I've committed (to myself) to make at least one comic each day. So far, I've missed a couple of days because of computer problems. One day, I just didn't have any time. However, I've also cheated and made two or three in one day.

Thing is, my wife and I are now having our first child. Instead of letting UMFUMDAILY slip by the wayside during this hectic time, I've enlisted the help of some stripcreator friends to be "guest strippers" and make comics in my absence.

So, below are the comics I've made so far since October 16.

Also, here is the lineup of guest strippers who will be helping out. They will post their UMFUMDAILY strips each of the following days:

11-10-03 jes_lawson
11-11-03 Matchbook_Romance
11-12-03 mmyers
11-13-03 attitudechicka
11-14-03 kaufman

There are not any rules to the strips they submit. They can laud, lambaste, or lampoon my style or make a strip totally their own. A single or a series is fine.

If anyone else wants to participate by posting an UMFUMDAILY for the dates 11-15-03 through 11-21-03, just send me a pm or leave a message here. I'll be checking back into stripcreator on Friday the 14th. Thanks, umfum.

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http://www.stripcreator.com/view.php?author=jes_lawson&ID=189688

Jumped on it... good show jes.

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Can't wait to see mmyers', achicka's and kaufman's entries! =D

I use dial up. You probably use crappy dial up, like United Online. (I had both Juno and Net Zero. They sucked and I hated it)

3 letters, AOL. -_-;;

I wanted to give him a choice.

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Yes, this happened today.
No, I'm not saying to who.

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Okay, my turn!
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That should finish off the week.

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I'd like to offer the old Laurel and Hardy handshake to you guys for helping me out with UMFUMDAILY. I wish I had made them all. I think mmyers cracked me up the most with "doing the laundry by hand."

Also, I thoroughly enjoyed the "background manipulations" of attitudechicka and Matchbook_Romance. Those were subtle and delicious.

Kaufman made me groan and chuckle at the same time. "hopping checker match?" get out of the city!

Of course, jes kicked the week off stunningly with a wicked funny strip. Wrong'em, boy-o!

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I would be quite honored if you guys could contribute again for the coming weekdays. We could reverse last week's order and see how things go. If you won't be able to do so, just drop a note here.

The tentative schedule:
11-17-03 "turn your head and" kaufman
11-18-03 attitudechicka (the name says it all)
11-19-03 m "hey, how did I end up with Wednesday again?" myers
11-20-03 Matchbook_Romance (which is better than Matchbook_Romacne) &
11-21-03 jes_lawson, who offers no_less_jaw than State Mandible Regulations allow

THANKS AGAIN! umfum

I should be able to keep that promise.

I'm down, just let me mark my Lovely Lumberjack Calendar.. ;)

Oh yes, not a problem, more than happy to help out again.

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A toast to Umfum and his daily struggle ahead.

A toast to babies for looking so determined when they shit.

A toast to everyone who makes Umfumdaily possible in umfum's time of need.

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We should smoke cigars, but not around the babies.
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Hahaha! Thank you myers, it is the funniest thing I have seen all day!

Thanks, Krusty Krew, I'll be back in action soon...

Honored to help out again! =D

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Zoiks! I think you have bested yourselves this time around. Mucho thanksola again for holding down the lack of my fortitude.

Taking care of a newborn is hard work, but I will now pass that hard work off onto my wife since I'm going back to my job next week. I should be able to return UMFUMDAILY to near "normalcy" once my schedule is re-established a bit.

And now my useless commentary:

kaufman:
I don't know what to say other than I think that's the hardest I've ever seen anyone work just to get to an awful punchline. And I mean awful in the best possible sense because the setup was so groin-grabbingly good!

chicka:
As dcom says, "chicka shits." And so does my baby. Sometimes I CAN tell by that determined look. Other times, it's a little surprise at the end of three hours. Nice one.

mmyers:
How DO you solve a problem like Maria? Or Mario? Beats me. I like the way you managed to work myself, yourself, and kaufman into the comic--quite admirable work in the field of pun as well.

Matchbook_Romance:
Your comic hit home more than you knew at the time of writing it. My wife and I were friends for a year and a half before we actually started dating. I had to watch her sort through a variety of losers before she woke up one sunny afternoon and realized the man of her dreams--yes, me--was the one who had been there all along. Keep ya head up.

jes_lawson:
Provided me with the greatest comic relief this week. How could I not admire such an adroit take-off on my "Even Robots Get The ______" series. Awesome, man.

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Again, thanks to all for your help. I'll be burning my nose oil at both ends of the midnight grindstone to get back in the DAILY saddle. I'll have to offer Kudos to you all--mainly because my wife ate the Snickers! BRAVO!!

Thus endeth November...

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