A ham and egg bagel sandwich sounds really good, actually

"I’m always 'Hey, here I am, ready to intelligently discuss the Issues of the Day' and you’re all, 'd00d what’s for breakfast?? :00!'" - Utahraptor


Aren't Utahraptors extinct?


Hardly the point. Today's message comes to you courtesy of Dinosaur Comics. 'Dinosaur' is a whimsical webcomic about a few anthropomorphic and anachronistic dinosaurs who gather together every day to discuss relevant issues of the day.


The artwork leaves a little to be desired.


While it's very true that if you look through just a handful of the archived comics, you should start to notice something in the artwork...this actually seems to add a bit to the experience.


How's that?


You already know what the interactions are going to be. T-Rex will state the day's topic, and weigh in with Dromiceiomimus...who will generally agree with T-Rex, but in a less naive way. Then Utahraptor will come in and provide the foil to T-Rex's antics. You know it's coming, it's just a matter of how.

The fact that Utahraptor generally points out the flaws in T-Rex's thought process adds an extra dimension to the comic in that both sides of an issue are presented. Also, both T-Rex and Utahraptor remain close friends, despite their near constant disagreement. This balance of mutual respect and counterpoint really is quite genius.


Can you provide other examples of this?


Sadly, I don't know of any other medium that uses this technique. I'm sure there must be one online somewhere, but I can't find it.


Interesting. So what's on tap for the Blag?


Jeremy's Sametime Status (Jeremy Is In The Office) will be on vacation next week. There is talk of running a "Best Of Jeremy's Sametime Status" Theme Week, simply so you won't be deprived of the Blaggy goodness you've come to know and love. Still being debated, though. We'll see.