2004 was a very different time. I still knew people, young-ish, hip-ish people, who didn't own a computer, and found them terrifying. Given the time, it's kind of amazing that the comic depicts a flat panel monitor.
Also, looking back at this, I'm proud that I didn't fall back on the old chestnut of using the CD tray as a cup holder.
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2004 was a very different time. I still knew people, young-ish, hip-ish people, who didn't own a computer, and found them terrifying. Given the time, it's kind of amazing that the comic depicts a flat panel monitor.
Also, looking back at this, I'm proud that I didn't fall back on the old chestnut of using the CD tray as a cup holder.
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And now for a big step backward, quality-wise.
It's not a bad joke overall. I do like that the card in the first panel could work for birthdays, weddings, or bar mitzvahs.
The art is, of course, terrible. I remember briefly thinking that I could use these images again, just swapping out the card and sign text to make different jokes. I'm glad I chose not to.
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And now for a big step backward, quality-wise.
It's not a bad joke overall. I do like that the card in the first panel could work for birthdays, weddings, or bar mitzvahs.
The art is, of course, terrible. I remember briefly thinking that I could use these images again, just swapping out the card and sign text to make different jokes. I'm glad I chose not to.
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Some studies seem to show that a certain amount of red wine can help stave off heart disease.
U2 has released more than one decent song since Rattle and Hum.
Both of these are controversial statements.
On a side note, Bowl-cut guy was just traced over photos of me with no beard, a pointier chin and a bowl cut, because I defy you to come up with an easier hairstyle to draw.
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Some studies seem to show that a certain amount of red wine can help stave off heart disease.
U2 has released more than one decent song since Rattle and Hum.
Both of these are controversial statements.
On a side note, Bowl-cut guy was just traced over photos of me with no beard, a pointier chin and a bowl cut, because I defy you to come up with an easier hairstyle to draw.
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All right. I think this is a little more like it. Four panels, four jokes, and they seem like they could have occurred in the order presented. This strip is, sadly, based on a real experience. One of my old standup comedy buddies invited a few of us over for a game of Risk, then put some hardcore pornography on as background entertainment. I won handily because I could concentrate on the game, as my back was to the screen.
I wonder if we could defeat ISIS by deploying blimps that display distracting pornography over the battlefield.
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All right. I think this is a little more like it. Four panels, four jokes, and they seem like they could have occurred in the order presented. This strip is, sadly, based on a real experience. One of my old standup comedy buddies invited a few of us over for a game of Risk, then put some hardcore pornography on as background entertainment. I won handily because I could concentrate on the game, as my back was to the screen.
I wonder if we could defeat ISIS by deploying blimps that display distracting pornography over the battlefield.
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There are only a couple more of these with little or no dialog. I think I got the hint that that wasn't the way pretty fast.
In retrospect, this one would be better if I'd made myself the Trekkie (which I am, as you know all too well) and had someone else try to talk to me.
About the artwork: At this point I was drawing the strip using a mouse. Not a Wacom tablet. Not pen, paper, and a scanner. A mouse. I guess I'm saying that the art wasn't so much worse because I lacked the talent to do better; it was worse because I lacked the intelligence to use the right tool for the job.
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There are only a couple more of these with little or no dialog. I think I got the hint that that wasn't the way pretty fast.
In retrospect, this one would be better if I'd made myself the Trekkie (which I am, as you know all too well) and had someone else try to talk to me.
About the artwork: At this point I was drawing the strip using a mouse. Not a Wacom tablet. Not pen, paper, and a scanner. A mouse. I guess I'm saying that the art wasn't so much worse because I lacked the talent to do better; it was worse because I lacked the intelligence to use the right tool for the job.
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