336 The Teachings Of History.
Even though Mike is an unpopular character I still like him. I worked with several useless managers over the years, and even though they did annoying things I still liked them as people. To be fair, I’m not a real treat to work with from a manager’s standpoint. I argue, ask questions, and dislike the “all for the company” mindset many green managers start off with.
I’ve begun the quest for a forum, for those of you interested. It’s a whole new deal for me, but really pretty much everything to do with this website is, and has been. I spent time looking up how internet forums work, how you build one, and so on. At this point if someone were to ask me “How does a net forum work?” my reply would be “Equal parts internet chicanery and dance magic.” I would then act out one of David Bowie’s dance routines from Labrynth… Minus his deeply disturbing codpiece.
You know what? I’m sorry for mentioning Labrynth era David Bowie. Let’s scrub our collective minds by thinking of his co-star Jennifer Connelly as she appeared in Career Oppertunities.
Also The Rocketeer.
Oh yeah… That’s good Connelly.
Stumble it!
August 11th, 2008 at 10:08 am
yay, first post. first for me!!!
ok seriously though, thats the story of my life.
August 11th, 2008 at 10:46 am
I’m partial to PHPBB myself. I use it on all my websites. Its good stuff.
August 11th, 2008 at 10:52 am
I prefer to use internet chicanery and a large portion of equal parts old-school alchemy and mad science.
August 11th, 2008 at 11:32 am
I love how she’s basically saying “Damn your excuses!” while being nice and smiling at the same time.
August 11th, 2008 at 11:56 am
Wow the Rocketeer, I haven’t even thought about that movie in years.
August 11th, 2008 at 12:51 pm
Forums aren’t too difficult to make. Check out invisionfree and find a guide on it.
August 11th, 2008 at 1:41 pm
“I am 100 percent AMerican, and I don’t work for no too bid stinkin Nazi!” heh. I think a forum would be a wise idea. MMMMMM Connely
August 11th, 2008 at 1:50 pm
The Rocketeer is an underrated movie. And not just because Jennifer Connelly was astonishingly beautiful in it, either.
I think “Oh, Mike” is Carolese for “You dumbass.”
August 11th, 2008 at 7:47 pm
PLZ DRAW CARL TOPLES!!!
Lol.
August 11th, 2008 at 8:34 pm
I would suggest doing what I did & getting together with some other web comics which you feel are similar enough in tone or temperament with your own & getting space on their forum(s). This way the readers of one comic can also discover those which you like & vice verse. It’s also cheaper & there’s usually someone who already has the job of managing those nagging little details (like prolific spammers & troublesome trolls) which you don’t want to take the time to deal with.
My 2¢
& I disagree with Mathias, I think that what’s under Carol’s shirt should be left to everybody’s imagination.
My other 2¢
August 11th, 2008 at 8:49 pm
Hahaha, I would consider my prior post an inside joke b/w myself and the author of this entertainment medium.
August 12th, 2008 at 12:04 am
I LIKE David Bowie.
August 12th, 2008 at 12:39 am
??? Who is Carl?
August 12th, 2008 at 1:56 am
Dance magic alone is not enough. We must use jump magic as well. :9 So sayeth the Danial.
I love Carol’s response. Poor, poor MIke.
August 12th, 2008 at 5:00 am
I rather like the Simple Machines Forum.
http://www.simplemachines.org/
August 12th, 2008 at 6:55 am
I like David Bowie, he was the goblin king
August 12th, 2008 at 8:59 am
While I love the Labrynth and David Bowie within, his codpieces and crazy costumes were VERY disturbing and LOLworthy X3. Poor Mike, you can tell he wants to be one of the guys, but it’s so hard to be one when you’re “The Man”.
Also, yours would be one of the few forums I would actually make sure to be an active member. MAKE A FORUM :3
August 12th, 2008 at 10:09 am
Career Opportunities is an awesome movie, thank you for reminding me of it.
XOXO
Cap’n
August 12th, 2008 at 11:49 am
Crave…. more….. MUST…. HAVE….. MORE. Seriously, I LOVE this comic. i can’t wait to see more. I have had my neighbours banging on the walls to shut the hell up because I’ve laughed so hard. Such an awesoem comic. Full of win of such magnitude it’s amazing.
August 12th, 2008 at 1:07 pm
The Rocketeer was the movie that impressed upon me my still present desire to own a jet pack.
Recent advances suggest that this life goal may soon be within reach!
Nazi’s of the world, may you know fear before you die.
Tangentially, my favorite character from Labyrinth was the chinese (korean?) juggler who played the Goblin King’s arm. Women must surely swoon at such skill. Men must quake in fear.
P.S. A forum would be most welcome.
August 12th, 2008 at 7:24 pm
C-Ham, that was an intentional misspelling for humorous effect.
August 12th, 2008 at 7:27 pm
Poor Mike. if he doesn’t learn from his history, he’s doomed to fail in his future. lol.
August 13th, 2008 at 4:04 am
OIC
August 13th, 2008 at 6:37 am
Mathias, had you not commented again and proved your sanity and that you have a brain (I admit you do! No offense =P I just abhor “1337″ speak) I would have hated you my entire life.
And please, let’s not think about dancing at the moment “CLEAR SIGHT CLEAR SIGHT!” *sigh* NPC joke.
August 13th, 2008 at 11:54 am
I dig Mike. The guy’s in a rough position, but I think the earlier bit with the signing, where he basically cared enough about his store to actively try and make it more successful instead of just riding the retail fail-o-coaster made me dig him. In a, y’know, doomed sort of way.
August 13th, 2008 at 7:38 pm
I suppose I should be appreciative, “Jallice.”
August 16th, 2008 at 7:52 am
I like the *insert-word-I-forgot-here* board and the different angles on it, too. ^_^ Yay for backgrounds!
August 16th, 2008 at 10:35 pm
*Bulletin*
August 22nd, 2008 at 1:10 am
I dunno…I kinda like Mike. He reminds me of all those managers who have just gotten a seminar for training, and then gotten dumped on their own to try and learn what they can. Doesn’t really know what he’s doing, in way over his head, but…he’s learning, and he’s got a great team to learn from. If he can get his act together, he might even last out the month. Who knows, maybe one day he’ll even be competant enough for T to be able to go on vacation once in a while (chain stores, like most large organizations, tend to develop a hierarchy that in no way matches the org charts at corporate HQ).
November 11th, 2008 at 6:23 am
I like Mike. He is like a lost puppy
April 11th, 2009 at 9:06 am
Connelly is awesome!…and super hot. I’m glad I’m not the only one who found the gray pants-codpiece combo disturbing!
Also, for some reason I just imagined Mike to have Seth Rogan’s voice here. Seth’s simple character voice from Knocked Up. It just seemed to fit.
I never saw Knocked Up, it just didn’t look good to me. Not my kind of movie/humor. But just Seth saying “With a baby?” I could see Mike with that voice. maybe I’m just crazy