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Beats the subway any day [[Dude walking outside]] / Dude: Okay, got to Manhattan, do errands, then come back and hang around at the park. / Dude: Ah shoot! It's the weekend, so the train doesn't go over the bridge. / Dude: EERRGHH! It takes forever!! / Dude: Oh well, better fly today. / [[Dude whizzes into the air like Superman]] / [[Dude actually asleep in subway car]] / Dude: zzzz...I should fly more often...zzzz / {{sidewalk, flying, dream, fantasy, subway}}
The janitor? [[Dude sits at home watching TV]] / TV: Earlier today, president Bush saluted workers on this Labor Day weekend. / Bush: "This long weekend is a well deserved reward for the millions of men and women who make this economy go." / Dude: Too bad this one guy at 1600 Pennsylvania Ave. isn't doing the same. / {{lazy, home, TV, television, Dubya, George W. Bush, labor day}}
Labor Day [[Dude stands in blank space]] / Well, another Labor Day come and gone. Now back to the normal routine. / [[Dude looks around idly]] / Dude: I need a job / {{lazy, blank comic, late night, labor day, unemployment, job}}
They'll have to test him for adultery first [[Dude sits at home computer]] / Computer: "The FBI has arrested the person responsible for modifying the MSBlast virus to a more damaging type of worm..." / "...it's likely that the 18-year old will be tried as an adult." / Do I even have to say it? You should know what I'm thinking right now. It's so stupid I shouldn't have to say it, should I say it? / Forget it, I'm not going to say it. / [[home computer, news, MSBlast, FBI}}
The Best Version of Windows EVER! [[Dude sits in subway, guy next to him reading a manual]] / [[Manual says "How to Use Your Powerbook G4"]] / [[Dude looks incredulous]] / Dude: WHY DO YOU NEED TO READ THE MANUAL? IT'S A MAC! YOU TURN IT ON AND USE IT!! / Dude: How can you be as old as you are and not know how to use something simple as a Mac?? How dumb do you have to be?? / Smiley Guy: I was trying to figure out what version of Windows this uses. / [[Dude looks horrified]] / Dude: AAARRGGGHH!!!! / {{subway, powerbook, apple, macintosh, windows}}
 
Plus Brief Language, like "it" or "as" [[Dude sits in movie theater]] / Dude: Finally the commercials are over, now time for some trailers! / Dude: Hmmm... / [[Green card for trailer reads "PG-13 - Language, a fight, a scene where the main character dies and one use of the word F#@%"]] / Dude: Something tells me these rating descriptions are getting too detailed. / {{movie theater, commercials, movie trailers, green card, MPAA}}
Except for dead people [[Dude stand at bus stop, sees people with iPods]] / [[Dude in subway, three other passengers with iPods]] / [[Dude walking on sidewalk past two people with iPods]] / I can see the headlines now. / Newspaper: Local Resident is Last Man on Earth With no iPod - name is unknown / {{bus stop, subway, sidewalk, iPod, Apple, news, self referential, meta}}
Nice Day [[Dude stands in grassy field]] / Dude: Hmmmm... / Dude: Something's wrong... / Dude: I'm outside and... / Dude: Oh wait, I know what it is. / Dude: It's a nice day. / {{outdoors, park, blank comic, late night, lazy}}
'Cause you can't cut your nails on the bus, it's messy [[Dude looks at bus departures monitor]] / [[Dude sees guy with gray T-shirt]] / Dude: Excuse me, I have a question. / Dude: Why do these buses take six hours from New York to Boston? / Bus Worker: Security / Bus Worker: Security?? / Bus Worker: Any knives, guns or nail clippers in there? / Dude: Oh. / {{bus, greyhound, security, 9/11, boston}}
I'm more impressed you could cut it in half [[Dude at deli]] / Dude: A raisin bagel w/ cream cheese please. / [[Dude sits on park bench]] / <> / [[Dude's jaw hurts] / [[Dude bites, bagel stretches]] / [[Dude looks pissed at bagel]] / Dude: Hi, you sold me a rock disguised as a bagel. / Deli worker: Huh? / [[Dude throws bagel at deli worker]] / <> / Ow / {{raisin bagel, cream cheese, deli, breakfast, park, outdoors}}
 
