Remember, people, while OotS certainly has a dramatic story to tell, it's also a comedy. Some strips are more serious than others, while some are more joke-oriented. 599 was SERIOUS BUSINESS with jokes mixed in. 600 was jokes with minor bits of possible plot importance mixed in. If you don't see a place for both kinds of strips, I'm not sure how OotS can appeal to you enough that'd you read through all 600 chapters to date.