Pixel Parishioner Gifts

'Wait a minute -- you did all this stuff in a VIDEO GAME?'

'It was love at first sight, although he was very pixilated and I was out of focus'

"The low-res JPEG of Dorian Gray"

No caption. (On a pirate ship various flags fly, including flags with a skull and crossbones and other banners showing logos from various social media sites. On the boat deck below, a pirate is looking at his cell phone).

His family thought he'd been wasting his life, but Steve Wiebe was about to prove everyone wrong.

Geek fairies

Gamers

'I've got one week to master this program. The boss is threatening to hire an eight year old.'

"Any chance you could do it at a higher resolution?"

"Wi-fi....Wi-fi...WI....FI!...."

'I got caught in a blogstorm.'

Nethead strip: Over doing the time spent on the computer

'I know I can't take it with me, but what about computer simulations?'

' I see Brad's playing his new video game again.'

"Are bringing your new girlfriend to the office party?"

You ever wonder what would've happened if Nintendo had never existed? There'd have been no Mario Bros., and since Sega created Sonic to compete, there'd be no Sonic. And without those, the market wouldn't have been big enough to interest Sony. So … no Playstation. And no Playstation, no Xbox. Several generations of awkward teens would've had to come up with other excuses not to go outside. Sometimes I wonder if it rained where I grew up.

Another entry from the encyclopedia of gaming: Pixel sprain - any physical injury incurred from intense video game play.

'Dinnertime!', 'Not now, Mom -- the fate of the Galaxy is in my hands!'

Videogame Employment Agency.

"Yes! I defeated the invading forces! I am master and commander... I am a warlord!"

STRIP Hambone: Computer games in the office

I was expecting something a little more advanced

What brings you to therapy, Mr. Park? I'm stuck. Dr. Noodle. I'm paralyzed. I'm not making any progress. Honestly, I'm lost in the trees. I've lost sight of my goals. My health units are low. Units? Unseen enemies are everywhere. I can't sleep. I'm not eating. You're not making sense. Who am I kidding? You're right. The truth? Fine, I admit it. I can't get past level 5!!! I don't do video game counseling. If my mom loved me more, I'd be able to find more ammo.

'Here's a twist. Before you go on your quest, an insurance salesman tries to sell you life insurance. If you buy a lot you can date prettier girls.'

"No way, Mom, this is my favorite game!"

Boy and PC

'Third Life'

"You're not going to believe this, but some of them are making computer games of their OWN!"

Happiness is a warm Ybox.

In this hot new video game, players battle to the death to reach the last copy of this hot new video game.

"He's in training for the 'E' Olympics."

'Dude, according to the strategy guide, you shouldn't defeact Gixaglime and open the gate to Axesworld, or else! I wonder what they mean by or else?'

At Times the Term "Joystick" Was a Misnomer.

Billy strip: Billy prefers video games to girls.

Where would you spend your honeymoon? Skyrim, no contest. First, my lady and I would climb the 1,000 snow-covered steps to the summit of the mountain overlooking High Hrothgar