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Title: Look can we just have a topic to talk about Achewood?
Post by: SeanBateman on 20 Dec 2007, 19:48: I know this should be in the comics forum, but fuck that furry-fested place. I want to talk about cornelius' new tattoo, and how he is suffering. I really like the portrayal of his suffering.

We really need to be talking about achewood regularly.
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Post by: RobbieOC on 20 Dec 2007, 19:56: Like, how it's apparently Time's best graphic novel of 2007?

Is that the kind of thing to talk about?
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Post by: David_Dovey on 20 Dec 2007, 19:57: You could join the Achewood discussion forum (click on any comic on the Achewood page)...

Although, if we're doin' this: I was really worried about Cornelius losing his impenetrable image of "gigantic badass" in the first comic where he had the tattoo, but then he started trying to pull his chest skin off, and beating it with the most painful part of the loafer. So I think that's safe.

About the TIME thing, I think they explained why they gave it to Achewood quite satisfactorily in the little blurb on the website, and I wish people would just shut the fuck up with the semantics already.
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Post by: RobbieOC on 20 Dec 2007, 19:59: I was just bringing it up as a discussion topic. I could care less what Time thinks.
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Post by: Cartilage Head on 20 Dec 2007, 20:03: I love Cornelius' absolute suffering and despair turning into burning, insane rage at his new tattoo. I fully support this thread.
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Post by: Tom on 20 Dec 2007, 20:21: Quote from: RobbieOC on 20 Dec 2007, 19:59
I was just bringing it up as a discussion topic. I could care less what Time thinks.

Even so, if you did, you'd have a lot trouble figuring out what the hell they are thinking. Srsly, Putin, person of the year?

Back on topic, Star Wars :-D.
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Post by: KharBevNor on 20 Dec 2007, 20:40: You know person of the year isn't a praise thing? It's simply an estimation of who has been the most essential to the news this year.

I sugfgest that cornelius needs to enter the great outdoor fight so that someones ruips the tattooo off woth their bare hands
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Post by: SeanBateman on 20 Dec 2007, 20:59: Achewood as best comic of the year is really awesome!
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Post by: Ozymandias on 20 Dec 2007, 21:08: Time is a terrible magazine these days, though. Their number one medical breakthrough of the year is that circumcision decreases your transmission of getting HIV.

That is a terrible breakthrough. Chopping on dicks will not help much!

Wait, hold on.

Cornelius is a man. And a bear. And he will fuck up that damned tattoo. Godspeed, Mr. Bear.
Title: Re: Look can we just have a topic to talk about Achewood?
Post by: Emaline on 20 Dec 2007, 21:41: Quote from: KharBevNor on 20 Dec 2007, 20:40

I sugfgest that cornelius needs to enter the great outdoor fight so that someones ruips the tattooo off woth their bare hands

I'm waiting for him to do it himself.

I don't know how I feel about the whole Achewood getting mentioned in Time thing. I mean, its super awesome that it's getting the publicity that it deserves and everything, but I don't know.... I don't really like people saying how great it is and everything, while they don't get the jokes.
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Post by: SeanBateman on 20 Dec 2007, 21:55: How do you know whether or not they get the jokes? Are you some sort of joke queen?
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Post by: Ozymandias on 20 Dec 2007, 21:57: I think if you can tolerate reading Achewood at all, you're getting the jokes.

In my experience, anyone who doesn't get it seems to have a seething hatred of Achewood.
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Post by: SusurrusIgnoramus on 20 Dec 2007, 22:04: that's because those who don't get it secretly know the rest of us are better than them.
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Post by: Emaline on 20 Dec 2007, 22:05: Quote from: Dirk Hopeless on 20 Dec 2007, 21:55
How do you know whether or not they get the jokes? Are you some sort of joke queen?

No, but my boss, who I tried to get to read Achewood a long time ago, and who then didn't like it, read it again because of the mention in Time, and now he loves it. He is not the first person I encountered that was like that. I mean, I've tried to get plenty of people into it, who just didn't understand it then, and who told me it was ridiculous, or silly, or stupid, and now they are all over it because its "the next big thing".
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Post by: SeanBateman on 20 Dec 2007, 22:09: Oh god, is Achewood selling out? Do I have to stop liking it now?

Shit.
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Post by: Ozymandias on 20 Dec 2007, 22:14: Achewood isn't the next big thing.

Also, two years ago I would've told you Achewood was shit. Then I actually forced myself to sit down and read it from beginning to end and I love it. I think you have to be in the right kind of state to get it and enjoy it. It doesn't work as a one-off gag strip, but if you don't read it regularly, it just feels like a terrible one.
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Post by: Emaline on 20 Dec 2007, 22:22: Alls I'm saying is I'm not really sure how I feel about the Time article. I doubt I would really give two shits less if Achewood did sell out, and Ray and Roast Beef started doing commercials for Arby's(because my god, that'd be hilarious.), but I'm not really sure how I feel about people all the sudden loving Achewood because of the article. It's like, it's always been good, why just love it all the sudden?

