50 Answers

December 8, 2007 3:17 PM

50 Answers. Like AskMe, but not helpful, and in comic form.
posted by Rock Steady (33 comments total)

I thought about posting this. He also posts great music, and his Pictures for Sad Children is also good.
posted by OrangeDrink at 3:21 PM on December 8, 2007

The first couple were mildly amusing but then it just stopped making any sense. I made it halfway down...
posted by Octoparrot at 3:28 PM on December 8, 2007

The first couple were mildly amusing but then it just stopped making any sense.

As he said: Like AskMe.
posted by Justinian at 3:29 PM on December 8, 2007 [5 favorites]

I loved the explanation for "Why don't famous people ever answer my letters?"

It makes me feel a lot better.

Thanks for the tip on this guy's LJ. Bookmarked.
posted by CitrusFreak12 at 3:42 PM on December 8, 2007

Kinda reminds me of "Jim's Journal". I like it! Thanks for posting.
posted by newfers at 3:58 PM on December 8, 2007

Loved it, the whole thing. Hope he turns it into a regular thing.
posted by Manjusri at 4:00 PM on December 8, 2007

These are actually pretty good. I like the post-cowboys: "Yeehaw, I guess." "What does that even mean?"
posted by cj_ at 4:03 PM on December 8, 2007

Those were terrific! I particularly loved these two.
posted by LeeJay at 4:05 PM on December 8, 2007

CAKE WHAT IS DELICIOUS. I support it.
posted by ooga_booga at 4:07 PM on December 8, 2007

(he was my roommate two years ago)
posted by shakespeherian at 4:21 PM on December 8, 2007

It took awhile, but the cowboys one got to me, and now it's fridge-bound.
posted by rokusan at 4:31 PM on December 8, 2007

DAMN YOU AND YOUR SUPER-POWER, CJ!!!
posted by rokusan at 4:31 PM on December 8, 2007 [3 favorites]

I like the one entitled "Why has my mother never told me that she loves me?"
posted by parallax7d at 5:02 PM on December 8, 2007

This was pretty good. The non sequitur humor reminds me a little of the Perry Bible Fellowship comic.
posted by anifinder at 5:25 PM on December 8, 2007

Not like MeFi. Fails to ask "Can I have a pony?"
posted by DarlingBri at 6:21 PM on December 8, 2007

Yes! The cowboys made reading up to that point worthwhile.
posted by sudasana at 6:24 PM on December 8, 2007

what a pleasant way to pass some time! it kind of reminded me of drew! in the old days before he started writing toothpaste for dinner. i likes it, i do.
posted by msconduct at 6:25 PM on December 8, 2007

I love stereotypist... don't miss the epic Stevie Might Be A Bear Maybe.
posted by synaesthetichaze at 6:36 PM on December 8, 2007 [4 favorites]

Pretty amusing, and sometimes understated. In this day and age, I really appreciate that.
posted by UseyurBrain at 7:24 PM on December 8, 2007

Awesome. What UseyurBrain said. Thanks.
posted by goodnewsfortheinsane at 7:50 PM on December 8, 2007

I love it.
posted by arcticwoman at 8:11 PM on December 8, 2007

reminds me of exploding dog, but a bit less esoteric, if that was possible.
posted by MiltonRandKalman at 8:30 PM on December 8, 2007

And a helluva lot funnier than American Elf!

This one (not part of the 50 Answers) made me LOL... since there's someone I know at work that, well... just read the comic....
posted by Doohickie at 9:12 PM on December 8, 2007

Metafilter: Like AskMe, but not helpful, and in comic form.
posted by ottereroticist at 9:13 PM on December 8, 2007

This one made me laugh so hard I had to put my head down on my desk for a while.

Thanks, Rock Steady. This guy is brilliant.
posted by MrVisible at 9:29 PM on December 8, 2007

Mmmmmmmeh.
Your favorite _____ sucks.
Have a nice day!
posted by not_on_display at 10:41 PM on December 8, 2007

note: Ask MetaFilter is as useful as you make it. Please limit comments to answers or help in finding an answer. Wisecracks don't help people find answers. Thanks.
posted by ersatz at 7:17 AM on December 9, 2007

Oh man, I too hate the guy with the superpower of posting things before everybody else. CURSE HIM.

(Not that I was going to post this comic as I have the superpower of being a day late to all the fun parties.)
posted by grapefruitmoon at 8:30 AM on December 9, 2007 [1 favorite]

this guy rocks. thanks for the post
posted by alon at 3:44 PM on December 9, 2007

ersatz writes: note: Ask MetaFilter is as useful as you make it. Please limit comments to answers or help in finding an answer. Wisecracks don't help people find answers. Thanks.

Fair enough. (Although I'm unsure as to whether it's directed at me.) I like the dry, anti-punchline-yet-quirky, uber-simply-drawn comic. I like Patches, Graham Annable's Grickle, the aforementioned PBF, and a few others. I just didn't feel the reader-author connection in this one. I felt it showed promise, but I quickly got bored. Thinking, "maybe it's just this particular comic," I am now looking at his other stuff, and I particularly like this one. Much better than 50 Answers.

If AskMe was in comic form, I'd probably read more of the entries. If all the answers were from one person, I'd never read it at all.
/end bla bla bla
posted by not_on_display at 5:56 PM on December 9, 2007 [1 favorite]

No, I wasn't snarking at you. I thought AskMeFi would look like that comic without the no(t only) wisecracks rule.
posted by ersatz at 4:17 AM on December 10, 2007

Sweet. My reputation is clean! On with the thread, then.
Hello? Hello??
posted by not_on_display at 2:35 PM on December 10, 2007

Comic? I must have the wrong link.
posted by petersn1 at 5:00 PM on December 11, 2007