c< -. |\|
I got it, ,| | | |\
I got it! ,::| Good luck, |\| |/.
` ,:::,| , nerd boy. |_/
O OO |::,' | ..~ O ||'
\-||- |:' | ,<<-/ ||- |\
bb | || ||. | |
| \|
||\
||/ | /
| \ ||
Crap, missed ,| ||
again. ,::| Told ya, |\
` ,:::,| , nerd boy. | |
O OO |::,' | ..~ O |/
\-||. |:' | ,<<-/
c< bb | ||
|
I have a name, ,|
you know. ,::| Sure you do;
` ,:::,| , "nerd boy".
OO |::,' | ..~ O
/-||. |:' | ,<<-/
c< O bb | ||
| jg
Wanna try my
glasses? Whatever.
` ,
.. ..~
.||-OO ,<<.
bb ||
Everything
, looks weird.
,, OO~
,::= ,<<,
oo ||
Here you go.
,
.. ..~
.||- OO-<<.
bb ||
Hey, I think you
broke 'em! Whatever.
` ,
oO ~..
.||. ,>>
db |\
jg
Hey, Mandy!
Watch this!
`
__________________ Ok.
,\ | | ,\ ,
, \ |OO| , \ ..~
, \ '||' , \ .<<.
, \ --bb , \ ||
Wheee..
`
__________________
,\ ,' ,' ,\
, \ 'OO' , \ ..~
, \qq//- , \ .<<.
, \ , \ ||
qq Crap.
__________________ -\\- ,
,\ '. '. ,\ OO
, \ '. '. , \ ~''
, \ ----, \ .>>.
, \ , \ ||
__________________ Cool! ...Again!
,\ | | ,\ `
, \ | | , \ ~..
, \ | | , \ ->>- qq Ok.
, \ ---- , \ jg || ,\\. ,
Playing
'Ice Climber'.
Watcha doin'? ,
, OO ,--.
~.. ||o. | \ \
.>>. ,--. ,-bb `.+-+-+
|| | | | | | | |
Isn't that So's ASCII.
really old? ,
, OO ,--.
~.. ||o. | \ \
.>>. ,--. ,-bb `.+-+-+
|| | | | | | | |
* OO ,--.
~.. ||o. | \ \
.>>. ,--. ,-bb `.+-+-+
|| | | | | | | |
Watch out!
Polar bear!
,
~.. OO ,--.
>>o ||o. | \ \
,-\\`.,-bb `.+-+-+
jg | | `|..|...| | |
A robot I built.
What's -that-? ,
` ~.. OO --
.>>- .||. .[].
|| dd ||
Why do you need For, um, stuff.
a robot? ,
` ~.. OO --
.>>. .||. .[].
|| dd ||
*NB-sama!*
` ' , , *I love you!*
~oo - OO - ==~ *meep*
.>>. -||- .[[.
|| db ||
~oo OO' ==~
.>>. .||. .[[.
|| db ||
You didn't hear
, that, right?
~oo OO' ==~
.>>. .||. .[[.
|| dd || jg
c< -.
,|
,::|
,:::,|
~.. O OO |::,' | ==~ O
.>>. \-||- |:' | ,[[-/
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|
__________________________
,\ ,' ,' `. `. ,\
, \ ~'==' ` OO , \
~.. , \ ']]' '\\' , \
.>>. , \-\\ `-bb , \
|| , \ , \
~== OO ,--.
~.. ]]o ||o. | \ \
.>>. ,-\\`.,-bb `.+-+-+
|| | | `|..|...| | |
THE NEXT DAY...
What's this?!
This is odd. The SPANISH INQUISITION?!
, Mandy, can you , YOU CAN'T PROVE ANYTHING!!
--~ OO hand me that oo~
[_ ,\\- screwdriver? -<<-
|| dd || -o jg
I fixed the Uh huh, that's
robot! , great. ,,,
~== ` OO ..~ -- *sneak*
.]]. -||. .<<. ________ ,//.
|| bb || | | _/ )_ *sneak*
See, a capacitor H3Y B4BY.
had.. ,,, /
~== ` OO ..~ --
.]]. .||. .<<. __,//,__
|| bb || | _/( |
L3T'5 BL0W
Who's.. Hi! ,,, / D15 J01NT.
~== ` OO ` ~.. --
.]]. .||. .>>. __,//,__
|| bb || | _/( |
Wha.. Ok! ,,,
~== ` OO ` ~.. --
.]]. .||. ,>>. __.//,__
|| bb |\ | _( \_ |
You can't go out with
, him, he speaks B1FF ,,,
~== OO ferchrissakes! ~.. --
.]]. ,||- ________ .>>,\\.
|| bb jg | | |\ )\_
Hmm...
,
OO
.||.
_________bb____
H3Y B..
/
OO
,\\.
_________bb____
!
OO,
-\\_,
_________b_____
qq
-//-
OO
?!
_______________
How does
he -do- that?
qq
`__||___________jg
Thinks he can steal
Mandy from me, eh?
, ,,, *giggle*
OO .-. -- ..~
//(( ) ) .-'\\'--. .<<.
b((_(_(_)) | \> | ||
HAH!
` ,,,
.-. OO -- ..~
(( ) ) .||. .-'\\'--. .<<.
((_(_(_)) bb | \> | ||
,,,
.-. OO -- ..~
(( ) ) .||. .-'\\'--. .<<.
((_(_(_)) bb | \> | ||
50N1C
BLA5T!
`,,,
.-. OO | - ..~
(( ) ) .||. -( )-/, --. .<<.
((_(_(_)) bb |_(\_ | ||
Wanna play
, rough, eh? ,,,
.-. ## -- ~..
(( ) ) .||. .-------. .\\ ,>>.
((_(_(_)) bb | | jg )\_|\
SO YOU'RE SAYING THIS
GUY TOOK YOUR GIRLFRIEND
\ AND YOU WANT ME TO
______ KILL HIM?
| _ _ \
\ \
_.--|\||||||--._ Um, yeah,
/___.'\_____|.___\ only I don't
| \ ___\ have much money.
| | | \ / | ,
\ \__._ _|_/ OO
\ \ `'| _| .||.
____'._____|______|________dd_______
'------------------------------------'
| | | |
______
| _ _ \
\ \
_.--|\||||||--._
/___.'\_____|.___\
| \ ___\
| | | \ / | Ok. I see
\ \__._ _|_/ your point.
\ \ `'| _| ,
____'._____|______|________OO_______
'------------------------------------'
| | dd | | jg
With this ultra technological
boomerang, I will surely
win Mandy back!
,
__ OO
\-||.
_______dd_______
__ It's working!
\ ` ,
` OO
*throw* ,||.
_______dd_______
_ *bonk*
- __\
OO
-//-
dd
________________
Or not.
pp ,
jg____________\\__
I'll build a mecha, destroy my
adversary and reclaim Mandy!
,
OO .
-||- o
__ dd O_ __
.-'_ )_.-.''-_.-._ ,-. _.(_)-' '._ __,--. __.--.
.-._' ( '' )_( `. ;-' ( ). _( ( `.--( )-._
( `--' )( `( `.
( Take THAT! )_
, __ ,--. , | *snap* Oh, nerd boy! )
( / \(_OO_) \ / My hero! ,'.
`( ( (| / /(___ *zap* \ /// / , ) )
,' ( \ \___|\__|_)-o )))))) xx *crackle* ..~ / )
( ( _]]]/_\_\___ - -//- - '<<' ( '.
.,' (oooooo)=)o)=) - _/ \_ - *pop* || `. )
( __ , __.-._ __,( ____).'
'.__.--' (__ _.-( _) .-(__) ). .-`._)-'`-.__) ;
(_)._.-`---' (__,-' `-.' `-' (__) jg (__.--'
_o
.-._(_)-..-. _ Eeh, who am I kidding?
( ( )(_) O o . ,
; OO~.. '-') OO
( .||,>> ,' .||.
(_ bb |\ ) dd
`-..___)
*sigh* *meep?*
OO ==~
|| .[[.
dd ||
M33T MY D4WG
P00CH13. What a cute
,,, / , dog.
