/__ _ ,. \-_/' | |7 | | || |\-'(_3 ,' / || _/\_\_ | | | || | |' \`( ,'._ ( ) / . `. | | | || |/ _______\ `.__/`-.|##|__'..___._ ,`.__ ,. | | \| |] \ `"' `""'__ _,--' _/ `|| | | ,-((\--, |\ ____ \ |--| //9|---' ( ) | #######| ||\ \~~_\__ \ `--' __ |__|`. | #######| || \ \~\~~~\ (_) __+_ |--| `--' `. | #######' || \ \_\~~ \ \_"_\ `--' `. | || || \ \___\ `--' ____________________ ( ) (_ Unless they forget ) (_ to carry the one, _) (___ it seems! ____) ______________ (____________) _ _( ) _ (_) ( I wonder if I ) (_) _______ () (_ should ask right ) |`. `. (_ away what the _) () |, `. `. __ (_ pentagrams in ) |' `.-----`. /))) ( front of the _) O |:. | | (((.(= (_ fridge mean! ) __ | `:. | | \__/ (_______________) <'__`) | `:| | / \ )o)\\ | | | || || _ ,. \-_/' |7 | | || |\. ,' / || _/\_\_ | | | || | |`. \`( ,'._ ( ) / . `. | | | || |/`.)) _______\ `.__/`-.|##|__'..___._ ,`.__ ,. | | \| |] ` \ `"' `""'__ _,--' _/ `|| | | ,-((\--, |\ ____ \ |--| //9|---' ( ) | #######| ||\ \~~_\__ \ `--' __ |__|`. | #######| || \ \~\~~~\ (_) __+_ |--| `--' `. | #######' || \ \_\~~ \ \_"_\ `--' `. | || || \ \___\ `--' Red Baron No. 80 __________ |`.___`.___`. _______________ | | |####|\ ______________ | `.____________`. | | == |####| \ __( )___ |`.|_____________| | | == |___\|"| ( Let me think ) | | | | |o |####|"| ( for a moment... What ) |,-|---------. __ | | |####| | (_ could be worse than _) |`.|\_______. /))) | |___\| | _( having to bunk from ) |`.|_________ ((.>.) |# __ (_ now on with recruit _) | _\_-/ ----| ('__`> (___ Dweebon from ___) / `. //>(<; (__ Dweebbronn? _) / / |. \ \ `\_-/ () _ (_____________) ( '. ,------- _/_/\_ (_) `.))|####### ,' /; `. ____________\|#######__| / : ` `.__ ,. __________ \|####### \ `. /'`-` / `|| / \ ____\------| `. `((---' ( ) | Military | \~~_\__ \ `.((\ __ |__|`. ___| courier | \~\~~~\ \ __+_ |--| `--' `. `-. reporting! | \_\~~ \ (_)\_"_\ `--' `. \__________/ \___\ `--' ____________________ ________________ ,' `. _( ) / Your flight schedule, \ _( Having to FLY )__ | Sir! Congratulations! | ( with Dweebon from ) | You are going to learn | (_ Dweebbronn, of course! _) | aerial combat from the | (_ __) \ very best of the best! / (__ "Best of the best," ) `._______ ___________,' (_ that would be me! __) /,' (___________________) ___ /' __ _ /##/\ (((\ (_) ##">\ =)o))) __ () \:_<" )) \__/ ('__`> / /\ __ ,' `. //>(<; |\ \| / /)___,' , /. \ `\_-/ | \ \___/_/\\___,-'| |,------- _/_/\_ | \____// / |####### ,' /; `. |___/ __________|_\|#######__| / : ` `.__ ,. [__[] \ \|####### \ `. /'`-` / `|| \ ) |\ ____\------| `. `((---' ( ) | || ||\ \~~_\__ \ `.((\ __ |__|`. | || || \ \~\~~~\ \ __+_ |--| `--' `. | )) || \ \_\~~ \ (_)\_"_\ `--' `. | || || \ \___\ `--' _ _______ ___ // )) __ (_) _( ) /##/\ ,( / (((\ () (_ Geek ) #"-\-; ,' ,' =)o))) __ (_ Heil! _) \__"/,' ,' __ \__/ ('__`> (_______) / ,-' ,' \ \ ,' `. //9(9; | _,-' \(\__/ , /. \ `\_-/ | .|,\ \\____/| |,------- _/_/\_ | .| / / |####### ,' /; `. \___// __________|_\|#######__| / : ` `.__ ,. 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"#####',\ \ \/ | ###############,' ,',->#########\ \.-_ ,-' | \ \ \ ###########<`"##,,_/##############.____,-',,| /\` | \_ #########<`-.####:#################||##| /##/ | \ \ |\ _ #########<`-#######\################"-='_|#/ |-|\,'\ /| ##########`-########\#####################/ / / /,-' `"""""\#######|#####""""""`#####"' `' )######|######/ _______________ ,/ /########\##### / \,'/ "########"###" | It may be / \#########"' | just stunned! | `"""""' \_______________/ ____________________ __,_ )) ,' `. (####) / IT'S NOT STUNNED! \ _ (( C">)<; | IT'S PASSED ON!!! | ,-/;) \ O/_ ____| THIS FERRET IS NO MORE!! | _,'==\/| ,'\-/ `. `-. IT'S A STIFF!!! | ,#/===/##| / ,}{ `. \ | BEREFT OF LIFE | /##|=,####| _`=___/ / }-._," ) | IT RESTS IN PEACE!! | /###`'##,##| ==____,'\ ==___,' | | /#######(|)//\ [_[]_,( | THIS | ___,####-#####"###| \ \ \ IS AN EX-- / #######|. 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(Original vore art stolen from Strega) Red Baron No. 82 | ,' ,; ,| | _ ,'_______,;'_ ,'|| | _// | | || ,| || | // |_______________________ _ | || ,' | || | || ,' / _// | | ...... || . ____________ ||,' / // | | |||||| || | ,' `. ||_________/. . . . . . . || | | |||||| || | / Aren't you \ ||________| | \ \\ \ || ,|| | '''''' || ' | a bit SHORT | ||________|~~/~~|~~\~~\~\~||,' || | || | for a fighter |___ ||('__`> || || |o || \ pilot? ,-' ||//>(< ___,--((,'\ || || | || `.____________,' ||`\_o/---.___,' , \ ,__,.||__ || | || | || ( \ ```. [] ,---'`--/ /||_// | | || |' |______||,'\ \___ (( _____(_/_||/ | | || ,"======||___\___))\_`-""_________|| | | || ,' ||________________________|| ,|| ___ || ,' ||________________________||,' | / \ ___||__ ,' || || ()==%%| |||| \|__/ /\ \ ___ ________ /__ \ )) ,' `. (o | _/ /. `|| ||_//6(6;__|((\_|_((\_|| _ |______________________| (()# _ (()))# ())# ,()).# _ ((())# \---/# ())# Red Baron No. 83 ____________ __ __ ,' `. <'__`) (((\ / So, our very \ __ )6 \\ =)^))) | first flight |____ \ \ \>_/' \__/ | together! Are ,-' | | /\_\ /\_\ | you excited, | \\) / / /\ ||/ /\ | Dwe-- I mean | \ `.|/ / | |/ / | \ ... Egon? / `.___/ | ,' / | `.____________,' \ __/ )) ,'_,'_ / \ []__]\ (// []_(/\ \ )) / )(\ \ ) ((\ __________________ ____________ ,' `. ,' `. / Um, yeah \ / "EGON?!!" \ | horrible, isn't it? | | | | I guess like so many | | Your name is | | parents mine also | | "Egon | | felt being beaten | \ Schmegon?!!" \ | up at school builds | `.____________,'`.\ . ' , \ character! / `\ __ )) __ `.____ ____________,' <'__`) (((\ /,' ^ ^ ^ __ :o)o)\ =)9))) /' ^ ^ ^/\\//\ //\ ^ ^ \ \ \>_/' \o_/ //\ /\\ \//\/\\ /\\/\\ //\ \ \ /\_\ ()^ /\_\ () /\\ __ /\\ __ | _______ _____ \\) /// /\ ((//\ ||., \ _______ ((() | /\_\ | == ~~~ ===\=== ===/== \ `.|/ / | ~~~~~~ |/. \ \ ~~ ===/=== ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ' ' ' ' `.___/ | ||. |) ) ' ' ~ ~ ~ \\__/ ~ \\_ / / ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ []__] ~ []_(// ~ ~ / ) ( ) ~ _______________ ,' `. ____________________ / Why didn't \ ,' `. | they simply tattoo | / Because then \ | "Kick Me!" into the | | they would have had to | | back of your neck | __ __ | wait for the other kids | \ at birth? / ('__`> (((\ __| to learn how to read, | `.___________ __,' //>(<; (9<9)) `-. I guess! / `.\ `\_-/ \o_/ `.____________________,' `\ /\_\ /\_\ // , \ |/ . \ || | | | ______ \\ ) | ____/ \ |/ // `-. Oh, | / /_] | right! | ,-(// ) \______/ Red Baron No. 84 ____________ ,' `. __________ / So tell me \ / \ | something about | __ __ | Don't call | \ yourself, Eeg! / ('__`> (((\ | me that! | `.________ __,' //-(-; =)o\)) \_ _______/ `.\ `\_o/ \>_/ )) /,' `\ /\_\ /\_\ /' / / /\ ||/ /\ |/ / | |/ / | ,' / | ,' / | ,'_,' __/ )) ,'_,'__/ \ ((/ []__]\ (// []__]\ \ )) / )(\ ( ) ((\ _______________ __ __ ,' `. ________ <,_,`) )) (((\ / Don't \ / \____ :9)9\\ =)-\)) | monosyllabify | | Call you ,-' \o_/' \o_/ ____| my name! It | | what? | /\_\ /\_\ `-. sounds silly, | \________/ //.\ \ ||.\ \ | don't you see? | ||. \ \ ||. \ \ | Like calling | |\. | | |\. | | | August "Ogg," or | ,'_\|_| | ,'\|__| | | Dieter "Deet," or | ((/ []_| | (//[]__| | \ Manfred "Manf!" / / ((\ ( ((\ `._______________,' ____________ __ __ ________ ,' `. <',_`) (((\ )) ,' `. / No, I don't \ )9 \\ =)^))) / Well, \ | see! You sound | \-_/' \-_/ ____| I guess | | just as peculiar |____ /\ \ /\_\ `-. there's no | | about it as our ,-' / / /\ ||/ /\ | accounting | | chief mechanic, | |/ / | |/ / | | for tastes, | \ Contardo! / ,' / | ,' / | \ is there? / `.____________,' ,'_,' __/ ,'_,'__/ \ `.________,' ((/ []__]\ (// []__]\ \ / )(\ ( ) ((\ Red Baron No. 85 ___________________ / \ | So, there she is! | | FOKKER DR1!!! | \____ _____________/ ___ (\\ /,' :::)= / )| /' __ ___________ |______ / / | __ (((\ ,' `. \/ /| `. (',_,> =)o))) / WOW, it's \ & , |/ `. `//^(^; \-_/ __| like, really, | /_\' | `.`\`v/ /\_\ `-. um, RED!! / |_|`. | //\ \ ||., \ `.___________,' | ||.`. `. |/. \ \ _______/ |\. `. `. ||. |) ) / / \|. | `./`-- )) \\_ / / / / ||__| `\\\ []_(// (_/ []__] ( ) ___________________________ ,' `. / Wingspan: 7.2m, length: 5.5m, \ | weight circa 590kg, maximum | | speed as of now 175km/h, | __ \ flight ceiling: 6100m! / (((\ `.___ ______________________,' =)o))) & `.\ \-_/ _\' `\ )) | /\_\ _|`. , \)) *pat* | ||., \ \. ______ / / *pat* | |/. \ \ \`' `. ____________/ /___________/ ||. |) ) / Really, \ /_,'_ / / \\_ / / | REALLY | / //[]\ *crawl* []_(// \ RED!! / ; (( ) (_/ ( ) `.______,' ______________________________ ,' `. / 9 cylinder, 110 horsepower \ | Oberursel UR-2 rotary engine! | | And a twin set of 08/15 standard | | 7.92mm Spandau machine guns, | | synchronized with the propeller | \ so they won't hit the blades! / `.______________ ______________,' (( __ /,' ____________________ __ ('__`> /' ,' `. /_\\==(^^) / Not to forget the \ / /' \_o/ | lovely paintjob by | `. `-.'/| | someone whose livelihood | `._ \ \`. | is firetrucks and | / //. `__ \ bordello entrances! / |__// `._(\\______ _ `.___ _______________,' [--[]_ |()|::::)= / ) __ /,' __/ \ ____||______ / / (((\ /' ^ ^ ^ \ \-------' \/ / =)o))) ^ ^/\ ^ ^ //\ /\\ & \ \. & , . & , |/ \>_/ \\/\\\/\\ //\ () /\\ __ /\\ _\' \ )`/_\' `/_\' | /\_\ ______ _______ ((() | /\_\ | _|`./ /,'|_|`. ,'|_|`. | ||., \ )) ==\=== ===/=== ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ /-/ |\__|/. \ \ ' ' ' ' ~ _ / -. __________________/=___||. |) ) ~ ~ ~ `---` / / / \\_ / / ~ ~ ~ / / / []_(// )) ; (_/ ( ) ________________ / \ ### | Will you get | ### | inside already?! | ## \___ _/ # /,'\/`'`'\/`' __ /' ('__`> /=(><) ______ _ `\_o/ |()|::::)= / ) _____ / /\ /)____||______ / / ^ ^ ^ `-------' \/ / ^ /\\ ^ //\ /\\ & . & , . & , |/ /\\ /\\//\ ^ ) /\\ __ /\\ _\' `/_\' `/_\' | ________________ \ (() | /\_\ | _|`. ,'|_|`. ,'|_|`. | ,' `. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~ | / We attack mostly \ __________________________/ | at dawn from the | ~ /____ / / _,^ east, right? / ~ ~ / //[]\ )) / / -'----._________________,' ; (( ) (_/ Red Baron No. 86 I'm still a few cartoons behind from my days off, and I should be mov- ing the plot along, but at least right this moment I'm too lazy. So here's filler. Enjoy! _________ ,' ,| ________,' | ________,----- | | ,--' __ -._ | | `---- (_ ) --____, -__ | | ________ ( )- -' ) | ,' ( _,- ___ ) ,--' ________|' `-._ _( --- (_ __( ,' `--- ) __ `-._ ( `- __ `----- )_ \ \ `. (__,- _(_ ( ___,-' ___ __ _____ \ `. `. (_ `. _(_ \ \ `. -' _(___ _,--(___ `--. \ `. `. ( ,-' ,- __ __ \ \ (_,- .___( __,---' ___,-___ ` _) _ __ __ ____) ---.__) ('__`> _ --__`. \ `--------' /==(o) ______\ -'_--`. \ `\__/ |()|::::)= '_`. . \________ _____ / /\ /)____||____\_-``. .____, `-------' `-------' \-` , . \ / , . & , . & , . & , | ' |`- -'| The Spirit of `/_\' `/_\' `/_\' | |,- -.| Salzgitter ,'|_|`. ,'|_|`. ,'|_|`. | ' /__\ ` |\ ' ` ____________________________________________/__\ / / .`.-_-\ / / `_`.'_-_\ _ ; ; -- - `--. __,------- _______ __)--- (___ _____(____ `--- ___ --' __ `----( ---.__________)---- `-. ____,- `-----------,----' __,-' -----' ( ___,-' (___________ `------------' `------ _________ ,' ,| ________,' | ________,----- | | ,--' __ -._ | | `---- (_ ) --____, -__ | | ________ ( )- -' ) | ,' ( _,- ___ ) ,--' ________|' `-._ _( --- (_ __( ,' `--- ) __ `-._ ( `- __ `----- )_ \ \ `. (__,- _(_ ________ ___ __ \ `. `. (_ / \ _(_ \ \ `. | What?? | (___ `--. \ `. `. ( \____ __/ __ \ \ (_, /,' __,---' /' _) _ __ ____) ---.__) ('_,,> `--------' /=(66) ______ `\_-/ |()|::::)= ________ _____ / /\ /)____||___/__ ,\ `-------' `-------' \ ,'\ | _________ ,' ,| ________,' | ________,----- | | ,--' __ -._ | | `---- (_ ) --____, -__ | | ________ ( )- -' ) | ,' ( _,- ___ ) ,--' ________|' `-._ _( --- (_ __( ,' `--- ) __ `-._ ( `- __ `----- )_ \ \ `. (__,- _(_ ( ___,-' ___ __ \ `. `. (_ `. _(_ \ \ `. -' _(___ _,--(___ `--. \ `. `. ( ,-' ,- __ __ \ \ (_,- .___( __,---' _) _ __ )) __ ____) ---.__) <'__`) _ --__`. `--------' (=/))\ ______\ -'_--`. \`\/' |()|::::)= '_`. . _______ _____ / /\ /)____||____\_-``. `-------' `-------' \-` _________ ,' ,| ________,' | ________,----- | | ,--' __ -._ | | `---- (_ ) --____, -__ | | ________ ( )- -' ) | ,' ( _,- ) ,--' ________|' `-._ _( --- (_ ___________ ) __ `-._ ( `- _ ,' `. )_ \ \ `. (__,- _( / Not to worry! \ _ __ _____ \ `. `. (_ | It's just | \ \ `. \ sunblock! / `--. \ `. `. ( `._____ ____,' \ \ (_, /,' ___,-___ /' ` _) _ __ ____) ---.__) ('__`> \ `--------' /=(66) ______ \ `\_o/ |()|::::)= \________ _____ / /\ /)____||___/__ ,\ .____, `-------' `-------' \ ,'\ | . \ / , . & , . & , . & , |,' \ | |`- -'| The Spirit of `/_\' `/_\' `/_\' |) )|, | |,- -.| Salzgitter ,'|_|`. ,'|_|`. ,'|_|`. |,' ,/ / ' /__\ ` | ' , ' ` ____________________________________________/ ' / / / / _ ; ; `--. __,------- _______ __)--- (___ _____(____ `--- ___ --' __ `----( ---.__________)---- `-. ____,- `-----------,----' __,-' -----' ( ___,-' (___________ `------------' `------ Red Baron No. 87 _____________________ . ' , ,' `. __________ __ / Oil pressure-- Check! \ / \ (((\ | Fuel-- Check! | | Um, hello! | =)o))) \ St. Christopher Medal-- / | Time out! |__ \>_/ `.________________ ___,' \__________,-' |\`,____ `.\ ,'\\'.____`. `\ __ (( _____' ,|| \ \ \ )) _ <'__`) /\).__,' \\__\ /)) /_)___ (66)=\ []--] .-++-, ______ =(::::|()| \o_/' *Snip!* / \ / __ \||/ ,'___`. __/_/_||____(\ /\ \ _____*Snip!* /__/ /_/ / \__||__/ / \ \ / `-------' `-------' ,/ / .____, _^;_._||--.|_____| | . & , . & , . & , ( / . \ / , | `/_\' `/_\' `/_\' The Sp \ \ of |`- -'| ~ ~ ~ | ,'|_|`. ,'|_|`. ,'|_|`. Leip \ \ |,- -.| ~ | / \ ' /__\ ` ~ ~ ~ / \______________________________________| ,'__ ' ` ~ / / \ \ `' / / \ \ (_/ : : __________________ ,' `. _____________________ / That's the PROBLEM! \ ,' `. | I can't even SEE my | / You need an extra \ | seat under this pile | | invitation?!! We kindly | | of junk food wrapping, | | request you sit down!! | \ let alone sit! / | Please quit smoking, | `.__________ ______,' | fasten your seatbelt, | `.\ __ | and make sure your seat | `\ (((\ | is in an upright | =)<))) \ position!!! / (( \O_/ `.______________________ \ _,_ /\_\ `.\ ,.#* |' ,\ `\ __ (*;;((_' ,' | _ ('__`> \\)`__,'|__| /_)___ /=(><) (( \\___,[]--] / .-++-, ______ =(::::|()| `\_o/ // / \ / __ \||/ ,'___`. __/_/_||____(\ /\ \ _____ // /__/ /_/ / \__||__/ / \ \ / `-------' `-------' ,/ / .____, _^;_._||--.|_____| | . & , . & , . & , ( / . \ / , | `/_\' `/_\' `/_\' The Sp \ \ of |`- -'| ~ ~ ~ | ,'|_|`. ,'|_|`. ,'|_|`. Leip \ \ |,- -.