Anyway, whats everyone's favorite story arcs? I really love the party one.
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Post by: SeanBateman on 20 Dec 2007, 22:24: A lot of people probably haven't been exposed to Achewood, seeing as it's a webcomic and all and a lot of people don't read webcomics.
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Post by: Emaline on 20 Dec 2007, 22:31: Look, I'm sorry I'm such a nerd that my mind is still blown when people don't know about pretty popular webcomics, or webcomics at all.
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Post by: Ozymandias on 20 Dec 2007, 22:33: I hear there's one of them funny page strips on the world wide internet about these two young men who play video games.

They say it's quite the berries.
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Post by: thehollow on 20 Dec 2007, 22:36: My favorite arc is probably the Great Outdoor Fight or the Mexican Magical Realism one. Also Beef, Metrosexual.
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Post by: Emaline on 20 Dec 2007, 22:49: Beef, Metrosexual is a great one. "Who's fat? Me (I am)" That strip alone always makes me giggle, at least.

Phillipe For America, and Ray's Toilet Party are pretty great too. I really liked the recent Todd one too, but I love Todd.
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Post by: thehollow on 20 Dec 2007, 22:54: I love the "weezer having a kid with an iMac" one, it never fails to make me laugh. Also the baby onesies strip, Beef's judgment when it comes to tshirt slogans is hilarious.
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Post by: Boro_Bandito on 20 Dec 2007, 22:56: Quote from: Ozymandias on 20 Dec 2007, 21:08
Time is a terrible magazine these days, though. Their number one medical breakthrough of the year is that circumcision decreases your transmission of getting HIV.

Not contributing, I know, and I'm sorry, but just to talk about that for a minute, if all the men in Africa had their penises circumsized and used condoms, it could decrease the transmission of HIV by as much as half, and preventing AIDS from happening anymore is a pretty significant breakthrough, even if we still have no helluva way to cure the disease itself.
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Post by: Ozymandias on 20 Dec 2007, 22:58: Cutting off their entire dicks reduces AIDS transmission by as much as 100%.

How about we get the condom part going and the whole education thing working before we start cutting on people?
Title: Re: Look can we just have a topic to talk about Achewood?
Post by: Emaline on 20 Dec 2007, 23:06: Quote from: Ozymandias on 20 Dec 2007, 22:58

How about we get the condom part going and the whole education thing working before we start cutting on people?

Agreed. I'm not a fan of circumcision at all.

Now, can we talk about Achewood in this thread, and maybe move the circumcision discussion elsewhere?
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Post by: Ozymandias on 20 Dec 2007, 23:10: Teodor is not circumsized.
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Post by: SeanBateman on 20 Dec 2007, 23:12: Circumcised penises are just much more attractive guys, sorry.

Also I haven't read the Achewood Archive in a long ass time.
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Post by: Boro_Bandito on 20 Dec 2007, 23:20: They are also overall more sanitary in general beyond prevention of AIDS.

I've been reading through Achewood archives slowly over the past week, felt like I need to know what the hell everyone is talking about all the time.
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Post by: Ã¶de on 21 Dec 2007, 00:06: Quote from: Dirk Hopeless on 20 Dec 2007, 23:12
Circumcised penises are just much more attractive guys, sorry.

Your opinion is wrong!

I don't know what my favourite arc is, there as so many good ones.
Title: Re: Look can we just have a topic to talk about Achewood?
Post by: Johnny C on 21 Dec 2007, 00:15: Quote from: Ozymandias on 20 Dec 2007, 22:58
Cutting off their entire dicks reduces AIDS transmission by as much as 100%.

How about we get the condom part going and the whole education thing working before we start cutting on people?

Some people do it for religious reasons you know. Just throwing it out there.

Anyways. Achewood is the best thing.
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Post by: Ozymandias on 21 Dec 2007, 00:17: If all African dudes become Jewish, I have no problems with dick mutilation.

Though I do have to wonder what the fuck is wrong with God.
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Post by: SeanBateman on 21 Dec 2007, 00:20: Back to Achewood.

Talk to me about cornelius.

A friend of mine is concerned it's going to turn out to be temporary. I would be hella disapponted if it was.
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Post by: thehollow on 21 Dec 2007, 00:25: for Cornelius' sake I wish it were, but for the sake of the storyline I hope it's not. Maybe Ray will pay for laser removal or something, after Cornelius beats his ass for letting him get it in the first place.
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Post by: David_Dovey on 21 Dec 2007, 00:47: I thought it may have been temporary as well, but it just seems like such a gigantic cop-out to do that that I fucking hope it's not, no matter what the ramifications for Cornelius are of it being real.
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Post by: Ozymandias on 21 Dec 2007, 00:59: Guys, look at this strip from 2004 (http://m.assetbar.com/achewood/uua3q2HTs).

