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| then they laid eggs in my chest! lol j/k ? Interesting Times | [[The author smiles broadly. An alien peeks in over the panel border.]]
/ FUN FACT: I have never had contact with alien life-forms. / [[The author looks back at two aliens.]]
/ What, these guys?
/ They tell me they're from Argentina. / [[One of the aliens points at what appears to be a ship.]]
/ And the... http://interestingtimes.ca/?p=77 |
| just like Babylon 9 or DS5 or whatever ? Interesting Times | [[A book entitled "INTERESTING TIMES: The Complete Saga, by Nathan!"
/ Wouldn't it be cool if all these comics were part of this huge story-arc that was all subtle and cleverly built up? / [[The author looks extremely self-satisfied.]]
/ Well I'm here to tell you that this is the case! Every comic has... http://interestingtimes.ca/?p=78 |
| would be easier if that dude had a face ? Interesting Times | [[The author animatedly greets a faceless person.]]
/ I'm really bad at remembering names. / [[The author hesitates.]]
/ Actually, I'm really bad at putting the effort in to remembering names. / [[The author looks embarassed. The faceless person appears annoyed.]]
/ I guess you could say I'm just bad... http://interestingtimes.ca/?p=79 |
| I mean the robot is cool and all, but come on ? Interesting Times | [[David Blaine & Criss Angel]]
/ Lots of people think David Blaine and that Angel guy made a pact with the Devil to do what they do. / [[The author, under a disco ball and lights, doing the robot.]]
/ But I think we're ignoring a way larger problem - people who can do the robot really well. / [[The devil,... http://interestingtimes.ca/?p=80 |
| went to the library and everything ? Interesting Times | [[Batman stands ready for action.]]
/ MYSTERIES of SCIENCE EXPLAINED: Superheroes. / [[Superman and Wolverine]]
/ How does Superman fly?
/ What's with Wolverine's healing factor?
/ These are big questions, so I did the research. / [[The author has a revelation amidst a pile of books.]]
/ Turns out they're... http://interestingtimes.ca/?p=82 |
| me and Lucas are tight, I call him G-Luc ? Interesting Times | [[The author shakes his fist at a rack of Star Wars DVDs labeled "NEW"]]
/ NO, new Star Wars DVDs - I'm not going to buy you! Get away! / [[Three different versions of the Star Wars movies - two sets of tapes and a DVD boxed set]]
/ I'm not interested in paying $75 and taxes for a fourth set of the same... http://interestingtimes.ca/?p=83 |
| watch for my official apology to Denmark, coming soon ? Interesting Times | [[The author makes a gesture which is probably rude but has been censored.]]
/ Suck it, Denmark! / [[The author celebrates beneath a scoreboard that reads "AWAY 47, HOME 00"]]
/ Canada whipped you 47-nothing in the 1949 World Hockey Championships! / [[The author, again making the gesture, glances back... http://interestingtimes.ca/?p=84 |
| a haiku tribute to clipboards ? Interesting Times | [[the author scribbles on a piece of paper on a clipboard]]
/ are you busy? no! / [[now seen from the front, the author appears rather busy]]
/ but, it sure looks like you are! / [[the finished product on the clipboard is shown; mainly doodles and a big AC/DC]]
/ Clipboards win again! http://interestingtimes.ca/?p=85 |
| seriously, i'm not considering it. really! ? Interesting Times | [[a Tim Horton's restaurant.]]
/ So, there's like 300 Tim Horton's locations in the USA. I'm wondering, do these count as Canadian soil, like an embassy? / [[the author looks very scheming]]
/ Why? No good reason... / [[The author dashes toward the restaurant while three people give chase. A Metal-Gear... http://interestingtimes.ca/?p=86 |
| especially if I get Ron Popeil in on it ? Interesting Times | [[the author, wearing goggles, pours liquid from one beaker to another.]]
/ I'm going to use SCIENCE to create the ANTI-Infomercial. / [[A nondescript box is shown, with such slogans as "VERY EXPENSIVE!" and "INFERIOR PRODUCT!"]]
/ "You might expect to pay $30, but this is only $100!"
