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		<pubDate>Thu, 08 May 2008 09:48:27 -0400</pubDate>
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			<title>The Inner Light</title>
			<link>http://comics.hatbag.net/pivot/entry.php?id=261&amp;w=hatbag_archive</link>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 08 May 2008 08:48:00 -0400</pubDate>
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			<title>A Little Too Ironic</title>
			<link>http://comics.hatbag.net/pivot/entry.php?id=260&amp;w=hatbag_archive</link>
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                        <description><![CDATA[ <center><img src="http://alltheseworlds.net/images/a-little-too-ironic.jpg" alt="Hatbag by David Hitt and Lain Hughes comic a little too ironic webcomic"></center>And, slightly <a href="http://comics.hatbag.net/pivot/entry.php?id=258"  target='_blank'>later that day...</a> ]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Fri, 02 May 2008 12:19:00 -0400</pubDate>
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			<title>Thumb And Thumber</title>
			<link>http://comics.hatbag.net/pivot/entry.php?id=257&amp;w=hatbag_archive</link>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 24 Apr 2008 16:57:00 -0400</pubDate>
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			<title>Write Back To Square One</title>
			<link>http://comics.hatbag.net/pivot/entry.php?id=256&amp;w=hatbag_archive</link>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 17 Apr 2008 14:04:00 -0400</pubDate>
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			<title>Sethlighting</title>
			<link>http://comics.hatbag.net/pivot/entry.php?id=255&amp;w=hatbag_archive</link>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 10 Apr 2008 10:11:00 -0400</pubDate>
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			<title>A Penny For Your Thoughts</title>
			<link>http://comics.hatbag.net/pivot/entry.php?id=254&amp;w=hatbag_archive</link>
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                        <description><![CDATA[ <center><img src="http://alltheseworlds.net/images/the-unkindest-cuts-of-all.jpg" alt="Hatbag by David Hitt and Lain Hughes comic a penny for your thoughts webcomic"></center>To make this easy for Richie, <a href="http://comics.hatbag.net/pivot/entry.php?id=253"  target='_blank'>click here for the hidden bonus strip</a>. ]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 03 Apr 2008 08:31:00 -0400</pubDate>
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			<title>While The Iron Is Hot</title>
			<link>http://comics.hatbag.net/pivot/entry.php?id=252&amp;w=hatbag_archive</link>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 27 Mar 2008 08:09:00 -0400</pubDate>
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			<title>I'm Sorry, Dave</title>
			<link>http://comics.hatbag.net/pivot/entry.php?id=251&amp;w=hatbag_archive</link>
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                        <description><![CDATA[ <center><img src="http://alltheseworlds.net/images/monolith-legacy2.gif" alt="Hatbag by David Hitt and Lain Hughes comic Im sorry dave webcomic"></center> ]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 20 Mar 2008 16:15:00 -0400</pubDate>
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			<title>How I Love A Party, Compadres!</title>
			<link>http://comics.hatbag.net/pivot/entry.php?id=250&amp;w=hatbag_archive</link>
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                        <description><![CDATA[ <center><img src="http://alltheseworlds.net/images/080314howiloveapartycompadr.jpg" alt="Hatbag by David Hitt and Lain Hughes comic how i love a party compadres webcomic"></center>Yeah, we're late, but otherwise it wouldn't have been Pi Day. ]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Fri, 14 Mar 2008 14:55:00 -0400</pubDate>
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			<title>No Need To Fret</title>
			<link>http://comics.hatbag.net/pivot/entry.php?id=249&amp;w=hatbag_archive</link>
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                        <description><![CDATA[ <center><img src="http://alltheseworlds.net/images/080306noneedtofret.jpg" alt="Hatbag by David Hitt and Lain Hughes comic no need to fret webcomic"></center><a href="http://hatbag.net/weeklies/970220wombatar.html"  target='_blank'>Eleven years ago...</a> ]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 06 Mar 2008 08:29:00 -0400</pubDate>
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			<title>Shot Out Of A Canon</title>
			<link>http://comics.hatbag.net/pivot/entry.php?id=247&amp;w=hatbag_archive</link>
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                        <description><![CDATA[ <center><img src="http://alltheseworlds.net/images/shot-out-of-a-canon.jpg" alt="Hatbag by David Hitt and Lain Hughes comic shot out of a canon webcomic"></center>For those who haven't been reading for 14 years; this is the <a href="http://hatbag.net/dailies/001Origin.html"  target='_blank'>very first HATBG strip</a>, which is in an English 200 class. The strip appeared in January 1994.<br />
<br />
By February 1995, BG was being offered a job as <a href="http://hatbag.net/dailies/205theresume.html"  target='_blank'>Assistant Dean of Student Affairs at SMU</a>.<br />
<br />
The daily strip ended shortly thereafter, and when the weekly picked up, <a href="http://hatbag.net/weeklies/960530origin2.html"  target='_blank'>BG was back at Ole Miss as some sort of counselor</a>.<br />
<br />
To be sure, we've sat down and figured out how it all makes sense, but this strip was fun anyway. Very much a comics-geek joke.<br />
<br />
On the more recent front, Seth's master first and last appeared <a href="http://comics.hatbag.net/pivot/entry.php?id=32"  target='_blank'>almost three years ago</a>, and the experimental time machine, which dates back to the old daily HATBG strips, last popped up in <a href="http://comics.hatbag.net/pivot/entry.php?id=72"  target='_blank'>October 2005</a>. ]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Fri, 29 Feb 2008 08:28:00 -0400</pubDate>
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			<title>Time Travails</title>
			<link>http://comics.hatbag.net/pivot/entry.php?id=246&amp;w=hatbag_archive</link>
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                        <description><![CDATA[ <center><img src="http://alltheseworlds.net/images/080221timetravail.jpg" alt="Hatbag by David Hitt and Lain Hughes comic time travails webcomic"></center>References rejected from inclusion in the strip -- the upcoming Star Wars spin-off movie (The big-screen Clone Wars pilot and the old Ewoks Adventures movie; both a bit obscure) or the recent Springsteen album (Magic and Born in the USA; Springsteen album releases not being that unusual). ]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 21 Feb 2008 08:35:00 -0400</pubDate>
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			<title>And Mileys To Go Before I Sleep</title>
			<link>http://comics.hatbag.net/pivot/entry.php?id=245&amp;w=hatbag_archive</link>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 14 Feb 2008 15:50:00 -0400</pubDate>
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			<title>Primary Considerations</title>
			<link>http://comics.hatbag.net/pivot/entry.php?id=244&amp;w=hatbag_archive</link>
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                        <description><![CDATA[ <center><img src="http://alltheseworlds.net/images/primary-consideration.jpg" alt="Hatbag by David Hitt and Lain Hughes comic primary consideration webcomic"></center> ]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Fri, 08 Feb 2008 12:16:00 -0400</pubDate>
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			<title>The Word On The Street Is You Might Go, Solo</title>
			<link>http://comics.hatbag.net/pivot/entry.php?id=243&amp;w=hatbag_archive</link>
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                        <description><![CDATA[ <center><img src="http://alltheseworlds.net/images/the-word-on-the-street-is-y.jpg" alt="Hatbag by David Hitt and Lain Hughes comic the word on the street is you might go solo webcomic"></center>Yeah, we're late. Technical difficulties. Sorry. ]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Mon, 04 Feb 2008 11:30:00 -0400</pubDate>
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			<title>Remembering Farley</title>
			<link>http://comics.hatbag.net/pivot/entry.php?id=242&amp;w=hatbag_archive</link>
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                        <description><![CDATA[ <center><img src="http://alltheseworlds.net/images/remembering-farley.jpg" alt="Hatbag by David Hitt and Lain Hughes comic Remember Farley webcomic"></center><a href="http://hatbag.net/dailies/001Origin.html"  target='_blank'>It was 14 years ago today...</a> ]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 24 Jan 2008 16:18:00 -0400</pubDate>
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			<title>IM Not That Bright</title>
			<link>http://comics.hatbag.net/pivot/entry.php?id=241&amp;w=hatbag_archive</link>
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                        <description><![CDATA[ <center><img src="http://alltheseworlds.net/images/im-not-that-bright.jpg" alt="Hatbag by David Hitt and Lain Hughes comic IM not that bright webcomic"></center> ]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 17 Jan 2008 08:10:00 -0400</pubDate>
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			<title>Cut To The Chase</title>
			<link>http://comics.hatbag.net/pivot/entry.php?id=240&amp;w=hatbag_archive</link>
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                        <description><![CDATA[ <center><img src="http://alltheseworlds.net/images/cut-to-the-chase.jpg" alt="Hatbag by David Hitt and Lain Hughes comic cut to the chase webcomic"></center>Yeah, we made an <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Occam's_Razor"  target='_blank'>Occam's Razor</a> joke. We actually do know something besides comic books and Macintosh. Not much, but some. ]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 10 Jan 2008 12:48:00 -0400</pubDate>
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			<title>Face The Future</title>
			<link>http://comics.hatbag.net/pivot/entry.php?id=239&amp;w=hatbag_archive</link>
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                        <description><![CDATA[ <center><img src="http://alltheseworlds.net/images/face-the-future.jpg" alt="Hatbag by David Hitt and Lain Hughes comic face the future webcomic"></center>Hey, look, we're on schedule this week! Whee! ]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 03 Jan 2008 10:44:00 -0400</pubDate>
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			<title>Who Spiked The Punch</title>
			<link>http://comics.hatbag.net/pivot/entry.php?id=238&amp;w=hatbag_archive</link>
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                        <description><![CDATA[ <center><img src="http://alltheseworlds.net/images/who-spiked-the-punch-.jpg" alt="Hatbag by David Hitt and Lain Hughes comic who spiked the punch webcomic"></center>And you can expect to see another version of this strip in <a href="http://hatbag.net/weeklies/980101punchlinerevue.html"  target='_blank'>another 10 years</a>, so that'll give you something to look forward to at the end of 2017. ]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Fri, 28 Dec 2007 09:52:00 -0400</pubDate>
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			<title>Ye Olde Nerdmas Carols</title>
			<link>http://comics.hatbag.net/pivot/entry.php?id=237&amp;w=hatbag_archive</link>
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                        <description><![CDATA[ <center><table width="400" border="3" rules="none" bgcolor="white" cellpadding="8"><tr><td><img src="http://alltheseworlds.net/images/nerdmas-carols-nameplate.gif" alt="Ye Olde Nerdmas Carols" width="100%"></td></tr><tr><td><font size="4" face="serif"><b><center>God Rest Ye Nerdy Gentlemen</center></b><br />
God rest ye, nerdy gentlemen<br />
Let nothing you dismay: <br />
Alien vs. Predator<br />
Opens on Christmas Day<br />
In an attempt to save franchises<br />
Which had gone astray<br />
<br />
And I hear they have a Pred-alien, Pred-alien<br />
Yes, I hear they have a Pred-alien....<br />
<br />
<center><img src="http://comics.hatbag.net/images/nerdmas_holly1.jpg" alt="holly" align="center" height="21"><img src="http://comics.hatbag.net/images/nerdmas_holly2.jpg" alt="holly" align="center" height="21"><img src="http://comics.hatbag.net/images/nerdmasholly3.jpg" alt="holly" align="center" height="21"><img src="http://comics.hatbag.net/images/nerdmas_holly1.jpg" alt="holly"" align="center" height="21"><img src="http://comics.hatbag.net/images/nerdmas_holly2.jpg" alt="holly" align="center" height="21"><img src="http://comics.hatbag.net/images/nerdmasholly3.jpg" alt="holly" align="center" height="21"></center><br />
<b><center>Palpatine Is Coming To Town</center></b><br />
<i>Oh, you'd better not pout, you'd better not cry<br />
You better watch out, I'm telling you why: <br />
Palpatine is coming to town. <br />
<br />
He's learned from the Sith, <br />
He's checked it all twice, <br />
His side of the Force<br />
Is naughty, not nice: <br />
Palpatine is coming to town. <br />
<img src="http://comics.hatbag.net/images/nerdmas/09LARPlance.jpg" alt="LARP lance" align="right"><br />
He sees you when you're sleeping<br />
He knows when you're awake,<br />
He knows if your body's burned up<br />
In a far-away molten lake. <br />
<br />
So you better get out, you'd better take off,<br />
Quit your Jedi job, study to be a Moff: <br />
Palpatine is coming to town.</i><br />
<br />
<br />
<center><img src="http://comics.hatbag.net/images/nerdmas_holly1.jpg" alt="holly" align="center" height="21"><img src="http://comics.hatbag.net/images/nerdmas_holly2.jpg" alt="holly" align="center" height="21"><img src="http://comics.hatbag.net/images/nerdmasholly3.jpg" alt="holly" align="center" height="21"><img src="http://comics.hatbag.net/images/nerdmas_holly1.jpg" alt="holly"" align="center" height="21"><img src="http://comics.hatbag.net/images/nerdmas_holly2.jpg" alt="holly" align="center" height="21"><img src="http://comics.hatbag.net/images/nerdmasholly3.jpg" alt="holly" align="center" height="21"></center><br />
<b><center>Suzie, The Red-Haired Shopgirl</center></b><br />
Suzie, the red-haired shopgirl,<br />
had a very cozy store.<br />
And if you ever saw her<br />
you would want to read lots more.<br />
<br />
All of the other store guys<br />
used to come and browse her books.<br />
And the comic shop owner<br />
always gave her flirty looks.<br />
<img src="http://alltheseworlds.net/images/carolers.gif" alt="Carolers" align="right"><br />
Then one foggy Nerdmas Eve,<br />
Seth came to say,<br />
"Suzie, with your wares on shelves,<br />
Won't you sell me a book with elves?"<br />
<br />
So he bought The Silmarillion,<br />
And said as he took it with glee,<br />
"Suzie, the red-haired shopgirl,<br />
won't you go out with me?"<br />
<br />
<center><img src="http://comics.hatbag.net/images/nerdmas_holly1.jpg" alt="holly" align="center" height="21"><img src="http://comics.hatbag.net/images/nerdmas_holly2.jpg" alt="holly" align="center" height="21"><img src="http://comics.hatbag.net/images/nerdmasholly3.jpg" alt="holly" align="center" height="21"><img src="http://comics.hatbag.net/images/nerdmas_holly1.jpg" alt="holly"" align="center" height="21"><img src="http://comics.hatbag.net/images/nerdmas_holly2.jpg" alt="holly" align="center" height="21"><img src="http://comics.hatbag.net/images/nerdmasholly3.jpg" alt="holly" align="center" height="21"></center><br />
<br />
<b><center>The Nerdmas Song</center></b><br />
<i>Chess game going by an open fire,<br />
Jack Black in your DVD. <br />