| ~ | / \ ' /__\ ` ~ ~ ~ / \______________________________________| ,'__ ' ` ~ / / \ \ `' / / \ \ (_/ : : ___________________ ______________________ ,' `. ,' `. / Don't worry, \ / Wow, now THAT'S a \ | I'll take care of it! | | first! Usually my planes | | You just go ahead and | | crash a long time before | | get to the part of | | cleaning them out becomes | | where the emergency | \ an issue! / | exits are located! | `.________________ ____,' | I can hardly wait | `.\ . ' , \ for that one! / `\ __ `._____ ____________,' ('__`> /,' /=(66) /' _ (( ,\_-/ )) /_)___ ,'.\/ (( _______ / .-++-, ______ =(::::|()| / . `.___ ,-' //[]\ / __ \||/ ,'___`. __/_/_||____ / ,`.___\)) ,' (( |__/ / \__||__/ / \ \ / `-------' `-------' | | .____, _^;_._||--.|_____| | . & , . & , . & , ( \ . \ / , | `/_\' `/_\' `/_\' The Spi \ '\ |` '| ~ ~ ~ | ,'|_|`. ,'|_|`. ,'|_|`. Leipz `. `._ )) | ~ | `./ ) __ ` ~ ~ ~ / \_________________________________________ / / ` ~ / / \ \ `"' / / \ \ (_/ : : Red Baron No. 88 __ (( /))) (\ ___________________ (((>(= \\\\ ,' `. \_O/ /\#!\\ ____/ Doesn't all this \ / /| //(**)\ `-. JUNK weigh your plane | / . `.^*(%@"^^\ \ down something bad!? / / `. \\##""\\ )) `.___________________,' |__// `..~~` // \ [--[] `---// _ \ / \ __ / ) ___________ \_\ \_|_ _____ _ <'__`) ___ ____/ \ .____, \ \. `-------' `-------' )- \\ \/ `-. A little. | . \ / , \ ) . & , /`,,,,, \__/' , |/ \___________/ |`- -'| Th / / rit of `/_\' / /////// /\_\ | |,- -.| / / pzig ,'|_|`. \ '====' / / /\ . | ' /__\ ` / \ //'// |/ / | | ' ` __`. |___ ______ __// // _,---' / | _/ `' \. ( `-. ((/----' __/ . \`. , /`-.___)// []__] \. |\/|/\_\ `./| / / //// | ) _\`.________________ .--' `---, //// // / ,' `. \ There's a / //// / | | / The hemorrhoid \ ,' BOWLING BALL / //// ( | | | seat cushion kept it | ,'_ DOWN THERE!!! \ `./ \ \ \ \ \ from rolling around. / | __\ \_/ \ \ \ `.____________________,' |/\ /| /\ /\| ' \/ |/ \/ ` _________ _______ / \ / \ | Rats!!! | | What? | \_____ __/ \___ __/ /,' /,' /' /' (( __ \ _______ )) ,,,,,, <'__`) __ _ \ /[]\\ `-. |||||||| )9 \\ ::)= / ) \__| )) `. ____ '======' \>_/' ______ / / .___ , | | `-------' ((\ /\_\ \/ / ^ . \ / , / ) . & |\ \,-' _ \ & , |/ ^ //\ / |`- -'| /` / rit of `/ ,----||\ _,-' |/_\' | \ //\ () /\\ __ / |,- - _,' ,' ipzig ,'| | || || `'`\ ||_|`. | _ _______ ((() | /\_\ ' /__\( \,' \ /|| | _/ | = ===/=== ~~~~~~~~~~~~ ' \ \ __ ,/ ________ __||/|,-= []__]______/ ' ' ~ `"' ,'/ ,' `.// | ) / / _____________________ _______,' /_______ |+._,+||| // / _____,' `. ,' `. || | |||| / | | `-. You'll have to go \ / The bowling ball \ || | |||| ( | | | after it! The scoreboard | | just rolled down the-- | || | |||| \ \ \ | and return mechanism | \ BOWLING ALLEY?!?!?!? / || | |||| \ \ \ | haven't been working in | `.__________________,'#\|`+.|,+./ \ \-`,-\ \ ages! / ``/#%*//\)"|_______\_/ ,'__/__| `._____________________,' ____________________ ___________________________ ,' `. ,' `. / Up or down \ / Now I'm almost afraid to \ | respectively, depending | | ask where those escalators in | | on the way they slant, | \ the back would take me! / \ of course! Why? / `.___________________ ______,' `.___ _______________,' /,' /,' /' __ /' \ ___ )) <'__`) __ _ \ ,'[]||. )) (( :-)-\\ ::)= / ) \__ / // \ __________ , \o_/' ______ / / .____, / /`-------' // /\_\ \/ / ^ . \ _____/ / . & (( // ,//, \ & , |/ ^ //\ / |`- / / ,' rit of `/ ,----.//,'_,' ,'| _\' | /\ () /\\ __ / |,- /,'`----' ipzig ,'| | || |/--' ,' | _|`. | _____ ((() | /\_\ ' /__ \ /((----'| _/ | =/=== ~~~~~~~~~~~~ Red Baron No. 89 (`-----..__ . `-...--.._`-, _,--,. --------' _____________) ,-'""``--.. \ _\_ ,'"-` / ,;;":,, _);_,;,,,""--._ ___________) (/ / ,:`"(#(##)_""--;;,, `-. ( :( (##(##)__: \`;-:_\ . `.:\ (\\\/""\: `: | \ " . -------------' " (\\#) ); ); ): \ ----' . /\\#/ /;_/; /|\: \ __________) --------' (\\#) /;`--"" | \:| /\\#) /; / |; / \/ (\\#/ /',' /;/ /\ __ )) (\\#\ '"" |;' / \ (( /_ \ ___ __ (\\##) /\ /\/\/\ (..)=) \{{}} (\\\#) _______) /_/\/ \/\ \~// /\ ():?") \\\\#\ / \ / \/ /_/\ /\ \-_/ (\\\##) \ / ,' ) \\ _______ >||<_,.__()\\##\ _______ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~ / ,' || ~~ ===/=== \_,'\||____3\\##) ~ ===/=== ~ _,''/ `.\__'/ ' ' /|[] |`' \\\\##\ ' ' _,-',' / ~ //[--[] ~ |( __| ~ \\\\##\ ~ ,-' , / / \ ~ ~ ~ |[]__] ~ (\\\###) __ ~ ,' / ~ | \ \ ~ (| | | (sjw\##/\' `. / | | | | | | ~ ~ /\/\/\/'` ))) \ ' / ~ | | | ~ ~ ( ( | ,' ` ` ` \\ ##| / / //_/ |_|_| / // ##/ / ~ |-| | ~ (`(`/_\ | (( ###/ / |_`._`. ~ `=`=="' ~ \ \\ ###,;,,, / ~ `--.__###,'###### / ~ )) ~ ~ / __ ~ ~ (( / \ -----====== == = ~ ~ ~ (:. #) -- *rumble* == == == \_#/ ------=== === ~ ~ ~ (( __________ ,' `. . ' , (\\#/ /',' / It's ours! \ __ (\\ ________ | Don't mind us! | / _\ __ (\ / \ | Just passing | (=(>\\) \{{}} __| "Palms," | \ through! / \\=|_| ():?") `. Sir! | `._ ______,' /_/\| | \o_/ \________/ / ,' ,/ / `._/ / _______ >||<_,.__() _ ~~ / / ~~~~ ____,'/ ~~ | .___/ ~ ===/=== \_,'\||____3\\##) ~ = | | ,' / /\__'/ ' ' /|[] |`' \\\\##\ ~ \\ ~ / Where \ (([--[] ~ |( __| ~ \\\\##\ ~ \| | were | / \ ~ ~ ~ |[]__] (\\\###) ~ ' \ we? / | \ \ ~ (| | | ~ (\\\\##/\ _,-' `.___,' ~ | | | ~ | | | /\/\/\/'` __ | | __ ~ ( ( | ~ ,' ` ` ` (( ((() / ~ / / <'__`) )) |_|_| / // ((()o= ~ )- \\ (`(`/_\ ~ | (( \:;/ ~ /`,,,,,, \__/' `=`=="' \ \\ # ~ /\_\ ~ / /////// /\_\ ~ ~ ~ `--.__### //.\ \ ~ \ '====' / / /\ ~ ||. \ \ .//'// |/ / | )) ~ ~ ~ |\. | | ,#/$\\/ _,---' / | ~ ~ ,'_\|__| | (**#%%.\((/----' __/ ~ ~ ~ ((/ []__| | //`._%@")// []__] )) ~ ~ / ((\ // / / //// / ) ~ ~ __________ .//'// ,' / | ,' `. ,#/$\\/ _,-' ,' __/ / Oh, right! \ \ ~ (**#%%.\((/--' []__] . ' , | I mean WRONG!! |___ -- //`._%@")// | ) ~ __ ~ | Not "palms," ,-' / ~ // / / //// / | | (( (((\ | "BOMBS!" | // / / //// ~ / | | (9<9)) ~ ~ | B-O-M-B-S!!! | ,// / / //// ( ,| | ~ \~_/__ | "Load my plane | / \ / / //// ~ \ \\ \ ~ \| `. | with BOMBS" is | `. `./ //// \ \\ \ ~ ,' | `. \ what I said! / `._`-./ \ ~ ~ \-| `,-) _,--' ,'_..__\ `.__________,' \_\_/ ,'__|,'__| //)---' _,[]--| ~ ~ __ //);-',' / ~ ~ *squeak* /.:\ ( ,' __,'_ *squeak* ~ ( #) / ' _/ / ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ \_#/ \__,-' |/ ~ ~ ~ ' ~ ________________________ _____________ ,' `. / \ / I can't decide \ | Sschtumm!!! | | what's more disconcerting! | \____ _______/ | The inane puns or the fact | `.\ | that they wouldn't even | `\ __ \ WORK in German!! / ________) <'__`) `._________________ _____,' . )- \\ /,' ------' \__/' /\ __ /' /`,,,,,, /\_\ \ / (((\ )) ---==== / /////// / / /\ #$%!! -- \ /\/\ =)o))) -----===== \ '====' |/ / | / /\/ \>_/;.__ .//'// ,' / | _____ |/ \`.`-. )) _______ ,#/$\\/ _,-' ,' __/ \ =/=== ~~~~ | | \_ \ ===\=== ~ (**#%%.\((/--' []__] ~~ ??? -- ' ' | / \\_\ ' ' ~ //`._%@")// / ) \ . / __,--' /\____|( \ )) // / / //// / | | \ ` ~ //(,---' [--]-] Y;'\ ~ // / / //// / ,| | ~ \ | \( #) )) ,// / / //// ~ \ \| | \ / \ / \_#/ / \ / / //// \ \\ \ ~ ~ / | | ~ `. `./ //// ~ \ \\ \ (( / /| | )) `._`-./ \ ~ \-| `,-) ~ | | ( \ ----==== ~ \_\_/ ,'__|,'__| | `\_ \ \ ~ ~ \ ( \ \ \ -----==== *squeak* ~ ~ `| | \ ( \ ~ ~ ~ ~ (( |/ -. `| | ,-. ,-. ,-. ,- - \ |/ \ / \ / \ / \ / ` ~ *tip* *tip* *tip* *tip* ~ ~ Red Baron No. 90 ____________________ ,' `. / Man, I'd almost lost \ | hope that we'd make it | ___________ | airborne today, but | / \ | here we are! How | | LIKE it!? | \ d'you like it? / \_____ ____/ `._________ _________,' /,' `.\ /' __ `\ __ __ ,'__-- _ <'__`) / \ ,'--_`- /______ (^^)=\ =o)==| / , ,'_` =(::::|()| \o_/' \>|/ / ,''-_/____||____(\ /\ \ _____(\ /\ \ ________/ . '-/ `-------' `-------' .____, ` | . & , . & , . & , . \ / , | `/_\' `/_\' `/_\' The Spirit of |`- -'| | ,'|_|`. ,'|_|`. ,'|_|`. Leipzig |,- -.| /| ' /__\ ` /__\____________________________________________ ' ` /-_-,', \ \ /_-_`,'_' \ \ - -- : : ____________________ ,' `. _____________ / I don't blame you \ ,' `. | for being scared! Ain't | / No, no! \ | no man in his right mind | | That's not what's | | who's not scared of | | been bothering | | flying for the first | \ me! / \ time! / `.________ ___,' `.___________ _______,' /,' `.\ __ __ /' `\ <'__`) /__\ ______ (o)==\ (6<6)| / =(::::|()| \__/' \o// / /. __\___||____(\ /\ \ _____(\ /\ \ ________/ | /`. / `-------' `-------' .____, | / `.| . & , . & , . & , . \ / , | .|( (| `/_\' `/_\' `/_\' The Spirit of |`- -'| \ \. `.| ,'|_|`. ,'|_|`. ,'|_|`. Leipzig |,- -.| . ` | ' /__\ ` ` \____________________________________________ ' ` \ \ \ \ : : _________ ______________ / \ ,' `. | So what | / Shouldn't the \ | is it?? | | Fokker DR1 be just | \__ _____/ \ a one-seater?? / `.\ `.__________ __,' `\ /,' __ __ __ /' ,'__-- _ <'__`) / \ ,'--_`- /______ (^^)=\ =o)==| / , ,'_` =(::::|()| \-_/' \_|/ / ,''-_/____||____(\ /\ \ _____(\ /\ \ ________/ . '-/ `-------' `-------' .____, ` | . & , . & , . & , . \ / , | `/_\' `/_\' `/_\' The Spirit of |`- -'| | ,'|_|`. ,'|_|`. ,'|_|`. Leipzig |,- -.| /| ' /__\ ` /__\____________________________________________ ' ` /-_-,', \ \ /_-_`,'_' \ \ - -- : : /\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\ # # # ## ## ## ## ### # # ## # ## ## ## # # # # # # # # # # # # ## ## # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # ## ## ### #### #### ### ### ### ### # #### ##### # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # ## ## # # # # # # # # # # # # # # ### # # ## ## ## /\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\ __ )) __ (( /~~\ <,,_`) (o(o)| )) ______ (99)=\ (( \~// / =(::::|()| \-_/' /\ \ *jump* / /. __\___||____(\ /\ \ _____(\ ||. |________/ | /`. / `-------' `-------' .____, | / `.| . & , . & , . & , . \ / , | .|( (| `/_\' `/_\' `/_\' The Spirit of |`- -'| \ \. `.| ,'|_|`. ,'|_|`. ,'|_|`. Leipzig |,- -.| . ` | ' /__\ ` ` \____________________________________________ ' ` \ \ \ \ : : __ __ ,'__-- _ <'__`) (( ______ ,'--_`- /______ (99)=\ __ )) ,' `. , ,'_` =(::::|()| \o_/' /_,\ ____/ WHAT THE \ ,''-_/____||____(\ /\ \ _____(\ (9<9)|___`-. @#$% WAS | . '-/ `-------' `-------' \ THAT?! / ` | . & , . & , \. `.______,' | `/_\' `/_ ___\`._________________ | ,'|_|`. ,'| ,' `. /| / Probably just the artist, \ /__\______________ | having hoped that no one | /-_-,', \ would point that out! / /_-_`,'_' `._______________________,' - -- _________________________________ | | | Let me check my NOTES!!! ... | |_________________________________| Red Baron No. 91 ______________________ ,' `. _,-': / ALL RIGHT, ALL RIGHT!!! \ . ,' ,' | THE FOKKER DR1 IS A | \ ' / ,'. ,' | TUBE-SHAPED TWO-SEATER | __ ,'##,' | WITH CROSSED-OUT DOGHOUSES |____ /__\ ,;##,' ___ | PAINTED TO ITS SIDE!! ,-' (=<=)),'##,'#. ,###' _ | NOW LET ME BACK INSIDE! | \O/,====:"`.#. ,###' ,' | \ PLEEEEZZZZZE!!!!! / ,/====,==\))"####' _,' ,' `.______________________,' ,',|=,###\====`###. ,' ,' ,','/|=`####\==,#=`.`..,' ,' ,',','|\===`###\####.=|_\ /#") ,',--' \/))=,-########=| | ,# |' ,',' "",\#######<",'__)# / `.__ ,',' ,##'`###'\###.====\,'| . `.__ ,','\\ ,##/ _|;.==`####_===\/ \~~\ `-.___ ,',' \\__ ,##,;--' | )`===\##'===|| __~\ `-.~~~ `-- ,',' <'__)##' /_,'/##.='=====| '.`~ `-. `-- ,',' -- =--(=\\\/ /####\======/ --. ~~~~~`-- ,',' .__=--;-,`-;'__,-, /######`.===/ --`-`. ` ,' ,|,`-._)`-' `=''\ ##/ ,#########=\=' .~~~ '- ,' ,'.'"// / ,#=====`,' ,==##########=._____ `-. `- ,' ,',' ||(| |,',###====/ ,##\=,;##### `====="' \ \ ,' ,',' \\\\,' |==###==' ,=###"`===>#/\ __ \ ,'`.',' . \,' ,'#==##/ ,==== ##_,##;"##) .`----.__ ,'## ,' \- ,' ,'`= \,' /======,;###' ""- . `"-`--- ,'###,'"# ,' ,'`.=-= / ,'`===',####' _ ' `----._____ `- \ : ##,' `._,' ,' ,' ,' ,' ,####/ ___,-----'"" `-' _,`."-` `,' \ ,' ,' / ,' / ,##==,' \\ `--.___ . 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(,' ,'.:| ==/ , \\ `----._____ __"-` ,' ,' `./ ,' \ `#=' ,' // /-|\ ` ""- . `"- // ,; `-.,' \-- ,' / ()# # / \ // /, |_\_`----._____ (( (( \ ,' ,' `.#/ \ ,'/ |--|/,, /,/`.`-' _, \\ )) \_____ / ,' `. \ ,',' / _//,,,/ /-._`. . // //____| \ \ `-,/ `.,' ,',' // /___/_/ / /---| // //\ | \___\ \ \`. _,-\ ,',' ---\----`. `./ / | \\+ / \| \ \ \ / \\ \,-' \/~/ _\____\ ,,\ `. `./ ### | \\ ^ \__ \__ \__^\/ \\ \ ,'~/ \ \___\--`.---`. ### \ \\ ____/ / ^ `. ^`. ,'/ \_, /~ / ^ ^ \ \ `.|___| ) / / ______,;'\\ ,-' ( ~( ^ ^^^^^ ^ ^ `. \ ,'\ \ (( __/ ^ ,;"""""""' ,;' \ \ ~\ ^^^^ ^ `.`. \ \,' / \_\ /\ ^(( ^ ,;' \ ^^^\~ `. ^ ^^^^^ `.`.__\,' /^ /\ / \, / \\ / // \_^^' \ ~~)^ ^^ ^ ^ ^ \\ \ / \ ./ \ /\/ ^ // / // _,-'\ / ~/ ^^^^^^ ^\\ \ /\ ^ \/\ /|^ \ ,'/ \ ,'/ +_,-' \ (~ ( ^ ^ ^^^^^ \`. +/ \ / |\ / | ,',.\+ \( ( ' \ \ \~~\ ^ ^^^ ^^^^ ^` \ \/\ +,\/\ +| \ / / \\ \ \ \ ## \ \~ \ ^^^^^^^^^^ ^ \ \ \/ \ \ ______________ | | | All right. | |______________| . | . \ ' ' / \ / `. ### ## ## #### # # ,' # # # # # # # # # -- ### # # # # ### # # -- # # # # # # # ## ## # # # ,' `. / \ / . . \ ' | ' ________________________ ,' `. / Let's just assume \ | that this is the advanced | | prototype with the shields | | and the hyperdrive engine, | \ okay??? / `.______ ________________,' /,' (( __ )) /' /__\ __ __ -,,----._ ((o>o) )) ('__`> _ --__`. / `-\\~/_______ )) /==(o) ______\ -'_--`. |. . . `-------. _(\\. `\__/ |()|::::)= '_`. . -`-----`-._______\)) `` _____ / /\ /)____||____\_-``. .____, `-------' `-------' \-` , . \ / , . & , . & , . & , | ' |`- -'| The Spirit of `/_\' `/_\' `/_\' | |,- -.| Leipzig ,'|_|`. ,'|_|`. ,'|_|`. | ' /__\ ` |\ ' ` ____________________________________________/__\ / / .`.-_-\ / / `_`.'_-_\ : : -- - ____________________ ,' `. / WHAT?!? \ | | | You mean YOU KNOW what | | that button labeled "HE" | \\ | does??? Please | \ \ enlighten me! / __ )) `.________ __________,' \ / \ /,' |==(>= /' \\ \| , ) __`. / \____ /==(^) ______ ( -'_--`. | All right! ,-' `\_-/ |()|::::)= '_`. . | All right! | _____ / /\ /)____||____\_-``. | You guys win! | `-------' \-` , \ / & , . & , . & , | ' `.______________,' _\' `/_\' `/_\' | _|`. ,'|_|`. ,'|_|`. | |\ __________________________/__\ .`.-_-\ `_`.'_-_\ -- - ! ! !! !! ! e !! e . e e E ) ee e E : ( . e ; E EE ,)) EE ) EE E (( E ( . E e . ))) : EE . ,)) E ; . e \(((( . EE )) EE ) \))" E (( . E . (( ____((|____ E : ((( E )) |_@__| |__@_|. ee ((( , ))) e .(( ; '---| |-----' e , ))))/ E : ) \_/ "((/ E ( " `~; ____|))____ ee _, )) .|_@__| |__@_| \ |(( '-----| |---' |))); \_/ ;(((( ;~' ____))|____ |_@__| |__@_|. '---| |-----' \_/ `~; Red Baron No. 93 _____________________ ,' `. / You've been doing \ | EXCELLENT so far, so | | I'm confident you can | | also land her safely on | | your own! Go for it, | \ big boy! / `.___ ________________,' `.