tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4989649127373312714.post8301623414472497020..comments2023-11-05T03:13:48.397-08:00Comments on PVP Makes Me Sad: Popeye and the Freaking Cyclopstimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05183652264190911338noreply@blogger.comBlogger129125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4989649127373312714.post-8292439208259635812008-06-28T00:59:00.000-07:002008-06-28T00:59:00.000-07:00What's making me sad is the current plot line. It ...What's making me sad is the current plot line. It was clear from the beginning that Kurtz wanted us to hate the kid, to make us want Skull back where he "belonged." Like everyone else, I reacted to Kevin with loathing at first. But then I started thinking, one of the main reasons kids act out with violence and cruelty is when they themselves experience it with a bad home life. <BR/><BR/>I was still appalled by Kevin's actions, but I began to think, surely this kid probably needs someone like Skull around a lot more than any of the PVP gang do.<BR/><BR/>Of course, it's easier to just kill the kid off and not deal with any deeper issues, like maybe there IS some good Skull should be doing instead of making coffee in an office, and maybe there ARE some kids who really do desperately need his help.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4989649127373312714.post-21073794074302475602008-06-27T15:46:00.000-07:002008-06-27T15:46:00.000-07:00Wow. I can't believe anyone needs to say this, but...Wow. I can't believe anyone needs to say this, but kids are off-limits, shithead.<BR/><BR/>What an asshole.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4989649127373312714.post-58526946515414928972008-06-27T14:53:00.000-07:002008-06-27T14:53:00.000-07:00I don't think my accusations are wild, actually. T...I don't think my accusations are wild, actually. The evidence is strong that he's mentally ill. My sympathies to his kid, who will have to deal with it every day.Jim Cowlinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14138763687882378773noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4989649127373312714.post-43343574358065621352008-06-27T14:09:00.000-07:002008-06-27T14:09:00.000-07:00Gawd, the snark in here is pallable. If Mr Southwo...Gawd, the snark in here is pallable. If Mr Southworth acts sort of rudely in here, it reflects on him and is his business. As for Mr Cowling, you are arguably contributing the kind of material that makes me want to get off the internet and set my laptop on fire. Receive people with some grace, regardless how they're acting. Paul is being cheeky, but you're being outright mean and making wild accusations that for the sake of meanness. This isn't 4chan.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4989649127373312714.post-65529845461088365622008-06-26T16:31:00.000-07:002008-06-26T16:31:00.000-07:00Mea culpa, anonymous; I forgot to mention the pred...Mea culpa, anonymous; I forgot to mention the predictably content-free responses, usually only a few words long, which, while dismissive and arrogant on the surface ("You're so cute!", etc.), speak volumes about his life as an emotional cripple. He isn't just a stereotype -- he's an <B>archetype</B>:<BR/><BR/>He fits the profile precisely for Narcisisstic Personality Disorder, a relatively common ailment among failed artists:<BR/><BR/>(Via wikipedia)<BR/><BR/>A pervasive pattern of grandiosity (in fantasy or behavior), need for admiration, and lack of empathy, beginning by early adulthood and present in a variety of contexts, as indicated by five (or more) of the following[1]:<BR/><BR/> 1. has a grandiose sense of self-importance<BR/> 2. is preoccupied with fantasies of unlimited success, power, brilliance, beauty, or ideal love<BR/> 3. believes that he or she is "special" and unique<BR/> 4. requires excessive admiration<BR/> 5. has a sense of entitlement<BR/> 6. is interpersonally exploitative<BR/> 7. lacks empathy<BR/> 8. is often envious of others or believes others are envious of him or her<BR/> 9. shows arrogant, haughty behaviors or attitudes<BR/><BR/>I count at least 7 in evidence, and odds-on he's got the other two. Always for the best not to engage such people directly; don't feed their disease. Besides, if someone has one Cluster B disorder, they might have more than one, like Antisocial Personality Disorder, or what we commonly call sociopathy. They usually kill themselves eventually, anyway. Best not to provoke them into potentially killing someone else.Jim Cowlinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14138763687882378773noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4989649127373312714.post-52313479730422828982008-06-26T16:02:00.000-07:002008-06-26T16:02:00.000-07:00Absolutely adorable.<I>Absolutely adorable.</I>paulsouthworthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14574979792848899554noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4989649127373312714.post-80431264977841722782008-06-26T13:56:00.000-07:002008-06-26T13:56:00.000-07:00I'm sure Paul is already on that. He looks despera...<I>I'm sure Paul is already on that. He looks desperate for the attention.</I><BR/><BR/>Since so few people read his comic and yet he keeps doing it, I'm not so sure. Then again, it's been said that stupidity is repeating the same process and expecting a different result.<BR/><BR/>The odds are pretty strong that this isn't the first time that he's come into a forum about one of his interests -- whether cartooning, taxidermy or child porn, I don't know and can only guess -- and laid down a big, fat dookie, proudly shouting "ta-da!" , waiting for the applause and then getting upset when it isn't forthcoming.