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var Strip = new Array (

  "the Sun sets on another day, and the comic, and Katie and Kin's relationship.",
  "24th January, 2009",
  "sunset, daisies, the end, final, last comic strip, conclusion, four years from the day we professed our love",
  Com1 + "229" + Com2,

  "Kinders ends the comic.",
  "23rd January, 2009",
  "penultimate, secondlast, comic, old, this looks familiar, understand what you're doing, ending comic give yourself closure over our relationship, creating that sense using very first strip story, makes good sense, way help cope, coping? still finding my feet",
  Com1 + "228" + Com2,

  "Kinders receives an ominous phone call.",
  "22nd January, 2009",
  "brrring! telephone, table, hello? katie! this wasn't scripted, where are you? can't understand, you're... ...breaking up.",
  Com1 + "227" + Com2,

  "Katie and Kinders receive a new puppy...",
  "10th December, 2008",
  "holy st. bernard! thank you winter ninja! obama! what will we call her? already have puppy, maybe it's time curreny puppy became dog, can't give name away! how unloved would that make you feel? guess wouldn't want, pass, collection, two-dimensional geometric shapes, logical yet refined, implies wisdom and faithfulness, commands respectful humility, about",
  Com1 + "225" + Com2,

  "busy Kinders hires a guest author for the strip.",
  "29th November, 2008",
  "aren't you really busy right now with christmas and studying, preparing for the holidays? surprised you've found time, draw, strip this month, haven't, then who, look, season, goodwill, right? between jobs had nothing, do until new year, guest author!, does he have same capacity for sarcasm, wordplay, wit, display each, wrote that line, won't make any major plot changes, these two have earned, new puppy... president-elect barack obama, pencil",
  Com1 + "224" + Com2,

  "Katie and Kin discuss the possibility of a Great Pumpkin Winter Ninja strip.",
  "30th October, 2008",
  "logo, halloween, window, full moon, since we're only doing one strips month this year, probably time, start, winter ninja, now, what about our traditional october great pumpkin sort dreadful would, be, went entirely without peanuts references? waiting for, can't confuse ideologies like that, besides, how, find, patch, night? he could use rudolph's nose! lights up when tells lie",
  Com1 + "221" + Com2,

  "Kin takes up a course in sounding clever.",
  "27th September, 2008",
  "bookshelfs bookshelves, reading, what are you up to? assimilating knowledge, studying! engaging toil of acadameic furtherment goal becoming incandescently perspicacious, hm? trying earn BA, this will, if fortune concurs, empower me, acquire an occupation worthy respect from fellow fingerlings, why talking way? doing studies sounding clever, okay? easier than real subject, has same net effect, means, fish, definitely don't want! you're witty now, but just wait 'till until finish chapter 4 four, biting retorts haiku form",
  Com1 + "217" + Com2,

  "Katie and Kin check their bank balance to see if they can afford a wedding.",
  "23rd August, 2008",
  "Americas map, New Mexico, photographs, when are we getting married?, piggy bank, can afford it suppose, how much money do have right now? two pounds forty pence ten dollars, does being cost? think pretty much everything you, no, mean, must choose dress quick! you'd better use the buy it now search then",
  Com1 + "215" + Com2,

  "Puppy is hungry.",
  "27th July, 2008",
  "chateau d'if, with strips only appearing once month, difficult remember context what have been doing? where going? who is that? puppy. haven't seen him since last year, how do? probably hungry, couldn't you draw quick, each day, gets fed?, doesn't matter if boring, up pretty quickly! honestly, sign up career arts, wind up drawing moist meaty chunks, speech-bubble dog, sketch, some raw egg, shiny coat!",
  Com1 + "212" + Com2,

  "Katie and Kin suspect their Barack Obama of being an imposter.",
  "28th June, 2008",
  "franz ferdinand poster, music, hifi, hi-fi, pssst... don't think that's real senator barack obama, wearing, blue suit! never wears, also, has no lower limbs, imposter! excuse me, mr. president, name, usually, oop! time for change, guess, time, stop doing topical gags, shirtsleeves, tie, undress",
  Com1 + "211" + Com2,

  "Kin doesn't know what do with cameo character Barack Obama.",
  "28th May, 2008",
  "television, bill o'reilly oreilly, stephen colbert, have problem, drew democratic likely presidential nominee barack obama for, strip, turned out, wasn't funny, don't know what, with him, worried he'll get involved, union sidelined characters, soaring rhetoric, public appeal, might help, achieve something, quite good speaker, could, write, political, avoid, republicans, should be safe, good philosophy, comics shouldn't do current affairs, would, like, fries, john mccain's oven chips",
  Com1 + "208" + Com2,

  "Katie and Kin realise the value of a positive attitude in fostering productivity.",
  "27th April, 2008",
  "morse code, nurturing positive attitude can be conducive to improving performance, if we stopped dwelling on your poor productivity, might see, increase, strips, ooh!, positivity, already energising me, more creative! so why didn't, just write, encouraging lines, back, January, when problem arose? gak! negativity! now, killed, creativity, can't think, good punchline, sorry, sure you'll come up, something ,thanks, trying, overwhelming cynicism, put, beyond hope, rubbish ending? dunno. probably.",
  Com1 + "206" + Com2,

  "Kin suggests legal action against himself for not drawing strips frequently enough.",
  "29th March, 2008",
  "diary, really are down to one strip, month, not officially! don't make it official! you're, representative, whatever, say, can be taken as contractual? who, Earth, going, hold us, spoken verbal contract, you'll draw more than, because, lack self-discipline, such, only way, increase, productivity, threaten yourself with legal action? know, so cliche, clichŽ, good lawyers? somehow, don't, making more time for comics",
  Com1 + "204" + Com2,

  "Katie tries to speed Kin's comic-drawing up, with no success.",
  "19th February, 2008",
  "phonograph, record player, are we down, one strip, month now? don't mean, pressure you, know you're very busy, but, shame, get so few peeks into, world these days, why, being, slow? guess so, just that i'm",
  Com1 + "202" + Com2,

  "Kin stresses because he feels overworked and underperforming in the new year.",
  "22nd January, 2008",
  "television, fresh prince, bel air, first strip, 2008, speed i'm working, don't be surprised if, last, as well, oh, don't, hard on yourself, you're busy doing other things, right? but surely, can't, anything, strips aren't produced? rely existence for mine? was kind, hoping this year might, bit less existential extrospection, more, cuddling, yes, no time! have, many strips, draw, Comic Investigative Authority, keep calling, puppy needs walking, feet, out, cheese, badgers, fridge, going, say normal, eat?",
  Com1 + "200" + Com2,

  "Kin asks Katie to resolve not to accuse him of being the Winter Ninja in 2008.",
  "31st December, 2007",
  "christmas tree, angel, think for, new year you should resolve, stop accusing me of being athletic philanthropists, my only resolutions, more cuddles, can have, if, admit, i'm not, winter ninja, man convinced against his will, same opinion still!, how about, 2008, but being, good thing!, so... already are, silly, perhaps, all, think, just, less headaches",
  Com1 + "198" + Com2,

  "Kin is disillusioned by the idea that the Winter Ninja uses stunt doubles.",
  "24th December, 2007",
  "christmas tree, angel, there! how can, be, winter ninja when he's right there? didn't see anything, guess you're just too fast, mean he is, besides, obviously, has stunt doubles, dangerous job, nobody can visit all, cuties, worldwide, one night alone, franchising? true spirit of christmas! feel so disillusioned, why? are, that alone quite surprised me, pretty, don't be mean, #17, number no. seventeen",
  Com1 + "196" + Com2,

  "Katie finds her Christmas presents and accuses Kin of being the Winter Ninja.",
  "20th December, 2007",
  "snow, glad to be out, that green top, guess, don't suit other colours colors, think, you look cute in black?, when have, ever seen me wearing, oh, come on, we all know you're, winter ninja, otherwise, what's all this?! yes!, found them under, bed, those are, christmas presents! shouldn't have been rummaging!, gifts, wrapped, not for cuties worldwide? one exclusive nosie! accusations and mistrust! i'm hurt! does, deliver nosies? only if they stop, his",
  Com1 + "195" + Com2,

  "Katie and Kin return to the strip to find that Puppy has removed the speech filter.",
  "9th December, 2007",
  "logo, front door, puppy? it's been over a week, do hope he's alright, here is, you weren't frightened by that dastardly speech filter, not working!, puppy! took down?, never fail, shock, amaze, should see what, done, kitchen, pretty shocking, bring, shovel",
  Com1 + "193" + Com2,

