X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII X-Google-Thread: f996b,e852db44e2f0563e X-Google-Attributes: gidf996b,public X-Google-ArrivalTime: 2002-07-29 08:40:12 PST Path: archiver1.google.com!news1.google.com!sn-xit-02!sn-xit-01!sn-post-01!supernews.com!corp.supernews.com!not-for-mail From: llizard Newsgroups: alt.ascii-art Subject: Re: Nerd Boy, episode 257 Date: Mon, 29 Jul 2002 11:39:02 -0400 Organization: via Internetdirect, Canada; zone 6A (or is it 5b?) Message-ID: <64nakuose1rtnlj00lg7ojqjscs3janekv@4ax.com> Reply-To: llizard@idirct.ca References: X-Newsreader: Forte Agent 1.8/32.548 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-Complaints-To: newsabuse@supernews.com Lines: 87 Xref: archiver1.google.com alt.ascii-art:18569 In article , "Joaquim G�ndara" wrote: >"llizard" skrev i meddelandet >news:v1gakuk3bei1pqu4miqv1jonm12vtbbi6a@4ax.com [snip] >> Unfortunately, for me, the timing is off. >> >> Suggestion: >> >> Move Fanboy over a little so that his "um" doesn't seem like part of >> Nerdboy's words. > >It's meant to look as if he's interrupting him. However, I wasn't very >satisfied with it either. Okay, how about this: Actually, I'm glad Mandy left! She was so full of crap! Um.. ` `,,, OO ..' .||. .||. ______ bb __________ || ____________ I realize that it doesn't look exactly like an interruption this way but at least there is no doubt that Fanboy is saying "Um" (When I first read the strip, I thought that Nerdboy had said "Um" because he was trying to sidestep from saying such terrible things about Mandy. However, I find I can't let go of wanting to see that brief moment of silent horror and still want you to: >> Add "She's standing right behind you." to the first frame. Leave the >> second frame wordless (but retain Fanboy's wonderful pointing gesture) >> and Nerdboy's freeze >> >> ,,, >> OO ..' >> .||. -)). >> ______ bb _____________ /( _________ > >That seems odd. The point of the strip is that Nerd Boy tries to "think >on his feet" and fails miserably. Your suggestion adds a pause... :\ Ah, this is where you can employ your voice-over with "a fraction of a split second later" over top of the otherwise wordless second frame. As you say, Nerdboy is failing miserably at thinking on his feet so for him, time would appear to stand still at that terrible (for him) moment. >> Remove the extraneous *laugh* *point* from above Fanboy. His >> expression says it all >> >> OK, don't >> answer that. >> ` ,,, >> OO ~~' >> .||. -||. >> jg__________________________________________ dd __________________ || > >But it was Popeye-stylee! I'm not familiar with that unsubtle style. Happily, it has been eons since I have seen a Popeye cartoon. [snip] >> If you are e-mailing and hit the reply button, add an "e" to "idirct"; >> >> If you are e-mailing and hit the reply button, add an "e" to "idirct" > >I heard you the first time. :P Rats!! How did I know that you would notice that senseless repetition? To make up for it, I'll leave it out in this post. >%^7^^^7^^ -- _____ llizard aka ejm llizard@idirec+.ca | `^^,| |-BAM+| ,^%--- |_^_v_| __<_ \ Is "Popeye stylee" sort of --- == >/ the same as Batman punches? [_ejm_] __>,^ | | //| | ASCII-art & ASCII-animation www.crosswinds.net/~llizard/ascii-art/