<BR/><BR/>One can play the victim if one has the skills to back it up, whether rhetorical, comedic, social or otherwise. Chuckles here has none of the above. Further, he is predictably unoriginal, falling back on the old standbys of "nuh-uh", "yes...not!" and "I know you are but what am I". Plus veiled threats, false exits and disingenuous self-deprecation that was so on cue that I could have set my watch by it.<BR/><BR/>Given how unoriginal this clown college dropout is, I've got ten bucks that says that his strip steals gags or outright plagiarizes the work of proper cartoonists. I'd go look if his odious scribblings didn't make me nauseous. But I've got a real job, so maybe I'll hire someone to do it for me.<BR/><BR/>In any case, there's no point in an "Ugly Hill Makes me sad" forum. It'd have one user: Captain Talentless and a bunch of sockpuppets.Jim Cowlinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14138763687882378773noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4989649127373312714.post-39384166588692295252008-06-26T13:02:00.000-07:002008-06-26T13:02:00.000-07:00*** BREAKING NEWS *** BREAKING NEWS *** BREAKING N...*** BREAKING NEWS *** BREAKING NEWS *** BREAKING NEWS ***<BR/><BR/>Okay... so, with people having mentioned on plenty of occasions that they'd like to discuss comics other than just PvP, and with FSM being absent the last few days, I've gone ahead and registered a domain and started a forum:<BR/><BR/><A HREF="http://www.webcomicsforum.com/" REL="nofollow">http://www.webcomicsforum.com/</A><BR/><BR/>For now it's pretty bare bones, but functional. Only a few subforums, and the default style.<BR/><BR/>If it takes off and people start posting there regularly, I'm thinking we can add lots of subforums covering many other webcomics.<BR/><BR/>I'm also thinking FSM could be the moderator of the PvP forum, should he want to.<BR/><BR/>So, whatcha folks say? Good idea, or am I wasting my time?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4989649127373312714.post-70290573262139364862008-06-26T12:58:00.000-07:002008-06-26T12:58:00.000-07:00"i didnt like the kid ever, but now i literally wa..."i didnt like the kid ever, but now i literally want him to ... be erased forever."<BR/><BR/>Yeah, I don't think you'll have to wait long for that. I'm thinking the kid bites it tomorrow. With Kurtz new Mon-Fri schedule it seems like he prefers putting an end to arcs (or in this case, arc within the arc) at the end of the week, and the increasing ruthlessness of the kid would suggest he's gonna end up dead.<BR/><BR/>Although I doubt Skull will be the cause of it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4989649127373312714.post-9280200057294903302008-06-26T11:20:00.000-07:002008-06-26T11:20:00.000-07:00SAD ABOUT THE COMICtoday's comic with the kid and ...SAD ABOUT THE COMIC<BR/><BR/>today's comic with the kid and the cat is SO FREAKING SAD. i started crying.<BR/><BR/>i foster kittens and work in an animal shelter, and i know first-hand the horrible things people do to animals.<BR/><BR/>this is not too far off to what happens to a lot of 'free kittens'.<BR/><BR/>i didnt like the kid ever, but now i literally want him to ... be erased forever.<BR/><BR/>most abusers start off hurting animals. this kid obviously hurts people and animals, but it still hurts my heart to see even an imitation of this.<BR/><BR/>i have cats missing ears and eyes and living terrified from being abused. i dont really like seeing it in comic form.<BR/><BR/>skull better put the beat-down on this freaking kid.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4989649127373312714.post-89158098974376347502008-06-26T10:02:00.000-07:002008-06-26T10:02:00.000-07:00Meh, since Paul is here I let him defend his own w...Meh, since Paul is here I let him defend his own work, as when you have a conversation you generally don't change position.<BR/><BR/>For PVP Scott is doing a good job witht his arc. While he did bring Skull back to the strip I m glad he is being kept away from the PVP crew. I like seeing his personality outside of his normal Brent, Cole, Francis, etc. interations. I just hope the punchline of the arc (what he does to or with this kid) is worth it because he is making this kid into a very hatable sociopath. :)<BR/><BR/>Plus that is one scary pitbull he drewBrett Schiller (Sage)https://www.blogger.com/profile/08631893385280344680noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4989649127373312714.post-54171147052489948132008-06-26T09:03:00.000-07:002008-06-26T09:03:00.000-07:00Nope, just bored at work. Nice try, though! You al...Nope, just bored at work. Nice try, though! You almost made me cry.<BR/><BR/>Actually, I will cop to that accusation! I very, very rarely do it, but in this case I wanted the two characters to be in the same position and shown at the same angle in each panel, because I thought it matched the pace of the joke. And when you're actually trying to make something look cut and pasted, I feel there's really no reason not to go ahead and do it. I did try to make each panel slightly different so it wouldn't be too monotonous (in fact I just noticed that I didn't color one of Gooseberry's ears in the third panel... dammit).<BR/><BR/>Good catch!paulsouthworthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14574979792848899554noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4989649127373312714.post-43316610711552926712008-06-26T09:01:00.000-07:002008-06-26T09:01:00.000-07:00"On the other hand we could just make an 'uglyhill..."On the other hand we could just make an 'uglyhill makes me sad' blog."