January 15, 2004

LOW SHENANIGAN

The latest Achewood storyline is brilliant, and still developing. Follow it from the beginning to now.

Posted by Tim Blair at January 15, 2004 02:23 AM
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Alright, I still don't think it's funny. The only Achewood I've liked to date was done by a guest cartoonist (Hug the f*** out of 'em Phillip).

Posted by: JohnO at January 15, 2004 at 02:41 AM

It's the little things, like the way Roast Beef puts out his cigarette when it's time to do the job. Or the way he scoots along the tops of the cubicles like a ninja, but then you realize he's a cat and it's a shock to see him acting like one instead of like a clinically depressed desk jockey. It's all that and more.

I feel bad for people who don't get Achewood. I don't think they're wrong, or misguided, or anything like that. I just feel bad for them.

Posted by: Jim Treacher at January 15, 2004 at 03:49 AM

I feel bad for people who don't get Achewood. I think that they are wrong, misguided and weren't beaten enough as children.

Posted by: LB at January 15, 2004 at 04:34 AM

Well, it's certainly not as funny as Ziggy nor distubing as Family Circus.

Posted by: JohnO at January 15, 2004 at 04:40 AM

Funniest theme since the rap record. Really hoping the gorilla suits arrive from the costume shop soon, though.

Posted by: Byron_the_Aussie at January 15, 2004 at 07:52 AM

Genius.

Leisuretown is similarly brilliant, I'm sure your onto it, but just in case you're not, there's a pirate mirror of the defunct site at

http://www.steamerbean.com/leisuretown/

Genius to rival Achewood

Posted by: Amos at January 15, 2004 at 08:51 AM

I love the personals line about the puerto rican chicks.

But as much as I love Ray, we need more Lyle!

Posted by: Bill at January 15, 2004 at 10:12 AM

I love Ray !
He does a mean personal-advice column too.

Posted by: Arik at January 15, 2004 at 10:27 AM

And you know about PWOT too right?

http://www.pointlesswasteoftime.com/newsskim.html

Posted by: Amos at January 15, 2004 at 10:59 AM

I really like the fact that everyone in Hell has to drive an '82 Subaru Brat. I also liked some of Ray's other torments in Hell, esp. the flowers from the Talking Wallpaper episode:

- Raaay. I was the young Chinese man you made fun of at Office Depot. You said you felt sorry for me because I had early-onset male pattern baldness, and I would never have sex, "guaranteed".

- Raaay, I was a puppy you flicked a booger to. I ate it, Ray, in my innocence.

It's a mighty cold wind that blows thru those flocked-wallpaper halls of Hell.

Posted by: Carl H. at January 15, 2004 at 10:59 AM