Actually, I thought that comic was pretty damned funny. The problem is when you try to put actions in the dialog/thought balloons. It totally doesn't work. Using the stick guy's other poses, you can convey the same sort of feeling without having to ruin your dialog.
Also, the monk could've ended with something wittier than "heh heh dumbass," but it still kind of works. Only the word balloon "action" doesn't.
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peddling the funny around since 09/24/2002