I'm not going to lie...

Burke · Post by **Burke** » Thu Feb 21, 2002 7:37 am

and say I understood today's Doodle, but it was definitely worth it just for the long awaited return of our beloved Mallethead.

Toddandpenguin · Post by **Toddandpenguin** » Thu Feb 21, 2002 7:54 am

Well, here's my guess. Now that Boxjam has finally gotten a shot on KeenSpot, he feels like the whole world is watching, represented by all central characters in his world standing around waiting for him to take the shot, and he's feeling the pressure.
Will he make the shot? Or will he miss?
My prediction...
nothing but net.

am I right, Boxjam? Have I finally gotten one of your comics?

~dave

BoxJam · Post by **BoxJam** » Thu Feb 21, 2002 8:08 am

Not what I was going for, but this one was clearly my fault.

I should have separated the two teams more, and I should have had BoxJam and the dead squirrel against a chain link fence instead of at the top of the key, and I should have done it as several frames where the various teams got chosen, instead of the one scene.

Somebody Strange · Post by **Somebody Strange** » Thu Feb 21, 2002 8:18 am

Heh -- I wasn't sure, either. I thought perhaps BoxJam had accidentally killed the squirrel with the basketball and everyone was staring at him in shock.

And yet, as I was considering it, I noticed the long-awaited return of Mallethead (one happy-Dave point), and the comic image of a dead squirrel (another happy-Dave point... two points), and then had the mental image of Mallethead whomping a squirrel (deliriously-giddy-with-sick-sick-laughter point).

So I laughed anyway.

--Strange/Dave

TeenIdol · Post by **TeenIdol** » Thu Feb 21, 2002 8:41 am

On 2002-02-21 08:08, BoxJam wrote:
Not what I was going for, but this one was clearly my fault.

Not to criticize, but I think the abstract
situation in my head created by today's
doodle was completely different than what
you have described.

But on the other hand, I hate it when
musicans absolutley refuse to interpret
their lyrics.

So BoxJam loses either way. Which is how it
should be.

Lee Herold · Post by **Lee Herold** » Thu Feb 21, 2002 9:13 am

Whatever it means, it'd make for another kick-ass t-shirt.

Burke · Post by **Burke** » Thu Feb 21, 2002 10:13 am

I know it sucks when you have to explain these things (mind you, I wish someone would even ask) but now that you have explained it, that's pretty fucking funny, mate.

Bill Murray · Post by **Bill Murray** » Thu Feb 21, 2002 12:43 pm

I thought that BoxJam was wearing on of the new t-shirts, and everyone was in awe of it. I'm dense, at times. Like in <i>Charlie's Angels</i>.

Kevin Wolf · Post by **Kevin Wolf** » Thu Feb 21, 2002 3:43 pm

Got the joke, but I had NO IDEA that that was a dead squirrel. So, you could say that I got the joke, but not the WHOLE joke.

Shepherd · Post by **Shepherd** » Fri Feb 22, 2002 8:23 am

Thanks for asking, Burke. I'm always afraid to be the first one that "doesn't get it."