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I wear glasses, therefore I’m a nerd?
No, just no.
I am a nerd, but I’m a nerd in glasses or in contacts.
♥
XDDD
I love this page just for the angle in panel 3.
Stasia looks like such a kid.
If you see Stasia’s body position she’s being flirty and I think she actually likes Guy. Maybe they will fall in love with each other. Or Stasia’s Dad will murder Guy before they get to really know each other?
Anyway, hugs and kisses to everyone.
And Stasia is basically a kid, she’s still young and never expeirienced the real world right?
Oh my god! I’m drooling all over the place. Stasia looks so damn hot! Guy doesn’t look anything like a nerd. He just needs a shave. In the last panel, it looks like Stasia has a sort of weak spot for nerds? She doesn’t seem to mind at all that Guy is a nerd.
“In the last panel, it looks like Stasia has a sort of weak spot for nerds? She doesn’t seem to mind at all that Guy is a nerd.”
Guy’s making a joke about his glasses proving that he’s a nerd. Glasses by themselves mean nothing. She’s smiling at his joke and playing along with it. She doesn’t actually think he’s a nerd.
“And Stasia is basically a kid, she’s still young and never expeirienced the real world right?”
She’s 24 and has experienced the world more than the vast majority of 24-year olds. Been to every continent probably on tours and various charity missions and she’s dated multiple huge celebrities, as the first page showed.
Well, I still am a nerd myself, even though I don’t wear glasses all the time. I don’t think that world touring neccessarily means wordly - just for the purpose of debate.
I could see a hundred things that Stasia’s father could have protected her from, and not have let her experience. It’s quite obvious he’s an overpowering sort of chap, but it’s also obvious she’s not been COMPLETELY denied in every sphere.
I shudder to think of what it would have been like had she been completely naive though
Guy: Have you not noticed I’ve been reading this book compulsively instead of trying to make a pass on my new wife?
Stasia: Oh yeah, I guess you are a nerd.
“For The Record: A Nerd is someone who is passionate about learning/being smart/academia. A Geek is someone who is passionate about some particular area or subject, often an obscure or difficult one. A Dork is someone who has difficulty with common social expectations/interactions.”
Aww man then i guess im a nerd even though i try to hide it I mean the hours of mmorpgs the glass not leaving my house unless i have to GAH!!! i gotta get out side to late now
Hey Bobby, you might want to rethink that aspect of Stasia. (naive about the world) She might not be naive about world politics, or cultures of the world, but given that she has been a celebrity since being a teenager, and if she is as big as you suggest, then she may be very naive about the everyday things that you and I take for granted. (Like not being able to go somewhere because of a lack of money. Or what it’s like to eat a hamburger at a dive. ) As an example you might want to think about George H W Bush during the 92 election who was surprised by the scanner at the local grocery store, he’d never seen one before because he had always had someone else buy his groceries for him. Celebs hire people to buy their clothes for them, their food, and various other activities that they don’t have time for because they are jetting around to other Continents. That is something that could give Guy the upper hand in their relationship. After all, how many times has Stasia run a vacuum cleaner? Just a thought….
Blozor: A lot of people define Geek and Nerd in exactly the opposite manner. I personally think it has a lot more to do with the type of knowledge they are interested in. Nerds tend to the theoretical (hard sciences, etc) while Geeks send towards implementation (technology, etc.) There’s a lot of overlap there, but I just know my of my friends who studied chemistry and biology identified with ‘nerd’ and everyone I know in IT identifies with ‘geek’, even though few of these people study one thing to the detriment of others.
tlong: Stasia’s actually not like that at all, not like the normal celebrity, as you’ll see more of in upcoming pages. She’s not naive at all about the world and she definitely understands what it’s like to not have much money. As I’ve said before in the comments, SPOILER: They’ll be going to Africa soon on a charity mission, which Stasia does often. She’s seen people living in the worst conditions and understands it well, and gives 97% of her money to help such people (among other causes).
“Just how old is Guy anyways?”
They’re about the same age. He’s 24 or 25. She’s 24.
tlong has a good point, just because Stasia is an experienced WORLD TRAVELER doesn’t mean that she’s very experienced at the things that’re everyday in OTHER people’s lives.
And if Guy really IS a nerd, then there’ll be even more things that’re everyday for him but not her.
“just because Stasia is an experienced WORLD TRAVELER doesn’t mean that she’s very experienced at the things that’re everyday in OTHER people’s lives.”
No one’s saying that’s the case. She knows about things that are every day in other people’s lives because she spends a lot of time with people in various conditions who she gives money to through her charities. She’s not just an oblivious celebrity or politican like the Bushes, as tlong implied she might be.
The thing I posted about nerds/geeks/dorks was a quote lifted somewhere from the Internet. That’s why it was in quotes. I don’t know who originally made the quote, thus I left it unattributed. I should have attributed it to “Anonymous,” but that didn’t seem right if someone even semi-famous had first said it.
Actually, looking back, you have to wonder how Guy’s glasses survived a front row crush at the front of a major concert! I’ve lost more than a few myself at some gigs with the more enthusisatic fans (kinda like Parker, I guess)
I’m still cooking food for whoever on the bench wants some. Just tell me what you want and how you want it cooked. I’ll tell you if I can’t make it. Oh, and there’s lemonade for those who don’t want alcohol, soda, or yoohoo.
I have to say this page really shows a more playful side of stasia and that well stasia and guy could become a couple easily, i guess. Also Bobby great job so far and all i can say is if you think about it ‘nerds’ nowadays have a.lot more respect than o say 10 years ago, so thank you bill gates and all other tech nerds for making nerds cooler.
If Stasia were a sign, she’d be neon… Is Guy being deliberately oblivious?
At least Stasia is making the effort to learn a bit about him too. It’s not as if Guy has a book for her to read. The information exchange has been pretty one-sided up until now…
U know what’s crazy. I live in california its been 105 this last week, and right now I see lightning, and it sprinkled earlier.
Crazy I tell ya.
Ever since el ninõ
“You don’t look like a nerd to me.”
“Have you not noticed that I wear glasses?”
“Oh, yeah, I guess you -are- a nerd.”
This page made me giggle. Friendly banter for the win! It seems they’re both trying to keep things relaxed and avoid awkwardness.
Although Parker, drunk? That brings an amusing image to mind. I’d also like to know Guy’s guesses to why Parker’s wearing Stasia’s trousers; a part of me really hopes his guesses don’t include the real reason, as he can’t really foresee the exact circumstances surely.
“Do you know why she’s wearing my pants?”
“Hmm, I would guess it’s because she urinated all over her own.”
“…! O_o;;”
Anyway, I was never one for letting go of a good thing; so…
*brings the barbeque and benches over from the last page*
@Valerie- Yup, the bunnies are play-with-able… Just no chasing or picking them up. They get angry and disapproving. You wouldn’t like rabbits when they’re angry and disapproving.
Hmm, someone said on the last page how cool it would be to have a forum. I’m inclined to agree; it seems we tend to drift off the topic of the comic and spend time getting to know each other. Not that there’s anything wrong with that, I enjoy it and find myself returning just for the comments; but a forum would be better for it, you know?
Oh, Bobby, at the youngest Guy is 25-26. You have to teach three years to be a school councilor, or to even take the classes to get the masters required to get the degree. Assuming the average “quick” graduation of 22, and three years to teach-25. then two years to do the 36 hours of class work which can be done at the same time, you get 25-26 depending on his birthday. But at that age he would be a first year councilor. What did he teach during the 3 year period?
I agree with Jade’s earlier comment — what struck me first was Guy thinking he could guess what happened to Parker’s pants.
But Parker being who she is, I’m not entirely sure the Guy might not have hit the nail on the head with his guess… who knows, maybe this isn’t the first time she’s had to change pants because of an “accident”…
I’m a nerd too. And not just because I wear glasses;) Also, are you a half-nerd if you don’t wear glasses ALL the time? I’m only short-sighted.
I really like this page. They’re being playful and flirtatious and just kidding around. It’s really sweet, and I like how it contrasts the insane drama that we’ve seen so far. And the art and the dialogue work really well together.
You just have to love everyday discussions. It may not be everyday that you marry a random guy, but having a discussion about whether you are a nerd or not happens at least once a week to nerds ^_^
For the record, I am not a nerd….I AM A GEEK! and Proud ^_^
BOBBY CROSBY! REMY MOKHTAR! I curse you for giving me a comic I can’t stop reading! Wah! I keep checking every single day!
I curse you with good luck, awesome lives and drive, will and desire to give us more “Marry Me”! I curse you with not only my support, but the support of many more! I curse you with happiness so you can keep doing this comic!
Well, I could’ve used “I wish you good luck” and so on, but you have GOT to admit it’s more powerful with some drama embedded. xD
Fantastic work as usual! Chemistry between Guy and Stasia can really be seen!
tlong says, “Oh, Bobby, at the youngest Guy is 25-26.”
Nope, that would definitely be wrong. Google is your friend. Found many cases of 23 and 24-year old high school guidance counselors, and obviously there are younger ones than that as well. Also, ever hear of Doogie Howser?
He didn’t teach anything — you do not need three years of teaching to be a guidance counselor. Wherever you’re getting your information from is incorrect.
Um, I’m not sure about this, but different places might have different requirements for being a guidance counselor. That might be the source of the confusion.
Different places definitely have different requirements, yes. The confusion most likely comes from tlong not realizing this, and also not realizing that many people have graduated from college at the age of 15, for example. It’s just stupid to say, “Oh, Bobby, at the youngest Guy is 25-26.”
Alright since this is a lighthearted flirty page I’m bringing some more stuff to the bbq bench extravaganza.
Lets see. How about some REESE’S PIECES AND SOME CHOCOLATE MILK.
Ha what ya think.
A friend of mine got offered a job straight out of college this year. She was 22, but had she been a youngin’ like me she could have been 21. Hell, if she’d a done AP classes and what not in HS and been a youngin’ like me she coulda been 20. Depends on the state, level of school, etc.
(I forget if what type of school Guy was at was mentioned.)
Also, Bobby, never cite Doogie Howser again please! That was like the 6th worst show on television ever.
The best thing I like about this page is stacias body and face expression. It’s the first time she looks unwound. Every time before (including the start in the hotel room) she had been controlling herself, trying to play a role or being angry. Now she seems just herself for the first time. This wordless storytelling is the reason why Eisus work is such a good complement to bobbys writing.
I can see guy and stasia getting really comfortable now.
But watch them get interupted again.
U know what, I think I see one good thing happining from the last page. Because of parker dragging him out there it helped him break the ice with stasia when he got back to the room.
(Oh yeah brought my ipod with stereo attchment. So now we got a lot of diff music for the bbq.)
Not to sound rude or anything, but could you remove the sign that says “new page every m-w-f”? Since you don’t update every Monday Wednesday and Friday. I don’t use RSS feeds and it’s irritating when you visit the website on MWFs and find that the comic hasn’t updated.
BTW, I thoroughly enjoy the comic, which is why I’m making this complaint. (If the comic weren’t worth reading, I wouldn’t bother visiting
So i keep hearing people mentioning forums and such, Bobby if ya want i can get you set with a forum for all your fans to have some fun and well you know do forum stuff.
“Anyone else notice the massive hairy caterpillar that grew on Guy’s lip in panel 4? heh heh..”
Thanks for that…
The face is actually done VERY small, so the lips part is a bit more splotched and the shrinking of the page for web-viewing makes it even more splotched, so that “hairy caterpillar” is actually his lips with a bit of the stubble on it.
Hey Eisu, what medium do you use for your comics? Like do you do the sketches in pencil and ink it with a pen or do you do part of that on the computer?
I’m just wondering because I like your work and like drawing myself, that’s all.
don’t fret, Eisu. I think you’re doing a fantastic job! I also read No Pink Ponies and just love your artwork! (Plus you know how to draw really cute girls!)
Note two years previous related experience reads teaching.
OKLAHOMA
Educational Requirements: Master’s degree in school counseling; completion of a two semester hour course in the education of the exceptional child; and regency credit/experience.
Experience Requirements: Two years of previous related experience.
Examination:
o With an OK teaching certificate:
Oklahoma Professional Teaching Exam (OKPT) and
Oklahoma’s subject area test in school counseling
o Without teaching certificate: Two tests mentioned above and Oklahoma General Education Test
Reciprocity: Yes
Certification: K-12
Background Check: No; however, districts have the option of requiring a background check. http://www.sde.state.ok.us
Further he would make at state base for teachers (Same Pay different workload.)
$35,000 per year.
This link will show you that for OK he’s relatively well off, as he makes as much as the average family of 4. If he worked at a reservation he would be considered wealthy. (Reservations tend to have average incomes at the bottom of the social ladder).
