One of Niteowl's comics reminded me that I wish I had the 2 or 5 hours that I spent watching "Forrest Gump" back, even if it were only so I could spend them coughing up blood on my deathbed. I made a mess of the 3rd one while trying to shorten the dialogue, but I think I fixed it okay in the 4th (think Pee-Wee Herman - "I meant to do that").

Also, they usually have a legend inside or on the bottom. by speedboat_lou 7-19-03

My Mama used to say "Life is like a box of chocolates..." "You never know what you're gonna get." Well, you get chocolates. What was she expecting - light bulbs?

Mrs. Gump by speedboat_lou 7-19-03

Delivery for Mrs. Gump. It's a box of chocolates. Why, thank you very much - I adore chocolates. Just leave it right there, and have yourself a nice day. Later... Well, Forrest - what do you say we open up that there box of chocolates? I have no idea what might be inside.

Gump was his mother's maiden name. by speedboat_lou 7-19-03

My father used to say "Life is like a box of chocolates. Also in the box is a small amount of radioactive material. Attached to the material, via a geiger counter, is a device." "Say, within an hour, that there is an equal probability that one of the radioactive atoms will decay or not. If an atom decays, the device will spray ketchup over the chocolates and ruin them." I should have worn my hip waders. "If we left the box and its contents for an hour, we could say that the psi-function of the entire system would contain both ketchup-covered and non-ketchup-covered chocolates in equal amounts." So you should open the chocolates as soon as you get home? Is that what you're saying?

Gump was his mother's maiden name part 2. by speedboat_lou 7-19-03

Wait - I think I understand you, but I have some questions. First, why would you have to attach the ketchup-spraying device to the radioactive material at all? Geiger counters don't work like that. I wish I'd brought my hip waders. And secondly - was he simply saying that some of the chocolates would have ketchup on them and some would not? That they all would have ketchup on them AND they all would not? It ain't clear, sonny. I don't know - I've never opened a box of chocolates. That reminds me - I have to go home and check on my cat.

Fiendishly good.

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Please replace the handset, and try again.

I liked your comics so much, I tried one of my own.

Forrest Gump revisited by mmyers 7-21-03

Momma always said that life is like a packet of hot dogs. You never know what you're going to get. Well, except for 1 or more kinds of raw skeletal muscle from live stock, beef tripe, pork brains, partially defatted cooked beef fatty tissue, beef hearts, rat droppings... Squirrels. *burp*

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Peeing sitting down is the gift you give yourself.

True brilliance you guys.

Here's mine...it's a little cheesy though.

Forrest Gump Karaoke by niteowl 7-21-03

Life is like a squeeze box of chocolates...Daddy never sleeps at night... It's my life!..it's like a box of chocolates...it's now or never... 18 and life is like a box of chocolates to go...

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Think classy, you'll be classy.

Good job, guys.

Not enough to base an entire strip around but here's my little tidbit:

"Life is like a roll of toilet paper... Ya never know when it's gonna run out!"

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Destroying my reputation one post at a time.

Thanks, everyone. I was just eating a hot dog when I read them, and I feel I should be taking a serious look at my life.