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A blue police box on the corner of a street

Ally and Lisa as friends of Veronica Vance

Pintsize dreaming of electrical sheep

Lieutenant Potter getting reassigned to Cheyenne Moutain

Faye's father's car was a 1969 Dodge Charger stock car.

Pintsize making a deal for the Robot Devil's hands

Monsieur Creosote at the Coffee of Doom

[Zwammy]

Beer and nachos are the answer to everything!

Well, not Life, the Universe, and Everything - that's 42. Beer and nachos runs a very close second.

[FunkyTuba]

obxkcd:

[LookingIn]

Marten takes his humiliating moments in great stride, glad that Delilah is more concerned than  the others were at the time   

And Swing Girl gets her first lines! And based off a remark by one of the posters? Nicely done Jeph, nicely done 

[Zwammy]

And Swing Girl gets her first lines! And based off a remark by one of the posters? Nicely done Jeph, nicely done 

And there is also another girl in the first panel that we've seen for the first time.

[DSL]

Or puns could just be recognized as like any other jokes. Most of them suck but some of them are funny.

I think we should shift the emphasis off of punishment.

[ysth]

Nachos are life. Life is desire. Desire is suffering. Suffering is life. Suffering is not nachos. Nachos are tasty. I think my train of thought derailed.

Information is not Knowledge.  Knowledge is not Wisdom.  Wisdom is not Truth.  Truth is not Beauty.  Beauty is not Love.  Love is...not Music.   Music is the Best.

What is not actually Swedish like "dyembe"?

[Shjade]

What is not actually Swedish like "dyembe"?

Djembe. The drums they're playing in that panel are called djembe which, as far as I know, is pronounced "jem-bay."

[jwhouk]

Anyone who does NOT get the reference in panel three, please report to the Reeducation Department IMMEDIATELY.

[Zwammy]

Anyone who does NOT get the reference in panel three, please report to the Reeducation Department IMMEDIATELY.

It's been quite some time since an assault team descended upon Marten's crotch. His statement about things not ending well seems... ominously prophetic.

[Lubricus]

And Swing Girl gets her first lines! And based off a remark by one of the posters? Nicely done Jeph, nicely done 

And there is also another girl in the first panel that we've seen for the first time.

In the second panel as well, I think. While the girl playing the djembe looks similar to Swingseat Girl, I don't think they're the same person. Different shirts, slightly different hair colour (I think).

[Shjade]

My vote for how things end badly: someone ends up swallowing/inhaling a balloon.

[Akima]

After I voted in the poll, the graph looked like this:

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And I'm not even that keen on Metal.

[Carl-E]

I only get two of the poll's references, I'm afraid (first and third).  I know what a stock 69 Charger is, and what's at Cheyenne Mountain, but I still think I'm missing something with those two.  The others... ? 

And before you shake your head and tsk, remember - I'm old.  My cultural absorption dropped off drastically about 20 - 25 years ago. 

[pwhodges]

Monsieur Creosote isn't recent - he's from a Monty Python film, The Meaning of Life.

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[cesariojpn]

My vote for how things end badly: someone ends up swallowing/inhaling a balloon.

Tai overdoses on the vapors.

Different tangent: When I was in Japan once, one of my friends thought it would be a good idea for me to go with him to a sex club. Stupid idiot forgot that many of these clubs are anti-foreigner (meaning the clubs doesn't allow Non-Japanese past the front door), and I almost got into a scuffle with the Yakuza that ran this one club. He said something to them that got them off my backs. When I asked him what he told them, he just grinned. To this date, I have no idea what he said to them.

[Mlle Germain]

I only get two of the poll's references, I'm afraid (first and third). 

I only get the one with the blue police box, although I've never watched Dr. Who. I think I'm possibly too young for the others? Or maybe just not into these kinds of things...

[Mr_Rose]

I only get two of the poll's references, I'm afraid (first and third).  I know what a stock 69 Charger is, and what's at Cheyenne Mountain, but I still think I'm missing something with those two.  The others... ? 

And before you shake your head and tsk, remember - I'm old.  My cultural absorption dropped off drastically about 20 - 25 years ago. 

I only get the one with the blue police box, although I've never watched Dr. Who. I think I'm possibly too young for the others? Or maybe just not into these kinds of things...