  "Katie worries when she realises they have left puppy behind...",
  "6th December, 2007",
  "logo, outdoors, outside, walking, oh no! have to go back! why? we forgot puppy! only, campe out for, few days, how long do you think he can survive by himself? little... pizza delivery boy van, mr mister p... could use, visiting masseur, got parked outside...",
  Com1 + "192" + Com2,

  "Katie and Kin leave the strip to escape the censorship of the Comic Investigative Authority.",
  "30th November, 2007",
  "logo, front door, comic investigative authority cia, speech screen censorship, going to be really ... lovely, world aids day week ribbons, there nothing we can do about it?, think there's only one hope for us, we'll have to leave comic, start, new life, strip, look, even have to change, name, farweel, until, return!, but will our readers, able, find us?, outside, outdoors, clouds, think they'll figure it out, change",
  Com1 + "191" + Com2,

  "the Comic Investigative Authority install a speech filter because Katie makes a critical comment.",
  "12th November, 2007",
  "*sigh* sad weather again, window, clouds, storms, cold, winter, who put, comic investigative authority, cia, in charge anyway? what right do they have to censor our comic? agents black and brown, sunglasses, shades, suits, ties, shirts, ms. we, warrant, search this, for anarchist comments, here it is! second frame! we're setting up, filter on your speech box, screen, be careful what you say, we'll remove it later, what?!, that's an exceptional idea! my congratulations to the establishment, this is ridiculous, though bubble balloon, hey! no thinking outside the box",
  Com1 + "189" + Com2,

  "Kin is lazy enough to use the same single-frame strip twice.",
  "9th November, 2007",
  "single frame strip, this is exactly the same pictures as the last single-frame strip! how lazy can you get?, puppy, bookshelves, bookshelfs, window, zzzzz, sleeping, snoozing, snoring, napping, asleep, unfinished, drawing, incomplete",
  Com1 + "188" + Com2,

  "Kin's alterations to the weather warrant a visit from the Comic Investigative Authority.",
  "6th November, 2007",
  "outside, outdoors, front, mr. mister, comic investigative authority, cia, sunglasses, shades, suits, ties, shirts, we've noticed, weather, comic, unusually nice for, time, year, abnormally, if things were to, let's say, happen to return to normal, immediately, we could avoid, hassle and discomfort, taking you in for questioning, raining, feel, the system has somehow been used, make fools of us, this never happened, indictment, agents black and brown",
  Com1 + "187" + Com2,

  "Kin changes the miserable weather and fears repercussions.",
  "3rd November, 2007",
  "outside, outdoors, hat, scarf, clouds, it's really beginning to get cold, can't you do something about it?, comic strip artist, i'm bound to the constrictions of the calendar, come winter, i have to make, strips, and, approaches! shivering, shivers, brrrrrrr, angry, frowning, comic investigative authority, cia, will have me for this, you must admit it's a lovely day for an indictment, sunny, shining, sunshine, summer, fall, autumn, november, weather",
  Com1 + "186" + Com2,

  "Katie and Kin once again await the Great Pumpkin, and Katie worries about plagiarism.",
  "31st October, 2007",
  "logo, halloween, bats, birds, outside, outdoors, nighttime, moon, stars, what are you doing out here? waiting for the great pumpkin!, aren't you worried about plagiarism laws? hasn't this been done before? sitting, pumpkin patch, waiting for, mythical do-gooder? dogooder?, surely not... just wonder at what stage homage becomes intellectual property theft, you might be better off trying a less actionable delusion, on top, doghouse, here's, world war one i 1, flying ace preparing for take-off takeoff, frowning, peanuts, snoopy, references",
  Com1 + "185" + Com2,

  "Katie and Kin tire themselves out being inestimably cute.",
  "28th October, 2007",
  "balloons, red, green, happy, playing, tickling, ticklish, tickles, handstands, standing on heads, headstands, it's hard work being inestimably cute, lets go cuddle to sleep then, tired out",
  Com1 + "183" + Com2,

  "Katie and Kin play with balloons in the cutest comic strip ever to celebrate Katie's birthday.",
  "25th October, 2007",
  "balloons, red, green, happy birthday!, cards, shelf, playing, hoohohoo! weehehehee! for your birthday, made you, cutest comic strip ever, and, made sure, doesn't have any fighting or sarcastic punchlines, also got you, huggle, hope it's the kind you like, how did you know?",
  Com1 + "182" + Com2,

  "Kin dreams that the house is adrift with floating ideas...",
  "22nd October, 2007",
  "music, liszt, photograph, hifi, hi-fi, stereo, running out of ideas, what?, look at me run!, this is obscure, look at all these, little, tiny, small, miniature, floating, drifting, flying, puppy, i'll have this one, that, ooh, and, ooogaboogedy!, you're being strange in your sleep again, you should see what you were doing in my sleep, bed, orange, duvet, blanket, comforter, night time",
  Com1 + "181" + Com2,

// #110:
  "Kin discovers a self-solving dilemma when he runs out of ideas for the strip again.",
  "19th October, 2007",
  "nighttime, moon, stars, windows, macbook, light bulb, running out of ideas, oh, no..., this has become a regular feature!, every few months you run out of ideas and use that same line on me..., case in point..., yet the comment itself always leads to another successful strip, so you don't need to worry, if, just tell me and the cycle continues, a self-solving dilemma!, brilliant!, this gives me an ingenious idea..., constantly, tell me about it.",
  Com1 + "180" + Com2,

  "Katie and Kin argue over Kin's attempts to give puppy speech.",
  "14th October, 2007",
  "nighttime, moon, stars, windows, why's puppy walking around being confused?, gave him, power of speech, he refuses to use it!, maybe, doesn't want everybody reading his thoughts!, shouldn't be playing God!, this is my comic strip!, within this distorted reality, I am God!, omnipotent, omnipotence, then why can't you make puppy talk?, mumblegrumbledon'thavetoanswerthat mumblegrumbledonthavetoanswerthat, mumbling, grumbling, frowning, what's that?, you're refusing, speech?",
  Com1 + "179" + Com2,

  "Kin tries to coax puppy into talking using thought bubbles.",
  "11th October, 2007",
  "eleanor roosevelt autobiography bookshelves reading, there's a thought, now that we have thought bubbles balloons, puppy can speak..., here puppy, what do you think of this?",
  Com1 + "178" + Com2,

  "Katie learns the usefulness of thought bubbles.",
  "8th October, 2007",
  "peanuts, snoopy, world war i 1 one, flying ace, sopwith camel, picture frame, so, speech bubbles balloons were, disaster, are you going to return them?, would, but, want, keep, thought bubbles, they could be useful, you spent, fortune on those speech bubbles!, what, waste!, honestly, when, ever going to use, thought bubbles?, damn., that's what's known as, self-fulfilling selffulfilling, prophecy",
  Com1 + "176" + Com2,

  "Kin replaces the translucent strip with speech bubbles.",
  "5th October, 2007",
  "outdoors, outside, parcel, box, mail, post, finally!, arrived, arrival, help me take down this translucent screen will you?, what's going on?, calendar, october, speech bubbles?, balloons?, three hands, i ordered these nearly a year ago!, now i don't have to fix this stupid screen everywhere we want to talk, a brilliant improvement, hold this for me will you?, i want to think something, thought bubble",
  Com1 + "173" + Com2,

  "Kin is lazy enough to draw a single-frame strip.",
  "3rd October, 2007",
  "single frame strip, there had better be a great punchline to justify this one!, one frame!, how lazy can you get?, puppy, bookshelves, bookshelfs, window, zzzzz, sleeping, snoozing, snoring, napping, asleep, unfinished, drawing, incomplete",
  Com1 + "172" + Com2,

  "the fictitiousness of Kinders' written story becomes dubious.",
  "15th September, 2007",
  "window, story, stories, pages, papers, like your story, very fun, funny things you've invented?, mumblewits, morgles, bungers, plumbeer, yes, are meanies, good thing, only made them up!, up?, wouldn't like to think that there was, big hairy mischief-craving beast bumbling about our home!, would be bad, why have, subtitled this, real-life cautionary tale, typo, horace?, short tall tales, charles charles and the snow morgle",
  Com1 + "169" + Com2,

  "Katie and Kin discuss the fine line between humour and cruelty.",
  "8th September, 2007",
  "hi-fi, hifi, stereo, antonin dvorak, apparently, wasn't very clear, last strip, making fun, lack of, dexterous digits!, musical skill?, often come across, meaner, intend?, sometimes you're pretty mean, fine line between being funny and delving just too far into cruelty, what's that you've got?, even your harmless jokes are going, qualify, soon..., well!, can see which side, on!",
  Com1 + "166" + Com2,

