OOTS #418 - The Discussion Thread

[The Giant]

New comic is up. I think I managed to swing back as far in the other direction from #417 as possible...

[Fale]

Love the Star Wars reference. The art is very nicely done in this one too. Great job!

Might as well put this here; If some of you don't get the punchline then read this (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Double_entendre).

[The honest illusionist]

I sense a disturbance.

[TinSoldier]

The joke seemed to be a little stretched until you switched to "package" and then of course, Belkar at the end. Nice.

Heh. I said "stretched".

[Raistlin1040]

So...messed...up.

[EntilZha]

If it was a folding boat, you could have "Junk in the Trunk"

LOL!!

[Mr Wizard]

WOW, talk about a 180 from last comic. You are not kidding Giant!


Great comic!

[heretic]

Hehehe. Junk.

Great comic. :smalltongue:

[GryffonDurime]

Having just recently discovered the musical Spring Awakening, I can't help but think that the only way to improve this strip is to set it to a song from the show...

"My Junk".

[Theodoxus]

hehe - Junk.

I wasn't taking it in a sexual way until the end, and re-read it... very amusing, on so many levels.

Bravo.

[Dhavaer]

So Hinjo's junk measures up well to the Trouser Titan?

[Flabbicus]

I was wondering when Junks would be introduced. Considering the size of many in China I thought that it would be bigger.

[dutch508]

You've been waiting 400+ strips to run that joke into the ground...





good job.

[Carteeg_Struve]

Okay. I was laughing throughout the entire reading of this one. :)

[fwiffo]

You know, this strip will totally confuse many non-native english speakers. Who wants to be the first one to delicately explain what is going on to our foreign readers?

[Robberbaron]

Hinjo's junk looks bigger than Belkar, not that that's very big.

[shaddy_24]

NIce way to turn it around. Belkar's comment at the end was great. Awsome Star Wars reference. This one was much funnier than the last.

[Blood]

As always, I love the subtle humor. The punchline itself was a bit drawn out, but well worth it. Definitely a turnaround from the last comic. :smallsmile:

[kamikasei]

Doubleplusgood.

Anyone else have a certain AC-DC song playing in their heads now?

[Solharath]

Never thought I'd see the day with that many references....

[Paramajic]

Of course it would be :belkar: to sense that disturbance.

[fwiffo]

Oh, and Giant... "this one this one" in first panel.

[Azzurus]

humor ftw!

[pyrofly]

Yeah, I've got a brother-in-law in Japan who would really appreciate this one! I think I'll email him a link.... tah dah!

[TARINunit9]

I dont get it.

Edit: *reads it again* well, the junk joke is funnier, but what is a double entendre?

Edit: oh! Thats what double entendre means! LOL! Belkar's coment is really funny now :smallgrin: !

[Eva of Banjo]

You know, this strip will totally confuse many non-native english speakers. Who wants to be the first one to delicately explain what is going on to our foreign readers?

Allow me:

junk: (1) a flat-bottomed sailing boat, popular in Chinese waters, that is high at the stern and has squarish sails, each supported on several battens

(2 [colloq.]) how can I put this delicately? The male's distinguishing parts. Yeah, that's it.

[Arbitrarity]

Junk :smalltongue:

Now there, dirty jokes. Nice references, and pretty subtle (though the repeated use of junk is a bit obvious :smallcool: )

:smallsmile:

[EntilZha]

Love the Star Wars reference. The art is very nicely done in this one too. Great job!


What a kwinkydink! I'm watching Star Wars right now.

[MrCab]

I'm not sure what they're talking about above with waiting for the punch line. It was like every panel was one bad joke after an other.

And I loved every minute of it :)

[terrainmonkey]

dude, i was laughing the entire time. great comic.

[The Pink Ninja]

Belkar gets the line of the Centuary :D

[mikeejimbo]

Wow. Freud would have a field day.

[Eighth_Seraph]

A good light humor episode, not trying too hard to cover up that it's a filler/dramatic tension builder. It's good, I respect that.

[Warpfire]

Bwahahaha.:biggrin:

Immature, possibly, but I was laughing the whole strip nonetheless. Good job, Giant.

[Jannex]

Y'know, one *ahem* "junk" joke would've been... eh. An entire strip full of "junk" jokes, however, is awesome. The Belkar panel at the end made it golden.

[fruityjanitor]

Belkar is indeed a man of many talents.

[Rambi]

I just kept laughing as I read this, good job Giant!

[Ted_Stryker]

Even though I had an inkling of what might be coming from the strip title, I laughed aloud for a solid 30 seconds after the first panel with a junk joke. Maybe a minute. Nice work.

[EntilZha]

Y'know, one *ahem* "junk" joke would've been... eh. An entire strip full of "junk" jokes, however, is awesome. The Belkar panel at the end made it golden.

There's a Bill Hicks routine about those kind of jokes....but I don't think I'll go into it here.

[Quirinus_Obsidian]

O M G!!!!!!!!!!!!!111111

That was utterly fantastic. nothing like a hilarious strip after a quite serious one.

The Giant does it again. EXCELLENT!

[Celleron]

I got the double entendre, we did tons of em in A Leve Literature u know
:smallbiggrin:

[humanpylon]

This was great. How many paladins and soldiers are dealing with Hinjo's junk? Hinjo's a playa!

[dragoncmd]

GROAN
That was so bad it was good...

[K2]

i love belkar

[Felius]

Could someone explain the strip for me like I were an Idiot? Please? Pretty Please?

[Guildorn Tanaleth]

I didn't like the double entendres, but Belkar's line made it all worthwhile.

[Blackdrop]

So...many...bad...jokes.

[Querzis]

Dirty jokes aside, why do I get the feeling that Shojo didnt want anyone to board is yacht for a very good reason? Its probably just me but I get the feeling there is lots of 'unlawfull' things in that boat. Anyway, we didnt saw Roy fight against the Ninjas? I guess they were really weak after all, Roy doesnt even have a scratch.

[Korith]

I lol'd extra text and such

[fwiffo]

So, is this strip any good, or is it junk?

[Werekitty]

Innuendo.

Because it's fun.

:D

[oball]

A woman walked into a shop and asked the shopkeeper for a double entendre.

So he gave her one.

[Thanatos]

Oh, and Giant... "this one this one" in first panel.
Hinjo's junk is so massive Lien had to point to it twice.

[Blaznak]

Eh... It was ok. I dunno, I guess its a good change up. That is one of the real powers of this strip - it does fluctuate to enough different sorts of humor. Like they say about Minnesota: If you don't like the weather, wait a minute. It'll change...

[Professor Tanhauser]

I was disappointed. All that for one joke, repeated a dozen times. Could've had miko waking up in jail to belkar's cheery taunts, that would have been funny.

[Beelzebub1111]

Now what will Hinjo do with all that Junk?