In order:

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Blue Police box — Doctor Who. Now so iconically the Doctor's conveyance that the BBC now owns the trademark, rather than the police.
Ally & Lisa — probably Sunstone, a (BDSM-centric) webcomic
Electric Sheep — PK Dick's novel/Blade Runner (the film based on the same story)
Cheyenne Mountain — either WarGames (the movie with a young Ally Sheedy in spandex) or Stargate as both top secret scifi projects were housed there
'69 Dodge charger — Dukes of Hazzard (the General Lee was one)
Robot Devil — Futurama
M. Creosote — the exploding fat guy from Monty Python. Also the source of much hilarity regarding wafer thin mints, for the same reason.

[Schmorgluck]

Djembe. The drums they're playing in that panel are called djembe which, as far as I know, is pronounced "jem-bay."

More specifically, the drums the girl in the middle and the guy on the right are playing are djembes. The guy with a green shirt is playing bongos and the person off-panel on the left is playing claves.

[Method of Madness]

(meaning the clubs don't allow Non-Japanese past the front door)

Is such a policy legal in Japan?

[Schmee]

Electric Sheep — PK Dick's novel/Blade Runner (the film based on the same story)

In one of the Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy books, Marvin says that he "tries to count electric sheep", so it could be that too.

[Mr_Rose]

References to references shouldn't count, yo. Otherwise we'd be here all day just listing electric sheep references, never mind the rest….

[Zebediah]

(meaning the clubs don't allow Non-Japanese past the front door)

Is such a policy legal in Japan?

It's either legal or any laws against it are not enforced. I know several people who have lived in Japan, and they've all reported things like this. For example, a friend said she was turned down for several apartments solely on the basis that she was American.

[Indicible]

We have a winner for the references.
I tried to keep it Western-centric.
The Sunstone reference came from a comment on a Sunstone strip.
Read it, it's awesome (NSFW, of course, though it is also surprisingly deep. Drawn by Stepic of Witchblade fame).

Is it bad that I tittered at Tai blowing a long pink balloon?

As for Japan, there may be some legal discrimination. They are still pretty insular.

[cesariojpn]

(meaning the clubs don't allow Non-Japanese past the front door)

Is such a policy legal in Japan?

I didn't really inquire further why this was happening. Yakuza and all that.

[Black Sword]

Am I the only one who really wants to see the story of the strip club in Montreal run by the Russian mob? I feel like I'm being denied the best arc ever here!

[GarandMarine]

(meaning the clubs don't allow Non-Japanese past the front door)

Is such a policy legal in Japan?

It's either legal or any laws against it are not enforced. I know several people who have lived in Japan, and they've all reported things like this. For example, a friend said she was turned down for several apartments solely on the basis that she was American.

It's not legal, but neither are the clubs themselves. It's a combination of bribe money, oversight and not wanting to confront the Yakuza as far as Red Light District stuff goes. Couldn't tell you on apartment rentals and the like. The Yakuza are perfectly clear about forgeiners not being welcome in some areas, Yakuza guys themselves off work or in American/Forgeiner friendly areas are pretty cool though. For example the local Yakuza sub-boss Eddie near my brother's base drinks with the sailors all the time, and has put his thugs against the wall in public if he catches them trying to sell drugs to military personnel "Sell to tourists, not American military, they're better then that".

[KOK]

How can he think that dyembe sounds Swedish?

[Schmorgluck]

I'm pretty sure he was joking.

[sitnspin]

Now I suddenly have an interest in Japanese sex clubs. I probably would not get the response I would like, however.

[Kugai]

"By jove Biggles, looks like the skinny Indie chap by the drums is actually having a good time!"
"Steady there old chap, don't want to get caught out."

[FunkyTuba]

To this date, I have no idea what he said to them.

Guesses:
"Charge us double"
"He's cool"
"He's Japanese enough"
"If he gets into trouble, take it out on me"
"I know your uncle"
"I know your mom"
"No one will miss him if he misbehaves"
"He's a chicken, won't get into trouble"

[Storel]

Electric Sheep — PK Dick's novel/Blade Runner (the film based on the same story)

Thanks very much for the list -- helped a lot. Just FYI, the full title of Philip K. Dick's story was "Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?", and I believe it was technically a novella or a novelette -- not long enough for a full novel. And the movie "Blade Runner" was indeed based on it.

How can he think that dyembe sounds Swedish?

I'm pretty sure he was joking.

I'm pretty sure he was saying he thought the "j" in "djembe" might be pronounced like a "y", as in Swedish.

[marsman57]

Am I the only one who really wants to see the story of the strip club in Montreal run by the Russian mob? I feel like I'm being denied the best arc ever here!

