Ain’t no one for to give you no pain
July 19, 2010
12:00 am
I’m one of those people who can never remember names, I forget them before people have even finished telling them to me. On the other hand, I’ve gotten fantastic at keeping conversations alive even though I have no idea what to call the person I’m talking to. Then you get to that phase in your relationship where it’s been an embarrassingly long time and there’s no way to tactfully admit that you never got their name.
I think my record was this one roommate I had for a couple years back in college, we lived together for eight months before I figured her name out.
Laughed at the face in the second to last frame. Another great comic.
Mmmm, steak. Would have been better if it were well done ribs. That would be delicious.
Squishy Mr. Fishie ^_^
Also, the Commander’s usual voice didn’t pop into my head when I read “Jonesy”.
I JUST REALIZED IT NOW. Took me the better part of 5 minutes, lol.
It was the traitorious fat guy from the last Indiana Jones movie, Kingdom Of The Crystal Skull. (IMO I think it alright, but I overwatched it while on a cruise. Same with the last Star Trek movie with Zachary Quinto and the Watchmen movie.)
But the guy’s quote before he died/went interdimensional, was like “I think I’m gonna be alright, Jonesy…WAAAAAAAAAAAUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUGGGGGGGGGGGGHHHHHHHHHHH.” Or something to that effect.
Poor Mr. Fish. He’s always so abused, and mistreated. I think you ought to give him more recognition! He deserves it. Also, you need to tell me how to link things here….
He gets to save the day in next week’s.
Will there be a story as to why Mr. Fishy is never in a pokeball?
Did you ever see Jared put him in a Pokeball in the first place?
Good point. And now that i think about it, i enjoy seeing Mr. Fish in most of the background. Also, i like Mr Fish’s expression in panel 4, along with The Commander’s expression in panels three and four, very good :D
Remember when Jared got Mr. Fish? He just picked him up and carried him around on his shoulder. Jared’s not working on his pokedex, he’s probably never touched a pokeball in his life.
A day in the life of Mr Fish. :3
He makes us all feel so proud as we squish our bodies to get past him.
It’s like a metaphor for life. :3
I was just wondering that myself.
:D DOES HE REALLY? Mr. Fish is my favorite character!
I’ve never once anticipated a Web Comic as much as now. Except for Boxer Hockeys current story. Brought a tear to my eye :( Poor Rittz.
Ms. Jones’ coffee cup has vanished!
She’s finished it!
She ate it??
Fiber is good for you!
One tends to melt if you don’t get enough fibre, you know.
commander can summon and despawn coffee mugs at will
It’s adorable how quickly they’ve adapted to ignoring Mr. Fish. ~X33 He’s merely a minor inconvenience rather than a big dangerous probably-smelly monster.
Also, Commander’s last line is weapons-grade charming.
Wow Mr. Fish has grown in size compared to the previous comics. Also he seems a bit more squishy as the dude put it.
Too many rare candies will not just raise him to a high level, but also make him a Fatty boom boom.
Actually if you look back, he hasn’t changed size much at all.
in comparison to jared idk maybe its just me
Is the Commander hitting on Sarah Jones? :3 My OTP sense is twitching!
Also, I know he said Commander Badass was a title, but… I’m starting to wonder if “Badass” is his real name.
Well keep reading. You MIGHT just figure it out!
I thought his name was “America” given that the commander’s dark haired northern doppleganger is named “Canada”.
They just call him “Canada” because that’s where he’s from. Like in Zombieland, how they just refer to each other by the State they come from.
They actually call each other by city name. But that’s just me being nitpicky.
I come from Canada. And people call me Cocoa. My friend comes from India, and they called him by his first name. Weird how that works :P
You’re also not in the Manly universe :P
“Excuse the Sea Monster. It’s Mating season, and it’s not so agreeable.”
That shit is amazing.
What’s that from?
How did I know she was a “Sarah”?
Mwehehehe, you, I and the commander are the same way with names.
Did she say her name was Sarah Jane?
Charming Commander is charming! And I love the continued presence of Mr. Fish. Not because it’s a living reference, but because of the incredible unwieldiness coupled with the perpetually-unimpressed expression.
By the way, I’m very much a fellow sufferer when it comes to remembering names. I sometimes also end up affixing people with names that contain mostly letters that are not featured in their original name. Kind of embarassing when that happens.
