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Perry Bible Fellowship: Of Calvin and Hobbes magnitude

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  • fjafjanfjafjan Registered User regular
    edited May 2007
    Elkamil wrote: »
    jeepguy wrote: »
    Richy wrote: »
    Instead of playing the whole game of chess, the white knight just shot the black king from a safe distance.

    Gotcha, I was totally overthinking it.

    I didn't pay attention to the colors, and thought the knight was staging a coupe.

    I guess you don't play alot of chess

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  • ElkiElki get busy Moderator, ClubPA Mod Emeritus
    edited May 2007
    fjafjan wrote: »
    Elkamil wrote: »
    jeepguy wrote: »
    Richy wrote: »
    Instead of playing the whole game of chess, the white knight just shot the black king from a safe distance.

    Gotcha, I was totally overthinking it.

    I didn't pay attention to the colors, and thought the knight was staging a coupe.

    I guess you don't play alot of chess

    You guessed correctly.

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  • Andrew_JayAndrew_Jay Registered User regular
    edited May 2007
    jeepguy wrote: »
    Richy wrote: »
    Instead of playing the whole game of chess, the white knight just shot the black king from a safe distance.
    Gotcha, I was totally overthinking it.
    It's the Indian Jones: Raiders of the Lost Ark of comic strips.

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  • SiliconStewSiliconStew Registered User regular
    edited May 2007
    Andrew_Jay wrote: »
    jeepguy wrote: »
    Richy wrote: »
    Instead of playing the whole game of chess, the white knight just shot the black king from a safe distance.
    Gotcha, I was totally overthinking it.
    It's the Indian Jones: Raiders of the Lost Ark of comic strips.

    Is that the Bollywood version?

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  • ElJeffeElJeffe Registered User, ClubPA regular
    edited May 2007
    Elkamil wrote: »
    I didn't pay attention to the colors, and thought the knight was staging a coupe.

    How does one stage a sporty, two-door vehicle?

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  • Andrew_JayAndrew_Jay Registered User regular
    edited May 2007
    ElJeffe wrote: »
    Elkamil wrote: »
    I didn't pay attention to the colors, and thought the knight was staging a coupe.
    How does one stage a sporty, two-door vehicle?
    He was going to trade his horse in for a more modern model.

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  • geckahngeckahn Registered User regular
    edited May 2007
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  • DerrickDerrick Registered User regular
    edited May 2007
    Ok Richy, I concede it must have it's moments. heh.

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  • WillyGilliganWillyGilligan Registered User regular
    edited May 2007
    Andrew_Jay wrote: »
    ElJeffe wrote: »
    Elkamil wrote: »
    I didn't pay attention to the colors, and thought the knight was staging a coupe.
    How does one stage a sporty, two-door vehicle?
    He was going to trade his horse in for a more modern model.

    Trading in his Mustang for a Coupe d'etat?

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  • hughtronhughtron __BANNED USERS regular
    edited May 2007
    I am much too lazy to look for it, but Mr. Rex will forever be the best PBF.

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  • Evil MultifariousEvil Multifarious Registered User regular
    edited May 2007
    titmouse wrote: »
    Richy wrote: »
    SithDrummer wrote: »
    It was funnier before Gurewitch Photochopped that beer into it.
    Indeed, the pic would make a lot more sense without the beer. It doesn't have anything to do with the joke, and just causes a "why is that there?" moment.

    I figured it might also be a race joke with the white pieces being a bunch of hicks.

    Uh, yeah, the whole point is that the white pieces are a bunch of hicks shooting black pieces. Perhaps even assassinating their leader.

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  • monikermoniker Registered User regular
    edited May 2007
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  • agoajagoaj Top Tier One FearRegistered User regular
    edited May 2007
    Evil Multifarious wrote: »
    titmouse wrote: »
    Richy wrote: »
    SithDrummer wrote: »
    It was funnier before Gurewitch Photochopped that beer into it.
    Indeed, the pic would make a lot more sense without the beer. It doesn't have anything to do with the joke, and just causes a "why is that there?" moment.

