- Jerkcity
Infobox Webcomic
title = Jerkcity
caption = L-R: Spigot, Pants, Deuce, Rands
author =Rands
url = http://www.jerkcity.com/
status = Updating every day
began =August 17 1998
genre = Humor of the absurdJerkcity is a
webcomic published daily sinceAugust 17 1998 by creator Michael Lopp, aka "Rands ", and a variety of other contributors. The strip's backgrounds and the appearance of its characters are generated with the long-defunct applicationMicrosoft Comic Chat , which features the artwork ofJim Woodring . The spirit of the strip is summed up in its official motto, "Slurping and drooling and hurrrr." [http://www.jerkcity.com/faq.html#42] Jerkcity also maintains its own schedule of holidays. [http://www.jerkcity.com/holidays.txt]Jerkcity contains almost no character development, storyline or continuity. Its primary themes include
drinking ,drug abuse ,masturbation ,misogyny ,homosexual and/orhomophobic activities,gluttony ,dick joke s and computer programming. Dialogue is often absurd, incomprehensible, and/or obscene.Content
The strip features a central cast of four characters — Pants, Rands, Deuce and Spigot — and a dozen or so minor ones. Sometimes the players act out scenes from an invented "
T.J. Hooker "-like cop drama called [http://www.jerkcity.com/search/index.cgi?q=spigot+the+bear Spigot The Bear] .Sometimes a running joke which demands some level of continuity asserts itself, such as in the "Big Faggoty Dick" series [http://www.jerkcity.com/jerkcity95.html] [http://www.jerkcity.com/jerkcity132.html] [http://www.jerkcity.com/jerkcity1793.html] [http://www.jerkcity.com/jerkcity2886.html] , a period in the
autumn of2000 in which the characters [http://www.jerkcity.com/jerkcity727.html went on strike] , and a series of strips not featuring Pants or Deuce due to them being "arrested byS.H.I.E.L.D. " [http://www.jerkcity.com/jerkcity2774.html] .In another instance, Spigot and Deuce poke each other in the eye [http://jerkcity.com/jerkcity3014.html] ; subsequent strips portray both with an "X" over one eye. Their eyesight was inexplicably cured some two and a half months later [http://jerkcity.com/jerkcity3089.html] .
Once or twice a year, comics are substituted with [http://www.jerkcity.com/search/index.cgi?q=picture+of+a photographs] without explanation. The strip sometimes comments on mainstream news ephemera, such as the [http://www.jerkcity.com/jerkcity2043.html Abu Ghraib] prisoner abuse scandal, the death of [http://www.jerkcity.com/jerkcity290.html John F. Kennedy, Jr.] , the [http://www.jerkcity.com/jerkcity2337.html Terri Schiavo] case, the [http://www.jerkcity.com/jerkcity1910.html Laci Peterson] abduction, and even a woman left in a [http://jerkcity.com/jerkcity2514.html makeshift grave] after the flooding of New Orleans. Strips have also included
OpenBSD [http://www.jerkcity.com/jerkcity1110.html bug reports] and [http://www.jerkcity.com/jerkcity2819.html corrections] to this [http://www.jerkcity.com/jerkcity2932.html Wikipedia entry] and ridicule of Wikipedia admin [http://www.jerkcity.com/jerkcity3042.html FCYTravis] and Wikipedia in general.The site also contains an [http://www.jerkcity.com/glossary.html official glossary] , which helps to explain various slang used in strips, like "HUGLAGHALGHALGHAL" (the onomatopoeic representation of "dicklicking") and "T" (chat
lingo meaning "Tell", followed by the person's name). Jerkcity also maintains its own schedule of holidays. [http://www.jerkcity.com/holidays.txt]In November of
2004 , some cast members went toDisneyland and left contact information for Jerkcity fans to send messages while in the park. Staff replied to many of these messages with pictures taken from a cellular phone's built-in camera.One-time characters have included
John Ashcroft [http://www.jerkcity.com/jerkcity1430.html] ,Adolf Hitler [http://www.jerkcity.com/jerkcity331.html] , Jesus Christ [http://www.jerkcity.com/jerkcity912.html] and Brian Peppers [http://www.jerkcity.com/jerkcity3043.html] .Cast of characters
Main
* Pants — A nine-eyed "Christmas tree monster", arguably the weirdest and least tactful character.
* Rands Pantalones — An alien and the most level-headed character [http://www.jerkcity.com/jerkcity1505.html] , which amounts to slightly more programming talk.