The dude at the front of the line.
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Post by: David_Dovey on 21 Dec 2007, 01:10: Yeah Nolan from the Internet has been in it a few times before his appearance at Lyle's coffee stall.

He was also one of the three "intellectuals" who dissect Pat's spiritual good-time folk performance (http://m.assetbar.com/achewood/autaux?b=M%5ea11f09b8576e606bcb5038dfdb92fb821&u=http%3A%2F%2Fachewood.com%2Fcomic.php%3Fdate%3D10062003)
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Post by: Stryc9Fuego on 21 Dec 2007, 06:47: My favorite Achewood is this one (http://m.assetbar.com/achewood/uua8SckfR). There's something about Roast Beef saying "My Fiesta Name is Pendejo." that cracks me up every time.

EDIT: I thought I'd just edit this post than going on with a new post: I forgot about this one where Teodor finds a business card taped to Philippe's candy bar (http://achewood.com/index.php?date=11012007). "I HOPE YOU BOIL IN A BUCKET OF GYPSY SHIT!"
:-D hahaha :laugh:
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Post by: thehollow on 21 Dec 2007, 07:03: hahaha I love the Fiesta Max ones! This One's (http://achewood.com/index.php?date=10052007) probably my favorite of those. The last 3 frames crack me up every time I read it.
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Post by: Katherine on 21 Dec 2007, 07:11: Quote from: Ozymandias on 20 Dec 2007, 22:14
Also, two years ago I would've told you Achewood was shit. Then I actually forced myself to sit down and read it from beginning to end and I love it. I think you have to be in the right kind of state to get it and enjoy it. It doesn't work as a one-off gag strip, but if you don't read it regularly, it just feels like a terrible one.
I agree. A friend of mine is big into Achewood and would link me strips all the time. I always read them, and then wondered what on Earth was supposed to be so funny that he felt the need to link it to me. I finally sat down and read the archives a couple of months ago and now I love it. Its definitely not a comic you can just read occasionally and laugh hysterically.
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Post by: SusurrusIgnoramus on 21 Dec 2007, 07:24: as someone said on the comment board at achewood regarding connie's "tattoo"

Quote
Portraying utter shame and remorse and then twisting that into feeling like a horse's ass isn't a copout.

It is PERFECTION.

my favorite part of today's strip is, in ray's mind, there is NO POSSIBLE WAY connie is crying. when something doesn't fit his perceptions, he comes up with the most random, roundabout ways of reconciling them, just so he doesn't have to challenge them.
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Post by: thehollow on 21 Dec 2007, 07:27: It kinda reminds me of Arrested Development or a similar show in that way. It makes hardly any sense if you were to come into it in like the third season, as so many of the jokes refer to previously established character traits or to things that happened in past episodes. But if you can sit down and watch every episode in order from start to finish, it's insanely good.
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Post by: mberan42 on 21 Dec 2007, 07:49: Dang, the tattoo is temporary.

This one (http://achewood.com/index.php?date=12202004) is one of my favourites, as is this one (http://achewood.com/index.php?date=10312003).
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Post by: thehollow on 21 Dec 2007, 07:52: hell of such as meow

ohh man I love Beef
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Post by: Cartilage Head on 21 Dec 2007, 08:30: Man, excellent twist. Of COURSE Roast Beef has the Tron tattoo.
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Post by: SeanBateman on 21 Dec 2007, 10:24: Look at these johnny come lately mother fuckers with their favorite strips in 2007.

Pshaw
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Post by: Katherine on 21 Dec 2007, 10:50: That Philippe one with the bee costume is awesome, I love him so much.
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Post by: Liz on 21 Dec 2007, 11:28: I will always be partial to the arc with Philippe being possessed by Billy Idol, especially this strip. (http://m.assetbar.com/achewood/autaux?b=M%5ea11f09b8576e606bcb5038dfdb92fb821&u=http%3A%2F%2Fachewood.com%2Fcomic.php%3Fdate%3D07232002)
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Post by: Cartilage Head on 21 Dec 2007, 11:57: I could probably never choose a favorite strip but this is definitely one I laughed at for a very long time.