As to how I know this, I am working on a dissertation at a school in Texas that specializes in school public policy. And Because of a relative lack of masters granting schools in OK many teachers, principals and counselors come to Texas to receive degrees.
Finally, my wife teaches in the area, which is how I know the following which would also be pertinent. In OK, and TX, guidance counselors are usually teachers who are moving into administration but who find themselves closed to the principal positions due to the good old boy network. There may be younger councilors in other states, but each state has its own laws that are different from other states laws.
Sorry, but you told a PhD candidate who has spent 12 years of his life in school studying the subject that he didn’t know what he was talking about.
“Sorry, but you told a PhD candidate who has spent 12 years of his life in school studying the subject that he didn’t know what he was talking about.”
You have absolutely no clue what you’re talking about if you’re saying it’s impossible for a high school guidance counselor in Oklahoma to be 24 years old, which is what you strongly implied when you said, “Oh, Bobby, at the youngest Guy is 25-26.” You’ve given absolutely no reasons for why this would be the case. I started college at 17. If Guy started college at 17, even based on what you’re saying, he could have started work as a guidance counselor at 24 after a normal amount of years taken to get his degree and certification. Your whole point is based on the fact that someone can only start college at the age of 18 apparently. What can’t you understand about the fact that people can start college below the age of 18? Many 12-year olds are in college right now.
Oh great. Another guy who can’t get over the fact that this is a COMIC.
Engage your Suspension Of Disbelief, get over yourself and enjoy the show. If you can’t, why read fiction at all?
“Engage your Suspension Of Disbelief, get over yourself and enjoy the show.”
He’s also complaining about only a POSSIBLE difference of ONE YEAR — meaning that if Guy simply started college ONE YEAR earlier than is normal, it would apparently make perfect sense to him. And all I said in the first place is that Guy is “24 or 25″ and his response is to make it sound like I’ve made a grave error somehow and say, “Oh, Bobby, at the youngest Guy is 25-26.” It’s just a big HUH???
I know, one sodding year. And despite having spend twelve years learning he can’t fathom the idea of someone starting college a year early, not even in a comic, even though there’s plenty of people IRL that do it right now…
“Hey Eisu, what medium do you use for your comics? Like do you do the sketches in pencil and ink it with a pen or do you do part of that on the computer?”
I pencil and ink it all on paper first then I scan it to colour it in the computer. Traditionalist thing. I use a photo-blue line pencil to pencil it, (very light blue) so that it doesn’t appear when I scan the inks, this way I don’t have to worry about erasing the pencils off my work. As for inking, I use whatever brushpen that is handy and close to me at the moment. I never really believe in the tools make the art but I believe that the artist who uses the tools correctly make it happen.
> > Not to sound rude or anything, but could you remove
> > the sign that says ‘new page every m-w-f’?”
> No, never.
A little more detail would be helpful. My sole reason for asking this was because, the comic just doesn’t update on MWFs. I fail to see why “No, never” answers my question.
Of course, given that you are under no obligation whatsoever to answer my question (let alone fulfill the request), I’d rather have received no reply than a banal response as given. A 3 year old would give a more cogent response.
“Of course, given that you are under no obligation whatsoever to answer my question (let alone fulfill the request), I’d rather have received no reply than a banal response as given. A 3 year old would give a more cogent response.”
Fuck you, asshole, you’re banned. The reason I gave that response is because I’ve been asked this question 2,000 times and I’ve answered it in detail 2,000 times. You were the 2,001st and I decided to not go into detail again. Feel free to do a Google search for the damn answer like any 3-year old would know how to do.
Heck, I graduated college 2 days after I turned 20 because I started when I was 16. (That was twenty years ago before AP classes became widely available and graduating in three years became much simpler.) I pick the more-than-occasional nit, but this one didn’t even cross my radar.
My apologies Bobby, I thought with placing the space below your comic you wanted feedback for a time in the future when you were to re-write for a screen play. Obviously I was wrong.
And btw. when a prof or TA get the roster for a class we also get information about ages as well… in the 3,000 + students I have taught at a Division 1 school I have had 1 student under the age of 18. If you did it you were the exception not the rule. (The movie style that you are using works because in the formula one character is average and can be identified with.) Ban me if you wish, I’m not posting again anyway. It’s fairly obvious that you don’t want feedback from others who are interested in helping you improve your writing.
“It’s fairly obvious that you don’t want feedback from others who are interested in helping you improve your writing.”
LOL. You’re definitely being banned now, you lying moron.
“The movie style that you are using works because in the formula one character is average and can be identified with.”
LOL. Are you forgetting that we’re in TOTAL AGREEMENT? I said Guy is “24 or 25″ and you said, “Oh, Bobby, at the youngest Guy is 25-26.” Are you actually somehow thinking that’s a big difference or even a difference? Are you forgetting that the comic has not stated his age at all??? I said he might be 25 and you said “Oh, Bobby, you moron, at the youngest Guy is 25-26.” What the fuck is your problem? And now you say that I don’t want feedback because of this? Go kill yourself, you stupid moron.
Hey bobby stop letting these people get to you man.
People are stupid. Because were using the internet they think they can act or say anything they want.
But if they were face to face with you they wouldn’t say shit.
So don’t let it ruin ur day.
They can all go to hell.
Man, I grew up in Oklahoma, went to school there and everything. I can tell you for a fact that a majority of my teachers DID NOT have master’s degrees in ANYTHING. The majority of the teaching requirement tests/required student teaching hours would-be teachers do in their final year/semester of college, so its not like you go to school for four years and then have to take a year off to get all that crap together.
I graduated college at 22, so even if I DID have to go back two more years to grad school or something, I would have been 24.
But anyway, its funny when people feel the need to poke and pick at details that don’t really matter. Bobby said “he’s 24-25″ which means that Guy is in his MID TWENTIES and that he and Stasia are age-group peers. THAT’S ALL BOBBY WAS TRYING TO SAY. Seriously.
Bobby sir, telling people to kill themselves might be going a little far…
And apparently people are getting to you, at least a little, otherwise I don’t see why you’d be saying things like that.
Can’t we all just be happy and nice and hang out on the bench or something?
And please don’t be mad that I said that, Bobby. It just seems sort of dark to me, is all.
Ahh man this is so funny people say they are giving helpful advice, and yet they are just making bigger ass’s of themselves. Ya bobby your doing good man keep it up, helpful hint when they start say stuff again imagin them being attack by on of those bugs from Starship Troopers ahhh good times neh.
Well, telling someone to kill themself isn’t a very common thing, Bobby sir… but I mean, I’ll leave you alone. Being banned isn’t on my to-do list right now. I love this comic too much.
In Tlong’s defense, getting an Oklahoma Teacher’s Certificate IS supposed to be tougher than normal.
Still though, 25 is 25, no matter HOW you decide on the age. It was a poorly thought-out complaint from the start.
I do find the idea of someone who entered college in a serious way at the age of 16 or below becoming an Oklahoma teacher ONLY A LITTLE BIT OUT OF COLLEGE dubious though. The pay here, to be honest, sucks if you’re a teacher. One of Oklahoma’s exports is teachers, because the state requirements are stricter than in (to give the major example) Texas, while the pay is lower (we might be 49th, but the last time I heard we were 50th). The chances of someone who had that level of success at becoming educated coming to Oklahoma to teach at that age seems unlikely. Doesn’t seem that it’ll matter to the story though.
As for my earlier post, I actually started writing that before you made your post Bobby. Just a slow writer, I suppose. I’m still a bit dubious about Stasia’s ‘naivety’ (that isn’t really the right word, though, is it?), but I’m willing to hold back the jury on the issue.
I would suggest you make a FAQ about things like the M-W-F thing, EXCEPT that in my experience, FAQs never get read by the people who you WANT to read them, making the whole endeavor regrettably pointless.
I love this comic–Eisu, quick question! Have you ever had any formal education reguarding drawing style? if not, how did yours develop? I’m always interested since drawing is a big hobby of mine…
Bobby- How do you find time to write scripts every couple days? Do you have it pretty much planned, dialogue wise, or do you know the plot and just fill the speach in as it seems to fit? what ever you’re doing, it works. I stumbled on the comic around page 8 and check for updates daily….
and congratulations both of you, you mesh together awesomely. It’s hard to tell that two people are working on the strip.
This question may have already been answered in some of the earlier pages, and if it has, i’m sorry, but is Stasia naked on the front of her book? I went back through the comic to see all the comics with the book in them, and she really does look naked. I was just wondering.
And yeah, Jared, Oklahoma sucks for teachers, but some people do choose to stay in the state for a few years. And I think we finally made it back up to only 49th lowest. Although with minimum wage finally going up other states may change their salaries (although i realize we don’t get paid minimum wage) and we may go back down again.
I don’t really think it matters if some details are a bit fishy (even though they really aren’t). If this were a movie already, no one would even think twice, since the ages aren’t spoken of and you only see the guy onscreen (although he would probly be played by some 35 year old or something the way they do movies these days) The only reason anyone even decided to care is because one page of the comic is up for a while for everyone to dissect.
But yay for a movie based in Oklahoma! Don’t think we’ve had one of those since Twister!
>> Frumpy girls are hot… and Stasia is most definitely frumpy. You know, very relaxed, almost playful.
whoa, Jose Lope, do you even know what “frumpy” means? apparently not.
frump
n.
1. A girl or woman regarded as dull, plain, or unfashionable.
2. A person regarded as colorless and primly sedate.
yeah … i wouldn’t exactly say that describes Stasia seeing as she’s a famous pop star (although you never know, Britney is looking pretty frumpy these days)
i love this comic,
i also love reading the comments, so much drama it’s hillarious.
i like your “darkness” bobby, it’s your comic (and eisu’s), your webpage, everyone else can screw themselves.
Ah, online drama. You know, if we were all in a room together, I doubt half of this stuff would even be said, and if it were, most of us would raise our eyebrows, roll our eyes and ignore what was being said. Some people are being waaay too anal about miniscule and unimportant details and this whole “change the M-W-F” thing is getting out of hand. But I think that if this stuff really didn’t bother you Bobby, you wouldn’t justify it with a response. Replying with anger implies that it does bother you and you need to defend yourself. Although I have been wrong before No offense meant, just a personal analysis.
BTW, the comic is fabulous, so thank you for posting it for free.
“Some people are being waaay too anal about miniscule and unimportant details and this whole ‘change the M-W-F’ thing is getting out of hand.”
That’s true, but nothing bothers me more than pointless wrong crap like your next line –
“But I think that if this stuff really didn’t bother you Bobby, you wouldn’t justify it with a response. Replying with anger implies that it does bother you and you need to defend yourself.”
Replying with anger? There’s no anger and I justify everything with a response, whether it bothers me or not. Anyway, you’ll be banned if you ever say anything like that again.
Well, Bobby sir, since it’s difficult to determine the tone of someone’s voice in text, it can often be misinterpretted as anger. I was trying to be nice to someone once, and he kept calling me a bitch, so trust me on this. XD
On another note, I don’t think Graceofbass meant to offend you with that, just stating an opinion.
Buuut y’know, back to the nice little bench. *Sits on bench and eats whatever the other people brought, because she was too lazy to bring something herself.* Sorry for being a mooch, guys. XD
“On another note, I don’t think Graceofbass meant to offend you with that, just stating an opinion.”
I don’t care in any way if Graceofbass meant to offend me. I’m no longer going to accept pointless discussions about what I’m thinking and feeling while saying things to people. It’s sickening, whether someone means to offend me or not — what does that matter? It’s a total waste of time saying shit like this — “But I think that if this stuff really didn’t bother you Bobby, you wouldn’t justify it with a response. Replying with anger implies that it does bother you and you need to defend yourself.” It’s disgustingly stupid.
Hmm…. and, uh… how many of us are psychologists here? Even for those of you who are, really. Keep it to yourself. Instead of badgering the writer and telling him that ZOMG YOU IS OFFENDED!!!!11one!!!eleven!!, why don’t you just sit back and laugh at the idiots he bans, because we all know that the loyal fans who let him go about his business of writing the comic for us will eventually get free movie tickets while the asses who pissed Bobby off will sit in a corner and cry like the emos they are because they’re lonely and everyone hates them XD
Okay, so maybe that’s just wishful thinking on my part, but oh well.
Eisu, this page is made of love and win, especially the last two panels. You are an art god.
Also, “go kill yourself” is one of my favorite, most over-used phrases ever… I tell all of my friends to go die about twice a day. Calm down people, some of us pessimists just use angry words as a catharsis.
> The update schedule means practically nothing to me.
> It’s not important enough to worry about the details
> of it. New pages will go up as they’re completed,
> that’s all. Glad you like the comic.
I’m sorry. That isn’t “explained in detail.” That merely says you don’t care to stick to your claims about when you’ll update.
