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Real Life comic strip from October / 17 / 2002 [[Dining Table]] / Trans-Dimensional Portal Device: / Tony: Aaaand.. Here it is! The world's first trans-dimensional portal device! / Greg: Rock on! How did you make it? / / [[Dining Table]] / Trans-Dimensional Portal Device: / Tony: Using nothing more than an Altoids tin, a digital calculator watch, three small diodes, and a stick of chewing gum. / Greg: Wait a minute, wait a minute... / / [[Dining Table]] / Trans-Dimensional Portal Device: / Tony: / Greg: Chewing gum has absolutely no conductive properties WHATSOEVER. I'll buy most of your explanations, but a stick of chewing gum opening the gate to alternate dimensions? No way. No WAY. / / [[Dining Table]] / Trans-Dimensional Portal Device: / Tony: Wait, did I say a stick of gum? I meant a quantum-phasing telequadratic hyperbolator. / Greg: Oh, well. Honest mistake. They sound so similar.
Real Life comic strip from October / 25 / 2002 [[Back Drop (green)]] / Device: / Tony: / Greg: You know, we should really spend more time exploring these other worlds. / <> / / [[Back Drop (green)]] / Device: / Tony: Sounds fine with me. Go ahead and wander around, we'll meet up later, ok? / Greg: Okay! / / [[Back Drop (green)]] / Couch: / Television: / Pepsi Can(s): / Greg: / Greg (F): / Liz (M): / / [[Back Drop (green)]] / Device: / Tony: / Greg: I take it back. Let's leave. NOW. / Tony (F): Hey... how'd you guys get in our house?
Real Life comic strip from November / 20 / 2002 [[Bedroom (Greg's)]] / Desktop Computer: / Tony: / Greg: So, how does this trans-dimensional cable modem work, anyhow? / / [[Bedroom (Greg's)]] / Desktop Computer: / Greg: / Tony: It's simple. It uses a modified IP address with an extra series of numbers appended to the end that directs packets to the desired dimension. / / [[Bedroom (Greg's)]] / Desktop Computer: / Tony: / Greg: Ah... that is pretty simple. So what IP should I use? / / [[Bedroom (Greg's)]] / Desktop Computer: / Tony: 231.242.11.98.7554569826921973591763453678834543223568823252353434242334509. / Greg: The key word here is "simple"...
Real Life comic strip from December / 23 / 2002 [[Living Room]] / Television Stand: / Television: / Couch: / Monolith: / Tony: Aw, crap. Isn't today the day the satellite installer is supposed to come by? / Greg: Yeah. / / [[Living Room]] / Television Stand: / Television: / Couch: / Monolith: / Tony: It's pouring outside. Did you have to call to reschedule? / Greg: What? Heck no. / / [[Living Room]] / Television Stand: / Television: / Couch: / Monolith: / Tony: / Greg: / Alan Extra: I'm not quite finished, but do you have a towel I could use? I'm freezing. / / [[Living Room]] / Television Stand: / Television: / Couch: / Monolith: / Alan Extra: / Greg: You'll get your towel when I get my 150 channels! Back to work! / Tony: I can actually SMELL the lawsuit.
Real Life comic strip from January / 01 / 2003 Greg: HOLY-! / / Dave: Did you feel that?! / Greg: Yeah...The comic went off kilter all of a sudden! / / Dave: / Greg: Wait a sec...you know what I bet it is? / / Greg: Yep, just as I thought. That damned number went up again. / Dave: I'll go weigh down the left hand side of the comic.
 
Real Life comic strip from January / 02 / 2003 Desktop Computer: / Desktop Computer: / drink: / Desktop Computer: / Greg: / Liz: / Tony: / Dave: Anyone up for a game of Worms Armageddon? / / Desktop Computer: / Desktop Computer: / Desktop Computer: / Dave: / Greg: / Liz: / Tony: / Greg (Artist): Uh, actually guys... We're gonna have to call this plot quits. With the new year's strip and the missed strip yesterday, there's just no way to finish it. / / Desktop Computer: / Desktop Computer: / Desktop Computer: / Dave: / Liz: / Tony: / Greg: That sucks! You mean we don't get to find out what was supposed to happen? / / Desktop Computer: / Desktop Computer: / Desktop Computer: / Dave: / Greg: / Liz: / Greg (Artist): What do you THINK was supposed to happen? You play games, you make game-related jokes. What else EVER happens? / Tony: Good point.
