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Re: Not dead yet
« Reply #90 on: September 19, 2011, 10:04:34 pm »
I knew Cort could do it.

In case you're wondering what that yellow blob on a black background was, it was the Bat-Cort Signal. I only had a thumbnail avatar to work with, so it's hard to recognize. 50 internet points to anyone who feels like doing a better job.
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Re: Not dead yet
« Reply #91 on: September 20, 2011, 01:29:34 am »
Gee, now if somebody would go count all the blog posts...
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Re: Not dead yet
« Reply #92 on: September 20, 2011, 02:16:21 am »
Quote from: AugustWest on September 20, 2011, 01:29:34 am
Gee, now if somebody would go count all the blog posts...

That same hypothetical person should also count the premium content.
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Re: Not dead yet
« Reply #93 on: September 20, 2011, 12:33:49 pm »
that person would do better to get a life.
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Re: Not dead yet
« Reply #94 on: September 20, 2011, 12:47:05 pm »
Quote from: AugustWest on September 20, 2011, 01:29:34 am
Gee, now if somebody would go count all the blog posts...

That's true - the blog posts are gold.
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Re: Not dead yet
« Reply #95 on: October 20, 2011, 09:15:51 am »
He's been... girding loins for a while, huh?
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Re: Not dead yet
« Reply #96 on: October 20, 2011, 10:49:53 am »
Quote from: littlefallsmets on October 20, 2011, 09:15:51 am
He's been... girding loins for a while, huh?

Gird the Fuck out of 'em, Chris!

Note: Non-canonical reference. Apologies.
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Re: Not dead yet
« Reply #97 on: October 20, 2011, 03:17:59 pm »
I just had an image of Onstad in an open bathrobe, in the dark, looking at a his monitor, at this very page, saying to himself "It's been ten months! How can TOUAMB still be a thing!"

In reverse, I hope he's actually out there in the world somewhere, taking pleasure in life, maybe working at a nice, community based place that supports foodies in some way.  If I could write my own ending for Onstad, I'd like him to be genuinely happy.  Really, the best reason to walk away from one's art is that one no longer needs it anymore.
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Re: Not dead yet
« Reply #98 on: October 20, 2011, 04:49:02 pm »
Quote from: side_show on October 20, 2011, 03:17:59 pm
Really, the best reason to walk away from one's art is that one no longer needs it anymore.

This. I think the thing that's most frustrating about the whole ending is that...we don't know. We all hope he's off somewhere doing something that makes him happy, but the way he left things...that seems like too much to hope for. I wish him well, but I fear that his abandonment of the strip (and related) signals, not joy and creative outlet found elsewhere, but a descent into depression and an inability to function creatively on any level.
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Re: Not dead yet
« Reply #99 on: October 20, 2011, 05:15:07 pm »
This is the downside of the whole connecting with the creator thing that the Internet has made possible. Life is complicated enough without me having to worry if Chris Onstad is OK.
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Re: Not dead yet
« Reply #100 on: October 20, 2011, 06:02:09 pm »
I think that we definitely need a youtube video of you singing that song.  Then, when we know the melody we can all make one.  The Viral Chris Onstad is a Wussy video pledge drive.
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Re: Not dead yet
« Reply #101 on: October 20, 2011, 06:28:14 pm »
It's clearly the William Tell Overture, Paul.

Obviously.
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Re: Not dead yet
« Reply #102 on: October 20, 2011, 07:11:25 pm »
We're still gonna want to see that video.
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Re: Not dead yet
« Reply #103 on: October 21, 2011, 01:00:45 am »
See, I imagined it to the tune of that 1980s song "Goody Two-Shoes".
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Re: Not dead yet
« Reply #104 on: October 21, 2011, 04:28:52 am »
Quote from: wombat on October 20, 2011, 05:15:07 pm
This is the downside of the whole connecting with the creator thing that the Internet has made possible. Life is complicated enough without me having to worry if Chris Onstad is OK.

I think a variety of this was the first thing I ever posted on Dumbrella.
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