I don’t understand why you are this angry. All comments have permalinks and you could just give the answer as a link to one of the comments (or heck, tell me to google like you just have). Doing one of those is more useful than “it stays that way.”
Once again, I do appreciate the very fact that you even bother to respond to _any_ of these comments. That in itself is very decent of you (especially with regards to persistent arguments about the age of a character). Picture Charles Dickens (who wrote most of his novels on a weekly basis — a chapter a week for the paper) answering this many questions as often. I do acknowledge what you and Eisu are doing and appreciate it.
I’m sorry if you’ve been asked the same question several times. However, I wouldn’t know if you _have_ been asked the same a million times. And frankly, I wouldn’t care. The normal avenues in such cases, is to read the FAQ, which isn’t provided. The obvious thing then, is to just ask the question directly. Such antagonism coupled with profanity is uncalled for. Plus, a “ban”? You probably live in Saudi Arabia or Iran or some other country known for it’s great free speech rights.
Once again, I appreciate the fact that you even respond to any of us. But no reply is better than the kind you’ve just given (not including this link you just provided).
“The obvious thing then, is to just ask the question directly. Such antagonism coupled with profanity is uncalled for.”
You asked me if I’d remove the MWF sign and I told you “No, never.” I had zero antoganosim or profanity until you said “I’d rather have received no reply than a banal response as given. A 3 year old would give a more cogent response.” So go kill yourself, you lying piece of shit. I answered your yes or no question with “No” and you had such a problem with that that you said a 3-year old would have given a better response and you called me a banal baby. And you’re banned again now.
I’m not seriously upset over that. XD I agree with it a little… I mean, damn, even the Native Americans aren’t native to America. They came over on a bridge from Asia. NO ONE IS PURELY AMERICAN. The end. XD
Buuuut I don’t know the song, sorry. I haven’t listened to the radio since like, April. XD
I know this might be leapt upon as a flame, so I’ll preface it with this: I find the comic intriguing, with nice dialogue and beautiful art and panelling. I have nothing but respect for Mr. Crosby as a creator. No matter how beautiful the art is, it’s his script that has to support the project.
Now the point where I will probably be banned is arriving.
The only thing turning me away from the comic is the attitude presented in the comments. I realize that negative comments are frustrating and often annoying, even when an individual is trying to be helpful, but… It would be better to handle such comments politely, even with a stock “Thank you for your feedback.” Text is a difficult material to deal with, as you are deprived of both voice inflection and body language. As such, things can be read much harsher than they may be intended.
I say this in an everybody-love-each-other way, but it’s also just better from a marketing standpoint. As a creator attempting to build an audience on the web, your image is influential in the reception your comic receives. By revealing hostility towards readers (even if a reader instigated such hostility), you decrease the size of your loyal fanbase. I know I began reading Marry Me in the beginning, checking every update day and every day in between during late updates; however, I have found my interest in the comic declining steadily with each trip to the comments section. It just seems as if all negative feedback is treated with defensiveness and hostility, and that lack of openness is really unappealing. If you didn’t want constructive comments, why not label the page as such? Or remove the comments section alltogether?
I wouldn’t have said anything at all, as such comments are obviously unwelcome, but the above comments on suicide really surprised me. I suppose it’s just a sensitive spot for me personally, because people who’ve dealt with suicide don’t really think of it as a laughing matter. And if it was meant seriously, I find that disturbing. A basic respect for another person’s life is something I prefer to see, not a casual dismissal of it. Especially when that person’s only sin is caring enough about a comic to submit a suggestion. Even if that suggestion was phrased offensively, it’s better to ignore it or state that it was offensive than dismiss the individuals life so casually.
This may be irrelevant to you. I don’t know how these issues affect other people. All I know is that it’s made me feel incredibly awkward about enjoying this story now. And, if others might be feeling the same way (a probability, given that no one in the world is truly unique), that might be a concern for someone attempting to build a fanbase.
I’m sorry I’ve taken up so much space. I understand if you delete or ban, or whatever you wish. Sometimes I just can’t keep my mouth shut.
“As a creator attempting to build an audience on the web, your image is influential in the reception your comic receives.”
You assume that I’m trying to build an audience on the web, even though I’ve said many times that I do not care in any way about that. You’ve also stated that you’ve read all or at least most of the comments for the pages, so either you’re lying about that or you’re lying by saying that I’m attempting to build an audience on the web to try to help your pointless point.
“By revealing hostility towards readers (even if a reader instigated such hostility), you decrease the size of your loyal fanbase.”
Again, I do not care in any way if morons like that (or morons who are offended by such things in conversations that they’re not even involved in) stop reading the comic because of such discussions.
“It just seems as if all negative feedback is treated with defensiveness and hostility . . .”
It seems that way because that’s what you want to see. It’s not actually the case whatsoever in any way. You assume it’s the case incorrectly, just like you assume I want to build an audience on the web incorrectly.
“If you didn’t want constructive comments, why not label the page as such? Or remove the comments section alltogether?”
Please stop assuming very incorrect things about me. I’m perfectly fine with constructive comments that actually make some sort of sense, and I’ve USED MANY PIECES OF ADVICE IN THE GRAPHIC NOVEL WHICH WERE GIVEN BY PEOPLE IN THE COMMENTS. So don’t say this nonsense about me not wanting constructive comments. It’s disgusting and you’re lying about me.
“I suppose it’s just a sensitive spot for me personally, because people who’ve dealt with suicide don’t really think of it as a laughing matter.”
Don’t make a blanket statement like that about everyone. I’ve come very close to suicide many times and I see nothing wrong with jokingly telling some stupid moron to kill himself. I’ve said it to major league baseball players at Dodger Stadium and they’ve openly laughed about it, along with a large audience of people who heard it as well. Never had anyone say “Hey, don’t say that!” or complain in any way. Some people like you are just extremely sensitive to such things, though. I’m not going to change who I am just for the few people like you, although I did choose to stop saying “retarded” when someone else asked in these comments recently. Not sure how long that will last, but anyway, stopped saying it for now at least in the comments — until I forget not to.
“Especially when that person’s only sin is caring enough about a comic to submit a suggestion.”
Screw you, liar, wow. Only sin is caring enough to submit a suggestion???? You’re seriously right now saying that I’ve told someone to kill himself just because he gave a suggestion??? You have some serious problems with basic reading comprehension and/or truth telling. Please re-read the comments and then apologize to me for saying that.
“And, if others might be feeling the same way (a probability, given that no one in the world is truly unique), that might be a concern for someone attempting to build a fanbase.”
Again, not trying to build a fanbase, certainly not with what I say in these comments (obviously). The vast majority of people who read the comics never even glance at the comments or even my original post under each page.
The MWF thing isn’t a big deal people. It’s something that they would obviously like to strive for. Obviously Bobby and Eisu have other projects going on, and you know… something called a life? This is a web comic, provided to us for free. Just be happy that you found it. I’ve got it sorted into my folder of comics that update every now and then right now. When they free up the time from other projects to do MWF it’ll go into the MWF folder and be checked on all those days. None of us are paying for this comic except the guys who make it, so don’t feel any sense of entitlement to new episodes, or even to seeing the MWF tag changed to “When we get time” or anything. Sit back, grab a beer (or a coke) read the latest issue, and enjoy. If you can’t do that, then you need to find another comic to read to tide you over (I’ve got way to many myself). Sometime they’ll get back to their MWF schedule and when they do I’ll be jumping with glee, but please stop complaining about trivial things like what the top banner says the update schedule should be.
Also why does this comic say updated Monday, Wednesday and Friday when it doesn’t? That’s kinda strange, you should change it. Oh and the sexual innuendo is a bit much…especially all the rape allusions on the last page…a romance story should steer away from sex really, I think, it’s 100% bonkers insane to think sex is an element of two people getting together as a couple. And Guy can’t be 24 or 25, he has to be 24 or 25, cause otherwise he wouldn’t be 24 or 25 would he? And…yeah. You’re such a bird brain Bobby.
Hey, I just wanted to say thanks for such a great comic. I’m stationed over in Iraq and this is one of the few comics that I keep up with. I check almost every day for a new one even though I know you don’t update it that often. Keep up the great work!
I just want to say, Bobby and Eisu, that I’m happy you two are sharing your work to the world wide web. Few people appreciate what individuals like yourselves do to get stuff like this done, taking into consideration all the issues of real life. I’m not one of those people. Thank you so much for MARRY ME. ^_^
As an aside, I do not endorse telling people to kill themselves. But individuals have freedom (I know, crazy isn’t it), so ya… I’ll drop that line of thought now. I’d much rather appreciate the nice art and good story.
heh, I’ve been following along for a quite some time now. and I have to say I love how expressive the fases are. and teh story seems cute and i like cute so shoot me. staple me to the ground and call me Suzette
Hey val I don’t like it NOW, before when I was younger it was better. Now its not as good.
The quality is not that good anymore.
I’m sure in kentucky its still the best, but where I live its not even edible.
So I’m sorry if I offended you.
As an appology I offer you this metaphoracle (KFC) bucket of chicken with a pic of Parker on the bucket.
So Ickle Bobby can wave his banhammer and feel special all over again…
No wonder you think humans are horrible, if all you ever choose to see is your own personal experience. Perhaps people would not be horrible to you if you were not utterly horrible in that disaffected-high-school-student, I-have-a-persecution-complex, I’m-smarter-than-everyone way. It’s pathetic that you do this just to have a little corner of the goddamned internet that you can lord it over. I will be amused when you take this attitude to the people who are in a position to pay you for your work, and may you have exactly the success you deserve. Maybe it’s not that humans are horrible, but that you’re a twat who can’t or won’t own up to the failings he works so hard to have. Doesn’t mean the aren’t failings, doesn’t mean they aren’t painfully abundant, doesn’t mean people don’t see that right off the bat. It’s great that you love yourself so much, because no one else in their right mind (or even half in their right mind) would so much as like or even pity you. You’re a sad, bitter little man, and no amount of bullshit bravado will cover that up. Won’t stop you from piling it on, but hopefully no one will be naive and masochistic enough to shovel out from under it yet again. You have indeed alienated a lot of people, but I suspect that only because your goal because you can’t do anything but and wanted to make it look deliberate, you sad little fuck.
I really like this page. It’s feels like a perfect little reprieve from the surrounding chaos and demonstrates a nice sense of pacing overall. Showing the possibility of real attraction between the “married couple” with a little bit of body language and weightlessly opening up to each other in conversation makes for a really sweet moment. But it’s not overdone. I don’t feel like I know what’s likely to happen next. Here’s a little bit of what I really like about how this story is developing. First, Stasia is used to everyone “loving” her, so she’s use to playing to people’s affection- but not in a really authentic way. Her real capacity for attachment is a bit of a mystery (her relationship with her sister is a nice clue). Everything about her has been managed and edited. Guy comes across as pretty considerate- enough that it almost looks like he’s also being pushed around a lot- albeit in a less pronounced way- by Parker especially and then, by extension, Stasia. I don’t get that he’s a pushover though. I think that I get that he’s just secure enough in himself that it doesn’t bother him to experience a little discomfort for a friend. He’s really loyal, and therefore, truly trustworthy- something Stasia needs dearly. But if he’s conscientious enough for that to be the case, he’s also got a maverick side to him because ACTUALLY GETTTING MARRIED so that Parker can get Stasia’s autograph goes far beyond the call of duty. I don’t think he’s a fan of Stasia, but he doesn’t dislike her either. Like any truly reasonable person, he just hasn’t judged her. I think that having him read Stasia’s book is genius. It solves all kinds of problems in one fell swoop. There are lots of things I like about the story.
“Bobby sir, I think El was just mocking all the people who are saying stuff about your comic.”
Um, Valerie, you take things way too seriously. I know that she was doing that and I was joking about banning her. As you see, she posted after I “banned” her, so she wasn’t really banned. She hates the morons she was talking about even more than I do, I think.
“No wonder you think humans are horrible, if all you ever choose to see is your own personal experience.”
Huh? And what am I supposed to see? Your experience instead?
“I will be amused when you take this attitude to the people who are in a position to pay you for your work . . .”
Oh, right, because those people will definitely call me a banal baby if I answer their yes or no question with a no, and they’ll tell me that I can’t accept criticism if I explain in massive detail why their crazily wrong criticism doesn’t make any sense (no one in any position of power would ever waste time arguing about Guy’s age possibly being a few months off from what is “normal”), and they’ll certainly all call me a liar pointlessly about my feelings on an extremely minor issue (for a good example, let’s say we’re at a business lunch and I say that I like the food and they seriously tell me out of nowhere that they think I’m lying about that). If any of those types of things were to actually happen in that situation, I’d take my business elsewhere, but they wouldn’t happen. Also, once again, you really think studios spend millions of dollars on something because the author is NICE? It essentially has no impact. Also, don’t you think I’d be “nicer” to people who would possibly give me millions of dollars? Again, I’m very nice to the nice people on here and I have no patience for the total morons who say wrong shit and call me a liar and lie about me and get pissed at me when I answer their “Will you remove the MWF sign?” with a “No” (why aren’t you mad at that guy for getting pissed at me for no reason, by the way?). Oh, and I also don’t think they’ll call me a sad little fuck simply for defending myself against assholes like you who have absolutely no brains in their heads.
