Writing Funny......

I agree with yawa, that strip is funny.

oh shite, I am jeremy :p

And there's nothing wrong with comics being jeuvenile.

That's how real-life is.

http://www.penny-arcade.com/images/2002/20020923l.jpg

Kenshin - yeah, that one rocks too. Totally forgot about it.

i enjoyed foul language in films like Snatch and Lock stock and two smoking barrels... only because it was delievered so great. pikey or east end speak is always funny.

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Originally Posted by Kenshin

I love it. It plays on their ranting psychosis, the insults getting more and more pointless in the heat of the moment.

http://www.penny-arcade.com/images/2003/20030804l.gif

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But it makes no sense why he's insulting him. I don't find that funny atleast...

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Originally Posted by Kenshin

And there's nothing wrong with comics being jeuvenile.

That's how real-life is.

http://www.penny-arcade.com/images/2002/20020923l.jpg

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But this proves a point and is extremely funny in the process.

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Originally Posted by Mode7

Some genuinely funny people -- get this -- actually swear as part of normal conversation. And for them to censor themselves once they get infront of an audience/pen/typewriter is equivalent to talking down to me, so far as I'm concerned. To dismiss it as a 'crutch' is really, really silly.

Edit: beaten to the PA punch.

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If you need to say FUCK THIS or FUCKING KLEENEX in every comic to be funny, that's a crutch.

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Originally Posted by Andrew

But it makes no sense why he's insulting him. I don't find that funny atleast...

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Tycho and Gabe survive on a love/hate relationship. Insulting each other is just how they express affection for each other in a non-homosexual way.

If you look closely at the last panel, the look in Tycho's eyes is not the look of contempt. It's the look of someone lost in the moment...

Don't get me wrong, Penny Arcade is great. Just sometimes the swearing seems a little over-board. Like that 'is' the joke. I dunno, maybe I'm too old. :(

Anyways, I have been sending out some affiliation requests, I hope that gets the word out.

I figure we will find our audience sometime. I didn't make this thread as an advertising scam, so that's why I didn't list our URL at first, but hey, people asked, eh? I hope at least some of you enjoy it.

- Matt

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http://www.joystickadventures.com/webstats/

KidNemo, those are my stats. I actually forgot I had this installed. I somewhat understand it but I'm a little lost.
It looks to me that people are reading it, which is good. Also, keep in mind we opened on July 31st and traffic really went up for that month. August is catching it and we have just begun this month.

If anyone can help me understand this webstats I would be greatful.

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Kid Nemo, you on?

I thought that the "Do the Yoshi" comic was hilarious, the funniest of all.

Thanks. I came up with that idea.