Johnny the Mediocre Human

Comics from Duke in the '90s

Johnny the Mediocre Human

Comics from Duke in the '90s

Semester 4 of College

Spring '98

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#202. A cappella friends

January 28, 1998

JOHNNY: Hey Katie, I heard you were rushing. Any LUCK?
KATIE: LUCK BE A LADY TONIIIGHT! LUCK-

JOHNNY: UM... if you DID decide to rush, if you do WANNA BE a, uh, a soro-
KATIE: IF YOU WANNA BE MY LOVER, YOU GOTTA-

JOHNNY: RIGHT... so, uh, yeah.... you goin' out TONIGHT? I heard there's somethi-
KATIE: TONIGHT! TONIGHT! THE WORLD IS FULL OF-

JOHNNY: Note to self: NEVER attempt conversation with a cappella friends.
KATIE: MMMBOP! BADU WADOP BADUBOP!

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#203. Lino said hi to you

January 29, 1998

JOHNNY: HELLO everyone! Isn't it a WONderful day?
BEN: LOOK AT YOU! You're GLOWING! You get a good grade? You meet someone? What?

JOHNNY: NOOOOthing...

BEN: LINO said hi to you today, DIDN'T he?
WILLIAM: AW...
JOHNNY: He really DOES remember every vote!

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#204. Average date

January 30, 1998

SOCIOLOGY MAJOR: Well that was the most utterly AVERAGE date I've EVER been on. The dinner was BLAND, the movie, PREDICTABLE. And YOU, well, I, I'm totally indifferent toward EVERY aspect of you.

A pause.

JOHNNY: So... we still on for SATURDAY?
SOCIOLOGY MAJOR: Oh, YES, as a soc. major, I find this CAPTIVATING...

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#205. Credit card statement

February 2, 1998

WILLIAM: Mmm. Yuck. I just got a STATEMENT from my credit company.
JOHNNY: Oh yeah? Huh. I got a statement from my credit company once.

JOHNNY: The statement was: "PLEASE STOP USING YOUR FREAKIN' CREDIT CARD, YOU BROKE, BROKE BASTARD."

JOHNNY: Heh, heh. That's, ah, that's my little JOKE.
WILLIAM: HEY! $400.00 for an electronic ASS! STU!

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#206. I feel so alone

February 3, 1998

NICK: I just feel so alone right now, Mo.
MO: But I'm right here.

NICK: NO, I mean, like, no one UNDERSTANDS me.
MO: I can hear you fine.

NICK: No. NO. Like no one can RELATE to me.
MO: You miss your FAMILY?

NICK: NEVERMIND.
MO: No problem.

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