Anyone ever read my Illusionary Minds Chat series? Just so you guys know, the site DOES exist. And yes, the mods ARE that bad.

So this contest is about power tripping. You probably have your own stories about authority figures abusing their powers (not here, of course (BRAD IS TEH WIN), but elsewhere). Well, now's your chance to expose them to the world!

Extra credit for using the word "BANNED" (all caps) in your comic (including the title).

This contest ends on Thursday evening. Start tripping, er, I mean stripping.

CC172:- If only.... by TheGovernor 2-22-03

Germany, 1919 Guden Tag Mein Name is Adolf Hitler and I vant to join your party, I have many right wing xenophobic ideas! Well I'll have to ask ze other members of ze national socialist german workers party, two seconds Some guy called Adolf wants to join our party That mustache looks Gay, , Nein! BANNED!

CC 172: Sympathy by Bargaintuan 2-22-03

Woo hoo! I ROCK! I've got a cool sword, and I can fly SUPER fast! I am so awesome, I can do anything I want! Dammit. I've been banned... but I've got a COOL GOATIE and a PITCHFORK NOW! WOO HOO!!! LOOK AT MY SUIT! I'M SMOKIN'!

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Life is a lot like getting mugged; you get your kicks, you take your punches, and when it's over, someone else gets your cash.

CC 172 : Scumbag Newbies by niteowl 2-22-03

Sadly, a lot of message boards on the Internet are like this. BMXbandit: Hey I have a question.. l33tM0d: We don't answer questions from newbies. Go away scumbag. BMXbandit: But isn't this the Questions and Answers forum? l33tM0d: You can ask a question when you have 1000 posts. Now stop with the questions or YOU WILL BE BANNED. LOSER. BMXbandit: Uhhh..How am I supposed to get my post count up when I can't ask a question? l33tM0d: Kiss our asses in every thread on the forums, duh! Fuck it. You are done here, you pathetic piece of shit.

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Think classy, you'll be classy.

Abuse of Default Power by Bargaintuan 2-22-03

You are getting very sleepy... You will use the asian girls in all your comics... Yes. You will use them constantly. Clicking the drop-down boxes will cause you GREAT PAIN! Me love you long time. Sorry. Force of habit.

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Life is a lot like getting mugged; you get your kicks, you take your punches, and when it's over, someone else gets your cash.

CC172: Pearly Gates #1 by TheGovernor 2-22-03

St. Peters on Holiday, Im holding the fort, so what makes you think you are worthy to get into Heaven then? Well Ive tried to live a good life, be kind to people, and I did a lot of charity work, I used to give blankets to the poor that sort of thing Says here in your record that when you were nine you poured salt onto a slug.....BANNED! But.... BANNED! Get the fuck out of here before I call security But...

CC 172: The Secret Life of an Op by Bargaintuan 2-22-03

Ooh! Some guy's trolling in the forums again... BANNED! Calling me names, eh? BANNED! Haha! Posting about cheese in the "Everything but Cheese" forum? BANNED! YES!!! Banning people all the friggin' time? BANNED! S#*t!

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Life is a lot like getting mugged; you get your kicks, you take your punches, and when it's over, someone else gets your cash.

CC 172 : BANNED by niteowl 2-22-03

You smell great today, you twat...BANNED! Huh? You fought odor and wetness today, annoying bitch...BANNED! ...? C'mon, just play along, you retard. YES! BAN ROLL-ON FIGHTS ODOR AND WETNESS! AND IT LOOKS LIKE A BINGO DOBBER! I GOT BANNED!

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Think classy, you'll be classy.

Carrying on the tradition of doing awful in CCs...

CC 172: BANNED by BDD 2-22-03

A "blue light special" cop is the bouncer of this hot bar. Hey there, Officer. Stop right there, miss. Aren't you going to let me in? Flash me and I'll let you in. That's not even legal! There's no way I'm going to -- BANNED!

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Support your local undertaker - drop dead!

