Category: take that

if you ask me, her story gets too little attention from the newsmedia

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See, this is why topical humour is sometimes no good, because even though I wrote this comic I have no context for it whatsoever anymore. So the impact is gone. And I really can’t be bothered to hit up Google News and try to find out what happened in the first place. Generally you’ll notice these sorts of topical things don’t come up on the site very often. This isn’t a conscious choice on my part; it’s just that I’m not very tuned in to current events. [November 4, 2011]

not IF, but WHEN

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A commenter “Andrew”, who is also a friend of mine, noted that everyone else who left comments on this comic seemed to be a fan of the game “Rock n’ Roll Racing”. RnRR, as I’ve just decided to start calling it, is a racing game for a few different consoles in which various freaks and aliens race around ugly, square-cornered tracks for reasons I do not care to learn. The only redeeming feature of this game is a selection of MIDI versions of popular rock songs, such as Ozzy Osbourne’s “Paranoid” and “Highway Star” by Deep Purple.

Anyway, Andrew pointed out that I was alienating my fanbase by positioning myself so firmly against this game. I didn’t respond at the time but if I did I would have said “Good. I don’t want them as readers anyway.”

An example. Earlier this year I accepted a dare to overcome one of my greatest fears. I succeeded and prevailed because if I failed the dare it was agreed that I would have to play forty hours of Rock n’ Roll Racing. Do you see? I am willing to change my own life (for the better, as it happens) in order to NEVER HAVE TO PLAY THAT GAME AGAIN. [May 22, 2011]