-- ..~
_.\\.__ \__^..^ .<<.
,' )\_ \ )) ))' ||
What a gross
,,, , dog.
-- ..~
_.\\.__ _/_^--^ .<<.
,' )\_ \ ) ))' ||
54Y H1,
P00CH13! Get away
,,, / *woof!* , from me!
-- ..~ Shoo!
_.\\.__ \__^..^ -<<.
,' )\_ \ /) )\' ||
*woof!* Aaaaaaah!
,,, *woof!* ,
-- ~..
_.\\.__ - \__^..^ - '>>'
,' )\_ \ jg - )\ /)' - |\
*sigh* Um, hi.
OO ` ..~
_ ||_ .<<.
_/ dd '.____________________________________________ ||
/ Play it cool. \
| She probably only |
| wants to know | I broke up
\ what time it is. / with that
o . , W4R3Z D00D.
- OO - ` ..~
_ ||_ .<<.
_/ dd '._______________________________ /| ___________
Mandy, I love you!
I've always loved you!
` OO oo~
_____ -||- .<<.
_/ '._ bb ____________ || _________________________
( Crap. )o .
OO oo~
_____ -||- .<<.
jg _/ '._ bb ____________________ /( _________________
So that whole thing Yep, uh huh,
about you loving me that's it,
was just a joke? , ehehe.
` ~.. OO'
.>>. .||.
|| dd
Yeah, ahahaha.
What a relief. ,
` ~.. OO'
.>>. .||.
|| dd
Uh... Yeah.
I mean, you and me? ,
A couple? `~.. OO
Ridiculous. .>>. .||.
|| dd
I can't lie any
I mean.. ` ', longer! I love
`~.. - OO - you, Mandy!
.>>. -||-
|| dd
Wait! Just joking
, again! AHAHAHAHA!!
oo~ *AAAAAAAH!* OO' CRAP! I mean,
-<<- -||- AHAHAHA!
jg / \ dd
Look!
Wheel chairs! Cool!
` ,
OO ~.. _ _
.||- .>>. ||_ ||_
bb || (_)\\) (_)\\)
Ok...
Ready, set..
` OO ~..
,||_ ,>>_
(_)bb) (_)\\)
g.. go? ! , . _ -
` OO - ( ' ) _ _ _ ,
,||_ ( *WOOOSH!* _ _ _
(_)bb) ( .- -' `
Hey, wait up!
`
_ - OO/
- ,||_
- (_)bb)
But I left them Sure, just like those kidneys last week.
right here just _ ? _ , Blame that "hospital gnome" again
a minute ago. ` <.. --> and I'll kill you, I swear...
.|)- .().
kk cc jg
WHEEE!! These wheel Also, they don't seem to
chairs really gain have any brakes!
speed downhill! ` \
\ ` \ OO \
\ ~.. \ -||- \
\ \ ->>- (_)bb) \
\ (_)\\) \
\ \
\
\ \ OO \
\ ~.. \ -||- \
\ \ ->>- (_)bb) \
\ (_)\\) \
\ \
AAAAAAAAAH!
AAAAAAAAH! ` \
\ ` \ - OO - \
\ ~oo \ -||- \
\ \ ->>- (_)bb) \
\ (_)\\) \
\ \ jg
We have to stop these run-away wheel chairs!
I should be able to decrease my speed by
steering into that soft grass by the road.
` \
\ \ OO \
\ ~oo \ -||- \
\ \ ->>- (_)bb) \
\ (_)\\) \
\ \
`.
\ \ OO \
\ ~. `. -||- \
\ \ ->>- (_)bb) \
\ (_)\\) \
\ \
Damn this city and its fire
hydrants! HELP! AAAAAAHH!!!
\ \ , \
\ ~oo \
\ \ ->>- \
\ (_)\\) \
\ \ jg
Somebody stop this wheel chair!
I'M TOO YOUNG TO DIE!!
AAAAAA..
\ \ , \
\ \ ~oo \
\ \ ->>- \
\ (_)\\) \
\ \
..AAAA..
`. `. , `.
`. ~oo `.
`. `. ->>- `.
`. (_)\\) `.
`. `.
..aaaa..
,
_ ~oo
- ->>-
______ (_)\\) __
..aaah... Stupid
anticlimaxes.
,
~..
->>-
(_)\\) jg
Huh? Tycho, Not Kansas, Gabe,
where are we? that's for sure. Featuring Tycho &
` ,,,_ __. , Gabe of
`.. .. Penny Arcade
(<( )=) fame!
________ bb ___ dd ________________________
AUGH! My T-shirt! When did I get I believe I can
That's not Pac Man! a crew cut? explain that,
` ,,,_ __. , , gentlemen.
`,, \'' OO
-(<(- )=). .||.
________ bb ___ dd __________________ dd __
Never mind that. You must retrieve
Poor Pac Man... Who're you? the Sacred FluffBunny before
` ,,,_ .__ , , John Romero awakens and
`,, .. OO wreaks havoc upon the
.(<(. (=( .||. land! Make haste!
________ bb ____ bb _________________ dd __
That was quite a
fall. Are you ,-. ,-.
ok, Nerd Boy? ' : ` /Mental note: Wheel chairs, fire hydrants\
` : \ and on-line comic addictions don't mix./
~.. _ : o
.>>. ||_ .-. qq .
__ || ______ (_)\\)[ ] ____________________________.\\.____jg
I'm bored, let's go Like what?
do something. ,
` ~.. OO
.>>. .||.
|\ dd
I know! Let's go ride Are you crazy?! I nearly
wheel chairs down that broke my neck! I had to stay
steep slope again! at the hospital for 3 weeks!
That was fun! ,
` ~.. OO
.>>. .||.
|) dd
~.. OO
.>>. .||.
|| dd
Ok, let's go.
,
~.. OO
.>>. .||.
|\ bb jg
_
(_| O
[__]_ ))_|
| | d| |
Hah hahahahahaha...
_ `
(_| O
[__]_ ))_|
| | d| |
BWAHAAAAHAHAHAAAAA-
_ `
(_| O
[__]_ //_|
| | d ( ) *creak*
pp Hi,
-\\- , Mandy.
*boing* OO
_
(_| _/ oo~
[__]_ / \ .<<.
| | ||
Remind me again; why did
_ I buy that rubber chair?
(_| ` ..~
[__]_ _| pp .<<.
jg | | | | \\ ||
*clickety*
_ *clackety*
~.. (_| O *click*
.>>. ,[__]_.\\|
|\ o.______________.' | |d| |
Oops. *click-clack*
, _ *clicke..*
~.. (_| O
.>>. ,[__]_.\\|
: o-//__________.' | |d| |
*trip*
_ *...*
~.. (_| o
.>>. ,[__]_.))|
: _||__________.' | |d| |
*..tyclick*
_ *clackety*
..~ (_| O *clack*
.<<. ,[__]_.\\|
/| o.______________.' | |d| | jg
_ *clickety*
~.. (_| O *click*
.>>. ,[__]_.\\|
|\ o.______________.' | |d| |
_ *...*
~.. *yoink* (_| o
->>.o-. ,[__]_.))|
\\ : `.____________.' | |d| |
_ *clackety*
~.. (_| O
.>>. *poit* ,[__]_.\\|
|| o.______________.' | |d| |
Tee hee.
` _ *clack*
..~ (_| O
.<<. ,[__]_.\\|
/| o.______________.' | |d| |
I've been having weird OOPS, it's that time when I
memory lapses. have to go somewhere else!
` `
OO ~oo
.||. .>>.
jg bb |\
Ready? Ready.
` ,
~.. OO
.>>. .||.
|| dd
HAI-
`
~-- OO
.>> .||.
|' dd
YA! Ooof!
` ,
~.. oo
.>>-))
/ dd
Ow. What's the
point of this
strip again?
| jg couldn't think of
| a joke, so he drew some
\ gratuitous violence.
