___ /\ |\ | o) Word. / \\ | \ ___ ____ _ ||_/_ ___ _ _ , (o |\\| o)_ / ___/ /|| o) / / / OO \ | \\ / __/ / _ / || / / /_ / .||. \| \/___/_/____/ |__/___/___/ db http://www.Nerd-Boy.net Episode 1 c< -. |\| I got it, ,| | | |\ I got it! ,::| Good luck, |\| |/. ` ,:::,| , nerd boy. |_/ O OO |::,' | ..~ O ||' \-||- |:' | ,<<-/ ||- |\ bb | || ||. | | | \| ||\ ||/ | / | \ || Crap, missed ,| || again. ,::| Told ya, |\ ` ,:::,| , nerd boy. | | O OO |::,' | ..~ O |/ \-||. |:' | ,<<-/ c< bb | || | I have a name, ,| you know. ,::| Sure you do; ` ,:::,| , "nerd boy". OO |::,' | ..~ O /-||. |:' | ,<<-/ c< O bb | || | jg Episode 2 Wanna try my glasses? Whatever. ` , .. ..~ .||-OO ,<<. bb || Everything , looks weird. ,, OO~ ,::= ,<<, oo || Here you go. , .. ..~ .||- OO-<<. bb || Hey, I think you broke 'em! Whatever. ` , oO ~.. .||. ,>> db |\ jg Episode 3 Hey, Mandy! Watch this! ` __________________ Ok. ,\ | | ,\ , , \ |OO| , \ ..~ , \ '||' , \ .<<. , \ --bb , \ || Wheee.. ` __________________ ,\ ,' ,' ,\ , \ 'OO' , \ ..~ , \qq//- , \ .<<. , \ , \ || qq Crap. __________________ -\\- , ,\ '. '. ,\ OO , \ '. '. , \ ~'' , \ ----, \ .>>. , \ , \ || __________________ Cool! ...Again! ,\ | | ,\ ` , \ | | , \ ~.. , \ | | , \ ->>- qq Ok. , \ ---- , \ jg || ,\\. , Episode 4 Playing 'Ice Climber'. Watcha doin'? , , OO ,--. ~.. ||o. | \ \ .>>. ,--. ,-bb `.+-+-+ || | | | | | | | Isn't that So's ASCII. really old? , , OO ,--. ~.. ||o. | \ \ .>>. ,--. ,-bb `.+-+-+ || | | | | | | | * OO ,--. ~.. ||o. | \ \ .>>. ,--. ,-bb `.+-+-+ || | | | | | | | Watch out! Polar bear! , ~.. OO ,--. >>o ||o. | \ \ ,-\\`.,-bb `.+-+-+ jg | | `|..|...| | | Episode 5 (Aug. 8th 2001) A robot I built. What's -that-? , ` ~.. OO -- .>>- .||. .[]. || dd || Why do you need For, um, stuff. a robot? , ` ~.. OO -- .>>. .||. .[]. || dd || *NB-sama!* ` ' , , *I love you!* ~oo - OO - ==~ *meep* .>>. -||- .[[. || db || ~oo OO' ==~ .>>. .||. .[[. || db || You didn't hear , that, right? ~oo OO' ==~ .>>. .||. .[[. || dd || jg Episode 6 (Aug. 9th 2001) c< -. ,| ,::| ,:::,| ~.. O OO |::,' | ==~ O .>>. \-||- |:' | ,[[-/ || bb | || | __________________________ ,\ ,' ,' `. `. ,\ , \ ~'==' ` OO , \ ~.. , \ ']]' '\\' , \ .>>. , \-\\ `-bb , \ || , \ , \ ~== OO ,--. ~.. ]]o ||o. | \ \ .>>. ,-\\`.,-bb `.+-+-+ || | | `|..|...| | | THE NEXT DAY... What's this?! This is odd. The SPANISH INQUISITION?! , Mandy, can you , YOU CAN'T PROVE ANYTHING!! --~ OO hand me that oo~ [_ ,\\- screwdriver? -<<- || dd || -o jg Episode 7 (Aug. 11th 2001) I fixed the Uh huh, that's robot! , great. ,,, ~== ` OO ..~ -- *sneak* .]]. -||. .<<. ________ ,//. || bb || | | _/ )_ *sneak* See, a capacitor H3Y B4BY. had.. ,,, / ~== ` OO ..~ -- .]]. .||. .<<. __,//,__ || bb || | _/( | L3T'5 BL0W Who's.. Hi! ,,, / D15 J01NT. ~== ` OO ` ~.. -- .]]. .||. .>>. __,//,__ || bb || | _/( | Wha.. Ok! ,,, ~== ` OO ` ~.. -- .]]. .||. ,>>. __.//,__ || bb |\ | _( \_ | You can't go out with , him, he speaks B1FF ,,, ~== OO ferchrissakes! ~.. -- .]]. ,||- ________ .>>,\\. || bb jg | | |\ )\_ Episode 8 (Aug. 11th 2001) Hmm... , OO .||. _________bb____ H3Y B.. / OO ,\\. _________bb____ ! OO, -\\_, _________b_____ qq -//- OO ?! _______________ How does he -do- that? qq `__||___________jg Episode 9 (Aug. 12th 2001) Thinks he can steal Mandy from me, eh? , ,,, *giggle* OO .-. -- ..~ //(( ) ) .-'\\'--. .<<. b((_(_(_)) | \> | || HAH! ` ,,, .-. OO -- ..~ (( ) ) .||. .-'\\'--. .<<. ((_(_(_)) bb | \> | || ,,, .-. OO -- ..~ (( ) ) .||. .-'\\'--. .<<. ((_(_(_)) bb | \> | || 50N1C BLA5T! `,,, .-. OO | - ..~ (( ) ) .||. -( )-/, --. .<<. ((_(_(_)) bb |_(\_ | || Wanna play , rough, eh? ,,, .-. ## -- ~.. (( ) ) .||. .-------. .\\ ,>>. ((_(_(_)) bb | | jg )\_|\ Episode 10 (Aug. 13th 2001) SO YOU'RE SAYING THIS GUY TOOK YOUR GIRLFRIEND \ AND YOU WANT ME TO ______ KILL HIM? | _ _ \ \ \ _.--|\||||||--._ Um, yeah, /___.'\_____|.___\ only I don't | \ ___\ have much money. | | | \ / | , \ \__._ _|_/ OO \ \ `'| _| .||. ____'._____|______|________dd_______ '------------------------------------' | | | | ______ | _ _ \ \ \ _.--|\||||||--._ /___.'\_____|.___\ | \ ___\ | | | \ / | Ok. I see \ \__._ _|_/ your point. \ \ `'| _| , ____'._____|______|________OO_______ '------------------------------------' | | dd | | jg Episode 11 (Aug. 14th 2001) With this ultra technological boomerang, I will surely win Mandy back! , __ OO \-||. _______dd_______ __ It's working! \ ` , ` OO *throw* ,||. _______dd_______ _ *bonk* - __\ OO -//- dd ________________ Or not. pp , jg____________\\__ Episode 12 (Aug. 15th 2001) I'll build a mecha, destroy my adversary and reclaim Mandy! , OO . -||- o __ dd O_ __ .-'_ )_.-.''-_.-._ ,-. _.(_)-' '._ __,--. __.--. .-._' ( '' )_( `. ;-' ( ). _( ( `.--( )-._ ( `--' )( `( `. ( Take THAT! )_ , __ ,--. , | *snap* Oh, nerd boy! ) ( / \(_OO_) \ / My hero! ,'. `( ( (| / /(___ *zap* \ /// / , ) ) ,' ( \ \___|\__|_)-o )))))) xx *crackle* ..~ / ) ( ( _]]]/_\_\___ - -//- - '<<' ( '. .,' (oooooo)=)o)=) - _/ \_ - *pop* || `. ) ( __ , __.-._ __,( ____).' '.__.--' (__ _.-( _) .-(__) ). .-`._)-'`-.__) ; (_)._.-`---' (__,-' `-.' `-' (__) jg (__.--' _o .-._(_)-..-. _ Eeh, who am I kidding? ( ( )(_) O o . , ; OO~.. '-') OO ( .||,>> ,' .||. (_ bb |\ ) dd `-..___) *sigh* *meep?* OO ==~ || .[[. dd || Episode 13 (Aug. 16th 2001) M33T MY D4WG P00CH13. What a cute ,,, / , dog. -- ..~ _.\\.__ \__^..^ .<<. ,' )\_ \ )) ))' || What a gross ,,, , dog. -- ..~ _.\\.__ _/_^--^ .<<. ,' )\_ \ ) ))' || 54Y H1, P00CH13! Get away ,,, / *woof!* , from me! -- ..~ Shoo! _.\\.__ \__^..^ -<<. ,' )\_ \ /) )\' || *woof!* Aaaaaaah! ,,, *woof!* , -- ~.. _.\\.__ - \__^..^ - '>>' ,' )\_ \ jg - )\ /)' - |\ Episode 14 (Aug. 17th 2001) *sigh* Um, hi. OO ` ..~ _ ||_ .<<. _/ dd '.____________________________________________ || / Play it cool. \ | She probably only | | wants to know | I broke up \ what time it is. / with that o . , W4R3Z D00D. - OO - ` ..~ _ ||_ .<<. _/ dd '._______________________________ /| ___________ Mandy, I love you! I've always loved you! ` OO oo~ _____ -||- .<<. _/ '._ bb ____________ || _________________________ ( Crap. )o . OO oo~ _____ -||- .<<. jg _/ '._ bb ____________________ /( _________________ Episode 15 (Aug. 18th 2001) So that whole thing Yep, uh huh, about you loving me that's it, was just a joke? , ehehe. ` ~.. OO' .>>. .||. || dd Yeah, ahahaha. What a relief. , ` ~.. OO' .>>. .||. || dd Uh... Yeah. I mean, you and me? , A couple? `~.. OO Ridiculous. .>>. .||. || dd I can't lie any I mean.. ` ', longer! I love `~.. - OO - you, Mandy! .>>. -||- || dd Wait! Just joking , again! AHAHAHAHA!! oo~ *AAAAAAAH!* OO' CRAP! I mean, -<<- -||- AHAHAHA! jg / \ dd Episode 16 (Aug. 19th 2001) Look! Wheel chairs! Cool! ` , OO ~.. _ _ .||- .>>. ||_ ||_ bb || (_)\\) (_)\\) Ok... Ready, set.. ` OO ~.. ,||_ ,>>_ (_)bb) (_)\\) g.. go? ! , . _ - ` OO - ( ' ) _ _ _ , ,||_ ( *WOOOSH!* _ _ _ (_)bb) ( .- -' ` Hey, wait up! ` _ - OO/ - ,||_ - (_)bb) But I left them Sure, just like those kidneys last week. right here just _ ? _ , Blame that "hospital gnome" again a minute ago. ` <.. --> and I'll kill you, I swear... .|)- .(). kk cc jg Episode 17 (Aug. 20th 2001) WHEEE!! These wheel Also, they don't seem to chairs really gain have any brakes! speed downhill! ` \ \ ` \ OO \ \ ~.. \ -||- \ \ \ ->>- (_)bb) \ \ (_)\\) \ \ \ \ \ \ OO \ \ ~.. \ -||- \ \ \ ->>- (_)bb) \ \ (_)\\) \ \ \ AAAAAAAAAH! AAAAAAAAH! ` \ \ ` \ - OO - \ \ ~oo \ -||- \ \ \ ->>- (_)bb) \ \ (_)\\) \ \ \ jg Episode 18 (Aug. 21st 2001) We have to stop these run-away wheel chairs! I should be able to decrease my speed by steering into that soft grass by the road. ` \ \ \ OO \ \ ~oo \ -||- \ \ \ ->>- (_)bb) \ \ (_)\\) \ \ \ `. \ \ OO \ \ ~. `. -||- \ \ \ ->>- (_)bb) \ \ (_)\\) \ \ \ Damn this city and its fire hydrants! HELP! AAAAAAHH!!! \ \ , \ \ ~oo \ \ \ ->>- \ \ (_)\\) \ \ \ jg Episode 19 (Aug. 22nd 2001) Somebody stop this wheel chair! I'M TOO YOUNG TO DIE!! AAAAAA.. \ \ , \ \ \ ~oo \ \ \ ->>- \ \ (_)\\) \ \ \ ..AAAA.. `. `. , `. `. ~oo `. `. `. ->>- `. `. (_)\\) `. `. `. ..aaaa.. , _ ~oo - ->>- ______ (_)\\) __ ..aaah... Stupid anticlimaxes. , ~.. ->>- (_)\\) jg Episode 20 (Aug. 23rd 2001) Huh? Tycho, Not Kansas, Gabe, where are we? that's for sure. Featuring Tycho & ` ,,,_ __. , Gabe of `.. .. Penny Arcade (<( )=) fame! ________ bb ___ dd ________________________ AUGH! My T-shirt! When did I get I believe I can That's not Pac Man! a crew cut? explain that, ` ,,,_ __. , , gentlemen. `,, \'' OO -(<(- )=). .||. ________ bb ___ dd __________________ dd __ Never mind that. You must retrieve Poor Pac Man... Who're you? the Sacred FluffBunny before ` ,,,_ .__ , , John Romero awakens and `,, .. OO wreaks havoc upon the .(<(. (=( .||. land! Make haste! ________ bb ____ bb _________________ dd __ That was quite a fall. Are you ,-. ,-. ok, Nerd Boy? ' : ` /Mental note: Wheel chairs, fire hydrants\ ` : \ and on-line comic addictions don't mix./ ~.. _ : o .>>. ||_ .-. qq . __ || ______ (_)\\)[ ] ____________________________.\\.____jg Episode 21 (Aug. 24th 2001) I'm bored, let's go Like what? do something. , ` ~.. OO .>>. .||. |\ dd I know! Let's go ride Are you crazy?! I nearly wheel chairs down that broke my neck! I had to stay steep slope again! at the hospital for 3 weeks! That was fun! , ` ~.. OO .>>. .||. |) dd ~.. OO .>>. .||. || dd Ok, let's go. , ~.. OO .>>. .||. |\ bb jg Episode 22 (Aug. 25th 2001) _ (_| O [__]_ ))_| | | d| | Hah hahahahahaha... _ ` (_| O [__]_ ))_| | | d| | BWAHAAAAHAHAHAAAAA- _ ` (_| O [__]_ //_| | | d ( ) *creak* pp Hi, -\\- , Mandy. *boing* OO _ (_| _/ oo~ [__]_ / \ .<<. | | || Remind me again; why did _ I buy that rubber chair? (_| ` ..~ [__]_ _| pp .<<. jg | | | | \\ || Episode 23 (Aug. 26th 2001) *clickety* _ *clackety* ~.. (_| O *click* .>>. ,[__]_.\\| |\ o.______________.' | |d| | Oops. *click-clack* , _ *clicke..* ~.. (_| O .>>. ,[__]_.\\| : o-//__________.' | |d| | *trip* _ *...* ~.. (_| o .>>. ,[__]_.))| : _||__________.' | |d| | *..tyclick* _ *clackety* ..~ (_| O *clack* .<<. ,[__]_.\\| /| o.______________.' | |d| | jg Episode 24 (Aug. 27th 2001) _ *clickety* ~.. (_| O *click* .>>. ,[__]_.\\| |\ o.______________.' | |d| | _ *...* ~.. *yoink* (_| o ->>.o-. ,[__]_.))| \\ : `.____________.' | |d| | _ *clackety* ~.. (_| O .>>. *poit* ,[__]_.\\| || o.______________.' | |d| | Tee hee. ` _ *clack* ..~ (_| O .<<. ,[__]_.\\| /| o.______________.' | |d| | I've been having weird OOPS, it's that time when I memory lapses. have to go somewhere else! ` ` OO ~oo .||. .>>. jg bb |\ Episode 25 (Aug. 28th 2001) Ready? Ready. ` , ~.. OO .>>. .||. || dd HAI- ` ~-- OO .>> .||. |' dd YA! Ooof! ` , ~.. oo .>>-)) / dd Ow. What's the point of this strip again? | jg couldn't think of | a joke, so he drew some \ gratuitous violence. Riight. | ` , Go to OO ..~ www.roadwaffles.com (( .<<. for more! bb || jg Episode 26 (Aug. 29th 2001) *Blah blah blah* ,--. / ,----- ~..-OO--. | \ \ |`-.____>>_||___`-. +-+-+ |__|____\\__bb___|| | | | *Blah blah...* *yawn* ,--. / ,----- ~oo\OO/-. | \ \ |`-.____>>_||___`-. +-+-+ |__|____\\__bb___|| | | | \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ | | | | | | | / / / / / / / / \ __ ___ __ __ __ / - v / _/ / | / | / _/ /|/ / v - - >+< \_ \ | \/ | | ' | | |_ | | >+< - - ^ /__/ |_||_| |_|_| \__\ |_|\_\ ^ - / \ / / / / / / / / | | | | | | | \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ What?! I was *And now for something yawning! completely different.* , ,--. / ,-- ~..----#O--. | \ \ |`-._>>____||___`-. +-+-+ |__|_\\_____bb___|| | | | jg Episode 27 (Aug. 30th 2001) I probably disassembled it and put it in Whatever happened to a box somewhere in a closet or something that robot of yours? with all the other old stuff... I dunno. ` , ,--. ~.. ,---------- OO . | \ \ *bloop* .>>. |`-._______||o. `-. +-+-+ *bleep* |\ |__|________bb \_||___,| | | Did you remember to turn it off? I always forget turning stuff off. *G.. G-G-GAME* ` * ,--. / *OVER* ,--- ~.. -- OO . | \ \ |`-.__>>___||o. `-. +-+-+ |__|__\\____bb \_||___,| | | MEANWHILE, IN A BOX SOMEWHERE IN A CLOSET OR SOMETHING, A LONE DISILLUSIONED ROBOT HEAD PLANS A DARING ESCAPE... *Destroy* WILL THE ROBOT HEAD ESCAPE *Nerd Boy* DESPITE ITS TOTAL LACK OF *meep* LOCOMOTION? WILL IT DESTROY ` NERD BOY? ~== ...stay tuned... jg Episode 28 (Aug. 31th 2001) Look! Turns out I hadn't deactivated *Nerd Boy is the robot before disassembling it. It's a jerk!* been lying there alone for a week! *meep* And how! ` , , OO ~== ..~ .||- .]]. .<<. bb || || We should really get to know each other better, robot! How about stealing some wheel chairs? ` OO ~== ..~ .||. .]]. .<<. bb || || Whaddaya think, Nerd Boy? Hello? , OO ..~ ==~ .||. .<<. .[[. bb || || / I could run for the hills, \ | but I probably wouldn't make it. | \ Suicide, on the other hand... / Blah blah? o . , OO ..~ ==~ .||. .<<. .[[. bb || || jg Episode 29 (Sep. 1st 2001) / By antagonising the robot, I created \ | a perfect clone of Mandy; the robot | *blah* | not only shares her stunning looks, | *blah* \ but her vile personality as well! / *meep* o ` *giggle* . ~== ..~ OO .]]. .<<. .||. || || dd / I've unleashed a great evil upon the \ | world; the evil that is Mandy. The | | blame is all mine; I've misused the | *blah* \ powers of technology! Oh, woe is me! / *meep* Blah? o ` , . ~== ..~ OO .]]. .<<. .||. || || dd The robot decided to OK, now I'm call itself "Dandy". TOTALLY GOING Isn't it cu.. TO HELL! ` ` ' , ~== ~.. - OO .]]. ->>. -||- || || dd jg Episode 30 (Sep. 2nd 2001) / I've created an evil robot. Should I \ | destroy her for the good of mankind? | \ She hasn't actually done any harm. / o . OO . ~== .||. o .]]. ____ bb _________________________ || ____ .--.___ O_ __ _.-.._ __ _ ,' `--( )-._( `-' `,' )-._ ( '. ( DESTROY HER! No, be nice! `-' )_ _) ` , I'm sure there's ) ( ( ) <> some peaceful way ( `, (|)OO ._OO_. to solve this. `. ( |-|| (_/\_) ._) ) | db`-> /db\ __) __ __ ,' '._ _.-( _( ' Hey, remember that )_.-' _.( time in Vegas? -' ` You shut up! ( ) <> , (|)OO OO_. |-|| -|\_) <-+'bb dd I have photos... ` DESTROY HER! ( ) <> , (|)OO ._OO_. |-|| (_/\_) <-+'bb /db\ jg Episode 31 (Sep. 3rd 2001) / I know! I'll have to reprogram the \ | robot's corrupted personality routine | ow! \ in order to make her nice again! / *punch* , . . o ~== xx / Where'd she \ o OO o]]-o)) | get those | .||. ____ || cc ______________________ \boxing gloves?/ ____ dd ____ / But how? She has superhearing, so I \ | can't sneak up on her, and she's a | oww.. \ robot, so she never sleeps! Hmm... / ` . . o xx ~== / Hey! Is she \ o OO )) o]]o \ coming here?! / .||. ____ cc ________ |\ ________________________________ dd ____ *Prepare to die, Nerd Boy. . o/Think,\ After much practicing, I ` ~== OO' \think!/ will now destroy you most o]]o .||. painfully.* *meep* ___ || ________ dd ____ *So this new routine makes punches more painful? It A lot! speeds them up?* *meep* _ , ==~ (_| O' [[. ,[__]_.))_| || `.__.' | |d | | jg Episode 32 (Sep. 4th 2001) Resetting its Whatcha doing? _ , personality code. ` ~.. --~ (_| O .>>. [[. ,[__]_.))| |\ || `.__.' | |d| | You're changing it Yep. back to a wuss? _ , ` ~.. --~ (_| O .>>. [[. ,[__]_.))| || || `.__.' | |d| | Its personality became very similar Why? _ , to yours, with one subtle ` ~.. --~ (_| O difference; it wanted to .>>. [[. ,[__]_.))| kill me. || || `.__.' | |d| | How do you mean, "difference"? _ ` ~.. --~ (_| .>>. [[. ,[__]_ _ || || `.__.' | | _|_ jg Episode 33 (Sep. 5th 2001) Yoohoo! Nerd Boy, where are you? I won't kill you, I was kidding! / Oh no! She's \ ` ~.. ,--------------. . o\ getting closer! / .>>. .-'____________.-'|O |\ ||_____________|__|\b I'll just wait here for him. He's bound to turn up. ` ,-- ..~ -------. ! .-'____<<______.-'|O ||____ //______|__|\b *Reprogramming Hi, I'm waiting for Nerd Boy. completed.* Why don't you join me? , *meep* ` / I'll be OK as \ ~== ,-- ..~ -------. . o| long as I | .]]. .-'____<<______.-'|O \ don't breathe./ || ||____ //______|__|\b *NB-sama! Why are you behind the couch?* , *meep* ? ~= ,- ~.. ---'[]'-. . o(Crap.) .-'____<<____//.-'|O jg ||____ //______|__|\b Episode 34 (Sep. 6th 2001) These chairs are Yep. Train is nice. THE way to travel. `___ ___, | OO| ./ / Uh oh. ________ |_|||_ | | |(| | ]| |____| d[ | jg --- And now, a word from the author: ___ Month. That's right. This on-line /// \ , comic strip has existed for Um, ok. Y-yay! //-[.].] a full month now. Rejoice! ` \|\ _\ <- jg OO' =| {-} -||- /) \\# db Episode 35 (Sep. 7th 2001) Finally! This growth formula will make me a 6'5" hunk of meat! It'll never work. ` , OO ..~ .||-V .<<. __ bb ____________ || __________ Just you wait. Bottoms up! Stupid Nerd Boy. ` , OO,> ..~ .||' .<<. __ bb ____________ || __________ ,---.-. Well, did / ,--.-\ , it work? |__/,-. \. | ; : ; : | | |-| | AAAAIEEE! | : ; \ ; , \ `-' ._\ oo~ `.__o/ -<<- .||-V // __ bb __________________________jg Episode 36 (Sep. 8th 2001) ,---.-. Crap. I thought that the / ,--.-\ , growth formula would turn |__/,-. \. me into a hunk, not a freak. | ; : ; : | | |-| | | : ; \ ; Told ya! \ `-' ._\ , `.__-/ ..~ .||. .<<. __________________ bb ____________________ || _______ ,---.-. No sweat. I'll just come up with / ,--.-\ , some kind of anti-dote, and.. |__/,-. \. woah.. w-WOAH! | ; : ; : | | o |-|o| | : ; \ ; \ `-' ._\ ! `.__O/ ..~ -\\- .<<. __________________ b b ___________________ || _______ Ooops... Great! Now I have to _______ ,'|_ , call triple-A -again-! /\(_____) '\ , | `. ,\ ~-- | | / b ->>- ____`._|______,'____________________________ |\ _____jg Episode 37 (Sep. 9th 2001) ,-,---. This oversized, /-.--. \ unbalanced head is ./ ,-.\__| really bugging me. I need ; : ; : | to make an antidote. | |-| | | If I can just get to my : / : ; | lab without falling, ` /_, `-' / everything will be fine. \-__,' .||. ______ dd ____ ONE INCH AT A TIME, ,-,---. NERD BOY PRECARIOUSLY /-.--. \. WALKS THE 10 YARDS TO ./ ,-.\ / \ HIS LAB... Easy ; : ; :| | does it... |^|-| ^ | `-' ` : / : ; | /_, `-' / \o__,' -||- _____ d b __________________ AFTER TWO WHOLE ,-,---. HOURS... /-.--. \ ./ ,-.\_ | ;\: ; / : | Not to rub it in or anything, |o|-| - | | *twitch* but I think that door is too ___ gnk. : / : ; | *twitch* small for you, Potato Head. |LAB| ` /_, `-' / , | | \~__,' ..~ |o | .||. -<<. |___|__________ dd ______________________ || ___ jg Episode 38 (Sep. 10th 2001) ,-,---. /-.--. \ I finally made it ./ ,-.\__\ to my lab! Now I can ; : ; : | revert the effect of | |-| | | , that stupid growth : / : ; | formula and get a /_, `-' / normal-sized head! \o__,' _U__v___ .||. | | dd ,-,---. /-.--. \ ./ ,-.\__\ ; : ; : | Some of this... | |-| | | , : / : ; | /_, `-' / ,>\.__,' ______U_ `//. | | d d _\V/_ ,-,---. >BAM< /-.--. \ /'^'\ _/ _._\__\ Wait. d8b d888b | It's all coming 888-88888 | , back to me... Y8/ Y888P | I don't know /_, `"' / crap about \-__,' chemistry. ______U_ v-|| | | dd jg Episode 39 (Sep. 11th 2001) Hi. * ,--. ` OO ,-------- ~.. -. | \ \ *bloop* .||. |`-.______>>o. _`-. +-+-+ *bleep* bb |__|______ \\ \__||___,| | | So you got rid of that big head of yours, huh? Made an antidote to that freaky growth formula? *throw* ,o , ( ,--. OO ..~ ,--------------. \ | \ \ .||. .<<. |`-.____________`-. `.+-+-+ bb || |__|_____________|| | | | Nah, turns out that their dieting formula- | I wasn't! I was -not- playing | -anything-, YOU CAN'T PROVE IT! ` , ,--. OO oo~ ,--------------. | \ \ .||. -<<- |`-.____________`-. ,+-+-+ bb || jg|__|_____________|| (_| | |_.o *pok* Episode 40 (Sep. 12th 2001) Smoking , is cool. ( `OO_) || bb *suck* OO_ ||' bb ! QQ ||.\ bb *cough* xx *hack* .((. bb _ And that's when I remembered; OK, next time I ask you what I don't smoke! time it is, remind me not to. ` , OO ~-- .||. .>>. bb |\ jg Episode 41 (Sep. 13th 2001) I still don't get it. No, just catching. We're hunting ducks? , `~.. OO quack. .>>. .||. `._ ''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''.________________< )_________________ Why? Shh! Here it comes! ` , ~.. OO .>>. .||- _. ''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''.