inappropriate texting
Tuesday, June 30th, 2009for the record, I’m not a soulless bastard, I properly grieved when my grandma died but then I laaaaaughed because c’mon, “g.ma”? that’s hysterical and I’m sure my g.ma would have thought so too.
for the record, I’m not a soulless bastard, I properly grieved when my grandma died but then I laaaaaughed because c’mon, “g.ma”? that’s hysterical and I’m sure my g.ma would have thought so too.
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June 30th, 2009 at 9:44 am
One of my friends found out that his brother had knocked up his girlfriend with the following text exchange:
Friend’s brother: hey did you hear about [brother's gf]
Friend: No. What’s up?
Friend’s borther: shes pregent LOL
I still say this is the greatest text message ever, but “g.ma is dead” is pretty close.
June 30th, 2009 at 12:06 pm
I can understand how it would be difficult to convey, but it isn’t super clear which texts are from your brother and which ones are from you.
June 30th, 2009 at 12:29 pm
that’s kinda the point. the comic doesn’t really make any sense and it doesn’t matter who is who because we crack the same kind of jokes. i could have slanted the text, but it just struck me as funnier this way
June 30th, 2009 at 1:27 pm
My family also texts “gma” and “gpa”. only now that is what we really call them!
June 30th, 2009 at 2:02 pm
I think I said “G’ma died.”
Not as harsh.
Stop talking about diarrhea.
I bet you had to look it up to spell it.
June 30th, 2009 at 2:34 pm
oh snap! c’mon ma, I’ve spelled it enough times to know how by now, geez, have some faith in a kid! you’re right though, you did say “gma died” but I still can’t believe you texted it in the first place. what is this, 2009?
June 30th, 2009 at 5:16 pm
I agree with what Capt. Robot said about differentiating your text and that of your brother. And, yes, I did read your response as to WHY you did it that way. But, still, it would have been nice to know which text was which. I’ve seen cartoonists use different text clouds for each person’s dialogue (one with a rounded arrow and one pointed). It’s less confusing and therefore more enjoyable for the reader. That’s my unsolicited .02. Always enjoy your humor though.
June 30th, 2009 at 7:26 pm
You been hit by a smooth criminal
June 30th, 2009 at 8:20 pm
yeah I understand that, but you see, I don’t really care what the reader thinks is funny, I care about what I think is funny, so this is what you get. The day I start changing things for people on the internet is the day I shit kittens
June 30th, 2009 at 8:37 pm
KITTIN SHITTIN (Jacko Deado Rmx) feat. G.Pa
***The New Hot Jam by G.Ma***
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June 30th, 2009 at 8:59 pm
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June 30th, 2009 at 9:25 pm
not kittens … more ass bunnies please
July 1st, 2009 at 12:24 am
Oh, wow. What a eulogy. My grandma is in my phone as “G-Unit” and I’ve always been pleased by that.
July 1st, 2009 at 1:46 am
I think you and your mom having this discussion on your message board is about the most adorable thing ever.
July 1st, 2009 at 5:25 am
Who says what in this strip?
It’s confusing and as funny as watching a subtitled movie with the sound on “mute”. It’s ok though, i got my laughs anyway from your mom’s comment.
July 1st, 2009 at 8:39 am
Eff MJ [insert various MJ is dead pedophile jokes]. I was more upset that Billy Mays died :(.
July 1st, 2009 at 8:51 am
heheheheh ass-bunny’s
July 1st, 2009 at 11:51 am
So does your mom call you out for using ‘fuck’ in your comics? Because my mom did that the other day and it only makes me want to use it more.
July 1st, 2009 at 12:30 pm
You kids don’t listen to cell phone calls anymore - so I have to txt evythg.
July 1st, 2009 at 1:00 pm
Momnet is online, and has dispatched an army of killer robots to go to your apartment and tell you how filthy it is.
July 1st, 2009 at 1:53 pm
Jule, stop being so stubborn and change the angle of the text boxes!
July 1st, 2009 at 2:08 pm
Not caring one way or another, when my boss told me Michael Jackson had died I sputtered “Oh no, no more Michael Jackson Jokes,” untill self awareness loomed predictably, and I added “except one.”
July 1st, 2009 at 2:27 pm
Damn… this entire thread is fucking hilarious….
July 1st, 2009 at 3:11 pm
ma, why are you all over the comments? I told you to stop looking at these! and don’t YOU start telling me what to do with my comics, I’m a grown up now! well, kinda, but still, ya can’t boss me ’round no mo.
July 1st, 2009 at 3:35 pm
I love that your mom leaves comments here. That made my day. Good day, Julia’s mom!
July 1st, 2009 at 4:05 pm
So basically your mom is gunning to become your Andy Richter in the comments section now.
July 2nd, 2009 at 12:52 am
Best comic ever Julia!
I would turn text messaging on to my phone if I was ensured of getting a “Like Explosive Diarrhea in your face” text from my brother.
Perhaps more Mom in the comics would make less Mom in the comments? Though Matt’s comment on an Andy/Conan dynamic would be awesome!
July 2nd, 2009 at 1:11 am
I agree about not catering to the whims of internet but linear clarity and content catering are two different things. Maybe the brother dialogue balloon could have been jagged like sort of electronic fuzzed looking? Not trying to get you to change an already made comic here just like discussing making them.
July 2nd, 2009 at 5:38 am
i reckon just do your comics the way you want and everyone else can suck it
July 2nd, 2009 at 8:02 am
Well, Julia sent the first text, as evidenced by the first panel’s exposition. After that I just assumed it went back and forth. Julia / Brother / Julia / Brother. Seemed easy to understand.
July 2nd, 2009 at 8:07 am
Hello, M.Emery and welcome to the point.
July 2nd, 2009 at 5:52 pm
your mom is funny.
July 2nd, 2009 at 5:53 pm
and brian is right. it’s not that confusing to figure out the dialogue
July 3rd, 2009 at 8:10 pm
Lost track of who was saying what, but I got that it doesn’t matter because you and your brother are cut from the same cloth (sorry Mrs. W)
I sort of envy your family, I get to be just the weird one, and too old to be excused by youth.
July 3rd, 2009 at 9:58 pm
don’t be sorry, that was the point!