No, I don’t have pink eye.
At least, I don’t have pink eye yet.
As I’ve previous written, my sister came home from college over the weekend and was immediately struck down with the cursed pink eye. Yesterday, my mom fell victim to it.
To date, I’ve remained immune to this pink killer of eye joy. This is probably due to my wicked awesome immune system, which I’m sure you guys love to hear me talk about over and over.
Still, even my immune system has its limitations. It’s possible pink eye will eventually best me, too. And if that happens, I will wear sunglasses. I will wear sunglasses all day long.
Why?
Because real men don’t wear pink.
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11:17 AM
Have you ever watched a baby, having just recently learned to walk, excitedly take a few steps towards their mom or dad? Their little faces light up with each step tiny step as they advance towards their destination. And just when they’re only a few yards away, they fall.
Have you ever then taunted said baby for not making it all the way?
Yeah, um…me neither.
12:21 PM
Yep. I said it.
1:40 PM
I don’t know why my company insists on having meetings. I have another one scheduled at 2:30.
This one, knock on wood, should be fairly short. Of course, I’ve had my heart broken before.
Do the rest of you have to deal with periodic meetings at your job? Or am I the only lucky one?
2:09 PM
You thought (hoped) the LOST comic strips were over. But alas, you were mistaken.
3:44 PM
I’m not sure what it is, but there’s something about a long meeting at work finally ending that makes me want to run through the streets singing God’s praises.
4:03 PM
I’m trying to make these LOST comic strips plot free as much as possible so that you don’t have to actually know the show to enjoy them. Since I have at least one non-LOST fan in the audience (what’s up with that, Erin?), this seemed like the fair thing to do.
5:18 PM
Okay, so I guess you guys deserve a break from all the LOST comics.
On that note, I present to you all the debut of a new comic series: Great Moments in History.
(And to the historians out there…I know, I know. It’s meant to be funny.)
More to come throughout the day…
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;-) 3.19.09 at 10:48 am:
Aw, come on, be fair! Some men can wear pink and still be manly.
;-) 3.19.09 at 10:58 am:
@Erin: When you say “men”, do you mean women?
;-) 3.19.09 at 11:12 am:
I have to agree with Erin on this one….again….I know you hate to hear that.
;-) 3.19.09 at 11:18 am:
@Angi: So you agree with Erin, eh? Wow, THAT’S a shocker!!
I think you girls are in denial. Yep.
;-) 3.19.09 at 1:09 pm:
I would think you’d rather take the advice of two fashion-savvy girls instead of tread all over it.
Also, the neon fuschia SUIT depicted in your comic is hardly what we’re talking about.
;-) 3.19.09 at 1:17 pm:
@Angi: Wait, fuschia? Is that a shade of pink?? (Am I really color blind?)
Fine, fine. I’ll stop treading all over your and Erin’s advice. Do I disagree with it? Yes. Do I think pink is effeminate? Sure. Do I really equate it with having my hair braided? Indeed I do.
But as Dennis Miller likes to say, “Of course, that’s just my opinion. I could be wrong.” You girls surely know more about fashion than I do.
;-) 3.19.09 at 1:30 pm:
Fuschia is a bright purply-pink color, yes.
Dennis Miller refuses to look into the camera whenever he’s on O’Reilly, so he annoys me.
;-) 3.19.09 at 1:43 pm:
@Angi: Okay, good. If the color I picked for that suit wasn’t even a shade of pink, I might have cried. Heck, if I was THAT color blind, I could be wearing pink right now in real life and not even realize it.
I wonder why that is? Back in the day, he looked into the camera on SNL. And on that show he used to have on HBO he looked into the camera whenever he did one of his “rants.”
Perhaps Dennis has since discovered he’s part Native American, and he’s afraid the camera will steal his soul?
;-) 3.19.09 at 2:20 pm:
If only I had your wicked awesome immune system! I think mine’s taken the month off. After getting over MY case of pink eye, I now have bronchitis. I’m just waiting to see what totally random illness I’m going to catch next. My money’s on bird flu.
And I agree with Angi and Erin! My football-obsessed, construction worker ex-boyfriend (who is probably the manliest man I’ve ever known) would wear a pastel pink polo shirt every once in a while and still manage to look manly. Not to mention really darn cute!
;-) 3.19.09 at 2:27 pm:
@Allison: Boy, you girls sure do stick together! Would it kill one of you to take my side??
Sorry you are sick. Hope you don’t get bird flu, though. I had that once.
And as for your ex’s pink-wearing tendencies, I’ll abstain from commenting at this time in case he’s bigger than I am and walks around with a baseball bat.