Life Day carols being sung by a choir,<br />
And folks dressed up like Mr. T<br />
<br />
Everybody knows<br />
A turkey and some MST<br />
Help to make the season bright<br />
Tiny Jawas with their eyes all aglow<br />
Will steal away your droids tonight<br />
<img src="http://comics.hatbag.net/images/nerdmas_art_2.jpg" alt="St. Evejobs" align="right" height="160"><br />
They know that Steve Jobs' on the way<br />
He's got a lot of toys to show on Macworld Day<br />
And every mother's nerd will spy<br />
To see Batman can fight off Brother Eye. <br />
<br />
And so I'm offering this simple phrase<br />
For geeks from one to forty-two:<br />
Although it's been said in Klingon and by dwarves: <br />
Merry Nerdmas to you.</i><br />
<br />
<center><img src="http://comics.hatbag.net/images/nerdmas_holly1.jpg" alt="holly" align="center" height="21"><img src="http://comics.hatbag.net/images/nerdmas_holly2.jpg" alt="holly" align="center" height="21"><img src="http://comics.hatbag.net/images/nerdmasholly3.jpg" alt="holly" align="center" height="21"><img src="http://comics.hatbag.net/images/nerdmas_holly1.jpg" alt="holly"" align="center" height="21"><img src="http://comics.hatbag.net/images/nerdmas_holly2.jpg" alt="holly" align="center" height="21"><img src="http://comics.hatbag.net/images/nerdmasholly3.jpg" alt="holly" align="center" height="21"></center><br />
<br />
<b><center>Gandalf The Wizard</center></b><br />
<br />
Gandalf the Wizard<br />
Was a jolly, happy soul<br />
With a long thin pipe and a pointy noise<br />
And halfling-weed in his bowl<br />
<br />
Gandalf the Wizard<br />
Was known as Gandalf the Grey<br />
But the hobbits knew<br />
The things he could do<br />
When he came round the Shire way. <br />
<br />
There must have been some magic<br />
In that ring that Bilbo found<br />
For when he place it on his hand<br />
The plot began to move around<br />
<br />
Gandalf the Wizard<br />
Was as wise as he could be<br />
So he said let's go<br />
To the young Frodo<br />
And let's toss that ring away<br />
<br />
Partway to Mordor<br />
He protected Frodo well<br />
Then they fought some ghouls,<br />
He said "Run, you fools"<br />
And down in the mine he fell<br />
<br />
He fell right down the chasm<br />
And that ol' Balrog he fought<br />
That fire demon put a good fight up<br />
But his fighting came to naught<br />
<br />
Gandalf The Wizard<br />
Fell a long long way that day<br />
All charged up with might<br />
He got bleached all white<br />
So, so long Gandalf the Grey!<br />
<br />
Whumpity whump whump <br />
Whumpity whump whump<br />
Look at Galdalf go!<br />
Whumpity whump whump<br />
Whumpity whump whump<br />
With his big beard of snow!<br />
<br />
<center><img src="http://comics.hatbag.net/images/nerdmas_holly1.jpg" alt="holly" align="center" height="21"><img src="http://comics.hatbag.net/images/nerdmas_holly2.jpg" alt="holly" align="center" height="21"><img src="http://comics.hatbag.net/images/nerdmasholly3.jpg" alt="holly" align="center" height="21"><img src="http://comics.hatbag.net/images/nerdmas_holly1.jpg" alt="holly"" align="center" height="21"><img src="http://comics.hatbag.net/images/nerdmas_holly2.jpg" alt="holly" align="center" height="21"><img src="http://comics.hatbag.net/images/nerdmasholly3.jpg" alt="holly" align="center" height="21"></center><br />
<br />
<b><center>Comic Books</center></b><br />
<i>Dashing to the store<br />
In the afternoon Wednesday<br />
'Oer the roads we go,<br />
Geeking all the way<br />
Wearing Green Lanterns' ring<br />
To make our spirits bright<br />
What fun it is to browse and shop<br />
At the comics shop tonight!<br />
<br />
Comic books, comic books<br />
Comics all for me!<br />
Oh, what fun it is to read</i><br />
<br />
<center><img src="http://comics.hatbag.net/images/nerdmas_holly1.jpg" alt="holly" align="center" height="21"><img src="http://comics.hatbag.net/images/nerdmas_holly2.jpg" alt="holly" align="center" height="21"><img src="http://comics.hatbag.net/images/nerdmasholly3.jpg" alt="holly" align="center" height="21"><img src="http://comics.hatbag.net/images/nerdmas_holly1.jpg" alt="holly"" align="center" height="21"><img src="http://comics.hatbag.net/images/nerdmas_holly2.jpg" alt="holly" align="center" height="21"><img src="http://comics.hatbag.net/images/nerdmasholly3.jpg" alt="holly" align="center" height="21"></center><br />
<br />
<b><center>Cyber Wonderland</center></b><br />
E-mail pings,are you listenin'? <br />
On the screen, something's glistenin'<br />
A beautiful site<br />
On Google tonight<br />
Browsin' through a cyber-wonderland<br />
<br />
Dial-up was slow as quicksand<br />
Here to stay is the broadband<br />
It streams data down<br />
So I can be found<br />
Browsin' through a cyber-wonderland<br />
<img src="http://comics.hatbag.net/images/nerdmas/08MacsAModded.jpg" alt="modded mac" align="right"><br />
On the Facebook we can view some people<br />
And pretend that we are really swell<br />
They'll say "Are you married?"<br />
We'll say "No, man!<br />
At least, that is,<br />
As far as you can tell."<br />
<br />
Later on, we'll conspire<br />
To steal songs with Limewire<br />
We'll face unafraid<br />
The R-I-A-A<br />
Browsin' through a cyber-wonderland....<br />
<br />
<center><img src="http://comics.hatbag.net/images/nerdmas_holly1.jpg" alt="holly" align="center" height="21"><img src="http://comics.hatbag.net/images/nerdmas_holly2.jpg" alt="holly" align="center" height="21"><img src="http://comics.hatbag.net/images/nerdmasholly3.jpg" alt="holly" align="center" height="21"><img src="http://comics.hatbag.net/images/nerdmas_holly1.jpg" alt="holly"" align="center" height="21"><img src="http://comics.hatbag.net/images/nerdmas_holly2.jpg" alt="holly" align="center" height="21"><img src="http://comics.hatbag.net/images/nerdmasholly3.jpg" alt="holly" align="center" height="21"></center><br />
</td></tr></table></center>Merry Nerdmas to all!<br  /><br />
<br  /><br />
And, in case you missed them, check out last year's <a href="http://comics.hatbag.net/pivot/entry.php?id=161"  target='_blank'>The Twelve Days Of Nerdmans</a> and the classic <a href="http://comics.hatbag.net/entry_81.php"  target='_blank'>The Night Before Nerdmas</a>.<br  /><br />
<br  /><br />
Hope you and yours have a wonderful holiday season!<br  /><br />
<br  /><br />
--David & Lain ]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Fri, 21 Dec 2007 13:02:00 -0400</pubDate>
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			<title>Do Androids Dream Of Electric Seth</title>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 13 Dec 2007 09:34:00 -0400</pubDate>
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			<title>Diamonds In The Rough</title>
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                        <description><![CDATA[ <center><img src="http://alltheseworlds.net/images/great-uncle-hippiebags.jpg" alt="Hatbag by David Hitt and Lain Hughes comic reordered priorities webcomic"></center> ]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Tue, 04 Dec 2007 15:53:00 -0400</pubDate>
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			<title>Reordered Priorities</title>
			<link>http://comics.hatbag.net/pivot/entry.php?id=234&amp;w=hatbag_archive</link>
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                        <description><![CDATA[ <center><img src="http://alltheseworlds.net/images/reordered-priorities.jpg" alt="Hatbag by David Hitt and Lain Hughes comic reordered priorities webcomic"></center>And as a bonus, we've got a very-slightly-later-that-day <a href="http://comics.hatbag.net/pivot/entry.php?id=233"  target='_blank'>Easter Egg</a> strip. ]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Fri, 30 Nov 2007 10:09:00 -0400</pubDate>
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			<title>Thanksplanning!</title>
			<link>http://comics.hatbag.net/pivot/entry.php?id=232&amp;w=hatbag_archive</link>
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                        <description><![CDATA[ <center><img src="http://alltheseworlds.net/images/071122thanksplanning.jpg" alt="Hatbag by David Hitt and Lain Hughes comic thanksplanning webcomic"></center>This is an old tradition between the two of them, <a href="http://hatbag.net/dailies/165thankyou.html"  target='_blank'>dating all the way back to 1994</a>. It was <a href="http://hatbag.net/weeklies/971120thanksforthecoke.html"  target='_blank'>revisited in the HATBG weekly strip</a>.<br />
<br />
Two years ago, in our first Hatbag Thanksgiving strip, <a href="http://comics.hatbag.net/pivot/entry.php?id=77"  target='_blank'>we put a bit of a twist on it</a>, and then last year, we went somewhere <a href="http://comics.hatbag.net/pivot/entry.php?id=156"  target='_blank'>completely different with it</a>, so this year is somewhat of a return to form.<br />
<br />
Here's hoping you and yours have a wonderful Thanksgiving! ]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Wed, 21 Nov 2007 14:59:00 -0400</pubDate>
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			<title>The Stripper's Life</title>
			<link>http://comics.hatbag.net/pivot/entry.php?id=231&amp;w=hatbag_archive</link>
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                        <description><![CDATA[ <center><img src="http://alltheseworlds.net/images/071115thestripperslife.jpg" alt="Hatbag by David Hitt and Lain Hughes comic the stripper's life webcomic"></center> ]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 15 Nov 2007 07:49:00 -0400</pubDate>
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			<title>Living The Literary Wife</title>
			<link>http://comics.hatbag.net/pivot/entry.php?id=230&amp;w=hatbag_archive</link>
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                        <description><![CDATA[ <center><img src="http://alltheseworlds.net/images/living-the-literary-wife.jpg" alt="Hatbag by David Hitt and Lain Hughes comic living the literary wife webcomic"></center> ]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 08 Nov 2007 10:19:00 -0400</pubDate>
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			<title>A Date Which Shall Live In Indecisiveness</title>
			<link>http://comics.hatbag.net/pivot/entry.php?id=229&amp;w=hatbag_archive</link>
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                        <description><![CDATA[ <center><img src="http://alltheseworlds.net/images/a-date-which-shall-live-in-indecisiveness.jpg" alt="Hatbag by David Hitt and Lain Hughes comic a date which shall live in indecisiveness webcomic"></center>Sorry, we both had some major technical difficulties yesterday that prevented this from being online sooner. But it is now.<br />
<br />
And this strip marks the end of the Giant Plot Arc that we wrote back in July. The groundwork we've laid, though, will give us fodder we'll be working with for a while. ]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Fri, 02 Nov 2007 08:17:00 -0400</pubDate>
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			<title>Herbert Was My Valley</title>
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                        <description><![CDATA[ <center><img src="http://alltheseworlds.net/images/herbert-was-my-valley.jpg" alt="Hatbag by David Hitt and Lain Hughes comic herbert was my valley webcomic"></center>Almost there. ]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 25 Oct 2007 09:29:00 -0400</pubDate>
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			<title>A Decent Interval</title>
			<link>http://comics.hatbag.net/pivot/entry.php?id=227&amp;w=hatbag_archive</link>
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                        <description><![CDATA[ <center><img src="http://alltheseworlds.net/images/a-decent-interval.jpg" alt="Hatbag by David Hitt and Lain Hughes comic a decent interval webcomic"></center>And the Giant Plot Arc nears its conclusion. ]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 18 Oct 2007 15:31:00 -0400</pubDate>
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			<title>O MrGuy Do U Wrt</title>
			<link>http://comics.hatbag.net/pivot/entry.php?id=226&amp;w=hatbag_archive</link>
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                        <description><![CDATA[ <center><img src="http://alltheseworlds.net/images/o-mrguy-do-u-wrt-.jpg" alt="Hatbag by David Hitt and Lain Hughes comic o mrguy do u wrt webcomic"></center> ]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 11 Oct 2007 08:45:00 -0400</pubDate>
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			<title>A Vote For Gore</title>
			<link>http://comics.hatbag.net/pivot/entry.php?id=225&amp;w=hatbag_archive</link>
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                        <description><![CDATA[ <center><img src="http://alltheseworlds.net/images/a_vote_for_gore.jpg" alt="Hatbag by David Hitt and Lain Hughes comic a vote for Gore webcomic"></center><i>Excerpts from the discussion of punchlines considered for this strip:</i><br />
<br />
SETH and HERBERT are outside Guy's house. Herbert is standing in a giant flaming pie.<br />
Herbert: Are you sure about this, boss?<br />
Seth: Hey, <a href="http://abbeyrd.best.vwh.net/named.htm"  target='_blank'>it worked for The Beatles.</a><br />
(Alternately, Herbert could be dressed as a giant bat hanging on a string, and Seth could say Batman.)<br />
<br />
Seth and Herbert tilting at a windmill? in appropriate dress?<br />
Seth dressed as Ahab and Herbert dressed as white whale, in Guy's front yard<br />
<br />
Seth: I AM THE GHOST OF JOHN GRISHAM, COME TO GIVE YOU INSPIRATION, GUY!!<br />
Guy: Seth, John Grisham's not dead.<br />
Seth: Oh. Then I got nothing.<br />
<br />
Seth (on roof): Okay, now, ring the doorbell. When he comes out, I'll drop this apple on his head. <br />
Herbert: Boss, I'm telling you, Newton wasn't a novelist.<br />
<br />
Herbert's up on the roof with a powerful spotlight and a megaphone. <br />
"Are you sure about this, boss?"<br />
"Worked for St. Paul!" ]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 04 Oct 2007 08:27:00 -0400</pubDate>
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			<title>Write Place, Wrong Time</title>
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                        <description><![CDATA[ <center><img src="http://alltheseworlds.net/images/write-place-wrong-time.jpg" alt="Hatbag by David Hitt and Lain Hughes comic write place wrong time webcomic"></center>And, <a href="http://comics.hatbag.net/pivot/entry.php?id=223"  target='_blank'>later that day...</a> ]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 27 Sep 2007 08:18:00 -0400</pubDate>
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			<title>Label-Free</title>
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                        <description><![CDATA[ <center><img src="http://alltheseworlds.net/images/label-free.jpg" alt="Hatbag by David Hitt and Lain Hughes comic bottomed out upper hand webcomic"></center>See, things are looking up already. ]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Wed, 19 Sep 2007 21:27:00 -0400</pubDate>
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			<title>Bottomed Out, Upper Hand</title>
			<link>http://comics.hatbag.net/pivot/entry.php?id=221&amp;w=hatbag_archive</link>
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                        <description><![CDATA[ <center><img src="http://alltheseworlds.net/images/070913bottomedoutupperhand.jpg" alt="Hatbag by David Hitt and Lain Hughes comic bottomed out upper hand webcomic"></center>As we were planning the Giant Plot Arc, one of the issues of discussion was whether it was too much to have it actually be two different storylines at once. Ultimately, we decided to go with it. At the end, there will be a new status quo that will let us do some new things, so it'll all be good. ]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 13 Sep 2007 09:24:00 -0400</pubDate>
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			<title>The Hand Of The Master</title>
