October 16th, 2009
Page 127
I invite you all to add your own whirring nunchucku sound fx as you read this page.
Today is Sammy’s due date! As of my writing this, no action yet… I’m going to go for a walk and see what happens.
Our vote incentive today is a baby inspired bear sketch 
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October 16th, 2009 at 12:01 am
What is Shifu?
October 16th, 2009 at 12:03 am
Aww congrats! The best of luck to you and Sammy =D And a safe birth ofcorse.
I just love Gay’s new bow. Camo goes well with his yellow fur.
October 16th, 2009 at 12:06 am
Nothing says stealth like red glasses. Too funny
October 16th, 2009 at 12:07 am
Is someone hitting Nerd in that next to last panel?
There’s a speech bubble but it looks like there’s nothing there but some bowtie shaped foliage.
October 16th, 2009 at 12:33 am
Something tells me Sam’s first stuffed animal will be a teddy bear.
October 16th, 2009 at 12:34 am
@Who I am is my busness, staying out of my way is yours
Shifu (Character)
from Kung Fu Panda (2008)
October 16th, 2009 at 12:38 am
Shifu means Master.
October 16th, 2009 at 12:48 am
hah, camo bowtie
October 16th, 2009 at 1:31 am
Shifu is that rodent(?) karate master from Kung Fu Panda.
October 16th, 2009 at 1:41 am
Who I am… – “Sifu” (”shifu” in Pinyin Chinese) is a Chinese term of respect for a master in something (athletics, artist, etc.) or a Chinese term of respect for a master who has a fatherly/teacher relationship with the speaker. For more information, try here –> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sifu
In this case, Gay is using the term sarcastically, much like, when annoyed by someone who states the obvious, one might call that person an “Einstein”.
October 16th, 2009 at 2:23 am
It’s kind of funny to see Gay refer to Nerd as Shifu, a Chinese term when ninjas originated from Japan. -shrugs- Oh well.
October 16th, 2009 at 3:06 am
Heheh, Nerd reminds me so much of a friend from college. He had a full ninja garb he liked to run around in and freak people out while “on stealth missions”.
October 16th, 2009 at 3:20 am
I love how gas is only .91$ L
GO CANADA!!!
Though I remember when gas was .65$ L
Love to Gay for the epic back hand!!! XDD
October 16th, 2009 at 3:28 am
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nytTcDijIzs
Here, some Ninja sound effects! I personally think this one suits Nerd quite a bit. :3
October 16th, 2009 at 3:54 am
… 4th panel: very ‘Animation Model Sheet’ - and waaaay better than most…
… 6th panel: lovely payoff…
… I really like (given all the things I do like about your strip, Alison) the on-model consistency… (yeah’yeah, *and* the gags and whatnot)…
- ta, Nigel.
October 16th, 2009 at 4:12 am
aaaaahhhhhwwww the baby sketch is sooooo cute =D
October 16th, 2009 at 5:27 am
Good luck with Sammy.
Adorable comic by the way. <3
October 16th, 2009 at 6:36 am
http://www.kukuburi.com/v2/2009/10/13/kukuburi-by-alison-acton/
Someone has been a busy girl.. A vary busy girl.
October 16th, 2009 at 6:44 am
Am I the only one to know that Shifu is the Kung-fu master of the Panda in “Kung-fu Panda” (Disney) ? My two girls have seen it again and again and again (poor me).
And Gay’s reply reminds me to some other replies in bash.org (^v^)
Sooo cute, the baby bear ! He reminds me to nerd, somehow…
Alison, don’t run during your walk, and take somebody with ya !
October 16th, 2009 at 7:00 am
Nerd vs Sloth… who wins… would Evil be saved… comming soon
I was thinkg… would be any “closer” relations between bears? I’ve seen pictures of some new bears, and some of them are ladies :). That could be great seeing Crack fleeing from Lech and eg PMS Bear xD.
October 16th, 2009 at 7:47 am
@Saddust: I thought the same too. And Kung Fu Panda is Dreamworks, not Disney.
Gotta love Nerd in his ninja outfit.
And congrats on the baby! Any moment now will be the big moment, so be careful and bring somebody along with you during your walk
October 16th, 2009 at 8:08 am
“Shifu”… HAW!
October 16th, 2009 at 8:46 am
I voted while I was on the last page, so I thought the baby bear was the answer to the Crack quiz. XD Congrats on your baby. And if society implies I touch that baby, please don’t. I’m not good with them.
Might I say Ninja Nerd is looking mighty fine today; he just might turn into a plushie. ^~^
October 16th, 2009 at 8:56 am
Hooha! *trip* Ok so my ninja skills aren’t leet, buuuuuuut this suit makes me look super hot!
October 16th, 2009 at 9:08 am
Omg! Cute Ninja Nerd <3! Awsome :B! x3
October 16th, 2009 at 9:26 am
Nerd Rules
October 16th, 2009 at 9:40 am
Here’s a story for you Alison. My friend had her first kid at the age of about 30, on the day her kid was born, her and her husband got it on in a lake…..so maybe if you want your kid out have sex!!
Or get some acupressure (which is kinda like a massage), which can bring on labor or stop labor.
October 16th, 2009 at 10:34 am
Haha Nerd is so halarious…
October 16th, 2009 at 12:16 pm
Nerd Bear needs lessons from Ninja Bear.
October 16th, 2009 at 12:48 pm
XD! Loving the whole Ninja sequence.
Oh-I bet little Sam will be so cute!
