October 1, 2004
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Xanga Comic #42: The real world sucks. Fo shizzle.
And yes, I’m from Northern California. If you couldn’t tell by the “hella”.
edit 11:33pm> I can’t believe it, I almost forgot…THANK YOU SO MUCH EVERYONE for pushing me up to 100,000 visitors! 42 Xanga comics done, and I’m still going strong! You’re absoutely awesome…and a special thank you to everyone who subscribes and comments! I still read each and every comment, even though I’m really really horrible at returning props, so thanks for putting up with me anyway! But enough rambling. Thank you. =).
Comments (229)
For true, that, for true.
nahh its not scary they just weird
hahaha.. .”hella” has become the #1 word of the north.
its just a fucked up world
I’ve never heard “hella” before. I’m a shut-in. >.< Definetly agree with the confusion of “new new English.”
lmfao
thanks for the comment.. i was just having a really bad day..been having alot lately.. lol i love this comic.. lol
-erin
hahaha funny.
great comic lol i agree with atw_rocker
My nizzle? haha.
go norcal!!!
lol
Truer words were never spoken/ written/ drawn. This one makes me uber happy. You are most awesome.
hella! NORCAL BABY WOOT! actually, just cali woot! im from nor-cal. around the small town of lemoore/hanford area. i miss cali!!!! hawaii is so boring…. lol
<3 moni moni
Haha hella funny
16th!
wow… xanga’s taking over the real world.
i meant 17th up there… and lol! thats realllly funnnny jeffff!
ok so im 17th, 19th, and 20th
indeed…
Someone hasn’t heard “hella”? Yeesh.
Yeah, the sad thing is that you can probably hear that in a conversation between us at lunch, probably from either Kelley or me…
HAhaha that comic was hella crackin, fosho, fosho! >:D
Oh how true!!!!!!!!
lmao! thats how people really talk!!
lol, your best comic yet!!
haha. loving this one!
lol for shizzly ma nizzy hizzy frizzy? lols
hehe funny!!! props ^_^
well what the fuck. excuse my language. this is the first time i’ve left you a comment because you get so damn many of them and you don’t need more stuff to read. lol.
what i was going to say was that i’m from northern cali, but i’m in NC for a few months, and it was such a relief to hear you use the word hella. they don’t say savage in the south, either.
i wrote this comparison of the south v. cali for my friends back at home, it’s pretty damn funny, if you ever need some random ideas for a comic, but i’m sure you hear that all the time. later.
LOL.. Yes, Hella is big here in NoCal.
XP
oh my god your xanga is pissing me off. i’ve tried to leave you 3 comments now and it keeps fucking erasing what i say.
oh well i’m going to quit trying now, because i don’t think you’d care anyway, and i’m getting a migraine. heh. have a good weekend.
suddenly i feel very old…
only in your little world do actual people talk like that. Dang man, it’s already uncool in Downtown LA to talk like that HAHAHAHA
whoa. now my first message showed up. lord almighty. i need a beer.
LOL!!! Yea, isn’t it sad how humanity has become? We’re fluently chopping up the English language!! Shame. hahah
Other than that.. I also love the expressions you use on your characters.
it’s all about the nor cal!
42
oh yeah man fo sho fo sho, lolz, stoopd ass peeps des days….lol….jp, i don’t really type like that….really i dont!
LOL! That cracks me up! One of my very dear friends ((who is eleven
)) talks like that! HAHA!
i didn’t realize that only northern california says hella (yes i am from norcal). the rest of the country says wicked or something like that right??
That’s a good one.
Norcal whaaat is it
hella
Oh my gosh, thats how people really talk like, like you wuddup my homies?
so, it is sooooooooo true.
woohoo, norcal!!! representin’
i didn’t know california had different types of vernacular. that’s so funny..
hella.. thats just so cali.
I know, its fucking wacked
one word… well acronym
LMFAO
That’s about size of it
Somewhere, some English writer is turning in their grave. And somewhere else, a school in Oakland tries to call ebonics an official foreign language.
rock on..
Lol. XD So your states ‘word’ is ‘hella’? California’s is ‘like’. EG: Like, that was totally like.. cool! So we were soooo like talking and then he sooo checked us out.. like right?
