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I’ll try and get one more done by next Monday, but no guarantees. <i><b>However</b></i> EBF will not be devoid of content. There will be plenty of graphic hilarity and awesomeness in spite of the hiatus. Details coming soon!</p> <p><a href="http://exoticbirdsandfruit.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/10/innovative_depression.jpg"><img src="http://exoticbirdsandfruit.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/10/innovative_depression.jpg" alt="" title="innovative_depression" width="500" height="610" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-184" /></a></p> <p><strong>Jon:</strong> I drew this one in class when I was bored. I would’ve drawn it in Photoshop, but my laptop isn’t working. Also, I think the instructor would get suspicious if I whipped out my Wacom tablet in the middle of class.</p> </div> <p class="postmetadata">Posted in <a href="http://exoticbirdsandfruit.com/archives/category/comic" title="View all posts in comic" rel="category tag">comic</a> <strong>|</strong> <span>Comments Off</span></p>  </div> <div class="post"> <h3 id="post-128"><a href="http://exoticbirdsandfruit.com/archives/128" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent Link to #017">#017</a></h3> <small>Monday, August 18th, 2008</small> <div class="entry"> <p><a href="http://exoticbirdsandfruit.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/08/id_subscribe.jpg"><img src="http://exoticbirdsandfruit.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/08/id_subscribe.jpg" alt="" title="17_id_subscribe" width="600" height="733" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-129" /></a></p> <p><strong>Nick:</strong> When you’re in Amsterdam, it’s important to get a bike right away. Mine was a rusty, beige, beat up Gazelle <em>Premier Luxe</em> from the ’70s, and I got it for less than 100 euros. I used it every day for four months, sometimes for hours a day, and it never gave me a problem. </p> <p>About two weeks before my study abroad program ended, the front brake went out, which was fine, since I still had the rear one. Then the rear brake got mushy from overuse, so I tightened up the cable a bit. When I squeezed the brake handle, the cable snapped. For my last two days in the city, I rode with no brakes. (Of course, this was the only time a child ran in front of me–I didn’t hit him.) </p> <p>My rear tire also started losing air, so I had to fill it up once in a while. But it kept deflating faster. On my last ride from school to my apartment, I filled the tire about a half-mile from home and it was flat when I got back. I left the bike outside my building with the chain around the seat and the key in the lock.</p> <p>More on bikes in Amsterdam <a href="http://bygonebureau.com/2008/02/22/netherlands-the-bicycle/">here</a>.</p> </div> <p class="postmetadata">Posted in <a href="http://exoticbirdsandfruit.com/archives/category/comic" title="View all posts in comic" rel="category tag">comic</a> <strong>|</strong> <span>Comments Off</span></p>  </div> <div class="post"> <h3 id="post-62"><a href="http://exoticbirdsandfruit.com/archives/62" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent Link to #016">#016</a></h3> <small>Wednesday, August 13th, 2008</small> <div class="entry"> <p><img src="http://exoticbirdsandfruit.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/08/high_tolerance22.jpg" alt="High Tolerance" /></p> <p><b>Jon:</b> Sir Edmund Hillary’s first words to George Lowe after summiting Everest with Tenzing Norway: <i>“Well, George, we knocked the bastard off.”</i></p> <p><b>Nick:</b> The altitude/tolerance effect is one of those things I can never keep straight in my head, like the difference between near and far-sighted. I’ve worn glasses because I can’t see far-away stuff for like 10 years, but I still can’t tell you what kind of eyes I’ve got. I also can’t tell the difference between butter and I Can’t Believe It’s Not Butter, but I think that’s a separate problem.