tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2193991485766474900.post1352722326286096488..comments2023-06-22T01:32:23.117-07:00Comments on Monster Month: An Open Letter to Mike Brent, AKA "Dark Strider"Professor Ichbonnsenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09004944788621128143noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2193991485766474900.post-81482073640158232042007-10-11T04:54:00.000-07:002007-10-11T04:54:00.000-07:00Hey, I dig you too man!! And no hard feelings betw...Hey, I dig you too man!! And no hard feelings between me and the prof.... so long as he stays out of my yard at night! ;)Darkmattershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15410415900992364189noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2193991485766474900.post-6092475319727583032007-10-11T03:04:00.000-07:002007-10-11T03:04:00.000-07:00This Ichbonnsen-Brent conflict really didn't go do...This Ichbonnsen-Brent conflict really didn't go down the way I expected...<BR/><BR/>But for the record -- and so everyone knows -- you're cool by me, Mike!Sven Bonnichsenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14100990744199378139noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2193991485766474900.post-10028416927770248872007-10-10T22:24:00.000-07:002007-10-10T22:24:00.000-07:00Wow, this has completely fallen apart!!! Just so p...Wow, this has completely fallen apart!!! <BR/><BR/>Just so people understand what happened here (cause apparently I wasn't clear enough about it).... on my blog I set up what I thought was a good opportunity for some improv comedy. I guess my mistake was in assuming "the Professor" would "get" it and follow up in like kind. But then his answer was completley straight, no comedy involved. So either he misunderstood my intentions, or something else went wrong. <BR/><BR/>So I apologize if I've done any damage or hurt anyone's feelings... that was not my intention. In the future I'll be sure to more plainly announce any attempts at improv comedy or clear them with the other party beforehand.Darkmattershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15410415900992364189noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2193991485766474900.post-29346288419741261572007-10-10T12:43:00.000-07:002007-10-10T12:43:00.000-07:00i just have to comment on the raccoons: i'm glad t...i just have to comment on the raccoons: i'm glad to see that someone else has noticed their surveillance vans and broccoli trucks. thanks, professor ichbonnsen! it's good to have someone on my side. :)gl.https://www.blogger.com/profile/03216590789836132321noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2193991485766474900.post-11557505650537456012007-10-09T23:26:00.000-07:002007-10-09T23:26:00.000-07:00Ah, but then aren't we all.... xoxoxI think both y...Ah, but then aren't we all.... xoxox<BR/><BR/>I think both you characters are hilarious! Obviously, you both are highly intelligent, earnest, and devoted to your beliefs. In other words, Norm Mal.<BR/><BR/>I don't know whether there are vast underground cities constructed by a consortium of secret power brokers to fend for themselves, and those who have done them political favors, against the chem trail caused impending major Ice Age and Pole Shift and Comet Tail Hormonal Shower --but-- I do know that the Dark Strider is real and the Professor has seen it.Shelley Noblehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10968333057020378002noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2193991485766474900.post-76385257897493958142007-10-09T17:20:00.000-07:002007-10-09T17:20:00.000-07:00Ah, very good! This is exactly the type of respons...Ah, very good! This is exactly the type of response I expected (though I was hoping you'd follow up a bit more obviously on the good comedy setup I provided). <BR/><BR/>The "Photo" is a great touch.... funny because it's completely illegible (well almost, actually we can see that it's no more than a photoshopped portion of Sven's painting!). But after that you went almost completely "straight". Not a lot of comedy in that, aside from the idea that you completely believe in yourself and your own fabrications. There is good comedy potential in the arrogant authoritarian character, but it's always funnier when he falls on his face - gets his dignity deflated. The way I set it up, I was the straight man (though not entirely unfunny) - you were supposed to be the fall guy.... the self-deluded character you were invented to be. You know, thinking Sven is a "noted wildlife artist" and Scarlet Star Studios a "publisher".... obviously not what you claim to be. I think you played it a bit too straight here IMHO, but then there is some very subtle comedy.<BR/><BR/>Like for instance the way you coded your response so the reality always lies in your titles, and your nonsense responses follow. Try just reading the titles.... now THAT'S funny! However, I think you ascribe too much intelligence to the average reader, who without my pointing these things out probably wouldn't "get" them. <BR/><BR/>So, as an improv partner, you fall a bit flat. I thought I gave you a really good setup, and you kind of blew it dude. Complete squaresville. But then that's probably my fault for assuming you'd be good at the improv thing. Maybe Sven didn't allow for that, or maybe you forgot your character.... broke form. Anyway, thanks for the attempt, but don't give up your day job! <BR/><BR/>(Um.... you DO know you're a completely imaginary character, right?)Darkmattershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15410415900992364189noreply@blogger.com