(http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c213/hey_there_fatty/Achewood.gif)
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Post by: Cartilage Head on 21 Dec 2007, 12:15: I guess? There isn't really much to do with the rest of the arc in that one, just basically that Ray is horrible at telling jokes.
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Post by: thehollow on 21 Dec 2007, 12:17: (http://m.assetbar.com/achewood/autaux?b=M%5ea11f09b8576e606bcb5038dfdb92fb821&u=http%3A%2F%2Fachewood.com%2Fcomic.php%3Fdate%3D02042003)
ahhh I love it.
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Post by: Slick on 21 Dec 2007, 12:19: Achewood is the bane of my existence. I don't get it. I have said this many times already, though.

What I am saying right now is that if I don't come to Toronto and meet you guys it will because I don't like Achewood.
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Post by: Cartilage Head on 21 Dec 2007, 12:42: If you truly WANT to get Achewood, read it from beginning to end. We TALKED about this!
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Post by: supersheep on 21 Dec 2007, 20:24: I used to love you Slick.
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Post by: Hat on 21 Dec 2007, 22:02: I think the best storyarc is the one where they invent the mobile phone holder underpants for Roast Beef and Teodor goes mad with the power of it all. Although as far as individual strips go, these (http://m.assetbar.com/achewood/uua4KC1kH) two (http://achewood.com/index.php?date=02062004) are probably my favorites.

Its amazing how often you can slot "Bitches gotta take their cunt pills! I ain't wearing no gunny sack!" into everyday conversation
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Post by: Johnny C on 21 Dec 2007, 23:41: Any Nice Pete strip is a contender, really. I'm especially fond of this one though:

[img width= height=]http://M.assetbar.com/uua92cDHC.gif[/img] (http://M.assetbar.com/achewood/uuadCmccD)
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Post by: SeanBateman on 21 Dec 2007, 23:45: I like that one because it makes me laugh and also makes me kind of feel uncomfortable at the same time!

Also Johnny why do you do all your posting at 1 AM?
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Post by: squawk on 22 Dec 2007, 00:46: So for my English final yesterday I had to write this essay about Oedipus Rex and I kind of ended it with "The End! No moral."

I got a C on it... I wonder why.
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Post by: Johnny C on 22 Dec 2007, 09:09: Quote from: Dirk Hopeless on 21 Dec 2007, 23:45
Also Johnny why do you do all your posting at 1 AM?

That's when I get home from mediocre nights out or my shitty job.
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Post by: Jooooosh on 22 Dec 2007, 09:16: you guys need to help me

what was the strip where todd shanks that one guy?
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Post by: Oli on 22 Dec 2007, 09:19: Achewood has a search function.
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Post by: Jooooosh on 22 Dec 2007, 09:27: then this is my favorite comic ever: http://achewood.com/index.php?date=01142005 (http://achewood.com/index.php?date=01142005)

thanks oli
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Post by: Cartilage Head on 22 Dec 2007, 10:27: How dare you not know every single character's name, Josh. Fucking CASUAL reader.
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Post by: thegreatbuddha on 23 Dec 2007, 17:06: This (http://img153.imageshack.us/img153/6756/uua5v2znhnp2.gif) is my favorite achewood
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Post by: october1983 on 24 Dec 2007, 06:46: I finally made myself read the whole archive recently. It kind of ruined the end of my university semester, academia-wise, but damn it was worth it. This (http://m.assetbar.com/uua4J8Vvz.gif) is currently one of my favourites.
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Post by: bryanthelion on 24 Dec 2007, 06:49: what the fuck is my problem?I need to start reading these.
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Post by: Emaline on 24 Dec 2007, 14:31: Today's strip was great. I love how Ray went from being concerned for Little Nephew, and then went straight to talking about the social worker's thong.
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Post by: Ozymandias on 24 Dec 2007, 14:35: Today's strip is heck of ancient, but definitely a classic.
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Post by: TheFuriousWombat on 24 Dec 2007, 19:12: Seein' all the "favorite Achewood comic" posts featuring Nice Pete makes me happy. He's one of my favorite characters and his strips are consistently hilarious. I particularly like this one: http://www.achewood.com/index.php?date=10242003

In fact, the whole arc where Nice Pete kidnaps Phillipe is incredibly well done. It's downright frightening.
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Post by: Hunter on 24 Dec 2007, 19:15: I don't know how to say Teodor's name.
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Post by: SeanBateman on 24 Dec 2007, 19:16: The line "Here is some of their hands" is a very very good line.
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Post by: TheFuriousWombat on 24 Dec 2007, 19:18: Quote from: Hunter on 24 Dec 2007, 19:15
I don't know how to say Teodor's name.