* Deuce — A fellow in atiki mask, often the most aggressive. Bites and clamps. [http://www.jerkcity.com/jerkcity2602.html] He wears his mask to hide the shame. [http://www.jerkcity.com/jerkcity1332.html] It is (repeatedly) advised you do not feed him. [http://jerkcity.com/about.html] [http://www.jerkcity.com/jerkcity2882.html] [http://www.jerkcity.com/jerkcity2885.html]
* Spigot — Abeatnik with a beret and a goatee. Likes pancakes w/ blueberry compote. [http://www.jerkcity.com/jerkcity2882.html] [http://www.jerkcity.com/jerkcity2885.html]upporting
*
Adolf Hitler [http://www.jerkcity.com/jerkcity331.html]
* Atandt
* Brian Peppers [http://www.jerkcity.com/jerkcity3043.html]
* Bung
* Cock Zombie [http://www.jerkcity.com/jerkcity2983.html] [http://jerkcity.com/jerkcity3508.html] [http://www.jerkcity.com/jerkcity3508.html] /Dick Zombie [http://www.jerkcity.com/jerkcity2518.html] — Mentioned repeatedly by Pants but never seen.
* Dick — Often refers to fundamental tenets ofConstructivist epistemology .
* Effigy
* Hanford — the strip's "director"
* Harriet — A woman, i.e.prostitute .
* Inebriated Crustacean — Introduced by Pants [http://www.jerkcity.com/jerkcity2570.html] .
* Jean-Charles — A bumbling French waiter, an off-screen character with no dialogue.
* Net
* Ozone
* The Peeing Man
* Renaissance Man - A caveman introduced to Jerkcity by Spigot [http://www.jerkcity.com/jerkcity2462.html]References to other comics
*
Pokey the Penguin [http://www.jerkcity.com/jerkcity62.html]
*User Friendly [http://www.jerkcity.com/jerkcity699.html]
* Penny Arcade [http://www.jerkcity.com/jerkcity816.html]
*Garfield [http://www.jerkcity.com/jerkcity946.html] [http://www.jerkcity.com/jerkcity3069.html]
*Peanuts [http://www.jerkcity.com/jerkcity518.html]Collected editions
* "The Big Book of Jerkcity" (ISBN 0-966-33118-4) was released on
April 20 ,2003 . Two-hundred hand-numbered paperback copies were printed. The book sold out and is out of print. The contents included strips from the first five years, an introduction byRands and a [http://www.jerkcity.com/glossary.html glossary] that has since been updated and added to the website [http://www.jerkcity.com/book/] .Music
From time to time, Jerkcity releases musical interludes as [http://www.djrapekit.com DJ RAPEKIT] .
* [http://www.jerkcity.com/JERKCITY_PODCAST_THEME_TO_SPIGOT_THE_BEAR.MP3 Theme to Spigot the Bear] (2005) [http://jerkcity.com/jerkcity2586.html]
* [http://jerkcity.com/hyperspace.mp3 Introduction (Always Interesting)] (2006) [http://jerkcity.com/jerkcity2682.html]
* [http://jerkcity.com/lights.mp3 Better Weather] (2006) [http://jerkcity.com/jerkcity2687.html]
* [http://jerkcity.com/thank.mp3 Shit In Your Beard] (2006) [http://jerkcity.com/jerkcity2688.html]
* [http://jerkcity.com/motion.mp3 Motion Is About To Occur] (2006) [http://jerkcity.com/jerkcity2697.html]
* [http://www.jerkcity.com/floors.mp3 And you can see how big it really is (Deuce's Balls remix)] (2006) [http://jerkcity.com/jerkcity2734.html]
* [http://www.jerkcity.com/gropefest.mp3 Cover Your Head And Neck With Your Arms] (2006) [http://jerkcity.com/jerkcity2759.html]
* [http://www.djrapekit.com/aaeail.mp3 Always As Easy As It Looks] (2007)
* [http://jerkcity.com/mipq.mp3 Men Into Position Quickly] (2007) [http://jerkcity.com/jerkcity3161.html]
* [http://www.djrapekit.com/LS4D.MP3 Love Song for Deuce (Skit)] (2007) [http://www.jerkcity.com/jerkcity3392.html]
* [http://djrapekit.com/ladybugs.mp3 Ladybugs] (2007) [http://www.jerkcity.com/jerkcity3252.html]External links
* [http://www.jerkcity.com jerkcity.com]
* [http://www.rotten.com/library/culture/jerkcity/ Rotten Library article on Jerkcity] (The masthead of [http://www.dailyrotten.com/ Daily Rotten] conceals an image of Pants which links to Jerkcity.)
* [http://www.randsinrepose.com Rands In Repose]
* [http://www.randsinrepose.com/archives/2002/04/13/rands_talks_about_jerkcity_pt_1.html Rands writes about Jerkcity]
* [http://www.livejournal.com/users/jerkcity/ LiveJournal/Jerkcity community]
* [http://pigdog.org/jerkcity/ Interview in Pigdog Journal]
* [http://www.jerkcity.com/pantsdisneyland/ Jerkcity goes to Disneyland]
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