Johnny the Mediocre Human

Comics from Duke in the '90s

Johnny the Mediocre Human

Comics from Duke in the '90s

Character

William

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Popularity rank 1 #319. People are too computer literate

November 23, 1998

WILLIAM: Johnny, people are becoming too COMPUTER LITERATE.
JOHNNY: That's a PROBLEM?

WILLIAM: Computers were once the domain of a SELECT FEW! We were NEEDED! IN DEMAND! But, NOW... EVERYONE knows Java; everything's USER-FRIENDLY and PLUG 'N' PLAY!

WILLIAM: Computer nerds had ONE redeeming trait, but if EVERYBODY understands computers, what do WE become?
SOUND: sniff sniff

JOHNNY: Just... NERDS.
WILLIAM: People don't keep us around just because we play "MYST" well, Johnny!

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Popularity rank 2 #318. Meet CyberWilliam

November 20, 1998

WILLIAM: Greetings, Johnny. I am the being once known as "William".

JOHNNY: WILLIAM! So how's "Duke in Cyberspace"?
WILLIAM: Well, I visit you on a mission from the creator.

JOHNNY: The creator?
WILLIAM: You know him by many names: God, Giver of Life, Bill Gates...

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Popularity rank 3 #265. William’s going abroad

July 1, 1998

JOHNNY: Ben! William's going abroad next semester! It's some Microsoft thing.
BEN: What?!
NOTE: Today's phrase is plot twist.

JOHNNY: It's the "Duke in Cyberspace" program. Sez he'll lose all physical form, his soul becoming a series of digital bits, blah blah BLAH. ANYWAY, looks like we got a double now.
BEN: Cool.

JOHNNY: Say, did you maybe upset him somehow?
BEN: Well, he WAS mad when he found out we used to have a MAC. Why?

JOHNNY: He refers to you here only as "The Infidel".
BEN: We were YOUNG, dammit! IBM's were expensive! Will we never live it down, God?!

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Popularity rank 4 #257. Email server’s down

April 22, 1998

JOHNNY: Oooh! E-mail's out again!
WILLIAM: Mmm, server must be down.

JOHNNY: What's the server? That like the e-mailman?
WILLIAM: No. Not at all. It's a-

JOHNNY: Does he drive an e-truck that e-dogs bark at on his e-route?

WILLIAM: THIS is why I go to chat rooms! You DRIVE me to it!
JOHNNY: Does he get e-disgruntled and go on e-shooting sprees?

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Popularity rank 5 #232. Next to the crossword

March 11, 1998

JOHNNY: For all you avid crossword solvers, today's Johnny provides a service: we've put all the humor into the one panel still visible when you fold the paper into prime crossword solvin' position! Come for the crossword, stay for the comic! ENJOY!

JOHNNY: Lemurs!
WILLIAM: Nerds!
BEN: Trent!
JEN: Pre meds!
FRATMAN: Frats!
MO: Nan!

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