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Jan 17, 2006 - Mouth Full of Peppers and the Old Book of 1920s College Dares
« on: January 17, 2006, 07:19:43 am »
http://achewood.com/index.php?date=01172006

I laughed harder at this one than I've laughed at the rest of this phone-ball storyline.

Nice facial expressions, especially in panels six and seven.

[Fixed year - Cort]
« Last Edit: January 17, 2006, 02:13:52 pm by CortJstr »
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Re: Jan 17, 2005 - Mouth Full of Peppers and the Old Book of 1920s College Dares
« Reply #1 on: January 17, 2006, 07:27:04 am »
I like the way Ray's strange leg (fat, yet sinewy) extends and circles as he comes up with with a business concept to tell his mother.
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Re: Jan 17, 2005 - Mouth Full of Peppers and the Old Book of 1920s College Dares
« Reply #2 on: January 17, 2006, 08:03:26 am »
Folks, I'd like to point out that Nuero here deserves a little love for using his FIRST post to start a daily comic thread and getting it right.

Thanks, man, you're restoring my faith in humanity. Have a Dr Pepper on me.
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Re: Jan 17, 2005 - Mouth Full of Peppers and the Old Book of 1920s College Dares
« Reply #3 on: January 17, 2006, 10:33:10 am »
Dammit... neuro signed up and posted?  That means I have to unblock him from the room now.  :P

Anyway, yes, this amused me.  I'm wondering if we actually get to see Raymond Q Smuckles' Mom now or if this just peters off.  No ball pun intended of course.

Also, ideas not used for excuses to his mom - swallowing vodka with a giraffe in it, cramming as many people as possible into a telephone booth, trying to drink a whole gallon of milke, etc.
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Re: Jan 17, 2005 - Mouth Full of Peppers and the Old Book of 1920s College Dares
« Reply #4 on: January 17, 2006, 01:27:42 pm »
Quote from: AlohaDawg on January 17, 2006, 08:03:26 am
Folks, I'd like to point out that Nuero here deserves a little love for using his FIRST post to start a daily comic thread and getting it right.

Thanks, man, you're restoring my faith in humanity. Have a Dr Pepper on me.

I don't know, he really could have done a better job with the linkage.  And he got the date wrong, it's 2006 you idiot.  fuck*ng newbies.

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Re: Jan 17, 2005 - Mouth Full of Peppers and the Old Book of 1920s College Dares
« Reply #5 on: January 17, 2006, 01:41:26 pm »
Yeah, and the thread title should be a line from the strip.  Unless you really think you can write better than Onstad. 

But we'll let it go just this once.
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Re: Jan 17, 2005 - Mouth Full of Peppers and the Old Book of 1920s College Dares
« Reply #6 on: January 17, 2006, 01:59:28 pm »
I think we can all agree that it's a better first effort than most people.  A Dr Pepper is warranted.  After all, I write the date on things probably 10 times a day and I'm still screwing up 2006 occasionally.

The strip is better than I thought it would be - I'm pretty much done with this storyline, and think I said yesterday that one more strip should do it.  But now I need one more, so I guess that makes Onstad a good writer/cartoonist/salesman.

In any case, as Ray has to dig deeper in his excuse folder, it's interesting to see what comes out.  Tomorrow, I'm pretty sure the x-mas card company is going to have to fold and move to Barbados due to tax-exempt status violations.  I'm almost sure of this.
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Re: Jan 17, 2006 - Mouth Full of Peppers and the Old Book of 1920s College Dares
« Reply #7 on: January 17, 2006, 02:48:07 pm »
if Ray's mom is the kind of old person we have around here, tax-exempt problems are the perfect reason. because, of course, the got-damn government should get its nose out of our business! its those crazy liberals, hating kids who got surgery on christmas, because they hate everything that is nice!
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Re: Jan 17, 2006 - Mouth Full of Peppers and the Old Book of 1920s College Dares
« Reply #8 on: January 17, 2006, 03:10:42 pm »
I think I'm the only one that has enjoyed the storyline.  It's no 'Party in the Bathroom' and it's not as good as the 'Heaven' storylines, but there have been some great lines in the strips.  And, come on, nut sacks on cellphones!
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Re: Jan 17, 2006 - Mouth Full of Peppers and the Old Book of 1920s College Dares
« Reply #9 on: January 17, 2006, 04:40:58 pm »
The strip begs the question: What were Todd's motivations for inviting Ray's mom?

Is it because Ray's mom is actually a pleasant person if you aren't Ray?
Or is it because Todd is an asshole and a jerkwad?
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Re: Jan 17, 2006 - Mouth Full of Peppers and the Old Book of 1920s College Dares
« Reply #10 on: January 17, 2006, 04:44:49 pm »
Quote from: mrchee on January 17, 2006, 04:40:58 pm
The strip begs the question: What were Todd's motivations for inviting Ray's mom?

Partner for snortin' 8-balls and buttsex maybe?   That's the only thing I can see Todd T. Squirrel trying to invite women to do.
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Re: Jan 17, 2006 - Mouth Full of Peppers and the Old Book of 1920s College Dares
« Reply #11 on: January 17, 2006, 04:55:55 pm »
Quote from: misterqueue on January 17, 2006, 04:44:49 pm
Partner for snortin' 8-balls and buttsex maybe?   That's the only thing I can see Todd T. Squirrel trying to invite women to do.

Yeah, man, he's got hips to serve.
Welcome, neuro. I like the thread title, and will be naming my band "Mouth Full of Peppers and the Old Book of 1920s College Dares." We used to be "Mouth Full of Marbles and the Screamers," but Kurt Cobain took that one.
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Re: Jan 17, 2006 - Mouth Full of Peppers and the Old Book of 1920s College Dares
« Reply #12 on: January 17, 2006, 05:31:26 pm »
Quote from: misterqueue on January 17, 2006, 04:44:49 pm
Partner for snortin' 8-balls and buttsex maybe?   That's the only thing I can see Todd T. Squirrel trying to invite women to do.

I stand by my opinion that Todd's a new squirrel, thanks to Gavin's leeches. You people have no faith in humanity? I mean, squirrel-ty?

Also, now that we all know Ray's middle name, what's Todd's?
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Re: Jan 17, 2006 - Mouth Full of Peppers and the Old Book of 1920s College Dares
« Reply #13 on: January 17, 2006, 05:40:37 pm »
Quote from: Roger on January 17, 2006, 05:31:26 pm
I stand by my opinion that Todd's a new squirrel, thanks to Gavin's leeches. You people have no faith in humanity? I mean, squirrel-ty?

Also, now that we all know Ray's middle name, what's Todd's?

Well his full name is Todd Todd Todd Todd Todd T. Squirrel so I'm not sure which of those qualifies as "middle"
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Re: Jan 17, 2006 - Mouth Full of Peppers and the Old Book of 1920s College Dares
« Reply #14 on: January 17, 2006, 05:41:23 pm »
Quote from: Roger on January 17, 2006, 05:31:26 pm
Also, now that we all know Ray's middle name, what's Todd's?

The.

or TOUAMB.
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