;-) 3.19.09 at 2:36 pm:
Bill O’Reilly: Listen, Miller, are you saying I can’t wear pink? Is that what you’re saying?
Dennis Miller: Billy, a pink shirt in your closet would last about as long as a first date with King Henry the Eighth.
;-) 3.19.09 at 2:57 pm:
Methinks Kevin watches O’Reilly from time to time. “Billy.” Haha…
;-) 3.19.09 at 3:32 pm:
Far more disturbing than the fuschia suit in the comic are the devil-red eyes.
Now three fashion-savvy women are giving you very consistent advice. That’s saying something.
If someone ever teases you about wearing pink just say what a former co-worker said when he was teased for wearing purple. “I don’t care what color it is, I look d*** sexy.”
;-) 3.19.09 at 3:40 pm:
@Kevin: Okay, that was one of the funniest things I’ve read in quite a while. Haha.
@Angi: No joke. I was thinking the same thing!
@Erin: Hey now, those weren’t devil-red eyes. They were fuschia eyes. Angi said so.
I hear you, but you three tend to ALWAYS agree on things. I don’t know whether to take it as three separate female viewpoints, or one thought from a three-headed, female monster that disagrees with me no matter what.
Haha, that’s gonna be my new catchphrase: “I don’t care _____. I look d*mn sexy.”
;-) 3.19.09 at 4:38 pm:
Even I got the last comic. I’m sure the show would have a pretty huge following if that’s how it happened.
Okay I did know that the eyes were fuschia to go with the pink eye theme but they still looked devilish.
;-) 3.19.09 at 4:50 pm:
I’ve never watched Lost. Is it any good? I was thinking about taking a weekend to watch them all, but I need some motivation as to whether or not it’s actually worth it to watch them.
;-) 3.19.09 at 4:56 pm:
@Erin: Was that sarcasm? Do you think the show wouldn’t have a huge following if I was on it and I systematically tried to maneuver things so that I was the only male on island??
@Diana: Is it any good? Is it worth watching?? A HUGE yes to both questions. Go to ABC.com — you can watch the first four seasons online for free!
Plus, once you understand the show, you’ll better understand my comic strips. Hear that, Erin? Same goes for you.
;-) 3.19.09 at 4:59 pm:
One male on an island full of females sounds kinda….wrong. Depending on your religious orientation, or lack thereof.
I’d ask if you were a Jihadist, but as we all know, none of those women are virgins.
I know. You’re Mormon.
;-) 3.19.09 at 5:03 pm:
@Angi: Now, Ang, you know very well I wouldn’t do anything wrong. I’m a good boy. I just…wouldn’t want any guys around is all. Nothing wrong with that, right?
;-) 3.19.09 at 6:41 pm:
Um, why? Logistically speaking…
;-) 3.19.09 at 6:47 pm:
@Angi: For a variety of reasons:
1. There would never been any lines for the boy’s restroom.
2. I’d have the men’s speedstick deodorant all to myself.
3. Because all other guys are stupid heads.
The third reason is my favorite.
;-) 3.20.09 at 9:20 am:
You’ve got another non-LOST fan in me! I’ve never seen it … not even once. And now with the onset of your LOST comics (which, while I have not been commenting of late, I have followed avidly), I feel even more secure in the knowledge that, at least with regard to the show LOST, I made the right decision.
Audrey says that company meetings are the bane of her existence too. I am getting ready to “go to work” which means minimizing Internet, opening a few other programs, and continuing to type. No meetings. Me likey.
(Of course, I have to put up with deponents who claim to have eight distinct personalities and lawyers who can’t let said witness get their answer out of their mouth before beginning to ask the next one. Anybody got a taser I can borrow? Somebody’s going to get it pretty soon, and that will shut them up until the other guy gets done talking.)
As I was saying, I love your comic strips. I told TG about the one of Barky proposing to Michelle with the “help” of a teleprompter, and he laughed till he cried. Probably funnier because TG never actually proposed to me, with or without a teleprompter!
I wear dark sunglasses in public too! But not because of conjunctivitis. Conjunctivitis would be an improvement on me without makeup!
;-) 3.21.09 at 8:10 am:
LOST is my fav show. I generally don’t watch modern television. All of the shows we like are old (ie Andy Griffith, Star Trek: The Original Series, Outer Limits, Twilight Zone, Jeeves and Wooster). The two modern shows I do watch are Battlestar Galactica (which ended last night….great finale) and LOST. so I guess now that BSG is over, LOST is the only modern show I watch.
OH I actually I watch Monk as well.
All that to say, LOST is fantastic and I recommend it to everyone.
ps: We should outlaw pink eye.
;-) 3.23.09 at 6:12 pm:
What if they called it blue eye? Would that make it any better?