Téodor is Sci-Fi Curious  05/24/2006 « prev 1st rand curr next »




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epicurus » pro 2 years ago
The dialogue in the last panel is worth a five, I think.
judahnielsen » pro 2 years ago
I'm with you. Teodor's line is one of the best sentences I've ever read.
radishes » pro 2 years ago
I agree too. Let us each revel in our own metaphorical pool house.
rainwolfj » pro 2 years ago
I prefer a metaphysical manifestation of a pool house.
epicurus » neu 1 years ago
I half-agree. The other phrasings are clearer, but the one that was used has better comedic timing (it takes a moment to get what he is saying and that makes it better) and also it sounds more faux-intellectual which fits with the scene.

Oh god my comment was even more pedantic than yours I AM SO SORRY INTERNET I AM SO SORRY
kelsotimebomb » neu 1 years ago
I personally would have used "made in."

Please accept these two pennies. They are symbolic of my thoughts.
tommycrashwreck » neu 1 years ago
Once on television as a child I saw a policeman say to Batman, "That's my two cents," and then I saw Batman reply, "...worth every penny," and now I can't remember if it was Batman: The Animated Series or Batman/Superman Adventures
atticusonline » neu 1 years ago
Well hell that's not worth a lot at all.
scorpio_nadir » neu 1 years ago
Well, as one looking from the outside in through a glass darkly tinted, you're wrong.
cave_of_wonders » neu 1 months ago
Um... the majority of the humor in Achewood for me is Onstad's intentional misuse of the English language. You basically said "I wish he would've made this less funny."
atticusonline » neu 1 years ago
I reject you all based on your appearance.
djwhiterabbit » neu 2 years ago
agreed.
flyinglemon » neu 1 years ago
Seconded.
madnes » pro 2 years ago
The last panel always reminds me of the scene in Boogie Nights, where Amber and Rollergirl can't leave the bedroom.

"Too many things, too many things".
bozendoka » pro 1 years ago
Agreed, for what appears to be no less than the 58th time.
johnnytruant » neu 7 months ago
panels 3 and 4 are worth a five
dropkickpikachu » pro 2 years ago
The first four panels are amazing. I love when Onstad does panels without dialogue.
whitey » pro 2 years ago
I agree. I had my finger on the 5 trigger after the first four panels. The rest was just gravy.
kochipoik » neu 2 years ago
I had to re-'read' the first four panels, just because they were so awesome. Then I saved the picture, opened it in paint, stitched those four panels onto one line and set it as my desktop background.

Aint no explainin' those panels, other than great.
rainwolfj » neu 1 years ago
I think I'm missing something if you've managed to read those panels...
cpnglxynchos » neu 1 years ago
i see what you did here.

and that is hilarious.
jamers » pro 2 years ago
Panel 3 is awesome. Smiles in perfect equilibrium.
niraj » pro 2 years ago
Agreed
rexsjain » neu 2 years ago
nurdbot » pro 2 years ago
Got to love that raised eyebrow of Teodors when he they wave at him.
lexsenthur » neu 1 years ago
After all the awkwardness of see his friends in what appears to be some bizarre sex ritual, he finally realizes "This is too damn weird, time to go inside and find out what these guys are actually doing.

Of course, his fears come rushing back when he is surrounded by his friends wearing cell phone strap-ons, calming himself by thinking, "It's okay, I don't think they'd have their way with me if I said 'no.'"
craigola » pro 2 years ago
I couldn't help but notice that those contraptions never came up for sale on this site.
mangtastic » neu 3 months ago
Téodor? Téodor?
mangtastic » neu 3 months ago
What the hell.

How did you get the accent to work?
rowboat » pro 1 months ago
Yes. Do tell. My inability to figure that out has secretly really bothered me over the past three years.
morganization » neu 2 years ago
while the dialogue is genius, the first panel when they realize teodor is watching them is pretty fucking funny
overmedicated » neu 2 years ago
Those two are so goddamn cute when they smile.
ich_bin_ilya » neu 2 years ago
beef smiles so rarely. it's nice to see.
ggvaidya » pro 2 years ago
No longer wondering where his real dong is must have cured his depression! And you're right, those are beautific smiles.
saru » neu 2 years ago
I do this only because I made the same mistake for so many many years, and in the anonymity of the Intertron you may learn in the glorious silence that does not require pride.
But I believe you mean beatific
eonblue174 » neu 1 years ago
You know, Roast Beef isn't just depressed, I think. He just doesn't spread his joy evenly. Has anyone been as happy as him when he saw the guys do Cheers? Not even Philippe.
kazad » neu 2 years ago
Congratulations, in a way.
jesler729 » neu 2 years ago
This, combined with Roast Beef eying him up and down, is pretty danged creepy out of context.
presterjohn » pro 2 years ago
Usually I ain't big on using Achewood quotes in real life, epicurus-style, but really your life is not correct if you haven't tried greeting a friend with this line.
spinynorman » neu 2 years ago
man I ain't fallin for that one again
ctrl-s » neu 2 years ago
PERFECT SENTENCE.
never_die » pro 2 years ago
the enlightenment on Teodor's face in panel 11 is...is...beyond utterance.
jaydub » pro 2 years ago
Does T stuff his shirt? His profile with and without his shirt look distinctly different.
connellingus » neu 2 years ago
The sweater Penny made for him must be pretty thick.
plezure » pro 2 years ago
Ray stole my idea.
joeyramoney » neu 2 years ago
teodor looks excellent without a shirt on.
estutius » neu 2 years ago
Teodor sounds like me after three hits of LSD.
goatmasterflash » neu 1 years ago
three hits of LSD, a shot of weed, and two tabs of tequila
mangtastic » neu 3 months ago
I have frequently heard doses of LSD referred to as "hits". No need to be a dick about it.
girdag » neu 2 years ago
'We've made a discovery. A breakthrough. Please, remove your pants.'

