Ubersoft.net: Technology Is Not Your Friend

A Brief Visit

23 May 2008 - 8:18am — Christopher Wright

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Comic Transcript

ALEX: Mark?

MARK: Hey.

ALEX: What are you doing here?

MARK: Henry needs me to log in to my old computer for some reason. Something to do with "dead iMacs."

ALEX: So how are you? You still working on Ubersoft's top secret contract for the Federal government?

MARK: Well, I --

(FEDS arrive.)

MARK: ... I have no idea what you're talking about.

FED: Stand down.

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Comments

John Lennon lives

23 May 2008 - 3:25pm — Paddy (not verified)

I cannot help but notice, that it is obviously the Beatles working for the US-Government... and it is the Beatles around the time they made the Movie "Help"... fascinating. It is obvious that they became part of some other secret project and they were kept young and in an endless supply of their neat, grey suits. Spooky.
But where is Ringo?

He sang out of tune...

23 May 2008 - 3:58pm — Christopher Wright

And they stood up and walked out on him.

In the transcript, Mark says

23 May 2008 - 7:56pm — K (not verified)

In the transcript, Mark says 'Key' instead of 'Hey'.

You're right...

23 May 2008 - 9:13pm — Christopher Wright

... fixed it. Thanks for pointing it out.

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