\ . ' , `\ __ __ __ ('__`> / \ _ --__`. \ /==(o) |==(o= ______\ -'_--`. \ `\_ /__\ / // //'-||_`. ___, \ /=(oo) |(.>.)_/ __||//\ -||_--`. / , \ `\_o/ \\~// |()|| /:)= ||`. . -'| \________ / /\ /)_____ / /\ /)____|/_____||_____` -.| `-------' `-----,--",-' _______) __\ ` . & , . &`---`--------' |-` ' ` The Spirit of `/_\' `/_\' || / | | ` .' Tennenlohe ,'|_|`. ,'|_|`. || ' //|| | -------. __||__// || |\ )___________________________,--" || //`.||_/__\ /-' / / __|\ ||// ||-_-_-\ /---' ,/ ( ( ||\ | / ||`.__-_\ ----./ ___,'/______ \_\ ''_\ |/ || `.- ----' ,' `. \,' \ ____________`. / It must be \ / _ \,-' _______) | RUSH HOUR down | | (_) `--------' \ there!!!! / \ / `.____________,' `.___,' _______________________ | | | This is your plane. | |_______________________| ' / ' ` | | \ ,---. / / | \ / \ ' ` \ | A | / __|__ \ \ / | A | *Crack!* `.^,' == | A | .__ /o\ \ _____| A | / ;---(_O_)------. `-._ R | `-._____,,.________\ / | R | /______/((\\______\ == ___| G | /_____\\))/_____\ \ `-. H | |=`''=| | ! | | ! | *ROARRR!!* \ / `---' ___________________________________ | | | This is your plane-- on trucks! | |___________________________________| / / / / / ____ // / _________ // ,' \ ,'_____ `. / ## |_____,-------, /______ `. \ ______,------' / ) //. \ `--' ____,---'\/ // \ \ _________,----' ____,---' `` \ `-.___---' _________,----'\\ ___ .____ `-. ~~~,--\' ,' \\ / ____((__,---' \ ,' ))`----____`.~ ,==.___||---' \\ / \ ,' // || ,--.><} // ||___,---'\/ /`---.____ //_-{><}=/ ||_____,----' ____,---' `---.____ `----.__||___\--------' _____,----'\_________ __ /`----._______(\===-/----'_______,---\\ ,') ,' // \\=-// / /| ___/ / ,'_ |\ ,/ \\- \ | _____,----' __\/ /__ `----._____ '| (_) | /___,---' _____,----' / `----._____ `-----__`_\\/_______----' *CRASH!!!!*' *CRASH!!!!* `-----._ /-=\\ \ ,'____________/ ,'____________,' / -==\)__## / __________ \ / __________ \ ##__,--'__## | | (''\\ | | | | //'') | | ##__,--' ## | | \~/ | | | | (( \~/ | | ## | | __//\\ | | | | __//\\ | | / | `-,||||||.-' | | `-,||||||.-' | || | /||||||||\ | / | /||||||||\ | /|| _|_/||||||||||\_|_ / / _|_/||||||||||\_|_ / // / _ \||||||||||/ _ \/ // / _ \||||||||||/ _ \/ | (_) |||||||||| (_) | / | (_) |||||||||| (_) | // // / |__`=============='__| |__`=============='__| / / | |______________| || | |______________| || /__/ | | =============| || | | =============| || \_\/ \_\/ \_\/ \_\/ ___ / / / / / / / / / / __________________ | | | Any questions? | |__________________| *CRASH!!* | | | || | | | | (( ____ ____ )) ___ _._ __ |\ `. ,' /| _\ \_ \|/ ,' _\ | \====. ,====/ | /_ `--.:---;--' _\ | ||_o|| ||_o|| | /_`--._/`)\_,--'_\ (( \ |/||\| |/||\| / )) `--._\(_/_,--' '(o||||o) (o||||o)' "` ``""` "` ||==|| ||==|| / \ ~ / || \ ~ ~ ~ ~ / || \ ~ ~ ~ / \ ~ ~ ~ ~ / || \ ~ / || \ ~ ~ Red Baron No. 95 _________________________________ | | | Another day, another crash... | |_________________________________| ____________________ ,' `. ) ( / My, what a \ ) ( ) | beautiful SMELL you've | ( ) (( \ discovered!!! / , )) )) `.___________ _______,' / (( _._(( /,' ,' ________ ))\ | / _________ /' ____________/ ((_ | |_||_ ______ |,' | \#\\~\//#/__ ___`--._ -- | / ,\__|x|/###/ /####-. `. | / ( (#\x\##(__)#######) ) | / |`._`--|###########-' _,'| | / ________ | `--.__________,--' | ________________|/ .,, .,, | | .,, .,, | | .,, .,, : : .,, .,, _________________ ________________ ,' `. ,' `. / I can't believe \ / Oh, come now!! \ | you crashed us into | | It's not as if you | | a sewage treatment | | hadn't crashed any | \ plant! / \ planes before! / `.______ _________,' `._____ _________,' /,' /,' /' | ______ /' # # | # /\ || /\ # # | |\\||//| # | # | |=:():=| | |\ # | # |//||\\| _ | ,<\\ | \/_||_\: (()_,; | # # (\ 7,)) /) | `:'",-' | \\_//\,'/ | \_) | # # \_/ |' | ## # / | | \ | |_#____##____#___|||__##| # # |==| ##' ~ ~'~~~ `.# / [\ ,' ~ ~ `.# # | || ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ `. | ||~ ~ ~ `. # #,|,|~ ~ ~ ~ ~ `. ,' ~~~ ~ ~ ~ `. _______________________ ,' `. / Well how was I \ _______________ | supposed to know it was | / \ | there, what with is being | | NEVER in a | \ so DARK and all! / | sewage plant! | `.________ _____________,' \____ _________/ /,' `.\ ______ | /' `\ | # /\ || /\ # | # # | |\\||//| . ' , | |=:():=| # # __ |//||\\| # /)) ('__,> \/_||_\/ (((o= # //>(<; ;-' )) # # `\_=/ ((( _,--"-'\ /_/\_ /=/ ((----' |`---/) # # ,' , \\`--' / _##____ \__|`---' / ,' ||----' ~ (--]__ / /\__'/ ~ ~ (( | | \ )) # /-/ [--[] ~ ~ ~ | /`-. \ # , ((/ / \ ~ ~ | | \##-, ##' | | \ ~ ~ ~| |~ `"" `# #' ~ | | \ )) ~ `~~ ~ ~ `. ~ *Wade!* | |' / ~ ~ *Slosh!* ~ / / #/ ~ )) ~ ~ _____________________ ,' `. / That plant wouldn't \ | have been so damn dark if | . - - - - - - - - | you hadn't severed that | ; : | high tension power line | : *Sigh!* : | two miles back! | : : | | : I was practicing : | What were you flying | : to evade radar! : \ so low for anyway??? / : ; `._______ ____________,' ` -, ,- - - - - - `.\ /,' `\ __ __ /' ('__`> (((\ // >( =)9))) `\_o/ \>_/ /_/\ *poke* /\ \ / . `. ___|/.\ \ | `. `---'_) ||. \ \ | ;----' ||. / / /\__ / \\ / / / [__[] []((/ (//( \ / \ | | | | | | _________ _____________ ,' `. ,' `. / RADAR \ / WELL NEITHER, \ | hasn't been | | I'M ALMOST SURE, | | INVENTED | | HAVE OVERLAND | \ YET!!! / \ POWER LINES! / `._____ __,' __ __ `.____ _______,' `.\ ('__`> (((\ /.' `\ // >( =)<))) /' `\__/ )) /_/\ /\ `. / . ` /)) \ `. | \ \/`/\\.`. `. | \ / /||. `. \ )) /\__ /`' ((||__/ \-\ / [__[] []__] ))\ (()( \ / \ | | | | | | '|\ | | | / # | # # . ' , ,' | # __ __ ' | ('__`> (((\ # | # (( //(o( =)<))) # | # `\_-/ \__/ # | /_/\ /\ `. | ## # / . ` /)) \ `. #,' `-._# | \ \/`/\\.`. `. ## ,' ~ `-.## | \ / ||. `. \ # ,' ~ ~ ~ `-#_ # \__ /`' ||__/ \-\ ,' ~ ~ `- [__[] # []__] \\) ~ ~ ( \ / \ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ | | | | | | _______________ ____________ ,' `. ,' `. / I pray to God \ / Well, I AM \ | this isn't | | pretty cute when | \ sexual tension! / | I'm angry, | `.________ _____,' \ you know! / `.\ `.___ _______,' `\ (( __ __ /,' ('__`> (((\ /' /(o(o; =)^))) (( `\_~/ \-_/ /_/\ /\ `. / . ` /)) \ `. /| \ \/`/\\.`. `. ( | \ / ||. | / \\__ /`' ||_/ / [__[] []((/ ( \ / \ | | | | | | Red Baron No. 96 ________________________________________ | | | Trapped in a sewage plant, | | our intrepid heroes were just having | | a few moments of quality time, | | when suddenly... | |________________________________________| ____________ _ _ _ __ / \ / ` |_) /\ / ` |_/ \/ | What's | \_, | \ /--\ \_, | \ () | happening? | _ _ __ __ \___ _______/ / ` |_) |_ /\ |_/ \/ ~ \| | \_, | \ |__ /--\ | \ () ~ ~ ` ~ ~( |# / # ~ __ ) | # ~( ('__`> )~ (|/ # , ' ~ ( //6(6;. ) |# , ' ~ | \_o/ |\ |, ' ( ( | \----'(\\ (|## # # ~ `. \ ~ |# _ _ _ _ _ ~ `((_ ~ ~(| ~ ((,'__`.)) ) |# # # ~ ( ( /( / -\ )\ )|` . ( \/((.>.)\/ |# ` . ~ ~ \))) ) |\# # ` . ~ ~ ~ |# # ~ ~ ~ ( |# \ # ~ ~ ( | _ _ _ __ / _ |_) / \ /\ |\ | \/ ~ ~ | \_/ | \ \_/ /--\ | \| () ~ ~ ~ ~(|#/ # # ~ (( ~ | # ' )) . ~( ___ )~|/ ' )) . |\ , ~ ( ,/ `. |# ' # __|\ /\ | \ /| ~ |( ||`.|/' ______\ \/ \| \/ |_ ( ( | \___,'`.__((# # `-._ /__ ~ `. \ // _ _ _ `. THE WALLS ARE / ~ (( `//)\ /\( _,' CONVERGING!!! / ~ \ `.(|)))=,' /## # _,-;__ _\ ~ ( ( `.( \\)/ ),'| . # /_ /|/\ /\|\ _\ ( `-""-' |# . # |/ ' \/ ` \| ~ ~ |\ # . )) ' ` ~ ~ ~ |# . ~ ~ ~ (|#\ # )) ~ ~ | # # # | ______ |# # # | # /\ || /\ | # __________ (( | |\\||//| | # )) ,' `. | |=:():=| | / We'll have \ # | |//||\\| # | | to find a way | (( # | \/_||_\/ | # # )) \ to brace it! / | # |# `.______ __,' # | . ' , | __________ `.\ # # | # #| # ,' `. `\ #|______ /)) _____|# / There's \ # / (((o= \ ___| something I've | ((( ~ (( _'-'-,')) ~\ `-. wanted to | . ' , / |,'\ \ \# \ say! / __ ~ /))'\ # \ \ \ # `.__________,' (( (__`>__ ,' \#### \,'~ \# //>(/_)) \ ####\ ,' \ ))) ,'`.o,' \ # \,' )) ~ \ (( | /_ \ ,' ~ \ # | | \ ,' ~ ~ \ / |\ \/\ ,' ~ ~ \ / __\\))/\ ,' )) ~ \ / /,.##)\_|,' ~ ~ ~ \ /# ___________ *Crack!* __,._ *Splinter!* # ,' `. # _,' \ `. / No, that's \ # ,' \ ) `. # |# # | not it! What I | ((( # ,' ## | \_ `. | # | meant was: How | ,'. #### \,-' /`. `. |# | can the walls | _______ ,' \ # ,-' | |\\`. `. # | converge if I | ,' `. `.`. `.' #| |=:()`. `. | cut the | / I know! \ `.\_,' | |//||\\`. `._ \ power?? / | I know! | # | \/_||_\/ `. ) `._______ __.' | It's been | # # # | # | `._/ # /,' | weird |___ __ #| # #|# __ /' | knowing ,-' ('__`> # | | # (((\ ))) \ you, too! / //(o( // # |_##____#__|# # =)o))) `._______,' \__/ ((( ,'_/\_,'` # / ) ~ ~( \# / _/\_\ # ,' , \\ #/) ~ \# /\// \ ))) ((( \\,' ,'| || #/) ~ ( \ ((/ `. \ _)_,' \__// #/ ) ~ ( \ ( __ / \ \ [__[] / ~ ( []__] | | # \ \ ) ~ ~ ~ / ) \-\ \ #\#\ )) ~ (( /#/ / ((\ ((( \ #\#\ ~ | /# / # ) #)#\ ))) ~ ((( |#| #| # ))) \##\ ~ ~ |##| # # #/ ))) ~ ((( \# ________________ / )) ~ (( \ | | | Oh, right! | | Sorry, guys! | |________________| __ __ __ __ \ \/ / |_| |_ |_ / / \/\/ | | |__ |__ /_ /_ () () () *STOP!* ___________ `.`. / |____\ \ ,' `. `.\/ | || |\ ) # / The quality \ __________ # # |\||/| \/ | of this strip's | ,' `. # __ |:():|# __ | really taking a | / That's it? \ (( (',_,> |/||\| (((\ | nosedive, you | | THAT'S IT?!? | /(o(o; |_||_| :9<9)) __\ know! / | We're being |____ \_O/ | | \~_/ `-.____________,' | saved by a @#$ ,-' / /\ #| # | #/\ \ | CONTINUITY | # / , || | #| | . \ # \ PATCH-UP?!! / / /__|/ #|_#__|# | \ | `.__________,' (( \____\//~ ~ ~\ | | | # |__// ~ ~ ~ \\ _| | # [__[] ~ ~ []_| | ( \~ ~ ~ ~( /)) ____________________________________________________ | | | I know, I know! *Sigh!* | | | | This wasn't meant to happen in the first place! | | But the originally planned spoof on the old joke | | "Coffee break's over! Back on your heads!" | | wasn't working, either! | |____________________________________________________| Red Baron No. 97 __________ |`.___`.___`. ,------------.,=. | | | | | `.________.\;__\ | | == | == | _______ |`.|_____________| | | == | == | |`. `. | | | | |o |o | |, `. `. |,-|---------.,=.| | | | | ,--__|' `.-----`. |`.|\_______.\;__| | | | | |.(__|:. | | |`.|_____________| | | __ | | `.(| `:. | | | | `| ('__`> ____________ | //>(<; ____/ \ | /_ *knock* \_o/ `-. It's open! | | \ *knock* _/_/\_ \____________/ | ,' ,|. \ | ________________,' \'_/._,-\_________ | | \ `. \___ )) __ `. | | |\ ____ `\)) \ |--| ,. `. | ||\ \~~_\__ _ \~~~\ `--' || `. | || \ \~\~~~\ (_) __+_~\ ( ) `. | || \ \_\~~ \ \_"_\ |__| `. || \ \___\ `--' `--' __________ |`.___`.___` ,--------- .,=. | _________________ | `._____ A ___\ | ,' `. |`.|___ _|_ __| / Still writing \ `. | | / __\ | on that performance | `. |,-|--- | /-X-) ___| review for the new | ---`. |`.|\__ \__-/ _ `-._ student, I see! / | |`.|___ _/__/\ __ `._________________,' | | (__, ) | __ | | |||=**.| <'__`) | | | | | | |*##.| :v)v\\ \| |7 | | | | .| _\-_/_ \ | | | \ \ .| ,' ,|. `. \ | | | _____\_\__.|____,' .\_/._`._`._______ | | \ `._ `\__ ((__/ __ `. | | |\ ____ `-)) \ |--| ,. `. | ||\ \~~_\__ _ \~~~ `--' || `. | || \ \~\~~~\ (_) *scribble* ( ) `. | || \ \_\~~ \ |__| `. || \ \___\ `--' `--' _______________________ ,-' `-. ,' You know, maybe you `. / should wait with that until \ | you've calmed down! After all | | you've only just returned from | A / that unfortunate septic tank | _|_ /,| incident! It's not a sign of | / __\ /' | objectivity if you haven't even | | /-X-) \ taken time out for a / \__o/ `. shower yet! ,' _/__/\ `-._______________________,-' (__, \) __ |||=**.| <,_,`) | |*##.| :9)9\\ | | .|\ _\-_/_ \ \ .|:] ,' ,|. `. ____\_\__.|\\)__,' .\_/._`._`._______ \ `._ `\__ ((__/ __ `. |\ ____ `-)) \ |--| ,. `. ||\ \~~_\__ _ \~~~\ `--' || `. || \ \~\~~~\ (_) __+_ \ ( ) `. || \ \_\~~ \ \_"_\ |__| `. || \ \___\ `--' `--' . \ ' / ____________________ __ ,-' `-. <'__`) ,' I assure you, Sir, `. )< \\ _____/ I am PERFECTLY CALM AND \ \o_/ `-. OBJECTIVE! This review will | \ _)\`._ | be based on his performance | :] ,' ,|. \ | alone, not on any PERSONAL | \\)_,' \'_/._,-\____ \ RESERVATIONS I might have / `. \___ )) `. about him! ,' `\)) \ `-.____________________,-' \~~~\ _________ ,' `. _______ / All right, \ _`.__ ______________ ,---- | just so long | | ,' `. `. | as this is | == | / Right! \ A `. / true! / == | Now, how do you | |_ /,'`.________,' o | spell "Pinocchio?" | _ \ /' | | | . 9\ | _______.\;__| | | \ P-I-N-N-O-C-H-- / | __/ _____________| | __ `. _____________,' | __\_ | (',_,> /,' | .__) //9(9; /' | | | | ./||| \_=/ \| |7 | | . | | _/_/\_ \ | | | . | | / / \ \ | | | . / /_______________/_((/._,-\___________ | | / /| (_,-'____)) __ `. | | [:] |\ ____ \~ \ |--| ,. `. | /)) ||\ \~~_\__ _ \~~~\ `--' || `. | || \ \~\~~~\ (_) __+_ \ ( ) `. | || \ \_\~~ \ \_"_\ |__| `. || \ \___\ `--' `--' Red Baron No. 98 ___________________________________________ | | | At the height of World War One | | he was the battleflier of battlefliers! | |___________________________________________| __ __________________ ('__`> / \_____ /==(o) ______ /, ~~ ~ ~ | Pour le Merite ,-' `\__/ |()|::::)= -- RATTATTATT... | minus four! | ____ / /\ /)____||_____\` ~ ~,~ ~~~ ~ \__________________/ `-------' \ ,'\ | & , . & , . & , |,' \ | _\' `/_\' `/_\' |) )|, | _|`. ,'|_|`. ,'|_|`. |,' ,/ / | ' , _________________________/ ' ______________________________ | | | For the Allieds he was the | | Terror of the Air! | |______________________________| ) __ ( __ __________________ ('__`> , ) __`. / \_____ /=(^^) ______ ( -'_--`. | Pour le Merite ,-' `\_-/ |()|::::)= '_`. . | minus three! | _____ / /\ /)____||____\_-``. \__________________/ `-------' \-` , & , . & , . & , | ' _\' `/_\' `/_\' | _|`. ,'|_|`. ,'|_|`. | |\ __________________________/__\ .`.-_-\ `_`.'_-_\ ! -- - ! e . 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'---| |-----' \_/ `~; _______________________________ | | | Life was good for | | the world famous RED BARON! | |_______________________________| ( ) __ __ _______________ ('__`> _ --__`. ,' `.______ /=(^^) ______\ -'_--`. / ___ () ,-' `\_o/ |()|::::)= '_`. . | \--\ \ () | _____ / /\ /)____||____\_-``. | () () `~ \ | `-------' \-` , | ` | & , . & , . & , | ' | Doin' all right! | _\' `/_\' `/_\' | | Little flyin' on | _|`. ,'|_|`. ,'|_|`. | \ a Saturday night! / |\ `._______________,' __________________________/__\ .`.-_-\ `_`.'