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Goats comic strip from March / 27 / 2000: the world's strongest man (and the twix saga, pt. 2) (16) Mendle continued his spiel. "Of course, now that you and Twix have conveniently delivered yourselves to me, my elaborate plans for revenge have been foiled. But, as I am a somewhat sporting villian, and not altogether bright, I suggest we have a small competition." / / "We will pit my army of robotic basketball players against your beloved Harlem Globetrotters. The loser will be killed, and the winner will be given the deed to Gilligan's Island." I reminded Mendel that he had neither the robots nor the deed to the fictional isle. / / After some discussion, we agreed that Mendel and Twix would meet in deadly combat at the upcoming head-to-head roller-biathlon competition, deciding once and for all who would reign over the H.T.H.R.B.L, and who would perish.
Goats comic strip from March / 28 / 2000: the world's strongest man (and the twix saga, pt. 2) (17) Mendel's henchmen returned Shazam Twix to me, somewhat battered but without any permanent damage. We retired to our Brussels flat, where Twix began the recovery process with a bongful of Chex Mix and Tabasco sauce. / / The two-week training period began in earnest the following day. I put Twix on a strict diet of Chinese take-out (beefpork with chicken) and "Lemur Patrol" cereal (marshmallows shaped like militant lemurs, part of this complete breakfast.) / / Twix's training regimen consisted of daily strolls through the neighborhood park (armed with a quiver of baguettes in case of mime attack) and frequent games of ski-ball at "Eddie's World of Ski-Ball." Twix won a stuffed salamander.
Goats comic strip from March / 29 / 2000: the world's strongest man (and the twix saga, pt. 2) (18) The tournament was brutal. Concessions sales were slow.
Goats comic strip from March / 30 / 2000: the world's strongest man (and the twix saga, pt. 2) (19) The two surviving combatants, Twix and Mendel, stepped into the arena to face off for the head-to-head roller-biathlon finals. The tension was as thick as a community college student. The referee blew his whistle, and the match began. / / BLAM / BLAM / / Overtime is rarely a concern in head-to-head roller-biathlon.
Goats comic strip from March / 31 / 2000: the world's strongest man (and the twix saga, pt. 2) (20) Let's ignore, for a moment, that I have never heard such an anticlimactic ending in all my life. Just tell me, what was the point of your little story? / / I think that it was clear. / Assume that it wasn't clear to me. Would you be so kind as to explain? / / You have to look deep within yourself for that answer, jon. / I'll look deep within you. Someone get me a knife. / I learned that violence is good.
 
Goats comic strip from April / 03 / 2000: the world's strongest man (and the twix saga, pt. 2) (21) Negativity isn't going to help Phillip win, Jon. / Neither are rambling inspirational speeches. It's a moot point, anyway, since we've missed the competition. / / You, know, I resent you two discussing me as though I wasn't here. Did you ever think to ask what I wanted? / / Fine, Phillip. What do you want? / I don't know. Diablo, what is it that I want? / A pony. A vampire pony.
Goats comic strip from April / 04 / 2000: all work and no play (1) You're quite the fashion plate today. / I'm not going to work. Ever again. / / You work? / Yes, I work. Who do you think puts food on your plate? / / I simply assumed it was the beef fairy. I didn't think you were capable of productivity. / That's it. I'm getting a dog.
Goats comic strip from April / 05 / 2000: all work and no play (2) Toothgnip says you're not going to work. / There's just something so pointless about the daily grind. I won't do it. / / Cheer up, Jon. Have a snack. Snacks make everything better. / Whatcha got? / / 'Jesus Snaps' communion wafers. Chocolate. Nummy. / "Jesus sez: They're made from my body!"
Goats comic strip from April / 06 / 2000: all work and no play (3) You work? / Yes, well, I did, but I'm not going to the office anymore. / / There's something fundamentally wrong with working 60 hours a week just to earn a paycheck so that I can feed myself so that I can continue to work 60 hours a week. Mere survival just isn't enough. / / I call dibs on jon's CDs! / Survival is overrated anyway. / Don't you ever leave?
Goats comic strip from April / 07 / 2000: all work and no play (4) You want some egg salad, Jon? / No! I don't want any goddamn egg salad!! / / All I want is for you people to leave me alone! I want to lock myself in my room, and not have to deal with work or chickens or women, and slowly waste away in pointless obscurity! / / Whoa. Egg salad doesn't normally provoke that sort of reaction. / The real irony is that I spiked it with tranquilizers.
 