[rashambo]

Good one.....I love junk jokes

[Dawnstrider_Moogle]

That was beautiful. I was laughing from "This is your junk" on.

I can't help but notice that just because Hinjo's "Southern" and Roy's dark, Roy severely underestimates the size of Hinjo's boat. Way to go against the, erm, seafaring stereotypes there, Giant.


Could someone explain the strip for me like I were an Idiot? Please? Pretty Please?

It's a subtle yet effective way of illustrating that Hinjo is a much, much different ruler than Shojo in many aspects. Anything else is just reading too much into it.

[Krytha]

I think this comic had its roots somewhere back in grade 7. junk... hehehe... junk... heh

[Haarculaneaum]

Belkar senses a disturbance in . . .

the Farce?

Haar

[Frozen_Northman]

Definitely amusing. I was halfway expecting someone to say that his junk was only to be serviced by Colonel Angus.

(That's a reference to a certain Saturday Night Live skit, for those who don't get the reference.)

[Fishies]

Package...

[Bilbo27]

AHHH, Yoda Belkar! The power of the Scwartz, oh wait, mixing up my movies here! Love the complete turnaround. From serious to serious comedy! Get off my junk woman!

[Jannex]

Could someone explain the strip for me like I were an Idiot? Please? Pretty Please?

*ahem*

The premise of the strip is a pun, laden with sexual innuendo. It centers around the word "junk," which is the name of a type of boat of Asian origin, but is also a slang term for the male genitalia. Likewise, "package" is a slang term for the male genitalia, in addition to its more inocuous definition. This explains Belkar's statement (paraphrasing one of Obi-Wan Kenobi's lines in Star Wars: A New Hope) about double entendres (which are, simply put, sexual puns; phrases with multiple layers of meaning).

I hope that helps.

[Werekitty]

Belkar senses a disturbance in . . .

the Farce?

Haar

Hehehe. I like that one. "I sense a great disturbance in the Farce."

[Ettlesby]

...Man, that was awesome. It takes a lot to make me laugh, but that did. ...Man, am I immature...Oh well.

[theKOT]

Hordle hordle!
That was fantastic. A really funny joke set, and once again, Hinjo rocks the Good Casbah. This whole comic though, is made by Belkar at the end.

[Demented]

I most definitely needed this strip, after watching "The Departed".

Man, oh man, oh man.

Didn't realize the puns were coming until only the second mention of "junk", and the Giant just laid it on thicker from there.

[Elcaz]

You know, this strip will totally confuse many non-native english speakers. Who wants to be the first one to delicately explain what is going on to our foreign readers?


You're right, at first I thought he meant junk as in trash. Then I remembered those boats were called 'juncos' in spanish, so I figured it was a play of words. Moderately funny until the last two panels made it obvious it could mean something entirely different. A quick search online reveals that yes, junk can be used as slang for that, but by the time I was done, the joke was somewhat dead. Had I known from the beginning and I would've been rolling. :(

[merric101]

funny funny funny, i wonder what is soooooo important about this ship?

[Xi-1]

Glad someone else also spotted the 'this one this one' typo. I just kept laughing from the multiple uses of 'junk' and then 'package,' somewhat because they all had straight faces on. And Belkar had to complete the circle because there's not only the prescendent of the Trouser Titan, but also Belkar's shots against Roy when he was a woman. Ah, the return of the sexual innuendo.

What was the package?

Rock the casbah? The castle? Because that's where that expression comes from -- an invading force ramming the gates of a walled city, fortress, etc and thus 'rocking' the castle until it falls apart. Much easier to do with some explosive plastique, I know.

[Metool2]

Definately a funny comic, if a bit corny.

However, I would like to note that atleast now i'm certain of Belkars current fate. He's locked up behind bars, which means he probably won't get to kick some zombie/hobgobbie butt in the upcoming battle (I dont imagine they'd lock him up just to unlock him for the battle.)

[Siberys]

First the rapier, then the crystals - now this!

:smalleek:

[RusVal]

I'll admit that I didn't "get" all of the jokes at first, but after reading this thread, and reading the comic again...

Excuse me, I need to go and dip my brain in acid now.

[Robberbaron]

If Hinjo inherited his junk from his uncle, one must ask if he was really his uncle.

[TinSoldier]

If Hinjo inherited his junk from his uncle, one must ask if he was really his uncle.Ouch! I don't think that Shojo put his sister to the test.

[Calmypal]

Eh... It was ok. I dunno, I guess its a good change up. That is one of the real powers of this strip - it does fluctuate to enough different sorts of humor. Like they say about Minnesota: If you don't like the weather, wait a minute. It'll change...I think every place has that saying, and thinks they're the only place that's like that.

[Axorcist]

uuuuhhh huhhuhhuhhuhuhuhuhuhuhuh ... uuuuhhhh huhuhuhuhuhuh ... uuuuuhhhh huhuhuhuhuhuh ... junk ... yeah yeah mewrhehehhehe ... uuuuuhhhh huhuhuhuhuhuhuhuhuh .... uuuuuuhhhhh huhuhuhuhuhuhuh ... package

[Myoro]

I think every place has that saying, and thinks they're the only place that's like that.

I know we do here in Massachusetts, and I actually thought it was unique to the region. Oh well!

Anyway, brilliant strip, bravo, etc.

[Kobayashii]

I had tears from laughing so hard.

[geez3r]

It may be the fact that I should have gone to bed several hours priory to this writing talking, but that comic just made me laugh hysterically.

[Erimore]

You know, I like Shojo and Hinjo, but I don't think I'd want to touch their personal junk....

I mean, with stick figures, you'd have to be REALLY careful of how things...end.

Wonderful job though...loved it!

[Crispy SpThief]

Double entrende, how I love thee. And of course Belkar would be the one to sense it, its a little known class feature of the ranger: Detect Lesser Humor. :p

[Leo_Forestclaw]

New comic is up. I think I managed to swing back as far in the other direction from #417 as possible...

Oh yeah. Big time. Wow. Still recovering.

So painful and yet, I, shamefully, laughed.

This approval fills me with shame.

OK, Rich, bring on the invasion!

[Behold_the_Void]

While not my favorite strip by a long shot, I still found myself laughing despite myself. Quite amusing.

[Rinion]

Great comic, Giant.
What a strange (yet enjoyable) coincidence - I was watching A New Hope yesterday.

[magicmandy]

Yay! Junk! :haley:

[musicnerd]

That's what she said! or he said. (I watch The Office too much.)

*giggles* Well, that certainly gives 417 a run for it's money as my favorite strip. Wow. :smallbiggrin:

[Ronfar]

That was a horrible punishment to inflict on us innocent readers.

[Skittles]

I'm going to pretend like I'm a 21 year old boy instead of a girl because if I were a boy, my immature giggling would be a lot more appropriate. And I could get my own junk.

