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Author Topic: New West Turpentine Shakes - March 10 2009  (Read 6073 times)

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New West Turpentine Shakes - March 10 2009
« on: March 11, 2009, 12:06:37 am »

http://www.achewood.com/index.php?date=03102009

Apparently you are all too busy talking about seven grain bread and hot lesbian waitresses to read the strip?

You're missing seeing Lyle in a shirt and tie, which is remarkable even if the tie is not tied.
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Re: New West Turpentine Shakes - March 10 2009
« Reply #1 on: March 11, 2009, 12:09:36 am »

I sort of despise Lyle, but a multi-part origin story is just too much to resist. 
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Re: New West Turpentine Shakes - March 10 2009
« Reply #2 on: March 11, 2009, 12:19:07 am »

More Lyle? Yes, please! 

Can someone explain panel six to me?  Did Onstad accidentally cut 'n' paste the wrong text into this strip?  Is the
Achewood-o-matic on the fritz?
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Re: New West Turpentine Shakes - March 10 2009
« Reply #3 on: March 11, 2009, 12:22:42 am »

In panel six the teddy bear in the turtleneck is demonstrating to the other, drunken lout of an animal what boring topics of conversation he will resort to if the origin story is not told.

Also, the thread title should be "unless you want to ghost-write this as an actual ghost."
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Re: New West Turpentine Shakes - March 10 2009
« Reply #4 on: March 11, 2009, 12:37:37 am »

In panel six the teddy bear in the turtleneck is demonstrating to the other, drunken lout of an animal what boring topics of conversation he will resort to if the origin story is not told.

His activity is so poorly conveyed.
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Re: New West Turpentine Shakes - March 10 2009
« Reply #5 on: March 11, 2009, 12:48:24 am »

In panel six the teddy bear in the turtleneck is demonstrating to the other, drunken lout of an animal what boring topics of conversation he will resort to if the origin story is not told.

Also, the thread title should be "unless you want to ghost-write this as an actual ghost."

Did you just correct your own thread title?

Oh, and "Archer at the 75"? What?
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Re: New West Turpentine Shakes - March 10 2009
« Reply #6 on: March 11, 2009, 12:48:57 am »

I like the idea of being boring so as to coerce other people into being more interesting.  

I think this is my super power.  
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Re: New West Turpentine Shakes - March 10 2009
« Reply #7 on: March 11, 2009, 12:52:21 am »

Did you just correct your own thread title?

Oh, and "Archer at the 75"? What?

I can only assume he means Archer Street at the junction with I-75.  Which runs through Gainesville, conveniently enough. 

(Also, Detroit.  I-75 is a long and lonesome highway, which incidentally is also east of Omaha.) 

Edit: Here's the intersection, but there doesn't appear to be a Golden Arches there. 
« Last Edit: March 11, 2009, 12:55:39 am by jay-ell »
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Re: New West Turpentine Shakes - March 10 2009
« Reply #8 on: March 11, 2009, 12:54:24 am »

Did you just correct your own thread title?

Oh, and "Archer at the 75"? What?

Too long, right?
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Re: New West Turpentine Shakes - March 10 2009
« Reply #10 on: March 11, 2009, 01:07:49 am »

I stand corrected. 
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Re: New West Turpentine Shakes - March 10 2009
« Reply #11 on: March 11, 2009, 01:23:31 am »

Aw shit! Hobo Joe, where the fuck you come from?

So I am wondering, is this Lyle with the beard, or Lyle's dad?

Inquiring trolls want to know what it means to be an alcoholic tiger with flexible sexuality in today's society.
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Unless you want to ghost-write this as an actual ghost - March 10 2009
« Reply #12 on: March 11, 2009, 01:41:20 am »

Did you just correct your own thread title?

It just seemed only fair for a change.
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Re: Unless you want to ghost-write this as an actual ghost - March 10 2009
« Reply #13 on: March 11, 2009, 01:56:33 am »

It just seemed only fair for a change.

But you were mistaken. "Fuckin' left coast power wimp" is the correct thread title. The strip's punchline is a borderline pun and has no business being commemorated here.
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Re: New West Turpentine Shakes - March 10 2009
« Reply #14 on: March 11, 2009, 02:15:00 am »

My brain froze up at "mud pooter".

That sounds like what your gay grandfather would call his lover's ass.

Just froze up right there. Everything else went around my head.
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