Comments on: New Year’s Eve : THE QUICKENING! http://yirmumah.net/new-years-eve-the-quickening/ We are your overlords. Thu, 04 Dec 2008 00:37:03 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2 By: Neil http://yirmumah.net/new-years-eve-the-quickening/#comment-6064 Neil Sun, 01 Jan 2006 14:03:17 +0000 http://yirmumah.net/new-years-eve-the-quickening/#comment-6064 Good thing i didnt read this yesterday, I would have been yelling highlander quotes all night. Im not an addict of the films. it's just got some bad ass quotes.... well ok, it has one bad ass quote. Instead, i was doing cannonball run jokes..... maybe highlander would have been better. And for those of you who say cannonball run sucks, you can kiss my ass. Before i drift off any further im just going to end it with Happy new year you crazy bastards Good thing i didnt read this yesterday, I would have been yelling highlander quotes all night.

Im not an addict of the films. it’s just got some bad ass quotes…. well ok, it has one bad ass quote.

Instead, i was doing cannonball run jokes….. maybe highlander would have been better.

And for those of you who say cannonball run sucks, you can kiss my ass.

Before i drift off any further im just going to end it with Happy new year you crazy bastards

]]> By: Orlandu http://yirmumah.net/new-years-eve-the-quickening/#comment-6062 Orlandu Sat, 31 Dec 2005 08:25:06 +0000 http://yirmumah.net/new-years-eve-the-quickening/#comment-6062 Wow, the coloring and such in this strip "rocks" my "socks" off. I just hope one day, we will have people with the staying power as Dick Clark has had. I also hope to one day see a DJ presents "Fake Celebrity Battle To The Death" involving all fake celebrities alive. Personaly I want to see that on tv as well where we vote on how the winner dies as well. I must admit, seeing how you would do it would be pure bliss (And you could sue saying you came up with it, no wait. Shit, Celebrity Deathmatch. Oh well, this couldn't infringe, it's not real celebrities). I don't make much sense, so what. I'm hyper and chain smoking right now. Wow, the coloring and such in this strip “rocks” my “socks” off.

I just hope one day, we will have people with the staying power as Dick Clark has had. I also hope to one day see a DJ presents “Fake Celebrity Battle To The Death” involving all fake celebrities alive. Personaly I want to see that on tv as well where we vote on how the winner dies as well. I must admit, seeing how you would do it would be pure bliss (And you could sue saying you came up with it, no wait. Shit, Celebrity Deathmatch. Oh well, this couldn’t infringe, it’s not real celebrities).

I don’t make much sense, so what. I’m hyper and chain smoking right now.

]]> By: Stuart Robertson http://yirmumah.net/new-years-eve-the-quickening/#comment-6061 Stuart Robertson Sat, 31 Dec 2005 01:58:37 +0000 http://yirmumah.net/new-years-eve-the-quickening/#comment-6061 Ryan Seacreast... another bogus celbritant like Paris Hilton -- totally talentless in every way... doesn't matter though, they're "famous for being famous". It's like whatever the hell Jessica Simpson's sister -- gets busted lip synching on SNL -- but it doesn't matter... they've paid for the posters and CDs, so she'll be "famous" anyway. Celebrities used to have to earn their fame... now the industry just decides so-and-so will be famous now and they spam up the TV with their stupid faces telling us everyone else cares about them. Do they really? In the age of space-radio, are these type of celebrities still relevant, or are people finding more niche-specific micro-celebrities (Hi DJ!)? OR are people stupid sheep that love this stuff and eat it up yum? Am I becomming old and bitter? When will Christopher Lambert show up accompanied by a Queen soundtrack to finish this guy off? Why did they bother making sequels to that movie anyway? Only one guys... only ONE. Happy New Year DJ. :-) Ryan Seacreast… another bogus celbritant like Paris Hilton — totally talentless in every way… doesn’t matter though, they’re “famous for being famous”. It’s like whatever the hell Jessica Simpson’s sister — gets busted lip synching on SNL — but it doesn’t matter… they’ve paid for the posters and CDs, so she’ll be “famous” anyway. Celebrities used to have to earn their fame… now the industry just decides so-and-so will be famous now and they spam up the TV with their stupid faces telling us everyone else cares about them. Do they really? In the age of space-radio, are these type of celebrities still relevant, or are people finding more niche-specific micro-celebrities (Hi DJ!)? OR are people stupid sheep that love this stuff and eat it up yum? Am I becomming old and bitter? When will Christopher Lambert show up accompanied by a Queen soundtrack to finish this guy off? Why did they bother making sequels to that movie anyway? Only one guys… only ONE.