Oh, how that phrase could either herald happiness or hell.
c_dizzle » pro 2 years ago
I thought it sounded like a line out of a Monty Python skit.

Replace "pants" with "trousers."
gumfish » neu 2 years ago
I always mess up when saying something about pants to someone online and then remember they're British.
spinynorman » neu 2 years ago
We really need to steal that word. "Trousers" is just goddamn hilarious.
lawbot » pro 2 years ago
saint » neu 2 years ago
an enlightened Teodor is not scared off by the proposition or remaining in the pool house for an indefinite amount of time...although, if they remain in the pool house, how can they expect to pull in more converts to the walk of the enlightened?
nbray » neu 2 years ago
The desire to pull in more converts is a symptom of unenlightenment. The enlightened Téodor has no wants.
mastronaut » pro 2 years ago
I wish I could chubby that statement more.
godfatherofsouls » neu 2 years ago
Wouldn't it be enweightenment?
ariamaki » pro 2 years ago
I am openly in love with the ending line here, and use it whenever possible to blow off arrangements.
xi » neu 2 years ago
But how else are we to broadcast our severe loserdom to the world? HOW WILL THEY KNOW?
charchar » neu 1 years ago
WHY FIND OUT?
fosters » neu 2 years ago
You know the first few times I read this statement I interpreted it at "I am in love with the ending line like it's a living thing, and thus when people propose an arrangement like marriage I blow them off for my true love, the ending line." I like it better this way. It freaked me out.

Needless to say I am completely high as hell.
captainphaze » neu 2 years ago
Teodor is just dragged into the greatness by Ray and Beef. Saying that, the last panel is a glorious illustration of why we should ALL wear these pants.
hardelicious » neu 2 years ago
It takes a special couple of dudes to get spotted pouring water in each others' extended crotch cup and immediately default to pleasant, unassuming friendliness.
ampkit5 » pro 2 years ago
Wow, I really misread the title of this strip. Thought it said Teodor is bi- curious.
deusoma » neu 2 years ago
That was the joke, unless I miss my guess.
charchar » neu 1 years ago
That title is quite possibly the best arrangement of words across which I have come today. I am in Sci-Fi class, and "Sci-Fi Curious" is going on my binder. In Sharpie, so they know I am serious.
fineoakstructure » neu 1 years ago
charchar is Sci-Fi Serious
xiaomimi » neu 2 years ago
Today's Blogs

Roast Beef: New zine
drago25 » pro 2 years ago
Viva el Revolution!
taiiga » neu 1 years ago
Counter Weighted Underpants = LSD

Seriously!
jar » neu 1 years ago
Yes.
mrslickster » pro 1 years ago
Is it just me, or is this like the first time you ever got sort of stoned?
hatcatrat » pro 1 years ago
I love ham..
stereo » neu 1 years ago
I hope I'm not the only one who started crying during this arc, because something so awesome will never happen to me.
killingthejay » neu 1 years ago
these garments add a new dimension to the phrase "acid pants."
mintyhelminthes » pro 1 years ago
Teodor's waist is 18 inches? that's a deluxe sized teddy bear
nonanon » pro 1 years ago
I cannot five this comic hard enough.
chestnimitz » pro 1 years ago
The only bad thing about achewood is that it is impossible to describe a typical joke to your friends. Lord how I have tried.
harlotbug3 » neu 1 years ago
Big ditto there. I just caught up to the current storyline. Two months of, honestly, the greatest comic strip I've ever seen, but I feel like God just spoke to me in a language all his own.
ham_shoes » pro 1 years ago
Teodor had to take a minute to decide whether or not to go out there. "These guys, they are okay. ... ...maybe"
dipstikk » neu 1 years ago
Why there is not an animated gif of panels 1-7 yet is beyond me.
milo » pro 1 years ago
maaan, I wish it really were as simple as strapping a tinfoil appendage to myself. altho to be fair I don't know if anyone's tried it yet :)
buttbutter » pro 1 years ago
"If I had plans, they were made by an incorrect life I no longer maintain."
theguitarhero » neu 11 months ago
Yup, that's the line.
litfanbreastman » pro 9 months ago
Teodor has hella nipples.
chetyre » pro 8 months ago
Oh boy! The "You haven't seen these highest rated" sidebar has been taunting me for quite some time now since I'm reading in order. Finally, one of those strips came up :P
powdeddonuter » neu 1 months ago
[IMGS OFF]
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