[VariaVespasa]

We must stop him before he does that again! :P

[Itdano]

What's 21 got to do with it? I'm 31 and still giggling like mad.

[humanpylon]

I was waiting for a joke about junk being parked in a harbor but I guess that might have been going a bit far :smallbiggrin:

[Aimbot]

As always, I love the subtle humor. The punchline itself was a bit drawn out, but well worth it. Definitely a turnaround from the last comic. :smallsmile:
Subtle? That's subtle?

[skinkatlarge]

You don't applaud things like this, it only promotes mental illness. The proper response is "GROOOOOOOOOOAN!" or a pelting with dice. :tongue:

[Pvednes]

*snrk* hahah

[Krytha]

It wasn't really, but you have to allow some people their interpretations... I guess... kinda... sorta... maybe...

[Bluefin]

This comic had me laughing out loud. Belkar at the end was a nice finishing touch.

[Skittles]

What's 21 got to do with it? I'm 31 and still giggling like mad.

Well, I'm actually 21. But also a girl. And girls aren't supposed to giggle immaturely about junk. In fact, most boys find it offensive if I giggle about their junk. They get quite sensitive about it.



hehehe...penis

[zachol]

I don't think I've ever laughed so hard from just the third panel of a comic.


Freaking awesome.

[vanyell]

I liked it. needed a funny one after the last couple wich have been more serious. thank you again giant

[Mazar]

How strange -- you worried that 417 might be considered the worst strip ever, and it was thoughtful and well done...

THIS was the worst strip ever.

[Tach13]

Lol Skittles.
Feel sorry for Belkar though, having to miss out on all those obvious lines. Very funny swing back to high school, Giant.

[humanpylon]

I'm a 30 year old guy and I'm not ashamed to admit that I giggled at first, then just started laughing uncontrollably.

[Robberbaron]

Somehow I doubt skittles has trouble getting junk, and if she were a boy, she wouldn't have to get junk, it comes already equipped. In the unlikely event you ever meet mine skittles, you can giggle if ye like, rather doubt it'd hurt me feelings too badly, lol, now if you laughed long and hard, might take it a touch personal.

[CGM3]

Anyway, we didn't see Roy fight against the Ninjas! I guess they were really weak after all, Roy doesnt even have a scratch.

Perhaps the nobles of Azure City went with the lowest bidder, who then sent ninjas-in-training to do the job on the cheap. Which meant Roy was probably mopping up the floor with 2nd-or-3rd level ninja who'd been told a young, trusting, straight-arrow paladin would be an easy target. :smallyuk:

Ever notice that the guys who evaluate targets are never the ones who have to go deal with 'em? :smallfurious:

[erewhon]

Well, I'm actually 21. But also a girl. And girls aren't supposed to giggle immaturely about junk. In fact, most boys find it offensive if I giggle about their junk. They get quite sensitive about it.



hehehe...penis

Heh, I'm over 40 and laughed so hard I think I hurt myself.


Gawd, there is a time when the only way to handle humor is to DRIVE IT HOME WITH A MALLET, and The Giant has proved that he is a freakin' master.

Thanks, big guy. :)

[humanpylon]

How strange -- you worried that 417 might be considered the worst strip ever, and it was thoughtful and well done...

THIS was the worst strip ever.

I personally thought this strip was funny, although I can see how others wouldn't either because they don't like innuendo, don't like sexual references, or just dont think the jokes are funny.

I think there have been a lot funnier and more clever strips, but I do admire how Rich is able to use so many different forms of humor over the various strips.

[Skittles]

Somehow I doubt skittles has trouble getting junk, and if she were a boy, she wouldn't have to get junk, it comes already equipped. In the unlikely event you ever meet mine skittles, you can giggle if ye like, rather doubt it'd hurt me feelings too badly, lol, now if you laughed long and hard, might take it a touch personal.

Awww I think I'm flattered! Although now I'm also choking on my saliva from the replies to my earlier comment. I feel special. :)

[Mewtroid]

I have one thing, and one thing only to say:

I needed this funniness.

[Aimbot]

Man, some of you guys are real prudes. We ain't in the Victorian period any more, fellas.

[Ariko]

Well, I'm actually 21. But also a girl. And girls aren't supposed to giggle immaturely about junk. In fact, most boys find it offensive if I giggle about their junk. They get quite sensitive about it.

I did too though! an Im 30! :biggrin:

[humanpylon]

Man, some of you guys are real prudes. We ain't in the Victorian period any more, fellas.

I can appreciate that some people might not like overt sexual humor. That's ok the rest of us can still enjoy it :smallsmile:

[ChimericPhase]

Now what will Hinjo do with all that Junk?

Probably get, get, get, get you drunk!


I was so waiting for him to do a remark on that, but I guess Rich just doesn't listen to the same music. :smallfrown:


If Hinjo inherited his junk from his uncle, one must ask if he was really his uncle.

Not really. First off what you ask implies incest, and as much as Rich likes to tease on some (http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0382.html) topics (http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0237.html), I don't think he'll touch that one with the obligatory ten-foot pole.

As Shinjo's only living male heir, even as a nephew, Hinjo stands to inheret more than just Shinjo's crown, by default he also inherets Shinjo's estate, unless Shinjo's will bequeaths it to someone else. So getting the junk is hardly worth raising an eyebrow at.
:smallsigh:

[Yahzi]

Over in the forums we've been discussing that travesty of a game called FATAL... so this week's comic was just ironical.

:smallbiggrin:

[Robberbaron]

Course he won't touch that topic, but amusing to think about once then dismiss.

[Black Swan]

Most OOTS strips get a laugh from me, but that one was abso-friggin-lutely hilarious. Wonderful job, wonderful job.

[Vshnth]

hah. as soon as i read junk i thought of Tradewinds. still made me laugh though off the top of my head i can't remember such a plethora of double entendres since roy's new year date.

hmmm. while people may have mentioned this before, "this one this one" seems to have become simply "this one this". or maybe it was always "this on this" , the giant never fixed it, and the people i've read were themselves mistaken.

[tolenmar]

Warning! More Innuendo! If you are easily offended, look away!







Still here? Knew you would be.

I admire the Giants stamina. Not everybody can keep their junk up for that long.

[Renegade Paladin]

Owww. Rich, I think you broke my brain.

[Parasocrates]

Allow me:

junk: (1) a flat-bottomed sailing boat, popular in Chinese waters, that is high at the stern and has squarish sails, each supported on several battens

(2 [colloq.]) how can I put this delicately? The male's distinguishing parts. Yeah, that's it.

Wait, what's so funny about a beard?

[Gamebird]

Yep, that's the first one that's had me giggling until I cried in a long, long time.

[Kanthalion]

I may be wrong, but I think this was the first one to have me truly LOL IRL. I showed it to my wife who doesn't read OOTS or play D&D, but she does teach middle school, and she cracked up.

[kirellagen]

Best. Strip. Ever.