Riight. |
` ,
Go to OO ..~
www.roadwaffles.com (( .<<.
for more! bb || jg
*Blah blah blah*
,--. /
,----- ~..-OO--. | \ \
|`-.____>>_||___`-. +-+-+
|__|____\\__bb___|| | | |
*Blah blah...*
*yawn* ,--. /
,----- ~oo\OO/-. | \ \
|`-.____>>_||___`-. +-+-+
|__|____\\__bb___|| | | |
\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ | | | | | | | / / / / / / / /
\ __ ___ __ __ __ /
- v / _/ / | / | / _/ /|/ / v -
- >+< \_ \ | \/ | | ' | | |_ | | >+< -
- ^ /__/ |_||_| |_|_| \__\ |_|\_\ ^ -
/ \
/ / / / / / / / | | | | | | | \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \
What?! I was *And now for something
yawning! completely different.*
, ,--. /
,-- ~..----#O--. | \ \
|`-._>>____||___`-. +-+-+
|__|_\\_____bb___|| | | | jg
I probably disassembled it and put it in
Whatever happened to a box somewhere in a closet or something
that robot of yours? with all the other old stuff... I dunno.
` , ,--.
~.. ,---------- OO . | \ \ *bloop*
.>>. |`-._______||o. `-. +-+-+ *bleep*
|\ |__|________bb \_||___,| | |
Did you remember to turn
it off? I always forget
turning stuff off. *G.. G-G-GAME*
` * ,--. / *OVER*
,--- ~.. -- OO . | \ \
|`-.__>>___||o. `-. +-+-+
|__|__\\____bb \_||___,| | |
MEANWHILE, IN A BOX SOMEWHERE IN A CLOSET OR SOMETHING,
A LONE DISILLUSIONED ROBOT HEAD PLANS A DARING ESCAPE...
*Destroy* WILL THE ROBOT HEAD ESCAPE
*Nerd Boy* DESPITE ITS TOTAL LACK OF
*meep* LOCOMOTION? WILL IT DESTROY
` NERD BOY?
~== ...stay tuned... jg
Look! Turns out I hadn't deactivated *Nerd Boy is
the robot before disassembling it. It's a jerk!*
been lying there alone for a week! *meep* And how!
` , ,
OO ~== ..~
.||- .]]. .<<.
bb || ||
We should really get to know
each other better, robot! How
about stealing some wheel chairs?
`
OO ~== ..~
.||. .]]. .<<.
bb || ||
Whaddaya think, Nerd Boy? Hello?
,
OO ..~ ==~
.||. .<<. .[[.
bb || ||
/ I could run for the hills, \
| but I probably wouldn't make it. |
\ Suicide, on the other hand... / Blah blah?
o . ,
OO ..~ ==~
.||. .<<. .[[.
bb || || jg
/ By antagonising the robot, I created \
| a perfect clone of Mandy; the robot |
*blah* | not only shares her stunning looks, |
*blah* \ but her vile personality as well! /
*meep* o
` *giggle* .
~== ..~ OO
.]]. .<<. .||.
|| || dd
/ I've unleashed a great evil upon the \
| world; the evil that is Mandy. The |
| blame is all mine; I've misused the |
*blah* \ powers of technology! Oh, woe is me! /
*meep* Blah? o
` , .
~== ..~ OO
.]]. .<<. .||.
|| || dd
The robot decided to OK, now I'm
call itself "Dandy". TOTALLY GOING
Isn't it cu.. TO HELL!
` ` ' ,
~== ~.. - OO
.]]. ->>. -||-
|| || dd jg
/ I've created an evil robot. Should I \
| destroy her for the good of mankind? |
\ She hasn't actually done any harm. /
o .
OO . ~==
.||. o .]].
____ bb _________________________ || ____
.--.___ O_ __ _.-.._ __ _
,' `--( )-._( `-' `,' )-._ ( '.
( DESTROY HER! No, be nice! `-' )_
_) ` , I'm sure there's )
( ( ) <> some peaceful way (
`, (|)OO ._OO_. to solve this. `.
( |-|| (_/\_) ._)
) | db`-> /db\ __) __
__ ,' '._ _.-(
_( ' Hey, remember that )_.-'
_.( time in Vegas?
-' ` You shut up!
( ) <> ,
(|)OO OO_.
|-|| -|\_)
<-+'bb dd
I have photos...
` DESTROY HER!
( ) <> ,
(|)OO ._OO_.
|-|| (_/\_)
<-+'bb /db\ jg
/ I know! I'll have to reprogram the \
| robot's corrupted personality routine |
ow! \ in order to make her nice again! /
*punch* , . . o
~== xx / Where'd she \ o OO
o]]-o)) | get those | .||.
____ || cc ______________________ \boxing gloves?/ ____ dd ____
/ But how? She has superhearing, so I \
| can't sneak up on her, and she's a |
oww.. \ robot, so she never sleeps! Hmm... /
` . . o
xx ~== / Hey! Is she \ o OO
)) o]]o \ coming here?! / .||.
____ cc ________ |\ ________________________________ dd ____
*Prepare to die, Nerd Boy. . o/Think,\
After much practicing, I ` ~== OO' \think!/
will now destroy you most o]]o .||.
painfully.* *meep* ___ || ________ dd ____
*So this new routine makes
punches more painful? It A lot!
speeds them up?* *meep* _ ,
==~ (_| O'
[[. ,[__]_.))_|
|| `.__.' | |d | | jg
Resetting its
Whatcha doing? _ , personality code.
` ~.. --~ (_| O
.>>. [[. ,[__]_.))|
|\ || `.__.' | |d| |
You're changing it Yep.
back to a wuss? _ ,
` ~.. --~ (_| O
.>>. [[. ,[__]_.))|
|| || `.__.' | |d| |
Its personality became very similar
Why? _ , to yours, with one subtle
` ~.. --~ (_| O difference; it wanted to
.>>. [[. ,[__]_.))| kill me.
|| || `.__.' | |d| |
How do you mean,
"difference"? _
` ~.. --~ (_|
.>>. [[. ,[__]_ _
|| || `.__.' | | _|_ jg
Yoohoo! Nerd Boy, where are you?
I won't kill you, I was kidding! / Oh no! She's \
` ~.. ,--------------. . o\ getting closer! /
.>>. .-'____________.-'|O
|\ ||_____________|__|\b
I'll just wait here for him.
He's bound to turn up.
`
,-- ..~ -------. !
.-'____<<______.-'|O
||____ //______|__|\b
*Reprogramming Hi, I'm waiting for Nerd Boy.
completed.* Why don't you join me?
, *meep* ` / I'll be OK as \
~== ,-- ..~ -------. . o| long as I |
.]]. .-'____<<______.-'|O \ don't breathe./
|| ||____ //______|__|\b
*NB-sama! Why are you
behind the couch?*
, *meep*
? ~=
,- ~.. ---'[]'-. . o(Crap.)
.-'____<<____//.-'|O
jg ||____ //______|__|\b
These chairs are Yep. Train is
nice. THE way to travel.
`___ ___,
| OO| ./ / Uh oh. ________
|_|||_ </___/ Tunnel ahead. | - _ - |
| ]bb] [ | | ` |____ -__|
|)O |________| .~(/
|)| <(/
| ]b |[ |
AH! MY ________ Oh, knock it off.
EARS POPPED! |########| Can't be that bad.
` |########| ,
|)O |########| .~(/
|)| <(/
_________________ __ | ]b ___ _______|[ |____ _______________
| | aaah. | eeeeh. | uuuuuh. |
| *gulp* *gulp* | , | , | ` O_O | All his
| *swallow* | _ O_O | _ OO _ | / ) | efforts
| |) O | | (_( | | (__) | | (__/| | are in
| |)( | |_((|_ | |__||__| | _|||_| | vain...
|___ | ]b ________|_| ]bb]____|___[__db__]____|_____[dd[ |____|
____ AH! NOW MY JAW'S
Quit it! || || , STUCK TOO!
` ||__|| _O AAAAAH!
\)~. | o| _)(|
\)> | | |(|
| ]| |____| d[ | jg
---
And now, a word from the author:
___ Month. That's right. This on-line
/// \ , comic strip has existed for Um, ok. Y-yay!
//-[.].] a full month now. Rejoice! `
\|\ _\ <- jg OO'
=| {-} -||-
/) \\# db
Finally! This growth
formula will make me
a 6'5" hunk of meat! It'll never work.