I find I just call them something random and it ends up sticking – and they get used to it. One of our foster kids is named Nick, but I call him Russell all the time.
Try it, it’s fun for all the family.
I actually would be really good at remembering names…I just never listen to people when they tell me. I’m always thinking about what I should say next, what the best turn of conversation would be.
Mr.Fish is probably my favorite character in this. He always looks so…”fml”.
That is one Big, Throbbing, Mr.Fish.
Mr Fish reminds me of a dog my grandparents used to have, that was huge and unmoveable, and always insisted on being in the way of everything.
Haha that’s how every dog that has been to my grandparents’ house is. Both my dogs lay right where people will be walking! Luckily one of them is only twelve pounds so you can just pick him up and move him. The other one is still small enough to step over… Not for long though.
I wonder who the new poster is of. The one in the uniform. hmmm.
(Oh wow I had to go all the way back to the start of Mr Fishy to find out it was Teddy Roosevelt. Sadface.)
Love Mr Fishy’s face in panel 4
Theodore Roosevelt.
The manliest President to ever live.
Mr. Andrew Jackson would like to have a word with you..
And Mr. Teddy Roosevelt would like to have a back-alley-totally-not-cane-induced-murder word with him.
And Mr. Jackson would like to have a “Manly enough to beat his attacker to near death with a cane in broad daylight on the courthouse steps only to be stopped by horrified onlookers” conversation with Mr. Roosevelt.
None shall defeat Lincoln.
Awwww shit, now you fucked up.
Always bet on the guy with reach.
Technically George Washington is twice as manly as them ’cause he was like 6′ 7″ and fought in two wars and purposefully nearl starved himself to death in Valley Forge so one of his men had something to eat. So Eat That
Egad, names. I’ll forget a girl’s name in moment, but a guy’s name I’ll remember. I’m not even that stereotypical boy crazy chick, far from it, but I remember guy’s names much more easily and more often than a girl’s.
And Mr. Fish! I love how nonchalant the are about dealing with him, but you’d think he’d be dead. Fish out of water, and all.
Nah, all Pogeymen are fulla magic.
In all the Stadium, Colliseum, XD, and Battle Revolution games, all the fish and fish-like beasties have a genetic hereditary trait to hover a few feet above the ground. Magikarp is the only one who lacks the power, for he flops around and splashes and flails for amusement.
To show how much of a nerd I am, Gyarados is actually a half water half flyinfg Pokemon so if he can fly too being out of water wouldn’t phase him much I’d think. As it stands he probably built up an immunity to pretty much everything since he was used as a club when he was a tiny Magikarp. On the subject of the strip itself I find myself torn between lulz at the Commander just squeezing past Mr. Fish who does not care how much of an inconvenience he is and going “D’awwww!” at his parting comment to Sarah. Also the steak and American soil dig. He’s so deadpan that you pretty much believe anything he says.
Just wanted to say that Manly Guys is rapidly becoming my favourite Online comic, too bad it is just once per week but at the same time you can’t take the risk of diluting this much awesome. Any chance that Canadian Guy will be making a return? I laughed my ass off at that dude!
Mr. Fish moves for no one. <3
nice reference to spaceballs ^_^
I’ve had some of my closest friends for ten years, and I still forget their names sometimes.
AHH HE’S SO SEXY IN PANEL 4!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
haha, sorry for that.
Ma’am, I’m gonna have to ask you to Calm Down.
ROFLMAO!
I’m terrible at remembering last names myself, and if I meet someone online and then meet them in real life, I keep calling them by their screen name/nickname/whatever.
Fortunately, I’m cool with first names, I just do stuff like calling “Hey, [friend’sname]!” instead of just “Hey!”
(i.e. use the name as much as possible so my mind gets used to it)
I, along with it seems everyone else who has commented, have this exact problem. I get around it by referring to whoever I am introduced to exclusively by name as often as possible. It’s like
“Hi, I’m Jim.”
“Hi Jim. It’s nice to meet you, Jim. So, what do you think of this party, Jim? How do you know the host, Jim?”
This is why nobody introduces me to their friends any more.
I’m liking the Commander more and more. XD
I’ll call him Rib-Eye!
You know what? He’d probably like to be called Marlon, Marlon Badass
I love how he tries to squish past the the door with the Fishy in the way >3 Very adorble .3. Love how old and grumpy the fish looks >XD
Awesome as usual, Squiddy.
