I think in order:

Rob Balder (erfworld): Man is he into his topic. Has a lot to say about art, story, audience, philosophy, combat, game theory, and the Dark Knight movie. I think this guy could possibly out-talk my father. I could’ve tested that theory but I finally decided to release him from the trap of my being willing to listen to him.*
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<spinn> I’ve been calling her “pinch face” for like three years now, the story finally needed to be told
<spinn> man just imagine that going lips-first into limbaugh’s airspace
<spinn> “CHLOE KISS RUSH LIMBAUGH NOW!” “I KNOW jack I am TRYING to do that you KEEP interRUPTing me” mwwwwaaahhhh
<Craig> I think her main tactic in doing her job is just to scowl the required data straight the fuck out of the mainframe

First, I almost want to apologize for today’s comic being another Half Life 2 ref (well, tangentially, anyway) so soon after the last one. But I liked the fact that I could say I drew the last two weeks’ worth of updates recently, rather than using up my backlog. I was worried that I would draw months’ worth of comics and just let ‘em pop out on their own and wonder what the hell I’m gonna do when they run out, but fortunately I still seem to be drawing occasionally.

Though I’m trying out drawing teeth in my cartoon mouths, which I don’t typically do, and it feels weird. I feel like I drew dentures on myself.

It wasn’t until after #249 went live that I realized I’ve probably been staring at these ads for too long. I wonder if the next Scribs in that series is going to be about a magical fuzzhat, or something.

I got a few entries for that non-contest I started last week! Which is cool, though I will tell you that if it was a contest, I’d totally be winning.

Man am I amused about this comic. Possibly because I spent a lot of time refining it. Usually the first draft is pretty nearly the final, but on this one I screwed up words, art, and the punchline on the first pass, and it’s probably the most overly-edited Scribs to date. But I’m really glad I did, because that “thank you” about knocks me over every time I read it. I’ve been bouncy about this one for the last day and a half, glad I finally got to publish it.


In other comic news, I randomly ran into this comic, where the artist drew something but kind of had some difficulty working out the details. I decided to punch it up a bit. It was actually more fun than I’d expected. If you’d like to give it a try yourself, here’s the blank version, and if you get any good ones, post a link here, or upload it to my SpinnWebe facebook page maybe? I think users can upload there, though no one’s tried yet, as far as I know.

I left a trap for a really high-strung woman at work. Can’t wait til she comes over to my desk all flustered and apologizing.

Debb and I went to Costco a few weeks ago and bought a box of Chex Mix bars to have as snacks; we’re both working on losing weight, and keeping bad stuff out of the house, but these were 130 calories each and we’re not anti-snack-food commies. But we weren’t enjoying them, they’re too salty and generally unpleasant, but we’re also cheap and have difficulty not eating something we’ve bought. But in the end we decided to eat the loss instead, and I took the box to work to let the locust swarm take them.

And take them they did…there were about 30 in the box and they lasted for just over 24 hours. But just before they all went, I put up a sign. Sorry about the crappy pic, I had to borrow someone’s cellphone.

<spinn> I’m pretty sure if obama made them all magically shit money they’d complain it itches

In case you missed the recent MSNBC appearance of Orly Taitz, the de facto queen of the Birther movement, I’ve put together a summary:

I’ve been using the phrase “Geek wins!” a lot recently. It’s my summarized victory speech after I puzzle out a particularly tricky computer problem, or get around someone else’s technology road blocks to get what I want. The latter category’s generally petty and nearly more a testament to my stubbornness rather than my brain, but life’s just a set of word problems to me anyway, so I’ll still add it to the big board.

Here’s an example. Today, Greg posts a link to a Tom the Dancing Bug comic.

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Three bits of commentary on Palin’s resignation.

(1, 2, 3)

Also, she put out another statement today to expand on her statement yesterday, which in addition to being some of the most tetchy, self-centered sort of thing I’ve seen from a politician, includes this: “I’ve never thought I needed a title before one’s name to forge progress in America.” If I was an Alaskan resident who’d voted for her, I’d be thinking “well thanks a fuckin’ lot for wasting my time, then.”

