EXÜBERANCE - fun time story for kids!

[Nameless]

Originally Posted by Sneak

...but why would he want to kill the friendly giant talking worm?

Because it will produce teh major LUL'z.

[The Neoclassic]

I love the hats! I entirely don't get it (well, I suppose they are stereotypical outfits of sorts), but it's a barely-sequitor and I find it delightful. Bordering on the absurd, though I suppose in cartoons they do such things all the time... Anyway, as I trip over my words, my point was that I very much enjoyed the fifth comic!

[someonenonotyou]

... whoa this is really really good keep it up

[Dallas-Dakota]

Three?
Sneak, you didn't include me?

I just like reading a lot more and see where it go's then commenting.....

[Lemming]

I have counted at least nine or ten people who read this.

[Sneak]

Talky Stuff

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Originally Posted by -skimmer-

Only three? Heh, you really underestimate yourself

Aw, shucks.

I was half-joking, but it's nice to get some validation anyway.

Originally Posted by Nameless

Because it will produce teh major LUL'z.

Violence = lulz?

*writes down in notebook*

Originally Posted by Queenfange

I love the hats! I entirely don't get it (well, I suppose they are stereotypical outfits of sorts), but it's a barely-sequitor and I find it delightful. Bordering on the absurd, though I suppose in cartoons they do such things all the time... Anyway, as I trip over my words, my point was that I very much enjoyed the fifth comic!

Yay, thanks! Anyway, the joke is supposed to be that the worm just assumes that the sultan is evil because it's a stereotype/cliché. But if I didn't quite get that across...well, a non-sequitur is always good.

P.S. Sultans are people too!

In any case, the whole comic is meant to be bordering on the absurd. My original title was "Absurdity Abounds." Actually, my first title was "If on a summer's night a procrastinator dreams of floating castles in dimensional space," but I thought that that was a bit too pretentious/long/ridiculous.

Other contenders included "Absurdly Dreaming" and "Hamster Ball Challenge."

Originally Posted by someonenonotyou

... whoa this is really really good keep it up

Thank, kind sir. I don't know enough about you to make the call on whether or not exactly you are a gentleman and a scholar, but I CAN assure you that you have excellent taste in webcomics. Carry on, then.

Originally Posted by dallas-dakota

Three?
Sneak, you didn't include me?

I just like reading a lot more and see where it go's then commenting.....

I did so! How do you know who I counted?

Anyway, it's fine if you don't comment. Like I said, I was half-joking. I was probably just unconsciously fishing for compliments, anyway.

Originally Posted by Lemming

I have counted at least nine or ten people who read this.

Glad to see someone's counting.

Also, I apologize for the liberal use of the tongue smiley in this post. I just...can't...help myself.

Nghhh...

...rrrgh...

.....hnnnnngggh...



Whew, that's much better.

And now...time for another comic. Almost done with the prologue! :O

NEW COMIC - 6: Afternoon Exuberance

Spoiler

Yoshimi was on vacation.

[CrimsonAngel]

Greatest story ever.

[-skimmer-]

Giant pink robots with little red glowy laser thingies,

yay

[Rutskarn]

How in the fourteen fresh n' shiny hells did I miss this endeavor?

Awright, consider me officially a denizen of the Frequent Reader list.

[Szilard]

Sneak, I wouldn't bother putting updates in the title because after 30 days, you can no longer change the title.

[Nameless]

Robots of love.

[CrimsonAngel]

Thoes robots..... But how...... Ewwwww.

[Sneak]

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Originally Posted by CrimsonAngel

Greatest story ever.

Chyeah.

Originally Posted by -skimmer-

Giant pink robots with little red glowy laser thingies,

yay

Giant pink robots with little red glowy laser thingies: scientifically proven in a 2005 study to improve any given webcomic by 250% by their presence.

Originally Posted by Rutskarn

How in the fourteen fresh n' shiny hells did I miss this endeavor?

Awright, consider me officially a denizen of the Frequent Reader list.

VICTORY!

Originally Posted by Szilard

Sneak, I wouldn't bother putting updates in the title because after 30 days, you can no longer change the title.

Yeah, I realize that. My plan is just to change the title back to "EXÜBERANCE - fun time story for kids!" right before the 30 days are up. For the time being, this system seems to be working just fine to me.

Originally Posted by Nameless

Robots of love.

Unit 3000-21, obviously.

Originally Posted by CrimsonAngel

Thoes robots..... But how...... Ewwwww.

I think Nameless already answered your question.

Besides, shouldn't you be more concerned about the radio than the robot?