I was actually quite a good host in the good old days, back in the time when newbies were quite tame and simply wanted to know how the internet worked, yahoo was still the best search engine, lol and rofl and m8 were common phrases and geocities was still a hip and cool place to park your website... ah those were the days....

CC172:- True Story by TheGovernor 2-22-03

It was 1997, I was a host on The Microsoft Network [Steven] Has Entered #internetcafe, [Steven]: Hi all geezer: Hi m8 mike: Hello Hanson_Fan has entered #internetcafe "Time to gavel up." [Steven] has left #internetcafe........ @[Steven] has entered #internetcafe @[Steven] has kicked Hanson_Fan reason "Hanson suck"

CC 172: How To Get BANNED. by callie_chan 2-22-03

This is based on a true story. George Carlin sucks! I loathe him & everything he stands for! Uh-hunh. Listen, can you explain to me why exactly you're here hating George Carlin on a message board made for George Carlin FANS? Because George Carlin SUCKS! I came here to tell you all what stupid mindless sheep you are for liking him! ...look, dude, you are so banned. Technically there's no abuse of power here, unless you count the person in power being abused. BANNED?! How dare you! You're restricting my freedom of speech! Actually, crotch goblin, I'm restricting your right to be a fucking idiot, because you're being WAY too free with it right now.

I got an honorable mention last time; maybe I can do better this time...

Notice I say 'maybe', not 'probably'.

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-Callisto

CC 172 : God gets l33t. by niteowl 2-22-03

God, why is grass green? Because if grass was brown, you wouldn't be able to dodge doggie land mines. Ok...why is the sky blue? Because it's my favorite color. Why did AOL kick me offline earlier today? bEcAuSe I 0wn j00...bAnNeD! tee hee.z!

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Think classy, you'll be classy.

Right, so, here we go... all packaged up in five strips so we don't have to go searching eight posts down for the rest of the series.

CC172: Promotion Time by Chaly 2-22-03

In the main office of the cookie shop... Management has been thinking. You're a hard worker and you run a fierce cookie kiosk. And? If you're here to state the obvious, piss off, I have customers waiting. Ah! That's exactly what we like to see. You've been promoted to Shift Leader! Alright! About time. Your new uniform fits you well. I can feel my very soul dissolving within my chest... ahhh...

CC 172: Promotion Time (2) by Chaly 2-22-03

Please, miss, can I have a cup of ice? My mother is on that bench...I have no money... she has a 104 degree fever... her brain is sizzling in her skull... she gasps for breath, as her lungs fry... It's fifty cents for a cup of ice. No exceptions. Hmm... should it bother my conscience that I was the only one that could have saved that little girl's mother from a horrific death by raised temperature? ....Naaaaah.

CC 172: Promotion Time (3) by Chaly 2-22-03

Hey, underling that was previously a coworker and great friend of mine! I thought I told you to stack the large cups! What's the big deal? You never used to until there were just five left... Nonsense. I was never a weak little salesperson like you. Do not contradict the Shift Leader! Yeah, okay, sorry. I'll go stack up some large cups. ... And I'm writing you up for talking to me when you should have been doing your job!

CC 172: Promotion Time (4) by Chaly 2-22-03

Oh, you haven't got any legs! Well, here, let me hand this soda down to you. Thanks, ma'am. Watch out for that tree around the-- *POOF* ...This can't be good.

CC 172: Promotion Time (End) by Chaly 2-22-03

You showed a sign of consideration for others at work today. I'm afraid that isn't allowed for upper level workers. You mean... I'm... Oh no! WAIT! BANNED! There weren't enough chips in that chocolate chip cookie you just sold me. *sob*

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"You cannot lick the system. You can, however, fondle it."

CC 172: A Day in a Bug's Life by kaufman 2-22-03

So now that you've been elected the leader of this community of insects, what are you going to do, Mr. Beetle? The first thing I'm going to do is impose a new set of dietary regulations for the community. Like what? No longer will you be allowed to eat triple layer sandwiches with turkey, ham, jalapenos and processed ventricles of insane humans. So then, soylent peppered looney heart clubs... BANNED!