` ,
OO ..~
.||-V .<<.
__ bb ____________ || __________
Just you wait.
Bottoms up! Stupid Nerd Boy.
` ,
OO,> ..~
.||' .<<.
__ bb ____________ || __________
,---.-. Well, did
/ ,--.-\ , it work?
|__/,-. \.
| ; : ; :
| | |-| | AAAAIEEE!
| : ; \ ; ,
\ `-' ._\ oo~
`.__o/ -<<-
.||-V //
__ bb __________________________jg
,---.-. Crap. I thought that the
/ ,--.-\ , growth formula would turn
|__/,-. \. me into a hunk, not a freak.
| ; : ; :
| | |-| |
| : ; \ ; Told ya!
\ `-' ._\ ,
`.__-/ ..~
.||. .<<.
__________________ bb ____________________ || _______
,---.-. No sweat. I'll just come up with
/ ,--.-\ , some kind of anti-dote, and..
|__/,-. \. woah.. w-WOAH!
| ; : ; :
| | o |-|o|
| : ; \ ;
\ `-' ._\ !
`.__O/ ..~
-\\- .<<.
__________________ b b ___________________ || _______
Ooops... Great! Now I have to
_______ ,'|_ , call triple-A -again-!
/\(_____) '\ ,
| `. ,\ ~--
| | / b ->>-
____`._|______,'____________________________ |\ _____jg
,-,---.
This oversized, /-.--. \
unbalanced head is ./ ,-.\__|
really bugging me. I need ; : ; : |
to make an antidote. | |-| | |
If I can just get to my : / : ; |
lab without falling, ` /_, `-' /
everything will be fine. \-__,'
.||.
______ dd ____
ONE INCH AT A TIME, ,-,---.
NERD BOY PRECARIOUSLY /-.--. \.
WALKS THE 10 YARDS TO ./ ,-.\ / \
HIS LAB... Easy ; : ; :| |
does it... |^|-| ^ | `-'
` : / : ; |
/_, `-' /
\o__,'
-||-
_____ d b __________________
AFTER TWO WHOLE ,-,---.
HOURS... /-.--. \
./ ,-.\_ |
;\: ; / : | Not to rub it in or anything,
|o|-| - | | *twitch* but I think that door is too
___ gnk. : / : ; | *twitch* small for you, Potato Head.
|LAB| ` /_, `-' / ,
| | \~__,' ..~
|o | .||. -<<.
|___|__________ dd ______________________ || ___ jg
,-,---.
/-.--. \ I finally made it
./ ,-.\__\ to my lab! Now I can
; : ; : | revert the effect of
| |-| | | , that stupid growth
: / : ; | formula and get a
/_, `-' / normal-sized head!
\o__,'
_U__v___ .||.
| | dd
,-,---.
/-.--. \
./ ,-.\__\
; : ; : | Some of this...
| |-| | | ,
: / : ; |
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| | d d
_\V/_ ,-,---.
>BAM< /-.--. \
/'^'\ _/ _._\__\ Wait.
d8b d888b | It's all coming
888-88888 | , back to me...
Y8/ Y888P | I don't know
/_, `"' / crap about
\-__,' chemistry.
______U_ v-||
| | dd jg
Hi. * ,--.
` OO ,-------- ~.. -. | \ \ *bloop*
.||. |`-.______>>o. _`-. +-+-+ *bleep*
bb |__|______ \\ \__||___,| | |
So you got rid of that big head
of yours, huh? Made an antidote
to that freaky growth formula? *throw* ,o
, ( ,--.
OO ..~ ,--------------. \ | \ \
.||. .<<. |`-.____________`-. `.+-+-+
bb || |__|_____________|| | | |
Nah, turns out that their
dieting formula-
| I wasn't! I was -not- playing
| -anything-, YOU CAN'T PROVE IT!
` , ,--.
OO oo~ ,--------------. | \ \
.||. -<<- |`-.____________`-. ,+-+-+
bb || jg|__|_____________|| (_| | |_.o *pok*
Smoking ,
is cool. (
`OO_)
||
bb
*suck*
OO_
||'
bb
!
QQ
||.\
bb
*cough*
xx *hack*
.((.
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And that's when
I remembered; OK, next time I ask you what
I don't smoke! time it is, remind me not to.
` ,
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.||. .>>.
bb |\ jg
I still don't get it. No, just catching.
We're hunting ducks? ,
`~.. OO quack.
.>>. .||. `._
''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''.________________< )_________________
Why? Shh! Here it comes!
` ,
~.. OO
.>>. .||- _.
''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''.___________( >______________________
~.. OO _.
''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''.__( >_______________________________
Where'd it go? Somewhere in
` , the grass...
~.. OO
''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''.____________________________________
qq
_ _ _ -\\-
/ \ | | |_| | |_/ | ~oo OO
\_X |_| | | |_ | \ . , ->>-
\ , / \
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''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''.____________________________________jg
You still haven't
explained why
we're chasing Shh!
ducks... ,
`~.. OO
.>>. .||. _.
''''''''''''''''''''''''._____________( >__________________________
~.. OO _.
''''''''''''''''''''''''._________( >______________________________
Crap, it
turned back.
` quack.
~.. OO `._
''''''''''''''''''''''''.__________< )_____________________________
\ _._.____
NO! /____ \|_ ,
`OO - \/ \/\ \|_
~.. -||- o_\ \ \|_ ,
''''''''''''''''''''''''._______________< ) /____) \| /___________
Thank god. I'm Me too.
going home. , This sucks.
`..~ OO
.<<. .||. *blooop*
''''''''''''''''''''''''.________________.__._.._.__.______________jg
ONE DAY, NERD BOY AND MANDY WENT TO TOWN...
|
| This place is boring. ________ |
| Whose idea was it Yours. | YE ||
| .- to come here? , .--. | SHOPPE ||
| |[]. . `OO | ~.. |[]| |,-------||
| | | |___ .||. _| .>>. | | |________||/
'----'--'-------bb------||---'--'-----------' .
____________________________________________________//
--------------------------------------|||----------'
SUDDENLY...
______
|[][][]| Help! My stupid _
|[][][]| / template class . `. `. Excuse me, Mandy.
|[][][]| won't . \ \ \ \ I have to make
|[][][]| compile! ) ) | | | | a phonecall. Whatever.
|[][][]| ' / / / / , ,
|[][][]| ' .' .' .OO ~..
|[][][]| " ||. .>>.
|[][][]| _____bb___________ |\ ______
_|______|______ --------------------------
AND SO...
SuperNerd to the rescue!
, ___
\OO___ |.-.|
\/. _ ||_||
\\ `- ||_||
____________________||_||_____jg
SUPERNERD aka NERD BOY SAVES A PROGRAMMER
FROM THE CLUTCHES OF... THE BUGS.
Fear not!
AAH! They're everywhere! SuperNerd
* , ` is here!
.. * (|* \OO___
*-||- * *[_]_ _| \/> -*zip*-
* || * * * | | | | ||
Help! My God man! What
` , have you done?!
..* *(| O___ This code is awful!
-||- * [_]_,\ _
* * ||* ** * |* | (\ _|_
All in a
A- Hey, they're gone! day's work for
, ` SUPERNERD.
.. (| _OO_
-||- [_]_ _ -*zip*- <\/>
|| | | _|_ ||
BUT...
Hmm, this seems
, useful...
*(| . "MFC", is it?
[_]_-)_|
* | |/| | jg
SUPERNERD aka NERD BOY CONFRONTS YET ANOTHER BUG.
*SKREEEE*
` /_/ v
That programmer has AAUGH! ** ) | -.
a serious bug problem! HELP! ||/_/ \
` `.. (_ \______/) _
___OO ))>-'\__)_)_)_)/ | \ _
<\/> /| / \ \ \ \ \ _|_/_ | |
|| ______________________ | | | | | | | '._|_.|_|
Show me your code
so that I may Over *SKREEEE!*
rid it of bugs! there! ` /_/ v
` Quick! ** ) / -.
