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From: =?iso-8859-1?Q?L=E9on?= Planken <lplanken@opposite-of-coldmail.com>
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Subject: Re: Nerd Boy, episode 427
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I failed miserably to keep a straight face when I read that
on Fri, 29 Aug 2003 00:19:17 +0200, Joaquim G�ndara <claw@lords.com> wrote:
> AND THUSLY...               ___
>                             \_=|
>                             /  | Shh!
>          Ow, your elbow    /   |,     OO
>          is in my eye! `_.'    |   []-||
>             ________ .-'       | ____ dd ________________

I actually laughed out loud when I read this!  I'm often amused, but
actually laughing out loud hasn't happened that much.

I *do* wonder what they're going to do with the Bad Guy now...

> Also, it was very easy to write. I don't think I've come up with
> ideas this fast since I first started making Nerd Boy strips.

Yes, it doesn't happen often that I read a new Nerd Boy episode before going
to bed, even though I don't exactly turn in early.

ObAscii:  (yeah, they seem to be getting more extensive)

      _,--------------------+ <--- my bed
  _,-'                  _,-\|   
 +---------------------+ \_-\
 |_____________________|,-\_-\
 |                     |   \_-\
 |  _,----------------,|    \_-\   <--- ladder
 | +-----------------+ |    |\_-\
 | |                 | |      \ 
           ^
           |
 
        my desk
    (on which sits
      my computer
    and at which I
        sit now)
      
L�on (aka Oliphaunt)

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