Real Life comic strip from January / 06 / 2003 [[Dining Table]] / package: / Table: / Pepsi Can: / Tony: / Greg: Sweet! My package from Chemicals Overnight.com got here! / / [[Dining Table (Brown)]] / package: / Pepsi Can(s): / Table: / Chemical Bottles: / Tony: / Greg: Hydrochloric acid, methlyene, mercury...all kinds of fun stuff! / Correction: Hydrochloric acid, methylene, mercury...all kinds of fun stuff! / / [[Dining Table (Brown)]] / Pepsi Can(s): / Table: / Chemical Bottles: / Greg: / Tony: And what exactly do you intend to do with all those chemicals? / / [[Dining Table (Brown)]] / Bowl: / Pepsi Can(s): / Table: / Chemical Bottles: / Greg: Pour them together and see what I get! Duh! / Tony: Okay, sure, if you need me, I'll be in the other room, calling the fire department.
Real Life comic strip from January / 06 / 2003 [[Dining Table]] / package: / Table: / Pepsi Can: / Tony: / Greg: Sweet! My package from Chemicals Overnight.com got here! / / [[Dining Table (Brown)]] / package: / Pepsi Can(s): / Table: / Chemical Bottles: / Tony: / Greg: Hydrochloric acid, methlyene, mercury...all kinds of fun stuff! / Correction: Hydrochloric acid, methylene, mercury...all kinds of fun stuff! / / [[Dining Table (Brown)]] / Pepsi Can(s): / Table: / Chemical Bottles: / Greg: / Tony: And what exactly do you intend to do with all those chemicals? / / [[Dining Table (Brown)]] / Bowl: / Pepsi Can(s): / Table: / Chemical Bottles: / Greg: Pour them together and see what I get! Duh! / Tony: Okay, sure, if you need me, I'll be in the other room, calling the fire department.
Real Life comic strip from January / 16 / 2003 [[Living Room]] / Couch: / Television: / Game Console: / Coffee Table: / Dave: / Greg: Gah. Green. / / [[Living Room]] / Couch: / Television: / Game Console: / Coffee Table: / Dave: / Greg: Gah. Red again. / / [[Living Room]] / Couch: / Television: / Game Console: / Coffee Table: / Dave: Dude, you've already spent $5,000 at the pay 'n spray. Just let it go. / Greg: No. / / [[Living Room]] / Couch: / Television: / Game Console: / Coffee Table: / Dave: Greg, just because the Deluxo looks like a DeLorean, that doesn't mean you HAVE to paint it silver. / Greg: YES IT DOES.
Real Life comic strip from January / 16 / 2003 [[Living Room]] / Couch: / Television: / Game Console: / Coffee Table: / Dave: / Greg: Gah. Green. / / [[Living Room]] / Couch: / Television: / Game Console: / Coffee Table: / Dave: / Greg: Gah. Red again. / / [[Living Room]] / Couch: / Television: / Game Console: / Coffee Table: / Dave: Dude, you've already spent $5,000 at the pay 'n spray. Just let it go. / Greg: No. / / [[Living Room]] / Couch: / Television: / Game Console: / Coffee Table: / Dave: Greg, just because the Deluxo looks like a DeLorean, that doesn't mean you HAVE to paint it silver. / Greg: YES IT DOES.