___OO `.. ||/_/ \
.\/- //>-(_ \______/) _
/> << \__)_)_)_)/ | \ _
/ \ \ \ \ \ _|_/_ | |
___________ | | | | | | | '._|_.|_|
Looks like Java.
, Sorry, I don't do
\OO___ Java. >> __//
\/. ,\\)*) v -.
<\ \ (_\ /__/ \
\ (_ \______/) _
\__)_)_)_)/ | \ _
/ \ \ \ \ \ _|_/_ | |
| | | | | | jg | '._|_.|_|
What does -that- .
thing do? Dunno. ____ - o -
` , _((__)) _|____
~.. OO | \\ (_)|[__]|\|
.>>. .//. -|) \) \_| ...|\|
______________ || __ bb _ |_____.----.__|\| __________
You built I'll switch .
it, right? it on. ____ - -o- -
` , _((__)) _|____
~.. OO | \\ (_)|[__]|\|
.>>. .||'-|) \) \_| ...|\|
______________ || ___ bb |_____.----.__|\| __________
* * * * *
\ << __ _ _\ __ / _ / __ >> /
<< /|_||_)(_ |_/|_)\_/ / || >>
<< /_| || __)| \| \/ \ /_ .. >>
<< / \ >>
/ * * \
* *
What the heck
just happened? Beats me.
`__ _ ,
>''(/.. OO-
|/ .. \| ,, Giants!
//>> \V/ \V/ ,
||_\ |_| oo
"|| | | -||.
________ kk ____ d b ___________ || ___jg
Your machine turned Sure looks
us into giants?! that way.
`__ _ ,
>''(/.. -OO
|/ |/ Giants! Where?
//>> // \ ` ,
||_\ ||_| .. --
"|| "| | .||. ,-))
_______ kk ____ b b _________ || _ |(( ________
So fix it Why? This is cool!
already! See how scared they are?
`__ _ ,
>''(/-- OO-
|/ \| M0N5T3RZ!
//>> / \\ \ ,,,
||_\ |_|\\ _ --
"|| | | " - -\\-
_______ kk ____ d d ________________ )\_ _____
Target sighted!
` __
On the other hand... ..\
__ ` _ ___ _ -||_
>''(/oo -OO //\\`-----. /
|/ |/ \\//.-----'/____
//>> // \ _____|__|_____
||_\ ||_| _/___/__________
"|| "| | (-( (-( _ _ _ _
jg______ kk ____ b b ____________________ \-\ \-\_________
They're about Quick! There's the machine
to shoot us just that made us big in the __
because we're big! first place! ..\
` __ _ , ___ _ ||_
. >''(/oo OO- //\\`-----. /
____ - o - |/ _ __\| \\//.-----'/____
___((__)) _|__ //>> '--/ \\ _____|__|_____
| | \\ (_)|[__]| ||_\ |_|| _/___/__________
|=|) \) \_| ...| "|| | |" (-( (-( _ _ _ _
_|_|_____.----.__| ________ kk ______ d d __________ \-\ \-\_________
___
\_\
Yes! We made it! Huh? HEY! We're . _ _||_
Throw the switch! normal sized . //`------/
| again! ____ - -o- - \\.-----/_____
` , _((__)) _|____ ____|______
~.. OO | \\ (_)|[__]|\| __/___________
.>>. .||. -|) \) \_| ...|\| ( _ _ _ _ _ _
_____ || ___ dd __ |_____.----.__|\| _________ \_____________
Yeah... So... That Now I remember; it's Oh, just messing
thing only moved us a teleporter. But... with ya.` ___
a bit so we -looked- Why did that guy \_\
bigger 'cause of the want to shoot us? _ _||_
perspective? | . //`------/
| / ____ - o - \\.-----/_____
` , _((__)) _|____ ____|______
~.. OO | \\ (_)|[__]|\| __/___________
.>>. .||. -|) \) \_| ...|\| ( _ _ _ _ _ _
jg_____ || ___ bb __ |_____.----.__|\| _________ \_____________
FAN ART DAY
-----------
AND I AM SUPERMANDI!!!111
HA HA, IM SUPERNRD!!1! /
\
/\/\ o o /\/
\/\/ ---------
-------- / /
\ / -- ( ( --
-- \ / -- \ \
\/
| |
| | | |
| |
Fan art is stupid. I like it. Shut up
I mean, there's no or I'll introduce you
"SuperMandy". to "SuperKickInTheBalls".
` ,
OO ..~
.||. .<<.
bb ||
I just.. I hear someone
` , not shutting up.
OO ..~
.||. -<<.
bb /| jg
Woah! What's A hovercraft. I just
that?! .-------. ______ finished building it.
, / )__/_____( ,
~oo /_|\______/ _____| OO
.>>. (____________///////( .||.
|| ```````` dd
Can I sit
in it? .-------. ______ Sure, go ahead.
` / )__/_____( ,
~.. /_|\______/ _____| OO
.>>. (____________///////( .||.
|\ ```````` dd
This is cool!
`
.-------. ______ Wait 'til you see the
/ .~ )__/_____( , interstellar
/_|\_<____/ _____| OO hyperdrive.
(____________///////( .||.
```````` dd
What does this
red button do?
`
.-------. ______
/ .~ )__/_____( *FWOOOSH!*
/_|\.<____/ _____|_.----._
(____________///////(_ - - _-
```````` `---dd jg
/\ / \ \ _'_ /
/\ / \ /\ / \ ___ .' `.
/ \ /\ / \/ \ / \ _( `---.__ |
/`--'\/ \/ .-------. -- ______ ____ \ (____________)|
/ \ / / O .~ )__/_____( -- - \ `.___.'
\/ /_|\.)__<_/ _____|_.----._ \ / | \
\ (____________///////(_ - - _- \____________
\ / ```````` `----' \
/ \
I think we're -I- think I'm going
running out to have to
of gas. kill you.
` ,
.-------. ______
/ O .~ )__/_____(
/_|\.)__<_/ _____|_.----._
(____________///////(_ - - _-
```````` `----'
Did I say gas?
I meant.. uh... Prepare to take
chocolate. your last breath.
` ,
.-------. ______
/ O -~ )__/_____(
/_|\.)__<_/ _____|_.----._
(____________///////(_ - - _-
```````` `----' jg
Can I drive?
|
No. |
, /
.-------. ______
/ O .~ )__/_____(
/_|\.)__<_/ _____|_.----._
(____________///////(_- - _-
```````` `----'
.-------. ____
\ /_OO --~ )_/___(
\ /_|\))_<<_/ ____|.-._ |
\ (____(________\\\\\)- _- \ ___ /
\ '''' ''''`-' `. .' `. .'
_`. ______________________________________________|_______|_________
//\ `-.__ `-._ -- ----
||| _.----` ~ ~ --- -
__.-\ \-' ___ ~ ~ - ~
__.'___.-\ \-' `-.__ __ ~
---' `--.__.' `-.____________________________________
WHEEEE!
`
.-------. ______
/ .~ )__/_____(
/_|\.<____/ _____|_.----._
(____________///////(_ - -- _-
```````` `----' jg
Hey, what's
___ *sniff* , the matter?
()..) OO
___((___ .||.
|| |___________ dd ________
I have no friends 'cause Aww... -I- can
I've a hammer for a head. be your friend.
` ___ ,
()..) OO
___((___ .||.
|| |___________ dd ________
YAY!
BIG HUG!
\ *boff!*
` ___ /
()--)xx -
-//-//
// dd
Sorry. See why I
have no friends? ..these are not the
` ___ , droids we're
()..) xx looking for...
________ .||. -//- ..move along..
|__ || ___________ dd __ jg
Hi, I'm Mandy.
___ *sniff* , Who're you?
()..) ..~
___((___ .<<.
|| |___________ || ________
I'm HammerHead, and Well, you can't just moan and cry
I have no friends. about it. Get out there and -get-
` ___ , some friends! Get to know
()..) ..~ people! Make like a leech
___((___ .<<. and latch on to 'em!
|| |___________ || ________
You're right! Of course I am!
` ___ , Now get a friend!