</p> </div> <p class="postmetadata">Posted in <a href="http://exoticbirdsandfruit.com/archives/category/comic" title="View all posts in comic" rel="category tag">comic</a> <strong>|</strong> <a href="http://exoticbirdsandfruit.com/archives/62#respond" title="Comment on #016">No Comments »</a></p>  </div> <div class="post"> <h3 id="post-58"><a href="http://exoticbirdsandfruit.com/archives/58" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent Link to #015">#015</a></h3> <small>Tuesday, July 22nd, 2008</small> <div class="entry"> <p><img src='http://exoticbirdsandfruit.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/07/an_effective_solution.jpg' alt='An_Effective_Solution' /></p> <p><b>Jon</b> - The <b>Bat Pillow</b> is a critically important piece of Batman’s arsenal. </p> <p>Apologies for the massive delay. As you can see, I’ve revamped the template and upgraded the artistic style. Posts should continue regularly from now on…<i>hopefully</i>.</p> </div> <p class="postmetadata">Posted in <a href="http://exoticbirdsandfruit.com/archives/category/comic" title="View all posts in comic" rel="category tag">comic</a> <strong>|</strong> <a href="http://exoticbirdsandfruit.com/archives/58#respond" title="Comment on #015">No Comments »</a></p>  </div> <div class="post"> <h3 id="post-57"><a href="http://exoticbirdsandfruit.com/archives/57" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent Link to #014">#014</a></h3> <small>Monday, June 23rd, 2008</small> <div class="entry"> <p><img src='http://exoticbirdsandfruit.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/06/this_box.jpg' alt='This_Box' /></p> <p><b>Jon:</b> Sorry about the delay, people.</p> </div> <p class="postmetadata">Posted in <a href="http://exoticbirdsandfruit.com/archives/category/comic" title="View all posts in comic" rel="category tag">comic</a> <strong>|</strong> <a href="http://exoticbirdsandfruit.com/archives/57#respond" title="Comment on #014">No Comments »</a></p>  </div> <div class="post"> <h3 id="post-55"><a href="http://exoticbirdsandfruit.com/archives/55" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent Link to #013">#013</a></h3> <small>Monday, June 2nd, 2008</small> <div class="entry"> <p><img src='http://exoticbirdsandfruit.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/06/lovely_night.jpg' alt='13' /></p> </div> <p class="postmetadata">Posted in <a href="http://exoticbirdsandfruit.com/archives/category/comic" title="View all posts in comic" rel="category tag">comic</a> <strong>|</strong> <a href="http://exoticbirdsandfruit.com/archives/55#respond" title="Comment on #013">No Comments »</a></p>  </div> <div class="post"> <h3 id="post-51"><a href="http://exoticbirdsandfruit.com/archives/51" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent Link to #012">#012</a></h3> <small>Monday, May 19th, 2008</small> <div class="entry"> <p><img src='http://exoticbirdsandfruit.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/05/sinfully_delicious.jpg' alt='Sinfully_Delicious' /></p> <p></p> <p><b>Jon:</b> There’s only so many times that the term “boner inspiring” makes it into the course of your daily work. I’m proud that this was one of those times.</p> </div> <p class="postmetadata">Posted in <a href="http://exoticbirdsandfruit.com/archives/category/comic" title="View all posts in comic" rel="category tag">comic</a> <strong>|</strong> <a href="http://exoticbirdsandfruit.com/archives/51#respond" title="Comment on #012">No Comments »</a></p>  </div> <div class="post"> <h3 id="post-40"><a href="http://exoticbirdsandfruit.com/archives/40" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent Link to #011">#011</a></h3> <small>Monday, May 5th, 2008</small> <div class="entry"> <p><img src='http://exoticbirdsandfruit.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/05/going_for_class.jpg' alt='10_Going_For_Class' /></p> <p><b>Jon:</b> Apologies for the massive delay. Unlike Nick, my academic forays involve managing group projects, cramming for media law and evolutionary biology tests, and contemplating the utter uselessness of it all. No ridin’ the rails for Jon. And in actuality, you might not hear from Nick for a while longer yet cos he ran out of money in Koln. His parents wired him some dollars (<i>dollahs</i>), but when he went to change them for Euros the guy at the counter just laughed at him. He’s been trying to bum it back to Amsterdam, but his only marketable skill is critical analysis of typography, so he’s having a bit of hard luck. If you happen to be in Europe and see him, please give him a hand. He’ll sing any Pavement song in its entirety for 1 Euro.