Real Life comic strip from January / 23 / 2003 [[Arcade]] / Arcade Machine: / Liz: Greg, come on... We're gonna miss the movie. / Greg: Hang on... I wanna try "Paranoia". / / [[Arcade]] / Arcade Machine: / Liz: Greg, Paranoia is about the harest song in the game. / Correction: Greg, Paranoia is about the hardest song in the game. / Greg: It's only listed as a difficulty of four... / / [[Arcade]] / Arcade Machine: / Liz: / Greg: C'mon, how bad could it be? / / [[Arcade]] / Arcade Machine: / Liz: / Greg: I see how it is! Lull me into a false sense of security, then strike me down! Revenge will be mine!! / <>
Real Life comic strip from January / 27 / 2003 [[Living Room]] / Television: / Coffee Table: / Game Console: / Couch: / Dave: / Greg: Hey Dave... Can you go see if they have a map of the hidden packages on GameFAQs? This is driving me nuts. / / [[Living Room]] / Television: / Coffee Table: / Game Console: / Couch: / Greg: / Dave: I've got a hidden package. / / [[Living Room]] / Television: / Coffee Table: / Game Console: / Couch: / Dave: / Greg: Oh, grow up. / / [[Living Room]] / Television: / Coffee Table: / Game Console: / Couch: / Dave: No, really. You want me to get you a map to it? / Greg: Words cannot convey how much I hate you.
 
Real Life comic strip from February / 11 / 2003 [[Bedroom (Greg's)]] / Desktop Computer: / Greg: Dude, you've got to check this site out. / Tony: What is it? / / [[Bedroom (Greg's)]] / Desktop Computer: / Tony: / Greg: Basically, this guy tries to scientifically find out how much is inside something, like how much carbonation is in soda, and puts it in a context you can understand. / / [[Bedroom (Greg's)]] / Desktop Computer: / Greg: / Tony: Right on. You think we should send him the results for the test we did the other day? / / [[Bedroom (Greg's)]] / Desktop Computer: / Greg: I don't think "how many peas can we shove up Dave's nose" really fits with the content of this page. I think the peas would have had to be in his nose prior to the test. / Tony: Oh well. It's not a total loss. We still got to piss Dave off.
Real Life comic strip from February / 19 / 2003 [[Table]] / Fish Bowl: / Goldfish: Nice bowl. / / [[Table]] / Fish Bowl: / Goldfish: What's this? The bowl... It's getting smaller? / / [[Table]] / Fish Bowl: / Goldfish: The walls are closing in on me! I'm gonna die! Save meee!! / / [[Table]] / Fish Bowl: / Goldfish: Nice bowl. / Narration: The life of a goldfish.
Real Life comic strip from March / 03 / 2003 [[Back Drop (green)]] / Greg: / / [[Dining Table]] / Table: / Greg: / Tony: I think perhaps if we tuned the quadrillating transmogrifier down a bit, it might make the unit a bit more efficient. / Tony Clone: I was thinking the exact same thing! / / [[Dining Table]] / Table: / Greg: / Tony: Oh, hey Greg. / Tony Clone: Hey bro. / / [[Dining Table]] / Table: / Palm Pilot: / Greg: / Tony: / Tony Clone: / Text: To Do / 1 Late new year's resolution-NO MORE ALCOHOL.
Real Life comic strip from March / 04 / 2003 [[Back Drop (Orange)]] / Tony: / Greg: 'SPLAIN. / / [[Back Drop (Orange)]] / Greg: / Tony: Well, I've been gearing up for some pretty big projects lately, and some of them require me to have more manpower than just myself. So, I decided to build a machine to clone myself for help. / / [[Back Drop (Orange)]] / Tony: / Greg: You thought it would be easier to build a machine to build a clone workforce than to simply hire and train people to work for you?! / / [[Back Drop (Orange)]] / Tony: What can I say? I'm not a people person. / Greg: Good point.
Real Life comic strip from March / 06 / 2003 [[Tony's Workshop]] / Counter: / Clone machine: / Greg: / Tony: The machine itself is actually pretty slick. It doesn't rely on DNA samples like other cloning techniques. Instead, it scans the complete physical structure of whatever you want to duplicate, and rebuilds it using super-dense matter as a building block. Basically, it's a biological Xerox. / / [[Tony's Workshop]] / Counter: / Clone machine: Zzzz / Greg: / Tony: It saves the scanned object in memory, so all I do is push this button here, and... / / [[Tony's Workshop]] / Counter: / Clone machine: Ding! / Greg: / Tony Clone: / Tony: Boom! Another Tony. / / [[Tony's Workshop]] / Counter: / Clone machine: / Tony Clone: / Greg: What's wrong with him? / Tony: I was watching TV when I did the scan, and American Idol came on. They all come out like this.
