Jan16

Rewritten Headlines: Hero Cat to Diet

by tonyd on January 16, 2015 at 12:32 am

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Baby Inadvertently Saved By Cold Cat

Someone Needs Therapy

Governments Play Video Games

Smoker Lives Pretty Long Time

Guys Who Kill People Need Time Off

RNC to Again Reach People Without Cable TV

Sushi to Get REALLY Expensive

GOP Really Looking for New Recruits

We’re All Gonna Die

It’s a Small World After All

Awesome Doctors Finally Say Something Cool

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Jan14

Twitter in Focus: Dana Snyder

by tonyd on January 14, 2015 at 12:01 am

Hey Bros!

Welcome to Twitter in Focus where media comes to die!  Today’s contestant is Dana Snyder, voice of Master Shake and the Alchemist!  Let’s see what he’s tweeting.

@danasnyder

January 7th:  “Sweet drinks! Disgusting! ”

Well, at least it’s not sweet tea.

January 7th:  “Ok ”

Sounds like something Master Shake would do.  Before the sexual harassment suit.

January 8th:  “We’re almost sold out to our party. Don’t get left out! A few tix left. I’ll be wearing a jumpsuit for crissakes! ”

It’s your chance to be belittled live by Master Shake!  (That would be pretty funny.)

January 8th:  “Magic City Comic Con Schedule :: GROWTix ”

This weekend in Miami?  Nice!

January 9th:  “SF Sketchfest 2015: An Afternoon with ‘Venture Bros.’ with P… ”

Cool.  Nice bio of Dana there too.

January 10th:  “I just backed Krampus Beer Stein on ”

Wait a minute.  Don’t you get part of that?  That definitely sounds like something Shake would do.

January 11th:  “”

Taco Bill:  Make a Run to the Broader.

January 11th:  “”

That.  Is.  Awful!

Okay, let’s rate Dana’s Tweets.  I can’t help but read this in Shake’s voice, so I would say that it’s awfully pissed off.  It’s pretty random, with a mix of plugs thrown in and not much explanation.  I give Dana a 7 for Mustness, a 9 for Style and a 9 for Insanity.  That’s an overall score of 8.3, which I will round up to a 9 for his Master Shake performance, then back down to an 8.3 for Granny on Squidbillies, but then back to a 9 for Shake.

Follow Dana.  And if you have a suggestion for Twitter in Focus, email me here.

 

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Jan12

Webcomic Review: It’s the Tie

by tonyd on January 12, 2015 at 1:10 am

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Webcomic:  It’s the Tie

Creator:  Kasper, AKA: Tie

Format:  Long Horizontal Strip, Gag-a-Day, Color

Updates:  I think three days a week at least, but I’m not sure.

Genre:  Comedy, Weirdness

Themes:  Animals, superheroes, people, weirdness

Characters:  Various

Archive:  Begins December 12, 2014

Kasper does a lot with a little and makes this comedy webcomic both, uncomfortable, weird, funny and edgy.  I gotta admit, a couple of gags made me squirm a little.  I’m not sure if some of them were sexist or just edgy, but I think that’s what makes good comedy.  You shouldn’t feel totally comfortable when reading it.  It makes it more of a surprise and surprise is at the heart of comedy and It’s the Tie.

I think my favorite strip is this one.  I’m not even totally sure what happened at the end, but it’s weird and a little off.  Kasper’s art isn’t the greatest, but he makes the most out of it.  Sure, his lines aren’t that polished, but some of the expressions are really fun and in comedy, you can be forgiven for a few shaky lines.  The use of an animated gif in the latest strip was very funny.  If you’re a prude, the comic does get vulgar from time to time, but I like that so f-you prudes.

The navigation buttons are not only on the site, but you can scroll through them using your arrow keys.  Big plus!  I would like to see more in the bio section about Kasper and perhaps some of his inspiration and how he sees the comic.  The one big complaint is the update schedule isn’t posted.  I think that would greatly help build Kasper’s fan base, which I hope is growing.  He has about a year’s worth of archive, which I read through in about ten minutes.  It’s a perfect time to get on the ground floor of It’s the Tie.

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Jan11

Your Fratoscope: January 11, 2015

by tonyd on January 11, 2015 at 12:01 am

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If your birthday is this week:  A version of you from the future will come back in time to assure you that time traveling is safe and that you’ll be winning the lottery just as soon as you can figure out a way from preventing Hitler from winning American Idol.

Aries:  Slow down, you move too fast.

Taurus:  You will crush you enemies, mostly because you own a car crusher and your enemies are old Impalas.

Gemini:  Look out the window.  No, the other window.  Too late, you missed it.

Lemini:  Your subscription to Charlie Hebdo will be late.

Cancer:  No sense raking your leaves now, they’re frozen in the ice.

Leo:  Your investment in a cheap-ass jacket comes back to haunt you this week since it’s cold as balls outside.

Virgo:  The stars say, that weird Craiglist add inviting you to a van in a dark alley, probably isn’t the best way to go about finding new shelves for your place.

Libra:  Bet it all on 17 because the sooner you lose, the sooner you’ll get home and let your dog out before he shits.

Scorpio:  Your liquid condom idea doesn’t work and you are sued for blocking everyone’s peehole.

Sagittarius:  Whatever’s in the liquid condom you’re wearing, it still won’t let you cum.

Capricorn:  Your pizza will arrive late, cold and delivered by the guy who ran the pizza driver off the road.

Aquarius:  You will insult Islam in your cartoons, but fortunately you write the horoscopes and will be able to just switch it with the sign above yours.  Good luck Aquarius!

Pisces:  You’ll go through some old shit and find the junk that used to clutter your old desk.  Now it can clutter your new desk.

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