    I figured it might also be a race joke with the white pieces being a bunch of hicks.

    Uh, yeah, the whole point is that the white pieces are a bunch of hicks shooting black pieces. Perhaps even assassinating their leader.

    They shot the black King.
    This comic has layers.

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  • CouscousCouscous Registered User regular
    edited May 2007
    agoaj wrote: »
    Evil Multifarious wrote: »
    titmouse wrote: »
    Richy wrote: »
    SithDrummer wrote: »
    It was funnier before Gurewitch Photochopped that beer into it.
    Indeed, the pic would make a lot more sense without the beer. It doesn't have anything to do with the joke, and just causes a "why is that there?" moment.

    I figured it might also be a race joke with the white pieces being a bunch of hicks.

    Uh, yeah, the whole point is that the white pieces are a bunch of hicks shooting black pieces. Perhaps even assassinating their leader.

    They shot the black King.
    This comic has layers.
    And the one doing the shooting is a white knight like the KKK saw themselves.

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  • ShoggothShoggoth Registered User regular
    edited May 2007
    Man I love me some Perry Bible Fellowship, I just wish he'd have better shirts.

    I want a guntron shirt.

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  • Regina FongRegina Fong Allons-y, Alonso Registered User regular
    edited May 2007
    Elkamil wrote: »
    jeepguy wrote: »
    Richy wrote: »
    Instead of playing the whole game of chess, the white knight just shot the black king from a safe distance.

    Gotcha, I was totally overthinking it.

    I didn't pay attention to the colors, and thought the knight was staging a coupe.

    That was one of my original takes on it, I thought the Bishop was bribing the knight with a beer.

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    What could he have been thinking of when he shot his best friend? What in God's name can he be thinking of now?
  • RocketScienceRocketScience Registered User regular
    edited May 2007
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  • YosemiteSamYosemiteSam Registered User regular
    edited May 2007
    RocketScience wrote: »
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    lols

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  • unilateralunilateral Registered User regular
    edited May 2007
    Has anyone mentioned Married to the Sea yet? I guess its not really a comic, just a guy and his wife putting captions on old timey pictures. It's really hit or miss, but when it's good, I laugh my ass off. Like this one:
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  • Ant000Ant000 Registered User regular
    edited May 2007
    No love for the moon bunny? The expression at the end and the total randomness cracks me up.

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  • MalkorMalkor Registered User regular
    edited May 2007
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  • VariableVariable Mouth Congress Stroke Me Lady FameRegistered User regular
    edited May 2007
    Evil Multifarious wrote: »
    titmouse wrote: »
    Richy wrote: »
    SithDrummer wrote: »
    It was funnier before Gurewitch Photochopped that beer into it.
    Indeed, the pic would make a lot more sense without the beer. It doesn't have anything to do with the joke, and just causes a "why is that there?" moment.

    I figured it might also be a race joke with the white pieces being a bunch of hicks.

    Uh, yeah, the whole point is that the white pieces are a bunch of hicks shooting black pieces. Perhaps even assassinating their leader.

    I don't really think the social commentary is even necessary for the joke...

    edit - I'm not saying it isn't there, just that it's a funny joke without even noticing that. which it what makes it excellent commentary imo.

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  • CantidoCantido Registered User regular
    edited May 2007
    I'm pretty sure I had a customer wearing a shirt with this on it:

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  • nexuscrawlernexuscrawler Registered User regular
    edited May 2007
    The man with no penis takes the cake still

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  • Dublo7Dublo7 Registered User regular
    edited May 2007
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    Poor. Fucking. Stanley.

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  • darleysamdarleysam On my way to UKRegistered User regular
    edited May 2007
    Dollarsign42 wrote: »
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    Pay attention to the third panel.

    is there something i'm not seeing in that panel?

    also, there's a Wondermark i'm looking for that i'll post up when i find, since people seem to be doing the occasional "look at this one too" thing

    edit: yesssss, there we go

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  • Target PracticeTarget Practice Registered User regular
    edited May 2007
    So, uhm. Remember that chess PBF you guys were talking about earlier?