  "Kin suggests teaching Katie to play a musical instrument.",
  "3rd September, 2007",
  "paris, photograph, eurotrip, eiffel tower, watcha doing there, playing, glockenspiel!, beater, sounds pretty, what's, song?, o fortuna, wish, learned, play, instrument, teach, like, how about, clarinet?, perhaps something, requires, little less dexterity, double bass, accordion, tuba, kazoo, somewhere",
  Com1 + "165" + Com2,

  "Kin confesses his fear of tickles and Katie discovers a new asset.",
  "30th August, 2007",
  "strip number no. #101, frankenstein, lightning, rain, night, window, what's your greatest fear?, tickles., not, loss, those that you love, sudden, indomitable sense, hopeless despair?, definitely, would, do, tickled you?, anything, wanted, that?, oh, just, feather duster, wouldn't mind, cup of tea, while, cleaning, beginning, appreciate, blackmail, bribery, coercion",
  Com1 + "162" + Com2,

// #100:
  "decorations go up to celebrate the one year anniversary and one-hundredth strip of Katie + Kin.",
  "22nd August, 2007",
  "balloons, celebrations, celebrating, party, has it really been 100 one hundred one-hundred strips?, banner, claude debussy, photograph, yes, today's, comic's one year anniversary!, hanging, spent all week making this, wrong way around, much better, yay!, uh.., years",
  Com1 + "157" + Com2,

  "Kin teases the readers with a monologue about endings...",
  "21st August, 2007",
  "outside, outdoors, sunset, sunrise, daisy, daisies, flowers, puppy, there's, feeling of finality, isn't there?, you get, sense that everything's coming to an end, ninety-ninth, ninetyninth, 99th, strip, you know, y'know, always been fond, round numbers, like, when things are wrapped up neatly, stop  teasing, readers",
  Com1 + "156" + Com2,

  "Katie worries that she has spoiled the innocence of the comic.",
  "19th August, 2007",
  "doors, windows, aeroplane, airplane, feel bad, last strip, spoil, innocence, only suggestion, kitten, still kinky!, made this, like, swear box, put, money, each time, feel, urge, box?, yes., proud, say, anything, nothing, in it yet, leave, outside?, just while, glue, drying, paper, slip, more kinky strips please, readers have spoken!, oh well, that case, another suggestion...",
  Com1 + "154" + Com2,

  "Katie wants the time - and Kinders.",
  "15th August, 2007",
  "kinky, bookshelves, bookshelf, jonathan strange and & mr. norrell, susanna clarke, reading, hot mug cup of tea, coffee, do you have the time? not really, this, very long book, oh!, no, i'm afraid, don't possess, necessary limbs, sport, watch, but, bought, pockets, for our anniversary!, sadly, also lack, wear clothing that boasts, should, jacket, wore, ed's edward's wedding, kind of hot..., suit, tie, trousers, it's two-thirty precisely., have, appointment, make?, yes, going to be busy all afternoon...",
  Com1 + "153" + Com2,

  "Katie and Kin ponder the meaning of comic strip life.",
  "13th August, 2007",
  "outside, outdoors, sunset, sunrise, daisy, daisies, flowers, this is nice..., do you ever wonder why we're here?, what's, purpose of it all?, in search, ultimate punchline, guess..., came up, that, just think how popular the strip would become!, don't have any idea, might be?, knew that, we'd be laughing...",
  Com1 + "152" + Com2,

  "the comic starts pleasantly but descends into \"confusion and conflict\"...",
  "11th August, 2007",
  "photographs, photos, frames, doorway, love you!, what, pleasant way to begin, strip, instead of with confusion and conflict!, should we get to that now then?, conflict?, what? no!, talking about?, want that?, *chucklings*, giggling, oh, you're, wily, one, created, thus drawing humour humor from irony, how, too!, end, contradictions, arguments, wasn't",
  Com1 + "151" + Com2,

  "Kinders bemoans the amount of sarcasm and bitterness in the comic.",
  "9th August, 2007",
  "window, curtains, bookshelf, bookshelves, watergate hotel, don't like how mean, comic, reality, delightful, each other!, strip, definitely, most pleasant when, move aimlessly through, panels, form, punchline from, naivety, sarcasm and bitterness, become, should not, they!, ooh, very eloquent, so much, lack, being serious!",
  Com1 + "150" + Com2,

  "Kinders insults Katie by referring to her as a \"vague gathering of geometric shapes\".",
  "5th August, 2007",
  "window, curtains, charles charles and the snow morgle, short tall tales, illustrations, drawings, art, sorry about, delayed return, illustrating, book, written, knock out comics all the time, taken so long?, just, vague gathering of geometric shapes!, story requires skill, dexterity, patience!, have feelings, *sob*, please don't get upset, ach! how, always, say, wrong thing?, no tact, touchŽ, touche",
  Com1 + "148" + Com2,

  "Kinders breaks down during therapy and admits his ineptitude as a comic artist.",
  "25th June, 2007",
  "certificate of doctorhoodship, therapist, so not only has, strip been frequently late recently, last, huge continuity errors!, kept, swapping, swapped, swaps, places, sofa!, falling apart, any surprise, my psychological health, doing, same?, true!, horribly, terribly, worst comic artist ever!, awful human person, boot!, oh, there, you're not, bad, work, skills!, think i'll reserve two, course...",
  Com1 + "147" + Com2,

  "Katie and Kin visit a therapist to discuss Katie's nervous anxiety.",
  "20th June, 2007",
  "certificate of doctorhoodship, star, comic strip, he draws, developed, nervous anxiety, about, plots, creates.., therapist, window, clock, you have ultimate control, why then, even allow, acquire, neurosis?, seemed funny, time, really appropriate justification, behaviour behavior, yes?, good., think, together, been worked, fullest extent, paid, ten sessions, advance?, need, see, psychiatrist",
  Com1 + "146" + Com2,

// #90:
  "the strip is a day late again, and Katie explains the anxieties that she feels between strips.",
  "17th June, 2007",
  "bjork, volta, hi-fi, hifi, stereo, calendar, june, strip's, day late again!, what are you playing at?, told me punctuality doesn't matter, long as, comic is funny!, this one had better, corker, don't like waiting four days, find out, ridiculous escapades, partaking in next, get nervous, can, imagine spending four whole days worrying, ninja, going, invade your home?, ostrich?, where's the punchline? better be worth my ostrich anxiety!, how would you feel about, therapist",
  Com1 + "145" + Com2,

  "a late strip prompts Katie to try to convince Kin that the comic is still funny.",
  "13th June, 2007",
  "clock, time, calendar, june, this strip, day late!, sorry, been, busy, rushing, comic, never funny any more, hey, just because, strip's strips, not, mean people aren't still laughing at you, anyway, take your time!, quality, quantity!, punctuality, not as important as functuality!, ha!, puns, like that, people, giggling, chukling, giggles, chuckles, laughs, laughing so hard they cry, be crying all right.. alright..",
  Com1 + "142" + Com2,

  "Katie responds to news of the attempted strike of the \"sidelined characters\".",
  "9th June, 2007",
  "oliver twist, book, charles dickens, reading, other characters, planning, strike, more strip time, weren't they getting, just by raising concerns within, thus rendering their quarrel redundant?, precisely what, said, say get tough on 'em!, let them leave if, want, see, can get jobs anywhere else with, bulbous heads, one-piece, onepiece bodies!, please come back, i'm frightened, window, sidelined characters, weather-telling widget, cat, edward, puppy, winter ninja",
  Com1 + "135" + Com2,

  "Cat is disillusioned by the outcome of the sidelined characters' strike.",
  "6th June, 2007",
  "poster, workers' worker's right are human rights, green, pillow, cushion, edward, cat, weather-telling widget, well, did we win?, mm?, asleeping, napping, snoozing, oh, yes!, but there was, little bartering, didn't get everything we wanted.., what get?, cushion!, sit, while we're busy not featuring, strips?, hadn't thought, that.., kinders totally lost out on this deal!",
  Com1 + "130" + Com2,

  "Edward and Kin discuss the demands of the striking \"sidelined characters\".",
  "3rd June, 2007",
  "front door, edward, come because, thought, would be honourable, honorable, warn you:, going to go on strike, uh.. right..., window, curtains, there's me and cat, poor puppy, winter ninja, weather-telling widget, veritable army!, what are your demands?, each want to be featured, every fifth strip or more, minimum wage and a half, need another chair in, green room, not sure, can meet those requirements, spare, green, cushion, throw pillow, done!, easier than, expected...",
  Com1 + "124" + Com2,

