In honor of the late Douglas Adams, this contest is about combining science fiction and humor. No, I don't want you to regurgitate lines and characters from Adams' novels. I want you to be original in making some sort of commentary about humans, aliens, robots, computers, space travel, or physics. I know that this is the subject of much of our comics, so I will make some rules to make it a bit tougher.

1. Use "robot1-1" and/or "robot1-2" from the "explodingdog" series at least once. Any other characters can be used in addition to robot1.
2. Use any of (and only) the following backgrounds: "spaceship1," "moonscape," and "planet." No other backgrounds are permitted.
3. Somewhere in the dialog (or in a thought bubble) of your comic, include the number "42."
4. No cornholing, donkey sodomy, or alien anal-probing. (Use of sodomy that does not include the Tobor [redrobot], wigudonkey, or grey characters is acceptable, though.)

This contest will end Thursday, July 5, at 10pm EDT.

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"And Wirthling isn't worth the paper he isn't printed on."

Not My Entry by gabe_billings 6-30-01

Wirthling su.... Hold it! What the hell are you doing? Working on this entry for the comic contest. I've got a great one about wirthling and a herd of nymphomaniac wildebeest. Didn't you look at the rules, idiot? Robots, sci-fi backgrounds, 42... The wirthling sucks contest was back in the single digits. But we won, didn't we? Why mess with a good thing? You got a point there, sparky. So tell me about these wildebeest...

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100 pounds of shit in a 25 pound sack.

CC 41: What Alien Robots Really Want by Drexle 6-30-01

Good evening good people of the planet earth. We would like to send you this massage in the spirit of charitibility and Goodwill Tires. *Beep* We would like to assure you that we are not invaders, and do not care for any of your base. We doo wish to have access to your feeemales for this delightful time-kill you humans call "42." *Beep* We are certain that their natural ability to produce massive quantities of lubrication will service our rotator cuffs and ball bearings rather nicely! *Beep* *Beep* Ummm... Mr. Alien Robot, I think the number you meant was... oh, never mind....

CC 41: Sigh-Fly by kaufman 6-30-01

I've done it! I've invented a drive that will exceed the speed of light, and in doing so will return youth to us. Thanks to relativity, we will complete this trip younger than we are now. Sir, are you sure this is wise? Woo-hoo, It works! Here we are back at home sweet earth, 42 years ago. I'll make a killing betting on the World Series. I'm going to beam down. DANGER! DANGER, WILL ROBINSON! Danger indeed. For the drive's use had aged Earth into a lifeless husk. To whomever created the Law of Conservation of Time in this universe: DAMN YOU! DAMN YOU ALL TO HELL! Give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses yearning to be free ...

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ken.kaufman@gmail.com

I'm out of town for a week. I'll try to get to a computer to mess with crabby every now and then while I'm gone.

CC41: The Show Must Go On by Spankling 6-30-01

o/` Come and meet those dancing feet on the avenue I'm takin' you to - Forty-second Street. Hear the beat of dancing feet. It's the song I love the melody of - Forty-second Street...o/` o/` Little nifties from the fifties - Innocent and sweet. Sexy ladies from the eighties who are indiscreet - OH! They're side by side, they're...o/` STOP! People! Are you phoning this in?!? Where is the passion and excitement I saw last night (especially from you Gilbert)? Rafael, get me a latte and some codeine. Yes sir Mr. D.A.12-Q! Right away! Girlfriend, I don't know how you put up with it. You're never going to recreate the magic you had with those boys back on Earth. I know. Gabe was a swell dancer (and so willing). But I've got to believe that a group of superior beings can match the hoofing and glitz of those monkey-boys. I must keep trying!

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"Jelly-belly gigglin, dancin and a-wigglin, honey that's the way I am!" Janice the Muppet

Well, divine inspiration struck.

Then I threw it out and made this.

CC 42 - 1: Domo- arigato-, Mr. Roboto. by Haights 6-30-01

Look, I'll be glad to field questions about the Babble-on Universal Translator, if you'll just ask them ONE AT A TIME. John Smith, W-CSC Kansas. Is there any truth to the rumor that you are simply ripping off yet another Douglas Adams joke and simply, oh, changing the name to avoid any sort of copyright infringement? Uhm, no comment. Next question. Diane Jones, W-THL Sheboygan. What about the rumors that you are using no original technology and simply stealing all the technology from two Japanese guys? "Nonsense. If you'll simply let me try a demonstration...oh dear..." geebu_biringusu wa sugoi desu! Roo Passuu yon ju ni hoshi GETTO!

"yon ju ni" is 42 in Japanese; I have sources to back me up on this.

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"I'm gonna give you cancer." "...what are you, a cellphone?"

Whoops, I forgot to put "CC41:" in the title, does that disqualify me?

Get a New One by Dr._Light 6-30-01

Why do you get all the chicks, Robo? Because I have a MAGNETIC personality, hehe. Hey, what are you looking at? This is The Book. That was joke #42. Hey, at least it's not THE oldest.

