DISQUS

charlie · 3 years ago

WTF?!?!? it is the best comic ever DOnt be so fucking stupid there are worst comic than fred basset

joshnunn · 3 years ago

O... K.... Have you read Fred Basset? No. I didn't think so. Did you write Fred Basset? Maybe that would explain your problem with my comments. But really, it is the dumbest comic. Of all time. I'm right... That's all.

Vicki · 2 years ago

Erm ok people.
fred basset isnt the BEST comic strip.

but he aint the worst either.

i've seen some worse comics.

and that particular strip that you put isnt funny.

but he's had funny ones.

and then after that to "ease the pain"

you say that calvin and hobbes is the best comic strip ever?

erm... NO !!!

he's probably JUSt as boring as some of the bassets.

but he has funny ones too.

each to their own opinion.

joshnunn · 2 years ago

I don't know why you people are arguing this. It's really simple. Fred Basset is not funny. Now you may argue that 'The Phantom' is not funny either, and that I haven't singled it out for my scorn, but his serialised adventures are not meant to be. Fred Basset on the other hand MUST be trying to be amusing, as the dog wears a constantly smug expression, and regularly makes asides to the audience that are meant to include us in the 'joke'.


I've heard ridicule piled on the 'Family Circus', and must say that I while I haven't read many, what I have read seems to be attempting to be funny and poignant. It is also clearly written with an audience in mind (families/parents) who might share the joke. Whether it succeeds or not is irrelevant, but the effort disguises its (lack of) humour.



Fred Basset on the other hand is neither poignant or funny, and lacks a clear audience (stupid dogs maybe - but dogs don't read the comics section, and stupid ones only read the lifestyle section).



I hope that my arguments have made you realise that I am indeed right. In any other debate I will concede I am wrong when I am given clear evidence - but of this one thing I am certain. Fred Basset is not a good comic. It is not a passable comic. Fred Basset is a dreadful blight on humanity. He is never funny.



And 'Calvin and Hobbes' IS the greatest comic strip and holds that place with Gary Larson's 'Farside' comic.

emma · 2 years ago

fred basset isnt the worst.hes not that bad gosh. garfield is the best

emma · 2 years ago

also you dont need to make a friggin thesis on stupid comics. we all have our own opinions. if ur not happy with anyone elses then shut ur mouth and keep it to urself. so clearly ur thesis was ur own opinion. u were not necessarily 'correct'

joshnunn · 2 years ago

Lighten up people.

yuri · 2 years ago

You can never ever be universally right about such subjective things as 'funniness', and this is why you are WRONG.


To prove my point:

Def of Funny: Something that invokes laughter/smiles.

I laugh when i read Fred Basset. Explain to me (and the other millions people who laugh too) why what we are reading laughing at such bad comics. Its not like we are being forced to read and laugh.





ps. are you saying that people who laugh @ Fred's comics are clueless morons?



1st CH

2nd Garfield

3rd Fred

5th Peanuts

joshnunn · 2 years ago

O.K. people. Here is the RIGHT answer. The guy who originally made Fred Basset died around 16 years ago. for the last 14 years it's been drawn and written by someone else. I'm willing to bet that all you Fred Basset lovers are fans of the original artist and writer Alex Graham. We in Australia only get the later strips syndicated in our newspapers, the ones *written by someone else*. They are neither funny, nor charming - as evidenced by the strip above. Any given strip will not make me laugh - most don't make sense in a comic way. I could write a comic where:
* I tie my shoelace

* I look out of the panel and say "Oh look... I tied my shoelace"

And I would be about on a par with current Fred Basset comics.



Lighten up. Don't read blogs of people who's opinions you don't care for. Not everything written on the Internet has to be argued with.



Fred Basset IS the dumbest comic strip ever written.

Morgan · 2 years ago

Those who do not love Fred Basset simply do not have the intellectual capacity to find the obvious wit in every strip. I feel sorry for you.

joshnunn · 2 years ago

Every strip? Did you read the strip I used as an example? Where is the wit in, "Now my after dinner nap"?


Obviously I'm intellectually inferior, that's the reason.

Morgan · 2 years ago

Those who do not love Fred Basset simply do not have the intellectual capacity to find the obvious wit in every strip. I feel sorry for you.

Morgan · 2 years ago

Those who do not love Fred Basset simply do not have the intellectual capacity to find the obvious wit in every strip. I feel sorry for you.

joshnunn · 2 years ago

Every strip? Did you read the strip I used as an example? Where is the wit in, "Now— my after dinner… …nap"?

Obviously I'm intellectually inferior, that's the reason.

joshnunn · 2 years ago

Every strip? Did you read the strip I used as an example? Where is the wit in, "Now my after dinner nap"?

Obviously I'm intellectually inferior, that's the reason.

Colly Baby · 1 year ago

Josh, I agree with you. Those who like Fred B have the intellectual ability of a wilted lettuce.

joshnunn · 1 year ago

Thank you, finally something sensible.

amy · 1 year ago

GO AWAY


FRED BASSET IS THE BEST,

GO HAMISH!!! ILYY



GO DIE IN A HOLE



PLATIMUN BASSET!!!

Terf · 5 months ago

LOL! Dude, this is exactly what I think whenever I see it in the paper. :p It's incredibly pointless.

joshnunn · 5 months ago

Oh Terf, You made my day. You don't know how frustrating it's been having everyone disagree with me! Thank you for leaving a comment, I really appreciate it.

Steve · 1 month ago

Flag, you probably have the intellectual capacity of a toe nail. You can't fathom the subtle nature of the cartoon. Bet you're a Transformer fan and into moronic comics like MAD.

Fred is brilliantSteve

joshnunn · 1 month ago

Who is Flag? Are you addressing the "flag" link below EVERYONE'S comment as though it is my name? You have just made my day! Thank you!