Basic Instructions by Scott Meyer for November 20, 2008

Another hilarious strip, Scott. The dialog is great, as usual. But: “…whips his mother and I”? Just between you and ME, that’s bad grammar. Maybe it was done on purpose. If so, I won’t report you to the grammar police. ;-)

Hilarious but messed up. I love this strip. Want it every day but i can see how this would be really hard to do. New subject and deep into it everytime.

The grammar is a deliberate thing. I try to make it sound like people actually talking, not writing an essay. That’s also why I use so many contractions.

The spelling errors were a mistake, one I had fixed, but there was a server issue, so many people saw the messed up version. Sorry about that.

Oh, and thanks for taking the time to read my comic.

-meyer

Don’t you think Batman has a ball gag or two lying around the batcave, just for those boring times between projects?

He does seem like the type, doesn’t he? Probably has a couple of whips stashed away, too …

Scott,

Keep ‘em coming! I love this type of humor. One thing I have to ask - Does your wife appreciate her caricature? I mean she’s always wearing the same thing. Take her out sometime and draw her something nice.

scott.meyerPro says: “The grammar is a deliberate thing. I try to make it sound like people actually talking, not writing an essay…” I thought you might use that excuse. I mean, I thought that might be the case. And thanks for providing the strip.

RayC, why didn’t you tell me about this strip, it’s hilarious! I just stumbled across it today.

@margueritem: I discovered it about a year after you did.

Yes, you can mix characters like that. The question is: should you?