Isn't it "Tee-Oh-Door"?
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Post by: Hunter on 24 Dec 2007, 19:20: The little accent threw me off.
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Post by: E. Spaceman on 24 Dec 2007, 20:06: my personal favourites are Nice Pete's intro strips.
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Post by: SeanBateman on 24 Dec 2007, 20:08: I usually pronounce it tay-oh-door.
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Post by: Storm Rider on 24 Dec 2007, 20:10: ^Ditto.
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Post by: Johnny C on 24 Dec 2007, 20:49: [img width= height=]http://M.assetbar.com/uuag5GV06.gif[/img] (http://M.assetbar.com/achewood/uua5zVJ2N)
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Post by: Boro_Bandito on 24 Dec 2007, 22:27: Yeah, its tay-oh-door, there's an accent egu on the e. Seriously, now that I've gotten around to reading them I totally get the comic, I've never laughed so hard. Todd is the best squirrel ever.
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Post by: ruyi on 24 Dec 2007, 22:33: accent aigu*

also wow belarus is a rather big country i have never heard of before. (wikipedia says this is where téodor comes from.)
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Post by: Boro_Bandito on 25 Dec 2007, 00:19: Never heard of Belarus? jeez what a loser, telling people how to spell franch words and not knowing about Belarus.

That's a... European country, right? Thank you for correcting me, been a couple years since I've had to speak or write in french.
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Post by: Ozymandias on 25 Dec 2007, 00:25: Belarus is the former Soviet Republic Byelorussia.

I don't think that helps, but it's true and I knew it without looking at Wikipedia because I pay attention.
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Post by: morca007 on 25 Dec 2007, 01:06: I am pretty sure that my favorite is the first. It's just so pure.
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Post by: Stryc9Fuego on 25 Dec 2007, 20:45: I know what you mean. "Philippe is standing on it". Just stands on its own nicely. I love when they had a comic of bloopers and outtakes (http://achewood.com/index.php?date=12102001) and they had one from that strip where Philippe was standing off to the side of it.
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Post by: Ã¶de on 02 Jan 2008, 07:28: Guys, apparently the ISBN in this strip (http://www.achewood.com/index.php?date=01022008) is for the book The Year of Eating Dangerously. I'm pretty sure Onstad just typed in 'eating dangerously' into Google and found the first result. I'm outraged that as a loyal fan of Achewood I've been betrayed by Onstad. I did not think he would use such things as Google to draw his comic. Achewood is a service that we should expect only the highest quality of work from and due to this slip in standards I hope you guys will choose to do the same until Onstad publically apologises.

Also, hipinion guys, I shaved my head a few months ago so that photo's pretty out of date.
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Post by: Johnny C on 02 Jan 2008, 22:56: It sounds a lot more like the book Ray would write though.
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Post by: onewheelwizzard on 02 Jan 2008, 23:08: This one is my favorite: http://achewood.com/index.php?date=07192006

I don't think I've ever laughed harder at any Achewood strip. Every line is golden.
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Post by: Ozymandias on 03 Jan 2008, 00:27: Quote from: Ã¶de on 02 Jan 2008, 07:28
Guys, apparently the ISBN in this strip (http://www.achewood.com/index.php?date=01022008) is for the book The Year of Eating Dangerously. I'm pretty sure Onstad just typed in 'eating dangerously' into Google and found the first result. I'm outraged that as a loyal fan of Achewood I've been betrayed by Onstad. I did not think he would use such things as Google to draw his comic. Achewood is a service that we should expect only the highest quality of work from and due to this slip in standards I hope you guys will choose to do the same until Onstad publically apologises.

Also, hipinion guys, I shaved my head a few months ago so that photo's pretty out of date.

I'd just like to say that this strip and Nice Pete's blog made an awesome birthday present. Thank you, Onstad.
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Post by: thehollow on 03 Jan 2008, 08:22: holy shit, the most recent Nice Pete blog was great. My loathing for Rachael Ray is epic, and it's nice to see other people share my sentiments.
Title: Re: Look can we just have a topic to talk about Achewood?
Post by: Johnny C on 03 Jan 2008, 08:53: The "other people" in this instance being a serial murderer.
Title: Re: Look can we just have a topic to talk about Achewood?
Post by: Ã¶de on 03 Jan 2008, 09:06: My knowledge of Rachel Ray consists of Google Image Search, which is nice I guess.
Title: Re: Look can we just have a topic to talk about Achewood?
Post by: SusurrusIgnoramus on 03 Jan 2008, 11:58: My favorites change frequently, but right now, I am a fan of these:

(http://m.assetbar.com/uua299ZcX.gif)

(http://m.assetbar.com/achewood/autaux?b=M%5ea11f09b8576e606bcb5038dfdb92fb821&u=http%3A%2F%2Fachewood.com%2Fcomic.php%3Fdate%3D07222005)

(http://m.assetbar.com/achewood/autaux?b=M%5ea11f09b8576e606bcb5038dfdb92fb821&u=http%3A%2F%2Fachewood.com%2Fcomic.php%3Fdate%3D02172005)
Title: Re: Look can we just have a topic to talk about Achewood?
Post by: Cartilage Head on 04 Jan 2008, 01:41: HEYOOOOOO!
Title: Re: Look can we just have a topic to talk about Achewood?
Post by: thehollow on 07 Jan 2008, 22:33: "Nostradamus wrote, The Elf wythe Fyngers of Saussage will be blessed Not with Boobyes agayn this Yeare."

