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November 29, 2011
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I'm pretty sure I've stopped in that gas station -- the one near the Orlando airport that preys on people who don't look at prices before filling up their rental car....
This is the first time I've not "gotten" the punch line. Why would you take your guest to the most expensive gas station you could find? It doesn't really benefit you at all . . .
Note from Scott: I'll admit that this joke doesn't really stand up to too much scrutiny. If I disliked the guests in question, I wouldn't let them visit. Let's say that I take them to the expensive gas station because there they sell "the really good stuff" and get on with our lives.
you are willing to let your guests stay unchaperoned in your home after abusing them at the gas station? or are you just getting back a missy for some prior injustice?
i have to admit, panel 2 is my favorite
--roger
Is this the first time we've seen that evil grin?
In any case, it was truly awesome.
Unless you count discomfiting your visitors as a benefit.
Panel 2 was awesome. Also love the evil grin in panel 4. We need to see more of that, preferably while dealing with mullet boss or the angry customer.
@Paula: Because he doesn't like them, so seeing them get ripped off gives him a warm fuzzy feeling whether he profits from it or not?
Because, Paula, ALL your nearby gas stations are the most expensive gas stations in the world.
I don't recall seeing that Scott with the wicked smile before - is that new?
In a contrast to most of your comics (in which the third panel is usually the funniest and elegantly closed in the fourth) I found this one to have each panel being less funny than the last, it started great though.
Excuse the poor grammar. Cheers.
This is the best B.I. I have seen in a long time. Having moved to Los Angeles when I was 18, and never looked back, I am exactly "that guy".
Revenge! Sweet, sweet revenge!
@Paula, it's because he hates his guest.
I love panel 2... I LIVE panel 2!
Absolutely love your look in panel 4, though I hope never to be on the receiving end of it.
love the 'evil grin' face in P4. I laughed out loud before I'd read a word of this one.
Is that a troll face on the last panel?
love the evil smile in the last panel
Nose looks different in P4.
Put some glasses on it, you look like steve jobs, i think.
Oh you americans and your "expensive" gas. Where I live, gas costs about eight bucks per gallon.
re hublot replica watches's post, I had to read that a couple of times to deduce it is likely spam and the link, of which I have not clicked, confirms it.
The beauty of your comic, Scott, is that any one panel can be a good one and when they hit on all 4 cylinders, it is awesome. While this one did not hit on all cylinders, I enjoyed it and getting enjoyment at the beginning of the day is not something to be take lightly.
aaaa! a spammer got in! Selling superfluous wrist time pieces no less.
Note from Scott: I'll go find and destroy said spam. Sorry about that.
While we're on the subject, I caught a peice of spam that actually entertained me with it's bizarre text. Here it is, with the link removed.
"Our destiny offers not the cup of despair, but the chalice of Scarpe Gucci. So let us seize it, not in fear, but in Gucci Sito Ufficiale."
Panel four made me giggle with glee. Great evil smirk.
Perhaps the fourth panel punchline is only funny for those of us that live in Orlando, because I found it hilarious. And the evil grin really should be enough to make anyone's day. More of that please!
The last panel gave me a giggle, having been trapped by that damn gas station. If you don't know that it exists, though (and really charges double what every other station charges, and doesn't display its prices, which I think is illegal, or should be), I can see how it would be slightly confusing and/or not funny.
I believe it's more of a 'strained attempt to continue being civilized over the phone in the face of extreme douchebaggery'-grin rather than an evil grin, but I agree it could certainly be well-utilized in future comics...