			<link>http://comics.hatbag.net/pivot/entry.php?id=220&amp;w=hatbag_archive</link>
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                        <description><![CDATA[ <center><img src="http://alltheseworlds.net/images/the-hand-of-the-master.jpg" alt="Hatbag by David Hitt and Lain Hughes comic strip the hand of the master webcomic"></center>Way back in 2006, we had a punchline.<br />
<br />
Well, not even a complete punchline, just a phrase, maybe half a punchline -- "where the Magic happens."<br />
<br />
To use it, though, we really needed a new character. The earliest sketches of Suzie, before she even had a name, were saved as "Magic Girl," based on that punchline.<br />
<br />
So, after literally months of set-up -- well, OK, weeks of set-up broken up by months of doing other stuff -- here, finally, is the strip.<br />
<br />
And for those who have commented on the Giant Plot Arc series being a downer, it does get better.<br />
<br />
But not until after it gets worse. ]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 06 Sep 2007 07:52:00 -0400</pubDate>
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			<title>Too Busy, Or Not Too Busy</title>
			<link>http://comics.hatbag.net/pivot/entry.php?id=219&amp;w=hatbag_archive</link>
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                        <description><![CDATA[ <center><img src="http://alltheseworlds.net/images/070830toobusyornottoobusy.jpg" alt="Hatbag by David Hitt and Lain Hughes comic strip too busy or not too busy webcomic"></center>We would say it was just one of those weeks, but that implies there are other weeks like this. ]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 30 Aug 2007 07:44:00 -0400</pubDate>
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			<title>The Most Polarizing Hatbag Ever</title>
			<link>http://comics.hatbag.net/pivot/entry.php?id=218&amp;w=hatbag_archive</link>
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                        <description><![CDATA[ <center><img src="http://alltheseworlds.net/images/the-most-polarizing-hatbag-.jpg" alt="Hatbag by David Hitt and Lain Hughes comic strip the most polarizing hatbag ever webcomic"></center>See, this is how dedicated we are to the big plot arc we've undertaken -- This week's strip wasn't original part of the story, but rather was inspired by recent real-life events which we won't get into here.<br />
<br />
Rather than just creating it as a stand-alone strip, though, we've incorporated it into the plot arc. You'll notice how it deftly works in the Seth/Suzie/Clive story, while at the same time foreshadowing that ... but that would be telling. Never mind. ]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 23 Aug 2007 12:39:00 -0400</pubDate>
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			<title>He Who Hesitates Is Seth</title>
			<link>http://comics.hatbag.net/pivot/entry.php?id=217&amp;w=hatbag_archive</link>
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                        <description><![CDATA[ <center><img src="http://alltheseworlds.net/images/he-who-hesitates-is-seth.jpg" alt="Hatbag by David Hitt and Lain Hughes comic strip he who hesitates is seth webcomic"></center>The big story arc continues.<br />
<br />
In case you don't recognize the guy in the last panel, it's Clive, making his third appearance in as many years. He first appeared <a href="http://comics.hatbag.net/pivot/entry.php?id=64"  target='_blank'>exactly two years ago</a> this week, and then popped up again <a href="http://comics.hatbag.net/pivot/entry.php?id=120"  target='_blank'>last June</a>. We've always planned to do more with him, and now we are. <br />
<br />
Bwah-ha-ha-ha-ha! ]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Wed, 15 Aug 2007 16:11:00 -0400</pubDate>
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			<title>And So It Begins</title>
			<link>http://comics.hatbag.net/pivot/entry.php?id=216&amp;w=hatbag_archive</link>
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                        <description><![CDATA[ <center><img src="http://alltheseworlds.net/images/070809andsoitbegins.jpg" alt="Hatbag by David Hitt and Lain Hughes comic strip and so it begins webcomic"></center>Believe it or not, we're actually serious about it. This kicks off a multi-week story arc that is not only the longest story we've ever done, but also will bring about changes in the Hatbag universe.<br />
<br />
The whole thing is even written in advance, save for a punchline here or there, but who needs those, right? No point in starting to change now.<br />
<br />
No promises, though, that we'll run the whole thing sequentially; we'll probably take breaks every now and then for non-plot-arc strips. <br />
<br />
And, knowing us, we can't guarantee that we won't get bored with it and drop it mid-stream. But that would involve writing new scripts instead of using the ones we've already written, so laziness is actually in favor of finishing the story. ]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 09 Aug 2007 08:11:00 -0400</pubDate>
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			<title>Job Got You Down?</title>
			<link>http://comics.hatbag.net/pivot/entry.php?id=214&amp;w=hatbag_archive</link>
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                        <description><![CDATA[ <center><img src="http://alltheseworlds.net/images/job-got-you-down-.jpg" alt="Hatbag by David Hitt and Lain Hughes comic strip job got you down webcomic"></center> ]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 02 Aug 2007 07:40:00 -0400</pubDate>
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			<title>The Man With The Box</title>
			<link>http://comics.hatbag.net/pivot/entry.php?id=213&amp;w=hatbag_archive</link>
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                        <description><![CDATA[ <center><img src="http://alltheseworlds.net/images/070726manwiththebox.gif" alt="Hatbag by David Hitt and Lain Hughes comic strip man with the box webcomic"></center>Yeah, we're late. Here's the irony -- we actually did the strip earlier than usual, but then we forgot about it.<br />
<br />
Anyway, here it is now. Sorry. ]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Fri, 27 Jul 2007 08:06:00 -0400</pubDate>
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			<title>Diet Write</title>
			<link>http://comics.hatbag.net/pivot/entry.php?id=212&amp;w=hatbag_archive</link>
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                        <description><![CDATA[ <center><img src="http://alltheseworlds.net/images/diet-write.jpg" alt="Hatbag by David Hitt and Lain Hughes comic strip diet write webcomic"></center>We know there's a similar program for comic books -- 24 pages in 24 hours.<br />
<br />
There's probably some real-world day for doing what Seth did. There's days for everything now.<br />
<br />
But, if not, we're hereby claiming it! ]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 19 Jul 2007 11:42:00 -0400</pubDate>
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			<title>Dumbledork</title>
			<link>http://comics.hatbag.net/pivot/entry.php?id=211&amp;w=hatbag_archive</link>
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                        <description><![CDATA[ <center><img src="http://alltheseworlds.net/images/dumbledork.jpg" alt="Hatbag by David Hitt and Lain Hughes comic strip dumbledork webcomic"></center>Which is not to say that Guy doesn't have a point. ]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 12 Jul 2007 07:58:00 -0400</pubDate>
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			<title>The Bird Is The Word</title>
			<link>http://comics.hatbag.net/pivot/entry.php?id=210&amp;w=hatbag_archive</link>
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                        <description><![CDATA[ <center><img src="http://alltheseworlds.net/images/the-bird-is-the-word.jpg" alt="Hatbag by David Hitt and Lain Hughes comic strip The Bird is the word webcomic"></center>Hope you had a happy holiday! ]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 05 Jul 2007 10:02:00 -0400</pubDate>
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			<title>Phoning It In</title>
			<link>http://comics.hatbag.net/pivot/entry.php?id=209&amp;w=hatbag_archive</link>
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                        <description><![CDATA[ <center><img src="http://alltheseworlds.net/images/phoning-it-in.jpg" alt="Hatbag by David Hitt and Lain Hughes comic strip phoning it in webcomic"></center>Turns out Apple apparently has a cell phone coming out tomorrow. Had anyone heard about that? I can't believe there hasn't been any coverage. ]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 28 Jun 2007 08:05:00 -0400</pubDate>
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			<title>Book 'Em, Guy</title>
			<link>http://comics.hatbag.net/pivot/entry.php?id=208&amp;w=hatbag_archive</link>
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                        <description><![CDATA[ <center><img src="http://alltheseworlds.net/images/070621bookemguy.jpg" alt="Hatbag by David Hitt and Lain Hughes comic strip Book 'Em Guy webcomic"></center>Probably setting a record for the longest time between appearance's is Guy's friend here, whom we last saw in <a href="http://comics.hatbag.net/pivot/entry.php?id=16"  target='_blank'>the second Hatbag strip</a>, over two years ago.<br />
<br />
This week's strip is dedicated to our friend and HATBG co-creator Jesse Holland, who pulled that <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0762745363?ie=UTF8&tag=alltheseworld-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=0762745363"  target='_blank'>"Oh, by the way, I wrote a book"</a><img src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=alltheseworld-20&l=as2&o=1&a=0762745363" width="1" height="1" border="0" alt="" style="border:none !important; margin:0px !important;" /> thing on Lain and I. (A book you should go buy immediately.) ]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 21 Jun 2007 08:05:00 -0400</pubDate>
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			<title>Who Didn't See That Coming?</title>
			<link>http://comics.hatbag.net/pivot/entry.php?id=207&amp;w=hatbag_archive</link>
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                        <description><![CDATA[ <center><img src="http://alltheseworlds.net/images/isee-dead-guys.jpg" alt="Hatbag by David Hitt and Lain Hughes comic strip Who Didn't See That Coming webcomic"></center>Why does Seth use a Web site instead of just making the pictures in Photoshop?<br />
<br />
Because we established <a href="http://comics.hatbag.net/pivot/entry.php?id=85"  target='_blank'>that he doesn't have Photoshop</a> a year and a half ago!<br />
<br />
How's that for continuity, kids? And here you probably thought we were just winging.<br />
<br />
Au contraire -- every week we consult the 200-page "Hatbag Bible" that gives the full back story and all known information for each character, and then update it with the new information from the current strip, which, of course, follows the primary story-arc guidelines we've established for the next five year. March 2009, by the way? Wow, what a doozie!<br />
<br />
OK, none of that's true. But we did keep continuity on the Photoshop thing, so that's not bad, huh? ]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 14 Jun 2007 08:20:00 -0400</pubDate>
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			<title>Six Words To Rule Them All</title>
			<link>http://comics.hatbag.net/pivot/entry.php?id=206&amp;w=hatbag_archive</link>
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                        <description><![CDATA[ <center><img src="http://alltheseworlds.net/images/six-words-to-rule-them-all.jpg" alt="Hatbag by David Hitt and Lain Hughes comic strip six words to rule them all webcomic"></center>Given the high literary quality of this week's strip, I'm sure it will come as no surprise that it owes its origins to Ernest Hemingway.<br />
<br />
Way back in the day, Hemingway wrote the following story: "For sale: baby shoes, never worn." He is said to have called it his best work.<br />
<br />
In November, WIRED did a feature where they <a href="http://www.wired.com/wired/archive/14.11/sixwords.html"  target='_blank'>challenged celebrities to follow in Hemingway's footsteps</a> and write their own six-word stories.<br />
<br />
Early this year, David <a href="http://alltheseworlds.net/pivot/entry.php?id=3981" " target='_blank'>started a thread on his blog</a> for posting six-word stories.<br />
<br />
Which led, ultimately, to this six-word Hatbag.<br />
<br />
This strip, in turn, made us wonder what it would be like if we had always written Hatbag in this format, so we went back and modified old strips into six-words miracles of brevity.<br />
<br />
The <a href="http://comics.hatbag.net/pivot/entry.php?id=205"  target='_blank'>first of those strips is here</a>, followed by a series of others, each linking to the originals they're based on.<br />
<br />
Please enjoy them, with our compliments. ]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 07 Jun 2007 08:50:00 -0400</pubDate>
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			<title>The Lost Years</title>
			<link>http://comics.hatbag.net/pivot/entry.php?id=195&amp;w=hatbag_archive</link>
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                        <description><![CDATA[ <center><img src="http://alltheseworlds.net/images/070531thelostyears.jpg" alt="Hatbag by David Hitt and Lain Hughes comic strip the lost years webcomic"></center>For those who don't know, Lain and I worked with <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0762745363?ie=UTF8&tag=alltheseworld-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=0762745363"  target='_blank'>noted reporter and author Jesse Holland</a><img src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=alltheseworld-20&l=as2&o=1&a=0762745363" width="1" height="1" border="0" alt="" style="border:none !important; margin:0px !important;" /> on a comic strip when we were in college, which is what the <a href="http://hatbag.net/dailies/001Origin.html"  target='_blank'>flashback references</a>. ]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 31 May 2007 08:30:00 -0400</pubDate>
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			<title>Same Old Song</title>
			<link>http://comics.hatbag.net/pivot/entry.php?id=194&amp;w=hatbag_archive</link>
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                        <description><![CDATA[ <center><img src="http://alltheseworlds.net/images/070524sameoldsong1.jpg" alt="Hatbag by David Hitt and Lain Hughes comic strip Same Old Song webcomic"></center>Like this strip, but would prefer a different punchline? <a href="http://comics.hatbag.net/pivot/entry.php?id=193"  target='_blank'>Try this one!</a> ]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 24 May 2007 07:59:00 -0400</pubDate>
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			<title>An Immodest Proposal By The Not-So-Swift</title>
			<link>http://comics.hatbag.net/pivot/entry.php?id=191&amp;w=hatbag_archive</link>
			<comments>http://comics.hatbag.net/pivot/entry.php?id=191&amp;w=hatbag_archive#comm</comments>
                        <description><![CDATA[ <center><img src="http://alltheseworlds.net/images/aiproposalbtnss.jpg" alt="Hatbag by David Hitt and Lain Hughes comic strip An Immodest Proposal By The Not-So-Swift webcomic"></center> ]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 17 May 2007 09:51:00 -0400</pubDate>
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			<title>The Magic Trick</title>
			<link>http://comics.hatbag.net/pivot/entry.php?id=190&amp;w=hatbag_archive</link>
