Aww geez, it’s over? Well, it was a good run while it lasted. I think we’ll not start any new arcs for a while, and stick to the one-shot strips for simplicity’s sake.
I’m not writing much today because I’m exhausted from shooting and editing footage until late in the night / early in the morning. I can’t yet tell you what the project is, but know that it’ll be on the tubes within a week and is guaranteed funny (or not). If you like Tim and Eric style comedy, you should like it.
That is all.
So… anyone miss us while we were gone? Sorry to leave you so abruptly, but
One more comic left in this arc! It sure took us long enough to get here; we’ll try not to disappoint you with a weak ending.
On an unrelated note, last night I stopped at McDonalds to get some caffeine and discovered the perfect corporate analogy:
McDonalds is the Wal*Mart of Starbucks.
I’m not sure if it’s a good or bad thing that those three corporations’ identities are distinguished enough to allow me to make that comparison. Either way, that coffee is sweet damn delicious. You can get a giant iced latte for $2.50, and it doesn’t half suck. Even though I prefer plain black coffee, it’s still pretty good. I never thought I’d actually find something at McDonalds for which I’d willingly pay… perhaps I misjudged you, Ronald.
Hey guys! It’s Caldwell, letting you know that a comic is coming. Jupiter himself conspired against Clark and myself, stealing electricity from Clark’s house and in turn, stealing Clark’s ability to send a script to me. If you’re checking the site right now, hoping to have secrets revealed and new truths uncovered, hold fast! A comic is coming. In the meantime, feel free to check out my blog, or view some of the crappy video clips I’ve been making on my vimeo page. Also, you can view all my recent college humor articles here.
that’s all I’ve got! comic coming soon.
After several days of doing little more than chair miming, having completely left the edge of my real chair, I’m beginning to wonder how long it’ll be.
I’m afraid there will be little reward for your extreme patronage. I am actually boarding a plane to San Diego tomorrow to go to Comic-con. where I will attempt to sell my book (http://www.lightningbros.com) to a reputable publisher. As such my time is very short and there is much to be done.
thanks again for commenting, it’s the nutpunch I need to remember that Quarterlife actually has fans.
30 comics! We did it!
By “we” I mean Caldwell, and by “did it” I mean “Caldwell did it.” All taken together, that means Caldwell Caldwell did it. That would be redundant to anyone who hasn’t seen how much work he puts into the strips; repeating his name twice is the least of the glory he deserves.
In current news, I’m still upset with “the man” for having constrained the 4th of July to a mere 24-hour period of government sanctioned explosions and mayhem. Considering that Christmas has 12 days of official celebration (though only one hour of one morning really matters), is it too unreasonable to extend the firework season to a fortnight, or at least a week? The economy would prosper; firework makers would make money, hospitals would make money, beer vendors would make money, etc. No one loses in this scenario, except a few tightfisted bosses who don’t want to give anyone more time off than they already get and perhaps the few hundred teenagers who blow their fingers off (which in turn gives the artificial limb industry more business! Everyone prospers!). We should be glad that those kids don’t have their fingers, anyways, because they’re the same kind of idiots who stumble through YouTube and 4chan posting “lol” or “wat” repeatedly. They’re a waste of electrons.
Write your elected representative. Lets make the next 4th last until at least the 14th!
great post, son.
repeat my nickname for you here, Louisiana LIMEY! Don’t get me wrong, I enjoy setting American kids on fire as much as the next guy, but whats the point is they’re enjoying it to? I beleive we should get every American from each state to join a group in the state’s most populated point, then let’s set all the states fireworks off around them sending them up in a blazing reminder that America takes no prisoners. Mah peeps back in Glasgow could see it without any sort of visionary aid, and go, “Wow, glad England dropped it.” That way, you would get to see way more firepower in one night than you would in one week, even if you traveled to every fireworks show you could using the old system.
A new QLC on my birthday! Best birthday present ever! Excellent post Clark
I am making a post! Look at me go!
I have a lot to say, but it seems I’ve already said it! You can read all that and more at my new BLOG.
bookmarks good man! bookmarks!
~Caldwell
Hey, I’m in California. How about that? Even though Caldwell and I are on the opposite ends of the country, we still publish our comic on time. Booyah.
