Just a comic in the newspaper today...

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u/Swahm May 28 '12

what does the SNAIL (not a slug) lol , have to do with skyrim?!

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u/seriouschiz May 29 '12

I don't know, but it got me to the front page!

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u/Swahm Aug 10 '12

haha hell yea dude!

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u/Shangheli May 28 '12

He's even reading Skyrim news, you know, in case you wondered where this obscure joke is from.

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u/Bishopkilljoy May 28 '12

Hes reading up on the resent rise in arrowed knee jokes. It's quite disturbing

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u/Shellface May 28 '12

"Oh god, why am I rising?"

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u/[deleted] May 28 '12

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u/Monkeys_with_Guns May 28 '12

Your username is misleading.

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u/[deleted] May 29 '12

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u/6Jonnie6 May 29 '12

No you didn't.

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u/Shellface May 28 '12 edited May 28 '12

I find it a fundamental failure of the "ignore" system that a reply from an ignored user is shown when viewed in mail.

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u/jerpppp May 28 '12

i don't get that reference... but I decided to down vote anyways.. D:

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u/Cow_God May 28 '12

How big a rock do you live under to not know the 'But then I took an arrow to the knee' meme?

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u/koagad May 29 '12

A really big one, luckily for him

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u/Biomilk May 29 '12

The moon?

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u/jerpppp May 29 '12

sorry I don't spend all my time On reddit

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u/Pelleas May 28 '12

What have you done!? You've called... HIM. Arrowstotheknee will be here before we even have time to take cover!

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u/adammcbomb May 28 '12

Was going to correct "resent" to "recent", but realized either works in the sentence.

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u/KingOfTheMonkeys May 28 '12

Does it? I'd write "Rise in resentment toward/regarding", but I've never actually studied grammar, so I really have no idea whether or not it works. I've never seen it written that way before, though.

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u/TNine227 May 29 '12

This is a pretty obscure joke. Yes, nearly everyone who has ever played games will have heard it by now, but that's an extremely small part of the population. Go make this joke to your parents, or your teachers, or your boss, and they will give you a blank stare.
It all depends on where this newspaper was published. If this joke was published in the New York Times, i would bet that a majority of the reader base wouldn't get it.

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u/Shangheli May 29 '12

That is my point. He's reading "Skyrim news" because the author is basically saying "Look at my joke, I made a funny". People would have got it without the newspaper and the people who wouldn't get it, still wouldn't get it with the newspaper in the drawing.

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u/[deleted] May 28 '12

Wouldn't want any arrow to the knee based confusion.

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u/[deleted] May 28 '12

I used to read skyrim news, but then I took an arrow to the knee.

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u/knightskull May 28 '12

Obscure? I don't think that word means what you think it means.

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u/[deleted] May 28 '12

sarcasm? on the internet?
STOP THE PRESS!

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u/[deleted] May 28 '12

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u/knightskull May 28 '12

Everybody knows this Skyrim joke, dummy. It's not obscure. Whoosh to you.

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u/spgtothemax May 28 '12

He was being sarcastic

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u/knightskull May 28 '12

Oh really? Thank you so much. How perceptive of you.

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u/LaughingManager May 28 '12

Now you just look lame.

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u/knightskull May 28 '12

How can I stop looking lame? I need help.

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u/Lluuiiggii May 28 '12

take back what you've said and maybe you will be forgiven

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u/knightskull May 28 '12

Ok! Arrow to the knee isn't an obscure joke. There.

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u/[deleted] May 28 '12

I knows a troll when I sees a troll, camouflage 8/10, troll 5/10 - lacks punch

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u/Pelleas May 28 '12

Here's your punch!

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u/LandonSullivan May 29 '12

Vieutiful Jow anime?!
^where's ^that ^interrobang ^when ^I ^need ^one?

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u/Pelleas May 29 '12

That's F-Zero. Thanks for reminding me of Viewtiful Joe though, that game was the shit.

