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CUPS 30: Tonowanda Ice

Everybody needs one of those stories that starts with ‘Man, we were so hammered’ and ends with something that looks like one of those weird surreal Zippy the Pinhead comics. If you don’t have one of those stories, make one up. But do it beforehand, so you’re not tasked with the responsibility of making it up on the spot, because no matter how smooth you think you are, you’re gonna screw that up. Improv bro story-telling is not an easy feat, and almost nobody can pull it off seamlessly. Just some food for thought.

CUPS 23: Lunch

You missed the craziest lunch, dude. Joshua and Mike got into a taco eating contest, and they both lost and threw up everywhere. Then the manager came over and was all ‘get out of my establishment’ and then Joshua and Mike got into fisticuffs with the manager and some of the employees. The cops were called, and then Joshua and Mike ended up saying some really aggressive stuff to the cops, they got all mad, threw them on the ground… So, anyway, long story short, Joshua and Mike are facing 15 to life. Did I miss any calls?

CUPS 22: Ericksson-Snelling

Ultimately, this strip feels an awful lot like a dressed up Dilbert® strip. I mean, it is objectively better than every Dilbert® strip in regards to the artwork. And it’s also much better written than Dilbert® has ever been. So by those two seemingly vital measures, this comic strip is the best Dilbert® strip that’s ever been created. I’m not sure how else to measure a comic strip beyond the artwork and the writing, but God knows there are a crapload of comic strips out there that have gotten crazy successful with both terrible artwork and humor. I’m not going to name specific strips though. Except for Dilbert®. I definitely specifically named Dilbert®, here.

CUPS 21: Bossman Ackers

He’s definitely a bit buttoned up but give him eight martinis, a couple of quaaludes, and a totally chill and relaxed cat (for rubbing), and the dude definitely takes it down to a strong eight and a half.

CUPS 18: 3.4 KDR

This is the section of the storyline where we see all the characters’ couches. Rita’s couch is obviously the nicest. You can tell, because eggplant is a super classy color for a couch. Rita has impeccable taste.