()..) ..~
________ .||. .<<.
|__ || _____ || ________
Will -you- be
my fr- Tell me, have you ever heard
` ___ , the technical term
()..) --~ "Death by Mandy"?
________ -||- .<<.
|__ || __ || ___________ jg
*Doushita?*
___ *sniff* , *meep*
()..) ==~
___((___ .[[.
|| |___________ || ________
I have no friends. *You need to find someone who enjoys
` ___ , your special qualities. I
()..) ==~ think I know someone who
___((___ .[[. will...* *meep*
|| |___________ || ________
WOULDN'T HAVE REACHED No problem..
HER WITHOUT YOUR HELP. ..friend.
\ ______ ___ ,
| _ _ \ (..()
\ \ _|_
_.--|\||||||--._ |_ |
/___.'\_____|.___\ |__ |
| \ ___ \ / |
| | | \ / /____|
\ \__._ _|_ / *Oww...*
\ \ `'| _|.__.' , *meep*
____'._____|______|________________==~______
'--------------------------------------------'
| | || | | jg
Y0. N3RD D00D.
_ ,,, /
(_| O --
[__]_.\_| ___,//,____
| |d| | _/<
WHAT are you doing in my house?! G0T A N3W PR0J3CT G01N.
You STOLE my girlfriend and 1'M H1R1N L33T PR0GR4MM3RZ.
RIDICULED me! Begone, Satan!! W4NT 1N?
_ ` ,,, /
(_| OO --
[__]_ _ .||- ___,//,____
| | _|_ bb _/<
What's THIS?! You installed a cheesy GR34T, 1T'5 4 D0N3
gold plated railing in MY HOUSE?! D34L D3N. CU L8R.
_ ` ,,, /
(_| OO --
[__]_ _ .//- ___________ .\\.
| | _|_ bb )\_
_
(_| OO
[__]_ _ .//- ___________
jg | | _|_ bb
Y0, N3RD D00D, Uh, yeah. So what is
WH4ZZ44444444H! this programming project
\ you hired me for?
,,, ,
-- OO
.\\. .||.
_/ )_ dd
C0M3 M33T TH4 G4NG F1R5T. I don't want to meet the gang,
\ I want my assignment so I can
,,, , go home and work on it alone.
-- OO
.\\. .||.
\)_ dd
Really, I work a lot better alone,
without knowing ANYTHING about the ,,,
people I work with. `OO --
.||. .\\.
bb )\_
Leaving without saying anything means
you're gonna e-mail me my assignment,
right? ... Right?! Err, I'll take
your absence as a "yes", OK? `OO
.||.
bb jg
*Holy smokes, Batman! Nerd Boy, it's the
It's Cigaretteman!* cross-over episode. Uh huh.
\ .--. , _ ,
/ / | ,- ~.. --------. (_| O
+-+-+ .-'____<<______.-'| [__]_ )_|
| | | ||_____//______|__| | |d| |
"Uh huh"?! Is No, just waiting for an
something wrong? e-mail from that W4R3Z D00D.
.--. , _ ,
/ / | ,- ~.. --------. (_| O
+-+-+ .-'__ .>>. ____.-'| [__]_ )_|
| | | ||____ || _____|__| | |d| |
Nerd Boy, I'm concerned. You're avoiding
the team you're supposed to be working with. Y-you're right! I
You should meet them. Face your fears. should face my fears!
.--. ` _ `
/ / | ,--------------. ~.. (_| OO
+-+-+ .-'____________.-'| .>>. [__]_ _| -||-
| | | ||_____________|__| || | | | | bb
Sucker.
.--. _ ,
/ / | ,--------------. (_| .~
+-+-+ .-'____________.-'| [__]_.<_|
| | | ||_____________|__| jg | |/| |
/ Oookay. Facing my fear \ H3Y N3RD D00D! R34DY
\ of meeting my peers. / 2 M33T TH4 G4NG?
o . ,,, /
OO --
.||. -//.
bb _/ )_
/ Facing it. I am \
W4LK TH15 W4Y... \ facing my fear. /
\ ,,, . o
-- OO
.//. .//.
_/( d d
/ I'm doing great! \
,,, . o\ I can do this! /
-- OO
.//. .//.
_/( d d
So you're Nice to
Nerd Boy? meet you. H3'5 L33T. / I -knew- it! I \
__ , _ _ _ , \ ,,, o| -should've- paid |
\)`- |_)(_| .# (/ -- . | more attention in |
\(_)._|__||__|_.((_/ ____.//.____OO_ \ Ninjutsu class! /
____ _|_\| || |/_|_ ________|__ _// ________|____________________jg
1'M BUY1N A P1224.
G3T T0 KN0W 33CH0TH3R.
\ ,,, __ _ _ _
-- \)`- |_)(_| .# (/ OO
.//. \(_)._[__][__]_.((_/ .||.
(/ ___ _|_\| || |/_|_ ______________________________ dd ___
KEEP YOUR
I'm John. Linda. DISTANCE!
_ _ ` __ _ , `
\) |_)(_| (/ `-- #.. OO
\__ _[__][__]_ __/ .(__). .)|. -))-
___ _|_ | || | _|_ _____ || __ || __________________ dd
Uh, I mean... What are your jobs
around here? Resident graphics
geek and Visual Basic lamer?
_ _ __ _ HAHAHAHAAAH..
\) |_)(_| (/ `-- #.. `OO
\__ _[__||__]_ __/ .(__). .)|. .||.
___ _|_ | || | _|_ _____ || __ || ______________ dd ____
Can I kill ..HAHA-hghrk-
this one too? Mmmmm.. no. *cough*
_ _ ` __ _ , ,
\) |_)(_| (/ `-- #.. oo
\__ _[__||__]_ __/ .(__). .)|. .)).
jg ___ _|_ | || | _|_ _____ || __ || ______________ dd ____
Um, so what do We're developing a new language.
you guys do? __ , _ _ _
`OO \)`- |_)(_| .# (/
.||. \(_)._[__][__]_.((_/
bb _|_\| || |/_|_
OK. I'm supposed to work
here. Do you know what Asking stupid questions?
my assignment is? __ , _ _ _
`OO \)`- |_)(_| .# (/
.||. \(_)._[__][__]_.((_/
bb _|_\| || |/_|_
__ _ _ _
OO \)`- |_)(_| .# (/
.||. \(_)._[__][__]_.((_/
bb _|_\| || |/_|_
Is he gone?
| No.
| |
Ah, crap. \
__ , _ _ ` _
OO \)`- |_)(_| .# (/
.||. \(_)._[__][__]_.((_/
bb _|_\| || |/_|_ jg
H3R3'5 TH4 P1224. / I can't work with \
/ \ these weirdos! /o
,,, __ _ _ _ .
-- \)`- |_)(_| .# (/ OO
.\\-== \(_)._[__][__]_.((_/ .||.
)\_ _|_\| || |/_|_ dd
*chew*
,,, __ _ _ _
-- \)`- |_)(_| .# (/ OO
.\\- -*zip*- \(_)._[__][__]_.((_/ .||.
)\_ _|_\| || |/_|_ dd
*swallow*
,,, __ _ _ _
-- \)`- |_)(_| .# (/ OO
.\\. \(_)._[__][__]_.((_/ .||.
_/ )_ _|_\| || |/_|_ dd
T45TY P1224 C4RT0N? *ack-cough*
,,, / ` __ _ _ _ ( Case in point. )o.
-- \) `. |_)(_| -# (/ OO
.\\. \(_)._[__][__]_.((_/ .||.
_/ )_ _|_\| || |/_|_ jg dd
50... R U P33P5
G3TT1N 4L0NG? Nnh. Um...
,,, / __ , _ _ `_
-- \)`- |_)(_| .# (/ OO
__.\\.__ \(_)._[__][__]_.((_/ .||.
| \> | _|_\| || |/_|_ dd
1F Y0U C4N'T GET 4L0NG,
1'LL H4V3 T0 F1RE
4LL 0F Y0U. Huh.
