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This strip is just for fun only, I never condone alcohol drinking. Occasionally and annually I will have a beer or a glass of red wine at some social gatherings, and that’s all. One particular ex-coworker of mine drinks a lot, every time I look at him, all I can see is his beer-infused fat arms and pot-belly, and “liver failure” in his face. I am over-weight and I know I am not in good shape, but his drinking habit is really destroying him and accelerating his body failure.
In case you don’t know, “Hello, World” is probably the first thing you will try to write when learning a computer programming language. It doesn’t really accomplish anything, and all it does is display the phrase “Hello, World” on the screen. Now you know how Choy’s 40-year-long project is progressing.
Special thanks to my friend Mark Ng, who wrote the poem for this strip.
Readers who have been following this strip might remember I introduced “Choy” in strip #14. He is a slacker and not a very good programmer. I want to add a new character whose characteristic is exactly opposite to Choy’s, and it’s “Nib”. Smart, but a bit naive. They both give a lot of headaches to Dee, their project manager.
Some might want to know what kind of vegetable Nib is based on. He’s supposed to be a bamboo shoot. I live in Canada, and I have never seen one available in supermarket. They really shouldn’t be sold uncooked, because they are only edible when thorougly poached in boiling water to get all the cynide out. I can’t imagine how many people might get sick if they eat them fresh uncooked. When cooked properly, it’s crunchy and has a very distinct flavor.