 
Real Life comic strip from March / 31 / 2003 [[Dining Table]] / Table: / Magazine: / Pepsi Can(s): / Greg: / Tony: / Text: *Greg yawns / / [[Dining Table]] / Table: / Magazine: / Pepsi Can(s): / Greg: / Tony: / Text: *Tony falls over / / [[Dining Table]] / Table: / Magazine: / Pepsi Can(s): / Greg: / Text: Lmao / / [[Dining Table]] / Table: / Magazine: / Handgun: / Pepsi Can(s): / Greg: / Tony: / Text: *Tony shoots Greg / Text: *Greg Runs
Real Life comic strip from May / 08 / 2003 [[Computer Game (Final Fantasy XI)]] / Sagus (Greg's FF XI Character): Welcome to Ragnarok! >>Calaeriel : hey Liz, you there? / / [[Computer Game (Final Fantasy XI)]] / Calaeriel (Liz's FF XI Character): Calaeriel >> Sorry, who's Liz? My name is Calaeriel. / Dave: That's to be expected. She thinks the game is real, after all. You have to play along a little. / / [[Computer Game (Final Fantasy XI)]] / Sagus (Greg's FF XI Character): / / [[Computer Game (Final Fantasy XI)]] / Sagus (Greg's FF XI Character): >>Calaeriel : Wanna go out and level? / Dave: Greg! Stay focused! / Footnote: Let me try to make it a bit easier for you to understand. Where is says ">> Calaeriel : " that's me doing a private tell to her. When it says "Calaeriel >> " that's a response from her. The whole comic essentially takes place in private chat.
Real Life comic strip from May / 21 / 2003 [[Living Room]] / Couch: / Monolith: / Pepsi Can(s): / Television: / Television Stand: / Greg: Allright, this just cheeses me off. / Tony: What's that? / / [[Living Room]] / Couch: / Monolith: / Pepsi Can(s): / Television: / Television Stand: / Tony: / Greg: So CSI is having the big season finale, and they promote it as "So big it won't fit in an hour!", then they make it run for 75 minutes. / / [[Living Room]] / Couch: / Monolith: / Pepsi Can(s): / Television: / Television Stand: / Tony: / Greg: In doing so, they push everything else back by 15 minutes, and makes people miss their other shows. / / [[Living Room]] / Couch: / Monolith: / Pepsi Can(s): / Television: / Television Stand: / Greg: / Tony: That's what sweeps are all about. They want people to hang around as long as possible. / / [[Living Room]] / Couch: / Monolith: / Pepsi Can(s): / Television: / Television Stand: / Greg: I still say it's a dirty trick, and I would never do something like that. / Tony: Agreed.
Real Life comic strip from May / 22 / 2003 [[Airport Interior]] / Desktop Computer: / Chair: / Airport Counter: / Greg: / / [[Airport Interior]] / Desktop Computer: / Chair: / Airport Counter: / Greg: / / [[Airport Interior]] / Desktop Computer: / Chair: / Airport Counter: / Greg: / / [[Airport Interior]] / Desktop Computer: / Chair: / Airport Counter: / Greg: BLorP / Unknown Character: Allright, fine! You can turn on the air conditioner! / Correction: Alright, fine! You can turn on the air conditioner!
Real Life comic strip from June / 12 / 2003 [[Missile Silo (as a fixer-upper, Outside)]] / Tony: It's a helluva fixer-upper, but I think this would make a fine evil lair. / Dave: It definately has potential. / / [[Missile Silo (as a fixer-upper, Outside)]] / Dave: / Tony: I can use two of the missile silos for storing the mech and the eva, and I can restore the third one to use for... well missiles. And now that I have all this space, I can start to recruit honest-to-God henchmen. / / [[Missile Silo (as a fixer-upper, Outside)]] / Tony: Hey Dave... wanna be a henchmen? / Dave: Hell no. / / [[Missile Silo (as a fixer-upper, Outside)]] / Dave: Henchmen are too disposable. How about second in command? / Tony: Okay, but you still have to wear the silver jumpsuit.