'nuff said.

[Elephant]

Boo, Giant, boo.

*looks for rotten tomatoes to throw*

...very funny strip :)

[factotum]

Is "junk" used as a reference for male private parts purely an American thing? Because I didn't understand it at all until I got to the end and then went and looked it up on urbandictionary.com...

[WNxArrakis]

Nah, it's in Canada too, and I know plenty of friends in the UK who are familiar with the term. Generally, when in doubt, put your mind in the gutter, lol.

I found it VERY funny though...

[Alex Kidd]

New comic is up. I think I managed to swing back as far in the other direction from #417 as possible...
Yes, yes you did. The quality was in the same very high area though.

Along with 8Bit this has been a very good day for webcomics.

[Exalted_Hater]

Oh, My, God!

i dont know that to say...


You have blown my mind Giant...

I LOLed...

[Krellen]

Boo, Giant. Boo.

Worst. Strip. Ever.

:smallbiggrin:

[Deastorm]

Well, I'm actually 21. But also a girl. And girls aren't supposed to giggle immaturely about junk. In fact, most boys find it offensive if I giggle about their junk. They get quite sensitive about it.



hehehe...penis

/cackle

Boring girls don't laugh at potty humor, fun ones can. It's in the rules.

[TBone]

OK to those who said 417 was the best comic, THIS is the best comic.

[Senko]

I live in Australia and didn't get it till I read this thread I thought they were talking about junk as in personal stuff still found it amusing though. I still don't get the this one this thing in the comic if it isn't a typo.

[Alysar]

Rich, you are a bad, bad, man.

You're my idol.

[Tentunf]

After that last comic, I had to make a profile just to give props where props are indeed due.

Mr. Burlew, you sir, rock.

[Alysar]

I live in Australia and didn't get it till I read this thread I thought they were talking about junk as in personal stuff still found it amusing though. I still don't get the this one this thing in the comic if it isn't a typo.


Well, technically they were talking about personal stuff.

[Midnight Lurker]

Step One: cut a hole in a box. Step Two: put your junk in a box...

[Alysar]

Step One: cut a hole in a box. Step Two: put your junk in a box...

Works much better with a popcorn bucket.

Damn you Rich! See what you've done to me now?

[Helgraf]

Well, I'm actually 21. But also a girl. And girls aren't supposed to giggle immaturely about junk. In fact, most boys find it offensive if I giggle about their junk. They get quite sensitive about it.

hehehe...penis

:shrugs: Supposed to. Yeah, there's a bunch of junk.

[5tephen]

Man... That's harsh.

Belkar not being there to exploit that dialogue. And THEN? Not even Elan being there to snigger.

So many double entendres... going begging.

[Thanatos]

Hmm, the "this one this one" error has been partially corrected. Now it's just "this one this". Heheh.

[Castaras]

This was a hilarious comic. Hehe..."Handled your package personally"...

"He forbade anyone from touching his junk"

Good one, Rich!

[Ronald_saveloy]

Here's another bad junk-pun:

How do they call Azzure City Port?

The Junkyard!

[lunar]

An entire comic spent on one obvious and overused pun...

that's why I love OotS! lol

[jmucchiello]

Is "junk" used as a reference for male private parts purely an American thing? Because I didn't understand it at all until I got to the end and then went and looked it up on urbandictionary.com...Actually, this is the first time I've ever heard the word used in this manner and I've lived here all my life. OTOH, I figured out how it was being used by the third repetition so it's not like the reference was completely obscure for a native speaker of American English.

[lunar]

I'm surprised the typo hasn't been fixed yet:

this one this Lord Hinjo

[AtomicKitKat]

Way to plunge below the load line on that one. :P

[lunar]

Actually, this is the first time I've ever heard the word used in this manner and I've lived here all my life. OTOH, I figured out how it was being used by the third repetition so it's not like the reference was completely obscure for a native speaker of American English.

Some people are sheltered ;) :)

Oh, how I envy them.

[Chalcara]

OW!


heheheheeheh. *grin*

[Kyrsis]

Step One: cut a hole in a box. Step Two: put your junk in a box...

I was singing the same thing throughout reading the strip.
I laughed so hard my coworkers must think I'm odd...well more odd. And for the record, I found this hilarious and I'm a 24 year old girl. Though I think an immature sense of humor is a prerequisite for my career field...

[Miklus]

You know, this strip will totally confuse many non-native english speakers.
Na, I got it. Although not until the "package" frame.



Anyone else have a certain AC-DC song playing in their heads now?

Which one? They are ALL about prostitutes!

[Void_Form]

I was similtaneously groaning and laughing. So terrible it's awesome.

And thus am I reminded why OoTS is awesome.

Wuzzah Giant!

[Bakta]

You know, this strip will totally confuse many non-native english speakers. Who wants to be the first one to delicately explain what is going on to our foreign readers?


True. Actually "double entendre" has no meaning in French.

so ..many.. bad.. jokes :smalltongue:.

[Thanatos]

Which one? They are ALL about prostitutes!
I'm ever upper class high society
God's gift to ballroom notoriety
I always fill my ballroom
The event is never small
The social pages say I've got
The biggest balls of all

CHORUS:
I've got big balls
I've got big balls
And they're such big balls
Dirty big balls
And he's got big balls
And she's got big balls
But we've got the biggest balls of them all

And my balls are always bouncing
My balls are always full
And everybody comes and comes again
If your name is on the guest list
No one can take you higher
Everybody says I've got
Great balls of fire

CHORUS

Some balls are held for charity
And some for fancy dress
But when they're held for pleasure
They're the balls that I like best
My balls are always bouncing
To the left and to the right
It's my belief that my big balls
Should be held every night

CHORUS

And I'm just itching to tell you about them
Oh we had such wonderful fun
Seafood cocktail, crabs, crayfish...

[TheAnimal]

Gawd, there is a time when the only way to handle humor is to DRIVE IT HOME WITH A MALLET, and The Giant has proved that he is a freakin' master.
Driving Hinjo's junk home with a mallet? Now that sounds painful. :smalleek:


Well, technically they were talking about personal stuff.
Yup, it doesn't get much more personal than that. :smalltongue:


Wait, what's so funny about a beard?
Y'know, sometimes a beard isn't just a beard... :smallbiggrin:

[battleburn]

Wow, I just read through all six pages of posts.
That's what you get for living in Europe.

Seeing the title of the comic, I realised there had to be another meaning to the word Junk too. After the third panel I realised it had to be a sexual explanation. It is doable to understand the innuendo, but still a bit difficult for non-native english speakers.
Second, in the first pages people were talking about a typo saying: 'save this one this one Lord Hinjo'. I guess Rich made a mistake again while fixing it, because he only deleted the second 'one'.

I didn't really enjoy the double entendres, but that is just me. It's just not my kind of humor. But I did laugh at Belkars joke at the end.
Got to love star wars references :-D
I did like the comic, but solely because of Belkars comment.
417 was much better in my opinion.

