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From: "Joaquim G�ndara" <claw@lords.com>
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Subject: Nerd Boy, episode 256
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       I know how       And she's been gone for what,
      to make Mandy      five minutes? Who cares?!
        come back!                  `,,,
                  `OO                ..'
                  //                .||.
            ____ b b _______________ || _______


   I'll woo her! She won't    Is that the "big white phone" I hear?
    be able to resist my       I'm expecting a call from "Ralph".
   charming boyish charms!         `,,,
                       `OO          '..
                       -||-         .||.
            ___________ db _________ || _______


   Wha- Nothing you say      Then at least
   will make me give up!       -shut- up.
                        `              `,,,
                         OO             '--
                       .//-              ||
            ___________ bb _____________ |\ ___


         OK, what's with      It's my pathetic attempt to
          the attitude?!      fill the void left by Mandy.
                       `               `,,,
                        OO              ',,
                       .||.             ((
          jg___________ bb _____________ )) ___


----
OK, this one went through several changes before I finally decided
to go with the joke I thought of first, following llizard's and
Cleese's adage about humour. The process really made the original
joke seem unfunny to me and yes, I still hate it when that happens.

Looking at the strip now, I really like the way Fan Boy completely
crumples up at the end; there's a nice contrast going on there that
I didn't notice when I made it. Also, there seems to be some sort
of character development here. Maybe not so bad after all.

In addition... YAY! TWO-HUNDRED AND FIFTY-SIX! 1 0000 0000! 0x100!
0400! Or why not 10 -- in base-256? :D

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 bb  jg               |  http://nerdboy.xepher.net (US)