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From: Leon Planken <lplanken@opposite-of-coldmail.com>
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Subject: Re: Nerd Boy, episode 259
Date: Mon, 5 Aug 2002 13:04:20 +0000 (UTC)
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In article <aich0p$12snr4$1@ID-102694.news.dfncis.de>, Joaquim G�ndara wrote:
> I Have Mandy. I Will Exchange        What?! I can't let that fall
> Her For Your Time Machine. `__        into the clutches of evil!
>                            _\=          ,      ,,,
>                            / |        OO       ..'
>                       ,__.'  |       -||-     .||.
>             _________ \      `. _____ dd _____ || ______________
> 
> 
> For Proof That I Have The Girl,       For a hologram, he
>   Watch This Recording...  `__        sure packs a punch.
>                            _\=               `,,,
>                            / |                '..
>                       |\_.'  |                .||.        pp
>             _________ `.     | _______________ || _____ -//- ___
> 
> 
>             Save me Nerd Boy!                  ,,,
>              I love you! `~..                  ..'        O#
>                           ->>-                .||.        -\\-
>      _____________________ || ________________ || __ *pop* dd __
> 
> 
>                                  Did you -see that-?
>                                              |     Yes! Mandy loves me!
>                                That guy totally looked      |
>                                   like Darth Vader!     What guy?
>                                              `,,,           ,
>                                               '..         O#
>                                               -||.        ||
>   jg___________________ *vanish!* ____________ || _______ dd ___
> 
> 
> ----
> Yay! I like implied action, both because it's so much easier to draw and
> because I just think it's more fun. I also like how there are two and not
> just the one Star Wars reference(s). :)

*delurk*  Yay!  Nerd Boy is great!  I've read every episode so far and I've
even succeeded in corrupting others with my Nerd Boy enthusiasm *evil grin*
I prefer reading them from the newsgroup over your website because I like
your comment (how's that for a change? I actually *like* your comments!)
They seem to inspire further discussion about what is good about a certain
strip and what isn't.
Things I particularly like about this episode:
1) The Hologram's Manner Of Speech
2) Fan Boy's line in the second frame
3) the implied action
4) The dialogue between Fan Boy and Nerd Boy :-D

this is one of the episodes that made me laugh out loud :-)

Thank you - and please continue your great work.

(An URL I just *have* to mention because I think Nerd Boy might like it:
<http://www.rathergood.com>, check out the Tales of the Blode - if he does
not already know them of course :-)

Leon

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century was going to end.   --  Douglas Adams (1952 - 2001)

Leon Planken