“It’s great that you love yourself so much . . .”
No clue where you get this from. I hate myself more than almost anyone in the world. Also, you’re not banned yet, although you probably will be if you post again, of course, unless you retract everything you said and apologize. And to repeat, I had banned absolutely no one EVER on any of my sites until a couple weeks back when people just wouldn’t shut the fuck up about calling me a liar about pointless issues and trying to pointlessly and incorrectly dissect my feelings about completely pointless issues. It was disgusting and had to stop and you should thank me for trying to at least partly stop the comments from being totally cluttered up with the whining posts of assholes like yourself.
‘It’s great that you love yourself so much, because no one else in their right mind (or even half in their right mind) would so much as like or even pity you. You’re a sad, bitter little man, and no amount of bullshit bravado will cover that up. Won’t stop you from piling it on, but hopefully no one will be naive and masochistic enough to shovel out from under it yet again.’
Well that’s a load of crap innit?
‘Um, Valerie, you take things way too seriously. I know that she was doing that and I was joking about banning her. As you see, she posted after I “banned” her, so she wasn’t really banned. She hates the morons she was talking about even more than I do, I think.’
Joking about banning me pah, obviously you’d say that having failed to ban me, my powers so far exceed moderation. XD Oh n I don’t hate anyone, well you know. :p
I know some of your work. I thoroughly enjoy this comic in particular. I’ve also read a few of the comments in this site. But today I actually took the time and read through every comment for today’s comic page. I’m not a shrink, I’m not a writer, I’m not a philosopher, I’m not much of anything. Hell, I wont even claim to have common sense (Seeing as I’m typing this comment against my better judgement). I only have a couple of questions.
Have you ever overreacted at all in your life?
Have you ever done or said anything to anyone in your life that may have been missunderstood?
Have you ever said, done or written something in anger (or rage) and later regretted it?
Have you ever lost your patience (stupid question) and taken out your frustrations on somebody who, in hindsight, may not have deserved it?
July 10th, 2007 at 5:14 pm
Dx
I wear glasses, therefore I’m a nerd?
No, just no.
I am a nerd, but I’m a nerd in glasses or in contacts.
♥
XDDD
I love this page just for the angle in panel 3.
Stasia looks like such a kid.
July 10th, 2007 at 5:19 pm
xD Guess I’m a nerd too. Though it’s blatantly obvious.
I like the last two panels best, for some reason. :3 Their expressions are just great there, I guess. xD
July 10th, 2007 at 5:28 pm
If you see Stasia’s body position she’s being flirty and I think she actually likes Guy. Maybe they will fall in love with each other. Or Stasia’s Dad will murder Guy before they get to really know each other?
Anyway, hugs and kisses to everyone.
And Stasia is basically a kid, she’s still young and never expeirienced the real world right?
July 10th, 2007 at 5:29 pm
Oh my god! I’m drooling all over the place. Stasia looks so damn hot! Guy doesn’t look anything like a nerd. He just needs a shave. In the last panel, it looks like Stasia has a sort of weak spot for nerds? She doesn’t seem to mind at all that Guy is a nerd.
July 10th, 2007 at 5:30 pm
(Munching on the fried chicken) holy crap new page. Right on.
I’m a nerd (I think) but I don’t wear glasses.
Naaaaah I take it back I’m not a nerd I just like goofy things.
Thanks for the page guys.
Oh best panle is the last one.
July 10th, 2007 at 5:31 pm
“In the last panel, it looks like Stasia has a sort of weak spot for nerds? She doesn’t seem to mind at all that Guy is a nerd.”
Guy’s making a joke about his glasses proving that he’s a nerd. Glasses by themselves mean nothing. She’s smiling at his joke and playing along with it. She doesn’t actually think he’s a nerd.
“And Stasia is basically a kid, she’s still young and never expeirienced the real world right?”
She’s 24 and has experienced the world more than the vast majority of 24-year olds. Been to every continent probably on tours and various charity missions and she’s dated multiple huge celebrities, as the first page showed.
July 10th, 2007 at 5:38 pm
Aw, cute. (Just the flow of the page)
Well, I still am a nerd myself, even though I don’t wear glasses all the time. I don’t think that world touring neccessarily means wordly - just for the purpose of debate.
I could see a hundred things that Stasia’s father could have protected her from, and not have let her experience. It’s quite obvious he’s an overpowering sort of chap, but it’s also obvious she’s not been COMPLETELY denied in every sphere.
I shudder to think of what it would have been like had she been completely naive though
July 10th, 2007 at 5:45 pm
I don’t wear glasses… Then again, I might need to soon.
Real nerds learn multiple programming languages in their spare time so they can make their own games like me.
July 10th, 2007 at 5:49 pm
Oooooh…. Playful, are we? xD
Nice page.
July 10th, 2007 at 5:55 pm
Hmmmmm… is Stasia *flirting*? (Or trying to?)
Maybe they are bonding after all! =J
July 10th, 2007 at 6:18 pm
Contacts ftw!
July 10th, 2007 at 6:20 pm
Guy: Have you not noticed I’ve been reading this book compulsively instead of trying to make a pass on my new wife?
Stasia: Oh yeah, I guess you are a nerd.
“For The Record: A Nerd is someone who is passionate about learning/being smart/academia. A Geek is someone who is passionate about some particular area or subject, often an obscure or difficult one. A Dork is someone who has difficulty with common social expectations/interactions.”
July 10th, 2007 at 7:12 pm
Aww man then i guess im a nerd even though i try to hide it I mean the hours of mmorpgs the glass not leaving my house unless i have to GAH!!! i gotta get out side to late now
July 10th, 2007 at 7:23 pm
One thing that i find ironic is that Guy looks so much older then Ana (Stasia ) when they stand side by side. Just how old is Guy anyways?
July 10th, 2007 at 7:33 pm
Hey Bobby, you might want to rethink that aspect of Stasia. (naive about the world) She might not be naive about world politics, or cultures of the world, but given that she has been a celebrity since being a teenager, and if she is as big as you suggest, then she may be very naive about the everyday things that you and I take for granted. (Like not being able to go somewhere because of a lack of money. Or what it’s like to eat a hamburger at a dive. ) As an example you might want to think about George H W Bush during the 92 election who was surprised by the scanner at the local grocery store, he’d never seen one before because he had always had someone else buy his groceries for him. Celebs hire people to buy their clothes for them, their food, and various other activities that they don’t have time for because they are jetting around to other Continents. That is something that could give Guy the upper hand in their relationship. After all, how many times has Stasia run a vacuum cleaner? Just a thought….
July 10th, 2007 at 7:35 pm
Blozor: A lot of people define Geek and Nerd in exactly the opposite manner. I personally think it has a lot more to do with the type of knowledge they are interested in. Nerds tend to the theoretical (hard sciences, etc) while Geeks send towards implementation (technology, etc.) There’s a lot of overlap there, but I just know my of my friends who studied chemistry and biology identified with ‘nerd’ and everyone I know in IT identifies with ‘geek’, even though few of these people study one thing to the detriment of others.
July 10th, 2007 at 8:00 pm
tlong: Stasia’s actually not like that at all, not like the normal celebrity, as you’ll see more of in upcoming pages. She’s not naive at all about the world and she definitely understands what it’s like to not have much money. As I’ve said before in the comments, SPOILER: They’ll be going to Africa soon on a charity mission, which Stasia does often. She’s seen people living in the worst conditions and understands it well, and gives 97% of her money to help such people (among other causes).
“Just how old is Guy anyways?”
They’re about the same age. He’s 24 or 25. She’s 24.
July 10th, 2007 at 8:02 pm
tlong has a good point, just because Stasia is an experienced WORLD TRAVELER doesn’t mean that she’s very experienced at the things that’re everyday in OTHER people’s lives.
And if Guy really IS a nerd, then there’ll be even more things that’re everyday for him but not her.
July 10th, 2007 at 8:07 pm
“just because Stasia is an experienced WORLD TRAVELER doesn’t mean that she’s very experienced at the things that’re everyday in OTHER people’s lives.”
No one’s saying that’s the case. She knows about things that are every day in other people’s lives because she spends a lot of time with people in various conditions who she gives money to through her charities. She’s not just an oblivious celebrity or politican like the Bushes, as tlong implied she might be.
July 10th, 2007 at 8:12 pm
Woohooooo (not yoohoo. Hehe) spoiler.
Well not really a spoiler u mentioned it before.
Cool cool I’m ready for whatever u throw at us.
Hey valerie we still got the metaphoracle bench party goin?
July 10th, 2007 at 8:12 pm
*drools* Guy is so adorable in this page. And Stasia has such a nice smile!
July 10th, 2007 at 8:31 pm
The thing I posted about nerds/geeks/dorks was a quote lifted somewhere from the Internet. That’s why it was in quotes. I don’t know who originally made the quote, thus I left it unattributed. I should have attributed it to “Anonymous,” but that didn’t seem right if someone even semi-famous had first said it.
July 10th, 2007 at 9:20 pm
Aww, Stasia’s so cute! And guy is really adorable as well XD. I wish I could draw like that
I wonder what will happen when Parker sees them flirting?
July 10th, 2007 at 9:35 pm
Actually, looking back, you have to wonder how Guy’s glasses survived a front row crush at the front of a major concert! I’ve lost more than a few myself at some gigs with the more enthusisatic fans (kinda like Parker, I guess)
July 10th, 2007 at 10:17 pm
I’m still cooking food for whoever on the bench wants some. Just tell me what you want and how you want it cooked. I’ll tell you if I can’t make it. Oh, and there’s lemonade for those who don’t want alcohol, soda, or yoohoo.
Stasia looks really cute in the last panel.
July 10th, 2007 at 10:26 pm
I have to say this page really shows a more playful side of stasia and that well stasia and guy could become a couple easily, i guess. Also Bobby great job so far and all i can say is if you think about it ‘nerds’ nowadays have a.lot more respect than o say 10 years ago, so thank you bill gates and all other tech nerds for making nerds cooler.
July 10th, 2007 at 10:30 pm
They are TOTALI flirting. I could feel the chemistry building between the two.
And since I wear glasses… I’M A NERD YES. My life is now complete.
July 10th, 2007 at 10:33 pm
I wear glasses. I am a nerd.
July 10th, 2007 at 11:32 pm
Beautiful work as always.
If Stasia were a sign, she’d be neon… Is Guy being deliberately oblivious?
At least Stasia is making the effort to learn a bit about him too. It’s not as if Guy has a book for her to read. The information exchange has been pretty one-sided up until now…
July 10th, 2007 at 11:48 pm
I also wear glasses. I am also a nerd.
Guy seems surprisingly comfortable.
July 11th, 2007 at 12:31 am
This might be my favorite page yet.
July 11th, 2007 at 12:37 am
I can’t help, but it looks like Jess wants Guy to join her on the bed.
PS: I also wear glasses, but I would also be a nerd if I wouldn’t
July 11th, 2007 at 12:57 am
I wear glasses! I’m a nerd!
July 11th, 2007 at 12:59 am
Aww, how nice. Such nice chemistry.
July 11th, 2007 at 1:39 am
Its a great page.
There flirting hehehehe.
U know what’s crazy. I live in california its been 105 this last week, and right now I see lightning, and it sprinkled earlier.
Crazy I tell ya.
Ever since el ninõ
July 11th, 2007 at 2:23 am
it’s nice to see them just hanging out and talking…drama-less.
July 11th, 2007 at 3:01 am
Ooohh, that quote about nerds/geeks/dorks might be something I wrote! =) I’ve never been referenced before! If not, it’s darn close!
Curses! I’ll never attain my nerd status if I keep up my 20/15 vision! Curses!!
Now how could you NOT fall in love with that smile? (either of them)
July 11th, 2007 at 3:54 am
“You don’t look like a nerd to me.”
“Have you not noticed that I wear glasses?”
“Oh, yeah, I guess you -are- a nerd.”
This page made me giggle. Friendly banter for the win! It seems they’re both trying to keep things relaxed and avoid awkwardness.
Although Parker, drunk? That brings an amusing image to mind. I’d also like to know Guy’s guesses to why Parker’s wearing Stasia’s trousers; a part of me really hopes his guesses don’t include the real reason, as he can’t really foresee the exact circumstances surely.
“Do you know why she’s wearing my pants?”