Happy New Year DJ. :-)

]]> By: Murch http://yirmumah.net/new-years-eve-the-quickening/#comment-6059 Murch Fri, 30 Dec 2005 20:55:02 +0000 http://yirmumah.net/new-years-eve-the-quickening/#comment-6059 DJ, on the note of trying to explain to the grandparents what you do for a living, have you ever just told him you're a stip cartoonist? I'm sure he remembers the newspaper strips of his younger days, and that's really exactly what you do. And if he understands what a computer is at all, (which from the way you describe him, he very well may or may not), you can tell him you make cartoon strips that people can look at on their home computer. This probably won't help a bit, but hey, 'tis worth a shot. DJ, on the note of trying to explain to the grandparents what you do for a living, have you ever just told him you’re a stip cartoonist? I’m sure he remembers the newspaper strips of his younger days, and that’s really exactly what you do. And if he understands what a computer is at all, (which from the way you describe him, he very well may or may not), you can tell him you make cartoon strips that people can look at on their home computer.

This probably won’t help a bit, but hey, ’tis worth a shot.

]]> By: monkeyangst http://yirmumah.net/new-years-eve-the-quickening/#comment-6058 monkeyangst Fri, 30 Dec 2005 17:04:41 +0000 http://yirmumah.net/new-years-eve-the-quickening/#comment-6058 "Outer space" refers to anything outside a planet's atmosphere. So satellites are indeed in outer space. “Outer space” refers to anything outside a planet’s atmosphere. So satellites are indeed in outer space.

]]> By: RGE http://yirmumah.net/new-years-eve-the-quickening/#comment-6057 RGE Fri, 30 Dec 2005 16:47:07 +0000 http://yirmumah.net/new-years-eve-the-quickening/#comment-6057 Radio beamed in from OUTER space? I'm not a spaceologian, but I suspect that your radio would be beamed in by satellite, and if our satellites exist in OUTER space I wonder what sliver of space isn't "outer". So I'm going to assume that "outer" space is really the part of space outside our solar system or something like that. And I don't know of any radio being beamed in from there. Put that in your ointment and rub it against your butt cheeks. If I was a damn dirty American I might be able to relate to those two guys in today's strip, but I'm not. And I think I can live with that. We get Letterman and Leno here though, so I'm going to guess that we DON'T get those other two guys because they're just not worth importing. Or maybe we've got our own versions. Yeah, that's probably it. We do have our own little mini-version of Letterman, with some added quirkiness. Radio beamed in from OUTER space? I’m not a spaceologian, but I suspect that your radio would be beamed in by satellite, and if our satellites exist in OUTER space I wonder what sliver of space isn’t “outer”. So I’m going to assume that “outer” space is really the part of space outside our solar system or something like that. And I don’t know of any radio being beamed in from there. Put that in your ointment and rub it against your butt cheeks.

If I was a damn dirty American I might be able to relate to those two guys in today’s strip, but I’m not. And I think I can live with that. We get Letterman and Leno here though, so I’m going to guess that we DON’T get those other two guys because they’re just not worth importing. Or maybe we’ve got our own versions. Yeah, that’s probably it. We do have our own little mini-version of Letterman, with some added quirkiness.

]]> By: RichK http://yirmumah.net/new-years-eve-the-quickening/#comment-6056 RichK Fri, 30 Dec 2005 16:09:06 +0000 http://yirmumah.net/new-years-eve-the-quickening/#comment-6056 The problem I see you having, and now I do as I read your "rant", is that our cultural icons don't have any staying power. They are the "flavor of the month" and will soon be forgotten. Dick Clark was doing American Bandstand for decades. Johnny Carson the same. Now it's all quick fame, wring all the cash and endorsements, etc. I can out of it, disappear quietly into the VH1 "Remember the (insert decade here)". Today's comic illustrates your conflict. Seacrest replaces Clark. Seacrest couldn't carry Clark's shoes but that's that TODAY'S culture demands. What you desire, I believe, was to have Clark slice off Seacrest's head and say something like "I'm the fucking man! You want this gig, you're gonna have to earn it!" So yeah, we're going to be lead by culturally hollow idiots. Hopefully one or two won't be that bad and have some staying power. The problem I see you having, and now I do as I read your “rant”, is that our cultural icons don’t have any staying power. They are the “flavor of the month” and will soon be forgotten. Dick Clark was doing American Bandstand for decades. Johnny Carson the same. Now it’s all quick fame, wring all the cash and endorsements, etc. I can out of it, disappear quietly into the VH1 “Remember the (insert decade here)”.