Dear lord this web comic is amazing. I’ve been following it since the backstory of Jared was completed and I love it SOOO much. Squid, you make amazing things happen. Genius.
Also, Mr. Fish ftw.
Its funny this came up cause an old friend of mine IMed me today its been yeears since we talked to each other I got her # and chatted for an hour. Once that was over I realized I didn’t remember her name here’s hoping facebook saves me and I get a name to the face.
I see a Roosevelt poster, too! ALL RIGHT!
So, when did he let the horse run free?
haha, I love this one especially, Mr.Fish is such great blockage >w:3
Am I the only one who wants to see his kids? Would it be badass enough to have a tattoo of their names on his arm? And I’d imagine his ex would be some sort of female body builder :)
I don’t care which direction this goes. Monday is going to become my favorite day of the week!
…Is it just me, or is panel 5 super phallic?
Didn’t even realize that when I drew it, just trying to pull off that chitinous ridge segment Gyarados have directly behind the head and make it look really layered up and weathered
They really are a ridiculous design.
My Mr. Fish isn’t nearly as laid back as the original, he as this weird issue about “personal space” basically meaning i can no longer use my basement :(
I always forget names too. So my friends are Tom, ‘Tard, Cam, Glasses (Recently Contacts), and Jesus.
You gotta love how they just squeeze past Mr. Fish without even pausing :D
hehe, I’m the same way with names. I can’t remember them to save my life.
So now I just flat out state when I meet a person I’ll most likely forget their name soon, so don’t be offended if I ask. Its worked out more or less fine. Except the times I forget to say I’ll forget their names.
I’m a forgetful person…
Man, I once had a friend in high school that I knew for four years. I still can’t remember her name.
What’s that vein in Mr. Fish in the second to last panel?
The first segment of a gyarados behind the head has a bony ridge on it.
lmao.. add another name to the list of people who are bad with names.. I went my entire first year of university not knowing the name of one of my best friends… his name simply never came up in conversation no matter how i tried to listen for it. I finally manned up and asked him what it was in the 2nd year.
I always thought Commander was a direct relative of A-certified steak.
That face on Mr fishy as eh squeezes past had me laughing os hard i choked on my drink and my poor 3 year old son had to pat my back and asked if i was ok XD
And i too have the same problem… someone tells me thier name and it’s gone, so when i see them again i’m like “hey, it’s…… you…..” *Sweatdrop
Ahahahahhahaah I love how casually Mr Fish is just in the way.
Mr Fish is my hero.
I just need to say that I am passionately in love with Mr Fish.
Why is the throbbing vein on the Garydos so sexy?
It’s a bony chitinous shelled segment that I apparently over-detailed.
So.
Sexy.
Literally the best comic strip I’ve ever read.
I was also wondering why the title rang with such familiarity with me…
Then my love of Classic Rock reminded me.
“I’ve been through the desert on a horse with no name,
It felt good to get out of the rain.
In the desert, you can’t remember your name,
Cause there ain’t no one for to give you no pain,
Ah la, lah, lala lalalah lalah laah laah…”
I’d also like to point out how freaky it is that when I go to Union Station, one of the buskers is playing/singing that song
Aw man, I only ever hear the illegible buskers when I’m there.
Mr. Fish just hangin out in the doorway.
for some reason those eyes reminded me of a cat
I thought we all started as steaks . . .
As epic as ever! My bro showed this to me on a whim, and I laugh at more of it than he does. Just goes to show… Anyway, I am eagerly awaiting the next Monday when you grace the interwebs with your presence once more!
They should make a doorway through the window there devoted to non-fishy-organisms.
i do enjoy how Mr. Fish does his absolute best to jam himself into the doorway for the sake of following his trainer. it makes you wonder if he really cares for jared behind that barely-hidden-rage/apathy expression.
i’ve never been able to figure out why six enormous and ridiculously powered creatures can be easily handled by 12 year olds. heck, if i was Mr. Fish, i probably would’ve eaten jared by now out of revenge for the bludgeoning.
I’d think the fact that he was a bludgeon is offset by the fact that he isn’t a magikarp anymore
Poor Mr. Fish, don’t blame him. It might be for all that substantial brain damage he may have suffered due to his “unorthodox” way of training during his magikarp stage that he just don’t get he’s completely blocking the damn entrance. Early stages are crucial in order to breed a healthy sea monster in every aspect.
