SM: When was the last time you had on a set of headphones?
NG: Yesterday.
SM: Barring yourself, what’s the best thing to come out of your hometown?
NG: Trains. Though I have yet to come out of my hometown.
SM: What was your last good deed?
NG: Babysitting for free.
SM: What was your last encounter with a lunatic?
NG: Ex-girlfriend / current-friend / loving hate-buddy Sarah. Over the phone. I’m sure she’d say the same for me.
SM: Regale us, please, with an anecdote.
NG: One time I hit a deer while riding a bicycle.
SM: Please describe an activity at which you are not very good, but that you hope to eventually be good at.
NG: Expressing my feelings to someone I don’t want to talk to. Archery. Walking confidently in the dark. These are all the same thing.
SM: What is your first reaction to a roomful of strangers?
NG: Excitement usually. Though sometimes I additionally feel regret and shame if they’re in a room I’ve accidentally walked in on.
SM; What was the last circumstance in which you found yourself that you could not comprehend entirely?
NG: Perhaps this morning. On the verge of being awake, I got that scary feeling that all the dreams I had been having might in fact be real.
SM; Please tell us a story about a low paying job you’ve held, and if you’ve never held a low paying job, please tell us a story about any job you’ve held.
NG: I worked on a farm 7 days a week many summers ago. I worked every day from 6 AM to late afternoon. Corn. Tomatoes. I picked these two things. Tomatoes were my specialty. One of the overseers was very fond of my work ethic, and I was happy to please him. One day however, I asked him if I could leave work early to tend to something I felt was more important (a movie perhaps). He said: “Nick…we need you. Don’t leave.” This troubled me, as I had already arranged to leave early this day. With my friend as a reluctant advisor, I weighed the pros and cons of defying such a strong-willed, powerful man. With a heavy heart, I used my converse shoes to sneak off the farm with great stealth, and met my ride at the entrance of the farm. Before work the next morning, I was dreading having to face him. I had heard reports that he muttered the word “sonovaBITCH” upon hearing about my AWOL status. After a while, on this very rainy morning, it had been announced that he was arrested the night prior for some deed pertaining to a shotgun and his wife. I never saw him again.
SM: Please describe an area of expertise you are willing to feign knowing something about to strangers.
NG: Picking tomatoes (You’ve got to grab them near the stem. And don’t yank softly. Snap hard. Wear gloves if you got em).
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Man Oh Man, I love the Perry Bible Fellowship! I’m surprised and impressed that you got this interview, Jason! Very cool!
Wise Shitashi is just about the funniest comic I’ve ever seen.
I’m not sure if this is his funniest one, but one of my favorites is Freaking Vortex
The Vortex is really cool. The levels, you know. I didn’t even have to click on your link to it, that one was so memorable.
Another one that’s really amazing is Sgt Grumbles just because of that incredible third panel.