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                        <description><![CDATA[ <center><img src="http://alltheseworlds.net/images/070510themagictrick.jpg" alt="Hatbag by David Hitt and Lain Hughes comic strip the magic trick webcomic"></center> ]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 10 May 2007 01:01:00 -0400</pubDate>
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			<title>Blame It On Mary Jane</title>
			<link>http://comics.hatbag.net/pivot/entry.php?id=189&amp;w=hatbag_archive</link>
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                        <description><![CDATA[ <center><img src="http://alltheseworlds.net/images/blame-it-on-mary-jane.jpg" alt="Hatbag by David Hitt and Lain Hughes comic strip stop blame it on mary jane  webcomic"></center>In addition to the new Spider-Man movie coming out tomorrow, Seth would probably also want you to know that Saturday is <a href="http://www.freecomicbookday.com/"  target='_blank'>Free Comic Book Day</a>, so go support your friendly neighborhood comic book store. ]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 03 May 2007 08:48:00 -0400</pubDate>
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			<title>Dirty Dealings</title>
			<link>http://comics.hatbag.net/pivot/entry.php?id=188&amp;w=hatbag_archive</link>
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                        <description><![CDATA[ <center><img src="http://alltheseworlds.net/images/070426dirtydealings.gif" alt="Hatbag by David Hitt and Lain Hughes comic strip stop Dirty Dealing  webcomic"></center>For those who don't know, but who care, the blogosphere's <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/"  target='_blank'>central hub for tagging is Technorati</a>, where you can find posts from thousands of blogs that have been marked with a given tag. Per Technorati: "Tags are labels that people use to make it easier to find blog posts, photos and videos that are related."<br />
<br />
Perhaps the best-known Sandbox like Guy is talking about is the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Sandbox"  target='_blank'>Wikipedia:Sandbox</a>, where people can experiment with editing without messing up real entries. (It's primary purpose, though, may be as a polite way to <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:LeyteWolfer/Counter_Vandalism"  target='_blank'>rebuke vandals</a>: "We appreciate your experimenting with Wikipedia, but it is standard policy to use the Sandbox for any tests you wish to do.") ]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 26 Apr 2007 03:14:00 -0400</pubDate>
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			<title>Stop Pulling My Lego</title>
			<link>http://comics.hatbag.net/pivot/entry.php?id=187&amp;w=hatbag_archive</link>
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                        <description><![CDATA[ <center><img src="http://alltheseworlds.net/images/stop-pulling-my-lego.gif" alt="Hatbag by David Hitt and Lain Hughes comic strip stop pulling my lego  webcomic"></center><img src="http://alltheseworlds.net/images/hatbag_minifigs.jpg" alt="Hatbag minifigs" align="right">You know how children's cartoons are required to have some sort of educational component? That's why, back in the good old days, the G.I. Joe cartoons used to have those "And knowing is half the battle" bits at the end. Well, we here at Hatbag try to be not only entertaining, but also informative. This week, for example, we bring you the fact that , if you would like to design a Lego-style minifig of yourself, <a href="http://www.reasonablyclever.com/mini/flash/minifig.swf"  target='_blank'>you can do so at this site</a>.<br />
<br />
There, wasn't that educational? OK, maybe we should just stick with trying to be entertaining. ]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 19 Apr 2007 08:21:00 -0400</pubDate>
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			<title>Bookkeeping Errors</title>
			<link>http://comics.hatbag.net/pivot/entry.php?id=185&amp;w=hatbag_archive</link>
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                        <description><![CDATA[ <center><img src="http://alltheseworlds.net/images/bookkeeping-errors.gif" alt="Hatbag by David Hitt and Lain Hughes comic strip bookkeeping errors taxes irs  webcomic"></center>If you're reading this strip and haven't done your taxes yet, you probably need to get to work on it.<br />
<br />
Unless, of course, you're reading this in the archive in like February, in which case you've got a little while.<br />
<br />
Of course, Tax Day isn't the <a href="http://comics.hatbag.net/pivot/entry.php?id=184"  target='_blank'>only important event this week</a>. ]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Wed, 11 Apr 2007 15:38:00 -0400</pubDate>
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			<title>Most Improved</title>
			<link>http://comics.hatbag.net/pivot/entry.php?id=183&amp;w=hatbag_archive</link>
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                        <description><![CDATA[ <center><img src="http://alltheseworlds.net/images/070405mostimproved.jpg" alt="Hatbag by David Hitt and Lain Hughes comic strip most improved webcomic"></center>Far be it from us here at Hatbag to cross-promote, but David is part of a <a href="http://face2faceimprov.com/index1.html"  target='_blank'>improv troupe in Huntsville, Ala.</a><br />
<br />
OK, now back to shameless non-cross-promoting: <a href="http://www.lulu.com/content/328945"  target='_blank'>Buy our book!</a> There, is that better? ]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 05 Apr 2007 10:22:00 -0400</pubDate>
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			<title>Zooming Past</title>
			<link>http://comics.hatbag.net/pivot/entry.php?id=182&amp;w=hatbag_archive</link>
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                        <description><![CDATA[ <center><img src="http://alltheseworlds.net/images/zooming-past.jpg" alt="Hatbag by David Hitt and Lain Hughes comic strip zooming past webcomic"></center> ]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Wed, 28 Mar 2007 16:25:00 -0400</pubDate>
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			<title>By Guy Betrayed!</title>
			<link>http://comics.hatbag.net/pivot/entry.php?id=180&amp;w=hatbag_archive</link>
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                        <description><![CDATA[ <center><img src="http://alltheseworlds.net/images/by_guy_betrayed.jpg" alt="Hatbag by David Hitt and Lain Hughes comic strip by guy betrayed webcomic"></center>Ever notice how fight strips like this never seem to have long-term impact<a href="http://comics.hatbag.net/pivot/entry.php?id=181"  target='_blank'>?</a> ]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 22 Mar 2007 10:15:00 -0400</pubDate>
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			<title>To Those About To Rock</title>
			<link>http://comics.hatbag.net/pivot/entry.php?id=179&amp;w=hatbag_archive</link>
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                        <description><![CDATA[ <center><img src="http://alltheseworlds.net/images/to-those-about-to-rock.jpg" alt="Hatbag by David Hitt and Lain Hughes comic strip To those about to rock webcomic"></center> ]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 15 Mar 2007 08:07:00 -0400</pubDate>
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			<title>Seth Be Not Proud</title>
			<link>http://comics.hatbag.net/pivot/entry.php?id=177&amp;w=hatbag_archive</link>
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                        <description><![CDATA[ <center><img src="http://alltheseworlds.net/images/070308sethbenotproud.jpg" alt="Hatbag by David Hitt and Lain Hughes comic strip seth be not proud webcomic"></center>For those unfamiliar with the <a href="http://alltheseworlds.net//images/dietmentos.mov"  target='_blank'>Mentos-Diet Coke</a> reaction, here's an <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mentos_eruption"  target='_blank'>informative Wikipedia article</a>. (See, we're big enough to put our differences with Wikipedia behind us, unlike certain online encyclopedias we could name.) ]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 08 Mar 2007 11:19:00 -0400</pubDate>
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			<title>ID&amp;D</title>
			<link>http://comics.hatbag.net/pivot/entry.php?id=176&amp;w=hatbag_archive</link>
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                        <description><![CDATA[ <center><img src="http://alltheseworlds.net/images/idd.jpg" alt="Hatbag by David Hitt and Lain Hughes comic strip ID&D webcomic"></center>Yep, it's smoky Hatbag noir. ]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 01 Mar 2007 09:43:00 -0400</pubDate>
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			<title>Out Of Action</title>
			<link>http://comics.hatbag.net/pivot/entry.php?id=175&amp;w=hatbag_archive</link>
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                        <description><![CDATA[ <center><img src="http://alltheseworlds.net/images/out-of-action.jpg" alt="Hatbag by David Hitt and Lain Hughes comic strip out of action webcomic"></center>There actually is no toy for Po Nudo, but you can customize your own, using a Panda Baba figure, some cloth, and GET A LIFE, YOU PATHETIC LOSERS. ]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 22 Feb 2007 16:18:00 -0400</pubDate>
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			<title>Heart To Decipher</title>
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                        <description><![CDATA[ <center><img src="http://alltheseworlds.net/images/heart-to-decipher.jpg" alt="Hatbag by David Hitt and Lain Hughes comic strip heart to decipher webcomic"></center> ]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Fri, 16 Feb 2007 08:17:00 -0400</pubDate>
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			<title>Psychotic Episodes</title>
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                        <description><![CDATA[ <center><img src="http://alltheseworlds.net/images/psychotic-episode.jpg" alt="Hatbag by David Hitt and Lain Hughes comic strip psychotic episode webcomic"></center>Like the concept of this week's strip, but would prefer a different punchline? <a href="http://comics.hatbag.net/pivot/entry.php?id=172"  target='_blank'>We here at Hatbag aim to please!</a> ]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 08 Feb 2007 09:52:00 -0400</pubDate>
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			<title>Stare-Master</title>
			<link>http://comics.hatbag.net/pivot/entry.php?id=169&amp;w=hatbag_archive</link>
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                        <description><![CDATA[ <center><img src="http://alltheseworlds.net/images/stare-master.jpg" alt="Hatbag by David Hitt and Lain Hughes comic strip stare-master webcomic"></center> ]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 01 Feb 2007 10:01:00 -0400</pubDate>
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			<title>Statue of Limitations</title>
			<link>http://comics.hatbag.net/pivot/entry.php?id=168&amp;w=hatbag_archive</link>
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                        <description><![CDATA[ <center><img src="http://alltheseworlds.net/images/statue-of-limitations.jpg" alt="Hatbag by David Hitt and Lain Hughes comic strip statue of limitations webcomic"></center> ]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 25 Jan 2007 11:54:00 -0400</pubDate>
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			<title>Into The Expanded Universe</title>
			<link>http://comics.hatbag.net/pivot/entry.php?id=167&amp;w=hatbag_archive</link>
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                        <description><![CDATA[ <center><img src="http://alltheseworlds.net/images/into-the-expanded-universe.jpg" alt="Hatbag by David Hitt and Lain Hughes comic strip into the expanded universe webcomic"></center> ]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 18 Jan 2007 08:58:00 -0400</pubDate>
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			<title>By The Book</title>
			<link>http://comics.hatbag.net/pivot/entry.php?id=166&amp;w=hatbag_archive</link>
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                        <description><![CDATA[ <center><img src="http://alltheseworlds.net/images/by-the-book.jpg" alt="Hatbag by David Hitt and Lain Hughes comic strip by the book webcomic"></center>A small tip of the hat to <a href="http://hatbag.net/weeklies/970109hatbabe.html"  target='_blank'>10 years ago</a>. ]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 11 Jan 2007 10:58:00 -0400</pubDate>
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			<title>Simply Unbelievable</title>
			<link>http://comics.hatbag.net/pivot/entry.php?id=165&amp;w=hatbag_archive</link>
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                        <description><![CDATA[ <center><img src="http://alltheseworlds.net/images/070104simplyunbelievable.jpg" alt="Hatbag by David Hitt and Lain Hughes comic strip simply unbelievalbe seth oh i just got an e-mail from my mother guy wow i haven't seen her in a long time hey remember when we were undergraduates and you were always lying to her seth i'm not proud of it but yes guy as i recall she thought you were an honors student at yale instead of barely hanging on at a state college seth and look at me now i'm doing great i even own my own comic book store guy so what does she seth stockbroker atlanta webcomic"></center>For those whose <a href="http://hatbag.net/dailies/013lying.html"  target='_blank'>memories don't go back that far</a>.<br />
<br />
And, as a little bonus, here's another <a href="http://www.elfyourself.com/?userid=60e5e6b6293a63a5bf8d4d6G07010212"  target='_blank'>little holiday ... thing</a>. ]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 04 Jan 2007 09:46:00 -0400</pubDate>
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			<title>Dec. 28, 2006</title>
			<link>http://comics.hatbag.net/pivot/entry.php?id=164&amp;w=hatbag_archive</link>
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                        <description><![CDATA[ As an added bonus, we've created another "<a href="http://comics.hatbag.net/pivot/entry.php?id=163"  target='_blank'>Making Of A Hatbag</a>" feature, revealing what could have been for this week's strip. ]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 28 Dec 2006 08:45:00 -0400</pubDate>
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			<title>Same Seth, Different Year</title>
			<link>http://comics.hatbag.net/pivot/entry.php?id=162&amp;w=hatbag_archive</link>
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                        <description><![CDATA[ <center><img src="http://alltheseworlds.net/images/same-seth-different-year.jpg" alt="Hatbag by David Hitt and Lain Hughes comic strip same seth different year guy well it's almost 2007 any resolutions seth yes in the new year i resolve to be funnier guy okay why seth i just feel a strong compulsion to end at least one of our chats each week with some kind of witty punchline guy so seth look dude 2007 doesn't start until monday webcomic"></center>Have a very Hatbag New Year!<br />
<br />
(And we considered doing something a bit more topical this week. You can get a glimpse of <a href="http://comics.hatbag.net/pivot/entry.php?id=163"  target='_blank'>what might have been here.</a>) ]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 28 Dec 2006 08:18:00 -0400</pubDate>
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			<title>The Twelve Days Of Nerdmas</title>
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                        <description><![CDATA[ <center><table width="400" border="3" rules="none" bgcolor="white" cellpadding="8"><tr><td><img src="http://comics.hatbag.net/images/nerdmas/12DaysTitle.jpg" alt="The Twelve Days Of Nerdmas"></td></tr><tr><td><font size="4" face="serif">

