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You Are Reading the Ugly Hill Comic from Friday, July 27, 2007 Ms Mudrick: So, uh did you hear Hastings is back in the office today? He transferered back. / Elliott: He gave up his big promotion? Really? 'Cuz I heard he got fired. / Ms. Murdick: Okay, okay! He forced me to hire him back under a false identity. You're going to tell everyone arent you? / Elliot: Don't worry... / Elliot: I'm saving this one for a rainy day. / Eli: I'M BACK! Everything is perfect forever!
You Are Reading the Ugly Hill Comic from Monday, July 30, 2007 Hastings: Hello! Hastings Kilgore's desk, Hastings Kilgore speaking. How may I direct your call? / Dr. Malcolm: Hello Mr. Kilgore, this is Dr. Malcolm at St. Doug's Hospital. It's about your grandfather. / Hastings: Oh... well why aren you calling me? Isn't my mother his emergency contact? / Dr. Malcolm: We TRIED that number, but according to her answering machine, she's at a Jenga (R) Tournament in Oregon? / Hastings: BLAST! Her preoccupation with removing wooden blocks from miniature towers is a CONSTANT INCONVENIENCE TO ME!
You Are Reading the Ugly Hill Comic from Tuesday, July 31, 2007 Hastings Kilgore: Hello, I'm here to see a Mr. Hastings Slagmoore, please? / Nurse: Oh! Are you friend or family? / Hastings Kilgore: My name is Hastings Kilgore. I'm his grandson. / Nurse: A namesake! You two must be close. / Hastings Kilgore: Not really. Funny story: I actually haven't seen him since my high school graduation, and I had a little trouble caring enough to even show up! / Nurse: Third door on the left. / Hastings Kilgore: Great! I'll take this extra-thick pillow in case he starts talking to me about his bowel movements.
You Are Reading the Ugly Hill Comic from Wednesday, August 1, 2007 Hastings Slagmoore: Who are you? I'll call the police! I'm pretty sure my phone dials out! / Hastings Kilgore: It's me, Hastings. / Hastings Kilgore: Your grandson. / Hastings Slagmoore: My grandson in a heartless, disrespectful cuss who hasn't visited his own grandfather in over a decade. / Hastings Kilgore: With what my mother's told me about you, you're lucky I didn't firebomb this hospital when I heard you were here! / Hastings Slagmoore: Yeah okay, you're him. Pull up a chair or go to Hell. / Hastings Kilgore: Plus I never really cared for the elderly in general. Your skin tags and open-mouthed chewing disgust me.
You Are Reading the Ugly Hill Comic from Thursday, August 2, 2007 Hastings: So, uh, what's up? Why are you in the hospital? / Grandpa: Who knows? I'm an old man. Nobody tells me anything. / Hastings: So wait... you're in the hospital, and you don't even know why? That's pathetic! / Grandpa: You just wait! You'll be old someday! They'll stick you in a Godforsaken place like this... with a one-eyed nurse, no less! / Hastings: I noticed that. You'd better watch your wallet. / Grandpa: I swallowed it. She's not getting my bus pass.
 
You Are Reading the Ugly Hill Comic from Friday, August 3, 2007 Eli Kilgore: Grandpa, I came as soon as I heard! Are you okay? / Hastings Slagmoore: Yeah, I'm fine. Don't start menstruating all over the place, fruit salad. / Eli Kilgore: Look, you can go, I'll take it from here. Grandpa can be...difficult. / Hastings Kilgore: No, I'll stay. We have a lot of catching up to do. Did you know he killed 97 Nazis in the war? / Eli Kilgore: Grandpa was 10 years old in 1944. / Hastings Kilgore: Almost 100 kills before puberty? That's good patriotism!
You Are Reading the Ugly Hill Comic from Monday, August 6, 2007 Hastings Kilgore: Nine failed marriages?! I salute the master! / Hastings Slagmoore: You're young, yet. You'll get there. / Hastings Slagmoore: So, do you still believe all those terrible things your mother told you about me when you were growing up? / Hastings Kilgore: Absolutely. / Hastings Kilgore: And then some! You've live a bitter, joyless life, sir. / Hastings Slagmoore: Always remember; die angry and leave a heavy corpse. / Hastings Kilgore: I shall always heed your precious pearls of wisdom.
You Are Reading the Ugly Hill Comic from Tuesday, August 7, 2007 Eli Kilgore: Grandpa called. He's getting out of the hopital tomorrow and he wants you to pick him up. I'll do it if you want. / Hastings Kilgore: Eil, our grandfather is a hateful dried up old turd. I simply adore him. / Eli Kilgore: Why does he like so much? You blew him off for over a decade. / Hastings Kilgore: Prodigal son privileges, I guess. He likes you! / Eli Kilgore: When I answered the phone, he thought I was the answering machine... / Eli Kilgore: Then he asked why we had a gay answering machine. / Hastings Kilgore: Ha! That is what I can only assume is "classic grandpa"!
