gdp's Comments

chainsawsuit by kris straub : sock the vote

Wed, 5 Nov 2014 05:49:55 +0000

If you are looking for a serious answer, it is this: the current system is in place, in part, to prevent states with smaller land-mass and population from being completely obfuscated by larger states. The votes are deliberately slanted, and the popular vote may not result in directly determining the electoral vote. This is because the United States is a federation of states, not an empire or unitary state. The Federal government exists as a compromise agreement between the states, not as the sovereign leader of the states (despite how those running the federal government sometimes act as if it's a hegemony). If this seems unfair, that is because you don't live in Rhode Island or a state with smaller than average population. "Getting rid of" the electoral college would effectively obliterate the smaller states or at least force the smaller states to do whatever the highest-populated states wanted. This would guarantee another American civil war, and all kinds of scenarios the alt-history nerds love. So "the system" regardless of how "corrupt" it may be, is not changing any time soon, because the current alternatives are all worse.

chainsawsuit by kris straub : sock the vote

Wed, 5 Nov 2014 05:26:11 +0000

No, you guys, it's a CONSPIRACY. You see: if only those who like the system vote, that means PEOPLE WHO WANT TO VOTE ARE STEALING THE VOTES OF THOSE WHO DON'T WANT TO VOTE. Stick it to the man! Show those corrupt bastards by voting the CRAP out of those ballots, even if you don't want to! Flip a coin and vote for that column! Or just shut your eyes and push buttons at random! Or deliberately vote for who you think will do a worse job! Regardless, you'll be screwing with the intentions of those who "believe in the system", and effectively cancelling out the efforts of at least one other person who actually put thought into their vote! Next time someone tries to tell you that your vote is important, let them know what you did this election and drink in their sweet despair...

Broodhollow : Our Past, Our Foundation

Sat, 11 Oct 2014 16:43:12 +0000

The black wind howls?

Broodhollow : Our Past, Our Foundation

Sat, 11 Oct 2014 16:32:16 +0000

THPOILERTH!

Broodhollow : De Vermis Mysteriis

Sat, 23 Aug 2014 05:09:17 +0000

Actually, I find it a relief because now Wadsworth will stop blaming himself for events that are clearly the work of monsters. I mean, yes, Wadsworth and the Bottlefly boys now have to survive the next few pages, but at least Wadsworth now knows what's up.

Broodhollow : Understanding

Wed, 6 Aug 2014 01:10:04 +0000

Ninteen-thirty-what? NINETEEN-THIRTY-WHAT!?!

Halolz : [VIDEO] Jax's Ending (Mortal Kombat 4)

Sun, 20 Apr 2014 05:40:57 +0000

No, Jarek, this is Patrick!

chainsawsuit by kris straub : a little decorum

Wed, 16 Apr 2014 04:54:37 +0000

Ah, yes, "universal" healthcare. So very universal that my (disabled) younger brother STILL can't get health insurance because he doesn't make enough to qualify. I do get to claim him as a dependent, which does help at tax time. But that's how it's always been, nothing to do with the current President. So thank you Obama for literally not affecting our lives in any way, positive or negative! If someone accused you of being the most mediocre President of all time, I would disagree and then fail to think of a better example, and in the end we would both agree that someone must be more mediocre than you, but we can't think of who that might be!

chainsawsuit by kris straub : newsers, more like losers

Tue, 18 Mar 2014 04:41:31 +0000

It reminds me of the awesome stealth comedy in last weekend's MLP episode. (Possible spoilers: is Maud truly boring, or is she actually just as big a joker as her sister? I actually finished the episode before I was like "Wait a minute... 'Sediments make me sedimental'? SHE WAS JOKING THE ENTIRE TIME.")

chainsawsuit by kris straub : chainsawsuit original: jahstenz class rings

Thu, 13 Mar 2014 04:59:34 +0000

I don't get it.

chainsawsuit by kris straub : inspiration

Wed, 29 Jan 2014 16:29:19 +0000

So first Starslip takes over for Checkerboard Nightmare, then Chainsawsuit takes over for Starslip and the first HalfPixel (I still miss it...). And now we are introduced to Kris's next future major comic character. You think it's just a throwaway joke, and Oophy.com links to a "suspended" account, but any day now Kris is going to get bored with CSS and Oophy will be the new status Quo. (either that or Oophy just becomes the most popular recurring CSS character and Oophy.com points here) I can't wait!

chainsawsuit by kris straub : the end of football

Tue, 21 Jan 2014 18:10:28 +0000

So let me see if I understand this correctly: Football is a type of sport?

chainsawsuit by kris straub : this christmas

Wed, 20 Nov 2013 05:57:16 +0000

"It was a programming book AND NOW I MAKE MY OWN GAMES." (Best part: true story! Never quite got to SNES level quality back then on QBASIC, but I MADE GAMES MYSELF ON MY OWN COMPUTER. And that's better than getting a stupid dirt bike or whatever. DIRT bike. Like I can take someone's opinions seriously when they actually desire something called a "dirt bike".)

Halolz : Bugs

Mon, 18 Nov 2013 18:04:14 +0000

Obviously made of White Gold, because pure yellow gold is too soft to make into an effective club, much less an axe. The artist was waaaaaaaay ahead of you. ;)

chainsawsuit by kris straub : on achievement

Thu, 7 Nov 2013 06:16:22 +0000

Don't be so harsh! We of the 20th and 21st century tend not to think of this because we grew up with vampires being old, old, movie monsters, sitcom stars, and cartoons, but the Original Vampire stories WERE essentially Sex Vampire stories. The original myths were mostly a combination of old wives' tales and ghost stories meant to convey lessons about hygene (sexual and otherwise), but then certain authors realized Wait A Minute A Bunch Of These Metaphors Are Sexual Metaphors and decided to spice things up with Carmilla and Dracula being just about the closest thing to sexy fanfiction that 19th century Europe could handle.

chainsawsuit by kris straub : on achievement

Thu, 7 Nov 2013 06:02:08 +0000

THIS strip from the creator of Checkerboard Nightmare? Okay, go back and let ol' Chex school you in the art of self-esteem, buddy. Go back and read the Penny Arcade and PVP news posts where they admit they're a little jealous of you (back before you all moved into the PA artist commune). Because you are one of the greats.

Halolz : [Video] Hey Mario!

Mon, 4 Nov 2013 04:22:46 +0000

No, no, no. This is not nerdcore in the least. This is a mainstream style pop song with nerdcore-ish lyrics. I'm not dissing their geek cred, just pointing out the musical genre difference. I'm guessing that's why Trunks is not a fan.

Halolz : MURDER

Sat, 26 Oct 2013 03:49:26 +0000

According to the Slowpoke I just asked, yes: Pokemon Gold and Pokemon Silver! Can't wait to catch all 252!

Halolz : Excessive Pokemon Nudity

Wed, 23 Oct 2013 06:05:19 +0000

So if I understand this picture: Digglet's hands look like feet, the neck is rather long, the legs are weirdly short, and underground to the right... Digglet has the biggest ballsack of any Pokemon? Strange punchline, but whatever.

Halolz : Excessive Pokemon Nudity

Wed, 23 Oct 2013 03:11:16 +0000

Won't let me embed a specific time, huh? Skip to 1:37 for relevant bit.