___________( >______________________ ~.. OO _. ''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''.__( >_______________________________ Where'd it go? Somewhere in ` , the grass... ~.. OO ''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''.____________________________________ qq _ _ _ -\\- / \ | | |_| | |_/ | ~oo OO \_X |_| | | |_ | \ . , ->>- \ , / \ _'< , ''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''.____________________________________jg Episode 42 (Sep. 14th 2001) You still haven't explained why we're chasing Shh! ducks... , `~.. OO .>>. .||. _. ''''''''''''''''''''''''._____________( >__________________________ ~.. OO _. ''''''''''''''''''''''''._________( >______________________________ Crap, it turned back. ` quack. ~.. OO `._ ''''''''''''''''''''''''.__________< )_____________________________ \ _._.____ NO! /____ \|_ , `OO - \/ \/\ \|_ ~.. -||- o_\ \ \|_ , ''''''''''''''''''''''''._______________< ) /____) \| /___________ Thank god. I'm Me too. going home. , This sucks. `..~ OO .<<. .||. *blooop* ''''''''''''''''''''''''.________________.__._.._.__.______________jg Episode 43 (Sep. 15th 2001) ONE DAY, NERD BOY AND MANDY WENT TO TOWN... | | This place is boring. ________ | | Whose idea was it Yours. | YE || | .- to come here? , .--. | SHOPPE || | |[]. . `OO | ~.. |[]| |,-------|| | | | |___ .||. _| .>>. | | |________||/ '----'--'-------bb------||---'--'-----------' . ____________________________________________________// --------------------------------------|||----------' SUDDENLY... ______ |[][][]| Help! My stupid _ |[][][]| / template class . `. `. Excuse me, Mandy. |[][][]| won't . \ \ \ \ I have to make |[][][]| compile! ) ) | | | | a phonecall. Whatever. |[][][]| ' / / / / , , |[][][]| ' .' .' .OO ~.. |[][][]| " ||. .>>. |[][][]| _____bb___________ |\ ______ _|______|______ -------------------------- AND SO... SuperNerd to the rescue! , ___ \OO___ |.-.| \/. _ ||_|| \\ `- ||_|| ____________________||_||_____jg Episode 44 (Sep. 16th 2001) SUPERNERD aka NERD BOY SAVES A PROGRAMMER FROM THE CLUTCHES OF... THE BUGS. Fear not! AAH! They're everywhere! SuperNerd * , ` is here! .. * (|* \OO___ *-||- * *[_]_ _| \/> -*zip*- * || * * * | | | | || Help! My God man! What ` , have you done?! ..* *(| O___ This code is awful! -||- * [_]_,\ _ * * ||* ** * |* | (\ _|_ All in a A- Hey, they're gone! day's work for , ` SUPERNERD. .. (| _OO_ -||- [_]_ _ -*zip*- <\/> || | | _|_ || BUT... Hmm, this seems , useful... *(| . "MFC", is it? [_]_-)_| * | |/| | jg Episode 45 (Sep. 17th 2001) SUPERNERD aka NERD BOY CONFRONTS YET ANOTHER BUG. *SKREEEE* ` /_/ v That programmer has AAUGH! ** ) | -. a serious bug problem! HELP! ||/_/ \ ` `.. (_ \______/) _ ___OO ))>-'\__)_)_)_)/ | \ _ <\/> /| / \ \ \ \ \ _|_/_ | | || ______________________ | | | | | | | '._|_.|_| Show me your code so that I may Over *SKREEEE!* rid it of bugs! there! ` /_/ v ` Quick! ** ) / -. ___OO `.. ||/_/ \ .\/- //>-(_ \______/) _ /> << \__)_)_)_)/ | \ _ / \ \ \ \ \ _|_/_ | | ___________ | | | | | | | '._|_.|_| Looks like Java. , Sorry, I don't do \OO___ Java. >> __// \/. ,\\)*) v -. <\ \ (_\ /__/ \ \ (_ \______/) _ \__)_)_)_)/ | \ _ / \ \ \ \ \ _|_/_ | | | | | | | | jg | '._|_.|_| Episode 46 (Sep. 18th 2001) What does -that- . thing do? Dunno. ____ - o - ` , _((__)) _|____ ~.. OO | \\ (_)|[__]|\| .>>. .//. -|) \) \_| ...|\| ______________ || __ bb _ |_____.----.__|\| __________ You built I'll switch . it, right? it on. ____ - -o- - ` , _((__)) _|____ ~.. OO | \\ (_)|[__]|\| .>>. .||'-|) \) \_| ...|\| ______________ || ___ bb |_____.----.__|\| __________ * * * * * \ << __ _ _\ __ / _ / __ >> / << /|_||_)(_ |_/|_)\_/ / || >> << /_| || __)| \| \/ \ /_ .. >> << / \ >> / * * \ * * What the heck just happened? Beats me. `__ _ , >''(/.. OO- |/ .. \| ,, Giants! //>> \V/ \V/ , ||_\ |_| oo "|| | | -||. ________ kk ____ d b ___________ || ___jg Episode 47 (Sep. 19th 2001) Your machine turned Sure looks us into giants?! that way. `__ _ , >''(/.. -OO |/ |/ Giants! Where? //>> // \ ` , ||_\ ||_| .. -- "|| "| | .||. ,-)) _______ kk ____ b b _________ || _ |(( ________ So fix it Why? This is cool! already! See how scared they are? `__ _ , >''(/-- OO- |/ \| M0N5T3RZ! //>> / \\ \ ,,, ||_\ |_|\\ _ -- "|| | | " - -\\- _______ kk ____ d d ________________ )\_ _____ Target sighted! ` __ On the other hand... ..\ __ ` _ ___ _ -||_ >''(/oo -OO //\\`-----. / |/ |/ \\//.-----'/____ //>> // \ _____|__|_____ ||_\ ||_| _/___/__________ "|| "| | (-( (-( _ _ _ _ jg______ kk ____ b b ____________________ \-\ \-\_________ Episode 48 (Sep. 20th 2001) They're about Quick! There's the machine to shoot us just that made us big in the __ because we're big! first place! ..\ ` __ _ , ___ _ ||_ . >''(/oo OO- //\\`-----. / ____ - o - |/ _ __\| \\//.-----'/____ ___((__)) _|__ //>> '--/ \\ _____|__|_____ | | \\ (_)|[__]| ||_\ |_|| _/___/__________ |=|) \) \_| ...| "|| | |" (-( (-( _ _ _ _ _|_|_____.----.__| ________ kk ______ d d __________ \-\ \-\_________ ___ \_\ Yes! We made it! Huh? HEY! We're . _ _||_ Throw the switch! normal sized . //`------/ | again! ____ - -o- - \\.-----/_____ ` , _((__)) _|____ ____|______ ~.. OO | \\ (_)|[__]|\| __/___________ .>>. .||. -|) \) \_| ...|\| ( _ _ _ _ _ _ _____ || ___ dd __ |_____.----.__|\| _________ \_____________ Yeah... So... That Now I remember; it's Oh, just messing thing only moved us a teleporter. But... with ya.` ___ a bit so we -looked- Why did that guy \_\ bigger 'cause of the want to shoot us? _ _||_ perspective? | . //`------/ | / ____ - o - \\.-----/_____ ` , _((__)) _|____ ____|______ ~.. OO | \\ (_)|[__]|\| __/___________ .>>. .||. -|) \) \_| ...|\| ( _ _ _ _ _ _ jg_____ || ___ bb __ |_____.----.__|\| _________ \_____________ Episode 49 (Sep. 21st 2001) FAN ART DAY ----------- AND I AM SUPERMANDI!!!111 HA HA, IM SUPERNRD!!1! / \ /\/\ o o /\/ \/\/ --------- -------- / / \ / -- ( ( -- -- \ / -- \ \ \/ | | | | | | | | Fan art is stupid. I like it. Shut up I mean, there's no or I'll introduce you "SuperMandy". to "SuperKickInTheBalls". ` , OO ..~ .||. .<<. bb || I just.. I hear someone ` , not shutting up. OO ..~ .||. -<<. bb /| jg Episode 50 (Sep. 22nd 2001) Woah! What's A hovercraft. I just that?! .-------. ______ finished building it. , / )__/_____( , ~oo /_|\______/ _____| OO .>>. (____________///////( .||. || ```````` dd Can I sit in it? .-------. ______ Sure, go ahead. ` / )__/_____( , ~.. /_|\______/ _____| OO .>>. (____________///////( .||. |\ ```````` dd This is cool! ` .-------. ______ Wait 'til you see the / .~ )__/_____( , interstellar /_|\_<____/ _____| OO hyperdrive. (____________///////( .||. ```````` dd What does this red button do? ` .-------. ______ / .~ )__/_____( *FWOOOSH!* /_|\.<____/ _____|_.----._ (____________///////(_ - - _- ```````` `---dd jg Episode 51 (Sep. 23rd 2001) /\ / \ \ _'_ / /\ / \ /\ / \ ___ .' `. / \ /\ / \/ \ / \ _( `---.__ | /`--'\/ \/ .-------. -- ______ ____ \ (____________)| / \ / / O .~ )__/_____( -- - \ `.___.' \/ /_|\.)__<_/ _____|_.----._ \ / | \ \ (____________///////(_ - - _- \____________ \ / ```````` `----' \ / \ I think we're -I- think I'm going running out to have to of gas. kill you. ` , .-------. ______ / O .~ )__/_____( /_|\.)__<_/ _____|_.----._ (____________///////(_ - - _- ```````` `----' Did I say gas? I meant.. uh... Prepare to take chocolate. your last breath. ` , .-------. ______ / O -~ )__/_____( /_|\.)__<_/ _____|_.----._ (____________///////(_ - - _- ```````` `----' jg Episode 52 (Sep. 24th 2001) Can I drive? | No. | , / .-------. ______ / O .~ )__/_____( /_|\.)__<_/ _____|_.----._ (____________///////(_- - _- ```````` `----' .-------. ____ \ /_OO --~ )_/___( \ /_|\))_<<_/ ____|.-._ | \ (____(________\\\\\)- _- \ ___ / \ '''' ''''`-' `. .' `. .' _`. ______________________________________________|_______|_________ //\ `-.__ `-._ -- ---- ||| _.----` ~ ~ --- - __.-\ \-' ___ ~ ~ - ~ __.'___.-\ \-' `-.__ __ ~ ---' `--.__.' `-.____________________________________ WHEEEE! ` .-------. ______ / .~ )__/_____( /_|\.<____/ _____|_.----._ (____________///////(_ - -- _- ```````` `----' jg Episode 53 (Sep. 25th 2001) Hey, what's ___ *sniff* , the matter? ()..) OO ___((___ .||. || |___________ dd ________ I have no friends 'cause Aww... -I- can I've a hammer for a head. be your friend. ` ___ , ()..) OO ___((___ .||. || |___________ dd ________ YAY! BIG HUG! \ *boff!* ` ___ / ()--)xx - -//-// // dd Sorry. See why I have no friends? ..these are not the ` ___ , droids we're ()..) xx looking for... ________ .||. -//- ..move along.. |__ || ___________ dd __ jg Episode 54 (Sep. 26th 2001) Hi, I'm Mandy. ___ *sniff* , Who're you? ()..) ..~ ___((___ .<<. || |___________ || ________ I'm HammerHead, and Well, you can't just moan and cry I have no friends. about it. Get out there and -get- ` ___ , some friends! Get to know ()..) ..~ people! Make like a leech ___((___ .<<. and latch on to 'em! || |___________ || ________ You're right! Of course I am! ` ___ , Now get a friend! ()..) ..~ ________ .||. .<<. |__ || _____ || ________ Will -you- be my fr- Tell me, have you ever heard ` ___ , the technical term ()..) --~ "Death by Mandy"? ________ -||- .<<. |__ || __ || ___________ jg Episode 55 (Sep. 27th 2001) *Doushita?* ___ *sniff* , *meep* ()..) ==~ ___((___ .[[. || |___________ || ________ I have no friends. *You need to find someone who enjoys ` ___ , your special qualities. I ()..) ==~ think I know someone who ___((___ .[[. will...* *meep* || |___________ || ________ WOULDN'T HAVE REACHED No problem.. HER WITHOUT YOUR HELP. ..friend. \ ______ ___ , | _ _ \ (..() \ \ _|_ _.--|\||||||--._ |_ | /___.'\_____|.___\ |__ | | \ ___ \ / | | | | \ / /____| \ \__._ _|_ / *Oww...* \ \ `'| _|.__.' , *meep* ____'._____|______|________________==~______ '--------------------------------------------' | | || | | jg Episode 56 (Sep. 28th 2001) Y0. N3RD D00D. _ ,,, / (_| O -- [__]_.\_| ___,//,____ | |d| | _/< WHAT are you doing in my house?! G0T A N3W PR0J3CT G01N. You STOLE my girlfriend and 1'M H1R1N L33T PR0GR4MM3RZ. RIDICULED me! Begone, Satan!! W4NT 1N? _ ` ,,, / (_| OO -- [__]_ _ .||- ___,//,____ | | _|_ bb _/< What's THIS?! You installed a cheesy GR34T, 1T'5 4 D0N3 gold plated railing in MY HOUSE?! D34L D3N. CU L8R. _ ` ,,, / (_| OO -- [__]_ _ .//- ___________ .\\. | | _|_ bb )\_ _ (_| OO [__]_ _ .//- ___________ jg | | _|_ bb Episode 57 (Sep. 29th 2001) Y0, N3RD D00D, Uh, yeah. So what is WH4ZZ44444444H! this programming project \ you hired me for? ,,, , -- OO .\\. .||. _/ )_ dd C0M3 M33T TH4 G4NG F1R5T. I don't want to meet the gang, \ I want my assignment so I can ,,, , go home and work on it alone. -- OO .\\. .||. \)_ dd Really, I work a lot better alone, without knowing ANYTHING about the ,,, people I work with. `OO -- .||. .\\. bb )\_ Leaving without saying anything means you're gonna e-mail me my assignment, right? ... Right?! Err, I'll take your absence as a "yes", OK? `OO .||. bb jg Episode 58 (Sep. 30th 2001) *Holy smokes, Batman! Nerd Boy, it's the It's Cigaretteman!* cross-over episode. Uh huh. \ .--. , _ , / / | ,- ~.. --------. (_| O +-+-+ .-'____<<______.-'| [__]_ )_| | | | ||_____//______|__| | |d| | "Uh huh"?! Is No, just waiting for an something wrong? e-mail from that W4R3Z D00D. .--. , _ , / / | ,- ~.. --------. (_| O +-+-+ .-'__ .>>. ____.-'| [__]_ )_| | | | ||____ || _____|__| | |d| | Nerd Boy, I'm concerned. You're avoiding the team you're supposed to be working with. Y-you're right! I You should meet them. Face your fears. should face my fears! .--. ` _ ` / / | ,--------------. ~.. (_| OO +-+-+ .-'____________.-'| .>>. [__]_ _| -||- | | | ||_____________|__| || | | | | bb Sucker. .--. _ , / / | ,--------------. (_| .~ +-+-+ .-'____________.-'| [__]_.<_| | | | ||_____________|__| jg | |/| | Episode 59 (Oct. 1st 2001) / Oookay. Facing my fear \ H3Y N3RD D00D! R34DY \ of meeting my peers. / 2 M33T TH4 G4NG? o . ,,, / OO -- .||. -//. bb _/ )_ / Facing it. I am \ W4LK TH15 W4Y... \ facing my fear. / \ ,,, . o -- OO .//. .//. _/( d d / I'm doing great! \ ,,, . o\ I can do this! / -- OO .//. .//. _/( d d So you're Nice to Nerd Boy? meet you. H3'5 L33T. / I -knew- it! I \ __ , _ _ _ , \ ,,, o| -should've- paid | \)`- |_)(_| .# (/ -- . | more attention in | \(_)._|__||__|_.((_/ ____.//.____OO_ \ Ninjutsu class! / ____ _|_\| || |/_|_ ________|__ _// ________|____________________jg Episode 60 (Oct. 2nd 2001) 1'M BUY1N A P1224. G3T T0 KN0W 33CH0TH3R. \ ,,, __ _ _ _ -- \)`- |_)(_| .# (/ OO .//. \(_)._[__][__]_.((_/ .||. (/ ___ _|_\| || |/_|_ ______________________________ dd ___ KEEP YOUR I'm John. Linda. DISTANCE! _ _ ` __ _ , ` \) |_)(_| (/ `-- #.. OO \__ _[__][__]_ __/ .(__). .)|. -))- ___ _|_ | || | _|_ _____ || __ || __________________ dd Uh, I mean... What are your jobs around here? Resident graphics geek and Visual Basic lamer? _ _ __ _ HAHAHAHAAAH.. \) |_)(_| (/ `-- #.. `OO \__ _[__||__]_ __/ .(__). .)|. .||. ___ _|_ | || | _|_ _____ || __ || ______________ dd ____ Can I kill ..HAHA-hghrk- this one too? Mmmmm.. no. *cough* _ _ ` __ _ , , \) |_)(_| (/ `-- #.. oo \__ _[__||__]_ __/ .(__). .)|. .)). jg ___ _|_ | || | _|_ _____ || __ || ______________ dd ____ Episode 61 (Oct. 3rd 2001) Um, so what do We're developing a new language. you guys do? __ , _ _ _ `OO \)`- |_)(_| .# (/ .||. \(_)._[__][__]_.((_/ bb _|_\| || |/_|_ OK. I'm supposed to work here. Do you know what Asking stupid questions? my assignment is? __ , _ _ _ `OO \)`- |_)(_| .# (/ .||. \(_)._[__][__]_.((_/ bb _|_\| || |/_|_ __ _ _ _ OO \)`- |_)(_| .# (/ .||. \(_)._[__][__]_.((_/ bb _|_\| || |/_|_ Is he gone? | No. | | Ah, crap. \ __ , _ _ ` _ OO \)`- |_)(_| .# (/ .||. \(_)._[__][__]_.((_/ bb _|_\| || |/_|_ jg Episode 62 (Oct. 4th 2001) H3R3'5 TH4 P1224. / I can't work with \ / \ these weirdos! /o ,,, __ _ _ _ . -- \)`- |_)(_| .# (/ OO .\\-== \(_)._[__][__]_.((_/ .||. )\_ _|_\| || |/_|_ dd *chew* ,,, __ _ _ _ -- \)`- |_)(_| .# (/ OO .\\- -*zip*- \(_)._[__][__]_.((_/ .||. )\_ _|_\| || |/_|_ dd *swallow* ,,, __ _ _ _ -- \)`- |_)(_| .# (/ OO .\\. \(_)._[__][__]_.((_/ .||. _/ )_ _|_\| || |/_|_ dd T45TY P1224 C4RT0N? *ack-cough* ,,, / ` __ _ _ _ ( Case in point. )o. -- \) `. |_)(_| -# (/ OO .\\. \(_)._[__][__]_.((_/ .||. _/ )_ _|_\| || |/_|_ jg dd Episode 63 (Oct. 5th 2001) 50... R U P33P5 G3TT1N 4L0NG? Nnh. Um... ,,, / __ , _ _ `_ -- \)`- |_)(_| .# (/ OO __.\\.__ \(_)._[__][__]_.((_/ .||. | \> | _|_\| || |/_|_ dd 1F Y0U C4N'T GET 4L0NG, 1'LL H4V3 T0 F1RE 4LL 0F Y0U. Huh. ,,, / __ , _ _ _ -- \)`- |_)(_| .# (/ OO __.\\.__ \(_)._[__][__]_.((_/ .||. | \> | _|_\| || |/_|_ dd ,,, __ _ _ _ -- \)`- |_)(_| .# (/ OO __.\\.__ \(_)._[__][__]_.((_/ .||. | \> | _|_\| || |/_|_ dd Welcome to the team, man! Get away Let me show you around. from me! ,,, _ _ _ ` __ , -- \) |_)(_| -# (/ `.. OO __.\\.__ \__ _[__][__]_.((_/ .(__) -)). | \> | jg _|_ | || |/_|_ || d d Episode 64 (Oct. 6th 2001) Are you going to tell CH1LL. (5,2) (0; 1,3) me what you've hired me \ ,,, __ , _ _ ` _ to do or what?! `OO -- \)`- |_)(_| .# (/ .||. __.//.__ \(_)._[__][__]_.((_/ _________________ bb _______| |___________ _|_\ .\|'/`,\ /_|_ _________________ jg Episode 66 (Oct. 8th 2001) W3 D3C1D3D TH4T W3 I destroy two measly supercomputers D0N'T N33D U, N3RD D00D. and suddenly I'm some kind of liability? \ ,,, , -- OO .\\. .||. ______ )\_ ______________ dd _______________ 4ND ST4Y 0UT! _ \ ~.. OO - .>>. -((- _ *kick* _____________________ |\ ___ b b ______________________________________ Oh yeah!? Well, remember my friend Mandy? She's around here somewhere, and she can kick your ass any day, pal! She's not your girlfriend anymore! , She's an evil killing machine! ~oo OO >>-\\- ______________________ || bb _________________________________________ Want me to cut off his 50UND5 filthy hand and mail GR34T! it to you, honey?! * \ `~.. OO >>-\\- jg____________________ || bb _________________________________________ Episode 67 (Oct. 9th 2001) MEANWHILE, AT A BUS STOP... | | Hey! You're that guy who _ | _ trashed our computers! |_| __ | |_| ` __ | #..# OO | | #.. OO' | .)(. .||. | | .)|. .||. ________ || _____ bb _________/ | ________ || _____ dd _________/ ------------------------------' | ------------------------------' ___________________________________|___________________________________ | | I'll have you know that | Therefore, my actions clearly there was a 42.64% chance that | outweighed not destroying your _ your software was harmful to | _ computers 165 to 1! |_| __ , mankind! | |_| __ , | #.. OO | | #.. OO | .)|. .||. | | .)|. .||. ________ || _____ dd _________/ | ________ || _____ dd _________/ ------------------------------' | ------------------------------' ___________________________________|___________________________________ You're just making this stuff up as you go along, IT'S THE _ aren't you? SCIENTIFIC METHOD! |_| ` __ , | #..# \OO | .)(. ||. ________ || _____ dd _________/ ------------------------------' jg Episode 68 (Oct. 10th 2001) They're all totally lame. I was there when they I'm never working there kicked you out, Nerd Boy. again, mark my words! They don't want you there. ` , OO ..~ .||. .<<. bb || Well, I'm never talking -They're- not to them again... talking to -you-. ` , OO ..~ .||. .<<. bb || Yeah, well, they'll come -You'll- go crawling crawling on their knees. on -your- knees. ` , OO ..~ .||. .<<. bb || They're total hunks. -You're- a total.. hey! ` , OO ..~ .||. .<<. bb || jg Episode 69 (Oct. 11th 2001) Hello, Hi. Mandy. , `OO ..~ .||. .<<. _______ bb ______ || ______ This is Linda, my girlfriend. | Hi. __ , `#.. OO ..~ .)|.||. .<<. ____ || bb ______ || ______ __ -*- #.. OO ..~ .)|.||. .<<. ____ || bb ______ || ______ I think you ) broke her. ( ` __ )) #.. OO ..~ .)|.||. .<<. jg ____ || bb ______ || ______ Episode 70 (Oct. 12th 2001) OK, back up. YOU're No, Linda and I are DATING? Is this a JOKE? , really dating. `~.. OO .>>. .||. ______ || ____ dd _________________ C'mon, is it a joke? You can tell me. It's not. ` , ~.. OO .>>. .||. ______ || ____ dd _________________ ~.. OO .>>. .||. ______ || ____ dd _________________ So you're saying that this dating thing is some kind of joke? ` ~.. OO .>>. .||. ______ || ____ dd _________________ jg Episode 71 (Oct. 13th 2001) v . ._, |_ ., `-._\/ . \ / |/_ \\ _\, y | \// _\_.___\\, \\/ -.\|| `7-,--.`._|| / / , /_ /' `-. `./ / |/_.' /( \ | |// \ ` | |_ / `._| |- | | =| | | ''''''''''''',,,,,,,/ ,,,. \,,,,,,,___ ' ` `--._ `. ,-. I love `. / `' \, autumn. Me too. `. ` , `. OO ~.. `. .\\. .77. `. ,/ bb \\ `-. `-. `-. ., `--._ `- \'' jg Episode 72 (Oct. 14th 2001) Bye! Bye! _ , `_ ".O OO ..#/ .(( .||' .)| _______ | bb _____ bb ______________ |\ _____________ She'll be your downfall, you know. I Uegh! was there when `_ , _ it happened. ".O oO #.. .(( // .)|. _______ | bb _____ dd ______________________ |\ _____ Don't be frightened. I am your future self So what's with the monocle? come back to `_ , Why would I have a monocle? warn you. ".O OO It's kinda freaky. .(( .||. _______ ( bb _____ dd _______________________________ You like the monocle. I think we got off on the wrong Lay off the monocle. foot. Let's start over... `_ , What's with the cane? "-O OO .(( .||. _______ | bb _____ dd _______________________________ jg Episode 73 (Oct. 15th 2001) So you say you're me. From the future. How do I know Run a DNA test. you're telling the truth? _ , `OO O." .||. )). ________ bb ____ dd | ________ LATER, AT THE LAB... This won't hurt Actually, I seem a bit... _ _ , to recall that- `O |_) _ O." |_(._[__]. | |-)). ________________ | |b| | `-'|_|dd | _________________ Y.. You OW! -are- me! _ _ , `O |_) _ O." *creak* |_\._[__]. | | //. *creak* ________________ ( )b| | `-'|_|dd ) ________________ pp qq -//- -\\- OO *boing* _ *boing* ".O |_ |_) _ / \ _[__]. | | / jg ____________________ | | `-'|_| _____________________ Episode 74 (Oct. 16th 2001) According to the DNA test, you're Well, to make a long story me. You say you're from the future, _ , short, she'll kill you. and that the girl I'm dating `OO O." will be my "downfall". How? .