@$$hole #5 marks the first appearance of Laura, who I spent many weeks designing (mostly because I couldn;t get her hair to look good).  I do fear that she comes off a bit like a bitch in this first appearance, and I hope that people don't start thinking of her that way - those of you who have not met her.  In reality, I should not have made this her first appearance, and instead allowed the reader to get to know her before doing something like this. 

Carl came up with a few suggestions to make this page more funny, and I have to agree that his lines were better.  In panel 2, Laura would say, "No, it's THAT time, when I get my period," and I would reply with, "That's a strange place to end a sentence."

This strip was inspired by Mitch Clem's "San Antonio Rock City," where he and his wife are having this conversation but instead he starts dropping his pants expecting to get something his wife is not really willing to give to him, if you get my meaning.  I've heard similar jokes before and thought, wouldn't it be funny to reverse the roles, where the girl is the one who wants to "go down" and the guy's really kind of clueless about it.  Well, here's my attempt at that joke. 

I hope you enjoy.  Come back next week for more @$$hole!

T

posted by TrevorAMueller  # 4:15 PM