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[Golabutron 3000] 10-Year High School Reunion

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This strip was originally published in the G3K blog back in 2002. From that original post:

Tonight is my 10 year High School Reunion, so I'm heading home for most of the weekend. Enjoy this cheesy cartoon, which got more and more rushed as I worked left to right (bombshell first, of course)...
 
I'm still not sure what I hope to get from this reunion. I won't know anybody there since my friends were mostly in other classes. I think my main motivation is that I don't want to regret not going. But I'm not too worried. Worst case scenario: it sucks and I'm out $60, but I still get to spend the rest of the weekend with my family. So it's not a huge risk.
 
BONUS: This is the first "published" Bastich drawing since, I dunno, 1998! Whee!

As I recall, I had a great time at this reunion, reconnecting briefly with a bunch of former classmates, including many who were far from friends at the time. After a decade of dealing with the outside world, our shared experiences overshadowed any differences we had when we were insecure kids huddled in our social silos.

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PANEL 1
(In front of a banner reading "CLASS OF 1992", a muscular man in a tuxedo and a woman in a shiny evening gown face BASTICH, who is wearing a black T-Shirt and jeans.)
MAN: Really! I didn't recognize you without the jock strap stretched over your head!