<center><img src="http://comics.hatbag.net/images/nerdmas_holly1.jpg" alt="holly" align="center" height="21"><img src="http://comics.hatbag.net/images/nerdmas_holly2.jpg" alt="holly" align="center" height="21"><img src="http://comics.hatbag.net/images/nerdmasholly3.jpg" alt="holly" align="center" height="21"><img src="http://comics.hatbag.net/images/nerdmas_holly1.jpg" alt="holly"" align="center" height="21"><img src="http://comics.hatbag.net/images/nerdmas_holly2.jpg" alt="holly" align="center" height="21"><img src="http://comics.hatbag.net/images/nerdmasholly3.jpg" alt="holly" align="center" height="21"></center>

<img src="http://comics.hatbag.net/images/nerdmas/01Atari.jpg" alt="A cartridge for my old Atari" align="right"><br  />On the first day of Nerdmas, my geek friends brought to me:<br  />
<a href="http://www.classicgaming.com/museum/2600/"  target='_blank'>A cartridge for my old Atari</a>.<br  clear="all" />

<center><img src="http://comics.hatbag.net/images/nerdmas_holly1.jpg" alt="holly" align="center" height="21"><img src="http://comics.hatbag.net/images/nerdmas_holly2.jpg" alt="holly" align="center" height="21"><img src="http://comics.hatbag.net/images/nerdmasholly3.jpg" alt="holly" align="center" height="21"><img src="http://comics.hatbag.net/images/nerdmas_holly1.jpg" alt="holly"" align="center" height="21"><img src="http://comics.hatbag.net/images/nerdmas_holly2.jpg" alt="holly" align="center" height="21"><img src="http://comics.hatbag.net/images/nerdmasholly3.jpg" alt="holly" align="center" height="21"></center>

