Turns out it's just one of Melon's sisters being stuck in a wall or something.You've been reading too much Nicht Lustig man.
Tho I voted Corpse Witch just because it would be interesting to bring her back.I'd expect her to turn up in a nun's habit, claiming to have had a religious experience. Jeph could spend years speculating whether she was sincere or not.
I don't know what that is.QuoteTurns out it's just one of Melon's sisters being stuck in a wall or something.You've been reading too much Nicht Lustig man.
I don't know what that is.QuoteTurns out it's just one of Melon's sisters being stuck in a wall or something.You've been reading too much Nicht Lustig man.
That's the one I was thinking of, yes. Despite its name, it's quite funny. And one of the recurring characters does indeed live in a wall between two apartments. Not sure if it has been published in English though. I first found it in a Swedish comic magazine a few years ago, so it's not 100% limited to webpublishing.I don't know what that is.QuoteTurns out it's just one of Melon's sisters being stuck in a wall or something.You've been reading too much Nicht Lustig man.
I just discovered that thanks to hakko504. It's a german webcomic (in german, obviously).
http://static.nichtlustig.de/toondb/150422.html
Today: "We got the murder. But the victim is still running around somewhere."
That's the one I was thinking of, yes. Despite its name, it's quite funny. And one of the recurring characters does indeed live in a wall between two apartments. Not sure if it has been published in English though. I first found it in a Swedish comic magazine a few years ago, so it's not 100% limited to webpublishing.I don't know what that is.QuoteTurns out it's just one of Melon's sisters being stuck in a wall or something.You've been reading too much Nicht Lustig man.
I just discovered that thanks to hakko504. It's a german webcomic (in german, obviously).
http://static.nichtlustig.de/toondb/150422.html
Today: "We got the murder. But the victim is still running around somewhere."
Putting them in Marten's building would bring him back into focus.
Tho I voted Corpse Witch just because it would be interesting to bring her back.
Putting them in Marten's building would bring him back into focus.
Tho I voted Corpse Witch just because it would be interesting to bring her back.
It seems unlikely, but she may have ratted out a lot of important people and ironically avoided prison, but put in the witness relocation program. However, if that happened I seriously doubt she’d be living anywhere near Northampton.
I think it says a lot about Clinton and Brun's friendship that she doesn't question why he wants to know about her life experiences or anything similar. More importantly, she's comfortable with him; comfortable enough to discuss significant personal matters with him. Even though it happened a long time ago and she's mostly over it, I'm sure that it still isn't information that she just volunteers very often.Now I wonder if Brun's going to ask Clinton to fill her in on his "deep Clinton lore". Not even to do with relationships, it's just polite to reciprocate, otherwise it's just a one-sided conversation. (Though it would be interesting to see how she feels about his lore, too).
Yeah, Clinton thinks Brun is attractive (he told her so and she filed that away in her mental index card system) and I think he's definitely interested in her, given his very visible struggle to find something else to say to keep the conversation going in panel 2. I'm really not sure if it's reciprocated. However, Brun is comfortable with him and clearly has no problem spending time with him. The good thing is that he's never pressured her to spend more time with him and has always respected her desire to go away and be on her own or just stop a conversation that she's having difficulty continuing. I suspect that this respect, more than anything else, is why Brun continues pursuing their friendship.
Now I wonder if Brun's going to ask Clinton to fill her in on his "deep Clinton lore". Not even to do with relationships, it's just polite to reciprocate, otherwise it's just a one-sided conversation. (Though it would be interesting to see how she feels about his lore, too).
Honestly, I don't see the supposedly obvious benefits of them being in the same building as other cast members. They could be in the same street or the same suburb, and I don't see how that would change any of the kinds of stories we've been seeing.It's just a literary device for Jeph - he doesn't have to write them to where the domestic action is going to be because they're already there. But for us, I agree, no discernible difference.
No Melon can walk into the same apartment twiceMostly the options were just to mess with the shippers. I wasn't kidding last week when I said I couldn't think of very many good apartment hunting shenanigans.
Because it's not the same apartment
And she's not the same Melon.
Like wow.
Anyway, call me boring, but I suspect that they will find an apartment and move into it.
There will be separate shenanigans.