[[Dude goes through turnstile]] / Turnstile: PLEASE SWIPE AGAIN / Turnstile: PLEASE SWIPE AGAIN / Turnstile: PLEASE SWIPE AGAIN AT THIS TURNSTILE / Turnstile: JUST USED / Dude: WHAT? / Dude: WHAT THE HELL YOU STUPID GOD DAMN PIECE OF &#%$@!!!!! / GRRRRRRR...... / [[Cop watches Dude bite turnstile]] / <> / Cop: Is there a problem here? / Dude: No, everything's cool. / [[Dude looks coy]] / Dude: GOD DAMN YOU STUPID $&#%!! / {{subway, turnstile, metrocard, MTA, cop, police, anger, violence}}
Top 4 Most Annoying People to Walk Behind on Subway Stairs [[Dude stands on stairs behind the following]] / Caption: People with canes who also block both sides of the stairway / Caption: Parents helping their infant children to walk up the stairs / Caption: Tourists who slow down because they're not sure they're going the right way. / Caption: ANYONE who walks slow for no good reason at all / {{subway, stairs, elderly, kids, tourists, anger, facepalm}}
What else do you do with a pad of paper? [[Dude sits on subway with pad of paper]] / [[Pad of paper is blank]] / [[Smiley Guy next to him peers intently]] / Notepad: Bread, Garbage bags, chicken / [[Smiley Guy is disinterested in this new development]] / Dude: What? Did you think I was going to draw something? / {{subway, drawing, shopping list}}
New York Milk [[Dude watches guy load milk from truck]] / Dude: Excuse me, I have a question. Why does milk in New York City expire three days earlier than the date stamped? / [[Milk guy says nothing]] / Milk Guy: You don't wanna know. / Dude: You're right, I don't. / {{milk, expiration, food}}
Subway Sleepers [[Dude sits in subway, two people next to him sleeping]] / [[People sway left]] / [[People sway right]] / [[People sway left]] / [[People sway right leaning onto Dude]] / [[Dude gets up, sleepers collapse onto his seat]] / Dude: Last time I ever take the subway this late. / {{subway, sleeping, late night, lazy}}
 
Toilet Paper Dilemmas [[Dude in supermarket in toilet paper section]] / Toilet Paper #1: SUPER ABSORBENT!!! / Toilet Paper #2: ULTRA SOFT!!! / Dude: I suppose the real question here is which one is more important to me? / {{supermarket, shopping, toilet paper, bathroom}}
Sleeping is Hard [[Dude sleeping in subway car]] / [[Dude sleeping at bus stop next to guy with iPod]] / [[Dude sleeping standing in subway]] / [[Dude in bed having trouble sleeping]] / [[Dude wide awake in bed]] / Dude: You'd think here of all places I'd be able to sleep. / {{sleep, lazy, bus stop, subway, bed}}
Territorial Bubble [[Dude sitting in subway car next to bar]] / [[Smiley Guy sits in middle seat, guy sits next to him]] / [[Smiley Guy changes seats to one next to Dude, but separated by bar]] / Dude: How is sitting here any better than there? / Smiley Guy: well... / [[Dude touches Smiley Guy]] / Dude: See look! Even with the bar between us I can still violate your territorial bubble. / Smiley Guy: Hey! / {{subway, seat changing, territorial bubble}}
Last Song for a Film Graduate <> / Dude: I always knew the job search might have come to this. I just didn't want to believe it. / <> / [[Dude enters Blockbuster]] / Dude: Hi, do you have any job openings available? / Blockbuster worker: Is that a new release? / Blockbuster worker: Or a comedy? It sounds like a comedy. / Dude: .... / [[Dude runs out screaming]] / Dude: NOOOOOOO!!!!!! I CAN'T DO IT!!! / {{job search, unemployment, video store, blockbuster}}
Uber Umbrella [[Dude stands out in the rain with a ginormous umbrella]] / [[Guy covering himself finds a place underneath the umbrella]] / [[Another guy does the same]] / [[Yet another guy does the same]] / [[Large group of people now standing comfortably under the ginormous umbrella]] / Dude: I should've bought a smaller umbrella / {{weather, rain, uber umbrella}}
 