>.< I start cracking up now every time I hear people use ‘like’ a lot. Hahahahaha.. Take care.
o_o” I made a mistake with mine!! I thought you said Northern something.. xD My bad. But I live in the middle of California.. So we say ‘like’ a lot.
i say hella because of strong bad and the teen girl squad!
hahaha…funny one
Hahaha. That one was.. the shizzle.
lolololololol
i thought it was the “hecka”
HELL YEAH! haha i hella love this one. oh how i miss norcal
I love this one.
SO SO SO trrrrue.
haha! so many people talk like that..it’s getting scarier.
I can relate. I’m from Nor. Cal. as well.
jus tru!
LMAO nice one there!
hahahah cute
-lol. i’ve moved from n. kali since 1995 to the south (georgia) and i still use the word ‘hella’! no one around here uses it, so i think its cool! lol
I’m from North California too. It is quite true that the word, “hella” is quite often. Sometimes I even catch myself saying it at school.
hmm….interesting. nice point there jeff
and btw…as a fellow addict of xanga, i think you might be interested in another short series i came up with by accident. swing by my site or send me an IM sometime.
w0rd
lol..reality 0.o face it ppl!
haha…<3
I’m from Northern CA… but I don’t say hella… but that’s just me. Everyone around me says it. I go to Texas and they make fun of our California talk.
go skateboarding? =]
Lol…very awesome.
yay thx 4 commenting on me site!! (Haha I usually don’t write like that).
…Okay what I wrote was ‘hella’ lame.
_MatT_
I’m a newbie 2 Xanga but saw u on that top xanga ppl. list or wutever that’s all about! 100,000 visitors! Wow ur so popular on here! Kewl comics! =)
ya when i lived in GA i never said hella.
then i moved here. to N. Cali.
and god damnit hella is like the #1 word i use.
anyways ur comic was hella tight. haha
<3 max
Lol, I love it, and I agree completely with it. Awesome job!
rotfl!!!! I loved this comic! I read your comic every time you update, and I’ve only been a Xangan a couple of months and I still think all your comics are hilarious!!!!!
Lots and lots of eProps for Joe_X!!! 
i like this comic, its one of your better ones
word!
hahaha thats really funny.
lmao… putting it the simple way, in normal english, that was great.
you’re the only thing that keeps me sane in my preppy boarding school =[ lol keep posting.
haha funny and so true.
Hey I think Xanga should actually put you on their payroll! *hugs*
lol
haha soo scaryy yeah.. im a senior in hs and our senior shirts say this year : “Outta the hizzle in ’05 for shizzle” … lol yeah needless to say i didn’t buy one lol … haha anyway great comics they can always bring a laugh … eprops your site is off the chizz-ain haha … have a nice day
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*Dusti
<3 lmao! i get a lot of that at school…
“Yo! You got served!”
haha well peace out my hommie B! WORD to yo brother..lol ;]
more than true.
people are so cute in their inexperience.
sighh.
i wish there were more people that knew how to type remotely correct.
i <3 the comic.
i <3 all the comics.
i agree!!!=)
That is awesome that you read all of them, I don’t know how you do it. I barely have enough time to keep up with the people that leave me messages and i only get .235 as many people as you do coming to my site.
and i did get that dayquil and nyquil so i’m feeling much better, thanks for asking =)
haha, that’s good times
i’m from oklahoma where everyone talks like a hick. its sad.
congrats on the 100k. keep on truckin, love the comics
LOL
Bleeding heart blubberface. Shaddup. And “Hella-hella-hella” for the hella it.
-LkVs
ch4 m4n!!!!1 r0fllma0.
y4hhh!
-E4rthgu4rdi4n
The real world sucks, yeah
. I so totally love you!
haha sweeet
You read all your comments? That’s… crazy. I mean, I read all my comments too, but I get a maximum of three comments :O!
Do you reply to all the people who send you emails, too?
hahaha great as usual
ha, i’m from texas and they say hella just as much down here too lol. but, another great comic goes to the master!
~victoria
42! The answer to life, the universe, and everything. Thank YOU for the fun comics.
