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[PA Comic] Monday, November 4, 2013 - Abrocalypse

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Abrocalypse


Abrocalypse
http://penny-arcade.com/comic/2013/11/04

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  • NeuroskepticNeuroskeptic Registered User regular
    Christmas for assholes.

    Christmasshole.

  • KageraKagera Imitating the worst people. Since 2004Registered User regular
    So basically Christmas. Because let's face it the holidays make people become feral monsters that lash out at everything.

    My neck, my back, my FUPA and my crack.
  • knitdanknitdan Registered User regular
    This is one of those strips where all you really need is the first panel.

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  • QuidQuid Definitely not a banana Registered User regular
    Hey house dwellers

    Maybe next time not do such a shitty job boarding up the windows

    bros

  • KylogueKylogue Registered User regular
    He looks like Randy Pinkwood... But where's the story alluding to his sexual prowess?

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  • CasualCasual Wiggle Wiggle Wiggle Flap Flap Flap Registered User regular
    in the UK the CoD: Ghosts advert has one of the new Eminem songs in it

    they really do go together

  • Undead ScottsmanUndead Scottsman Cybertronian Paranormal Eliminator Registered User regular
    Casual wrote: »
    in the UK the CoD: Ghosts advert has one of the new Eminem songs in it

    they really do go together

    Isn't there an Eminem song on the CoD soundtrack?

  • YoungFreyYoungFrey Registered User regular
    Kagera wrote: »
    So basically Christmas. Because let's face it the holidays make people become feral monsters that lash out at everything.
    I disagree. I hope someday you enjoy them as much as I do.

  • CasualCasual Wiggle Wiggle Wiggle Flap Flap Flap Registered User regular
    i wonder if the "24 hour aids" thing is a reference to the fact that once again, the campaign will probably be done and dusted in under 7 hours?

  • YoungFreyYoungFrey Registered User regular
    Casual wrote: »
    i wonder if the "24 hour aids" thing is a reference to the fact that once again, the campaign will probably be done and dusted in under 7 hours?
    If it does, it's got additional layers of humor. Since you can get through the SP component before having to go to class (midnight launch), the time off work is clearly for MP. But you need at least the rest of work week (96 hours) for that. So the 24 hours would be an additional joke on how stupid these bros are.

  • SlicerSlicer Registered User regular
    Casual wrote: »
    i wonder if the "24 hour aids" thing is a reference to the fact that once again, the campaign will probably be done and dusted in under 7 hours?

    I am pretty sure it's just an excuse for the people in question to be "sick" for exactly one day.

  • ChickeenChickeen Registered User regular
    Quid wrote: »
    Hey house dwellers

    Maybe next time not do such a shitty job boarding up the windows

    bros
    I decided those are supposed to be reflections on the glass. I dunno.

  • JackdawGinJackdawGin Engineer New YorkRegistered User regular
    Chickeen wrote: »
    Quid wrote: »
    Hey house dwellers

    Maybe next time not do such a shitty job boarding up the windows

    bros
    I decided those are supposed to be reflections on the glass. I dunno.

    That was my take. Why board up the windows? How will you get your sweet, cheesy Doritos locos tacos then?

  • DivideByZeroDivideByZero Social Justice Blackguard Registered User regular
    knitdan wrote: »
    This is one of those strips where all you really need is the first panel.

    But then you would miss the excellent panel 2

    And the excellent panel 3

    First they came for the Muslims, and we said NOT TODAY, MOTHERFUCKERS
  • Captain ElevenCaptain Eleven The last card is a kronk Registered User regular
    This is the best Penny Arcade ever.

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  • SwashbucklerXXSwashbucklerXX Swashbucklin' Canuck Registered User regular
    Hmm... Dorito breath meets taco breath meets weed breath... a scene of devastation, indeed.

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  • wirehead26wirehead26 Registered User regular
    I don't listen to Eminem but isn't he generally considered to be a not terrible singer?

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  • SummaryJudgmentSummaryJudgment Grab the hottest iron you can find, stride in the Tower’s front door Registered User regular
    wirehead26 wrote: »
    I don't listen to Eminem but isn't he generally considered to be a not terrible singer?

    He's pretty outstanding, and generally recognized to be so by both bros and not-bros. As far as rap goes he's critically acclaimed there for his physical rapping technique, a really cohesive rhyme scheme, and general lyrical depth.

    He's kind of a parody of the bitches-and-hoes rapper, but if you don't look closely enough he might appear only to be a bitches-and-hoes rapper. Although Mike is kind of right here insofar that your average COD bro might like Eminem, I'm kind of disappointed that he'd pigeonhole Eminem to that demographic.

  • YoungFreyYoungFrey Registered User regular
    wirehead26 wrote: »
    I don't listen to Eminem but isn't he generally considered to be a not terrible singer?
    It's not a question of quality at all, it's fan base. True or not, the stereotype of an Eminem fan is apparently that of a jerk.