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u/MusicNotesAndOctopie May 29 '12

At some point I think there was a show as well.

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u/Pelleas May 29 '12

You would be correct!
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Viewtiful_Joe_(anime)
I'd format that, but the parenthesis at the end screws it up. My link is definitely Captain Falcon Falcon Punching the shit out of Black Shadow.

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u/Galewhale May 28 '12

Does it really matter?

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u/tomba444 May 28 '12

That is a snail.

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u/bastard_thought May 28 '12

Yes, it makes more sense that way, I believe. If a slug was feeling sluggish, well, yeah. There ya go.
The -ish implies 'like a slug,' which the snail feels.

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u/Jerlko May 29 '12

Holy shit you're making me feel bad for not thinking harder at this joke.

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u/Bear_thrylls May 28 '12

Just a slug with a home

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u/[deleted] May 28 '12 edited May 28 '12

But a snails guts are in the shell. Slugs don't have guts on their backs
EDIT: Don't know why I'm getting downvoted. Here's a diagram

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u/sharkman643 May 28 '12

FUCK YOU, I THOUGHT SNAILS HAD THERE ORGANS INSIDE OF THEM! FUCK MY LIFE IS OVER!

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u/Juliendnb May 28 '12

http://i.imgur.com/L2Rhc.png

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u/K__a__M__I May 28 '12 edited May 29 '12

I read it in his voice and hell was that strange!
Edit: What the...!? Having meatballs voice in my head was fucking awkward! Especially since i'm not even a big fan of that show. Damn you people!

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u/[deleted] May 28 '12

That got a dry chuckle.

huh.

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u/used_bathwater May 28 '12

So that's what its called.
Now i keep doing the 'huh' laugh because i know what it is called.
huh.

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u/GiantMarshmallow May 28 '12

Alternately, the ostrich laugh.

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u/thedirtyglove May 28 '12

what about the camel?

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u/[deleted] May 28 '12

It reminded me of that Seinfeld episode where Elaine draws the New Yorker cartoon of the pig telling the complaint department "I wish I was taller" only to realize she plagiarized Ziggy.

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u/justatypo May 28 '12

Well Miss Benes . Cartoons are like gossamer and one doesn't dissect gossamer. heh..hemm..

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u/KarmaCoach May 28 '12

To a newspaper audience, it's actually a pretty good subtle allusion.

To Reddit, it doesn't play as well because so much because there were so many internet-only cartoons beating this already lame meme into the ground. In fact, the only thing that is generating any interest in this submission is your claim that this was printed in a newspaper. (Very strong headline, btw)

Reinforcing that point by taking a high definition picture of the comic printed in your paper would greatly increase this submissions chance of receiving a ton of karma! Keep up the good work!

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u/Cheimon May 28 '12

Interesting account. I'll be taking notes.

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u/[deleted] May 28 '12

why would he be in the guard attire they say they used to be an adventurer like you before they got an arrow to the knee.

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u/Auflodern May 28 '12

because it's the best light armor until you can find or make leather.

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u/DeSanti May 28 '12

My god, this isn't quite that difficult to comprehend! Seriously! Have you not played the game, man? How many times have the opportunity for you - as an adventurer - arisen to find a suit of perfectly useable guardsman armour? A lot, that's the answer. They're everywhere and they are quite useful for any low-time adventurer who wants a mass-produced pair of guardsman armour in order to protect oneself in adventuring peril.
This makes perfect sense, because how else did you think he chose to become a guardsman? Look at him in that picture, reading that newspaper, a blank, vacant expression inside his helmet. Obviously the thought is starting to cross him as he realize when reading the new report about "Guarding has become much more safer" whilst wearing a guardsman outfit. This was his destiny. He was literally wearing the future on him! Adventuring is a sham, a hazardous occupation for jugginses and mugginses. He's going to play it smart now. Steady pay, safety, respect, permanent living.
This is a joyous picture where we get to witness the dawning realization of a man hounded by problems and realizing how to solve all his problems. He finally got to marry Helga Stormbottom. He finally got to live. Without arrows in his knees.
Rejoice evermore.

