The Doctor Says: Fun is Officially Over 78
grammar fascist writes "After just less than 13 years, the first comic on the World Wide Web, Doctor Fun, has come to an end. Thanks for all the laughs, Dave. From Dave Farley's page at ibiblio: 'Doctor Fun is over. As promised, I somehow managed to finish 520 weeks or ten full years, even if it took a bit longer than ten years to get there. All of the old cartoons will stay right here as long as ibiblio wants to keep hosting them.'"
Re:Sick (Score:2)
The one with cmdr taco (Score:5, Informative)
Re:The one with cmdr taco (Score:5, Funny)
Thanks for all the laughs, Dave.
Also Unix Gurus in Hell (Score:4, Funny)
What a wonderful comic strip!
Re:Also Unix Gurus in Hell (Score:1)
I'm sorry to see it end.
A poignant one (Score:3, Interesting)
Re:The one with cmdr taco (Score:2)
Also, it's easy to 'test' the color laser printer at your office, by printing out one of these comics. You can later hang them up around your office, and force your cowor
Re:The one with cmdr taco (Score:2)
I wanted to add my thanks to Dave for the years of laughs (and for the jokes I didn't get and had to look around to figure out what the heck he was on about).
As to the two weeks of Dr Fun that we're stilled owed from Dave - the black and white drawings probably would cover that.
the one with the vagina squirrels (Score:1)
Re:The one with cmdr taco (Score:2, Interesting)
Re:10 full years to the nearest week (Score:2)
Actually, no. Assuming 365.25 days per year, OTOH
Re:10 full years to the nearest week (Score:1)
Re:10 full years to the nearest week (Score:2)
Some folks suggest that every 4000 years you should take one out again, That would be 365.24225. I don't think that's official yet, however.
That doesn't change the calculations significantly in this case, however.
Re:10 full years to the nearest week (Score:1)
Re:10 full years to the nearest week (Score:2)
Re:10 full years to the nearest week (Score:2)
And what exactly did I get wrong in my comment?
I was tought
You clearly weren't taught spelling, speaking of hair-splitting.
in school 365.2422
365+1/4-1/100+1/400 != 365.2422.
365+1/4-1/100+1/400 is the current definition. One proposed extension (originally proposed by John Herschel) is to subtract 1/4000, which would make the sum 365.24225. All of which is exactly what I said before.
Re:10 full years to the nearest week (Score:2)
Re:10 full years to the nearest week (Score:2)
using 365.24 doesn't change the final result when rounded to the nearest week though.
Re:10 full years to the nearest week (Score:1, Offtopic)
what it should say is:
10 full years to the nearest week is 522 weeks assuming 365.25 days/year.
Re:10 full years to the nearest week (Score:1)
Hey, maybe he RSA encrypted it - so all we need to do is find the right values of N and D and... Oh, wait, he posted a correction. Never mind.
Cool (Score:3, Funny)
Very strange little comic, never heard of it before, even though I have been on the web as long as it has. (to be fair, i am not that funny either)
Re:Cool (Score:2)
Re:Cool (Score:3, Interesting)
Moderator is tard (Score:2, Funny)
Re:Moderator is tard (Score:2)
-Eric
Re:Cool (Score:1)
Re:Cool (Score:2)
Nooooooo!!!! (Score:5, Insightful)
Thank you Dave.
13 years?!@#$%^ (Score:5, Insightful)
Many thanks and best wishes, David Farley. Can't wait to see what you do next!
Wait (Score:5, Funny)
Re:Wait (Score:1)
Re:Wait (Score:1)
dang! (Score:3, Insightful)
Man, a lot of us "grew up" with this comic, it really was the geek hallmark on the early web.
Re:dang! (Score:1, Interesting)
Re:dang! (Score:2)
Call me a pessimist... (Score:4, Funny)
Why do I always discover the *good* stuff after it's gone?
Re:Call me a pessimist... (Score:2)
Wow...surprised... (Score:2, Funny)
I have had a copy of this one:
http://www.ibiblio.org/Dave/Dr-Fun/df200004/df2000 0413.jpg [ibiblio.org]
on my bulletin board at work for over 6 years. Struck me funny, and it's been moving with me from cubicle to cubicle the whole time.
-rcmiv
Only Dr.Fun could make candiru jokes. (Score:1)
Cmon (Score:1, Funny)
OMG, WTF, 111!!! etc. etc. (Score:2, Interesting)
So Long, and Thanks For All the Fish (Score:2)
I can't be alone (Score:1, Interesting)
Re:I can't be alone (Score:1)
Re:I can't be alone (Score:1)
Seems like a Gary Larson rip-off, but without the humour.
Re:I can't be alone (Score:2)
My favourite: the Ghost of Usenet Postings Past (Score:2)
Re:My favourite: the Ghost of Usenet Postings Past (Score:2)
wget while the wgetting is good (Score:2, Insightful)
I love dr. fun. Email the good doctor and let him know he was appreciated!!
Dr. Who (Score:1)
The funny thing is ... (Score:1, Offtopic)
RIP Doctor Fun (Score:2)
The End of an Era (Score:3, Insightful)
This is my luck ! (Score:4, Funny)
Two days ago, and I mean litteraly two days ago, I discovered the Doctor Fun comic. And now I am learning that it has come to an end ! This is my luck. This is my luck ! *angry*.
Re:This is my luck ! (Score:2, Funny)
Re:This is my luck ! (Score:3, Interesting)
Re:This is my luck ! (Score:1)
The Origin of Monsters Inc? (Score:2)
I don't know if anyone is still reading this story, but it looks like one Doctor Fun cartoon [ibiblio.org] contains the kernel of Monsters Inc.
Having many Canadian friends, I also love Maplefinger [ibiblio.org].
My favorite (Score:2)