Last I want to comment on what a few people mentioned before and I fully agree with them. Shojo didn't want people on his ship for a reason. There are going to be a lot of problems when they just load people on board without checking the contents of the ship first.

-Battleburn

[Jabberwocky]

Ok, a hard one for a non-native speaker but after finding out what "junk" and "package" could also be and rereading the comic I couldn't help but laugh aloud. Very funny :-)

[Chadhulhu]

Awesome play of words, a shining point in the arc.

[Caractacus]

Nah, it's in Canada too, and I know plenty of friends in the UK who are familiar with the term. Generally, when in doubt, put your mind in the gutter, lol.

I found it VERY funny though...

Likely, your British friends watch a lot of American/Canadian TV - I've never heard of the term...

Nice juxtaposition of serious, straight-man Paladin and unintentional filth...:smallcool:

[Rinion]

There's a mistake in the first panel - the woman says, "...save this one this Lord Hinjo."

[Edmund]

Hilarious and horrible, though not particularly original. The second-to-last frame, though, was particularly funny.

[nagora]

Probably, your British friends watch a lot of American/Canadian TV - I've never heard of the term...


I agree - I'd never heard the term either, but "package" I got. I assumed that "junk" was a play on the "stuff" meaning of the word but then it went off track and by the end I wondered if Rich had had a stroke or something. Oh, well. Hopefully back to the story on Monday.

[Estelindis]

Actually, this is the first time I've ever heard the word used in this manner and I've lived here all my life. OTOH, I figured out how it was being used by the third repetition so it's not like the reference was completely obscure for a native speaker of American English.
I'm from Ireland and have lived here all my life (not including holidays to other countries, which have never been more than two weeks - and, I hasten to add, have only included one excursion to North America, namely Toronto in Canada), and I have never heard "junk" used as slang like this before. Sure, it came up in "My Humps" by the Black Eyed Peas, but that seemed to be a reference to female curves, not male... beards. :smallwink: Thus, when I read the strip first, it seemed like the unfunniest thing ever. However, I was a little suspicious given the mention of the length and width of the, er, boat, so I came onto the forums to find my answer. I read it again twice after, and now it's hilarious. Oddly, the line that puts the biggest grin on my face is Hinjo's "my junk appears to be quite long" - the 'appears' seeming to imply he's never looked at it before. :smallbiggrin: However, Lien's "That could take some time, Lord Hinjo" and the second-last frame re. the package (which just put the cherry on the cake by starting a new double entendre) also deserve an honourable mention. :smallsmile:

[Moomintroll]

With that haircut, I'm not sure if Lien is all that interested in boarding Hinjo's junk.

[Green Bean]

I ended up giggling like a school girl for ten minutes after I read this. This strip goes into my hall of fame, along with #301.

[Logic]

Did anyone else notice that some of the ships were facing the city? Shouldn't they be escaping, and therefore facing the ocean?
And the phrase "All have launched save this one this Lord Hinjo" seems grammatically wrong to me.
I do love the slightly dirty jokes.

[Baltek Grimm]

*LOL*

what else can i say???

A great and really funny one...
Good work, man!

[Adeptus]

*groan* :D

[Vampire_Boy]

My favorite dirty jokes are way subtler than this. This strip was more embarrassing than funny. Next please. ;)

[Squall83]

Man, I read this comic about 4 times until I understood it. If it weren't for this forum with a thread to each comic where the jokes (and Haleys gibberish etc.) would be explained all on page 1 I would have missed that joke.

At first I thought the Giant switched from yacht to junk because junk itsself has two meanings so I didn't get that it was actually a triple entendre for about 10 Minutes (two meanings for the innocent kids and the hidden third for the adults, right?^^).

And here I thought that I was a pretty firm non-native english speaker. :smallfrown: (I'm German)
Oh well, who expects such high-level humor in an Online-Comic anyway? But thats why I like the OOTS so much. I didn't find any other comic so funny yet deep.:smallsmile:

[Charlybob]

Oh well, who expects such high-level humor in an Online-Comic anyway?

There wasn't any really, it was just a slang term being overly used

Anyway am I the only one who didn't really find this one funny?

I understood it and all, but to be honest, I think you lot would still have found it funny if it was just a single frame with belkar stood in his cell going "penis penis penis penis penis penis penis penis penis penis penis penis penis..."

[Grumpy_Frenchman]

When you're a non-native speaker, and you get that joke straight away, that's when you realize you should be reading more classical works and take your mind out of the gutter! :smallbiggrin:

That was a horrible, horrible comic, Giant. You should be ashamed of yourself! :smalltongue:


On a side note... am I the only one to find Lien kinda hot?
Short, blue hair on an asian girl. Rawr!
:smallredface:

[Skittles]

I understood it and all, but to be honest, I think you lot would still have found it funny if it was just a single frame with belkar stood in his cell going "penis penis penis penis penis penis penis penis penis penis penis penis penis..."

I'd have found it funny in the same way I find the line "Invader's blood marches through me like giant radioactive rubber pants! The pants command me! Do not ignore my veins!" (that's from Invader Zim, btw) funny. I'm a fan of non-sequitors. I thought it was funny this way for the sheer "My GOD how long can they keep this going? Hehee...long..."

I like high humor too. I'm one of the few people I know who *actually* laughs at the jokes in Hamlet, but there's a time and a place. And this worked for me in its context. It was a nice plot break.

[Need_A_Life]

Non-native english speaker here and I understood it from the beginning.

I did NOT expect Belkar to be in that last panel though...

[Pentegarn]

New comic is up. I think I managed to swing back as far in the other direction from #417 as possible...

Well that covered exactly what I was going to say :smalltongue:

But I liked the last one too, I didn't get a chance to chime in then though as I was busy. I though the last one was good, with a nice message at the end. I thought this one was reminiscent of a Three's Company episode, all that was missing was Don Knotts making incredulous faces at all the innuendo. So long story short, I liked it also.

My point is there is room in the series for both kinds of comics :smallsmile:

[Tilian]

I just remembered wondering what Shojo could possibly have hidden on that boat before making it to the junk jokes, after which I lost my train of thought until just now.

Such is the power of Pun.

And arrrghh, so close to seeing Miko wake up in jail and yet so far away. Why do you taunt us so, Mr. The Giant?

edit-Someone really needs to take the initiative and start a Hinjo X Everybody thread.

[Vince Klortho]

OH.... my.... freaking... god.

This is my favorite panel, bar none. Repeating double-entendres with a Star Wars reference for the finale? Does it get any better than that???

Man, I love this strip.

-VK

[Cyborg Pirate]

Ghahahahahahahaha :smallbiggrin: Oh god I'm busting my guts here!

The moment I read "This is your junk"... I knew this strip was both gonna make me cringe and rofl at the same time :smallbiggrin:

Two thumbs up Rich!