Poor Rachael Ray. Everyone hates her!
Title: Re: Look can we just have a topic to talk about Achewood?
Post by: Stryc9Fuego on 08 Jan 2008, 04:51: Gimme a strip of duct tape and I can make her show 150% more watchable. What I find most annoying is when she tries to be "cute", like referring to Olive Oil as "E.V.O.O." Hey! Food Network! Get someone who's not a complete douche to tell us what's going on!

...I miss Justin Wilson.
Title: Re: Look can we just have a topic to talk about Achewood?
Post by: mberan42 on 08 Jan 2008, 08:35: Quote from: Roast Beef
[RB]: Plus think about it Ray if they can’t even repeat NUMBER THREE, DIET COKE how they gonna do with a double venti short tall nonfat mocha no foam cappuccino with two ice cubes and a half shot of sugarfree vanilla for Mackenzie who by the way is a skinny woman in Versace sunglasses and not a fat Irish man in an Aran cable sweater holding a Guinness

This made me giggle until coworkers started telling me to shut up a few minutes later.
Title: Re: Look can we just have a topic to talk about Achewood?
Post by: Emaline on 14 Jan 2008, 05:37: I am pretty sure I am in love with the recent two strips. They are just superb.
Title: Re: Look can we just have a topic to talk about Achewood?
Post by: Uber Ritter on 14 Jan 2008, 07:59: Quote from: Emaline on 14 Jan 2008, 05:37
I am pretty sure I am in love with the recent two strips. They are just superb.
Hell yes.
Their differences between each other and Onstad's previous output, the internal differences in tone within Friday's strip--all show Onstad as a master of his craft.
Title: Re: Look can we just have a topic to talk about Achewood?
Post by: squawk on 15 Jan 2008, 00:01: Quote from: Beef's Blog
RAY: Check it out, dude! McDonald’s is gonna wipe Starbucks off the map by havin’ baristas and fancy coffee drinks!

ME: Man that is baloney the Venn diagram of their customer bases looks like an eight

I am not sure how long I laughed at that line alone.

Today I received a late Christmas gift from my godparents--a fifty dollar bill. When I peeked inside the envelope to see what it was, well, you know what I said (http://M.assetbar.com/achewood/uua7nlRhq).

Of course I probably would have said that even if I had never read that comic, but when I did realize that I was sharing a line with Ray I then proceeded to read top-rated strips for two hours.
Title: Re: Look can we just have a topic to talk about Achewood?
Post by: Cartilage Head on 22 Jan 2008, 10:08: Hey, I think Molly is a great character!
Title: Re: Look can we just have a topic to talk about Achewood?
Post by: ImRonBurgundy? on 22 Jan 2008, 10:19: Still, she's definitely a supporting character. We've never gotten a true Molly storyline, apart from that one strip with the ship and stuff.
Title: Re: Look can we just have a topic to talk about Achewood?
Post by: Ozymandias on 22 Jan 2008, 11:49: I like Molly's latest blog. She perfectly described the Ramones, I think.
Title: Re: Look can we just have a topic to talk about Achewood?
Post by: Slick on 22 Jan 2008, 18:03: That's a fairly apt and concise description of them indeed.
For those of you who remember my constant whining about Achewood, I feel obligated to say I accidentally spent about three-quarters of an hour reading Achewood last week. I'm not saying I necessarily enjoyed it or anything, but once or twice I was laughing aloud.
I'm not sure what this means to my concept of self. I need serious time to reflect on the implications.
Title: Re: Look can we just have a topic to talk about Achewood?
Post by: Ozymandias on 01 Feb 2008, 08:12: Epic twist.
Title: Re: Look can we just have a topic to talk about Achewood?
Post by: Katherine on 01 Feb 2008, 08:30: I love when he whines "Mommmmmm"
Title: Re: Look can we just have a topic to talk about Achewood?
Post by: David_Dovey on 01 Feb 2008, 09:19: Well, that's the end of that then.
Title: Re: Look can we just have a topic to talk about Achewood?
Post by: SusurrusIgnoramus on 01 Feb 2008, 12:47: i go between hating molly with a passion, to being quite endeared to her in a flash.
Title: Re: Look can we just have a topic to talk about Achewood?
Post by: McTaggart on 02 Feb 2008, 18:31: Why do you hate her sometimes?
Title: Re: Look can we just have a topic to talk about Achewood?
Post by: KickThatBathProf on 03 Feb 2008, 10:07: Good question

