We have to agree with Olde English’s Raphael Bob-Waksberg (who just happens to be the big baggette-eating star in today’s home page premiere; go figure) when he writes, “I know the combination of the words ‘autobiographical’ and ‘webcomic’ usually spells self-indulgent crappery.” Yup. They sure do. Our very own short-lived autobiographical webcomic, “Melty Me,” proved to be a little much for most people. And their stomachs.
(Excerpt from “Melty Me Vol. 3″)
But Raphael’s also correct when he brags his online strip is “better than whatever you’re imagining.” It is. Maybe that’s because Tip Me Over, Pour Me Out is actually funny like Raphael and Olde English. And really well-drawn. And doesn’t include cringe-inducing photos of guys with 70-pound tumors for faces.
See? Nothing but decapitations and laughs there. Anywho, Raphael is now selling a collection of Tip Me Over strips here. And we just wanted to spread the word.
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Ye Merry Gents
of Whence and Hence
Grand Philosophers of Ye Olde Days
Greetings and Salutations
Aye and a good morning to ye good sir!
Aye and a good morning to ye also on this fine day!
Aye, tis a fine day indeed. Tis always a fine day whence upon that ye might cross such good times and fine such as ye ‘ave.
Yea, though tis as such things are, were it not so if to be otherwise.
Aye, could not ‘ave said it better meself as that ye would and that thusly would thee then ‘ave not said it quite so as tis.
Yea, tis on such days such as this that we ‘ave now, it doth take me to such a time as to remember other days whence that might ‘ave been as well.
Aye, that I doth certainly ‘ave such remembrance of these days bygone of another time, but it is on days such like we ‘ave made mention of that twould and were it not so of any other way.
Yea, tis always a fine day whence upon as ye go or if ye otherwise would not go, twould otherwise be that ye would, but only upon such things whence ye might otherwise not be.
I can only daresay that I might be as ye make mention of, but I doth prefer on days such as we ‘ave upon us to make the most of as otherwise twould not be as ye might sayeth.
Be that as it may today or any other day, be it fine or if it were not so, than thusly speaking of course, twould one say that such days were as could be only on such a day as today.
Aye, tis a good query and also tis fair to ask as such as why twould not be as ye make reference to. If only in fact, then thusly speaking of course, twould ‘ave to be as so and not any other way.
Yea, right ye are of course as ye would not ‘ave said in response only to ‘ave said it so twere not only so and twould not be as ye ‘ave spoken of.
I also find that on days such as this and not on other days of course, for on other days not like this, twould not happen in a way as ye would find on days as that we ‘ave nigh upon.
Aye, tis a fine day indeed.
Yea tis, most assuredly so.
And where was it ye said that ye went on thine other day?
Aye, whence twas that I went, that brings me to such other musings of travel and so forth that I wouldst raise a toast whilst telling ye olde tale.
Aye, and a toast it shall be for a pint or two o’ ye olde lager!
Ye Olde World Travels
For twas back in the days of whence I came and whence I went o’er the land whilst traveling near and far that such a time was to be as twas.
Aye, whence upon such far away lands that ye hailed and thusly went would that thee gaze o’er yon glen and vale and say nay, not today shall I venture forth ye olde way.
Aye, tis most assuredly so. Also, twould be just perchance whilst traveling far and near that thee wouldst be only and most certainly by sheer happenstance twould not be so.
Yea, though it be as such and twould be as ye venture forth hither and yon.
Tis very well and nigh upon such a time as that ye wouldst certainly not otherwise be going forth upon such that I wouldst be a traveling quite a way though twere much further upon.
And on such an occasion, that ye be traveling as twere, such daring feats that ye ‘ave spoken wouldst thee partake of travels near and far?
Aye, near and far, far and wide, hither and yon, o’er lands to whence that could but ‘ave been but as ye would surmise and I wouldst but venture forth with an eye cast about for such scallywags as wouldst but ‘ave me not be a traveling yonder but other such ways.
