I bow to you, sir.

The best part is Cornelius just being all bamboozled and intrigued by the query in panel 2. He is so bamboozled, he cannot even begin to guess.

In these economic times, I too feel that the stip is truly the limit.

Thee is a teible shotage of r's.

yeah, back ca. 1902! ('cuz yo' ass is old, you know?)

I agree, this strip is impossible to read without wanting to continue on...

this is the one that brought achewood-speak into my life. thanks, chris.

How is your mother... genius.

Yeah, this is one of my most-read strips. I love it.
'I cannot begin to guess' is a phrase I now use often.

my first achewood, as i recall, and beautiful it is too.

the alcohol..

That is so funny it's actually hard for me to type now.

it's always hard for me to type

hint: it is because I am High

There's a gradient in the hat... A GRADIENT IN THE HAT!

This is the same Lyle that later booked Pat with Nice Pete. Look it up.

Too cute.

I really like this strip; my initial response is to wish it had come later. To make a parody of a strip so soon after its conception and before it is fully developed could appear pretentious. However, this strip serves to develop Cornelius Bear's character.

I can't imagine Lyle acting that way in 2002.

ah, so this is where cornelius got his distinctive character from.

Unabashedly fived for "Oh! That is truly the limit."

We all have phrases we have co-opted from Achewood into our personal lexicons. For me, this is one of them.

Although I like the strip it seems people are truly taken aback by lines like "That is truly the limit" and "I cannot begin to guess". Each of which I've heard a number of times from various media sources.

It's because I live in a Colony of Her Majesty isn't it?

Lyle looks very dapper in a suit and tie.

I say, how simply droll.

Truly, Lyle pushes it to the limit

CAPITAL

Even one hundred years ago, Lyle could not construct a proper sentence.

I guess Connie was between lectures at this time: http://achewood.com/index.php?date=08062002

Lyle put on some poundage this last century.

I wish I could get a response such as this when I tell a joke.

Is this the same suit he wears to the wedding?

What is this... Everyone Act Like Connie <Weekday Here>

In This Strip: Lyle gives Mr Bear the old "How's your mother?"