Comments on: H Is H: August 15-20, 2005

By: Mental Mouse

Mental Mouse — Mon, 04 Sep 2017 22:30:07 +0000

In reply to Shaenon Garrity (shaenongarrity). BTW, that strip seems to be one of the ones that reverted.

By: Pete (westrider)

Pete (westrider) — Wed, 08 Jul 2015 22:11:04 +0000

And this is the second strip that always comes to mind when I have to ship stuff to Prescott, AZ at work ;)

By: Tiff Hudson (tiff_hudson)

Tiff Hudson (tiff_hudson) — Wed, 08 Jul 2015 22:11:03 +0000

I liked it. Of all the questions he could ask, this isn't the one we expect. And the pause in panel 3 is adorable. The tinge of embarrassment makes every male think that the question will be about public restroom urination protocols.

By: Ed Gedeon (eddurd)

Ed Gedeon (eddurd) — Wed, 08 Jul 2015 22:11:02 +0000

Show of hands: how many people only heard Mom use their middle name when they were in trouble?

(TUNE: "Down The Highway", Jim Croce)

In between your first and your last, you've got
A middle name ... a middle name ...
Though your parents think that it's nice, it's not!
Your secret shame! Your secret shame!

From your mother's maiden to your father's first ...
(Well, mine's "Alfredo" ...
It could be worse!)

You've got a middle name, yeah!
It's almost always lame, yeah!
If it gets used,
Your mom is not amused!

By: Carl Fishman (carlfishman)

Carl Fishman (carlfishman) — Wed, 08 Jul 2015 22:11:01 +0000

I'll admit that my first reaction was; "I suppose that makes more sense than Dawes or Revere." But I'm something of a geek.

By: Leon Arnott (l)

Leon Arnott (l) — Wed, 08 Jul 2015 22:11:00 +0000

Saturday:

It took nothing less than alternate-universe time travel for this particularly shocking revelation to come to Artie's ears. It's been gnawing away at him ever since, night after night, in between the hiccups. "He isn't really named after President Bush's grandfather, is he?" he thought, unable to bring himself to dismiss the possibility.

By: Kay Gilbert (kaygilbert)

Kay Gilbert (kaygilbert) — Wed, 08 Jul 2015 22:10:59 +0000

This strip always confused me. Nothing about "Prescott" seems odd to me as a middle name, or even particularly unusual.

By: Ed Gedeon (eddurd)

Ed Gedeon (eddurd) — Wed, 08 Jul 2015 22:10:58 +0000

(TUNE: "Draggin' The Line", Tommy James)

Artie's controlling his transformation!
Finding the key lies in meditation!
But the techniques that he seeks might have hit a snag ...
Poppin' a bag! (Poppin' a bag)

Failing the Google employment test, he
Involuntarily will undressed be!
Shading the lettering, bettering this sight gag ...
Poppin' a bag! (Poppin' a bag)

Mell goes BANG!
And Artie will now harangue
The whole of Narbonic's gang,
'Cause Mell's such a drag ...
Poppin' a bag! (Poppin' a bag)
Poppin' a bag! (Poppin' a bag)

By: Leon Arnott (l)

Leon Arnott (l) — Wed, 08 Jul 2015 22:10:57 +0000

Friday:

I kind of wish "it's the final employment test at Google" had been a running gag that Dave would frequently apply to various other childish situations.

By: So It Begins (soitbegins)

So It Begins (soitbegins) — Wed, 08 Jul 2015 22:10:56 +0000

Google? (takes notes)