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Your Cartoonist Is Slacking

in Housekeeping by jon

Thursday, June 30, 2005 - 09:11 AM

I just wanted to post an apology for the lack of a Thursday comic strip; I'm a bit under the weather and subsisting on crackers and Gatorade at the moment. I will spare you the rather disgusting details; let it suffice to say that I have made it through all the magazines in my bathroom's magazine rack in record time. Since the story is at a bit of a turning point right now, I'd rather wait until I'm at my best rather than give you substandard work.

We'll return on Tuesday, July 5 (Monday is a highly ironic U.S. Holiday in rememberance of all the ideals we have given up in the name of security) with a brand-new strip. In the meantime, I suggest you acquaint yourself with some of the comics from new Swedish supergroup Blank Label. They are made from circuitry and are not sucseptible to illness.
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Re: Your Cartoonist Is Slacking (Score: 2)
posted Thursday, June 30, 2005 - 10:13 AM (#28222)
Slacking = can work, don't want to.

Incapacitated would be a far better word and I do hope you are back on your bar stool soon.

Meanwhile, if your suffering from the need for something to pass the time, try Project Gutenberg [gutenberg.org] for an endless supply of out of copyright reading material.
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Re: Your Cartoonist Is Slacking (Score: 2)
posted Thursday, June 30, 2005 - 11:06 AM (#28223)
It's kinda funny. I now realise that I use goats as an extra time-telling device. I didn't see a new comic today, so I assumed it was Friday already.
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Re: Your Cartoonist Is Slacking (Score: 1)
posted Thursday, June 30, 2005 - 12:43 PM (#28226)
In Response to themysticalone (#28223):

I did the same double-take... except I thought Wednesday because I saw yesterday's comic up and figured I must have looked at it this morning. Oh, and "June 5" isn't helping me keep time, either.
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Re: Your Cartoonist Is Slacking (Score: 2)
posted Thursday, June 30, 2005 - 02:15 PM (#28228)
Is this a sickness induced by our favorite organic compound with a hydroxyl group?
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Re: Your Cartoonist Is Slacking (Score: 2, Compelling)
posted Thursday, June 30, 2005 - 02:18 PM (#28229)
In Response to themysticalone (#28223):

I just assumed I'd been too drunk the night before to remember having read it, while still somehow remembering the comic itself.

That said. Bad Jon! You didn't get permission to get sick! Hope you get better soon, and can enjoy your long weekend.
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Re: Your Cartoonist Is Slacking (Score: 2)
posted Thursday, June 30, 2005 - 02:36 PM (#28231)
I'm sure some of those Blank Label people can be slackers.

Feel better. No baked beans.

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Re: Your Cartoonist Is Slacking (Score: 1)
posted Friday, July 01, 2005 - 09:56 AM (#28242)
Ahhhh crackers and gatorade. My preferred "I feel like shit oh god did that just come out of my nose" sustenance, as well.
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Re: Your Cartoonist Is Slacking (Score: 2)
posted Saturday, July 02, 2005 - 05:02 PM (#28245)
Being sick sucks major balls. I hope you feel better soon Jon.
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Re: Your Cartoonist Is Slacking (Score: 1)
posted Tuesday, July 05, 2005 - 10:02 PM (#28272)
So the strip seems to have returned today, as promised. Does this mean that you're back to health, Jon, or are you composing the strip with Gatorade and crackers on your desk?

(I almost wrote "Gatorade crackers." Which would be an interesting marketing project.)
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Re: Your Cartoonist Is Slacking (Score: 2)
posted Wednesday, July 06, 2005 - 08:54 AM (#28278)
In Response to Llamarama (#28272):

Yeah, everything is back to normal. Thanks!
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