Original Usenet thread from alt.ascii-art, started 24 Feb 2002.
Nerd Boy, episodes 189-200
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· 2 messages · 24 Feb 2002 - 24 Feb 2002
Saw bug posting and realised that I've been neglecting a.a-a a bit... Here's
a whole bunch of strips.
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So do you think
it's possible? What?
`,,, _ ,
'.. (_| O
|| [__]_.)_|
____ |\ ______ | |d| | ____
ZeoSync's 100:1 non- Aaugh, don't get
lossy compression. me started!
`,,, _ ,
'.. (_| O
.||. [__]_ )_|
______ || ____ | |d| | ____
OK. It's impossible! They're raving lunatics!
I just.. Look at the website! "A chip that empowers
` ,,, _ , the world." Geez, their chairman
..' (_| O is called "St. George"! Oooh,
.||. [__]_ )_| killing the big bad draconic
______ /| ____ | |d| | __ Shannon's limit, are we?
Are you saying it Either that or
must be a joke? a frickin' -cult-.
`,,, _ ,
'.. (_| O
.||. [__]_.)_|
jg _______ || ___ | |d| | ____
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Gotta love techno babble.
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Oh... Hi, I
Hello. guess.
`,,, ,
'.. ..~
.||. .<<.
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Um.. So.
`,,, ,
'.. ..~
.||. .<<.
|| ||
,,,
'.. ..~
.||. .<<.
|| ||
,,,
'.. ..~
.||. .<<.
|| ||
Well, it's been fun. Let's
never do it again sometime. Sounds great.
`,,, ,
'.. ..~
.||. .<<.
jg || ||
---
I realised that Fan Boy and Mandy hadn't really talked since the
introduction of Fan Boy. I figured that they just might not have much to
talk about.
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Ohayo! ?
, ,,,
~== ..'
]] ||
|\ /|
Oh no, not
you again.
,,, ,
'.. --~
|| .<<.
|\ ||
Aah, Nerd Boy! You're the Did you know that a member
only one here that I can class can inherit the class
really communicate with! of which it's a member? It
`,,, _ , looks kinda weird...
'.. (_| O
|| [__]_.)_|
________ |\ _______ | |d| | __________
OK, forget what I You mean you were
just said... saying something?
`,,, _ ,
'-- (_| O
.||. [__]_.)_|
jg ______________ || _____ | |d| | ________________
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This one is somewhere between good and mediocre. It's kind of predictable,
but I didn't know how else to build up to the punchline.
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Hey Nerd Boy, I
got an idea. What?
`,,, _ ,
'.. (_| O
|| [__]_.)_|
|\ | |d| |
You know how we really want
to play City of Heroes, Of course.
but have to wait until `,,, _ ,
the beta comes out '.. (_| O
like everyone else? .||. [__]_.)_|
|| | |d| |
Maybe we could hack into That's totally illegal!
Cryptic's computers `,,, _ , Are you insane?!
and just steal the '.. (_| O
alpha version... .||. [__]_.)_|
|| | |d| |
Are you? Good point.
`,,, _ , Let's.
'.. (_| O
.||. [__]_.)_|
jg || | |d| |
---
Well, the problem is finding the computer that has the latest version of the
game, provided that it's even connected to the internet. Let's just say that
it is and that they do...
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So, Fan Boy, what do ,,, __
you think about `OO '.. ..#
clockless chips? (( || .|(.
___ b b ____ |\ ________________ || ___
Linda?! Hi..
, `,,, __ ,
OO 'oo ..#
-||- .||. '|(.
____ bb ___ || ______________ || ___
How come -you- know Linda?!
, `,,, __
OO oo' ..#
.((- -||. .|(.
____ bb __ || _______________ || ___
I was her boyfrien-
, `,,, __
OO ..' ..#
.||. .||. .|(.
____ bb __ || _______________ || ___
* ,,, __
OO 'oo ..#'
(( .||. .|(.
jg____ bb __ || _______________ || ___
---
Surprise! Finally, she's back, and along with her some of that romance
comedy that is what Nerd Boy is all about, according to some people. I like
it. It's rather basic, but it works.
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Linda? Last I heard,
you were in Las Vegas!
,,, ` __
'.. OO ..#
.||. .||. .|(.