_-_\ -- - ____________________________________________ | | | But then, at the very top of his career, | | fortune took a sudden and deadly U-turn! | |____________________________________________| __ _______________ ('_,,> / \_____ /=(66) ______ | SAY WHAT??!! ,-' `\_o/ |()|::::)= \_______________/ _____ / /\ /)____||___/__ ,\ `-------' \ ,'\ | & , . & , . & , |,' \ | _\' `/_\' `/_\' |) )|, | _|`. ,'|_|`. ,'|_|`. |,' ,/ / | ' , __________________________/ ' ___________________________________________ | | | YOU keep your eyes on the road! | | These captions are not for you to read! | |___________________________________________| ___________________________________________________________ | | | STAY TUNED for an breathtaking SECOND ACT of... | | | | THE RISE AND FALL , ; | | OF THE INFAMOUS ( | | ; ( " ) | | . -__ /\ |\ , ) ( * | | \ ' / || \, \\ (( ,)) | | /|| / _-_ / \\ :))*(( | | .____, \||/- || \\ || || ._(*_)*)) | | . \ / , || \ ||/ || || . \#*( ( | | |`- -'| _---_-|, \\,/ \\/ |`-###'| | | |,- -.| _-_ _,, |,- #".| | | ' /__\ ` -/ ) _ ' /__\ ` | | ' ` ~||_< < \, ,._-_ /'\\ \\/\\ ' ` | | || \\ /-|| || || || || || | | / . \ ,/--|| (( || || || || || || | | ' _--_-' \/\\ \\, \\,/ \\ \\ | | ( | | | |___________________________________________________________| (( __ __ _______________ ('_~~> )) _ --__`. ,' `.______ /=(99) ______\ -'_--`. / ,-' `\_~/ |()|::::)= '_`. . | Um-- | _____/ /\ /)____||____\_-``. | Can I just-- | `-------' \-` , \ / & , . & , . & , | ' `._______________,' _\' `/_\' `/_\' | _|`. ,'|_|`. ,'|_|`. | |\ __________________________/__\ .`.-_-\ `_`.'_-_\ ___________________________________ -- - | | | NO!!! *YOU* JUST KEEP FLYING!! | |___________________________________| Red Baron No. 99 __ _______________ ('__`> ,' `.____ /==(o) ______ /, ~~ ~ ~ / Here's the ,-' `\__/ |()|::::)= -- RATTATTATT... | world famous | _____ / /\ /)____||_____\` ~ ~,~ ~~~ ~ \ Red-- / `-------' \ ,'\ | `.______________,' & , . & , . & , |,' \ | _\' `/_\' `/_\' |) )|, | _|`. ,'|_|`. ,'|_|`. |,' ,/ / | ' , __________________________/ ' \" | _______________ __ | ,' `. ( ('_,,> ) \\ | |// / _ \____ ( /=(><) ) _--_-_ / ||// | \ \/ / |_| / \ /\ ,-' `\_O/ |()|::::)= --`~~ ~~~ | \/\/ | | \_/ /--\ | _--__ / /\ /)____||__--_\-``. | _ | `-------' \-` , | \ \/ / |_| / \ /\ | & , . & , . & , | ' | \/\/ | | \_/ /--\ | _\' `/_\' `/_\' | \ / _|`. ,'|_|`. ,'|_|`. | `._______________,' |\ __________________________/__\ ----- -- --- .`.-_-\ / || \\ //, |\ / | \ ( ) __ )) ) ( ________________ ( ( ('__`> ( )) ,' `.____ /==(.) ______ ) (( / I think I've ,-' `\__/ |()|::::)= , | just discovered a | _____ / /\ /)_____||_____ /~/ \ design flaw! / `-------' \/ / `._______________,' & , . & , . & , |/ _\' `/_\' `/_\' | _|`. ,'|_|`. ,'|_|`. | | __________________________/ / / (_/ ) ) __ ( (( _________________ <'__`) )) ) )) ,' `.____ (..)=\ ______ / ASIDE from the ,-' \-_/' |()|::::)= , | apparent lack of | _____ / /\ /)_____||_____ /~/ \ wings, that is! / `-------' \/ / `.________________,' & , . & , . & , |/ _\' `/_\' `/_\' | _|`. ,'|_|`. ,'|_|`. | | __________________________/ / / (_/ Unfortunately the above cartoon strip has a design flaw in itself! That's why I guess this is as good a time as any to go off on a tan- gent explaining how the whole Red Baron cartoon idea came about. "Snoopy" and "The Peanuts!" Thank you for your attention! More specifically the initial spark for the idea of maybe four or five cartoons in news:alt.ascii-art is derived from the funny mental image I've had years ago--the one that has been a running gag in the series ever since: "What if the notches in the Red Barons's airplane for every enemy he's shot down were of the crossed- out shape of "Flying Ace" Snoopy on his doghouse?" . & , . & , . & , . & , . & , `/_\' `/_\' `/_\' `/_\' `/_\' ,'|_|`. ,'|_|`. ,'|_|`. ,'|_|`. ,'|_|`. . & , . & , `/_\' `/_\' ,'|_|`. ,'|_|`. This would look funny even on the sides of an airplane or a suburban assault vehicle of today. Unexpectedly, however, I received just enough flattery and encourage- ment about the first few cartoons to keep my ego well-fed and to keep it up until today. Thanks, Mike! Thanks, Fulgore! Thanks, everyone! What did NOT spark the idea for the cartoons was any interest in WWI or early aerial dogfights. I think wars are like car crashes--best when watched from a safe distance, and preferable if fictional. The lack of research I had done also lead to the completely inaccurate early renderings of the Red Baron's airplane. I derived those solely from my recollection of a few war movies I had seen years before, and otherwise just my imagination and some educated guesses. One of those educated guesses was the idea that in order to keep one's own propeller out of the line of fire the pair of machine guns must be mounted far apart, as depicted in cartoons #18, #27, and #34. On the other hand in those many drawings displaying the airplane from the side it looked PERSPECTIVELY as if the guns were shooting RIGHT THROUGH the propeller. And that's what brought about the above car- toon. (Wings are never shown because I couldn't think of a way to in- sert them without obscuring everything.) But then even the first minimal research I did revealed that the guns were indeed mounted within the diameter of the propeller, while a SYN- CHRONIZATION DEVICE, designed by Anthony Fokker himself, keeps the bullets from being shot while the rotor blades are in the way. Unfortunately I need the above cartoon in order to start off the next plotline. So instead of dumping it altogether I've decided to modify it just enough to comply with the newly found facts... _________________ ) ) ,' `. __ )) ( (( / Oh dear! It looks \ ('_,`> ) )) | as if the synchro- |____ /=(99) ______ | nization device ,-' `\_o/ |()|::::)= , | keeping the bullets | _____ / /\ /)_____||_____ /~/ | from being shot | `-------' \/ / | while the rotor is | & , . & , . & , |/ | in the way has | _\' `/_\' `/_\' | | failed! | _|`. ,'|_|`. ,'|_|`. | \ I'm going down! / | `._________________,' __________________________/ / / (_/ Of course, now it's no longer funny, but then, you can't have every- thing! Red Baron No. 100 _____________________________ _( ) _( After a daredevil emergency )_ ) ( landing in No-Man's Land the ) ) ( ( world famous Red Baron has quickly _) ( ( ) (__ set his own plane on fire and __) ) ))"( (_ hidden himself in a bomb crater __) (;(( )) (______ at a distance! _________) ,~..~~ :( ))(( ~.,~~ (____________________) _ ~~..~ ,-.__(( )). ,<>. ~ (_) |#____)(/_)\ __ ,<>. ~ ,<>. ~ () ,<>. ~ `.~' \\ \ ` ,<.__,>. ~ O ___ `.,) ___ __ ___ ~ ~ ,:'___`;. ~ ,--"""' ('__`> `""`-. ~ ~ ~ ~ _,'`-.__//) //6(6; (\\ __,-'-.__ ~ ~ --' `""""""""""""""' ~ `""" \ / _ \ / _,--\\\\--'" \ / \ / _,--\\\\-'" / \ ####### ---\\\\------\\\\--'" / \ ########## / \ / \ ########### ____,--'########## _ _.-._/ ___________,-----'""""########### ( `#) ,' ,---"""",--"" __ ##################### (`.',' ######## .' '. .-,' __|__ O *giggle* ,-' .'_ _'. *shuffle* __,----'"" ,--'"""~~~~~;""""""'`~~ __ ---.,~~~~~'""' ('__`> /|\\> ,-'####._ __,-----._`;;_/ / ""####`. ==,/---;-' \ /)) ,'\ "##,'. (( _,-\\ \ \ ,'\,' -' `.______,' ,' `-'\\ _,'`. ` ,' )) ______________________ - ---"""""-/ ,' [];:' `-' ( ) / / ,-'._ O _( The terrain is open ) / / /#####""-. ( and unprotected. I'm __) /`--'--' / "######` () _ (_ edging towards a trench ) (( | |______/ "####\ (_) (_ right in front of me! _) |/ | / ####| ____(_ )__ /_/ ### ( Unfortunately I am )_ |__`. )) ## ( thoroughly disoriented, with ) (__ no idea which side of the front _) (_ line I'm at! Aware I'm a ) ( sitting duck for enemy snipers _) (_ that could pick me off at ___) (_________ any sec-- ______) (________________) . _ _ _ _ _ __ __ __ __ , _` (_` | | |_) |_) |_) | (_` |_ \/ \/ \/ '_ , ._) \_/ | \ | | \ | ._) |__ () () () . ' . ` /`. ,' \ / `--._______ _____,' \ //`. `-----------' _,'\\ // `- ~ ~~~~ ~~~~ ~~~~ ~ __,-' \\ // / / `--- | _______,--- \ \\ // \ ( \\ ,:::. (() _.--''--._ _ / \ \\ |^/^| ((()) (__.----.__) ___ (-)_/___\_\\ /| 7 | ()(^<^)() ///(^)(^)\\ * ('___`> Y (((((() \\ // \o/ ))\ O /(( |='.(..).'=| \ ||^ ^|| /- ()^ ^() \\ // _)x(_ _(() ())_'|( )\ /( )|'-.\||\O/||/ () O.(),'//) // /xM-Kx/ _)_|_) _ \( )[##]( )/ '|`-- --'| ()|_|(),' \\ ,--'"""~~~~~;""""""'`~~,--'"""~~~~~;""""""'`~~,--'"""~~~~~;""""" . /\ . /\ , |\/\/ \|\/\/ \/|___ _| / \ AAARRRRRRGGHHH!! / / __\ _,#####,. /,'|/\ /| /|/\/\ | ,-'####._ ,' ""###\ /' \/ |/ ' \| / ""####`. | / , ' _ _.-._ _ ( `#) ( `#) (`.'.-.`.') .-.( #)-'_ ( #)`-'( `#) .------------------------. __ `-' ( `.' ,- | Happy 100th Strip, | .' '. \ ),-&-. | Red Baron ! | __|__ O '.`'.'' | | .'_ _'. o( )o | | | | | | | | `0-0' |.. Hey why are you guys | ( |.| |.| ) | getting smaller ?! | | ___ | | HELP !! Get me DOWN!! | '. '.| |.' .' `------------------------' / '. '-' .' \ - '. .' - / / \ \ | /// \ / \\\ | \_____\_/ \_/____/ _____________________________________________________________________ \ \ || |\ \ | HAPPY 100TH STRIP, RED BARON!!!! || ||\ \ ____\ _| _ ha _______________________________________________|| || \ \ \,^%--- ha || || \ \ < \ ha || || \ \ < || || \/ ^^< _ || || \ \ || || \ || || \ / \ / \ / \ / \ / \ / || ||-----\\\\------\\\\------\\\\------\\\\------\\\\------\\\\-------|| || / \ / \ / \ / \ / \ / \ || || . . ..oooo.....oooo......oo... _________ || || \(.)(.)/ .oo..oo...oo..oo.....oo... /| KMFDM |\|| ||___ ___ |+(__)+| .oo..oo...oo..oo....oo.... |________| || ||ooo|ooo| / \ .oo..oo...oo..oo...oo..... ______ |ooo|ooo||| ||===|===|' ' ..oooo.....oooo....oooooo |##:[~]| |===|===||| ||(O)|(O)| -,-\ Q , ___ O . _|, Q :!|=m |(O)|(O)||| ||(O)|(O)| / -..\/H'=i= ///\\\ /W\ \ / .-/|::=m/ |(O)|(O)||| ||mmm|mmm|_'|__|_,-.[]|\\_c-@/@--c__(`&}=|"___MKm~'/--=m/)_|mmm|mmm||| ||=======' | |(apx~.`, \~=~ /,','`}\ | _ {|\ /| /\( '======='|| ||,:::.,-._(() ~~ ~`~`.)__/\)""(/\___/.//'\[M\)|-\| \ /--\'(_.~ || |||^/^| ((())~`~` '-(/___ \ / \{{{{{{{{{m ,-._mMM / \ || --||| 7 |- ((o_o))~'* _/( / \/ _ Y |{{{{{{_`~-'-------_/___\_--___||-- || \-/ ))\ _ /(~_) (_ / |_ :|MJP|| {{{{{{ """"" (((((() \ /|| ||_)x(_ _(() ()~( \ / )\/|) _.--''--._{{{ |^ ^| ()@ @()EAHOO!! ||xM-Kx\/|(_|_)|/) (\ \/ (__.----.__){ ___ (_-_) () O.() /| || /|||xxx|/ (_ ^ _)\/_=_\ ` '=///(o)(o)\* ('___`>_| )___ ()|_|()_/ - || /x|||xxx|_/x)___(\/ \ | |='.(..).'=\ ||. .||//-/\(.\ // \) || \x\|(===) / | \_______\.-'|( )\ /'-.|\||\=/||/) ()| \/(\ /) || \x\|;|;| | | | /\ \' \( )[!!]( )'|`-- --'|::::: \()XXX() || (/|;|;| | | | / /| | '-.=(:)====.-'=|(.) (.)| | (/ \) || _ /|;|;| \__;__// / | | | |(_)(_) O/|) . (|\/\/\| /_____\ || | /o|;\;| \"\/|/ / | / | |(_)(_) /| ( v )| || || || || /o'". /;| |\"\|( \ ( \ |___|(_)(_) | \ | /|| || || || || \/_` -'#_/\-')")"\*\.`.|\.`.__-_]/=/\=\ / \ ( | )||, ||, }| |{ || ~~~'-'~`-'~~(_)/I-.~~~-------~~-----~~~~~~~'-^-`~~~~(_)~(_)~~~~~~~ __ ('__`> (( /(.).) )) *BA-DUMM!* `\_=/_ )) _,-'####._ *BA-DUMM!* \ /"`-' `. ' ` *BA-DUMM!* == / _,\\`. `, \. _______________________ *BA-DUMM!* / / ' ,(,`-;_ \ \`.,' `. *BA-DUMM!* \,-' \.`-.__/ )) \ NEED nitroglycerin! \ \ _\._\ | A teensie-weensie bit for | (( [_[]__] )) | my heart and a LARGE BOTTLE | __ ,' \ _ \ FOR THEM, PLEASE!!!! / ,<__>. (( / /\ \ / \ `._______________________,' / ,'\_\ /`. \ (( \__,-' \\ /`' )) __ `._/ ,<__>. Red Baron No. 101 __________________ _J ||| ,' `. /::] |..|| / MAAAN, when those \ ,---\ |'o|| / ground soldiers kept | //\"/ ||,- __ / droning on about their | |, ( <,_,`) /,| terrific fates I had | //, __ :>)<\\ /' | NO idea they meant | ( ,' ;;~ ;. \U_/' \ "FETES!!!!" / \`. ;~?^_^; /_/\_ `._________ ________,' \ \__;~~`._/~; ( . `.\ ______\\______ \____,\ `---._ ,_ `. `---/)) ,' `. ;~\7\__\__\-. "-(_;= `----' / Only one thi,. \ ;;~\\__/__/ `-"" ,__ _,' | could make t/ |\ | ;~;\~~~,' [__[_] \ night perf/ |\\/ ,' .\ |][] \ `._________/ |,' |;;----; \ \ \ /---.| ;;;;;;;; `.\ \ *toot* /O O \\\ ;;;;\; / \. \ ____(_( ) ) ;;;;\ / `. \ ()_--"\ / ,'~;;;\ /_,' | ) .`----'-. /~~,')~~) ( `% \_| _ | | /~,' /~~/ `._) |%' ) __/ |_| |__| ( | /~~/ |_,' \~/ || || `.\|~,' (3(\-',|_____|| | \ _..._ (3_/"" |####(, ) `.\ / \ \ """ |##|##LLL |/`---'\| || || ( ^ _ ^ )\ *blah* (| (| | ____ \\ *blah* || || ,----. _/\`-' /\\ ooOJ Ooo /;;~~\\\ / \/`-.-'\/ \JRO """" """ __________________ / \ Huh!?! | OH DEAR! | ,^. \ | Could it mean?!! | ||| ||||| \_______ _________/ ||| _T_ ||9 9|| . ' , __ /, ,. ||| .-.[:|:].-.o/||| __ (####> /' /#|\ ===_ /\| "'" |/ || ,##### /#9#9 /##|\\ E]_|\/ \--|-|''''|-. #9#9### `\##/ _ /###| O `' '=[:]| A | ######### /###\ /)) ~#~##| /""""| P | -######.# /####/#. /#/ /9#9###\ /"""""`.__.' /########\ / "##"|##`/#/ ("( ) ") []"/"""\"[] \#####//\#\ ( /\ __ \`._/ ()/ / | \ \#\ .__`.~~~/~;\ \ \ \[__[] .`----'-. |#| |#| (//__/, `. / / ((/ ) | | <###) |#| ;----;;|)\ |[] \ |_| |__| (###> ;;;;;;;; \ \ \ || || _____________________________________________________________ | | | \_/ | | / ES!!! It's the GREAT PUMPKIN, rising from the pumpkin | | patch on every Halloween night to bring presents to ALL | | the children in ALL the world! | |_____________________________________________________________| ___ ,' / HAW!! (\\\| . ,' \\\\ == ` , , HAW!! ____|\\\_ `. ' ' / \ ,--'".___\|||_`+--.__ \\ HAW!! ,' . `+' `' , `. / ,' \%. / ,%/ `. .' / ,' \%\ | /%/ \ `. \\ / | / |%%\ \ /%%| \ \ / / |%%%\ | /%%%| | | \\ / / | \%\@ | @/%/ \ \ | / . / , | | / | | |%. \ ,%| ) | || | | |%%\ /\ /\ /\ /%%| | | | ( \%%%\/%%\/%%\/%%\/%%%| / | || | \ \%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%/ / | \ \ \%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%/ , / \ \ \/\%%/\%%/\%%/\/ / | \ \ \/ \/ \/ / / `. `. ) ,' ,' `._ `._ /\ ,' _,' `"-'""`-'""`---`----' |\ /\ . _| \ /\ /| /\ , /\ /| . |\ /| /\ / \/\|\/|___ __\ \/ \/ |/\/ \/|/\/ \/ |/\|\| \/ |/\/ \/ /___ \ ____ ____ _ _ _ / \ || || || || || \\ || \\ /\ \\ // | | | | | | / / ||__|| || || ||__// ||__// //\\ \\// | | | | | | / / || || \\ // || \\ || \\ //__\\ || `-' `-' `-' \ /_ || || `._,' || \\ || \\ // \\ || (_) (_) (_) _\ | \ | /| /`. \. /\|\/| /| /| /| ___ ___\ |/ |/ `. \`. / ' | / |/|/ | / | / / ,| /\ /\ | ' `. \ `/ | / ' ' | / |/ / ,' |/ \/ \| `.\ | / | / ' /,' ' `\ |/ |/ /' ' ' \ | / \ | / \ | / \ | / MERRY @@ @@ @@@ @@ @@ @@@ @@ @@ @@@@ @@@@ @@ @@ @@ @@ @@ @@ @@ @@ @@ @@ @@ @@ @@ @@ @@ @@ @@@ @@ @@ !@@!@ @!@@! !@ @! @! !@ @! !@ !@ !!@ @!@ !@@!!@ !! :! :! !: !: :! !: !: :! !: :! :! :! !: :! ::! :: :: :: :: :::: :::: ::: :: :: :::: :::: :: :: :: AND A HAPPY THANKSGIVING! /\ __|\/ \|\/|_ ///\\ \ / \ / \ |//||\| \ HEY!!!!! \ ---\\\\------\\\ (AAAHHHHHhhhhhh) |/||\\| /_ __\ / \ / *Belch!* ||||||| |/| /\/ /||||||/\'#### | / _/ ___________,-----' | /`"""'|/###### |/ ,' ,---"""",--""#################### ( | | ' ,' ############""" |_/=====|-. . | , ,' (/| _ | \ ` ' ,-' _____ | | | _\,"---'"" ,--'"""~~~~~;"" ___ `~~~~~~.