X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: f996b,e522961ee04c2a3f,start X-Google-Attributes: gidf996b,public X-Google-ArrivalTime: 2001-09-28 13:08:07 PST Path: archiver1.google.com!news1.google.com!newsfeed.stanford.edu!newsfeeds.belnet.be!news.belnet.be!newsfeed00.sul.t-online.de!newsfeed01.sul.t-online.de!t-online.de!fu-berlin.de!uni-berlin.de!213.242.128.42!not-for-mail From: "Joaquim Almgren Gandara" Newsgroups: alt.ascii-art Subject: Nerd Boy, episodes 50-55 Date: Fri, 28 Sep 2001 22:11:34 +0200 Lines: 221 Message-ID: <9p2lb5$g7jj7$1@ID-102694.news.dfncis.de> NNTP-Posting-Host: 213.242.128.42 X-Trace: fu-berlin.de 1001707685 17026663 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:8109 Oops, forgot to post the stuff here for a while. --- Woah! What's A hovercraft. I just that?! .-------. ______ finished building it. , / )__/_____( , ~oo /_|\______/ _____| OO .>>. (____________///////( .||. || ```````` dd Can I sit in it? .-------. ______ Sure, go ahead. ` / )__/_____( , ~.. /_|\______/ _____| OO .>>. (____________///////( .||. |\ ```````` dd This is cool! ` .-------. ______ Wait 'til you see the / .~ )__/_____( , interstellar /_|\_<____/ _____| OO hyperdrive. (____________///////( .||. ```````` dd What does this red button do? ` .-------. ______ / .~ )__/_____( *FWOOOSH!* /_|\.<____/ _____|_.----._ (____________///////(_ - - _- ```````` `---dd jg --- Standard gag. Kinda cool craft. --- /\ / \ \ _'_ / /\ / \ /\ / \ ___ .' `. / \ /\ / \/ \ / \ _( `---.__ | /`--'\/ \/ .-------. -- ______ ____ \ (____________)| / \ / / O .~ )__/_____( -- - \ `.___.' \/ /_|\.)__<_/ _____|_.----._ \ / | \ \ (____________///////(_ - - _- \____________ \ / ```````` `----' \ / \ I think we're -I- think I'm going running out to have to of gas. kill you. ` , .-------. ______ / O .~ )__/_____( /_|\.)__<_/ _____|_.----._ (____________///////(_ - - _- ```````` `----' Did I say gas? I meant.. uh... Prepare to take chocolate. your last breath. ` , .-------. ______ / O -~ )__/_____( /_|\.)__<_/ _____|_.----._ (____________///////(_ - - _- ```````` `----' jg --- Hey look! Background! :) I liked this one when I made it, but now it's getting old. I still kinda like it, though. "Chocolate". :) --- Can I drive? | No. | , / .-------. ______ / O .~ )__/_____( /_|\.)__<_/ _____|_.----._ (____________///////(_- - _- ```````` `----' .-------. ____ \ /_OO --~ )_/___( \ /_|\))_<<_/ ____|.-._ | \ (____(________\\\\\)- _- \ ___ / \ '''' ''''`-' `. .' `. .' _`. ______________________________________________|_______|_________ //\ `-.__ `-._ -- ---- ||| _.----` ~ ~ --- - __.-\ \-' ___ ~ ~ - ~ __.'___.-\ \-' `-.__ __ ~ ---' `--.__.' `-.____________________________________ WHEEEE! ` .-------. ______ / .~ )__/_____( /_|\.<____/ _____|_.----._ (____________///////(_ - -- _- ```````` `----' jg --- Hey look! Perspective! I had a bit of trouble with this one. I wanted them to just switch places, but then I couldn't figure out something smart for Nerd Boy to say in the last panel. This worked out much better. Moving on to another story line... --- Hey, what's ___ *sniff* , the matter? ()..) OO ___((___ .||. || |___________ dd ________ I have no friends 'cause Aww... -I- can I've a hammer for a head. be your friend. ` ___ , ()..) OO ___((___ .||. || |___________ dd ________ YAY! BIG HUG! \ *boff!* ` ___ / ()--)xx - -//-// // dd Sorry. See why I have no friends? ..these are not the ` ___ , droids we're ()..) xx looking for... ________ .||. -//- ..move along.. |__ || ___________ dd __ jg --- Ahh, the guy with a hammer for a head. Truly an amiable character. And you can't go wrong with a Star Wars quote, that's what my grandmother used to say. --- Hi, I'm Mandy. ___ *sniff* , Who're you? ()..) ..~ ___((___ .<<. || |___________ || ________ I'm HammerHead, and Well, you can't just moan and cry I have no friends. about it. Get out there and -get- ` ___ , some friends! Get to know ()..) ..~ people! Make like a leech ___((___ .<<. and latch on to 'em! || |___________ || ________ You're right! Of course I am! ` ___ , Now get a friend! ()..) ..~ ________ .||. .<<. |__ || _____ || ________ Will -you- be my fr- Tell me, have you ever heard ` ___ , the technical term ()..) --~ "Death by Mandy"? ________ -||- .<<. |__ || __ || ___________ jg --- The HammerHead story line is a bit different, and rather interesting. It simply introduces a new character in a certain predicament and then produces variations on the same strip by confronting the new character with one old character after another. The result is very much an exploration of the different characters of the strip, ie "how would Mandy react in this situation?". I like it. --- *Doushita?* ___ *sniff* , *meep* ()..) ==~ ___((___ .[[. || |___________ || ________ I have no friends. *You need to find someone who enjoys ` ___ , your special qualities. I ()..) ==~ think I know someone who ___((___ .[[. will...* *meep* || |___________ || ________ WOULDN'T HAVE REACHED No problem.. HER WITHOUT YOUR HELP. ..friend. \ ______ ___ , | _ _ \ (..() \ \ _|_ _.--|\||||||--._ |_ | /___.'\_____|.___\ |__ | | \ ___ \ / | | | | \ / /____| \ \__._ _|_ / *Oww...* \ \ `'| _|.__.' , *meep* ____'._____|______|________________==~______ '--------------------------------------------' | | || | | jg --- One of the few endings I like. In case you can't logically infer it yourselves from context, "doushita" means "what's wrong?". Remarkably, HammerHead seems to speak Japanese. In the last panel, HammerHead reminds me of Popeye's pipe. -- http://www.ite.mh.se/~joaal98/ascii ___ __ _ _ _ ________ _ / \\\ A lot. \ \| `.| `.| `\ \ \ \ `.' \ [.[.]-\\ , \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ _, \ /_ /|/ /\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ (jg) {-} |= \__/`._|\_\_\_,_\__|\_\_\ \_\ #// (\