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Prescient
his voice is so soothing, but why do conspiracy nuts always sound like Batman and Robin solving one of Riddler's puzzles out loud? - fod
no one ever yells worldstar when a pet gets fucked up - dhex
no one ever yells worldstar when a pet gets fucked up - dhex
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Sandy
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Yeah, I spent a lot of time saying "OK, you've put iOS on a Surface, but...really?"Mo wrote:Prescient
Hindu is the cricket of religions. You can observe it for years, you can have enthusiasts try to explain it to you, and it's still baffling. - Warren
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"Sharks do not go around challenging people to games of chance like dojo breakers."
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Eric the .5b
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Reading through this thread, it's a pity that a lot of the comics mentioned are gone. Some die off early like Geist Panik after its first arc, while others suddenly vanish after years of plotlines, like Blip.
Ah, well.
Ah, well.
I like that one.Highway wrote:Derelict Orbital Reflector Devices...
"Better that ten guilty persons escape than that one innocent suffer."
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Hugh Akston
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"Is a Lulztopia the best we can hope for?!?" ~Taktix®
"Somali pirates are beholden to their hostages in a way that the USG is not." ~Dangerman
"Somali pirates are beholden to their hostages in a way that the USG is not." ~Dangerman
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Hugh Akston
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Sorry guys, but David Malki is really hitting it out of the park lately.
"Is a Lulztopia the best we can hope for?!?" ~Taktix®
"Somali pirates are beholden to their hostages in a way that the USG is not." ~Dangerman
"Somali pirates are beholden to their hostages in a way that the USG is not." ~Dangerman
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the innominate one
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"Politics is the art of looking for trouble, finding it everywhere, diagnosing it incorrectly and applying the wrong remedies." -E Benn
"No shit, Sherlock." -JsubD
"now is the time to go fuck yourself until you die." -dhex
"No shit, Sherlock." -JsubD
"now is the time to go fuck yourself until you die." -dhex
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"i ran over the cat and didnt stop just carried on with tears in my eyes joose driving my way to work." - God
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True-to-life Superman.
I won't post the whole thing here because it's pretty big, but it's basically "What if economists advised Superman on the most efficient use of his abilities?"
I won't post the whole thing here because it's pretty big, but it's basically "What if economists advised Superman on the most efficient use of his abilities?"
I sort of feel like a sucker about aspiring to be intellectually rigorous when I could just go on twitter and say capitalism causes space herpes and no one will challenge me on it. - Hugh Akston
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Eric the .5b
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A comic I've been following with a remarkably straightforward name: How to Be a Werewolf.
The protagonist's a woman in her twenties, Malaya, who got bit by a strange wolf as a small child. Ever since, her family has helped her hide her periodic Lon Cheney episodes, but Malaya grew up afraid to do much more than go to work and come home each day. Then, another werewolf finds her and offers to teach her all the things she doesn't know about her situation...and warn her about something very wrong in her town.
The art's good, and it's what caught my eye. The writing's thoughtful and very character-driven, with characters dealing as best they can with unnatural situations. It's also rather fresh in avoiding a lot of well-worn ground in horror and "urban" fantasy. A lot of cliched beats get skipped to go more interesting places, which I always enjoy. It has dark and even eerie moments, but it's also the most charming possible comic I can imagine about someone deeply afraid she'll lose control and hurt the people she loves.
Images are linked, in case they get cut off:
(Really, this sequence might be the best "two guys held captive in a basement" scene I've ever seen in any medium...)
The protagonist's a woman in her twenties, Malaya, who got bit by a strange wolf as a small child. Ever since, her family has helped her hide her periodic Lon Cheney episodes, but Malaya grew up afraid to do much more than go to work and come home each day. Then, another werewolf finds her and offers to teach her all the things she doesn't know about her situation...and warn her about something very wrong in her town.
The art's good, and it's what caught my eye. The writing's thoughtful and very character-driven, with characters dealing as best they can with unnatural situations. It's also rather fresh in avoiding a lot of well-worn ground in horror and "urban" fantasy. A lot of cliched beats get skipped to go more interesting places, which I always enjoy. It has dark and even eerie moments, but it's also the most charming possible comic I can imagine about someone deeply afraid she'll lose control and hurt the people she loves.
Images are linked, in case they get cut off:
(Really, this sequence might be the best "two guys held captive in a basement" scene I've ever seen in any medium...)
"Better that ten guilty persons escape than that one innocent suffer."
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Eric, it's a good thing you mostly post these on days I'm not busy.
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Eric the .5b
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Well, at least the archive on that one wasn't too deep.Jadagul wrote:Eric, it's a good thing you mostly post these on days I'm not busy.
"Better that ten guilty persons escape than that one innocent suffer."
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his voice is so soothing, but why do conspiracy nuts always sound like Batman and Robin solving one of Riddler's puzzles out loud? - fod
no one ever yells worldstar when a pet gets fucked up - dhex
no one ever yells worldstar when a pet gets fucked up - dhex
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Hugh Akston
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I especially like the alt-text:
Being in favor of something impossible takes no courage at all
"Is a Lulztopia the best we can hope for?!?" ~Taktix®
"Somali pirates are beholden to their hostages in a way that the USG is not." ~Dangerman
"Somali pirates are beholden to their hostages in a way that the USG is not." ~Dangerman
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Eric the .5b
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Kinda late for a Ron Paul dig. But hey. 
"Better that ten guilty persons escape than that one innocent suffer."
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Hugh Akston
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tmw I regret not posting this in the UBI thread just to piss off JasonL.
"Is a Lulztopia the best we can hope for?!?" ~Taktix®
"Somali pirates are beholden to their hostages in a way that the USG is not." ~Dangerman
"Somali pirates are beholden to their hostages in a way that the USG is not." ~Dangerman
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Eric the .5b
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Just in case you hadn't come across it, Calvin & Muad'Dib. Calvin and Hobbes installments with Dune quotes. It really should not work so well.the innominate one wrote: ↑05 Sep 2017, 20:58I'm already following too many on Twitter, and thanks to PJB (I think), I'm now following too many plus one.
"Better that ten guilty persons escape than that one innocent suffer."
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Cet animal est très méchant / Quand on l'attaque il se défend.
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Goodnight Dune, while clunky in spots, is fun.
his voice is so soothing, but why do conspiracy nuts always sound like Batman and Robin solving one of Riddler's puzzles out loud? - fod
no one ever yells worldstar when a pet gets fucked up - dhex
no one ever yells worldstar when a pet gets fucked up - dhex
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pistoffnick
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Always be suspicious of people who have, or crave, power. - Stanley Kubrick
"Every decent man is ashamed of the government he lives under." - H.L. Mencken
"The welfare of humanity is always the alibi of tyrants." - Albert Camus
"Every decent man is ashamed of the government he lives under." - H.L. Mencken
"The welfare of humanity is always the alibi of tyrants." - Albert Camus
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It's an old joke
his voice is so soothing, but why do conspiracy nuts always sound like Batman and Robin solving one of Riddler's puzzles out loud? - fod
no one ever yells worldstar when a pet gets fucked up - dhex
no one ever yells worldstar when a pet gets fucked up - dhex
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Really good one today http://existentialcomics.com/comic/204
"Fucking qualia." -Hugh Akston
"Sliced bagels aren't why trump won; it's why it doesn't matter who wins." -dhex
"Sliced bagels aren't why trump won; it's why it doesn't matter who wins." -dhex