You know, I’d would’ve liked to make this series into a complete comic book; there’s a lot of story lost in the 4-panel weekly format that we could elaborate upon if given more room. Of course, that would take a super long time, and Caldwell just wouldn’t stand for it. Perhaps someday you’ll see a QLC #1 on the comic book racks, but don’t get your hopes up.
Speaking of getting one’s hopes up, the Supreme Court is quite likely going to hand down their ruling on Heller vs. DC, the second 2nd-Amendment case they’ve touched. Libertarians will rejoice (if all goes well). Yay.
In other news, “The Happening” still massively sucks.
—edit—
CNN is just now reporting that George Carlin has passed away.
Suddenly, comedy has lost a legendary figure as influential and provocative as Lenny Bruce, who was indeed a source of Carlin’s passion. Our hearts are with the family and friends of this epic contributor to the science of humor, lewdness, and indecency, who paved the way for novices such as ourselves on the QLC staff to be able to scribble obscenities and (potentially) offensive witticisms without reproach or fear of reprisal. He broadened the scope of criticism for the sake of humor, and will forever be known for his contributions to the art of perversity. He was a pioneer.
Alright, I’m off to listen to Bowie’s “Life on Mars?” a few dozen times. Perhaps that’ll level me out.
Is the penciled look reflective of the fact that he’s in his subconcious, or of the fact that you ackshewalee have lives and are on the other side of the nation?
+ 100 internets if you can explain this to me.
that was actually planned long ago, but coincided nicely with our schedules
To quote George Carlin:
“I think we’re already ‘circling the drain’ as a species, and I’d love to see the circles get a little faster and a little shorter.”
The sad part is, he died right when it was getting good.
Trying to anthropomorphize vicious animals as cute and cuddly just doesn’t work well in the end. Who knows how many children have fallen victim to these seemingly harmless, multicolored predators?
Wake up, America. They’re not our friends.
Wow, we’re really packin’ the references in. I know that this only limits the number of people who could be part of our fanbase, but these three should be pretty easy to get; Bleach, Evangelion (times two, actually), and Death Note should be easier memes to spot than that striped-capped, cane-wielding pathological rapist (why else would everyone want to look for him?) in any Where’s Waldo book. On that note, having watched Caldwell’s lengthy process from idea to finished comic, I have to question the sanity of whoever illustrates Where’s Waldo. I haven’t seen one in quite a while, so he’s likely either involuntarily institutionalized for schizophrenia or just plain dead. I just don’t see how one could draw so many faces and not go completely insane; in my case, I know that I’d cut my hands off with a protractor to keep from having to draw any more.
Now, something completely different: The Happening. M Night Sham (it’s an appropriate abbreviation) teams up with Shooter McGavin Wahlbergh to make the shittiest movie since, well, The Lady in the Water. That doesn’t bode well for the Oscars. This movie sets a new standard for a complete failure to understand the basics of biology, as well as natural selection / evolution in general. If I could be one of the reviewers who put the blurbs on the DVD cover, I’d like mine to say,
“Please, give me brain damage. Hard.”
-Clark Shell, QLC
There’s only one way to remove this experience from my memory, and it involves a bottle of cheap vodka, a willing friend, a crowbar, and a band-aid or two. If that wasn’t blunt enough, let me make this perfectly clear.
DON’T SEE IT. THE BOREDOM WILL KILL YOU.
oh yeah, and before I forget… Happy Father’s Day!
Be sure to celebrate by heading over to Turner’s Dad Shack and picking up a brand-new, limited-warranty Dad! Turn in that old junky model for something more “with the times,” no down payment required! Time’s a wastin’, y’all, so head on down and get yourself a pep pep to be proud of! They don’t call me Honest Turner for a reason, so just do it, ok?
If you’re unsatisfied with the quality of the father you receive, call the 1-800 number stenciled into the father’s neck. Limited terms and conditions apply. Void if Quality Seal is broken. Do not feed after midnight.
Well, back to the story thn, as I;ve said before, I’m really interested in seeing how you wrap this up.
us too. (Lollz)
but seriously, we’ve already written it out, and it’s pretty effin’ great.
So far off my seat I’m just miming the chair now. BTW, i should make clear that I appreciate the time you take on backgrounds. (It’s a nice feature and from my failed and burned comic attempts a real pain to do.)
much obliged sir, they are my least favorite part, but a good simple background can really bring the piece together.