You Are Reading the Ugly Hill Comic from Wednesday, August 8, 2007 Hastings: Here we are, Grandpa; home sweet home! i know you think flowers are fruity so I brought you a box of hammers. / Hastings' Mother: What the hell is going on here?! / Hastings: Mother?! I thought you were on vacation. / Hastings' Mother: I WAS, and then I came home to find a message that my father was in the hospital. / Hastings: But Mother, I just... / Hastings' Grandfather: Don't mind her, kid. She's just mad she didn't get a call from the coroner. / Hastings' Mother: I'm in the room, Dad! What did we talk about? Recognize my presence!
You Are Reading the Ugly Hill Comic from Thursday, August 9, 2007 Hastings' Mother: What lies are you filling my son's head with? / Hastings' Grandfather: Did you hear something? Sounds like a menopausal gargoyle with a case of the black lung. / Hastings: Can we talk about this? / Hastings' Mother: I wonder why you've chosen NOW, after I've cut you out of my will, to strike up a relationship with your grandfather? / Hastings: The hospital called me! What was I supposed to do? / Hastings' Mother: Is it too much to ask to let him suffer and die alone? Why can't you do a simple thing for your mother? / Hastings: Of course! Where was my head?!
 
You Are Reading the Ugly Hill Comic from Friday, August 10, 2007 Hastings' Mom: You're after his money! You're going over my head! You know everything he says is a lie, right? I forbid you to see that man! / Hastings: He did tell me some questionable war stories... But Grandpa's doctor says he shouldn't be alone the next few days. Who's going to watch him? / Hastings' Mom: If you want my forgiveness, you'll leave now and "let nature take its course". / Hastings: I guess criminal neglect of an old man is a small price to pay for a mother's love. / Histings' Mom: Welcome home, Son!
You Are Reading the Ugly Hill Comic from Monday, August 13, 2007 [[Eli and Hastings are sitting on couch eating dinner on TV trays]] / Eli: So how's Grandpa doing? You stopped talking about him all of a sudden. / Hastings: He's fine. I've just been busy at work, that's all. I need a refill. / [[Eli and Hastings walking from living room to kitchen]] / Eli: Not too busy to spend every night at mom's house. When did you two start talking again? / Hastings: I don't know what you're talking about. / [[Eli and Hastings in kitchen, Hastings pouring orange drink]] / Eli: She DISOWNED you! You cried yourself to sleep for TWO WEEKS over it! / Hastings: Now I KNOW you're crazy, because I would NEVER... / [[Eli turns on tape recorder]] <> / Hastings (on tape recorder): *Sob* Mommy, I'm sorry! Come back to me, my queen! My beautiful queen!! / [[Hastings has crushed the plastic bottle in his left hand and the glass in his right hand, his eyes are now red and teeth are clinched]] / Hastings: GIVE ME THE TAPE.
You Are Reading the Ugly Hill Comic from Tuesday, August 14, 2007 Hastings: Everywhere I go, I see reminders of Grandpa. / [[Hastings looks on as a young man helps his grandfather down the street before Hastings]] / [[Hastings sadly eyes a giant can of "8 Million Prunes" at the bulk warehouse]] / [[Hastings weeps before the television]] / TV: Trouble urinating? Try WEEALIS Caution: may cause difficulty urinating and face tumors.
You Are Reading the Ugly Hill Comic from Wednesday, August 15, 2007 [[Eli is holding an envelope. Hastings is extremely excited in the background]] / Eli: You got a letter. The return address is Grandpa's house. / Hastings: WHAT?! GIVE IT! / [[Hastings is reading the letter. We see the letter at the top of the panel]] / Grandpa's letter: Dear Hastings, I would like an opportunity to set the record straight. I may not be around much longer, and I would appreciate five minutes of your time to let me explain. Love, Grandpa. / [[Hastings is in black and white, a tear going down one eye, clutching the letter to himself]] / Hastings: *whimper*... / [[Hastings is red and furious; huge eyes, screaming mouth. Eli's hand is seen holding a running tape recorder. The red light is obviously on.]] / Hastings: PLEASE STOP DOCUMENTING MY PAIN!
You Are Reading the Ugly Hill Comic from Thursday, August 16, 2007 [[Hastings is entering through a door]] / hastings: Grandpa? It's me. I got your letter. Mother doesn't know I'm here, so we can talk as long as you want. / [[Grandpa can be seen from behind, stooped forward in his chair]] / hastings: HELLO?! Oh, now YOU'RE not talking to me either? You send me a heartfelt letter begging me to hear your side of the story before you run out of time, and now you... / [[Flies are buzzing around Hastings, who looks crestfallen] / Hastings: Oh. / Hastings: Look, I'm going to go outside and come back in again. If you're still dead, I am going to be SUPER-PISSED.