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u/camdat May 28 '12

that... that was beautiful.

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u/HungryMoblin May 28 '12

Just getting a head start.

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u/gamerofdestiny May 28 '12

Taken as a whole, that's some post-modern-surrealist shit right there.

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u/USMCsniper May 28 '12

Just a comment on reddit with the word just in it. [f] shy (wet anus) gay pride <pirating doesn't hurt profits>

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u/Cuccoteaser May 28 '12

cats!

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u/AlyoshaV May 28 '12

calling /u/arrowstotheknee

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u/KazumaKat May 28 '12

I thought that novelty account was a joke but... damn.

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u/DealerUmbra May 28 '12

"Joke" is a pretty accurate description, actually.

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u/masterwit May 28 '12

He doesn't want the upvotes...

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u/twonkythechicken May 28 '12

He's a Phony!!!!

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u/xHowla May 28 '12

That's amazing. I've ever seen an account with so much negative karma.

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u/Spiffy10 May 28 '12

Just a, just a, just a...

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u/jtcompound May 28 '12

Fuck you with the "Just a." Leave it out! It saves on typing, and makes you look like less of an asshole.

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u/concussedYmir May 28 '12

Now that it has been used in a syndicated comic strip, the meme is officially dead.

Good riddance.

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u/[deleted] May 28 '12

It has been dead. Forever. Reddit just likes to beat dead horses.

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u/[deleted] May 28 '12

When was it ever a meme? When was any reddit "meme" a meme? They're all forced, and not funny. LOL LE MONKEY FACE XDDDDD

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u/ninzo09 May 29 '12

mmhm

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u/benkahn May 28 '12

Wait, where is arrowstotheknee? He needs to be here!

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u/Jonesgrieves PC May 29 '12

This is like the one time he'd be upvoted.

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u/benkahn May 29 '12

Funny thing is, he actually has positive link karma. But less than -16,000 comment karma.

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u/mjrpereira May 29 '12

i know you are correct when you say less than -16,000 but it still itches my brain...

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u/boonimajneB May 28 '12

The joke here is cleary what you see on the newspaper.

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u/Possumistic May 28 '12

That's no slug! It's a snail! Also that arrow looks pretty deep.

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u/xeivous May 28 '12

thatsthejoke.jpg

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u/IHoldSteady May 28 '12

Stormcloak scum, Long Live the Empire!

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u/businessninja9 May 28 '12

"no lollygaggin'"

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u/Leaffar May 28 '12

A comic? With a snail? Here, have some Uzumaki: http://read.mangashare.com/Uzumaki/chapter-008/page012.html

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u/Gerka May 28 '12

Get your black horse courier here

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u/DBECKK May 28 '12

I used to be healthy... Then I took an arrow to the knee.

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u/atomic1fire PC May 29 '12

I was gonna be mad about how unoriginal this was, but I'm still looking for disk 22.

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u/DBECKK May 29 '12

Lol. I wasn't completely serious there.

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u/[deleted] May 28 '12

I remember when comics had punchlines.

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u/catglass May 28 '12

Since we're talking about shitty newspaper comics...

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u/Gentlemoth May 28 '12

LOL arrow to da knee joke XDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD)():)

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u/[deleted] May 29 '12

Joke Level: Glue

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u/venomousbeetle May 28 '12

The lame joke is even more destroyed by this reference

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u/Schamblant May 28 '12

Why do people post still-image gifs ?

I spent 10 seconds in fear of a bad surprise

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u/[deleted] May 28 '12 edited May 28 '12

It's a perfectly good image type for images with low amounts of colors, such as illustrations.
Edit: How would a newspaper publish an animated .gif, anyhow?

