Johnny the Mediocre Human

Comics from Duke in the '90s

Johnny the Mediocre Human

Comics from Duke in the '90s

Semester 8 of College

Summer '99

Jun – Aug 1999

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#409. STU and blackmail

June 1, 1999

STU: Johnny! How are you? You have new mail! How about some solitaire?
JOHNNY: Mmm...

STU: Long day?
JOHNNY: Mmm...
STU: Long week?
JOHNNY: Mmm...

STU: I could also call up swimsuit.photos.com/nude/ again? I saved that password...

JOHNNY: I thought we deleted all record of that afternoon?!
STU: I know you dd! I've got three gigs of the D: drive devoted just to blackmail!

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#410. Paying for Duke

June 15, 1999

MOM: Johnny, the financial aid papers came today. It doesn't look great...
JOHNNY: Oh, boy.

MOM: But we can do it; we'll work more hours, won't eat out...
JOHNNY: I'll get another job.

JOHNNY: WELL, it's gonna take a BIT more. Now, I've given this a LOT of thought. You're a HEALTHY kid, son...

MOM: And, you know, you only really NEED ONE kidney...

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#411. Sleeping under the stars

July 1, 1999

JOHNNY: Yessir, I am sleeping under the start tonight! It's really the only way to camp out, I...

JOHNNY: Hey, look! Mountain lion tracks! COOL!!

A pause

JOHNNY: Yessir, sleeping in a locked van, really the ONLY way to camp out, I...

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#412. Desert dementia

July 15, 1999

JOHNNY: Why's this rock ROUNDED?
DR. PETER HAFF: Maybe spheroidal weathering? I'd have to look at it...

JOHNNY: It's real SMOOTH, too...
DR. PETER HAFF: Could be a ventifact, eroded by windblown sand...

JOHNNY: Ooo! And it's PLIABLE!
DR. PETER HAFF: That's... that's an old shoe.

JOHNNY: Mmhmm, so you think it's sedimentary?
DR. PETER HAFF: Johnny, when's the last time you had any WATER?

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#413. Need a 93

August 1, 1999

JOHNNY: All right, in order to not fail this class, I need a 93 on this exam...

JOHNNY: It won't be easy, but I've studied for a week, and I know the material cold.

JOHNNY: NOW... only one thing stands in my way...

JOHNNY: The test is out of 50.
NOTE: OK. That's it. See ya. - Porter

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