X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: f996b,40a21c6da98f8c52,start X-Google-Attributes: gidf996b,public X-Google-ArrivalTime: 2002-01-21 16:34:43 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 G�ndara" Newsgroups: alt.ascii-art Subject: Nerd Boy, episodes 164-171 Date: Tue, 22 Jan 2002 01:33:55 +0100 Lines: 299 Message-ID: NNTP-Posting-Host: 213.242.128.42 X-Trace: fu-berlin.de 1011659681 35209915 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:13962 In this week's post: The conclusion to the story arc from before guest artist week. A brand new story arc! Assorted jokes. Batteries not included. Nerd Boy doll sold separately. --- What's this? I thought I got a new one. I helped! your computer exploded! , _ `,,, `~.. O |_) ..' >> |_(._[__] .||. ______________ |\ __ | |b| | ___________ /| __ Boy, what an ordeal that was! My Yeah, and some parts were real future self was there, and oh, the scary, but then there was this time traveling back and forth! _ `,,, guy! "Oranges!" ~.. `O |_) ..' .>>. |_( _[__] .||. ______________ || __ | |b| | _____ || ________ BWAHAHAAAHAHAHAAAHAHA! , _ `,,, ~-- O |_) ~~' .>>. |_\ _[__] -||- _ || __ | |b| | _____ || _ I guess you Not to -mention- the thing with the stuff! had to be there. | HAHA, you're killing me! OW, my , ` _ `,,, ribs! HEE HEHEHE! ..~ O |_) ~~' << |_\-_[__] <\\> jg__ /| ______________ | |b| | _____ || __ --- Kind of corny, but it's what I had planned all along and it turned out OK. --- *click* ,,, _ '. |_) |_(._[__] | |\| | ,,, _ *click* '. |_) |_(._[__] | |\| | ,,, _ OO '. |_) (( |_(._[__] *click* b b | |\| | Any news about the Not yet. City of Heroes beta? ` ,,, _ *click* `OO '. |_) *click* .||. |_(._[__] bb | |\| | Well, keep refreshing On it. their front page. ` ,,, _ `OO *click* '. |_) )) |_(._[__]*click* jg d d | |\| | --- This is a strip where Fan Boy is put to good use. I didn't even mean to make the previous sentence true in two senses, but there you go. --- OK, what stupidities Fan Boy persuaded me to buy are you two up to now? one of these rumble pads. ` ___ ` ,,, ~.. (_(_| OO ..' >> [__|] o))|.||. ______ |\ _______ || ||`-'dd|| || __________ Why? It's cool! When the skater bumps ` ___ `,,, his head in Tony Hawk ~.. (_(_| OO ..' Pro Skater, you can feel .>>. [__|] o))|.||. the control vibrating! _________ || ____ || ||`-'dd|| || __________ hblrlablrlrlllr! ___ ` ,,, ~.. (_(_| 88 ..' .>>. [__|] 8::|.||. _________ || ____ || ||`='88|| || __________ Cool! Told ya. ` ___ `,,, ~.. (_(_| ## ..' ->>- [__|] o))|.||. jg_________ || ____ || ||`-'dd|| || __________ --- Wooo! 3/4 view of NB's computer! Oh, and rumble pads -are- cool, btw. I play NFS3 and THPS2 almost every chance I get now, just to get that force feedback buzz. --- I got a virus?! _ `O |_) |_\ _[__] | |b | | ___ @| \\ //\_/ \\ HOLY CRAP! // : _)) `O (( __`|_) |_\ / _[__] | |b | | I must transform into _____ my alter ego SuperNerd / @ \ and save the day! Yay ||\___/|| for SuperNerd! heh. (( : )) _ `OO _:_ |_) _ .||' |`|\.|./|'| _[__] _|_ bb | | | | | | | ___ Fear not! The @| \\ Executor is here! WHAT?! \_|| ` __ , :)) _ ___|oo OO _:_ |_) .\/- _ -||- |`|\.|./|'| _[__] jg || _|_ db | | | | | | | --- A new story arc. Yay for story arcs! That virus is based on the Myoviridae (http://www.virology.net/Big_Virology/BVDNAmyo.html). One of the few times I did some research for a strip. I like the "holy crap" panel. --- ___ @| \\ Stand aside! Wait. Let me get this \_|| ` __ , straight. You're :)) ___|oo OO a superhero? _:_ <\/> || |`|\.