The Parentheses:

Zach: This new mouse kicks @$$
Umar: (what version of PSP do you have?)
Chris: that mouse kicks at two dollars?
Chris: (4)
Margie: yes, it's a violent mouse
Umar: (i have 5, but it should be the same.. i think)
Umar: okay, now click on your main picture
Chris: (done)
Umar: (Edit > Paste > As New Layer)
Margie: (laughs at Umar and Chris, talking in parentheses)
Chris: (not...working..)
Umar: (LOL Margie... we're doing it so we can differentiate my PSP convo with the comments)
Chris: (I don't have that option)
Margie: (then you can't do it)
Margie: (I'm being helpful)
Chris: (get out of our brackets, Margie)
Umar: well? Chris....?
Chris: hold on...I have an idea..
Margie: I was kicked out of the parentheses
Umar: (brings Margie back in)
Margie: I don't even want in your parentheses now
Zach: aww...I wasn't even in them
Todd: ((zach))
Todd: there you go
Margie: it's okay zach, we'll be the non-parentheses people
Chris: (woohoo!)
Chris: that was woohoo to getting it to work
Chris: not woohoo to you being the non-parenthesis people
Margie: see? Parentheses-people are weird, we don't want to hang out with them
Todd: (so anyway. . )
Zach: we'll be the brackets people
Zach: only me and Margie are allowed
Margie: no! todd! don't join them!
Todd: i'm so confused it's not funny
Zach: [hey margie. what's up?]
Umar: they're going brackets!
Todd: i'll just be an outsider. . .
Margie: [hi zach! nothing, you?]
Chris: {HEY TOOD}
Margie: ooh, what are those called?
Chris: wiggly brackets
Margie: lol, wiggly brackets
Umar: < Chris, what did you mean you got it to work? >
Chris: you're talking in my head!
Zach: > talking outside of head <
Margie: yay for zach!
Todd: i'm just gonna be the normal one here and not talk inside of anything ;-)
Margie: /these are called lines *nod*\
Zach: |these work nicely|
Zach: ~or these~

The Question Mark:

Todd: ¿
Todd: I killed the question mark
Todd: hey question mark. how are you?
Todd: ?- fine . . .
Todd: tood- that's good
Todd: ?-yeah
Margie: tood is currently talking to the question mark
Umar: tood - so you're sure you're okay, right?
Todd: ?- let's go eat lunch
Todd: tood - okay
Todd: of course i'm alright, umar
Todd: why wouldn't i be?
Chris: (he's talking to a question mark)
Chris: (for some unknown reason)
Zach: drugs
Todd: they're picking on us, question mark!
Todd: ? - to hell be them all
Margie: that question mark is rude
Todd: ::kicks question mark in shin::
Margie: yay!
Todd: ¿ - oww. .
Todd: i broke him!
Margie: i suppose it doesn't have a shin, you'd have to kick it in the dot or something

The Battle:

Zach: ?
Todd: he stole him!
Todd: this means war!
Zach: die!
Todd: ??????????????? - we will fight for the right of toodmania!
Zach: !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! - opposing army
Todd: ?????? - pow!
Zach: and thus the battle was begun!
Zach: !?!!!?!?!?!?!?!!
Zach: --_!(!?!!?!!?1103!!?!?@?!
Zach: *pow pow*
Zach: ow, dammit, you stupid exclamation point!
Todd: question markemon! i choose you!
Zach: !!!?!?!?!?!?!?!!?!!! !!?!?!?!!?!?!?!?!?
Zach: and the armies were mixed up...
Zach: history became legend...
Zach: legend became myth...
Todd: ::stares::
Zach: and for centuries, the ring rested
Todd: zach's gone over the deep end . . .
Margie: zach, wrong story
Zach: oops...
Todd: periods are the question marks' ally!
Zach: and commas ,,,,,,,
Todd: ?????.....?????.......????? !!!!!!
Zach: are the exclamation points ally
Todd: we out number!
Margie: and I thought I had seen everything
Zach: \/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/ <-fire
Margie: but....punctuation wars?
Umar: @%-----
Margie: ooh! me!
Margie: ?!?!?! @%--- ?!?!?!
Margie: I'm surrounded!
Todd: and so the world war .1 was started. . .
Todd: ?????!!!!! pow! ::watches exclamation marks die::
Zach: *angry look*
Margie: who's going to save me, I'm surrounded!
Todd: ????????????????????????????????????? ????????????????????????????????????? ????????????????????????????????????? ????????????????????????????????????? ????????????????????????????????????? ????????????????????????????????????? ??????????
Todd: and reinforcements come!
Margie: wow, that's a lot of question marks
Margie: are they saving me?
Todd: ::saves Margie::
Umar: !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Umar: !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Umar: !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Todd: damn you umar!
Umar: the second division has arrived
Todd: mayday! mayday! we need backup!
Todd: ???????????????????????????????????? ???????????????????????????????????? ???????????????????????????????????? ???????????????????????????????????? ???????????????????????????????????? ???????????????????????????????????? ????????????????
Todd: ????????????????????????????????????? ????????????????????????????????????? ????????????????????????????????????? ????????????????????????????????????? ????????????????????????????????????? ????????????????????????????????????? ??????????
Todd: ???????????????????????????????????? ???????????????????????????????????? ???????????????????????????????????? ???????????????????????????????????? ????????????????????????????????????? ????????????????????????????????????? ??????????????
Margie: we really must have no lives
Umar: !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Todd: ???????????????????????????????????? ???????????????????????????????????? ????????????????????????????????????? ????????????????????????????????????? ????????????????????????????????????? ????????????????????????????????????? ????????????
Umar: !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Todd: ???????????????????????????????????? ???????????????????????????????????? ????????????????????????????????????? ????????????????????????????????????? ????????????????????????????????????? ????????????????????????????????????? ????????????
Umar: !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Todd: ???????????????????????????????????? ???????????????????????????????????? ????????????????????????????????????? ????????????????????????????????????? ????????????????????????????????????? ????????????????????????????????????? ????????????
Umar: !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Todd: ???????????????????????????????????? ???????????????????????????????????? ????????????????????????????????????? ????????????????????????????????????? ????????????????????????????????????? ????????????????????????????????????? ????????????
Umar: !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Todd: ???????????????????????????????????? ???????????????????????????????????? ????????????????????????????????????? ????????????????????????????????????? ????????????????????????????????????? ????????????????????????????????????? ????????????
Umar: !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Todd: ????????????????????????????????????? ????????????????????????????????????? ????????????????????????????????????? ????????????????????????????????????? ????????????????????????????????????? ????????????????????????????????????? ??????????
Umar: !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Umar: !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Margie: okay, children!
Umar: !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Umar: !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Umar: !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Zach: !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!Margie!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Todd: ????????@-->?????????
Margie: now they're fighting over me
Margie: don't kill me!
Zach: you're surrounded by the army
Margie: ???@??? !!!%---!!!
Margie: I got my head cut off!
Todd: < = bullet
Umar: !!!!???!!?!?!!!!?!!!?????!!!!!!?!?!!!!!! battle ensues

The Capture of Umar:

Todd: @@@@Umar9@@@@@
Margie: Umar's surrounded by roses
Todd: they have Umar!
Margie: how did he get in a flower field?
Todd: they're natives
Margie: ohh
Zach: the Squatting Flower Tribe
Zach: *sicks Chief Crouching Daisy on Tood*
Todd: Todd
Todd: see you guys later. .
Zach: he's surrounded by the natvie amazon transvestites!
Zach: save him!
Margie: Todd's distracted, no more fighting
Zach: wait, he appears to be enjoying this...