 
You Are Reading the Ugly Hill Comic from Friday, August 17, 2007 [[Eli and Hastings stand beside a covered body on a gurney]] / Eli: You did all you could, man. It was just his time. / Hastings: Uh, yeah. I guess. / [A paramedic addresses Mrs. Kilgore; she is crying and yelling]] / Paramedic: I'm sorry, Mrs. Kilgore. Your father is gone. / Mrs. Kilgore: OH, GOD, NO! WHY? YOU WERE TOO YOUNG, DADDY! TOO YOUNG! / [[The paramedic is followed out by Mrs. Kilgore]] / Mrs. Kilgore: Hold it, scooter. When's the will reading? / Paramedic: I'm just the paramedic, ma'am. / [[Mrs. Kilgore is clearly upset]] / Mrs. Kilgore: What the hell are we paying a PARAMEDIC for?! Didn't you say he was already DEAD?! / Paramedic: I'm sure you'll still have enough for a first class regrigerator box.
You Are Reading the Ugly Hill Comic from Monday, August 20, 2007 [[Hastings is greeting Peter who is dressed for a funeral]] / Hastings: Hello, Peter. Thank you for coming. / Peter: P-people have GOT to stop inviting me to funerals. / [[Hastings and Uncle Jeff]] / Hastings: Uncle Jeff, nice to see you again. I'm sorry for your loss. / Uncle Jeff: You too, kid. It's a shame...your mom and my dad were thick as thieves before they turned on each other. / [[Hastings eyes brim with tears]] / Hastings: Really? I'd like to hear about that! / Uncle Jeff: Can't, I haven't spoken to either of them in 30 years. Which one of these stiffs is him? I've been working on this loogie all the way from Nebraska.
You Are Reading the Ugly Hill Comic from Tuesday, August 21, 2007 [[A lawyer is reading from a piece of paper. Mrs. Kilgore is clearly annoyed, Uncle Jeff is smoking]] / Lawyer: "I, Hastings Slagmoore, being of sound mind and body" / Mrs. Hastings: We know his name,JACKASS! Get to the good part! / [[Eli and Hastings watch from a distance]] / Eli: Did they read the will yet? / Hastings: Not yet. Mom and Uncle Jeff aren't done berating the estate attorney. / [[Hastings cradles his grandfather's urn]] / Eli: Why are you holding Grandpa's urn like that? / Hastings: Uncle Jeff keeps trying to urinate in it.
You Are Reading the Ugly Hill Comic from Wednesday, August 22, 2007 [[Mrs. Kilgore sits with crossed arms, Uncle Jeff throws an arm into the air]] / Lawyer: "To my son, Jeff, I leave my house..." / Jee: WOO! REAL ESTATE! / [[Mrs. Kilgore and Jeff both look stunned]] / Lawyer: "And to both my children, I leave $500,000 in credit card debt" / [[Mrs. Kilgore and Jeff are angry]] / Eli and Hastings: HA! / [[Eli and Hastings look elated]]
You Are Reading the Ugly Hill Comic from Thursday, August 23, 2007 Eli: I guess grandpa got the last laugh. No life insurance and $500,000 in credit card debt! / Hastings: He Hee...even if they sell the house it won't cover HALF of it! / Eli: Since when are YOU so happy to see mom screwed over? / Hastings: I'm not happy, I'm GRIEVING, and I happen to be grieving by giggling quietly to myself. / Eli: So what are we gonna do with grandpa's ashes? / Hastings: I've got a place all picked out. / [[File cabinet in Hastings's office that reads [invoices] [reports] [grandpa]]]
 
You Are Reading the Ugly Hill Comic from Friday, August 24, 2007 [[Hastings holds his grandfather's urn]] / Hastings:I'm sorry I didn't get a chance to know you better, Grandpage Slagmoore. I was blinded by loyalty, but I won't make that mistake again. / [[Hastings places the urn in the bottom drawer of his filing cabinet]] / Hastings: I hope you can forgive me, and that you finally get the dignity and respect in death that you deserved in life. / [[Hastings flips off the light]] / [[Janitor vacuums the ashes from the bottom drawer]]
[[Young Eli and Snug in a schoolyard, a young cyclops stands in the background]] / Young Snug: Mom won't take me to get the new "Thumb Stew" album 'cuz she says it's got too many swear words! / Young Eli: No Way! Lame! / [[Teenage Eli and Snug in High School, the same cyclops stands in the background]] / Teen Snug: Mom won't take me to get the new "Thumb Stew" album 'cuz she says I gotta graduate high school first! / Teen Eli: No Way! Lame! / [[Present day Eli and Snug, with the cyclops' grave appearing in the background]] / Snug: Mom won't take me to get the new "Thumb Stew" album 'cuz her car got impounded for havin' too many old melted ashtrays fused to the dashboard! / Eli: Feh. / {{Beginning of 'Primal Rave' storyline}}