<img src="http://comics.hatbag.net/images/nerdmas/02harryTurtledove.jpg" alt="Fake turtledove book" align="right"><br  />On the second day of Nerdmas, my geek friends brought to me:<br  />
<a href="http://www.iblist.com/author864.htm"  target='_blank'>Two Turtledoves</a>,<br  />
<font size="3">And <a href="http://www.classicgaming.com/museum/2600/"  target='_blank'>a cartridge for my old Atari</a>.</font><br  clear="all" />

<center><img src="http://comics.hatbag.net/images/nerdmas_holly1.jpg" alt="holly" align="center" height="21"><img src="http://comics.hatbag.net/images/nerdmas_holly2.jpg" alt="holly" align="center" height="21"><img src="http://comics.hatbag.net/images/nerdmasholly3.jpg" alt="holly" align="center" height="21"><img src="http://comics.hatbag.net/images/nerdmas_holly1.jpg" alt="holly"" align="center" height="21"><img src="http://comics.hatbag.net/images/nerdmas_holly2.jpg" alt="holly" align="center" height="21"><img src="http://comics.hatbag.net/images/nerdmasholly3.jpg" alt="holly" align="center" height="21"></center>

<img src="http://comics.hatbag.net/images/nerdmas/03spacepens.jpg" alt="spacepens" align="right"><br  />On the third day of Nerdmas, my geek friends brought to me:<br  />
<a href="http://www.spacepen.com/Public/Home/index.cfm"  target='_blank'>Three Space Pens</a>,<br  />
<font size="3"><a href="http://www.iblist.com/author864.htm"  target='_blank'>Two Turtledoves</a>,<br  /></font>
<font size="2">And <a href="http://www.classicgaming.com/museum/2600/"  target='_blank'>a cartridge for my old Atari</a>.</font>
<br  clear="all" />

<center><img src="http://comics.hatbag.net/images/nerdmas_holly1.jpg" alt="holly" align="center" height="21"><img src="http://comics.hatbag.net/images/nerdmas_holly2.jpg" alt="holly" align="center" height="21"><img src="http://comics.hatbag.net/images/nerdmasholly3.jpg" alt="holly" align="center" height="21"><img src="http://comics.hatbag.net/images/nerdmas_holly1.jpg" alt="holly"" align="center" height="21"><img src="http://comics.hatbag.net/images/nerdmas_holly2.jpg" alt="holly" align="center" height="21"><img src="http://comics.hatbag.net/images/nerdmasholly3.jpg" alt="holly" align="center" height="21"></center>

<img src="http://comics.hatbag.net/images/nerdmas/04GollumCards.jpg" alt="Gollum cards" align="right"><br  />On the fourth day of Nerdmas, my geek friends brought to me:<br  />
<a href="http://www.theonering.net/scrapbook/group/935/view/7893"  target='_blank'>Four Gollum cards</a>,<br  />
<font size="3"><a href="http://www.spacepen.com/Public/Home/index.cfm"  target='_blank'>Three Space Pens</a>,<br  /></font>
<font size="2"><a href="http://www.iblist.com/author864.htm"  target='_blank'>Two Turtledoves</a>,<br  /></font>
<font size="1">And <a href="http://www.classicgaming.com/museum/2600/"  target='_blank'>a cartridge for my old Atari</a>.</font>
<br  clear="all" />

<center><img src="http://comics.hatbag.net/images/nerdmas_holly1.jpg" alt="holly" align="center" height="21"><img src="http://comics.hatbag.net/images/nerdmas_holly2.jpg" alt="holly" align="center" height="21"><img src="http://comics.hatbag.net/images/nerdmasholly3.jpg" alt="holly" align="center" height="21"><img src="http://comics.hatbag.net/images/nerdmas_holly1.jpg" alt="holly"" align="center" height="21"><img src="http://comics.hatbag.net/images/nerdmas_holly2.jpg" alt="holly" align="center" height="21"><img src="http://comics.hatbag.net/images/nerdmasholly3.jpg" alt="holly" align="center" height="21"></center>

<img src="http://comics.hatbag.net/images/nerdmas/05SpicyWings.jpg" alt="spicy wings" align="right"><br  />On the fifth day of Nerdmas, my geek friends brought to me:<br  />
<a href="http://www.buffalowings.com"  target='_blank'>Five dozen wings</a>,<br  />
<font size="3"><a href="http://www.theonering.net/scrapbook/group/935/view/7893"  target='_blank'>Four Gollum cards</a>,<br  /></font>
<font size="2"><a href="http://www.spacepen.com/Public/Home/index.cfm"  target='_blank'>Three Space Pens</a>,<br  /></font>
<font size="1"><a href="http://www.iblist.com/author864.htm"  target='_blank'>Two Turtledoves</a>,<br  /></font>
<font size="1">And <a href="http://www.classicgaming.com/museum/2600/"  target='_blank'>a cartridge for my old Atari</a>.</font>
<br  clear="all" />

<center><img src="http://comics.hatbag.net/images/nerdmas_holly1.jpg" alt="holly" align="center" height="21"><img src="http://comics.hatbag.net/images/nerdmas_holly2.jpg" alt="holly" align="center" height="21"><img src="http://comics.hatbag.net/images/nerdmasholly3.jpg" alt="holly" align="center" height="21"><img src="http://comics.hatbag.net/images/nerdmas_holly1.jpg" alt="holly"" align="center" height="21"><img src="http://comics.hatbag.net/images/nerdmas_holly2.jpg" alt="holly" align="center" height="21"><img src="http://comics.hatbag.net/images/nerdmasholly3.jpg" alt="holly" align="center" height="21"></center>

<img src="http://comics.hatbag.net/images/nerdmas/06GeeksAGaming.jpg" alt="geeks gaming" align="right"><br  />On the sixth day of Nerdmas, my geek friends brought to me:<br  />
<a href="http://www.gamersgame.com"  target='_blank'>Six geeks a-gaming</a>,<br  />
<font size="3"><a href="http://www.buffalowings.com"  target='_blank'>Five dozen wings</a>,<br  /></font>
<font size="2"><a href="http://www.theonering.net/scrapbook/group/935/view/7893"  target='_blank'>Four Gollum cards</a>,<br  /></font>
<font size="1"><a href="http://www.spacepen.com/Public/Home/index.cfm"  target='_blank'>Three Space Pens</a>,<br  /></font>
<font size="1"><a href="http://www.iblist.com/author864.htm"  target='_blank'>Two Turtledoves</a>,<br  /></font>
<font size="1">And <a href="http://www.classicgaming.com/museum/2600/"  target='_blank'>a cartridge for my old Atari</a>.</font>
<br  clear="all" />

