Comments on: I Like It When People Are Nicknamed “Sparky”

By: Fleen: Written by bitter, haggard wordbeasts » She’s A Good Gal, ‘Cause She Always Does What She Otter! Ah, I Got A Million Of ‘Em!

Wed, 15 Nov 2006 19:42:50 +0000

[...] Speaking of politics, not many webcomics do; oh, sure, there will be the occasional injection of such, but a full-bore, long-term, story-oriented (as opposed to what’s happening in the world today?) approach, not so much. One webcomic that devotes itself pretty much exclusively to political ideas is A Girl And Her Fed, of which we’ve spoken previously. [...]

By: SSG Geezer

SSG Geezer — Fri, 18 Aug 2006 20:05:27 +0000

This is a very cool webcomic, it is nice to see that you found it too.

By: Michael Kinyon

Michael Kinyon — Fri, 18 Aug 2006 16:03:17 +0000

Crazy Webcomics College?

That makes sense. “Hampshire” comes from the Old English “Hamtunscir”, and refers to an English breed of sheep or a U.S. breed of pig.

So yes, the connection seems clear.

By: Jon

Jon — Fri, 18 Aug 2006 14:08:50 +0000

Jeph, where the hell did you go to school? Crazy Webcomics College?

By: Matt Buchwald

Matt Buchwald — Fri, 18 Aug 2006 11:46:20 +0000

This was a good find. I think it might be tossed onto my comics reading list.

By: Jeff Lowrey

Jeff Lowrey — Fri, 18 Aug 2006 09:24:30 +0000

We nicknamed the dog Sparky.

By: j.jacques

j.jacques — Fri, 18 Aug 2006 06:27:36 +0000

This is crazy, because Otter was totally a friend of mine back in college! She's way rad. Other webcomics folk I went to school with: Death to the Extremist, One Man Knife Fight (currently on hiatus)

By: Lucas TdS

Lucas TdS — Thu, 17 Aug 2006 18:16:26 +0000

Charles Schultz was nicknamed Sparky.