X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: f996b,3c681bfc5310829c,start X-Google-Attributes: gidf996b,public X-Google-ArrivalTime: 2001-12-08 04:37:31 PST Path: archiver1.google.com!news1.google.com!newsfeed.stanford.edu!skynet.be!skynet.be!fu-berlin.de!uni-berlin.de!213.242.128.42!not-for-mail From: "Joaquim Almgren G�ndara" Newsgroups: alt.ascii-art Subject: Nerd Boy, episodes 121-127 Date: Sat, 8 Dec 2001 13:37:20 +0100 Lines: 260 Message-ID: <9ut1i3$anp8r$1@ID-102694.news.dfncis.de> NNTP-Posting-Host: 213.242.128.42 X-Trace: fu-berlin.de 1007815043 11265307 213.242.128.42 (16 [102694]) X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Newsreader: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2600.0000 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2600.0000 Xref: archiver1.google.com alt.ascii-art:12294 Another week's worth of strips. --- | -x- | v . ._, |_ ., `-._\/ . \ / |/_ \\ _\, y | \// _\_.___\\, \\/ -.\|| `7-,--.`._|| / / , /' `-. `./ / |/_.' | |// |_ / |- | | =| | | --------------------/ , . \--------._ ' ` `--._ `. Wanna make `. angels? Too late. `. ` , `. `. ' *WEEEE!* OO ~.. `. `. , *meep* .\\. '.77.` ` __~== ` bb |_\\_`. `. -[]- `.`\\. ' `---`. `--._ `- jg --- Oooh, the tree again! --- Come on... Work! Crappy internet connection! COME ON! _ , (_| O [__]_.)_| ____ | |d| | ___ Blaargh... _ , (_| O [__]_ )_| ____ | |d| | ___ OK, might as well work on my Java project. Hm... How do I do double _ , buffering? Let's check on the.. (_| O [__]_.)_| ____ | |d| | ___ BLAAAAAARRRGHHH!! _ , (_| O [__]_ )_| jg____ | |d| | ___ --- Of course, this happened to me. Only it wasn't the Java project; I wanted the lyrics for Michael Jackson's "Wanna be startin' something". It's incredible how Internet dependent you can get. --- Euuf.. Shouldn't have Ho ho ho! |__|_| -)(- had those 3 liters of __ , ______________ |_|__| /\ cola before bed.. huh? /-.\ | / \ | _|__|_|_ /'o\ `OO ~~`* | / . \ | |__|__|__| /o_`_\ (( .(" ). |-(___||||___)-| |_| ) |_| || _____________ b b ____________ || __ |__\ /__| _ |_|(,,)|_| Santa! But.. How did Never mind that. I'm |__|_| -)(- you.. Where'd that __ , here to tell you |_|__| /\ fireplace come from? /-.\ that someone misses _|__|_|_ /'o\ `OO ..`* you very much. |__|__|__| /o_`_\ .||. .(" ). |_| ) |_| || __________________ bb ________ || _____________________ |_|(,,)|_| Linda? Where is she? Before asking, try to |__|_| -)(- And where did this __ , answer your own |_|__| /\ tree come from? /-.\ questions. Ho _|__|_|_ /'o\ `OO ~~`* ho ho- |__|__|__| /o_`_\ -||. .(" ). |_| ) |_| || __________________ bb ________ || _____________________ |_|(,,)|_| Wouldn't you need hundreds of HO HO, you're this close |__|_| -)(- reindeer to reach Mach __ , to ending up in my |_|__| /\ 3000, the required speed /-.\ permanent naughty _|__|_|_ /'o\ to deliver all `OO --`* file, kiddo... |__|__|__| /o_`_\ the presents? .||. `(" ). |_| ) |_| jg|| __________________ bb ________ || _____________________ |_|(,,)|_| --- Managed to sneak some art into this one, NB is exquisitely nerdy, and I find the disgruntled Santa rather amusing. --- You're leaving already? Well, I -am- Saint Nick after all. But I have so many I have a lot to do right now... unanswered questions! __ , ______________ ` /-.\ | / \ | OO ..`* | / . \ | .||. .(" ). |-(___||||___)-| ___ bb ___________ || ___________ |__\ /__| And please stop __ , asking stupid What do /-.\ questions... , you mean? ..`* OO (" ) .||. ___ /| ____________________ dd ___ __________ / Quit following How do you deliver those? /___________ __ me around! I Do you teleport them all ____| `| /.-\ , have to make , over? Or are there no | __ | ___ *'.. presents for OO nice children anymore? ||__|| |_|_| ( ") Christmas! .||. |o | |_|_| ____ /| ________________ dd _________________________|.-._|__________ OK, that's it! __ Bring it on, I am gonna `/.-\ , old man! kick your *'-- OO -ass-! .( ")- .)). jg _________________ || ________ d d __ --- The last frame was originally second, but then my older brother read what I had so far and laughed, so I thought "What the hey". The two middle frames are pretty good for filler. --- OK... Santa's gonna Stop talking and start fighting, give you a real __ you prissy pringle's chip! ass whooping `/.-\ , for Christmas! *'-- OO .( "). .)). || d d THAT'S IT! __ HEEYA! `/.-\ , *'-- OO .( ")- -))' ______________ |\ _______ d d ______________ And then he totally You deserved it. kicked my ass. , `OO ..~ (( .<<. _____ bb ____ || _____ Whaat!? Drink that much cola before ` , bed, and you're -bound- OO ~-- to have those weird -||- >> recurring dreams! jg_____ bb _______ |\ __ --- Weak to no punchline. In retrospect, I should've put the third frame last, with "And then he totally kicked my ass." -- "Wuss.", or something. I dunno. --- You do realise "All I know is that I know nothing." that Santa doesn't , I'm a skepticist, remember? exist, right? `~.. OO .>>. '||. ____ || _______ dd _____ It's "skeptic". Oh, so I suppose a person who ` , believes there's one god would ~-- OO be a "the" and not a "theist"? .>>. .||. ____ || _______ dd _____ You have to accept the My point is that one should strive fact that English isn't , towards formality and away from a formal language! `~.. OO this inconsistently evolved `>>' .||' language -- it's stupid! ____ || _______ dd _____ Look, do you believe Don't change in Santa or not?! , the subject! `~.. OO ->>- -\\. jg____ || _______ dd _____ --- I really like this one. A "the". :) That had me chuckling, as did NB's accusatory stance. --- WOOHOOO! , OO -||- hh :: ''~ .<< ________________ || __________ WEEEEE! ___ , --- OO -- -//- - hh ;; HGNRK! __ , -- _ OO __ -||- __ - h'`h *rrrip* : ; Told ya. `~.. Shut up. .>>. yy , jg____ || _________ \\ ____ --- This is why flying boots will never work. -- http://www.ite.mh.se/~joaal98/ascii ___ A "the". __ _ _ _ ________ _ / \\\ , Hee hee... \ \| `.| `.| `\ \ \ \ `.' \ [-[-]-\\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ _, \ /_ /|/ /\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ (jg) {v} |= \__/`._|\_\_\_,_\__|\_\_\ \_\ #// (\