||. )). bb dd | OK, how stupid do you think Yes, but only because I came I am? You're right here, which _ , back here to warn myself. means I -don't- die. `OO O." .||. )). bb dd | Uhh... OK. So how did.. or will.. No, she'll sneak up behind she do it? Let me guess. An icepick? _ , you during this discussion. `OO O." .||. )). bb dd | NO, LINDA, DON'T KILL ME! PLEASE! You're gonna love the look on | your face when -you- do that ` ' , _ , gag 43 years from now! - OO O^" -//- )). jg dd dd | Episode 75 (Oct. 17th 2001) So, I've been playing What a surprise. Can you Ragnarok again... , speed this up? I have `OO ..~ a souffle in the oven. .||. .<<. ___________________ bb ____ || _________________________ ...and a lvl 4 character Oh. And let me guess. died because he tried to , He said "insert"? take on a wolf.. `OO ..~ .||. .<<. ___________________ bb ____ || _________________________ Yeah. How did you know? Well, you told me that stupid joke five | thousand times, and I still don't think ` , it's funny. You know why?! I OO ..~ don't play that stupid game!! .||. .<<. It's an inside joke!! ___________________ bb ____ || _________________________ But... It's like, he's OK. The souffle can wait, I face down in the sand have more urgent business; the and, like.. INSERT! , administration of severe pain. `OO --~ .||. .<<. ___________________ bb ___ /| ________________________jg Episode 76 (Oct. 18th 2001) PREVIOUSLY, ON "NERD BOY"... This is Linda, my girlfriend. | Hi. __ , `#.. OO ..~ .)|.||. .<<. ____ || bb ______ || ______ According to the DNA test, you're Well, to make a long story me. You say you're from the future, _ , short, she'll kill you. and that the girl I'm dating `OO O." will be my "downfall". How? .||. )). bb dd | _ _ _____ __ ___ ______ _ __ __ / \ \ __/ _ \ | \ _ / \ | / --------------/ / \ \ _/ /-'/| /---\ _ / O \ /------------- /_/ \__|\/_/ \_\_/ \_/_____|_| Did you ever get the feeling your life is one big soap? You have a life? ` , OO ..~ .||. .<<. jg ____ bb _____ || ____ Episode 77 (Oct. 19th 2001) Mandy! Mandy, come quick! What?! What?! ` , - OO oo~ _ _ -//- -<<- - b b /| They've implemented Oh GOD, that STUPID the duelling system in -GAME- again... __ Ragnarok! `OO `~-- ..# .||. .>>. .|(. bb |\ /| So I tried it out, because And she totally kicked your some girl challenged me. __ , ass and killed you and `OO ..# utterly humiliated you ~.. .||. .|(. in front of all your .>>. bb || on-line friends? |\ That's -exactly- what Oh, just a happened. How did __ , wild guess. you know? `OO ''# .||. .|(. jg bb || Episode 78 (Oct. 20th 2001) I can't believe I was defeated in Ragnarok by a Look on the bright side. girl. And by my girlfriend, , of all people. `OO ..~ .||. .<<. bb || What's that? You were beat by a ` , gi-irl! Nyah nya- OO ..~ nyah nya-nyaah nyah! .||. '<<. bb || Oh, the -evil- bright side. Heh heh. , Where's my future me? , OO Why didn't he warn me ~.. .||. about this? .>>. dd |\ You! You just told me my Yeah, well. You'll get girlfriend would -kill- me, _ , over it in only 30 not that she'd kill me in `OO O." years or so... an on-line game! This .||- )). is -horrible-! bb dd | jg Episode 79 (Oct. 21st 2001) You've been working all Among other things... Trying day. What are you doing? to program a chatbot using ` __ _ , stochastics and stuff. #.. (_| O )| [__]_.)_| |\ | |d| | Any progress? First, I checked the ` __ _ , net for similar projects. #.. (_| O .)|. [__]_.)_| || | |d| | And? Well... I found this cool band ` __ _ , called EBO and I've been #.. (_| O listening to them all day. .)|. [__]_.)_| || | |d| | So what do they have *why are you to do with chatbots? alone?* Well, they uh... Nothing... ` __ _ , Nothing, I guess. #.. (_| O .)|. [__]_.)_| jg || | |d| | Episode 80 (Oct. 22nd 2001) *BASIL!* __ ,--. *yawn* ,---- #.. -----. | \ \ OO |`-.___)| ______`-. +-+-+ )) |__|___ \\ ______|| | | | d d Finally awake, huh? Uh huh. It's 3 pm. Been up ` __ ,--. , all night working ,---- #.. -----. | \ \ OO on the chatbot? |`-.___)| ______`-. +-+-+ )) |__|___ \\ ______|| | | | d d *I'll get you some orange juice, NB-sama!* *meep* , __ *grunt* ,--. ~== ,---- ..# - OO . | \ \ .]]. |`-.___)| _(( __`-. +-+-+ || |__|___ \\ __bb__|| | | | I don't get it. You're What? Oh, that thing's actually struggling to get a chatbot a "Hjyrgjen" from IKEA. working, and yet you've ` __ , ,--. managed to build an ,---- #.. - OO . | \ \ intelligent robot? |`-.___)| _(( __`-. +-+-+ |__|___ \\ __bb__|| jg| | | Episode 81 (Oct. 23rd 2001) *Tadaima!* Okaeri. *meep* __ , ,--. `~== ,---- ..# - OO . | \ \ .]]. |`-.___)| _ ||__`-. +-+-+ || |__|___ \\ __bb__|| | | | Now I'm really confused. You said you bought the robot from IKEA, right? Yeah? ` __ , ,--. ==~ ,---- #.. - OO . | \ \ .[[. |`-.___)| _ ||__`-. +-+-+ /| |__|___ \\ __bb__|| | | | So why does it speak Japanese instead of Swedish? Duh! ` __ , ,--. ,---- #.. - OO . | \ \ |`-.___)| _ ||__`-. +-+-+ |__|___ \\ __bb__|| | | | I bought it from the Japanese branch of IKEA, obviously. You think they make robots like that in Sweden? I mean, come on, Linda... __ , ,--. ,---- #.. - OO . | \ \ |`-.___)| _ ||__`-. +-+-+ jg |__|___ \\ __bb__|| | | | Episode 82 (Oct. 24th 2001) So, what do you say? I don't know if I'm Sounds like fun, huh? ready for that... ` __ , #.. OO .)|. .||. || dd OK, what if I bring my stuff over just for the weekend as Err... It's a big step. a kind of trial period? ` __ , ? #.. OO ..~ .)|. .||. << || dd /| Give it some thought OK! Bye! -What's- a big step? and call me, ok? __ ` , `#.. OO ..~ .|(. .||. .<<. /| dd || Well, Linda wants to connect our Stupid nerds. computers in a local area network. , `OO --~ .||. .<<. jg bb || Episode 83 (Oct. 25th 2001) So have you decided? Do you We-ell... want to network our computers? __ , `#.. OO .)|. .||. || dd Oh, come on! It'll be fun! We can have a LAN party, play It's just... some Drakan and stuff! ` __ , I dunno... #.. OO .)|. .||. || dd What? I've.. I've never done ` __ , it with a girl before. #.. OO .)|. .||. || dd Why? What are you afraid of? V-viruses? ` __ , #.. OO .)|. .||. jg || dd Episode 84 (Oct. 26th 2001) Still working on It's not stupid, I just.. that stupid chatbot? _ , ` ~.. (_| O .>>. [__]_.)_| |\ | |d| | Oh, it's just not It's just that I.. talking, is that it? _ , Is it gwumpy, the ` ~.. (_| O poow thing? .>>. [__]_.)_| || | |d| | You're an idiot and you I left out a semi-colon! made a mute chatbot? _ , __ ` ~.. (_| OO ..# .>>. [__]_-||- _ .|(. || | | db _|_ /| "Semi-colon"? Semi-colon? Whatever. Ha ha! Idiot! , _ ` __ ..~ (_| OO ..# .<<. [__]_.||. _ -|(. jg /| | | db _|_ || Episode 85 (Oct. 27th 2001) Weird stairs. `..~ _ .<<. _ |\ || \_ | \_______\\_ | | | | | |_\\_ | | | | | | |_\\_ | | | | | | | |_\\_ | | | | | | | | |_\\_ | | | | | | | | | |_\\_ | | | | | | | | | | |_\\ | | | | | | | | | | | |_\ | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_| | | | \ \ | | | \ \| | | \ \ | | \ qq \| | \ .||. \ | jg \_____ OO ________\| Episode 86 (Oct. 28th 2001) There, my program is now officially bug free... ` _ O |_) |_(._[__] * * ___ | |b| | ___ Now for some surfing. Hey, the new Lord of the Rings trailer! ` _ O |_) |_(._[__] _________________ | |b| | ________________ What the.. I need QuickTime to play it? OK, installing... ` _ O |_) |_(._[__] _______________________ | |b| | ________________________ _ _ \ / * || * * / \---._ * AAAAUGH! * (=)(=) ) `. * ` * \--/--\-. \ * OO |/)| | * -\\- _ * ( _[__]' / * jg bb _|_ * `|.__|.' * Episode 87 (Oct. 29th 2001) Hi Linda. Hi. ` __ , ,--. OO ,---- #.. -----. | \ \ .||. |`-.___)| ______`-. +-+-+ ___ bb ____ |__|___ \\ ______|| | | | __ Halloween's coming up. Nah. Have you decided on a __ , ,--. costume yet? `OO ,---- #.. -----. | \ \ .||. |`-.___)| ______`-. +-+-+ _____ bb ____ |__|___ \\ ______|| | | | ___________ ,--. ~.. ,-------- OO --. | \ \ >> |`-._____ || ___`-. +-+-+ _ |\ ________ |__|______ bb ___|| | | | ____ Where's Linda? We broke up. ` , ,--. ~.. ,-------- OO --. | \ \ .>>. |`-._____ || ___`-. +-+-+ jg __ || __ |__|______ bb ___|| | | | _ Episode 88 (Oct. 30th 2001) Imagine... Soaring above the Are you talking about roofs of skyscrapers, saving a stupid game again? civilians from evil-doers... , `OO ..~ .||. .<<. bb || City of Heroes is And furthermore, you're -not- stupid! ` , SuperNerd, so why would OO ..~ you need a stupid .||. .<<. superhero game? bb || * OO ..~ .||. .<<. bb || And now, breakfast. , OO ~.. .||. .>>. jg bb |\ Episode 89 (Oct. 31st 2001) Bloood... BloooOOoooOoood. ____ , \OO/ /||\ __________ /_db_\ Brains... ____ *hissss* , Brains... \,-/ xx~ / /\ -==- _____ /_/b_\ ______ /| Nice costume, Brains... __ , Mandy. , \OO xx~ /||. -==- ___________ /_|b ________________________ |\ __________ Huh? What RUN LIKE Brains... costume? ` __'_ , THE WIND!! , (*meep*) ~.. \OO/ - xx~ .>>. //|- -==- __ || _____ //db_\ __________________ /| ______________jg Episode 90 (Nov. 1st 2001) WHENEVER A PROGRAMMER IS IN TROUBLE... WHEREVER THERE ARE BUGS... ____ YOU'LL FIND.. /____\ /| |\ \ | |`. | | | `--. _ _ __ _ _ _ | | | | | _ _ _ _| _____\ | | | \ /_\ |/ `| | `.| | /_\ |/ ` / | \____/ \_|_ |_/ \_ | \| |/ \_ | \_| | ___OO/ .\/ - exterminator @ cyberspace - / > HE CODES FASTER THAN HE HAS A SECRET IDENTITY! A SPEEDING BULLET! Hi. _ *clickety-click!* , (_| O___ OO [__]_.\ '||. | | <\ dd AND... ACTUALLY, THAT'S IT! Which is why I want to Have you heard? Scientists beta test City of Heroes. , say that a braindead gerbil is `OO ..~ actually less boring than you. .||. .<<. bb || jg Episode 91 (Nov. 2nd 2001) OH MY GOD! A girl that has a hammer for a head, just like me! ` ___ !? ___ ()..) ()..) .((. .>>. \\ || Um... Hi. Get lost, freak! ` ___ ___ , ()..) (..() || .>>. || || BOOOHOOOO!!! ___ , ___ (;;() *sniff* ()..) *bawl!* -\\- .>>. / \ || Isn't it a bit late Treat? for trick or treat, , Mandy? ` OO ..~ .||. .<<,___ jg bb ||(oo() Episode 92 (Nov. 3rd 2001) OO ..~ __||____ .<<. ______( ` bb \____________ /| ______________________ OO ..~ __||____ .<<. ______( ` bb \___ || _______________________________ OO ..~ __||____ .<<. ______( ` bb \___ || _______________________________ OO ..~ __||____ .<<. ______( ` bb \___ || _______________________________ Why are you staring I don't know, I just got at me like that? , the feeling that something `OO ..~ funny was about to happen. __||____ .<<. jg______( ` bb \___ || _______________________________ Episode 93 (Nov. 4th 2001) --- __ --- | __ | --- __ -- ---- _ - <>-> - - | <>-> ==~ | __ <-<> ==~ __ -- ___ -- .//. ---- | .[]. .[[. | .\\-[[ --- _ / > --- | || || | --- __ < \ \\ ____ --- -------------------+-------------------+------------------------------- __ __ __ __ == <-<> [_[] []_] <>-> ~== .[[. .[]. .||. .||. .[]. .]]. _______ || __ || __ || _ || __ || __ || _______ | | \ | / \ | / . \ _ _ / . `. \ <-> <-> / .' `. .[ ]-[ ]. .' `-._ ==/ \\_// \==~ _.-' `- .[] [_|_] []. -' || || || || / | | \ ___ Cool! --[___]--~ Dorky. ` [] | | [] , OO ||[___]|| ..~ .||. || || .<<. jg bb /_| |_\ || Episode 94 (Nov. 5th 2001) *Now that the transformation scene is over, || ___ / We will go forth to save the Universe!* [] `|[___]--~ *meep* Um, excuse me. | | [] , [___]|| OO || || '||. ______ /_| |_\ _________________ dd ______ *What is it, puny human? Er, "organic friend".* \ ___ <>oo> Uh, you're using a robot I --]__]-~ *meep* bought from an IKEA store in [] || ] , Japan as your left arm. ||[__]| OO Can I have it back? |||| .||. ____ /__\_\ _________ dd ______ *So -you- are the incompetent fool! This robot is incorrectly assembled! Witness how its voicebox emits noise after speech! We \ ___ shall punish you!* <>oo> O-OK, you can borrow it. I --]__]-~ *meep* don't n-need it right now. [] || ]_ , ||[__]`- OO |||| .)). jg____ /__\_\ _____________ bd __ Episode 95 (Nov. 6th 2001) *You bother Us again?* \ ___ <>oo> *meep* Sorry, I was just wondering if -[__[--~ you can really just take my [ || [] , robot like that and use it |[__]|| OO as your left arm. I mean, |||| .||. is that even legal? ___________ /_/__\ __ dd *Verily, according to the Asian-American robot \ ___ act of 1982, human.* <>oo> --]__]-~ *meep* Oh... [] || ] , ||[__]| OO |||| .||. ____________ /__\_\ __ dd *Read the fine print next time, puny consumer.* \ ___ -[__[--~ *meep* [ || [] |[__]|| OO __// || .||. __________ \_| /__\ __ dd jg Episode 96 (Nov. 7th 2001) *Yes, I have a positronic brain and no, I \ ___ don't know how it <>oo> works, sorry.* --]__]-~ *meep* OK, just a few more [] || ] , questions... ||[__]| OO |||| .||. /__\_\ dd *I must take my leave! The irritating human has belated me!* \ ___ ___ ||_ _ ---- `-|[__[|-.\ *meep* Hey! Who are you calling || || -- , an irritating human? [__] - - __ - OO _/.-'\_ ---- .||. \_| \_\ -- dd ,--. *Leave that perfectly innocent ___[#][#] house alone, foul creature!* _____/ ( `(-) \ ___ { ( - ) ___ _ *meep* `'\___/ '-`-|[__[--~ A really Woohoo... ________\ - \__/ || [] big monster! , __ |_/\ - \__| ) [__]|| `OO --~ | | /\ - `.__,/ |||| .||. .<<. | | | /`.__\_.' /_/__\ jg dd || Episode 97 (Nov. 8th 2001) ,--. *Attempting to impress [#][#] Us, are we? We are not __(`(-)__ impressed, insect.* _____ | ( - ) \ \ ___ { ( - ) *meep* `'\ | - ) -[__[--~ ________\ __/ - /_ [ || [] __ | / / - / \ |[__]|| OO ..~ | | (___.'/- /\ |||| || .<<. | | `.__\.' | /_/__\ dd || ____________________ .----o ___.'.-==============.-. `o ||| ___ _ _ _ _ \\`o /// |/ |_| |_| | |_/ | |_ |o ooo o |___ | \ | | |_ | \ |_ |_ o `--------------------... ooo *PREPARE TO BE EXTERMINATED!* _____ \ /____/\ _\O_O_\/_ *MEEP* *squeek!* ,--. | | |--~ [#][#] /|_______|/ /| \_(`(-)__/ __\_\_.--._\\_\| _ ( - ) ()___.'_||||__ | | { ( - ) / /|| | `'\ \ - \ |______|_| Wow! He grew OH, -geez-... ____\ ___| - )__ | || | really big! I'm outta here. | / - / | ||| || `OO `~-- | (___.'/- /\ / / \ -||- >> |jg `.__\.' | |___|______| dd |\ Episode 98 (Nov. 9th 2001) So even though you've *Correct.* defeated that monster, \ ___ you won't give back *meep* my robot that you're --[___]--~ Let me try. using as your left arm? [] | | [] , `OO ||[___]|| ..~ .||. || || .<<. bb /_| |_\ /| Do you know what century * this is? The 21st! The ___ whole "big robot made of small robots" thing is out. --[___]--~ It's lame. You're a relic! [] | | [] Stop embarassing `~.. ||[___]|| OO yourself and just .>>. || || .||. disassemble! || /_| |_\ dd \ ` / - *zweeee* / - *snap* *whrrrr* _ / ' *twist* \ *Finally! *-Tell- me *I liked *Like you like milk? Yeah, I've seen Sheesh!* about it!* it.* you sneak off to them milk joints, ` __ __ , __ __ , , SICKO!* ? <-<> [_[] [_[] <-<> == ==~ OO ..~ [] || || [] [] .[]. .||. .<<. /| /| /| /| /| jg || dd || Episode 99 (Nov. 10th 2001) _ ~.. O |_) >> |_( _[__] __ |\ __ | |b| | _ ~.. O |_) >> |_( _[__] __ |\ __ | |b| | _ ~.. O |_) .>>. |_( _[__] __ || __ | |b| | "Vampire Lesbian ALT-TAB, ALT-TAB!! FOR Kickboxers"? THE LOVE OF GOD, ALT-TAB! ` \ , _ ~.. - O |_) .>>. |_(._[__] jg __ || __ | |b| | Episode 100 (Nov. 11th 2001) *And now, a word from our sponsors...* \ .--, / / | ,- OO ---------. +-+-+ .-'____))______.-'| | | | ||____dd_______|__| *Are you one of those who'd Definitely! like to impress friends \ .--, , with real-time zooming / / | ,-- OO --------. Mandelbrots, but your +-+-+ .-'____||______.-'| computer is too slow?* | | | ||____dd_______|__| *Buy the new solid OK! crystal processor!* \ .--, , ~.. / / | ,-- OO --------. >> +-+-+ .-'____||______.-'| |\ | | | ||____dd_______|__| You're way too *Are you looking for Definitely! impressionable, a comfortable \ .--, , Nerd Boy. `~.. tampon?* / / | ,-- OO --------. .>>. +-+-+ .-'____||______.-'| || | | | ||____dd_______|__|jg Episode 101 (Nov. 12th 2001) ___ ___ .' <>_ <>_ / ____\ _\ | | (|||||/| |/| __| \_______/___/ / \| | / / \\ \\ / / / / / | / | / / / | | / /_/ | | Here we are! Wow. Awesome __/ /_/_____/___/___ This is my uncle's , statues. / /_/ \__ \ mansion! `..~ OO /_/ \__ \ .<<. .||. \__ \_____________________ || _____ dd __________ ___ ___ .' <._ <._ / ____\ _\ | | (|||||/| |/| __| \_______/___/ / \| | / / \\ \\ No, those are / / / / / | / | real live rocs. / / / | | `..~ / /_/ | | eep ________ << _____/ /_/_____/___/___ , / /_/ \__ \ OO /_/ \__ \ .)). \__ \__ dd_______________________jg Episode 102 (Nov. 13th 2001) Now please behave. My uncle values first impressions. , OO ..~ .||. .<<. dd || Hi Uncle! I'd like you to meet an acquaintance of mine. __ , //>\ OO ..~ .||. .||. -<<. bb dd || Ah! You must be Nerd Nose to meet Boy! Nice to finally you too. meet you! __ , ?! `//>\ OO ..~ .||. .||. .<<. bb dd || Nose? Bless you. I give up. `__ , , //>\ OO ~-- .||. .||. ->>- jg bb dd |\ Episode 103 (Nov. 14th 2001) I hear you share my Well, actually, love of birds, Nerd Boy. no, not r- ` __ , /<\\ OO .||. .||. dd dd Oh, there you are. ..eh, yes, I'm h- `__ , //>\ OO .||. .||. bb dd Excellent! Follow me! ..eh.. `__ , //>\ OO .||. .||. bb dd I trust you know what *tweet* kind of bird this is? __ | M-mutant killer / -\ | ch-chicken? _.' > Close | __) | enough.__ | ____.' `//>\ ` OO | .||. )) _|_ bb dd jg Episode 104 (Nov. 15th 2001) __ ~.. /<\\ >> || ___ |\ ____________________ dd ____ There Huh? you are! __ , `~.. //>\ .>>. || ___ || ________ dd _____________________ Over Oh. here. __ , `~-- /<\\ .>>. || ___ || ________ dd _____________________________ Did you show Nerd Yes, I did. He's ..help ..me Boy your bird playing with Lily. , collection, uncle? __ , OO `~.. /<\\ -\\__ .>>. .||. |`\ \___ __________ || ________ dd __________________________ \__/ o`. | | | | \ |__ | `. .' `. | | `--- jg | \ Episode 105 (Nov. 16th 2001) Birdie Why did you bring me Oh, come on, they're /| nam-nam! here? Your uncle is a just playful. | | __ , maniac, his birds almost , | /<\\ killed me! `OO ..~ | `-|| .||. .<<. ` |_.'| _dd _______________________________ bb _____ || _____ / | / | These bite marks They like you.. __ tell a whole other , //>\ story! `OO ..~ || .||. .<<. ____ db ___________________________ bb _____ || _____ | | They do. ` ' , ` __ - OO - //>\ -//- ..~ || dd .<<. ____________________________ bb ____________ || _____ | | __ \`. //>\ ~.. \ \ || .>>. \ `. _____________________________________ bb ____ || ____ qq \ \ | | ._\\| jg | | \ Episode 106 (Nov. 17th 2001) Hehe, yeah He doesn't Hey! That cane looks like.. that was a suspect a thing! It -is- that cane, where did good one. __ , , you get that!? `//>\ ..~ OO .||. .<<. -||. _________ ( bb ___ || _______________________ dd _____ Tadaa! My future self?! Again!? _ , \ , Why did you claim ".O `~.. OO to be Mandy's __ .((. ->>. .||. uncle?? __//>\___ | bb ____ || ______ dd _____________________ Well, I -am-. B-but.. You're me, so that Right Mandy? _ Yep. , means she's my.. th-that.. `".O `~.. OO no, that's-- __ .((. .>>. -||- __//>\___ | bb ____ || ______ dd _____________________ I really had no sense of humour when I was Nope. young... _ , `".O ~.. __ .((. .>>. qq jg__//>\___ | bb ____ || ________________ -\\- _________ Episode 107 (Nov. 18th 2001) OO -||- ________ db ________ ? OO *flap* ..~ *flap* >||< << ________ db ___________________________ /| _ *pant* What're you doing? *wheeze* , OO ..~ (( .<<. ________ bb _______________ || __ Trying to... get off the ground. Why don't you just jump I have flight *gasp* powers, but off a cliff or something? they only kick in when my feet , aren't touching the ground... `OO ..~ (( *wheeze* .<<. ________ bb _______________ || __ I.. It.. Buh-BECAUSE IT DOESN'T Yeah, -right-. WORK THAT WAY, AND N-NOW GO AWAY! Whatever. `OO `~-- -||- >> jg________ bb ____________________ |\ __ Episode 108 (Nov. 19th 2001) "..and picking. Weeeow, weeow, weeow, weeow... Weeeh, weeeow, weeow, weeo-weeow. Weeh, weeow, weeeow, weeeow... Weeow, weeow, weewh.. weeow. Weew, weeoh, weeow-weew-wededeeow. Weeow, weeh, weeeeow, weeoh. Weeow, weeee, weeow, weeo-weeow. Weeoh, weeoh, weewh.. weow..." ` ~-- OO .>>. || ______ || ____ dd ______ Wow. With you around, Thanks. who needs a CD player? , `~.. OO .>>. || ______ || ____ dd ______ Now, if I could only find Ow! Ow, my ribs! your stupid eject button... , `~-- OO .