Holy crap!
What is it, Mark?
That guy just stole my bag!
He what?!
He came by while I was waiting for you and just yanked it right out of my hand.
Why are we standing here watching him run, then?
Uhm. Well.
Wait, the plastic bag you had?
Uh-huh.
He stole a plastic bag full of dirt.
Yeah. Which is why I’m not chasing him. I can get more dirt.
Why did you have a bag of dirt, anyway?
Oh! I didn’t tell you?
Nope.
My friend Sue? The biology student? Anyway. She wanted some dirt to run tests on.
She can’t buy dirt?
Not from the street.
She couldn’t go out and get her own dirt?
No, see, she told me it had to be some tree potter somewhere in town but to not tell her where. Then she’d study the sample and try to work out where it was from!
So your friend Sue…
Wants to be Batman! Isn’t that cool?
Which would, in this instance, make you the bad guy.
I could be the Riddler.
I am going to guess he riddles things?
Only all the time.
Do you even know any riddles?
I’m sure I remember some riddles. Like uhm. What do you call a zipper on a banana?
Hmm?
A fruit fly!
Right. And how is that the bad guy? Besides it being so bad as to make me want to un-”guy” you.
Well like I could leave that clue for Batman to lead him to the fact I was stealing an experimental jet from the Pear Jet Company.
Why would you leave him a clue to stop you, anyway?
Deep mental issues, generally.
Truth’s.
But anyway now I need to get more dirt. Aww man, he took my shovel! My shovel was in that bag!
You had a shovel?
Of course I had a shovel. I didn’t go scooping dirt in my hands. I had an awesome yellow plastic kid’s shovel. Which is in my bag of dirt, which is gone now.
We can get you another shovel.
Gonna have to, but it won’t be the same.
If you start to whine, mommy will leave you in the store to be lost and starve.
Good lord! This is why you don’t have kids, isn’t it?
I would raise self-sufficient children, is all.
You scare me.
Wuss. Now let’s go get you a shovel before it gets dark.
All right. Can I get a blue one?
I’m sorry, does it matter to me?
Uhm, no?
Exactly!
Hooray! Blue!
January 14th, 2010 on 3:41 am
Natasha’s angry face always scares me a little. Like she’s going to really just jump out and start yelling and threatening to leave me in stores if I whine.
Bravo :)
January 14th, 2010 on 5:12 am
should get a blue bucket to match.
January 14th, 2010 on 9:46 am
ket: Thanks!
jwh: Oooo but then someone might’ve taken his bucket and suddenly we’re in lolcat territory.
January 14th, 2010 on 11:30 am
I second the blue bucket!
January 14th, 2010 on 11:47 am
I third the blue bucket.
Um, couple spelling errors today: Line 6 “her” should be “here”, Line 31 “tot he” should be “to the”.
January 14th, 2010 on 11:51 am
Woops. Fixed.
January 14th, 2010 on 12:11 pm
I don’t remember exactly what webcomic it was, but I saw one that contemplated what would happen if the riddler one day left Batman a riddle that didn’t make any sense… It involved a very sleepdeprived, unshaven Batman sitting desperately in front of his computer. That was great xD And I fourth the blue bucket!
January 14th, 2010 on 12:22 pm
and this comment is because I forgot to tick off the “notify me of followup comments” box :P
January 14th, 2010 on 12:26 pm
The fruit fly joke went over gangbusters here in the office.
January 14th, 2010 on 12:26 pm
All of you want so badly for the blue bucket! It’s cute.
So next week? EPISODE 100!
Two weeks after that? Episode 104, the ONE YEAR ANNIVERSARY EPISODE!
January 14th, 2010 on 12:26 pm
Jett: It’s an oldie but goodie.
January 16th, 2010 on 1:22 am
he could make some dirt castles with the bucket. :D
wow one year in two more weeks time sure does fly by.
January 20th, 2010 on 2:35 pm
Now I want a bag of dirt… and a small blue shovel, with a matching bucket, and pancakes. PANCAKES FOR ALL!!!
January 20th, 2010 on 2:37 pm
Mmm pancakes.