“What would it take to get you into this exciting, new 2017 Weak Comic A Day?” oozed the slimy salesman as I entered his virtual showroom.
“Oh, I don’t know, just a bit of hilarity perhaps, or a bit of ground-breaking visual style…” I replied.
I could see the scheming gleam in his eye flicker, then begin to grow dim.
“Well, uh,” he stammered, “Fine Corinthian Leather!”
He know he had already lost the sale, but I was going in for the kill.
“Maybe a touch of clever word-play, or even some sense of what has become passe, and then avoiding it.” I continued.
“Ouch,” he protested, “Now you’re really going for the burn. We aren’t that bad.”
“Well,” I reasoned, “The term ‘Weak Comic’ is right there in your URL.”
He nodded, “Yes, but that is meant to un-ironically ironic.”
“Maybe a touch of clever word-play, or even some sense of what has become passe, and then avoiding it.” I continued.