I'm having a busy day (as usual), and I know there are at least 53 folks who claim to read this blog on a daily basis. So, time for everyone to de-lurk for a moment and participate by responding to this prompt (in a single, brief statement):
World's worst person to serve as liaison to a hostile nation.
Respond as many times as you'd like, but please keep it to one response per comment.
To demonstrate my true level of geekiness, I would like to point you toward a Halo-related comic strip that I get a kick out of called One One Se7en. It’s a 3-times weekly comic strip produced by a guy with the moniker Stuntmutt. Every episode involves some sort of pun or tongue-in-cheek punchline, most of which are probably only funny to folks who actively play Halo 2 in the online community. This one, though, can probably be appreciated by just about anyone, if not for the topic, then at least for the joke itself. Incidentally, this one is probably also my favorite of Stuntmutt’s bad jokes so far.
I’ve found that I don’t really enjoy Non Sequitur is much as I thought I would when I originally started following it a couple of years ago. Usually, when the Danae/Lucy arcs appear, I skip them; same goes for the tall-tale fisherman. I think it’s the fact that I already get a far too large a dose of cynicism in real life to want to “humor” myself with it again in comic strips. About the only reason I still follow it is because every now and then, he comes up with a good one that I can actually relate to.
And it so happens that both Strange Brew and Speed Bump frequently leave me scratching my head. Seems like the creators of these strips are trying to mimic the sort of thing that Gary Larson accomplished. The problem is that Larson always made me laugh; the punch lines in Strange Brew and Speed Bump are far too often too obscure for me to pick out. Rubes does a better job - the punch lines are always pretty clear, but I don’t always find them funny. Ultimately, these comics will always be “Far Side” knock-offs for me - nobody does bizarre humor like Larson.
(2:24:27 PM) Me: there’s a reason I tend to put off calling customer service until the last possible moment, unless i really have to.
(2:24:38 PM) Her: lol
(2:24:39 PM) Me: never yet met one that was less than extremely painful to deal with.
(2:24:54 PM) Her: like pointy pins?
(2:27:26 PM) Me: pointy, jagged pins
(2:27:33 PM) Her: lol
(2:27:38 PM) Me: great amounts of blood.
(2:27:41 PM) Me: and screaming.
(2:27:49 PM) Me: and tickling of very tiny clowns
(2:28:28 PM) Her: wha?!??
(2:28:29 PM) Her: lol
(2:29:22 PM) Me: well, you know - those tickled clowns. very painful to watch. and hear. and see.
(2:29:28 PM) Her: lol
(2:29:28 PM) Me: nightmares
(2:29:31 PM) Me: psychological trauma
(2:29:38 PM) Me: there might even be peanut butter involved.
(2:29:46 PM) Her: Ha! LEaving… NOW!
(2:29:47 PM) Her: :)
(2:29:50 PM) Me: and you know that never goes well
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