Honestly, I don't see the supposedly obvious benefits of them being in the same building as other cast members. They could be in the same street or the same suburb, and I don't see how that would change any of the kinds of stories we've been seeing.
Try ASAN's website under (https://autisticadvocacy.org/).
The reason we didn't make more mistakes than we did when the trans* people joined is that some people took the time to point us to high-quality online references. Nobody's ever obligated to educate strangers for free, but anyone who sends us a "These are the actually good links about interacting with autistic people" list will get a heartfelt "Thank you".
Putting them in Marten's building would bring him back into focus.
Tho I voted Corpse Witch just because it would be interesting to bring her back.
It seems unlikely, but she may have ratted out a lot of important people and ironically avoided prison, but put in the witness relocation program. However, if that happened I seriously doubt she’d be living anywhere near Northampton.
*points at time thread was posted*Putting them in Marten's building would bring him back into focus.
Tho I voted Corpse Witch just because it would be interesting to bring her back.
It seems unlikely, but she may have ratted out a lot of important people and ironically avoided prison, but put in the witness relocation program. However, if that happened I seriously doubt she’d be living anywhere near Northampton.
I REALLY couldn't see that being a realistic possibility. The deal was she told the WHOLE of her crimes to the authorities to avoid Spooky's eternal, righteous, and deliciously painful(<3) wrath. Those crimes include using the threat of a mind-wiping(resulting in Bubble's going into a vegetative state(?)*) to enslave a fellow AI.
Putting aside all the others, if that ONE crime itself was enough to get Station to threaten to go "Titanium Rod From Space to the FACE" mode and get Spooky to break some, apparently, God-like rules against direct involvement; I really can't see other higher up AI's, ones who'd, also, probably take a special interest in a case like that(if not try the case themselves), letting Corpse Witch off with NO time served, no matter whom she was willing or able to serve up. Even if she was able to gift wrap up for them all the evidence they'd need(a tall order) in a nice gift basket.
Nah. She's cooling her heels in the smallest, suitable thumb drive one can imagine, if Spooky has anything to say about it. And I bet she had plenty to say about it. :)
*I'd imagine this to be a fate worse than death for someone with Bubble's warrior spirit.
{snip Marten's building to shift the focus "back", and vote for Corpse Witch}
It seems unlikely, but she may have ratted out a lot of important people and ironically avoided prison, but put in the witness relocation program. However, if that happened I seriously doubt she’d be living anywhere near Northampton.
I REALLY couldn't see that being a realistic possibility. The deal was she told the WHOLE of her crimes to the authorities to avoid Spooky's eternal, righteous, and deliciously painful(<3) wrath. Those crimes include using the threat of a mind-wiping(resulting in Bubble's going into a vegetative state(?)*) to enslave a fellow AI.
Putting aside all the others, if that ONE crime itself was enough to get Station to threaten to go "Titanium Rod From Space to the FACE" mode and get Spooky to break some, apparently, God-like rules against direct involvement; I really can't see other higher up AI's, ones who'd, also, probably take a special interest in a case like that(if not try the case themselves), letting Corpse Witch off with NO time served, no matter whom she was willing or able to serve up. Even if she was able to gift wrap up for them all the evidence they'd need(a tall order) in a nice gift basket.
*I'd imagine this to be a fate worse than death for someone with Bubble's warrior spirit.
That, or apocalyptic. Bit of a toss-up.
NO!
Melon absolutely MUST team up with Emily. The results would be hilarious :D
NO!
Melon absolutely MUST team up with Emily. The results would be hilarious :D
Either that or it'd be the universal equivalent of dividing by 0
Ahh that's the secret ending of the comic, earth implodes, done, so long and thanks for all the fish.
NO!
Melon absolutely MUST team up with Emily. The results would be hilarious :D
Either that or it'd be the universal equivalent of dividing by 0
Ahh that's the secret ending of the comic, earth implodes, done, so long and thanks for all the fish.
Come to think of it, it HAS been a long time since I've seen a dolphin....
Seeing this strip made me speculate about AnthroPC morning routine. Do they clean their chassis daily? Do they put on makeup?
Melon absolutely MUST team up with Emily. The results would be hilarious :D
That, or apocalyptic. Bit of a toss-up.If anyone can write a hilarious apocalypse, it'd be Jeph.