  "sidelined characters of Katie + Kin gather to protest the infrequency of their appearances in the strip.",
  "30th May, 2007",
  "door, sign, general annual meeting of sidelined characters, edward, cat, winter ninja, puppy, weather-telling widget, window, honestly, think, disgrace!, cast, pars, require, depth, talent, disregard us as insignificant!, say, something must be done!, protest, back into, frames, retain any exposure within, strip, only one effective course, can take!, strike!",
  Com1 + "122" + Com2,

  "Katie mourns the loss of her makeshift pirate ship.",
  "27th May, 2007",
  "what happened, cardboard box?, ship, got squished, this side up, fragile, squashed, hi-fi, hifi, stereo, music, cd, the freewheelin' bob dylan, fellow pirates ambush you?, don't make fun!, just a box, home, lifestyle, sorry, didn't know, meant so much, compensating, how silly i feel, real pirates, gut their ship, sitting on them",
  Com1 + "116" + Com2,

  "Kin questions captain Katie's pirating equipment.",
  "24th May, 2007",
  "logo, window, pirates of the caribbean posters, yargh!, argh!, hat, eyepatch, eye-patch, cap'n, where's your ship?, here!, cardboard box, comic strip, draw, real ship, miserly landlubber!, talk, plank, aye, no more questioning the captain, blast ye with my pistols!, carrot, this side up, fragile",
  Com1 + "112" + Com2,

  "Katie has some suggestions to cure Kin's \"artists' block\".",
  "21st May, 2007",
  "artist's artists' block, writer's writers' block, windows, curtains, airplane, aeroplane, yellow, pencil, peanuts, snoopy, references, bag, stuck for ideas again?, mhm, remember when, suggested, suggestions, start, baseball team, british!, understanding, good, five-year-old's grasp of theology, give giving puppy dialogue?, make him ice skate, where, tongue, out, pink, come naturally when you have, pretty face, good grief!, y'know, sounds familiar, best ideas feel like, been around for decaes, peanuts? peanut?",
  Com1 + "106" + Com2,

  "Katie suggests that Kinders has become a stereotypical old man.",
  "18th May, 2007",
  "bertrand russell, photographs, frames, how does it feel to be old, what's that?, hearing, ears, deaf, kind of old now!, how rude! show some respect!, legs sore, come, give, good seeing to!, don't have any legs!, quite right too!, in my day, survived with, bundle of sticks, some string, not worried, falling into, old man stereotype, stereotypical",
  Com1 + "99" + Com2,

// #80:
  "Kinders plays with balloons.",
  "15th May, 2007",
  "balloons, you look ... different today, actually, don't quite feel like myself, feeling rather light-headed, lightheaded, woooah!, kinders! please save me!, cute. birds, outside, outdoors, sky",
  Com1 + "94" + Com2,

  "Kinders receives a balloon from Katie for his birthday.",
  "12th May, 2007",
  "shelf, cards, presents, gifts, happy birthday, blue balloon!, balloons, hoohohoo!, wehehehee!, best ever, guess, go return the lexus, car keys",
  Com1 + "89" + Com2,

  "Kin's age begins to show when he repeats a strip a second time.",
  "9th May, 2007",
  "nelson's column, windows, curtains, macbook, running out of ideas, self-referentialism, wearing thin, kinders!, third time, tried, joke, sorry, kitten, turning twenty-one, so many strips, insecure, losing, memory, done before, old",
  Com1 + "87" + Com2,

  "Katie realises that Kinders is \"the editor\" and lists the things that he's denied the strip's readers.",
  "6th May, 2007",
  "citizen kane, orson welles, it's terrific!, posters, wait minute, editor, hadn't realised, talked, like, someone else, being cute, thought, knew, too late, tell, effervescent weasel joke, built up, adding to list, things, tempted, refused deliver, what else, feet, ostriches, biological accuracy, general common sense, guess, all seems, in order, paper, page",
  Com1 + "82" + Com2,

  "Katie curses the editor for refusing to allow her \"effervescent weasel\" joke.",
  "3rd May, 2007",
  "hi-fi, hifi, stereo, cd, elvis costello, spike, please, tell, effervescent weasel joke, by all means, editor, it out, mystery, amusing, told, ran, run, next room, include, continuity errors, announced, fine, wily, faceless, hate, cracks him up",
  Com1 + "79" + Com2,

  "Katie and Kin receive a letter informing them that they are \"Record Setters\".",
  "30th April, 2007",
  "dogville, manderlay, posters, letters, papers, pages, Records Setters, apparently broke, most uses of the phrase effervescent weasel, last strips, fame!, wait minute, how many contenders, eleven!, group, largest number of people, simultaneously go, inherently absurd, definitively worthless",
  Com1 + "75" + Com2,

  "Katie finds out both that the strip has an independent editor and that her effervescent weasel joke was never published.",
  "27th April, 2007",
  "windows, curtains, just realised, already used, translucent screen, continuity issues, black, editor added, afterwards, nobody could expect, every frame right, first time, cut things?, joke, effervescent weasel, no!, must admit, enigma, funnier, original punchline itself",
  Com1 + "73" + Com2,

  "Kinders installs a translucent screen to aid the reading of dialogue.",
  "24th April, 2007",
  "puppy, picture, photograph, clever, translucent screen, making slow progress here, allows, cute props, background, without obstructing our dialogue, like, speech bubbles, balooons, draw",
  Com1 + "72" + Com2,

  "Katie examines the contents of Kin's new bookshelves.",
  "21st April, 2007",
  "bookshelves!, books, how cute, existentialism, war and peace, a brief history of time, faust, hamlet, wow..., basic material, for bedroom, really ought, buy, proper doorstop",
  Com1 + "70" + Com2,

  "Katie suggests some additions to the home.",
  "18th April, 2007",
  "after, efforts, wedding strips, comic, looks plain, crazy rhumba-jig, rhumbajig, dancing, dances, thinking, more, surroundings, perhaps, could have, occasional, windows, set shelves, background, artist, builder, appreciate, draw curtains, building",
  Com1 + "67" + Com2,

// #70:
  "Kinders changes the way Katie and Kin look again.",
  "15th April, 2007",
  "changed, changing, changes, way, look, again, we're, much more three-dimensional, saying, thought, two-dimensional, rounded, fat, no, just, mean, anything, nothing",
  Com1 + "66" + Com2,

  "Katie questions whether Edward and Cat's wedding should have been a subject of the strip.",
  "12th April, 2007",
  "dress, suit, tie, jacket, shirt, self-indulgent, devoting, comic strips, edward's and cat's wedding, readers, maybe, friends, reading, buy some t-shirts, tshirts, really implying, took take advantage, brother's, marketing opportunity, just married, car, sunset, outside, outdoors, drive, driving, honeymoon",
  Com1 + "63" + Com2,

  "Kin apologises to Edward for ruining his wedding.",
  "9th April, 2007",
  "suit, tie, jacket, shirt, edward, sorry, ruined, wedding, comic strips, character, real, neurotic and argumentative, getting married, thought, nice, might like, there, alright, trying, kind, getting worried, worrying, worries, worry, catchphrases, oh no...",
  Com1 + "62" + Com2,

  "Edward and Cat worry because their wedding is taking place in a comic strip.",
  "6th April, 2007",
  "priest, vicar, preacher, weddings, church, service, dress, suit, tie, jacket, shirt, bells, edward and + cat, getting married, take, why, nervous, because, comic strips, have, hug, notorious, consistency, producing, satisfying punchlines, make tomato soup, looming, dry remark, self-referential dig, place, rings, each others' fingers, oh no...",
  Com1 + "60" + Com2,

  "Katie is nervous at the sight of so many people at Edward and Cat's wedding.",
  "5th April, 2007",
  "weddings, church, service, dress, suit, tie, jacket, shirt, bells, edward and + cat, getting married, draw, many guests, turned up , bride, groom, popular, creepy, used, people behind, imagine, naked, supposed, help, nervous",
  Com1 + "58" + Com2,

  "Edward and Cat realise that they've been \"Katie + Kinned\".",
  "4th April, 2007",
  "weddings, dress, suit, tie, jacket, shirt, bells, edward and + cat, getting married, weekend, hurray!, drew, couple, comic strips, spoil, making, cartoons, shoes, Earth, oh no...",
  Com1 + "56" + Com2,

  "Katie and Kin dress for Kin's big brother's wedding.",
  "3rd April, 2007",
  "mirror, reflection, woah, tie, suit, jacket, shirt, getting dressed, dressing, especially tailored, drew, draws, drawing, wedding, every strip",
  Com1 + "55" + Com2,

