True to life. And every customer in the third strip is one of the customers I had today out of god-knows-how-many, and not only that... the ONLY bit of exaggeration in the third strip is the number of words (the lady asked for 50, not 300).

Happy Heart Day 1 by Chaly 2-14-03

Feb. 12, 2003. Hey, can I order a cookie cake for Valentine's Day? Yeah, alright.

Happy Heart Day 2 by Chaly 2-14-03

Feb. 13, 2003. Can I order a cookie cake for Valentine's Day? Sure, we don't mind doing pre-orders.

Happy Heart Day 3 by Chaly 2-14-03

Feb. 14, 2003. I ordered a cookie cake ten minutes ago! Why haven't you done it yet!? Are you slow or something? How much is that cookie? And that one? Do I get icing? Do I get to write it? Can I have M&M's? Can I have 300 words on it? No, I don't want one, thanks. What do you MEAN forty minute wait? I'm in a rush! Now! I want it now! Your customers who actually pre-ordered can wait! Like, can I, like, have you write, like, to my best--no, uh, put, uh, Happy Valen--no, no, I want you to write, like, well, whatever, what do most people have? Dammit, I want that one! The one on the display! And don't tell me it's been there for three weeks, you're a liar! You're all lying so you can slack off! Where's the manager? I hate you all. May crab lice infest your nether-regions.

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"You cannot lick the system. You can, however, fondle it."

Here's my romcom.

Emotion by andydougan 2-13-03

What are you doing for Valentine's day? I'm going to get a manicure, give myself a dead arm and then pretend my hand belongs to someone else. You? I'll be nailing Nicole Kidman's tearhole without lubrication. That reminds me, I'd better stock up on aromatic oils.

Can't you feel the love?

And I am sooooooo happy to be long out of any sort of customer service work. I can believe each and every one of those.

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Please remember to spay and neuter your elected representatives.

Shit, I forgot to make a shape factory valintines comic.

Make one late. If it's half as good as last year's "I don't wanna catch your gay", it'll be worth it.

Naw, it's too late to think of a good enough idea. I didn't notice it was Valintine's Day because nobody loves me.

You didn't even get a card off your grandmother? You must come from a dysfunctional family.

.........sniff...........

You really don't have the right to expect a Valentines card from your family when you keep scalping all your relatives.

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peddling the funny around since 09/24/2002

Says you.

He scalps them? Gruesome.