___,---. | | | ' \_/ | | | _|_ ,---__ |__|__| ,-'####._ ( \)__--' (__I__) / ""####`. --/ \"""--._____ %%% ,'`._ "##,'. _/___\_"""######'._ _______________________ (((((() ,:::.####""-. ,' `. ()x x() |6/6| "######` / I don't know! \ () ~.() | 7 | "####\ ____| Don't you sometimes feel | ()|_|() \o/ ####| `-. that the original Heathen | ()/ () _)x(_ ### | spirit of Halloween is | () , () /xM-Kx| ## | lost, and all that remains | __/|__ /######| # | is big business and | / \ "###/ \ holiday stress?? / | *Hic!* | #/ `._______________________,' | Right! | \______/ Red Baron No. 102 I'll be away a few days, starting All Saints'. So, you know the drill--a few cartoons up front: ___________________ ,' `. _________ __ / The partiers have \ / \_____ ('__`> ____| all left, and I'm still | | Ow! ,-' // >)) `-. stuck in a mine field | | my head! | `\_~/\ | in the middle of | \_________/ ,'/|\ \ \ No-Man's Land! / /( `-\ \ `.___________________,' | `-.___/ __ | / / \ /\___| / \ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ / [---[]_/,-'"`.\ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~ ~~~ / / \] `. ~~~~~~ ~~~~~ ~~~~~ //) \ _,-._ `./| ~~~~ ~~~~~~ ~~~ `----' `--.|_| ~~~~ __________ (( __ __________________ ,' `. ('__`> / \ / But \_____ // >( ___| Must make time | | I can't let ,-' `\_-/ `-. while it's dark! | | the hangover | ,'/| \__________________/ \ get to me! / /( `.`._ `.__________,' (( | `. `._`. | `._ `-X) *Crick!* \___| `-/X) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ |--[]._ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~ ~~~ ~~~ \] `.`-. ~~~~~ ~~~ ~~~~~ ~ __`.__ `. ) ~~~ ~~ ~~~~~~ \ \_ ` \ ~~~~~~ ~~~~ \| `--.__/ ________________________________________ | | | "Now, let's see! I'm on a 'two,' | | and there's a 'five' to my left! | | That means there can't possibly be | | any mines over here, on my right! | | It's better to think twice about it! | | All it takes is ONE false step!" | |________________________________________| /_/| \\ _______________ 7 ) [_[]__]] ________________________ ============.= (( /"" / |) =========.=========.==== ----------,'-- | | | ----------\---------`. ________,'__________/__ / )\ \|___________\_______,~~._ ,' / | || | \ |~~' ,' / | || | \ | __,'_____________/______ \ | \ | ______________\_________ ,' / | | | | \ / ##### |-| |-| ############ \ / ### /_/ `._\ ## \ / ### ## \ / #### | ############# \ / ##### | ### \ / ##### | ### ### \ / ################# | ############ \ / | \ Red Baron No. 103 __________________ _______ _,-'_`-._ -'_`-._ __________,-'_,-' `-._`-. `-._`-. | | | | | | __________|_|_,%%_=/=_|_|==\==|_|____ . _______|\____________ ,' `. / It's getting cold! \ | We'll have to close the | \ hangar doors now! / `._____________________,' ______________________________ ,' `. / You couldn't do any good \ | tonight! I'll give you permission | | to fly and look for him first | \ thing in the morning! / `._______________________ _____,' `.\ A __ `\ _|_ /))) / ._\ ((o>o) | /-X-) \_~/ \__-/ _/_/\_ _/__/\_ .... . .----. ... / /. \ (__, __) .- -.. . .- -.. / |. \ \ ////**\\| -- .- -. .-.-.- || \. | | | |=+.|| \__|._/ | | | .|| \ [__[]_] | \ \ .|| ________________ ,' `. ______________ / I hope so! \ ,' `. | Its' just that IT | / He got out \ | keeps claiming the | | of tighter fixes | | odds of surviving | | than this! Don't | | a night in No-Man's | | worry! He'll be | | Land are 12,889 | \ all right! / \ to one! / `._______________ \ `._ _____________,' `.\ /,' `\ /' A __ _|_ /))) /_, \ (((o(= (-X-\ | \_ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ /|\\( () _ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ _);;_/ (_) ~ ~ ~ ,' \ ~ ______________ ~ ~ ~ ,' / / ~ _( )_ ~ ~ ~ ~ ___,'\\ / /_// ( An isolated ) ~ ___,' []`:.| | -=( _( farmhouse in the ) _/-' _,---'" [];| | (_ middle of nowhere?? )_ (_)),' `-.___,-' |_/_ ~ ( This is starting to __) ~ \_,=" (_ look less and less ) ~ ~ ~ ~ (_ like No Man's Land! _) ~ ~ ~ (_____________________) ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ _\__\\__\\__\\__\\__\\__\__\ _____________ __\__\\__\__\\__\__\\__\__\ _( _)____ _\__\\__\__\\__\__\\__\__ _( It doesn't )__ _\__\\__\\__\\__\\__\__\ ( even look like the ) __\__\\__\__\\__\__\__\_ (__ right GENRE any more! ) _\__\\__\__\\__\__\__\__ ( I'm taking an awful __) _\__\\__\__\\__\__\\__\__ (_ chance here, but IF ) _\__\\__\__\\__\__\\__\__ (_ I'm correct this is _) \__\__\\__\__\\__\\__\__\__ (___ worth it! ______) ________________ (____________) ________ | ______________ |_ _ | /| | _| | || <'__`) (_) _____ | |\| |/#\ | || ,--------. )9 \\ () ________ | | |\| (#(_ | || | (( | \-_/' | | | | |\| |\#/ | || | ((\| |/\_\ | | | | | | |\| | | | ||*knock* \,". / / /\| |____|____| | | |\| | | | || *knock* `. `.' / || | | | | | |\| | |O| || | |`._,' || | | | | |___|\| | | |_____ || `--------' |\ __/| |____|____| | | |\| | | | || ()|[]__]\_____________| | |\| | | | || ,--------. |/ )(\ | |\| | | | || | | / | |`` | \\| | | | || | | | | | | \|_|__|_| || | | | | | | || | | ( \ \ | || | | | \ \ | || `--------' |\ | | | _____||______________||-.\-\ ________ | ,'_,'___) \ | \_____| \ _________________________________________\ | _________________________________________| RED_BARON_________________________________by OOL&JRO | ________________________________________________ | ||_\__\\__\\__\\__\\__\\__\\__\\__\\__\\__\_\ || ||__ .-------------------------------------._\ || ||_\/ Oui, Monsuir. I can poot you up for \_\ || ||_| tonite, but ve haff no spare bed. You |\\ || ||\| vill haff to share a bed wif my |__\ || ||__\ 18-year-old Dottir." /_\__\|| ||_\_`--------------. .-------------------'\__\\_|| ||_\__\\__\__\\__\__| |\__\\__\__\\__\\__\\__\\__|| ||\__\__\\__\__\\__\| |__\__\\__\__\\__\\__\\__\\|| || ___________| /_ | || || | __________| /_ | | || || /| |/ || _____________ | || || / | ///\\ || __ | _________ | | || || |/|| ///- -\ |<,_,`) | | | | | || || |||| (| (_)| |:^)^\\ | | | | | || || |||| .-\ o/_ ||\U_/-`. ___|____| | | || || ||||_ / \\`-'//\ _|| ||.\ \)) | | | | || || ||/| / /)\`-'/ | || \\. \ \ )) | | |__|| || | |/ / || ||| || \\._\ \ ) __| | | || || | / ( |/ \|| (( ((/____/ )))____| | || || (|)|/// /_ . _|| || []__]\ | || || | | | ||| |( || / )(\ | || || | | |_/|\_|/ / | | | || || | /| \ | ) O / ,| | | || || |/ | / | | \ \| | | || || | | \__|__| () | \ \\ \ | || || | | _/: | :\ | \ \\ \ | || || ___| |__(____|__ _ |___ \-| `,-)__ | || || | / (_) ,'__|,'__| \ | || || |/ ________ \_____| || || ( )_ \ || ||_______________ ( Bingo! )__ _____\ || || (__ BINGO! ) | || ||________________ (_ BI-I-INGO! _) ____| || || (____________) || ||________________________________________________|| |_____________________________________Oglesbee/2000| Red Baron No. 105 Hello! Yesterday I first managed to damage my computer's configura- tion. Then the T-Online newsserver was down. So no continuation of the trenches plot just now. Here's some quickly done filler instead: __ ___ ('__`> \\_) /==(o) ______ /, ~~ ~ ~ \\_) `\__/ |()|::::)= -- RATTATTATT... \\ ____ / /\ /)____||_____\` ~ ~,~ ~~~ ~ \\ \\ `-------' \ ,'\ | \\__ \\ & , . & , . & , |,' \ | _\' `/_\' `/_\' |) )|, | ,, _____ _|`. ,'|_|`. ,'|_|`. |,' ,/ / ||\ ----- | ' , ||-\ _________________________/ ' ,, , // ||\|\ // || ` \ // ___ \\| (() ) _______________ __ ( __ ,' `. ('__`> , ) __`. / And you \____ /=(66) ______ ( -'_--`. | thought YOU had a ,-' `\_ ,-. \\ || ## ## // | avec BULLETHOLE! ,-' //9(9; _|*__|_ \\ # || # // \________________/ `\_~/ `-----' # \\ || ### // /_/\___\\)-. ,--""-.,-. \ )----""" )--""-.,-( \ \ "-.,-( \ \ ,-- --"" \`-----.,-" \ \ )----""" ) \ )----""" )-.,( \ --.-\ )----""- --""\ `-----.,-" ---"" \`-----.,-" \ ) `------- ,/ ---.-"\ )----""- )---.-\ )----""- )---"")\ ___________,'/____________ ----" ______________________ ,' `. ,' `. / And a MAP, detailing that \ / It might be out of \ | this trench is without a doubt |_| date, but I think not! | \ on the French side! ,---. It's only 3 years old! / `.__________________________,' `.______________________,' ~~ ~~~ ~~ ~~~ ~~ ___,~~~.||__ \\"~*._~~'""| ""~|~_ \\\`. *.`*._* || | || || `. \\\\`.`-.*,.\*\ || | || | \\\\`.`-.`||. \*\ * || \\\\`.`-. ||.`. . |\ || `\\`.`-.`||.`. \ ' / *-. | \`.`-.`||.`.` __ *---*__ || `.\`.`|| `. <'__`)`. \* \ * | \ \`.`||.`. (.).)\ .`.,`.* ____________ \ `.\|| `. \\O_// .`//`. ____________________ / \ \ \||`. ,'))\( `.//`. ,' `. | OH NO!!! |___ ||` / / |\|\`((.` / Over there! \ | I'M DOOMED!! ,-' \ | ' / |||`||. | | \____________/ \ \_/ ||/`( | Leftover Filet | \\ \ / //`.`. ___| Mignon in a white wine | \ [__[]] `. `-. sauce with croutons, | \ \\ \ \ \ `. .`.\ \ and Gruyere cheese! / \ \ \ `. \ `.`\\ `.____________________,' Red Baron No. 107 ___________________ ,' `. / I've given you \ ______________ | clearance, but you're | / \ | too inexpetienced to | | Don't worry! | \ be going out alone! / | I'm not! | `._______ _________,' \__ _________/ / ,' / ,' A /,' /,' _______ _|_ /' ___ /' ,' `. / __\ / __\ )) / .____, \ | /-X-) |=(6>6) | . \ / , \ \__o/ ((//_o/)) | |`- -'| \ _/__/\_ ,',/_/\| \ | |,- -.| \____ (__, __) / /- \.\ ) | ' /__\ ` //// \\| (__,-' |.|' \ ' ` | | |*|___ | |.| \ | |__,-'_) \_ _/./ `. \ \:/ )) [_[_[]] _;-----------. |""""|.|\ ( | _,-' _,-)__ | __ |.|)) | ) | / _,-'_,-'/ / |[ ]|.| | | / / _,-'_,-' _,' / ## | ' |.| | | | / _,-'_,-'### /_,-'### | \.| | ) ) /___,-'_,-'#### `+--+'+' / / | (____,-'##### | | | | | / ###### ____________________________ | | /, | And so, a while later... | /// |____________________________| ;//==') *roar* /// " || '' | \\ /| | | |\ ~~|~ \|~~||~~~\\~~~~||~~~~||~~|/~~|~~|||~~|\~~~~~//~~~|~~~|~~ | ; || || : | : | || // |/ || || ; ; ; // ; || ,-*-'*--*`-*`. ,-*-'*--. ,'*--*`-*`. * \ / \ / \ \ *_ * \ / \/ * _* ________ *`-*`. \ ;"".*,"": * / `*\ :"". /*' \ ,' `. \ \ *_ * ,' ## ##\,""". ,'/## `. ,"" / I thought \ ": * / `*\ ## ## ## | I heard an | ##\,""". ,. # , ,. \ OBERURSEL! / ## # ======||====== #===//=====||=====#= `.__ ____,' === ========||======= ==//======||===== == /,' ======== # ========||======#==//=======||== # == /' ====||========== , =======||===== =//========| . = ======||============// ========||====== //=========| \ ' / ==\\=======||===========//= ## || // ## ##| __ \\ || ## ## // ## ||## // ## | <'__`) ## \\ # || # // ,--""-.,-. # ## || :o)o)\ \\ || ### // -.,-( \ \ ,--""-.,-. ,--""-.,-. \ )----""" )--""-.,-( \ \ "-.,-( \ \ ,-- --"" \`-----.,-" \ \ )----""" ) \ )----""" )-.,( \ --.-\ )----""- )\ )----""\ `-----.,-" ---"" \`-----.,-" \ ) `--------" `-----.-"\ )----""- )---.-\ )----""- )---"")\ `--------" `--------" ---.-\_) . ' , ,)) __ \_/ )) <'__`) | | )/|\\ / / ___________ /, \_;;_/ / ,' `. /// ,' |/ ____/ I DID! \ ;//==') *roar* / ; / `-. I did hear an | /// " ,' ,' / \ Oberursel! / '' / ,'\ ___( `.___________,' ,-/,' [__]_] \. (( (_/ / | \`._______________ /| / [],[| \ \ || | | | | OVER HEEERE!! | | \\ /| \ \ | \_______________/ ~~|~ \|~~||~~~\\~~~~||~~~~| ( |/ ~~ ~~ * \ / \ / \ \ *_ * \ / \ \ | / \ / \ \ *_ ,-*`-*`. \ ;"".*,"": * / `*\ :"". /| \ *--*,"";* / `* / \ \ *_ * ,' ## ##\,""". ,'/## |\ | . ## ,""".-*,"": * / `*\ ,--""-.,-. | \_| ## ## ##\,""". -.,-( \ \ ,,'__/ ). ,--""-.,-. \ )----""" )--""-.,-( <___, \ "-.,-( \ \ ,-- --"" \`-----.,-" \ \ )----""" ) \ )----""" )-.,( \ , --.-\ )----""- )\ )----""\ `-----.,-" ---"" \`-----.,-" \ )/ `--------" `-----.-"\ )----""- )---.-\ )----""- )---"")\ = `--------" `--------" ---.-\_) __ __________________ <'__`) ,' `. )/|\\ / But it's no use! \ \_;;_ ___| The pilot didn't see | / ,' \ `-. me and he's already | -- *roar* | | )\ )) | turning away! | \ | | | | | | (( | |__ | | | And from the look of | / /__]_] / | things he wouldn't | / /| \/ | have had room for | ((/ /[] [| \ me anyway! / `.__________________,' _______ ,' `. -- . ..--.. ..--.. / Can YOU \ .. -.-. .- -. .----. - | spot him | . ...- . -. ... . . \ anywhere? / --- ...- . .-. - .... . `.____ _,' ... .. -.. . .-.-.- `.\ `\ / __ __ / ,'__-- _ (( /__\ ____ ,'--_`- /______ |(o>o) ,'__ `. / , ,'_` =(::::|()| \\o/ /PUSH\ /\ / ,''-_/____||____(\ /\ \ ____|____| ||________/ . '-/ `-------' `--------' .____, ` | _ _ _ . \ / , | _\ /_ _\ /_ _\ /_ CHIQUE |`- -'| | _> <_ _> <_ _> <_ CHICK |,- -.| /| /_\ /_\ /_\ ' /__\ ` /__\____________________________________________ ' ` /-_-,', \ \ /_-_`,'_' \ \ -- - : : Red Baron No. 108 | \ __/ ^^ ^ ^ *Lamb ^ ^^^^^^^ | | / \----' ^ ^ ^ | ^^^^^^^^^ \ \ \ _> \_,---'`-- ^ ^^ ^^ | ^^^^^^^^^ ,'--._\--'- ) \___,.___,--._^^^^^^ / ______ ,-' | `._ ` ^^ / ,',, `. ' _ ____ / _,__ *Touine \ /(((()-, (\\ ,---.( `v^-.____/-' `. `-'_ _ `-| /\(\-/)/ (. \__/ `" | _ `' `- __ /| (. .) ).|aughty ________________________ ,- `-. || ).( (`v| | | ^^ / |\ (`v') \|/ | The year is 1917. | ^^^^^ | \ \ \|/ / | All of France is-- | ^^^^^ \ \ `.______,'\ | Ooh, topless chicks! | ^^ ." `._____,'\ \ |________________________| ^^ ) \ \ Wysiwyg,* . Temps ,' / ^^_ _,---./ `.'.---. _( ,-` /<\##-. ) BRITNEY `'`--. _(_ ,--. `=/-####. ,' ___ ___ __| __,-' /,--.`. ,^^.\###| ,-'_,.__ | \,-" <>`-v--.,-' /"" / || , `.`|///\\##| _ `"' " | ( || |,',` '//'>"#/__/#) | > || / / /``.`>"`'####/ ,__ __,-' || ' /` / `.`. `"" | )_ /` _,' || ` / /\`.`. \ ` `-.,>~~~. _,' || `./_/ | | _,-._/`- | / \`_ / |`.___________/ / _ `(__ \,-.-_\ `. `.*Lesbia /`--------------' ' \ ,' `--._ Cellulites _,- `. / / ,' | )_, | ,' \ \_ / / / __/ `-. | _| Organs / ,' | / _, V_ |/' ,* \ / / `. < / ." _,' (_-.__.__|_ ___,' \/ / / *Alamo _) | `' .) \ `-< .__| / / ,' | _ \_ `-. \ \ /,'_`. / _|/ ^^^^ (_ `. . /// _ / / ^^^^ ^ \ \__/'\__/ | / ^^^^^^^^^^ <(_ , / ) | \_/ / |^^^^^^^^^^^^^ < `.__/ /| /\ \ | ^^\^^^^^^^^^^ ^^ / ` _ ^ \.~. / ^^^^^^^^^^^^ \ ^^ | \ __/ ^^ ^ ^ *Lamb ^ ^^^^^^^ | | / \----' ^ ^ ^ | ^^^^^^^^^ \ \ \ _> \_,---'`-- ^ ^^ ^^ | ^^^^^^^^^ ,'--._\--'- ) \___,.___,--._^^^^^^ / ^^^^^^^^^ / ,-' | `._ ` ^^ / ^^^^^^^^^^^ ,' _ ____ / _,__ *Touine \ ^ ^^^^^^ ^ ,---.( `v^-.____/-' `. `-'_ _ `-| ^ ^^ ^ ^ __/ `" ________________________________ - __ | , _,*Naughty | | ,- `-.\/( ,' | Um, where was I? Oh, right! | / `--.__/ | 1917! All of France is | | | occupied by the Germans.* | \ | ALL? Not quite! ... | ." *You want historical accuracy |________________________________| ) you draw your own cartoon!!! | \ __/ ^^ ^ ^ *Lamb ^ ^^^^^^^ | | / \----' ^ ^ ^ | ^^^^^^^^^ \ \ \ _> \_,---'`-- ______ ^^^^^^^ ,'--._\--'- ) \___,.___,--. ,' `. ^^^^^^ / ,-' | `._ / F / \ ^^^^^^^ ,' _ ____ / _,__ *Touine / ` I ,' \ ^^^^^^ ^ ,---.( `v^-.