The next phase of the project is to fit a quad-copter inside the re-entry shell. After the parachute opens, the drone flies out, carrying the pizza. It is agile enough to find the target person's window and fly in to deliver the food to the table.
The problem? Haven't got the anti-collision algorithms up to speed yet. The number of broken window claims are stacking up a bit...
PIZZA FROM SPAAAAAACE
What font is Bubbles speaking?
What's the incorrect font for a robot?What font is Bubbles speaking?
The correct font for a robot.
As the pizza is clearly bombarded with cosmic rays as it falls from space, does it turn normal humans into superheroes and normal turtles into teenage ninjas?
I secretly suspect Bubbles may be a figment of Faye's imagination. Maybe imaginary friend, maybe Tyler Durden. I just think it's interesting that Faye, the acknowledged problem drinker, has never been seen with one of the drunk hallucinations. Maybe she hallucinates robots when sober, I dunno.
Well, there is the Font Which Must Not Be Named, which is inappropriate for any and all circumstances. And using Arial just says "I'm too cheap to license Helvetica".
Shh. He said It Must Not Be NamedWell, there is the Font Which Must Not Be Named, which is inappropriate for any and all circumstances. And using Arial just says "I'm too cheap to license Helvetica".(click to show/hide)
Well, there is the Font Which Must Not Be Named, which is inappropriate for any and all circumstances. And using Arial just says "I'm too cheap to license Helvetica".
Comic Sans?
Maybe Bubbles could join the band, take it in a new direction, maybe define her own sub-genre. She's not known to play an instrument, so she could do something vocal. She has a robot's timing and speed, so some kind of fast-talking spoken word art form might work. (Let's see who figures out the best name for it first).
Methinks that I'll stick with Helvetica as my go to font. It's clean, elegant, and not as pretentious as Bauhaus.
She's big and she never, ever smiles. That's scary to some people.
Methinks that I'll stick with Helvetica as my go to font. It's clean, elegant, and not as pretentious as Bauhaus.
I'm such an old fashioned fart. My defualt font in every word processor I've ever used that supports WYSIWYG has been and still is Times New Roman. I gotta have my serifs.
It is my hope that Bubbles realizes she doesn't have to prove anything to Faye, accepts that there is nothing wrong with not associating with others if you don't want to, and goes home to have the equivalent of a cup of tea and a book. Faye gradually learns to accept this about Bubbles, and stops pushing her to be something she doesn't want to be.
Of course, that doesn't make a good plotline.
It is my hope that Bubbles realizes she doesn't have to prove anything to Faye, accepts that there is nothing wrong with not associating with others if you don't want to, and goes home to have the equivalent of a cup of tea and a book. Faye gradually learns to accept this about Bubbles, and stops pushing her to be something she doesn't want to be.
Of course, that doesn't make a good plotline.
Marigold would still be stuck in her room full time with this theory.
In another note, is panel three the most "feminine" Bubbles has ever looked?
Sorry(not sorry) for posting this pornography. *shudders lustfully at the Alpha Romeo*
She knows Cronenberg and Eno; she must have some familiarity with popular culture.
She knows Cronenberg and Eno; she must have some familiarity with popular culture.
If by 'Eno' you mean Brian Eno, I wouldn't necessarily call him pop culture. Pop-adjacent. As for Cronenberg, I grew up with a mother who's been terrified of horror movies since the 1950's, and I know Cronenberg.
Point being, those particular reference points are pretty useless
I for one don't believe that Bubbles is as much of a shut-in as she claims. She knows Cronenberg and Eno; she must have some familiarity with popular culture.
I have a feeling Bubbles will turn up just to prove a point to Faye - good or bad.
Will this be the first party since Faye's...uhm...incident?
Yay, party! :-D
I wonder who will show up. Myriads of possibilities come to my mind:
- Will Bubbles actually come? Will she have a good time or will she just stare around in her misantrophy?
- Will Momo be there and have a conversation with her?
- Will May be there and make her entrance to robot-fighting?
- Will Marigold be there and immediately go nuts over meeting a real battle mecha?
- Will Clinton be there and do something embarassing for basically the same reason?
- Will Emily be there and be, well, Emily?
- Will Hanners be there and will Bubbles go like, what, youŽre WHO?
- Will Dora be there and have a word with Faye?
- Will Tai be there and will her pants make their way into the dishwasher again?
Questions over questions. I think weŽre in for an interesting evening.
IŽll stay tuned.
TM
The real test for Bubbles will be how she handles it when a pantsless Tai sits in her lap and asks Bubbles to be her new mommy.
BUBBLES: "If I could hyperventilate, that's what I'd be doing right now."I suppose she knows how the tournament of lovers (http://www.questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=3003) goes.
Marten just wanted a quiet night with a bag of werther's originals and murder she wrote reruns.
Marten just wanted a quiet night with a bag of werther's originals and murder she wrote reruns.
Don't forget snuggling with his girlfriend. Kinda hard to snuggle with your SO when there's a riotous party going around you. Especially if it's going on at your place. Worrying about damages, general mess, and in Marten's case, whether Faye is gonna fall off the wagon during the proceedings (that part probably hasn't hit him yet. Heck it probably hasn't hit Faye yet).
She's a computer and presumably has an Internet connection. She could keep completely to herself and still be a walking library of cultural references.
First thought: Marten is tempting fate by speaking for Claire.
Second thought: Claire wouldn't want to drink at a party thrown by Faye, though.
Third thought: ...wait, but who that we know would?!
I learned what parquetry was tonight!So did I, and I really want one of these in my living room.
Bubbles might have a "living in a world made of cardboard" problem. I wonder what her mass is, for example, and what it might do to furniture.
