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bunnerabb
September 4, 2001 3:56 PM

1): Don't make a few comics and then log on here and say "I'm new! Look at my comics and tell me what you think!" Everybody hates that shit.

2): Threatening to bitchslap the other forum users if they don't go and look at your lame-assed comics will make you an instant pariah, or worse, cause a large red robot with a boner the size of Wyoming to knock on your door. "Avon calling". *RAARRR!*

3): Just make comics. If people like them, they'll tell you.

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Thomasisneat September 4, 2001 5:32 PM	Why can't you just ignore those posts? Are they really that irritable?
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NeoVid September 4, 2001 5:37 PM	quote: Why can't you just ignore those posts? Are they really that irritable? For people who allow themselves to be irritated, yes. I just laugh at those posts without saying I'm doing it, like the bastard I am.
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DrPedantic September 4, 2001 6:35 PM	quote: Why can't you just ignore those posts? Are they really that irritable? Actually, the posts are irritating. The people are irritable.
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Drexle
September 4, 2001 7:02 PM

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Why can't you just ignore those posts? Are they really that irritable?

I've seen a lot of places on line where the newbies who draw attention to themselves get hazed. This is why I lurk for a few days, and then just wade into the conversations without drawing attention to myself. Works every time.

Besides, this place is full of smartasses... it doesn't take much exploration of the threads to figure that out. When dealing with smartasses, the last thing you want to do is put on a display like Gnu Guy... or crabby when he first showed up.

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ladyjdotnet
September 4, 2001 7:10 PM

That's really the heart of it. Have some respect for the group of people you're joining by observing them and learning a bit about them. Figure out the rules of the game that's being played before you go trying to get people to play by your rules.

That applies to any social group. The people who come in wearing an "I lack social skills" badge make everyone a little uncomfortable. That's why everyone tries to distance themselves as much as possible.

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bunnerabb September 4, 2001 7:16 PM	quote: Why can't you just ignore those posts? Are they really that irritable? Why can't you just skip doing something that you've been told in plain English just gets on everybody's tits? I mean... doesn't that make more sense?
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evil_d
September 4, 2001 7:55 PM

Often "look at my strips and tell me if you like them" is code for "look at my strips and tell me I'm a god damn riot". Usually, you're not. Even those of us who have had plenty of practice and read plenty of other people's strips still have to work to be funny, and quite frequently we fail at it. The chances that you are the most hilarious thing we've seen this year are low. If you are, take it on the road. Comedy clubs will actually pay you.

What really bugs me, to be honest, is the presumption that some guy who just walked in off the street and has only made 6 comics is somehow deserving of a peer review from people who each have several dozen strips under their belts and have never said so much as "do you all think I suck ass?" Because they understand something very important, not just here but in all aspects of life: it's not about you. It's about what you do. Write funny comics, and the praise will surely follow. Enter some of the contests we run; part of the reason we have them is to give recognition to people who have exercised the art of humor on this site.

"We probably wouldn't worry about what people think of us if we could know how seldom they do." -- Olin Miller

I don't know who Olin Miller is, but I think I've found a quote for my profile.

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Gnu_Guy
September 4, 2001 8:17 PM

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That's really the heart of it. Have some respect for the group of people you're joining by observing them and learning a bit about them. Figure out the rules of the game that's being played before you go trying to get people to play by your rules.

That applies to any social group. The people who come in wearing an "I lack social skills" badge make everyone a little uncomfortable. That's why everyone tries to distance themselves as much as possible.

I lack social skills. Read my comics, fuckers! Bitch slaps will be had by all!

