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Wine: Keep a red and a white on hand at all times. When choosing wines on the wine aisle, use this simple rhyme to make your selection: “Closer to the floor, is meant for the poor / closer to the lights, is more like for if Bono comes over.” -=RAY=-
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« on: October 28, 2003, 05:12:24 AM »
Don't we all want to Make Love Like a Mountain, really?

I love the art. Love, love, love it. Onstad's doing some gorgeous things these days, especially this -- simultaneously cute and on-model.

Seven-kinky!

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« Reply #1 on: October 28, 2003, 05:20:26 AM »
Well, first and foremost, V -- you get the obsessive fan award for checking Achewood at 12:01 a.m.

Second, and more importantly, WOW!  Two days in a row Onstad has awed me.  Although I'm not so sure that some of Ray's lines would have been better spoken by Beef.

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« Reply #2 on: October 28, 2003, 05:29:44 AM »
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Well, first and foremost, V -- you get the obsessive fan award for checking Achewood at 12:01 a.m.

I'm not sure whether this helps my cause or not, but I actually intended to check the board -- IE just misrouted me for some odd reason. (I had to check the URL to make sure the strip wasn't a weird prank by jough or something.)

I think you're right, though -- this strip gives us a surprisingly melancholy Ray. He's very sad, after all, about farting as a side product, even though presumably it won't impede his efforts with his special lady (seeing as he does make love like mountain and all).
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« Reply #3 on: October 28, 2003, 07:24:11 AM »
I wonder how this strip will play to those reading it in the archives for the first time and missing out on Onstad's message up top:

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Dear Readers: Due to financial mismanagement, we have been forced to sell Achewood off to Japanese interests. It has been a pleasure providing you with comics these last few years. Please enjoy the new strip. -CTO
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« Reply #4 on: October 28, 2003, 08:57:39 AM »
Oh my!  this was too much ...the 'love like a mountain' line made me think of this fanfic me and some others in my old forum used to make fun of the other year where this girl used the description 'like a volcano' for everything even when it didn't make sense.

and yes, I was thinking it was a bit sad for ray - maybe japanese who don't understand old characterization.
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« Reply #5 on: October 28, 2003, 12:37:54 PM »
Wow, apparently I'm the only one who thought this strip was utterly fuck*ng awful.  Huh.
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« Reply #6 on: October 28, 2003, 01:30:43 PM »
This is great.  More evidence that Onstad's creativity has shot up since dispensing with his unhappy message board-tending duties.
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« Reply #7 on: October 28, 2003, 01:33:15 PM »
I totally would have called this topic "seven kinky."  In fact, that's my phrase of the week.
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« Reply #8 on: October 28, 2003, 02:33:05 PM »
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 Although I'm not so sure that some of Ray's lines would have been better spoken by Beef.


Ray and RB were merged into one character to save on costs (the Financial times had this quote from the new owners: "Too many character mean mighty big dollar. So we fix.") Tomorrow's strip will feature a still belligerent Lyle, but with the erudition of Mr. Bear.
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« Reply #9 on: October 28, 2003, 02:38:28 PM »
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The archive version does include Chris's message about financial problems.

"CAPTION TEXT DISCONTINUE; NOT PROFITABLE" Priceless.

Taking the pills would have been out of character for Beef, though. I think Ray's final line was just poorly translated from "Dammit, why does shit like this have to been happenin'" or something.

Ray's glasses are actually a litter cooler than his normal pair.

Teador's cheeks are perfect.
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« Reply #10 on: October 28, 2003, 03:41:13 PM »
Cool change up.  Last panel Ray dialog sounds like an oversimplification of the general theme of achewood, as far as it's understood by the 'Japanese interests', and used as the tag line.  Cracked me.

And hey!  Hella got used right!
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« Reply #11 on: October 28, 2003, 04:17:27 PM »
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I totally would have called this topic "seven kinky."  In fact, that's my phrase of the week.


As it has become mine. Excellent.
I'm gonna end up confusing everyone now... Damn.

Oh, and for me the most priceless thing - the conversion of Ray's thong into a Sumo pouch!
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« Reply #12 on: October 28, 2003, 08:04:56 PM »
Was anybody else reminded of the courtroom episode of Clerks?

"Who is driving?"
"Oh no! Bear is driving! How can this be?"
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« Reply #13 on: October 28, 2003, 08:07:11 PM »
That was the only time I ever laughed out loud during the entire run of the Clerks animated show - although I did buy the DVD.

And as a side note, the "B" key on my keyboard is sticking a little, and it's amazing to me how unused that particular key is, now that I'm noticing each time it's pushed.

Do not many words have "b's" in them?  Very very strange indeed.
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« Reply #14 on: October 28, 2003, 08:18:35 PM »
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I totally would have called this topic "seven kinky."  In fact, that's my phrase of the week.


As it has become mine. Excellent.
I'm gonna end up confusing everyone now... Damn.

Oh, and for me the most priceless thing - the conversion of Ray's thong into a Sumo pouch!


WORD on the sumo pouch! Awesome. I like Teodors rosy cheeks, too.
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