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  "[This comic] is [brilliant! Very funny!]" - The New York Times *
  "[Top Hat Man] ... owns!" - MC Chris *
  "[A must read for all in need of] a [good laugh!]" - Wired Magazine *
  "[Read Top Hat Man,] savvy?" - Captain Jack Sparrow *
  
  
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 ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
 :   T H E   S E Q U E L   :
 '''''''''''''''''''''''''''
  :
  : - THM2: Episode 3: Top Hat Man Meets the Elite Hackers
  :
  : - THM2: Episode 2: Top Hat Man and the Disappearing Act
  :
  : - THM2: Episode 1: Top Hat Man Meets the Chronopractors
   :
    '''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''




 ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
 :   T H E   O R I G I N A L  M I S T A K E   :
 ''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''
  :
  : - THM: Episode 10b: Bland Finale
  :
  : - THM: Episode 10a: Anybody Home?
  :
  : - THM: Episode 9: Encounter with a Third Kind
  :
  : - THM: Episode 8: One False Step
  :
  : - THM: Episode 7: Prime Time
  :
  : - THM: Episode 6: My Top Hat Man
  :
  : - THM: Episode 5: Journey Through the Center of the Earth
  :
  : - THM: Episode 4: Fly Me to the Moon...
  :
  : - THM: Episode 3: Oh My, I Seem to be a Pie!
  :
  : - THM: Episode 2: The Warez Aliens
  :
  : - THM: Episode 1: The Game World
   :
    '''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''

* Words contained in brackets are inserted for fabricaction purposes only, 
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Episode 2: Top Hat Man and the Disappearing Act



          I did invent a major big invention!
  |         you must see, sombrero man!
 C|>=-)                |
  |                 >8-D
""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""



    |                 
 ''C|>=-)                
    |               '''>8-)
""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""




wonderful! what does it do?
                    __
     |   |         |  |
    C|>=-D        /----\
     |           /|____|\   >8-D
"" """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""





it is called the SuperTron O-Matic Machine 2000
     |             |""|        |
    C|>=-D        /----\
     |           /|____|\   >8-D
"" """""""""""""""""""""""""""""""




 sounds impressive. what does it do?
     |   |         |""|      
    C|>=-D        /----\
     |           /|____|\   >8-D
"" """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""
                               |
besides turning all humble dwelling into designer home?





yes, um besides that.
     |   |         |""|      
    C|>=-D        /----\
     |           /|____|\   >8-D
"" """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""
                               |
did I tell you it internet compatible?
with a touch of a button, poof! connect to
the internet! magic! it also has a memory
stick slot! instant connection to all camera!




um... ok... but what exactly does it do?
     |   |         |""|      
    C|>=-D        /----\
     |           /|____|\   >8-D
"" """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""
                               |
two un-assignable pattented instant keys! one is
"connect to the internet and set up a
webpage that sells rare furbys" and
the other is the letter "E". just one
press button away from typing "E"! brilliant!




WHAT DOES IT DO??!?!?!
     |             |""|      
    C|>=-|        /----\
     |           /|____|\   >8-D
"" """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""
                               |
and it comes in eight designer colors!
"Green Leaf Green" "Orange Seed Tan"
"Orc Blood Black" "BSOD Blue"
"Masking Color Pink" ...




W H A T  D O E S  I T  D O ! ?! ?! !?
     |  |          |""|      
    C|>=-O        /----\
     |           /|____|\   >8-D
"" """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""
                              |
it's function? oh oh oh! it makes
things invisible!




have you tested it out yet?
     |  |          |""|      
    C|>=-D        /----\
     |           /|____|\   >8-D
"" """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""
                              |
see that missing part of floor over there?
you thought typo! ha! it is invisible!




then make me invisible!
     |  |          |""|      
    C|>=-D        /----\
     |           /|____|\   >8-D
"" """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""
                               |
             right on it, sombrero man!




write on what?
     |  |          |""|  *BEEP*    
    C|>=-|        /----\ 
     |           /|____|\>8-D'''
"" """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""





     |             |""|  *WHIRR*    
C | < = - O       /----\ 
     |           /|____|\  >8-D
"" """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""
                            |
hahahahaha! it is working! haha!




wow! it worked! haha!
      /            |""|     
     *            /----\ 
                 /|____|\  >8-D
"" """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""

--------------->At THM's Base<-----------------







  so, Pie, whats new?
        /             _______
   ==|=-D             \_____/
""""""""""""""""""""/"""""""""""
I found a cool program online!







  ah! whats it do?
        /             _______
   ==|=-D             \_____/
""""""""""""""""""""/"""""""""""""
            its executes.