[Kesnit]

I managed to convince myself that I just have a dirty mind, and The Giant wasn't making a crude pun. Then I got to the "package" comment and I wasn't so sure. Then I got here and found out that, yes, the triple meaning of "junk" was intentional. I LOVE IT!!!

[Eldpollard]

well... that was subtle.

[Crazy Slasher]

...So Roy was staring at Hinjo's junk?

Best. Comic. Ever.

[Selv]

I found this one hilarious. I also think it is high humour, right from the title: the joke is on the author. It's breaking the fourth wall. This is the class of jokes that are so bad they're good: that the laugh you get is a laugh at yourself, becuase by finding the 'junk' even a little funny, you have become ridiculous. Hence the total non-sequiteur in the 'package' panel.


That made no sense. My point is, I vote for "awesome".

Oh, and I'm English but I thought "junk puns" as soon as I saw the title. I have rather specific ideas about when the term junk is appropriate,too. Having said that, it's heard to avoid American culture, especially when you are as internetdicted as I am. Plus, I have an awful memory, so I have no idea if I picked up the phrase from some specific American source.

[Taenarin]

meh.:sigh:

[mdvk1012]

Great comic! Some jokes just need to be repeated multiple times to give a truely awesome effect.

I am left, however, wondering what Shojo has aboard his "junk" that he wanted to keep people off. Could he have a personal harem aboard?

[wowy319]

That was one of my favorite entendre comics EVER. It's always good to have some light-heartedness to break up the impending doom. great job, Giant! the last panel was the best.

[Cyborg Pirate]

but to be honest, I think you lot would still have found it funny if it was just a single frame with belkar stood in his cell going "penis penis penis penis penis penis penis penis penis penis penis penis penis..."

No, not really. I wouldn't see the humor in it.


I guess there's just no accounting for tastes.

[Eva of Banjo]

You know, there's a big army bearing down on the city and not much time to evacuate the remaining citizens. My only question is therefore, after they get all that booty loaded on the junk, will they be able to whip it out in time?

:smallbiggrin:

[ReaganStorme]

I guess there's just no accounting for tastes.

It shows how much this thread has affected me when i miss read your post and thought it said:

I guess there's just no accounting for testes.:smallbiggrin:

[Fighteer]

Will Xykon be impressed by the size of Hinjo's junk?

[gefenm11]

ingenious.
i must say thank's to This Post (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showpost.php?p=2083432&postcount=26) for explaining the details

[AznEclipse]

I don't know if anyone else has ever made such liberal use of boat humor.

Hahaha awesome -J

[Pantler]

You're right, at first I thought he meant junk as in trash. Then I remembered those boats were called 'juncos' in spanish, so I figured it was a play of words. Moderately funny until the last two panels made it obvious it could mean something entirely different. A quick search online reveals that yes, junk can be used as slang for that, but by the time I was done, the joke was somewhat dead. Had I known from the beginning and I would've been rolling. :(

Quoted for truth.
Sigh... Waiting for more plot.

[Squall83]

There wasn't any really, it was just a slang term being overly used

Anyway am I the only one who didn't really find this one funny?

I understood it and all, but to be honest, I think you lot would still have found it funny if it was just a single frame with belkar stood in his cell going "penis penis penis penis penis penis penis penis penis penis penis penis penis..."
Yes it was. Making a joke where lots of people dont immediately see the hidden innuendo on penises by using a triple entendre IS highlevel (you can always tell your children that the double entendre is referring to garbage).

penis penis penis penis doesnt have this quality as you might have noticed.:smalltongue:

[battleburn]

penis, penis, penis. No that isn't funny at all. And frankly I only thought it was funny because of the sudden change from Junk to package followed by Belkars genius starwars reference.

Afterwards I can appreciate the triple meaning of the word, so that there is a double entendre for both kids and grown ups.

If you want an example of a great joke consisting of one word being repeated, check this (http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0314.html).

[Mad Scientist]

Wow. What a contrast from the last one. From serious and contemplative to drawn out bad puns!

[Alex Star]

This is one of those strips where you keep telling yourself your not going to laugh at the stupid joke... and you say it to yourself after every panel... and then at the end you find yourself laughing at the stupid joke.

Great One Giant!

[mockingbyrd7]

hehe - Junk.

I wasn't taking it in a sexual way until the end, and re-read it... very amusing, on so many levels.

Bravo.

I concur. BUT! What happened to all of the ninjas? I doubt that Rich simply forgot about them. Did they just kill them all off-camera while we were watching Xykon and friends?

[battleburn]

I concur. BUT! What happened to all of the ninjas? I doubt that Rich simply forgot about them. Did they just kill them all off-camera while we were watching Xykon and friends?

I guess they were only there for the one punchline.
The rest happened off screen. After all, the FAQ states that:

Q: Hey, in Panel X, the character is doing Y, but in Panel X+1, the character is doing Z. What happened?

A: Between panels, the character moved/cast a spell/had a spell cast on him/etc. There are limited panels in each strip, and I give priority to panels that tell jokes first, then advance the plot, and then, only if I have extra room, do I show transitional panels that are not strictly necessary. Use your imagination when it comes to exactly how it happened.A wizard did it, or more precise, Roy killed them all.

[Haruki-kun]

LMFAO
Double Meanings rock.

[Kilbia]

Probably get, get, get, get you drunk!


I was so waiting for him to do a remark on that, but I guess Rich just doesn't listen to the same music. :smallfrown:

I've had that song stuck in my head too, which is sad because I don't actually care for it.

But hey! Anybody who was whining about how OotS used to be all about the jokes and now it isn't anymore should be a lot happier until Monday, right?

[Porthos]

I concur. BUT! What happened to all of the ninjas? I doubt that Rich simply forgot about them. Did they just kill them all off-camera while we were watching Xykon and friends?

Maybe if we're lucky we'll see them as Bonus Strips when the these comics are complied in book form. :smallsmile:

[Zasheir]

Oooh my. :D

[Sisqui]

New comic is up. I think I managed to swing back as far in the other direction from #417 as possible...

You certainly did. I like that one. This one, well, even "meh" is too enthusiastic. :smallfrown:

[Monstershach]

i didn´t understand this comic. That saddens me. :frown:

[Porthos]

I wonder if Lien gets to roll on the Treasure Type O Table as she secures Lord Hinjo's junk. :smallbiggrin:

[Grungydan]

It's good to see that although I'm late to the party, there are already several people "defending humor" and making sure that we all know the difference between "humor" and "funny". I wouldn't want to have to be the only person telling an entire readership what is and isn't funny, and does or doesn't belong in a comic.

Now where's my rather tall horse? I need to go prove how much better I am than someone.


Hilarious comic. :D

[fehler]

A bad pun used once is a groaner. A bad pun used over and over again is a classic. The dead horse is funnier with every kick.