“Hmm, I would guess it’s because she urinated all over her own.”
“…! O_o;;”
July 11th, 2007 at 4:03 am
Anyway, I was never one for letting go of a good thing; so…
*brings the barbeque and benches over from the last page*
@Valerie- Yup, the bunnies are play-with-able… Just no chasing or picking them up. They get angry and disapproving. You wouldn’t like rabbits when they’re angry and disapproving.
Hmm, someone said on the last page how cool it would be to have a forum. I’m inclined to agree; it seems we tend to drift off the topic of the comic and spend time getting to know each other. Not that there’s anything wrong with that, I enjoy it and find myself returning just for the comments; but a forum would be better for it, you know?
Anyway, I’m going to go and get my caffeine fix.
July 11th, 2007 at 4:27 am
Bobby said: SPOILER
Yes, Thank you! I was able to stop reading as soon as I saw that word!
July 11th, 2007 at 4:52 am
I like the “So, he’s smart and cute” look on Stasha’s face in the last panel. I am a nerd too.
July 11th, 2007 at 5:28 am
lol aaw they are so cute
and who knows, it might actually work out for them!
*watches bunnies run around* Ye bunnies can get very angry and disapproving. My sister has a scar to prove it lol
having a bbq/picnic and talking to each other is so much more fun than arguing isnt it? XD
*munches on a qourn sammich* lolly
btw, what kinda alcohol is there?
July 11th, 2007 at 6:25 am
I don’t wear glasses but vision is getting worse so i may need them does that mean i am becoming a nerd
July 11th, 2007 at 6:48 am
LOL… I love this story… I wish you would post faster
July 11th, 2007 at 7:04 am
Oh, Bobby, at the youngest Guy is 25-26. You have to teach three years to be a school councilor, or to even take the classes to get the masters required to get the degree. Assuming the average “quick” graduation of 22, and three years to teach-25. then two years to do the 36 hours of class work which can be done at the same time, you get 25-26 depending on his birthday. But at that age he would be a first year councilor. What did he teach during the 3 year period?
July 11th, 2007 at 7:41 am
One more awesome page. Love Stasia’s face in the last panel, she looks gorgeous…and those blue, blue eyes ^^
July 11th, 2007 at 8:05 am
I doubt Bobby thought that hard about Guy’s process of becoming a guidance councellor- but I’m fairly sure Guy is 25.
July 11th, 2007 at 8:41 am
I agree with Jade’s earlier comment — what struck me first was Guy thinking he could guess what happened to Parker’s pants.
But Parker being who she is, I’m not entirely sure the Guy might not have hit the nail on the head with his guess… who knows, maybe this isn’t the first time she’s had to change pants because of an “accident”…
July 11th, 2007 at 8:43 am
“Hey valerie we still got the metaphoracle bench party goin?”
I hope so. I need a party asap xD
July 11th, 2007 at 9:19 am
There is the fact that she said she was about to have an accident before she ran off. He probably guessed based on that.
July 11th, 2007 at 9:24 am
I’m a nerd too. And not just because I wear glasses;) Also, are you a half-nerd if you don’t wear glasses ALL the time? I’m only short-sighted.
I really like this page. They’re being playful and flirtatious and just kidding around. It’s really sweet, and I like how it contrasts the insane drama that we’ve seen so far. And the art and the dialogue work really well together.
Great job Bobby and Eisu!
July 11th, 2007 at 9:37 am
I’m too lazy to read through the comments right now…
But omigosh, cute page!^^ I think I have to ♥ Stasia and Guy for this page.
(Still ♥ Parker, though!)
Stasia’s effing ADORABLE on this page.
July 11th, 2007 at 10:06 am
this comic is awesome
July 11th, 2007 at 11:10 am
“Oh, yeah, I guess you are a nerd…a completely adorable, delectable nerd!”
July 11th, 2007 at 12:27 pm
You just have to love everyday discussions. It may not be everyday that you marry a random guy, but having a discussion about whether you are a nerd or not happens at least once a week to nerds ^_^
For the record, I am not a nerd….I AM A GEEK! and Proud ^_^
July 11th, 2007 at 1:17 pm
I… I… good god…
BOBBY CROSBY! REMY MOKHTAR! I curse you for giving me a comic I can’t stop reading! Wah! I keep checking every single day!
I curse you with good luck, awesome lives and drive, will and desire to give us more “Marry Me”! I curse you with not only my support, but the support of many more! I curse you with happiness so you can keep doing this comic!
Well, I could’ve used “I wish you good luck” and so on, but you have GOT to admit it’s more powerful with some drama embedded. xD
Fantastic work as usual! Chemistry between Guy and Stasia can really be seen!
July 11th, 2007 at 1:29 pm
Stasia’s quite cute here, and Guy’s even getting a bit flirty.
And am I the only dork here? Oh wait, I’m a losork, nevermind. (/end badly put inside joke that possibly nobody here will get)
July 11th, 2007 at 1:54 pm
tlong says, “Oh, Bobby, at the youngest Guy is 25-26.”
Nope, that would definitely be wrong. Google is your friend. Found many cases of 23 and 24-year old high school guidance counselors, and obviously there are younger ones than that as well. Also, ever hear of Doogie Howser?
http://rubyk.diaryland.com/030827_6.html
“What did he teach during the 3 year period?”
He didn’t teach anything — you do not need three years of teaching to be a guidance counselor. Wherever you’re getting your information from is incorrect.
July 11th, 2007 at 2:01 pm
Um, I’m not sure about this, but different places might have different requirements for being a guidance counselor. That might be the source of the confusion.
July 11th, 2007 at 2:11 pm
Different places definitely have different requirements, yes. The confusion most likely comes from tlong not realizing this, and also not realizing that many people have graduated from college at the age of 15, for example. It’s just stupid to say, “Oh, Bobby, at the youngest Guy is 25-26.”
July 11th, 2007 at 2:26 pm
Alright since this is a lighthearted flirty page I’m bringing some more stuff to the bbq bench extravaganza.
Lets see. How about some REESE’S PIECES AND SOME CHOCOLATE MILK.
Ha what ya think.
July 11th, 2007 at 2:45 pm
A friend of mine got offered a job straight out of college this year. She was 22, but had she been a youngin’ like me she could have been 21. Hell, if she’d a done AP classes and what not in HS and been a youngin’ like me she coulda been 20. Depends on the state, level of school, etc.
(I forget if what type of school Guy was at was mentioned.)
Also, Bobby, never cite Doogie Howser again please! That was like the 6th worst show on television ever.
July 11th, 2007 at 3:29 pm
*Hanging out on the bench…*
Love the last panel, Eisu sir. Stasia looks great. ♥
July 11th, 2007 at 3:47 pm
The best thing I like about this page is stacias body and face expression. It’s the first time she looks unwound. Every time before (including the start in the hotel room) she had been controlling herself, trying to play a role or being angry. Now she seems just herself for the first time. This wordless storytelling is the reason why Eisus work is such a good complement to bobbys writing.
July 11th, 2007 at 6:07 pm
I can see guy and stasia getting really comfortable now.
But watch them get interupted again.
U know what, I think I see one good thing happining from the last page. Because of parker dragging him out there it helped him break the ice with stasia when he got back to the room.
(Oh yeah brought my ipod with stereo attchment. So now we got a lot of diff music for the bbq.)
July 11th, 2007 at 6:23 pm
Not to sound rude or anything, but could you remove the sign that says “new page every m-w-f”? Since you don’t update every Monday Wednesday and Friday. I don’t use RSS feeds and it’s irritating when you visit the website on MWFs and find that the comic hasn’t updated.
BTW, I thoroughly enjoy the comic, which is why I’m making this complaint. (If the comic weren’t worth reading, I wouldn’t bother visiting
July 11th, 2007 at 7:02 pm
Frumpy girls are hot… and Stasia is most definitely frumpy. You know, very relaxed, almost playful. LIKE A KITTY!!! ahh… so kyoot!!!!!
okay, regaining sanity…
Anyone else notice the massive hairy caterpillar that grew on Guy’s lip in panel 4? heh heh..
July 11th, 2007 at 7:36 pm
“Not to sound rude or anything, but could you remove the sign that says ‘new page every m-w-f’?”
No, never.
July 11th, 2007 at 9:34 pm
So i keep hearing people mentioning forums and such, Bobby if ya want i can get you set with a forum for all your fans to have some fun and well you know do forum stuff.
July 11th, 2007 at 9:54 pm
Hmmmm…..
I don’t really care for a forum.
I like it like this myself.
I think we’d just be doing what were doin now.
(Listening to tarantula by smashing pumpkins.)
July 11th, 2007 at 11:46 pm
Artisen: Thanks, but I’m fine with it how it is right now — don’t want a forum at the moment.
July 11th, 2007 at 11:52 pm
So wait, when a girl lies down on the bed like that and is talking to you in that way, it means she wants to have sex? Shit! >_
July 12th, 2007 at 3:41 am
Yes but you are a hot nerd!
July 12th, 2007 at 7:47 am
“Anyone else notice the massive hairy caterpillar that grew on Guy’s lip in panel 4? heh heh..”
Thanks for that…
The face is actually done VERY small, so the lips part is a bit more splotched and the shrinking of the page for web-viewing makes it even more splotched, so that “hairy caterpillar” is actually his lips with a bit of the stubble on it.
July 12th, 2007 at 7:48 am
http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y12/darkkof/guy-face.jpg
A 300dpi version of the image as I forgot that html is not allowed in the comments
July 12th, 2007 at 8:41 am
Hey Eisu, what medium do you use for your comics? Like do you do the sketches in pencil and ink it with a pen or do you do part of that on the computer?
I’m just wondering because I like your work and like drawing myself, that’s all.
July 12th, 2007 at 9:17 am
don’t fret, Eisu. I think you’re doing a fantastic job! I also read No Pink Ponies and just love your artwork! (Plus you know how to draw really cute girls!)
July 12th, 2007 at 9:30 am
Info below comes from:
http://www.schoolcounselor.org/content.asp?contentid=242
Note two years previous related experience reads teaching.
OKLAHOMA
Educational Requirements: Master’s degree in school counseling; completion of a two semester hour course in the education of the exceptional child; and regency credit/experience.
Experience Requirements: Two years of previous related experience.
Examination:
o With an OK teaching certificate:
Oklahoma Professional Teaching Exam (OKPT) and
Oklahoma’s subject area test in school counseling
o Without teaching certificate: Two tests mentioned above and Oklahoma General Education Test
Reciprocity: Yes
Certification: K-12
Background Check: No; however, districts have the option of requiring a background check.
http://www.sde.state.ok.us
Further he would make at state base for teachers (Same Pay different workload.)
$35,000 per year.
http://www.cbpp.org/pa-ok.htm
This link will show you that for OK he’s relatively well off, as he makes as much as the average family of 4. If he worked at a reservation he would be considered wealthy. (Reservations tend to have average incomes at the bottom of the social ladder).
As to how I know this, I am working on a dissertation at a school in Texas that specializes in school public policy. And Because of a relative lack of masters granting schools in OK many teachers, principals and counselors come to Texas to receive degrees.
Finally, my wife teaches in the area, which is how I know the following which would also be pertinent. In OK, and TX, guidance counselors are usually teachers who are moving into administration but who find themselves closed to the principal positions due to the good old boy network. There may be younger councilors in other states, but each state has its own laws that are different from other states laws.
Sorry, but you told a PhD candidate who has spent 12 years of his life in school studying the subject that he didn’t know what he was talking about.
July 12th, 2007 at 2:57 pm
“Sorry, but you told a PhD candidate who has spent 12 years of his life in school studying the subject that he didn’t know what he was talking about.”
You have absolutely no clue what you’re talking about if you’re saying it’s impossible for a high school guidance counselor in Oklahoma to be 24 years old, which is what you strongly implied when you said, “Oh, Bobby, at the youngest Guy is 25-26.” You’ve given absolutely no reasons for why this would be the case. I started college at 17. If Guy started college at 17, even based on what you’re saying, he could have started work as a guidance counselor at 24 after a normal amount of years taken to get his degree and certification. Your whole point is based on the fact that someone can only start college at the age of 18 apparently. What can’t you understand about the fact that people can start college below the age of 18? Many 12-year olds are in college right now.
July 12th, 2007 at 2:58 pm
Oh great. Another guy who can’t get over the fact that this is a COMIC.
Engage your Suspension Of Disbelief, get over yourself and enjoy the show. If you can’t, why read fiction at all?
July 12th, 2007 at 3:04 pm
“Engage your Suspension Of Disbelief, get over yourself and enjoy the show.”
He’s also complaining about only a POSSIBLE difference of ONE YEAR — meaning that if Guy simply started college ONE YEAR earlier than is normal, it would apparently make perfect sense to him. And all I said in the first place is that Guy is “24 or 25″ and his response is to make it sound like I’ve made a grave error somehow and say, “Oh, Bobby, at the youngest Guy is 25-26.” It’s just a big HUH???
