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Date Written: February 09, 2004
Author: Mr. Pony
Average Vote: 3.9

Comments:
02/18/2004 Phony Millions (3): Dry - to a fault.
02/18/2004 Will Disney: it's co-authored!
02/18/2004 Jon Matza: Cheeky sophistry!
Disney: 1/2 credit each?
02/18/2004 anonymous: I'm not sure I get it!
2/18/2004 9:37:58 PM - Jon Matza: Friends.
2/18/2004 9:35:16 PM - Texxx: I agree. You and I, we're not so different, after all. Friends?
2/18/2004 9:34:22 PM - Jon Matza: No, you know what? It's okay. Can we just let bygones be bygones? I'm tired of fighting with you.
2/18/2004 9:32:37 PM - Texxx: Aww, hey, that's fine. I shouldn't have been so defensive. I guess I got a little carried away there. You're right, Matza, some of my stuff wasn't perfect, but I really shouldn't have pushed back so hard. I'm more than a little embarassed.
2/18/2004 9:29:10 AM - Jon Matza: Hey, I'd just like to take a moment to apologize to everyone, especially Texxx, for all the mean-spirited comments I've been making over the past month or so. I was really out of line there. Texxx, if I hurt your feelings in any way, then I'm deeply and truly sorry. I have nothing to say for myself. I admit it. I was a Meanie!
02/18/2004 anonymous: A little dry, yes.
2/18/2004 9:37:58 PM - Jon Matza: Friends.
2/18/2004 9:35:16 PM - Texxx: I agree. You and I, we're not so different, after all. Friends?
2/18/2004 9:34:22 PM - Jon Matza: No, you know what? It's okay. Can we just let bygones be bygones? I'm tired of fighting with you.
2/18/2004 9:32:37 PM - Texxx: Aww, hey, that's fine. I shouldn't have been so defensive. I guess I got a little carried away there. You're right, Matza, some of my stuff wasn't perfect, but I really shouldn't have pushed back so hard. I'm more than a little embarassed.
2/18/2004 9:29:10 AM - Jon Matza: Hey, I'd just like to take a moment to apologize to everyone, especially Texxx, for all the mean-spirited comments I've been making over the past month or so. I was really out of line there. Texxx, if I hurt your feelings in any way, then I'm deeply and truly sorry. I have nothing to say for myself. I admit it. I was a Meanie!
02/18/2004 Will Disney: That is really great to see!
02/18/2004 Jon Matza: This isn't me, obviously. Is this Will's prank? Please get rid of it.
02/18/2004 Dylan Danko (5): 5 wonderful stars for everything, including the bloody hilarious commentary below!! Scoop and Pony did a wonderful job on the comic and Disney did a great job with the Matza and Texxx bots. Bravo!
02/18/2004 Will Disney: hey - it wasn't me!
02/18/2004 Jon Matza: OK, my apologies. But can you get rid of it?
02/18/2004 Ewan Snow: Texxx and Matza making nice?!? Somebody must have hacked into the main database and slipped a trojan into the backend.
02/18/2004 Jon Matza: I admit it's funny, but I don't want this shite under my name.
02/18/2004 qualcomm: it's pony who made those "matza and texxx" comments -- he's been doing experiments at night.... look at his tribble short to see his paper trail!!
02/18/2004 Jon Matza: Fine detective work, brother. But can you solve the mystery of why did Pony posted the same "conversation" twice?
02/18/2004 Jon Matza: p.s. that grammatical error was also the work of the impostor.
02/18/2004 Ewan Snow: "He's been doing experiments at night." That's funny, but what about the posts that seem to be by Matza and Texxx? Ha!
02/18/2004 Ewan Snow: Oh, yeah, this is easy!
02/18/2004 Jon Matza: Disney, this is a problem.
02/18/2004 Moe-Ron (4): good work. it has a stickin'-it-to-the-man-in-a-passive-aggressive-way quality that I admire.
02/18/2004 Ewan Snow: See!
2/18/2004 10:25:19 AM - Will H. Disney: I eat poop!
2/18/2004 10:25:17 AM - Texxx: Me too!
2/18/2004 10:25:12 AM - Jon Feldspar: Me too!
2/18/2004 10:24:54 AM - Dylan Danko: I eat poop too! Uhhhh...
2/18/2004 10:24:44 AM - Brad Evan: Yup, Me too!
02/18/2004 Dylan Danko: Holy shit we've all been shallywaggled! This is really me.
02/18/2004 Ewan Snow: Really, you don't think so?
2/18/2004 10:29:43 AM - Jon Matza: Scratch that, I sort of like this! Yay! I'm a dumb dumb!
02/18/2004 Ewan Snow: I dunno, Matza, I think it is a problem...