Goats comic strip from April / 10 / 2000: all work and no play (5) Jon? Are you in here? / Lynda? What are you doing here? / / Well, you haven't been down to the pub in a few days. / Since when do bartenders make housecalls? / / Let's just say that we have a vested interest in seeing that you and Phillip are okay. / My checkbook is in the top drawer.
Goats comic strip from April / 11 / 2000: all work and no play (6) So you've decided not to go to work anymore? / Well, between you and me, it wasn't my decision. I was fired. / / It's part of their new "Happiness Initiative." The Productivity Czar said that although I was an excellent worker, my bad attitude was bringing down the morale of the other employees, and affecting the "Overall Happiness Quotient." / / You? A bad attitude? I don't believe it. / Look, did you bring any beer, or just sarcasm?
Goats comic strip from April / 12 / 2000: all work and no play (7) I don't mean to pry, Jon, but avoiding the outside world... it's not healthy. / No, it's great! / / My life is full of adventure. The other day, I was going to heat up a can of ravioli for lunch, and then I realized that I didn't own a can opener! So I ate some cereal instead. And I save a lot of money on laundry. / / Well, the bathrobe certainly suits you. / I'm working on a way to convert Kleenex boxes into shoes.
Goats comic strip from April / 13 / 2000: all work and no play (8) I'm fine. This is fine. I can sell my blood. / C'mon, Jon. It's time to stand up for yourself. / / You're going to go up to your boss and ask for your job back. / Can I email her? / / No. Let's go. / No... NO! Not the sun! It burns!
Goats comic strip from April / 14 / 2000: all work and no play (9) Hello? / Jon! You're back! What are you doing here? / / Oh, hi Scott. I, uh... I came to ask Jennie for my job back. / Man, I have to tell you, things have been amazing here since you left. So much better. / / Thanks. I'm just going to go now. / God, I love my job! Pardon me, I feel the need to caress my stapler.
 
Goats comic strip from April / 17 / 2000: all work and no play (10) Jon! How have you been? Didn't we fire you? / Ah, hi Jennie. Do you have a moment? / / Since you've been gone, people go out after work together, overall smiling has increased 35%, we've planted a garden, and we've adopted an office puppy. His name is Roger. / / Ah. Well. It was nice talking to you. / Oh, c'mon. Sit. Have some coffee.
Goats comic strip from April / 18 / 2000: all work and no play (11) So everything's better. / Well, pretty much everything. Except productivity is down 20%. / / What? / Well, I mean, it's okay. We're happy. / / Happy? Work isn't supposed to be fun! You're supposed to be miserable. It's unnatural to enjoy your work. / Yeah, I know. But we're having such a blast without you.
Goats comic strip from April / 19 / 2000: all work and no play (12) So that's it? Three years of loyal, dedicated service and I'm just... fired? / So you've been listening. / / C'mon, Jennie. I have a chicken to support. / Okay, fine. I think I can find some freelance work for you. / / Wait... so I still get paid, and I never have to go outside? / Only if you promise not to talk to anyone here. Ever.
Goats comic strip from April / 20 / 2000: all work and no play (13) C'mon, I'll introduce you to the new girl. She's in your old cube. / You've already replaced me? / / You honestly think we could replace you with someone from off the street? / Well, no, of course not. / / We replaced you with an Excel spreadsheet. / But it's a big spreadsheet, right? With macros and stuff?
Goats comic strip from April / 21 / 2000: all work and no play (14) Jon, meet Vanessa. She's our new production manager. / Hi. / So, you brought me another J-14, huh? / / He's got the jawline of a J-14, doesn't he? / Yup. / Jennie... what's she talking about? / / Haven't a clue, really. She's a bit insane. But she makes excellent coffee. / Don't you ever interview these people first? / Hold on... I think this was predicted on my star chart.
 