,,, / __ , _ _ _
-- \)`- |_)(_| .# (/ OO
__.\\.__ \(_)._[__][__]_.((_/ .||.
| \> | _|_\| || |/_|_ dd
,,, __ _ _ _
-- \)`- |_)(_| .# (/ OO
__.\\.__ \(_)._[__][__]_.((_/ .||.
| \> | _|_\| || |/_|_ dd
Welcome to the team, man! Get away
Let me show you around. from me!
,,, _ _ _ ` __ ,
-- \) |_)(_| -# (/ `.. OO
__.\\.__ \__ _[__][__]_.((_/ .(__) -)).
| \> | jg _|_ | || |/_|_ || d d
Are you going to tell CH1LL. (5,2) (0; 1,3)
me what you've hired me \ ,,, __ , _ _ ` _
to do or what?! `OO -- \)`- |_)(_| .# (/
.||. __.//.__ \(_)._[__][__]_.((_/
_________________ bb _______| </ |___________ _|_\| || |/_|_
W3'R3 M4K1N A S33D 4.1. (1; 7,2) (0; 1,4)
\ ,,, __ , _ _ ` _
OO -- \)`- |_)(_| .# (/
.||. __.//.__ \(_)._[__][__]_.((_/
_________________ bb _______| </ |___________ _|_\| || |/_|_
You're making a seed AI with the potential to
become a superintelligence that can make or
break the future of mankind?! Have you taken (1; 2,2) (0; 1,5)
Yudkowsky's Friendliness ,,, __ , _ _ ` _
theories into `OO -- \)`- |_)(_| .# (/
account? .||. __.//.__ \(_)._[__][__]_.((_/
_________________ bb _______| </ |___________ _|_\| || |/_|_
You HAVE to implement N0 5W34T, IT'5 0N
Friendliness, or 0UR T0 D0 L15T. You sunk my battleship.
you'll doom mankind \ ,,, __ , _ _ _
to extinction! `OO -- \)`- |_)(_| .# (/
.||. __.//.__ \(_)._[__][__]_.((_/
jg________________ bb _______| </ |___________ _|_\| || |/_|_
So you need me N0, 1T'5 D0N3, W3 JU5T W4NT Y0U T0 C0D3
to write an AI for FR13NDL1N355 50 1T D035N'T K1LL U5 4LL.
you, is that it? \ ,,, __ _ _ _
`OO -- \)`- |_)(_| .# (/
.||. __.//.__ \(_)._[__][__]_.((_/
________________ bb ________| </ |___________ _|_\| || |/_|_
Friendliness isn't something
you can just tack on as an *process*
afterthought! It should 0H. *initiated*
be the very nature of \ ,,, __ _ _ _
the AI's being! `OO -- \)`- |_)(_| .# (/
.||. __.//.__ \(_)._[__][__]_.((_/
________________ bb ________| </ |___________ _|_\| || |/_|_
Y.. You're running a non-
Friendly AI?! You're ' / ,,, __ _ _ _
DOOMING ALL OF _ `OO - -- \)`- |_)(_| .# (/
HUMANITY!! _ -//- __.//.__ \(_)._[__][__]_.((_/
__________________ b b ____| </ |___________ _|_\| || |/_|_
There. I've averted a By brutally murdering
major threat to mankind. -MineSweeper-?
,,, __ `OO _ ,
-- \)`. .||. -# (/
__.\\.__ \(_) _dd-. ((_/
_________| \> |___________ _|_\ .\|'/`,\ /_|_ _________________ jg
W3 D3C1D3D TH4T W3 I destroy two measly supercomputers
D0N'T N33D U, N3RD D00D. and suddenly I'm some kind of liability?
\ ,,, ,
-- OO
.\\. .||.
______ )\_ ______________ dd _______________
4ND ST4Y 0UT!
_ \
~.. OO -
.>>. -((- _ *kick*
_____________________ |\ ___ b b ______________________________________
Oh yeah!? Well, remember my friend Mandy? She's
around here somewhere, and she can kick your ass
any day, pal! She's not your girlfriend anymore!
, She's an evil killing machine!
~oo OO
>>-\\-
______________________ || bb _________________________________________
Want me to cut off his 50UND5
filthy hand and mail GR34T!
it to you, honey?! * \
`~.. OO
>>-\\-
jg____________________ || bb _________________________________________
MEANWHILE, AT A BUS STOP... |
| Hey! You're that guy who
_ | _ trashed our computers!
|_| __ | |_| ` __
| #..# OO | | #.. OO'
| .)(. .||. | | .)|. .||.
________ || _____ bb _________/ | ________ || _____ dd _________/
------------------------------' | ------------------------------'
___________________________________|___________________________________
|
|
I'll have you know that | Therefore, my actions clearly
there was a 42.64% chance that | outweighed not destroying your
_ your software was harmful to | _ computers 165 to 1!
|_| __ , mankind! | |_| __ ,
| #.. OO | | #.. OO
| .)|. .||. | | .)|. .||.
________ || _____ dd _________/ | ________ || _____ dd _________/
------------------------------' | ------------------------------'
___________________________________|___________________________________
You're just making this
stuff up as you go along, IT'S THE
_ aren't you? SCIENTIFIC METHOD!
|_| ` __ ,
| #..# \OO
| .)(. ||.
________ || _____ dd _________/
------------------------------' jg
They're all totally lame. I was there when they
I'm never working there kicked you out, Nerd Boy.
again, mark my words! They don't want you there.
` ,
OO ..~
.||. .<<.
bb ||
Well, I'm never talking -They're- not
to them again... talking to -you-.
` ,
OO ..~
.||. .<<.
bb ||
Yeah, well, they'll come -You'll- go crawling
crawling on their knees. on -your- knees.
` ,
OO ..~
.||. .<<.
bb ||
They're total hunks. -You're- a total.. hey!
` ,
OO ..~
.||. .<<.
bb || jg
Hello, Hi.
Mandy. ,
`OO ..~
.||. .<<.
_______ bb ______ || ______
This is Linda,
my girlfriend.
|
Hi. __ ,
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____ || bb ______ || ______
__ -*-
#.. OO ..~
.)|.||. .<<.
____ || bb ______ || ______
I think you )
broke her. (
` __ ))
#.. OO ..~
.)|.||. .<<.
jg ____ || bb ______ || ______
OK, back up. YOU're No, Linda and I are
DATING? Is this a JOKE? , really dating.
`~.. OO
.>>. .||.
______ || ____ dd _________________
C'mon, is it a joke?
You can tell me. It's not.
` ,
~.. OO
.>>. .||.
______ || ____ dd _________________
~.. OO
.>>. .||.
______ || ____ dd _________________
So you're saying that this dating
thing is some kind of joke?
`
~.. OO
.>>. .||.
______ || ____ dd _________________ jg
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Bye! Bye!
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".O OO ..#/
.(( .||' .)|
_______ | bb _____ bb ______________ |\ _____________
She'll be your
downfall, you know. I Uegh!
was there when `_ , _
it happened. ".O oO #..
.(( // .)|.
_______ | bb _____ dd ______________________ |\ _____
Don't be frightened. I
am your future self So what's with the monocle?
come back to `_ , Why would I have a monocle?
warn you. ".O OO It's kinda freaky.
.(( .||.
_______ ( bb _____ dd _______________________________
You like the monocle. I think we got off on the wrong
Lay off the monocle. foot. Let's start over...
`_ , What's with the cane?
"-O OO
.(( .||.
_______ | bb _____ dd _______________________________ jg
So you say you're me. From
the future. How do I know Run a DNA test.
you're telling the truth? _ ,
`OO O."
.||. )).
________ bb ____ dd | ________
LATER, AT THE LAB...
This won't hurt Actually, I seem
a bit... _ _ , to recall that-
`O |_) _ O."
|_(._[__]. | |-)).
________________ | |b| | `-'|_|dd | _________________
Y.. You OW!
-are- me! _ _ ,
`O |_) _ O."
*creak* |_\._[__]. | | //. *creak*
________________ ( )b| | `-'|_|dd ) ________________
pp qq
-//- -\\-
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/ \ _[__]. | | /
jg ____________________ | | `-'|_| _____________________
According to the DNA test, you're Well, to make a long story
me. You say you're from the future, _ , short, she'll kill you.
and that the girl I'm dating `OO O."
will be my "downfall". How? .||. )).
bb dd |
OK, how stupid do you think Yes, but only because I came
I am? You're right here, which _ , back here to warn myself.
means I -don't- die. `OO O."
