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0083 — House Rules
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For the next two weeks, while we're away on our honeymoon, I'm running three strips a week, M-W-F! These will be ultra-classic, single-row-format Achewood strips like you saw in year one (and of which you also saw twelve last Christmas holiday).
I'm posting three a week instead of the usual one-on-Friday because, frankly, posting short strips makes me feel insecure about providing enough value for you, even though I love how this set of six captures the old absurdist flavor of original Achewood, and membership has been steady. Why am I doing short strips at all? Because they show an essential flavor of the Achewood approach, and it's also becoming a fun custom for me to do these during my vacations. They make use of the scratch-and-dent part of my writing file — weird little ideas that can't carry a long-form strip.
Enjoy the change-up, and when I return, you will probably see a comic about what it's like to honeymoon in Italy during a transportation strike. (Hint: Ray will sit in one restaurant in Minori and eat Pasta alla Garlic Oil until his belly button leaks. Again.)
Comments
Grimaldius Mensch
Such an angry typer
Adam Whybray
In fairness, that strikes me as pretty foundational to the Communist aesthetic!
Alexander Rediger
how many hearts and likes can I add to this?
Taylor
Of course Phillipe, who never ages, has a Peter Pan costume.
Erik Chipchase
God! Who put Philippe in charge of the HOA?
Doc G
Lyle ONLY takes it the wrong way
2scrogz
Canonically speaking, our only version of the Lyle origin story is that he spontaneously combusted into existence at the age of 3 years old, from the explosion created by pouring an unknown high-proof brown liquor into the screaming-hot engine bay of a '57 Chevy Apache revved to 8,000 RPM. Unfortunately, the story's narrator was Lyle, and thus Lyle-level unreliable, and overly focused on mechanical details.
Ben Birdsall
I found a list of rules a weird kid would make if he were in charge once when I was a summer camp counselor. I've forgotten most of them, but "things made out of concrete should be free" will live in my head forever
Gryffyd Dempsey
Shocked that Lyle has ever placed a vessel in a dishwasher, tbh.
Tim from New Hampshire
Wow, a monitor with mouse ears
Cody Richmond
True change has to start from the inside, y’know?
Cody Richmond
Many laughs at the wholesome comedy. Much needed, many thanks.
Ruxine
swirlies the day after eating the fish sticks.
b.zap
Make me a Peter Panwich
Julie (HiDeeHoGal)
Lyle continues to surprise me by being very Daddy. Don't take it the wrong way.
Kriegsaffe No. 9
I know that Kid Mad. I feel that Kid Mad. I have anger issues IRL.
GruntyGinMan
stumble into the bathroom late at night and fall into the terlet because it is up
Jenn
In the dark. Can we add in the dark?
Jonathan
Obviously the punishment is that you have to sit on the toilet with the seat up
Mitch
Honestly would like to see classic strip format return more frequently. Quality over quantity.
J Hardy Carroll
Pretty sure the Peter Pan thing is going to be showing up in therapy when Phillipe much older and has changed his name to Phyllis while awaiting top surgery.
Yelahneb Unicornucopiax
DO WHAT PHILLIPE SHALL BE THE WHOLE OF THE LAW
Spyguitar
(To be clear, if you are, you're probably right)
Spyguitar
Are you suggesting that his (semi-regular?) man-douche is the extent of his hygiene?
Sedric And Charlie
One day Doctor Andretti's going to publish a very important but also sensationalistic book about his dealings with "Patient R."
Jenn
This is me about the toilet seat being left up. What Would Phillipe Do As Punishment?
Shawn Clark
Did Lyle just avoid getting Code of Hammurabi-ed by giving Philippe a fun task? Seems so.
Oppido
Being placed face-up in the dishwasher would surely be Lyle's first bath since the day he was born behind something.
Ismini Roller
Ray should have Dr. Andretti take a look at that belly button problem.
Matthew Harris
Straight up carving out steles
#1 Fan
It should be illegal to sell candy to people who litter.
Shepton
Ah man I love that little guy. I wish he'd run for president again.
Josh Egbert
Philippe, as ever, proving he has wicked sack.
