I was hoping someone was offering free ice cream today and that I could pick some up before my shift. My hopes have been dashed. posted by piratebowling at 7:40 AM on October 17, 2007
I claim shannagins on this blog! There is no free ice cream here.... only broken dreams! I feel your pain piratebowling dude.... I feel your pain. posted by Mastercheddaar at 7:44 AM on October 17, 2007
This comic is about why having the hopes and dreams of children crushed by the cold weight of reality beats the living hell out of the alternative. posted by darksasami at 8:02 AM on October 17, 2007
Darn, I thought you were letting us know it was Free Cone Day at Ben & Jerry's. BUt that's not til spring. Oh, well. posted by Miko at 8:08 AM on October 17, 2007
Hee hee. Reading from the beginning it goes all Bill Plympton in some of them. Overall what darksasami said - it's a pastel rendering of that Twilight Zone episode with the kid who could wish people away. posted by fleetmouse at 8:11 AM on October 17, 2007
I like it! posted by Eekacat at 8:12 AM on October 17, 2007
They are unsure about this grinning fool that approaches them. They do the 'hat trick' and smile at them. They think that the 'hat trick' or at the very least, 'grinning' or 'smiling' will get them through (they have a red balloon after all). They loses faith in the 'smile approach' but try it on anyway, as any people would. It's ice cream. posted by tellurian at 8:14 AM on October 17, 2007
I'll admit to being among the crowd that was at first disappointed by the lack of actual free ice cream, but I was quickly overtaken by the joy of reading these. They'll linger in a far nicer way than ice cream and long lines would. posted by Schismatic at 8:37 AM on October 17, 2007
No ice cream. Comics. What. posted by cavalier at 8:40 AM on October 17, 2007
Free Cone Day goes on our company's calendar.
The whole office walks over to Ben & Jerry's. posted by MtDewd at 8:51 AM on October 17, 2007
This comic is just like Red Meat, except exactly the opposite. posted by brain_drain at 8:57 AM on October 17, 2007
I'm still a little confused, but I'm going with it. posted by QuarterlyProphet at 9:40 AM on October 17, 2007
Another bizarro webcomic I just don't get. posted by cmgonzalez at 9:57 AM on October 17, 2007
I am missing something here... Good art, but I couldn't follow the comic through to the last panel- I feel like I slept through the middle part of a movie posted by Large Marge at 10:19 AM on October 17, 2007
It helps if you start at the first one. I was confused. Then I did that. Now I like it. posted by wemayfreeze at 11:29 AM on October 17, 2007
This reminds me. I really need to go into the kitchen and make myself a bowl of ice cream. posted by miss lynnster at 12:28 PM on October 17, 2007
Oh crap, I had completely forgotten about Red Meat. Thanks for reminding me. Now I have something to do this weekend. posted by jeffamaphone at 12:52 PM on October 17, 2007
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