[[Snug's house]] / Snug: I missed out on the debut of every "Thumb Stew" album in my lifetime, but I refuse to miss this one! / Eli: Why don't you just download it? / Snug: BECAUSE THE BAND IS DOING A RARE ALBUM SIGNING AT THE MUSIC STORE IN MAULINGTON THIS TIME! / Eli: Fine. What about your dead uncle's truck? Can't you drive that? / Snug: Not unless you want to help me dredge it up from the bottom of the river. / Eli: Oh, right. Did I say "truck?" I meant "evidence." / Editor/Caption: See comic from 5/21/07 -The Editor
You Are Reading the Ugly Hill Comic from Wednesday, August 29, 2007 Eli: All right, since it's sort of my fault you have no ride, I'll take you to get / the album. / Snug: Woo! / Eli: Oh, hey Hastings. I need the car this afternoon. / Hastings: No Eli, I'm on my way to work. / Eli: Work? But it's Saturday morning! / Eli: Shouldn't you already be at work? / Hastings: My left arm felt numb and I decided to give it a minute. Excuse me.
You Are Reading the Ugly Hill Comic from Thursday, August 30, 2007 Hastings: NO! / Eli: Why can't you give snug a ride? It's on your way to the office. / Hastings: So is the SEWAGE TREATMENT PLANT, but you don't see me popping in every morning with an empty thermos and a bendy straw. / Eli: So giving my best friend a 20 minute ride is like drinking liquefied organic waste? / Hastings: Wrong as usual, idiot! / Hastings: Drinking liquefied organic waste WITH A BENDY STRAW. It's a critically important part of a lovingly-crafted analogy that is intended to communicate both disgust AND humiliation.
 
You Are Reading the Ugly Hill Comic from Friday, August 31, 2007 Snug Snugworth: Thanks for the ride, Dude! I owe you one! / Hastings Kilgore: You stowed away in my trunk and rolled out when we passed the music store! / Snug Snugworth: Well, thanks for stopping to make sure I was okay. / Hastings Kilgore: I stopped because the polce saw you exit the vehicle and thought I was delivering mob informants to a watery grave / Snug Snugworth: Thanks for not murdering me? / Hastings Kilgore: My acceptance of your gratitude is pending future homicidal rage.
Ugly Hill Comic from Monday, September 3, 2007 Hastings: As long as I'm here, I might as well take a poke at the old bargain bin. / Snug: Ha ha! Enjoy your filthy old big band 8-Tracks! / Hastings: Who are you to condemn my tastes? What's the horrid group you're here to see? "Bum Screw"? / Snug: "Thumb Stew" is the best progressive/black/death/speed metal band in the last 25 years! Better than "Blood Salad", "Polypsicle", and "Roast Grief Sandwich" combined! / Hastings: Why are they all food-themed puns? / Snug: Because we're hungry... for METAL. And puns.
You Are Reading the Ugly Hill Comic from Tuesday, September 4, 2007 Snug: My music is my life. It's who I am. / Eli Hastings: Music is nothing more than controlled noise. A meaningless distraction. / Snug: Whatever, dude. Enjoy your drunken 1940s crooners. Meanwhile, I'm about to get a payoff for the last two decades of band loyalty by meeting the gods of metal in person! / Snug: Hey buddy, better get this techno music off the speaker system before "Thumb Stew" gets here. / Store Worker: Why? This is their new album. / [[Snug's head explodes]]
You Are Reading the Ugly Hill Comic from Wednesday, September 5, 2007 Snug: What is going on? What is going on? / Store Worker: "Thumb Stew" changed their format from metal to techno. Don't you read the news letter? / Snug: No! My mother canceled my fan club member ship when they used an "objectionable stamp". / Store Worker: All their fans deserted them when they sold out. / Snug: Why is this happening to me?! / Store Worker: You?! What am i gonna do with 1,400 hot pink promotional tabs of ecstasy?
Ugly Hill Comic from Thursday, September 6, 2007 Blue Thumb Stew band member: I told you no one would show up. / Snug: You sellouts! What have you done to yourselves?! / Blue Thumb Stew band member: Look, a fan! Quick, give him a free copy of the album! He'll tell his friends! / Snug: You shills! I wouldn't subject my friends to this pap if ... / Snug: Hey, you didn't sign it. / Pink Thumb Stew band member: We only sign glow sticks and boobs now.
 

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