____/-' `. /| __ Z __ | ^^ ^ ^ __/ `" | |\ /\ |, Z | _,*Naughty ^ ^^ __| \/\/ \/| ,/ ! . / ,' ^^^^^ _\ | ,'/ | ! / __/ _____________________\ EEEAAAA- `' /______,'\ | / AAAGGGHHH!!! /.____,'\ \ | A village inhabite/__ _\ \ \ |_______________________| /|/| /\| \ \ |/\/ ' |/ Wysiwyg,* . Temps ,' / _,---./ `.'.---. _( ,-` ) BRITNEY `'`--. _(_ ,--. ,' ___ ___ __| __,-' /,--.`. ,. ,-'_,.__ | \,-" <>`-v--.,-' /"" / || , `.`/| \ `"' " | ( || |,',` `"/ | > || / / /``.`. ,__ __,-' || ' /` / `.`. | )_ /` _,' || ` / /\`.`. \ ` `-.,>~~~. _,' || `./_/ | | _,-._/`- | / \`_ / |`.___________/ / _ `(__ \,-.-_\ `. `.*Lesbia /`--------------' ' \ ,' `--._ Cellulites _,- `. / / ,' | )_, | ,' \ \_ / / / __/ `-. | _| Organs / ,' | / _, V_ |/' ,* \ / / `. < / ." _,' (_-.__.__|_ ___,' \/ / / *Alamo _) | `' .) \ `-< .__| / / ,' | _ \_ `-. \ \ /,'_`. / _|/ ^^^^ (_ `. . /// _ / / ^^^^ ^ \ \__/'\ | / ^^^^^^^^^^ <(_ , / ) ) / |^^^^^^^^^^^^^ < `.__/ /| /\ ( | ^^\^^^^^^^^^^ ^^ / ` _ )) \.~. / ^^^^^^^^^^^^ \ ^^ | \ __/ ) (( ) *Lamb ^ ^^^^^^^ | | / \----' (( ))( | ^^^^^^^^^ \ \ \ _> \_,---'`-- )) ((# ) | ^^^^^^^^^ ,'--._\--'- ) \___,.___,--._(###### / ^^^^^^^^^ / ,-' | `._ ## #### / ^^^^^^^^^^^ ,' _ ____ / _,__ *Touine # ### \ ^ ^^^^^^ ^ ,---.( `v^-.____/-' `. `-'_ _ ## ###| ^ ^^ ^ ^ __/ `" | _ `' `-# ###| , _,*Naughty ____________________________ ## ##-.\/( ,' | | / ## `--.__/ | Ummm! The year is 1917. | ^ | | ALL of France is | ^ \ | occupied by the Germans. | ." |____________________________| ) Red Baron No. 109 Yo! Fulgore told me about another newsserver to get an account at. They don't permit aliases there, so full name it is for the time be- ing. On with the plot... _________________________________ ,' `. / I just felt a \ | disturbance in the FARCE! | | As if a hundred people suddenly | | screamed out--and then groaned | | while a hole was burned into a map, | .-- .... .- - | or something! Something ridiculous | .. ... \ must have happened! / .. - ..--.. `.______________ _________________,' /,' \ /' \ __ __ ____ /__\ ) _ --__`. \ ,' __`. )) |(o>o) ______\ -'_--`. \ (( /\ /PUSH\ \\~/ |()|::::)= '_`. . \________|| |____|____ / /\ /)____||____\_-``. .____, `--------' `-------' \-` , . \ / , _ _ _ | ' |`- -'| CHIQUE _\ /_ _\ /_ _\ /_ | |,- -.| CHICK _> <_ _> <_ _> <_ | ' /__\ ` /_\ /_\ /_\ |\ ' ` ____________________________________________/__\ / / .`.-_-\ / / `_`.'_-_\ ; ; - -- __ _______________ /__\ )) ,' `._____ (6<6)| ______ / Hey, wait a ,-' \O// |()|::::)= | moment! Is that-- | ____ / /\ /)____||___/__ ,\ | | `-------' \ ,'\ | \ YES, IT IS!!! / _ _ |,' \ | `._______________,' _ _\ /_ _\ /_ |) )|, | _ _> <_ _> <_ |,' ,/ / /_\ /_\ | ' , _________________________/ ' ___________________ / \ | THE RED BARON | | is waving below!! | \__________ _______/ ((. . ' , /,' (( \_/ __ /' | | ('__`> \ \ //|\( | / , \ \_;;_/ .\ ' \| `. \\\ \ : \ *roar* (`==\\; \ `. `. " \\\ )___ /`. \ `` [_[__] `.\-. | \ \_) )) __ )) --.\ \ | , \ \\\__,-. [====] (( _:(_\o\____#| |/ \ (((\ (/o\\o )) | / =)^))// \_\ / | | ________________ \o_// _____________ / | | _____________ --------------- _,==\ ------------ / /| | ------------- _ (/=|==| | \( | (_`> |==| \ | | / --< / ,) )) \ \ | \__/ ,\ \| ,--||_| `--'' '--,'__| \. ,/ \`. _____,'/_________ ______________\ `.__ ,' `. ,' `. / I'm circling \ / Time for \ | overhead, trying to | | bye-byes, Munchkin! | | find a place to | | You can take your cute | \ land! / | snowman with you, but | `._________________,' | the model airplane | \ will stay! / `.____________________,' ___________ ,' `. _________________ / Awww! \ ,' `. | I'm not tired | __ / "CUTE!" \ | yet! This is | ('__`> | You shoot down 80 | \ tyranny! / //>(<; ___| enemy airplanes and | `.___ ______,' `\_o/ `-. you're labeled cute! | `.\ _ /\_\ \ SHEESH!! / `\ (((\ // ) ) `._________________,' =)<)) ||/ /| \o_/ \/ / |\ ,=\\ /)-'_/__/ \ |==\\ `~-'[]--][:] (|==(/ |( \((\ / ,) ,' / `` ,/ / \ ,' ,' | | `--'`--' ,' / ,'| | _______________,' ,' | | | | | ,' , | | ( \ |____,' _/_/ \ \ | /__/ ,' \ \ |____,' , \-| | ,' /_,' |____,' ,' | ,' ,' |____,' | Red Baron No. 110 OH JOY! The newsserver is working again! --or not! No, this time it's just a problem with Outlook Express and header line lengths. Where's that Deja account... The recent troubles aren't the reason I'm behind, though. Instead con- voluted plotlines are, that are a pain to draw. I'm not going to aban- don this one, though! Enjoy! ________________________________________ | | | You may have wondered by now why our | | hero, the world famous Red Baron, | | has crashed on French turf but not | | encountered any enemy soldiers yet. | | | | Well, mostly because the infantry | | assigned to this sector of the front | | line is too busy dealing with their | | own private business... ____|________________________ |__________________________________,' `. / 'ush, don't speak and ruin \ ___| ze magic of zis enchanted | ,'___ moment! Ah where 'ave you been | /,' | all my life, you tasty littelle | /' | morselle, you! Let us now | | consumate zis most intimate | | / , \ releshahnship of predat-- / _,----._ ' `._____________________________,' ,===.,'###,===.`. ,===. ,= ==(___)/,===(___)/,===(___)/,===(___)/,===(___)/,===(___)/,===(___)/,= __(___)(___)(___)(___)(___)(___)(___)(___)(___)(___)(___)(___)(___)(__ ,--. ____ `-- ,'`--'`\ ,===. ,===. , . , . . \ , /| ^ |\ . /| ^ |\ . /\ |\ , , \/|/\/ |/|/ \|\| \/\|\/ |/ \|\| \/\|\/ \| \ /| /\ , /| ` ` ' ` ' ' ` \/ |/ \/|/\/ |_/\_____ __ __ __ __ __ . . . . . _ _ __ / \_ \_ \_ \_ \_ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ | _ | _ \_\ \_\ \_\ \| < \__ \__ \__ \__ \__ |-\ |-\ |-\ |-\ |-\ \_| \_| \ \ \ \ \ \ () __\ _ ___\ , , . , . . , /\ |\ /`. \`.|\/|/ \|\/\ |\/| /|/| /\/|/\ |\ |\/| /\/|/\ /| / \| \/ `.\ ' ` \| |/ |/ ' \| \| |/ ' \/ |/ ` `\ ________ ` ' ' ` ' ' ,-/ "" `---" . 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(___," ###### ### *SQUEEEEEEEEE |\ \/ `./%-. ________________________ SIVES! | \ `. `-._) ######### | | |/ \ ) | --as it is annoying! | -------' \/ |________________________| _____________ ________________ | | ,-' `-. | But no... | ,' Excuse me, `. |_____________| / yoong man! \ | I was on me way from the | \ ,-. | food section to stationary |____ -- _/___\_ | and loost me way! 'ave _,-' / _(c"6( \ you seen me 'oosband / _ ,' \\_-/_,-. `. pass bay? ,' ,-"" / .\)=( 3_| `-.________________,-' ,((\,-' % . -\|,'( \ _______,'\__#,_ ,' `((\, ,=( \ ;/ \) `-. \`.____|_|_##",(_). ,' \ \\ \ ,'##.,-|. \;\++++++++++++++++| -`-",\/`--. ##/ ) \ \;\+++++++++++++++| \\( ( `. #//\ \. \;\++++++++++++++| =====\\`-\ \ `._\ #### `.\+++++++++++++| \\ `. \ \,%.__ """"""""""""""| NGER! \7) |`. `. (___," ##### _,-' _,-'| |\ \/ `./%-. ### ,-'__ _,-'__| | / SIVES! | \ `. `-._) ######## //`.,-'______`.| ,'_ |/ \ ) (_) // (_)\\ -------' \/ ##### ####### (_) (_) ####### ###### ____________________________ _,- | | ,-;-"_ | Meanwhile, 54km south, | (). __ / /==== | on the other side of the | `.`. ,'|`.`._\#### | front line... | _,`.`.----""_;-.## |______________________ ____| ,-;-"_ " _,-;" ()\ (). ,','=====,-',-" _/ \ ) `.`. ____( (======( (_) _/ \_/' `.`. ,'|`.`.`.__`.#####. \ / \_,' _,`.`.----""""__;-..#####.`\_/' (). ,-;-"_ `" _,-;;" (_\" `.`. ,','======,-',-"" _ / \ ) `.`. ____ ( (=======( (_) _ / \\_/' `.`. ,'|`.`.`.__`.#######. \ / \\_/,' _,`.`.----""""__;-..#######.`\_/,-' ,-;-"_ `" _,--=" / \\" `"" ,','======,-',-"" \_/ \ / /=======/ / \ _ / \_/ \ ` =====\ \_/ _ / \\_/' ______________________ ` o ######. \ / \\_/,' ,' `. /|_ #######.`\_/,-' / Pardon me, could you \ ()| " `"" ____| direct me to the checkout | /| `-._ counter or information | `` \ desk or somewhere? / `.______________________,' Red Baron No. 112 ___________________________ | | | /\ | | /--\fter spotting the | | world famous Red Baron | | only the previous day | | an unfortunate | | distraction kept his | | loyal companion from an | | immediate retrieval! | __ __ | And so, the next day... | /__\ ) _ --__`. |___________________________| (o <_ _> <_ | \ Where can he be? / /_\ /_\ |\ `.________________,' _________________________/__\ .`.-_-\ `_`.'_-_\ -- - _____________________________________________ | | | | | | |__ittle does the young and inexperienced | | pilot suspect that an ENEMY PLANE has | | stealthily pinned itself on his tail... | |_____________________________________________| .-- ==-- .\@\ =-- ,-._\\ \=- . \__@_"\ \_); ' \\@\ ==- `--' .-- ==- .\#\ ,-._\\ \=- . |#___"\ \_); =-- ' \\\#\ ==-- \`--' "" ________________________________ | | | \_/ | | / es, it's an RAF pl-- | | | | No, wait a moment! Time out! | | Wherever I've looked in WWI | | literature you were always | | referred to as the "RFC!" | ### |________________________________| ##66# ### #########= ___________ ##### ##____##___/__ ,\ ________,-;' ,' __ `. `-------' \ ,'\ | / ,' / ,' `. \ _ __ |,' \ | | HUH?! | | | () | | |_) /\ |_ |) )|, | \_______/ \ `.__,' / | \ /--\ | |,' ,/ / `.____,' | ' , ________________________________/ ' ____________________________ | ___ | | | | | _|_ f you could hold | | still for just a moment, | __ | while I correct this... | ### _ --__`. |____________________________| (( ##..# \ -'_--`. ### ########)= '_`. .. ___________ ##### ##____##____\_-``. ________,-;' ,' __ `. `-------' \-` / ,' / ,' `. \ _ *Type! | ' | Um! | | | () | | |_) *Tap!*_ | \_______/ \ `.__,' / | \ | *Click!* | `.____,' |\ ________________________________/__\ .`.-_-\ `_`.'_-_\ -- - ______________ | ___ | *Rattattattat!* | | | | | here... | \ \ \ |______________| (( \ \ ### )) \ \ \ \ (( ##..# \ \ \ #O# #########= \ . /| ___________ #### ##____##___/__ \ ,\ |\/ |/\/|,-;' ,' __ `. `-------' . ,'\ | _| ,' / ,' `. \ _ __ _ .\|,' \ | \ ARRGH!! _\ | | () | | |_) |_ / ` : \) )|, | /_ | \ `.__,' / | \ | \_, "" \|,' ,/ / /_ /\|\| `.____,' .:' |\ ' , |/ ` ________________________.:___\_ / ' \ \ \ \ \ \ _________________________ | _ | ( | / \ | )) | \_/ H, COME ON!!! | (( | NO FAIR! That was a | . ' , )) | dirty trick, shooting | __ ( __ | him down while I had | /__\ )) , ) __`. | him distracted! | |(o>o) ______ ( -'_-`. |_________________________| \\O/ |()|::::)= '_`. . ____/ /\ /)____||____\_-``. `-------' \-` ,/ _ _ | ' _________________,'/ _ _\ /_ _\ /_ | ,' / _ _> <_ _> <_ | / I'm sorry! \ /_\ /_\ |\ | I'M SORRY!! | _________________________/__\ | I hadn't noticed! | .`.-_-\ | I was just plain | ! `_`.'_-_\ | excited to have my | !! -- - | first enemy plane | e \ in my sights! / e `.________________,' ee e ; EE ) E ( . EE . ,)) EE )) E (( . E : ((( ee ((( , ))) e , ))))/ "((/ ____|))____ .|_@__| |__@_| '-----| |---' \_/ ;~' Red Baron No. 113 ___________________ ,' `. / OH MY! \ ~ ___ | | ~~""" " | The only way across | __ | that deep and boobie- | `~.__ "" | trapped chasm is over | , """""""""~~~~~~~~~~~~~. ___,~ \ this narrow plank! / _ ~ _,--##" `._________ ________,' ~ __,--#####-" /,' _ ,#########( ~ /' ,~~"" ~~""" ~~~~ `-##########. ~~~~~~~~~~~~,, ,~ `######-.___ ~ ~ ~~~ ~ `#######---._ .', ~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~ `""##### __o ___ ~ ~~~~~ ~~~~~ ` /\ #####--._ ~ ~~~~ ~~~~~ /\ ` #########---._ ~ ~ ~~ / / ====================== ~~ ~~~~ ~~~~ ___ ___ `###############._ ~~ ~~ ,====' """____ ~~ `###############-. /==='--.__,-==="-. `-###############. ~~~~ ,===/__ ,;===/ | ) ~~~ `############## /===' """/===/ \_/ ~~ `############ ~~~~~ |=( ,====/_ / \| ~~~~ `########## ~ `==`-+. (====/ \ * | ~~ ~~~~~~ \######## __ )) \\. ('__`> _(_`. // 6( . `.\_-/ `. '_/\_ `, \\'.// | ||-.) | // ` \__|| (( [__[] |] \ | | \ | | | | / \ (( / /\ | /-/ |_| `. ( `.( \_ ,' `==========================================================' #\______________________________________________________/ ###\ /# ##\ |### ####| |#### ####\ /#### ######| |### (( __ )) ('__`> )) *ngg* //"o( /\/ `\_~/__/ / /_/\___/ (( / \ / ,' \ (( / / )__ | )) | | [__[] /-/([] ) /)) \ \| \ \ | ) / /| (( /-/_| `. \_`.\_ ,' `==========================================================' #\______________________________________________________/ ###\ /# ##\ *creEEEAK!* |### ####| |#### ####\ /#### ######| |### .. )) \\) __ / \ \ ('__`> \\ \ `.//(.( )) \\.___`. `._=/___(( (( _(_____ `. ` \___\/ / /. (( \ \ /__ ,'. `// )) . /| , [__[] `.) __|\/ |/| |] \ ` \ | ,/ \ \\ \ Ack! |,'/ \ \ )) /_ ACK! / | | | / (( / \ \ |/\/|/ /_/ \-\ `. ' ' / (_ \ `-. ,' `==========================================================' #\______________________________________________________/ ###\ /# ##\ |### ####| |#### ####\ /#### ######| |### ____________ _____________ ,' `. ,' `. / The secret \ / Being unable \ ~~~~ | to balance?? |__| to choose which | | ,--. side to fall | ~~~~ \ INDECISION!! / \ off of! / `.__ ________,' `._____________,' ~~~~~ `.\ ~~~~ `\ ~~~~~~~ __ ~~~~~~ ( ('__`> ~~~~~~ \ ~~~~~ /(o(o) ) #\ ~~~~~ ( `\_~/_ ~~~~~ ###. / \.) \ ~~~~~~ #####. ~~~~ / / , || __ ########_______________ / /\__// /__\ \ ~~ \ | |([--[]_/' `\ ========================` | |_ \] ,__ ` . ~~~ ###########. '(( \___,' `. `,'/ ##############. (_`/_/ ~~~~ #################-. ~~~~~~ ####################-. ~~~~~~ ~~~~~ Red Baron No. 114 .-- ,,\~~ ==- .\@\ \\@\/ ,-._\\ \=- . \\o\ =- \@___"\ \_); / / /\o\ *Roar!* ' \\@\ / / ,` o \\,` ==-- `--' / '@/ -' / )) -' ___________ .-- _I__.o.__I_ ==- .\@\ (( _I__(X)__I_ ,-._\\ \=- . / \ \@___"\ \_); , " " =-- ' \\@\ ' / | ==-- `--' ,/ ____,'/___ ,' `. / HEY! \ | Watch where | | you're flying, | | you Allied | \ @#*$s!!! / `.__________,' , ' / | ,/ ____,'/___ / \ | %$*#!!!! | . \__________/ \ ' / _________________ __ __ ,' `. / \ _ --__`. / Oh yeah?!?!? \____ |==(>)= ______\ -'_--`. | Well, %$*# YOU TOO! ,-' \|O/ |()|::::)= '_`. . | FRENCH PIG! | ____ / /\ /)____||____\_-``. | ENGLISH SWINE!! | `-------' \-` \ AMERICAN BEAGLE!!! / _ _ | ' `._________________,' _ _\ /_ _\ /_ | _ _> <_ _> <_ | /_\ /_\ |\ __________ _________________________/__\ / \ .`.-_-\ | #@%%!!!! | __________ `_`.'_-_\ \_____ ___/ / \ -- - /,' | %$*#!!!! | /' \____ ____/ `.\ | / , `\ ' . \ | ` *Roar!* __ ________________ (( / ~\ ,' `._____ |==(.)= ______ /, ~~ ~ ~ / YOU WANT A PIECE ,-' \|=/ |()|::::)= -- RATTATTATT... | OF ME?! YOU WANT? | ____ / /\ /)____||_____\` ~ ~,~ ~~~ ~ | | `-------' \ ,'\ | | I'VE GOT SOME TO | _ _ |,' \ | | SPARE!! COME AND | _ _\ /_ _\ /_ |) )|, | \ GET 'EM!!! / _ _> <_ _> <_ |,' ,/ / `.________________,' /_\ /_\ | ' , _________________________/ ' *Roar!* _________________ ,' `. / I used to be \ | such a meek fellow | -.-. .- -. .. | on the ground! | --. . - --- ..- - | And then--suddenly-- | .- - - .... . | | -. . -..- - \ ALL CLOUD RAGE!!! / . -..