Signs, signs, everywhere signs.

[VisibilityMissing]

I think he means . . . <a href='http://www.fivemanelectricalband.ca/signslyrics.html' target='_blank'>This Song . . . </a>

[GhostWay]

Would it be bad of me to say that this strip is a sign of the times?<br><br>Whoops, too late . . .

[Catman]

God, that ever changing sign still freaks me out :S .....

[Tom Flapwell]

The ever-changing sign doesn't freak me out, thanks to various eerie panel-to-panel changes in "Zippy the Pinhead."<br><br>OK, now you're going to wonder why I used to read that comic a lot....

[Bocaj Claw]

<!--QuoteBegin-Tom Flapwell+Jul 3 2005, 01:20 PM--> <table border='0' align='center' width='95%' ><tr><td class='quotetop'><b>Quote:</b> (Tom Flapwell @ Jul 3 2005, 01:20 PM)</td></tr><tr><td class='quotebody'> The ever-changing sign doesn't freak me out, thanks to various eerie panel-to-panel changes in "Zippy the Pinhead."<br><br>OK, now you're going to wonder why I used to read that comic a lot.... <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table> <!--QuoteEEnd--><br> Not only am I wondering why you used to read that comic a lot, I'm also wondering what you're talking about.

[Muninn]

It's a good thing I don't know the song to begin with for it to get stuck in my head.

[Tom Flapwell]

"Zippy the Pinhead" is an absolute cult comic. It's been around since 1970 and is internationally known, having been reference in many other comics, but most people who take a look at it quickly hate it or at least lose all interest. There have been times that a paper's survey found it overwhelmingly unpopular, yet when they decided to drop it, they got an overwhelmingly strong response from the clique of fans. The art is very complicated some say dizzying and the sense of humor is peculiar, such that many frequently wonder if the cartoonist forgot a punchline. But contrary to some first impressions, especially involving the randomness of the title clown, it is extraordinarily intellectual for a syndicated comic strip. My weirdo friend, who called it "the Antichrist" but loved it anyway, got me interested enough to follow it on a daily basis for a few years.

[Rooster]

Is it me, or do Ozy and Millie look much cuter than usual in this?

[Bocaj Claw]

You'll be happy to know that its not just you. <!--emo&:)--><img src='http://definecynical.mancubus.net/forum ... /smile.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='smile.gif' /><!--endemo-->

[Ruedii-X]

<!--QuoteBegin-Bocaj Claw+Jul 4 2005, 10:02 AM--> <table border='0' align='center' width='95%' ><tr><td class='quotetop'><b>Quote:</b> (Bocaj Claw @ Jul 4 2005, 10:02 AM)</td></tr><tr><td class='quotebody'> You'll be happy to know that its not just you. <!--emo&:)--><img src='http://definecynical.mancubus.net/forum ... /smile.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='smile.gif' /><!--endemo--> <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table> <!--QuoteEEnd--><br> Whenever DC Simpson draws them in a larger frame, they turn out better, whether or not he colorizes them.<br><br>I'm wondering what people would think if he chose to switch to a biweekly Manga-sized comic. I don't think he realizes that this opens an entirely different set of options as of publications. It unfortunately seems there are not enough papers who want a comic like Ozy and Millie, but I bet a serial for magazines and a stand-alone softbound would sell nicely.

[Ruedii-X]

<!--QuoteBegin-VisibilityMissing+Jul 2 2005, 03:15 PM--> <table border='0' align='center' width='95%' ><tr><td class='quotetop'><b>Quote:</b> (VisibilityMissing @ Jul 2 2005, 03:15 PM)</td></tr><tr><td class='quotebody'> I think he means . . . <a href='http://www.fivemanelectricalband.ca/signslyrics.html' target='_blank'>This Song . . . </a> <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table> <!--QuoteEEnd--><br> Woah, that's a good song. I like that one. Hmm, there was a song in one of my video games that refers to that song. I believe it's by FatBoy Slim.

