Archive for September 13th, 2002

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LOCALS ONLY

by Tom on September 13th, 2002
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I don't know how many of you read Troy's Bucket, but if you don't, you should. They've got a great joke about Monsters, Inc. I wish I would have thought of.

Regardless, Beaner has made the suggestion of a locals-only get together of fans of his strip and our humble operation. By local, he means West Des Moines, Iowa.

Beaner says he's gotten a few e-mails from other locals commenting on the strip. What I want to know is, WHY AM I NOT GETTING SUPPORT FROM THE HOMETOWN CROWD? Seriously, I haven't gotten any e-mail from anyone in West Des Moines or even Iowa for that matter.

So for the two of you out there that read this strip, get on it.

On a more serious note, for those of you who read Theater Hopper and are from West Des Moines, how interested are you in having a little get-together like Beaner suggests? I just don't want to go down to Limey's and be the only one there you know.

And while we're on the subject of West Des Moines boy-done-good, when is a certain successful cartoonist going to give me a shout-out in one of his news posts? Beaner got a plug. Where's the love for Tommy?

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HI! MY NAME IS…

by Tom on September 13th, 2002
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HI! MY NAME IS…

It's Friday the 13th kids. Don't walk under ladders or none of that crap. In the very least, do your best to avoid being hacked to pieces by any goalie mask wearing momma's boy while camping at Camp Crystal Lake this weekend - I think we all know who I'm talking about.

Too bad I forgot today was Friday the 13th until after I finished inking, coloring and lettering today's strip. I might have been able to get a good joke out of it. Oh, well.

I wish I could explain the conversational thread that birthed this joke and held its hand through the evolutionary process, but truthfully, I wouldn't know where to begin. Let's just presume that I'm brilliant and this isn't some sort of grabbing-at-straws attempt at humor as I sit stranded, wallowing in post-summer cinematic crappola.

I'm just hoping there are Cinemark theaters near where you live. I had to pick a chain that I presumed was nationwide to make the joke work. It doesn't hurt that the name "mark" is part of their moniker. "Mark" is a real name, isn't it?

I feel like I should be making some sort of big play for the funny. Especially on a Friday post. I'd like to think Theater Hopper is the place you come to before kicking your weekend off right. Either us, or maybe E!'s Wild On...

Until I can think of something else, I bid you fare-thee-wells.

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