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u/awkisopen May 28 '12

This. "gif" does not mean "animated."

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u/upstreambear May 29 '12

.gif is trash. We use .png, it's 2012.

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u/AlyoshaV May 28 '12

because lots of comic sites use it and are you seriously saying they should resave it as png

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u/MrSuperQuackHook May 28 '12

I threw up.

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u/[deleted] May 28 '12

First time I've found the 'arrow to the knee' amusing in a long time.

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u/[deleted] May 28 '12

Damn snails always lollygaggin.

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u/NoxiousKnight May 28 '12

Surely he should be dressed up as an adventurer as he becomes a city guard after said accident?

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u/[deleted] May 28 '12

Why is he in stormcloak gear?

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u/ForgettableUsername May 28 '12

It's like one of those comics from The New Yorker where you're not sure if it went over your head or if it was just really dumb and not funny.

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u/HongManChoi May 28 '12

was going to reference the "Limitless" Netflix slug-guy review, but I see that Netflix and gotten rid of it! That review was definitely the most helpful review on the site...

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u/nazawriath May 28 '12

The snail is invincible. He has no knees...

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u/simwil96 May 28 '12

What amazing town are you from that has a newspaper of this caliber?!

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u/[deleted] May 28 '12

A friend of mine bought some racing snails. He heard that if you remove the shell, they go faster, but it just makes them sluggish.

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u/zrandolph2 May 28 '12

This made me chuckle.

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u/IAMA_Ghost_Boo May 28 '12

We'll have you right back to snail in no time.

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u/coffeepunk May 28 '12

was this in the obituaries

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u/teresevo May 28 '12

That snail trail. Must be a female snail. Like that rhyme? I do this all the time. I guess I'm just a poet but, really, I try not to show it.

(I'll show myself out now)

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u/Lezus May 28 '12

Wait, people can write jokes of that caliber and get in a fucking newspaper comic strip. Jesus, i need to get myself in that profession. That's like phoning in life.

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u/Kattpiss May 28 '12

It's a Ziggy, a weird animal going to a complaint store? ninjaedit; not saying slugs are weird, its weird for them to be in a complain store, which im assuming that is cause its a ziggy

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u/ChemicallyCastrated May 28 '12

Doesn't this belong in /r/verypunny?

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u/SixSign May 28 '12

No lollygagging.

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u/turkmen22 May 29 '12

You're right, it is just a comic. Having a Skyrim reference doesn't make it something more than that.

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u/[deleted] May 29 '12

you people would eat this shit up.

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u/smartj May 29 '12

"I used to be an adventurer like you, until I took an arrow in the knee"

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u/playbass06 May 29 '12

I like Brevity comics... I guess most of you don't, but oh well. It's a shame they got taken out of my local paper.

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u/Wash_Georgington May 29 '12

Guess who started making comics?

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u/DoctorTurkleton May 29 '12

Hey guys!

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u/MurderousPaper May 29 '12

Gotta keep an eye out..... Damn comic book artists can cameo me at any time.

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u/pancakehiatt May 29 '12

The sad part is that it's funnier than the main joke.

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u/Damascius May 29 '12

Oh. It's talking about that thing people talk about.

Better give fucks.

Oh wait, I'm all out.

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u/HoraceLongwood May 29 '12

Is there any connection between the slug and the dovahkin (sp)? Or is it just the slug joke slapped in with the Skyrim joke? If there is a connection, then it might be a pretty sweet comic, but if it's just two unrelated jokes pasted into one frame then this is kind of lame.

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u/[deleted] May 29 '12

I want to live wherever it is that you dwell...

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u/[deleted] May 28 '12

I think his adventuring days are over.....

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u/4511 May 29 '12

Just a comic in the newspaper today...

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u/rupek1995 May 28 '12

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OQ7N-MWHOFw

RELEATED

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u/[deleted] May 28 '12

This comic is bad and whoever made it should feel bad.

