As for the 'day off school' thing...? Well, I'm beginning to see why there might be an issue with kids being unready for focussed academic studies by the time they reach college. That said, I'm genuinely surprised that a level-headed guy like Jim would do something like this.
Also, I strongly suspect that Sam cut her hair herself and her dad doesn't yet know about that, either.It looks a bit too tidy for a self-inflicted haircut, especially the clipped part below the bowl-cut edge.
(Yes, I know, Sam attends PVPA. But if she was in the public school system she'd be in the same school as my son.)
http://www.pvpa.org(Yes, I know, Sam attends PVPA. But if she was in the public school system she'd be in the same school as my son.)
Sorry, PVPA? Pioneer Valley something something? I can't make the PA into anything having to do with schools...
Oh, wait, maybe Private Academy?
Aha, thanks. And how do we know the name of Sam's school, anyway? Was it mentioned in some strip I've forgotten, or is this the only school in Pioneer Valley?http://www.pvpa.org(Yes, I know, Sam attends PVPA. But if she was in the public school system she'd be in the same school as my son.)
Sorry, PVPA? Pioneer Valley something something? I can't make the PA into anything having to do with schools...
Oh, wait, maybe Private Academy?
My table was as followsNice. Group I'm in is only level 8-9 at the moment. We have a dhampir cleric who is our necromancer, and has a skeletal minion who serves as a fighter (NE, obviously), and she's about ½ a healer. Our ranged dps consists of a monk (zen archer) and a gunslinger. We also have a dwarf fighter/ranger and a rogue to round out the melee. My elf witch is essentially stuck being the other ½ healer (although next level, she'll basically be the primary healer), and arcane offense.
My 17 Cleric who is a sister in a rather militant sect of the RC church [hates undead, despises men in general NG], A 20 cleric/wizard who is the focus of a cult of self , and thinks of himself as a minor god [he died but some idiot brought him back CN], A 17 Bard [reporter for some little Dakota paper CG], A pair of gunslingers 19, 20 [ A British gentleman adventurer NG and a New York lawyer CG] also we had an NPC - Vladimir Tepes [spellcaster warrior and vampire lord LE]
I think that we are working towards the first time that Faye is forced to really tell Sam off for misbehaving which, I think, will probably come as an enormous shock to her.Agreed. Faye's about to drop the Workshop Safety Rules hammer.
Actually, I get the impression that Sam was hurrying them along so much that Bubbles dragged on the quickest thing that she could drag on and not leave the apartment technically 'naked'.
They only just had a conversation about whether they had the budget for food, remember?
That hair cut is awful.
I mean yes, women/girls can look good with short hair. They certainly don't ALL need it though.
But that hair cut is just awful.
edit: at least Jeph agrees
Out of interest, is Work Experience Week (where students in Year 10 - age 14-15 - spend the week in a workplace of their choosing) a thing outside of the UK? If so, Union Robotics would be the perfect place for Sam to do hers!
We have Take Your Children to Work days here in the states, but it's sporadic.
Those shorts didn't last long then...
Bubbles! You're naked!
:)
I can confirm that office work is deadlier than you might expect. We've lost more people to paper cuts and accidentally stapling your sleeve to a notepad in the last six months than were lost during all the years of the Great War.
Such a loss of life.
.....
No seriously, I've seen people accidentally staple their sleeve to a notepad. And then there's trying to get a knife from the sink at lunch time, that's just begging to lose a finger.
What if Union Robotics actually ends up taking Sam on as an employee? She's 14, which means she can work in Massachusetts.Right now, Sam would have to settle for unpaid-intern/unpaid-apprentice.
What if Union Robotics actually ends up taking Sam on as an employee? She's 14, which means she can work in Massachusetts.
Right now, Sam would have to settle for unpaid-intern/unpaid-apprentice.
You're reading too much into this.Yeah, this is almost certainly going to be left to the imagination as a joke. My head-cannon: Punchbot told Deathbot 9000 that he was being audited. "DEATHBOT 9000 DOES NOT LIKE BEING AUDITED!"
Punchbot is basically the AI version of Cosette, the accident prone butt-monkey. Its just instead of Cosette putting businesses, Punchbot is going to keep at least one in business.
Besides, if it had been the mob, they wouldn't have outright crippled him. They would have busted a couple of joints in his hand first.
I expect someone improved the document shredder without warning the rest of the office...
(away with these puny whining electric motors, let's shove in a glorious V-8 tuned motor block, grunt grunt).
One week at work, it was a toss up whether to use the edge or the back of a knife to slice open the bagels we were having after a group meeting. The next week, someone had sharpened the knife, and of course I sliced a thumb while slicing my bagel. And this was right after the safety talk about using edged weapons, too.On a field sable, a bagel tenne with stain gules.
Everyone else: *[worrying what happened to Punchbot and what he's hiding from us]*
Me: *[leaning way into the screen]* "I can't quite make out what Faye's paper says in panel 1.... 'Getter* Robotics Weekly Certification Program'?"
At least, Punchbot got his face cleaned. Faye, get the sharpie ready, this is gonna be a big drawing!
Everyone else: *[worrying what happened to Punchbot and what he's hiding from us]*
Me: *[leaning way into the screen]* "I can't quite make out what Faye's paper says in panel 1.... 'Getter* Robotics Weekly Certification Program'?"
No, it's quite clearly "Gettin' Rabies Weekly Cerification Program".
Or maybe not.
I doubt VERY much that this is related...