.||. )).
bb dd |
Uhh... OK. So how did.. or will.. No, she'll sneak up behind
she do it? Let me guess. An icepick? _ , you during this discussion.
`OO O."
.||. )).
bb dd |
NO, LINDA, DON'T
KILL ME! PLEASE! You're gonna love the look on
| your face when -you- do that
` ' , _ , gag 43 years from now!
- OO O^"
-//- )).
jg dd dd |
So, I've been playing What a surprise. Can you
Ragnarok again... , speed this up? I have
`OO ..~ a souffle in the oven.
.||. .<<.
___________________ bb ____ || _________________________
...and a lvl 4 character Oh. And let me guess.
died because he tried to , He said "insert"?
take on a wolf.. `OO ..~
.||. .<<.
___________________ bb ____ || _________________________
Yeah. How did you know? Well, you told me that stupid joke five
| thousand times, and I still don't think
` , it's funny. You know why?! I
OO ..~ don't play that stupid game!!
.||. .<<. It's an inside joke!!
___________________ bb ____ || _________________________
But... It's like, he's OK. The souffle can wait, I
face down in the sand have more urgent business; the
and, like.. INSERT! , administration of severe pain.
`OO --~
.||. .<<.
___________________ bb ___ /| ________________________jg
PREVIOUSLY, ON "NERD BOY"...
This is Linda,
my girlfriend.
|
Hi. __ ,
`#.. OO ..~
.)|.||. .<<.
____ || bb ______ || ______
According to the DNA test, you're Well, to make a long story
me. You say you're from the future, _ , short, she'll kill you.
and that the girl I'm dating `OO O."
will be my "downfall". How? .||. )).
bb dd |
_ _ _____ __ ___ ______ _ __ __
/ \ \ __/ _ \ | \ _ / \ | /
--------------/ / \ \ _/ /-'/| /---\ _ / O \ /-------------
/_/ \__|\/_/ \_\_/ \_/_____|_|
Did you ever get the feeling
your life is one big soap? You have a life?
` ,
OO ..~
.||. .<<.
jg ____ bb _____ || ____
Mandy! Mandy, come quick! What?! What?!
` ,
- OO oo~ _
_ -//- -<<- -
b b /|
They've implemented Oh GOD, that STUPID
the duelling system in -GAME- again... __
Ragnarok! `OO `~-- ..#
.||. .>>. .|(.
bb |\ /|
So I tried it out, because And she totally kicked your
some girl challenged me. __ , ass and killed you and
`OO ..# utterly humiliated you ~..
.||. .|(. in front of all your .>>.
bb || on-line friends? |\
That's -exactly- what Oh, just a
happened. How did __ , wild guess.
you know? `OO ''#
.||. .|(.
jg bb ||
I can't believe I was
defeated in Ragnarok by a Look on the bright side.
girl. And by my girlfriend, ,
of all people. `OO ..~
.||. .<<.
bb ||
What's that? You were beat by a
` , gi-irl! Nyah nya-
OO ..~ nyah nya-nyaah nyah!
.||. '<<.
bb ||
Oh, the -evil- bright side. Heh heh.
, Where's my future me? ,
OO Why didn't he warn me ~..
.||. about this? .>>.
dd |\
You! You just told me my Yeah, well. You'll get
girlfriend would -kill- me, _ , over it in only 30
not that she'd kill me in `OO O." years or so...
an on-line game! This .||- )).
is -horrible-! bb dd | jg
You've been working all Among other things... Trying
day. What are you doing? to program a chatbot using
` __ _ , stochastics and stuff.
#.. (_| O
)| [__]_.)_|
|\ | |d| |
Any progress? First, I checked the
` __ _ , net for similar projects.
#.. (_| O
.)|. [__]_.)_|
|| | |d| |
And? Well... I found this cool band
` __ _ , called EBO and I've been
#.. (_| O listening to them all day.
.)|. [__]_.)_|
|| | |d| |
So what do they have *why are you
to do with chatbots? alone?* Well, they uh... Nothing...
` __ _ , Nothing, I guess.
#.. (_| O
.)|. [__]_.)_|
jg || | |d| |
*BASIL!*
__ ,--. *yawn*
,---- #.. -----. | \ \ OO
|`-.___)| ______`-. +-+-+ ))
|__|___ \\ ______|| | | | d d
Finally awake, huh? Uh huh.
It's 3 pm. Been up ` __ ,--. ,
all night working ,---- #.. -----. | \ \ OO
on the chatbot? |`-.___)| ______`-. +-+-+ ))
|__|___ \\ ______|| | | | d d
*I'll get you some orange
juice, NB-sama!* *meep*
, __ *grunt* ,--.
~== ,---- ..# - OO . | \ \
.]]. |`-.___)| _(( __`-. +-+-+
|| |__|___ \\ __bb__|| | | |
I don't get it. You're What? Oh, that thing's actually
struggling to get a chatbot a "Hjyrgjen" from IKEA.
working, and yet you've ` __ , ,--.
managed to build an ,---- #.. - OO . | \ \
intelligent robot? |`-.___)| _(( __`-. +-+-+
|__|___ \\ __bb__|| jg| | |
*Tadaima!* Okaeri.
*meep* __ , ,--.
`~== ,---- ..# - OO . | \ \
.]]. |`-.___)| _ ||__`-. +-+-+
|| |__|___ \\ __bb__|| | | |
Now I'm really confused. You said you
bought the robot from IKEA, right? Yeah?
` __ , ,--.
==~ ,---- #.. - OO . | \ \
.[[. |`-.___)| _ ||__`-. +-+-+
/| |__|___ \\ __bb__|| | | |
So why does it speak
Japanese instead of Swedish? Duh!
` __ , ,--.
,---- #.. - OO . | \ \
|`-.___)| _ ||__`-. +-+-+
|__|___ \\ __bb__|| | | |
I bought it from the Japanese branch of IKEA,
obviously. You think they make robots like
that in Sweden? I mean, come on, Linda...
__ , ,--.
,---- #.. - OO . | \ \
|`-.___)| _ ||__`-. +-+-+
jg |__|___ \\ __bb__|| | | |
So, what do you say? I don't know if I'm
Sounds like fun, huh? ready for that...
` __ ,
#.. OO
.)|. .||.
|| dd
OK, what if I bring my stuff
over just for the weekend as Err... It's a big step.
a kind of trial period? ` __ , ?
#.. OO ..~
.)|. .||. <<
|| dd /|
Give it some thought OK! Bye! -What's- a big step?
and call me, ok? __ ` ,
`#.. OO ..~
.|(. .||. .<<.
/| dd ||
Well, Linda wants to connect our Stupid nerds.
computers in a local area network. ,
`OO --~
.||. .<<.
jg bb ||
So have you decided? Do you We-ell...
want to network our computers? __ ,
`#.. OO
.)|. .||.
|| dd
Oh, come on! It'll be fun!
We can have a LAN party, play It's just...
some Drakan and stuff! ` __ , I dunno...
#.. OO
.)|. .||.
|| dd
What? I've.. I've never done
` __ , it with a girl before.
#.. OO
.)|. .||.
|| dd
Why? What are
you afraid of? V-viruses?
` __ ,
#.. OO
.)|. .||.
jg || dd
Still working on It's not stupid, I just..
that stupid chatbot? _ ,
` ~.. (_| O
.>>. [__]_.)_|
|\ | |d| |
Oh, it's just not It's just that I..
talking, is that it? _ ,
Is it gwumpy, the ` ~.. (_| O
poow thing? .>>. [__]_.)_|
|| | |d| |
You're an idiot and you I left out a semi-colon!
made a mute chatbot? _ , __
` ~.. (_| OO ..#
.>>. [__]_-||- _ .|(.
|| | | db _|_ /|
"Semi-colon"? Semi-colon?
Whatever. Ha ha! Idiot!
, _ ` __
..~ (_| OO ..#
.<<. [__]_.||. _ -|(.
jg /|