>>-)) jg____________ ||dd ______ Episode 109 (Nov. 20th 2001) *bom, bo-dsht, takabom, bo-dsht* _ ~.. O |_) >> |_(._[__] |\ | |b| | NOW what are Layin' down some *bodobom, you doing? fat beatz. _ bodobom* `~.. `O |_) .>>. |_(._[__] || | |b| | *dom, bo-dom, Don't you have more important boom boom* stuff to do, like writing a _ report or something? `~.. O |_) .>>. |_(._[__] || | |b| | Helloo-oo? Can't hear you! *BOOOM BODADSHHT | LALALALALAAALAA! _ BOODOM, BO-DAKA `~.. `O |_) DSHHT, KA-DSHHT* .>>. |_(._[__] jg || | |b| | Episode 110 (Nov. 21st 2001) ..if T was a pointer, because then you'd need to dereference. , ~-- OO .>>. || || dd You know, this is just like when we first met, only not really. .`~.. OO . o .>>. || o || dd _____ _ __ __ _O __ O_ __( `--._ .' `--' `-(_ `-.__( )--._ __ __.-' `-( )---'--.___.--.___`. ( `---' ) ,' `-\ ) You're SITTING ON Eh.. `.( Is this seat No... *giggle* ) ( MY HAT! DIE, SCUM!! , ) taken, m'lady? , .' `. `~-- ___ OO ____ ( `OO _____ ..~ _ ( ) ) .>>- _|____||_____| `. ||. _|______<<___| `. .' || / \ dd / \ ) bb / \ // / \ ) ( ____ ____ _.'`.__ ____ _ / `-.__.-: `.__) `---.___.----' ( `-.__.' (_.' `._.--.___.-' `._.-' `.______.' `-._.---. _.---' `--' *sigh* ~.. OO .>>. || jg || dd Episode 111 (Nov. 22nd 2001) Hey Nerd Boy. Wanna Already? go shop for christmas _ , presents? `~.. (_| O >> [__]_ )_| |\ | |d| | Remember last OK, OK, just gotta christmas? _ , get dressed. `~-- (_| OO .>>. [__]_ _|-||. ______________ || _____ | || | dd _____ A FEW MOMENTS LATER... What are you doing? In a Are you finished yet? _ minute! `~.. (_| ` .>>. [__]_ _| _____ || ___ | || | ___________________________ It's not o Yuf ud uf. -that- cold. _ /\ , `~-- (_| |__| .>>. [__]_ _| || jg || | || | dd Episode 112 (Nov. 23rd 2001) My life sucks. Nah, he doesn't God hates me. , hate you. `OO ..~ ____((___ .<<. | bb | || OO ''~ ____((___ .<<. | bb | || OO ~`` ____((___ .>>. | bb | || Guess it's official. The Man doesn't have a sense of irony. OO `~-- ____((___ >> jg | bb | |\ Episode 113 (Nov. 24th 2001) Hello. Yep. Wanna Painting? __ , see? `~.. | | OO >> ||||-||.-. |\ /\ dd`-' __________________ | _____ || | / \ || | ( :-) )|| | \_____/ || | o || | _ _ || | || | | || | _ || | / \ || | || |_________________|| _______________________________________________________________________ | | _____ _____ | / \ / \ That's Oh, it's just | ( :-P ) ( :-D ) very a doodle. I call | \_____/ \_____/ nice. __ , it "Sympathy | o __ o `~.. | | OO fishing". | ~.. | | OO .>>. ||||-||.-. | .>>. ||||-||.-. || /\ dd`-' |jg || /\ dd`-' Episode 114 (Nov. 25th 2001) | Look! Linda's Oh no, let's __ | here too! , leave. __ ___ ..# | `..~ OO | | | .|(. | -<<. || |o | | ___ || _________|___________ || ___ dd _______|__| |____ Let's go __ say hello! ..# `..~ OO .|(. .<<-(( || /| bb Hello. I'm Nerd Boy's friend. Remember him? He dumped you a while ago? Remember? __ , #.. ..~ OO .)|. .<<. || || || dd Yes, how could Just checking whether you forgot I forget the most since we last met. Half an hour is a painful moment in __ , long time, after all... my entire life? `#-- ..~ OO .)|. .<<. )) jg || || dd Episode 115 (Nov. 26th 2001) So, you're heartbroken Yes... because Nerd Boy broke __ , up with you? `~.. ..# OO .>>. .|(. || || || dd And you think about it Y-yes... every day? Cwying in youw __ , widdle pillow... `~.. ..# OO .>>. .|(. || || || dd Well, it was never Nerd Boy, I love you! meant to be anyw- Please forgive me! OK! ` ` __ , ~-- #.. OO .>>. -)|- -||- || || dd ?! __ ~oo #.. OO .>>. .)|-||. jg || || dd Episode 116 (Nov. 27th 2001) Where's Linda? I just Oh, your ex- got some punch for her, girlfriend? and now I can't find her. , ____ `OO ..~ _vvv__\~~/___ .||-v .<<. | | bb || "Ex"? No, Mandy, we Nerd Boy, Nerd Boy... Hate to break just got together again. , it to you, but she was just toying ____ `OO ..~ with your feelings. She left. _vvv__\~~/___ .||-v .<<. | | bb || MUCH LATER... Face it, Nerd Boy. She's not coming *sniff* ____ back. Let's go. `~.. OO ______\__/___ .>>-(( | | |\ b b MUCH MUCH LATER, IN LAS VEGAS... Church of Appliantology. This is /|\ | | it, but where's Nerd Boy? I'm sure |_|_| | .---. | __ , this is the address Mandy gave me! |_|_| | | | | | ..# | | o|o | | .|(. | | | | | jg || Episode 117 (Nov. 28th 2001) Ultraman \ _____ speaking. / Nerd Boy! Listen to |PHONE| , \ me very carefully. `|] __[| [OO / |]#..[| `|| __A__ \ |].)|[| _____________ bb |___|________ / ______________________|]_||[|___ \ / Linda?! Why did you abandon me \ _____ at the party? Where are you? / Listen! I'm sorry I |PHONE| I thought we had something! \ left; I fell for the `|] __[| `[OO / oldest trick in the |][..[| `|| __A__ \ frickin' book... |]`|([| _____________ bb |___|________ / ______________________|]_||[|___ \ / What do you mean "trick"? \/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\ Someone tricked you? Who? Hello? Linda?! `[OO `|| __A__ _____________ bb |___|________ Linda called and the line went dead. Think it might be those ferrets you saw earlier, Mandy? *whistle* `OO _ ''~ || _'A`_ << jg_____________ bb |___|_____________ /| _________ Episode 118 (Nov. 29th 2001) I thought you I don't. It's didn't smoke. ) , chocolate. `~.. (_OO >> || ___ |\ ________ dd _____ Uh, but... It is?! Oh crap I- It's lit. , Wait a minute. `~.. (_ OO .>>. `|| _____ || ______ dd _____ *inhale* ~.. _OO .>>. || _____ || ______ dd _____ WOOHOO! THIS IS ) , THE GOOD STUFF! ~-- (_ @@ .>>. `|| jg_____ || ______ dd _____ Episode 119 (Nov. 30th 2001) ' / . ` ' \ ` /__________________________________________________\ ` | ` | Can you Maybe. |' ` . | ___ ' ______ | believe it?! ` , _____ | ' ' | | | | | |' | | `~.. OO | | | ` . | | o| . |_||||_| | . | o| >> (( |_____| |_ ` ___|_|___|____________|____|___|__ |\ _ b b ________|_`._ ' ---------------------------------------------------------- ________ \ ` . _________\ ' | That's not It is if you're _____ | an answer. , a skepticist. | | | ` `~.. OO |_____| | . ' >> (( ________|________________ |\ _ b b ___________ Hold on. I believe a certain amount "Skepticist"? , of skepticism is healthy. `~.. OO .>>. (( ________ || __ b b _________ Really? Maybe. ` , ~.. OO .>>. .||. jg________ || ___ dd _________ Episode 120 (Dec. 1st 2001) You know, I've ______________ been thinking. Congratulations. | / , ' \ | , , | /` . \ | OO .~ |-(___||||___)-| (( |_ ______ <_| |__\ /__| b b | | | | /| | ______________Maths should be real Don't you mean | / ' . \ | easy for Greeks. , geeks? | / . ` \ | `O .~ |-(___||||___)-| |_( ______ <_| |__\ /__| | |b | | /| | ______________ Greeks KNOW the No! Really?! | / , '\ | Greek alphabet! , | / ' `\ | `O .~ |-(___||||___)-| |_( ______ <_| |__\ /__| | |b | | /| | ______________ And the REST Did you say | / . ` \ | is EASY! , "thinking"? | /, ` ' \ | `OO -~ |-(___||||___)-| _ -||- ______ <_| jg|__\ /__| __|_ bb | | /| | Episode 121 (Dec. 2nd 2001) | -x- | v . ._, |_ ., `-._\/ . \ / |/_ \\ _\, y | \// _\_.___\\, \\/ -.\|| `7-,--.`._|| / / , /' `-. `./ / |/_.' | |// |_ / |- | | =| | | --------------------/ , . \--------._ ' ` `--._ `. Wanna make `. angels? Too late. `. ` , `. `. ' *WEEEE!* OO ~.. `. `. , *meep* .\\. '.77.` ` __~== ` bb |_\\_`. `. -[]- `.`\\. ' `---`. `--._ `- jg Episode 122 (Dec. 3rd 2001) Come on... Work! Crappy internet connection! COME ON! _ , (_| O [__]_.)_| ____ | |d| | ___ Blaargh... _ , (_| O [__]_ )_| ____ | |d| | ___ OK, might as well work on my Java project. Hm... How do I do double _ , buffering? Let's check on the.. (_| O [__]_.)_| ____ | |d| | ___ BLAAAAAARRRGHHH!! _ , (_| O [__]_ )_| jg____ | |d| | ___ Episode 123 (Dec. 4th 2001) Euuf.. Shouldn't have Ho ho ho! |__|_| -)(- had those 3 liters of __ , ______________ |_|__| /\ cola before bed.. huh? /-.\ | / \ | _|__|_|_ /'o\ `OO ~~`* | / . \ | |__|__|__| /o_`_\ (( .(" ). |-(___||||___)-| |_| ) |_| || _____________ b b ____________ || __ |__\ /__| _ |_|(,,)|_| Santa! But.. How did Never mind that. I'm |__|_| -)(- you.. Where'd that __ , here to tell you |_|__| /\ fireplace come from? /-.\ that someone misses _|__|_|_ /'o\ `OO ..`* you very much. |__|__|__| /o_`_\ .||. .(" ). |_| ) |_| || __________________ bb ________ || _____________________ |_|(,,)|_| Linda? Where is she? Before asking, try to |__|_| -)(- And where did this __ , answer your own |_|__| /\ tree come from? /-.\ questions. Ho _|__|_|_ /'o\ `OO ~~`* ho ho- |__|__|__| /o_`_\ -||. .(" ). |_| ) |_| || __________________ bb ________ || _____________________ |_|(,,)|_| Wouldn't you need hundreds of HO HO, you're this close |__|_| -)(- reindeer to reach Mach __ , to ending up in my |_|__| /\ 3000, the required speed /-.\ permanent naughty _|__|_|_ /'o\ to deliver all `OO --`* file, kiddo... |__|__|__| /o_`_\ the presents? .||. `(" ). |_| ) |_| jg|| __________________ bb ________ || _____________________ |_|(,,)|_| Episode 124 (Dec. 5th 2001) You're leaving already? Well, I -am- Saint Nick after all. But I have so many I have a lot to do right now... unanswered questions! __ , ______________ ` /-.\ | / \ | OO ..`* | / . \ | .||. .(" ). |-(___||||___)-| ___ bb ___________ || ___________ |__\ /__| And please stop __ , asking stupid What do /-.\ questions... , you mean? ..`* OO (" ) .||. ___ /| ____________________ dd ___ __________ / Quit following How do you deliver those? /___________ __ me around! I Do you teleport them all ____| `| /.-\ , have to make , over? Or are there no | __ | ___ *'.. presents for OO nice children anymore? ||__|| |_|_| ( ") Christmas! .||. |o | |_|_| ____ /| ________________ dd _________________________|.-._|__________ OK, that's it! __ Bring it on, I am gonna `/.-\ , old man! kick your *'-- OO -ass-! .( ")- .)). jg _________________ || ________ d d __ Episode 125 (Dec. 6th 2001) OK... Santa's gonna Stop talking and start fighting, give you a real __ you prissy pringle's chip! ass whooping `/.-\ , for Christmas! *'-- OO .( "). .)). || d d THAT'S IT! __ HEEYA! `/.-\ , *'-- OO .( ")- -))' ______________ |\ _______ d d ______________ And then he totally You deserved it. kicked my ass. , `OO ..~ (( .<<. _____ bb ____ || _____ Whaat!? Drink that much cola before ` , bed, and you're -bound- OO ~-- to have those weird -||- >> recurring dreams! jg_____ bb _______ |\ __ Episode 126 (Dec. 7th 2001) You do realise "All I know is that I know nothing." that Santa doesn't , I'm a skepticist, remember? exist, right? `~.. OO .>>. '||. ____ || _______ dd _____ It's "skeptic". Oh, so I suppose a person who ` , believes there's one god would ~-- OO be a "the" and not a "theist"? .>>. .||. ____ || _______ dd _____ You have to accept the My point is that one should strive fact that English isn't , towards formality and away from a formal language! `~.. OO this inconsistently evolved `>>' .||' language -- it's stupid! ____ || _______ dd _____ Look, do you believe Don't change in Santa or not?! , the subject! `~.. OO ->>- -\\. jg____ || _______ dd _____ Episode 127 (Dec. 8th 2001) WOOHOOO! , OO -||- hh :: ''~ .<< ________________ || __________ WEEEEE! ___ , --- OO -- -//- - hh ;; HGNRK! __ , -- _ OO __ -||- __ - h'`h *rrrip* : ; Told ya. `~.. Shut up. .>>. yy , jg____ || _________ \\ ____ Episode 128 (Dec. 9th 2001) _________________________________________________________________ |.---------------------------------------------------------------.| || : | : || || | : : || || | : || || : | : || || | : : || || : | : || || : : : | : || || : : | || || : | *Are they here yet?* *Shh!*|| || : O\ \ / || || .\| : || ||_______________________________/_______________:_______________|| | | _________________________________________________________________ |.---------------------------------------------------------------.| || | | | | | HAPPY 128TH! | | | | | || || | | | | `--------------' | | | | || || | | | | __ | | | | || || | | / / ( )_ \ \ | | || || | / / / \ _ \( ) \ \ \ | || || | / .' .' ' ` / ` )\/ `. `. \ | || || / .' _.-' _.' P4R-T4Y! ' . ( ( `._ `-._ `. \ || || .'.'.-'__.-' ` , ` ) `-.__`-.`.`. || || | | \ `. ___ ,,, ' *flrneep!*__ __ .' / | | || || | | | \ ()~~) --/ ~.. OO__, ~~# ==~ ..' / | | | || || | | | | -||- .\\ .>>.||' .|(. [[ .( ). | | | | || ||_|_|__|___|___||______>\_____||_db____||__||___||___|___|__|_|_|| jg| | Episode 129 (Dec. 10th 2001) _ (_| O [__]_.)_| _________________________ | |d| | ___ _ (_| O [__]_.)_| ________________________________ | |d| | ________________ It's 4 am! Go to bed, weirdo! , _ ~.. (_| O .>>. [__]_.)_| ________________ || ___________________ | |d| | ___________________ Fine! Whatever! Your sleep deficiency is not my problem! , _ *zzzzz* ..~ (_| O << [__]_.)_| _____ /| ______________________________ | |d| | ___________________ Episode 130 (Dec. 11th 2001) ' / ==~ OO - ,-__) || `[[ ___ bb ______________ || ___________ You just ate my book! *I have an internal scanner. It was a That was the_collected , good book. Too bad my digestive works of Basho! Why?! `OO ==~ system has destroyed it.* //- [[ *meep* ___ b b ____ || ____ I'll just continue reading his *Really?* , personal diary. The , *meep* OO only surviving copy, ==~ )) actually. [[ ______ d d _______________________ || ____________________________ Yep! He just met this *Ah yes, the best beautiful girl; it's , part, I thought.* all very exciting! `OO ~== *meep* -||- ]] jg___ bb _____________ |\ _____________ Episode 131 (Dec. 12th 2001) A-and, I'm right again. _ ? `O |_) ..~ |_(._[__] << | |b| | /| These MysteryNet How so? mysteries are getting _ , way too easy... `O |_) ..~ |_(._[__] .<<. | |b| | || Well, I can solve them! Er. Weren't you complaining a And that obviously means _ , month ago that they were they're not mysteries! `O |_) ..~ stupid and useless because |_(._[__] .<<. you -couldn't- solve them? | |b| | || I guess that just goes to show that you can't _ please everyone... `O |_) ~-- |_(._[__] >> jg | |b| | |\ Episode 132 (Dec. 13th 2001) Mandy! Riddle me this! No. For the last time, I don't know Ever wonder why "shigoto" Japanese, and I'm not interested! and "shimasu" are so alike? , `OO --~ (( .<<. _________ b b _____ || ________ Just trying to impress you with my immense Dork. knowledge, is all... , `OO ~.. .||. >> _______ bb ________ |\ ___________ _ .-|_ * .-|_` OO _|_` || _____ |_| _____________ bb ________________________________________ Potted plant! _ Riddle me this! .-|_ , .-|_` OO _|_` )) jg____ |_| ___________ d d __________________________________ Episode 133 (Dec. 14th 2001) HAAAAHAHAHAHAAAA! _ ,--. `O |_) ,---- ~.. -----. | \ \ |_\ _[__] |`-.___>>_______`-. +-+-+ | |b| | |__|___\\________|| | | | Stupid. Stupid. Heh. Why do you even read on-line comics? Pfft. Stupid. Not Only 1 in a gajillion are funny! funny. Gross. _ , ,--. `O |_) ,---- ..~ -----. | \ \ |_(._[__] |`-.__<<._______`-. +-+-+ | |b| | |__|___\\________|| | | | Well... They're educational! Short answer: Just now, Hound's Home taught You're stupid. me how to teach rats _ , ,--. to tap dance to `O |_) ,---- ~.. -----. | \ \ Britney Spears! |_(._[__] |`-.___>>_______`-. +-+-+ | |b| | |__|___\\________|| | | | Maybe. If so, it's I rest my case. clearly because I _ , ,--. haven't read `O |_) ,---- ~.. -----. | \ \ SinFest today! |_(._[__] |`-.___>>_______`-. +-+-+ | |b| | jg|__|___\\________|| | | | Episode 134 (Dec. 15th 2001) Take that, stupid orc! Good! Maybe -I- can use -my- Hah! No more orcs. computer now? I have a very I win! ` _ , important programming ~. |_) OO project, you know. |_>._[__] .||. ____ | |\| | ____ dd ____ Fine! Thaaank you. Whatever! _ , `~.. |_) OO ->>- |_ _[__] )) __ || __ | | | | _ d d ______ Frankly, I don't understand Yeah yeah. why you play MUDs. They're _ , so repetitive. All you `O |_) ~.. do is slay orcs... |_(._[__] >> ____ | |b| | ____ |\ ____ Take that, stupid bug! Hah! No more bugs. _ I win! `O |_) |_(._[__] jg____ | |b| | ____ Episode 135 (Dec. 16th 2001) YES! Finally, the beta _ version of Ragnarok! `O |_) I GET TO PLAY A MAGE! |_(-_[__] ______ | |b| | ____________________ MANDY! MANDY! If this is about a game again, , , I'll kill you. Slowly. \OO --~ q//- -<<. ______ b ___________________ || ____________ THE RAGN.. eh. `OO --~ __ \\ -<<. _______ -- bb,,_____ || _______ That was clo.. ehhrm. `OO ``~ \\ -<<. jg_____ bb || _______ Episode 136 (Dec. 17th 2001) I thought Ragnarok would be fun, but I just sit around waiting for the maps to `OO ..~ finish loading... (( .<<. ____ b b _______ || _____ My computer just freezes every time I leave a zone, and it `OO ..~ starts swapping like crazy! -||- .<<. ______ bb ___ || _____ I can't understand why! Lorf For what? I stopped knows I have plenty of RAM! , listening, sorry... Can you think of a reason? `OO ..~ .||' .<<. ______ bb ___ || _____ I talk about computers, and What? you just shut down. It never , fails. Why do you do that!? `OO ..~ .||. .<<. jg______ bb ___ || _____ Episode 137 (Dec. 18th 2001) Everything is soooo weeeeird!!! \ -. ... `\ \ _,..`. '. _.-'' | ,| ' | __,-' \ | ' / | \. _.-' ,' / '----' `._ _/ ._ '--' '. ' \ \ Quit playing around __ \ | and help me find my ___/ .'' | | grandmother's medication! / .' | | \ | | , | __ ' / / | ___ /_/ / / | "--' / _ : / _ / | `-- / / | | / '----...__ / | .'__ / | '''--.._ _| \ , / \ \__.----': ' \ / `._ | | / \ \ '. \ | ,' \ ''-----' `-._/ .' \ jg / Episode 138 (Dec. 19th 2001) Look! I bought a baseball signed by some famous player! It was only a thousand dollars , or so... Cool, huh? Huh? ~.. OO .>>. o)). ______ || ________ d d _____ ~.. OO .>>. o||. ______________________ || ____ dd ______________________________ That's But... -Real- men buy stupid. , this kind of thing. `~.. OO .>>. o||. ___ || ____ dd _____ Real -idiots- buy There's a difference? that kind of thing... , `--~ OO << o||. jg_____ /| _________ dd _____________ Episode 139 (Dec. 20th 2001) I don't know... About What about it? this whole Christmas _ , deal, I mean... `~.. (_| O >> [__]_.)_| |\ | |d| | It just seems pointless sometimes. Hmmm. Yeah... One measly day to make up for all _ , You're right. the crap during the year? `~.. (_| O .>>. [__]_ /_| _________________ || | |d| | ______________ No, no! You're supposed to talk Oh... Um... at length about the spirit of _ , Er... Christmas and restore my `~.. (_| O faith in all of mankind! .>>. [__]_ )_| || __ | |d| | _ ~.. (_| O .>>. [__]_ )_| ____________________________ || __ | |d| | ______________________ I'll just go rent _ "Scrooge"... `--~ (_| O << [__]_.)_| jg /| | |d| | Episode 140 (Dec. 21st 2001) I'm going to the *It's cold. Wear store to buy some , a scarf.* milk. BRB... `OO ==~ *meep* .||. |-[[ bb ' || . - Great. Head -- ` - , wind. ' . --- ___OO , ___ ' __ .//. . ` _______________ b b ____________________________________ ' ___ ' -And- on the -- __ . ' , way back... ' -- . OO___ , ' ` - .\\. . ____________________________________ (|d d _____________ Sure is windy out there... *meep* , , ___OO ==~ .||. .[[. jg_______ bb ___________ || ______ Episode 141 (Dec. 22nd 2001) X------ CHATTING ------X----------------- PROGRAMMING ----------------X | Hellooo! | BufferedReader file = new BufferedReader( | | Hi nb! | new InputStreamReader(url.openStream()) | | asl | ); | | _ | _ | | O |_) | O |_) * | | |_(._[__] | |_(._[__] * | | | |b| | | | |b| | * | X----------------------X----------------------------------------------X X---------- MAKING MUSIC ----------X------- LISTENING TO MUSIC -------X | *buh-DSHT-daka-DSHT* | *Alive in the Superunknown!* | | _ *dididweee didwee* | _ *First they steal | | O |_) *pa-tang-kang* | O |_) your mind and | | |_(._[__] | |_\ _[__] then they steal | | | |b| | | | |b| | your...* | X----------------------------------X----------------------------------X X-------- READING BOOKS --------X----------- PLAYING GAMES -----------X | "Twelve years ago, I saw your | | | face in a dream, and it has | Take *blammo!* *blam* | | haunted_me ever since." | that! _ *Mein Leben!* | | O |_) | `O |_) *blam* *blam blam* | | |_( _[__] | |_(._[__] *BLAM BLAM BLAM* | | | |b| | | | |b| | | X-------------------------------X-------------------------------------X You've been using that thing a _ , whole day! It's not healthy! O |_) ..