</p> <p>Also, on an awesome note, I turn 21 this Wednesday, so I expect everyone to take a shot or beer-bong that day in celebration. We neglected to mention that Nick turned 21 at the end of March, but unfortunately he was in Europe and nobody cared.</p> </div> <p class="postmetadata">Posted in <a href="http://exoticbirdsandfruit.com/archives/category/comic" title="View all posts in comic" rel="category tag">comic</a> <strong>|</strong> <a href="http://exoticbirdsandfruit.com/archives/40#respond" title="Comment on #011">No Comments »</a></p>  </div> <div class="post"> <h3 id="post-37"><a href="http://exoticbirdsandfruit.com/archives/37" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent Link to #010">#010</a></h3> <small>Monday, April 14th, 2008</small> <div class="entry"> <p><img src='http://exoticbirdsandfruit.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/05/klaxons_fucking_loud2.jpg' alt='09_Klaxons_Fucking_Loud' /></p> <p><strong>Nick:</strong> I should apologize for last week’s missed update. I stumbled into a time dilation field for a few seconds, and when I jumped out eleven days had passed. Then, after putting some police tape around the the anomaly, I chucked a few grapes in. When they drop out the other side in a couple of days, they should be just as fresh as they were this morning. Pretty wild, huh?</p> <p>Unless I can teach Jon how to use Wordpress (”No, man, that says ‘delete.’ Just… fucking ‘publish’ is the one you want, okay?”), there may be no comic next week, either, since I’ll be riding the rails around Europe. No, no, it’s really not <em>that</em> cool. I’m sure your beer pong game will be super awesome.</p> <p><strong>Jon:</strong> Apparently, Clutch and Claire are the only people who went to see Klaxons.</p> </div> <p class="postmetadata">Posted in <a href="http://exoticbirdsandfruit.com/archives/category/comic" title="View all posts in comic" rel="category tag">comic</a> <strong>|</strong> <a href="http://exoticbirdsandfruit.com/archives/37#respond" title="Comment on #010">No Comments »</a></p>  </div> <div class="post"> <h3 id="post-35"><a href="http://exoticbirdsandfruit.com/archives/35" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent Link to #009">#009</a></h3> <small>Monday, March 31st, 2008</small> <div class="entry"> <p><img src='http://exoticbirdsandfruit.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/05/follicle_assault-copy.jpg' alt='Follicle_Assault' /></p> <p><strong>Jon:</strong> Today’s strip brought to you in full color! For those of you having trouble viewing some of our strips, try using the Safari browser if you have it. If you don’t have Safari and want it, you can download it <a href="http://www.apple.com/safari/">here</a>. We’re not really sure what the problem is with the strips, and we’ve been going through the agonizing and expletive-riddled process of troubleshooting it. Hopefully we’ll have it figured out soon.</p> <p><strong>Nick:</strong> Wowee! That there comics-strip sure looks <em>fine</em> with all them colors! The yelpin’ yellows, the rompin’ reds, the poppin’ <em>purples!</em> Why, I can practically hear your eyes bulgin’ right outta their sockets, and I’m across an <em>ocean</em> for chistsakes. </p> <p>Well, I’m here today to tell you that YOU TOO can present your intercomic to the world in AMAZING TECHNICOLOR! That’s right! Ladies and gentleman, we’re proud to announce the Exotic Birds and Fruit Brand® COL-R-MATIC™ Technicolor Coloring System. Made possible by astonishing advances in DIRECT CURRENT TECHNOLOGY, this revolutionary apparatus renders your doodles and drawings in full, Pantone-Certified™ color, giving you the edge over those poor saps still dawdling in grey and sepia. But you’ve got to act quickly! This once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to OBLITERATE YOUR COMPETITION with SPECTACULAR COLOR won’t last long! Operators are standing by! 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