<center><img src="http://comics.hatbag.net/images/nerdmas_holly1.jpg" alt="holly" align="center" height="21"><img src="http://comics.hatbag.net/images/nerdmas_holly2.jpg" alt="holly" align="center" height="21"><img src="http://comics.hatbag.net/images/nerdmasholly3.jpg" alt="holly" align="center" height="21"><img src="http://comics.hatbag.net/images/nerdmas_holly1.jpg" alt="holly"" align="center" height="21"><img src="http://comics.hatbag.net/images/nerdmas_holly2.jpg" alt="holly" align="center" height="21"><img src="http://comics.hatbag.net/images/nerdmasholly3.jpg" alt="holly" align="center" height="21"></center>

<img src="http://comics.hatbag.net/images/nerdmas/07HansaFrozen.jpg" alt="frozen han" align="right"><br  />On the seventh day of Nerdmas, my geek friends brought to me:<br  />
<a href="http://www.ketzer.com/prop_replica/Han_In_Carbonite.html"  target='_blank'>Seven Hans a-frozen</a>,<br  />
<font size="3"><a href="http://www.gamersgame.com"  target='_blank'>Six geeks a-gaming</a>,<br  /></font>
<font size="2"><a href="http://www.buffalowings.com"  target='_blank'>Five dozen wings</a>,<br  /></font>
<font size="1"><a href="http://www.theonering.net/scrapbook/group/935/view/7893"  target='_blank'>Four Gollum cards</a>,<br  /></font>
<font size="1"><a href="http://www.spacepen.com/Public/Home/index.cfm"  target='_blank'>Three Space Pens</a>,<br  /></font>
<font size="1"><a href="http://www.iblist.com/author864.htm"  target='_blank'>Two Turtledoves</a>,<br  /></font>
<font size="1">And <a href="http://www.classicgaming.com/museum/2600/"  target='_blank'>a cartridge for my old Atari</a>.</font>
<br  clear="all" />

<center><img src="http://comics.hatbag.net/images/nerdmas_holly1.jpg" alt="holly" align="center" height="21"><img src="http://comics.hatbag.net/images/nerdmas_holly2.jpg" alt="holly" align="center" height="21"><img src="http://comics.hatbag.net/images/nerdmasholly3.jpg" alt="holly" align="center" height="21"><img src="http://comics.hatbag.net/images/nerdmas_holly1.jpg" alt="holly"" align="center" height="21"><img src="http://comics.hatbag.net/images/nerdmas_holly2.jpg" alt="holly" align="center" height="21"><img src="http://comics.hatbag.net/images/nerdmasholly3.jpg" alt="holly" align="center" height="21"></center>

<img src="http://comics.hatbag.net/images/nerdmas/08MacsAModded.jpg" alt="modded mac" align="right"><br  />On the eighth day of Nerdmas, my geek friends brought to me:<br  />
<a href="http://www.macmod.com/content/view/371/2/"  target='_blank'>Eight Macs a-modded</a>,<br  />
<font size="3"><a href="http://www.ketzer.com/prop_replica/Han_In_Carbonite.html"  target='_blank'>Seven Hans a-frozen</a>,<br  /></font>
<font size="2"><a href="http://www.gamersgame.com"  target='_blank'>Six geeks a-gaming</a>,<br  /></font>
<font size="1"><a href="http://www.buffalowings.com"  target='_blank'>Five dozen wings</a>,<br  /></font>
<font size="1"><a href="http://www.theonering.net/scrapbook/group/935/view/7893"  target='_blank'>Four Gollum cards</a>,<br  /></font>
<font size="1"><a href="http://www.spacepen.com/Public/Home/index.cfm"  target='_blank'>Three Space Pens</a>,<br  /></font>
<font size="1"><a href="http://www.iblist.com/author864.htm"  target='_blank'>Two Turtledoves</a>,<br  /></font>
<font size="1">And <a href="http://www.classicgaming.com/museum/2600/"  target='_blank'>a cartridge for my old Atari</a>.</font>
<br  clear="all" />

<center><img src="http://comics.hatbag.net/images/nerdmas_holly1.jpg" alt="holly" align="center" height="21"><img src="http://comics.hatbag.net/images/nerdmas_holly2.jpg" alt="holly" align="center" height="21"><img src="http://comics.hatbag.net/images/nerdmasholly3.jpg" alt="holly" align="center" height="21"><img src="http://comics.hatbag.net/images/nerdmas_holly1.jpg" alt="holly"" align="center" height="21"><img src="http://comics.hatbag.net/images/nerdmas_holly2.jpg" alt="holly" align="center" height="21"><img src="http://comics.hatbag.net/images/nerdmasholly3.jpg" alt="holly" align="center" height="21"></center>

<img src="http://comics.hatbag.net/images/nerdmas/09LARPlance.jpg" alt="LARP lance" align="right"><br  />On the ninth day of Nerdmas, my geek friends brought to me:<br  />
<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lsWHneJg2Ww"  target='_blank'>Nine LARPers lancing</a>,<br  />
<font size="3"><a href="http://www.macmod.com/content/view/371/2/"  target='_blank'>Eight Macs a-modded</a>,<br  /></font>
<font size="2"><a href="http://www.ketzer.com/prop_replica/Han_In_Carbonite.html"  target='_blank'>Seven Hans a-frozen</a>,<br  /></font>
<font size="1"><a href="http://www.gamersgame.com"  target='_blank'>Six geeks a-gaming</a>,<br  /></font>
<font size="1"><a href="http://www.buffalowings.com"  target='_blank'>Five dozen wings</a>,<br  /></font>
<font size="1"><a href="http://www.theonering.net/scrapbook/group/935/view/7893"  target='_blank'>Four Gollum cards</a>,<br  /></font>
<font size="1"><a href="http://www.spacepen.com/Public/Home/index.cfm"  target='_blank'>Three Space Pens</a>,<br  /></font>
<font size="1"><a href="http://www.iblist.com/author864.htm"  target='_blank'>Two Turtledoves</a>,<br  /></font>
<font size="1">And <a href="http://www.classicgaming.com/museum/2600/"  target='_blank'>a cartridge for my old Atari</a>.</font>
<br  clear="all" />

<center><img src="http://comics.hatbag.net/images/nerdmas_holly1.jpg" alt="holly" align="center" height="21"><img src="http://comics.hatbag.net/images/nerdmas_holly2.jpg" alt="holly" align="center" height="21"><img src="http://comics.hatbag.net/images/nerdmasholly3.jpg" alt="holly" align="center" height="21"><img src="http://comics.hatbag.net/images/nerdmas_holly1.jpg" alt="holly"" align="center" height="21"><img src="http://comics.hatbag.net/images/nerdmas_holly2.jpg" alt="holly" align="center" height="21"><img src="http://comics.hatbag.net/images/nerdmasholly3.jpg" alt="holly" align="center" height="21"></center>

<img src="http://comics.hatbag.net/images/nerdmas/10Lorelinks.jpg" alt="Lore's head" align="right"><br  />On the tenth day of Nerdmas, my geek friends brought to me:<br  />
<a href="http://memory-alpha.org/en/wiki/Lore"  target='_blank'>Ten Lore-themed linkings</a>,<br  />
<font size="3"><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lsWHneJg2Ww"  target='_blank'>Nine LARPers lancing</a>,<br  /></font>
<font size="2"><a href="http://www.macmod.com/content/view/371/2/"  target='_blank'>Eight Macs a-modded</a>,<br  /></font>
<font size="1"><a href="http://www.ketzer.com/prop_replica/Han_In_Carbonite.html"  target='_blank'>Seven Hans a-frozen</a>,<br  /></font>
<font size="1"><a href="http://www.gamersgame.com"  target='_blank'>Six geeks a-gaming</a>,<br  /></font>
<font size="1"><a href="http://www.buffalowings.com"  target='_blank'>Five dozen wings</a>,<br  /></font>
<font size="1"><a href="http://www.theonering.net/scrapbook/group/935/view/7893"  target='_blank'>Four Gollum cards</a>,<br  /></font>
<font size="1"><a href="http://www.spacepen.com/Public/Home/index.cfm"  target='_blank'>Three Space Pens</a>,<br  /></font>
<font size="1"><a href="http://www.iblist.com/author864.htm"  target='_blank'>Two Turtledoves</a>,<br  /></font>
<font size="1">And <a href="http://www.classicgaming.com/museum/2600/"  target='_blank'>a cartridge for my old Atari</a>.</font>
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<center><img src="http://comics.hatbag.net/images/nerdmas_holly1.jpg" alt="holly" align="center" height="21"><img src="http://comics.hatbag.net/images/nerdmas_holly2.jpg" alt="holly" align="center" height="21"><img src="http://comics.hatbag.net/images/nerdmasholly3.jpg" alt="holly" align="center" height="21"><img src="http://comics.hatbag.net/images/nerdmas_holly1.jpg" alt="holly"" align="center" height="21"><img src="http://comics.hatbag.net/images/nerdmas_holly2.jpg" alt="holly" align="center" height="21"><img src="http://comics.hatbag.net/images/nerdmasholly3.jpg" alt="holly" align="center" height="21"></center>

<img src="http://comics.hatbag.net/images/nerdmas/11PostersPosting.jpg" alt="blog posting" align="right"><br  />On the eleventh day of Nerdmas, my geek friends brought to me:<br  />
<a href="http://alltheseworlds.hatbag.net/board/viewtopic.php?t=65"  target='_blank'>Eleven posters posting</a>,<br  />
<font size="3"><a href="http://memory-alpha.org/en/wiki/Lore"  target='_blank'>Ten Lore-themed linkings</a>,<br  /></font>
<font size="2"><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lsWHneJg2Ww"  target='_blank'>Nine LARPers lancing</a>,<br  /></font>
<font size="1"><a href="http://www.macmod.com/content/view/371/2/"  target='_blank'>Eight Macs a-modded</a>,<br  /></font>
<font size="1"><a href="http://www.ketzer.com/prop_replica/Han_In_Carbonite.html"  target='_blank'>Seven Hans a-frozen</a>,<br  /></font>
<font size="1"><a href="http://www.gamersgame.com"  target='_blank'>Six geeks a-gaming</a>,<br  /></font>
<font size="1"><a href="http://www.buffalowings.com"  target='_blank'>Five dozen wings</a>,<br  /></font>
<font size="1"><a href="http://www.theonering.net/scrapbook/group/935/view/7893"  target='_blank'>Four Gollum cards</a>,<br  /></font>
<font size="1"><a href="http://www.spacepen.com/Public/Home/index.cfm"  target='_blank'>Three Space Pens</a>,<br  /></font>
<font size="1"><a href="http://www.iblist.com/author864.htm"  target='_blank'>Two Turtledoves</a>,<br  /></font>
<font size="1">And <a href="http://www.classicgaming.com/museum/2600/"  target='_blank'>a cartridge for my old Atari</a>.</font>
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<img src="http://comics.hatbag.net/images/nerdmas/12DreamersDreaming.jpg" alt="blog posting" align="right"><br  />On the twelfth day of Nerdmas, my geek friends brought to me:<br  />
<a href="http://www.neilgaiman.com/works/comic/absolutesandman_vol1"  target='_blank'>Twelve Dreamers dreaming</a>,<br  />
<font size="3"><a href="http://alltheseworlds.hatbag.net/board/viewtopic.php?t=65"  target='_blank'>Eleven posters posting</a>,<br  /></font>
<font size="2"><a href="http://memory-alpha.org/en/wiki/Lore"  target='_blank'>Ten Lore-themed linkings</a>,<br  /></font>
<font size="1"><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lsWHneJg2Ww"  target='_blank'>Nine LARPers lancing</a>,<br  /></font>
<font size="1"><a href="http://www.macmod.com/content/view/371/2/"  target='_blank'>Eight Macs a-modded</a>,<br  /></font>
<font size="1"><a href="http://www.ketzer.com/prop_replica/Han_In_Carbonite.html"  target='_blank'>Seven Hans a-frozen</a>,<br  /></font>
<font size="1"><a href="http://www.gamersgame.com"  target='_blank'>Six geeks a-gaming</a>,<br  /></font>
<font size="1"><a href="http://www.buffalowings.com"  target='_blank'>Five dozen wings</a>,<br  /></font>
<font size="1"><a href="http://www.theonering.net/scrapbook/group/935/view/7893"  target='_blank'>Four Gollum cards</a>,<br  /></font>
<font size="1"><a href="http://www.spacepen.com/Public/Home/index.cfm"  target='_blank'>Three Space Pens</a>,<br  /></font>
<font size="1"><a href="http://www.iblist.com/author864.htm"  target='_blank'>Two Turtledoves</a>,<br  /></font>...
<br  />
<font size="4">And <a href="http://www.classicgaming.com/museum/2600/"  target='_blank'>a cartridge for my old Atari</a>!</font>
<br  clear="all" />

