Topic: Did you notice that? (Read 134612 times)

Masterpiece · « **Reply #150 on:** 24 Jul 2013, 01:05 »

Quote from: Schmee001 on 23 Jul 2013, 23:38

Coincidence?
I THINK NOT

If that is a Incredibles reference, I will hug you.

ChaoSera · « **Reply #151 on:** 24 Jul 2013, 01:13 »

I dunno, the nudist guy seems to have a lot more meat on his hips (and other body parts) than the pizza guy. Also he's not wearing glasses. I suppose he could be wearing contacts, but I don't think it's the same guy.

Carl-E · « **Reply #152 on:** 24 Jul 2013, 06:28 »

Jeph only has a few stock "old guys", unlike his seemingly endless supply of young women.

gopher · « **Reply #153 on:** 24 Jul 2013, 09:52 »

Quote from: TinPenguin on 19 Jul 2013, 06:33

Even if Skylon ever gets made, I won't trust something sounds like a hybrid of Skynet and the Cylons...

Fun fact. Skynet actually already exists and predates Terminator by 15 years. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skynet_%28satellite%29

ChaosWolf · « **Reply #154 on:** 29 Jul 2013, 17:00 »

Quote from: cesium133 on 06 Jul 2013, 09:45

It's a centerfold of the new model of the Jude Law chassis.

The words "writhing" and "erection" are two more words to put on the list of Words That Should Not Be Seen Together, right alongside combinations like "frenetic zombie masturbation", "ocular feces insertion" and "clitoral elephantiasis".

Storel · « **Reply #155 on:** 31 Jul 2013, 15:27 »

Quote from: ChaosWolf on 29 Jul 2013, 17:00

The words "writhing" and "erection" are two more words to put on the list of Words That Should Not Be Seen Together, right alongside combinations like "frenetic zombie masturbation", "ocular feces insertion" and "clitoral elephantiasis".

Yeah, I bet zombies hate it when they're masturbating frenetically and their schlong falls off...

Zebediah · « **Reply #156 on:** 31 Jul 2013, 16:07 »

Gives a whole new meaning to the phrase "jerking off".

OK, I'll go sit in a corner now.

Masterpiece · « **Reply #157 on:** 01 Aug 2013, 05:11 »

Today's Dumbing of Age comic features a cameo of the entire Whitaker family, including her dad:

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Carl-E · « **Reply #158 on:** 01 Aug 2013, 07:58 »

Holy crap! Missed that completely...

This one's going into the "Guest appearances" thread...

cesium133 · « **Reply #159 on:** 01 Aug 2013, 17:44 »

After Faye explains the meaning of "Fat Bottomed Girls" in #537, Marten comments about how he didn't know that Freddie Mercury knew so much about astrophysics. Freddie Mercury wasn't an astrophysicist, but Brian May is.

KOK · « **Reply #160 on:** 01 Aug 2013, 21:48 »

Geophysics and astrophysics are very different fields.

jesslc · « **Reply #161 on:** 06 Aug 2013, 11:35 »

Quote from: Carl-E on 21 Jul 2013, 21:48

Hanners does, and that's the only ship that floats!

This reminds me of a question I've been wanting to ask... Who is the guy in the comic where Faye asked Hanners who her ideal man is and we saw Hanners' thought bubble about him, and then we see Faye saying "I'm pretty sure he's gay"

I have always wondered who that guy is - is he based on a real person or is he just someone Jeph made up?

Method of Madness · « **Reply #162 on:** 06 Aug 2013, 11:36 »

This gentleman, he's the mascot for a real product. (Mr. Clean, that's his name, that name again is Mr. Clean!)

SageJiraiya · « **Reply #163 on:** 06 Aug 2013, 12:06 »

I am disappointed you needed to be told who Mr. Clean is. He's THE Mr. Clean. He is so clean. He has no hair on his body, anywhere. He only wears white, and he doesn't even have hair because dead keratin is too much of a mess. He epitomizes cleanliness.

Is it cold in here? · « **Reply #164 on:** 06 Aug 2013, 12:08 »

They don't necessarily have those ads in Australia.

SageJiraiya · « **Reply #165 on:** 06 Aug 2013, 12:12 »

Oh I was trying to be facetious about it. There's nothing wrong with not knowing of a fictional character. Mr. Clean is just an amusingly stereotypical concept of a cleanly person. Sorry if I offended anybody.