02/18/2004 Jon Matza: What a cunt.
02/18/2004 Craig Lewis: Can this be the latest controversy, please?
02/18/2004 Ewan Snow: That's funny...
2/18/2004 10:32:05 AM - Dylan Danko: Why does everyone keep shallywaggling me?! Uhhhhh.....
02/18/2004 Craig Lewis: Shit! That wasn't me! I didn't say that!
02/18/2004 Dylan Danko: I would like to go on the record as saying that I was the one who created the term shallywaggle NOT Mr. Pony posing as me. Make up your own terms, douche!
02/18/2004 Ewan Snow: Actually, that was me posing as you, thank you very much. See the message board.
02/18/2004 Jon Matza (2): What is it with you assholes out to shake things up in any possible way except writing good shorts? All this one has going for it is provocation value. Pony, you are wasting your talents. I shudder to think how excited Fstone would have been if he'd pulled this off.
02/18/2004 scoop (5): "The simplest surrealist gesture consists in going out into the street, gun in hand, and taking pot shots at the crowd."
02/18/2004 Dylan Danko: Whatever, dude!
02/18/2004 Mr. Pony (1): Matza, it really didn't take that long. But thanks for your concern, anyway. Friends?
02/18/2004 Dick Vomit: No.
02/18/2004 Dick Vomit: Right, Craig? NO. Right, Craig Lewis Army?!!
02/18/2004 Dylan Danko: Come on. This is a funny short, in the Jim's Journal mode.
02/18/2004 Dick Vomit: Whoa whoa that wasn't me. What the hell?
02/18/2004 Jon Matza: Scoop: I don't doubt it. But why do folks on this site seem to place so much value on making surrealist gestures?
Pony: Let me rephrase - your talents could be put to better use. Re "Friends?": Are we? Were we? I'll go so far as saying I like most of your stuff & have respect for your intelligence.
02/18/2004 Mr. Pony: Oogah oogah!
02/18/2004 anonymous: I'm not understanding? Why exactly does Matza seem to be angry?
02/18/2004 Ewan Snow: Why does he seem to be? Or why is he?
02/18/2004 Ewan Snow: You're not understanding? Or you don't understand?
02/18/2004 anonymous: Sorry for the question mark. Well is he? If so, I really don't get it.
02/18/2004 Moe-Ron: me neither, anon_user_b, but i'm [censored]used by it.
02/18/2004 Jon Matza: Please to help me understand additionally, anon_user_b! I do not clearfully grasping as to why you have formed these impression? You like party?
02/18/2004 Moe-Ron: whoa! that censored word should have been a-m-u-s-e-d.
02/18/2004 Will Disney: whoops. okay the only censored thing is this year which is [censored]. if a comment doesn't have that date, it's fake!
02/18/2004 Will Disney: i had censored AM and PM but have uncensored them now.
02/18/2004 anonymous: God, I'm bored.
02/18/2004 anonymous: Sorry, bad is good. I understand now. You like this short and the antics that followed. No wasted talent here. Please do not hurt me.
02/18/2004 anonymous (4): Blnwfgwerp.
02/18/2004 Mr. Pony: The year. Ingenious!
02/18/2004 Jon Matza: Hey everyone! I'm seething with rage, and I'm going to try to hurt you with my words, probably for no good reason! That's just the way I am: I have a really short fuse and I take things way too seriously!
02/18/2004 Dylan Danko: DID SOMEONE SAY PARTY!!!!!!!
02/18/2004 anonymous: Binks.
02/18/2004 anonymous: Meesa no lika dis arguments.
02/19/2004 Mr. Pony: Well, I guess that settles that. Good night, everybody.
03/14/2004 Benny Maniacs (5): That's right.
03/23/2004 mr.coffee: As much as I appreciate the art work, and that 2 people got together to write this, I'm gonna go out on a limb and write 2 words to 2 authors--->UTTER CRAP.
