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WCDT Strips 3416 to 3420 (13th to 17th February 2017)
TinPenguin:
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--- Quote from: Sullivan on 16 Feb 2017, 20:05 ---No foul. Raccoons, cute as they are, are nasty little critters.
But, damn. No Jeremy until next week.
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Fun fact: Both the German and Japanese words for 'raccoon' loosely translate to English as "wash bear".
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The fact is not so fun, because it's the same in nearly every language, including Latin. :-P Though the French call it "washer rat" because everything is a rat in France.
Akima:
--- Quote from: Gyrre on 16 Feb 2017, 20:30 ---Fun fact: Both the German and Japanese words for 'raccoon' loosely translate to English as "wash bear".
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It's the same in Chinese, but it isn't really a translation as such. The two characters in 浣熊 (huànxióng) can be read, in isolation, as meaning, among other things, "wash bear", but reading like that is why machine translation of Chinese is not very good. I've written before about how Chinese characters are not isolated "bricks" of meaning, but are more like syllables in words.
The Spookybot "home" has a number of interesting features. The first is that it exists as a physical space with dogs in it. Then there's the trophy-cabinet(?) at the back, with mysterious body-parts(?) floating in large jars. And what about the musket? Did they encounter Predator aliens, and were given it as a prize, like Danny Glover got a flintlock pistol at the end of the second movie?
Jeph keeps it classy with toilet humour. What? If it was good enough for Chaucer...
I can well imagine that Bubbles was "never forced to commit violence". One look at her would discourage the most pugnacious, I suspect. I sincerely hope Northampton is not turning into Raccoon City.
brasca:
Wonder if there is any significance in there being 7 Creepybots in that scene. There could be more, but 7 has a lot of religious significance. Perhaps the seven deadly sins although they all seem to be the embodiment of pride.
JoeCovenant:
--- Quote from: brasca on 17 Feb 2017, 01:53 ---Wonder if there is any significance in there being 7 Creepybots in that scene. There could be more, but 7 has a lot of religious significance. Perhaps the seven deadly sins although they all seem to be the embodiment of pride.
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"No, No... We are the Truly Magnificent Seven!"
BenRG:
--- Quote from: Mad Cat on 16 Feb 2017, 21:46 ---When do you think we'll get to see Bubbles out of her armor?
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Bubbles' armour has a symbolic value as her defence against a world in which she doesn't feel emotionally safe on a very real level. It will take a long time and a lot of building her own self-confidence to get to the point where she can feel safe not wearing it in public.
However, I can see her taking off the heavy plate to clean it and, one day, I'm pretty sure she'll let Faye see her in mufti. Not necessarily 'nude' but in other clothing (maybe proving that a cardigan made of memory foam can look sexy on the right chassis).
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