~ You need some variation! |_(._[__] .<<. jg | |b| | || Episode 142 (Dec. 23rd 2001) -)(- Ah-HA! /\ *push* , /'o\ ..~ OO /o_`_\ _&_.<<. -||. || |_|_| \\ dd -)(- Nerd Boy! What are I could ask you the very /\ you doing? It's 2 am! , same question, but if /'o\ `~.. OO you must know, I was /o_`_\_&_ .>>. .||. waiting for Santa. _______ || |_|_| ______ || ____________ dd _________________ -)(- I told you already! Oh yeah? Then how did you /\ He's not real! , get that present? /'o\ `~-- OO -Prayer-? /o_`_\_&_ .>>. -||. __ || |_|_| ____ || __________ dd ______ -)(- I bought it! Oh, shop, eh? How /\ In a shop! , -convenient-. /'o\ `~.. OO /o_`_\_&_ ->>- .||. jg || |_|_| || dd Episode 143 (Dec. 24th 2001) _________________________________________________________________ |.---------------------------------------------------------------.| || | | | | | MERRY X-MAS! | | | | | || || | | | | `--------------' | | | | || || | | | | | | | | || || | | / / \ \ | | || || | / / / \ \ \ | || || | / .' .' `. `. \ | || || / .' _.-' _.' Woah. `._ `-._ `. \ || || .'.'.-'__.-' Deja vu. `-.__`-.`.`. || || | | \ `. ___ ,,, , __ __ .' / | | || || | | | \ ()~~) --/ ~.. OO ~~# ==~ ..' / | | | || || | | | | .||. .\\ .>>.||. .|(. [[ .( ). | | | | || ||_|_|__|___|___||______>\_____||_db____||__||___||___|___|__|_|_|| | | Why did jg reuse It's Christmas, *plink!* a panel? Isn't that , give him __ cheating? `OO ..~ a break. #.. vv ==~ || .<<. .)|' `[[. ____ bb ___ || ____________________ || __ || ___ And isn't Christmas The author is from *That explains tomorrow? Why are we , Sweden. They do , a -lot-.* celebrating now? `OO ..~ things a bit ==~ *meep* || .<<. differently... v[[. jg_____ bb ___ || _______________________ || ___ Episode 144 (Dec. 25th 2001) What did you get A new computer! When I play Ragnarok for Christmas? , now, the maps load so fast `~.. OO it's.. it's scary! And .>>. -||- do you know what else? ____ || ___ dd ________ Shut up for a minute OK. Where and take a look at , is it? -my- Christmas `~.. OO present! .>>. .||. ___________________ || ___ dd _____ I'm wearing it! Looks like your I got a new dress! , old one. `~-- OO .>>. .||. _____________________ || ___ dd ____________________ Ow. , --~ #O << || jg __ /| ____________________________________ dd __ Episode 145 (Dec. 26th 2001) *His fate is uncertain, not dangerous. The Council will decide .--, Anakin's future...* / / | .----- OO -----, ..~ +-+-+ .-'_______||___.-'| << | | | ||______ dd ___|__| /| You're watching "The Phantom *That should be enough Menace"? I thought you hated for you. Now get that "midi-chlorians" stuff. on board!* .--, , / / | .----- OO -----, ..~ +-+-+ .-'_______||___.-'| .<<. ________________ | | | __ ||______ dd ___|__| __ || ___________ *I've been wondering... LALALALALALA! What are midi- .--, ` chlorians?* / / | .---- ----, oo~ +-+-+ .-'_______||___.-'| .<<. | | | ||______ dd ___|__| || I'm sorry, what did you say? "Midi"-something? .--, ` / / | .------ OO ----, --~ +-+-+ .-'_______//___.-'| .<<. jg | | | ||______ dd ___|__| || Episode 146 (Dec. 27th 2001) Go watch TV or something. Can't, I'm working on I want to use the computer. _ , my programming project `~.. (_| O for Java class... .>>. [__]_.)_| __ || _______ | |d| | _________ Or so you claim. What is I'm making a this alleged project of _ , game... yours, if I may ask? `~.. (_| O .>>. [__]_.)_| ____________ |\ ___ | |d| | ____________ Oh deary me, why am I Uh.. me. not surprised? So what _ , is it about, then? `~-- (_| O .>>. [__]_.)_| _ || __ | |d| | _ You?! How egocentric! Why not make a game about -me- instead; now THAT _ would be interesting! `~.. (_| O' .>>. [__]_.)_| jg__________ || __ | |d| | ________ Episode 147 (Dec. 28th 2001) ART DAY: My Plasma Ball ----------------------- _.od8888888bo._ .d8P"' `"Y8h. .dP' ___ `Yb. d8' \ `. `8b--._ dP __ \ \ Y`. `. dP .' / | | Yb\ \ d8 /__| ___ /___\ 8b|___\ 88 )__( / \ )___( 88___( 88 \ / \___/ \ | 8| / Y8 __ | | |=| | | 8/ | Yb .' / /___\ |=| /____\ d/ \ Y/ | )___( |=| )___( dP`-._| | | \ ||=| | / .8P`-._( | \ | |=| / _.dP' / \ _\|___ |=||__.od8. / /'--' /Y888888888P"' \ `. | `.__.-' _. '-.__/ )____.--' .------.____( `. .' \ / \ `. / / | | | | | | So now he's showing off his | | | Hey, it's -his- cartoon. Christmas presents? Pfft. | /` | And I think it's cool... , / \ , ~'' _________.'_ ______________`._________ OO .>>. | | [#__] | .||. ___ || ____ jg | | OFF/ON/AUDIO | ___ dd ______ Episode 148 (Dec. 29th 2001) Hey, did you hear about the Yeah, saw the trailer. I think new Spider-Man movie? `,,, _ , it looks really cool. '.. (_| O .||. [__]_.)_| ____ |\ __ | |d| | _____ Pretty nice digital doubles, Yeah. but why the metal armour `,,, _ , on the Green Goblin? '.. (_| O .||. [__]_.)_| ____________________ || _ | |d| | ___________________ Don't you hate it when they Yeah. change stuff in movies? ` ,,, _ , You know, I haven't seen '..(_| O Harry Potter yet, because I .//,[__]_.)_| think it might just suck! _ //_ | |d| | _ Not to -mention- Lord of the WAIT a second, who ARE you, Rings! I'm terrified! `,,, _ , anyway?! I haven't seen '.. (_| OO you around here before! -||- [__]_ -||. _ jg _____________ || _ | | dd _|_ Episode 149 (Dec. 30th 2001) So what games I dunno... Mostly stuff like Zelda... do you play? Wolfenstein... Phantasy Star... ` ,,, , '.. OO .||. .||. ____ || __ dd _____ Ah yes. Ocarina of Time, What the heck are you talking Return to Castle Wolfenstein about? "Ocarina"? "Return"? and Phantasy Star Online. ` ,,, , "ONLINE"?! '.. OO .||. .||. ____ || __ dd _____ Don't tell me you There are play the old games! new games? ` ,,, , '.. OO .||. .||. ____ || __ dd _____ And you call yourself I do no such thing! a gamer... Sheesh. TAKE THAT BACK! ` ,,, , ..' OO .||. -\\. jg____ /| ____ d d ____ Episode 150 (Dec. 31st 2001) Look. Who the heck I'm... are you, anyway!? , That's Fan Boy! ` ,,, , OO ..' ..~ .||- .||. << __ bb ____ || _______________ /| ____________ "Fan Boy"..? Yeah. A fan of everything. ` ,,, , You name it, he's the OO '.. ..~ biggest fan ever. .||. .||. .<<. ________ bb ____ || ______ || ___________ That can't be possible. nnng.. You can't be the biggest , fan of opposites like ` ,,, subjectivism and OO oo' ..~ objectivism. .||. .||. .<<. _________________ bb ____ || ______ || _ If you were, you'd also be the biggest -opponent- of NNNGGGK! both beliefs, which must , Keep going! Maybe we can be totally impossible. ` /// , make his head explode! OO @@` ..~ .||> .||. -<<- jg _ db ____ || ______ || _ Episode 151 (Jan. 1st 2002) What's that Icewind Dale. Got you're playing? it for Christmas. `,,, , _ '.. O |_) .||. |_(._[__] ______ |\ ______ | |b| | ______ This Christmas? But it's an old game. OK whatever. `,,, , _ '.. O |_) .||. |_(._[__] _ |\ _ | |b| | _ *poit* _ ,,, O |_) ..' |_(._[__] *sizzle* .||. ____ | |b| | __________ || ___ What.. but.. I.. Everything's gone! Everything! That stupid game just wiped my harddrive! Happy New Year! ` ', _ `,,, O |_) '.. |_(._[__] .||. jg _ | |b| | ____________ |\ ____ Episode 152 (Jan. 2nd 2002) -That's- the game you're making? That? Mhm. ` ,,, , _ '.. O |_) .||. |_(._[__] ______ || | |b| | ____ But it's a 2D platform game. In ASCII, no less. Mhm. ` ,,, , _ '.. O |_) .||. |_(._[__] _______________ || | |b| | ________________ But.. OK! Uh.. Wait, what would you say | if I told you it was old-school? ` ,,, , _ '.. O |_) .||. |_(._[__] _____________________ || | |b| | ______________________ Cool! Old-school totally kicks ass! Thought so. ` ,,, , _ '.. O |_) -||- |_(._[__] jg ______ || | |b| | ____ Episode 153 (Jan. 3rd 2002) Saved anything from the No, all my stuff is gone. A game onslaught of that game? can't do this kind of damage. `,,, , _ '.. O |_) .||. |_(._[__] |\ ____________ | |b| | It's a -hardware- problem... ,,, , '.. /_O .||. _[__]\ _ ______________ || | |d __ |_) ________ \ . | . / -._ \ `. | | .' / _.- `- ) `-' `-' ( -' _ -' KER `- _ -. BLAMMO! .- _.- ) .-. .-. ( -._ -' / .' | | `. \ `- / ' | \ Nice work. | I do try. .``\ , ` ` ## ## -\\- -//- jg______________________ \\ dd _____________________ Episode 154 (Jan. 4th 2002) Great. What started out as a Yeah, seeing as your computer was hard drive failure became a , -fully blown- up. Heh heh. full blown catastrophe. ,,, `OO ..' || .||. _____ bb _____ || _____ ,,, OO ..' || .||. _______________ bb _____ || ______________________ ,,, OO oo' // .||. _ bb _ || _ I'll just go stand , over there, OK? ,,, OO oo' // .||- jg___________ bb __ /( ___________ Episode 155 (Jan. 5th 2002) All that's left of There's this metal my computer... A , thingy too. pile of ashes. ,,, `OO ..' || '-|| _______ bb .--. ____ /| ________ Put it on Where's your the pile. computer? ` ,,, , OO ..' ..~ || '-|| << _____ bb .--. || ________________ /| _____ It exploded. Good luck surviving without it ` ,,, , and not freaking out OO '.. ..~ from withdrawal. || || .<<. ___ bb .-`. || _______ || ____ I'll be fine. BWAHAAHAHAAHAHA! ` ,,, , OW, my RIBS! OO '.. ''~ || || -<<- jg__ bb .-`. || _______ // __ Episode 156 (Jan. 6th 2002) Bummer your computer exploded, Nerd Boy. Shut up. `,,, , '.. OO .||. || ______ || ____ dd _______ Well well. I thought you wouldn't Like I told you, I have it survive without a computer. all figured out. I'll be fine. ` ,,, , ~.. ..' OO >> .||. || |\ _______________ || ____ dd Yeah, because Fan Boy here Sure. will hook me up! He's got , ,,, , a computer I can use. ..~ '.. OO << .||. .||. ___ /| __________________ || ____ dd ______________ What? I told YES SIREE! I'LL JUST GO you I don't h.. BORROW YOUR COMPUTER NOW! `,,, , I'LL BE FINE! '.. @@ .||. -||- jg ______ || ____ dd ___ Episode 157 (Jan. 7th 2002) GUEST ARTIST WEEK ----------------- a portal? where does it lead? . ` ' OO : .||. | ______________ bb ____|____________________ hey this is wrong, this is 3D... ' i can only move in two dimensions! ' ' , . | OO _: |_.||._______________ | / bb /|_ ___|/___________________ // /|_ |_ // /|______________ |_ // |_______________ ____ LET ME OUT! /|_ ` ___ // /|_ OO |_ // /|______.||.____ |_ // bb EXIT |_______________ ' ' . : ' ____ | | /|_ * |______| ___ // /|_ OO / /| |_ // /|_______________________.((.___/ /_|________ |_ // bb |_________________________________________________ EXIT ' ' . : ' okay, stay calm, there has to be a way. |______| , / / OO ____/ /__.||.______________ bb /\ ________________________________/ \ \ \ \ \ \ \________________ \ / \/_______________ ___ wheeee /\ , this place isn't so bad ___/ OO after all. i wanna stay here \.\\' , \ bb\ OO \ \____________ _____.||._____________ \ / bb \/___________ ______________________ d'oh! ' , ' OO [ EXIT > ' | ____________.||.____________||_______________: | bb | /| _________________________________ ______|/ | / / | | / /| | | / / | | | / /__|______|__|_________________ / /_____________________________________ | lf | Episode 158 (Jan. 8th 2002) GUEST ARTIST WEEK ----------------- Mmm... Bungie. Try it. It's cool. That should be fun. , ` ,,, OO oo .||' .[]. _______________ db_____ ||____ _____ _____________ |_____| | | | | | | | | | | | ,,, oo .[]. ________________________________ _ ||_ _____________ |_____| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | A-A-A-AH! q , q\/ /OO John, come here, quick! , ,,, oo] .[]' ________________________________ _ ||_ ____________ |_____| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | OW! | | | , | | qp | |__\\,_____| We need a deeper gap. , __ ,,, /\ /__] oo /\/\\/:::\ .[]. /__) )_:::| ________________________________ _ ||_ __ (oooooo)_ |_____| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | qp | Gr |__\\,_____| Episode 159 (Jan. 9th 2002) GUEST ARTIST WEEK ----------------- ___.-==============================-.___ _( )_ __( )__ ( Mandy ) Thinking about ( NerdBoy ) (___) (___) '-==============================-' Merry Christmas from Mandy .-. ____________ (oo)`__________ ( New graphics((+) New sound ) '-''-''-''-'(_:__)''-''-''-' * * * * * * * She Knows! She always knew. _ `O |_) |_(-_[__] ______ | |Z| \ ____________________ ===================================================================== tinker tinkeR ( yank ) tinkER ( jerk ) tinKER tiNKER ( push ) tINKER ( pull ) TINKER ...... sigh _ O` |_) _[_,\ ____________| | | |(\ [ ___________ ===============.* INSTALLED *.======================================= Start - zzzzzzzzz - beep - new hardware detected - proceed - yes _ O |_)_ |_ |-_[__] ______ | |L| \ ____________________ ===================================================================== Notice that NerdBoy is as close to the monitor as he can be. For some reason its human nature to get as close as possible to potential danger. Much like sticking your face in the windshield of the car and watching it smack the pole. ___.-==============================-.___ __( )__ _( )_ ( NerdBoy ) Thinking about ( Mandy ) (___) (___) '-==============================-' .----------, ( Mandy, ( \ \ ( E-mail ( \ \ ( Send ( `----------` `. _ `O |_) |_(-_[__] ______ | |Z| \ ____________________ NerdBoy is attempting to reach Mandy. Thanking her for the precious gifts. Realizing that it is 31 December 2001 asking for her time. .----------, ( E-mail ( \ returned \ ( NO ( \ SUCH \ ( ADDRESS ( `----------` `. _ `O |_) |_(-_[__] ______ | |Z| \ ____________________ ===================================================================== Where could she be ? * . * * . * * . * . * . * . * . * . . * * * . . * . * . /\ / -\ /= * \ =============================================================LGB===== Maybe next year. -.( o) .- Episode 160 (Jan. 10th 2002) GUEST ARTIST WEEK ----------------- What the heck is [] It's my new time machine! Do this supposed to be? .-==-. you like the design? ` |[][]| , ~.. |[][]| OO >> |[][]| .||. __|\___|____|__dd___________ Not particularly. Does [] But of course! Would you like it actually work? .-==-. a demonstration? ` |[][]| , ~.. |[][]| \OO .>>. |[][]| ||. __||___|____|__dd___________ How could I say no? [] Stand back! No! Oh, go on .-==-. Here goes... then... ` |[][]| , ~.. |[][]| OO .>>. |[][]| -||. __||___|____|__dd___________ It is 10:45am [] ` .-==-. Amazing, huh? |[][]| , ~-- |[][]| OO .>>. |[][]| .||. __||_______|____|________dd___________ LATER... Not this stupid Time [] Don't worry. I've ironed out Machine again... .-==-. the bugs and now it works ` |[][]| , perfectly. ~-- |[][]| OO .>>, |[][]| .||. __||___|____|__dd___________ Why do I have this [] Don't worry. Nothing could impending feeling of .-==-. possibly go wrong... er, doom... ` |[][]| , stand back anyway. ~.. |[][]| OO .>>, |[][]| -||. __/|___|____|__dd___________ Nothing happened, idiot. [] I thought you said you'd .-==-. Er... behind you... ironed out the ` |[][]| , bugs! ~.. |[][]| OO .>>. |[][]| -||. __||______|____|______dd___________ [] YAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA! .-==-. ` |[][]| OO ..~ |[][]| OO .||. \<>. .<<. bb || ___________________________ Tee Hee Why am I what?? ` ' %oo% ..~ OO .>>. .<<. <||. bb || dd ___________________________ %oo% ~.. OO .>>. .>>. .||. bb || dd ___________________________ She better be a relative, and I don't mean a clone ` %oo% ~-- OO .>>. .>>--))- bb / \ dd ___________________________ 01110011 01101000 01100101 01101001 01110011 01100110 01110101 01110011 01110011 01111001 `. `. 01110110 01100101 01110010 01111001 ' %oo% OO ~-- .>>. .||. .>> bb dd |\ _______________________________________ You better not be talking about me! We aren't | | No way | , ` ` %oo% OO ..~ .>>. .||. -<< bb bb / \ MJP_______________________________________ Episode 162 (Jan. 12th 2002) GUEST ARTIST WEEK ----------------- It's 4 O'clock in the I woke up and went to get a drink morning! Why are you of water and decided to check my sitting at your computer? email on the way back to bed. / / _ ~.. (_| O .>>. [__]_ )_| ____ || __________________________ | |d| | ______________________ You need to seriously reconsider your relationship LOL. I don't have a problem. with your computer! / / _ ~.. (_| O .>>. [__]_ )_| ___________ || ___________________ | |d| | ______________________ Well for a start normal I don't think that's a serious people laugh, they don't problem. None of my close friends say "LOL". have ever suggested I have a problem. \ _ / ~.. (_| O .>>. [__]_ )_| ____________________________ || __ | |d| | ______________________ Which close friends? KK, Vapid, Redan.. \ _ / ..~ (_| O .<<. [__]_ )_| ___________________ || ___________ | |d| | ______________________ ..and are these people I don't know, I've never.... male of female? ah, I get your point. / _ / ..~ (_| O .<<. [__]_ )_| _______ || _______________________ | |d| | ___________________dp_ Episode 163 (Jan. 13th 2002) GUEST ARTIST WEEK ----------------- ___ _ _ |_ _| |_( )___ * | || _|/(_-< * |___|\__| /__/... ,--. / ,-------- OO --. | \ \ |`-._____((_____`-. +-+-+ ________ |__|_____ bb ____|| | | | ____ *... Monty Python's...* ,--. / ,------- OO ---. | \ \ |`-._____||_____`-. +-+-+ ________ |__|_____ bb ____|| | | | ____ *...Flying Circus...* ,--. / ,------ --. | \ \ |`-._____||_____`-. +-+-+ ________ |__|_____ bb ____|| | | | ____ ` ; : , | : | | | : | . | . : . ; . , "--__ ___ And now for something , """""" ) completely different. . `. ,' , ( `. `. `. ..~ . `._;._;-' .<<. KaK_______ .____..----.._____,-" ________ || __________ Episode 164 (Jan. 14th 2002) What's this? I thought I got a new one. I helped! your computer exploded! , _ `,,, `~.. O |_) ..' >> |_(._[__] .||. ______________ |\ __ | |b| | ___________ /| __ Boy, what an ordeal that was! My Yeah, and some parts were real future self was there, and oh, the scary, but then there was this time traveling back and forth! _ `,,, guy! "Oranges!" ~.. `O |_) ..' .>>. |_( _[__] .||. ______________ || __ | |b| | _____ || ________ BWAHAHAAAHAHAHAAAHAHA! , _ `,,, ~-- O |_) ~~' .>>. |_\ _[__] -||- _ || __ | |b| | _____ || _ I guess you Not to -mention- the thing with the stuff! had to be there. | HAHA, you're killing me! OW, my , ` _ `,,, ribs! HEE HEHEHE! ..~ O |_) ~~' << |_\-_[__] <\\> jg__ /| ______________ | |b| | _____ || __ Episode 165 (Jan. 15th 2002) *click* ,,, _ '. |_) |_(._[__] | |\| | ,,, _ *click* '. |_) |_(._[__] | |\| | ,,, _ OO '. |_) (( |_(._[__] *click* b b | |\| | Any news about the Not yet. City of Heroes beta? ` ,,, _ *click* `OO '. |_) *click* .||. |_(._[__] bb | |\| | Well, keep refreshing On it. their front page. ` ,,, _ `OO *click* '. |_) )) |_(._[__]*click* jg d d | |\| | Episode 166 (Jan. 16th 2002) OK, what stupidities Fan Boy persuaded me to buy are you two up to now? one of these rumble pads. ` ___ ` ,,, ~.. (_(_| OO ..' >> [__|] o))|.||. ______ |\ _______ || ||`-'dd|| || __________ Why? It's cool! When the skater bumps ` ___ `,,, his head in Tony Hawk ~.. (_(_| OO ..' Pro Skater, you can feel .>>. [__|] o))|.||. the control vibrating! _________ || ____ || ||`-'dd|| || __________ hblrlablrlrlllr! ___ ` ,,, ~.. (_(_| 88 ..' .>>. [__|] 8::|.||. _________ || ____ || ||`='88|| || __________ Cool! Told ya. ` ___ `,,, ~.. (_(_| ## ..' ->>- [__|] o))|.||. jg_________ || ____ || ||`-'dd|| || __________ Episode 167 (Jan. 17th 2002) I got a virus?! _ `O |_) |_\ _[__] | |b | | ___ @| \\ //\_/ \\ HOLY CRAP! // : _)) `O (( __`|_) |_\ / _[__] | |b | | I must transform into _____ my alter ego SuperNerd / @ \ and save the day! Yay ||\___/|| for SuperNerd! heh. (( : )) _ `OO _:_ |_) _ .||' |`|\.|./|'| _[__] _|_ bb | | | | | | | ___ Fear not! The @| \\ Executor is here! WHAT?! \_|| ` __ , :)) _ ___|oo OO _:_ |_) .\/- _ -||- |`|\.|./|'| _[__] jg || _|_ db | | | | | | | Episode 168 (Jan. 18th 2002) ___ @| \\ Stand aside! Wait. Let me get this \_|| ` __ , straight. You're :)) ___|oo OO a superhero? _:_ <\/> || |`|\.|./|'| _______ || ________ dd ___________________ | | | | | ____ ___ Yes! I fight virii But.. Why don't you @| \\ with all my might! let -me-.. uh, I mean \_|| ` __ , SuperNerd, take :)) ___|oo OO care of this? _:_ <\/> .||- |`|\.