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Angular Cyrus
May 29, 2007

everything is so much harder than it looks

Tuxedo Ted posted:

Hell yes! Is this the first instance of "The Urge" in the classic TDIET?

Naw, there was one earlier, plus this is 17 years into TDIET's run, so I'm sure there'd been some before too.




King Aroo 10/30/53


They'll Do It Every Time 10/18/46


Mopsy 10/28/42

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Julet Esqu
May 6, 2007




Angular Cyrus posted:

They'll Do It Every Time 10/18/46


1. My sympathies, Mona Tannen of Washington DC
2. "Burperton"? Dang. Now I'm sorry I already named my island in Animal Crossing.

RandomPauI
Nov 24, 2006


Grimey Drawer
I forgot if there was a reason why the woman in Fast Track has a giraffe neck. Quirky character trait, forgotten ancestral ties to sentient murder planet, DNA hijinks in college.

Hattie Masters
Aug 29, 2012

COMICS CRIMINAL
Grimey Drawer

RandomPauI posted:

I forgot if there was a reason why the woman in Fast Track has a giraffe neck. Quirky character trait, forgotten ancestral ties to sentient murder planet, DNA hijinks in college.

I can't remember the exact thing but it was quirky character trait and infuriatingly stupid.

Samovar
Jun 4, 2011

When I want to relax, I read an essay by Engels. When I want something more serious, I read Corto Maltese.


In today's Corto Maltese: Can YOU guess who the mysterious, be-veiled person is?, or 'Look, if I had a sign around my neck saying 'I AM NOT CHEVKET', would that help?!' - Corto, or Corto is forced to take another hit to his remuneration



Ghostlight
Sep 25, 2009

maybe for one second you can pause; try to step into another person's perspective, and understand that a watermelon is cursing me



RandomPauI posted:

I forgot if there was a reason why the woman in Fast Track has a giraffe neck. Quirky character trait, forgotten ancestral ties to sentient murder planet, DNA hijinks in college.

Ghostlight posted:

I need to start writing a comprehensive Holbrook FAQ for the thread because I absolutely love how gob-stoppingly Holbrooky all of the answers to all of this thread's questions about his comics are.

quote:

Sorrento, La.: Why do Chelonia and her brother have such long necks?

Bill Holbrook: It was mainly a visual device that came from when I created the characters. Chelonia actually is the word that is the scientific classification for turtles, and when she first came into the strip, she was so shy she would occassionally draw her head back into her shirt. Now that she's more outgoing, she doesn't do that anymore. She's come out of her shell. Since she and her brother are twins, they look alike. When I eventually had their father join the strip, I had to show where the necks came from, so he was like that too.

Chef Bourgeoisie
Oct 8, 2016

by Reene
Bloom County
May 21st & 22nd, 1981



Aaaaand the obvious edit

My Lovely Horse
Aug 21, 2010

I love how they were aware of this and very carefully separated the L and I in the original panel. Compare the L to the one in "license".

Strontium
Aug 28, 2009

Dexter didn't much care for the party.
Daddy Daze


Take It From the Tinkersons


Dark Side of the Horse


Fort Knox

Kennel
May 1, 2008

BAWWW-UNH!
Surgeon's Tales


Oh poo poo, so the kidnapped random Danish child wasn't just forgotten.



Nancy



Dustin


Mandrake


Moomintroll and the End of the World

Vox Valentine
May 30, 2013

Solving all of life's problems through enhanced casting of Occam's Razor. Reward yourself with an imaginary chalice.

Well, Steve Dallas is kind of right, I guess? I feel Haig wouldn't be much better but yes let's throw out Reagan.

Hwurmp
May 20, 2005

Chef Bourgeoisie posted:

Bloom County
May 21st & 22nd, 1981



Aaaaand the obvious edit


I want to have flick with you

gleebster
Dec 16, 2006

Only a howler
Pillbug
Well, if you gotta go, you could do worse than death by comet cat.

Anyway, in Juliet Jones, Don really shouldn't have that while he's on parole.

catlord
Mar 22, 2009

What's on your mind, Axa?

The gently caress you on about, Ed?

EBB
Feb 15, 2005


Keep laughing Ed, you're gonna be gasping for air soon

Pastry of the Year
Apr 12, 2013

Arlo and Janis



I hasten to add, for those of you who have never lived in Tornado Alley, that this not a gross right-wing "safe space" joke but a reference to interior hall closets being the place to ride out a tornado warning.

Tina's Groove Classic (August 19, 2008)



Arlo and Janis Classic (August 19, 1998)



Garfield Classic (August 19, 1988)

StrixNebulosa
Feb 14, 2012

You cheated not only the game, but yourself.
But most of all, you cheated BABA

Thanks for the clarification Pastry. That said I cannot imagine Arlo ever being an rear end in a top hat in like.... any capacity. He's just an all-around good dude who loves his wife and has an ongoing midlife crisis about not being a sailor.

Frog and Toad
Jul 31, 2008


Chef Bourgeoisie posted:

Bloom County
May 21st & 22nd, 1981



Aaaaand the obvious edit


I swear the collection I had growing up had Steve’s license plate say “HORNY”

Hwurmp
May 20, 2005

imagine being so consumed with contempt for millennials that you reflexively bring them up in any and every context

"Whew that was a great dinner, I'm full"
"QUITE UNLIKE THE EMPTY FUTURES OF THOSE GOOD-FOR-NOTHING LAZY KIDS COLLEGE GRADUATES FORTY-SOMETHINGS AMIRITE"

"I'm pretty jazzed about the game tomorrow"
"THOSE LITTLE RAPSTEP NOISE LISTENERS DON'T EVEN KNOW WHAT JAZZ IS"

"I think I want more perennials in the garden this year"
"WHO THE gently caress SAID MILLENNIALS I'LL THROTTLE THEM"

Hwurmp fucked around with this message at 14:24 on Mar 21, 2020

Tiggum
Oct 23, 2007

Your life and your quest end here.


