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Another hilarious strip, Scott. The dialog is great, as usual. But: “…whips his mother and I”?
Just between you and ME, that’s bad grammar.
Maybe it was done on purpose. If so, I won’t report you to the grammar police. ;-)
Hilarious but messed up. I love this strip. Want it every day but i can see how this would be really hard to do. New subject and deep into it everytime.
The grammar is a deliberate thing. I try to make it sound like people actually talking, not writing an essay. That’s also why I use so many contractions.
The spelling errors were a mistake, one I had fixed, but there was a server issue, so many people saw the messed up version. Sorry about that.
Oh, and thanks for taking the time to read my comic.
Keep ‘em coming! I love this type of humor. One thing I have to ask - Does your wife appreciate her caricature? I mean she’s always wearing the same thing. Take her out sometime and draw her something nice.
scott.meyerPro says:
“The grammar is a deliberate thing. I try to make it sound like people actually talking, not writing an essay…”
I thought you might use that excuse.
I mean, I thought that might be the case.
And thanks for providing the strip.
Basic Instructions started out as a small side-feature Scott Meyer created to entertain people who came to his website looking to hire a comedian. It wasn't long before the comic was far more popular than anything Scott ever did as a comedian.
Basic Instructions is a series of guides meant to help you lead a better life. They cover topics as diverse as "How to Deal with Boredom" and "How to Travel Back in Time to Deliver a Dire Warning to Your Former Self". Basic Instructions is populated with exaggerated versions of Scott, his family and his friends, which has caused no small amount of unpleasantness.
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Ray C
said,
about 1 year ago
Another hilarious strip, Scott. The dialog is great, as usual. But: “…whips his mother and I”?
Just between you and ME, that’s bad grammar.
Maybe it was done on purpose. If so, I won’t report you to the grammar police. ;-)
Nipponkid said, about 1 year ago
Hilarious but messed up. I love this strip. Want it every day but i can see how this would be really hard to do. New subject and deep into it everytime.
scott.meyer
said,
about 1 year ago
The grammar is a deliberate thing. I try to make it sound like people actually talking, not writing an essay. That’s also why I use so many contractions.
The spelling errors were a mistake, one I had fixed, but there was a server issue, so many people saw the messed up version. Sorry about that.
Oh, and thanks for taking the time to read my comic.
-meyer
Orgelspieler said, about 1 year ago
Don’t you think Batman has a ball gag or two lying around the batcave, just for those boring times between projects?
rayannina said, about 1 year ago
He does seem like the type, doesn’t he? Probably has a couple of whips stashed away, too …
PossumPete said, about 1 year ago
Scott,
Keep ‘em coming! I love this type of humor. One thing I have to ask - Does your wife appreciate her caricature? I mean she’s always wearing the same thing. Take her out sometime and draw her something nice.
Ray C
said,
about 1 year ago
scott.meyerPro says:
“The grammar is a deliberate thing. I try to make it sound like people actually talking, not writing an essay…”
I thought you might use that excuse.
I mean, I thought that might be the case.
And thanks for providing the strip.
Margueritem
said,
about 1 year ago
RayC, why didn’t you tell me about this strip, it’s hilarious! I just stumbled across it today.