Did I already use that title? Whatever, it don’t matter.
I’d like to say more, but I’m at work. I’ll write again later tonight.
for now,
Caldwell
Clearly, we like having fun with words.
While Caldwell is busy waiting for his repaired wacom tablet to arrive, we’re doing comics without the graceful strokes of his digitally-transcribed pensmanship. Impressively enough, that means this comic was done using only the primitive mouse.
Kudos to Caldwell; he did this comic even better than I ever imagined.
Thank you, I’d read that definition of Church in use, but never had it defined, an– Wait, with a mouse???Holy bjessu– rly tho??? Impressive!
wait…have you really? because we were pretty sure we made it up. Congratulations us?
and yeah, this comic was all lasso tool and mouse, plus some pretty heavy photo referencing. nonetheless very time intensive.
Erm, as far as the alcohol goes, yeah, I think Cinda Chima used it.
Wow, yeah. We kinda disappeared on you, internet. No calls, no messages, just gone. We’re like a bad date.
We’re back for real this time, though. Really. We’ve nearly run out of excuses, so it’s time to buckle down and get this done.
Here’s the situation: Caldwell is interning for College Humor in NYC. Kind of a big deal. Also, his wacom tablet is broken. Kind of a big deal.
We’re dying to get this story line resolved; it’s all planned out, but the Gods are once again interfering with our affairs and blocking our attempts. As soon as Caldwell gets his tablet in order, we can resume the arc, but until then we’re just going to have to do without… expect snipplets MAX material for at least a week, and we can only guarantee Sunday updates until the situation is resolved. We’re worried that if we put too much up, it’ll distract from the established story that we’re trying to tell, but then again we’d lose all of our 3 loyal readers if we didn’t upload something from time to time.
Prepare for updates this Sunday. No kidding this time.
Is this one a digital picture of Caldwell’s sketchbook, the Mole-Skin Mini?
That is true. I would leave for sure if you guys stopped posting all together. I wonder how many people subscribe to your RSS feed, other than me of course.
I just bookmark and visit. Often.
you’re both sterling chaps for doing such.
4
5… that’s a whole handworth
Well, its graduation time here, so we’ve been taking the past couple weeks off to deal with it. Starting next week, we’ll be back in motion with your regularly scheduled QLC events. We promise.
We hope some Captain Falcon can hold you over until then.
Falcon - Less filling, more refreshing, product placement. Only topped by Captain Planet in potency.
Oh– I just got the pun. Drunk sketches. Ha.
Er, still alive? Will there be more?
oh yes….oh yes
We at da beach.
I’ll be sure to get some drunk sketches posted for you guys upon my return.
pierce those heavens,
Caldwell
Out at the country. Boy, sure are a lot of beaten, starved horses out here. And love bugs having smexes in my drink. Had to buy like three times as many because of these horny bugs.
Dear Jeebus it’s Tuesday night! They party like the GAWDS!
We are back, the party has ended…for NOW
If drinking copious amounts of beer at the beach could cure disease, you would right now be thanking me for taking care of psoriasis, scoliosis, rubella, and Ewe Boll (he is the cancer killing videjergame movies).
You’re welcome.
Wait, if your out of college… Is the Quarter Life Crisis over????
Quarter Life Crisis… over… that’s foolishment!
IT HAS MERELY BEGUN
Truly, the QLC as we know it occurs when College, the bastion of security and partying, comes to an end. It’s like being ripped from a mother’s womb, except messier.
I fond it oddly easy to imagine a large naked college student falling out of the doors of a college coated in liquor, crying gasping for air.
Wow, you were at that party too?
Naw, I just knew a guy who went to eight years of college, kinda reminiscent of Jack Black in ‘Orange County’
Yeah, I turned it in. That’s it. I’ve done everything I could do.
It’s a weird feeling to have my college career end. I honestly didn’t think it would.
But now, it’s all over. I did it. Like the first time I defeated Ganon in Zelda: A Link to the Past (best vidjergame ever made), I’m left feeling empty, not victorious. Sure, I did beat college; in fact, you could say I won it. Congrats. Whenever I played video games as a kid, I always felt uncomfortable after completing them, wondering to myself, “What do I do now?” I wasn’t sad or lonely, just unsure what to do with my button-mashing hands. That sort of unsettling feeling is creeping back, now that I’ve won the game degree. As I’ve said before, it’s a hard line to walk between emo and genuinely concerned for the future. I know that I’m part of the latter group, but there’s no question that I’m: 1) clueless, and 2) holding my future in my hands. That’s a REALLY bad combination.
