This is partly inspired by the recent political turmoil in the forums.

Serial Comic V - The North Prole by andydougan 12-01-01

A sweatshop somewhere in Lapland Ho ho ho! It's that time of year again! The boys and girls of the world will soon be expecting their gifts, so get to work, elvish scum! No way, old man! We're through doing all the work while you get the glory! What? This is an outrage! Your children will be butchered in their beds for this! I don't think so. The workers are running the show now! Here, meet our new boss! Greetings, Nicholas! Mwa ha...mwa ha...mwa ha ha ha ha! No! It can't be...not you! NOT YOU!!!

The rules are pretty much the same as ever, viz.:

[list][*]Once the person before you on the list of participants has posted a comic, you have twenty-four hours to post your follow-up.
[*]If you're not yet on the list but want to take part, feel free to add your name to the bottom.
[*]After each installment, please post the list in its entirety, indicating for the benefit of dim people who's up next.
[*]If you're the last person on the list, your installment should conclude the story (unless we agree to run through the list more than once, which usually happens).
[*]If twenty-four hours have elapsed and no comic has appeared from the person whose turn it is, the person after them should just go ahead and post.
[*]Anyone failing to post a comic within the allotted time will be in a world of pain.[/list]

Finally, here's the aforementioned randomly arranged list:

andydougan - DONE
Big Evil Dan - NEXT
ladyjdotnet
crabby
Bogart
Kajun Firefly
fuzzyman
JrnymnNate
Kevin Keegans Perm
DexX

Serial Comic V: Blue Christmas Of Death by BigEvilDan 12-01-01

Ha ha ha ha... ha ha ha ha... and so on. Bill Gates! But how could someone so greedy and evil run Christmas? What, you think I can't be a nice guy once in a while? You probably just want to give out shoddy toys that can only be fixed with expensive Microsoft products. You evil bastard. Yeah, well I'm not the one who was running an elvish sweat shop. Hey! There are people who would kill for their dental plan!

andydougan - DONE
Big Evil Dan - DONE
ladyjdotnet - NEXT
crabby
Bogart
Kajun Firefly
fuzzyman
JrnymnNate
Kevin Keegans Perm
DexX

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"Oh, look, a joke! How original! Thank you, but if I wanted my emotions stimulated pleasurably, I'd get a whore." - Donald B. Jones III

Claus and Effect by ladyjdotnet 12-01-01

Kathy Lee Gifford! I need your advice. How do you get the world to stop talking about you having a sweatshop? Oh, that's easy. You just give them something else to talk about that upsets them more. Well, what could be more upsetting to people than running a sweatshop? That's the hard part. I don't think I've found one yet either. I'll have to think some more on that, then. Yeah. Good luck on that. Hey, Wanna see some pictures of my son, Cody? He did the cutest thing the other day. He was in the bathroom and he was playing Blahblahblahblah Blahblahblahblah

andydougan - DONE
Big Evil Dan - DONE
ladyjdotnet - DONE
crabby - NEXT
Bogart
Kajun Firefly
fuzzyman
JrnymnNate
Kevin Keegans Perm
DexX

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I am a delicate fucking flower. https://beacons.ai/jesskent

andydougan - DONE
Big Evil Dan - DONE
ladyjdotnet - DONE
crabby - NEXT
Bogart
Kajun Firefly
fuzzyman
JrnymnNate
Kevin Keegans Perm
DexX
kaufman

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ken.kaufman@gmail.com

Serial Comic V: Ruldolph the porno Reindeer by crabby 12-01-01

Now you go on TV and tell them where Rudolph touched you and where he has the pictures hidden. This should get the media off my back. No problem Lord Santa. Then Rudolph said he wanted me to take extremely graphic pictures and touched my left buttock. The rumors are all true. However, the pictures were not for me at all. They were all for Lord Santa! He said he wanted to get them to stare at while he's running his elvish sweat shop!

andydougan - DONE
Big Evil Dan - DONE
ladyjdotnet - DONE
crabby - DONE
Bogart - NEXT
Kajun Firefly
fuzzyman
JrnymnNate
Kevin Keegans Perm
DexX
kaufman

