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August 15, 2010
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If you go to the location Lat = 38° 59' 43.01" N, Long = 77° 1' 43.17" W (which is the location of the building that's the headquarters of the Discovery Channel in Silver Spring, MD ) in Google Earth, you'll find that the image of the building is Shark-Week aware.
That's a scary smile he has at the end. I'm in the "don't like sharks, adore sea lion" group of people.
Thanks for this helpful instruction. I added your mimics in panel #2 to my repertoire. Wonderful!
"Nome sain?"
This comic is too funny.
Panel 2 : Remove all text and it will still be hilarious.
hilarious, reminds me of that bit from Stepbrothers. "No TV for a week!" "But, Dad! It's shark week!" I wonder if John C. Reilly hates sea lions...
+1 point for "derp derp derp".
Old strip is old.
I work w/ this guy!
Cover the mirror I would have thought.
Awesome.
@ nate
Obvious troll is obvious:
http://basicinstructions.net/basic-instructions/2010/8/1/how-to-subtly-tell-someone-that-they-are-out-of-line.html
@Nate - I guess you get what you pay for...
Seeing as how this is based on your real-life friend Ric, that's an interesting title for today's comic.
I LOVE sharks, but I hate Shark Week. Sharks are the most misunderstood animals ever. I hate that people kill them out of fear and ignorance. We've lost 150 species to extinction already and out of the current 130 species left 70 are in danger of going extinct. They fill a very important role in our ecosystem and it would be a disaster if they did get wiped out. Sorry for the rant, but I feel very strongly about this :)
(stolen joke) I'm a vegetarian. Not because I love animals. Because I hate plants.
Scott, I have blogged about your strip's quality in the past, and even link to it. But I must deliver you some personal props for doing what almost no-one else can - making me actually LOL while sitting alone in my office and viewing your work. I already had a stupid grin on through panel 3, but the kicker and the denouement made me erupt. Brilliant. The only other thing, besides BI, that has EVER made me laugh out loud, is this: http://www.tomscott.com/us-visit/
One other thing: the first speech bubble, with that exact "grammar," are the perfect opening for a rap song.
I love how often you finish panels with "SHUT UP!!"
maybe you could post a blank cominc one week (ie, no dialogue) and we can all fill in the blanks and then you can post the original...?
It would be AWESOME if Scott released the PSD versions of every (future) strip and let people insert snapshots of themselves imitating the characters, using Photoshop.
Funny, I have used the exact phrase "I am painfully aware of what you are saying" and the people I said it to have never seen the humor in it. One of the biggest problems with idiots is that they are the only ones that do not realize they are idiots.
your mama been watchin shark week.
By following this logic I can finally understand how someone could watch Whale Wars. They are really just waiting to see those clueless buffoons get sunk in the arctic.
I HAVE READ EVERY SET OF INSTRUCTIONS, AND I THINK THIS COMIC IS HILARIOUS.
That is all.