X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII X-Google-Thread: f996b,aef2d4f8a6e8fdd8,start X-Google-Attributes: gidf996b,public X-Google-ArrivalTime: 2002-08-27 15:41:46 PST Path: archiver1.google.com!news1.google.com!newsfeed.stanford.edu!news-spur1.maxwell.syr.edu!news.maxwell.syr.edu!fu-berlin.de!uni-berlin.de!213.242.128.42!not-for-mail From: "Joaquim G�ndara" Newsgroups: alt.ascii-art Subject: Nerd Boy, episode 270 Date: Wed, 28 Aug 2002 00:41:33 +0200 Lines: 47 Message-ID: NNTP-Posting-Host: 213.242.128.42 X-Trace: fu-berlin.de 1030488105 51561888 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:19194 MEANWHILE, IN THE COCKPIT OF THE REBUILT HOVERCRAFT... *fzeeeep* What's up? *blip*______ `,,, | | \ ==~ OO ..' | | |-[[. .||. || |____|__| || dd /| She's scanning to see where the evil kidnapper is holding Mandy. *blop*______ , ,,, | | \ ==~ OO ..' | | |-[[. -||. .||. |____|__| || bb || *Got it!* Really? *tada*______ , *meep* , ,,, | | \ ==~ OO ..' | | |.[[. -\\- .||. ____ |____|__| || _____________________ dd ________ || _______ *Oops. That was just the secret Playboy space station. Erasing coordinates; continuing search.* ! ______ , *meep* ,,, | | \ ==~ oO oo' | | |-[[. -\\- .||. jg|____|__| || dd || ---- You know, I think I'm starting to get the hang of this. I sit down to come up with a new comic strip, get myself reacquainted with the story arc.. but I can't think of anything. So I get up, walk around and run some dialogues through my head until something seems like it might be funny. Then I come back and take it down. After that comes the nagging feeling that if the creative process is routine.. then could the jokes be routine..? -- OO Joaquim G�ndara .||. http://www.Nerd-Boy.net bb jg