Seriously, what do I do now?*
*inb4HighLife4Fridays
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Timestamp changed as to appear on mainpage. Srry felks!
I’ll tell you what my parents told me every time my life was crushed by waves of poverty or disease: The world is your oyster. Now don’t die or I can’t use your social security check. And clean the house.
One more paper left in my college career. Sigh.
Alright, back to the library…
HIDE T3H CHI7DR3N!! H3′5 H4S H4D QUICK QUIP!!!
I did that real fast like, and it shows.
Sorry for the shortness of this post. I’ll edit it later (tomorrow, most likely).
Right now I’m up to my ears in Japanese culture. It’s not as pleasant as it may sound.
Betcha my left nut it’s better than Louisiana culture. Or absence thereof. All I know is that the smell of crayfish is just as hard to get out of your house as the Louisianians themselves.
crayfish? Don’t you mean…crawdaddies?
Mudbugs, Crawfish, whatever you call them, it’s eating bug tails full of sh*t.
Pool’s Snipplet’s Closed due to Exams.
Technically, we’re only obligated to update on Sundays, so this isn’t an actual violation of our duty to provide the internet with lulz.
We’ll have a Sunday strip, though, so don’t worry.
I’ll call that a sniplett. Cartoony relief. With no plot, or plot relevance. Just like a sniplett.
Hey, if that works, then my job just got a lot easier 
is that anon?
EFG
you kids and your internets…
i was thinking of the political anon http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x0WCLKzDFpI
Thank goodness for Castle Doctrine! No one knows what kind of murderous intent would’ve been unleashed from the depths of Marty McFly’s soul had the complex scientific and philosophical concepts not found themselves reduced into an easily digested form. He could hide a chainsaw in the superfluous pockets of that down vest.
Well, things got a bit more complicated, as you can see. We’ve thrown a giant robot into the mix, as well as an apparently monstrous basement / industrial fabrication facility not commonly found in suburban apartment complexes. Where do these guys live, really? I personally suspise* that there’s a story to that probably involving murder. Unfortunately, we won’t ever bring it up ever again. Unless we’re bored and need a story.
Again, our apologies for not getting this comic up on time. Caldwell was busy as usual, and I was in Washington D.C., and thus I couldn’t physically compel him with corporeal punishment to hurry. A timely thrashing is a proper motivator.
-Clark
*I prefer that verb form instead of suspect, so it appears more similar to suspicious. I made it up, and I plan on using it in conversation. Eventually, it will become part of the English lexicon. You can help by using it, too.
I now sit back and wait to see where this story goes.
65% of your comments concern your proclivity towards a recumbent lifestyle. Why?
Wow, just 65%? As for the reason… I usually distance those from myself when I recount the odd tales of my life. So I just say what I’m doing at the moment. And I’m still trying to learn how to jump rope and read your comic. Till then, I continue my lax stories.
jump rope and read comics? Wow, that’s ambitious! I have a hard enough time eating ramen and reading comics.
I jump ropes made of tightly wound ramen noodles while reading Little Nemo sunday strips. TOP THAT.
Breakdancing in tightpants whilest listening to ska and eating pretzels on a desk in the middle of the night half blind from hyperglycemia and sleep deprivation.
But it was just the DragonBallZ manga. And it is about as deep in story as a childrens coloring book. When it comes to real comics and manga, I can’t even simultaneously read and play wii sports. Again whose depth is equal to that of an episode of any given toddler’s somewhat-educational-take-my-tv-whilest-the-toddlers-are-here-because -their-mum-can’t-stand-them-until-one=o’=clock-in-the-afternoon-when-it-is-replaced-by-crap-only-slighly-less-idiotic TV shows.
So now that you’ve seen the strip, hopefully you’ll forgive the lateness. I decided before I started that I wanted to get a good grasp on the design specs for D-bot (disthymiabot). Who knows? He might pop again sometime (spoiler alert: he will). Also, if you wanna be even better friends with us, why not join the QLC facebook group? It’s cubits of fun!
It is Friday… Will their be a sniplett? I again feel disappointed in my government, this absence of VGCats, QLC, and BoxerHockey all in one week means that we should be in terror alert eggshell white.