  • wirehead26wirehead26 Registered User regular
    Yeah I wasn't thinking about his fan base, just his singing ability. I don't play COD games either but I've heard it's basically a white dude killing a bunch of brown dudes. And Russians.

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  • Michael HuntMichael Hunt Registered User new member
    YoungFrey wrote: »
    wirehead26 wrote: »
    I don't listen to Eminem but isn't he generally considered to be a not terrible singer?
    It's not a question of quality at all, it's fan base. True or not, the stereotype of an Eminem fan is apparently that of a jerk.
    It may seem that way, but regardless I do not agree with that statement. I work in in-home care, and I play the occasional Call of Duty single player campaign. I'd like to believe that not all COD players are jerks, just idiots.

  • SmoogySmoogy Registered User regular
    edited November 2013
    It's a group that is easy to pigeonhole, but obviously doesn't hold true for everyone. There are plenty of people who play Call of Duty who are fine and it's just part of their gaming repertoire. Then there are those who play nothing but CoD online and talk about "pwning n00bz" all day, which is a huge douchey demographic. They are a very vocal group and probably the majority, thus they are an easy target.

    Funny comic, if just a retread of a longstanding joke among "true gamers" against the CoD faithful, those perceived as less refined in their gaming habits. I tend to cut CoD gamers some slack, since I know that a lot of them are former Counterstrike players who just want to pop on Xbox live for 15-20 minutes at a time and just scratch the FPS itch in between work, watching the kids, and sleep. It's a casual thing to do if you can't invest lots of gaming time into something deeper.

    But, yeah, douchey CoD players most likely listen to Eminem. Also, I picture a lot of Creed and Nickelback CDs lying around ;)

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  • TubeTube Registered User admin
    I don't think anyone is seriously implying that all Eminem or COD fans are jerks or idiots. It's a joke. It's using a stereotype to poke a little fun at a demographic that can, quite frankly, take it.

  • TychoCelchuuuTychoCelchuuu PIGEON Registered User regular
    Every time PA makes fun of bros, people rush to the defense of the bros, but when PA makes fun of nerds nobody bats an eye. Maybe the idea is that Mike + Jerry are nerds so people assume they are being good natured about the joking, whereas when they make fun of bros people assume there's actual malice there? Or maybe people who self-identify as bros on these forums feel the need to be more defensive whereas people who self-identify as nerds here feel like they are in good company?

  • YoungFreyYoungFrey Registered User regular
    edited November 2013
    Michael Hunt wrote: »
    YoungFrey wrote: »
    wirehead26 wrote: »
    I don't listen to Eminem but isn't he generally considered to be a not terrible singer?
    It's not a question of quality at all, it's fan base. True or not, the stereotype of an Eminem fan is apparently that of a jerk.
    It may seem that way, but regardless I do not agree with that statement. I work in in-home care, and I play the occasional Call of Duty single player campaign. I'd like to believe that not all COD players are jerks, just idiots.

    I know for a fact not all CoD players are anything. But the stereotype exists. It's like the stereotype that every <some kind of person> is <stupid/not-of-average-height/rude>. It's not true, just what people believe.

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  • GaslightGaslight Registered User regular
    Part of Tycho's newspost:
    Of course, we’re buying both; that’s not some kind of potent metacommentary you’ve discovered. Call of Duty, like Halo before it, is the game almost everyone plays but must still afford themselves ironic cover. I played the last one a bit, aided by the WiiU’s clever ability to let parents play M rated games privately, but (in the manner of some films) I don’t think it really likes being squozen onto a tiny screen. I’m gonna try the next one for realsies, though. I’ve been away long enough that novelty has almost certainly been restored.

    I could write about the new Eminem album for a week easily; I think that I could write for a week on one song, actually. If you see me at the grocery store, ask me. I feel like he and I are in the same union sometimes, the Asshole Entertainers 243rd, though he rarely attends the meetings. He has another meeting he goes to that day.

  • Chris FOMChris FOM Registered User regular
    DivideByZero wrote: »
    knitdan wrote: »
    This is one of those strips where all you really need is the first panel.

    But then you would miss the excellent panel 2

    And the excellent panel 3

    The whole thing is great, but the third panel is my favorite by far.

    And where's Randy's double single entendre?

  • PMAversPMAvers Registered User regular
    You know, I just realized I havn't played a CoD game in eight years.

    Back when it was a WWII quasi-sim.

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  • TheCanManTheCanMan GT: Gasman122009 JerseyRegistered User regular
    Smoogy wrote: »
    It's a group that is easy to pigeonhole, but obviously doesn't hold true for everyone. There are plenty of people who play Call of Duty who are fine and it's just part of their gaming repertoire. Then there are those who play nothing but CoD online and talk about "pwning n00bz" all day, which is a huge douchey demographic. They are a very vocal group and probably the majority, thus they are an easy target.