  "Katie and Kin receive a wedding invitation.",
  "31st March, 2007",
  "door, handle, letterbox, mailbox, letters, wedding invitation, big brother edward, getting married, wonderful, wear, clothes, mean, have options",
  Com1 + "54" + Com2,

  "Kin nearly leaves the strip to become a bouncy toy.",
  "28th March, 2007",
  "leaving, strip, become, bouncy toy, narrative, obsessive about, kid, knocking, ground, every five minutes, stay, cuddles, pushover, cuddling, huggling, huggles, hugging, hugs",
  Com1 + "50" + Com2,

  "Kin ponders whether he chose the right career.",
  "25th March, 2007",
  "careers, choice, toys, bounces, bouncy, bouncing, push, over, fall, job, opportunity, choice, maybe made, wrong decision",
  Com1 + "49" + Com2,

// #60:
  "Kin celebrates comic strip life and mentions a missed career opportunity.",
  "22nd March, 2007",
  "nice, back, backstage, sets, strip, love, walls, wiggly mark thing, comic strips, life, other options, careerwise, careers, career-wise, choice between, toys, bounces, bouncy, bouncing, push, over, fall, job, opportunity, choice",
  Com1 + "46" + Com2,

  "Katie questions Kin's omnipotence in the strip.",
  "19th March, 2007",
  "sets, backstage, thought, comic strips, drew, green room, draw, characters, not, whole existentialist world, totally confused, omnipotent, omnipotence, think, control, asking difficult questions",
  Com1 + "44" + Com2,

  "Katie and Kin go for a walk in the \"real\" outside.",
  "16th March, 2007",
  "outside, outdoors, set, backstage, fresh air, door, comic strips, sun, clouds, birds, expect, gritty realism, look!, unicorn, daisy, daisies, flowers, smiley, unicorn",
  Com1 + "41" + Com2,

  "Kin gives Katie a backstage tour of the Katie + Kin set.",
  "13th March, 2007",
  "outside, outdoors, stage, comic strips, lives, set, backstage, backdrop, green room, weather-telling widget, puppy, leave, convinced, return, never, pleased",
  Com1 + "39" + Com2,

  "Katie questions whether anything exists outside the comic strip, and demands her freedom.",
  "10th March, 2007",
  "outside, outdoors, draw, in frame, live solely, comic strip, boxes, confines, stark black bars, fantasy land, inhabit, freedom, cup of tea",
  Com1 + "38" + Com2,

  "Katie is skeptical that she and Kin are really outside.",
  "7th March, 2007",
  "outside, outdoors, certain, exhibit, trees, leaves, frame, geometric shape, top, lose lost certainty, anything",
  Com1 + "34" + Com2,

  "Katie and Kin mistakenly think that they are going for a stroll outside.",
  "4th March, 2007",
  "outside, outdoors, familiar, garden, hills, decorated, decorations, house, puppy, window, hallway, pink carpet, indoors, inside",
  Com1 + "28" + Com2,

  "Kin goes marching in March.",
  "1st March, 2007",
  "marching, calendar, marches, statement, order, already, making, playing, games, *sigh*",
  Com1 + "26" + Com2,

  "Katie chastises Kin for his poor observation of significant dates.",
  "26th February, 2007",
  "realise, missed, valentine's valentines day, fiftieth strip, neglected mention, lovely, trophy, chocolates",
  Com1 + "25" + Com2,

  "Katie practices archery.",
  "23rd February, 2007",
  "target, arrows, spoooom, spoom, fweee!, splot., seventy-four points, playing right, bow, archery",
  Com1 + "23" + Com2,

// #50:
  "Katie wins a trophy for archery.",
  "20th February, 2007",
  "lookee, shiny trophy, woah, archery, gotta aim, bullseye, f'toing, ftoing, extra points, comedy sound effects, bow",
  Com1 + "20" + Com2,

  "complaints on the MacBook's intrusive noises continue.",
  "17th February, 2007",
  "bong, MacBook, doorbell, complaining, complaints, noise, neighbours, people across street, English, catch plane home",
  Com1 + "16" + Com2,

  "discussion on the volume of Kin's MacBook continues.",
  "14th February, 2007",
  "bong, MacBook, loud, bedroom, ears, considered, cosmetic surgery, misunderstands, misunderstanding",
  Com1 + "14" + Com2,

  "Kin's MacBook is guilty of noise pollution, and Kin's waking habits are raised.",
  "11th February, 2007",
  "bong, door, MacBook, turning, override, heralding, apocalypse, woken, Satanic noises",
  Com1 + "12" + Com2,

  "Kin confirms puppy's legitimacy as a character in the strip.",
  "8th February, 2007",
  "puppy, comic potential, valued participant, strip, believe, suggested, feature, inclusion",
  Com1 + "10" + Com2,

  "Katie considers why puppy is featured in the strip.",
  "5th February, 2007",
  "puppy, appearances, rare, features, occasionally, still involved, strip, conversations, talking, say something",
  Com1 + "6" + Com2,

  "Kin needs consoling after a bicycling accident.",
  "2nd February, 2007",
  "poor, crying, cries, tears, fell off, bicycles, bicycling, bikes, near-death experience, better, y'know, capable riding, listening, huggles, hugging, huggling",
  Com1 + "5" + Com2,

  "Kin's cosmetic alterations cause Katie to become \"top-heavy\".",
  "30th January, 2007",
  "imagination, bodies smaller, flattering, thank you, change, even cuter, all top heavy, lie down, blood's rushing head, pitiful",
  Com1 + "3" + Com2,

  "Kin ponders the question of whether or not he and Katie ever eat.",
  "27th January, 2007",
  "address question, eat, two-dimensional, non-physical, comic strip characters, actual need, biological sustenance, representative, real people, don't have mouths, hear, ears, *sigh*, totally illogical, walk away, see any legs",
  LJCom1 + "11081" + LJCom2,

  "Katie is upset that she and Kin have never declared their love in the strip.",
  "24th January, 2007",
  "anniversary, two years, fell love, you, forty strips, never, huggled twice, near-death experience, expecting, soon, punchline, too",
  LJCom1 + "10869" + LJCom2,

// #40:

  "Kin's decoration of the house prompts him to make some unpleasant allegations about the readers.",
  "21st January, 2007",
  "kin tada, first, decorating, decorated, decorations, minimalist jokes, empty, subtle, readers, remark, imply, implication, stupid, understanding, remove friend, button clicking",
  LJCom1 + "10509" + LJCom2,

  "Kin explains the Katie + Kin merchandise to Katie, and suggests a reason for the shop.",
  "18th January, 2007",
  "green, t-shirts, tshirts, fetching, silly kitten, likenesses, clothes, worthy collection, official commodities, joke, pressured, eat, merchandising, merchandise, shop",
  LJCom1 + "	10450" + LJCom2,

  "Katie and Kin wish each other a happy new year and promote their merchandise.",
  "15th January, 2007",
  "2006, 2007, happy new year!, late, cute, buy t-shirts, tshirts, shameless merchandising, merchandise, play along, shop",
  LJCom1 + "10069" + LJCom2,


  "Katie confides her Winter Ninja suspicions to puppy and puppy acts suspiciously.",
  "27th December, 2006",
  "logo, puppy, Winter Ninja, cute, black, hoenstly, who, *fwoomsh*, christmas",
  LJCom1 + "9948" + LJCom2,

  "Katie receives a gift from the Winter Ninja.",
  "24th December, 2006",
  "logo, Winter Ninja, *fwoomsh*, blue gifts, present, believe, delivering worldwide, silly, suspect, only one cutie, really matters, merry christmas, hugging, huggling, huggles, cuddle",
  LJCom1 + "9666" + LJCom2,

  "Katie questions Kin's belief in the Winter Ninja.",
  "21st December, 2006",
  "logo, believe, belief, Winter Ninja, brought, anything, gifts, cuties, cute, punchline, christmas",
  LJCom1 + "9449" + LJCom2,

  "Katie first encounters the Winter Ninja and Kin acts suspiciously.",
  "18th December, 2006",
  "logo, Winter Ninja, *fwoomsh*, what earth, rushes, houses, delivering gifts, cuties worldwide, ridiculous, wearing black, ninjas, very fast, talking about, suspiciously, christmas",
  LJCom1 + "9139" + LJCom2,

  "Kin unintentionally begins to repeat an early strip.",
  "15th December, 2006",
  "logo, Macbook, running out of ideas, self-referentialism, wearing thin, already, strip, crikey, considered, marathon",
  LJCom1 + "8748" + LJCom2,