_____ || ___ bb __________ || _____
Vegas? That's where -we- You are. I've been in Vegas
met! You told me -I- was twice; once before I met
your first love! `,,, __ , Nerd Boy, once after.
'.. OO ..#
.||. .||. .|(.
_____________ || ___ bb __________ || ____________
She dumped you too, She dumped you? Well
huh? Well -I- was her -I- dumped -her-! Hah!
first love! Hah! `,,, , __
'.. OO ..#
.||. .||. .|(.
_____ || ___ dd __________ || _____
You had a girlfriend Hmm. Good
and broke up! Hah! one...
`,,, , __
'.. OO ''#
.||- || .|(.
jg____________ || ___ dd __________ ||
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This one is kind of funny too. I like the "Hah!":s. There's nothing like
repetition.
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So, how's the hacking Well, I've found the server where
going? Any luck yet? Cryptic keeps the latest version
`,,, _ , of City of Heroes... I think.
'.. (_| O
.||. [__]_.)_|
|| | |d| |
So? Can you hack Well, all attempts so far
into it and get the have failed... This is hard.
game or what? `,,, _ ,
'.. (_| O
.||. [__]_.)_|
|| | |d| |
What? You usually Seems I can't concentrate. I have this
hack into servers nagging feeling, like a voice in the
in a matter of `,,, _ , back of my head telling me I've
seconds! '.. (_| O forgotten something...
.||. [__]_.)_|
_________ || ___ | |d| | _______
What? -I- don't Helloo?! Long lost
`,,, _ , know. __ , ex-girlfriend
'.. (_| O ..# right here!
.||. [__]_.)_| -|(-
jg____ || ___ | |d| | ________________________ || _____
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I realised that I had left that other story arc hanging, and decided to do
some of my "plot line intertwining" (pat. pending). The result.. well, I
don't know what I think, to be honest.
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I'm in! Now to copy the Hey! Are you guys going
files before Cryptic to acknowledge my existence
discovers the breach! or just hack computers?!
,,, _ ` __ ,
'.. (_| O ..#
.||. [__]_.)_| .|(.
|| | |d| | ||
Well?
,,, _ __ ,
'.. (_| O ..#
.||. [__]_.)_| .|(.
|| | |d| | ||
Hello?! I'm sorry. You're right.
Nerd Boy? This is getting out of hand.
`,,, _ , __
'.. (_| O ..#
.||. [__]_.)_| .|(.
|| | |d| | ||
Linda, could you please leave?
We require utmost concentration.
,,, _ , __
'.. (_| O --#
.||. [__]_.)_| .|(.
jg || | |d| | ||
---
That last line is meant to come as a surprise to the reader, but I still
think I didn't mask it well enough. I did try though, but.. I mean, come on,
it's Nerd Boy. He's like that.
---
Well? Are you stealing the I'M STILL HERE! I want to
files or what? Are we still talk to you two about -- oh I
hacking into Cryptic? Hello? don't know -- why I disappeared
`,,, _ __ , without a single trace?!
'.. (_| O --#
.||. [__]_.)_| .|(.
___ || _ | |d| | _______ || _____
Almost.. done. Their monitor Do you two not care about your
software is tracing my connection.. mutual ex-girlfriend AT ALL?!
,,, _ ` __ ,
'.. (_| O --#
.||. [__]_.\_| -|(-
___ || _ | |d| | _______ || _____
AUGH! I had to disconnect, it
was totally on to me! Crap. HELLOOO?!?
,,, _ ` __ ,
'.. (_| O oo#
.||. [__]_.)_| -|(-
___ || _ | |d| | _______ || _____
Haven't you ever played Uplink?
,,, _ __ , You have to bounce your
'.. (_| O ..# connection! Let me see that.
.||. [__]_.)_| |(
jg________ || _ | |d| | _____ /| _______
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This surprise worked a bit better, I think. If you read it once and then go
back and read it again, you can see how Linda's third line is connected to
her fourth, and not her two first. Ambiguity is a wonderful thing, I should
use it more often. (Uplink: www.introversion.co.uk)
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There, I hacked Cryptic's But.. Linda, these
servers and stole the alpha files are encrypted!
version of City of Heroes. ` __ _ , ,,,
NOW can I tell you about my #.. (_| O ..'
mysterious disappearence?! .)|. [__]_.)_| .||.
