Pcottraux's Weekly FReeptoon

July 24, 2006 | pcottraux

[pcottraux]

And now, for tonight’s Dinklemeyer, I bring you an all new story.

At this point, the Dinklemeyers became pretty much stories done in a serial form, instead of just singular cartoon strips. This one begins the “Class fieldtrip” story.

I drew this story not long after a field trip (the story is loosely based on that very trip). When you’re in Elementary and Middle school, field trips are the most fun, exciting things imaginable. Unfortunately, once you enter High School, they suddenly become few and far-between, and the ones that you go on are excruciatingly lame. No more going to Washington, D.C. to meet a Senator for you: from now on, it’s landfills and secluded swamps.

The first panel shows that the main character, Freddy, is thoroughly uninterested in whatever’s going on. You got to love the dialogue here (if you can read it). The second panel shows what strangely happens during fieldtrips; the class students (even the seniors) suddenly become insanely hyperactive, and the teachers all transform into screaming sadists (probably sudden insanity from trying to keep the kids in order).

I think my favorite, however, is the third panel. Believe me, school buses are the most unpleasant things in the world. Too small, cramped, and with no breathing room whatsoever. The claustrophobia is overwhelming; I always loved to make Freddy’s classmates bizarre and colorful-looking.

[pcottraux]

Nothing new to report tonight. The new posting time has gone up an hour, to anyone who missed last week's.

Archives are on my homepage...and enjoy.

[pcottraux]

Need to update my ping graphic.

[A knight without armor]

LOL! You are in rare form tonight!

[Irish_Thatcherite]

LMAO!!!

[areafiftyone]

ROFLMAO!! Thanks so much for the laugh! We could all use one! That Cindy Sheehan one is priceless!

[pcottraux]

Is that a good thing?

[proud_yank]

LOL! Well done!

[pcottraux]

That good, eh?

[A knight without armor]

Yes, it is. Bravo!

[Irish_Thatcherite]

Yeah... not bad at all....

[Maximus_Ridiculousness]

FREEPTOONS!!! YIPPEEE!!

[Hoodlum91]

Cindy eating Fruit loops!!

Priceless - you are what you eat!

[pcottraux]

Do we all know who the guy in the third panel sitting next to Cindy is?

[Maximus_Ridiculousness]

Sean Penn?

[Maximus_Ridiculousness]

HOODIE!

[pcottraux]

Got it!

[areafiftyone]

Yup!

[Hoodlum91]

MAX!!!!

[pcottraux]

There were more I wanted to include in there; Al Sharpton, maybe Tim Robbins, but I didn't have the time or room.

[pcottraux]

PCOTTRAUX!!!

[Maximus_Ridiculousness]

Hey Phil,

It's near 100 degrees again (INSIDE) so I am going outside to play in the misters.

I will be back upstairs in a couple hours, k?

Can't cope with this heat.

AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHH!

[pcottraux]

Oh, dear...how will we ever make it without you?

[rzeznikj at stout]

Wonder if she eats Juicy Fruit during the rest of the day...8^)

[rzeznikj at stout]

what's happening?

[pcottraux]

Hey, Jon. Nothing much. Just sitting at the computer debating what to do next.

[Victoria Delsoul]

Good stuff as usual, P.

[Maximus_Ridiculousness]

p ko tro

[pcottraux]

Hey...do I know you from somewhere? You seem awfully familiar...

[pcottraux]

That's how it's pronounced.

[Victoria Delsoul]

Think a bit harder.

[Maximus_Ridiculousness]

Oh.

Not P ka chu?

[Victoria Delsoul]

Wait, this might help...

[rzeznikj at stout]

Trying to upgrade my Flash player.

Adobe's leaving us out in the cold again...:|

[pcottraux]

Well, the effect that had on me was a complete snapping back of memory of who you are, followed by a heart attack.

[pcottraux]

Adobe, you jerk.

I've noticed I've been getting a lot of window messages saying there's a problem with the Flash player, yadda yadda yadda.

[Victoria Delsoul]

Oh, no. I hope you are OK.

[pcottraux]

Yiiiiick.

[pcottraux]

Yeah, fine...I'll walk it off.

Felt so bad, yet felt sooooo gooooood....

[Victoria Delsoul]

LOL, OK, I can wait.

[Maximus_Ridiculousness]

tee hee

[pcottraux]

Okay, did a few jumping jacks, now I'm in good shape.

[pcottraux]

Pokemon...Japanese for Yiiiiick.

[Victoria Delsoul]

Nice and tanned. :-)

[Maximus_Ridiculousness]

Hiiiiiiiiiii yah!

[pcottraux]

All my hair fell out, though. That's one of the permanent damages caused by post 32.

[pcottraux]

Hyundai!!

[Victoria Delsoul]

LOL!!!

[pcottraux]

I don't even want to think of what would happen if you did it again.

The phrase "sheer pandemonium," whispered in a scary way, comes to mind.

[rzeznikj at stout]

"Adobe, you jerk."

Jerk?!? WTH!!

Anywhow, Fixed it.

Had to download the Windows version of Flash Player 9 and then run it in WINE.

As of right now, the latest Flash player for Linux/Unix (except HP-UX--v.6) is version 7...

Also looking for ways to beat that control level on Goldeneye 007...

[pcottraux]

Jerk?!? WTH!!

I was talking to Adobe, for leaving us out in the cold again.