Johnny the Mediocre Human

Comics from Duke in the '90s

Johnny the Mediocre Human

Comics from Duke in the '90s

Comics about pop culture

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Popularity rank 6 #51. Social Elite Club meeting

February 4, 1997

BEN: I cannot BELIEVE you talked me into coming to this Social Elite Club meeting.

JOHNNY: Hi, my friend here would like to join S.E.C.
SOCIAL ELITE CLUB MEMBER: Great! We'll just run a quick test to see if he's eligible.

SOCIAL ELITE CLUB MEMBER: How many flannels do you own?
BEN: Oh, like 5.
SOCIAL ELITE CLUB MEMBER: Have you watched "Friends" recently?
BEN: Yeah.
SOCIAL ELITE CLUB MEMBER: Are you happy with life?
BEN: No.
SOCIAL ELITE CLUB MEMBER: Do you own any corduroy pants?
BEN: Yes.

SOCIAL ELITE CLUB MEMBER: All right, everything checks out, here's your I.D., some "alien" sunglasses, and a "Pearl Jam" CD, welcome to S.E.C.
BEN: This is surreal....
JOHNNY: Wait'll you learn the handshake....

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Popularity rank 7 #50. The Social Elite Club

February 3, 1997

JOHNNY: You know, BEN, I don't see YOU frequenting too many ice cream socials, it's not like you're a big "clubber" yourself...

JOHNNY: I, ON THE CONTRARY, am on my way to a meeting right now...
BEN: Oh REALLY? What club?

JOHNNY: The S.E.C. (Social Elite Club), anyone who's ANYONE is in the S.E.C. They decide what's "in" and "out"....
BEN: And WHAT, pray tell, is on the agenda tonight?

SOCIAL ELITE CLUB PRESIDENT: ...our guest speaker tonight will discuss the potential for an ANTI- anti-Hootie backlash, and we'll also hand out a sign-up sheet to volunteer at "The Gap" this weekend...

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Popularity rank 8 #46. Pop culture

January 28, 1997

JOHNNY: (singing) "And isn't it ironic, doncha think" Later, Ben.
BEN: Yeah, later.

BEN: Look at him, so immersed in pop culture it's sick. He's brainwashed but he's too far gone to realize it...
LABEL: Magic thought bubbles!

BEN: I wonder how it feels to be under a spell like that, to be completely at the mercy of something, to have no mind of your own...
LABEL: Today's strip sponsored by: irony!

BEN: I can't even imagi... WHOA! I was supposed to call my girlfriend 5 MIN. ago! She'll kill me...
NOTE: If you'd like to learn more about irony, visit your local library or state assembly. - P.M.

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Popularity rank 9 #23. New CD

May 15, 1994

The All NEW (Rolls on Clear with No Flaking) Adventures of

John, the Senior with His Own Parking Spot

JOHNNY: I just bought the new "Blue Midafternoon" CD! I bet I'm gonna LOVE it!

JOHNNY: Since it's release, its songs have SATURATED countless radio and T.V. stations! Something this popular has GOT to be good!

Johnny presses play and does a take.

JOHNNY: I'm going to have to REALLY work hard to get like this...
JAVON: I wouldn't sweat it. Took me three years with Nirvana...

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Popularity rank 10 #383. Sea of soda marketing

March 11, 1999

JOHNNY: Ben, I'm awash in a sea of soda marketing.
BEN: How's that?

JOHNNY: Coke or Pepsi? Regular or diet? And what of Pepsi One? Will it survive? Or will it go the way of the dodo like New Coke and the clear colas?

JOHNNY: Then there's Sprite, should I "obey my thirst"? Go for the Xtreme soda and "Do the Dew"? Or choose 7-up and become an "un"? To which nonconformity should I confrom!

BEN: How 'bout drink the one that TASTES good?
JOHNNY: Ben, there's no need to talk CRAZY!

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