|./|'| _______ || ________ dd ___________________ | | | | | ____ SuperNerd? Hah hah! WHAT? This is your ___ He would be no match arch-nemesis?! -I- @| \\ for my arch-nemesis! want an arch-nemesis! \_|| ` __ , :)) ___|oo OO _:_ <\/> -||- |`|\.|./|'| jg_______ || ________ dd ___________________ | | | | | ____ Episode 169 (Jan. 19th 2002) Oh and another thing. Nerd Boy, please yeah ___ Why the stupid hood go away and let me `@| \\ thing? It's dorky. __ , fight the virus! _//\_|| ` oo|___ -' :)) OO -\/. _:_ .||. <\ |`|\.|./|'| ___ bb ________________________________________ | | | | | ___ @| \\ Oh, -excuse me-. Now you shall meet \_|\\ , __ , your destiny! : )) OO ___|oo _:_ -))- .\/- /`|\././|'\ d d _______________ || ___________________________ / | / | \ ___ @| \\ Bring it on! \_|\\ __ , : )) ___|oo . _:_ . -\/- / `|.|./\' \ jg______ /> ____________________________ | ___ \ Nerd Boy told me you ___ were in trouble. I'm Nerd Boy?! You're actually @| \\ , here to help! dumber than Superman?! At \_|| ___OO __ , least -he- took off :)) .\/- oo|___ his glasses! _:_ /> -\/- |`|\.|./|'| ____________________ || __________________________ | | | | | Episode 170 (Jan. 20th 2002) ___ I'll help you take I don't need @| \\ down the virus. your help, OK? \_|| , __ , :)) ___OO oo|___ _:_ <\/> <\/> |`|\.|./|'| _____ /\ ______ /\ ___________________________ | | | | | ___ @| \\ \_|| __ :)) ___OO oo|___ _:_ <\/> <\/> |`|\.|./|'| _____ /\ ______ /\ ___________________________ | | | | | ___ Oh, come on. I'm just standing. @| \\ Stop posing. -You're- posing. \_|| ` __ , :)) ___OO oo|___ _:_ <\/> <\/> |`|\.|./|'| jg_____ /\ ______ /\ ___________________________ | | | | | Episode 171 (Jan. 21st 2002) ___ I want to help you Well you can't. @| \\ fight the virus! It's my virus. \_|| ` __ , :)) ___OO oo|___ _:_ .\/. <\/> |`|\.|./|'| || ______ /\ ___________________________ | | | | | _____ It is so not yours! It Well, it infected /| @ |\ infected -my- computer! mine first! So there! ||\___/|| ` __ , (( : )) ___OO oo|___ _:_ .\/- <\/> |`|\.|./|'| || ______ /\ ___________________________ | | | | | ___ Oh come on. I.. but.. // |@ Pleeease..? Oh OK... ||_/ ` __ , ((: ___OO oo|___ /`. _:_ .'\ .\/. <\/> / /\.\./\ \ || ______ /\ ___________________________ / \ \ He buggered So he has. off. He's scarpered. ` __ , ___OO ___|oo .\/. <\/> jg_________ || ______ /\ _______________________________________ Episode 172 (Jan. 22nd 2002) / Let's fire up the games! Nah. \ O\ I should be doing my homework. / .o __ OO |_)) |((o. [_|] ||bb `-'| || / I can do it later. I \ .o\ should clean my room. / OO |((_____ ||b|| || / Reasonably non-dusty. \ _ , ' .o\ I should get some sleep. / |_),` OO |_ _[__]>>-||. | | | | dd / Weird how time passes even though \ ___ _____ .o\ you're not really doing anything. / |\__\ |\_OO_\ \|__| \ \ \____\ jg | | Episode 173 (Jan. 23rd 2002) What're you Yep, found a cool doing? Reading? on-line manga. `,,, _ , '.. (_| O .||. [__]_.)_| || | |d| | *bloooop* __ What the.. ,,, _ .' \ , featuring '.. (_|__ ) O Unicorn Jelly .||. [__]_`.' /_| || __ | | ___ d| | ___________________________ _ _ ( ' ) \_/ I think it _ _ _ likes you! ( ) /| ( ' ) AAAUGH! `,,, _ \\ _.----./ | \_/ , '.. (_| *jiri* \`' \ \OO .||' [__]_ *jiri* / | | \ q//- jg_____ || __ | | _________ | | ________________ b ___ `--.______.--' Episode 174 (Jan. 24th 2002) What's this heap of stuff? You, my friend, are looking at my Your computer exploded again? newest invention. It's USB LEGO! `,,, , '.. OO || _.`, -||. __ |\ ______ .`'-;'`. __ dd ____ OK... What's Computer components from which you can that, exactly? build a computer as easily as putting `,,, , two blocks of LEGO together. Here, '.. OO let me show you what I mean... .||. _.`, .\\ ______ || __ .`'-;'`.dd ________ Here we go.. I'm connecting a processor, ,,, , a small screen, and this block that's '.. OO hardwired to print "Hello World" .||. _.`,o\\ on any available display... ______ || __ .`'-;'`dd __ OK, cool... But.. Aw crap. One of these must be one of It's not working. the regular LEGO blocks I added to make `,,, , the heap look more impressive. '.. OO .||. _.`,o|| jg______ || __ .`'-;'`dd __ Episode 175 (Jan. 25th 2002) I'm bored. Let's Like playing a do something. role-playing game? `,,, , '.. OO .||. .||. ___ || ___ dd ____ Live action? Eh, OK. I like LARP. Whatever. `,,, , '.. OO .||. .||. ___ || ___ dd ____ I have some cloaks and props and stuff. `,,, OO '.. .||. .||. __________ bb ____ |\ ___ Now what? -I- don't know! `__ __, (OO Y ..) /||-| ?||\ jg__ /_|b | ___ ||_\ __ Episode 176 (Jan. 26th 2002) Thou art presumptuous This is not a mere accusation, in thine accusations, arch-mage. Mother nature herself -druid-. `__ __, has spoken to me. (OO Y ..) /||-| ?||\ /_|b | ||_\ -Hast- spoken. No. That's -second- `__ __, person singular. (OO Y ..) /||-| ?||\ ________ /_|b | ___ ||_\ _________ Oh. `__ __ (OO Y ..) /||-| ?||\ /_|b | ||_\ Crap, now I'm totally As if you were ever out of character... -in- character... ` `,,, __OO y _'.. \/||./ \/|| jg _________ /_|b/ ______________ /_|\ _____________ Episode 177 (Jan. 27th 2002) Hmm.. Fan Boy, you know The It's "ExecuTOR". And Executive pretty well, right? fine, I'll call `,,, Could you get him for me, `OO him or whatever. '.. or is it too much trouble? .||. || ___ bb ______________________ |\ __ Enter... The Executor! `__ _______ __ Great, stay right oo|____ ---- __ there.. Wait... `OO -\/. --- __ -- -_ OH, FAN BOOOY! .||' <\ ________ -- jg__________________________ bb _____________________________ __ OO oo|___ .||. .\/. ___ bb ____ /\ ___ Hmm. -That's- funny... Now Oh ha ha, you figured out my -where- could -he- have __ , secret identity, yay you. gone to? Oh -deary-. `OO oo|___ Are you happy now? -||- .\/. ________ bb ____ /\ ________ I -so- don't know what you're __ talking about. Could you go `OO ___|-- *sigh* see what's keeping Fan Boy? .||. .\/. bb _________ |\ Episode 178 (Jan. 28th 2002) What the heck Well... You remember that is -that- thing?! ___ USB LEGO invention of mine? `,,, |_\_\ , 'oo |_|_| OO .||- (o))) || || |_L_L dd Yeah. ___ I built this using my `,,, |_\_\ , USB LEGO bricks. 'oo |_|_| OO .||. (o))) -||. || |_L_L dd OK... What does Well.. I haven't tried it, but I think it do, then? ___ it'll walk around and.. um.. eat stuff. `,,, |_\_\ , '.. |_|_| OO .||. (o))) .||. || |_L_L dd ___ Oh, come on! It's not __ |_\_\ , even turned on yet! -- -(_ ) |_|_| OO *WOOSH* _) (o))) -||- - -- `-' jg |_L_L dd Episode 179 (Jan. 29th 2002) Have you guys checked out the Yeah, Fan Boy did City of Heroes website today? this morning. ` ,,, , ,--. ~.. ,--- '.. -- OO . | \ \ *bleep* >> |`-._((o. _((o. `-. +-+-+ *bloop* _______ |\ ____ |__|_ || \__bb \_||_________,| | | _____ Wait.. I thought QUICK! TO THE -you- did... COMPUTER! `,,, , ,--. ~.. ,-- '.. -- OO -. | \ \ .>>. |`-._||o. _||o. `-. +-+-+ || |__|_ \\ \__bb \_||_________,| | | __ *bonk!* .-' `. ( ,o, o *GAK!*,--. ~.. ,-------- \ -- '## '._OO | \ \ .>>. |`-._______`. -//- .' \\b +-+-+ || |__|_________ / \ | '._ b __,| | | Psyche. , ,,, ,--. ..~ ,-------- '## -. @@ | \ \ << |`-._______ \\ _`-. .==. +-+-+ jg /| |__|_________\\ _|| o' db `-'| | | Episode 180 (Jan. 30th 2002) Nerd Boy, you just -have- to see this! What? `,,, , '.. OO -||. .||. |\ dd Sarbakan. What's a "sarbakan"? `,,, , '.. OO .||. .||. || dd No, the correct question is "-who's- a sarbakan"... Is it some kind of bird? uhh- no, "what sarbakan".. A machine or something? `,,, , '.. OO .||. .||. || dd Oh, forget it. Fine. `,,, , --' OO || (( jg /| b b Episode 181 (Jan. 31st 2002) Hey, robot. I've been *As usual.* doing some thinking. , *meep* `OO ==~ (( .[[. ________ b b _____ || _______ Have you ever read *meep* any on-line comics? , `OO ==~ .||. .[[. ____ bb ____ || ____ Ever notice how a lot of *meep* them are influenced by the , Japanese culture? `OO ==~ .||. .[[. ____ bb ____ || ____ Well I think it's silly. Most comic authors haven't done *Hai, hai.. any research on the Japanese Sou desu ne.* culture; they just throw in , *meep* some Japanese phrases `OO ==~ to seem cool! .||. .[[. jg___ bb ____ || ____ Episode 182 (Feb. 1st 2002) Why the heck are you listening to *It's a great big white Marilyn Manson? `,,, _ world and we are drained '.. O |_) of our colors...* || |_(._[__] |\ | |b| | I like the *We used to love ,,, music. _ ourselves, we used to '.. `O |_) love one another.* .||. |_(._[__] || | |b| | But.. You're a nerd! You should talk, Mr. I'm- You can't like this! the-Biggest-Fan-of-Everything. Listen to Jarre `,,, , _ Silly Fan Boy... or something! '.. OO |_) .||. |_\\_[__] || | |b| | I have a name, Sure you do you know. -Fan Boy-. `,,, , _ '.. O |_) .||. |_(._[__] jg || | |b| | Episode 183 (Feb. 6th 2002) ______ Here it is! My very / .--. \ own time machine! ( ( `- ) ) Beauty, ain't she? ) `--' ( ,,, ` | .--. | '.. OO || || || ((- )| |( |\ b b /_|____|_\ ______ / .--. \ I dunno. Does ( ( `- ) ) It tended to send things way it even work? ) `--' ( back in time at first, but it `,,, | .--. | , should be working great '.. || || OO now. Now all I need is .||. )| |( .||. a volunteer to test it! || __ /_|____|_\ __ dd ______ / .--. \ ( ( `- ) ) Aw, you're always ) `--' ( so darn negative! | .--. | , _ - -- || || OO - -- *zip* -- )| |( -||- jg - - - /_|____|_\ dd Episode 184 (Feb. 7th 2002) Have you seen my Yeah, it's in Busta Rhymes CD? the closet. `,,, , _ '.. O |_) || |_(._[__] |\ | |b| | | | | Where? .--. .--. , | OO| | '.| | //-|o | // | | b b |____|/| |__| | | | .--. / | OO | -| - | -| *slam!* .||- |- | _ o|\ | bb |__|____|__| MOMENTS LATER... ______ Nerd Boy? Did you just / .--. \ Great plan! He lock me in that wacky time ( ( `- ) ) totally fell for it. machine of yours? ` ) `--' ( | But of course. | .--. | , , || || OO ..~ )| o|( .||. << jg /_|____|_\ bb /| Episode 185 (Feb. 8th 2002) We've locked Fan Boy ______ in your time machine. / .--. \ Are you gonna test ( ( `- ) ) it or will I die OK, here ) `--' ( Hey! What's going of boredom first? goes.. | .--. | , on out there!? `~.. `OO || || .>>. //-,)| o|( ______ || _________bb /_|____|_\ ____________ ______ *bzzschweeeeee* *gzoiii* ` / .--. \ ' - ( ( `- ) ) - < ) `--' ( > Cool. > | .--. | < *wywywy...* `~.. OO < || || > .>>. .||. - )| o|( - || bb , /_|____|_\ . _______________________________________________________________________ 3002 A.D. ___ _ | 2002 A.D. __ /_||) - | \ \__ *zweee*| I.. -think- I \/ / ______ | ______ made a mistake. / /\ |[][][]| | / .--. \ ~.. `OO / /\ \___|[][][]| | ( ( `- ) ) .>>. .||. \ \/ .---|[][][]| | ) `--' ( Hello? ____ || _ bb _ \/ / |[][][]| | | .--. | , | / /\____|[][][]| | || || | / /\| |[][][]| | )| o|( | \ \/| |[][][]| | jg /_|____|_\ Episode 186 (Feb. 9th 2002) 3002 a.d. _| I think it's safe to assume that __ \ \ my time machine sent -us- into \ \__ /_/ the future instead of Fan Boy. \/ / ______ | `OO ..~ / /\ |[][][]| | .||. .<<. / /\ \_ |[][][]| | _ bb ___ || _ \ \/ .===|[][][]| | \/ / |[][][]| | / /\____|[][][]| | -I- think it's safe to / /\| |[][][]| | ? assume that you're an idiot. \ \/| _ |[][][]| | __ , \ \||_| |[][][]| | '.. OO ..~ \ \```/|[][][]| | || .||. .<<. Well, \ \ | |[][][]| | _ |\ ___________ bb ___ || _ crap. \ \| |[][][]| | ~.. `OO |\ \ |[][][]| | .>>. .||. | \ \|[][][]| | Nani o Ah, Japanese; the future _|| _ bb_ | \ |[][][]| | simasu ka? tongue. Lucky I took that | | |\ [][][]| | `__ , course, huh? |....| | |[][][]| | '.. OO ..~ |: :| | |[][][]| | || .||. .<<. |: :| | |[][][]| | ___ || _________ dd __ || _ |: :| | |[][][]| | |: :| | |[][][]| | |. .| | |[][][]| | | | : |[][][]| | __ , | : . : [][]: | '.. OO ..~ | . . []: | || .||. .<<. jg | . | ___ || _________ dd __ || _ Episode 187 (Feb. 10th 2002) Well, apparently people speak -You're- the one who Japanese here in the future, built the stupid time so we can't communicate with , machine, remember? anyone. How do we get `OO ..~ back to our own time? __ .||. .<<. | | bb || Hmm.. We'll need something like a remote, to activate my time machine `OO ..~ back home... __ ))_ .<<. | dd | || It has to operate at a OK. subchronic frequency , to interact with `OO ..~ something in the __ ))_ .<<. past though... | dd | ______ || ____ _______________ |USED SUBCHRONIC| ____|REMOTE EMPORIUM| This is hopeless. I'll be | |`---------------' We're stuck here. right back. __| | __________ `OO `~.. /\\\\\ | | 50% OFF! | __ ))_ .>>. | ||| | |__________| jg_____ | dd | ________ |\ ____________ | ||| | Episode 188 (Feb. 11th 2002) 3002 a.d. | 2002 a.d. ______ | / .--. \ With this, I can control my | ( ( `- ) ) time machine back in 2002 | ) `--' ( Let me out of and send us back there! | | .--. | , here! Hello? `OO / ..~ | || || .. Hmm... .||o .<<. | )| o|( A switch? bb || | /_|____|_\ | | ______ Then I can fix the time machine |It opened the .--. \ so that it sends the stuff | door! I'm ( `- ) ) -in- it instead of the stuff | finally free!`--' ( -around- it through time. | . ` ,,, . | Here goes... `OO / --~ *yawn*| | ..' || .||o '<<. | |o -\\ |( bb || | |____|/| |_\ | `- *bzzschweeeeee* *gzoiii* *wywywy...* -. | It worked! ______ | I wonder / .--. \ Who cares? | where Fan ( ( `- ) ) Let's have Huh? | Boy is? ) `--' ( ice cream. `,,, | , .--. .--. | ` oo' | OO / | | || ~.. -\\ | .||o |o | |( >> jg /| | bb |____| |_\ |\ Episode 189 (Feb. 12th 2002) So do you think it's possible? What? `,,, _ , '.. (_| O || [__]_.)_| ____ |\ ______ | |d| | ____ ZeoSync's 100:1 non- Aaugh, don't get lossy compression. me started! `,,, _ , '.. (_| O .||. [__]_ )_| ______ || ____ | |d| | ____ OK. It's impossible! They're raving lunatics! I just.. Look at the website! "A chip that empowers ` ,,, _ , the world." Geez, their chairman ..' (_| O is called "St. George"! Oooh, .||. [__]_ )_| killing the big bad draconic ______ /| ____ | |d| | __ Shannon's limit, are we? Are you saying it Either that or must be a joke? a frickin' -cult-. `,,, _ , '.. (_| O .||. [__]_.)_| jg _______ || ___ | |d| | ____ Episode 190 (Feb. 13th 2002) Oh... Hi, I Hello. guess. `,,, , '.. ..~ .||. .<<. |\ || Um.. So. `,,, , '.. ..~ .||. .<<. || || ,,, '.. ..~ .||. .<<. || || ,,, '.. ..~ .||. .<<. || || Well, it's been fun. Let's never do it again sometime. Sounds great. `,,, , '.. ..~ .||. .<<. jg || || Episode 191 (Feb. 14th 2002) Ohayo! ? , ,,, ~== ..' ]] || |\ /| Oh no, not you again. ,,, , '.. --~ || .<<. |\ || Aah, Nerd Boy! You're the Did you know that a member only one here that I can class can inherit the class really communicate with! of which it's a member? It `,,, _ , looks kinda weird... '.. (_| O || [__]_.)_| ________ |\ _______ | |d| | __________ OK, forget what I You mean you were just said... saying something? `,,, _ , '-- (_| O .||. [__]_.)_| jg ______________ || _____ | |d| | ________________ Episode 192 (Feb. 15th 2002) Hey Nerd Boy, I got an idea. What? `,,, _ , '.. (_| O || [__]_.)_| |\ | |d| | You know how we really want to play City of Heroes, Of course. but have to wait until `,,, _ , the beta comes out '.. (_| O like everyone else? .||. [__]_.)_| || | |d| | Maybe we could hack into That's totally illegal! Cryptic's computers `,,, _ , Are you insane?! and just steal the '.. (_| O alpha version... .||. [__]_.)_| || | |d| | Are you? Good point. `,,, _ , Let's. '.. (_| O .||. [__]_.)_| jg || | |d| | Episode 193 (Feb. 16th 2002) So, Fan Boy, what do ,,, __ you think about `OO '.. ..# clockless chips? (( || .|(. ___ b b ____ |\ ________________ || ___ Linda?! Hi.. , `,,, __ , OO 'oo ..# -||- .||. '|(. ____ bb ___ || ______________ || ___ How come -you- know Linda?! , `,,, __ OO oo' ..# .((- -||. .|(. ____ bb __ || _______________ || ___ I was her boyfrien- , `,,, __ OO ..' ..# .||. .||. .|(. ____ bb __ || _______________ || ___ * ,,, __ OO 'oo ..#' (( .||. .|(. jg____ bb __ || _______________ || ___ Episode 194 (Feb. 17th 2002) Linda? Last I heard, you were in Las Vegas! ,,, ` __ '.. OO ..# .||. .||. .|(. _____ || ___ bb __________ || _____ Vegas? That's where -we- You are. I've been in Vegas met! You told me -I- was twice; once before I met your first love! `,,, __ , Nerd Boy, once after. '.. OO ..# .||. .||. .|(. _____________ || ___ bb __________ || ____________ She dumped you too, She dumped you? Well huh? Well -I- was her -I- dumped -her-! Hah! first love! Hah! `,,, , __ '.. OO ..# .||. .||. .|(. _____ || ___ dd __________ || _____ You had a girlfriend Hmm. Good and broke up! Hah! one... `,,, , __ '.. OO ''# .||- || .|(. jg____________ || ___ dd __________ || Episode 195 (Feb. 18th 2002) So, how's the hacking Well, I've found the server where going? Any luck yet? Cryptic keeps the latest version `,,, _ , of City of Heroes... I think. '.. (_| O .||. [__]_.)_| || | |d| | So? Can you hack Well, all attempts so far into it and get the have failed... This is hard. game or what? `,,, _ , '.. (_| O .||. [__]_.)_| || | |d| | What? You usually Seems I can't concentrate. I have this hack into servers nagging feeling, like a voice in the in a matter of `,,, _ , back of my head telling me I've seconds! '.. (_| O forgotten something... .||. [__]_.)_| _________ || ___ | |d| | _______ What? -I- don't Helloo?! Long lost `,,, _ , know. __ , ex-girlfriend '.. (_| O ..# right here! .||. [__]_.)_| -|(- jg____ || ___ | |d| | ________________________ || _____ Episode 196 (Feb. 19th 2002) I'm in! Now to copy the Hey! Are you guys going files before Cryptic to acknowledge my existence discovers the breach! or just hack computers?! ,,, _ ` __ , '.. (_| O ..# .||. [__]_.)_| .|(. || | |d| | || Well? ,,, _ __ , '.. (_| O ..# .||. [__]_.)_| .|(. || | |d| | || Hello?! I'm sorry. You're right. Nerd Boy? This is getting out of hand. `,,, _ , __ '.. (_| O ..# .||. [__]_.)_| .|(. || | |d| | || Linda, could you please leave? We require utmost concentration. ,,, _ , __ '.. (_| O --# .||. [__]_.)_| .|(. jg || | |d| | || Episode 197 (Feb. 20th 2002) Well? Are you stealing the I'M STILL HERE! I want to files or what? Are we still talk to you two about -- oh I hacking into Cryptic? Hello? don't know -- why I disappeared `,,, _ __ , without a single trace?! '.. (_| O --# .||. [__]_.)_| .|(. ___ || _ | |d| | _______ || _____ Almost.. done. Their monitor Do you two not care about your software is tracing my connection.. mutual ex-girlfriend AT ALL?! ,,, _ ` __ , '.. (_| O --# .||. [__]_.\_| -|(- ___ || _ | |d| | _______ || _____ AUGH! I had to disconnect, it was totally on to me! Crap. HELLOOO?!? ,,, _ ` __ , '.. (_| O oo# .||. [__]_.)_| -|(- ___ || _ | |d| | _______ || _____ Haven't you ever played Uplink? ,,, _ __ , You have to bounce your '.. (_| O ..# connection! Let me see that. .||. [__]_.)_| |( jg________ || _ | |d| | _____ /| _______ Episode 198 (Feb. 21st 2002) There, I hacked Cryptic's But.. Linda, these servers and stole the alpha files are encrypted! version of City of Heroes. ` __ _ , ,,, NOW can I tell you about my #.. (_| O ..' mysterious disappearence?! .)|. [__]_.)_| .||. _____ || ___ | |d| | _____ || ____ Oh geez... Well, scoot over and I'll crack them. By all means. ` __ _ , ,,, #-- (_| O ..' .)|. [__]_ )_| .||. ____ |\ _ | | d| | ____ || ____ LATER... You know, I wonder where Yeah.. Where did she disappear to? Linda was all that time. Why haven't she told us already; it's .--. `,,, , not as if she hadn't had any time, / / | ,- ..' - OO ---. she's been here for weeks now! +-+-+ .-'__ || ___ )).-'| Actually.. Let's go ask her. | | | ||___//_____dd_|__| Hey.. Shh, I need utmost concentration Linda. here..! I'm -this close- to `,,, _ _ , cracking these files! OO '.. (_| .# (( || [__]_.\_| jg___ b b __ |\ _______________ | |/| | ________ Episode 199 (Feb. 22nd 2002) Hee hee, brilliant! No.. -Please- -do- tell; You know what I really the suspense is killing me. love about SinFest? _ , .--. `O |_) ,----- ~.. ----. | \ \ |_(._[__] |`-.___.>>._____`-. +-+-+ | |b| | |__|____\\_______|| | | | There are funny subtle Oh, -subtlety-. Your details in the background "specialty"! of certain panels. _ , .--. `O |_) ,----- ~.. ----. | \ \ |_(._[__] |`-.___.>>._____`-. +-+-+ | |b| | |__|____\\_______|| | | | I like to think that I'm a connoisseur of the subtle Idiot. things in life, yes. _ , .