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ken.kaufman@gmail.com

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I has a flavor!

I bow to Kaufman's genius.

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"You cannot lick the system. You can, however, fondle it."

Will it never end? by Buffylavalamp 2-10-03

I came, I saw, I conked out... Hey, Buffy, you're an atheist, right? Yuppers. So what's with this Tiki Tim little god-thing that's been hanging around here? Oh, he doesn't really exist. He's just a delusion. So how do you explain this? Shut up.

And this one is about it, really...

Moooooooooooo... by Buffylavalamp 2-21-03

Moo moo mooooo... Moo moo moooo moo moooo! Moooooo moo moo moo? Moooo mooo! Moooo moooo moo moo moo! Moooooo! Moooo moo moooo moo moo. Excellent!

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Please remember to spay and neuter your elected representatives.

Sorry, a little addendum to the extra credit rules. When you end a sentence with "BANNED," it MUST end with a period. This was what I had intended, though the rule got lost in the shuffle.

All comics posted BEFORE this post will still get their extra credit.

All comics posted AFTER this post are subject to the new extra credit rule.

How can you end a sentence with BANNED if you must end it with a period?
You can't end a sentence with both.

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And you know what Hell is, folks. It's Andy Gibb, singing 'Shadowdancing' for aeons and aeons...

CC 172: Another true story by NeoVid 2-22-03

So you were the only one to show up for the last game this store ran? So you got all the prizes? No, they canceled the tournament and didn't give out any prizes, even though the game company says prizes have to be given out. Hey, if you don't like our policy, you can be BANNED from this store! So... you're saying I'm in trouble for objecting to your breaking the rules? Of course you are.

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"Only things I approve of should exist." -some guy on the internet

CC 172: The Problem of Evil by BigEvilDan 2-22-03

If you love everyone, why do you allow bad things to happen to good people? You cannot have free will without evil. So to get rid of evil, we'd all need to become mindless slaves to your will? Say, that's not a bad idea.

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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

Temptation by BigEvilDan 2-22-03

"Do not press this button." *PRESS*

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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

This one's the pothole's fault.

CC 172: O BANada! by kaufman 2-22-03

I still can't get over what happened to Brad. The poor guy, what a horrible thing to have your face disfigured in an accident like that. And it's turned him into a complete bastard. He's been kicking regulars off stripcreator for no reason. Spankling's been banned. Boorite is banned. EVEN GABE GOT BANNED. Relax, folks - this is just a hideous alternative future I can't believe he's gone all bad. Look, he wove my living room rug. Any guy who does something like that HAS to be sensitive. I don't know if he still does rugs. But I've got a Mexican friend who's tight with Brad. I bet I can find out. Hola, Pete, que pasa? I've got a question, Jose: Does that scarred Spankling banner yet weave?

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ken.kaufman@gmail.com

Get ready for some side-splittin', rib-ticklin' guffaws!

Meanwhile, it's time for a little nightclubbing... by Buffylavalamp 2-23-03

Outside the Club Fut... Excuse me, Captain Pennypants, I need to get into the club. Sorry, my dear, but you have been BANNED. What?!? Why have I been banned? That's ridiculous! I bet now you wish you'd never made fun of my name, huh? Heh heh... "Pennypants." BANNED!

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Please remember to spay and neuter your elected representatives.

You may have insufficient background to this if you live outside of Australia, but the character just fitted to a T.

CC 172: Warney BANNED by bonwag 2-23-03

One fine day in front of the cameras, following a cricket doping committee ruling I can't believe I've been BANNED. Me? BANNED? It's unthinkable! It's unfair! It's ME, everyone! But you admit you took a prohibited drug. But it was only a little dieting pill to make me look better for the cameras. I didn't know it was on the BANNED list. So, what's your argument? We should feel sorry for you? That the drug shouldn't be on the BANNED list? What? Do I look good right now? Am I ripped? Well, whatever it was, it certainly isn't performance-enhancing.

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exit, pursued by a bear