After making the first 2 episodes I was starting to see some of the flaws in my animation models. So when I created new models for Kim Jong Un and his hat I used a much higher resolution. After putting episode 3 together the difference was quite clear. So this is the last episode to use my original models for our crazy trio. The comparison on the right shows pretty clearly how much better the new models look than the originals. This is just a part of the growing pains I went through, as this was the first time I ever made a cartoon. Over the years I have learned from the many mistakes I have made and I hope it shows in the quality of the show as it stands today. Maybe one day I will pull a George Lucas and go back and fix my mistakes, but I think I’m too lazy for that.
Episode 3 was a fun one to create, using the the Diet Coke button to build tension over the possibility to start WWIII by mixing up the Diet Coke button with the Nukes button. But the soundbites I found from The Donald discussing the Diet Coke button in an interview were too good to waste on just one single bit. So I also used it to create a short Diet Coke ad made with the updated character models.
American Idol was having auditions around this time, so I thought The Hat and The Hair should audition.
Lastly, the Episode is named Land of Confusion because all the worrying about Trump launching nukes reminded me of the Genesis video where the puppet Reagan is doing similar.
Why am I the only person here?
Because you’re here?
Purgatory would be The View. Is this Glibs heaven and we’re dead?
*looks around*
Does not feel like heaven.
Maybe is just like heaven…
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=7ZtH4PQPwD0
Damn your nimble fingers!
Love that song. Actually, I love that whole album.
Bonus points for the Fat Robert.
Fat J.
It feels just like heaven.
Respectable.
Heaven.
I knew it. Nice!
They played for free* at one of my college’s SpringFests.
*your student activity fees at work
Little trip to heaven.
At 1st glance I thought that was John Waite.
Heaven.
If heaven is reading Sugarfree and a bunch of people sitting around bitching about how the political landscape will never even closely align with their preferred vision for the country/world with some occasional gun talk and Q’s titty links, then, well…
You do all get access to my Firsts, though. So there’s that.
So, how’s your girl?
I have yet to meet a female Firster who could tame me in a First Off. I doubt I ever will.
I was expecting Roll the Bones.
How about Closer to the Heart with the South Park gang?
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=eQ3VjAMD5gA
Back in the old days of BBS’s, one required an application for 1337 access (software, images, etc.).
Questions included:
Why are you here?
Because you’re here?
Roll the Bones?
All I had to do was donate $20 bucks and I got access to the porn areas on my local BBS.
Total Eclipse of the Heart – Hurra Torpedo
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ysUjYAi0WcQ
Because fuck you, that’s why?
Well said.
The real reason is that we’re all Tulpa.
Relevant
No two objects can occupy the same space at the same time?
If I am alive, then why am I here?
But if I’m dead, why do I have to pee?
I ask that all the time.
Just go ahead and hit that nuke button. I’m over it.
Over the years I have learned from the many mistakes I have made and I hope it shows in the quality of the show as it stands today
You could also mention all the helpful ‘constructive criticism’ I have bestowed upon you, BTW you still need to work on your walk cycles and “squash and stretch” effects.
Which one is new and which is old? Label your work! /long ago math teacher
Dodge unveils new electric muscle car concept that could replace the Challenger and Charger
I’m totally certain that the guys that buy retro-style muscle cars are the target market for electric vehicles.
The concept vehicle looks like a futuristic, yet retro, version of the current Dodge Challenger with a more aerodynamic, but muscular, design. Most notably, the front end features a large opening for air to pass through, which the company is calling a “R-Wing.”
The multispeed transmission and exhaust are especially unique, since electric vehicles drive in only one “gear” and are relatively silent aside from required safety noises.
What the fuck is an exhaust system for battery-powered car?
The forthcoming EV in 2024 will replace Dodge’s gas-powered Charger and Challenger muscle cars, which the automaker on Monday said would be discontinued at the end of 2023.
Gloom, despair, and misery on me.
What’s going to happen when there isn’t sufficient electric energy to run this new green world we’re going to be suffering in? The muscle car won’t even be able to be recycled, EVs will litter the landscape like plastic bags caught in barbed wire fences.
