Posted by Bob (bobdahlstrom at gmail dot com) on March 16, 2007: Well guys, today's comic marks two important milestones. First up, it's our 264th comic, which makes it a good 264 weeks of comics for you all, which translates to a little over five full years. It also marks the last comic we're doing for, well, I don't know how long. See, as I said, we've been at this for five years now without one single break, guest strip, or missed update. So Steve and I are taking a vacation. I feel we've earned it. I won't say when we're coming back, because I think if we were to stick ourselves to a certain date we'd just throw together anything to have something up. So, we're just going to come back when the time is right. When we feel like making a comic, Think Tank will return. So check back once in a while and see what's up. You could also watch me at my Livejournal; I do post art there sometimes and I will make notice of the comic's return there. I would just like to thank everyone for their support, and I want every single reader we have to know that I appreciate every single one of you. We don't get lots of feedback, our forum is pretty dead, and we may not be one of the most well known comics around, but I always have liked knowing that our comic makes some people laugh. I love that, and I thank you all for it.

I don't want this post to turn into a whole "we're great, we don't miss updates, etc" type of post, so it's time to get some links for you. First up, there's Delutube, which, provided you know the id of it, let's you watch videos that YouTube has pulled down. It kinda sucks that you can't search and find deleted things, but it's better than nothing, I suppose.

Here's a cool site that explains the history of the Pearl Jam song "Jeremy." It's one of the worst site designs there is, with lots of scrolling to the right and all. But, on the plus side, I have a dual monitor setup, so I just stretched that motherfucker way out. Anyhow, it's something worth checking out at least.

So, think of all the pizzas you can buy for a thousand dollars. Let's say, twenty bucks a pizza, which equals fifty pizzas. And at oh, eight slices per pizza, that's four hundred slices. Or, you could buy a four slice, pizza, for a mere one thousand dollars. The article also says that "The previous international record for pizza found on a menu was $193 at Gordon Ramsey's Maze restaurant in London." Even that's insane. I'd never spend that much on a pizza, unless it came with something like a new car or a bike or something.

Double Viking.com continues to become one of my more loved websites, as they bring us awesome lists like this: 12 reasons why Robocop needs a comeback. I actually just watched this movie the other day at work, and it still holds up, in it's own cheesy way. Given how huge nostalgia is now, and the fact that all the other big names of the 80's are coming back, why hasn't Robocop made a comeback? I can't believe this movie was sold to children. Remember the toys and cartoons and shit? Actually, Starship Troopers (another Paul Verhoeven movie,) was kind of the same way. The commercials made it seem all family friendly, and the movie comes out and its gratuitously violent with lots of nudity. Kinda funny.

Now, this is just plain cool. Apparently, it's the Unabomber's handmade pistol. It's like something out of a steampunk Star Wars flick. I wonder if it really worked? And who was that bullet for? One bullet, probably for himself. Still, pretty neat looking though.

Here's a list of the top 17 lamest XBox 360 game achievements. My current gamerscore is 2,847 points, (thanks to Crackdown,) and I don't have a single one of those achievements. Although to be fair, the only games on that list I've played are Dead Rising and G.R.A.W. So I guess that would explain that.

Have I ever showed you guys this? It's my 360's journal. In case you ever wonder what I've been playing, that's a site you can check.

How about some more game shit? Why not? Here's a video from Screw Attack about the top ten beat-em-ups. I like this site and all, but I gotta tell ya, I really don't agree with this list. River City Ransom should definitely be number one. No debate there. And I would take out Golden Axe and replace it with X-Men the arcade game-you know, the bad ass six player game? I mean come on, how many other games let you play as Dazzler?

Well gang, I think that's all I've got. I don't even have another last minute link. So, it is time for me to say goodbye for a while. Oh, I'll be back, don't you worry, I just don't know when. But on the plus side, there's lots of other good webcomics out there to keep you occupied until we're back. So for now? Courage.

Posted by Steve (Steve at screenfreeze dot net) on March 16, 2007: This week's comic officially wraps up the "year five" archive. That's 264 comics, if you're scoring at home.

And with that, it's my sad mission to inform you that "year six" will not be starting on schedule. After five years, Think Tank is officially ...I hate to use the word "hiatus"... let's call it "taking a long overdue rest." Bob's feeling kind of burned out on the art side and, between work and school, I'm lucky to get him a script by Tuesday these days. While I certainly wouldn't rule out an eventual return to your regularly scheduled comic, we both feel now is a good time to step back and take a break.

That said, I just want to say it's been fascinating watching Bob's art progress over the last five years. He really makes mediocre writing shine.

Just in case this ends up being a permanent vacation, I have to say big thanks to Bitrate Aaron, Zach from Joe and Monkey, Fenris from Aikida, Dpad Joe, the boys at 3fs, Tom from Theater Hopper, and Jason from Game Rave for being very nice to a couple of jackasses that had no idea what they were doing.

Well friends, that's all I've got. For everyone who's looked forward to checking out our comic every Friday, I can't possibly tell you how grateful we are. It's been a pleasure to (hopefully) make you laugh.