July 12th, 2007 at 3:09 pm
I know, one sodding year. And despite having spend twelve years learning he can’t fathom the idea of someone starting college a year early, not even in a comic, even though there’s plenty of people IRL that do it right now…
July 12th, 2007 at 3:58 pm
I love the last panel…. looks like they might make it. There may be a spark!! ::Jumps up and down:: Plus… Guy is pretty hot for a nerd.
July 12th, 2007 at 4:43 pm
“Hey Eisu, what medium do you use for your comics? Like do you do the sketches in pencil and ink it with a pen or do you do part of that on the computer?”
I pencil and ink it all on paper first then I scan it to colour it in the computer. Traditionalist thing. I use a photo-blue line pencil to pencil it, (very light blue) so that it doesn’t appear when I scan the inks, this way I don’t have to worry about erasing the pencils off my work. As for inking, I use whatever brushpen that is handy and close to me at the moment. I never really believe in the tools make the art but I believe that the artist who uses the tools correctly make it happen.
July 12th, 2007 at 5:45 pm
> > Not to sound rude or anything, but could you remove
> > the sign that says ‘new page every m-w-f’?”
> No, never.
A little more detail would be helpful. My sole reason for asking this was because, the comic just doesn’t update on MWFs. I fail to see why “No, never” answers my question.
Of course, given that you are under no obligation whatsoever to answer my question (let alone fulfill the request), I’d rather have received no reply than a banal response as given. A 3 year old would give a more cogent response.
July 12th, 2007 at 5:48 pm
“Of course, given that you are under no obligation whatsoever to answer my question (let alone fulfill the request), I’d rather have received no reply than a banal response as given. A 3 year old would give a more cogent response.”
Fuck you, asshole, you’re banned. The reason I gave that response is because I’ve been asked this question 2,000 times and I’ve answered it in detail 2,000 times. You were the 2,001st and I decided to not go into detail again. Feel free to do a Google search for the damn answer like any 3-year old would know how to do.
First result:
http://72.14.205.104/search?q=cache:hHQQ-G-7dJEJ:www.marrymemovie.com/main/2007/06/+%22marry+me%22+mwf&hl=en&ct=clnk&cd=1&gl=us
July 12th, 2007 at 5:49 pm
Heck, I graduated college 2 days after I turned 20 because I started when I was 16. (That was twenty years ago before AP classes became widely available and graduating in three years became much simpler.) I pick the more-than-occasional nit, but this one didn’t even cross my radar.
July 12th, 2007 at 7:30 pm
My apologies Bobby, I thought with placing the space below your comic you wanted feedback for a time in the future when you were to re-write for a screen play. Obviously I was wrong.
And btw. when a prof or TA get the roster for a class we also get information about ages as well… in the 3,000 + students I have taught at a Division 1 school I have had 1 student under the age of 18. If you did it you were the exception not the rule. (The movie style that you are using works because in the formula one character is average and can be identified with.) Ban me if you wish, I’m not posting again anyway. It’s fairly obvious that you don’t want feedback from others who are interested in helping you improve your writing.
July 12th, 2007 at 7:49 pm
“It’s fairly obvious that you don’t want feedback from others who are interested in helping you improve your writing.”
LOL. You’re definitely being banned now, you lying moron.
“The movie style that you are using works because in the formula one character is average and can be identified with.”
LOL. Are you forgetting that we’re in TOTAL AGREEMENT? I said Guy is “24 or 25″ and you said, “Oh, Bobby, at the youngest Guy is 25-26.” Are you actually somehow thinking that’s a big difference or even a difference? Are you forgetting that the comic has not stated his age at all??? I said he might be 25 and you said “Oh, Bobby, you moron, at the youngest Guy is 25-26.” What the fuck is your problem? And now you say that I don’t want feedback because of this? Go kill yourself, you stupid moron.
July 12th, 2007 at 8:39 pm
Hey bobby stop letting these people get to you man.
People are stupid. Because were using the internet they think they can act or say anything they want.
But if they were face to face with you they wouldn’t say shit.
So don’t let it ruin ur day.
They can all go to hell.
July 12th, 2007 at 9:11 pm
Man, I grew up in Oklahoma, went to school there and everything. I can tell you for a fact that a majority of my teachers DID NOT have master’s degrees in ANYTHING. The majority of the teaching requirement tests/required student teaching hours would-be teachers do in their final year/semester of college, so its not like you go to school for four years and then have to take a year off to get all that crap together.
I graduated college at 22, so even if I DID have to go back two more years to grad school or something, I would have been 24.
But anyway, its funny when people feel the need to poke and pick at details that don’t really matter. Bobby said “he’s 24-25″ which means that Guy is in his MID TWENTIES and that he and Stasia are age-group peers. THAT’S ALL BOBBY WAS TRYING TO SAY. Seriously.
Let’s get back to enjoying the comic, plz & thx.
July 12th, 2007 at 9:20 pm
“Hey bobby stop letting these people get to you man.”
Not letting anyone get to me, no worries.
“They can all go to hell.”
Yes, after killing themselves.
July 12th, 2007 at 10:10 pm
Bobby sir, telling people to kill themselves might be going a little far…
And apparently people are getting to you, at least a little, otherwise I don’t see why you’d be saying things like that.
Can’t we all just be happy and nice and hang out on the bench or something?
And please don’t be mad that I said that, Bobby. It just seems sort of dark to me, is all.
July 12th, 2007 at 10:26 pm
“Bobby sir, telling people to kill themselves might be going a little far…”
I disagree.
“And apparently people are getting to you, at least a little, otherwise I don’t see why you’d be saying things like that.”
I tell lots of people to kill themselves. Common.
“Can’t we all just be happy and nice and hang out on the bench or something?”
I don’t like benches.
“It just seems sort of dark to me, is all.”
Little dark, sure.
July 12th, 2007 at 10:33 pm
I attack the darkness!
That would make me a… Geek?
July 12th, 2007 at 10:54 pm
Ahh man this is so funny people say they are giving helpful advice, and yet they are just making bigger ass’s of themselves. Ya bobby your doing good man keep it up, helpful hint when they start say stuff again imagin them being attack by on of those bugs from Starship Troopers ahhh good times neh.
July 13th, 2007 at 1:14 am
Well, telling someone to kill themself isn’t a very common thing, Bobby sir… but I mean, I’ll leave you alone. Being banned isn’t on my to-do list right now. I love this comic too much.
July 13th, 2007 at 1:22 am
In Tlong’s defense, getting an Oklahoma Teacher’s Certificate IS supposed to be tougher than normal.
Still though, 25 is 25, no matter HOW you decide on the age. It was a poorly thought-out complaint from the start.
I do find the idea of someone who entered college in a serious way at the age of 16 or below becoming an Oklahoma teacher ONLY A LITTLE BIT OUT OF COLLEGE dubious though. The pay here, to be honest, sucks if you’re a teacher. One of Oklahoma’s exports is teachers, because the state requirements are stricter than in (to give the major example) Texas, while the pay is lower (we might be 49th, but the last time I heard we were 50th). The chances of someone who had that level of success at becoming educated coming to Oklahoma to teach at that age seems unlikely. Doesn’t seem that it’ll matter to the story though.
As for my earlier post, I actually started writing that before you made your post Bobby. Just a slow writer, I suppose. I’m still a bit dubious about Stasia’s ‘naivety’ (that isn’t really the right word, though, is it?), but I’m willing to hold back the jury on the issue.
I would suggest you make a FAQ about things like the M-W-F thing, EXCEPT that in my experience, FAQs never get read by the people who you WANT to read them, making the whole endeavor regrettably pointless.
July 13th, 2007 at 4:51 am
“Well, telling someone to kill themself isn’t a very common thing”
It’s common for me. Humans are horrible and I hate most of them.
July 13th, 2007 at 6:13 am
I love this comic–Eisu, quick question! Have you ever had any formal education reguarding drawing style? if not, how did yours develop? I’m always interested since drawing is a big hobby of mine…
Bobby- How do you find time to write scripts every couple days? Do you have it pretty much planned, dialogue wise, or do you know the plot and just fill the speach in as it seems to fit? what ever you’re doing, it works. I stumbled on the comic around page 8 and check for updates daily….
and congratulations both of you, you mesh together awesomely. It’s hard to tell that two people are working on the strip.
July 13th, 2007 at 7:27 am
This question may have already been answered in some of the earlier pages, and if it has, i’m sorry, but is Stasia naked on the front of her book? I went back through the comic to see all the comics with the book in them, and she really does look naked. I was just wondering.
And yeah, Jared, Oklahoma sucks for teachers, but some people do choose to stay in the state for a few years. And I think we finally made it back up to only 49th lowest. Although with minimum wage finally going up other states may change their salaries (although i realize we don’t get paid minimum wage) and we may go back down again.
I don’t really think it matters if some details are a bit fishy (even though they really aren’t). If this were a movie already, no one would even think twice, since the ages aren’t spoken of and you only see the guy onscreen (although he would probly be played by some 35 year old or something the way they do movies these days) The only reason anyone even decided to care is because one page of the comic is up for a while for everyone to dissect.
But yay for a movie based in Oklahoma! Don’t think we’ve had one of those since Twister!
July 13th, 2007 at 7:50 am
>> Frumpy girls are hot… and Stasia is most definitely frumpy. You know, very relaxed, almost playful.
whoa, Jose Lope, do you even know what “frumpy” means? apparently not.
frump
n.
1. A girl or woman regarded as dull, plain, or unfashionable.
2. A person regarded as colorless and primly sedate.
yeah … i wouldn’t exactly say that describes Stasia seeing as she’s a famous pop star (although you never know, Britney is looking pretty frumpy these days)
July 13th, 2007 at 9:43 am
“Skyserpent Says:
July 12th, 2007 at 10:33 pm
I attack the darkness!
That would make me a… Geek?”
Sorry, but for misquoting this quote you only qualify as a semi-geek. The correct quote is “I cast Magic Missle at the darkness!”
July 13th, 2007 at 12:09 pm
I don’t wear glasses all the time so… am I a half nerd?
July 13th, 2007 at 12:18 pm
I tell people to kill themselves all the time. It is actually very common.
Also, love the comic!
July 13th, 2007 at 12:32 pm
i love this comic,
i also love reading the comments, so much drama it’s hillarious.
i like your “darkness” bobby, it’s your comic (and eisu’s), your webpage, everyone else can screw themselves.
keep up the great work
July 13th, 2007 at 2:49 pm
Bobby Crosby responses = Standard from anyone who has ever played poker. Play poker and you lose all patience for morons
July 13th, 2007 at 4:21 pm
(Blasting “them bones” by alice in chains.)
“Trying to not join the DARK SIDE. Eheheh”
Man gotta stay on the metaphorical bench and enjoy the chocolate milk.
Man people you should just relax and enjoy the comic.
The light side will always prevail
July 13th, 2007 at 5:07 pm
Damn right, Captain.
…Bobby sir, some humans are okay, y’know. Just saying.
Anyway, yeah, bench = good.
Sorry if I don’t see very cheery, I got into a fight with my mom just now. On AIM. How screwed up is that? XD
July 13th, 2007 at 5:10 pm
Ha, no fun at all.
July 13th, 2007 at 5:17 pm
Ah, online drama. You know, if we were all in a room together, I doubt half of this stuff would even be said, and if it were, most of us would raise our eyebrows, roll our eyes and ignore what was being said. Some people are being waaay too anal about miniscule and unimportant details and this whole “change the M-W-F” thing is getting out of hand. But I think that if this stuff really didn’t bother you Bobby, you wouldn’t justify it with a response. Replying with anger implies that it does bother you and you need to defend yourself. Although I have been wrong before
No offense meant, just a personal analysis.
BTW, the comic is fabulous, so thank you for posting it for free.
July 13th, 2007 at 5:21 pm
“Some people are being waaay too anal about miniscule and unimportant details and this whole ‘change the M-W-F’ thing is getting out of hand.”
That’s true, but nothing bothers me more than pointless wrong crap like your next line –
“But I think that if this stuff really didn’t bother you Bobby, you wouldn’t justify it with a response. Replying with anger implies that it does bother you and you need to defend yourself.”
Replying with anger? There’s no anger and I justify everything with a response, whether it bothers me or not. Anyway, you’ll be banned if you ever say anything like that again.
July 13th, 2007 at 6:01 pm
Well, Bobby sir, since it’s difficult to determine the tone of someone’s voice in text, it can often be misinterpretted as anger. I was trying to be nice to someone once, and he kept calling me a bitch, so trust me on this. XD
On another note, I don’t think Graceofbass meant to offend you with that, just stating an opinion.