Yes. The charging stations ‘every fifty miles’ will be gutted for the copper. Also no one can afford to replace the battery pack, so your well used vehicle has almost no resale value, as the packs run $7k for a cheap one.
I bet you could drive that thing 13km before it even needs a recharge.
And completely discontinuing their standard muscle cars seems like a really bright idea.
Indeed! Nothing could go wrong!
And they aren’t even Government Motors!
It’s not the ugliest car I’ve seen. It’s better than the Mach-e.
It features a multispeed transmission and exhaust that give the car the feel and sound of a gas-powered muscle car.
WTF? Why not just… put a V-8 in it?
Exactly. And the market does not overlap. This will not go well.
More importantly, can you “modify” it to terrorize all your neighbors?
They’re adding unnecessary exhausts on the vehicle. Not sure if it’s just aesthetic or if they will actually add sound that isn’t really there. But I’m sure assholes will find a way.
Theres already the idiotic sounds for EVs at low speed/backing up. Why not fake unmuffled exhausts?
How about a pretentious voice that announces your virtue signaling louder and faster as you go faster?
It should burn out well. Many tire screeches.
I’m not sure but I am certain its driver can still weave in and out of traffic.
They should call it the Re-Charger.
** thunderous applause **
Thanks for the review, CPRM. Obviously I missed the first ones. Good to see the updated compared to the original, nice that you have the new and improved Hat and Hair. Good work
I’ve been enjoying it too. Thanks! Wherever you are!
#metoo
I miss The Hair’s gripping appendages.
I miss that short-fingered vulgarian.
I had forgotten about the Rodman portrait and the teddy bear. Excellent!
Sorry for the early OT:
My house was threatened by a brush fire and I rushed home from work in case we needed to evacuate. It ended up being NBD. What was much more alarming we’re the comments on the local FD Facebook page:
“Cascade Crum” who’s profile is replete with Ukrainian Flags and Handmaids Tale profile pic asks:
“I don’t understand the west/southwest thing. Is the fire headed up, down, left or right?”
‘Rebecca Johnson’, who’s profile gives homage to the notorious RGB asks
“What does the green area mean?”
— District 3 FD: “Those are parks and golf courses”
‘Jami Christine’, who proudly proclaims her Covid 19 vaccination status asks;
“I live near target, should I leave work to evacuate?”
—District 3 FD: “ the fire is 10 miles south of there and the wind is blowing it in the opposite direction, you’ll be fine.”
We are so fucked.
Those people will all be voting on election day. And they will not only cancel your vote out, but beat it 3:1.
Democracy is swell.
One of the first things that came to my mind as well.
Hope it stays NBD, Bob. You’re lucky to have all those alert and bright neighbors. Public schools for the win!
Malice interviewed Robert Barnes regarding both the Trump raid and the Alex Jones cases. I was unaware of a lot of the details.
As bad as it seemed, it may be worse.
https://open.spotify.com/episode/5Nn476MMfCynd3PT8Nwbnb?si=9a29150ae8f24fc0
WNBA players whine on social media about having to fly commercial. WNBAPA head calls on league to invest in chartered/private flights, and offers companies the bold and innovative opportunity to form partnerships with the league.
Because advertisers are banging on the door to have the WNBA push their product. Then again, in the current woke climate where companies routinely make decisions based on scoring points with the Twitterati over actually, you know, paying customers…
Title IX, soccer, WNBA… womens sports have largely benefited by whining, why would they stop now?
in his latest, Bill Burr staples the responsibility for the commercial weakness of the WNBA on …..get this…..women! It’s not his job to go…..you bitches watch it if it’s so important. The Colorado crowd was stunned (am I allowed to laugh at that!?1/1?)
I watched my Lady Vols for decades, but I agree with Burr: it’s an entertainment product and it’s either attractive and profitable or it ain’t.
I saw that. He was perfect.
I liked Ryan long’s proposal for making pay more even between make and female supports. Just have them play topless (this might not help the WNBA…)
That’s going to be a tough sell going into a recession.
The new models are better. I never noticed the change.
“Hookers and blow, not like I’d know anything about that.”
