i am particularly impressed that your character's grandiose eloquence was extemporaneous, sans employment of MS Word Thesaurus. unlike mine. Simply capital comic.
I sincerely hope that Grant's boast about his large vocabulary which was then followed by him saying "awesome", was a subtle form of irony rather than just plain stupidity
Awesome :) As someone who has used my vocabulary to answer questions without actually answering questions (I've only been caught once!), this is pure comic gold.
The comma in the last panel represents the pause in speech that would exist in real life. Even if it's not necessarily grammatically correct, it serves its purpose correctly.
Dude, the mullet boss is STARING at me. I can't take the hair that early in the morning on a monday . . . or at all on a Monday . . . But Hilarious! It looks like the Mullet Boss just got out of bed, since his hair is messed up and his shirt is unbuttoned . . . anyone else notice that?
what got to me was Mullet Boss' tiny little love patch on his exposed chest - but I was also taken aback by Scott's POV vs the two-shot we're normally given... that might be something to explore, Scott, although I would have to say (and I'm sure I speak for most of your fans here) that we're really only ready to look at your lovely wife from your POV and not your Mullet Boss.
@flmumb: to which comma do you refer? The one enclosed in the instructions gives us a clear pause and allows the sentence to change direction, and the one in Mullet Boss' reply is his own pattern of speech (I suppose he could have used an all-stop period instead, but then Scott would have had to capitalize "that" - and allow for the additional space that should follow a period).
@BI Fan: the "unnecessary comma" is in the instructions. The sentence is two independent clauses joined by a conjunction. A comma should only be used if one of the clauses is dependent on the other. The word "but" accomplishes the change in direction. It is a grammatical error. That being said, the comma ruined the enjoyment of the strip and I doubt I can ever enjoy Basic Instructions again. I have not been so disappointed since the Calvin and Hobbes semicolon affair of 1989.
Actually, there was an extra comma. I fixed it quickly then left the house for nine hours. I didn't think about the confusion it would cause. Sorry about that.
I do sometimes use commas, run on sentences, sentences that end in prepositions and words like "dunno" and "gonna" in an effort to emulate the way people really talk. Sadly, this was not one of those times.
January 26, 2009
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AHAHAHAHA! He looks like an indian chief and pedophile combined! =)
Hahaha, my friends tease me about my large vocabulary, so this is awesome!
i am particularly impressed that your character's grandiose eloquence was extemporaneous, sans employment of MS Word Thesaurus. unlike mine. Simply capital comic.
Hehe, I love vocabulary. There's a word for every level of meaning.
I love Panel 3, the Time 'Till I Go Home idea is inspired.
Aaghhhh - a picture of mullet-haired boss - head on - with extra hair. First thing on a Monday morning .
I sincerely hope that Grant's boast about his large vocabulary which was then followed by him saying "awesome", was a subtle form of irony rather than just plain stupidity
"More than you know"
simply capital, old chap!
I hate to say this, but... anyone else annoyed by that unnecessary comma in the last panel?
As a fond admirer of sesquipedalian loquaciousness, this warms the cockles of my heart.
Awesome :) As someone who has used my vocabulary to answer questions without actually answering questions (I've only been caught once!), this is pure comic gold.
The comma is appropriate.
The comma in the last panel represents the pause in speech that would exist in real life. Even if it's not necessarily grammatically correct, it serves its purpose correctly.
And just when you thought a mullet couldn't get any worse. . .
Of course, my mom's hairdresser had a mohawk mullet. . .thing.
omg, it's limahl.
"Subtlety is always worth the trouble" is my new personal motto.
Outstanding. The robocop-HUD made me snort - no higher compliment can be paid...
Dude, the mullet boss is STARING at me. I can't take the hair that early in the morning on a monday . . . or at all on a Monday . . . But Hilarious! It looks like the Mullet Boss just got out of bed, since his hair is messed up and his shirt is unbuttoned . . . anyone else notice that?
@flmumb: I don't see an unnecessary comma. I see a compound sentence.
You should probably change that copyright to 2009.
what got to me was Mullet Boss' tiny little love patch on his exposed chest - but I was also taken aback by Scott's POV vs the two-shot we're normally given... that might be something to explore, Scott, although I would have to say (and I'm sure I speak for most of your fans here) that we're really only ready to look at your lovely wife from your POV and not your Mullet Boss.
@flmumb: to which comma do you refer? The one enclosed in the instructions gives us a clear pause and allows the sentence to change direction, and the one in Mullet Boss' reply is his own pattern of speech (I suppose he could have used an all-stop period instead, but then Scott would have had to capitalize "that" - and allow for the additional space that should follow a period).
@BI Fan: the "unnecessary comma" is in the instructions. The sentence is two independent clauses joined by a conjunction. A comma should only be used if one of the clauses is dependent on the other. The word "but" accomplishes the change in direction. It is a grammatical error. That being said, the comma ruined the enjoyment of the strip and I doubt I can ever enjoy Basic Instructions again. I have not been so disappointed since the Calvin and Hobbes semicolon affair of 1989.
Actually, there was an extra comma. I fixed it quickly then left the house for nine hours. I didn't think about the confusion it would cause. Sorry about that.
I do sometimes use commas, run on sentences, sentences that end in prepositions and words like "dunno" and "gonna" in an effort to emulate the way people really talk. Sadly, this was not one of those times.
I dunno - just to buck the trend, I didn't think that Mullet Boss' hair was all that bad ... of course, I'm rather fashion-challenged.