Schmee · « **Reply #166 on:** 15 Aug 2013, 06:45 »

I just realised that this comic is oddly hilarious when you keep in mind that 'subtext' is an anagram of 'buttsex'.

Method of Madness · « **Reply #167 on:** 15 Aug 2013, 12:05 »

Quote from: Schmee001 on 15 Aug 2013, 06:45

'subtext' is an anagram of 'buttsex'.

That's oddly hilarious on its own.

Schmee · « **Reply #168 on:** 15 Aug 2013, 18:25 »

I first learned that one when a local newspaper ran one of those anagram puzzles, and the letters were "UBTTEXS". There were apparently quite a few complaints.

Redball · « **Reply #169 on:** 15 Aug 2013, 19:04 »

Now that's hilarious.

Storel · « **Reply #170 on:** 16 Aug 2013, 01:47 »

Quote from: Schmee001 on 15 Aug 2013, 06:45

I just realised that this comic is oddly hilarious when you keep in mind that 'subtext' is an anagram of 'buttsex'.

The best line in that comic:

Penny: Good job! I didn't think you had it in you.
Faye: Oh, I had it in me all right...

Pilchard123 · « **Reply #171 on:** 16 Aug 2013, 04:24 »

Quote from: Schmee001 on 15 Aug 2013, 18:25

I first learned that one when a local newspaper ran one of those anagram puzzles, and the letters were "UBTTEXS". There were apparently quite a few complaints.

"I understand that the offending affair can only be seen in any detail with quite a large magnifying glass, and so the offense, if such it be, is largely self-inflicted."

DrBear · « **Reply #172 on:** 16 Aug 2013, 08:50 »

Which reminds me of the old joke about the old lady who calls the cops because there's a naked man standing at the window of his house and she can see him.

The cop looks out the window and says he can't see anything.

"Well of course!" the lady says. "You have to stand on this box and use these binoculars!"

Is it cold in here? · « **Reply #173 on:** 17 Aug 2013, 22:53 »

Quote from: Schmee001 on 15 Aug 2013, 18:25

I first learned that one when a local newspaper ran one of those anagram puzzles, and the letters were "UBTTEXS". There were apparently quite a few complaints.

It's a good thing it wasn't EGGINR.

Schmee · « **Reply #174 on:** 17 Aug 2013, 23:14 »

Quote from: Is it cold in here? on 17 Aug 2013, 22:53

Quote from: Schmee001 on 15 Aug 2013, 18:25
I first learned that one when a local newspaper ran one of those anagram puzzles, and the letters were "UBTTEXS". There were apparently quite a few complaints.

It's a good thing it wasn't EGGINR.

What? Ginger?

Carl-E · « **Reply #175 on:** 18 Aug 2013, 00:41 »

...is in the eye of the beholder.

Is it cold in here? · « **Reply #176 on:** 18 Aug 2013, 00:58 »

Please do not put ginger in the eye of the beholder

Pilchard123 · « **Reply #177 on:** 18 Aug 2013, 02:00 »

Best way of defeating a Beholder, is ginger.

Loki · « **Reply #178 on:** 18 Aug 2013, 02:38 »

Ah, but how do you defeat a ginger?

Pilchard123 · « **Reply #179 on:** 18 Aug 2013, 03:54 »

Sunlight.

Sidhekin · « **Reply #180 on:** 18 Aug 2013, 04:16 »

Quote from: Loki on 18 Aug 2013, 02:38

Ah, but how do you defeat a ginger?

Glyphosate?

bhtooefr · « **Reply #181 on:** 18 Aug 2013, 04:35 »

This discussion is reminding me of a video that plays with African American stereotypes, but replacing a certain word with "ginga", and adding a few redhead stereotypes. (And then another one that swaps in eastern Asian stereotypes, and uses "ninja".)

Is it cold in here? · « **Reply #182 on:** 18 Aug 2013, 10:13 »

Now I'm thinking of ginger ninjas.

Grognard · « **Reply #183 on:** 18 Aug 2013, 19:04 »

Quote from: Masterpiece on 01 Aug 2013, 05:11

Today's Dumbing of Age comic features a cameo of the entire Whitaker family, including her dad:

(click to show/hide)
...they're in the fourth panel, at the bottom.

I'd never heard of this webcomic before. thanks for bringing it to my attention.

jwhouk · « **Reply #184 on:** 18 Aug 2013, 19:46 »

You've... never... heard... of... Dave... WILLIS?