P….Panel 5….@_@
We need more of Jared and Mr. Fishey’s story :3
^This
I’m new but w/e. I love this comic, it’s hilarious!
I also conveniently tend to forget people’s names. It can sometimes be really embarrassing. :x
…So I wonder if the Commander & Sarah will hook up, lol…
JK. :D Keep up the stellar work. I’m looking forward to the next one.
I’d lol if Mr. Fish was actually a female c:
I think female Gyarados have white barbels.
Jonesey and Ripley are the only ones who’re going to make it out alive. Calling it now.
Oh and the Commander’s name is Ripley.
Ahaha I’m not the only one, then? People will tell me their names once and I’ll forget them as soon as I try to remember. I once had a friend for two years without ever being really certain of what her name was– and I’m still approached by people I recognize but don’t remember every time I go out somewhere.
I dunno if anybody wondered this… but where’d the Commander’s black eye go?
Like I told everyone else who asked, it gradually faded over three or four strips.
My name is Sarah and I have a rounder face and a nose like that! My hair’s slightly brighter than that but wee! Yay for random coincidences?
my personal record is ongoing. there is a girl. i’ve known her for six years. i see her every day and talk to her about 4/7 days of the week. no clue what her name is.
my usual greeting is either “hey, you! how’s it going?” or “long time, no see, chickadee!” … i don’t think she’s caught on…>.>
Usually after that long I’ve heard someone else say their name at some point.
I’m astonished nobody seems to have noticed that this is not only the first time Cmmdr. Badass smiles, but the first -two-.
And yes, Mr. Fish is so very much a hero now.
He smiles when he invites Jonesey in for coffee a few strips earlier.
My record….. oh, my average for long streaks is 7 to 8 months, but my all time record, and this is online mind you. 6 years. the reason for this, she hates her birth name. so i never called her that, just used a nicname, and she had been my girlfriend for 2 of those years, still is, and i still dont call her by her birth name.
My record is shorter(4 months), but I’m notorious for forgetting them again….And again…If I’m away from the person for more than a month, then I start forgetting them again. Yet, I remember EVERY POKEMON’S NAME EVER.
Clearly the answer is to simply name your friends after your Pokemon, instead of vice versa.
We have a russian dude at work that everyone refers to as “Ursaring” because we already have two other “Bears” for instance.
I started classes at a new college this past summer, and because of the program I’m in, my classmates and I continually have the same classes together instead of having maybe one or two and then going our separate ways. …Six months after those classes started, I got to that awkward point of which you speak, and had to ask them all, what were all your names again? I think I might have been dozing during class introductions…
There are people I’ve known for four-five years who I have no idea what their names are, and it always creeps me out when they recognize me instantly and start a conversation….
Hah! So I’m not the only one. Though I have this hilariously awkward story, when I didn’t know this girls name, but I’ve known her for some moths (though we weren’t roommates). And one time we were at her place, playing some game. And in the middle of the game at one point I just looked at her and said “This is so embarrassing, but what’s your name?” My memory haven’t improved much, but hopefully I became more subtle.
You think that’s bad? I was in the same class as this girl for three years, we talked almost every school day and i still never figured out what her name was until it was time for graduation. :)
In the fourth panel he looks like he has a “come hither” look about him, from the dreamy eyes, to the sensual way he leans against the doorframe. He is saying “Here I am Jonesy, come and get me!”
Well… We finally know the truth.
i think i understand what you say… my personal record is about 10 years and still counting, they will never find out i dont know their names, but what a good friends we are anyway.
I knew some guys in the Army by nicknames the whole time and to this day have no idea what their real names were. I mean, I must have heard them at some point, but I guess it just never registered…
Called a friend “Mark” for 3 years, introduced him to people as Mark, wrote a birthday card for him that said it was for Mark. I even did this in front of his mom. Then I got a job at the library and saw his card said Chris. Yeah, his name is, was, and always has been Chris. I went to feel guilty, but I wasn’t subtle with it and he never corrected me. His mom said she just assumed it was a nickname. Humans are weird.
In high school I’d greet acquaintances with “Hi, person!”. Using a passably funny joke to cover up for my terrible memory worked surprisingly well.