03/23/2004 Mr. Pony: Hi, Mr. Coffee! You sure are a hard fella to get in touch with! Anyway, We probably should have checked the "this short contains inside jokes" box on this one, but scoop and I had the (probably mistaken) idea that the ideas in this short could at least make sense to all people in all situations. There was talk a couple of months back about what to do about a certain subgroup of authors, whose opinions and sensibilities differed from those of many of the founders of the site (i.e. said opinions were stupid, maybe). This often led to laborious argument over silly issues, revenge voting, and out-and-out flame wars. Someone suggested a blacklist system, and varying degrees of blacklisting were discussed. You can read about them here. Follow the thread and watch where it leads. (Apologies to Mr. Snow; the discussion certainly did not start with him, but his is the message that starts the relevant ball rolling.) The idea of an institutionalized system of silencing unwanted voices bothered scoop and me (mostly scoop, though, whose vehement stance on civil liberties and the joys of a lightly governed society is well documented), and so we had a discussion over soy crackers. Scoop was focused on the dangers of silencing any voices, no matter how lame. I was upset by the fact that such a blacklisting would be legislated and institutionalized (i.e. utilizing checkboxes). Scoop was further concerned that such a conversation about censorship was being carried out in such a casual manner. There were, of course, dissenting opinions among some authors about the blacklist system, but for the most part, it seemed to us as if this thing was really going to happen. Scoop wrote this short, speaking out loud, in about 15 seconds. I drew some pictures in the drawing equivalent of about 15 seconds. And that's the story of this short! By the time it was published, the censorship idea had been abandoned, for the most part, to the credit of all concerned. We decided to further confuse the issue by posting in the comments for this short a fake mutual apology between the generals of the two contributor camps. This, of course, was dismissed as the surrealist nonsense that it was. That's another story, which I guess is pretty well documented below. The contributors that sparked this discussion have since left the site for greener pastures, and one even took his shorts with him. I know that in my re-telling I've smoothed out the wrinkles of the issue, and plumb left some things out--scoop (and anyone else, really), if there's anything more to be said, please say it. Thank you for your interest in this short.
03/23/2004 Mr. Pony: Also, Mr. Coffee--I'm curious...why aren't you voting? Surely a pronouncement of "UTTER CRAP" would be better backed up with a one-star rating!
03/23/2004 mr.coffee (1): I just feel that it was a cop-out. Here, you came up with a great tool-“The Binder To silence all criticism!” A fantastic idea…That just to peters out into nothingness. It left me empty and devoid of any emotion. I’m sorry, but 15 seconds of nothing is still nothing. It does leave me with the hope that perhaps in the future,” the binder to silence criticism”, will re-appear on a solid platform. Thank you Mr.Pony, and I will vote with stars from now on.
06/23/2004 TheBuyer: damnit i can't believe i missed all this by a month and a half. stupid month. stupid half.
08/11/2012 Jon Matza: One doesn'tt recall this short or the accompanying dpirited discussion. In retrospect a fine progrum, brother. ****.5
08/11/2012 Mr. Pony: Thanks, Matza. Friends?
08/11/2012 Jon Matza: YES, BROTHER.
09/28/2012 Marvin_Bernstein (5): here's to circle jerking
10/5/2012 qualcomm: Note The Finch's posting time. Up yours, Danko. Learn to spell, Scoop.
10/4/2012 5:11:55 PM - Mr. Joshua: Hey everyone, let's not forget what's important here: my birthday. Today. And not one of you fux wished me a happy one.
10/4/2012 12:12:27 PM - Scoop: Jesus Christ, Danko, what kind of frog leg twitching in your desiccated sole does derailing threads induce?
10/4/2012 10:44:41 AM - Dylan Danko: Anyone watch the debates last night?
10/3/2012 3:05:51 AM - The Finch: All is not what it seems in this thread.
signed,
The Finch
10/2/2012 1:33:18 PM - Jon Matza: Why must you people repeatedly provoke me with these witless impersonations?
9/30/2012 2:12:09 AM - Jimson S. Sorghum: Cram it, Snow.
9/30/2012 12:10:53 AM - Ewan Snow: Did someone say shenanigans?
9/30/2012 10:58:22 AM - qualcomm:That's a weird thing to say, Jon Matza. Also, DISNEY! Something's wrong with the official Acme clock! I call shenanigans!
9/30/2012 7:03:61 AM - Jon Matza: You know what? I'm going to name my daughter after you, Mr. Pony.
10/5/2012 Marvin Underscore Bernstein (5): Notice how I wipe cum butter on my toast and then put the toast on my face and then put a bottle rocket up my butt and then tell my mom to get off my back cuz Im trying to play the Dark Tower with my pet Hedgehog named cumspunk and then I light it and laugh when it blows up in there
10/5/2012 Marvin Underscore Bernstein: A man walked into a fartbar with a cockputer hooked up to his brain He goes to sit_down but there is nothing there wheres my stool he asks the fartender its here you just cant see it what do you mean is it invis_ible? he asked with his mo_uth No it is hidden by Art_hur
10/9/2012 Mr. Pony: We miss you too, qualcomm
10/9/2012 anonymous: that's some of your best work _ jajajaja
10/9/2012 anonymous: that's some of your best work _ jajajaja what is come butter anyway? is darktower a game? really? I am blown away underscore.. I see signs of capable intelligence here
10/10/2012 Marvin_Bernstein: There should be a short entitled "qualcomm read Marvin's short and peed his pants".
12/1/2012 Jon Matza: happy belated birthday, brother.
12/1/2012 Mr. Pony: and to you, brother.