…sounds like my xanga, heh
i have family in nor cal and they got me saying “hella” and i’m from minnesota! no one ever really knows what i’m talking about when i say it.
nice
wow….i love your comics. it’s soo hilarious! good job!
hahaha the hella ting is so true! :-p
hey there. u welcome. i think your comics are the shit with a cherry on top.. please continue to express your artist-ness-ness.
these things rock.
you’re my hero.
AWESOME. great work.!
hella funny!!! is that really a northern cali thing?
That was the first one i read and its really good! Thanks for making me laugh.
hehehe
hi! im a first timer visitor @ ur site i like ur comic!
very funny 
lol, your comic was cute. *gives props*
Reciprocity is an indicator of dependence. I don’t depend on you for props; I do enjoy your humor as one who recognizes Xanga as more than a blog, but a way of life
ive heard all of those words and im in az. ya it is stupid! i mean i understand why you would shorten things online. but in regular speach? its odd!
you’re welcome! =] YOU SO KICK ASS! XDDDD
Funny comics!!!
Congrats!
wow….one of the greatest xanga sites ever!
props…keep up the great work!
HAHAHA! i always love your comics..
yeah…you’re really horrible returning props…
who cares?! just entertain us while we’re working in some shit hole.
Goodness, you are reading all 126 comments? You are not only a funny guy, but amicable as well.
Haha, it’s so true though. Not only are peopl in xanga can’t spell, now people are like, talking in a ghetto code.
once again… i dont get it. is it suppose to be funny?
cute.
lol.
i opened a site of my own. i put korean comic strips, funny pics and stuff but i don’t know how to get people to come in. can u help me?
yay for norcaL^^
this is the first time i’ve been to your site, but i’m likin’ what i see =)
hella tight. xD
lol your comics just keep getting better and better! i love ur xanga
rofl, this is so funny only because i can totally relate. people that talk liek that scare me alot. lol.
keep up the good work!
You’re from Norcal? That’s cool, I am too. Bay Area!
yay ur comics are awesome
congrats
i loveeeeeeeee!!!! your comic’s
they are ace<3 xXx
wahoo GO JEFF!!!!!!!!!!!!!
as JOE DIRT (you see the movie?!!) would say (lol hey cool.. JOE and JOE hehe) KEEP ON KEEPING ON!!!!!
-your faithful reader.. QRAPEvine
props!
Your comics are tight.
~Andy~
if i got over 100 comments per entry from different people, i’d have a hard time returning props too. we understand dude.
you are one great person indeed! ^_^
just on the school bus a couple of days ago (i’m in high school; freshman) i overheard this one conversation.
“aye yo, i’m bouts to cop that album man”
“i heard it was the ILLEST”
i couldn’t help but laugh. it’s sad how people talk like that.
congrats on all those hits
Heh heh heh, funny ’cause it’s true
hahah lol thatssss funnnnnnie@!!
That comic was Hella cool!!!!!!!!! Awsome comic man!!!!!! Luv Alwayz, Jessica xxxooo
Hella=westcoast
Wicked=eastcoast
whee, fun
HAHAH true, i dont know where our world is heading now
ahah thats tyte! nice workZ!
u almost forgot????????? and i thought u read all your comments! I commented about that a few days ago…
*rolls eyes*
greatest. xanga. ever.
in the world.
Keep up the good work. They bring a smile to my face.
Glad no more trading spaces. Yeah, lot’s of people do say hella. But it had to start somewhere. HAHA. Well, funny comic, you should do random ones like these. FUNNY. Laters
wow! funny comics. i cant stop laughing. keep up the great work =)
–cat
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dat 1′s hella tight!
lmaoooooo HAHAHA… NeTsPEaK is hard to read lmao
that is so tru
Your comics are awesome…you deserve it man. have a nice day. <3 Kate
Your comics are awesome. They’re quirky, creative, and genuinely hilarious.
too true.
u r3a11y r3ad 3v3ry comm3nt? thats h3lla kewl, yo.
lol just messin with ya.
I think it was my Cali raised friend who got PA addicted to “hella” . . . Thanks, California!!
