Comic for Wednesday, August 23rd, 2006

Posted: 7:13 am, Wednesday, August 23rd

Hope all you Chicagoans enjoyed your last foie gras last night. We've got a Five and Dime coming your way today - the first in a damn long time because IT took my scanner for some reason (and it wasn't because I was scanning hand-drawn comics, wiseass). It's a bit of a change-up from the normal usage of Five and Dime - it's actually related to the current story, just a little explainin' strip that I didn't feel like using a full strip on. So you've got that to look forward to.

Hm, the Voice is not big on Dylan's upcoming. That's a shame.

Check out the awesome gastointestinal adventure this guy sets out on.

If you've been paying any attention to this space the last year or so, first off, I'm sorry, you poor suffering bastard. Second, you know of my love for the Hold Steady. They've got a new one coming out in just over a month, and the singer and the guitarist talk a bit about it right here.

Apparently, they don’t know baseball season is over in Philadelphia yet, because they played a game the other night in which Aaron Rowand and the awesomely named Chase Utley ran smack into each other. I cannot believe how far the ball shot out upon impact.

Fuck!

This is apparently the new way to chart information – Friday at the Hewitt-Cooper design museum here in town, I was utterly confounded by a book on metropolitan areas that displayed its data this way.

Anyone want to see something really random off of YouTube?

Yep, the Internet actually found a way to be more useless than when it was just all porn.

Change of pace for the daily Irish... Here's an awesomely bad slideshow of Brady Quinn in action. Look! It’s Brady scanning downfield. Look! He’s doing it again. And now he’s handing off! Also, I’m guessing at least 40% of those pictures are from games we lost. Thanks, NBC – aren’t you supposed to be on our side?

And another change-up, as today's Nightmare is actually a decent use of MySpace. You can check out the new Basement Jaxx album. I'm down with that. (On first listen, wasn't as good as Kish Kash, but, still.)

bullfrog

Great quote from the Wisconsin AD

“I don’t think it’s realistic to say we’re going to play Nebraska, Florida State and U.S.C. every year,” said John Chadima, Wisconsin’s associate athletic director. “Everyone is trying to search for a team like Buffalo to come in and play them. Both sides realize there is a good guarantee involved with that.”

Hmm...FSU, Nebraska, USC...sounds like a pretty normal year to me.

http://www.nytimes.com/2006/08/23/sports/ncaafootball/23college.html?ei=5094& en=51aad1821df509be&hp=&ex=1156392000&adxnnl=1&partner=homepage&adxnnlx=1156332475-QM+m11xPEEUK1uW9WHQcbw

I have no idea why the YouTube isn't working. I guess try this.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zFnR5beMIKA

And now the stupid thing works.

Wisconsin's schedule is pathetic.

My cousin (one of 26) has a band! and a myspace page. I don't think this qualifies as a nightmare? I haven't listened to any of the music b/c i'm at work. any good? www.myspace.com/theshown

When you've got 26 cousins, I'd say the odds are overwhelmingly in your favor of having one in a band, man.

I almost fuckin' vomited at the initial picture from that burger dude.

I believe this this the orig 50 marathons in 50 days in 50 states....

http://www.50in50in50.com/

Results and all!!!

There's something seriously wrong with that dude.

Sorry, I didn't hear about the Philly outfield collision. I was too busy wondering who'd be the undercard in the Toronto Heavyweight fight between the Blue Jays manager and the always famous "Player to be Named Later" match-up.

If the Cardinals lose the NL Central lead, I don't think they'll be able to regain it back from Cincinnati.

Gibbons sure is spunky, isn't he? Maybe he'll pop Francona in the head and wake him up from the August-long nap he's been taking.