 
Real Life comic strip from August / 06 / 2003 [[Bedroom (Greg's)]] / Desktop Computer: / Telephone: / Telephone: Press one to speak to our automated help system, press two for a recorded status message... / Greg: Come on, you damn machine! What number do I press to speak with a HUMAN BEING? / / [[Bedroom (Greg's)]] / Desktop Computer: / Telephone: / Telephone: ...press three to insult me some more, you insensitive jerk... / Greg: What the-? / / [[Bedroom (Greg's)]] / Desktop Computer: / Telephone: / Telephone: ...press four to put your foot in your mouth some more, like the machine hating racist that you are... / Greg: HEY! / / [[Bedroom (Greg's)]] / Desktop Computer: / Telephone: / Telephone: ...press five to- ah, to hell with you. *click* / Greg: I would have tried to defend myself, but I didn't know which button I had to press.
Real Life comic strip from August / 15 / 2003 [[Car (Being driven, Volvo)]] / Volvo: / Audiobook: They could still see his hood above the water when hey ran to the bank. / Tony: What is this you're listening to? / Greg: It's a book on CD. / Correction: They could still see his hood above the water when they ran to the bank. / / [[Car (Being driven, Volvo)]] / Volvo: / Audiobook: Quickly they flung a rope with a hook towards him. / Tony: Wait a minute... is... is this "The Hobbit?" / Greg: You betcha! / / [[Car (Being driven, Volvo)]] / Volvo: / Audiobook: His hand caught it, and they pulled him to the shore. / Greg: / Tony: Greg, you've read this, like... 15 times. Why would you need it on CD? / / [[Car (Being driven, Volvo)]] / Volvo: / Audiobook: He was drenched from hair to boots, of course, but that was not the worst. / Greg: The way I figure it, having it read to me by an old British man is about the closest to a Pete Jackson movie we're ever going to see of it. / Tony: Now that you mention it, I suppose this guy kind of sounds like Ian McKellen...
Real Life comic strip from August / 26 / 2003 [[Bedroom (Greg's)]] / Greg: Dammit, this sucks. / Tony: What now? / / [[Bedroom (Greg's)]] / Tony: / Greg: Every time the internet goes out on us, I realize how useless my PC is without a net connection. No UO, no Final Fantasy 11, no Ragnarok...nothing. / / [[Bedroom (Greg's)]] / Greg: I mean, I'm sitting here trying to think of a single thing to do that doesn't need the net, and coming up with nothing. / Correction: Either remove the comma or add "I'm" so it reads "...need the net, and I'm coming up with nothing." / Tony: Gee, how DID humankind ever survive before the internet? / / [[Bedroom (Greg's)]] / Greg: I wish I knew, but the history teacher in high school never went over that time period, so I dunno. / Tony: Too bad you can't look it up online.
Real Life comic strip from August / 27 / 2003 [[Dining Table]] / Dave: Hey Greg, can I get a ride to Mervyns? / Greg: Sure Dave... What's up? / / [[Dining Table]] / Greg: / Dave: My belt was getting old, and broke this morning. I need a new one. / Correction: Remove comma or add "it" so it says "it broke"... / / [[Dining Table]] / Dave: / Greg: (looks at Dave's waist, which is girded by a power cord in place of the broken belt) / / [[Dining Table]] / Greg: So, are your pants 100 watts, or 150? / Dave: At least you refrained from the inevitable "Plug and Play" joke.
Real Life comic strip from August / 28 / 2003 [[Living Room]] / Couch: / Monolith: / Television: / Pepsi Can(s): / Greg: I love this show. / Tony: I think it's stupid. / / [[Living Room]] / Couch: / Monolith: / Television: / Pepsi Can(s): / Greg: What?! How can you possibly think "Monster Garage" is stupid?! / Tony: The team members whine way too much, and the challenges are child's play. / / [[Living Room]] / Couch: / Monolith: / Television: / Pepsi Can(s): / Greg: Dude, they had to turn a VW Bug into a freakin' SWAMP BOAT. / Tony: Look, if they had to turn a trash can into an interstellar space pod, then maybe I'd cut them some more slack. But I sure didn't whine when I made one, and I did it SOLO. / / [[Living Room]] / Couch: / Monolith: / Television: / Pepsi Can(s): / Greg: Discovery needs to do a show about YOU. They'd call it "Monster Ego." / Tony: I already approached them with a show idea... "Trading Brains".