|./|'| _______ || ________ dd ___________________ | | | | | ____ ___ Yes! I fight virii But.. Why don't you @| \\ with all my might! let -me-.. uh, I mean \_|| ` __ , SuperNerd, take :)) ___|oo OO care of this? _:_ <\/> .||- |`|\.|./|'| _______ || ________ dd ___________________ | | | | | ____ SuperNerd? Hah hah! WHAT? This is your ___ He would be no match arch-nemesis?! -I- @| \\ for my arch-nemesis! want an arch-nemesis! \_|| ` __ , :)) ___|oo OO _:_ <\/> -||- |`|\.|./|'| jg_______ || ________ dd ___________________ | | | | | ____ --- Even though this is very City of Heroes fan forum related, I think the joke works fine on its own, but I'm not sure. Either way, I'm beginning to milk the story arc here, and I think it's showing. --- Oh and another thing. Nerd Boy, please yeah ___ Why the stupid hood go away and let me `@| \\ thing? It's dorky. __ , fight the virus! _//\_|| ` oo|___ -' :)) OO -\/. _:_ .||. <\ |`|\.|./|'| ___ bb ________________________________________ | | | | | ___ @| \\ Oh, -excuse me-. Now you shall meet \_|\\ , __ , your destiny! : )) OO ___|oo _:_ -))- .\/- /`|\././|'\ d d _______________ || ___________________________ / | / | \ ___ @| \\ Bring it on! \_|\\ __ , : )) ___|oo . _:_ . -\/- / `|.|./\' \ jg______ /> ____________________________ | ___ \ Nerd Boy told me you ___ were in trouble. I'm Nerd Boy?! You're actually @| \\ , here to help! dumber than Superman?! At \_|| ___OO __ , least -he- took off :)) .\/- oo|___ his glasses! _:_ /> -\/- |`|\.|./|'| ____________________ || __________________________ | | | | | --- All in all, this is pretty good. Plot progress, joke, a teeny bit of character development. I still don't like it because I'm not sure it's funny. --- ___ I'll help you take I don't need @| \\ down the virus. your help, OK? \_|| , __ , :)) ___OO oo|___ _:_ <\/> <\/> |`|\.|./|'| _____ /\ ______ /\ ___________________________ | | | | | ___ @| \\ \_|| __ :)) ___OO oo|___ _:_ <\/> <\/> |`|\.|./|'| _____ /\ ______ /\ ___________________________ | | | | | ___ Oh, come on. I'm just standing. @| \\ Stop posing. -You're- posing. \_|| ` __ , :)) ___OO oo|___ _:_ <\/> <\/> |`|\.|./|'| jg_____ /\ ______ /\ ___________________________ | | | | | --- Finally, a good joke from all this. --- ___ I want to help you Well you can't. @| \\ fight the virus! It's my virus. \_|| ` __ , :)) ___OO oo|___ _:_ .\/. <\/> |`|\.|./|'| || ______ /\ ___________________________ | | | | | _____ It is so not yours! It Well, it infected /| @ |\ infected -my- computer! mine first! So there! ||\___/|| ` __ , (( : )) ___OO oo|___ _:_ .\/- <\/> |`|\.|./|'| || ______ /\ ___________________________ | | | | | ___ Oh come on. I.. but.. // |@ Pleeease..? Oh OK... ||_/ ` __ , ((: ___OO oo|___ /`. _:_ .'\ .\/. <\/> / /\.\./\ \ || ______ /\ ___________________________ / \ \ He buggered So he has. off. He's scarpered. ` __ , ___OO ___|oo .\/. <\/> jg_________ || ______ /\ _______________________________________ --- Inconsistency; I couldn't remember how I drew the front view of the virus before, so it's different here. The joke is a reference joke. Pretty weak if you don't know the last two lines from somewhere else, but it's still a bit amusing if you don't. Here's hoping anyway. -jg