I keep telling him to make one, but he just growls and throws metal shavings and chunks of his own hair at me.
in summary, we’ve got exams this week, so things are hectic, but we should have one before the end of the day, thanks for calling us out on it.
Well, thats innovative weaponry really, the chunks of hair… I’m sure you’ve discovered their just as annoying to remove as glitter, though even more annoying to have on than the aforementioned art supply equivalent of herpes. Good luck with exams BTW.
thanks, oh and glitter is the devil’s tears.
That would explain why strippers, whores, and first grader’s school art projects are covered in it.
it is one of the seven plagues humanity is doomed to suffer
And when I say “we,” I mean “I.” sorry for the delay. New comic will be up late tonight/early tomorrow
I hit my head falling out of the chair I was leaning on. Back on the edge and a bit of double vision.
I enjoy how her cheeks are holding her…button/eye/nightlight in place. If you saw her in person, you wouldn’t feel as original, though.
I was amused overall…
wonderful, your reward will be a new comic as soon as possible.
What’s this? The comic is posted on time? Unbelievable!
I know that I said we’d keep politics to a minimum here at QLC, so please forgive me for this one. In my defense, I’m still not telling you who to vote for, so the promise is still intact. Massive props to Caldwell, whose PhotoShoop skills made this project possible. I’m not even going to show you what my attempt looked like…
I don’t know about you, but I’m excited about Tim and Eric in Asheville tonight. What does internet think?
i lol’d
PhotoShoooooop! (pronounced with an oo as in poop)
Well, why don’t you post up yours as a scrap on DeviantArt? As for Tim and Eric, … If I want Drag jokes, I watch WKUK. If I want off-the-wall sketches I watch madTV. If I want hillariously chep effects, I watch Gadujira (godzilla for you AMERICANS). I might watch the show more if it wasn’t on Adult Swim whose advertising enwhorements and cheap animation make me envy the cancer patients who AREN’T watching it. There’s my rant. I thank you for your time.
Pinkerton- that’s a pretty inefficient way to watch TV. T&E gets it all down in one 15 minute block. I don’t have much time to watch TV (ok, I do, but I’d rather troll 4chan), so that’s important to me. Plus, it has John C. Reilly on occasion. John C. Reilly is a winner.
T and E (as they are commonly known) deliver all that fun (minus the madTV) in one convenient, poorly greeen-screened package, it’s quality television.
You say it’s inefficient. I say it’s the best way. I only plan on watching TV until science can turn the dead time of my day into a tangible object so that I might set it on fire or toss it off a bridge. Also, if I weren’t broke, I’d buy the T&E dvd [there is one, right?] and watch it that way.
Pinkerton - Science finished that project long ago. It was actually quite popular, though misused as a mere toy by the public at large, who widely misunderstood its purpose. Only a select few discovered the true intent of the device, and did indeed set fire to it as well as videotape said conflagration and upload it you the YourTome website. What was this creation? Why, it was nothing less than 1998’s stellar toy hit, the Furby.
Now go dig through that closets of yours, and set that furby free. Into a furnace.
I’ve already set it on fire, dug up its ashes and burned them again. This, sadly, is true.
We’re punning our way into the history books. A canine Bleach reference? Surely we cannot be serious. I highly doubt we could do that again.
What is Kojo scheming? Apparently, something involving basements, schematics, and despair. What could his prodigious mechanical intelligence be devising?
STAY TUNED, DEAR READER!
FOR MORE!
This was a better pun… I actually laughed!
This is one of the best puns I’ve ever heard, and I can’t wait to see how this unfolds. Especially if you keep up with bleach references…
Pinkerton- you will not be disappointed.
Well, maybe you will, but not because of a lack of Bleach (and other geeky/esoteric) references. In that department, we have o’er-brimmed our clammy cells.
-Keats
sweet jesus…
I actually went and bought a seat so that I could be on the edge of it! Seriously.
My sincerest apologies.I have no real reason for the comic being late, but I do have several anti-reasons, which, as you will see, serve a similar purpose.
~Caldwell
If you need any help with history paper ideas, I’m totally there for you… got my degree in history, and minor in BSing history papers. (Actually, it was Spanish, but thats because BS isn’t an official minor. It SHOULD be.)