  "Puppy's return prompts Katie to question his involvement in the disappearance of the weather-telling widget.",
  "12th December, 2006",
  "logo, puppy, patting, petting, been, seen, long time, eating, food, weather-telling widget, hunting together",
  LJCom1 + "8455" + LJCom2,

  "Katie's concerns over the disappearance of the weather-telling widget are allayed and expunged.",
  "9th December, 2006",
  "logo, scared, weather-telling widget, sketching, christmas present, couldn't care less, run away, meanie, cute, funny little fairy wings, borrow eraser please, absolutely, cloud, rain",
  LJCom1 + "8320" + LJCom2,

// #30:
  "Kin acts suspiciously following the disappearance of the weather-telling widget.",
  "6th December, 2006",
  "logo, puff, pink eraser, weather-telling widget, simple enough question, behind back, suspiciously",
  LJCom1 + "8022" + LJCom2,

  "the weather-telling widget makes fun of Kin.",
  "3rd December, 2006",
  "logo, weather-telling widget, making fun, hide, fact, can't really tell, snow, snowballs",
  LJCom1 + "7923" + LJCom2,

  "Katie draws a sarcastic weather-telling widget into the strip.",
  "30th November, 2006",
  "weather-telling widget, what earth, realised, drew, drawing, ach!, hair, vocal facilities, hail, sarcastic",
  LJCom1 + "7514" + LJCom2,

  "Katie tries to understand the concept of a widget.",
  "27th November, 2006",
  "widget, interweb doohickey, Macbook, post-it note, technology, amazing, predict future, weather, computer, unnecessary",
  LJCom1 + "7400" + LJCom2,

  "Kin explains the new look of the strip.",
  "24th November, 2006",
  "talking, different normal, fatter, differently, drawing, first Macbook, changes, weather-telling widgets, ostrich, inventing fairy-tale characters",
  LJCom1 + "7002" + LJCom2,

  "Kin has too many ideas for the strip.",
  "21st November, 2006",
  "too many ideas, strips, orifices, filter, worse quality, relative, joke, qualify",
  LJCom1 + "6760" + LJCom2,

  "Kin is caught dancing by Katie.",
  "18th November, 2006",
  "music, dancing, dance, bedroom, sound, crescendo, michael jackson, smooth criminal, build me up buttercup baby, foundations, chugging along, chatanooga chattanooga choo, capable much neck movement",
  LJCom1 + "6458" + LJCom2,

  "Kin's suggestion that Katie and Kin speak less is swiftly rebuffed.",
  "15th November, 2006",
  "writing, space, frame, room, being cute, better, speak, talk, much, point taken",
  LJCom1 + "5961" + LJCom2,

  "Kin fervently refuses the idea of drawing more references to \"Peanuts\".",
  "12th November, 2006",
  "peanuts, snoopy, references, baseball team, develop, inferiority complex, charlie brown, more, jealous, think, funnier, anybody, crabby",
  LJCom1 + "5672" + LJCom2,

  "Kin dispenses with the idea of introducing an ostrich to the strip and Katie voices further concerns for her privacy from the readers.",
  "9th November, 2006",
  "wrong, humorous ostrich-related incident, ostriches, submit, wishes, readers, big brother, doubleplusnegativeostrich, newspeak, forget it, frame",
  LJCom1 + "5468" + LJCom2,

// #20:
  "Kin, busy with the Katie + Kin 2007 calendar, learns about the existence of \"Ostrich Day\".",
  "6th November, 2006",
  "readers, impatient, ostrich costume, 2007 calendar, phooey, day, encourage, desire, humorous ostrich-related incident, tradition, cucumbers",
  LJCom1 + "5351" + LJCom2,

  "Katie questions Kin's abilities to achieve accurate perspective within the strip.",
  "3rd November, 2006",
  "think you've made a mistake with the perspective again, either that or puppy's had quite a growth spurt... i'm doing my best! it's not easy drawing a comic strip, you y'know..., when you criticise criticize, it makes me feel really small",
  LJCom1 + "5119" + LJCom2,

  "Katie and Kin await the Great Pumpkin.",
  "31st October, 2006",
  "logo, halloween, crucifix, cross, bats, birds, nighttime, what are we doing in a pumpkin patch?, we're waiting for the great pumpkin, read about him, illustrated almanacs, cm schulz, is this it?, no, that's just, greater than trick-or-treating?, absolutely! he rises from the most sincere patch to bring joy to children around the world! still, if you're copying someone else's comic strip?, peanuts, snoopy, references",
  LJCom1 + "4807" + LJCom2,

  "Katie and Kin apologise to each other for their various faults, and Kin attempts to introduce an ostrich.",
  "28th October, 2006",
  "i'm sorry i lectured you on the number eight, made you look dumb, called you moonhead, me too, made your dog look weird, and, lost the conservatory, drank too much whisky, gave you warty thumbs..., it's been entertaining, though, hasn't it!, certainly has, who knows what crazy mistake you'll make next... who knows? help me with this ostrich costume, will you? i've got a great idea for a new character",
  LJCom1 + "4364" + LJCom2,

  "Katie lectures Kin for trying to make a pun using her body.",
  "25th October, 2006",
  "for your birthday strip, i was thinking about playing on the fact that your body looks like the number eight, look..., what?!, 18 eighteen today, it doesn't work at all!, you have to be hlding an uncommonly large pencil next to me! and the fact that you're holding it makes me 818 today..., besides, the large section of an eight should be at the bottom, not the top, so we'd have to stand on our disproportionately-sized heads for accuracy, whiteboard, chart, i think i overdid making up for the dumb strips",
  LJCom1 + "4216" + LJCom2,

  "an argument ensues over the naming of Katie's puppy and the term \"Moonhead\".",
  "22nd October, 2006",
  "now that we've introduced your puppy, we have to justify his inclusion, strip by featuring him several times in a row, we could name him, how about moonhead?, cuddling, cuddles, huggles, hugging, hugs, don't be cruel, it's not his fault he's funny-looking, blue ball, fetching, strictly speaking, it's mine, well let's call you moonhead then! moonhead!, to be honest, i don't think ay of us are in a position to judge",
  LJCom1 + "4073" + LJCom2,

  "Kin draws Katie's puppy into the strip.",
  "19th October, 2006",
  "computer, desk, drawing, designing, table, i suppose that, in keeping with the strip, puppy should match visually - if not characteristically - his real-life alternative, hmm... brown, he's incredibly cute, but he doesn't look at all like my dog, mouse, to be frank, very realistic, how's this?, much better! the spitting image..., white",
  LJCom1 + "3776" + LJCom2,

  "Katie requests a puppy for her birthday.",
  "16th October, 2006",
  "you know it's my birthday soon, go on, what are you after? i want to get a puppy!, hm... that would involve drawing ears, i'm not very good at, um.., okay! you do the rest of him and i'll draw the ears, what are ears?",
  LJCom1 + "3355" + LJCom2,

  "Katie and Kin search for the lost conservatory and slapstick ensues.",
  "13th October, 2006",
  "i'm going to be honest with you, i've lost the conservatory, we can find it! searching, hunting, looking, find, oh, forget it, let's just go outside, sqwatch, stars, found it, so where's the front door? windows, glass, outdoors, outside",
  LJCom1 + "3308" + LJCom2,

  "Katie mistakes the outdoors for their conservatory and an uninvited squirrel concerns Kin.",
  "10th October, 2006",
  "walking, indoors, inside, outside, outdoors, garden, raining, holding hands, our conservatory-? is wonderful, flower, are you getting wet?, yes, we should have someone fix the roof, ach! a squirrel! what's that doing in our house?, uh.., it's okay, he's headed for the door, oh sh-",
  LJCom1 + "2977" + LJCom2,

// #10:
  "Katie discovers the reason for her recent headaches, as well as some previously unsighted landmarks in the home.",
  "7th October, 2006",
  "i've been getting these headaches lately. they come on really suddenly, here, take a pills, aspirins, where do i put them?, glass of water, drink, so i never used to get - woah!, i never realised there was a wall here, how's your head?, white",
  LJCom1 + "2795" + LJCom2,

  "Katie searches for Kin, bemoaning the lack of furniture.",
  "4th October, 2006",
  "i could swear i already passed this point, where are you?, we either need some furniture or some breadcrumbs, lost, searching, hunting, looking, find",
  LJCom1 + "2485" + LJCom2,