Method of Madness · « **Reply #185 on:** 18 Aug 2013, 19:57 »

I only know of him because of this forum. I've never read his comic(s).

jwhouk · « **Reply #186 on:** 18 Aug 2013, 20:08 »

Well, yeah. I used to read Shortpacked!, but then things... started to go off the deep end. (Mike using grunts and groans to propose to Amber? Ugh.)

Carl-E · « **Reply #187 on:** 18 Aug 2013, 20:11 »

It degenerated to one-offs after Ethan left the store anyway. There's an occasional storyline, but nothing of note.

DrBear · « **Reply #188 on:** 19 Aug 2013, 07:07 »

Agreed. When Amber and Mike left, I lost interest. But for the time when the main cast was together, it was very good (if you like Transformers references)

Storel · « **Reply #189 on:** 19 Aug 2013, 11:01 »

My first exposure to Willis & crew was through "Dumbing of Age", probably via QC. I tried going back and reading the original "It's Walky" comic that I think eventually became "Shortpacked", but I found it too confusing to keep up with two different origins for the same group of people, and I wasn't finding IW as interesting once it got weird with the science-fictiony stuff (and I like science fiction, but this seemed a little too "Sluggy Freelance" for me), so I stopped reading it and stuck with DoA. I figured I'd have the same problem if I started reading "Shortpacked", too, so I haven't even looked at it.

ankhtahr · « **Reply #190 on:** 21 Aug 2013, 09:33 »

To get back to the original topic, I want to talk about something that I've noticed for a while now.

Has Jeph some relationship to Germany or German?

Probably I notice that so much because I'm German, but I've seen some comics which were titled with German phrases/words. With some of them the reason is obvious (e.g. two strips which refer to Ellen Allien: Stadtkind and Tschüss), but with some others I can't see why they are named that way. Recently there was Auf Wiedersehen, then there is Guten Abend, and another curious example is this one. That one is interesting in particular, as it's listed as "Hilfe Mich" in the archive list. I'd interpret that in the way that Jeph originally called the strip "Hilfe Mich" (Help me, but completely wrong grammatically), somebody told him that it's wrong, and he changed the title to "Hilfe".

Another thing I noticed is that in these strips Faye is obviously wearing a German soccer jersey. The logo on the chest is a variation of the German "Bundesadler", and around that it even reads "Deutscher Fussball-Bund". Comparison here:

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Masterpiece · « **Reply #191 on:** 21 Aug 2013, 13:31 »

Ankh, it's funny you should mention that somebody probably told him it was wrong. Could it be someone from the forums?

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Also please don't judge my twitter. I've had a "I need to write down song lyrics" phase during that time.

cesium133 · « **Reply #192 on:** 21 Aug 2013, 13:39 »

Quote from: Masterpiece on 21 Aug 2013, 13:31

Also please don't judge my twitter. I've had a "I need to write down song lyrics" phase during that time.

It's Rosanna, you fucks!

Method of Madness · « **Reply #193 on:** 21 Aug 2013, 15:00 »

Quote from: Masterpiece on 21 Aug 2013, 13:31

Also please don't judge my twitter. I've had a "I need to write down song lyrics" phase during that time.

I'm not judging your Twitter, I'm judging your use of tiny font. (For the record, cesium, I agree with Pintsize but don't outright disagree with Faye and Angus. "Rosanna" is solid, sure, but compared to the other two songs? Not even close.)

ChaoSera · « **Reply #194 on:** 21 Aug 2013, 15:24 »

How can anyone think 'Africa' is not the best Toto song?

Method of Madness · « **Reply #195 on:** 21 Aug 2013, 15:26 »

Because love isn't always on time. Nah, you're right, but I really do like "Hold the Line" a lot also.

ChaoSera · « **Reply #196 on:** 21 Aug 2013, 15:32 »

And you right to do so, it's awesome. But 'Africa' is just a whole over grade of perfect.

cesium133 · « **Reply #197 on:** 21 Aug 2013, 16:18 »

Africa is the only one that I can actually remember the lyrics to. I was joking about his Twitter page which quotes "Hold the Line".

jwhouk · « **Reply #198 on:** 21 Aug 2013, 16:49 »

Sorry, "Rosanna" fan here. I caught Toto at the end of their popularity, not the start.

Method of Madness · « **Reply #199 on:** 21 Aug 2013, 16:55 »

Their popularity ended?

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