Tom the Dancing Bug by Ruben Bolling for May 29, 2015
Transcript:
The Education of Louis Yeah so Brian started calling me "Flash" Seems kind of lame...Guess I can't stop him though... Why did you write "Flash" on your notebook? Ohm its just sort of a nickname some guys are calling me. Flash? Louis: ...so then Dan says to me, "Flash, get out of here"! Isn that funny? See ya, Louis. Hey, thanks for calling me Louis. Some guys are calling me "Flash"! weird, right? Okay, Who's Flash Maltby? Oh, thats me! Louis! Someone else must have signed me up on this list, Looks like your hand writing Wait, did you say she called you "Flash" isn't that a superhero tv show? Well, yeah, but its also a regular nickname. I guess it stuck. Hey, Brain , why are you calling Louis "Flash'? Flash? I don't call him "Flash"! Why would I call him "Flash"? Louis you said... I never said anything! Why is everyone obsessed about my nickname? Its not your nick name! Exactly! SO why is everybody talking about it?
BlazerAth over 9 years ago
It’s not surprising that his attempts at giving himself the nickname Flash kept crashing, It just goes to show that you can’t just plugin your own nickname.
WaltWenger Premium Member over 9 years ago
I’m going to start calling Brian “Tintin”.
pgomes over 9 years ago
Despite everything, this is why I still keep reading this comic. I did the same thing, only I pulled it off.
carlosrivers over 9 years ago
i do not know what’s going on here…
SKJAM! Premium Member over 9 years ago
Louis wants the nickname “Flash”, so is pretending he already has it. But since he’s the only source, it’s not catching on. (Generally, the more annoying/denigrating a nickname is, the faster cruel elementary school children will adopt it.)
pumaman over 9 years ago
Why don’t we call you T-bone!
Dragonfox over 9 years ago
It’s the nickname Charlie Brown wanted all those years ago.
Packratjohn Premium Member over 9 years ago
I was “T.C.” for a while, after the Top Cat cartoons. I don’t know who started it, but it grew on me. Maybe I should have done the Maltby routine, it mighta stuck.
Malcolm Hall over 9 years ago
You can call me Al.
BRI-NO-MITE!! Premium Member over 9 years ago
There was a woman at work whom we used to call “Flash”. She was always running late, making a mad dash into the building just seconds before her shift started.
King_Shark over 9 years ago
They call him Flash because he’s always…flashing..
fess3000 over 9 years ago
that’s like me telling everyone at the gym to call me “Guns”
ickymungmung over 9 years ago
Jesus wanted to be called “Mad Jack” but nobody would call him that. After some time passed he forgave the people, so it’s cool. But if you see Him call Him Mad Jack. He would really, really like that.
rgcviper over 9 years ago
Anyone else think of Jumpin’ Jack Flash from the Rolling Stones?
Dr. Quatermass over 9 years ago
Say what you will about Louis, but just remember that he (ah-ahhhhh!) will save every one of us..