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The stakes have been raised in cartoon meta-awareness with this bold new characterization statement by the metacartoonist. Rather than
allow the reader to be lulled into a default suspension of disbelief, he plunges his strip headlong into the murky waters of self-
realization, not to mention opens himself up to a great deal of union difficulties. And OSHA. And ... come to think of it, when was
the last time I was paid? You can't get paid, you're me. Aha! You again! I want satisfaction and I want it now! Oh, give it
a rest, I can't afford to pay you, either, especially since you're me. Oh really! Step outside and say that! OK, I will, you wimp!
BIFF! TIFF! JPEG! GIF! (*&@(&$(&$*(&OIUWEORIU@*&%+++ NO CARRIER
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The script used to make this toon:
<cartoon height="1000" width="850" rowformat="1-2-2"> <panel> <character name="dot"/> <caption location="top middle" fgcolor="blue">Due to circumstances beyond our control, the metacartoonist has neglected to update the strip. It's not our fault. Really. I guess Jay and Silent Bob are just, MORE IMPORTANT.</caption> </panel> <panel/> <panel> <caption location="top middle" fgcolor="blue">How was that? Happy?</caption> <caption location="bottom middle" fgcolor="orange">When did you get so angry? I didn't create you this angry. Is it that pay scale thing? You know I can't afford to pay you what Herold pays Butch.</caption> </panel> <panel> <caption location="top middle" fgcolor="blue">Don't give me that. Even that hack Damonk pays his people better than you do.</caption> <caption location="bottom middle" fgcolor="orange">Dot, half of his people just escaped. Haven't you been paying attention? And look at BoxJam. He doesn't pay his people anything.</caption> </panel> <panel> <caption location="top middle" fgcolor="blue">Geez, boss, BoxJam IS his people! Well, and his family. They're not stunt doubles, you know.</caption> <caption location="bottom middle" fgcolor="orange">OK, OK, how can I make it up to you?</caption> </panel> <panel> <caption location="top middle" fgcolor="blue" size="4">RUeroiuseoiufsoiuwer bzzbbzbbzz</caption> <caption location="bottom middle" fgcolor="orange">What? I can't hear what you--</caption> </panel> <panel> <caption location="top middle" fgcolor="blue" size="24">I SAID, HOOK ME UP WITH THAT HUNK MIKEY FROM UNTITLED AGAIN!</caption> </panel> <panel> </panel> <panel> <caption location="top middle" fgcolor="orange">... Dot, Mikey is a stick figure.</caption> <caption location="bottom middle" fgcolor="blue">Rrrowr.</caption> </panel> </cartoon> |