I can’t believe that you read all your comments. That’s toally awesome. I love the strip.
lol ur so funny! GO NOR CAL!! yay!!
w00t rock on brother! =D
That really makes me feel special that you read ALL of your comments. I love the strip.
good stuff!
have you considered becoming a professional cartoonist?
nice comics.
great site love the comic PROPS
this is hot fo serious… gangsterrrrrrr
i am so white. you are so cool
u rock!!! keep it up and rockin!!!
jeff, you kick ass
hahha these are hilarious
much love
-layDEE x DEE-
One little thing – you should delete that obnoxious ‘penis’ comment….with 177 comments (soon to be 178), I’m sure you don’t need it to increase your count. Stupid people like them need to be banned.
Yo dat shit iz TIGHT son! yo where du yuz come up wit dat yo? yuz mus b like supa smart o’ sumin’. Haha, just kidding!! I HATE XANGAS LIKA THAT! Mine is probably the farthest thing from it, thank God. Nice cartoons.
Real world scares me <_<
SHOOP
you a funny mothafucka. great site, keep it goin, fo shizzle.
Good job, man. I’ve been subscribed to you from the beginning and I’m glad to see you still going strong.
Great comics! =)
LOL omgsh I love this comic! I put it up on my site. Props!!! ^^
props!! love your comics they always make me laugh even though i laugh all the time
haha im loving this one.
…how can u read all ur comments?? must take a while..i usually get like 1-15 max but not over 100!!
noo…u shorten things online..and now in real life so u dont hav 2 talk as much..i guess lol..i do
hey…if ur Jeff..then y r u Joe? …im confuzed..
heh..i got a lot 2 say..lol newayz propz
~Shilyn
oo ok…nvm i get it ^_^’ wow im slow..
oo and btw…can u get green on here??
juss askin..lol greens my fave color!!
hey i love reading your comic =]
u dont need to return me props xP i just wanna give u props =] so u can get a bunch of props =p
xoxKimmi<33
Hey dude, I just started reading your comics and they rock! Keep the funny.
I’ve just read all forty-two of your comics… O_o… and I love the whole series!
So true about all the new hip slang terms… x.X
Keep up the great work! ^_^
YOU ROCK. Though you probably knew that already.
Just thought you’d want to hear it from one MORE stranger.
is your iPod really on its way? you suck buttmunchers
no you dont but i say it anyways.
northern cali huh? where at? [im in the southern part so dont think im gonna stalk you or anything
]
.mE.
you rock my world
that is really true man. exellent comics keep it up!
Hey you wanted to be in xanger_directory just subscribe to it and I’ll add you. Those comics are neat.
lol… ahh norcal.. “hella” and “hecka” and the only place ppl use “tight” = “cool” (when i moved here to boston, i asked ppl if they used “tight” and they were like, “yeah! it means ‘close,’ like ‘we’re tight,’ ‘we’re close friends’”)
…only norcal
Holy crap!!198th……..
yes !! you said hella and then said your were from nor-cal … thats awesome ! have a great day sweetie !
wow. 100,00 visitors?!?!?! =] keep up the good work!!
nice comics! its one thing when ppl have sucky comics..but yours actually are funny! and they make sense. haha
great comic! my cousin in SoCal says hella too…myabe it originated in NoCal? anyways ur doing a great job!
I totally love your site!! please keep it up! =D
HA I like the way you think that was my favorite by far.
cant see the image.
ur color changing layout’s so cool
keep up the good work!
hey thkx 4 duh cool comics yo!
oooh, how urban of you…
hahaah
lol thats hella funny
your welcome
you’re welcome*
excuse my horrible grammar skills
WOW that’s funny. lol I wanna go to California…… We just say awesome all the time in New Jersey lol
YOU”RE SITE IS AWESOME!!!
And I kinda like Trading Spaces… getting a little sick of it…. but yeah… lol The Trading Xanga’s version made me laugh though lol My dad wants to kill Paige Davis lol He thinks she’s really annoying.
Oh, and when people type or say stuff like “OmGz tHaT’s SO LyKe tOtAlLY LyKe KOOL!!” it pisses me off lol And in my town, there are ALOT of ghetto people… which doesn’t make sense since I live in an upper middle class area…
This is the longest comment I’ve ever wrote… wow…. lol I’m bored… I must go and get a life… or try….
