Johnny the Mediocre Human

Comics from Duke in the '90s

Johnny the Mediocre Human

Comics from Duke in the '90s

Semester 1 of College

Spring '97

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#53. Ben leaves Social Elite Club meeting

February 6, 1997

BEN: This is INSANE, man. I gotta get outta here....
JOHNNY: I thought you encouraged involvement...

BEN: But this is NUTS! You people are contributing to a brainwashed, buzz-binned, banal, Beavis and Butthead culture. I will not aid in the destruction of individualism!
LABEL: Soapbox!

SOCIAL ELITE CLUB MEMBER: What's the problem, guys?
JOHNNY: Oh, he wants to quit the club, says we're too "conformist" or something....

SOCIAL ELITE CLUB MEMBER: I get it, the "anti establishment" thing, that's coming back, man, very hip....
BEN: AAAH!

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#54. Buzz bands

February 9, 1997

JOHNNY: Hey Ben, I got the CD of the latest MTV Buzz Band, wanna listen?
BEN: Nah, I'll pass on the brainwashing.

BEN: Maybe it's WRONG to joke Johnny about his hang-up on all things popular. I mean, am I any BETTER? He's controlled by pop culture, but am I not similarly controlled by a sort of ANTI-pop culture? Doesn't my quest to EVADE the clutches of trendiness equate his quest to EMBRACE them?
NOTE: Big-ass contemplative panel

BEN: Well, either way, I still hate Hootie....
JOHNNY: Still just two chords! Genius!

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#55. How goes the foraging

February 10, 1997

MO: What it is, Nick. How goes the foraging?
NICK: Hey Mo, EH, all right I guess...

MO: Well, what have you scored?
NICK: WELL, I've got all sorts of nuts, berries, bark, and whatever. Tons of the stuff...

MO: Well, it sounds like you cleaned up.
NICK: YEAH. You're probably right....

NICK: I guess I just hoped in all this foraging I'd find a burger or two... or a pork chop. SOMETHING! This vegetarian thing's KILLIN' me!

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#56. Where’d you wanna eat

February 11, 1997

NICK: So, where'd you wanna eat?
MO: I dunno, Nick. You decide....

NICK: NO! No, I will NOT! I ALWAYS decide! I ALWAYS take responsibility around here, and I'm TIRED of having that on my shoulders, YOU make a decision for once, ALL RIGHT?!

MO: O... O.K.

MO: How about Chine...
NICK: AND NO MORE CHINESE!

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