You're spot on - it's much harder for those of us at the top of the
RMCS tree (or more general 3-panel humour) to write a funny article.

If we try we tend to end up with an article no-one remembers but one
line from it ends up in 42,000 signatures....

:)

Dave ( been there done that)
PS. although Scott Adams (dilbert) has written books.

--- In rmcsforum@..., "Paul" <strongbadforawesome@...>
wrote:
>
> Dave,
>
> Thanks for all the input!
>
> I can see what you are saying and it makes sense. I'm a fairly
> funny writer, but that's a lot easier than comics because I have the
> whole page to express something as opposed to three columns.
>
> I never thought about the two punchlines before, but that's awesome
> and totally beyond my capabilities at this point.
>
> I'll try a little more honing, and after these ISO standard projects
> I'm working on are finished later this year I may try again with the
> group.
>
> But like I said, writing and being funny in stories is a lot easier
> for me than writing such a succinct comic; and especially pointing
> out the long-windedness reminded me of other comics I got bored with
> because of the very same reason.
>
> I'll check out the top voters and do some more work.
>
> cheers,
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