Well good sir, this certainly sounds of daring and chivalry. Wouldst that whence thine travels are past, thee wouldst partake in merriment and glee, for whilst of fleeting moments, thee couldst only thence and hence would that ye find such ordinary times to be hither or not whence ye wouldst go.
Aye, that I would, for that as ye be whilst upon the way, wouldst thee kindly say hey to yon merry good gent who possibly went though not nigh as far but likely other ways.
Yea, for tis here whence I live and here whence I be for eterne not o’er yon glen and vale, but rather upon this land as that tis and thus therefore tis only as could be.
Aye, such travels near and far could only be done in such a manner as that ye ‘ave made mention of.
Aye, though tis as that, it doth bring back other such recollections of days gone by and times that we had in ye olde days as that twere not to be. Aye, but I thinkest that ye know of such days as I make reference to.
Aye, for sure that I do, for twere it not for such days, as these days that ye harken to, tis such times, as these days of yore and I will raise a pint or two as I doth recall these days!
Days of Yore
Yea for twere back in the days of yore of ye olde times as we had and as for twere it not so, as to be such days that we wouldst return to.
Aye, and it harkens such recollections as twere and times were as they most assuredly could only ‘ave been.
These tales that we tell, though actually not tales at all, but such that we couldst regale all that would but listen o’er a pint or two of mead and ale and would then be that as ye might say or not say as that as tis.
Yea though I be in concurrence, I would be so assured that twould be ponderings as tales of yore from days gone by though most assuredly they would regale all who wouldst bend their ear to listen to such tales and not as others wouldst but ‘ave ye, nor as others twere it not to be so that tis and was in such times.
Aye, tis true that tales of grandeur would raise an eyebrow or two for certainly as yon mead doth flow and as others wouldst have it be, I raise me tankard full o’ the golden lager to these days gone by as they were for all to be or or as not to be.
For certainly these days of which we refer are as only as that as twere and not as any other wouldst ‘ave it to be. Aye, twere good days indeed and I thinkest I will raise a toast of ye olde stout and a grog full o’ ye swill o’ ye tankard for sure!
Aye, and it doth remind me and I doth harken back to such a time as whence ye olde merry mates were a telling tales nigh upon as ye would not ‘ave been such that the lot o’ the bunch, but only as perchance couldst be, but only thusly so.
Twere good days indeed! And as we make mention of such times, whither be yon olde jolly good gent, he of the tales of yore and a pint o’ ye olde ale and mead?
Aye, I believe he be nigh upon not other ways for tis that only upon thine days hence from whence he came that it could not be any other way.
And as ye mention ye olde gent, he of the days of yore and from whence ye came but then not as thee thence would not go, for it doth harken back to the times of ye olde forest from o’er yon glen.
Aye, that it does! And who could not remember? For we all ‘ave had to face ye olde ogre!
Chivalry (of the highest order) Whilst
Facing Ye Olde Ogre
I doth shudder to think of yon olde ogre that would bellow and shaketh deep in ye olde forest hither upon whence ye came o’er yonder and further upon but twas a frightful thing.
Indeed twas! For twere it not man, but ‘alf man, ‘alf beast, this ogre of ye olde forest of which ye doth speak and upon that which we nigh upon did face whence with grave consequences were it not for such chivalrous actions as we thus partook.
Aye, and as such as we did and as those who were therefore set upon whilst others were in such a fright at this sight twould most assuredly startle those of a less hardy sort as not to partake of such bravery.
Yea, and be that as it may as back then or perchance e’en now in such places as whence upon it couldst roam nigh upon villages or e’en small hamlets yonder o’er glen and vale nigh upon ye olde forest.
This very creature, be it ‘alf man, ‘alf beast, or whate’er it might ‘ave been for twere not as ye wouldst sayeth to another but such an ogre of a thing could but brutishly scavenge about and forage as I faced the olde scallyway nigh upon such a day as not to forget for twere as it was and not any way as to be any other such way.
