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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
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  :
  : - 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
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  : - 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
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      Episode 7: Prime Time





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  oooooh! I found some great deals on boat tickets!


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  _|_|_   |____|

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too bad they dont list their prices... they say they can't
'cause it'd violate some patent by orbitz...





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|      |  |    |
|      |  | ---|
|______|  |o   |
  _|_|_   |____|

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well it doesn't matter! I trust them!



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|      |  | ---|
|______|  |o   |
  _|_|_   |____|

   ==|=-|
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hmmm... it seems I have to solve thirteen riddles and 
write a paragraph about bulgarian folk music before 
I can go through with the purchase... they say anything 
easier would violate some patent by amazon...



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|      |  | ---|
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well it doesn't matter! I like bulgarian folk music!


--------------------------->A little later...<------------------




so, Pie, you wanna go to England with me?
    |             _______
=|=-o             \_____/
                      \
                     SURE!





------------------>At Sombrero Man's Base...<--------------------







                              8-D
                                |
   ohhh sombrero man! I have very special surprise for you!

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C|>=-D
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  sounds devilish!






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   >8-D
      |
LOOK! it is called "TIme MAchine-2001.5"
it is major invention!! QUITE AMAZING!
it does time travel! to any time!
just set the lever on the right to the
right time and jump in! *POOF!*
Blink your eyes and you are in that time!


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C|>=-o
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what are we waiting for! LETS DO IT!









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   >8-D
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no haste! for it to work we must be in the...

)))))- C E N T E R  O F  T I M E ! -(((((



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C|>=-O
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------------------>On a boat in the Atlantic Ocean...<----------

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^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

   a few more hours and we'll be in England!
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              ==|=-D     \_____/
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             \_____________________________/
             ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^




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        - O -
         /|\



^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

                  !!!
                   |     _______
              ==|>=-o    \_____/
            \"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""/
             \_____________________________/
             ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^






         AHOY THERE!!!
                 |
                 O-=|3
            \"""""""""""""""""""""""/
             \_____________________/
             ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^






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        - O -
         /|\



^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

               WHO ARE YOU?!?
                   |     _______
              ==|>=-O    \_____/
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             \_____________________________/
             ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^






 WE BE PIRATES AND WE COME TO LOOT YOUR SHIP!
                 |
                 O-=|3
            \"""""""""""""""""""""""/
             \_____________________/
             ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^






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        - O -
         /|\



^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

               umm... "WE"?
                   |     _______
              ==|>=-O    \_____/
            \"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""/
             \_____________________________/
             ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^


arg... OKOKOK!!! "I" BE PIRATE!!!
MY NAME IS "FEDORA MAN, SCURGE OF THE SEA!"
                 |
                 O-=|3
            \"""""""""""""""""""""""/
             \_____________________/
             ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^



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        - O -
         /|\



^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

OH COME ON! IS THAT REALLY YOUR NAME?
                   |     _______
              ==|>=-O    \_____/
            \"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""/
             \_____________________________/
             ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^


er... ARG!!! THATS WHAT THEY CALL ME!!!
MY REAL NAME IS "EP. Matthew D. Prendrick"
                 |
                 O-=|3
            \"""""""""""""""""""""""/
             \_____________________/
             ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^




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        - O -
         /|\



^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

            EP? WHATS THAT?
                   |     _______
              ==|>=-O    \_____/
            \"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""/
             \_____________________________/
             ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^


grrr... "Expert Pirate"... YOU KNOW IT TOOK 5 YEARS
IN PIRATE SCHOOL TO EARN THAT! ITS SO ANNOYING HOW
       PEOPLE NEVER KNOW WHAT THAT IS!
                 |
                 O-=|3
            \"""""""""""""""""""""""/
             \_____________________/
             ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^





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        - O -
         /|\



^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

I THOUGHT YOU WHERE GOING TO LOOT US!
                   |     _______
              ==|>=-O    \_____/
            \"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""/
             \_____________________________/
             ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

UM... WELL... FIRST YOU HAVE TO GIVE ME YOUR CREDIT CARD PIN NUMBER!
                 |
                 O-=|3
            \"""""""""""""""""""""""/
             \_____________________/
             ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^





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        - O -
         /|\



^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

   WHY WOULD I GIVE YOU THAT?
                   |     _______
              ==|>=-O    \_____/
            \"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""/
             \_____________________________/
             ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

+hmf, i guess i shouldnt push my luck...+
OKOKOK! YOU DONT HAVE TO GIVE ME THAT!
JUST TELL ME WHERE I AM?? PLEASE??
                 |
                 O-=|3
            \"""""""""""""""""""""""/
             \_____________________/
             ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^







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        - O -
         /|\



^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

  YOU'RE IN THE ATLANTIC OCEAN!!!
                   |     _______
              ==|>=-O    \_____/
            \"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""/
             \_____________________________/
             ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

   ...THANK YOU SO MUCH KIND SIR!!! IM A BIT OFF COURSE!!!
                 |
                 O-=|3
            \"""""""""""""""""""""""/
             \_____________________/
             ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^



----------->A bit later after the strange encounter...<---------------

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        - O -
         /|\



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    _  here we are in... GREENWICH ENGLAND!!!
   ( )                    |       _______
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        - O -
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                         .-.   <--things off in the distance

    _       hmm... what's over there?
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   >8-D
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here we are... in the CENTER OF TIME( Greenwhich England)


  |
 C|>=-D
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 EXELLENT! excuse me for a moment as I do some evil laughter...
 HAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!! HHEHEHHAHAHAEHAHEHAHEHAHE!!!!
 BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAAHAHAHAH!! GWAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!! Tee hee hee.



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C|<=-D
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AHH!!! that felt good!





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C|>=-)
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NOW LETS CONTROL TIME!





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   >8-D
      |
not so much haste! this machine operates on the theory of
"Time is money." In order for this mahine to operate,
you must fuel it with money! understand?


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C|>=-|
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yeah, yeah, yeah!! shut up and make it work!!












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   >8-O                   \_____/
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  OH NO!!                  HAHA!!



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C|>=-O                  ==|>=-)
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TOP HAT MAN!  Sorry Sombrero Man, but I don't have TIME to chat! TASTE TOPHAT!!!









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                  HOBERMAN POWERS GO!!!


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SAVED THE DAY AGAIN!






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...but I STILL don't know how much I payed for that boat ride!



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