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Posted: Jun 12th 2010 11:05PM Mr Khan said

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Penny Arcade, but it was a strong week for most.

Posted: Jun 13th 2010 9:56AM LWhitson2 said

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@Mr Khan Wow, I thought that was really weak myself. I didn't even laugh at any of them.
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Posted: Jun 13th 2010 6:54PM AutobotIronhide said

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Yeah, this was a really bad week. Virtual Shackles made a little sense, but that's about it.
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Posted: Jun 12th 2010 11:06PM Cypher FDP said

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The only problem I had with Penny Arcade is that the General doesn't resemble Dedede.

Posted: Jun 13th 2010 12:39AM Nolan North said

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@Cypher FDP
Dedede was too busy over at Brawl in the Family to make an appearance this week
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Posted: Jun 13th 2010 9:59AM Mr Fister said

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@Cypher FDP

Odd, considering how BitF is on hiatus for a few weeks.
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Posted: Jun 12th 2010 11:07PM Dr Acula said

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Surprisingly good week for vidya-gaem comics.
Close show all around, but I think Virtual Slackers was the best this week.

Posted: Jun 13th 2010 4:02AM PhilipJWitow said

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@Dr Acula

Agreed. Though maybe I'd vote for Penny Arcade if I ever understood what the hell their comics were about.
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Posted: Jun 12th 2010 11:08PM Red Harlow said

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Is there a joystiq app?

Posted: Jun 12th 2010 11:09PM AutobotIronhide said

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That's a random question.

For iPod, yeah.
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Posted: Jun 12th 2010 11:14PM Red Harlow said

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I didn't know where to put it. There needs to be one for webOS. I have the engadget one but they need a joystiq one.
Anyways, I liked none really.
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Posted: Jun 13th 2010 1:37AM Sly C said

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@AutobotIronhide

no there isn't. there's one in the works, but its not out yet.
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Posted: Jun 12th 2010 11:29PM The Harbinger of Pie said

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Extra Life and Dueling Analogs both gave me a good laugh, but I think I will go with EL, gave me the bigger laugh! xD

Posted: Jun 12th 2010 11:34PM MystileArmor said

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Most of the time I can find one or two that I somewhat enjoy, but this time out, I really didn't...
Not even a chuckle!

Posted: Jun 12th 2010 11:36PM sonicspike41 said

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You wouldn't have to do much really. Here's a small list of changes I think will help make it look better:

Either remove the poll name, or make it span across the top section (rather than the left).
Similar to the carousel's sliding orange bar, I think the poll should have a thin blue bar (not sliding, of course). This would ideally be above/below the # and % of votes. (Maybe even directly below the comic's name).
The submit button should actually be a separate Vote button. It should be somewhere under the bulk of the content (the names/scores) and not off to the left of it.

Those are just my ideas and thoughts though.

On topic though, I voted for Virtual Shackles just because that Adult Swim game is weird and fun (and a combo like that would be just too bizarre to even imagine).

Posted: Jun 12th 2010 11:38PM sonicspike41 said

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@sonicspike41

That's supposed to start off with:
Dear Joystiq, as you continue to roll out changes over the following weeks, might I recommend that one of them be a better poll?

Posted: Jun 12th 2010 11:38PM kenny goo said

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There was literally not a single one I found even remotely funny. This is probably the first time in months I'm just choosing not to vote for anything.

Posted: Jun 12th 2010 11:49PM Arrowned said

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@Brockobama123 To get the joke in this week's PA, you need to watch that 7 minute Mortal Kombat movie trailer pitch.

Posted: Jun 13th 2010 12:11AM LaughingTarget said

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Which means it fails. Too many damned prerequisites to make a good joke.
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Posted: Jun 12th 2010 11:52PM LuTon James said

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Yeah nothing really happening this week.

Posted: Jun 12th 2010 11:53PM DBuckEye said

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Yorganism?

Posted: Jun 12th 2010 11:54PM OptimisticTank said

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Penny Arcade gave me a good laugh.

Posted: Jun 12th 2010 11:56PM GooberMagoo said

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Virtual Shackles I guess...at least no BITF to yawn at.

Posted: Jun 12th 2010 11:57PM AzureFlameKite said

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I enjoyed the Virtual Shackles one best but I like the previous AwkwardZombie more.

http://www.awkwardzombie.com/comic1-053110.php

Posted: Jun 13th 2010 12:43AM Nolan North said

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I just now noticed the main character is making random grunts for speech
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Posted: Jun 13th 2010 12:30PM Fata1Stryke said

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@(Unverified)

Yeah, last week's Awkward Zombie was by far better.
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Posted: Jun 13th 2010 12:48AM Nolan North said

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On another note, my head's been oblonged
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Posted: Jun 13th 2010 12:49AM Vertimyst said

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Yeah, for some reason I didn't really find any of these all that funny this time. Maybe I'm just tired.