You should hate her all the time
Title: Re: Look can we just have a topic to talk about Achewood?
Post by: michaelicious on 03 Feb 2008, 22:30: Quote from: Katherine on 01 Feb 2008, 08:30
I love when he whines "Mommmmmm"

Mama Smuckles had to go ruin a good thing. We didn't even get a real Tony Hawk appearance.
Title: Re: Look can we just have a topic to talk about Achewood?
Post by: SusurrusIgnoramus on 04 Feb 2008, 08:26: Quote from: McTaggart on 02 Feb 2008, 18:31
Why do you hate her sometimes?

i hate her some times because of things like this:
(http://m.assetbar.com/uuafVjxZT.gif)

i love her some times because of things like this:
(http://m.assetbar.com/uua46XHpH.gif)

edit: wrong strip first time, fixed images
Title: Re: Look can we just have a topic to talk about Achewood?
Post by: Ã¶de on 04 Feb 2008, 08:33: In the first strip she is being understanding and reasonable.

EDIT: Hey, you changed the strip. But still, Molly is a nice girl.
Title: Re: Look can we just have a topic to talk about Achewood?
Post by: Cartilage Head on 04 Feb 2008, 16:45: Seriously, all she wants is a taco and some diet Pepsi. Beef IS quite a cheap-ass, though you must consider his upbringing.

(http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c213/hey_there_fatty/autaux-1.gif)
Title: Re: Look can we just have a topic to talk about Achewood?
Post by: thehollow on 04 Feb 2008, 17:14: That last one is one of my favorites. And Molly isn't the only one who's pointed out some of Beef's less intelligent purchases.

(http://m.assetbar.com/achewood/autaux?b=M%5ea11f09b8576e606bcb5038dfdb92fb821&u=http%3A%2F%2Fachewood.com%2Fcomic.php%3Fdate%3D08042003)
Title: Re: Look can we just have a topic to talk about Achewood?
Post by: jeph on 05 Feb 2008, 03:42: Today's Achewood is the funniest one in a long, long, LONG time.
Title: Re: Look can we just have a topic to talk about Achewood?
Post by: Stryc9Fuego on 05 Feb 2008, 04:38: DRRRACULA WANTS YOU TO WEAR THE SPECIAL PURPLE PUMPS

HILARIOUS!
/
:-D
Title: Re: Look can we just have a topic to talk about Achewood?
Post by: ImRonBurgundy? on 05 Feb 2008, 07:08: Beef and Molly have a hilarious sex life.
Title: Re: Look can we just have a topic to talk about Achewood?
Post by: Stryc9Fuego on 05 Feb 2008, 07:20: Oh, god. You know someone has run a /34/ on Beef and Molly. You just know it.
Title: Re: Look can we just have a topic to talk about Achewood?
Post by: Johnny C on 05 Feb 2008, 09:10: Teodor's expression in the fifth panel is GOLDEN.
Title: Re: Look can we just have a topic to talk about Achewood?
Post by: Cartilage Head on 05 Feb 2008, 13:49: Quote from: Stryc9Fuego on 05 Feb 2008, 07:20
Oh, god. You know someone has run a /34/ on Beef and Molly. You just know it.

Oh god you are such a horrible person. You are a horrible, horrible person. You are dog shit.
Title: Re: Look can we just have a topic to talk about Achewood?
Post by: Ã¶de on 06 Feb 2008, 03:55: Does anyone else use assetbar (http://m.assetbar.com/achewood/uua46cvkx#comment_27)?
Title: Re: Look can we just have a topic to talk about Achewood?
Post by: Stryc9Fuego on 06 Feb 2008, 04:56: Quote from: Cartilage Head on 05 Feb 2008, 13:49
Quote from: Stryc9Fuego on 05 Feb 2008, 07:20
Oh, god. You know someone has run a /34/ on Beef and Molly. You just know it.
Oh god you are such a horrible person. You are a horrible, horrible person. You are dog shit.
See, when I say things like that, it doesn't mean look for it. There is no HTML tag for [/see].

Goodness... remind me not to mention necro-bestiality. that would be horrible...
Title: Re: Look can we just have a topic to talk about Achewood?
Post by: Johnny C on 06 Feb 2008, 09:47: Quote from: Ã¶de on 06 Feb 2008, 03:55
Does anyone else use assetbar (http://m.assetbar.com/achewood/uua46cvkx#comment_27)?