Bubbles has worn lipstick in comic??? I honestly don't remember that one. Probably because I'm 2.5 hours over-due for being asleep.Seeing this strip made me speculate about AnthroPC morning routine. Do they clean their chassis daily? Do they put on makeup?
Bubbles has been known to use lipstick and style her hair on occasion; I think that AnthroPCs have as much vanity as humans when it comes to appearance, especially if there is someone towards whom they want to 'look good'. We've also seen Momo shower so some of them at least have a routine of exterior hygiene. There are also likely things that are unique to them with no obvious human equivalent - Topping up on the pine-fresh coolant is the most obvious example.
I think it says a lot about Clinton and Brun's friendship that she doesn't question why he wants to know about her life experiences or anything similar. More importantly, she's comfortable with him; comfortable enough to discuss significant personal matters with him. Even though it happened a long time ago and she's mostly over it, I'm sure that it still isn't information that she just volunteers very often.
Seeing this strip made me speculate about AnthroPC morning routine. Do they clean their chassis daily? Do they put on makeup?
Bubbles has been known to use lipstick and style her hair on occasion; I think that AnthroPCs have as much vanity as humans when it comes to appearance, especially if there is someone towards whom they want to 'look good'. We've also seen Momo shower so some of them at least have a routine of exterior hygiene. There are also likely things that are unique to them with no obvious human equivalent - Topping up on the pine-fresh coolant is the most obvious example.
As for Bubbles using lipstick, that would definitely be attributed to her trying to connect to the world. She's gone from a highly traumatic experience losing her team, to effectively being homeless and feared by both humans and AI. In going to the party, she possibly read up through an outdated book, or looked up for a more formal occasion. The lipstick was her trying too hard to fit in, especially combined with the fact that she was still in her combat armour.
'You can leeeave your bread on ...'Came here for the vintage Randy Newman reference. Leaving satisfied.
I'm not sure its masochism in the classical sense of the word. I just think that she has difficulty in connecting bodily injury to actually being a bad thing for her personally. Isn't that a kind of dysphoria too?
I'm not sure its masochism in the classical sense of the word. I just think that she has difficulty in connecting bodily injury to actually being a bad thing for her personally. Isn't that a kind of dysphoria too?
The longitudinal line is the central division between the two sides of the abdominal musculature but they don't have a 'navel' - a distinct scar tissue feature (be it flat, innie or outie).
"Would you like some toast?" and waiting for someone, anyone, to put a bagel in her slots. Even if Spooky knows she escaped and is hiding out, they may well just let her sit there with nothing more interesting to do than heat up a frozen waffle.
Poor Roko has really a bad time coping with her new body. Time to find a bakery...
I think you cracked it. She turns up in Red Dwarf.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LRq_SAuQDec (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LRq_SAuQDec)
I have a vague recollection of a character having their USB port where a navel might be; but I may be imagining it.That was Hannelore: Winslow and Pintsize was checking if she secretly was a cyborg by sticking cables into her navel and seeing if they connected. 1175 (https://www.questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=1175) They didn't mention USB, but the way the cables was drawn it was almost certainly USB.
I thought that vertical line on Roko’s abdomen as well as other AIs was their navel or do they refer to it as something else?
'You can leeeave your bread on ...'
I have a vague recollection of a character having their USB port where a navel might be; but I may be imagining it.You might be mixing up Baron Mistycorn being a dick to Nick (http://"http://skin-horse.com/comic/faint-strain/") with that plug punch to the gut. IDK.
Meanwhile, I think that Faye speaks for Jeph in her suspicion of 'expert opinions' on the Internet and we learn that Bubbles just doesn't indulge Melon's whimsical nature at all! :laugh:
SynthShine 420 is the QC AI equivalent of "high end" audio cable.
'You can leeeave your bread on ...'
This actually hurts me. It's so bad, it could be one of MY jokes.
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You know, I'm really starting to worry about Melon. I wonder how often she injures herself out of curiosity or a simple lack of understanding of what is and is not good for her continued functioning? There is this incident, the exploding butt and the incredibly traumatic hallucinations she gives herself by huffing toxic mixtures at Coffee of Doom. I might be being too down here but I really think that she needs a live-in carer!
