July 24th, 2009
JEFBOT.164_Trippin’
Thought I’d try something a bit different with the panels this time. Hope you like it!
It seems the Cornfather is a bit on edge, which means this beach trip couldn’t have come at a better time, especially after all the insanity, ridicule, embarrassment, violence and thievery going on in the past few strips.
If you’re just joining us, check out the first strip of this storyline by clicking the following link:
• JEFBOT.157_Social Distortion
Niiiiie cover up Cornfather, just randomly add a curse in just because your almost at the beach! xD
i’ve found a random curse is always a great cover up, Suku!
I love how the car is hoping in the second panel, very nice!
thanks, man! i’m a fan of the “car hop” a la Calvin & Hobbes.
I’ve had these moments with my mother, where she’s talking, and talking, and I realize: I’m the only one around. Typically I’ll look at her, without removing my headphones, and say “Mom. I can’t hear you.” Can’t wait to see what happens at the beach.
thanks, Maruul! i don’t do it often, but wearing headphones is the best way to let people know you aren’t interested in socializing. i’d never do that to mombot, of course.
I assume this is Cornfathers car…as I see no butter residue anywhere…
heheh. you assume correctly, Hans. it can also be assumed that jefbot hasn’t gotten the butter smell out of his civic, yet.
perfect.
aww, thanks, Shana!
Hahahahahahahaha…..I love it! The Matrix made it into the strip. I love it driving down the road in the first couple panels. And the dialogue is hysterical! What a really cool “action” strip, bot! Way to go!!!
thanks, MC! yep, had to bring your trusty ol’ matrix into the world of JEFbot!
Isn’t cool when people keep talking to you and they don’t realize that the ipod (or any other mp3 player) got our complete attention?
*evil laugh of doom*
Awww. I hope Musashi got to go to the party with the Cornfather.
people do that to me all the time while i’m on my cell phone, Sonitan! and yes, Musashi’s goin’ to the beach, too – he’s just in the back seat and you can’t see him in this one.
Totally different, refreshing look! Great strip!
arigato, jAnonymous! was totally going for something a little different with this one.
It is definitely good that you had car references. Great strip ‘Bot
thanks, DJ! and yeah, the photo references definitely helped, although i guess i could’ve just gone out and taken pictures of Michael’s Toyota Matrix, but Google Images was so much more convenient.
You always amaze me with the things you do for your strips, and the styles you use. Another amazing one! I love love love love love love love love (I think you get the point) it! Great attention to detail for the car, and hilarious dialogue all throughout the strip. Definitely so true to real life and similar things that have happened to me myself. This was awesome! *round of applause*
readers like you are the reason why pushing the art and writing of this strip is fun and worth it for me, spanky, since i know you’ll see all those details and find those nuances. so thank YOU for all the encouragement and great feedback you send my way every week! it’s always appreciated.
I LOVE the artwork and layout of this strip, bot! Awesome job, it’s gorgeous!
thanks, dude! glad you dig it!
LOVE the Matrix!!! You totally captured the vibe! Got to love The Cornfather!
heheh. yep, the Matrix finally makes an appearance, funnyshaffer!
and the CF’s signature leaf in the emblem. nice touch.
heheh. yep. good eye, eleventeen.
Love the creative composition, Jeff! I hope the Matrix drives better than the Vibe. We rented one in Hawaii, and it handled horribly. Weird, since it’s basically a Corolla, which I own and love.
thanks, Stan! darn, i kinda liked the look of the Vibe – good to know.
love it when ppl miss things ’cause of earphones. heck i will even wear mine with nothing playing just to see what ppl say ’round me when they think i can’t hear. : )
heheh. ooh, very sneaky, cogwell. i like that. >:)
totally trippin! Mostly curious about the strips of the REICHGÄRT, so I’m from germany and it kinda all makes sense now O.O
those reich gärt strips were some of my favorites, Ion!
and very cool that you’re from Germany – it’s near the top of my “traveling destinations” list. with a last name like “Schuetze” it kinda has to be. 
Wow, you guys are doing some 4 wheel off-roading there in the center, doing a little mid-air Evel Knievel! Are you listening to music to distract yourself from imminent death, from the terror of riding in the car with Cornfather driving?
yeah, it looks like the Cornfather was hitting the gas pedal just a bit too hard there, Anonymouse! although, i think gravity may be somewhat weaker in the JEFbot universe than in ours.
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA.HAHAHA!
Not much more I can say to dialogue realy… Oh but maybe this: My father is just like cornfather, he starts normaly asking question and without waiting to reply starts to spiral down to shouting bersecker and can go on for hours. Nice to know that Cornfather can actualy snap out of it.
I like how its basicaly one strip with time flow shown only by chnging position of the car on the road. The palms in background realy give the BEACH feeling.
Basic joke with bumping car made me almost hysterical, it looks allmost like its flying. Whats not realy that funny so I wonder myself why I had such LOL from it, but than again, you tend to do that to me from time to time, so whatever. Car giving birth be the best example…
happy you got such a kick out of this one, Maryz! been thinking about doing a one-panel/progressive timeline-type strip for a while, so glad you liked it.
as far as berserker rages go, i don’t know what advice to give you to snap your dad out of his other than maybe a glass of water to the face? actually, probably safer not to listen to me since my brain tends to think in terms of comic strip logic.
and hey, sometimes it’s best not to analyze what makes you laugh. if the leaping car tickles you (as it does me), go with it! i’ll hopefully have some more illogical humor for you in the future.
another winner!
gracias, skinny!
Sorry about the long abscence(sp) Bot. I’ve been a little transient lately and haven’t always had a reliable connection. That being said, I’ve just caught up with all the strips I missed, and I must say I was laughing my A money money off.
no sweat, Eptha! we’re glad to have you and your “A money money” over here whenever you can make it!
Haha xD Love it.
thanks much, Nat!
Wait. Now you can personalize your car logo to match your T-shirt? Or is that a new car make I’m unaware of?
Totally cool and different paneling.
First post! Well, the first time for me to post on JEFBOT. I found this a week or so ago and it’s taken me this long to get this far because of reading the comments. I have been waiting to comment, but when I saw this strip I had to go look up an Anime I couldn’t remember the title to. Then I started reading the comments and saw your ‘the “car hop” a la Calvin & Hobbes’ reference. What this reminded my of was Kuromi’s maniacal driving in “Animation Runner Kuromi” (and the sequel). I think she and Cornfather went to the same driving school. They’re both lucky to be cartoon characters or they wouldn’t still be alive!
And “sister” (alias Lor) isn’t the last poster on this strip anymore.
=)