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Gnu_Guy September 4, 2001 8:18 PM	PS - Please.
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Drexle September 4, 2001 8:34 PM	quote: PS - Please. Okay, you have to be masquerading... who is it? Gabe? Obi? crabby?
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Drexle September 4, 2001 8:36 PM	Fuck, you already admited it in the other thread!
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descolada99 September 4, 2001 8:49 PM	quote: The people who come in wearing an "I lack social skills" badge make everyone a little uncomfortable. FUCK. That's what I've been doing wrong in life. And I thought that badge so complimented my eyes. Probably why I got laid off too. Sunvabitch. Thanks for telling me NOW.
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mother_billings September 4, 2001 9:21 PM	I don't care two Willie Nelsons what any of you think about my comics. You can't live with a smelly, farty bastard for 18 years, bathe him for 17, help him cry himself to sleep for the last five (ever since he saw Mr. Holland's Opus), and still care what people think of you, your boy, or your desire to kill your boy. God, I hate him.
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gabe_billings September 5, 2001 2:37 AM	HAHAHAHAHA!
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gabe_billings September 5, 2001 2:38 AM	Wait a minute...
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apejuice September 5, 2001 2:58 AM	32096 can somebody show me how to make these gnu jokes funny? i can't work it out.
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gabe_billings September 5, 2001 12:47 PM	That's 'cause they're not supposed to be funny, Einstein.
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boorite September 5, 2001 1:01 PM	It's like we're at a party having a nice conversation about ape felching and some dolt bursts forth wearing a lampshade on his head and going "look at me look at me am I funny?" And of course everyone is like, "shut up, boorite."
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skagg September 5, 2001 1:25 PM	apejuice, u ever heard of hairytongue?
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skagg September 5, 2001 1:26 PM	ps, the shellsuit guy was damn good, deserves to win
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gabe_billings September 5, 2001 2:13 PM	quote: It's like we're at a party having a nice conversation about ape felching and some dolt bursts forth wearing a lampshade on his head and going "look at me look at me am I funny?" And of course everyone is like, "shut up, boorite." And then we bust out the Jagermeister and get shitfaced and jump in our friend's '72 Buick Golfmaster and look for a fairway to make rooster tails in.
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boorite September 5, 2001 2:36 PM	Then we blame it on the newbie.
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boorite September 5, 2001 2:39 PM	BTW, my post is really irritable.
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ladyjdotnet September 5, 2001 3:19 PM	So're my bowels.
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bunnerabb September 5, 2001 3:21 PM	What you say?!
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NeoVid September 5, 2001 3:59 PM	quote: What you say?! Dammit, that made me want to repost the legendary "all your Smurf" video, but I don't have the URL anymore...
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Thomasisneat September 5, 2001 4:27 PM	I really don't take this that seriously, I just do it for fin and I'm curious to see anyone thinke I am funny. Believe me, I don't plan on making comics for a living.
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ObiJo September 5, 2001 4:48 PM	quote: Dammit, that made me want to repost the legendary "all your Smurf" video, but I don't have the URL anymore... http://216.149.89.225/ayb/allyoursmurf.swf And someday I will call upon you for a favor.
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crabby September 5, 2001 5:16 PM	quote: I really don't take this that seriously, I just do it for fin and I'm curious to see anyone thinke I am funny. Believe me, I don't plan on making comics for a living. Looks like you won't be competing professionally in spelling bees either newbie.
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Thomasisneat September 5, 2001 5:19 PM	Whoa I did fuck that up pretty bad didn't I? heh.
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BigEvilDan September 5, 2001 7:06 PM	32164
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Carpet-head September 6, 2001 6:54 AM	Blah Blah Blah
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tiger8191 September 6, 2001 7:08 AM	Whew... glad I didn't look like a complete ass when I joined the fray!
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boorite September 6, 2001 7:52 AM	Jeez, folks. Gabe is 133+, and I show my appreciation by posting a pic of him felching a gorilla. I mean he really has his face buried in that animal's butt cheeks. And I used his wedding picture. So maybe this should tell you not to take the ire of a bunch of prefab comic-strip constructors too too seriously.
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DexX September 6, 2001 9:21 AM	Agh, coughing fit, coughing fit... Damn you, Big Evil Dave! TOBOR WARS... laugh choke turns blue Ah, breathing again... hey, am I the only one that has noticed how crabby has gotten really, well, crabby with the newbies? I thought skagg and I were bad... It is the classic cycle-of-abuse, isn't it? Skagg... we've created a monster!
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Drexle
September 6, 2001 10:32 AM

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Agh, coughing fit, coughing fit... Damn you, Big Evil Dave! TOBOR WARS... *laugh* *choke* *turns blue*

Ah, breathing again... hey, am I the only one that has noticed how crabby has gotten really, well, crabby with the newbies? I thought skagg and I were bad...