What is he even trying to say here? Millennials don't keep spare keys? Millennials don't know how locks work? Millennials never leave the house so they don't need to get back in? I can tell I'm being insulted, but I'm not so much offended as just very confused?

StrixNebulosa
Feb 14, 2012

You cheated not only the game, but yourself.
But most of all, you cheated BABA

Tiggum posted:

What is he even trying to say here? Millennials don't keep spare keys? Millennials don't know how locks work? Millennials never leave the house so they don't need to get back in? I can tell I'm being insulted, but I'm not so much offended as just very confused?

Millennials somehow don't know that you store a key under your doormat? Which is dumb because that generation is very plugged in and would know of that cliche.

readingatwork
Jan 8, 2009

Hello Fatty!


Fun Shoe
Old School Peanuts (Aug 7, 1951)




Calvin and Hobbes (Apr 17-18, 1987)





^^^This is my favorite C&H by the way. I am 100% going to tell this to the small children in my life when they're old enough.


Robbie and Bobby (Jul 24-27, 2015)



Evil Mastermind
Apr 28, 2008

The Dinette Set is feeling the pinch.


Working Daze goes low tech.


Super-Fun-Pak Comix keeps going and going and going...


Cul De Sac is a tough gig.

Johnny Aztec
Jan 29, 2005

by Hand Knit

readingatwork posted:



^^^This is my favorite C&H by the way. I am 100% going to tell this to the small children in my life when they're old enough.


You're gonna have to change it up from sears and K-mart though.

Maybe Target and Walmart?

Target and Dollar General?

Aldis?

BigDave
Jul 14, 2009

Taste the High Country

Johnny Aztec posted:

You're gonna have to change it up from sears and K-mart though.

Maybe Target and Walmart?

Target and Dollar General?

Aldis?

Amazon and Aldi.

Chef Bourgeoisie
Oct 8, 2016

by Reene

dismas posted:

I swear the collection I had growing up had Steve’s license plate say “HORNY”

Holy crap, I thought you were misremembering, so I went and checked my physical copy, and it is :eyepop:

Professor Wayne
Aug 27, 2008

So, Harvey, what became of the giant penny?

They actually let him keep it.
The Far Side
KAGrL3yl.jpg

gMVTakTl.jpg
“Cornelius! I’ve been watching him! … Beware of the jawbone!”

Pickles


Zits

Somebody fucked around with this message at 00:30 on Jul 25, 2022

Frog and Toad
Jul 31, 2008


Professor Wayne posted:

The Far Side
/KAGrL3yl.jpg

I seem to remember Larson saying this was the only far side inspired by personal experience

Somebody fucked around with this message at 00:31 on Jul 25, 2022

Vargo
Dec 27, 2008

'Cuz it's KILLIN' ME!
Adam


BCN


Phoebe


Wallace


Curtis


This is so goddamn dumb.

How Wonderful!
Jul 18, 2006


I only have excellent ideas

Jeremy is "hands on"... he wants "gigs!" He's "roadside," man!

Schwarzwald
Jul 27, 2004

Don't Blink

Chef Bourgeoisie posted:

Holy crap, I thought you were misremembering, so I went and checked my physical copy, and it is :eyepop:


Another thing to note: the "L" and the "I" are not as separated.

Mercedes Colomar
Nov 1, 2008

by Jeffrey of YOSPOS
I am thoroughly invested in this BCN story line.

Family Circus


Rose is Rose


One Big Happy


Foob


Compu-Toon


Bizarro

FrumpleOrz
Feb 12, 2014

Perhaps you have not been to the *Playground*.
The *Playground* is for Taalo and for Orz, but *Campers* can go.
It more fun than several.
You can go there for too much fun.
Breathed explicitly mentioned the changes to that strip in one of the collections but I don't know which one it is. I just checked the first book that IDW put out and it's not in that one so it's in the intro to a different book.

Julet Esqu
May 6, 2007






Gunther, I see you there with your judgmental "hm" because you know the truth about Evil Tiffany and her Filthy Web of Lies. Meanwhile Bernice is still sitting here talking about the party she is fully aware is still happening but is no longer interested in wrecking for some mysterious reason.

Drimble Wedge
Mar 10, 2008

Self-contained

Scary Gary



Darthemed
Oct 28, 2007

"A data unit?
For me?
"


College Slice
Docks




Retail




Zip


Rip


Dick


Duck

Selachian
Oct 9, 2012

Rhymes with Orange





Get Fuzzy 3/19-20/00





Stephen Collins

Johnny Aztec
Jan 29, 2005

by Hand Knit


riderchop
Aug 10, 2010

av by @daikonquest!
Garfield




Heathcliff




Overboard




Monty


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MariusLecter
Sep 5, 2009

NI MUERTE NI MIEDO

StrixNebulosa posted:

Millennials somehow don't know that you store a key under your doormat? Which is dumb because that generation is very plugged in and would know of that cliche.

It's not even generational, any burglar is gonna check under the mat. Or for one of those stupid plastic rocks.

Or rather, they won't bother with any of that and do the old "Break and Enter" while everyone is out, without worrying about Ed's stupid spare key.

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