    This is today's SMBC:

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    :|

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  • darleysamdarleysam On my way to UKRegistered User regular
    edited May 2007
    SOMEBODY CALL SHMORKY!

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  • cemetery mancemetery man Registered User regular
    edited May 2007
    I love PBF, I think these other webcomics posted are gay.

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  • Big DookieBig Dookie Smells great! DownriverRegistered User regular
    edited May 2007
    The great thing about PBF is that the old ones are still just as good as the newer ones. Case in point:

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    I still laugh hard every time I see that one.

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  • ShamusShamus Registered User regular
    edited May 2007
    Cantide wrote: »
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    I laughed my ass off when I saw this one a few pages backed. The last panel is the best.

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  • Lucky CynicLucky Cynic Registered User regular
    edited May 2007
    Oh god, I love the Moon Bunny. The poor kid is scared shitless.

    My favorite PBF comics:
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    White Inmate has Swastika on his forehead too.

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    I love how there's apple sauce all over the hood. :^:

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  • ÆthelredÆthelred Registered User regular
    edited May 2007
    Target Practice wrote: »
    So, uhm. Remember that chess PBF you guys were talking about earlier?

    This is today's SMBC:

    <similar idea snip>

    :|

    To be fair, it's a pretty obvious idea. Anyone who's played chess for a length of time wishes they could do it..

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  • CantideCantide Registered User regular
    edited May 2007
    SMBC can be amusing sometimes, but it has the same basic problem as Garfield: too much text/exposition. Look at the chess one without the caption, and there's a noticeable improvement.

    Really, that's a large part of why PBF is good. He doesn't beat you over the head with the punchline. Sometimes it may take a few moments to figure out what's going on, but that usually just makes it even funnier when it finally clicks.

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  • RandomtaskRandomtask Registered User regular
    edited May 2007
    Cantide wrote: »
    SMBC can be amusing sometimes, but it has the same basic problem as Garfield: too much text/exposition. Look at the chess one without the caption, and there's a noticeable improvement.

    Really, that's a large part of why PBF is good. He doesn't beat you over the head with the punchline. Sometimes it may take a few moments to figure out what's going on, but that usually just makes it even funnier when it finally clicks.

    Like the "Hard Read" one?

    I had to explain that one to a friend.

    Which, amusingly, was the first time anyone ever showed me a PBF.

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  • Big DookieBig Dookie Smells great! DownriverRegistered User regular
    edited May 2007
    Cantide wrote: »
    SMBC can be amusing sometimes, but it has the same basic problem as Garfield: too much text/exposition. Look at the chess one without the caption, and there's a noticeable improvement.

    Really, that's a large part of why PBF is good. He doesn't beat you over the head with the punchline. Sometimes it may take a few moments to figure out what's going on, but that usually just makes it even funnier when it finally clicks.
    Yup, sublety is exactly what makes PBF so funny. I hate it when comics feel like they need to add a caption a la The Far Side to explain the strips or make them "funnier". The Far Side was funny, but its best ones were those that didn't need any captions. I love PBF because many times, I can look at a comic and have no idea what's supposed to be funny about it, but then I'll suddenly notice one little thing that makes the whole strip fall into place and suddenly become hilarious. It's much better than being told "this panel is funny, and here's why!"

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  • SyphilisaurusSyphilisaurus Registered User regular
    edited May 2007
    I love PBF so much, I've been printing out strips daily for the past couple months and posting them in the window of first hour English class. They've been a huge hit not just in our AP Class, but in all the classes that meet in that room. Gotta spread the love.

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  • MikeManMikeMan Registered User regular
    edited May 2007
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    my favorite <3

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  • nexuscrawlernexuscrawler Registered User regular
    edited May 2007
    Oh man the new one sets the standard for awfulness

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