--. `O |_) ,----- ~.. ----. | \ \ |_(._[__] |`-.___.>>._____`-. +-+-+ | |b| | |__|____\\_______|| | | | In the strip I just read, Oh, I was just I noticed that.. Wait, "agreeing". what did you just say? _ , .--. `O |_) ,----- ~.. ----. | \ \ |_(._[__] |`-.___.>>._____`-. +-+-+ jg | |b| | |__|____\\_______|| | | | Episode 200 (Feb. 23rd 2002) You know, I really hate it when people celebrate Why? "special" numbers. `,,, , '.. OO || .||. |\ dd Well, they're totally I agree. As for arbitrary. Just because base 2, however.. a number looks nice `,,, , in base 10 doesn't '.. OO make it special. .||. .||. || dd Same thing. It's stupid Isn't that what to even pay that kind you're doing now? of thing any mind. `,,, , '.. OO .||. .||. || dd Uh.. No, I'm just kind of meta-discussing it. Right. `,,, , '.. OO .||. .||. jg || dd Episode 201 (Feb. 24th 2002) it's four o' clock in the morning my eyeballs are itching stop bothering me ..Nerd Boy? tomorrow ok? (this poem brought to you by Tired Minds Inc.) Totally sucks.. `OO || bb . _ shut up | |_| _| _| Episode 202 (Feb. 25th 2002) _ ? *giggle* (_| O *hee hee* [__]_.)_| | |d| | *The koala is a herbivore...* __ ,,, \ ,--. _ ,--- #.. '.. -. | \ \ OO (_| |`-.__)|__(( ___`-. +-+-+ .||. [__]_ _| |__|___\\__\\ ___|| | | | dd | | | | *blah blah...* __ ,,, \ ,--. ? _ ,--- #.. '.. -. | \ \ OO (_| |`-.__)|__(( ___`-. +-+-+ (( [__]_ _| |__|___\\__\\ ___|| | | | b b | | | | *giggle* Oh come on! What *eehihihi* _ , is so funny (_| O over there?! [__]_.)_| | |d| | That tickles! Ewww! More than , _ , I need to know! - Shh! (_| O> Lalalaaalala! [__]_ )_| jg | |d| | Episode 203 (Feb. 26th 2002) We're going on a trip to rekindle our relationship. Mhm. ` __,,, _ , #..'.. (_| O .)|.||. [__]_.)_| || || | |d| | Well, I'm off to Huh. visit my uncle! _ , `~.. (_| O .>>._ [__]_.)_| ||_(| | |d| | Sayonara! I'm going Yeah. to the robot convention! _ , `~== (_| O .]]. [__]_.)_| || | |d| | THAT VERY AFTERNOON... Helloo-o?! Where the heck -is- everyone?! , OO )) jg d d Episode 204 (Feb. 27th 2002) I'm apparently all alone here. Everyone's gone. `OO (( __ b b _____________ The place seems... ...empty... `OO || _________________________________ bb ________________________________ Without any people around, I might go crazy and... I dunno, start , talking to myself or someth- OO )) _________ d d ______ * OO )) jg___________ dd _____________ Episode 205 (Feb. 28th 2002) My friends have all deserted me. I'll , just have to accept it and move on. OO .||. _______ bb _______ But why did they leave? Maybe they thought I was boring or something. `OO (( ________ b b __________________ Wait, maybe I am. Maybe I've thrown , away my life on silly things that OO are devoid of all meaning. || __________________________ dd _____________________________ Nah. , OO )) jg___________ d d _________________ Episode 206 (Mar. 1st 2002) Abandoned by my friends... What should I do? Oh yeah, wallow in , self-pity of course. OO || _____ bb _________ Oh woe is me. `OO __(( ___ ___| bb |___ Well, that was boring. I'll just go play the C&C: Renegade demo now. `OO ________ .||. ___| |___ bb ___ ) ( * Or not. _ / , (_| - * OO [__]_ _| || jg__________________ | | | | _____ dd ______ Episode 207 (Mar. 2nd 2002) Well, my computer's ( dead and my friends ) have abandoned me. _ ,* `OO (_| || [__]_ _| _______ bb _______ | | | | _______________ I wonder if I'll ever , get them back? OO .||. _______ db _______ No use crying over lost , files... I wonder if OO there's anything on TV. )) ______ d d _______ ( ) ) Oh -weak-! ( * ,--. , Seriously! _ / ,--------------. * - | \ \ OO (_| |`-.____________`-. +-+-+ -||- [__]_ _| jg |__|_____________|| __ | | | _ dd ____________ | | | | Episode 208 (Mar. 3rd 2002) No friends, no TV, no -computer-! , My GOD, what shall I do now?! OO -))- _______ dd _________ I SHALL GIVE THEE A HOLY QUEST, NERD BOY. | \ `. | \ `. * \ ` OO )) _____ dd ______ GO OUTSIDE AND GET SOME FRESH AIR. | \ `. -That's- my | \ `. , holy quest? \ ` OO || _____ dd ______ WELL, IT'S THE BEST I COULD COME UP WITH ON SUCH SHORT NOTICE. Lucky I'm already an atheist, or you | \ `. would have just lost a follower, bud. | \ `. , \ ` OO (( jg ________ b b __ Episode 209 (Mar. 4th 2002) No friends to talk to, no computer, no TV. No nothing with nothing on the side... `OO ___((_ ___| bb|______ Wait, I know! A joke'll cheer me up! `OO ____.||' ___| bb _____ So anyway, this guy walks into a bar and sees this blonde... `OO ______ .||> ___| |_ dd _ Nah, I've heard it. `OO ___((_ jg___| bb|______ Episode 210 (Mar. 5th 2002) ,,, _ '.. OO / `~` _._ || ____.))| .~_`-`. |\ |__|_|d|| /-`.-'_,\ What the heck Computer broke down. are you doing? I'm coding on paper. `,,, , '.. OO _._ .||. ____.))| .~_`-`. || |__|_|d|| /-`.-'_,\ Pointless exercise. I wrote a compiler in the machine You won't be able to language of a chip I designed. I check for syntax errors used it to convert my program to or anything. Give it up. machine language, and I ran that `,,, through my chip architecture... '.. `OO _._ .||. ____ _| //. ~_`-`. || |__|_|||| bb/-`.-'_,\ "Hello Beautiful, World"? isn't it? `,,, , '.. OO _._ .||/ .||. ____ _| .~_`-`. jg || dd |__|_|||| /-`.-'_,\ Episode 211 (Mar. 6th 2002) Cold outside. ____ Huh. ` ,,, | | , |_ ..' | | OO | (: ) | o| .||. _|_ d d |____| dd That's weird. You treat your ____ clothes like a stack; you always | | ,,, , put them on in a certain |. | | '.. OO order and then take them || | o| || .||. off in the reverse order. _|_dd |____| |\ dd That's Well, yeah. I bet you even do ____ weird? that with your underwear; put | | `,,, , it on first and take it |. | | '.. OO off last. Well do ya? || | o| .||. .||. _|_dd |____| || dd Well, of Pfft. Well, ____ course! -I- don't. | | `,,, ` |. | | '.. OO || | o| .||. (( _|_dd jg|____| || b b Episode 212 (Mar. 7th 2002) Well, I went and saw Lord of the Rings for the 42nd time None. now. How many times have `,,, _ , you seen it, Nerd Boy? '.. (_| O || [__]_.)_| ______ |\ ______ | |d| | ____ What?! Well.. Eh. I haven't read BUT WHY?! the books anyway, so... `,,, _ , 'oo (_| O .||. [__]_.)_| ___ || ___ | |d| | _ WHAT?! It's as if I don't You got it backwards. It's even -know- you anymore! as if you suddenly got to `,,, _ , know the real me. 'oo (_| O -||- [__]_.)_| ___ || ___ | |d| | _ Nah. I liked mine better. Drama queen. `,,, _ , '.. (_| O -||- [__]_.)_| jg___ || ___ | |d| | _ Episode 213 (Mar. 8th 2002) Nerd Boy, I think That's what you said yesterday, and a UFO landed right it was just a cyberbeing from another outside our door. `,,, _ , dimension, remember? Anyway, '.. (_| O I'll go check... || [__]_.)_| ___________ |\ ___ | |d| |_________________________ __ _______________________________ / \ \ Hello. / _/ \ ` / o/ _________________________________\ > /\___ __ _____ _____ _____ | |/\ -\ _| |_|_| |_|_| |_|_| | | \ -\ _| |_|_| |_|_| |_|_| | HOLY ___\| -|\ | CRAP!!! />---'\ || __ _____ _____ _____ |___ , /| ///|> _| |_|_| |_|_| |_|_| | |OO /|| |\ _| |_|_| |_|_| |_|_| | o|-\\- \|| |___|_ bb _ \\\ ________________________________| |___________________ /^|| _ __ / \ / _/ /o / OK, so you were > /\__ right -this- time. |/\ \ _ ,,, , /\| \ \ (_| 'oo OO /\\\| | [__]_ _| .||. )) //\`-' | jg| | | | || d d /^| \__/ Episode 214 (Mar. 9th 2002) __ / \ / _/ So... You're an Yep. /o / alien from outer ` > /\__ space, is that it? |/\ \ `,,, /\| \ \ OO '.. /\\\| | .||. .||. //\`-' | ____ bb ______ || _____________ /^| \__/ ____ __ / \ / _/ So, um... Did /o / you eat any | /\__ humans lately? |/\ \ `,,, /\| \ \ OO '.. /\\\| | .||. .||. //\`-' | _ bb ______ || _____________ /^| \__/ ____ __ / \ Hey, what kind of "It", huh? / _/ question is that? Well -thanks-. /- / Can't you see that ` > /\__ you're insulting it? |/\ \ ` ,,, /\| \ \ OO '.. /\\\| | .||. .||. //\`-' | jg______________________ bb ______ || _____________ /^| \__/ ____ Episode 215 (Mar. 10th 2002) __ / \ / _/ So why are you here, To learn all our /o / Mr. Alien? To save ancient secrets | /\__ the universe, maybe? in a single day? |/\ \ `,,, , /\| \ \ '.. OO /\\\| | .||. .||. //\`-' | _______ || __ bb _____________ /^| \__/ ___ __ I kinda had a fight / \ with my girlfriend / _/ and she ran off. I'm /o / looking for her. ` > /\__ |/\ \ ,,, /\| \ \ '.. OO /\\\| | .||. .||. //\`-' | _______ || __ bb _____________ /^| \__/ ___ __ / \ / _/ /o / Ha, good luck | /\__ with -that-. Yeah. |/\ \ `,,, , /\| \ \ '.. OO /\\\| | .||. .||. //\`-' | jg_______ || __ bb _____________ /^| \__/ ___ Episode 216 (Mar. 11th 2002) I don't mean to be ___ rude, but do you / \ have anything to / _/ eat around here? / o/ ` |> /\_ Oh. Sorry, I'm not being |_/` \ a very good host, am I? /\| \ \ `OO /\\\| | .||. //\`-' | _______ bb ___________ /^| \__/ ___ You're always eating. It's not for me, ___ __ That's why you're fat. it's for the alien.| | | `~.. He's starved. ` | | | >> /|| | | _________ |\ _________________________________ b|___|__| __ What a lame excuse. Do __ , you expect me to | | o,OO ..~ buy that? Pfft. | | `v)) .<<. | | _ d d __________ || _______________________ |__| __ ___ __ OK, I'll | | | help. ` | | | >|| | | jg_______________ /||___|__| __ Episode 217 (Mar. 12th 2002) __ / \ / _/ Woah! There really is an Oh, don't be silly! Well... /o / alien! I hope he doesn't This is a nice alien, ` > /\__ eat humans or anything... of course he doesn't! |/\ \ , ` /\| \ \ ~.. OO /\\\| | .>>. .||- //\`-' | ____ \\ ______________________________________ dd ______ /^| \__/ ___ __ / \ / _/ SHHKKRRGGRRK!! /o / ` /_ /\___ _/\|\ \ eeeek!! _/ /\| \ \ ~.. `OO `' /\\\| | >> -\\- //\`-' | ____ |\ ____________ bb _ /^| \__/ _____ __ / \ I'm terribly sorry. / _/ I thought humour was / o/ a well-known concept ` > /\_ Not on planet on this planet... |/` \ Nerd Boy... /\| \ \ , /\\\| | ~-- pp //\`-' | >> jg____ // _____________ /^| \__/ __ |\ ________ Episode 218 (Mar. 13th 2002) Why aren't you The novelty wore off. with the alien? He's kind of lame... ` `,,, .--. .-------- ~.. -. '.. | \ \ |`-.______ >> __`-.|| +-+-+ __ |__|_______\\ ___|||| __ | | | ___ __ / \ \_ \ What on Earth are \ o\ , you doing? __/\ < / /\| I'm programming, / / |/\ wise guy. _ | |///\ `O |_) | `-'/\\ |_(._[__] ___ \__/ |^\ _______________ | |b | | ______ __ / \ \_ \ Stellar. \ o\ , __/\ < / /\| / / |/\ *sigh* _ | |///\ O |_) | `-'/\\ |_( _[__] jg___ \__/ |^\ _______________ | |b | | ______ Episode 219 (Mar. 14th 2002) You guys are NOT going to believe this! What? ` __ ` ,,, #.. OO ..' || .||. .||. ______ |\ ___________ dd _ || ______ __ / \ / _/ /o / I was at the mall, | /\__ and I met an alie- |/\ \ `__ ,,, /\| \ \ #.. OO ..' /\\\| | -||. .||. .||. //\`-' | ____________ || _________ dd _ || _______________ /^| \__/____ __ / \ / _/ Sorry. /o / You just -had- to ` > /\__ meet one first... Sorry. |/\ \ `__ `,,, /\| \ \ --# OO ..' /\\\| | || .||. .||. //\`-' | jg_______ /| ______________ dd _ || _______________ /^| \__/____ Episode 220 (Mar. 15th 2002) __ / \ Wait, Linda met an / _/ alien? Aren't you Yeah? /o / looking for your ` > /\__ girlfriend?! |/\ \ ` ,,, /\| \ \ OO '.. /\\\| | .||. .||. //\`-' | __ bb _____ || _________ /^| \__/____ __ / \ / _/ /o / | /\__ |/\ \ ,,, /\| \ \ OO '.. /\\\| | .||. .||. //\`-' | __ bb _____ || _________ /^| \__/____ __ / \ / _/ /o / Am I going too fast Yes, | /\__ for you? Should I please. |/\ \ draw you a diagram? `,,, /\| \ \ `OO ..' /\\\| | .||. .||. //\`-' | jg____ bb _____ || _________ /^| \__/____ Episode 221 (Mar. 16th 2002) __ / \ / _/ OK, Mr. Alien, your girlfriend OK. /o / is definitely at the mall. We ` > /\__ are going there and you will |/\ \ straighten things out. End of /\| \ \ story. Is that clear? `OO /\\\| | .||. //\`-' | ___ bb _________ /^| \__/____ LATER, AT THE MALL... __ __ / \ / \ \_ \/ _/ \- \-/ This is seriously __/\ >. .|(. // \\ .||- .||. jg____ || _ || ___ |^\ ________ /^| __________ bb ___ || __ Episode 222 (Mar. 22nd 2002) And thus, the best strategy in small areas is to attack Amazing. head on instead of gathering `,,, resources, apparently... `OO '.. (( || ___ b b ____ |\ ______ Yeah, the intricacies of Yeah, it's YO, F4N Etherlords is truly a way cool. D00D. work of art; and that's `,,, \ ,,, just in the demo! `OO '.. -- (( || .//. ___ b b ____ |\ ____________ _/( ___ You -know- that Hey, bro. IDIOT Warez Dude?! `,,, ,,, `OO '.. -- .||- || .//. ____ bb ____ |\ ____ _/( ___ What did you say? ,,, nothing `,,, -- `OO ..' .//. .||. .||. jg_____ (/ ________________ bb __ || _________ Episode 223 (Mar. 23rd 2002) gnrk! What? /_________________________ ` `,,, | _ _ OO ..' | |_|_| \\ .||. | |_|_| ______ bb ______ || ____ | __________________ Oh, I just realised that you called Warez Dude "bro", and how awful it would be if you ,,, two were really brothers! `OO ..' Imagine the horrid shame! .||. .||. bb || We are. `,,, OO ..' .||. .||. ____________________ bb _____ || ____________________ Of course. What else, after my silly diatribe? ` ,,, OO ..' )) .||. jg___________ d d _____ || __ Episode 224 (Mar. 24th 2002) So you're saying Warez Yeah. Dude is your brother. `,,, ,--. *bleep* `OO ,-------- '.. -. | \ \ (( |`-.______((o._ `-. +-+-+ b b |__|______ \\ _\_||___,| | | _ _ (\'/) (_(.)_) As in real Yeah! What's the *kzzt* (/|\) family? problem?! `,,, ,--. *wwzzz* __|-. `OO ,-------- '.. -. | \ \ /)_|_(\ .||. |`-.______((o._ `-. +-+-+ ' |_| ' bb |__|______ \\ _\_||___,| | | The guy is the antichrist! He is a hellspawn! You're / ,,, ,--. *weoeow* nothing like him! `OO -- ,-------- '.. -. | \ \ *bloop* -||- |`-.______((o._ `-. +-+-+ ________ bb ______ |__|______ \\ _\_||___,| | | _ /'/) I guess you're right. He ((.)) kinda takes after our dad. \|\ `,,, ,--. ,|__ OO ,-------- '.. -. | \ \ *booom!* /)|_(\ .||. |`-.______((o._ `-. +-+-+ jg'|_| ' ____________ bb ______ |__|______ \\ _\_||___,| | | ______ Episode 225 (Mar. 25th 2002) Are you OK? Of course not. I'm `,,, , shocked, to say '.. OO the very least. .||. )) ______ || _______ dd _______ I can understand your More like shock. My family isn't "really freaky". what you'd call `,,, , "normal"... '.. OO || )) ______ || _______ dd _______ Most people take a I can't while to accept my blame 'em. relations... `,,, , '.. OO .||. )) ______ || _______ dd _______ Yeah, I had a xtian You have a total lamer for friend who totally a brother, and you keep going freaked out when he on about your dad! Do you have met my dad, ol' `,,, , some kind of obsession?! Beelzebub... '.. OO .||. -||- jg______ || _______ dd _______ Episode 226 (Mar. 26th 2002) LATER THAT NIGHT, IN THE LABORATORY... Let's see, where was I? * ; , __ *woooooooooooooo...* Oh, yes, I just hooked \ >< __/ _\ up that book to that < `> ///__ | field generator... `OO < > > > >]_ | (( < ' \\\ _|-. b b >< \__/ `[== * __ Now.. Let's >< / __/ _\ *...ooooooooo...* see here... ' > ///__ | `OO > > >]_ | (( < \\\ _|-. b b< \__/ `[== I'm in the book! My Me's gonna knock genius is impeccable! __ , ya ded, dwarfie! ` _--\ (__) OO \__/\ (\_oo -||- |_|| _______________ \bb ______ dd _______ d d(\ _______ Bring it on, My choice of __ stupid troll! book though... _--\ `(__) `OO \__/\ (\_oo || |_|| jg___________ \bb ______ dd _______ d d(\ ___ Episode 227 (Mar. 27th 2002) I'm gonna hack that Oookay, wait. Is that troll to pieces and really necessary..? __ steal his teeth! ` , _--\ (__) OO \__/\ (\_oo .||. |_|| _____ \bb ______ dd ___________________ d d(\ ___ You don't understand. The beards hamper the Dwarfish has only two use of a gender sub- __ pronouns; "them" ` , class, eh? _--\ and "us"... (__) OO \__/\ (\_oo .||. |_|| __ \bb ______ dd ________________________ d d(\ ___ Uh... Tell me, do "us" and "them" Right. in Dwarfish sound a lot __ ` , like your words for _--\ (__) OO "dwarf" and "troll"? \__/\ (\_oo .||. |_|| _____ \bb ______ dd ________________________ d d(\ ___ Now that you mention it... Yeah, they do! Hoo boy. __ ` , _--\ (__) OO \__/\ (\_oo .||. |_|| jg____________ \bb ______ dd ________________________ d d(\ ___ Episode 228 (Mar. 28th 2002) Do you -really- want Me crush dwarfie! to crush this poor __ , dwarf? Think about it. _--\ (__) `OO \__/\ (\_oo .||. |_|| __ \bb ______________________ bb ________ d d(\ ___ Why not be the bigger None taken. man and walk away? Oh, __ , Crush dwarfie! uh, no pun intended... _--\ (__) `OO \__/\ (\_oo .||. |_|| __ \bb ______________________ bb ________ d d(\ ___ You're a WHAT DID YOU bit daft, __ , SAY..?! aren't you? _oo\ (__) `OO __\__/\ (\_oo || '`|_|| __ \bb ______________________ bb ________ d d(\ ___ Crush __ dwarfie! _--\ (__) `OO/ \__/\ (\_-- .|| |_|| jg______ \bb ______________________ bb ________ d d(\ ___ Episode 229 (Mar. 29th 2002) Let's not kill each other, __ OK? It wouldn't be decent. _--\ (__) `OO \__/\ (\_oo -||- |_|| \bb db d d(\ Let's talk instead. Do /) (\ you have any hobbies? | __ | ` \_oo\/ - Crushing (__) OO \__/ dwarfies! (\_oo .||. |_| \bb bb d d And you like.. Slicing trolls! | | So your common ground __ ` , is killing each _--\ (\ (__) OO other. Let's work \__/\ \_oo .||. from that. Err.. |_|| bb dd d d(\ He's not doing Nope. too well, is he? __ , ` _--\ (__) OO \__/\ (\_oo )) |_|| jg \bb dd d d(\ Episode 230 (Mar. 30th 2002) C'mon, no troll /) (\ vs dwarf war here! | __ | ` \_oo\/ (\ (__) OO \__/ \_oo -||- |_| bb db d d At least let me get out of the way! __ (\ ` _oo\ / (|(__) \__// |_oo || / |_| bb bd \)d d __ (\ /oo_ | (__) OO \__// (\_oo_ || ||_| \bb bb /)d d Thank God *smack* for elves. .--. _ *whack* .--. `OO ( ( )_ -- *kapow* ( ( )- .||. ( ( )_ - - *slice* jg (__)-- bb `------ *crack* Episode 231 (Mar. 31st 2002) You know what I love ,,, , most about this '.. ~== ~.. OO Easter thing? .||. .]]. .>>. .||. || || || dd Eggs? No. Not the stupid ,,, ` , eggs. Bleh. '.. ~== ~.. OO .||. .]]. .>>. .||. || || || dd Robots? What? What ,,, ` , robots? '.. ~== ~.. OO .||. .]]. .>>. .||. || || || dd That Jesus Christ Uh.. No. Superstar is `,,, , Eww. on TV all day? '.. ~== ~.. OO .||. .]]. .>>. .||. || || || dd Great, now you ,,, , made me forget '.. ~== ~.. OO completely. .||. .]]. .>>. (( jg || || || b b Episode 232 (Apr. 1st 2002) So, what did you Cut it out. guys get me? Any , cool stuff? `OO --~ (( .<<. b b || But.. It's my It's April Fool's! I'm not birthday today! , falling for that! `OO ..~ .||. -<<- bb || OO ~.. || >> _______ bb ____________ |\ ____ OO ~.. (( >> ___________ bb ____________________ |\ ___________________ Hey! I told you about my birthday MONTHS ago! What's going on here?! `OO __ ~oo -||- _ -- ->>- jg bb --- |\ Episode 233 (Apr. 2nd 2002) What's that _ weird noise? Bjork. _ `~.. `O |_) .>>. |_(._[__] _______ || _____ | |b| | _______________ ______________ \__(_)__\ /__(_)__/ __ __ /\ / \/ \ (__) \ : : -- ___ `. .' ___ _________/___\___________ \ _ / ____ -- _- /___\ \___ ~ - \ .::...__ ~ / :::'::::::.......__ / ::. '::::::::::::::::::.... \ '::.:::::::::::::::::' ___/ ... Hey, are / you listening? Sure. _ \____ `~.. `O |_) /\__/ .>>. |_(._[__] ,,,, / _______ || _____ | |b| | ___ '' _ / / _\ / \__| / Then what Oh, you meant did I say? listen to YOU?_ `~-- `O |_) .>>. |_(._[__] jg_____________________ || _____ | |b| | ___ Episode 234 (Apr. 3rd 2002) ; So where's this thing I ,,, ; , just -had- to see? ~~' : OO .||. : )) _ || ____________:__ d d ______ \ Right here. Isn't this a ; wonderful view? And the `,,, * ; fresh air is amazing! ..' OO : -||. || : _ || _____ dd ___:__________________ \ Aren't you gonna check I'm busy. out the great view? `,,, , ..' > (( |\ |\ b b Look; unlike Fan Boy, who's just a jerk, I'm beginning to worry! About what?! ,,, ` , '.. ~.. OO .||. .>>. -||- __ || ___ || __________ dd Your mental health. ,,, , '.. ~.. OO .||. .>>. || _________ || ___ || __________ dd _________ Isn't it a bit late for that? `,,, '.. ~-- OO .||. .>>. )) jg_______________ || ___ || __________ dd ___ Episode 241 (Apr. 13th 2002) OO .||. ____________________________________ bb ___________________________ _ __ __ /.\ .' ( oo OO _// \\ //_`-'__ .||. /.