  "Katie and Kin ponder the advantages and flaws of possessing opposable thumbs.",
  "10th September, 2006",
  "i just wanted to thank you for giving me thumbs in the last strip, look! like some sort of circular irony, i can even use them to show my pleasure at having them! on second thoughts, the thumbs-up thumbsup thing doesn't really work, it does look like you have some sort of wart, well, who knows? they may come in, um, handy.., this pose looks like i'm wearing a bow-tie bowtie, i'll get the eraser",
  LJCom1 + "2211" + LJCom2,

  "Katie mistakes blank notepaper for poor photographs of Katie and Kin around their home.",
  "7th September, 2006",
  "white, empty box, frame, thumbs, looking at photographs, honestly, your photographic skills... these photos of us at home are terrible, you've managed to cut us out of all of them!, did you say something about photos?, here they are, album, book, what are these then?, that's notepaper, notes, this also explained the photograph of, mom's phone number, no.",
  LJCom1 + "2044" + LJCom2,

  "Kin worries that the strip lacks scope for progress, and reliance upon inestimable cuteness is called for.",
  "4th September, 2006",
  "computer, mouse, running out of ideas for, already, desk, table, self-referentialism is wearing thin, don't know whether there's really any scope for progress here, but.. you can't be suggesting... yes... from now on we'll have to rely solely on our inestimable cuteness, inestimably, outdoors, outside, sunshine, flowers, frog, leaping, jumping, frollicking, frollicks",
  LJCom1 + "1779" + LJCom2,

  "Katie frantically tries to find out whether or not she is capable of closing her eyes, in preparation for a sneeze.",
  "1st September, 2006",
  "reading book, kinderskinderskinders, can i close my eyes?, you don't need my permission to close your eyes, kitten, no, i mean, you've never drawn me with my eyes closed, well, don't see why not, but why?, i really need to sneeze",
  LJCom1 + "1304" + LJCom2,

  "Katie is relieved that Kin survived drinking eight pints of whisky.",
  "29th August, 2006",
  "reading newspaper, booklet, pamphlet, so you were really sozzled last night, what did you get up to?, about eight pints, thought you were drinking whisky?, i'm so glad you're alive, huggles, huggling",
  LJCom1 + "1226" + LJCom2,

  "Katie fears for Kin's welfare when he accidentally gets drunk on Southern Comfort.",
  "27th August, 2006",
  "are you drunk? haven't had any alcohol, just some southern comfort, that's whisky!, that explains why it was so comforting, poor, dear, innocent, we need to make sure you're not so drunk that you're unsafe, how many fingers am i holding up?, umm...",
  LJCom1 + "847" + LJCom2,

  "Katie, in bed with Kin, questions the use of the phrase, \"night night\".",
  "25th August, 2006",
  "nighttime, bed, orange, cover, duver, comforter, nightnight, why do we say night?, because it's delightful, but totally nonsensical, neither complimentary nor enquiring, just the word, repetition, what does it mean?, good, sweet dreams",
  LJCom1 + "566" + LJCom2,

  "Katie questions the decision to create the strip, and Kin searches for his feet.",
  "22nd August, 2006",
  "beginning, first, why have you made us into a comic strip?, aren't you worried that everyone's... watching us?, is it just me who's afraid that everybody knows may, subconsciously or otherwise, be a facade presented just to placate our friends, to make them like me?, people might see the real you?, what are you looking for?, my feet, searching, hunting, lost",
  LJCom1 + "442" + LJCom2,

"","","","");

if (location.href.indexOf("posting.php") > -1) {
var ext = "";
if (LinkNum < 1000)	{ LinkNum = "0" + LinkNum; };
if (LinkNum < 100)	{ LinkNum = "0" + LinkNum; };
if (LinkNum < 10)	{ LinkNum = "0" + LinkNum; };
document.write('<a target="_blank" href="../katieandkin/index.html?' + LinkNum + '"><img src="../katieandkin/Strip_' + LinkNum + '_thumb.png" style="border-style:solid; border-width:3; border-color:#ffffff; max-width:95%"></a>');
}

var Strips = (Strip.length/4)-1;
var StripNum = 1;

var whatnm = 0;
var realnm = whatnm-1+2;
var bax = whatnm-2+1;
var nex = whatnm-1+2;

var ThisPage = "../katieandkin/index.html";
if (location.href.indexOf("simple.html") > -1) { ThisPage = "simple.html"; }

var PpP = 8;
var searchpagenums = '';
var pagelink = 3;

if (location.href.indexOf("forum") > -1) {
document.write('\n<p align=right>');
} else {
document.write('\n<p>');
}
if ((!(location.href.indexOf("/search/") > -1)) && (document.title!="Kinders Kinley")) {
document.write('\n<a href="../katieandkin/index.html">Strips</a> &#149;');
document.write('\n<a href="../kak/index.html">About Katie + Kin</a> &#149;');
document.write('\n<a href="../kak/cast.html">Meet the cast</a> &#149;');
document.write('\n<a href="../kak/timeline.html">Timeline</a><p align=center>');
//document.write('\n<a href="../search/qk.html?Katie and Kin">Questions about the strip</a><p align=center>');
}

ChangeTo = "kk";

function AddPageNumLinks(term) {
if (total > (PpP*(pagelink-1))) {
	if (pagelink < 10) { pagelink = "0" + pagelink; }
		if (location.href.indexOf("page=" + pagelink) > -1) { searchpagenums += '&nbsp;&nbsp;<b class=numbg>' + (pagelink*1) + '</b>'; } else {
		searchpagenums += '&nbsp;&nbsp;<a class=menu href="../search/kak.html?' + term + '?page=' + pagelink + '">' + (pagelink*1) + '</a>';
		}
	pagelink = (pagelink-1+2);
	return AddPageNumLinks(term);
	}
}

function AddSearchPageNumbers(term) {
if (!(mainltext.indexOf("Search results page") > -1)) {
if (total > PpP) {
infotext += '. Showing ' + PpP + ' strips per page.';
searchpagenums = 'Search results page: ';
if ((location.href.indexOf("page=01") > -1) || !(location.href.indexOf("page") > -1)) { searchpagenums += '&nbsp;&nbsp;<b class=numbg>1</b>'; } else {
searchpagenums += '&nbsp;&nbsp;<a class=menu href="../search/kak.html?' + term + '?page=01">1</a>'; }
if (location.href.indexOf("page=02") > -1) { searchpagenums += '&nbsp;&nbsp;<b class=numbg>2</b>'; } else {
searchpagenums += '&nbsp;&nbsp;<a class=menu href="../search/kak.html?' + term + '?page=02">2</a>'; }
AddPageNumLinks(term);
}
mainltext += '<p>' + searchpagenums;
footertext += '<p align=right>' + searchpagenums;
}
}


var txt = "";
var StringNum = 0;
var Matches = 0;
var ResShown = 0;

function DoTheKKSearch() {
  if (StripNum <= (Strips*4)) {
    if (StringNum < (txt.length)) {
      if (Strip[StripNum].toLowerCase().indexOf(txt[StringNum]) > -1) {
      Matches += 1;
        if (Matches == (txt.length)) {
        total += 1;
	  if ((ResShown < PpP) && (ResShown >= 0)) {
	  KKShow();
	  } else { ResShown = (ResShown-1+2); }
        }
      StringNum += 1;
      return DoTheKKSearch();
      }
    }
  StripNum = (StripNum+4);
  Matches = 0;
  StringNum = 0;
  return DoTheKKSearch();
  }
}

function searchKK(frm) {
newsearch = "";
CheckSpaces();
if ((frm.srchterm.value.length < 3) || (frm.srchterm.value.toLowerCase() == "and") || (frm.srchterm.value.toLowerCase() == "kin") || (frm.srchterm.value.toLowerCase() == "the")) { document.getElementById('results').innerHTML = "<p>The search term \"" + frm.srchterm.value + "\" is too short. Please try again."; }
else {
txt = frm.srchterm.value.toLowerCase().split(" ");
document.getElementById('results').innerHTML = "";
StripNum = 2;
StringNum = 0;
total = 0;
ResShown = 0;
if (ResPage >= 1) { ResShown = (ResShown-((ResPage-1)*PpP)); }
DoTheKKSearch();
if (total == 0) {
document.getElementById('results').innerHTML = "<p>No results for \"" + frm.srchterm.value + "\" were found. Please try again.";
} else {
infotext = total + ' of ' + Strips + ' strips (' + (Math.round((100/Strips)*total)) + '%) match the search term <font size=2>' + frm.srchterm.value + '</font></font>';
setTimeout(Timeto,500);
}
AddSearchPageNumbers(frm.srchterm.value);
}
}