Heh.
My eyes are bad. And I am on the phone so spotting the differences was like one of those games on a kid’s menu.
I was trying to zoom but apparently we’re on a “commercial zoom platform” and I cant join.
I cant afford that shit.
What? Where? How?
Linked earlier, I’m not in charge, but I can repeat the link that was provided to me and I posted earlier.
If it isn’t right, blame me.
“Please log in with a commercial zoom account to join” is what I get.
I dunno.
try again!
🏳️🌈
On the plus side, the wife brought Ban Mi home for dinner.
On the negative side, she is watching Battlestar Craptacular.
Could be worse, Judi likes those cooking and baking competitions.
I can’t even!
*about to press play on hour 2 of MasterChef*
But I agree on the baking shows – I have zero interest in that.
Depends on which one. I may side with Judi here.
/guilty pleasure is Worst Cooks in America (non-celebrity editions please)
I can’t stand them fucking things. There is always a multi-hued hair Lesbo couple and at least one Nu-Male. At least she gave up on those terrible fix-er-upper shows…
At least Worst Cooks has had the Nu-Male get eliminated in the first couple of weeks, as well as the truly toxic cooks (food poisoning is real, avoid it). And I did say guilty pleasure, right?
De Gustibus blah blah blah. It’s no deal-breaker. I used to watch sports all of the time.
I love watching old Iron Chef channel on Pluto. That is always great. Screw new American Iron Chef.
“The Egg Battle is Ova!”
Yeah, the new Iron Chef is definitely missing something. I can’t put my finger on it, but it just isn’t right.
The chairman has always been over the top, but… I don’t know.
The New-New Iron Chef (made for Netflix) is actually pretty good.
Do I know any of the Iron Chefs, or does it have Netflix Adaptation Syndrome?
The only “celebrity chef” is Ming Tsai. However, the other IC’s are legit (Michelin-starred) Chefs. I think the French Lady has three, though they’re easier to get when you’re French.
But I believe the winners are picked more on how to advance the season storyline than which food is actually better.
My kind of Top Chef…
https://www.themeateater.com/cook/general/meateater-adds-one-of-top-chefs-in-industry
That’s the iron chef I was referring to.
Storyline?
Fuck that. Cooking competitions are about the Food
I can’t even.
You’re not free, unless you’re free to be wrong.
Wrong, wrong, wrong.
Dr. Girlfriend made banh mi for dinner. It was my first taste of the dish. Loved it!
Ahem! That’s Fraulien Doktor Professor Girlfriend vith many letters attached!
/impatiently waits for the local brewery owned restaurant to finish their remodel so he can get a Banh Mi.
Sometimes I think I want one, then I lose interest when I remember that traditionally they’re on french bread. I’ve never been a fan of french bread.
There’s a lot of bad French bread out there.
No, traditionally they’re on a baguette made with rice flour, so they’re far crispier.
Oh, that’s even worse.
Back when I worked in the Wall Street area and I had a zillion choices for lunch, and a banh mi joint opened up, I was… not terribly impressed. I get it… it’s like some combination of French oo-la-la and Vietnamese flavors but it didn’t work for me.
Too many of the places around here just use a sandwich roll or such. Even the ones I’ve found are decent have uneven quality.
I have rarely had a bad banh mi. I guess I just like the flavor profile.
Yup. In Austin, they were the VN equivalent of tacos — cheap and delicious.
I didn’t know db was ‘the monarch’. Does Dr. Girlfriend have an unusually husky voice?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NZudxWdQNRg
Sorry to OT but didn’t Joe signing that new spending bill remind you of a two year-old blowing out his birthday candles? Everyone stands back and applauds and then the gleam in his eye, the smile on his face and his body language tells you that he has the mind of a toddler. This is terrifying.
Leader of the free world, ladies and gents.
It should be a constitutional requirement that in order to be president, one must have Firsted at least once in their life. How can a non-Firster possibly represent my people?
Bigly.
LOL I miss that asshole.
CPRM, the short fingers really sell the joke! Well done!
