I first wanted to be an author sometime in the late 1980s, early 1990s. It wasn't until second grade, roughly 1991-1992 that I knew I wanted to be a writer and write I did. In about 1993, I began writing what I wanted to be my first novel. A comedic science-fiction story kind of like the British television series Red Dwarf. I read and skimmed through the Red Dwarf book, Infinity Welcomes Careful Drivers to prepare to write it. I even got my best friend at the time, who was a bigger Dwarf fan than me, to help out. In 1993, Space Dork was born.
Located at 4730 Mud House Road in Lancaster, Ohio, the Mudhouse Mansion has stood vacant since 1892. The house has held up well despite this. Legend has it (and you know good stories always start out that way) that a government official used to own the house and owned slaves (which at the time were illegal plus this was a northern state). Apparently he mistreated the slaves and one of the them finally had enough and tried to escape. When he did, he went into the house and killed the entire family. Since all the slaves were now free, no one was ever charged for the crime. The house remained empty for years until 1892 when a family of five moved in. They moved in, neighbors saw them move in and then they saw nothing. Finally, someone called the police to investigate and discovered all five family members hanging from the ceiling on the second floor. The house has been empty ever since.To reach Mudhouse Mansion you should take Route 22 east out of Lancaster to Lake Road. Go left on Lake Road, which winds around for about a mile, and then turn left onto Mudhouse Road. You'll be able to see the place off to the right if the corn is low and it's daytime. Otherwise you'll have to find the gated-off driveway. When I visited Mudhouse the first time I went down the driveway and parked near the house, but there's no way anyone can do that now; due to its increased popularity among local explorers, the driveway is heavily gated and plastered with bright warning signs from the Sheriff's Department. You used to be able to park behind the also-abandoned white house next to the driveway, but that burned down recently, so you'll have to be more creative than that. Be aware that if you leave your car anywhere, you'll probably regret it.
If you believe the local tales, you can take your pick. One legend tells of a government official who lived there after the Civil War and still kept slaves (in the North, even), locking them in one of the outbuildings at night. One night the slave dug his way out, entered the house, and slaughtered the entire family. Some say a more modern family was massacred there; their ghosts haunt the house. Others say it's home to the original "Bloody Mary," the ghost lady who's supposed to appear in your mirror if you say her name three or five or ten or a hundred times. Some kids in Lancaster grew up calling it the House of Mary. According to traditional American folklore, Bloody Mary's childred were killed, either by her husband or by her, and she's pissed about it. This one is tough to believe, since Bloody Mary is known all over the world, and it's pretty much a given that she never existed in the first place, much less in Fairfield County, Ohio. Then again, it's all just folklore, so you can believe just about anything you want to about Mudhouse.
Three times. An ex-girlfriend of mine (the one who actually reached in through my ribcage and ripped my heart out and showed it to me before I died) has contacted me three times through Yahoo! Messenger. Now, it's not actual "contact" contact but she keeps buzzing me. I've now ignored her three times and wonder if she'll try to get ahold of me again.
I'm going to use this forum to write about the various abnormalities in the world. First up, the town of Centralia, Pennsylvania had a population of over 1,000 people in 1981. Recent census data puts that number at 9 in 2007. So where did all the people go in just 26 years? In 1854, Alexander Rea moved to the area and began developing roads and lots to sell. The town was known as Centreville until 1865 when the post office rejected the name Centreville as there was already a Centreville, Pennsylvania. Rea decided to rename his town to Centralia. Anthracite coal was the largest employer in the city and mining in the city took place until the 1960s when most of the businesses went out of business. In 1868, town founder Alexander Rae was murdered by the secret order of Molly Maguires who were very active in the area. While coal was be produced, Centralia always had a population in excess of 2,000.
After my grandparents died, I began thinking of all the weird stuff I would leave behind if I died suddenly. I don't know who I'd be more embarrassed for: me or the people who have to go through that stuff. 
"Insane with glee" is an awesome phrase. I, too, think the rabbit needs to tone down his enthusiasm.
"Come on, one last roll in the hay before we go our separate ways?" That's a prerequisite of mine when a girlfriend breaks up with me. They break up with me, the least they can do is say good-bye.
Paws, Inc. has stolen someone else's idea and made it less funny.
I hate those "psychics" that do that cold-reading crap. Luckily I know very few people so it wouldn't work on me.
I don't understand the joke in this strip. She was voted most likely to be famous which she likens to being a woman CEO for a Fortune 500 company while her father thinks it's to make him look like Sisyphus. I'm going to go out on a limb and say this is some sort of money joke but that's meeting the comic more than halfway.
The last time I saw a newspaper headline larger than the newspaper name was September 12, 2001. I find it hard to believe that Heathcliff is worse or as bad as 9/11. This newspaper needs to get it's priorities straight.
For the last week or so, Mallard Fillmore has been celebrating it's 15th anniversary because unlike Alley Oop no one else will. My question is does Bruce Tinsley really look like that bald man or is that Bruce's alter ego?
Considering Nancy was around during the Truman presidency and the release of "Yellow Submarine" you'd think she'd know they are seperated by at least twenty years.
Pig should try the Ukraine to get a free wifey.
I'd totally do that. Send Billy Mays to yell/sell to people who have a hangover. Say what you will about Billy but he's pretty cool.
What the eff?
"But why does he look like Ignaz Moscheles?"
I have a shed/playhouse/doghouse thing in my backyard. Maybe I could sign up for this program and get some extra money. The thing in my backyard can't be any smaller than the cells at Gitmo.
What manmade lake can possibly be famous? With the possible exception of Lake Mead, manmade lakes are made specifically for water production or flood control and are not created to "be famous".
Why is Zack scared in the last panel. Is that the goth/vampire girl's pool and he's scared that she's gonna suck his blood or is that a pool they had in the backyard? If it were me, I'd go with the goth girl and just risk having my blood sucked.
Remember Missy "Misdemeanor" Elliott? Unfortunately I do. Why are nine-year-olds learning about the Judicial system? Isn't that more of a junior high subject.