- .. - ..--.. `._________ ______,' /,' \ /' ) \ __ (( __ ____ /,_\ ) ,))-__`. \ ,' _`. )) |(o>o) ______ ( '_--`. \ (( /H\ /PUS\ \\~/ |()|::::)= '_`. . \________| | |___|____ / /\ /)____||____\_-``. .____, `--------' `-------' \-` , . \ / , _ _ _ | ' |`- -'| CHIQUE _\ /_ _\ /_ _\ /_ | |,- -.| CHICK _> <_ _> <_ _> <_ | ' /__\ ` /_\ /_\ /_\ |\ ' ` ____________________________________________/__\ / / .`.-_-\ / / `_`.'_-_\ ; ; - -- Red Baron No. 115 ____________________ | __ | | |_ | | | landers, 1917 | | | | No-Man's Land... | |____________________| _____ )`-._,-. ___ __ ` ( (( ( . ____) `---' ____) `. _ `.\`. ,.`. \ ________ ' __ _`__ _,'_\,-.__(( (_ ._ ,' `. 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( ,', | | //||\ . `._ 7 , "" | _\ `. __ \_ ,' `' // " / `. . ,-" ,-._,-(_| "`. \ `-""-.__/ (._ ( \|\\ `-_| " " Red Baron No. 116 _________________________________________ | ___ | | | | ,# | _|_t was a dark and stormy night! | ## ,#" | | ##._ "" # #" | In the charred, spooky remains of an | ##`"##. _#_,- | an erstwhile lush forest a lonely and | ## "##/#" = | frightened face is sticking out from | \--/ . ### ,-- | inside a bomb crater... | `-.|__|_/,_ ### __ |_________________________________________| )_)__( | _ ### -= ' | |`+.. ### _ /--\ ### '" "'"""# # ## ### --..___>-~~=' "' ` -._ . ### -= _ .#""""""-'"""======____`-._"".##.## ^ --- `-"-. ### ,#.,# ##-.,-. # -., ####\ ### '" ## *shiver* `- `#### _ ###_ ~ ##~ _ ( ,=. _ , #### (.,' /"""_\_ ~ ,-'""' /~ ~\ ) ""--. #####" ,;'___`:. __,-`-.__ ( (6^6) __,-'`. #/## ## ~ ~ """' ~ `""""""""""" . || ` ~ ~ \. _________________\`.________ ,' `. / I just wanted to apologize \ | to my mom and the Kaiser's mom! | | I am so sorry! Because it was | | my fault! I'm the one who got | | lost in No-Man's Land! I am | | going to die! I'm so scared! | \ I'm sorry!! I'm so s-- / `.____________________________,' . /\ , /| /| / __|\/ \/|/ |/|/ |_ -- _____\ / \ `--.__ RUKI VVERKH!!! \ /__ __\ ## _ _____ )) \/\/|/\ |\/\| ### \\====""' ' \| ` _ . ### '' )) *jump* - `-"-. ### __ #\ ### ## ('__`> )) `- `#### _ ###_ ~ ##~ _ (( /(o)o) _ , #### (.,' /"""_\_ ~ ,-'""',, `\_~/ ""--. #####" ,;'___`:. __,-`-.__ \\)_,' , /\`. __,-'`. #/## ## ~ ~ """' ~ `""""""""""" . || ` ~ ~ ____________________ ,' `. / "Ruki vverkh!?" \ | This happens to be the | \ _____ | WESTERN Front, in case | ----====""' / you haven't noticed! / -//'' /,'`.____________________,' -' | ) /' \.\ ) .. ]|.| (( __ \)) | \ ,, <'__`) | | \.| \\). :>)<\\ | | __|_\ _`. `___ \o_/',' ,' | | ,-'""' `.___`/\_\ ,' . \ \ ____,-`-.__ / /. .,'_,-'`. |__`. ~ `"""""""""""""" . \. \`. _______________ \ " `. / Er... \ | Not as seen from | | side I fightink at, | \ it not! / `._______________,' Red Baron No. 117 _________________________________________ | ___ | | | | | | ime for another installment of the | | artist's brilliant strategy, named: | | "Let's post the SIMPLE cartoons on | | WEEKENDS of all times, shall we?" | |_________________________________________| ______________ ,-'""' ,-. __ ""--. __,-`-.__ _/___\_ <'__`)__,-'`. """' ~ `""""""""""""""' . |\` '/| \. ,/ \`.___________________ ____________,'/ \ `. ,' / / We lie low until \ / Couldn't you \ | I sure no enemy patrols | | find your own | | around! Then I take | \ crater? / \ you in prisoner! / `.___________,' `.___________________,' . ' , _ __________ ,-'""' ,-. __ ""--. __,-`-.__ _/___\_ <'__`)__,-'`. """' ~ `""""""""""""""' . ,/ \. _____,'/__ _\`._________ / \ ,' `. | OW!! | / Sorry! \ | Quit it! | | I TOLD you this | \__________/ | place isn't big | | enough for the | \ two of us! / `._____________,' . \ ' / _ __________ ,-'""' ,-. __ ""--. __,-`-.__ _/___\_ <'__`)__,-'`. """' ~ `""""""""""""""' . ,/ ______,'/__ \. ,' `. __\`.____ / OUCH!! \ / \ | Keepink elbows | | Or else | | at your side of | | WHAT?!? | \ shell hole! / \_________/ `.___________,' . ' , _ __________ ,-'""' ,-. __ ""--. __,-`-.__ _/___\_ <'__`)__,-'`. """' ~ `""""""""""""""' . ,/ ____,'/__ __________________ ,' `. ,' `. / Or else \ / OOOOLL!!! \ | I callink |_| Protagonist won't keep | \ cartoonist! ,--. arms at his side of | `._________,' \ demarcation line! / `.__________________,' ______________________________________ | ___ | | | | | | hat's enough, the two of you! | | | | Or I'll--umm--I'll turn this strip | | right around! ... Yeah! | |______________________________________| Red Baron No. 118 _______________________________________________ | ___ | | | | | _|_t was a sunlit day in old No-Man's Land! | | Suddenly I heard the plaintive cry | | of a young Russian soldier... | |_______________________________________________| . . /| |\/\|\/ |/| _| ' | __________________ __\ OUCH! |__ ,' `. \ OUCH! /__ / I'm sorry! \ _\ QUITTINK!! / | I need LIVING SPACE! | \ QUITTINK!! / | And frankly you're | \ . __ / \ just in the way! / \|`. \ |/\ |\/ `.__ _____________,' ` `.\ \| / ,' \ ### '" "'" `\ *poke* /,' ~=' "' ` -._ . ### -= _ . *poke* /' _"".##.## ^ --- `-"-. ### ,#.,# ##- ####\ ### '" ## \ ' / . ' , `- `#### _ ###_ ~ ##~ _ ____ __ , #### (.,' /"""_\_ ~ ,-''""' ,-. __ ""-. #####" ,;'___`:. __,-`-.___ _/___\_ <'__`)__-'`. #/## ## ~ ~ """' ~ `""""""""""" . || ` ~ ~ __________________________________________ | | | /\ | | /--\re you two still fighting?! | | I TOLD you I'd turn this strip around! | |__________________________________________| _ _ . ---.__ _ __,- . ----------.__ '""" _ _ ## ## `-;-'(// \'/ ((\ //)`-.,' `:.___,:' .#### ` / / __ \ \ ,-. \ \,-' _\_.../ ,`') #### (( / / <'__`) \ \ \_\ \ _ ### ~ ####. -. \ \ (.).)\ / /---"'/ /## ., ### \#### \ \_\O_/;/ / ;;;_/ /-## #`'#` ### '-.-. --- v ##'##'..~' \ /. / ,-- _/ ' ~ =- ### ' ~'- . ,. ,=__-<_ `| |. | | =+ |\ \. __,_ ., ### \--/ | \. / `----'| \`.____ ## ,/ (( \_\.__/ | \ \ \ # ____________ ,'/ [_[]__] / + | | MY | ,' `./ / / \ ) |(_) \ | GUN! | / Al right! / / ,' / | | | ) \____/ | WE'LL BEHAVE! | / .' | | \ \ \ WE'LL BEHAVE!! / / / \ \ | \ | )) `.____________,' ( ,' \ \ `-'-.____\ \ (( \ \ \ \ / \ \ \ \ \ `. \ \ )) \ \,'\ `. `__ |__`. ,'__) (( `./% ) / /_,' \ \ ,\,-'"". \\ \ \\ | | \\ / --, | \\ | /@/, -= | \7) \ , -=/ //_,-. | \ \/ ;(_/ /"___@/ -= | \ `. /@// ` \ ) `--' --== \/ | | | | *Roar!* | __ ___________ (( /_~\ ,' `._____ (9<9)| ______ /, ~~ ~ ~ / ,-' \o// ()|::::)= -- RATTATTATT... | HUH?!? | ____ / /\ /)___||_____\` ~ ~,~ ~~~~ \ / `-------' \ ,'\ | `.___________,' _ _ |,' \ | _ _\ /_ _\ /_ |) )|, | _ _> <_ _> <_ |,' ,/ / /_\ /_\ | ' , _________________________/ ' *Roar!* Red Baron No. 119 This time around I was torn from my beloved accustomed surroundings without prior notice, so I couldn't post any cartoons in advance. But then I thought--why not use that crappy machine they have in THIS place? Serious behavioral pattern break--WHEW!! Is this as good as it gets? I really ought to lie down! The fact that these guys haven't updated from Outlook Express 4.x isn't helping, either! ______________ ,-'""' ,-. __ ""--. __,-`-.__ _/___\_ <'__`)__,-'`. """' ~ `""""""""""""""' . ,/ .______________ ________________,'/__ `-. \ ,' `. | Da, da! | / I suggest now \ | Khorosho! | | that we're both unarmed | \_________/ | there's no point anyone | | trying to take anyone in! | | Let's just go separate | \ ways after dark! / `._____________________,' ______________ ,-'""' ,-. __ ""--. __,-`-.__ _/___\_ <'__`)__,-'`. """' ~ `""""""""""""""' . ,/ \. ________,'/_____ \`._____________ ,' `. ,' `. / It pity, though! \ / Thou kiddest! \ | You would have been | | Are you just lucky | | 44th Kraut I killt | | like me, or what's | \ or captchurt! / \ your secret? / `.________________,' `.________________,' ,| ,' | / _ " _ )) (( / (_\|/_) / (/|\) )) ___ / ______ ,-'""' ,-./ __ )) -. __,-`-.__ _/___\_ ('__`> __,-'`. """' ~ `""""""""""""""' . ,/ |\` __,'/__ ,' `. \. / BAITINK! \ _____\`._____ | | ,' `. | With fake | / OUCH!!!!! \ | butterfly | | | \ on stick! / | And I thought *I* | `._______,' \ was devious!! / `._____________,' Red Baron No. 120 I swear, I'll never again use someone else's computer! You change something simple like the screen resolution and before you know it you're open to attack because THEY can't set it back! Computers can be hard to handle. People even more so. But NEVER put yourself in a position where you have to try and negotiate between man and machine! They hate each other! It's like hosting the Israeli peace talks--all of a sudden you're in the crossfire from both sides! Sysadmins and tech support have it tough! I would make a clever re- mark now about admiring C3PO, but that's hard when you've just come home from a bunch of people whose heads Star Wars references go over entirely, and who just look askance at you if you make them anyway. Was there anything else? Oh, right! Cartoon... _________________ __ ,' `. / \ / The world famous \____ |==(o= _____ | Red Baron's faithful ,-' \|_/ |()|::::)= | companion is forced | ____ / /\ /)____|___/__ ,\ | to suspend his | `-------' \ ,'\ | | search temporarily | _ _ |,' \ | | while attending to | _ _\ /_ _\ /_ |) )|, | \ daily routines! / _ _> <_ _> <_ |,' ,/ / `._________________,' /_\ /_\ | ' ________________________/ ' _ _ _ / _ _ ) _ _ _ (______/ _______\ _ ____ |_\| \ |_/|____/ ) ) _ ____ |_\| \ )) |_/|____/ _ ____ / / |_\| \ |_/|____/ _________ ,' `. .- -. -.. / BAW! \ .. - .... . | I just lost | --- - .... . .-. \ 50 pounds! / ..... ----- `._ ______,' /,' \ /' \ __ __ ____ /__\ ) _ --__`. \ ,' __`. )) |(6>6) ______\ -'_--`. \ (( /\ /PUSH\ \\o/ |()|::::)= '_`. . \________|| |____|____ / /\ /)____||____\_-``. .____, `--------' `-------' \-` , . \ / , _ _ _ | ' |`- -'| CHIQUE _\ /_ _\ /_ _\ /_ | |,- -.| CHICK _> <_ _> <_ _> <_ | ' /__\ ` /_\ /_\ /_\ |\ ' ` ____________________________________________/__\ .`.-_-\ EEE `_`.'_-_\ EEEE -- - EEEeee eeeee eeeee !!!! ..... | / | / ,' ' Red Baron No. 121 , ' / | eeeeee eeeee .... ______________ ,-'""' ,-. __ ""--. __,-`-.__ _/___\_ <'__`)__,-'`. """' ~ `""""""""""""""' . ,/ ______________,'/____ ,' `. / ... Get it, huh? The \ | Swedish pilot replied: | | "Yes, and these Fokkers | \ were Messerschm-- / `._____________________,' ___ /_ ,' /__ ___ / | /_ . /__ ___ \ ' / /_ __ /__ ___ ___ ('__`> __ --=== /_ --- ///(o \ /__ __ _,--.__;; / /)) / --=== |/ __ / _,' `--.__| | )) / \ () __ / ,'/ ,_ / \_______ --== |/ ((\,;\ ,' `--' \ \...\ ) () ,'[]\\_,' , \___,---\ \ --=== / / \. /|_____ \/ -- | \ \ \`./ /__ \ --=== | | \ )) _\ OH /_ ) _____________ / / \ ) \ @#$*!!!! / ' ,-'""' / / / / / OH \ __,-`-.__ / _/,-)\/ /_ @#$*!!!! _\ """' ~ `""""""""""""""' \ \ | | `-` |/\/|/\/\|\| ' ,, | , | | ; , ; | .|| ||, || | ,, ; || | ; . , || ; `. _ , , _ ,' \\ / | / __ /_) / /| /|/| |/ __ : \\:: , / , /_) /_ /-| / ' | () : \\ \ | , ; . ,' `. : \\ , : \\ \ / ,,;; . : \\ . ;; . , :: , /// ;; ,, _____________ : : | / , ;; __( )__ \\ ,,, // /// ( I'd like to )__ : \\ \, / \\ ;; , , (_ tell a joke for a )_ : \\ ,, ;;, /; (___ change that WON'T _) , . || \\ , (____ BOMB! _______) ~~. ~ : \\ ~~ ;; : ~~~~~~~~~~~~ (_________) _ ~~~~ \ :: ~~ / ___ (_) ~~~~~~~~ / []-._ ~~~~ ~~ ~~~~~ /.| / `. __ O () ~~~~~ ,./_ `\ \ `-('__'> ~~~~~ ,' / `--\ \-. .`._;/>( ~~~~~~ ~~ ~~~~~ '--'""-.__ ` ) `( \))/ ~~~~~~ `--' `--' Red Baron No. 122 __________________________________________ | | | /\ | | /--\fter a surprising bombing raid | | the world famous Red Baron is returning | | to a much LARGER shell hole in place | | of the one he's had to scurry out of | | but moments ago... | |__________________________________________| _________________ || \`, \ ,' `. ,/ \\ ,-' ,' ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ / Hmmm!!!! `'/ (\\ (//-' ~ ~ ~~ ~ | I like what they've / []--] ~ ~~~~~ ~~~~ \ done to the place! / |( [\ ~~ ~~~~~ `._________________,' ~ | / ~~~~~ ~~ ~~ / | | ____,------""""""""---------.______ / | | ~~~ ,-'""" ""-.| .( | __,-`-.__ __,-| | | """' ~ `"""""-----.___________,---"""""""""' \ \ | ,--||_| '--,'__| ____________________ ,' `. / HONEEEE!! \ | The interior designers | . | were h-- | \ ' / | | ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ \ Oh @#$%! / __ ,-. `.___________ _______,' ( ===/`;-' ~~~ ~~~~ __ /,' ,'-""_ `. ~~~~ <'__`) /' ~~ / _, /#\, \ .\\ o)\\\ )) ~~~ /./ `-\#/,-' ~~~~~ ~~~ (_)\__/ \) ____ |:\ |\ `. """"---------.__ ______ ,-'""" \ `\\\ \ `-+==+-' __,-`-.__ `.|| | | \__/ """' ~ `"""""-----.|_|__|_____,---"""""" __ )) <'__) )) _______________ )|\\ ((_ / \ `--;._ \\ ____| YOU'VE GOT TO | / , )`- ) `-._ BE KIDDING!!! | _,-',' /`--' \_________ _____/ //-'// | ________\`.____ (( [[==] ,' `. __ ,-. |" "| / Just when there's \ ( ===/`;-' / / | | FINALLY enough | ,'-""_ `. / /| \ \ room for TWO!?! / / _, /#\, \ | |\ | `._______________,' /./ `-\#/,-' ,| || | \) \_|\_| ____,------""""""""---------.__ ______ ,-'"" `-+==+-' __,-`-._ \__/ """' ~ `"""""-----.___________,---"""""" Red Baron No. 123 ________________________________________ | | | |__| | | | |aving narrowly escaped the | | impact of a German bomb in No-Man's | | Land, the world famous Red Baron had | | to discover that the Russian soldier | | who captured him DIDN'T make it. | |________________________________________| _____________________ ,' `. ,'`. / Hm, there's some \ ,-. /,-((\ ___| personal stuff strapped | ==/`;-' '\6 ;;` `-. to the inside of his | "_ `. `-./. \ helmet! / /#\, \ _ ______ // , \""" `._____________________,' \#/,-' ,-'"" `-+==+-'/,' /| __,-`-._ \(\\--' ,' | __,-'`. """' ~ `"""""-----._' __/_____,---""""""' . ____________ ,' `. / ID...photos of \ | family at home | \ ... / `.________ __,' /,' *flip* /' ____,--- *flip* "" __ --.___ ,-'""" ,. <'__`) "--. __,-`-._ )/| )6 \\ __,-'`. """' ~ `"""""-----.___\\)___\-,---""""""' . ,/ ________________,'/_______________ ,' `. / ...and a hand-drawn flipbook \ | animation of a naked elf dancing in | | the woods before being swallowed whole | \ by a giant toad--or something! / `.__________________________________,' . ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ \ ' / ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~ ~~~~~ ~~~~~ ~~~ ~~~ ____,------ (( __ )) -.___ ~ ,-'""" <~_~`) "--. ~~~~ ~~__,-`-._ ((( (o)o)\ ))) __,-'`. 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"88 )) | | /_ { '. (((\\ ~ _~`~._,,,_ (| -_- |) | | (/ `\ } ) >>`-, ~ _~ ,~'~ O\ = /O | | ^/ ^`} { \__ /,-~,,~'` ____/`---'\____ \ \ \= ( { )`.__\ )--. ' \\| |// `. \ \ '-, { {{.___ \/ `. )) \\||| : |||// \ )) \ \_.' ) } ) )&, ._ `. _||||| -:- |||||_ \ \.-' ( ( \_\_ ( `. \ | \\\ - /'| | | /'-.'_. ) ( } `. `._`.\--, _| `\`---'// |_/ | )) \_( { _/\ \_.-;;;.