And...yes, it's time for a new comic. Well, this one isn't actually much of a comic, but it's still time for it anyway.

NEW COMIC - 7: If I Were George R.R. Martin, Charles Would Be Dead Right Now

Spoiler

A little slow on the uptake, eh?

Seriously, though. That is a disturbing trend of GRRM's prologues.

[memnarch]

Still a good comic.

[Rutskarn]

Originally Posted by Sneak

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VICTORY!

Dinh dinh DINH dinh DIN-DUH-DUH-DUH-DUH!

Comic artist is credit to team!

[CrimsonAngel]

My number one favorite comic.

[Phase]

I would rank this as number one, too, but Phase is just too drop dead sexy for him not to be my favorite.

[Sneak]

Aw, shucks. Thanks for all the praise, guys.

I just hope it doesn't go to my head, though. There's not much room in there as it is, and I fear an awful headache...

Anyway, just warning you all that although there probably will be an update tomorrow, it might be somewhat late in the day. Definitely after noon EST.

Thanks for all your support.

[Phase]

Methinks our humble host hath committed a double post. Nay, 'tis but a flesh wound to his pride.

[Sneak]

'tis but a scratch.

Also: double post?

What double post?

[Phase]

Well, it's past 12:00 EST. Where's the update, hmm?

[CrimsonAngel]

Originally Posted by Phase

Well, it's past 12:00 EST. Where's the update, hmm?

*eagerly awaits to see what happens next*

[Sneak]

Hey, I never said it would be directly after 12:01 EST.

Anyway, new comic is up.

NEW COMIC - 8: LOLWUT

Spoiler

Srsly.

[CrimsonAngel]

Is the to do list like a bucket list of some sort? XD

[Sneak]

Ok, ok. So.

Sorry for the double post, but I felt bad for leaving you guys with a cliffhanger, so:

NEW COMIC - 9: Charles Wakes Up And Drives To Work

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Srsly.

EDIT: Ninja'd. Also: bucket list?

EDIT2: Oh, I see. Yes, it is.

ALSO, to any others who see this: PLEASE READ COMIC 8 (directly above) BEFORE COMIC 9!

Otherwise, you will be VERY, VERY confused.

[Phase]

Man, this comic has so many layers. Is he saying he woke up literally? As in he left a state of physical sleep, or did he wake up figuratively? As in he became aware of the struggles of mankind, finally gaining comprehension through the allegory of riding into town on a giant worm.

It can also be a mixture of physical and figurative wakefulness. Perhaps while awake he was a terrible person, a sexist, racist, unimaginative man, who hated life. In his dream, as pictured here, he is traveling into "town", a place of general traffic, on a "worm", obviously a phallic symbol if anything. This action represents his blatant misogynistic belief of women as nothing but dirty whores. He makes that realization, as well as the realization that he is traveling with disdain for an ethnic stereotype.

His being on top of the "Worm" is a product of his realizing that his parents were to blame for his upbringing, and when he awakes he will disown his family and embrace a new life of happiness and joy with all the wonders of the world.

...

Layers.
@V: That is what I was going for, yes.

EDIT: Oh, wait, nevermind. I just got ninja'd by the truth. I guess it really is just a one-off absurdist comic, not an intellectual commentary on modern life and the human condition, my mistake.

[CrimsonAngel]

Originally Posted by Phase

Man, this comic has so many layers. Is he saying he woke up literally? As in he left a state of physical sleep, or did he wake up figuratively? As in he became aware of the struggles of mankind, finally gaining comprehension through the allegory of riding into town on a giant worm.

It can also be a mixture of physical and figurative wakefulness. Perhaps while awake he was a terrible person, a sexist, racist, unimaginative man, who hated life. In his dream, as pictured here, he is traveling into "town", a place of general traffic, on a "worm", obviously a phallic symbol if anything. This action represents his blatant misogynistic belief of women as nothing but dirty whores. He makes that realization, as well as the realization that he is traveling with disdain for an ethnic stereotype.

His being on top of the "Worm" is a product of his realizing that his parents were to blame for his upbringing, and when he awakes he will disown his family and embrace a new life of happiness and joy with all the wonders of the world.

...

Layers.

Wow Phase. That was realy boring.

[Sneak]

Dammit, Phase, all that stuff was supposed to wait until next comic!

[Phase]

Originally Posted by Sneak

Dammit, Phase, all that stuff was supposed to wait until next comic!

Well maybe next time you wont make your protagonist's motives so blatantly obvious based on his scenario. Really, Sneak, one could almost think that you don't automatically assume that each and every one of us is a fake literacy major.

[LordZarth]

This is the awesome. Exüberance!