-' `-'--)\'--)\ __________________ bb _______ _ _ /)\/)\ //_// /( oo /__`-' /.-./ /__ / // // // // _//_// OO )/ )/ .||. jg __ ' ' _________ bb __ Episode 242 (Jun. 24th 2002) Hey, Linda. Have Nope. He's been a total you seen Nerd Boy? recluse for months now. `,,, , _ '.. ~. |_) || |_>._[__] __ |\ _________ | |\| | _______ You live just down the You got it, hall from him and you Fan Boy! haven't seen him `,,, , _ at all in months? '.. ~. |_) .||. |_>._[__] ________ || ___ | |\| | _______ It hasn't occured to you Are you kidding? With him not that something might be hogging the computer, I can play wrong? Aren't you `,,, , __ MUDs all day long. even the least bit '.. ~.. |)_) concerned about him? .||. |_>>_[_]_] ____ || _ | |\| | | ___ But.. That's -his- ..and therefore..? computer..! `,,, , __ '.. ~.. |)_) -||- |_>>_[_]_] jg______ || _ | |\| | | ___ Episode 243 (Jun. 26th 2002) MEANWHILE... \ / : --._ / \ \ / Wh- what's going on? What am I \-. /\ / doing here? What's that weird ___ \_\ `: / machine? Did I build that? |)__) _| . _| ` OO \__\__| _ |_| (( \ / /| _: | bb \\_\/____))__\ _ oo I'm getting out of here! ___ -' , That machine doesn't |)__) __ OO look very safe... \__\_ --)\ (( \ / ______ b b ___ _______________________ \\_ you must destroy those who have opposed you \___OO nerd boy '--))| __ bb _____________________________________________________________ VENGEANCE WILL BE MINE! See? THE WORLD SHALL SUFFER! He's fine! ___ ___ , ` | ,,|LAB| OO ..~ | ..| | -||- -<<. |.||| o| jg___________ bb _____ ___ || _|_|||___| ___ Episode 244 (Jun. 28th 2002) LATER... Yees... Yesss, \ \ , / this is perfect! /______/ / Hold it! What are you doing `___\ \ / in Nerd Boy's lab, evildoer? |||| )______\| ` __ \ \\_ | oo|___ \ \_/ | -\/> ____________________ \__\\___:__\ ______ /\ Welcome, pesky Executor. I believe your Oh, it's just you. question answers itself. How moronic! See ya later then! ___` \ `: / __ , |)_ OO | . _| ___|oo \__|| | _ |_| .\/- \ /bb| _: | /> \\_\/____))__\ ___________________ Hey, wait! I'm taking over the world here! HELLOOO-OO?! `OO -||- ____ bb ________________________ Aw crap. I didn't even get a chance to use my excessively elaborate death traps. `OO (( jg____________________________ bb __________________________________ Episode 245 (Jul. 1st 2002) what are Preparing to take _ you doing over the world. oo , _ -' O |_) |_( _[__] ___________________ | |b| | ________ yes.. perfecting the No, memorizing the __ doomsday machine Evil Overlord List. oo , _ `-' O |_) \___ |_( _[__] '--)) __________________________ | |b| | but.. surely NOW is Ye-ess, Hey, we should make _ the time for revenge.. master... a Star Wars fan film! oo come.. come... , _ `,,, -' OO |_) ..' _)) )) |_ _[__] || -' _______________ d d | | | | ____________ /| _ So.. many feelings.. ? colliding... EEUURGH!! _ ,,, `Oo |_) ..' -||- |_ _[__] .||. jg___________________ db _ | | | | ___________ || ___ Episode 246 (Jul. 3rd 2002) Not now, Insanity; I'm working on the lightsaber FX for our Star Wars movie. _ __ __ , _ /.\ .' ( oo O |_) _// \\ //_`-'__ |_(._[__] /.-' `-'--)\'--)\ _____ | |b| | ___ __ _ .' ( ,, O |_) ,-.( \ |`_`-'.__ |_(._[__] _)/`.__)`--)\`--)\ __________ | |b| | __ _ ,, O |_) `-'_ |_(._[__] `--)\ ___________________________ | |b| | _ O |_) |_(._[__] jg ______________________________ | |b| | ___________________________ Episode 247 (Jul. 5th 2002) Oh -Lorf-! -Crappy- _ Uh.. What or who is this "Lorf"? free web servers! `O |_) `..~ |_\ _[__] << _ | |b| | ____ /| _________ You know, the Lorf. No. I really don't, and Our Almighty Lorf. _ , you're a total wacko. `O |_) ..~ |_(._[__] -<<. ___ | |b| | ___ || ________ Oh yeah?! Well, -you're- a Uh.. I can get a girl! -I- can get therapy! _ , sex change. `O |_) ..~ |_\-_[__] .<<. _____ | |b| | ___ || ______ Ewwww! PERV! _ Oh, I -give up-! `OO |_) `~-- _ .||-_[__] ->>- __ __|_ bb | | _____ |\ __ ..I WIN! _ `OO |_) _ -||-_[__] jg ____ __|_ db | | _________ Episode 248 (Jul. 8th 2002) NERD BOY SITS IN THE EERIE GLOW OF HIS COMPUTER SCREEN, WORKING ON THE LIGHTSABER FX FOR A STAR WARS FAN FILM... _ *click* Go to bed already! Your O |_) *clack* stupid clicking is `--~ |_(._[__] keeping me awake! .<<. jg________ | |b| | ____________________________________ || _ MEANWHILE, WHERE'S THE ROBOT BEEN SINCE EPISODE 231?! | -x- .::. | `:: _ _ .:::' _\/_ | ____ -__ ~== `::::. .:(.(._) -x- __ _ -__- .//- ... `:::::::::: ___ | --- // `:: .::::::::::. .' `. :::. ..::::::::::::::. .==/ \==. :..:'`::..::: `::::::::. `; (( | | )) `' `::' :: `:::::: `==+=======+==' :::. `:::. `.___.' _\/_ `::::. `:: /\ `::: ' `: PROBABLY BATTLING EVIL ANTIMATTER OCTOPII FROM OUTER SPACE! HOW SHOULD I KNOW?! GIMME A BREAK! Episode 249 (Jul. 10th 2002) | *ZAP!* *ZOT!*_ __ .:::. -x- ~== ,_ ____ ___ \|(x(x_).:::' | .[]-( _-_ -__ _ -- ::::::::. ,.::. _\/_ /> ` .. /|:::::::::::::::: /\ `:::.. .::::::' ..`::: .:' `::::::: .::::::' `""' `' Our Star Wars fan film won't Yeah, where they cut between have any of those stupid `,,, , the cool duel and some silly cuts like in Ep. 1 & 6. '.. OO crap you don't care about. .||. .||. ___________________ || ____ dd __________________________ ~==.::::::.. | :::' `:::::. _\|/_ ||`:. _ __`:::. .::::. /|\ ('('_)::::. ..:::' `:: __ __ | `:::::::::::::::: ; | _-_- _(__)_ ,:\____)__)::::::::::' -x- -_ <_<__>_> :::::::::::::' ::::::::. ..: | `::::::::' `:::::::' They always leave Yeah, wondering what'll happen you hanging! `,,, , next. Let's not have that. '.. OO Dramatic tension my ass. .||. .||. jg__________________________ || ____ dd ______________________ Episode 250 (Jul. 12th 2002) Nerd Boy? ,,, `~.. '.. >> || ____________ |\ ___ |\ ________________________ ________________________________ ___________________ qq -||- OO He was here Woah. `Hey there! I kinda got inspired a minute ago... `,,, by Betty Bad and made antigrav `~.. '`` boots. Aren't they cool?! .>>. .||. _______________ || __ || _____________________ _______________________________ ____________________ qq -||- OO ,,, `What's up? Why are ~`` '`` you staring? .>>. .||. ________________ || __ || _______________________ _______________________________ ____________________ qq -))- We're waiting oo to see when you run ,,, * out of batteries. `~`` '`` .>>. .||. jg____________________ || __ || _______________________ Episode 251 (Jul. 15th 2002) I will DESTROY you! ,,, `OO \/ ..' /||-/\-|| _____ /_bb __ || _____________________ __ . o o`- // 'w, ` s \ -((-\ \h | ,'' \ ? ``` OO / /||-/ ________ /_bb ______________ OO `` *SLICE!* ,,, '.. / | .||-/\\- T _______ || /_bb ____ Hey! What are you Er.. Just... -tweaking- the, erm, doing at my computer? cuts in our Star Wars fan film... ` `,,, _ OO '. |_) .||- |_(._[__] jg__________ bb ________________ | |\| | ______ Episode 252 (Jul. 17th 2002) So.. I tried to call you and Hmm? Oh, I disconnected the phone kept getting a busy signal. during a thunderstorm. Didn't `,,, , _ wanna electrocute it. ~.. '.. O |_) >> .||. |_(._[__] ___ |\ _____ || _______ | |b| | ________ That was days ago. Um.. I started reading the PvP So why haven't you archives, and now I can't stop. reconnected it yet? ,,, , _ `~.. '.. O |_) .>>. .||. |_(._[__] ____ || ____ || _______ | |b| | ________ I feel a real connection with these ,,, characters,_as if I've known them all ~.. '.. `O |_) my life. We have so much .>>. .||. |_(._[__] in common it scares me. ____ || ____ || _______ | |b| | ________ *cuckoo!* *giggle* ` ,,, _ ~,' ~~' O |_) ->>- -||. |_(._[__] jg____ || ____ || _______ | |b| | ________ Episode 253 (Jul. 19th 2002) Aah. I love cinema. Well I sure as heck don't. `,,, , .---.- '.. OO -.---.---. | | || || | __ | .---.---.---.--- '.. ---. | | | | |(( | | What? How can You're kidding, right? The big screen just you say that?! brings out the crappy image quality, it's `,,, , way too loud, and even then, people .---.--- '.. OO ---.---. manage to laugh or talk in the | | |(( |(( | __ | wrong places so that I can't .---.---.---.--- '.. ---. hear the movie. It -sucks-! | | | | |(( | | ,,, .---.--- '.. OO --- Excuse me, could you | | |(( |(( | __ , please be quiet? .---.---.---.--- ..' ---. | | | | |(( | | See?! This is -exactly- what I'm talking about! ,,, , YOU! SHUT.. UP! .---.--- '-- OO ---.---. | | |(( |((- __ | .---.---.---.--- oo' ---. jg| | | | |(( | | Episode 254 (Jul. 22nd 2002) ,,, Tee hee! '.. OO `~^^ || (( >> ____ |\ ___________ bb ________________ |\ _______ Another experiment Yeah. And as always, Mandy was gone bad? `,,, , there to add insult to '.. OO injury. I -hate- that! .||. -||- ____ || ______ dd ________________ If it bothers you that much, talk to her. `,,, Explain how you '.. OO feel and all. .||. .||. ____ || ______ dd ____ ,,, '.. OO .||. .||. ____ || ______ dd ____ OK you lost me. ,,, , '.. OO .||. || jg_______________ || ______ dd __________________ Episode 255 (Jul. 24th 2002) There she is. Come OK.. Mandy? Yeah? on, talk to her. `,,, , , '.. OO ..~ .||. (( .<<. _________ || _____ b b ________ || _________ The only thing you Oh yeah? Fine! ever do is heckle me. I've had enough I've had enough! of -you too-! ,,, ` , '.. OO ~-- .||. <||> ->>- _________ || _________ bb _________ |\ _____ Wow. That was so easy! And ,,, , I feel so much better! '.. OO Thank you, Fan Boy! .||. .||. _______ || _________ dd ________ TWO SECONDS LATER... She's gone FOREVER now! YOU RUINED MY LIFE! I'LL KILL YOU! ,,, , 'oo @@ -((- -\\. jg_______ \\ _________ dd ________ Episode 256 (Jul. 26th 2002) I know how And she's been gone for what, to make Mandy five minutes? Who cares?! come back! `,,, `OO ..' // .||. ____ b b _______________ || _______ I'll woo her! She won't Is that the "big white phone" I hear? be able to resist my I'm expecting a call from "Ralph". charming boyish charms! `,,, `OO '.. -||- .||. ___________ db _________ || _______ Wha- Nothing you say Then at least will make me give up! -shut- up. ` `,,, OO '-- .//- || ___________ bb _____________ |\ ___ OK, what's with It's my pathetic attempt to the attitude?! fill the void left by Mandy. ` `,,, OO ',, .||. (( jg___________ bb _____________ )) ___ Episode 257 (Jul. 29th 2002) Actually, I'm glad Mandy left! She was so full of crap! Um.. ` `,,, OO ..' .||. .||. ______ bb __________ || ____________ She's standing right behind you. `,,, OO ..' .||. -)). ______ bb _____________ /( _________ I knew that! I was joking! You think I'm an idiot?! ,,, `OO ..' .||. .||. ______ bb __________________ || ____ OK, don't *laugh* answer that. *point* ` ,,, OO ~~' .||. -||. jg__________________________________________ dd __________________ || Episode 258 (Jul. 31st 2002) With Mandy gone, I /_________ guess we'll have to ,,, | ___ buy our -own- milk. `OO ..' | |_|_| )) || | |_|_| ______________________________ d d ___ /| _______________|________ *appear!* __ YIKES! _\= , `,,, _ / | Oo oo' /(_.' | -//- -//- `._ | _________ dd _____ // I Have Mandy. And I have `__ a raygun! _\= , ,,, / | ___ OO ..' / | `{-|| .||. ___ ._,' `-; _______ dd _____ || ________________ This Is Merely A Hologram. -Always- when I `__ bring a raygun! _\= , ,,, / | OO --' , / | )) || jg_______ (`-' `. ________ dd _____ || ______________ Episode 259 (Aug. 2nd 2002) I Have Mandy. I Will Exchange What?! I can't let that fall Her For Your Time Machine. `__ into the clutches of evil! _\= , ,,, / | OO ..' ,__.' | -||- .||. _________ \ `. _____ dd _____ || ______________ For Proof That I Have The Girl, For a hologram, he Watch This Recording... `__ sure packs a punch. _\= `,,, / | '.. |\_.' | .||. pp _________ `. | _______________ || _____ -//- ___ Save me Nerd Boy! ,,, I love you! `~.. ..' O# ->>- .||. -\\- _____________________ || ________________ || __ *pop* dd __ Did you -see that-? | Yes! Mandy loves me! That guy totally looked | like Darth Vader! What guy? `,,, , '.. O# -||. || jg___________________ *vanish!* ____________ || _______ dd ___ Episode 260 (Aug. 5th 2002) Me from the future! You must know something about _ Mandy's kidnapping! ` ,,, ".O OO ..' .(( -||. .||. _ |b b _____________________________ dd ____ || _______ Indeed. I've spent my Woah.. -There's- a future life travelling time to look forward to. trying to thwart ` _ `,,, the kidnapping. ".O OO ..' .(( || .||. ________ | bb ____________ dd ____ || ____ Time travel will -not- I won't! Let's work! Heed my warning! go, Fan Boy! Don't throw your ` _ ` ,,, life away! ".O OO/ ..' .((- .|| .||. ________ | bb ____________ bb ____ || ____ *Mission* Did you notice they *Accomplished* shut down the Ragnarok _ , beta servers? `,,, \| '.. _ (( || jg_____________ ".O bb __________________________________________ |\ Episode 261 (Aug. 7th 2002) Well, if time travelling is From her kidnapper or out, we'll have to find , her bad attitude? another way to save Mandy. ,,, `OO ..' )) .||. __ d d _____ /| ______________________ No time for jokes! You got your ass Notice anything when , kicked? that hologram hit me? ,,, `OO ..' <||. .||. ___ bb _____ || ______________________ The blow seemed to come Just admit it; you got your from above, not from , ass kicked by an the hologram itself. ,,, intangible entity. `OO ~~' .||. .||. ___ db _____ || ______________________ I have a feeling that "Intangible entity".. HOHO! hologram was projected , HAHAHA.. OW, my ribs! from a spaceship... ,,, `OO ~~' )) -\\- jg___________ d d _______ // ______________________ Episode 262 (Aug. 9th 2002) So you're saying the Exactly! Quick, hologram that took Mandy to the hovercraft! is somewhere in space? ` ,,, , '.. \OO .||. ||. ___ || _____ dd _____ Huh. Why not call it the Give it a rest. "Nerdmobile" while ` ,,, , you're at it? '.. OO || (( ___________ |\ _____ b b ____ There she is, interstellar .-------. ______ hyperdrive raring to go. / )__/_____( , ,,, /_|\______/ _____| OO ..' (____________///////( .||. .||. ______ _|_ ```````` ___ dd ___ || ______ \ ` / - *CRASH!* - `. -. || ,- *fzzzt* AND WE'RE OFF __ '. [] .- ______ TO A GREAT START! '-. `. ==~ -__/_____( , ,,, --- _ *meep* \ _____| @@ oo' .-'_ _ |`\///////( -||- .//. jg______ _(_ | ```````` ___ dd ___ // ______________ Episode 263 (Aug. 12th 2002) *Mission* Good. *Accomplished* `____ *Sir!* __ _\==/_ __ _ _\/_ | | _\/_ _\| |\/| | | |\/| |\/ _ || __ ._/ `-; __ || _ ____ || ________/ \____ Soon I Will Have The Time Ha! Revealing secret Machine With Which I Can Change plans in front of us The Past To My Advantage. prisoners so we can `____ tell the good guy? __ _\==/_ __ _`____ ___ _ _\/_ | | _\/_ | __ | |/_ |\/| _ | | |\/| | ..' | . \/| _ || __ \`-' \ ____ || _ |------|--- /| ________________/ \_________| || | d Right You Are. Kill Them All. __ , *eep!* __ _\=| _ ______ ___ _\/_ | | _\| | __ | |\/| _.' | |\/- | oo'| _ || __ `. | _______ |\ _ |------|--- jg_______/ \_________| // | Episode 264 (Aug. 14th 2002) Just sitting around?! I know, I'm not a *Hovercraft Mandy was kidnapped! complete idiot. rebuilt.* `,,, , _ , *meep* '.. O |_) ==~ || |_(._[__] .[[. _______ |\ _______ | |b| | __________________ || ____ "Not a complete Now we can finally use the idiot"? Hehehe... hovercraft to save Mandy and _ `,,, , then you might shut |_) '~~ OO up for a change. |_ _[__] || (( ________ | | | | ____ |\ __________ b b _________ ___________________________ _.--' _.--'\ _.-' _.-' \ .' .' \ .' .' \ / / \______________ / / / /_______/ / \ \ / ______________ \_______\_______________/ .'`._ It's Eh. I liked the \ ____ \ /`._ `---.______ massive! old one better. \ \___\ \ / `---.________ `,,, , \ \___\ \ \`._ 'oo OO \_\___\_\____________\ `---._________ -||- || `._ `._ __ || ___ bb _________________________________jg`---.___`---.________ Episode 265 (Aug. 16th 2002) Wait. The new hovercraft *eeeto... Yes, is huge. Where did we get about that...* ,,, the money to build it? , *meep* '.. `OO ==~ || || .[[. ____ |\ ______________ bb ___________ || ________________ We borrowed the From who? Y0. money. `,,, , \ ,,, '.. OO ==~ -- .||. || .[[. -//. ____ || ________ dd ___________ || __________ _/ )_ I know you hate him, 4ND N0W W3 C4N but he was our only S4V3 D4T M4NDY chance! `,,, B4B3!! \ ,,, '.. OO ~== -- -||- || .]]. .//,____ __________ || ________ dd ___________ || __________ _/< |_ / Little did they know that he had \ | brought his raygun and that W3R3Z | \D00D was in for a nasty surprise.../ ,,, o. *meep?* ,,, '.. OO ==~ -- .||. || .[[. .//,____ jg________ || ________ dd ___________ || __________ _/< |_ Episode 266 (Aug. 19th 2002) ____________ Huh. | INCOMING | , |TRANSMISSION| ..~ |____________| .<<. _______________________________________________ || _____ *So. Are We Enjoying Our Captivity Yet?* This place needs ____________ colour. How about |\ ---. ,--/| , curtains? | \ --- --/ | ..~ |__\___.-./__| .<<- __________________________________________________ || _____ *Enjoying it *vrrrrCLICK* too much, maybe.* Pfft. Call that a ._ ___ ____________ raygun? Now, about _`-// \_ |\ ---. ,--/| , the curtains. [[ (( =(_) | \ --- --/ | ..~ I can.. _,-\\__/ |__\___.-./__| .<<. ' __________________________________________________ || _____ _______ __ _.-'| \ \| /| `'\ | | \____\ | |`.(O) | | /OOOO/ ._ ___ | |__| ____________ |_.-' \/OOOO/ nevermind _`-// \_ |/ |\ `-. ,--/| ,-.________ , [[ (( =(_) | \ --- --/ | /._,-====--' oo~ _,-\\__/ |__\___.-./__| / / << 'jg________________________________ / / ____________ || _____ Episode 267 (Aug. 21st 2002) Why are we so many? It's a heroic rescue, not a field trip! ,,, ,,, , '.. -- OO ==~ .||. \\ .||. .[[. ______ || _____ )\_ __ dd _______ || ____________ Actually, Linda Oh great! Why not the whole family? wants to come too. Hey, let's invite Santa Claus! __ `,,, ,,, , #.. '.. -- OO ==~ )| -||. .\\. -||- .[[. _ |\ _____ || ___ _/ > __ dd _______ || _______________ What? Well, it ought to get lonely ` on the North Pole in summer! __ ,,, ,,, , #.. '.. -- OO ==~ .)|. .||. .\\. `||> .[[. _ || __ || ___ _( \_ __ dd _______ || ___________________ Is he being OF COURSE Aw crap. sarcastic? I AM!! ` __ __ ` ,,, ,,, ` , ? /-.\ #.. ..' -- - @@ ~== .. * .)|. .||. .\\. -||- .]]. (" ) jg____ || __ || ___ _( \_ __ dd _______ || ____________________ || __ Episode 268 (Aug. 23rd 2002) Didn't I Tell You Not *Sir!* To Disturb Me? ` ___ `_ _\__|_ _\|_ | | |\/| __.' | || _____ `. | *Interstellar* So... He Figured Out Where *Hyperdrive* I Am, Built A Spaceship ` ___ *Detected!* `_ And Is Coming To Get Me? _\__|_ _\|_ How Very Amusing..._ / | |\/| |`-.' | || _______ \ | *Yes* Wait. *Sir* ` __ _ , _|=_/_ |/_ | | \/| | | /| _______ / | Disturbing Me With Insignificance... `___ _\__|_ ( | | _) / | jg .;-.`. ___________ / | Episode 269 (Aug. 26th 2002) WE JOIN OUR HEROES ON THE REBUILT HOVERCRAFT, ON A MISSION TO RESCUE MANDY.. AND IN THE CASE OF WAREZ DUDE, TO LEAN ON EXPENSIVE CONSOLES. _____________ I'll go see what the |__________|_ | others are up to. `,,, __ | ,,, | | '.. ..# | -- | | .||. .|(. /__,//,____/ | _______ || ____ || ___________________| _/< |__| ________ Bro, don't hit on 5UR3 TH1NG. ____|_ | my girlfriend. `,,, __ \ ,,, | | ..' ..# -- | | || .|(. /__,//,____/ | /| ________ || ___________________| _/< |__| _____ D1D 1 3V3R T3LL Y00 _|_ | __ ,,, / H0W H0T Y00 R? | | #.. -- ____ | | .)|. // -- /__________/ | _______________ || ___ _/( ___________| |__| Yes you did, and then _____________ I kicked you in the.. R111GHT. |__________|_ | ` __ \ ,,, | (o) __ | | #-- __ -- | ___ |__| | | .)|. `------ \\ /_/_//_..._/ | jg_________________________ || ___________ )\_ ___| |__| Episode 270 (Aug. 28th 2002) MEANWHILE, IN THE COCKPIT OF THE REBUILT HOVERCRAFT... *fzeeeep* What's up? *blip*______ `,,, | | \ ==~ OO ..' | | |-[[. .||. || |____|__| || dd /| She's scanning to see where the evil kidnapper is holding Mandy. *blop*______ , ,,, | | \ ==~ OO ..' | | |-[[. -||. .||. |____|__| || bb || *Got it!* Really? *tada*______ , *meep* , ,,, | | \ ==~ OO ..' | | |.[[. -\\- .||. ____ |____|__| || _____________________ dd ________ || _______ *Oops. That was just the secret Playboy space station. Erasing coordinates; continuing search.* ! ______ , *meep* ,,, | | \ ==~ oO oo' | | |-[[. -\\- .||. jg|____|__| || dd ||