Toonbots archive - episode published 20001023


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This is a cheat, actually, as it's not made from XML, just a simple little Perl script that builds a Postscript program, calls Ghostscript on it, crops it, slaps it on that Boxjam Blue background, and cringes in shame after looking like it's a legitimate program. But look closer. This is a poignant cry of existence. It's humor at its finest, nearly the Platonic ideal of TEXT. The Ding-an-sich is seen craftfully melded with Langue, resulting in a plangent commentary on us all.

The script used to make this toon:
(No script, it's a cheat.  Hopefully the last one.)






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