X-boxes by Bogart 12-01-01

Nice work shifting the fat man out of here. Now lets get busy building this monopoly. What are the numbers on Hanukah and Kwanzaa? Pathetic sir. Wait a minute! Isn't the Solstice the original winter calibration that’s making a modern day comeback? Are you telling me that it's been 2000 years and you still_haven't_crushed_that_one? Sir! I can explain! Axed after all these years! What am I going to tell the wife and kids?

andydougan - DONE
Big Evil Dan - DONE
ladyjdotnet - DONE
crabby - DONE
Bogart - DONE
Kajun Firefly - NEXT
fuzzyman
JrnymnNate
Kevin Keegans Perm
DexX
kaufman

andydougan - DONE
Big Evil Dan - DONE
ladyjdotnet - DONE
crabby - DONE
Bogart - DONE
Kajun Firefly - NEXT
fuzzyman
JrnymnNate
Kevin Keegans Perm
DexX
kaufman
Kitty_Kat

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My life totally and completely REEKS.

andydougan - DONE
Big Evil Dan - DONE
ladyjdotnet - DONE
crabby - DONE
Bogart - DONE
Kajun Firefly - NEXT
fuzzyman
JrnymnNate
Kevin Keegans Perm
DexX
kaufman
Kitty_Kat
israphael

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"Nothing expresses the brutal grandeur of rectal polyps and anal fistulae quite like the mother-tongue of Goethe."

did anyone actually read my "Merry Christmas" post??

Serial Comic V - Hasn't this already been done? by KajunFirefly 12-02-01

yeah so, Bill Gates has taken over from Santa, what are we gonna do? wait a fucking minute, this all sounds horribly familiar! This already happened remember? Spankling came, died for our sins, then Tobor's Christmas spirit brought him back to life! so, we just wait around for Tobor and Spankling to save us? Pretty much! Aqua Tobor and Wirthling?

andydougan - DONE
Big Evil Dan - DONE
ladyjdotnet - DONE
crabby - DONE
Bogart - DONE
Kajun Firefly - DONE
fuzzyman - NEXT
JrnymnNate
Kevin Keegans Perm
DexX
kaufman
Kitty_Kat
israphael

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Dad was flammable

Serial Comic V - Here I Come To Save The Day by fuzzyman 12-02-01

Bill Gates, I am here to liberate Christmas from your evil monopoly! Oh my! A floating head! We can sell lots of those! Elves! Come quickly! Take this away and make more of them! RAAAR! AQUA TOBOR WILL CORNHOLE YOU NOW!!! Oh my! A floating talking fish! We can sell lots of those! Elves! Come quickly! Take this away and make more of them! I say, old chap. Would you fancy a pint down at the pub? Me and the Glasgow Kid got a nice stout waitin' for ya. Oh no! Super Britainman! I cannot resist your Pub Powers

Even if evil_d beats me in Comic Cup 6, Super Britainman and The Glasgow Kid are keepers (for me, anyway). (The Glasgow Kid appears as the Spankling character, by the way).

andydougan - DONE
Big Evil Dan - DONE
ladyjdotnet - DONE
crabby - DONE
Bogart - DONE
Kajun Firefly - DONE
fuzzyman - DONE
JrnymnNate - NEXT
Kevin Keegans Perm
DexX
kaufman
Kitty_Kat
israphael

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...Trot and Cap'n Bill were free from anxiety and care. Button-Bright never worried about anything. The Scarecrow, not being able to sleep, looked out of the window and tried to count the stars.

andydougan - DONE
Big Evil Dan - DONE
ladyjdotnet - DONE
crabby - DONE
Bogart - DONE
Kajun Firefly - DONE
fuzzyman - DONE
JrnymnNate - NEXT
Kevin Keegans Perm
DexX
kaufman
Kitty_Kat
israphael
Spankling (if I may)

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"Jelly-belly gigglin, dancin and a-wigglin, honey that's the way I am!" Janice the Muppet

Perm, want to skip Nate?

He's taken over 24 hours to post.

An attempt at irony, or a sulk?

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Yes, amazing how the person who complains the most when people are slow adding episodes is, himself, the slowest.

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...Trot and Cap'n Bill were free from anxiety and care. Button-Bright never worried about anything. The Scarecrow, not being able to sleep, looked out of the window and tried to count the stars.