function KKShow() {
ResShown = ResShown-1+2;
LinkNum = (Strips-(StripNum-2)/4);
CheckLinkNum();
if (document.srcher.full.checked == true) {
document.getElementById('results').innerHTML += '<table width=100%><td nowrap valign=top><a href="../katieandkin/index.html?' + LinkNum + '"><img style="border-style:solid; border-bottom-width:10; border-top-width:6; border-left-width:10; border-right-width:10; border-color:#ffffff; max-width:295" src="../katieandkin/Strip_' + LinkNum + '_thumb.png"></a></td><td nowrap width=10></td><td valign=top><a href="../katieandkin/index.html?' + LinkNum + '">Strip #' + (Strips-(StripNum-2)/4) + '</a> <font class=small>(' + Strip[StripNum-1] + ')</font><img src="../pictures/hr.jpg" class=hrimg><font class=norm>... in which ' + Strip[StripNum-2] + '</td></table><p>';
} else {
document.getElementById('results').innerHTML += '<p><a href="../katieandkin/index.html?' + LinkNum + '">Strip #' +  + (Strips-(StripNum-2)/4) + '</a> <font class=small>(' + Strip[StripNum-1] + ')</font><img src="../pictures/hr.jpg" class=hrimg><font class=norm>... in which ' + Strip[StripNum-2];
}
}


function checklength() {
if (whatnm < 1000)	{ whatnm = "0" + whatnm; };
if (whatnm < 100)	{ whatnm = "0" + whatnm; };
if (whatnm < 10)	{ whatnm = "0" + whatnm; };
}

function PresentAll() {
if (whatnm > 0) {
checklength();
document.write('<br clear=all><br><a href="../katieandkin/index.html?' + whatnm + '"><img border=0 align=left src="Strip_' + whatnm + '_thumb.png"></a>');
document.write('\n&nbsp;<font style="font-size:8pt">' + Strip[((Strips-(whatnm))*4+1)] + '</font>');
document.write('\n<br>&nbsp;...in which ' + Strip[((Strips-(whatnm))*4)]);
document.write('\n<br>&nbsp;<a href="index.html?' + whatnm + '">See strip #' + (whatnm*1) + '</a>');
whatnm = (whatnm-1);
return PresentAll();
}
}

var ResPage = 1;

function directToSearch(frm) {
location.href = '../search/kak.html?' + document.sf.srchterm.value;
}

var kkmenu = '';


if (document.title == "Katie + Kin") {

var LocLth = location.href.length;
if (location.href.charAt(LocLth-5) == "?") {
var whatnm =	location.href.charAt(LocLth-4) + 
		location.href.charAt(LocLth-3) + 
		location.href.charAt(LocLth-2) + 
		location.href.charAt(LocLth-1);
document.Strip.src="Strip_" + whatnm + ".png";
if (whatnm > (Strips+1)) {
whatnm = Strips+1;
checklength();
location.href="../katieandkin/index.html?" + whatnm;
}
if (whatnm == (Strips+1)) { document.Strip.src="comingsoon.png"; }
if (whatnm == 0) { location.href="../katieandkin/index.html?0001"; }
} else {
whatnm = 1;
checklength();
document.Strip.src="Strip_" + whatnm + ".png";
}

if (whatnm <= Strips) {
document.title='Katie + Kin, ' + Strip[((Strips-whatnm+2)*4-7)] + ' (strip #' + (whatnm*1) + ' of ' + Strips + ')';
infotext = 'Strip #' + (whatnm*1) + ' of ' + Strips + ' strips shown';
if (Strip[((Strips-whatnm+2)*4-5)] != "") {
if (!(location.href.indexOf("simple.html") > -1)) {
kkmenu += Strip[((Strips-whatnm+2)*4-5)] + '<br><br>';
}
}
}
document.write('\n<p align=right>');
if (whatnm!=0001) {
document.write('\n<a href="' + ThisPage + '?0001">First strip</a>');
}
whatnm = whatnm-1;
if (((whatnm+1) <= Strips) && (whatnm > 0)) {
checklength(); document.write('\n&#149; <a href="' + ThisPage + '?' + whatnm + '">Previous strip</a>');
}
whatnm = whatnm-1+3; 
if ((whatnm-1) < Strips) {
if (whatnm!=0002) { document.write('\n&#149;'); }
checklength(); document.write('\n<a href="' + ThisPage + '?' + whatnm + '">Next strip</a>');
document.write('\n&#149; <a href="' + ThisPage + '?0139">Last strip</a>');
}

document.write(kkmenu);

}

else if (document.title=='Kinders Kinley') {

/* THE FOLLOWING WILL GENERATE A RANDOM STRIP ON THE HOME PAGE.
var kknow = new Date()
var kksec = kknow.getSeconds()
var kkmin = kknow.getMinutes()
var kkpic = kksec % Strips;
if (kkmin > 30) { kkpic = kkpic-1+(Strips-60); }
if (kkpic < 1) { kkpic = 1; }
LinkNum = (kkpic);
CheckLinkNum();
document.write('\n<p>Random strip: <a href="../katieandkin/index.html?' + LinkNum + '">strip #' + (kkpic) + '</a><br><font class=small>' + Strip[(Strips-kkpic)*4+1] + '</font><br clear=all><p><a title="Click to see this strip" href="../katieandkin/index.html?' + LinkNum + '"><img style="border-style:solid; border-bottom-width:10; border-top-width:6; border-left-width:10; border-right-width:10; border-color:#ffffff; max-width:90%" width=295 src="../katieandkin/Strip_' + LinkNum + '.png"></a><p><font class=norm>...in which ' + Strip[(Strips-kkpic)*4] + '</font><p align=right><a href="../katieandkin/index.html?' + LinkNum + '">See the strip...</a>');
*/

// REMOVE THE FOLLOWING SECTION TO USE A RANDOM STRIP ON THE HOME PAGE.
LinkNum = (Strips);
CheckLinkNum();
document.write('\n<p><table width=100%><td width=26% align=right valign=top><a href="../katieandkin/index.html?' + LinkNum + '">Strip #' + (Strips+OldStrips) + '</a><br><font class=small>' + Strip[1] + '</font></td><td width=4%></td><td width=70% align=left><a title="Click to see this strip" href="../katieandkin/index.html?' + LinkNum + '"><img style="border-style:solid; border-bottom-width:10; border-top-width:6; border-left-width:10; border-right-width:10; border-color:#ffffff; max-width:90%" width=295 src="../katieandkin/Strip_' + LinkNum + '_thumb.png"></a></td></table><p align=center><font class=norm>...in which ' + Strip[0] + '</font><p align=right><a href="../katieandkin/index.html?' + LinkNum + '">See the strip...</a>');
// ^^^ REMOVE THIS SECTION TO USE A RANDOM STRIP ON THE HOME PAGE.
}

else if (document.title=='All Katie + Kin strips') {
whatnm = Strips;
PresentAll();
}

else if ((document.title != 'Kinders Kinley: Search Katie + Kin strips') && (document.title != 'SEARCH')) {

document.title='Katie + Kin, ' + Strip[((Strips-LinkNum+2)*4-7)] + ' (strip #' + (LinkNum*1) + ' of ' + Strips + ')';
infotext = 'Strip #' + (LinkNum*1) + ' of ' + Strips + ' strips shown';
CheckLinkNum();
document.write('\n<img style="border-style:solid; border-bottom-width:15; border-top-width:11; border-left-width:15; border-right-width:15; border-color:#ffffff" border=0 src="http://www.kinderskinley.com/katieandkin/Strip_' + LinkNum + '.png">');
document.write('\n<p align=right><a href="' + ThisPage + '?0001">First strip</a> &#149;');
LinkNum = LinkNum-1;
if (((LinkNum+1) <= Strips) && (LinkNum > 0)) {
CheckLinkNum(); document.write('\n<a href="' + ThisPage + '?' + LinkNum + '">Previous strip</a>');
if (LinkNum!=0138) { document.write('\n &#149;'); }
LinkNum = LinkNum-1+3;
if ((LinkNum-1) < Strips) {
CheckLinkNum(); document.write('\n<a href="' + ThisPage + '?' + LinkNum + '">Next strip</a> &#149;');
document.write('\n<a href="' + ThisPage + '?0139">Last strip</a>');
}
}
mainltext = "";
document.write(kkmenu);


}

ChangeTo = "kk";
if (!(pageloctext.indexOf("Katie + Kin") > -1)) {

pageloctext += divider+"<a class=loc href='../comics/index.html'>Comics</a>"+divider+"<a class=loc href='../kak/index.html'>Katie + Kin</a>"+divider+"<a class=loc href='../katieandkin/index.html'>strips</a>";
}

//-->