The Death/Rebirth of Margie:

Margie: Margie
Margie: I died
Zach: she's being carried away to heaven
Margie: I'm surrounded by angels
Zach: < - funeral procession
Todd: satan will not just give her away!
Todd: Margie
Margie: so wait, they're fighting over me, too?
Todd: yep
Margie:
Zach: funeral procession continues
Margie: that happy one's Jasy
Zach: funeral procession... (necrophiliac)
Umar: Margie
Margie: nooo!!!! No licking!!!!
Zach: "You're so hot in that black dress with your bood drained from your body"'
Zach: *sniff* Margie is gone *sniff*
Todd: *hug*
Zach: I don't like live people...
Zach: don't hug me, get away
Zach: die first
Zach: only rotting corpes turn me on
Todd: ooooookay
Margie: I'm a vampire now, I'm not dead
Zach: yes! bite me!!
Margie: those are my friends
Zach: you sexy dead girl
Margie: bite you?
Todd: ::scratches head::
Margie: look at my teeth!
Todd: someone stole my women!
Margie: yes, my vampire friends stole todd's women
Margie: because vampires are cooler than he is ;-)
Zach: todd never had women
Todd: todd
Zach: they were men
Margie: oh, transvestites, I remember
Margie: *attacks Zach with teeth* :-D
Zach: Manly women..Like Chyna
Todd: Xena
Zach: they tie you up and lash you fifty times on your...
Zach: ...Xena is manly!
Margie: I'm biting you, zach, pay attention to meeeee!!!!!
Zach: XenaXenaXena Todd XenaXenaXenaXena
Todd: noooo!
Todd: ::throws umar in front of zach::
Zach: I'm sorry
Zach: keepy biting
Todd: ::watches Margie bite umar::
Margie: Umar is now a vampire, too
Zach: you're really good with your teeth
Zach: oh yes!
Margie: WHAT????
Todd: zach, you weren't even bitten
Zach: give it to me, margie!!!! BITE ME YOU SEX GODDESS!!!
Margie: um...that's not me, I'm biting Umar
Zach: *cries*
Todd: i'm sorry
Zach: just because...because...I don't have...*sniff* a 7-inch fang like umar...
Margie: he didn't have any fangs until I bit him
Margie: now he does
Margie: *two* fangs
Zach: two?!
Zach: *sniff*
Zach: < --rejection again
Margie: poor zach
Margie he couldn't even get bitten

The Battle, Part Two:

Margie: so ends the great battle of Gettyschat (that was a good one, todd ;-))
Umar: the !'s won
Todd: no
Todd: the ?'s won!
Umar: no
Todd: yes
Umar: no
Todd: yes
Umar: the !'s won!
Umar: we had a lot more!
Todd: the ?'s won!
Umar: plus they're pointy and sharp!
Umar: the ?'s are all dull!
Todd: we had less, but we were more talented!
Umar: with your dull points?
Todd: and the generals started having sex and killing roses!
Todd: my question marks stayed in the whole time!
Umar: the ?'s died pitifully to the !'s
Umar: scroll up :-)
Todd: noooo
Umar: and review the battle
Todd: we won
Zach: ???????????? = last band of ?'s
Umar: all the ?'s died
Todd: ::cries::
Todd: lol, we have no life margie ;-)
Margie: yeah, and I was dead the whole time
Zach: meanwhile, chris slept through the battle
Umar: The exclamation marks reigned victorious.... at least... for now
Todd: heck no
Zach: there was a last band of ???? that showed up
Todd: their general was screaming to get bitten
Todd: so he died
Todd: ::forces question marks to have sex::
Todd: ::waits nine months::
Zach: how *exactly* do they do that?
Todd: ::waits another 16 years::
Todd: ????????????????????????????????????? ????????????????????????????????????? ????????????????????????????????????? ????????????????????????????????????? ????????????????????????????????????? ????????????????????????????????????? ??????????
Todd: muhwahahaha!
Zach: you have to have a ! and ?
Zach: because when a ! and a ?
Zach: love each other very much
Zach: they touch in ways that little ! and ? should never touch each other
Todd: ¿? -- oooh! yes!
Zach: then the stork brings a baby
Todd: there you go zach
Zach: lesbians!?
Todd: why do mine have to be the females!?
Umar: because they're curvy

The End

Chris: okay..I'm back..
Chris: what I miss?
Todd: a lot
Margie: the Great Battle of Gettyschat