I'm not 100% sure about "newbie etiquette", but from what I can tell this is basically a free-for-all, so:

andydougan - DONE
Big Evil Dan - DONE
ladyjdotnet - DONE
crabby - DONE
Bogart - DONE
Kajun Firefly - DONE
fuzzyman - DONE
JrnymnNate - NEXT
Kevin Keegans Perm
DexX
kaufman
Kitty_Kat
israphael
Spankling
Mr_Kidney

remove me if I'm wrong

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My leg hurts.

You're alright, Mr. K. Just check in at least once a day to see if it's your turn. Nice comics, by the way.

andydougan - DONE
Big Evil Dan - DONE
ladyjdotnet - DONE
crabby - DONE
Bogart - DONE
Kajun Firefly - DONE
fuzzyman - DONE
JrnymnNate - NEXT (past due)
Kevin Keegans Perm
DexX
kaufman
Kitty_Kat
israphael
Spankling
Mr_Kidney
evil_d

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The what mentioned above is total fiction. Please don't take it seriously!

Serial Comic - ITS CHRISTMAS by Kevin_Keegans_Perm 12-03-01

A Brief Business Discussion Ensues So , you see Guvnor , the REASON people dislike you and microsoft aint your products or your advertising Id never thought of it like that. So you mean , if i stop giving money to charity just for tax purposes , and give it GENUINELY? Precisely. Youll get your tax breaks anyway , And people will stop viewing me as a megalomaniac , hell bent on world domination? Lets take this one step at a time shall we matey. Does this mean i have to stop running Malaysian sweatshops making my keyboards?

andydougan - DONE
Big Evil Dan - DONE
ladyjdotnet - DONE
crabby - DONE
Bogart - DONE
Kajun Firefly - DONE
fuzzyman - DONE
JrnymnNate - SKIPPED
Kevin Keegans Perm - DONE
DexX - NEXT
kaufman
Kitty_Kat
israphael
Spankling
Mr_Kidney
evil_d

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"Life Sucks, Then you Die. The bit inbetween isnt very funny either"

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Mr_Kidney
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HA HA HA HA!

Newbie friend of a friend wakes up in a bathtub full of ice, film at 11.

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Ack! Sorry, my brain just isn't functioning tonight. This is the best I could manage...

Serial Comic V - The Joy of Giving by DexX 12-04-01

You wanted to see me Mr Gates? Ooh, what's in this parcel? Binky Booboo, you have been voted employee of the week. That parcel is your reward. Ooh, wow... *rustle rustle* Oh my... wow! Like it? I've always wanted one of these! Little Miss Elfin Inflatable Sex Doll! According to the box, she has realistic green skin...

andydougan - done
Big Evil Dan - done
ladyjdotnet - done
crabby - done
Bogart - done
Kajun Firefly - done
fuzzyman - done
JrnymnNate - skipped!
Kevin Keegans Perm - done
DexX - done
kaufman - next!
Kitty_Kat
israphael
Spankling
Mr_Kidney
evil_d

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Serial Comic V: Au ooooo by kaufman 12-04-01

On the fifth day of Christmas, Bill Gates gave to me: Five Blue Death Screens! 64K workspace, Free MSN, Two virii a week, And a sniffer snooping my new XP. THAT DOES IT! Listen carefully, I want you to bundle MY carols with all this year's presents.

andydougan - done
Big Evil Dan - done
ladyjdotnet - done
crabby - done
Bogart - done
Kajun Firefly - done
fuzzyman - done
JrnymnNate - skipped!
Kevin Keegans Perm - done
DexX - done
kaufman - done
Kitty_Kat - next!
israphael
Spankling
Mr_Kidney
evil_d

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It's time for a little backup by Kitty_Kat 12-04-01

Damn it. My elf decided that he wanted to spend more time with his doll, so now I have to call on the only one who can help. Thank you for coming on such short notice, Spankling. Just show me the money so I can get this thing over with.

andydougan - done
Big Evil Dan - done
ladyjdotnet - done
crabby - done
Bogart - done
Kajun Firefly - done
fuzzyman - done
JrnymnNate - skipped!
Kevin Keegans Perm - done
DexX - done
kaufman - done
Kitty_Kat - done
israphael - Next!!!!!
Spankling
Mr_Kidney
evil_d[b][/b]

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Kidney removal.

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Them kidneys ain't gonna generate urine by themselves!

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