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The Yahtzee
Friday, July 17, 2009 - 07:45 AM
Cartoonist Daryl Cagle, I believe, coined a phrase in editorial cartooning for the real-life scenario when five separate editorial cartoonists end up doing the exact same joke on the topic-of-the-day: "The Yahtzee".
As I'm finding out from readers this morning, the setup of today's strip was already tackled -- and tackled funnier -- by the strip xkcd.
As a cartoonist, when you accidentally go to the same concept like that, my gut tells me the only intellectually honest thing to do is acknowledge the first cartoon as soon as you find out about it. It's bound to happen after 3,000 Sheldon strips, but it's an embarrassing bummer nonetheless.
My apologies to Randall Munroe, the creator of xkcd. You got there first, and you tackled the topic way funnier.
Detailed Strip Info
strip info approved by Molly
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ARTHUR (bemused, musing, quizzical, sitting, sitting on Gramp's head): Let's say I'm writing a sentence inside parentheses. BUT I want to end my point with a smiley face. How do I write that?
GRAMP (holding a newspaper, reading the newspaper, sitting in a chair)
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THE HOUSE (Living room)
Living Room
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- Chair (Arthur sitting on Gramp's head)
- Newspaper
- Glasses (Gramp's half-moon)
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ARTHUR (bemused, musing, quizzical, sitting, sitting on Gramp's head): Do I go :))
ARTHUR (bemused, musing, quizzical, sitting, sitting on Gramp's head, talking): ...Or do I close the parenthetical first, and go ):)
GRAMP (holding a newspaper, looking at Arthur, sitting in a chair)
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THE HOUSE (Living room)
Living Room (In Gramp's chair)
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- Chair (Arthur sitting on Gramp's head)
- Newspaper
- Glasses (Gramp's half-moon)
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GRAMP (eyes wide, holding a newspaper, looking blankly, sitting in a chair)
ARTHUR (eyes wide, looking blankly, sitting, sitting on Gramp's head, staring)
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THE HOUSE (Living room)
Living Room (In Gramp's chair)
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- Chair (Arthur sitting on Gramp's head)
- Newspaper
- Glasses (Gramp's half-moon)
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GRAMP (annoyed, holding a newspaper, looking at Arthur, sitting in a chair): Yeah, um, the English language called? It wants you to stop using it entirely.
ARTHUR (amused, Looking at Gramp, standing on Gramp's head, standing up): I ain't dun nuthin' to English ain't been dun before
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THE HOUSE (Living room)
Living Room (In Gramp's chair)
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- Chair (Arthur sitting on Gramp's head)
- Newspaper
- Glasses (Gramp's half-moon)
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