Buuut y’know, back to the nice little bench. *Sits on bench and eats whatever the other people brought, because she was too lazy to bring something herself.* Sorry for being a mooch, guys. XD
July 13th, 2007 at 6:05 pm
“On another note, I don’t think Graceofbass meant to offend you with that, just stating an opinion.”
I don’t care in any way if Graceofbass meant to offend me. I’m no longer going to accept pointless discussions about what I’m thinking and feeling while saying things to people. It’s sickening, whether someone means to offend me or not — what does that matter? It’s a total waste of time saying shit like this — “But I think that if this stuff really didn’t bother you Bobby, you wouldn’t justify it with a response. Replying with anger implies that it does bother you and you need to defend yourself.” It’s disgustingly stupid.
July 13th, 2007 at 7:10 pm
….but I like nerds.
July 13th, 2007 at 8:05 pm
“They say the devils water it ain’t so sweet,
But you don’t have to drink right now,
You can dip your feet,
every once in a little while.”
July 13th, 2007 at 9:12 pm
Hmm…. and, uh… how many of us are psychologists here? Even for those of you who are, really. Keep it to yourself. Instead of badgering the writer and telling him that ZOMG YOU IS OFFENDED!!!!11one!!!eleven!!, why don’t you just sit back and laugh at the idiots he bans, because we all know that the loyal fans who let him go about his business of writing the comic for us will eventually get free movie tickets while the asses who pissed Bobby off will sit in a corner and cry like the emos they are because they’re lonely and everyone hates them XD
Okay, so maybe that’s just wishful thinking on my part, but oh well.
Eisu, this page is made of love and win, especially the last two panels. You are an art god.
Also, “go kill yourself” is one of my favorite, most over-used phrases ever… I tell all of my friends to go die about twice a day. Calm down people, some of us pessimists just use angry words as a catharsis.
July 13th, 2007 at 11:38 pm
Glasses are so hot.
July 14th, 2007 at 12:02 am
I Must agree with Shuzuko.
July 14th, 2007 at 1:33 am
> The update schedule means practically nothing to me.
> It’s not important enough to worry about the details
> of it. New pages will go up as they’re completed,
> that’s all. Glad you like the comic.
I’m sorry. That isn’t “explained in detail.” That merely says you don’t care to stick to your claims about when you’ll update.
I don’t understand why you are this angry. All comments have permalinks and you could just give the answer as a link to one of the comments (or heck, tell me to google like you just have). Doing one of those is more useful than “it stays that way.”
Once again, I do appreciate the very fact that you even bother to respond to _any_ of these comments. That in itself is very decent of you (especially with regards to persistent arguments about the age of a character). Picture Charles Dickens (who wrote most of his novels on a weekly basis — a chapter a week for the paper) answering this many questions as often. I do acknowledge what you and Eisu are doing and appreciate it.
I’m sorry if you’ve been asked the same question several times. However, I wouldn’t know if you _have_ been asked the same a million times. And frankly, I wouldn’t care. The normal avenues in such cases, is to read the FAQ, which isn’t provided. The obvious thing then, is to just ask the question directly. Such antagonism coupled with profanity is uncalled for. Plus, a “ban”? You probably live in Saudi Arabia or Iran or some other country known for it’s great free speech rights.
Once again, I appreciate the fact that you even respond to any of us. But no reply is better than the kind you’ve just given (not including this link you just provided).
July 14th, 2007 at 1:42 am
“The obvious thing then, is to just ask the question directly. Such antagonism coupled with profanity is uncalled for.”
You asked me if I’d remove the MWF sign and I told you “No, never.” I had zero antoganosim or profanity until you said “I’d rather have received no reply than a banal response as given. A 3 year old would give a more cogent response.” So go kill yourself, you lying piece of shit. I answered your yes or no question with “No” and you had such a problem with that that you said a 3-year old would have given a better response and you called me a banal baby. And you’re banned again now.
July 14th, 2007 at 1:56 am
One word…
wow
(to chicken to say anything else lol XD)
July 14th, 2007 at 8:55 am
I think Stasia will give Guy a B/J in the next page. ^^
July 14th, 2007 at 9:10 am
“Lunaroki Says:
July 13th, 2007 at 9:43 am
“Skyserpent Says:
July 12th, 2007 at 10:33 pm
I attack the darkness!
That would make me a… Geek?”
Sorry, but for misquoting this quote you only qualify as a semi-geek. The correct quote is “I cast Magic Missle at the darkness!”
I’m in a Nit-picking mood, but I’m not about to pick nits with Bobby. I’m loving this story, I can’t wait for the next installment!
Player: “… I’m casting Magic Missile”
DM: “Why are you casting Magic Missile? There’s nothing to attack here.”
Player: “I.. I’m attacking the darkness!”
Skyserpent: Lunaroki was closer.
July 14th, 2007 at 9:50 am
…
The “go kill yourself” thing… That’s really getting to me.
Bobby sir, you sure you don’t wanna just come hang out on the cool little bench? We have food, music, and bunnies!
July 14th, 2007 at 9:52 am
…And El, ew. XD
July 14th, 2007 at 10:02 am
@ El: Lmao!
Time to install Jaccuzies around the benches, me thinks. xD
July 14th, 2007 at 10:17 am
I just discovered this online and I love it!!!!!
July 14th, 2007 at 11:12 am
Ok bench boys and girls this is the second song I’ve thrown out there. Can anyone guess the name of the bands.
This is a guessing game for the bench/bbq/picnic.
Don’t for get there’s one song before this.
“All because of you,
I haven’t slept in so long,
When I do I dream I’m drowning in the ocean,
Longing for the shore where I can lay my head down,
I’ll follow your voice,
All you have to do is shout it out.”
July 14th, 2007 at 1:16 pm
the first song was by the killers, this one i dont know
July 14th, 2007 at 2:29 pm
Good job proxess.
Let me know if u need a clue.
July 14th, 2007 at 7:57 pm
Ok here’s another two;
1)
Well americans,
what,
nothin better to do,
Why don’t ya kick yourself out,
Your an immigrant too,
Who’s using who,
What should we do,
Well you can’t be a pimp and a prostitute too.
2)
I never live in the past,
Let freedom reign,
With a shotgun blast,
July 14th, 2007 at 9:21 pm
…Heeey, I’m American. ;_; *Feelings hurt*
July 14th, 2007 at 9:27 pm
No.
Don’t feel bad valerie its just a song.
By an american.
I’m american too.
Damn now ur makin me feel bad.
You should try to guess who it is. Its always on the radio.
July 15th, 2007 at 12:33 am
I’m not seriously upset over that. XD I agree with it a little… I mean, damn, even the Native Americans aren’t native to America. They came over on a bridge from Asia. NO ONE IS PURELY AMERICAN. The end. XD
Buuuut I don’t know the song, sorry. I haven’t listened to the radio since like, April. XD
July 15th, 2007 at 1:00 am
valerie: i figured u were jokin.
July 15th, 2007 at 4:47 am
That last one….. The White Stripes.
Can’t remember the title of the song though >.>
July 15th, 2007 at 4:48 am
Ooops! I meant the first of those two.
July 15th, 2007 at 8:33 am
Good page, but I somehow think the last two panels would work better without the dialog. The expressions speak for themselves.
July 15th, 2007 at 12:19 pm
No she will! First husbands get sucked. Duh. Jeez, it’s like I’m the only one knows what’ll happen in the next page. :p ^^
July 15th, 2007 at 1:35 pm
Alright andy-o, good job.
The name of the song is “icky thump”
Although I would have guessed that you would answer the 2nd song. Or I mean the 4th.
Its from a metal band………….
Is that a clue… I think it is.
July 15th, 2007 at 7:19 pm
I know this might be leapt upon as a flame, so I’ll preface it with this: I find the comic intriguing, with nice dialogue and beautiful art and panelling. I have nothing but respect for Mr. Crosby as a creator. No matter how beautiful the art is, it’s his script that has to support the project.
Now the point where I will probably be banned is arriving.
The only thing turning me away from the comic is the attitude presented in the comments. I realize that negative comments are frustrating and often annoying, even when an individual is trying to be helpful, but… It would be better to handle such comments politely, even with a stock “Thank you for your feedback.” Text is a difficult material to deal with, as you are deprived of both voice inflection and body language. As such, things can be read much harsher than they may be intended.
I say this in an everybody-love-each-other way, but it’s also just better from a marketing standpoint. As a creator attempting to build an audience on the web, your image is influential in the reception your comic receives. By revealing hostility towards readers (even if a reader instigated such hostility), you decrease the size of your loyal fanbase. I know I began reading Marry Me in the beginning, checking every update day and every day in between during late updates; however, I have found my interest in the comic declining steadily with each trip to the comments section. It just seems as if all negative feedback is treated with defensiveness and hostility, and that lack of openness is really unappealing. If you didn’t want constructive comments, why not label the page as such? Or remove the comments section alltogether?
I wouldn’t have said anything at all, as such comments are obviously unwelcome, but the above comments on suicide really surprised me. I suppose it’s just a sensitive spot for me personally, because people who’ve dealt with suicide don’t really think of it as a laughing matter. And if it was meant seriously, I find that disturbing. A basic respect for another person’s life is something I prefer to see, not a casual dismissal of it. Especially when that person’s only sin is caring enough about a comic to submit a suggestion. Even if that suggestion was phrased offensively, it’s better to ignore it or state that it was offensive than dismiss the individuals life so casually.
This may be irrelevant to you. I don’t know how these issues affect other people. All I know is that it’s made me feel incredibly awkward about enjoying this story now. And, if others might be feeling the same way (a probability, given that no one in the world is truly unique), that might be a concern for someone attempting to build a fanbase.
I’m sorry I’ve taken up so much space. I understand if you delete or ban, or whatever you wish. Sometimes I just can’t keep my mouth shut.
July 15th, 2007 at 7:59 pm
…I see what you did there, El. Nicely done. XD *High-five*
July 15th, 2007 at 8:41 pm
I do not wear glasses. I am not a nerd. I am, however, a huge damn geek.
July 15th, 2007 at 9:19 pm
I love Stasia’s smile in the last panel, it’s gorgeous.
July 15th, 2007 at 10:06 pm
This was the first time I’ve read the comments section, and I laughed my ass off. Bobby, you are a scholar and a gentleman.
July 16th, 2007 at 3:58 am
SockPuppet,
“As a creator attempting to build an audience on the web, your image is influential in the reception your comic receives.”
You assume that I’m trying to build an audience on the web, even though I’ve said many times that I do not care in any way about that. You’ve also stated that you’ve read all or at least most of the comments for the pages, so either you’re lying about that or you’re lying by saying that I’m attempting to build an audience on the web to try to help your pointless point.
“By revealing hostility towards readers (even if a reader instigated such hostility), you decrease the size of your loyal fanbase.”
Again, I do not care in any way if morons like that (or morons who are offended by such things in conversations that they’re not even involved in) stop reading the comic because of such discussions.
“It just seems as if all negative feedback is treated with defensiveness and hostility . . .”
It seems that way because that’s what you want to see. It’s not actually the case whatsoever in any way. You assume it’s the case incorrectly, just like you assume I want to build an audience on the web incorrectly.
“If you didn’t want constructive comments, why not label the page as such? Or remove the comments section alltogether?”
Please stop assuming very incorrect things about me. I’m perfectly fine with constructive comments that actually make some sort of sense, and I’ve USED MANY PIECES OF ADVICE IN THE GRAPHIC NOVEL WHICH WERE GIVEN BY PEOPLE IN THE COMMENTS. So don’t say this nonsense about me not wanting constructive comments. It’s disgusting and you’re lying about me.
“I suppose it’s just a sensitive spot for me personally, because people who’ve dealt with suicide don’t really think of it as a laughing matter.”
Don’t make a blanket statement like that about everyone. I’ve come very close to suicide many times and I see nothing wrong with jokingly telling some stupid moron to kill himself. I’ve said it to major league baseball players at Dodger Stadium and they’ve openly laughed about it, along with a large audience of people who heard it as well. Never had anyone say “Hey, don’t say that!” or complain in any way. Some people like you are just extremely sensitive to such things, though. I’m not going to change who I am just for the few people like you, although I did choose to stop saying “retarded” when someone else asked in these comments recently. Not sure how long that will last, but anyway, stopped saying it for now at least in the comments — until I forget not to.
“Especially when that person’s only sin is caring enough about a comic to submit a suggestion.”
Screw you, liar, wow. Only sin is caring enough to submit a suggestion???? You’re seriously right now saying that I’ve told someone to kill himself just because he gave a suggestion??? You have some serious problems with basic reading comprehension and/or truth telling. Please re-read the comments and then apologize to me for saying that.