For certainly whilst amid such actions of chivalry and daring, thee wouldst thereupon and only in such a manner as if to taketh actions nigh upon and only so as not to put upon in any other way.
Aye, tis certainly true and to regard as such and in such a way tis but to sayeth so and not in any other way except of course as twould be necessary whence thee would.
Here, here! Tis a grand statement indeed. For twere it not as such, thence upon another it could but only be so.
Yea, and tis and was e’er so in such times twas the way and in such times to harken a celebration of victory o’er ye olde ogre, but not so much whence ye olde scallywag could but to join but not to so as twere.
Aye, tis always a good time and most certainly in times such as these that I would raise a mug and throw back a pint o’ mead.
Aye, I thinkest that we ought to go ‘ave a couple o’ swigs o’ ale jest so as not to dwell on such thoughts of ye olde ogre.
Aye and as ye sayeth, tis always a good time for a couple o’ pints o’ ye olde mead and ale!
Partaking of Mead, Lager and Ale
So heft yer tankard full and high and drinketh down ye olde mead and ales whence not ye be so as such that as ye might.
Aye, I’ll be swilling me ale whilst raising ye olde grog and tankard full o’ ye finest malted hops lest ye thinketh but that it may be such as that it may be.
Come near and far, for whence on such a chivalrous quest, ye would most certainly come to such a rest, quite possibly right ‘ere and whence upon and nigh ye be, ye would harken to such a place and that as it may be, twould only be that ye ‘ave yerself a pint o’ ye olde lager.
Yea, and ye might also not be so, but only as ye would not, for twould then but only seemingly so whilst drinking mead and ale.
But ye wouldst and shouldest vary the lot, a lager, stout and ale. Oh what pleasures we imbibe. For whence ye came and whence ye goeth, whilst merrily tipping a few o’ ye fine beverages back.
So if ye wouldst be so kind as to swill one fer me, twould be a fine gesture!
A mug o’ ye olde swill! Down ye olde gullet! Down ye galleyway, then off to yonder ways hither and yon be ye going away on such a journey as that takes ye near and far and o’er yon glen and nigh upon hither.
For certainly ye wouldst fill ye olde casks with the finest golden ales and such for whilst ye swill yon mead and ale, the finest lager be as it will.
I say good sir, would that ye guzzle thy mead and ale whilst upon this way as ye be but twere it not so then perchance ye be nigh upon another such day or some such way.
Aye, that I be, for whence upon such times as these, I swill me lager and stout. For thine mead, I ‘ave a need, as such to slake my thirst as it doth taketh from me such measures o’ such.
Aye, and a measure o’ ale and a measure o’ mead it shall be, nigh upon for it shall be consumed as such as twere, but twere it not and would it not be any such other way.
And as ye maketh mention of consuming yon drink o’ ye olde golden froth, I thinketh that I might consumeth some such grubbery as that ye might ‘ave nigh.
Aye, that ye will, as ye sayeth, for consuming grubbery whilst tipping a few back is e’er a fine thing to ‘ave as twere. I raise my mug to such as that! Here, here!
Feast of Grubbery
Aye and tis times as these but twere it only so that such a feast of this measure be taken as we partake of such grubbery.
Aye, tis indeed that as we partake after such vigorous debates as that we have enjoined, twould only be that such actions hitherto and henceforth that we be served such fine grub.
As we graze on these various foodstuffs of grandeur, I would daresay that ye would swill down a pint or two o’ ye olde golden ale whilst dining and gnoshing as ye would with a turkey leg here, or e’en a turkey neck, and a boar’s head o’er yon whilst ye grub and ‘ave at it as it might be.
Aye and I’ll fill me belly with such fine delicacies and delectable delights of yonder and hither whilst o’er yon other such patrons partake with such zest and glee.
Whither it be an apple for me taste or some cranberries to gorge upon whilst dining in a fine tavern as twere.
Aye and with such a feast that as we ‘ave upon to dine and nigh upon some other ways for as twere none such could be.
So we’ll raise up our tankards full o’ mead, stout and lagers and drink down a few whilst partaking of such a feast as that we ‘ave here.