I know that... what else does it do?
        /             _______
   ==|=-|             \_____/
""""""""""""""""""""/"""""""""""""
no... its for deleting files.
it displays a picture representing
the file along with this other guy
with a bloody axe. then the other
guy chops up the file. quite gory!
disturbing sound efects...


      sick...
        /             _______
  ==|<=-|             \_____/
""""""""""""""""""""/"""""""""""""
yeah I know... makes you almost feel sorry
for the file.




kind of like an accordion?
        /             _______
  ==|<=-)             \_____/
""""""""""""""""""""/"""""""""""""
   a what? no. nothing like an accordion.
        why did you say that?




I unno--I just felt the sudden urge...
        /             _______
  ==|<=-|             \_____/
"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""





did you hear that?       (they heard me...)
sounded like footsteps...      o 
       |              _______   o
  ==|>=-o             \_____/    *````
""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""







                        !?
                      _______    
  ==|<=-o             \_____/    *
"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""|""""""
             hear what? I didnt hear anything!   


 
 
        I didn't say that!!!
                       \
                      _______    
  ==|<=-O             \_____/    *
"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""|""""""
                              did too!



                 did not!!!
                       \
                      _______    
  ==|<=-|             \_____/    *
"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""|""""""
                              did too!






 +sURE+, Pie.
      \               _______    
  ==|<=-D             \_____/    *
""""""""""""""""""""/"""""""""""""""""""
seriously! I didnt say that! I wasn't
arguing with myself either!






  suuurrrrre             ??
      \               _______    
  ==|<=-D             \_____/    *
""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""/""""""
tophatman... I think youre such a looser!






      HEY!               !!
       \              _______    
  ==|>=-o             \_____/    *
""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""/""""""
          in fact, I'm challenging you to a one on one duel!





                          (hehehe...)
  YOU'RE ON!!                  o  
       \              _______   o
        O-=<|==       \_____/    *
"""""""""""""""""""""""/""""""""""""""
              I didnt say that!!!
                   HONEST!!!








                          
SLICING POWERS, GO!!             
       \              _______  
        (-=<|==       \_____/    *
"""""""""""""""""""""""/""""""""/""""
              STOP IT! STOP IT!/
                              /
               hah! go ahead and try moron!





                (darn... he's catching on...) 
           !!                  o 
                      _______   o
        o-=<|==       \_____/    *
"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""
            |
 you said two things at once!!
 maybe you werent talking...






                Finally! you believe me!           
                       _______  
          |-=|==       \_____/    *
"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""
             |             
       then who WAS talking?





why dont we go discuss that in front of the TV!
          |
                       _______  
          (-=|==       \_____/    *
"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""
                       great idea!





-------------------------------------------




_______
\_____/[]   ==|=-) [] <--(12oz cans)


       \/
      [_] 
        \
aaagghh! the aliens! theyre everywhere!





_______
\_____/[]   ==|=-) []


       \/
      [_]   *```` 
      /
I'll save you!





_______
\_____/[]   ==|>=-| []


       \/
      [_] * `CLICK`





                hey! dont change it!
                  I liked that!
_______
\_____/[]   ==|>=-O []
    \
I didnt change it! you have the remote!

       \/
      [_] *
        \
now add the margerine...
mmm! doesn't that look good?
crack two eggs then fold!






            
            I hate sports shows!
_______
\_____/[]   ==|>=-O []
    \
 but thats a cooking show...

       \/
      [_] * `CLICK`





         then I hate cooking shows.
_______
\_____/[]   ==|>=-( []



       \/
      [_] *
        \
thats right! and if you call
in the next twenty minutes,
we'll give you a FREE
Cotton-Terry bathrobe as our
gift to you!