I like to punish myself, so I continue to watch Marvels trash. I’m trying to comprehend why they don’t provide subtitles for foreign, or even alien, languages. But add them for characters doing sign language.
Oh Bro… A true Firster would punish Marvel instead! You have much to learn. The lore of the Firsters is deep and perilous. Come along child, I will teach you!
I don’t pay for the shit so it’s no skin off my back. Learn to internets, old man, before lecturing me of all people on being First.
I’ve been going to sleep with The Lord Of The Rings in my earbuds. Just Gandalfing ya.
Like, the movies or audio books?
Books, the dude even sings the songs and recites the poetry (which I wish he didn’t) but he is really talented.
I just watched the Dr. Strange movie. That may be my last one. Which one did you watch?
I’m trying to watch the Eternals. I don’t have any real reason why besides boredom. It took me a few minutes to realize I had the Hindi audio playing because the Dr Strange movie started with characters talking in chinese or whatever, so I may in fact be wrong that this one started the same. I’m not rewatching the first 8 minutes of this crap to find out.
I haven’t seen any of the TV shows and skipped this and Shang chi or whatever. I liked Strange in the two Avengers movies and it was done by Raimi so I gave it a shot. Just pitiful. Marvel movies have always been pretty mediocre with a couple exceptions, but I at least respected that the big studios had the patience and a plan for that many movies, and managed to keep it going without flops at the box office. Everything before that besides Thor Darkworld was at least watchable. Now it all seems rudderless, they’ve gone full in on woke, the writing sucks, cgi has taken a noticeable dip in most products…plot holes up the ass on top of putting out the typical lazy ass writing that typifies modern Hollywood. And these are comic movies – they were always formulaic.
A True Firster would have put away the toys of secondhood when his First Pube sprouted from his manly groin! Fool of a Bro! Leave that place! Fly you fool!
I watched the Inhumans tv show all the way through. 😒
It seems only Tonio and DB and I were allowed into the Zoom, It was just as riveting a conversation as you could probably imagine. We Talked about all of the rest of you (at great length) and of your many. many flaws and how you might best overcome them but alas it was all for naught since no one was taking notes.
I’m glad we occupy so much of your waking thoughts.
We had a whole thing solving your trash-can situation but if chump don’t want the help, chump don’t get the help.
Solving problems that have been solved for a while, sounds like you all right.
When and how did you solve your trash can problem?
When? A while back. How? I padlocked it.
Fuck man, where’s the drama in that, leave a body in a trash can at he bottom of a canal at least.
Then he’d have to go to the canal every time he wanted to put out his trash!
That wouldn’t be practical, the canals are over in Waterford – both Erie and Champlain.
Inquiring minds wanna know.
Is this talk available? (asking for a shut-in)
You must join after I leave. I jump on early and end by 8:30 CST. Rarely am I there late.
Ahh shit, Festus I don’t know if it can be stared back up once we all left, If I can find a link I’ll post it.
No worries. I usually just drink beer and giggle anyway.
My dad used to audio record our Presbyterian church’s services and take the cassettes to shut-ins. He had his recording set-up in a little room up just below the (non-functioning) belfry. Perfect job for an extreme introvert.
On the down side, his recordings revealed just how badly one of our ministers sang. (“Reverend, could you please step away from the pulpit during the hymns?”)
That was a very good thing to do. I’m not a believer but it must have been a real comfort for the ones that couldn’t make it. I see where the kindness flows from, Red.
correction – The Bro has no flaws.
Yes you have! You’ve admitted to warm feelings toward some of us. A True Firster cares not for anything else! Begone! Bring your Power when it matters most!
When a First challenges another Firster, only one can be allowed to live.
*cough* Highlander *cough*
https://youtu.be/VEJ8lpCQbyw
Since Heaven was mentioned earlier in the thread, here is a little piece of it – https://youtu.be/UmyzYBeGrE8
It is said that in heaven there are angels.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G-xRMw0NyW0
With “The Alternative Chorus” Nice pull!
Test…keep getting the Server 500 error.
There’s no new character limit per post issue is there?