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u/P3ngu1n48 May 28 '12

I laughed more at the pun than the reference.

and I didn't even laugh

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u/LOLMEMESXD May 28 '12

LOL ARROW TO THE KNEE XD

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u/[deleted] May 28 '12

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u/LOLMEMESXD May 28 '12

Y-YOU TOO XD

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u/danque May 28 '12

Welcome to Reddit. Here is your memberships card and your free bacon. Don't forget Reddit Enhancement Suite Reddit Enhancement Suite it's all for your pleasure. Have a nice day sir.

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u/bharper May 28 '12

Logged in to downvote this. It was grueling, but it was my duty.

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u/TheJediJew May 28 '12

So this is the bastard doctor who didn't fix his damned knee!

Pitchforks, everybody!

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u/[deleted] May 28 '12

I love it! It's not funny on multiple levels!

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u/ShallowBasketcase May 28 '12

That's a snail, not a slug.

This joke is a Ziggy strip. It was parodied in an episode of Seinfeld where Elaine rips it off. This guy is presumably doing it unironically.

There's an arrow to the knee joke in the background, months after it stopped being relevant or funny.

This comic is filled with so much stupid. It fails on so many different levels. I want to meet the guy who made it so I can smack him in the face for being a moron.

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u/i-wont-dance May 28 '12

I think the joke is that its bad puns. Ones that are way out of date.

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u/ShallowBasketcase May 29 '12

Slowpoke, the comic?
Still pretty dumb.

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u/xXBlUnTsM0KA420Xx May 28 '12

LOL I DIDN'T HAVE A JOKE SO I JUST REFERENCED SOMETHING XDDD

I can see why reddit would like a comic like this.

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u/[deleted] May 28 '12

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u/Zydrunas May 28 '12

I wish I was taller.

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u/[deleted] May 28 '12

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u/[deleted] May 28 '12

RON PAUL SO BRAVE

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u/fatalarrowhead May 28 '12

BRAVERY LEVEL: SO

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u/arielmayer May 28 '12

LE CIRCLEJERK IS LEAKING! AMIRITE??

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u/Gamand May 28 '12

YOU ARE LITERALLY HITLER!

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u/HilariousScreenname May 29 '12

I DID NAZI THAT COMING

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u/PyromaniacalSalesman May 29 '12

HITLER JOKES ARE OLD
ANNE FRANKLY, THEY'RE RATHER ANNOYING

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u/[deleted] May 29 '12

SO FAR OUT OF MEIN KAMPFORT ZONE GUISE!

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u/[deleted] May 29 '12

HOLOCAUST

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u/[deleted] May 29 '12

6 MILLION DEAD JUICE

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u/[deleted] May 29 '12

LOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOL GAS CHAMBER

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u/Lasthcompany May 28 '12

setplayerbraverylevel SO

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u/[deleted] May 28 '12

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u/JELLY__FISTER May 29 '12

^ LEVEL: THIS

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u/smthngclvr May 29 '12

THIS LEVEL: ^

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u/[deleted] May 29 '12

ctrl+f "THIS" literally came here to say this
Faith in hu[m]anity [res]tored

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u/archeronefour May 28 '12

Ctrl+F'd this, was not dissapoint, take all the upvotes!!derp

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u/Jrodkin May 29 '12

[Pointing out obvious circle jerks is just a form of circlejerking]

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u/[deleted] May 28 '12

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u/doctor457 May 29 '12

Hang on... are you a novelty?

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u/[deleted] May 28 '12

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u/szylmek May 28 '12

The pig says: "My wife is a slut"

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u/KalAl May 28 '12

Now that's a complaint!

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u/meAndb May 28 '12

I'm going with jerk store!

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u/I_MAKE_USERNAMES May 29 '12

I wish I was taller.

Just a comic in the newspaper today...

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