May 24th, 2010
The System 375: For the Environment
This story is true (as much as I didn’t want to clean more dishes than I had to). What do you do to be lazy for the environment?
Also, a quick hello to all the Explosm / C&H readers visiting from my guest comic. Say hi in the comments! Oh, and stay tuned! New shirt premieres this week! If you want a hint, you might want to re-read this comic.
May 25th, 2010 at 1:19 am
Have cats! They feed themselves, I mean, combat invasive animal species! And all other species, in fact.
May 25th, 2010 at 1:28 am
Here's my list of lazine- I mean, "environmentally-friendly" things I often do:
- Air-drying my hair instead of spending 10+ minutes on blowdrying – that saves electricity!
- Letting laundry pile up and doing a couple of giant loads all at once – that saves water!
- Microwave popcorn as a meal – no wasting gas on cooking!
- Vegging out on the couch instead of going out – hooray for saving gasoline!
To be fair, I do usually turn off electricity-hogging items that aren't in use, like lights in a room I'm not in or computers at night and such. But really… this comic pretty well describes me. Yeah… I'm eco-friendly. That's it. *nod*
May 25th, 2010 at 3:20 am
Not wearing pants=less laundry=less water & electricity used in washing and drying. So, that is eco-friendly. On the other hand, not wearing pants means being p/up by the police=their driving a car (=using gas) to arrest you after someone uses a cell phone to call them (which means using a battery), being processed means paperwork=using a computer=using electricity, etc.
I'd vote for eating something straight out of a container that can be recycled using utensils that could also be recycled. (I know that mfg. whatever you eat involves using energy, etc. but I think I'll let that go for this purpose.) Ice cream would work quite nicely. (If that was all you had in the freezer and you consumed all of it and not replaced it, you could turn off the freezer and save electricity. Not something I would even remotely consider.)
May 25th, 2010 at 4:18 am
I left my parent's house to study in a special school and the microwave is my best friend since i don't have a dishwasher
May 25th, 2010 at 5:47 am
Cyanide and Happiness lover here. Good work on The System, loving it so far.
May 25th, 2010 at 7:25 am
Oi! You're not alone, Cyanide and Happiness lover. Me too! Also I adore The System. But all these comenters up here are wondering me. So many words about one lilttle web-comic. Golly…
May 25th, 2010 at 8:59 am
I discovered this from your link on C&H, and I must say, this has been the best link ever.
I've recently just finished reading from first to last (since the link, I check C&H every day), I believe I'll be checking this also.
You're coffee addiction is a lot like mine, but if you put them on bikes, I'd do a wheelie and ride off.
Also, pants.
May 25th, 2010 at 1:04 pm
Amen, pants. Amen.
Speaking of coffee, stay tuned later today for a new shirt!
May 25th, 2010 at 1:11 pm
I find my online accounts tingling.
Could be the microwave dinner though.
Greets from Perth, Australia by the way.
I admire your career path.
May 25th, 2010 at 1:18 pm
get it. it´s a bit annoying
May 25th, 2010 at 10:24 am
HI!
(BTW – I'm a coffee drinking cyclist C&H fan with a son named Kyle (also a cyclist) that now regularly visits The System.)
May 25th, 2010 at 2:26 pm
Wow, I must've accidently written about 300 comics about you. My bad.
May 25th, 2010 at 2:38 pm
May I just say that having the ability to turn on/off consoles with the controller is the best invention EVER! I'm super lazy =P
May 25th, 2010 at 3:07 pm
No worries, I'm more mountain biker than roadie.
May 25th, 2010 at 10:21 pm
I drink my water straight from the valve, and cut lemons, oranges and the like on my hand.
For the enviroment of course.
May 26th, 2010 at 4:51 am
i must ask, are you lazy enough to turn off the system with the controller when the system is probably 8in from you?
May 26th, 2010 at 11:51 am
Yep!
May 26th, 2010 at 10:58 pm
Hey there! Just came from Explosm due to your guest comic, and became an instant fan. Great catchy style, and I love Jimmy the Murderdog. I'm going to start calling my dog Jack "Jackie the Murderdog."
May 27th, 2010 at 3:35 pm
Time's i'm having fun :vs: time's i'm wearing pants.
Lets just say you wouldn't bet on that value being worth betting on.
May 31st, 2010 at 7:07 pm
C&H fan visiting from guest comic. Decided to stick around. Good work.
May 31st, 2010 at 11:15 pm
Cheers!
June 5th, 2010 at 7:38 pm
Dontcha hate pants!
June 6th, 2010 at 2:49 pm
Glad you like it!
June 18th, 2010 at 6:25 pm
If someone really wants to help the environment, they should just off themselves. Think of all the waste prevented and energy saved! Sorry to be so negative on a Friday…
August 1st, 2010 at 2:22 am
Everything that can be said about this comic has been said, so…..
Banana.
September 9th, 2010 at 1:44 am
Why are his legs a different colour than his head? Just curious.
September 10th, 2010 at 12:54 am
He's not wearing pants
October 3rd, 2010 at 11:29 pm
I'm From C&H and I'm alot behind but I've read all the way up to ehre in the past 3 days hoping to catch up by tomorrow
October 3rd, 2010 at 11:32 pm
Thanks for coming!