Traditionally, advice columns have been authored by highly
trained or well-intentioned experts. Now you have another
choice! "Ask Captain RibMan" is a hilarious
column by Rich Davis and John Sprengelmeyer under the
name of their dim-witted superhero. Already a wildly popular
feature in campus newspapers, readers are invited to open
up their heavy hearts and confused minds to advice they
won't get anywhere else! As a bonus, top celebrities occasionally
fill in for the Captain and provide their wit and wisdom.
Yahoo! Internet Life named Captain RibMan as the "Best
Online Comic Strip," and now that same brand of humor
is brought to you in the form of the funniest column on
the web!
Sample
Column
ASK CAPTAIN RIBMAN!
Q. Dear Captain RibMan,
I just turned 21 and received a letter from my parents
giving me a list of rules about drinking alcohol. They
live here in Las Vegas and they just can't seem to "let
go." We're a close family and I don't want to lie
to them, but these are their rules, not mine. Let me know
what you think I should do.
- Kendall B., USC
A. Dear Kendall--
When your parents were young, they could drink at age
7, smoke cigarettes at 8, get married at 9 and die in
a war at 10! They will never understand you. You should
never try to understand them. It is best now to spread
your wings and ignore them.
Good luck!
- Captain RibMan
Q. Dear Captain RibMan,
I live in an apartment complex just off campus. It's convenient,
clean and fits my budget. There is one really major problem.
Lately, my upstairs neighbors seem to get into these raging
fights almost every week. There's yelling and I think
they might be throwing furniture at each other. It is
the most awful thing I've ever heard. Should I call the
police? Is it my responsibility?
- Catherine S., University of Kentucky
A. Dear Catherine--
Have you ever heard of professional wrestling? Obviously
they are simply re-enacting a recent match. And you want
to call the police? Why is it every time people like you
hear a gut punch and a scream something bad is happening?
What if some old fossil lived above you? Would you call
for an ambulance whenever it was quiet for more than an
hour?
Good luck!
- Captain RibMan
Send your questions to: AskCR@supercomics.com.
