I’m wondering how to make this a reference to drugs, without making it too heavy handed. Also, I’m watching a lot of Community. It might be affecting my comments.
As a former 90’s teeny bopper, I think you’re right. I’d put money on Nick Carter of the Backstreet Boys. Willis, you were probably vaguely aware of him at this point and then forgot as we all collectively grew up.
When I hear Carter and 90s I think Aaron Carter. I loved him. And I am unashamed to admit that I liked N*Sync and Backstreet Boys and practically worshiped Britney Spears. Also, anyone else remember how Jesse McCartney was an Aaron Carter rip-off in the beginning?
Yeah that totally looks like Nick Carter of the Backstreet Boys. Don’t judge me, I’m a child of the 90’s and peer pressure is hard to resist in first and second grade.
So that room’s just tin can storage?
They’re serious about recycling, but forget to take the cans to the center.
“Nick” seems mighty interested in those beer cans…
Maybe that’s a window and Nick is a guy who is walking past and noticing the beer.
And he’s saying his own name because he is a Pokemon.
Well that’s just silly.
Pokemon don’t drink beer, they eat berries and berry-based foods.
I’m wondering how to make this a reference to drugs, without making it too heavy handed. Also, I’m watching a lot of Community. It might be affecting my comments.
Hops are a berry! Kind of! Not really! They grow on a plant, anyway!
It’s a strobilus, a kind of cone (and a flower). Yay, useless knowledge!
Besides, when they do, they prefer Dos Equis.
And ketchup! Don’t forget ketchup!
This is circa ’90’s right?
I think Nick was one of the Backstreet Boys or N’Sync or something like that. He looks pretty boy band in the poster.
Yeah, you’re right, I’m pretty sure it’s Nick, lead singer of the Backstreet Boys.
… Not that I was ever a fan.
I was never a fan of the Backstreet Boys, and yet I was able to pull the last name “Carter” somewhere from the depths of my brain.
As a former 90’s teeny bopper, I think you’re right. I’d put money on Nick Carter of the Backstreet Boys. Willis, you were probably vaguely aware of him at this point and then forgot as we all collectively grew up.
When I hear Carter and 90s I think Aaron Carter. I loved him. And I am unashamed to admit that I liked N*Sync and Backstreet Boys and practically worshiped Britney Spears. Also, anyone else remember how Jesse McCartney was an Aaron Carter rip-off in the beginning?
Yeah that totally looks like Nick Carter of the Backstreet Boys. Don’t judge me, I’m a child of the 90’s and peer pressure is hard to resist in first and second grade.
At that age, I wasn’t listening to anything more recent than MAYBE the 80s.
Joebo apparently has a magnetic brain, like mine, it attracts the damnedest things when I’m not looking.
Billy knew she had a problem even as young as this. Too bad didn’t go to AAA, may have helped.
Wait, she was having a problem with her car?
Interesting fact: in the UK, that joke works exactly the other way around.
The only thing I can read on that poster says ‘Milk’.
Do you got it?
It looks like “MLK” to me. Maybe this is whitewashing-dude from Shortpacked!‘s room and that’s what Dr. King looks like in his world?
Yeah my vote is on Nick Carter of the Backstreet Boys. Hairstyle is a match if i remember correctly.
Hmm, the Sunday strip didn’t auto-load as normal….
Isn’t there supposed to be a freaking-out maltheist Billie here now?
I vote Nick Yu from Bad Boys of Computer Science.
Originally posted:
October 5, 1999