Rin-chan
keep it up!
cool =]
Baked Zucchini Chips Recipe
6 cups sliced zucchini (5-6 medium zucchini)
4 slices reduced-calorie whole wheat bread
1/4 cup grated Parmesan cheese
1 tablespoon dried Italian seasoning
1/2-3/4 cup egg substitute
2 tablespoons fat-fat Italian salad dressing
Salt and pepper to taste
Lightly toast bread. Tear into large pieces and pulse-blend into crumbs using a blender or food processor. Combine bread crumbs, Parmesan cheese and dried Italian seasoning in a shallow dish and set aside. Combine egg substitute and Italian salad dressing in a small bowl and set aside. Dip zucchini slices into egg mixture then dredge through breadcrumb mixture. Place zucchini slices on a baking sheet sprayed with nonstick cooking spray. Bake at 475 degrees for 5 minutes per side or until browned and crispy.
Makes 6 Servings
Serving Size: 8 ounces zucchini slices
<TABLE borderColor=#0051ba cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=2 width=”100%” align=center border=1>
<TBODY>
<TR bgColor=#d8eab2>
<TD colSpan=2>Nutrients per serving:
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<TD width=”50%”>Calories:
<TD width=”50%”>98
<TR>
<TD width=”50%”>Total fat:
<TD width=”50%”>4 grams (32% of calories)
<TR>
<TD width=”50%”>Saturated fat:
<TD width=”50%”>1 gram
<TR>
<TD width=”50%”>Cholesterol:
<TD width=”50%”>3 mg
<TR>
<TD width=”50%”>Sodium:
<TD width=”50%”>324 mg
<TR>
<TD width=”50%”>Carbohydrate:
<TD width=”50%”>12 grams (44% of calories)
<TR>
<TD width=”50%”>Protein:
<TD width=”50%”>6 grams (24% of calories)
<TR>
<TD width=”50%”>Dietary fiber:
<TD width=”50%”>3 grams
<TABLE borderColor=#0051ba cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=2 width=”100%” align=center border=1>
<TBODY>
<TR bgColor=#d8eab2>
<TD colSpan=2>Exchanges per serving*:
<TR>
<TD width=”50%”>Starch/Bread
<TD width=”50%”>1/2
<TR>
<TD width=”50%”>Lean Meat
<TD width=”50%”>1/2
<TR>
<TD width=”50%”>Vegetable
<TD width=”50%”>1/2
<TR>
<TD width=”50%”>Fruit
<TD width=”50%”>0
<TR>
<TD width=”50%”>Non-fat Milk
<TD width=”50%”>0
<TR>
<TD width=”50%”>Fat
<TD width=”50%”>1/2
<TR>
<TD width=”50%”>Other Carbohydrate
<TD width=”50%”>0
And that’s how you bake zucchini chips! = )
Hi. I am called Alan. My throat hurts. Does your throat hurt? It’s really annoying. Oh well. Good comics nevertheless. Ad infinitum.
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Or not. Hehe.
true true true true true true…… ^^
It’s an unspoken competition between the two worlds. Then again, my friends are pretty weird on and off xanga.
Nice job making the most racist comic ever, damn bigot. Well thanks to you everyone will now think that it’s ok to hate someone (black people) based on how they talk. I think you should hella shut up. Thanks for another tired, boring comic.
ive from cali too…enjoyed ur comics!
howd you get so much publicity
I know that feeling. Lol, awesome to know that you’re a fellow Californian!
lol
people say “hella” everywhere now
(at least almost everywhere)
its kinda dieing out in chi-town (chicago) though
cuz people say it too much
your comics are really good.. keep up the good work!!
cute comic!! i’m a victim of hella…hehe
haha. you read EVERY comment/?
HA HA 42. Yeah.
Your comics are great!!!! Keep up the good work!!
~*SARAH*~
Oh and I’ve never heard the HELLA before but that is really cute!! I LOVE IT!!!!
hahaha i loved this comic so much that i HAD to post it up on my site. props for you!