Did you see that?
No, what?
I saw nothing.
This guy just walked by wearing a… Mark what are you doing?
Hmmm?
Mark?
What?
You have a cup on your head.
Yes. So?
Why do you have a cup on your head, Mark?
Do I need to explain myself to either of you? I don’t think that I do.
No, really, why?
Because I can?
Did you take a posture class recently?
No. I mean… No.
So you did?
Nope.
Watch something with a posture class in it?
Maybe.
and now you feel the need to prove you can do anything those Victorian girls can do?
Hey why not? And don’t make me laugh, I’ll drop the cup.
The cup of cof… is that an empty cup at least?
It is not, but it is keeping my head quite warm.
Why isn’t anyone stopping this?
Like who? The waitresses don’t care if Mark drops coffee on himself.
But he’ll break the cup.
Hmmm all right why isn’t anyone trying to stop this?
Exactly!
Maybe it’s because they know I won’t drop the cup.
No. Not at all. No.
Ya don’t think?
I gotta side with Sven. Not in the least.
Well they should know it, because I am awesome.
And how long are you going to do this for?
I dunno.
Until you want a sip of coffee, maybe?
Oh, good call!
So now we wait until Mark is either scalded or thirsty?
I suppose. I am tempted to help fate along though…
Don’t you dare!
Watch out, Mark, don’t get upset, the cup jiggles when you do.
Right. I am the calm center of the perfectly balanced universe.
Just don’t say that you’re…
I am a leaf on the wind.
You know what happened to the last guy who said that!
Yeah but I like tempting fate, and Joss Whedon.
This can’t end well.
Nope.
Thirsty now.
Wait the cup didn’t fall?
Where’s the kaboom? There was supposed to be an earth-shattering kaboom!
Nope. Sorry guys. Anyway, you were saying Sven?
Huh?
The guy who walked by?
Oh, he… I forget.
You two are far too easily impressed.
That may be, my friend…
It is.
That may be, my friend! That. May. Be. But at least we didn’t sit like fools with a cup on our heads.
Jealous much?
I so would’ve dropped it.
I wouldn’t have.
No?
No. Though I don’t feel the need to ever prove that to you.
Ahhh, I see. So you would’ve dropped it.
Totally.
October 13th, 2009 on 12:52 am
Reminds me of a good few conversations I’ve had. I’m usually the one with an odd object balanced on my head sidetracking the subject at hand.
Also, never before have I seen a reference to Serenity that close to a reference to Marvin the Martian. You get points.
October 13th, 2009 on 8:22 am
Serenity is one of my all time favourite movies:D And I giggled out loud (GOL?) at the cup on the head thing through the entire strip, good job:)
October 13th, 2009 on 10:10 am
Do a whole post and the only thing people really talk about? the Joss Whedon reference. Ha!
October 13th, 2009 on 10:41 am
I love the angry face. For a second I thought mark had dropped it when I saw how red he was. I like how Sven holds out at first and then admits he would drop it as you close the story out. I enjoyed this so much! Thanks.
October 13th, 2009 on 10:42 am
Glad ya liked it.
October 13th, 2009 on 1:31 pm
We are as easily side-tracked by Joss Whedon references as the guy are by cups-on-heads.
…I still wanna know about the guy.
October 13th, 2009 on 1:32 pm
Oh the guy. That was awesome. But anyway…
October 14th, 2009 on 11:02 am
I’m usually Mark in this kind of situation. Although, I usually walk around with said cup of hot beverage on my head. As you may tell, I’m not very sane.
October 15th, 2009 on 12:20 am
i’ve never risked a beverage before. i can handle a 56 pound case of paper, though my limit for hands-free is about 20. more than that, and the wobbles have too much momentum.
October 15th, 2009 on 7:05 pm
Tell us about the other guy!
October 15th, 2009 on 8:23 pm
Hahahah MAYBE but prolly not, no.
October 17th, 2009 on 2:17 pm
Hahaha, my friend was calling me Mark yesterday for balancing a box of tissues on my head. I get it now. =P
November 24th, 2009 on 3:33 pm
Monkey see monkey do. I tried to balance a gaiteraid on my head but I have an oddly shaped skull with rigs and I couldn’t to it! XO