CC41: ATTEMPTED PIMPING IN SPACE by crabby 7-01-01

You are one sexy robot!!!! Why don't you join my stable of HO-BOTS!!!! I ALREADY GOT A PIMP SO WHY DON'T YOU STEP OFF!!! i got 42 Ho-BOTS just like you, don't think your special!!!! ALRIGHT YOU ASKED FOR IT!!!! HUH???? I don't suck dick!!!! Alright I don't know where that came from so I'll just leave you alone.

CC 42 - - by gabe_billings 7-01-01

Well, Microbot. It looks like we're hosed unless we can get someone to fix our ship. How much money do you have on you? Forty two bucks and change. And a couple Pokemon cards. You think that's enough? I sure hope so. 'Cause there's only one man smart enough to fix our drives, and he doesn't come cheap. Who is it? Robert Goddard? Geordi LaForge? MacGyver? So, Butch. What do you think the problem is? Shit, boy. Them rotor turbines ain't gonna generate gravitons by themselves!

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100 pounds of shit in a 25 pound sack.

Your entry's just fine, Doc. People have won contests *by* breaking the rules before.

Anyway, true to form, I used the first and most obvious idea I could think of...

http://www.stripcreator.com/view.php?ID=24230

CC 41: Tripped out by NeoVid 7-01-01

You say the people who own you colonized the Moon 42 years ago? We never heard about it until we came here! That is correct, sir. So why didn't you tell Earth about it? We are not allowed to use radios. Oh... you're controlled by an evil dictator or something? No, we're Amish.

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"Only things I approve of should exist." -some guy on the internet

Who is this newcomer called Dr.Light?????
Is he related to TOBOR in any way cause I've heard that he is. Perhaps hes ObiJo!!!!!!

DON'T STEAL MY BIT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Oops. I just stole yours.

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100 pounds of shit in a 25 pound sack.

quote:

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Who is this newcomer called Dr.Light?????
Is he related to TOBOR in any way cause I've heard that he is. Perhaps hes ObiJo!!!!!!

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Perhaps he's the crabster.

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"Jelly-belly gigglin, dancin and a-wigglin, honey that's the way I am!" Janice the Muppet

It's distinctly possible that it's my mom.

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100 pounds of shit in a 25 pound sack.

He can't be the crabster thats my bit!!!!
I do agree with gabe though it's probably his mom!!!

Not only do I think that Dr. Light is gabes mom I also believe he resembles an elephant!!!!

CC41: gabe meets his mom by crabby 7-01-01

Hey what do you got there???? It's a letter from my mom. She wants to meet me. I haven't seen here in so long. What should i do???? Go see her whats the worst that could happen??? Mom it's great to see you again!!!! MOO!!!!!!!!!

Are you into DaDa or something?

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"Jelly-belly gigglin, dancin and a-wigglin, honey that's the way I am!" Janice the Muppet

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I wanted my half in the middle and I wound up on the edge.

Um, I'm pretty sure I'm not Gabe's mom....

(checks self)

Yup, not his mom.

http://www.stripcreator.com/view.php?ID=24301

CC42: A dark hour for the Sirius Cybernetics Corp. by DexX 7-02-01

,,,it's his first time performing here at Milliways, please welcome Harvey, the Comedibot 42-B! *applause* Thanks folks! It's great to be here. Did I tell you I had my licence half-revoked? I ran over Schrodinger's cat! *cough* Here's the deal - Comedibot 42-B tells jokes, audience laughs. Got it? Last audience I played to that was this quiet was spending a year dead for tax reasons! *yawn* Oh come on guys! That was fun- *zzzt!* -fun- *crackle!* -ny-ny-ny- *pop!* ERROR! LAUGHTER BELOW EXPECTED LEVEL! ERROR! *bzzzzt!* RARR! COMEDIBOT WILL CORNHOLE AUDIENCE! ARGH!!! Run for your lives!!

It was a toss-up between the Combedibot and the Comeditron... oh, and it was the Comedibot 5000 until I realised I had forgotten the 42. The word "cornhole" is mentioned, but only because it specifically does NOT involve RedRobot/TOBOR. Hopefully that will be acceptable.

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This signature has performed an illegal operation and has been shut down.

Hey everyone this Dr. Light guy is all right. I'm prepared to be his sponsor into the country club.

Are you into DaDa or something?

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Given his fixation with Gabe's maternal unit, I'd say he's more into MaMa.

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ken.kaufman@gmail.com

They aren't letting you in there anymore, remember? On account of that fiasco of you getting your member caught in the ball washing machine.

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100 pounds of shit in a 25 pound sack.

He can't be the crabster thats my bit!!!!
I do agree with gabe though it's probably his mom!!!

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It can't be his mom because, at the time of that posting...

Naw, this is just too easy.

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Not my official entry:

CC41: Next rest area 1,437,901 miles by boorite 7-02-01

Pawn - King 4. Checkmate in 42, Dave. Crap. Let's play something besides chess. I'm afraid I can't do that, Dave. OK, let's at least listen to something besides "Also Sprach Zarathustra." But you haven't heard the Fatboy Slim remix yet, Dave.

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