“And, if others might be feeling the same way (a probability, given that no one in the world is truly unique), that might be a concern for someone attempting to build a fanbase.”
Again, not trying to build a fanbase, certainly not with what I say in these comments (obviously). The vast majority of people who read the comics never even glance at the comments or even my original post under each page.
Not banned yet, just to let you know.
July 16th, 2007 at 9:28 am
I wear glasses and contacts.my glasses broke unfortunately
July 16th, 2007 at 9:40 am
*starts selling T-shirts that read “Bobby Crosby told me to go kill myself and all I got was this lousy blood-stained T-shirt.”*
July 16th, 2007 at 9:51 am
Niiiice, Lunaroki. XD
(Sorry, Bobby sir. XD)
July 16th, 2007 at 11:14 am
Good idea (t-shirt).
July 16th, 2007 at 11:20 am
The MWF thing isn’t a big deal people. It’s something that they would obviously like to strive for. Obviously Bobby and Eisu have other projects going on, and you know… something called a life? This is a web comic, provided to us for free. Just be happy that you found it. I’ve got it sorted into my folder of comics that update every now and then right now. When they free up the time from other projects to do MWF it’ll go into the MWF folder and be checked on all those days. None of us are paying for this comic except the guys who make it, so don’t feel any sense of entitlement to new episodes, or even to seeing the MWF tag changed to “When we get time” or anything. Sit back, grab a beer (or a coke) read the latest issue, and enjoy. If you can’t do that, then you need to find another comic to read to tide you over (I’ve got way to many myself). Sometime they’ll get back to their MWF schedule and when they do I’ll be jumping with glee, but please stop complaining about trivial things like what the top banner says the update schedule should be.
July 16th, 2007 at 11:21 am
Bobby doesn’t WANT to build an audience on the web, it just happens cause he’s so gorgeous. Reckon it’s hell of a burden.
July 16th, 2007 at 11:56 am
I’d buy one of t-shirts in a heartbeat.
…
Or at least one with “Kill Yourself!” emblazoned on the front.
July 16th, 2007 at 12:04 pm
“Bobby doesn’t WANT to build an audience on the web, it just happens cause he’s so gorgeous.”
Either that or because Stasia’s gorgeous.
SuperCracker: “Kill Yourself!” is a great shirt — might make it. Probably been done before, though.
July 16th, 2007 at 12:12 pm
Stasia’s not real. :p
Also why does this comic say updated Monday, Wednesday and Friday when it doesn’t? That’s kinda strange, you should change it. Oh and the sexual innuendo is a bit much…especially all the rape allusions on the last page…a romance story should steer away from sex really, I think, it’s 100% bonkers insane to think sex is an element of two people getting together as a couple. And Guy can’t be 24 or 25, he has to be 24 or 25, cause otherwise he wouldn’t be 24 or 25 would he? And…yeah. You’re such a bird brain Bobby.
July 16th, 2007 at 12:14 pm
BANNED.
July 16th, 2007 at 12:16 pm
Bollocks like I’m banned. Seriously, it implies I’m banned when I’m not ya moron.
July 16th, 2007 at 12:21 pm
Hey, I just wanted to say thanks for such a great comic. I’m stationed over in Iraq and this is one of the few comics that I keep up with. I check almost every day for a new one even though I know you don’t update it that often. Keep up the great work!
July 16th, 2007 at 12:31 pm
Hey, Shawn, thank you very much, glad you like it!
July 16th, 2007 at 2:27 pm
I’ve worn glasses since I was two years old… That makes me the uber-nerd.
The usage of the word uber doesn’t help much either.
July 16th, 2007 at 3:52 pm
XD
Oh God, I love you guys.
July 16th, 2007 at 5:31 pm
…can I sit on the bench?
July 16th, 2007 at 6:42 pm
Hey is there anymore guesses on the songs?
On my next post I’ll give the answers.
That’s too bad cause I heard mr. Bobby is giving away a bucket of metaphoracle chicken to whoever guesses the rest.
Atleast that’s what I heard.
July 16th, 2007 at 7:41 pm
Metaphorical chicken?!
…I want KFC now…
Man, sometimes being a stereotypical Kentuckian sucks. XD
Bobby sir, I think El was just mocking all the people who are saying stuff about your comic. o0
July 16th, 2007 at 7:41 pm
And of course you can sit on the bench, Graceofbass. ;P
July 16th, 2007 at 7:51 pm
I just want to say, Bobby and Eisu, that I’m happy you two are sharing your work to the world wide web. Few people appreciate what individuals like yourselves do to get stuff like this done, taking into consideration all the issues of real life. I’m not one of those people. Thank you so much for MARRY ME. ^_^
As an aside, I do not endorse telling people to kill themselves. But individuals have freedom (I know, crazy isn’t it), so ya… I’ll drop that line of thought now. I’d much rather appreciate the nice art and good story.
July 16th, 2007 at 7:54 pm
Hey val at least u get real kentucky fried chicken.
Out here in cali we get crappy kfc food. Doesn’t even taste like chicken. That’s why I bbq.
Oh we have popey’s chicken that’s not bad.
Oh I forgot I said I’d post the answers to the songs….. I think I’ll wait a lil more its too early. Make some guesses people.
July 16th, 2007 at 7:58 pm
*Gasp* You… you don’t like KFC?
*Goes emo*
July 16th, 2007 at 7:59 pm
heh, I’ve been following along for a quite some time now. and I have to say I love how expressive the fases are. and teh story seems cute and i like cute so shoot me. staple me to the ground and call me Suzette
lol
July 16th, 2007 at 8:23 pm
Hey val I don’t like it NOW, before when I was younger it was better. Now its not as good.
The quality is not that good anymore.
I’m sure in kentucky its still the best, but where I live its not even edible.
So I’m sorry if I offended you.
As an appology I offer you this metaphoracle (KFC) bucket of chicken with a pic of Parker on the bucket.
July 16th, 2007 at 8:55 pm
Ok, so sitting on the bench… metaphorical muffins anyone?
July 16th, 2007 at 9:37 pm
Love this comic!
July 16th, 2007 at 10:05 pm
So Ickle Bobby can wave his banhammer and feel special all over again…
No wonder you think humans are horrible, if all you ever choose to see is your own personal experience. Perhaps people would not be horrible to you if you were not utterly horrible in that disaffected-high-school-student, I-have-a-persecution-complex, I’m-smarter-than-everyone way. It’s pathetic that you do this just to have a little corner of the goddamned internet that you can lord it over. I will be amused when you take this attitude to the people who are in a position to pay you for your work, and may you have exactly the success you deserve. Maybe it’s not that humans are horrible, but that you’re a twat who can’t or won’t own up to the failings he works so hard to have. Doesn’t mean the aren’t failings, doesn’t mean they aren’t painfully abundant, doesn’t mean people don’t see that right off the bat. It’s great that you love yourself so much, because no one else in their right mind (or even half in their right mind) would so much as like or even pity you. You’re a sad, bitter little man, and no amount of bullshit bravado will cover that up. Won’t stop you from piling it on, but hopefully no one will be naive and masochistic enough to shovel out from under it yet again. You have indeed alienated a lot of people, but I suspect that only because your goal because you can’t do anything but and wanted to make it look deliberate, you sad little fuck.
July 16th, 2007 at 10:19 pm
lol I don’t read anyone’s comments but Bobby’s, for potential spoilers
all else is irrelevant
July 16th, 2007 at 11:34 pm
I really like this page. It’s feels like a perfect little reprieve from the surrounding chaos and demonstrates a nice sense of pacing overall. Showing the possibility of real attraction between the “married couple” with a little bit of body language and weightlessly opening up to each other in conversation makes for a really sweet moment. But it’s not overdone. I don’t feel like I know what’s likely to happen next. Here’s a little bit of what I really like about how this story is developing. First, Stasia is used to everyone “loving” her, so she’s use to playing to people’s affection- but not in a really authentic way. Her real capacity for attachment is a bit of a mystery (her relationship with her sister is a nice clue). Everything about her has been managed and edited. Guy comes across as pretty considerate- enough that it almost looks like he’s also being pushed around a lot- albeit in a less pronounced way- by Parker especially and then, by extension, Stasia. I don’t get that he’s a pushover though. I think that I get that he’s just secure enough in himself that it doesn’t bother him to experience a little discomfort for a friend. He’s really loyal, and therefore, truly trustworthy- something Stasia needs dearly. But if he’s conscientious enough for that to be the case, he’s also got a maverick side to him because ACTUALLY GETTTING MARRIED so that Parker can get Stasia’s autograph goes far beyond the call of duty. I don’t think he’s a fan of Stasia, but he doesn’t dislike her either. Like any truly reasonable person, he just hasn’t judged her. I think that having him read Stasia’s book is genius. It solves all kinds of problems in one fell swoop. There are lots of things I like about the story.
July 17th, 2007 at 12:36 am
“Bobby sir, I think El was just mocking all the people who are saying stuff about your comic.”
Um, Valerie, you take things way too seriously. I know that she was doing that and I was joking about banning her. As you see, she posted after I “banned” her, so she wasn’t really banned. She hates the morons she was talking about even more than I do, I think.
“No wonder you think humans are horrible, if all you ever choose to see is your own personal experience.”
Huh? And what am I supposed to see? Your experience instead?
“I will be amused when you take this attitude to the people who are in a position to pay you for your work . . .”
Oh, right, because those people will definitely call me a banal baby if I answer their yes or no question with a no, and they’ll tell me that I can’t accept criticism if I explain in massive detail why their crazily wrong criticism doesn’t make any sense (no one in any position of power would ever waste time arguing about Guy’s age possibly being a few months off from what is “normal”), and they’ll certainly all call me a liar pointlessly about my feelings on an extremely minor issue (for a good example, let’s say we’re at a business lunch and I say that I like the food and they seriously tell me out of nowhere that they think I’m lying about that). If any of those types of things were to actually happen in that situation, I’d take my business elsewhere, but they wouldn’t happen. Also, once again, you really think studios spend millions of dollars on something because the author is NICE? It essentially has no impact. Also, don’t you think I’d be “nicer” to people who would possibly give me millions of dollars? Again, I’m very nice to the nice people on here and I have no patience for the total morons who say wrong shit and call me a liar and lie about me and get pissed at me when I answer their “Will you remove the MWF sign?” with a “No” (why aren’t you mad at that guy for getting pissed at me for no reason, by the way?). Oh, and I also don’t think they’ll call me a sad little fuck simply for defending myself against assholes like you who have absolutely no brains in their heads.
“It’s great that you love yourself so much . . .”
No clue where you get this from. I hate myself more than almost anyone in the world. Also, you’re not banned yet, although you probably will be if you post again, of course, unless you retract everything you said and apologize. And to repeat, I had banned absolutely no one EVER on any of my sites until a couple weeks back when people just wouldn’t shut the fuck up about calling me a liar about pointless issues and trying to pointlessly and incorrectly dissect my feelings about completely pointless issues. It was disgusting and had to stop and you should thank me for trying to at least partly stop the comments from being totally cluttered up with the whining posts of assholes like yourself.
July 17th, 2007 at 12:53 am
well said.. now back to work!
July 17th, 2007 at 7:13 am
‘It’s great that you love yourself so much, because no one else in their right mind (or even half in their right mind) would so much as like or even pity you. You’re a sad, bitter little man, and no amount of bullshit bravado will cover that up. Won’t stop you from piling it on, but hopefully no one will be naive and masochistic enough to shovel out from under it yet again.’
Well that’s a load of crap innit?
‘Um, Valerie, you take things way too seriously. I know that she was doing that and I was joking about banning her. As you see, she posted after I “banned” her, so she wasn’t really banned. She hates the morons she was talking about even more than I do, I think.’
Joking about banning me pah, obviously you’d say that having failed to ban me, my powers so far exceed moderation. XD Oh n I don’t hate anyone, well you know. :p
July 17th, 2007 at 7:34 am
w-wait… I’m a nerd?! NO! Now I must outcast my glasses and join the cool people! I’M COMING MAMMA!
July 17th, 2007 at 9:08 am
Hey Bobby.
I don’t know you.
I’m not going to tell you how you feel.
I wont pretend to read your mind either.
I know some of your work. I thoroughly enjoy this comic in particular. I’ve also read a few of the comments in this site. But today I actually took the time and read through every comment for today’s comic page. I’m not a shrink, I’m not a writer, I’m not a philosopher, I’m not much of anything. Hell, I wont even claim to have common sense (Seeing as I’m typing this comment against my better judgement). I only have a couple of questions.
Have you ever overreacted at all in your life?
Have you ever done or said anything to anyone in your life that may have been missunderstood?
Have you ever said, done or written something in anger (or rage) and later regretted it?
Have you ever lost your patience (stupid question) and taken out your frustrations on somebody who, in hindsight, may not have deserved it?
Are you g