_____ || ___ | |d| | _____ || ____
Oh geez... Well, scoot
over and I'll crack them. By all means.
` __ _ , ,,,
#-- (_| O ..'
.)|. [__]_ )_| .||.
____ |\ _ | | d| | ____ || ____
LATER...
You know, I wonder where Yeah.. Where did she disappear to?
Linda was all that time. Why haven't she told us already; it's
.--. `,,, , not as if she hadn't had any time,
/ / | ,- ..' - OO ---. she's been here for weeks now!
+-+-+ .-'__ || ___ )).-'| Actually.. Let's go ask her.
| | | ||___//_____dd_|__|
Hey.. Shh, I need utmost concentration
Linda. here..! I'm -this close- to
`,,, _ _ , cracking these files!
OO '.. (_| .#
(( || [__]_.\_|
jg___ b b __ |\ _______________ | |/| | ________
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I've always thought that the expression "this close" is amusing without any
visual cue. Other than that, this strip kind of sucks, as most story arc
endings do.
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Hee hee, brilliant! No.. -Please- -do- tell;
You know what I really the suspense is killing me.
love about SinFest? _ , .--.
`O |_) ,----- ~.. ----. | \ \
|_(._[__] |`-.___.>>._____`-. +-+-+
| |b| | |__|____\\_______|| | | |
There are funny subtle Oh, -subtlety-. Your
details in the background "specialty"!
of certain panels. _ , .--.
`O |_) ,----- ~.. ----. | \ \
|_(._[__] |`-.___.>>._____`-. +-+-+
| |b| | |__|____\\_______|| | | |
I like to think that I'm
a connoisseur of the subtle Idiot.
things in life, yes. _ , .--.
`O |_) ,----- ~.. ----. | \ \
|_(._[__] |`-.___.>>._____`-. +-+-+
| |b| | |__|____\\_______|| | | |
In the strip I just read, Oh, I was just
I noticed that.. Wait, "agreeing".
what did you just say? _ , .--.
`O |_) ,----- ~.. ----. | \ \
|_(._[__] |`-.___.>>._____`-. +-+-+
jg | |b| | |__|____\\_______|| | | |
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Yeah, you have to be careful with Mandy. She can be a bit unclear at times.
Times when you're an idiot. I had lots of fun here trying to convey Mandy's
sarcasm.
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You know, I really hate
it when people celebrate Why?
"special" numbers. `,,, ,
'.. OO
|| .||.
|\ dd
Well, they're totally I agree. As for
arbitrary. Just because base 2, however..
a number looks nice `,,, ,
in base 10 doesn't '.. OO
make it special. .||. .||.
|| dd
Same thing. It's stupid Isn't that what
to even pay that kind you're doing now?
of thing any mind. `,,, ,
'.. OO
.||. .||.
|| dd
Uh.. No, I'm just kind
of meta-discussing it. Right.
`,,, ,
'.. OO
.||. .||.
jg || dd
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I agree with Fan Boy on this one. I realised when I read this strip again
later on that Fan Boy and Nerd Boy represent different parts of my psyche.
Or something to that effect.
-jg
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>Saw bug posting and realised that I've been neglecting a.a-a a bit... Here's
>a whole bunch of strips.
At last! I missed the little guy... ;)
>
> Oh... Hi, I
> Hello. guess.
> `,,, ,
> '.. ..~
> .||. .<<.
> |\ ||
>
>
> Um.. So.
> `,,, ,
> '.. ..~
> .||. .<<.
> || ||
>
> ,,,
> '.. ..~
> .||. .<<.
> || ||
>
> ,,,
> '.. ..~
> .||. .<<.
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>
>Well, it's been fun. Let's
>never do it again sometime. Sounds great.
> `,,, ,
> '.. ..~
> .||. .<<.
> jg || ||
>
>---
>I realised that Fan Boy and Mandy hadn't really talked since the
>introduction of Fan Boy. I figured that they just might not have much to
>talk about.
Great strip! It's very similar to one scene in "Human Traffic".
Have you seen it?
Best regards/Pozdrowienia,
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