Kick in the Head Correction [[Dude stands in blank space, in big letters the word "Correction"]] / [[Dude holds single frame from previous day's comic]] / As you may have notice, yesterday's strip gave a rather exaggerated look at Hurrican Isabel. As the actual event turned out quite different I'm here to make a correction. / [[Dude holds model and stands next to desk]] / Using these common household objects and a model of myself made from sculpy, I shall present a more accurate rendition. / So first we'll need lots of sunlight via this lamp... / And uh, I'll simulate how much rain New York got. / [[Dude takes eye dropper and drops water onto model]] / <> / {{correction, hurrican isabel, self referential, meta, sculpy}}
Subway Gawking [[Dude gawks at guy next to him]] / [[Guy slowly realizes Dude is gawking at home]] / Smiley Guy: What're you doing? / Dude: Seeing how long it'd take for you to notice me staring at you. / {{subway, gawking}}
Store G5 Abuse [[Dude stands behind guy using new G5 to write an email]] / Email: "hey man, whatzup? I'm writing this from the apple store." / Email: "...it's a kewl store, I think the one I'm using is a G5..." / Email: "write me back if you wanna hang later." / [[Dude grabs guy around his neck]] / Dude: You dare use the display model G5 just to check your email??? / [[Dude grabs guy and lifts him over his head]] / Dude: YAAAAHHHH!!!!! / <> / <> / Dude: In an ideal world perhaps. / {{apple store, power mac G5, anger, violence, dream, fantasy}}
Stomach vs. Final Fantasy [[Dude sits playing video games]] / Dude: Shoot, my stomach's growling. I guess I should stop playing. / Dude: Okay, lemme gain a few more levels then I'll eat something. / Dude: Wait, I got a new weapon, lemme just try it out on a few more battles. / <> / Dude: Oog, so hungry, I should really stop playing now. / Dude: Okay, food after the next save point which isn't on the world map. / Caption: Much later... / Dude: Can't...sit...straight...must...eat... / Dude: Right after this boss battle. / {{lazy, home, apartment, video games, food, final fantasy}}
Toothpaste errand [[Dude sleeps]] / Dude: mmm...nap... / Dude: Shoot! I was supposed to buy toothpaste! / Dude: EEERRGHH!! Now I have to go to the deli or something! / Dude: Unless... / [[Dude checks under his sink]] / [[Dude triumphantly holds box of toothpaste]] / Dude: ha-HA SPARE TUBE! I rule!!! / {{sleep, lazy, toothpaste}}
 
Wendy's Dollar Menu [[Dude stands at Wendy's cashier]] / Dude: Ahh the dollar menu is truly where it's at. / Dude: Jr. cheeseburger deluxe? Don't those cancel each other out to a cheeseburger? / Wendy's Worker: .... / Wendy's Worker: Would you like fries with that? / {{wendy's, cheeseburger, dollar menu}}
Matrix Revolutions Trailer [[Dude lies back in shock at his home computer]] / Caption: Two and a half minutes earlier... / Dude! The "Matrix Revolutions" trailer is online! / {{home computer, matrix revolutions, movie trailer}}
What? [[Dude stands in blank space]] / Dude: What? / {{blank comic, lazy, late night}}
Obsessively nitpicky deli order [[Dude stands with guy at deli counter]] / Smiley Guy: Can I get between a 1/3 lb and a 1/2 lb of turkey? / [[Dude and deli worker look at guy]] / [[Dude looks at guy]] / [[Dude bonks guy]] / <> / {{deli, violence, turkey}}
The Perfect Haircut [[Dude sits at hair dresser]] / Hair Dresser: So what'll it be today? / Dude: I want it short, but not too short. / Dude: So take your image of short and then make it look like it was cut a week ago. / Hair Dresser: ...... / {{haircut}}
 

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