Late night music
https://youtu.be/Hm7HL05RFPg
Getting fucked over by the Government, can’t stand being off work, half-ways crippled. Bad tidings. Festus is due for a fucking break. I can’t do this for much longer and I don’t have any way to fix it. I’d imagine all the people that I fucked over when I was young are laughing now, even from beyond the grave. Fucking selfish little nothing that I was. Bring it on. We all face the same gate eventually.
Metric angst.
Sorry Festus.
Sorry.
Morning, people. And whatever to you other weird time zone Tulpas.
*waves*
weird time zone
central?
I always assumed the weirdest time zone was mountain.
https://www.nj.com/marijuana/2022/08/njs-newest-legal-weed-store-could-open-friday.html
$8m a week in weed sales. 😲
https://ktla.com/news/local-news/i-dont-know-why-it-was-just-me-lone-survivor-of-white-house-lightning-strike-is-thankful-to-those-who-saved-her-life/
Kinda cute.
She has the right attitude.
I have to fire someone today. *sigh*
I take it is not someone in the DEI group.
Is he a kulak or a wrecker?
Way to assume gender,
Is it a kulak or a wrecker?
Wrecker AND a slacker.
I hear it’s easier to do if you visualize the malefactor naked.
Fuck, I gotta get ready and go to work.
*grumbles*
Good morning, Sean, Lack, RoaT, and (somewhere up there) DEG!
I still think the best way to think of today is as “Friday Eve.” And the most exciting thing I have to look forward to today is another episode of BattleBots! 😃
Good morning.
I used to be a big battelbots fan. Where do you watch it?
Thursday is always an exciting day for me, as I get to telework, saves me about an hour and a half of commuting…
It’s on Discovery this time around. Some recent seasons have been on both Discovery and the Science Channel. Tonight they’ll show a couple of the recent episodes starting at 6 pm Eastern, with a brand new one at 8.
I misspoke – they’ll actually start with a couple of reruns at 4 pm.
Thanks. I don’t think I get either of those channels.
You can get a taste of the latest on their website, which has a link to their YouTube channel.
Morning, GT.
Good morning, U! How are you today?
I woke up so late that I didn’t get to my computer until after the start of the workday. that was not fun.
Yikes! Sounds as if you may need a better alarm – or a sentient entity to help make sure you wake up on time!
Oh, I woke up for the alarm, then went back to sleep… at least twice.
🙂
Time to stop procrastinating and get to the gym.
Mornin’ all!
Have a great workout! (Be careful, of course!)
Covfefe to all!
Greetings from the land that lies, oh it feels perfect right now but wait til this afternoon.
Swamp and more swamp.
Good morning, Liz! Yu should migrate up to the UP to experience some REAL winter this year!
Yu know, Yu really shouldn’t change your screen name AND your avatar at the same…unless Yu are a fugitive from justice. 😉
Correct about changing my name all the time.On the other hand I don’t think of UPS where I need to be I’m headed to the Southlands as soon as possible
I’m trying voice to text with mixed results.
UPS? Whatevs…
Yusef drives a brown truck with no doors?
☕🍳
Hot cocoa magnifying glass? Are you saying there’s a message in the marshmellows?
He’s complaining that the coffee he bought was way too small.
I should totally write up the definitive manual on caffemancy. I wonder how I’d get Starbux to stock it?
Does it include instant?
My covfefe makes some interesting swirlies
Is that a magnifying glass or monocle?
Empowered by Magic: The Christians and “Nones” Exploring Witchcraft
Can you make it through the whole article without being overcome by woke.
Magic: The Christians is the least selling M:TG booster pack.
The Jesus card is too powerful.
I donno, it takes three days to return from the graveyard, the game is over by then.
He can only be taken on by the Judas card. Meanwhile he can resurrect all other cards and provide unlimited mana.
The They/them dude refers to himself as ‘I’ and ‘me’, shouldn’t that be ‘we’ and ‘us’?
Your Eurocentric demands for pronoun agreement is White Supremacy. LGBTQs will not enact your racist labor for you.
No.
Found this. It tells you interesting places to atop on road trips.
https://makemydrivefun.com/
The site that pops up below the search box is Not the pin you mouse over.