[Solara]

Oh. My. God. I can't remember the last time I laughed so hard at a comic!

I snickered a little at 'this is you junk' and 'he forbade anyone from touching his junk' but I thought they were going to move on after that - but no, because Hinjo's junk will be for the people! :smallbiggrin:

I usually read OotS at the college library so it's very rare that I literally 'LOL', but by the time everyone was going on about how long and wide Hinjo's junk was I was in stitches, and the chick that 'personally handled' Hinjo's package was the icing on the cake.

Nice that even with the plot going full steam ahead the Giant can still take the time for a pure joke strip - I wasn't expecting it but I sure did appreciate it!

Poor Belkar though, he missed the whole thing! Now he will never be able to mock Roy for admiring Hinjo's junk. :smallfrown:

[Kanthalion]

I understood it and all, but to be honest, I think you lot would still have found it funny if it was just a single frame with belkar stood in his cell going "penis penis penis penis penis penis penis penis penis penis penis penis penis..."

Why yes, actually. In fact, I almost lost my coffee just reading your post.

[Wolfram]

I am surprised Mr. Scruffy wasn't worked into the gag.

[Wolfram]

I guess I have never heard of 'junk' being used as a term for the naughty bits. Package, yes...

[Solara]

Giant, I humbly request that Monday's strip be all about Hinjo's package. I mean, was that guardswoman able to handle it all by herself or was it large enough that she needed help? Who did Hinjo want to unwrap it? It is a mystery. This could be important.

[Silmarwen]

I don't get it. Someone pointed out that there was a "this one this one" in the first panel. I didn't see that, but there is still a "this one this" in that panel.
Giant?

[Senko]

Hmmm maybe Scruffy is now hiding on Hinjo's junk. I have to say the kids can't be sheltered from the third meaning as they'll also be reading these forums. Sigh I guess I come in on the innocent kid/sheltered person side of things because these things keep happening to me. I see something I don't understand and then someone explains it to me.

[totalnerduk]

New comic is up. I think I managed to swing back as far in the other direction from #417 as possible...

What you have managed to accomplish is sheer genius. That's possibly the greatest concentration of funny ever packed into an OOTS strip. The only two that come to mind as being funnier are the strip where Elan casts an illusion on his puppet to turn it into Banjulhu, and the one where Belkar pushes Vaarsuvius into the open jaws of an Owlbear.

I applaud you. With my hands, my feet, and anything else that I have two of and can bang together.

[Erathia]

I'm surprised that there wasn't a line about how women and children are first in line for Hinjo's junk.

[Solara]

Hmmm maybe Scruffy is now hiding on Hinjo's junk. I have to say the kids can't be sheltered from the third meaning as they'll also be reading these forums. Sigh I guess I come in on the innocent kid/sheltered person side of things because these things keep happening to me. I see something I don't understand and then someone explains it to me.

Kids are not innocent. (Assuming there's a TV in their house and they go to school and don't live in a plastic bubble, that is.)

Seriously though, I think kids would be more likely to get the reference than adults would be. Honestly I never even heard the term 'junk' used that way until fairly recently, it's more of a pop culture thing. (same with the other definition, weird that the same word can mean both male, um, parts and also a woman's behind. :smallbiggrin:)

Anyway, what I originally came here to post - Rich, I think it's time for you to fess up and admit that the last 217 strips and the whole Miko/Snarl/Azure City storyline was written soley for the purpose of getting the OotS into an Asian-inspired town just so you could make this joke.

And then after all that work you decided you might as well make it again...and again, and again and again and again because hey, it took a lot of effort to get to this point and you had to be sure to make the most of it. :smallwink:

[SteveMB]

Will Xykon be impressed by the size of Hinjo's junk?
Or reminisce about the junk he used to have back when he was alive?

[Nekkira]

I am a native English speaker...American too in fact...but I have never heard of junk used as slang for male genitalia. *shrug* Oh well, I'll catch the next comic.

[Ampersand]

A very weak strip. I don't care about the inneuendo, but one joke repeated two dozen times does not a good strip make.

Everyone misses on occasion.

[Dwarkanath]

Y'know, I'm surprised...
No one has said the strip was full of ship...

[nizwiz]

Could it be that Shojo had gotten himself that pleasure yacht to compensate for something?

[ref]

Will Roy get aboard the ship? And if so, will the ship go 1 mile away from Azure City?

[Jannex]

I applaud you. With my hands, my feet, and anything else that I have two of and can bang together.

Kidneys? :belkar:

(Then again, given the content of the strip, I could've gone somewhere else with that comment...)



Will Xykon be impressed by the size of Hinjo's junk?

Or reminisce about the junk he used to have back when he was alive?

What else can he do? I mean, he's all bone now.

[nizwiz]

"I don't want my junk to launch prematurely!".
He he, I can totally see it coming:
Skipper: "Ok, everybody prepare, the junk is just about to launch!"
Some female passenger: "What, already? Now please just hold on a little longer ... Ah screw it, NOT AGAIN!"

[Solara]

A very weak strip. I don't care about the inneuendo, but one joke repeated two dozen times does not a good strip make.

Everyone misses on occasion.

Well I thought it was hilarious, but okay thanks for correcting me.

Giant, apparently your latest strip sucked. I'm sorry but the Laws of Humor (which written in stone and completely objective) are quite clear on this matter, and #418 just didn't measure up. There's no point in arguing or bringing personal opinion to it, it was just a bad strip. One joke repeated two dozen times can not make a good strip. It is impossible and anyone who thought otherwise is either lying to make you feel better or just ignorant of what humor really is. (Don't feel bad guys, I didn't realize it either until just now. Everyone makes mistakes on occasion.)

[nizwiz]

Am I the only one who's imagining the title song to that cheesy "Love Boat (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Love_boat)" series playing while reading this strip?

[skinkatlarge]

weird that the same word can mean both male, um, parts and also a woman's behind.
Nah, it's the same principle that lets me say "His euphemism was sooo big, her euphemism was sore for days. And when she went to the euphemism, her euphemism was all squishy." Usually the mere fact of innuendo implies dirtiness; then it's all up to context.

Well I thought it was hilarious, but okay thanks for correcting me.

Giant, apparently your latest strip sucked. I'm sorry but the Laws of Humor (which written in stone and completely objective) are quite clear on this matter, and #418 just didn't measure up. There's no point in arguing or bringing personal opinion to it, it was just a bad strip. One joke repeated two dozen times can not make a good strip. It is impossible and anyone who thought otherwise is either lying to make you feel better or just ignorant of what humor really is. (Don't feel bad guys, I didn't realize it either until just now. Everyone makes mistakes on occasion.)
Eh in a forum like this, the "in my opinion" can and should be inferred. Don't let it upset ya. IMO, of course. ;)

[The Familiar]

Did anyone else notice that some of the ships were facing the city? Shouldn't they be escaping, and therefore facing the ocean?