I hate to say this but... Does anyone else think Faye is embracing sobriety just a little too easily?
I'm afraid another crash may be in the near future.
E-claires:claireface:
Comic's up.
Okay, what crazy thing are the robots building in Halifax?
Steve came home with a brand new chin.
I forget, was the thing with robots in Halifax mentioned before, or are we just supposed to assume it's something from Steve's dull government work?
I'm not sure how he got a tan there-being on the Atlantic ocean gets a place a lot of fog. He may have popped by the Pacific coast or southern Alberta(sunniest place in Canada), though.
Steve's living in Canada now, huh? Does that mean he's broken up with Cossette or has she moved with him? Maybe Coffee of Doom really is losing all its children? Well, there is always a new intake of Freshmen at Smif...
Steve's living in Canada now, huh? Does that mean he's broken up with Cossette or has she moved with him? Maybe Coffee of Doom really is losing all its children? Well, there is always a new intake of Freshmen at Smif...
Steve's living in Canada now, huh? Does that mean he's broken up with Cossette or has she moved with him? Maybe Coffee of Doom really is losing all its children? Well, there is always a new intake of Freshmen at Smif...
Marten asked him "How was Canada?", so presumably he was just there temporarily.
BenRG, come on, man. You gotta start being grounded in reality.Yeah, in QC's universe Hanners' mom is the one leading the Republican primary polls. :psyduck:
First of all, there is NFW that Trump is ever going to win the Presidency. Not with Hanner's mom around.
This is farfetched, but what if Steve recognizes Bubbles from his work?
I'm trying to picture Imperial photons and failing; perhaps that's why we don't have sun here.
I'm trying to picture Imperial photons and failing; perhaps that's why we don't have sun here.In metric countries, the average intensity of sunlight is 1350 W/m^2. In countries that use Imperial units, it's only 0.17 hp/ft^2.
I'm trying to picture Imperial photons and failing; perhaps that's why we don't have sun here.
Imperial photons are what these things shoot at Rebel scum.
(http://members.shaw.ca/david.p.z.888/star_wars/pics/star_destroyer.jpg)
I'm trying to picture Imperial photons and failing; perhaps that's why we don't have sun here.
Imperial photons are what these things shoot at Rebel scum.
(http://members.shaw.ca/david.p.z.888/star_wars/pics/star_destroyer.jpg)
And that's why you don't have the sun. Because Imperial photons always miss.
.... I'd still rather have her as president than Trump. At least she's an evil mastermind instead of just being supremely self absorbed and arrogant.
In metric countries, the average intensity of sunlight is 1350 W/m^2. In countries that use Imperial units, it's only 0.17 hp/ft^2.In Vietnam, they not only have metric photons, but tons of pho (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pho).
I had to register just to say:
Is Faye holding a sword in the first panel?
I had to register just to say:
Is Faye holding a sword in the first panel?
WELCOME and holy shit it is
Stop making me hungry, Akima. There's no pho shop around that I know of, and I don't have stuff to make it...
Stop making me hungry, Akima. There's no pho shop around that I know of, and I don't have stuff to make it...
Maybe not the real thing, but you could try for an ersatz version, faux pho.
much like The Simpsons did fourteen years ago.
I had to register just to say:
Is Faye holding a sword in the first panel?
WELCOME and holy shit it is
It's pronounced "fah."
It's pronounced "fah."
I think South Park may be heading for Overdone Syndrome, much like The Simpsons did four years ago.
much like The Simpsons did fourteen years ago.
The Wikipedia article has an audio link as well. Some other places online say the pronunciation varies regionally inside Vietnam.I don't know. I say "fuh", when speaking the word. If those who argue for a Chinese origin of the word (from 粉 fěn, meaning "noodle", with the final "n" sound dropped) are correct, that would reinforce that pronunciation, but it is perfectly possible that, to the Vietnamese ear, I say the word with a Chinese accent.
Apropos of nothing: Sven can't attend BYU-Idaho. (http://www.relevantmagazine.com/slices/brigham-young-university-idaho-wisely-bans-man-bun)Because it "deviates from the norm". What the fuck?
Since, I assume, there is no prohibition on women putting their hair up in a bun, this policy is sexist, in addition to its other problems. If any Sikhs attend BYU, this prohibition would amount to religious discrimination too.Apropos of nothing: Sven can't attend BYU-Idaho. (http://www.relevantmagazine.com/slices/brigham-young-university-idaho-wisely-bans-man-bun)Because it "deviates from the norm". What the fuck?
I have a beard because I like how it looks but also because that's what happens when I don't shave.
Prohibited under the honor code: facial hair (except for moustaches)So Brigham Young (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/20/Brigham_Young_by_Charles_William_Carter.jpg) could not attend the uni named after him?
Vietnamese: [fəː˧˩˧]In case we're still wondering: This is the same vowel as the first syllable of English "attack." The markings after the vowel are elongation and a low-rising tone.
This is the same vowel as the first syllable of English "attack."So I was right! It is fuh!
This is the same vowel as the first syllable of English "attack."So I was right! It is fuh!
So it's basically "fff" followed by a pause? Because "low rising" on that vowel is removing it altogether.Looks like it's actually "low falling-rising" (Vietnamese hỏi tone) rather than "low rising" if that helps. Why would the tone remove the vowel?
Then again, there are instances of names becoming unintentionally funny or otherwise.
The example I use was of a, I think, Vietnamese Restaurant opened many years ago where I live. I think they were recent Immigrants or Refugees. They used, I think, their name and the word Restaurant on the big sign Thing was, the name was Phuc Yu Restaurant.
It took them a while to realise the unintentional pun/joke, but six or seven months later, they changed the name.