0050 - Epilogue; sneak peek at next week's strip
Added 2024-02-09 18:00:06 +0000 UTCNext week we begin a run of Old School Classic standalone strips, set to run indefinitely. The story arcs are very pleasing to mull over and plot, but under the mop of my well-being I sense a hunger for the wham-bam of the spirited and irreverent basal ganglia of this excitable troupe.
I'm also doing another Author's AMA, open to all tiers, in the next few days.
Now, to address once again the subject of the mop of my well-being. Expert readers will observe that in the above strip, I have clearly decided to lock the Onstad character in to his early-2000's hair amount. I thought this would be a nice thing to do for myself. To reflect reality would be to copy and paste Pat's hair onto my illustrated pate; the world does not need the one sad instance of my hair, let alone an additional rendering.
Comments
"I- Sir, isn't cooking risotto the sort of thing that a loser might do to... to pretend he had some level of sophistication in his meaningless life?!" "Begging for their job is for people with perspective. My ideal loser has so little perspective that he thinks cold french fries ARE sophistication. You'll receive your last check upon confirmation you have deleted all my office contacts and returned this monitoring device."
Toilet Cobra
2024-02-12 05:16:50 +0000 UTCThe right half of the 4th panel of the 2nd line, Teodor looking back hesitantly, is a sticker waiting to be made.
Julie (HiDeeHoGal)
2024-02-10 19:56:07 +0000 UTCMolly wants to work for Air Bnb. Fuck that shit.
Jeff Holt
2024-02-10 04:22:48 +0000 UTCSidenote, this kinda reminds me of when Kurt Vonnegut wrote himself into "Breakfast of Champions," as a minor, but omnipotent character.
2scrogz
2024-02-10 00:46:32 +0000 UTCOnstad been dabbling with the micro-doses that Ray would have snuck out of Pat's cult-retreat when he finally realized that 1. there would be no witchy ladies throwing themselves at lil' ol' Ray and 2. a true business genius would not let themselves take nothing away from the retreat. ("Every transaction is a negotiation.")
2scrogz
2024-02-10 00:42:55 +0000 UTCThe self-portrait panels are sort of Peter Max. I could be wrong, but if so, that’s a cool homage
souvlaki Alabama
2024-02-10 00:30:23 +0000 UTCYes
Alex Ruppel
2024-02-10 00:02:21 +0000 UTCWhy do you look all whacky??
Alex Ruppel
2024-02-10 00:01:53 +0000 UTCAs a landlord I have come to accept that there are two reasons for this, both fairly good (from the renter’s end): 1) You have the cash now, and you have enough self-insight to realize that if you do not pay me now, you will blow it and not pay me later 2) You have money and you really want me to disregard your credit and eviction history, which shines with the blinding, boiling unlight of Hell On the other hand, both of these reasons indicate bad things in the works for me. Person A is often flat broke by the end of the prepaid period, person B is often the sort of person who gets evicted for other reasons besides missing rent that are even worse. I have said in the past that if you sign a year lease and pay rent monthly you get a discount, if you want me to take cash up front it’s the opposite
KTB
2024-02-09 21:49:08 +0000 UTCHe’s a ditherer, remember?
Matt Thurston
2024-02-09 21:12:19 +0000 UTCT has six months to figure it out. He'll be fine, right?
Christopher Malone
2024-02-09 20:35:47 +0000 UTCHah. Easy path closed. Get back to improving yourself.
Omnithea
2024-02-09 20:07:54 +0000 UTCOnstad's been at the Golden Tabloid again
Mike Crotch - Harvey
2024-02-09 20:01:42 +0000 UTCBaby, even the losers Cook risotto sometimes
Anthony Thompson
2024-02-09 19:27:25 +0000 UTCThe real answer is T knows if he sits on it he won't have it in a month, much less 6
GruntyGinMan
2024-02-09 19:22:29 +0000 UTCBeen to some places that use CREAM smdh
Jay Y
2024-02-09 19:02:54 +0000 UTCAs much as I enjoy the relentless bullying of the strip's main characters, as the world's number 1 Ultra Peanut fan (it says such on my résumé), I will continue my campaign for new Ultra Peanut comics until my lobby's demands have been met!
Allie
2024-02-09 19:00:29 +0000 UTCBaby, even the losers/ Get lucky sometimes/ Even the losers/ Keep a little bit of pride/ Then they cut a check for 6-months of rent because they're still losers
Colin Sueyres
2024-02-09 18:47:00 +0000 UTCJust like Elon to cut and run.
Josh Hernandez
2024-02-09 18:39:43 +0000 UTCI thought this was Achewood Submarine
Rob Satterfield
2024-02-09 18:27:16 +0000 UTCI guess the real losers are those without any passion. I'm happy for Teodore.
Bungus Bronbo
2024-02-09 18:22:39 +0000 UTCTeodor Orezscu: The Only Dude Who Can Screw Up Being a Professional Loser
Oppido
2024-02-09 18:21:16 +0000 UTCthank you!
Chris Onstad
2024-02-09 18:19:06 +0000 UTChe was on a trajectory to suck start a laser tag pistol with dead batteries
Zen Window
2024-02-09 18:19:02 +0000 UTCglad t is back to lovable loser status
Zen Window
2024-02-09 18:17:39 +0000 UTCThat's a good look for you Chris!
Brian Sutton
2024-02-09 18:16:28 +0000 UTCI think about a previous sighting on most occasions of picking up a cat.
Charles Richter
2024-02-09 18:16:21 +0000 UTCAt least he's got his housing sorted for a bit. Better than blowing it on more designer threads he'll just ruin again.
Jacquelyn R Walters
2024-02-09 18:14:06 +0000 UTCOurs is not to wonder why; ours is pain and then we die.
Yelahneb Unicornucopiax
2024-02-09 18:11:57 +0000 UTCI've got a hole in me pocket
Yelahneb Unicornucopiax
2024-02-09 18:10:57 +0000 UTCGood
Eli Parker
2024-02-09 18:09:14 +0000 UTCevery 21 years I allow this vanity
Chris Onstad
2024-02-09 18:09:01 +0000 UTCThe side effects are always like "ruined boners and uglyface" which directly cancel any benefits of a handsome mop
Chris Onstad
2024-02-09 18:08:32 +0000 UTCWhy the fuck would you pay six goddamn months of rent in advance Teodor you fucking poltroon.
Nicholas Williams
2024-02-09 18:08:09 +0000 UTCAh! Another cameo from “Onstad”, my favorite minor character!
DOOMFINGER
2024-02-09 18:07:00 +0000 UTCHave you looked into Rogaine and plugs and such as that
David Kettler
2024-02-09 18:05:59 +0000 UTCPeter Max is alive and well somewhere
J Hardy Carroll
2024-02-09 18:05:51 +0000 UTCBigger than Jesus
Tom PM
2024-02-09 18:03:23 +0000 UTCI dunno man, I’ve had some loser ass risotto, I think Elon needs to broaden his horizons.
non (tyler)
2024-02-09 18:03:15 +0000 UTCReally smart move by T to pay some advance
Josh Egbert
2024-02-09 18:02:52 +0000 UTC