Merrymaking
Tis the time o’ day I say, whence merriment shall commence, so send a tankard my way.
Aye! Tis a most bountiful and worthy request at my behest, so I daresay raise back yer tankard and swill down yer mead!
As this time o’ day is upon us, one shouldst sound the trumpets to signal to one and all that tis the time o’ day for such pleasures of merriment and glee to commence.
So join in at ye olde tavern and gather ye round for tales o’ plenty o’ the days of yore and fine and fair maidens that would be as such and none other so that we might partake of such grand and gleeful times of mirth.
Pour some wine and dine and tip back thine goblets and swill down ye olde ale, the most golden lager around, a stout and full bodied port so that ye might. Tis a grand time and most assuredly is as it might be only in thine good and fair ways.
Aye, for tis only as that it should be in such a day as this and twere as it only shall be.
For come one and come all, bring thine thirsty selves and bring thine good will for we shall all raise our mugs and swill down ye olde lager as we raise a toast to good merry times.
And as ye join in we’ll make room for one and all round ye olde tavern as ye might find round yon corner or nigh upon such as twere.
Ye golden lager will flow as will ye mead, ports and ale, whilst thine good neighbor doth swill back good cheer.
Aye, right ye be good sir with a back slap and a knee thump o’er yon. And as ye be raising a toast to good times for all, yon fair maidens are servings rounds for all. Rounds of mead, lager and ales or whate’er yer good cheer may be. Aye, and o’er yonder one wouldst be a telling tales with a twinkle in his eye whilst gathered round twould be those twere nigh upon ye olde days whence twere a good sight to behold.
Aye! Tis a good time for all to ‘ave. I would daresay that e’en ye olde ogre might join in upon such a merry time! Twould certainly be a sight to see for ye olde ogre to raise back a pint or two o’ ye olde lager!
Aye, that twould be! For times such as these whence ye and all that are nigh upon us at this time that we shouldst all make merry, for tis at such a time whence ye wouldst raise back yer tankard and swill down yer good cheer and say, aye! Tis a good time for good merrymaking.
Ye Grand Philosophers Hold Court
And a good morning to ye good sir on this fine day.
And a good morning to ye also good sir. I do say, tis a fine day. A fine day indeed for good friends, good cheer, and good discussion.
Aye, right ye are good sir, for I find that on days such as this, tis best indeed for a good conversation to divine such that as it may be or as twere not so but as that it might be another way.
Tis a most excellent observation I must say and one that is quite difficult to counter but only so far as that it may be construed as to be taken in such a way that one might only take. Wherefore, on thine other hand, if one would not take it so, then would not one find such a statement to be taken only from a position that couldst be construed as nigh upon and almost assuredly from none other.
Tis a most intriguing supposition I do admit good sir and I could only suppose that if one would but thinkest so or not that he might otherwise presume such things could only be taken as so and not as any other might deem such things to be.
Aye, tis yet another good point and I must say that matters such as this are best left to us and our divine thinkings, for tis much too important to let such matters just happen as they may, but that we should thinkest out ye grand solutions as that we do.
Aye, right ye are good sir, for whilst here we divine grand and just resolutions to all questions whether trivial or of great import, tis neither here nor there, but rather altogether someplace else indeed.
Aye, for it seems that tis e’er one side or the other in one’s quest for such an answer, tis but as it could be, whilst not finding any another, I would say, whence ye shall be whence thou art, tis then that ye might find that which ye were searching for, but only as it might be and not as twould be in some other form.
Hear ye, be that as it may only on a day as could be and not on any other day, for tis then that ye would find a way and ye good sir might choose as ye will or as ye will not.
Aye, tis most certainly a query for the ages. Whilst I might concur with thee on such a premise, tis but as one sees such a matter and not as another sees. And tis such views that differ that makes our insights on such matters all the more grand and awe-inspiring. And for that good sir, I must commend thee and raise a toast to us, for tis such divine revelations that makes us as such.