With pictures! And commentary! In some places!
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Crooks and Liars has a recurring bit called Mike’s Blog Roundup, with quick links to various blogs in which Mike was interested, presumably. That itself has an occasionally recurring bit called HOLY CRAP, an even quicker list of links to various things about religion or by religious people, generally with the point of showing how fucked up they are. I am always fascinated by this and usually wind up with 20+ tabs in my browser when it’s over, following the long and winding branches of the astonishing human ability to happily hold entirely opposite views in its head and passionately defend each of them, in the same sentence if necessary.

It was through today’s Holy Crap that I came to read Beware of copying the Left by Bruce W. Green, founding dean of the Liberty University School of Law. In style, it reads like it’s written by a pastor. In content, it reads like it’s written by a drunk bully on a corner yelling at “the fags”, but with a better proofreader. Shorter Green: We can’t torture, because torturing would only play into the hands of liberals. So torture is evil and wrong — but torture anyway.

That burnt hair smell you’re getting is because of the sparks my brain is throwing off trying to understand that summary enough to make my point. Seriously, I can feel the mental resistance in typing it. Due to some internal hangups I have about looking foolish in public, I constantly re-evaluate any logic statements I make for correctness, lest someone point out some obvious flaw in my argument. Part of my brain refuses to sign off on my summary of his article, as it simply seems impossible to me that someone can put that forth as a logical argument. But it’s really what he’s saying.
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The whole Tea Party thing. It’s bonus funny because the Boston Tea Party was actually about protesting less taxes.

But whatever. I’ve had this open on my desktop for a while, forget how I got to it, but I’d been wanting to post about it. I love it, it’s such a contemporary American view of social protest. “Wake up, people! They’re taking your money, your homes, your jobs, your life itself! It’s time for you to TAKE ACTION and go stand in a park with a proper demonstration permit for 45 minutes and grouse about it with other people wearing beer hats!”

Started reading more of the comments and it’s just chock fulla angry stupid.

<Craig> awesome obit — http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/azcentral/obituary.aspx?n=chuck-p-dimmick&pid=126515914
<SeanQ> gahaha craig
<Leth> beheheh nice obit
<Kyol> beheheh
<spinn> wow
<bob> heheh
<bob> they should’ve just said “in lieu of flowers, please take advantage of our 0.9% interest rate”
<SeanQ> “Boy, did this motherfucker like his NASCAR. And saving you money. Oh, yeah, apparently he had a kid, too.”
<SeanQ> “For the next seven days, get a complimentary “We’ll Miss You George” door stencil with any H3.”
<spinn> Come on down for our Lo-Fi for a Dead Guy event!
<bomberman> DEAD DEAD DEAD LOW LOW LOW
<spinn> blinking pictures alternate between a church, kids crying, and a new 2008 Hummer H2
<bob> Great Price! Slightly Used Cadillac, Only Driven Once
<Craig> WE’RE DEAD SERIOUS ABOUT NO MONEY DOWN ON A NEW ESCALADE
<SeanQ> “Speaking of stiffs, they’ve improved the handling and suspension on the new ‘09 H3…”
<SeanQ> “This weekend only, put just TWO CENTS DOWN on a new Cadillac. Place one on each of George’s eyes and within the hour, you’ll be driving away in your new El Dorado!”
<Leth> “You’ll love reaping the savings!”
<SeanQ> “For five days only, it’s our Life Is Short and So Are You Savings Event. Get $1,000 cash back on any qualified purchase if you are six feet or under!”

Q: What can you say about a Frenchman who pisses his money away?

A: He’s Euro-peein’.

Yesterday, I stopped by a coworker’s cube. “Hey Andy, move zig for great justice, could you?” He said sure and went back to typing.

Later there’s a note on my whiteboard: “I took off every zig –Andy”

I stopped by and said, “Thanks for making your time.” He said sure.