I get the impression that the flotilla is a temporary floating Refugee Camp; they're out of harm's way (i.e. catapult range). For now, they’re hanging out to see the outcome: if the city is sacked they start filing change-of-address forms and find another port; if the city repels the attack, they come home.

If a few of the captains have turned their ships to face the city in order to better watch the fireworks, why not?
I wouldn't be at all surprised if those were ships that harbored the Daimyos.


Am I the only one who's imagining the title song to that cheesy "Love Boat (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Love_boat)" series playing while reading this strip?

Not before you said anything....:smallmad:

[denelian]

ah, the joy of punny innuendo, with a side order of "ROTF"

[TheAnimal]

...So Roy was staring at Hinjo's junk?
Yeah, got to wonder why? :smallconfused: His comment about it being quite wide is either really suspicious or maybe just envious...

[Aimbot]

I understood it and all, but to be honest, I think you lot would still have found it funny if it was just a single frame with belkar stood in his cell going "penis penis penis penis penis penis penis penis penis penis penis penis penis..."
Let's test your theory:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v54/Atlarge/dongle.png

[TheAnimal]

Could it be that Shojo had gotten himself that pleasure yacht to compensate for something?
Well, let's see... He's an old man who went and bought himself the biggest boat in the harbor... Yeah, definitely compensation. :smallbiggrin:


Let's test your theory:
Not.
Working.
:smallsigh:

[The_Old_Fox]

ahhh, I know that it was not the most mature strip but the way it was written forced my to shoot Dr. Pepper out my nose when I read it and that makes it a winner in my book.

So, then, A+ for the giant.

[EntilZha]

I was disappointed. All that for one joke, repeated a dozen times. Could've had miko waking up in jail to belkar's cheery taunts, that would have been funny.

All in good time. :smallsmile:

[blatto]

Dirty jokes aside, why do I get the feeling that Shojo didnt want anyone to board is yacht for a very good reason? Its probably just me but I get the feeling there is lots of 'unlawfull' things in that boat. Anyway, we didnt saw Roy fight against the Ninjas? I guess they were really weak after all, Roy doesnt even have a scratch.

Definitely the Inverse Ninja Law (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inverse_Ninja_Law) at work there.

[Errata]

A very weak strip. I don't care about the inneuendo, but one joke repeated two dozen times does not a good strip make.

You're wrong here. Once is funny. Three times is not funny. Ten times is funny again. Those are the rules.

[fwiffo]

ahhh, I know that it was not the most mature strip but the way it was written forced me to shoot Dr. Pepper out my nose when I read it and that makes it a winner in my book.

Yeah, double entendre is not the most mature form of humor, but it IS funny. And I think Giant walked fine line with it. The trick to quality double entendre is to have conversation sound natural in its innocent meaning, and Giant did really well with it. Lines like Hinjo's "my junk will be for the people" sound perfectly normal and natural for Hinjo, as does the satisfaction with large size. Maybe panel 8 was a tiny little bit forced, but overall, a high quality example of lowbrow humor.

Just curious, people who didn't like it - do you have double entendre example you think works a lot better than this; or do you dislike that type of jokes to begin with?

[Faramir]

ROFL, all I can say is ROFL.

[nizwiz]

"Yes sir, I handled your package personally".
For Hinjo's sake, we can only hope she handled it with care.

Also, comparing Lien's mien in the 5th panel with that in the 1st to last panel, could it be that Lien got a tad jealous? Just a thought.

[Ampersand]

Eh in a forum like this, the "in my opinion" can and should be inferred. Don't let it upset ya. IMO, of course. ;)

Actually, Solara is quite right and my statements should be taken as coming from On High. I was, after all, deemed the Sole Arbiter of Humor by Thor himself in a ceremony involving endless mugs of ale that are in reality tied to the ocean and putting our hands in wolf mouths and seeing how long we can hold them there without them getting bit off (poor Tyr, though...I told him he shouldn't try it drunk). It was a highly publizied event, I don't know how you missed it.

Oh, wait...that didn't happen. So yeah...you probably should just take what I say as a typical forum post, filled with opinion.

[Senko]

Let's test your theory:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v54/Atlarge/dongle.png

Cries over the fact I actually laughed when I saw that.

[Kanthalion]

Let's test your theory:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v54/Atlarge/dongle.png


Cries over the fact I actually laughed when I saw that.

You don't need to cry, I laughed too.

[basilisk 89]

Can't wait for the next one!

[TheOtherMC]

You don't need to cry, I laughed too.

Wow......im scared....and scarred for life now...

[Mr Teufel]

I'm ever upper class high society
God's gift to ballroom notoriety
I always fill my ballroom
The event is never small
The social pages say I've got
The biggest balls of all
...(snip etc)...
And I'm just itching to tell you about them
Oh we had such wonderful fun
Seafood cocktail, crabs, crayfish...
Source, please? (Seafood source? :smallbiggrin: )


This is one of those strips where you keep telling yourself your not going to laugh at the stupid joke... and you say it to yourself after every panel... and then at the end you find yourself laughing at the stupid joke.

Great One Giant!
Yeah. Belkar's psychic disapointment at the waste of all those 'package' joke opportunities just nailed it. And the dialogue worked as dialogue - essential to it working as innuendo.
I'm Australian; I think I heard 'junk' in this context on the internet.



"Penis penis penis" Cries over the fact I actually laughed when I saw that.

Now that I found hilarious!

Also I really liked the depiction of dawn over Asure City Docks. Subtle and simple. Exquisite.

[The Glitter Ninja]

I don't care about the inneuendo, but one joke repeated two dozen times does not a good strip make.

That's too bad you think that way. It must keep you from laughing at a lot of stuff. Like Solara, I thought this was hilarious, but I stand corrected since you've pointed out the obvious rule of comedy that repetition is NOT FUNNY. Now that you mention it, you're completely right: no modern comedians have ever used repetition as a comedic device! Does George Carlin know about this? How about David Letterman? Johnny Carson's zombie?

Also, in unrelated news, there's a typo in the 2nd speech balloon. This has also probably been mentioned before, but just in case.

[Nightmarenny]

A very weak strip. I don't care about the inneuendo, but one joke repeated two dozen times does not a good strip make.

Everyone misses on occasion.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LwnIeyWC-W4

I present you with living proof that you can infact make a very simple joke 2 dozen times and not only does it a good strip make but one of the single most acclaimed moments in Tv. The Sideshow Bob rake scene.

As for weather you were speaking obviously in opinion. No you weren't the "not a good strip make" alone...

[AyuVince]

Well I sure hope Hinjo's junk is fast, so it can get out of that hole quickly. Otherwise, it will be a bang for everyone when Xykon comes. I mean, as a necromancer, he's always looking for some meat.

[the_tick_rules]

the best part was belkar. did he say anything we weren't thinking?