AHHH!! NOT HOME SHOPPING NETWORK!
IT CANT GET WORSE THAN THAT!
_______           |   
\_____/[]   ==|<=-O []
   \
unless... no no no... it could never
do that...

       \/
      [_] *
           o
            o
        hehehehe...








_______
\_____/[]   ==|<=-O []



       \/
      [_] * `CLICK`







AAAAAAAAGGGGGGGGHHHHHHHH!!!!!
_______   AAAAAAGGGGGGHHHHH!!         
\_____/[]    ==|X-O []
AAAAAAAAGGGGGGGGHHHHHHHH!!!!!
AAAAAAAAGGGGGGGGHHHHHHHH!!!!!
AAAAAAAAGGGGGGGGHHHHHHHH!!!!!
       \/      AGGGGGGHHHHH!!
      [_] *    AGGGGGGHHHHH!!
AAAAAAAAGGGGGGGGHHHHHHHH!!!!!
AAAAAAAAGGGGGGGGHHHHHHHH!!!!!







_______
\_____/[]   ==|<=-D []




     \     /
    
  -    POP!   -    ''''*

     /     \






        WHEW!
_______
\_____/[]   ==|<=-D []



     ~~
      ~~  <--smoke from the TV

      \_/  <-wreckage from the TV

     

--------------------------------



I'm beginning to think our house is
     infested with ghosts!
_______         |
\_____/   ==|>=-o
   \
maybe so...





that only leaves us one thing to do...
_______         |
\_____/   ==|>=-o
   \
  what?




something we should have done all along...
_______         |
\_____/   ==|>=-o
   \
  call the ghostbusters?



no! call tech support for the tv!
_______        \
\_____/   ==|>=-|
   \
 right... I knew that.



-----------------------------------



          _____
      ---/ ___ \ <--cordless phone
         \/   \/
        ==|=-o -hello?
                       
=======


      _______
     /_______\
    (|\_____/|)  <--(no relation to Pie!)
           -/
thank you for calling soenii technical assistance.
I'm pieman, how may I be of service?


=======
          _____
      ---/ ___ \
         \/   \/
        ==|=-) - I own a tv
                       

=======


      _______
     /_______\
    (|\_____/|)
           -/
   good for you.


=======
          _____
      ---/ ___ \
         \/   \/
        ==|=-o - I own a soenii tv


=======


      _______
     /_______\
    (|\_____/|)
           -/
what model number is it?


=======
          _____
      ---/ ___ \
         \/   \/
        ==|=-) -its 17 inches


=======

      _______
     /_______\
    (|\_____/|)
           -/
*sigh* what does does it say next to the
soenii ensignia in the lower right hand corner

=======


    _____
---/ ___ \          ~~
   \/   \/           ~~
  ==|=-D -where?     \_/


=======

      _______
     /_______\
    (|\_____/|)
           -/
next to the soenii ensignia in the lower right hand corner

    
=======


    _____
---/ ___ \          ~~
   \/   \/           ~~
  ==|=-D             \_/
is the soenii ensignia black?

=======

      _______
     /_______\
    (|\_____/|)
           -/
no. its silver.

=======


    _____
---/ ___ \          ~~
   \/   \/           ~~
  ==|=-D             \_/
i only see a black one.

=======

      _______
     /_______\
    (|\_____/|)
           -/
right... whats the problem with your tv?

=======


    _____
---/ ___ \          ~~
   \/   \/           ~~
  ==|=-D             \_/
its not working.

=======

      _______
     /_______\
    (|\_____/|)
           -/
can you be more specific?

=======


    _____
---/ ___ \          ~~
   \/   \/           ~~
  ==|=-D             \_/
it exploded.

=======

         ?
      _______
     /_______\
    (|\_____/|)
           -/
right... try adjusting the hold.
you can find the two knobs in the
back of the tv... um... thats the
side OPOSITE the screen.

=======


    _____
---/ ___ \          ~~
   \/   \/           ~~
  ==|=-D             \_/
there is no screen. it exploded.
deafening. its filling the
room up with smoke!