Yeah dude, daily.
Title: Re: Look can we just have a topic to talk about Achewood?
Post by: Katherine on 06 Feb 2008, 12:37: I will probably regret asking this, but what is /34/? I am afraid to Google it now after seeing Cartilage Head's reaction...
Title: Re: Look can we just have a topic to talk about Achewood?
Post by: Liz on 06 Feb 2008, 13:31: Rule 34 of the internet.

http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=rule+34
Title: Re: Look can we just have a topic to talk about Achewood?
Post by: Stryc9Fuego on 07 Feb 2008, 06:38: Believe when it says NO EXCEPTIONS.

The internet constantly touches me in a bad place. Here... let me show you on the doll...
Title: Re: Look can we just have a topic to talk about Achewood?
Post by: Katherine on 07 Feb 2008, 07:06: Ah, I forgot about the educational wonder that is Urban Dictionary. Thank you!
Title: Re: Look can we just have a topic to talk about Achewood?
Post by: onewheelwizzard on 13 Feb 2008, 00:23: Ray's mom's flow chart is pretty perfect.
Title: Re: Look can we just have a topic to talk about Achewood?
Post by: David_Dovey on 13 Feb 2008, 01:56: Quote from: Johnny C on 06 Feb 2008, 09:47
Quote from: Ã¶de on 06 Feb 2008, 03:55
Does anyone else use assetbar (http://m.assetbar.com/achewood/uua46cvkx#comment_27)?

Yeah dude, daily.

I thought I saw a JohnnyC there.

I use it too, daily, username is Dovey.
Title: Re: Look can we just have a topic to talk about Achewood?
Post by: Johnny C on 13 Feb 2008, 10:25: Oh wow, I hadn't even clicked the link.

Dan, that was you? That's immaculate.
Title: Re: Look can we just have a topic to talk about Achewood?
Post by: onewheelwizzard on 09 Jul 2010, 10:16: Guys I hate to necropost (except if it's this thread) but can I get a resounding WTF?

Like, seriously.
Title: Re: Look can we just have a topic to talk about Achewood?
Post by: Ptommydski on 09 Jul 2010, 10:26: What is Onstad doing with Téodor of late?
Title: Re: Look can we just have a topic to talk about Achewood?
Post by: Professor Snuggles on 09 Jul 2010, 10:30: Wait what the fuck I made this thread.
Title: Re: Look can we just have a topic to talk about Achewood?
Post by: Professor Snuggles on 09 Jul 2010, 10:30: And yeah this is weirdness I haven't seen in Achewood since the original Cartilage Head strips.

Except it's way fucking weirder.

I'm a little worried about Teodor.
Title: Re: Look can we just have a topic to talk about Achewood?
Post by: Christophe on 09 Jul 2010, 10:32: Poor dude cannot just get a break.
Title: Re: Look can we just have a topic to talk about Achewood?
Post by: KharBevNor on 10 Jul 2010, 11:46: Achewood is kinda shit now. It's completely lost it's pizazz. I hope Onstad has realised this and has started the excruciating process of killing every single character.
Title: Re: Look can we just have a topic to talk about Achewood?
Post by: Cartilage Head on 11 Jul 2010, 01:55: I agree that Onstad has finally kind of lost me. I think he wants too badly to be taken seriously at this point, and his attempts to combine that with humor are kind of falling short.
Title: Re: Look can we just have a topic to talk about Achewood?
Post by: Spluff on 11 Jul 2010, 02:12: It's almost like a parody of Achewood these days.
Title: Re: Look can we just have a topic to talk about Achewood?
Post by: Ptommydski on 11 Jul 2010, 02:24: Quote from: Cartilage Head on 11 Jul 2010, 01:55
I agree that Onstad has finally kind of lost me. I think he wants too badly to be taken seriously at this point, and his attempts to combine that with humor are kind of falling short.

Really, you think the more recent strips were an attempt to be taken seriously?

I am not sure "serious" is the correct word here. Achewood is utterly farcical, occasionally bordering on surreal. I can't think of a time it was ever particularly serious.
Title: Re: Look can we just have a topic to talk about Achewood?
Post by: David_Dovey on 12 Jul 2010, 04:28: Quote from: Ptommydski on 11 Jul 2010, 02:24
Quote from: Cartilage Head on 11 Jul 2010, 01:55
I agree that Onstad has finally kind of lost me. I think he wants too badly to be taken seriously at this point, and his attempts to combine that with humor are kind of falling short.
Really, you think the more recent strips were an attempt to be taken seriously?

Yeah um I really can't parse that comment in my brain at all Cory. Are you seriously saying that you think "I've got a ten-inch cock, and I don't have to lie about that" is an attempt to be taken seriously?

I think that the last few storylines have ranged between inconsistent and straight-up rubbish, but the few one-shots there are these days are still pretty great and this current story is shaping up really great. It may never be the brilliance of '04-'06 again and I honestly wouldn't be completely sad if Onstad gave up right now (provided he goes and does something else) but I wouldn't put it past him to make something truly excellent again.