[Mista_B]

<!--QuoteBegin-Bocaj Claw+Jul 4 2005, 10:02 AM--> <table border='0' align='center' width='95%' ><tr><td class='quotetop'><b>Quote:</b> (Bocaj Claw @ Jul 4 2005, 10:02 AM)</td></tr><tr><td class='quotebody'> I'm wondering what people would think if he chose to switch to a biweekly Manga-sized comic. <!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table> <!--QuoteEEnd--><br><br>You mean, like, 2 full-color sunday style strips a week, instead of 3 b+w's?<br><br>Would allow for different joke and story format, certainly a change of pacing...<br><br>I'd vote for that. <!--emo&:)--><img src='http://definecynical.mancubus.net/forum ... /smile.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='smile.gif' /><!--endemo-->

[Bocaj Claw]

I don't know how I would feel about that until it came about. On the one hand I would miss the more frequent b+w's but on the other hand bigger comics mean more space.<br><br>Like many other things, this would be the author's exclusive decision.

[Steve the Pocket]

<!--QuoteBegin-Ruedii-X+Jul 4 2005, 01:41 PM--> <table border='0' align='center' width='95%' ><tr><td class='quotetop'><b>Quote:</b> (Ruedii-X @ Jul 4 2005, 01:41 PM)</td></tr><tr><td class='quotebody'> I'm wondering what people would think if he chose to switch to a biweekly Manga-sized comic. I don't think he realizes that this opens an entirely different set of options as of publications. It unfortunately seems there are not enough papers who want a comic like Ozy and Millie, but I bet a serial for magazines and a stand-alone softbound would sell nicely. <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table> <!--QuoteEEnd--><br> So in other words... similar to VG Cats or, to a lesser extent, Mynarski Forest.<br><br>Oh, and Fox Trot is another comic strip known for ever-changing backgrounds. Like when Jason and his mom were looking for a new computer and were trying out an iFruit (yes I know), the sign in the background alternately said "Think Fruity", "Think Juicy", and "Think Seedless." <!--emo&:)--><img src='http://definecynical.mancubus.net/forum ... /smile.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='smile.gif' /><!--endemo-->

[Ruedii-X]

<!--QuoteBegin-Bocaj Claw+Jul 1 2005, 10:45 PM--> <table border='0' align='center' width='95%' ><tr><td class='quotetop'><b>Quote:</b> (Bocaj Claw @ Jul 1 2005, 10:45 PM)</td></tr><tr><td class='quotebody'> <!--QuoteBegin-Gizensha+Jul 1 2005, 10:15 PM--> <table border='0' align='center' width='95%' ><tr><td class='quotetop'><b>Quote:</b> (Gizensha @ Jul 1 2005, 10:15 PM)</td></tr><tr><td class='quotebody'> <!--QuoteBegin-Tailsthefox+Jul 2 2005, 12:16 AM--> <table border='0' align='center' width='95%' ><tr><td class='quotetop'><b>Quote:</b> (Tailsthefox @ Jul 2 2005, 12:16 AM)</td></tr><tr><td class='quotebody'> speaking of signs, I still love that ever-changing sign....<a href='http://www.ozyandmillie.org/2000/om20000817.html' target='_blank'>The Sign</a> <!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table> <!--QuoteEEnd--><br>Hate to disappoint you, but that's a two-sided sign, rather than a sign of infinite changing message (always more fun when those things are sentient.) <!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table> <!--QuoteEEnd--><br>Sorry to contradict but the sign says a different thing in each panel (gays are bad, down with gays, and gays=bad). It would be quite a feat for a two sided sign to accomplish three different sayings. Infinite changing message it is then <!--emo&:P--><img src='http://definecynical.mancubus.net/forum ... tongue.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='tongue.gif' /><!--endemo-->. <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table> <!--QuoteEEnd--><br> Yes, if they are refering to that one. Anyone who carries around signs like those ones (i.e. Gays=Bad) is probably insecure about the things THEY have done wrong and are really just trying to find a scapegoat for society's problems. <br><br>People don't realize that Romans 1 (about avoiding sexual temptation) is directly followed by Romans 2 (telling Christians to avoid accusing their neighbor when they have commited sins yourself.) This is no coincidence, you know. It was quite intentional. <br><br>This is quite ironic as almost all of the homophobic right-wingnuts in America have been caught cheating on their wife in quite a public manner. I wonder how they would feel if someone started marching in front of their house with a sign that said "Thou shall not commit adultery." I think they'd call the cops!