<BR/><BR/>I'm sure Paul is already on that. He looks desperate for the attention.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4989649127373312714.post-63924754523843721162008-06-26T08:38:00.000-07:002008-06-26T08:38:00.000-07:00Okay Kurtz, what did you do with FSM? With no upda...Okay Kurtz, what did you do with FSM? With no update things are looking bad for this community, which means Paul Southworth will win and I can't let that happen.<BR/><BR/>On the other hand we could just make an 'uglyhill makes me sad' blog.<BR/><BR/>Todays comic is funny, but I notice that all four panels are almost identical. Infact they may even be the same image repeated four times with a few alterations to give the impression that they are all different.<BR/><BR/>You aren't fooling me Paul Southworth and you almost got away with too if it wasn't for this pesky kid.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4989649127373312714.post-66330846410162415892008-06-26T08:34:00.000-07:002008-06-26T08:34:00.000-07:00as far as the scrolling thing, R.W., I suggest ctr...as far as the scrolling thing, R.W., I suggest ctrl+End.<BR/><BR/>sage - thanks. <BR/><BR/>Thursday's strip...I'm really beginning to hate this kid. Would it be a bad thing if Skull just ate him? He did it in the middle ages. Pleeaaasse?!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4989649127373312714.post-77893845077795952692008-06-26T07:02:00.000-07:002008-06-26T07:02:00.000-07:00yeah that wouldnt be a pretty sight. and the smell...yeah that wouldnt be a pretty sight. <BR/><BR/>and the smell . . .Brett Schiller (Sage)https://www.blogger.com/profile/08631893385280344680noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4989649127373312714.post-69673337489827425032008-06-26T06:39:00.000-07:002008-06-26T06:39:00.000-07:00It would explain why my wife cries when I get undr...It would explain why my wife cries when I get undressed.paulsouthworthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14574979792848899554noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4989649127373312714.post-55422668128906636972008-06-26T06:27:00.000-07:002008-06-26T06:27:00.000-07:00JimUm how was he onion skinned? We had an acronym...Jim<BR/>Um how was he onion skinned? We had an acronym war after all, and he showed us all he wasnt an alligator. Pretty funny when it comes down to itBrett Schiller (Sage)https://www.blogger.com/profile/08631893385280344680noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4989649127373312714.post-58854159138231166392008-06-26T05:01:00.000-07:002008-06-26T05:01:00.000-07:00No wait, I'm fine. The wit was actually pretty dul...No wait, I'm fine. The wit was actually pretty dull after all. <BR/><BR/>Dull and tiresome!paulsouthworthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14574979792848899554noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4989649127373312714.post-6607937390930602692008-06-26T04:43:00.000-07:002008-06-26T04:43:00.000-07:00Skewered... by... rapier wit. I'm... finished.*gak...Skewered... by... rapier wit. <BR/><BR/>I'm... <I>finished</I>.<BR/><BR/>*gak*paulsouthworthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14574979792848899554noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4989649127373312714.post-86894841479661411832008-06-26T02:23:00.000-07:002008-06-26T02:23:00.000-07:00Hey, look, another onion-skinned artiste. God know...Hey, look, another onion-skinned <I>artiste</I>. God knows we could use a few more of them.<BR/><BR/>And remember, Chuckles, when you're making your book, you can use both ends of the crayon.Jim Cowlinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14138763687882378773noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4989649127373312714.post-60750642591860282122008-06-25T15:58:00.000-07:002008-06-25T15:58:00.000-07:00I was kidding about returning to insulting each ot...I was kidding about returning to insulting each other. I liked the nice discourse we had and look forward to mroe appearnances by Paul, Mr. Southworth, paulsouthworthBrett Schiller (Sage)https://www.blogger.com/profile/08631893385280344680noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4989649127373312714.post-8306512722034120172008-06-25T15:42:00.000-07:002008-06-25T15:42:00.000-07:00Can we not insult each other AND speak politely ab...Can we not insult each other AND speak politely about webcomics at the same time? I feel we have that versatile range here.<BR/><BR/>Also, 105 comments is testing my scrolling finger.<BR/><BR/>I have created an 'overflow thread' for Scott's latest update "Busy Day"<BR/>over on http://bradmakesmesad.blogspot.com/<BR/><BR/>and people should feel free to post your thoughts there until TFSM comes back, if you want. I will try to do my best to update when he is on hiatus.R.W.McGeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06509063502719145043noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4989649127373312714.post-85186672725593397622008-06-25T15:25:00.000-07:002008-06-25T15:25:00.000-07:00Well both sides had a hand in the skirmish before,...Well both sides had a hand in the skirmish before, but thankfully cooler heads and acronyms led to a kinder discourse.Brett Schiller (Sage)https://www.blogger.com/profile/08631893385280344680noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4989649127373312714.post-43494460775533001122008-06-25T14:38:00.000-07:002008-06-25T14:38:00.000-07:00No I prefer it when everyone is nice and we're tal...No I prefer it when everyone is nice and we're talking about what really matters, webcomics.<BR/><BR/>Excuse me while I get back to listening to webcomics weekly.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com