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Original Usenet message from alt.ascii-art, 15 Sep 2004.
Re: Nerd Boy, episode 589

Re: Nerd Boy, episode 589

Bertrand Mollinier Toublet wrote:
> 
> Joaquim G�ndara wrote:
> >
> > It probably is. However, by asking around I got the notion that not a lot
> > of people get it, so I changed the strip. In my own humble opinion, it's
> > actually a bit funnier now. It's now more morbid, which is what I was
> > going for.
> > http://www.nerd-boy.net/589
> >
> Yeah, the morbid way works. However, I think Lukasz has the best way to
> make your original concept work: give thickness to the ceiling. Without
> it, it *does* look like the ceiling and the floor are bent out of shape,
> in a way that does not make sense w/r to the state of the story.
> 
> --
> Bertrand

Maybe it was showing depth with the slash and backslash being isometric
angles reaching towards a horizon point.  It perhaps could have been
done without this effect with the following, or a similar layout:

                                 
            ____________________        ____________
           |                    `                   |
           |                                        |
           |                                        |
           |                                        |
           |                                        |
           |                    p _____             |
           |____________________\___Oo_`____________|
 jg        '----------------------------------------'

Just a thought..
 
-- 

Joe   =o)

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