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<br  />
And, in case you missed it, check out last year's <a href="http://comics.hatbag.net/entry_81.php"  target='_blank'>The Night Before Nerdmas</a>.<br  />
<br  />
Hope you and yours have a wonderful holiday season!<br  />
<br  />
--David & Lain ]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 21 Dec 2006 10:26:00 -0400</pubDate>
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			<title>Catchphrase In The Wry</title>
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                        <description><![CDATA[ <center><img src="http://alltheseworlds.net/images/061214catchphraseinthewry.jpg" alt="Hatbag by David Hitt and Lain Hughes comic strip catchphrase in the wry webcomic"></center>The full list can be found <a href="http://www.tvland.com/originals/catchphrases/quotes.jhtml"  target='_blank'>here</a> ]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 14 Dec 2006 01:01:00 -0400</pubDate>
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			<title>The Unkindest Cut</title>
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                        <description><![CDATA[ <center><img src="http://alltheseworlds.net/images/061207theunkindestcut.jpg" alt="Hatbag by David Hitt and Lain Hughes comic strip the unkindest cut jenny you still haven't said anything about my new haircut guy uh jenny you didn't even notice did you guy of course i did i was just that is seth jenny you've got a new do looking good jenny thanks seth guy didn't even notice it guy look it's just uh my glasses yeah you've been saying i should get me eyes checked i'm gonna go do that seth so i get the cash when he gets the glasses right jenny yep now i'm gonna go see about getting a haircut webcomic"></center> ]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 07 Dec 2006 09:20:00 -0400</pubDate>
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			<title>Sad Sack</title>
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                        <description><![CDATA[ <center><img src="http://alltheseworlds.net/images/sad-sack.jpg" alt="Hatbag by David Hitt and Lain Hughes comic strip Sad Sack seth I'm asking santa for those new superman dvds guy i can't believe you still think he's real seth what guy the idea that someone could fly all around the world giving people what they want that's ludicrous man seth but guy and who would want to have a home at the north pole it's time to grow up and accept that he's just a myth jenny why is seth crying guy i just broke it to hime that superman is fictional webcomic"></center>Hope we didn't disillusion anyone too much. ]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 30 Nov 2006 08:21:00 -0400</pubDate>
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			<title>The Turkey's Last Flight</title>
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                        <description><![CDATA[ <center><img src="http://alltheseworlds.net/images/the-turkeys-last-flight.jpg" alt="Hatbag by David Hitt and Lain Hughes comic strip The Turkey's last flight guy all right I'm taking drink orders seth not so fast dude guy huh seth oh you're clever I'll give you that each year at thanksgiving you find a way to slip sleeping pills into my coke and knock me out well my friend your tradition ends now after careful thought i've finally devised a way to turn the tables on you herbert i gotta say boss after that buildup i was expecting something more clever than you actually turning over their dining room table seth but you have to admit they never saw it coming webcomic"></center>This is an old tradition between the two of them, <a href="http://hatbag.net/dailies/165thankyou.html"  target='_blank'>dating all the way back to 1994</a>. It was <a href="http://hatbag.net/weeklies/971120thanksforthecoke.html"  target='_blank'>revisited in the HATBG weekly strip</a>.<br />
<br />
Last year, in our first Hatbag Thanksgiving strip, <a href="http://comics.hatbag.net/pivot/entry.php?id=77"  target='_blank'>we put a bit of a twist on it</a>.<br />
<br />
Here's hoping you and yours have a wonderful Thanksgiving! ]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 23 Nov 2006 01:01:00 -0400</pubDate>
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			<title>Iffy Propositions</title>
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                        <description><![CDATA[ <center><img src="http://alltheseworlds.net/images/iffypropositions.jpg" alt="Hatbag by David Hitt and Lain Hughes comic strip Iffy Propositions guy did you see that o.j. has a new book out explaining how if he did it he would have killed those two people seth hmmm say remember when we were roomies well if i had ever thrown up in your slippers it would have been an honest mistake dude and uh if I had ever taken your car out joyriding it would have been because I was on cold medication and if I had ever scratched all your CDs it was because of my love of hallway air hockey and if herbert oh hi guy where's the boss guy well if someone had kicked the crap out of him he'd be in the dumpster out back"></center>Ah, O.J.<br />
<br />
For us here at Hatbag, this week's news was a like a visit from an old friend. An old friend who was accused of killing people and apparently is completely losing it, but nonetheless.<br />
<br />
The Trial of the Century took place during the daily run of HATBG, and, yeah, we mined it for ideas from <a href="http://hatbag.net/dailies/092farrakhanoj.html"  target='_blank'>time</a> to <a href="http://hatbag.net/dailies/095ojsurvey.html"  target='_blank'>time</a>, in strips like <a href="http://hatbag.net/dailies/096ojsurveyhippy.html"  target='_blank'>this</a> and <a href="http://hatbag.net/dailies/192lanceem.html"  target='_blank'>this</a>.<br />
<br />
When we went back after the strip ended and did some Web-exclusive installments, we even <a href="http://hatbag.net/bonus/N2SNLboys.html"  target='_blank'>revisited him again</a>.<br />
<br />
Basically, <a href="http://hatbag.net/dailies/188ojdowner.html"  target='_blank'>this strip</a> just kinda summed up our relationship with the whole thing.<br />
<br />
So, yeah, welcome back, O.J. Shine on, you crazy acquitted murder suspect. ]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 16 Nov 2006 08:39:00 -0400</pubDate>
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			<title>Capitol Punishment</title>
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                        <description><![CDATA[ <p style="text-align:center;"><img src="http://comics.hatbag.net/images/capitol_punishment.jpg" style="border:0px solid" title="Hatbag Capitol Punishment comic strip by David Hitt and Lain Hughes tuesday night 8 p.m. guy ah man election night coverage i love me a good pivotal election seth i hear ya this round's on me tv welcome to election night november 7 2006 our special coverage begins with guy wait is today really the 7th seth uh yeah guy oh no today's jenny's birthday i'm supposed to be meeting her for supper at her favorite restaurant I have to go tuesday night 10 p.m. seth and the result guy i lost control of the house webcomic" alt="Hatbag Capitol Punishment comic strip by David Hitt and Lain Hughes tuesday night 8 p.m. guy ah man election night coverage i love me a good pivotal election seth i hear ya this round's on me tv welcome to election night november 7 2006 our special coverage begins with guy wait is today really the 7th seth uh yeah guy oh no today's jenny's birthday i'm supposed to be meeting her for supper at her favorite restaurant I have to go tuesday night 10 p.m. seth and the result guy i lost control of the house webcomic" class="pivot-image" /></p>We wrote this one Tuesday evening before polls closed, with the idea that it would be funnier if, in fact, control of the House changed hands. So we acknowledge the efforts of the American people in going so far to make the joke work better. ]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 09 Nov 2006 07:53:00 -0400</pubDate>
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			<title>And Justice For All</title>
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                        <description><![CDATA[ <p style="text-align:center;"><img src="http://comics.hatbag.net/images/061101andjusticeforall.jpg" style="border:0px solid" title="Hatbag And Justice For All comic strip by David Hitt and Lain Hughes seth dude check it out i've been summoned for jury duty guy you sound atypically excited about it seth hey i'm a comic shop owner this is what i'm all about the chance to mete out justice and punish evildoers guy well i don't know that i would explain it to them that way if you want to serve seth nonsense they'll love it we're united in a common cause later seth so  the batman costume may have been a bit much maybe that was a bad idea guy bad enough webcomic" alt="Hatbag And Justice For All comic strip by David Hitt and Lain Hughes seth dude check it out i've been summoned for jury duty guy you sound atypically excited about it seth hey i'm a comic shop owner this is what i'm all about the chance to mete out justice and punish evildoers guy well i don't know that i would explain it to them that way if you want to serve seth nonsense they'll love it we're united in a common cause later seth so  the batman costume may have been a bit much maybe that was a bad idea guy bad enough webcomic" class="pivot-image" /></p> ]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 02 Nov 2006 01:01:00 -0400</pubDate>
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			<title>Lock, Stock and Apparel</title>
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                        <description><![CDATA[ <p style="text-align:center;"><img src="http://comics.hatbag.net/images/lock-stock-and-apparel.jpg" style="border:0px solid" title="Hatbag comic strip lock stock and apparel by David Hitt and Lain Hughes guy did you hear, the acresss who played spock's mother died seth on no that's a shock a spock shock i should wear my spock shock smock uh i'll time you with my spock shock smock clock your spock shock smock clock rocks jenny ha i mock your spock shock smock clock schlock and will hock your socks to buy some bach women yeah webcomic" alt="Hatbag comic strip lock stock and apparel by David Hitt and Lain Hughes guy did you hear, the acresss who played spock's mother died seth on no that's a shock a spock shock i should wear my spock shock smock uh i'll time you with my spock shock smock clock your spock shock smock clock rocks jenny ha i mock your spock shock smock clock schlock and will hock your socks to buy some bach women yeah webcomic" class="pivot-image" /></p>R.I.P. <a href="http://www.startrek.com/startrek/view/news/article/31355.html"  target='_blank'>Jane Wyatt</a>.<br />
<br />
Another great <a href="http://comics.hatbag.net/pivot/entry.php?id=150"  target='_blank'>topical</a> Hatbag. ]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 26 Oct 2006 09:03:00 -0400</pubDate>
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			<title>Colonel Panic</title>
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                        <description><![CDATA[ <p style="text-align:center;"><img src="http://comics.hatbag.net/images/061019colonelpanic.jpg" style="border:0px solid" title="Hatbag Colonel Panic comic strip by David Hitt and Lain Hughes guy yeah yeah sure yeah look seth it's a bad signal gotta go jenny so what was that about oh it was seth i could hardly hear him he won't shut up about his new computer something about he's avoiding crashes with his new fast bus and blazing ram or something hey it's almost time for our show let's go turn on the TV tragedy was narrowly averted today when a speeding bus avoided crashing into a comic book store by hitting a blazing ram man i told him he needed a new driver webcomic" alt="Hatbag Colonel Panic comic strip by David Hitt and Lain Hughes guy yeah yeah sure yeah look seth it's a bad signal gotta go jenny so what was that about oh it was seth i could hardly hear him he won't shut up about his new computer something about he's avoiding crashes with his new fast bus and blazing ram or something hey it's almost time for our show let's go turn on the TV tragedy was narrowly averted today when a speeding bus avoided crashing into a comic book store by hitting a blazing ram man i told him he needed a new driver webcomic" class="pivot-image" /></p>We'd love to hear someone provide a good explaination for how exactly this happened. ]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 19 Oct 2006 01:01:00 -0400</pubDate>
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			<title>Just Forget It</title>
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                        <description><![CDATA[ <p style="text-align:center;"><img src="http://comics.hatbag.net/images/061002justforgetit.jpg" style="border:0px solid" title="Hatbag by David Hitt and Lain Hughes comics strip Just Forget It Seth hey wait you had a birthday monday and I completely forgot about it guy yep you shoulda said something i love your birthday remember the year i had trained lemurs re-enact your life or the time i sang my klingon ballad about you with the robot animals at chuck e cheese or when i showed up at your office dressed as baby guy how could i forget man how could i miss your birthday oh yeah that was the day herbert had me list all our back issues featuring wolverine cameos so how much do i owe you herbert i told you dude no charge happy birthday" alt="Hatbag by David Hitt and Lain Hughes comics strip Just Forget It Seth hey wait you had a birthday monday and I completely forgot about it guy yep you shoulda said something i love your birthday remember the year i had trained lemurs re-enact your life or the time i sang my klingon ballad about you with the robot animals at chuck e cheese or when i showed up at your office dressed as baby guy how could i forget man how could i miss your birthday oh yeah that was the day herbert had me list all our back issues featuring wolverine cameos so how much do i owe you herbert i told you dude no charge happy birthday" class="pivot-image" /></p>Happy birthday to all the Hatbag readers out there with October birthdays! ]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 12 Oct 2006 01:01:00 -0400</pubDate>
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			<title>Oct. 12, 2006</title>
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                        <description><![CDATA[ In case you missed it from the big banner on the nameplate, we finally posted <a href="http://comics.hatbag.net/entry_145.php"  target='_blank'>our Wikipedia experiences</a> last week. ]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 12 Oct 2006 01:01:00 -0400</pubDate>
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			<title>Thus Seth Some Guy</title>
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                        <description><![CDATA[ <p style="text-align:center;"><img src="http://comics.hatbag.net/images/thus-seth-some-guy.jpg" style="border:0px solid" title="Thus Seth Some Guy Hatbag comic strip by David Hitt and Lain Hughes Seth did you see guy yeah was that the guy reminded me of that time mortally wounded ha okay you two are spending way too much time together if you can communicate in shorthand like that is she like manchu wok webcomic" alt="Thus Seth Some Guy Hatbag comic strip by David Hitt and Lain Hughes Seth did you see guy yeah was that the guy reminded me of that time mortally wounded ha okay you two are spending way too much time together if you can communicate in shorthand like that is she like manchu wok webcomic" class="pivot-image" /></p>Hey, look, folks! Jenny has a new outfit! ]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 05 Oct 2006 08:12:00 -0400</pubDate>
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			<title>Oct. 5, 2006</title>
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                        <description><![CDATA[ Just a bit of  <a href="http://comics.hatbag.net/pivot/entry.php?id=140"  target='_blank'>extra art</a> for your "enjoyment." ]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 05 Oct 2006 01:01:00 -0400</pubDate>
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			<title>Profreading Errors</title>
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                        <description><![CDATA[ <p style="text-align:center;"><img src="http://comics.hatbag.net/images/profreading-errors.jpg" style="border:0px solid" title="Hatbag by David Hitt and Lain Hughes Profreading Errors comic strip seth hey dude come to this book signing with me guy a book signing you the author's an old college prof of mine in fact, I think you had him too okay sounds like fun he'll probably be glad to see me most likely we'll go out for a beer afterwards the greasy hair hung in hanks over dull eyes his plodding presence undercut the educational mission of my classroom worse yet he had begun to sign his papers weasel master then again maybe we won't" alt="Hatbag by David Hitt and Lain Hughes Profreading Errors comic strip seth hey dude come to this book signing with me guy a book signing you the author's an old college prof of mine in fact, I think you had him too okay sounds like fun he'll probably be glad to see me most likely we'll go out for a beer afterwards the greasy hair hung in hanks over dull eyes his plodding presence undercut the educational mission of my classroom worse yet he had begun to sign his papers weasel master then again maybe we won't" class="pivot-image" /></p>For the new folks in the audience -- and by new we mean those who weren't reading a decade ago -- this marks the first time in Hatbag that we've brought back one of the old HATBG characters other than the three leads. We were excited about doing this, and it was a lot of fun updating one of the old characters into the new art.<br />
<br />
In fact, it's kind of appropriate that the Prof be the fourth character from the old strip to appear in the new, since he was the fourth character ever introduced in HATBG, way back in the <a href="http://hatbag.net/dailies/004prof.html"  target='_blank'>very first week</a>.<br />
<br />
There would be too many <a href="http://hatbag.net/dailies/064profsback.html"  target='_blank'>strips</a> to link to <a href="http://hatbag.net/dailies/066profsfinal.html"  target='_blank'>chronicle</a> the entire professor-student <a href="http://hatbag.net/dailies/069sadprof.html"  target='_blank'>relationship</a> from those days, but we will note that the book he's reading sounds like a follow-up to <a href="http://hatbag.net/dailies/099hippievanilli.html"  target='_blank'>one of his earlier works</a>.<br />
<br />
The Prof was also <a href="http://hatbag.net/dailies/201yougoeastgirl.html"  target='_blank'>one of the last characters to appear</a> as the daily strip drew to a close. He also appeared in <a href="http://hatbag.net/weeklies/960822dead,man,talking.html"  target='_blank'>an early weekly strip</a>, though apparently he just flew back in to the country for that event, based on <a href="http://hatbag.net/weeklies/970612academicpursuits.html"  target='_blank'>this later appearance</a>, which was apparently his last time to pop up in a regular strip. (He did pop up in <a href="http://comics.hatbag.net/entry_33.php"  target='_blank'>a Hatbag bonus feature</a>, but that doesn't really count.) ]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 28 Sep 2006 08:16:00 -0400</pubDate>
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			<title>Trebek Another Time</title>
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                        <description><![CDATA[ <p style="text-align:center;"><img src="http://comics.hatbag.net/images/trebek-another-time.jpg" style="border:0px solid" title="Hatbag by David Hitt and Lain Hughes comic strip Trebek Another Time guy eh just bills still no word from the people at jeopardy sorry dude it's just you know after I took the test I had the idea I'd go on the show yeah i even fantasized that I'd win a bunch of money and maybe Jenny and I could move somehwere exotic seth I know you did man why do you keep vetoing this one contestant mr. trebek because when i do some weird hippie kid sends me free comic books webcomic" alt="Hatbag by David Hitt and Lain Hughes comic strip Trebek Another Time guy eh just bills still no word from the people at jeopardy sorry dude it's just you know after I took the test I had the idea I'd go on the show yeah i even fantasized that I'd win a bunch of money and maybe Jenny and I could move somehwere exotic seth I know you did man why do you keep vetoing this one contestant mr. trebek because when i do some weird hippie kid sends me free comic books webcomic" class="pivot-image" /></p>Notice how we individually rendered every single blade of grass. That's the Hatbag mark of quality. ]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 21 Sep 2006 08:47:00 -0400</pubDate>
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			<title>All Together Now</title>
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                        <description><![CDATA[ <p style="text-align:center;"><img src="http://comics.hatbag.net/images/060914convergence.jpg" style="border:0px solid" title="Hatbag by david hitt and lain hughes comic strip all together now guy man i was really hoping apple would release a phone this week seth forget that I've got something even better it's a combination phone, camera video player game device mp3 player and photo album dude you just glued your cell phone to a new iPod so you probably wouldn't be interested in my new ipod enormo herbert hey boss who duct-taped the stereo to the ms pac-man machine webcomic" alt="Hatbag by david hitt and lain hughes comic strip all together now guy man i was really hoping apple would release a phone this week seth forget that I've got something even better it's a combination phone, camera video player game device mp3 player and photo album dude you just glued your cell phone to a new iPod so you probably wouldn't be interested in my new ipod enormo herbert hey boss who duct-taped the stereo to the ms pac-man machine webcomic" class="pivot-image" /></p>In the future, my friends, it'll all be about convergence.<br />
<br />
OK, let's make this easy -- we've added a bonus <a href="http://comics.hatbag.net/pivot/entry.php?id=137"  target='_blank'>Easter Egg strip</a> link on this page. See if you can find it. ]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 14 Sep 2006 07:47:00 -0400</pubDate>
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			<title>To Boldly Dream</title>
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                        <description><![CDATA[ <p style="text-align:center;"><img src="http://comics.hatbag.net/images/to_boldly_dream.jpg" style="border:0px solid" title="Hatbag by David Hitt and Lain Hughes comic strip To Boldly Dream what a cool dream I'm having we're in a Star Trek episode not only that, but we're in the kick-butt original series nice work there's kirk and spock they're putting together an away mission uh-oh what don't you remember redshirts always die on these away missions you three come with us you had to dream us wearing red shirts hey at least you two have on pants webcomic Guy Seth Jenny" alt="Hatbag by David Hitt and Lain Hughes comic strip To Boldly Dream what a cool dream I'm having we're in a Star Trek episode not only that, but we're in the kick-butt original series nice work there's kirk and spock they're putting together an away mission uh-oh what don't you remember redshirts always die on these away missions you three come with us you had to dream us wearing red shirts hey at least you two have on pants webcomic Guy Seth Jenny" class="pivot-image" /></p>40 years of Star Trek...<br />
<br />
And to think, when we first started "Hippie and the Black Guy," Trek wasn't even 30 yet. Where does the time go?<br />
<br />
Our love of Trek has been evident in the strips over the years, in comics like <a href="http://hatbag.net/dailies/045DS9.html"  target='_blank'>this</a>, <a href="http://hatbag.net/dailies/107finalmission.html"  target='_blank'>this</a>, <a href="http://hatbag.net/dailies/137beamemup.html"  target='_blank'>this</a>, <a href="http://hatbag.net/dailies/189rtiberiusgerald.html"  target='_blank'>this</a> and sort of <a href="http://hatbag.net/dailies/124odoonthewindow.html"  target='_blank'>this</a>.<br />
<br />
Apparently we somehow made it through the weekly HATBG run with no Trek references, though we can't swear we haven't missed any. <br />
<br />
However, we've gone back to our Trek-loving ways with the new Hatbag strip, with comics like <a href="http://comics.hatbag.net/entry_28.php"  target='_blank'>this</a>, <a href="http://comics.hatbag.net/entry_81.php"  target='_blank'>this</a>, <a href="http://comics.hatbag.net/entry_103.php"  target='_blank'>this</a> and <a href="http://comics.hatbag.net/entry_124.php"  target='_blank'>this</a>. ]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 07 Sep 2006 08:17:00 -0400</pubDate>
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			<title>Lie Around</title>
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                        <description><![CDATA[ <p style="text-align:center;"><img src="http://comics.hatbag.net/images/lie_around.jpg" style="border:0px solid" title="Hatbag Lie Around comic strip by David Hitt and Lain Hughes guy dinner last night was divine thanks love thank you for fixing my car you're the best say we're invited to the donaldson's house tonight jenny their cocktail parties are splendid well i should get up and do the dishes no need i got up early and did them then let's stay in bed watch some law & order and snuggle seriously that's how you imagine my marriage well, that's the PG version" alt="Hatbag Lie Around comic strip by David Hitt and Lain Hughes guy dinner last night was divine thanks love thank you for fixing my car you're the best say we're invited to the donaldson's house tonight jenny their cocktail parties are splendid well i should get up and do the dishes no need i got up early and did them then let's stay in bed watch some law & order and snuggle seriously that's how you imagine my marriage well, that's the PG version" class="pivot-image" /></p> ]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 31 Aug 2006 07:41:00 -0400</pubDate>
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			<title>DD On DVD</title>
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                        <description><![CDATA[ <p style="text-align:center;"><img src="http://comics.hatbag.net/images/060824ddondvd.jpg" style="border:0px solid" title="Hatbag Strip DD On DVD by David Hitt and Lain Hughes Guy why are you closing next week Seth Volume 1 of Darkwing Duck finally hits DVD tuesday I have a bad feeling about this Yeah I'm going to have to compare it to my VHS copies to check for anomalies but why do you have to close the store dude do you have any idea how long it's gonna take to go frame-by-frame through three DVDs store closed next week later jenny so why is seth closing the store next week illness serious illness webcomic" alt="Hatbag Strip DD On DVD by David Hitt and Lain Hughes Guy why are you closing next week Seth Volume 1 of Darkwing Duck finally hits DVD tuesday I have a bad feeling about this Yeah I'm going to have to compare it to my VHS copies to check for anomalies but why do you have to close the store dude do you have any idea how long it's gonna take to go frame-by-frame through three DVDs store closed next week later jenny so why is seth closing the store next week illness serious illness webcomic" class="pivot-image" /></p>Lest anyone think we don't do our research, here's a link where you can <a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B000FS9MUQ/alltheseworld-20"  target='_blank'>order your copy of Darkwing Duck, Volume 1</a>, which will be released on Tuesday.<br />
<br />
And for those new to the strip, the whole Darkwing Duck thing goes way back (twelve and a half years) to the <a href="http://hatbag.net/dailies/020stereos.html">first month</a> of the old HATBG strip, and <a href="http://hatbag.net/dailies/104wereback.html">popped</a> up a <a href="http://hatbag.net/dailies/142darkwingsback.html">few</a> more <a href="http://hatbag.net/dailies/169stilldarkwing.html">times</a> over the <a href="http://hatbag.net/dailies/172darkwingagain.html">course</a> of the <a href="http://hatbag.net/dailies/183farewellyedarkwing.html">daily</a> strip. Even the <a href="http://hatbag.net/weeklies/960530origin2.html">beginning</a> of the <a href="http://hatbag.net/weeklies/971120thanksforthecoke.html">weekly</a> strip <a href="http://hatbag.net/weeklies/971127burglemethis.html">featured</a> Darkwing. (And we're not entirely sure that's all of the appearances.)<br />
<br />
This appears to be the first Darkwing Duck reference in the new Hatbag strip, though, amazingly enough. ]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 24 Aug 2006 01:01:00 -0400</pubDate>
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			<title>HoaP</title>
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                        <description><![CDATA[ <p style="text-align:center;"><img src="http://comics.hatbag.net/images/hoap.jpg" style="border:0px solid" title="HoaP Hatbag comic strip by David Hitt and Lain Hughes Snakes on a Plane" alt="HoaP Hatbag comic strip by David Hitt and Lain Hughes Snakes on a Plane" class="pivot-image" /></p>So, has anyone heard what that movie's about? ]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 17 Aug 2006 01:01:00 -0400</pubDate>
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			<title>The Verdant Loan</title>
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                        <description><![CDATA[ <p style="text-align:center;"><img src="http://comics.hatbag.net/images/the-verdant-loan.jpg" style="border:0px solid" title="Hatbag comic strip The Verdant Loan by David Hitt and Lain Hughes Seth Jenny Guy So I guess things are busy on campus this time of year oh yeah bustling lots of work at uh your er office then fess up seth do you have any idea what I do at the university uh no in that case i oversee a computer database that lets me identify anyone who ever committed federal student loan fraud say honey why is seth mowing our yard have a drink and don't ask too many questions" alt="Hatbag comic strip The Verdant Loan by David Hitt and Lain Hughes Seth Jenny Guy So I guess things are busy on campus this time of year oh yeah bustling lots of work at uh your er office then fess up seth do you have any idea what I do at the university uh no in that case i oversee a computer database that lets me identify anyone who ever committed federal student loan fraud say honey why is seth mowing our yard have a drink and don't ask too many questions" class="pivot-image" /></p>Happy Back to School Time everyone! ]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 10 Aug 2006 09:01:00 -0400</pubDate>
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			<title>Just Another Day</title>
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                        <description><![CDATA[ <p style="