/ "But wait--that's... http://interestingtimes.ca/?p=87 |
| thanks to Helix, they'll definitely have 'Rock' down ? Interesting Times | [[The author, grinning, writes something down.]]
/ If I ever become a teacher, I'm going to have fun designing spelling lessons. / [[The author points to a list of 80s rock band names while students look on.]]
/ For instance, one will be based entirely on the names of 80s rock bands. / [[The author-as-teacher... http://interestingtimes.ca/?p=88 |
| I just... I'm shocked, really ? Interesting Times | [[A cover for the book "The Outsiders", proclaiming to have been written by "Some GIRL?! (WTF?)"]]
/ So, when was somebody going to tell me that S.E. Hinton was a GIRL?! / [[S.E. Hinton, 16, works at her typewriter.]]
/ And she was like, 17 when she wrote "The Outsiders"?? / [[The author's head explodes.]]
/ the... http://interestingtimes.ca/?p=89 |
| YOU HEAR ME RENO? ITS HUGS FOR YOU ? Interesting Times | [[Jean Reno stands, looking unhappy.]]
/ A tribute to:
/ JEAN RENO / (non-haiku edition) / [[Jean is dressed as his character Leon, brandishing a gun.]]
/ What can I say? You're the go-to guy for any movie that needs a Frenchman. / [[The author looks ready to hug Jean. Jean looks ready to hit the author.]]
/ I'm... http://interestingtimes.ca/?p=90 |
| another thing would be "comic ideas, un-had" ? Interesting Times | [[The author studies a jar of Mayo. The picture is labeled as having "nothing to do with today's topic".]]
/ GREAT MYSTERIES of the UNIVERSE:
/ Things that are ironically more difficult, the harder you try at them. / [[The author struggles to open a spice container]]
/ How does this even work? How can... http://interestingtimes.ca/?p=91 |
| baseball gets unlimited ammo ? Interesting Times | [[The author is excited, watching a television program called "BASKETBALL + GUNS"]]
/ I figure, the way to make any sport more exciting would be to add guns. / [[The author shoots a random person in the back with a paintball.]]
/ No like, real guns, though! Just paintball ones or whatever. / [[The author... http://interestingtimes.ca/?p=92 |
| consequences, shmonsequences ? Interesting Times | [[The author walks along, talking to nobody in particular.]]
/ Yeah, I used to talk to myself a lot. / [[The author throws a concerned glance at somebody who is talking to themselves.]]
/ the strange thing is that now, when I see others doing it, I find it odd. / [[The author, labeled as "older me",... http://interestingtimes.ca/?p=93 |
| probably the best joke ever ? Interesting Times | [[A student points to his computer. The author looks startled.]]
/ A kid at school said he'd show me how to make a bomb.
/ (I was shocked!) / [[A view of Microsoft Word, with a little picture of a bomb in the corner.]]
/ But then, he just used the Wingdings font in MS Word and pressed the right key! / [[The... http://interestingtimes.ca/?p=94 |
| gotta respect the real cult dudes ? Interesting Times | [[The author, wearing a hooded cloak.]]
/ You heard it here first:
/ I'm gonna bring the Hooded Cloak into popularity! / [[A few cloaked individuals wander about.]]
/ Man, wouldn't it be cool to have everyone walk around lookin' like we're in a cult? / [[An irritated-looking cult member wears a barrel-and-suspenders.]]
/ Oh... http://interestingtimes.ca/?p=95 |
| not a fan of monopoly, as you can see ? Interesting Times | [[The board from the game "Monopoly.]]
/ Why do games of Monopoly never end well? / [[The author appears to be stealing from the game bank.]]
/ Is it the rampant cheating, backbiting, and outlandish length of each game? / [[Another player angrily confronts the author, who appears to be denying everything.]]
/ Or... http://interestingtimes.ca/?p=96 |
| the loincloths imply that all the other stickmen are nude ? Interesting Times | [[A time machine and a microwave, labeled "not to scale"]]
/ Why it is important to distinguish between a microwave and a time machine:
/ (because I know you were wondering) / [[Somebody bakes their head in a running microwave.]]
