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A Short Delay

in Housekeeping by jon

Wednesday, September 21, 2005 - 07:16 PM

So I managed to hit three art stores in Manhattan this evening, walking briskly between each, exactly at their respective closing times. I was denied entry into each by stern employees brandishing an oversized keyring, even after it was explained to them that this was an Art Emergency. Alas, there was little sympathy for my plight, and I was turned away into the night without the pad of Bristol Smooth and the Pigma Micron 05 that I need to do tomorrow's comic strip. The confluence of the timing of each store's closing and the simultaneous need for both paper and pens on the same day leads me to believe there was some sort of Intelligent Designer influencing events. Such bad luck could not have occurred through the traditional Darwinian forces, and could only be the product of a malevolent supernatural entity.

So, no strip for Thursday morning. But I'll try to get it up by the afternoon after a daytime raid on the shelves of Pearl Paint. Promise. It'll be worth the wait.

Any of you know of a good 24-hour (or late nite) art supply store in NYC? Preferably between 34th and Houston, but I'll take what I can get.

UPDATE: Patient Reader, your comic is now up and available for reading.
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Re: A Short Delay (Score: 2, Insightful)
posted Wednesday, September 21, 2005 - 08:04 PM (#29444)
The bastards! Surely they must understand the horror of an Art Emergency.

Then again, if you work with poo as a medium, the nearest art store is only a burrito away.

But that's probably another story.


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Re: A Short Delay (Score: 1, Flamebait)
posted Wednesday, September 21, 2005 - 08:37 PM (#29445)
I prefer oatmeal over a burrito. It produces a much more workable consistancy...

Looks like you're in the "back to school" hours of your local Utrecht Arts [utrechtart.com]

Probably horribly over priced.

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Re: A Short Delay (Score: 2, Clever)
posted Wednesday, September 21, 2005 - 11:10 PM (#29446)
Can't Steve and Gus write a single art store in NYC open late? Sheesh.
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Re: A Short Delay (Score: 1)
posted Thursday, September 22, 2005 - 04:13 AM (#29448)
Why would any so-called "Intelligent" Design prevent those of us up at un-Godly hours (note: God... Intelligent Design) from reading our daily Goats and toddling safely off to bed? I think the intelligence of this design needs to be called into question. Any design that allows twinkies to survive a nuclear blast, but only lets the cockroaches enjoy them...
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Re: A Short Delay (Score: 2)
posted Thursday, September 22, 2005 - 05:56 AM (#29449)
Had you a small object teleporter, I could have sent you a fresh one real quick-like. Next time, be sure you have one of those.

Well, now at least I'll have something to do this afternoon.
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Re: A Short Delay (Score: 2)
posted Thursday, September 22, 2005 - 10:29 AM (#29452)
How long does one of these pens last? I always go by the adage "Start the last (food item, computer accessory, toiletries, etc.) put it on the shopping list."
Making time to shop is a different story.

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Re: A Short Delay (Score: 1, Troll)
posted Thursday, September 22, 2005 - 10:50 AM (#29453)
In Response to Rich (#29452):

My behavior is not what needs to change. The world needs to change to suit my needs.
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Re: A Short Delay (Score: 0, Obnoxious)
posted Thursday, September 22, 2005 - 01:35 PM (#29455)
In Response to jon (#29453):

Did we say we cared about your needs, jon? I don't see a shiny new comic strip up there. Where's your work ethic?


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Re: A Short Delay (Score: 2)
posted Thursday, September 22, 2005 - 02:03 PM (#29456)
In Response to djohnson (#29455):

Are you sure there's no shiny new comic?
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Re: A Short Delay (Score: 2)
posted Thursday, September 22, 2005 - 02:08 PM (#29457)
In Response to djohnson (#29455):

His work ethic is there. He tried three stores. And he explained the delay.

I'm surprised brandishing money at the keyring wielding employees didn't get the door opened.

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Re: A Short Delay (Score: 2, Insightful)
posted Thursday, September 22, 2005 - 03:49 PM (#29459)
Diablo managed to get his strip up on time. Why didn't you just borrow stuff from him?

It's unclear to me how someone with a satanic chicken at their disposal is unable to thwart a simple keyring-bearer.
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Re: A Short Delay (Score: 2, Informative)
posted Thursday, September 22, 2005 - 04:01 PM (#29460)
NYC art stores just don't stay open past 7. After 3 years of pulling art-related all-nighters, I've slowly come to accept it. More like the city that ALWAYS sleeps.

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Re: A Short Delay (Score: 1)
posted Thursday, September 22, 2005 - 05:01 PM (#29462)
In Response to jon (#29456):

'Curses...foiled again...' doesn't quite work here.

'Crispy fries', on the other hand, I haven't seen for the age of a gerbil.
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Re: A Short Delay (Score: 2)
posted Thursday, September 22, 2005 - 05:44 PM (#29464)
In Response to djohnson (#29462):

It has a three-year cooling-off period, give or take.
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Re: A Short Delay (Score: 2, Insightful)
posted Thursday, September 22, 2005 - 11:00 PM (#29468)
In Response to jon (#29464):

But after three years, the fries are still crispy. Impressive!
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Re: A Short Delay (Score: 2)
posted Friday, September 23, 2005 - 06:03 AM (#29473)
In Response to Llamarama (#29468):

The secret is to use a convection oven, and not microwave.
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Re: A Short Delay (Score: 2)
posted Friday, September 23, 2005 - 07:36 AM (#29474)
In Response to mcgrue (#29473):

Um, no.

The secret is to use a Ray Gun, not an oven.

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Re: A Short Delay (Score: 1)
posted Friday, September 23, 2005 - 01:08 PM (#29479)
In Response to zamphir (#29474):

Compromise:

A Convection Ray Gun, instead of a Microwave Ray Gun. : )
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Re: A Short Delay (Score: 2)
posted Friday, September 23, 2005 - 02:19 PM (#29480)
In Response to venlar (#29479):

Compromise:
I do not understand this. It sounds ... inaccurate...

A Convection Ray Gun, instead of a Microwave Ray Gun. : )
It doesn't seem reasonable to assign such labels to it, given that Neil and Bob's ray guns are made with alien technology.

Of course, for normal earth pomme frittes, one would deep fry, rather than use any sort of oven. For extra crispness, one would actually deep fry the potatos twice.


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Re: A Short Delay (Score: 1)
posted Wednesday, September 28, 2005 - 02:21 AM (#29539)

I love this storyline. Every comic has a cliff-hanger, yet they are all funny. And we get to see a new side of Neil and Bob. Everyone wins.

Sorry if this is off topic.


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Re: A Short Delay (Score: 1, Obnoxious)
posted Wednesday, September 28, 2005 - 07:47 AM (#29540)
In Response to nano (#29539):

Sorry if this is off topic.

Here, being on topic is off topic.
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Re: A Short Delay (Score: 2)
posted Thursday, September 29, 2005 - 10:54 PM (#29567)
In Response to Lonely Goatherd (#29566):

and you are the new face of poop.
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