\,-' .-\__ `-. -'__/-. / ) '--' `-;\ ) \;;;;;;;. )) .' /--.--\ `. .'___ _.-' / / / )) \;;;;;;;\ `.___\_<|>_/hjw.' _> \""<\/>_.' .' / / `;;;;;;;\ \`. ;`. _/; .'/ / <\/>/. ' /<\// / `;;hjw;;. _______ \_\_`. _.'_/_/ -' _ |\`- _ . -/| - _- .-'`_/- | \ `~.;; ,-' `=--=-' (( - \\\ \ ; }` __ )) <\/>`{ __ \ ; ____ (( /__\ /\> } _ --__`. \j \ ,' __`. (@<@)| ______\ -'_--`. _______ \ /\ /PUSH\ \.// |()|::::)= '_`. . ,' `. \________|| |____|____ / /\ /)____||____\_-``. ____/ \ .____, `--------' `-------' \-` `-. | . \ / , _ _ _ | ' | Um... | |`- -'| CHIQU _____ _\ / /| _\ / | | | |,- -.| __,-' `--,_ / | /| | \ / ' /_ __,-,-' "`-,--/ / ,'/ |\ `._______,' ' ,-' / ,',__,'_/ `,_,-' / __/__\ ,' ' ( ,' | ) ,' .`.-_-\ / __ _>,__,-( | /\ ,-' `_`.'_-_\ / (`,`,' ` -<|/ \// -- - / \ `-,_,- / \ /' `,__,-' /\ | || | | | || ------===== \`-`-| `` ``/,_ `,-, , \ _,-'|,-,\ ) -----======== `-`,_\ ||\ `,_) / ,'_< `-,__\\`, / ----======= ,-'-' | `-`,__,' ;;;; ;;^,^; __ ,,_ ;;;\-; ) )(\_ |CC|)) ;(.|.) ( ( ( '> .-. |__| ).( ) )/_)= ______/o ) __ \ .. .. ( v ) (_(_ _) \----- ( / w c(..)o ( //\\;;;//\\ \|/ \ \ \ / \ // \__(-) __) \\ ///\\\|| //| \ \ / \\\\/// /\ ( / /O/\O\ \ _.---._ /\\ \_/(___\\)/ /(_)___) //()\\ ./' "--`\// | | \ w /| \ //U\\\ ./ o \ | | | \ \ ////\\\\ /./\ )____VK \__ \ " " .-- m m \ ////\\\\\ ./ / /\ \ | \ \ \ \ ==- .\#\ \ ////\\\\\ / / \ \ | |\ \ \7 ,-._\\ \=- . \ //////\\\\\\ " " " " |#___"\ \_); /("TooShy")\ \ \ \ \ =-- ' \\\#\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ ==-- \`--' \. \ \ \ \ \ \ / "" \`.___ \ \ \ \ / / \ \ \ | eep | .-- .... .- - ..--.. | ... | .-- .... .- - .----. ... \_____/ .-- .-. --- -. --. ..--.. Red Baron No. 125 _______________ / \ | *mumblmumble* | | *mutter* | __ \_ ____________/ ('__`> /,' // 9( /' `\_ ___| there's even more mud | `\ /(//( `-._ and more dirt! / `\\'/ `.___________________,' /_/\ ,---------. , ( ( \\ ,----. ,------. / `-------' \ ,----. / |\ \|| --. / `--' \,----. / `----' \ ,' `/ `--' \,' /| \ \/ \ / `--' \' `. ,' ` / \__\_`-(\ `. `. [:][--[]`-~' __ __ __ /))/ )| /--\ `--' __ `--' '' \ \ ___ /`--'\ | | \ __ ,`---'. _ __ | |\ \ `--' /`-'\ `--' / ) \ | ,' ,' \ | / / \_\_ _ _ /\,' \__\ _ ((_) _ ((_) `-.\ _) ((_) _________________ ,' `. ______________ / You were too lazy \ / \ | to draw a new cartoon | | WAITAMINUTE! | \ today, right?! / \_________ ___/ __ > _________________,' `.\ ('__`> /,' `\ //>(<: /' `\_=/ ,'/| ,------. ,----. ,-' )\\ . ,---------. / `----' \ ,----./ `--' ,' _,-' || \ ,----. / `-------' \ ,' `/ `--' \ `. `-. // `./ `--' \' `. ,' , `-\\) //) ,' `. __ [--[] /--\ __ /] )| __ __ ___ `--' \ | `--' __ `--' ,`---'. __ | | \ /`--'\ `--' __ | | \ __ _ `--' | ), | `--' /`-'\ | | | _ _ _ | / / _) _ ((_) _ ((_) |_||--. ((_) ((_) |__`.--` Red Baron No. 126 I've discovered Deja can't find my last strips, and those it does find are no longer in the thread. It may have something to do with the size the thread has grown to. That's why I'm starting a new one. ______________ _, _ \\~;~;~;~;~;~;~;\\ )_\ _ \ (( __ (( /_ \, (=` (_) )) (,(\ )) _, (( =)9))) (( )_\ _ ,_ _ ,_ )) \,,/] )) /__) (,|, | ` (_) | (, (( /[:]7\ (( )) [ / / \ )) PART 126 (( | | | | (( ))______________)) (Featuring: EGON) \\~The~~Schmeeg~\\ ___ __ ,' -- -- . ' ' / / \ *Roar!* | _/'. ,,, \_#`///#\ '\ \/ / /// / ///#/\ \\\/;~ *rattat...* \ \ \ \ \ .-- ==- .\@\ ,-._\* \=- . \@_*_"\ \_); =-- ' \\@\ ==-- \ `--' \ \ \ \ ) ( \ \ \ )) `. (( `. . `. )) ___________ __ ` ( __ ,' `. (( /__\ , ) __`. / Don't be \_____ |(6>6) ______ ( -_--`. | discouraged ,-' \\o/ |()|::::)= '_`. . | by a failure. | ____| |\ /)____||____\_-``. | It can be a | `-------' \-` , | positive | _ _ | ' \ experience. / _ _\ /_ _\ /_ | `.___________,' _ _> <_ _> <_ | /_\ /_\ |\ _________________________/__\ .`.-_-\ `_`.'_-_\ -- - ______________________________ !! | | !! | "Failure is, in a sense, | e | the highway to success..." | e |______________________________| E EE E E ; . EE ) `--------..______ E . (( `" ~~._ __ `"""----..______ E )) ----.___ ` `= = -- __ e .(( ; '"" -' _,`~ ,-. ._____ `` E : ) `-----.._____ .`~ . ,,~ '_"" `-' ` E ( " " . -... - - ,-. ` ee _, )) `= = `= = -- - '"" `- ~, ~', "" `-. ` \ |(( ,-. -. -._ ,`",' --- .` ,-`-- |))); ~ "" ~'_"" -- / `-' ,'___,-- ;((( ,-. -. - `/ ,-. ,/ _"" `-~/ _"" ` ____))|____ ... ',-.' // , \\ `- -- ' // .-`--/ |_@__(( __@_|. `= ,' - .` \\" ,' // - ~ -.'// '--- ))-----' , \ `-'/ // \ // /, _\- \ ' \\ ((/ // , \\ ,`"- --- `:. `~; , \\" ,' //- _____________________________________ | | | "... inasmuch as every discovery | | of what is false leads us to seek | | earnestly after what is true, | | and every fresh experience | | points out some form of error | | which we shall afterwards | ;" | carefully avoid." | |_____________________________________| , ; ; ; )) ,' `--------..______ )) `" ~~._ __ `"""---- ((__ ----.___ ` `= = - )) `--------..______ '"" -' _,`~ ,-. (( -- ~~._ __ `"""----..___ .`~ . ,,~ ' ` \ ));) _-.___ ` `= = -- __ - - ,-. ` \ (; (_ `- -' `~ ,-. ._ __ `` - '"" `- ~, ~' \ | /` . ,,~ '_"" `-' ` _ \~-' ""_ \. (( ))" - , ` , \\ ` -- -' // ) "/ ( ' `- ~, ~', "" `-. ` // ~ - \\ "= U / -, / _"" '-\ _ ; )) // '- -- ` \\ , \\ ,' `\\ - ~ // / | \ . )) - _ '\\ ` \\ - -- ` \\ ' ___________________________________ : ~.. // ~ | | | (With apologies to John Keats.) | |___________________________________| Red Baron No. 127 _____________ ,' `. / A Sopwith came \ | down, just over | \ that hill! / `.__ _________,' \|`\/ ,' `.\ \| ||/"""" `\ \|`// \|`|| \ v, __________ ||// ||V|V \ __ .', --'""" ~ |// _________,,,~~~ ~~~~~| ~ ~~ _|||||-|"' _,o |/ _____ ~~~ \X__,=###### /\ \_ == | ~~~ """ ~~ ___,--|####"" / / ~ __,-. | ___,--#########"" ~ / ` ;__,-' / ~~ __,--##########""" /| == ~ ~ ,############"""" ~ = ,-' || ~ /#####"" __ || \ ____ ##"" ~ ~ ,-',-' ~ || ~ |\ ' _) ~ ~ , = ,. `"' // || `"' ,,,,/ == ||/ ~ || __| \_________ #### |/ || _ // ,' `. | ~ || _;' || / I'm crazy \ ~ / ~ ~ || ,;' ~ // | going to the one | ~ / == || // || | spot the enemy may | | ~ || ~ \\ | seek out! But I | / | == || ~ ~ \\ \ can't help it! / | // `.______________,' ~ ~ == / ~ ~ ~ ~ ______________ ,' `. / It's the kind of \ | sight I live for | \ see-- / `._____ _______,' /,' /' ______ ,==. ,',=====". _______ __ (oo) ,,__________ | / /| ) """"' _______,-`"" "" \__|%||%%%%%%/ ~~~~ . `.~~||~., / ~~~ ~~~~ |\ , ~~~~~~ | || / __|\/\| \/|_ | ||~ / ~~~~ ~~ \ / ~~~~~~ / || ,' ~~~ \ YOWZER! \ | |/| ~~~~~ ~~~~~ /_ _\ ~~~~~~ / ' | ~~~~ |/\ /\| | | ' \/ ` ______ ,',=====". | / /| ) \__|%||%%%%%%/ `.~~||~., / | || / | ||~ / / || ,' | |/| __ / ' | <'__`) | | )o)\\ / .. | ,(\__/' ,--. | | \ ,'`,'/ | ( () ) ~~~ / ~~ | ~ ( //.( `. ~~~ `--' % | ;' | _ ~~ `.||. `. \ ~~ ~~~~ % ~ / " | / `. \\. |\ \ /~ | ____ | /,_. ) \`__/ \ \ ~~~~~ _ \\_ / ,' __ `.| ' _ ~~~ []--] | | ,' `\\ |/ ,' `. \ `. |( [\[:] % | `/ | | () | | , | | , /\\) ~~~ /\ : ,,_.__,_,' ,// /\ ~~ / | | ,' ,----. `; ; ; //~ --'" `. / | | ~~ ( () ) ""-- % """ \_ \ | ,( | "====" `--- ,--. `. ` \ | | ~~ ~~~~~~ % \`~"" \ ) \ | ~~~~~ \ _\ ~~~~~~~ ,'-||_| ~~~ ~~~ o \ ,' _\ '--,'__| p ",; \ / ,' / | |,-' ,--. % `-' / ""~'/ ____________ ,' `. ______ / When that sort \ ,',=====". | of thing happens | | / /| ) | we don't bother | \__|%||%%%%%%/ | recovering | ___ `.~~||~., / ,---"""""""" \ anything! / ---""""""""" ~~ | || / ~~~~ ~ `.____ ______,' ~~ | ||~ / __ /,' ~~~~ / || ,' ~~~~ ~~ <'__`) /' ~~~~ | |/| :^)^\\ ~~ ~~~~ % / ' | ~ \-_/' ~~~ ~~ | | ~~~~ _(( ,-/\ \-. ~~~~ ~~ %% % / .. | %% \ \ / , |. |\ ~~ ~~~~~~ | | \ ~~~~ %~ \ " /| |. || ~~ % / ~~ | `-' \_\._// ~ ~~ ~~~ % | ;' | ~% ~ % [_[]_] \. ~~~ / " | _ % ~~~ | \ \) ~~~ \`. ~ ~~~~~ | ____ | / `. / | _\ `._ % ~ / ,' __ `.| /,_. ) ~~ / / \ ,' `. ,-'" `\\ |/ ,' `. \ --. ' _ | /| | / We just \ % | `/ | | () | | , `. | |/ | | write | /\ ____ : ,,_.__,_,' ,// /\ | ||`'| | "RIP" | .' () `. ""-- % """ /,' \ \ \| / | on the | "====" `--- ,--. `. ` )=||=( ~ \ tailfin! / o \ ,' _\ /_,' \_\ `.______,' | |,-' ,--. ~ % `-' / ""~'/ ~~~~ ~ Red Baron No. 128 _________________ ______ ,' `. ,',=====". / WHOA! \ | / /| ) | The pilot's canteen | \__|%||%%%%%%/ | made it down in one | `.~~||~., / \ piece!! / | || / `.____ ___________,' | ||~ / /.' / || ,' /' | |/| __ )) / ' | <'__') | | :6)6\\ / .. | \O_; ,--. | | \ __/\_\_ ( () ) ~~~ / ~~ | ~ / ____ `. ~~~ `--' % | ;' | _ /(\\ `. \ ~~ ~~~~ % ~ / " | / `. / / \ \ /~ | ____ | /,_. ) \,| () | / ~~~~~ _ \\_ / ,' __ `.| ' _ \ ((\ ,' `\\ |/ ,' `. \ `. `.____,' % | `/ | | () | | , | [__[]_] ~~~ /\ : ,,_.__,_,' ,// /\ / | ,' `. `; ; ; //~ --'" \ ( | ~~ `--._ ""-- % """ \_ \ \ \ | `""-- ,--. `. ` \ |\ ~~ % \`~"" \ / || | ~~~~~ \ _\ ~~~~~/~ / | ~~~ \ / \ ,' _\ /`./ | __ ",; \ / ,' / \ `.\ \ / \ | |,-' ,--. `-'\__`. \__=. % `-' / ""~ " _________ ,' `. / I don't \ / ' | | know how \ . | | | believable | \ ' / / .. | | that is, but .\ | | \ | I'm just too |`\ __ / ~~ | | thirsty to | __<'~_`)~ ~~~ % | ;' | ~% ~ % | argue about | / \)o)\\ / " | _ % ~~~ \ plotholes! / \((_/= _/' *gulp* | ____ | / `. `._________,' [:]]"/\_\ ~ / ,' __ `.| /,_. ) ~~ \ \\//, /\,'" `\\ |/ ,' `. \ --. ' _ % \ ` ,' | `/ | | () | | , `. ~~~ % ~~~ `--' | ____ : ,,_.__,_,' ,// /\ (( ~~ \'__/ () `. ""-- % """ /,' ,----. %~~~ _,[]--| ----" `--- ,--. `.( () ) ~~~~ /~ ,-',' / \ ,' _\ "====" \\_ ( ,' __,' | |,-' ,--. ~ `\\ % / ' _/`7 --=======- `-' / ""~'/ ` \__,--' |/ ======- __ )) <,_,`) ____________ ~~ ~ :>)<\\ ,' `. ~~ *PFRWSH!!* ";;==."/ )) _____/ Of all the... \ ~~ ~~ `` ,-^`+--. `-. | ~ ~~ / |. `. | ROOT BEER?!?!? | \ \ \. \. `. ~~ \ | ~ ~~~~ \ \ _\._\`. \ \|\/\ |\|\/| /\ / ~~ / /[_[]__] \ \ ~~ ` \| ` |/ v ~ ~~~~~ (( |=/,' \ [_] ~~ ~ (() /\ \ /))\ | |,-' ,--. ~~~ ~~~~ / ,'\_\ \\__=. `-' / ""~'/| ~~ \__,-' \\ ,' ; / / `._/ ~~~~ / ,---. / ~~ -- __ "Space Opera! It's not over __ ('__`> until the Fat Lady explodes." <'__`) // -( c. OOL mm )^ \\ `\__/ http://home.t-online.de/home/ulrich.schreglmann/00L.htm \-_/' . _____ ______ _ . ______ _______ . / ____| | ___ \ / \ / ____ \ | _____| / / | | \ \ / _ \ . / / \_\ | | . \ \___ | | | | / / \ \ | | | |___ * \___ \ | |___/ / / /___\ \ | | | ___| * \ \ | ____/ / _______ \ | | __ | | _________/ / | | / / \ \ \ \____/ / | |_____ |__________/ |_| /_/ . \_\ \______/ |_______| . . . ______ ______ _______ ______ * _ _________ / ____ \ | ___ \ | _____| | ___ \ / \ \________| / / \ \ | | \ \ | | | | \ \ / _ \ | | | | | | | | | |___ | | | | . / / \ \ . | | | | | |___/ / | ___| | |___/ / / /___\ \ | | | | | ____/ | | | ___ | / _______ \ \ \____/ / | | | |_____ | | \ \ / / \ \ . \______/ |_| . |_______| |_| \_\ /_/ \_\ * * . . . It * ain't . over 'til * . the Fat Lady explodes.... . . . * . * . . . * . | / , \ / / * \ \ | \ | / / / . `. \ | .' / ,' \ \ | / / . `. `. .' .' .' `. -_ `. `. .' - .' -- `. -_ _- __ -- -- -- -- -- -- # # # #### # # ## ## # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # ## # # ### #### # # # # # # # # # ####### # # # ####### # # # # # # #### ##### # # # # # -- -- __ __ -- __ __ ,' ,' `. -- -- ,' / / \ `. \ `. ,' .' \ \ \ \ / / \ \ \ \ / / | | \ \ \ / / | | \ \ * ' | " | ` . . ' . . * . . . * . . . . _ \_/ )) . (( __/ . O\ *Spin!* . _ // \ /_/ \_\ @\ \` Sorry! \ \_/ / * , `_/ . * / /O*BONK!* , _ . (==(---)==) / /O\ \ \ \_\ / . * (==(---)==) . ` \ \ \ \_/ / \\ * ` ' . . . ________________ . ( ) ( Remember, Ool, )_ . . . (__ the smell of ) ___ | ( space debris )_ |-|-| | () () * ( in the morning _) | | | () | | ( shall be with you. ) ()()() |__| (___ Now and always. ___) . (__________________) `. . `. . . /`. ___ ,'\ / X ) /,o:\ ( X \ . . / / / /;/|_^\ \ \ \ / / / ,---___---. \ \ \ / * / / /('___`)\ \ . \ * \ * . / |_______/ / ||- -|| \ \_______| \ | ' / _\_-_/_ \ ` | | >========== /__/__---__\__\ ==========< | | . _______ ___________ _______ , | \ | \ \ / / | / . * \ * \ \ \ / / / * / \ \ \ \ `=====' / / / / \ \ \ \_______/ / / / . . \ X ) ( X / \,' /\ . `./ . _____||_____ . / / | | . ____ / | Music | ___\`.________ /---/ dadada | from | ,' `. _ / _ / BOOM _ | spacecraft | / Stop whistling \ (_) (_) BOOM (_)| stereo | * | to the tune, C2P2, | badada (_) |____________| | or I'll eject | () BOOM _/ \ you! / |` | BOOM __/ . `.______________,' () \| dadada |` BOOM | _| * . BOOM () (_) . . dadadadaahhh! . -- __ "In order to let a thread die reply to every __ ('__`> single post asking why the thread won't die." <'__`) // -( c. OOL mm )^ \\ `\__/ http://home.t-online.de/home/ulrich.schreglmann/00L.htm \-_/' The "Dropping the Pilot" cartoon inspired me to contribute the follow- ing to the Peanuts Quilt: ( http://www.tibbysbowl.com/peanuts/ Takes a while to load--to put it mildly--and I'm at the very bottom.) __ \ <'__`) \ \ \ \ :^)^\\ _ \\ \\ \ _ '~_/'-' ) \\\ \ \\ \ ( ` \-/ ||| \\\ \ ----._ \__|||=-.// / |____\\\___\_____ \ /____\ ` _, ' /__ __________ # ||######-####--#### () _ ## ||################ (_) ##### / |######### _______________ # # # \ |####### _( ) _ _# # \|######### ( The Red Baron ) #|\ # |######## (_bids thee farewell ) | \ |#### (___ SPARKY!!!! ___) | \ \\### (_____________) | \|\\## .--. \\| _ _\ \\ (~~~~) \|=====\=\\ C O\O) \\ |\ \\ _\_v/_ =================== \\ | \_\\ ,'\ \/ /\_ || || \\==|==\=\/ \ \/ | `-._//, || \\ | \/ / \| |-.__( / ,====. \\|_ _( \| mjp| `-' //####\\=== \|====\ \.__ / ||####|| \\ |\,-\__[]] \\####// \\ _|_((\ )| `====' \\=|==(\ . \ \\| \\ \ | _,--$ \| \\ \ \ J \\====|\ )| F \\ | \/ \ | \\ (|_/\ | J \\[|_] \._\ F \\|%\\|\.]\ | \|\__)\\`.\ J \\=== |._)\ F \\ | \\ | ___ \\ _|_ _ \\ J __ `-------.____ \\=|=====\\ F ###-||----.____ `--._ \\| \\| #_#/ /##||####`--._ `-. \| J / -#/ /#-#||#_#_||## `-. `-. F_ _ _ _ _/ -/ /#=#=//_#_#||#_#||#`-. `###############'# / /====//-----//_#`||.#||`. `#######ool#'#' The original historical cartoon can be seen here, BTW: http://eee.uci.edu/programs/slideguide/GermanUnificationEmpire/DroppingPilot.html http://www.boondocksnet.com/cartoons/mcc196.html -- __ "Space Opera! It's not over __ ('__`> until the Fat Lady explodes." <'__`) // -( c. OOL mm )^ \\ `\__/ http://home.t-online.de/home/ulrich.schreglmann/00L.htm \-_/' ____ ( _.> /_/=0( \_ -/ -- Oh, come on, you knew _ .'-'. someone was going to do it! \ |. .| ___ \ || || | _|=- \_\_______/__\_|| |/_/__||_ \ / Spirit '_' \ ^ / \ | > < of ____ (_) |_| |> ____/_\________________/___\__/ | | / | | |__|_ '.___\ ful -- .-'"T"'-. Fulgore / | \ E-mail :fulgore@mindspring.com | | | Webpage:http://www.mindspring.com/~fulgore/main.html | .|. | ICQ :30360347 \ .' | '. / DC2 :DC2.D Gm A- L- W T Pawl Bzz Fo/j+ R+++ Ac+ Cbl sw'-.,|,.-' J+++! Ns S+ Fr+++! U! I H++ M--- Q+++! Tc++ Skm