    Funny comic, if just a retread of a longstanding joke among "true gamers" against the CoD faithful, those perceived as less refined in their gaming habits. I tend to cut CoD gamers some slack, since I know that a lot of them are former Counterstrike players who just want to pop on Xbox live for 15-20 minutes at a time and just scratch the FPS itch in between work, watching the kids, and sleep. It's a casual thing to do if you can't invest lots of gaming time into something deeper.

    But, yeah, douchey CoD players most likely listen to Eminem. Also, I picture a lot of Creed and Nickelback CDs lying around ;)

    You forgot to add the n-word 15 times to your example of typical online conversation from the CoD community. Although that could have changed since the last time I forgot to immediately mute every single person in the lobby, but I doubt it.

  • KoopahTroopahKoopahTroopah The koopas, the troopas. Philadelphia, PARegistered User regular
    edited November 2013
    Put me on the board for liking Eminem, but not liking CoD. I'll only be 1/2 bro on that release day.

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  • SmoogySmoogy Registered User regular
    edited November 2013
    TheCanMan wrote: »
    Smoogy wrote: »
    It's a group that is easy to pigeonhole, but obviously doesn't hold true for everyone. There are plenty of people who play Call of Duty who are fine and it's just part of their gaming repertoire. Then there are those who play nothing but CoD online and talk about "pwning n00bz" all day, which is a huge douchey demographic. They are a very vocal group and probably the majority, thus they are an easy target.

    Funny comic, if just a retread of a longstanding joke among "true gamers" against the CoD faithful, those perceived as less refined in their gaming habits. I tend to cut CoD gamers some slack, since I know that a lot of them are former Counterstrike players who just want to pop on Xbox live for 15-20 minutes at a time and just scratch the FPS itch in between work, watching the kids, and sleep. It's a casual thing to do if you can't invest lots of gaming time into something deeper.

    But, yeah, douchey CoD players most likely listen to Eminem. Also, I picture a lot of Creed and Nickelback CDs lying around ;)

    You forgot to add the n-word 15 times to your example of typical online conversation from the CoD community. Although that could have changed since the last time I forgot to immediately mute every single person in the lobby, but I doubt it.

    CoD on Xbox Live is a wretched hive of scum and villainy. Though the 13-14 year-olds who emulate the language are far worse than the bros who'd love to smoke and eat some Doritos Locos Tacos. Those guys just don't care; the kids' behavior actually kind of hurts my soul a little.

    Still, this comic is great and accurate :)

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  • TheCanManTheCanMan GT: Gasman122009 JerseyRegistered User regular
    KoopahTroopah wrote: »
    Put me on the board for liking Eminem, but not liking CoD. I'll only be 1/2 bro on that release day.

    I like Eminem except for his especially angry stuff. And I hate myself for liking CoD. So I'm not sure where I stand on the broscale.

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  • ComradebotComradebot Lord of Dinosaurs Houston, TXRegistered User regular
    Fiery Doritos Locos Tacos are my current bromance. Much brospect for whomever came up with that ingenious idea.

  • Commander ZoomCommander Zoom Registered User regular
    KoopahTroopah wrote: »
    Put me on the board for liking Eminem, but not liking CoD. I'll only be 1/2 bro on that release day.

    Never go full bro.

  • AtaxrxesAtaxrxes Hellnation Cursed EarthRegistered User regular
    I don't know if anyone else has tried to share this to Facebook but the link that comes up is the Mount Baker comic and not the current one. I've tried everything I can think of but the link seems to be borked.

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  • GaslightGaslight Registered User regular
    Ataxrxes wrote: »
    I don't know if anyone else has tried to share this to Facebook but the link that comes up is the Mount Baker comic and not the current one. I've tried everything I can think of but the link seems to be borked.

    You could always do the URL for the image itself directly.

    http://art.penny-arcade.com/photos/i-Dp98WLC/0/950x10000/i-Dp98WLC-950x10000.jpg

  • AtaxrxesAtaxrxes Hellnation Cursed EarthRegistered User regular
    That is indeed what I ended up doing ;) I don't know if it's the same issue but the link to the comic in Jerry's post also goes to yet another comic. Is there a place to report stuff like that?

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  • TubeTube Registered User admin
    Ataxrxes wrote: »
    I don't know if anyone else has tried to share this to Facebook but the link that comes up is the Mount Baker comic and not the current one. I've tried everything I can think of but the link seems to be borked.

    I linked it on the PA fanpage today, try sharing that.

  • RatherDashing89RatherDashing89 Registered User regular
    edited November 2013
    Ataxrxes wrote: »
    I don't bro if anyone else has tried to share this to Facebook but the link that comes up is the Mount Baker comic and not the current one. I've tried everything I can think of but the link seems to be broked.

    FTFY

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