/ Mainly it is because if you get it wrong, you will end up cooking your... http://interestingtimes.ca/?p=98 |
| plus there was this tree we threw bricks at ? Interesting Times | [[The author catches up to his friend who may or may not be Conrad]]
/ Back in High School, one of my friends and I developed an interesting habit. / [[The author and friend walk past the window of a classroom.]]
/ We'd walk back and forth in front of the window into the art room, while class was in.... http://interestingtimes.ca/?p=99 |
| the upgrade was the talk of the town ? Interesting Times | [[The author sits in front of his computer and waves his arms in the air excitedly.]]
/ A couple of weeks ago, Google Earth upgraded the satellite view of my town to a higher resolution. / [[A crude overhead map of the town.]]
/ There's this weird, voyeuristic thrill that goes with being able to examine... http://interestingtimes.ca/?p=100 |
| actually, that would be really scary ? Interesting Times | [[Death stands, confused.]]
/ Today, I heard that Death is only our society's second greatest fear. / [[The author gives a presentation entitled 'LYCANTHROPY and YOU']]
/ The greatest?
/ Public speaking, if you can believe that. / [[The author hides behind the podium in front of an audience of grim reapers.]]
/ So... http://interestingtimes.ca/?p=101 |
| many scientists have restraining orders against me ? Interesting Times | [[A framed picture that merely says 'this is a picture']]
/ GREAT MYSTERIES of the UNIVERSE:
/ Pictures. / [[The author, confused, points to a mathematical equation where a picture is shown to be equal to Words x 10^3]]
/ They say "a picture is worth a thousand words," but who decided this? Is it based... http://interestingtimes.ca/?p=102 |
| you wake up and bam, you're in a movie ? Interesting Times | [[The author is on a TV show, looking astonished.]]
/ For those times when you are on a movie or TV show, here is a good hint: / If somebody hands you a gun and asks if you know how to use it, just take out the clip, put it back in, and pull the slide back. / [[The person who gave the author a gun is... http://interestingtimes.ca/?p=103 |
| rocket trees? no, that won't do ? Interesting Times | [[The author fires his rocket fists!]]
/ Sometimes I think of something that makes me go "hey, that would be awesome!"
/ (like Rocket Fists!) / [[The author now looks a little disappointed while firing his rocket fists.]]
/ But then, moments later, I realize that the same idea I just thought was awesome... http://interestingtimes.ca/?p=104 |
| agenda comic friday: no game ? Interesting Times | [[Person 1 shouts at Person 2]]
/ Person 1: The game is up!
/ Person 2: What game? / [[A third person appears.]]
/ Person 3: Someone's game is up?
/ Person 2: No! No game! / [[A fourth person leans in.]]
/ Person 4: What's this about a game?
/ Person 2: WHAT THE HELL! http://interestingtimes.ca/?p=106 |
| the sip afterward is also optional ? Interesting Times | [[The author raises his mug in salute to someone who walks by and waves.]]
/ Best way to acknowledge somebody else? Easy!
/ The Mug Salute! / [[A diagram of the important aspects of the mug salute]]
/ All you need is a mug. Then, instead of waving, raise the mug in a near-toast gesture, nod slightly, smirk,... http://interestingtimes.ca/?p=107 |
| yes, I did lose a good pen recently ? Interesting Times | [[The author looks distraught as his pen runs out.]]
/ When your favorite pen finally dies, it feels awful. / [[A montage of good times the author has enjoyed with his pen.]]
/ You think of all the good times - forms filled out, cheques written, and the Doodles! Oh, the doodles... / [[The author tosses... http://interestingtimes.ca/?p=108 |
| I may have to go there myself ? Interesting Times | [[The author looks on with a pleading expression.]]
/ Today's comic is a request for help. / [[The author dumps change into an ATM with a bowl on it.]]
/ Can somebody please confirm or deny that ATMs in Japan can sort change? / [[The author looks seriously confused.]]
/ There's no punchline.
/ I've seriously... http://interestingtimes.ca/?p=109 |