But it looked to me like "Geller" Robotics..
So I searched for that,...
And found this..
https://www.elsevier.com/books/liver-surgery-from-basics-to-robotics-an-issue-of-surgical-clinics/geller/978-1-4377-2614-5 (https://www.elsevier.com/books/liver-surgery-from-basics-to-robotics-an-issue-of-surgical-clinics/geller/978-1-4377-2614-5)
Surgery, Geller, and Robotics! It fits! :)
Does Sam's shirt say "SNAKES TO MEET YOU" ???
What does that even mean?
I mean, I'm not even overly concerned about why Punchbot had his keys in his mouth.If you don't wear clothes you haven't got pockets. Bearing in mind no issues with hygiene, taste (probably) or saliva (I assume) its probably a handy way for a robot to carry small items.
Does Sam's shirt say "SNAKES TO MEET YOU" ???Its the trading name of the Northampton herpetological petting zoo...
What does that even mean?
Punchbot has taken Sam under his wing. Sort of.
What the Hell could he have tangled with?
Interesting to see how casually Punchbot treats his body.
Punchbot has taken Sam under his wing. Sort of.
What the Hell could he have tangled with?
A moose, weren't you reading? Moose can be quite dangerous after all. A moose once bit my sister.
Weremoose?Did she become a weremoose?Punchbot has taken Sam under his wing. Sort of.A moose, weren't you reading? Moose can be quite dangerous after all. A moose once bit my sister.
What the Hell could he have tangled with?
A moose, weren't you reading? Moose can be quite dangerous after all. A moose once bit my sister.
Interesting to see how casually Punchbot treats his body.
We had Claire with her issues, stuff about sexiness of course and body envy from Mai.
Now we have the other extreme, someone who doesn't really give a shit.
A moose, weren't you reading? Moose can be quite dangerous after all. A moose once bit my sister.
moose bites Kan be pretti nasti...
I am going to make a few assumptions as JJ hasn't touched on it much in the comic but I can imagine that someone like Punchbot (who has a very industrial body) probably is used to getting repaired. Think back to all the injuries (both on and off camera) that he has had fixed by Bubbles and Faye.
Wow, that is one laid back robot, apparently nothing bothers him. Nice contrast to Roko.
Jeph said in one Q&A that they don't feel pain but they've absofragginlutely GOT to have damage sensors. The world is not safe.Whoever manufactured May's body cheaped out on the sensors; she was wholly unaware she had an arm fall off one time. Which likely also means her chassis either doesn’t have proprioception, or just doesn’t pass the data to her. Which seems ridiculous on the face of it….
Whoever manufactured May's body cheaped out on the sensors; she was wholly unaware she had an arm fall off one time. Which likely also means her chassis either doesn’t have proprioception, or just doesn’t pass the data to her. Which seems ridiculous on the face of it….Yup, or the circuitry just plain failed.
You have to wonder about whether Punchbot's chassis is really viable to fix - it might be technically repairable, but one suspects that a car with such damage would be an insurance write-off. Beyond the cost of repair (parts & labour) itself, there's also how long it will take to make good.
Or possibly, because the arm has been chronically damaged, the sensors had been going off for some time and she'd simply learned to ignore them. ...
In any case, the loss of an arm coupled with the side of your body torn off it something pretty major. I wonder how PB will take the news?
Punchbot has taken Sam under his wing. Sort of.
What the Hell could he have tangled with?
A moose, weren't you reading? Moose can be quite dangerous after all. A moose once bit my sister.
Did she become a weremoose?
Punchbot has taken Sam under his wing. Sort of.
What the Hell could he have tangled with?
A moose, weren't you reading? Moose can be quite dangerous after all. A moose once bit my sister.
Did she become a weremoose?
She's female, so it would have been a weredoe.
So yeah, after thoroughly ruining your joke, you end up with a brief language lesson. I'm sure the class appreciates the attempt.Hey, yeah! Fangs a lot!
Whoever manufactured May's body cheaped out on the sensors; she was wholly unaware she had an arm fall off one time. Which likely also means her chassis either doesn’t have proprioception, or just doesn’t pass the data to her. Which seems ridiculous on the face of it….
It's what Trooper Roko is testing when she tells a meat person to stand feet together, head tipped back, arms out, and touch the tip of your nose.Whoever manufactured May's body cheaped out on the sensors; she was wholly unaware she had an arm fall off one time. Which likely also means her chassis either doesn’t have proprioception, or just doesn’t pass the data to her. Which seems ridiculous on the face of it….
Word of the day!
Have a cookie!
(Hell, have TWO!)
It's what Trooper Roko is testing when she tells a meat person to stand feet together, head tipped back, arms out, and touch the tip of your nose.Whoever manufactured May's body cheaped out on the sensors; she was wholly unaware she had an arm fall off one time. Which likely also means her chassis either doesn’t have proprioception, or just doesn’t pass the data to her. Which seems ridiculous on the face of it….
Word of the day!
Have a cookie!
(Hell, have TWO!)
Yeah, you don't even want to honk at a moose on or near the road. Bull moose will charge.Punchbot has taken Sam under his wing. Sort of.
What the Hell could he have tangled with?
A moose, weren't you reading? Moose can be quite dangerous after all. A moose once bit my sister.
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My brain hurts. :psyduck:
My brain hurts. :psyduck:
SHUT UP!
My brain hurts. :psyduck:
SHUT UP!
I didn't expect the spanish inquisition.