Basic Instructions by Scott Meyer

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  1. rayannina

    rayannina said, 5 months ago

    The first panel is a winner by itself.

  2. Doctor Toon

    Doctor ToonGenius_badge said, 5 months ago

    I worked with a man who was seriously disturbed and hated the store manager.
    I kept my eyes and ears open for several weeks after he quit.
    If I ever knew anyone who was the type to go on a workplace rampage, this was the guy.

  3. taber

    taber said, 5 months ago

    Has Rick gained weight?

  4. cleokaya

    cleokayaGenius_badge said, 5 months ago

    taber - That was the first thought that came into my mind as well.

  5. cobycombs

    cobycombsGenius_badge said, 5 months ago

    Y’all. I’m a relatively new reader of this comic. Is there a “cast of characsters” available? or would someone mind filling me in?

  6. FerAd

    FerAd said, 5 months ago

    bald guy is like the protagonist, the short-haired gals is his GF, and mostlyy every body else is from work, or will be presented.
    oh- his boss has a ridicully mullet.

  7. cobycombs

    cobycombsGenius_badge said, 5 months ago

    Thank you, FerAd. This comic is getting to be a favorite of mine.

  8. TheWildSow

    TheWildSow said, 5 months ago

    Oh – that IS Rick – I wasn’t sure at first.

    cobycombs, the short-haired woman is Scott’s wife. A few months ago, he changed her look just for one strip, because some reader thought her normal look was “too much like a Lesbian.”

    So Scott decided to make her look a little more feminine for just one week – he used a pic of that lovely, feminine actress: Portia DiRossi!

    Oh, scroll back to Monday’s strip to see the Mullet-Headed Boss.

  9. cozygirl

    cozygirl said, 5 months ago

    This strip is so funny, too bad it’s not updated daily!

  10. TheWildSow

    TheWildSow said, 5 months ago

    What is Scott trying to do in the first panel (where he keeps saying “crap”?) I tried viewing larger, but that doesn’t work for these strips that are already pretty big!

    BTW, there are 2 good rebuttals to that “Insanity is doing the same thing….etc.” cliche.

    1) If at first you don’t succeed, try, try again.
    2) Practice makes perfect.

  11. saxie5

    saxie5 said, 5 months ago

    The Wild Sow- It looks like he’s trying to play a video game. I also enjoyed your rebuttals!

  12. cobycombs

    cobycombsGenius_badge said, 5 months ago

    Thank you too, Wild Sow, for expanding the id for me. Incidentally, I thought that the first panel showed Scott playing with origami.