It is the classic cycle-of-abuse, isn't it? Skagg... we've created a monster!

Who would have thought we'd see the day that crabby really *does* get to kick the newbies around?

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ObiJo
September 6, 2001 2:14 PM

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So maybe this should tell you not to take the ire of a bunch of prefab comic-strip constructors too too seriously.

Amen, brother man. I said AMEN. I also said brother and man.

Seems like some people have their buttcheeks clenched around here. Maybe it's due to the Deisel and Crabby Era of Pain, or maybe there's a disturbance in the force, I don't know. They should watch Airplane a couple of times, use words like "Porcupine" and "Nyuck" and mellow.

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DragonXero
September 7, 2001 5:32 AM

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Why can't you just ignore those posts? Are they really that irritable?

*slowly shambles in on his walker*
Bet you all thought you'd never see me again.
Or maybe you did.
Anyway, if you're a newbie, get settled in before you start shooting off at the mouth. At least let the old people get to know you before you start jumping into shit.

Damn, I've been outta circulation a lot, look at all these new faces.

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gabe_billings
September 7, 2001 12:35 PM

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*slowly shambles in on his walker*
Bet you all thought you'd never see me again.
Or maybe you did.
Anyway, if you're a newbie, get settled in before you start shooting off at the mouth. At least let the old people get to know you before you start jumping into shit.

Whoa, hold on there fella. You're even worse than a newbie. You're a RE-newbie. You can't just leave and waltz back in whenever you want. Look what happened to Obi when he came back. We called an emergency session of the Stripper's Guild and put him on a mandatory three-week suspension, during which time he wasn't allowed to use any of the new characters or backgrounds. Plus he had to buy us all ice cream. I'm afraid you're in the same boat.

PS - I like Ben & Jerry's New York Superfudge Chunk.

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gabe_billings September 7, 2001 12:36 PM	quote: PS - I like Ben & Jerry's New York Superfudge Chunk. PPS - That isn't a homosexual reference.
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wirthling September 7, 2001 12:37 PM	quote: quote: PS - I like Ben & Jerry's New York Superfudge Chunk. PPS - That isn't a homosexual reference. Sure...
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ladyjdotnet
September 7, 2001 1:09 PM

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Whoa, hold on there fella. You're even worse than a newbie. You're a RE-newbie. You can't just leave and waltz back in whenever you want. Look what happened to Obi when he came back. We called an emergency session of the Stripper's Guild and put him on a mandatory three-week suspension, during which time he wasn't allowed to use any of the new characters or backgrounds. Plus he had to buy us all ice cream. I'm afraid you're in the same boat.

PS - I like Ben & Jerry's New York Superfudge Chunk.

Cherry Garcia for me! Get some Magic Shell while you're at it, too.

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ObiJo September 7, 2001 1:10 PM	quote: PPS - That isn't a homosexual reference. I'd believe that if you hadn't made me buy you AssRape Grape. And be careful, DX, when he asks for a spoon.
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descolada99 September 7, 2001 1:44 PM	Chunky Monkey for me. Hot damn that sounds good. Too bad I'm too poor to even by breadcrumbs. :)
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crabby September 7, 2001 2:22 PM	I'll take vanilla. P.S. Thats not a homosexual reference either.
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boorite September 7, 2001 2:23 PM	quote: Cherry Garcia for me! You can tempt her with Chunky Monkey or Assrape Grape, but LadyJ will still have her cherry.
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ladyjdotnet September 7, 2001 2:33 PM	I can paypal you a dollar.
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ladyjdotnet September 7, 2001 2:35 PM	quote: quote: Cherry Garcia for me! You can tempt her with Chunky Monkey or Assrape Grape, but LadyJ will still have her cherry. I don't have my cherry anymore... but I still have the box it came in.
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DexX September 7, 2001 4:04 PM	You haven't tasted ice cream until you have tried New Zealand ice cream. I think it is God's ice cream. If you are ever in Australia or New Zealand, try some. nb. No jokes in this post. I am serious.
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