October 16th, 2009 at 12:51 pm
Good luck with the delivery! Don’t start worrying until its two weeks past due. Between me and my brothers, we put Mom through the maximum expected delivery span, from 3 weeks early to 3 weeks late. Also as a parent myself, I know there will be a bit of a hiatus on the comic. So we will get to play the waiting game on the next comic delivery. Sort of a karmic passing it on kinda thing. Give the kid a big hug from all of us when he arrives!
October 16th, 2009 at 12:51 pm
LOL Ninja Nerd rocks.
Best of luck with the baby,congrats to you
October 16th, 2009 at 12:53 pm
GOOD LUCK W/ THE KID!
October 16th, 2009 at 1:20 pm
How SHIT! .91 a gallon!
Where is this gas station?!
October 16th, 2009 at 1:31 pm
You know, right when they’re born is what most secret government agencies consider the optimal time for a kid to begin training to become a Super Soldier.
Just saying.
October 16th, 2009 at 2:11 pm
With such mad skillz, no wonder Nerd managed to beat the snot out of Evil.
October 16th, 2009 at 3:30 pm
@richard: yeah…but that Shifu was a kung-fu fighter, not a ninga
October 16th, 2009 at 4:11 pm
91 cents a gallon?
That wild life preserve must be in Saudi Arabia.
October 16th, 2009 at 4:30 pm
Cartoon bear reference insult. Nice.
October 16th, 2009 at 5:12 pm
That was gay of Gay
October 16th, 2009 at 9:43 pm
Oh my god, Nerd is so cute!
October 16th, 2009 at 10:28 pm
@ Hu:
@ Unacceptable: He’s gotten a couple of Pooh Bears already!
@ Kami and CyberCorn: exactly, and I know it’s a Chinese term which doesn’t quite match, but it fit better than any Japanese ones I know of.
@ Zelly: Wow, sounds like an interesting friend to have… perhaps he needs help! lol
@ Suffix: Gas was in the low .60’s when I started driving! I miss it so…
@ Goofy_Charli: Thanks for the link! That’s funny.
@ Nigel-63: Thank you very much!
@ Rubberbend: A plushie with a removable ninja suit would be awesome….
@ Kathleen: Nice story, might be kind of cold now though.
@ Baughbe: 2 weeks!! Ugh, my OB said they won’t let me go over 10 days, likely less.
@ RGD: per litre!
@ fff: Good observation.
October 16th, 2009 at 11:24 pm
GAy isn’t very smart, is he? I mean, smacking someone who had a pair of nunchuku and obviously knows how to use them…believe me, those things hurt like crap! XD
October 17th, 2009 at 12:53 pm
DAWW XD thats cute! Good luck with everything!
October 17th, 2009 at 12:59 pm
@ Bearcub
Oh wow! A PMS Bear would be too funny. I never even thought of that, I always imagined a ‘Bitch Bear’ and she’d be hot pink and totally trash Gay’s fashion sense or something xD
October 17th, 2009 at 5:55 pm
Love the camo bowtie, and Nerd is such a . . . well, nerd.
Meanwhile, somewhere in the distance, Evil’s being burned to a nice tasty crisp.
October 17th, 2009 at 10:22 pm
I’d like to know where gas is .91¢ LOL Great page.
October 18th, 2009 at 12:29 am
Admin – The mismatch is half the funny.
By the way, if the kid won’t come out or you’d like labor to go more easily, grab a couple of combs (made from metal or other really strong material as normal plastics may break too easily) and press the teeth into your palms as hard and as constant as you can comfortably stand. Keep it up until the kid is born.
October 18th, 2009 at 12:42 am
Nerd looks pretty awesome. HAY! You should make a comic about nerd and his ninja suite.
October 18th, 2009 at 1:54 am
Oh my gosh. Nerd looks so adorable in his ninja gear! :] He’s moving straight up my list of favorites.
October 18th, 2009 at 10:03 am
I wonder what Death is going to do to Sloth. o.0
October 18th, 2009 at 10:57 am
Funny how Nerd tucked his gi (shirt) in his pants. That’s how women wear their kimono’s in Japan (right side over left). The other way around is the male way of wearing it.
October 18th, 2009 at 6:10 pm
lol!!!
nerd:
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October 18th, 2009 at 8:22 pm
The little baby-bear sketch, absolutely ADORABLE… Somehow I can imagine that in Sam’s bedroom, framed above his little cot.
Again, good luck, tell us how the birth went…I’ve got my fingers crossed for you!
<3 HappyG
October 18th, 2009 at 11:33 pm
This comic is AWESOME! I just read the whole archive…AGAIN! I love the characters. Death is my favorite of course, but I love Evil too. He sounds like Jack Nicholson in my head…
October 21st, 2009 at 4:41 pm
Nerd is an adorable ninja! XD
October 23rd, 2009 at 2:21 pm
shifu is… asianese (cant remebmer which exactly) for teacher, and is actually spelled sifu, or he is reffering to master shifu from kung fu panda.
December 25th, 2009 at 11:35 pm
I totally added the sound effects when reading it. I had to laugh when I saw we were invited to do so in the bulletin afterward.
March 25th, 2010 at 9:12 pm
As the page loaded, I was half-expecting Nerd to hit himself with that nunchuck.
June 20th, 2010 at 9:22 am
BOW TIE OF STEALTTHHHH!!!
August 30th, 2010 at 2:22 am
Man I love these comics XD Is there any way to see the old pics in the voting thing? All I’m getting is the latest pic
November 5th, 2010 at 3:08 pm
Japanese Say Sensei not Shifu.
Otaku-sensei would the Closest thing to Nerd Bear in Japanese. Otaku Kuma is the closest to saying Nerd Bear.Or Kuma Otaku in Japanese order.