Sorry to tell you, but this is an example of the Noodle Incident. Explanation would never live up to it.

[Platypodes]

And Swing Girl gets her first lines! And based off a remark by one of the posters? Nicely done Jeph, nicely done 

Did somebody on the forum say they could get stoned and play with balloons?

Of all the things one could do while under the influence of substances, playing with balloons seems like a pretty safe choice.  Certainly less likely to end badly than playing with a hammer.

[Kugai]

Am I the only one who really wants to see the story of the strip club in Montreal run by the Russian mob? I feel like I'm being denied the best arc ever here!

Sorry to tell you, but this is an example of the Noodle Incident. Explanation would never live up to it.

Or The Great Tea Trolly Disaster of '67

[Zwammy]

It's either legal or any laws against it are not enforced. I know several people who have lived in Japan, and they've all reported things like this. For example, a friend said she was turned down for several apartments solely on the basis that she was American.

I follow a blog called Tokyo Times, and an example was given here.

[aliensporebomb]

Prediction: Tai gets light headed and Marten has to help her walk it off.  By the time they get her into normal equalibrium the party is over and everyone has gone home.  Marten had a good time anyway and the boss/employee balance gets shifted when he goes back to work with her!

[Case]

I only get two of the poll's references, I'm afraid (first and third).  I know what a stock 69 Charger is, and what's at Cheyenne Mountain, but I still think I'm missing something with those two.  The others... ? 

And before you shake your head and tsk, remember - I'm old.  My cultural absorption dropped off drastically about 20 - 25 years ago.

* A blue police box on the corner of a street -> No idea ... Oh! Dr. Who? Really? Always meant to watch that one ...
* Ally and Lisa as friends of Veronica Vance -> And that'd be ... ?
* Pintsize dreaming of electrical sheeps -> Bladerunner!
* Lieutenant Potter getting reassigned to Cheyenne Moutain -> Errrrh, either Stargate or Terminator?
* Faye's father's car was a 1969 Dodge Charger stock car. -> Errrrrh ... Bullit!?! Or VDs' pops' car in Fast & Furious #1 ... Not sure.
* Pintsize making a deal for the Robotdevil's hands -> Mu? Cowboy Bebop?
* Monsieur Creosote at the Coffee of Doom -> Ashamed to say I missed the "Meaning of Life" reference ...

[DSL]

Potter reassigned to Cheyenne Mountain. Is asked by Pintsize if she'd like to play a game.

[cesium133]

Lt. Potter is assigned to Cheyenne Mountain. Meets man of her dreams. They are interrupted by a robot thinking it's World War III. Robot launches entire nuclear arsenal of the U.S. The world ends.

edit -- new comic's up. Judging by her look in the last panel, I don't know is Delilah is in on Marten's scheme...

[celticgeek]

Tai and Marten repopulate the world from a bunker deep in the mountain.

[greywolfe]

Tai and Marten repopulate the world from a bunker deep in the mountain.

There's a 'not if you were the last cute little butch girl on the planet' joke waiting to happen there.

In other news, we have a overload.

[Method of Madness]

So did Marten not have any chance at all, or did Tai ruin his chance if he had one?

[greywolfe]

So did Marten not have any chance at all, or did Tai ruin his chance if he had one?

Anyone feel that D's reaction to getting a bearhug from Bob screams 'not interested in male attention'?

[cesium133]

I just realized that this is Friday's comic, so we won't see Delilah's reaction until at least Monday. Damn you Jacques!

[Schmorgluck]

Tai annoys me a li'l bit here. In Marten's place, I would totally consider helping clean up without second thoughts, but having a Tai invoking sexual implications like that would make me too self-conscious for my own good.

Then again, Marten doesn't have social anxiety disorder like me, but still.

[Carl-E]

Well, Tai clearly has something in mind. 

Don't think it's Delilah, though. 


Please, just don't let Marten say "Hey there, Delilah!"   

[Method of Madness]

It'd still be less creepy than the song.

[Jazzmaster]

I just realized that this is Friday's comic, so we won't see Delilah's reaction until at least Monday. Damn you Jacques!

Yep, this was most likely his intent.

[Schmorgluck]

Anyway, if anything happens between Delilah and Marten, I don't see it going towards romance proper.

I see something more casual. Maybe casually carnal.

Or maybe, maybe, they'll just cuddle a bit.

Or maybe they'll just spend the rest of the night sharing the leftover booze and casually chatting.

But I don't see romance, I'm not sure why.