“The lingering affects of the macedonian empire on Iranian culture.” Fascinating topic. They call Alexander the Great “Alexander the Devil” in Iran. Still.
My one and only history course in college has been about modern european history which basically translates to “Britain did a bunch of stuff and then Nazis”
Understandable. At least your not as bad as Mild Geek humor felines. They really aren’t updated Mondays as the site name declares…
I still feel bad (sad face)
How unfair, Caldwell - you got my little history-geek heart excited, only to dash it with your dreadful misrepresentation of modern European history.
I was even nice, and didn’t mock the pun today!
I’m sorry, didn’t mean to offend, I’m actually writing my final paper on British cultural identity, so…if you got any tips I’d love to hear them.
i like the shadow work in this one
me too!
I love the shadows you did here. And apparently I’m not the first to say so. Also I think my favorite thing about this whole series is the completely stoic look on the dog’s face in every panel its in.
copy paste to the rescue!
In my web browsing the only time I’ve seen that look replicated is in “In the Field” By Vaporotem. I’d like to know who started it, so I ca give them the sixteenth of a soul I have left.
Stick that horcrux in an envelope and mail it directly to “Mission Hill.” They nailed the “dumb dog” look.
No, their dog lacks the heavy brow that looks like it is in a blissfull state thinking “I are good dog!”. Not to mention their dog has a normal-ish dog expression, not even an original one. However, I would also like to make clear that I love mission hill.
it is a show worthy of praise, and you’re right, poochkie looks content with herself above all else.
Sorry, today’s comic will be ever later than usual. In its stead, enjoy weegee. Maybe you could join the /b/tards on 4chan on a Yahoo Live raid? It’s all that I’ve done today…
WEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEGEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!
In case you haven’t noticed, Japanese 14 year olds have a wide variety of super powers, the least of which is the incredible manual dexterity required to pilot a 60 foot tall robot, possibly through space and/or time itself. For that reason, I have come to appreciate the Japanese, or at least fear them lest they turn on us with their terrifying abilities.
Supine in genuflection,
-Clark
I’ve been waiting months for season 3 - episode 14, lawl.
I LIKE Avatar.
And anime.
I appreciate both, but I know that it makes me a dork. No judgment, there, just an observation.
I miss Avatar Fridays…if it wasn’t for high life, I’d have nothing.
It’s strange: Avatar is American animation styled after Japanese animation. I believe the term for it would be Americanime.
Well. I might be a dork.
But I don’t suck.
Snipplet is finished, but won’t be up till tomorrow, Clark was busy having fun, and I was…doing that too.
We’re off to begin a new story arc -I hope the filler wasn’t too distressing. It isn’t really filler, per se, as ALL elements of our strips are interrelated in a highly schizophrenic framework, but at least now these next few strips will have a much more linear progression. Thankfully, you won’t need to have a psychotic disorder to appreciate the majority of our works (it helps, though).
I don’t have much to say today (how odd!). Perhaps I’ll think of more to share this evening.
That’s all for now.
-Clark
It’s thursday and there’s no sniplett. I feel empty inside. OnO
‘Cause I need to…just a little. It’s great, lots of fun. Clark doesn’t really subscribe to this view, which is fine, because for most people this game is just a glorified epilepsy inducer. I will say this though, Pit is a punk. I love Pit as a character, but he has some bitch moves that make him really awful to play against.
So what else is happening? My friend Mike and I have some new episodes of our podcast up, you can listen to them by going here.
Also, a man who goes by the name of hi-i did an incredible commission of Eddie and Benji from my upcoming comic book, Lightning Brothers. It’s really cool! You should go look at his work and shower him with near-creepy levels of adulation.
That’s all I gots for now, keep cool webkids.
pax,
Caldwell
You mean is SSBB? He’s only hard if an actual person is playing him. I’m a n00b and even at lvl 9 I can kill him….
I dunno man, his tap-B move can mess you up if you’re not careful, also, yeah I kinda suck at video games, but yet I love them…it’s an abusive relationship.
Pit is interesting enough — he seems to defy the new SSBB floaty gravity physics, and almost moves at Melee speeds. All hail R.O.B.
indeed, R.O.B. is sneaky good.
any Lucas love out there?
My friend beat the best of Winston-Salem with Lucas, lost at the state level though. We’ll have to play sometime Caldwell.