Today’s comic illustrates your conflict. Seacrest replaces Clark. Seacrest couldn’t carry Clark’s shoes but that’s that TODAY’S culture demands. What you desire, I believe, was to have Clark slice off Seacrest’s head and say something like “I’m the fucking man! You want this gig, you’re gonna have to earn it!”

So yeah, we’re going to be lead by culturally hollow idiots. Hopefully one or two won’t be that bad and have some staying power.

]]> By: DJ http://yirmumah.net/new-years-eve-the-quickening/#comment-6055 DJ Fri, 30 Dec 2005 15:50:33 +0000 http://yirmumah.net/new-years-eve-the-quickening/#comment-6055 Be gentle, Blue Eagle. Be gentile. Be gentle, Blue Eagle. Be gentile.

]]> By: Blue Eagle http://yirmumah.net/new-years-eve-the-quickening/#comment-6054 Blue Eagle Fri, 30 Dec 2005 15:38:26 +0000 http://yirmumah.net/new-years-eve-the-quickening/#comment-6054 Drew, how the hell do you keep surpassing yourself? Working a highlander joke into a strip about dick clark? How do you keep doing this? Screw Bob, yirmumah has been gone from mildly amusing to internet CLASSIC since you ditched his ungratful ass! Solid gold ever since that little bunny dropped his first f-bomb, I tells ya. I can't donate, but I'm gonna kiss your ass something terrific to make up for it! Drew, how the hell do you keep surpassing yourself? Working a highlander joke into a strip
about dick clark? How do you keep doing this?
Screw Bob, yirmumah has been gone from mildly amusing to internet CLASSIC since you ditched his ungratful ass!
Solid gold ever since that little bunny dropped his first f-bomb, I tells ya.

I can’t donate, but I’m gonna kiss your ass something terrific to make up for it!

]]> By: Steve http://yirmumah.net/new-years-eve-the-quickening/#comment-6053 Steve Fri, 30 Dec 2005 15:17:10 +0000 http://yirmumah.net/new-years-eve-the-quickening/#comment-6053 Today's strip was freakin' awesome, DJ. Regarding your rant it is frustrating how a large part of society doesn't put any value on art. I'll be approached by someone who wants an oil painting or airbrush portrait of a loved one. This will take several hours to complete at a rate of (being conservative) $30 per hour I tell them it will cost them a couple hundred dollars. Their response (almost universal) is "Oh, I was thinking more along the lines of $25." Yeah, I was thinking more along the lines you can fuck yourself. People think because we like to draw we shouldn't charge anything because it's fun, with no consideration of our time. So, regarding your rant, how does one determine success? Well, your wife's grandparents son who was a president at Kodak, how many people know his name? So he made some cool green (nothing wrong with that) but you're doing what you love to do and you have tens of thousands of people checking your stuff out daily. I've brought up your name in conversation on several occassions with my friends and co workers, talking about one of your strips and how funny it was. So, some schmo from Oklahoma talks about you like he knows you, as I'm sure thousands of other fans do. I'd say that is pretty successful. And if your strip gets picked up by Adult Swim (or the likes thereof) as a replacement for some of the dinosaurs like South Park, and you become rich I'd say that's success. The worst fate in the universe is doing something you hate (like being a corporate executive) just for the money and not pursing your dreams. Dream on, DJ, because you kick ass. Sorry for the long reply. Today’s strip was freakin’ awesome, DJ. Regarding your rant it is frustrating how a large part of society doesn’t put any value on art. I’ll be approached by someone who wants an oil painting or airbrush portrait of a loved one. This will take several hours to complete at a rate of (being conservative) $30 per hour I tell them it will cost them a couple hundred dollars. Their response (almost universal) is “Oh, I was thinking more along the lines of $25.” Yeah, I was thinking more along the lines you can fuck yourself. People think because we like to draw we shouldn’t charge anything because it’s fun, with no consideration of our time. So, regarding your rant, how does one determine success? Well, your wife’s grandparents son who was a president at Kodak, how many people know his name? So he made some cool green (nothing wrong with that) but you’re doing what you love to do and you have tens of thousands of people checking your stuff out daily. I’ve brought up your name in conversation on several occassions with my friends and co workers, talking about one of your strips and how funny it was. So, some schmo from Oklahoma talks about you like he knows you, as I’m sure thousands of other fans do. I’d say that is pretty successful. And if your strip gets picked up by Adult Swim (or the likes thereof) as a replacement for some of the dinosaurs like South Park, and you become rich I’d say that’s success. The worst fate in the universe is doing something you hate (like being a corporate executive) just for the money and not pursing your dreams. Dream on, DJ, because you kick ass. Sorry for the long reply.

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