Comic Transcript
ALEX: Ubersoft Technical Support, Alex speaking.
CUSTOMER: d00d! |\/|y c0|\/|pu73r is br0k3|\|!
ALEX: What?
CUSTOMER: u n33d 2 t311 m3 h0w 2 fix i7!
CUSTOMER: h3110? R U th3r3?
ALEX: Does anyone speak “1337?”
Before I published this comic I had absolutely no knowledge about the webcomic Megatokyo. After I posted this one, I became suddenly and uncomfortably aware of the comic when I was inundated by Megatokyo fans accusing me of plagarizing this episode.
They are, admittedly, basically the same gag — but we were both parodying the “does anyone speak Jive?” gag from Airplane! Still, it bothered me enough to email the creators and apologize for the unintentional but undeniable similarities.
