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Some more of those good jokes - 16 February 2005
« on: February 16, 2005, 10:29:31 pm »
Still no chicken recipe.

Dammit, Chris!  I have some organic cutlets that just aren't going to last much longer in the freezer.  You gotta give it up!
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Some more of those good jokes - 16 February 2005
« Reply #1 on: February 16, 2005, 10:34:15 pm »
Hmmm.

It's not like Ray is trying to be a dick, true.

Yet, somehow... this just doesn't feel like him.

Except the fifty bucks. That's classic Ray.

I would prefer chicken.
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Some more of those good jokes - 16 February 2005
« Reply #2 on: February 16, 2005, 10:37:42 pm »
Yes, that $50 line is definitely classic Ray, although I actually think the rest of his completely oblivious behavior is pretty in character.  But that line actually made me laugh out loud.  Also, Beef's testy "Are you sure" was priceless.
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Some more of those good jokes - 16 February 2005
« Reply #3 on: February 16, 2005, 10:51:25 pm »
So are they running because they're in the human world or because they're drunk and high?
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Some more of those good jokes - 16 February 2005
« Reply #4 on: February 16, 2005, 10:53:32 pm »
Where's Jough pointing out that this will be no longer amusing after Friday?

MAKE IT BETTER JOUGHILY JOO
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Some more of those good jokes - 16 February 2005
« Reply #5 on: February 16, 2005, 11:02:48 pm »
I like Beefs belated glance behind himself. And I think Ray's still high.

He doesn't have a lot of options.
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« Reply #6 on: February 16, 2005, 11:12:14 pm »
this is a real question and i'd like folks' opinions about it - -

do you think that this raises the question of why good things happen to seemingly undeserving people?  like being so set that you can crash your escalade and walk away not very upset and be equally moved to happy when you find $50?
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« Reply #7 on: February 17, 2005, 12:14:52 am »
Quote from: "filas"
this is a real question and i'd like folks' opinions about it - -

do you think that this raises the question of why good things happen to seemingly undeserving people?

I'd say that the entire point of the Ray/Beef relationship is to drive this point home. Then take out a big hammer and drive it in a little more.
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« Reply #8 on: February 17, 2005, 12:39:51 am »
Quote from: "CortJstr"
Quote from: "filas"
this is a real question and i'd like folks' opinions about it - -

do you think that this raises the question of why good things happen to seemingly undeserving people?

I'd say that the entire point of the Ray/Beef relationship is to drive this point home. Then take out a big hammer and drive it in a little more.


Ray's seemingly undeserved success and Beef's seemingly unending punishment reflect the fact that good deeds mean less than good thoughts. Ray is an optimist, and so life favors him. Beef is a pessimist, and so life disfavors him. The optimist Ray is, he doesn't think of this as a disposable hit-and-run, he thinks of it as leaving a nice homeowner a free Escalade outside his house, if the homeowner is meritocratic enough to put a little bit of body work into it.
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Some more of those good jokes - 16 February 2005
« Reply #9 on: February 17, 2005, 02:12:09 am »
I just love how completely oblivious Ray is.  He has reached a zen level of insensitivity.  He has reached an level of thoughtlessness that only the very wealthy, geniuses or your boss can reach.

Also, "Are you sure?" is the funniest thing in the entire cosmos.
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Some more of those good jokes - 16 February 2005
« Reply #10 on: February 17, 2005, 02:25:22 am »
This strip is like a great film.
I know not why, but it kind of strikes me that way. Love it.
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Some more of those good jokes - 16 February 2005
« Reply #11 on: February 17, 2005, 02:28:01 am »
yeah, definitely wish the title was 'are you sure'.

feels like totally genuine ray to me, everything just sliding off around him without making the least bit of impact.
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Some more of those good jokes - 16 February 2005
« Reply #12 on: February 17, 2005, 02:40:12 am »
The reader appreciates that the artist feels the need to make the alt-text a repetitive exegesis of obvious events, because at least it isn't another promise of a chicken recipe.

I do rather like the panels better this time; it maintains the charm of the small panels while actually allowing the pacing to fit the plot, and not vice versa. Very classy.
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Some more of those good jokes - 16 February 2005
« Reply #13 on: February 17, 2005, 02:53:57 am »
Yeah, today was pretty good indeed, and it will be even better, I think, within a larger, collected context. (YER FUCKIN' A RIGHT I SAID IT) Beef's temper works best on a slow burn, like when he hacked Yahoo! and came home all mad.

I only hope that Ray does not end up at a loose end, perhaps worrying about (his) D&D trades, now that he has crashed and presumably abandoned his sleek black Escalade. That would be really Low Class.
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Some more of those good jokes - 16 February 2005
« Reply #14 on: February 17, 2005, 02:59:23 am »
Is Ray's poor telling of jokes perhaps mockery of this-here board?
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