Goats comic strip from April / 24 / 2000: all work and no play (15) We're matched, you know. Brought together by cosmic fates. / Uh. / / Yes... this day was foretold in legend. There would be a meeting of the seventh daughter and the lowly son of a shepherd. / My dad is a mechanic. / / We will have dinner when the crescent moon arrives. Iron your shirt. / Am I on Candid Camera or something?
Goats comic strip from April / 25 / 2000: all work and no play (16) I just don't know. Should I go out with this woman? I feel like I'll be betraying Holly. / The imaginary girl from England? / / She's not imaginary, dammit. She's real. / Did you have little tea parties with her? / / Yes, but that's besides the point. / "Mr. Snuffles, please pass the sugar to Mrs. Teddy Bear..."
Goats comic strip from April / 26 / 2000: all work and no play (17) So what's better... dating an available madwoman, or pining for an unavailable Englishwoman? / Move to England. / / If only it were that easy, I've missed Holly so much the past few months. I don't know what to do. / Move to England. / / Yeah, I suppose I have to face facts... go with what I have. / Move to England, dammit.
Goats comic strip from April / 27 / 2000: all work and no play (18) Hi, Vanessa? Um... about dinner... / Ah, Jon. I knew you would call. / / We interrupt your regularly scheduled storyline for this special goats report: / ELIAN / Tales of a First-Grade Assassin / / ...and when Castro goes to shake your hand, you'll give him this explosive finger painting. / Tengo gusto de comer creyones.
Goats comic strip from April / 28 / 2000: all work and no play (19) We've been training you for months, Elian... waiting for this moment. / Escribo con un lapiz. / / Are you ready, Elian?!? Ready to free your countrymen?!? / Tengo un perro pequeno. / / Excellent! Now let's go kick some commie ass. / Su madre era un hamster.
 
Goats comic strip from May / 01 / 2000: all work and no play (20) Ah, Elian... your first assassination. Excited? / Hay algo encima del ala del plano. / / Me too. Have you tried the nuts? / Pienso que es un weasel.
Goats comic strip from May / 02 / 2000: all work and no play (21) NY 1 / Keith Shellac / ...in other news, a plane carrying young Elian Gonzalez back to his native Cuba has disappeared. F.A.A. officials fear that the plane may have crashed into the ocean. / / NY 1 / Keith Shellac / Cuban President Fidel Castro responded to the tragedy, stating "Mi ropa es muy pegajosa." We're not sure what that means, but the threat is clear. / / NY 1 / Keith Shellac / Presidential candidate George W. Bush responded to Castro's words with a declaration of war, saying "My daddy says Fidel is a poopy-head." Bush then snorted an 8-ball and mooned the camera.
Goats comic strip from May / 03 / 2000: all work and no play (22) They found Elian. He washed up on the Miami shore. / What is that, the Enquirer? / / Hell no. It's the Post. / Great. They're going to go through the whole extraction process again. / / Doesn't he look strange here? As if he has a metallic sheen... / And a goatee is an odd fashion choice for a 6-year old.
Goats comic strip from May / 04 / 2000: all work and no play (23) Well, we were worried for a while, but Elian is back, and none the worse for wear. / SEIS SEIS SEIS MORIR MORIR / Live / / Elian, are you concerned that the delay in your return to Cuba will worsen international relations and push us closer to a state of war? / MORIR FORNICAR MORIR / Live / / He may be confused, but one thing is for sure: Elian is not a robotic automaton from the future bent on world domination. / MORIR MORIR MORIR
Goats comic strip from May / 05 / 2000: all work and no play (24) ...and so, our tale of assassins, weasels, robots, and child custody comes to a close. For now. We now return you to your regularly scheduled storyline, already in progress. / / Jon. We're on. / / Oh. Ah... well, that sure was a wacky adventure I had with... um... Vanessa. Yeah. / Yes. It was very wacky. And zany.
 

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