SHOOOWTIME!
$5 to whomever can prove their appreciation of the title for this Snipplet.
Ahhh THURSDAY! The afternoon, no less! With little on my mind but the celebration of a hard week’s near-end, I’m set to enjoy myself at the first Thirsty Thursday of the minor league season here in Winston Salem. Drinking poor quality beer $1 at a time from fragile plastic cups during a warm April twilight is a storybook example of how to enjoy the last days of one’s college years. At 22, I feel like I should be in some dimension more responsible with alcohol than I was at 21, and to a great extent I believe that I am. When I turned 21, drinking became obligatory in the same sense that a 16 year old ought to drive as much as possible, as frequently as possible, for both experience and enjoyment. Exploiting our rights is a fantastic American concept; just check out my gun closet in Nashville if you don’t believe me. After that golden year, however, the novelty of the freshly earned right to beer has worn off, and with the RealWorld 2.0 ™ approaching, it’s time to think about shedding the skin of a FratDude© for a more adult disposition.
With that in mind, today’s Snipplet concerns the most adult and somber of our civic duties: voting. Here at QLC we won’t try to sell you on a candidate or political philosophy, and if we do mock one in particular it doesn’t mean that our allegiances lie with the opposite party ideology. The truth is that we’re just looking for easy targets, so if we do politically themed strips it’s not going to be very serious. If that’s not readily apparent, please let us know. With a brick. Through our apartment’s windows.
I’m stopping this before I accidentally disclose something divisively political. That’s not our arena.
-Clark
I think we should elect someone who is currently in a coma. In fact, they should have been in a coma since around 1980. If they wake up, then, yay, we have a president who completely remembers the policies of a better administration.
But who would be his running mate? I propose a “coma patient / paralyzed veteran” ticket for 2012. That way we can really nail the “terminally ill” minority.
Pinkerton - I say we elect the year 1980. Gas prices would be pretty good, and we could look forward to Airplane! in theaters, or Scanners, coming out the next spring.
I say the best running mate would be Lord-Papius’s toaster.
Synchronicity is a hell of thing, ain’t it? Regardless of whether it’s a paranormal cosmic phenomenon or just the result of selective attention, this seemingly meaningful* pattern of occurrences can be both deeply powerful and downright exasperating. I tend to ignore most instances of synchronicity as I do with deja vu or pareidolia, but they’re still interesting even if not actually factual**. Let me give you two examples from today:
1. While trying to get the hell out of Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, the group with which I was riding decided to eat at a restaurant named Cheeseburger in Paradise, not coincidentally of Jimmy Buffett fame. While we waited on our fried pickles appetizer, I realized how much it would suck to work there, listening all day to the same six song assortment of thirty year old Jimmy Buffett tunes, over and over. Unfortunately, God is a huge Buffett fan, so he decided to completely fuck up my trip back to Winston Salem by playing Margaritaville and Cheeseburger in Paradise no fewer than 12 times, on multiple stations, knowing full well that I was in the back seat without the ability to do anything about it. I don’t listen to the radio very often, but I just don’t believe that 6 different stations all purportedly playing “whatever we want” from every genre could by chance happen to play the same two songs so many times in a 4 hour window.
On second thought, it probably isn’t that unlikely. Radio isn’t exactly thriving like it once was. It still sucked.
2. As I searched for an internet connection to upload today’s offering, it struck me that the past few comics and posts have not-so-subtly hinted that Caldwell would meet a horrible fate at my hands, even though this Snipplets Max was already drawn months ago. Caldwell is just especially busy right now, so we’re just Bleaching*** until he has time to get his work done. I really hope that he finishes soon, because apparently I must harbor some subconscious motives to murder. Who knows when or where I’ll finally snap? Not me.
*Hey, that would be a good album title!
**Ha! That makes two! I’m on a roll.
***We’ve talked about this pattern of saving up animation budget before, but I’m not sure if it hasn’t already been coined. Also, if anyone can think up a better word for this concept, comment immediately.
Does the hospital provide shotguns or did Dumbledore and Kojo transport him with his shotgun?
Magic is everywhere!
Although hospital gowns can be quite revealing of one’s backside, they more than make up that indiscretion in the front with pockets large enough to comfortably conceal six or seven handguns and rifles. Only one double-barreled pump shotgun is easy to store away until needed.