=======

       !!!!!
      _______
     /_______\
    (|\_____/|)
           -/
REALLY?? what where you doing at
the time?

=======


    _____
---/ ___ \          ~~
   \/   \/           ~~
  ==|=-D             \_/
nothing. besides watching it.
i know what did it, though?
=======


      _______
     /_______\
    (|\_____/|)
           -/
what do you think did it?

=======


    _____
---/ ___ \          ~~
   \/   \/           ~~
  ==|=-o             \_/
ghosts. for sure.






   *CLICK*
    _____
---/ ___ \          ~~
   \/   \/           ~~
  ==|=-|             \_/
        \
      hello?

-----------------------------





so what did tech support say about
ghost problems?
_______
\_____/   ==|>=-|
               /
nothing. this is the 5th time I had tech
support hang up on me.







  6th  
_______
\_____/   ==|>=-o
               /
that time I was "accidentally" disconnected.









well... our house is still haunted.
   what should we do now?
_______
\_____/   ==|=-| - hmm... I dont know...


------------------------------




     \|/
    - O -
     /|\







_________________________________________
   _       _         _
  ( )     ( )  _    ( )
   |       |  ( )    |
               |
I suppose this invisibility will wear off after a while...
   \                / \
    *             _/   \_
                  |     |
                  |  [] |   <--thm's house



     \|/
    - O -
     /|\




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   _       _         _
  ( )     ( )  _    ( )
   |       |  ( )    |
               |
   ...               _
                    / \
    *             _/   \_
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                  |  [] | 





     \|/
    - O -
     /|\
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   _       _         _
  ( )     ( )  _    ( )
   |       |  ( )    |
               |
   ...               _
                    / \
    *             _/   \_
                  |     |
                  |  [] |




     \|/
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   _       _         _
  ( )     ( )  _    ( )
   |       |  ( )    |
               |
                     _
                    / \
    *             _/   \_
                  |     |
                  |  [] |


-------------->A few hours later...<-----


    *         *        *              *
      (  *                   *
 *                 *               *
           *               *
     *         *
_________________________________________
   _       _         _
  ( )     ( )  _    ( )
   |       |  ( )    |
               |
                     _
                    / \
                  _/   \_
      *           |     |
       \          |  [] |
its getting cold outside...
I think I'm gunna go in.



-------------->Inside...<------------

what can we do, now that our tv's broken?
_______        \
\_____/   ==|<=-o
   \
I dunno... we could go outside...



hahaha... no, seriously.
_______        \
\_____/   ==|<=-D
   \
I was serious.



        um right...
_______        \
\_____/   ==|<=-|





hehe... time for some fun...
    \               _______
'''''*              \_____/   ==|<=-|



        _______
    *   \_____/   ==|<=-|
     \
I'm such an idiot!



*flicker*  !!!
         _______
   C*=-D \_____/   ==|=-D
                      /
haha! you could say that again, Pie!



            ?         ?
    |    _______
   C|=-D \_____/   ==|=-o
    | /                 
 in fact, I am so stupid you cant even comprehend it!




           ...        ...
    |    _______
   C|=-D \_____/   ==|=-)
    | /
I'm completely unaware of whats going on! an utter moron!


         do you hear us arguing?
    !        |
  |       _______
 C|<=-|   \_____/   ==|<=-D
  |                     /
                    hahaha!


  |       _______
 C|<=-|   \_____/   ==|>=-)
  |                      /
   sorry to ruin your party, sombreroman!




  |       _______
 C|<=-O   \_____/   ==|>=-O
  |                      /
         TOP HAT POWERS, GO!!!



                   ///
                  /////
  |       _______//////////////
 C|<=-)   \_____/==|>=-D<<<<<<
  |              \\\\\\\\\\\\\\
                  \\\\\
                   \\\




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  |''''''                    _______
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  |''''''               
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  ____
  \__/         ==|<=-\
     \             |
      \           oops...
       \
 thats *uumph!* fine. I'll be back to normal in just a few days...



  ____
  \__/         ==|<=-)
     \              |
      \    kinda like an accordion.
       \
no. nothing like an accordion.


-------------->THE END!<----------------------

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