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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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margueritem
said, 8 months ago
Love the slogan!
Pacopuddy said, 8 months ago
What Rick needs is a woman who would regard him as a project . . .
Michael Ford said, 8 months ago
Or, “Date Rick. Get it over with.”
McKathlin said, 8 months ago
This is the woman who said she thought Rick was cute a while back. Less said to “convince” her would have been better. Oh well. :)
Night-Gaunt49 said, 8 months ago
What can I say with Scott as your wing man Rick will die a lonely man and very bitter towards Scott.
Crunchy Frog said, 8 months ago
@Night-Gaunt49
“Rick will die a lonely man and very bitter towards Scott.”
So… he will die as he lived, then?
eb110americana said, 7 months ago
I see there is a high price to pay for being friends with a cartoonist like Scott. There’s another Basic Instructions in there somewhere (or maybe it already exists in the archives)…
prrdh said, 7 months ago
Rick – the perfect ex-boyfriend.
Jo Jo said, 7 months ago
@Crunchy Frog
Ha! Scott would be proud.
Night-Gaunt49 said, 7 months ago
@Crunchy Frog
He make use his remaining funds to buy weaponry and go out with lots of bangs. Starting with Scott. Not a happy ending painted in scarlet.