 
Real Life comic strip from August / 29 / 2003 [[Dining Table (Brown)]] / Chair: / Pepsi Can(s): / Magazine: / Greg: You know, I wonder if all of this caffeine we drink is bad for us. / Dave: Well, I know it can kill you if you have too much of it. / / [[Dining Table (Brown)]] / Chair: / Pepsi Can(s): / Magazine: / Greg: I've heard that too... What's the lethal dosage of it? / Dave: Something like 10 grams, I think. / / [[Dining Table (Brown)]] / Chair: / Pepsi Can(s): / Magazine: / Greg: / Dave: But since Pepsi only has about 35mG of caffeine, you'd have to drink like, 280 Pepsis or something absurd like that. / / [[Dining Table (Brown)]] / Chair: / Pepsi Can(s): / Magazine: / Dave: / Greg: Whoah... I better hold off for today, then.
Real Life comic strip from September / 26 / 2003 Print of "Dogs Playing Poker": / Greg: Hey, Liz! Check it out... I got a print of Dogs Playing Poker! / Liz: Oh, no... / / Print of "Dogs Playing Poker": / Greg: What? What's wrong? / Liz: That is the most gaudy picture ever painted. Why is it you guys all want to have it hanging in your house? / / Print of "Dogs Playing Poker": / Greg: It's not gaudy! It's a perfectly legitimate and intriguing piece of art! / Liz: Intriguing? What could possibly be intriguing about that? / / Print of "Dogs Playing Poker": / Greg: Okay, see, they're dogs, and they're playing poker. Dogs can't play poker. / Liz: Somewhere, an art critic has just fallen dead of a heart attack.
Real Life comic strip from October / 09 / 2003 [[Dining Table]] / Paper: / Greg: / Cliff: So, Arnold for governor, eh? / / [[Dining Table]] / Paper: / Greg: Not gonna talk about it. / Cliff: What? Why not? I thought you were all excited about this recall election. / / [[Dining Table]] / Paper: / Greg: I was. / Cliff: So, let's talk about it! Get some dialogue goin'! / / [[Dining Table]] / Paper: / Greg: Someone apparently didn't pay close enough attention to the contract. Specifically, the "no politics or religion" clause. / Cliff: What?! I can't debate politics!? How else am I supposed to piss you off?!
Real Life comic strip from December / 31 / 2003 [[Office (Airport)]] / Chair: / Desk: / Desktop Computer: / Greg: I LOVE it when it's stormy outside. / Greg: Aah. / / [[Office (Airport)]] / Chair: / Desk: / Desktop Computer: / Greg: Storms mean no flying, no flying means no pilots. / / [[Office (Airport)]] / Chair: / Desk: / Desktop Computer: / Greg: No pilots means I can get a nice 8-hour long paid nap. / / [[Office (Airport)]] / Chair: / Desk: / Desktop Computer: / Frank: Wow, crazy weather huh? Sheesh, I tell ya... Last time I saw weather this bad I was flying out of Hong Kong for American Airlines, and the stewardess tells me... / Greg: Frank, if you don't go home, I'm going to start charging you rent.
Real Life comic strip from January / 01 / 2004 [[Game Room]] / Desktop Computer: / Greg: 3..2..1..HAPPY NEW YEAR! / Liz: 3..2..1..HAPPY NEW YEAR! / Dave: 3..2..1..HAPPY NEW YEAR! / Cliff: 3..2..1..HAPPY NEW YEAR! / / [[Game Room]] / Desktop Computer: / Liz: / Dave: / Greg: May older quaintance be forgot, and ne'er come... / Cliff: Wait, wait... / / [[Game Room]] / Desktop Computer: / Liz: / Dave: / Cliff: "Older quaintance"? What the crap is a QUAINTANCE? / Greg: I dunno. Some sort of... thing. Like a cat. / / [[Game Room]] / Desktop Computer: / Liz: / Cliff: / Dave: Greg, in a sea of dumbasses, you definately stand above the rest. / Correction: Greg, in a sea of dumb-asses, you definitely stand above the rest. / Greg: Why, thank you.
 

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