Johnny the Mediocre Human

Comics from Duke in the '90s

Johnny the Mediocre Human

Comics from Duke in the '90s

Jen

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Popularity rank 31 #276. No scientific purpose

September 23, 1998

JEN: So this WHOLE lab has NO scientific purpose?
ROBSON: Well, not so much... at all, really.

JEN: What do you tell the people who fund you?
ROBSON: OH, I just make up something about PHYSICS. They always buy it.

JEN: But you're a ZOOLOGY professor!
ROBSON: Am I? Well. I should get that letterhead changed.

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Popularity rank 32 #275. What’s the purpose of research?

September 22, 1998

JEN: Doctor Robson, why are we doing this research?
ROBSON: You mean, how much GRANT MONEY do we get?

JEN: No, like what PURPOSE is all this?
ROBSON: Like which AWARDS have we won?

JEN: NO! NO! Why?! What theory are we proving?! Which disease are we curing? Why?!

ROBSON: Um... do you want free pens from drug companies?
JEN: NO! I... are they blue ink?

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Popularity rank 33 #266. Jen and time management

July 15, 1998

JEN: Well, I am feeling MORE and more confident about this MCAT test.
JOHNNY: Great, Jen. What's your secret?

JEN: TIME MANAGEMENT, Johnny. My days are FULLY planned.
LABEL: An extremely well-used daily planner

JEN: 6 to noon I study CHEM, till 5 I study BIO, 5 to midnight I study PHYSICS, and midnight till 6 I review...

JOHNNY: What... what about sleep?
JEN: Yep, time management, Johnny... time management and intravenous caffeine...

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Popularity rank 34 #255. Bus nazi

April 20, 1998

BEN: WHO PULLED THAT? What lazy-ass is making us stop at the freakin' TRAFFIC CIRCLE stop?!

BEN: Does it have to take 25 minutes to get to East just because you SLOTHS can't walk an eighth of a FREAKIN' mile?

BEN: Whoever gets off this bus better be in a WHEELCHAIR or MISSING A LIMB else there'll be HELL TO PAY!

BEN: My boyfriend, the bus Nazi.
JEN: YOU! In the green! You just flinched!

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Popularity rank 35 #193. What do ya wanna do this weekend?

January 15, 1998

BEN: SO, Jen, what do ya wanna do this weekend? Take in a PLAY? A moonlit WALK in the gardens? Maybe BOWLING?

JEN: MMM, sorry hun, I'm gonna be busy all weekend, uh, there's a, uh, a "California Dreamin'" marathon...

BEN: (sigh) Or we could go see "TITANIC" again...

JEN: DiCaprio HERE I COME! I'll get the car!
BEN: I hate being WHIPPED...

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