Anyway, voted for Penny Arcade.

Posted: Jun 13th 2010 12:52AM Diodax said

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Awkward Zombie was awesome. Again.

It looks like Pokemon and Wow-related jokes always make me laugh the most.

Posted: Jun 13th 2010 12:59AM BigD145 said

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All boring.

Posted: Jun 13th 2010 1:11AM PilzE wants your mint spaghetti said

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I know I'm in the minority here, but I really didn't find any of them funny this week. The only one that was even mildly amusing was the Digital Unrest comic.

Posted: Jun 13th 2010 1:29AM Clerono said

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AAAAALWAYS
I WANNA BE WITH YOUUUUUUUUU

Posted: Jun 13th 2010 1:54AM Reaper man said

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@Clerono AND MAKE BELIIIIIEEEEEVE WITH YOU
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Posted: Jun 13th 2010 11:33AM SimonSan D said

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@Clerono AND LIVE IN HARMONY, HARMONY OOOOH YEEEEEAH
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Posted: Jun 13th 2010 2:08AM R Planteer said

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Dueling Analogs is how I feel about every single pokemon game since Yellow.

The last pokemon game I played was Leafgreen. I'd love to see more games with just the classic pokemon. The new ones are all lamesauce anyways.

No Pokemon will ever be cooler than Snorlax.

Posted: Jun 13th 2010 12:54PM OptimisticTank said

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@R Planteer

YES! finally someone see's the true amazement of Snorlax, the king of all pokemon!
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Posted: Jun 13th 2010 6:25PM Sly C said

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@R Planteer

new ones are all lame? empoleon says heyyy
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Posted: Jun 13th 2010 2:43AM Foetoid said

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Dear goodness, barely a chuckle this week, maybe because its just been a hard week that im not even laughing a tiny bit. The K.I.R.B.Y one did make me smile, that got my vote.

Posted: Jun 13th 2010 2:55AM Eighty said

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as a tank, Awkward zombie made me lol

Posted: Jun 13th 2010 4:27AM Tre said

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Awkward Zombie and Penny Arcade.

Posted: Jun 13th 2010 4:39AM Asakura H said

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Can't believe im gonna vote for Penny Arcade (awesome www this week btw)

Posted: Jun 13th 2010 4:53AM Zak Canard said

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No love for the TF2 comic? That's disappointing, it could've walked it. http://www.teamfortress.com/macupdate/comic/

Ah well, Virtual Shackles it is then.

Posted: Jun 13th 2010 6:35AM MrAlex said

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That pretty much Valve jacking off to Apple, there wasn't actually any joke there. Don't get me wrong I like valve and think a lot of the stuff they post is funny, but that really was awful.
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Posted: Jun 13th 2010 7:44AM mrmobius said

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Penny Arcade reminds me of the amazing book Watchers by Dean Koontz and actually reminded me that I need to buy it as the first time I read it was from a pdf from somewhere (yes, ie pirated, down vote if you wish, or leave it alone as I've now bought it on Amazon).

Posted: Jun 13th 2010 8:32AM Ghen said

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Virtual Shackles actually made me lol which is rare. I love Penny Arcade and can't wait to see the rest of them, but it wasn't exactly funny. All the rest I just rolled my eyes at this week.

Posted: Jun 13th 2010 9:18AM Omega Aero said

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@Brockobama12
It's still a good game without the 4chan connection. It's easily my favourite your-character-automatically-runs-and-you-jump-over-things game.

Posted: Jun 13th 2010 10:01AM Mr Fister said

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Nerf Now takes it purely for referencing Ocarina of Time.

And I would actually get that game if it happened.

Posted: Jun 13th 2010 11:15AM ThePope said

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@Brockobama123 What is the other game that Virtual Shackles are referencing?

Posted: Jun 13th 2010 11:24AM Levi said

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"I made this joke in a raid last week and nobody laughed."

SO YOU TURN IT INTO A WEBCOMIC?? This is why I skip these anymore. Penny Arcade is once again the closest to being funny.

Posted: Jun 13th 2010 11:45AM Falcon said

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The Virutal Shackles one kinda made me laugh, others were meh

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