This is the first suggestion Jeph has made that Roko isn't so much feeling disconnection from her new body as she's suffering from an ongoing low-level sensory overload that makes it difficult for her to adapt. She is either going to go into The Secret Bakery and faint due to the smell or start acting crazy because of the sensations. I'm not sure which option is worse at this point, given what she said about how desperately she still needs bread to turn her on!
Meanwhile, I think that Faye speaks for Jeph in her suspicion of 'expert opinions' on the Internet and we learn that Bubbles just doesn't indulge Melon's whimsical nature at all! :laugh:
'You can leeeave your bread on ...'
This actually hurts me. It's so bad, it could be one of MY jokes.
I'm the Uwe Boll of punning. 8-)
Srsly, though: Do we have a Germanophone equivalent to the Anglophone punning-culture? We do puns, too, but methinks it doesn't play that much of a role in German/Austrian/Swiss humor? .
P. S.: Yes, German humor does exist, it's just that it is pretty dark, very fond of the surreal and absurd, and a lot of it is deadpan & tongue-in-cheek. Monthly Python is right up our alley.
P. P. S. :And it's distinct from post-1990s German comedy, which is a crime against humanity.
Roko has a melon baller for scooping bread dough for mini-breads. I use mine for cookies.
'You can leeeave your bread on ...'
This actually hurts me. It's so bad, it could be one of MY jokes.
I'm the Uwe Boll of punning. 8-)
Srsly, though: Do we have a Germanophone equivalent to the Anglophone punning-culture? We do puns, too, but methinks it doesn't play that much of a role in German/Austrian/Swiss humor? .
P. S.: Yes, German humor does exist, it's just that it is pretty dark, very fond of the surreal and absurd, and a lot of it is deadpan & tongue-in-cheek. Monthly Python is right up our alley.
P. P. S. :And it's distinct from post-1990s German comedy, which is a crime against humanity.
It's a very small sample I know, but I thought Rammstein lyrics were largely pun based. It feels* like German heavy metal in general uses a lot of wordplay. It's one of the reasons I like it, it takes a genre known for its aggression and violent imagery and uses humour to turn a gaze back on itself. It's self aware, playing up the pantomime. It can be downright clever sometimes.
(Also industrial bass riffs, oh my God take me now...)
*My German is pretty bad, and this is definitely a perception from a foreign perspective rather than an objective observation.
Just injecting a sampling of one variety of German humour that a cousin sent a link to me - NICHTLUSTIG - the name translates as NOT FUNNY(click to show/hide)
Srsly, though: Do we have a Germanophone equivalent to the Anglophone punning-culture? We do puns, too, but methinks it doesn't play that much of a role in German/Austrian/Swiss humor? .
It's a very small sample I know, but I thought Rammstein lyrics were largely pun based. It feels* like German heavy metal in general uses a lot of wordplay. It's one of the reasons I like it, it takes a genre known for its aggression and violent imagery and uses humour to turn a gaze back on itself. It's self aware, playing up the pantomime. It can be downright clever sometimes.
(Also industrial bass riffs, oh my God take me now...)
My German is pretty bad, and this is definitely a perception from a foreign perspective rather than an objective observation.
Union robotics could offer melon a flatrate on work time, and a reduced prize on parts, since she'll probably be a returning customer.
My Heavy-Metal phase can be accurately summed up as 'short & unhappy', and the only German Metal bands on my radar at the time were Accept, Scorpions and Rammstein (Never really looked into Warlock, for some reason). Accept were pretty niche even in their heyday and Scorpions ... took cringeworthy and turned it into a printing press (Those poor, poor Russians ... ).
I'm not too familiar with Rammstein - back then, they had a strong following in the far-right and Neonazi-scene, and were regarded with suspicion in my social circle - but now that you mention it ... Yeah, I think you make a good point.
I mean, their name is a play on words of sorts to begin with - it's both a cultural reference to the tragedy during the 1988 air show at Ramstein Air Force base (https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ramstein_air_show_disaster), as well as a neologism meaning 'Ramming stone '. I thought "Mann gegen Mann" was pretty clever - the title is a colloquialism for single (mortal) combat, but they turned it around into a homoerotic reference. The lyrics are a veritable double-entendre fest, pretty much in the vein you mentioned (The German Wiki (https://de.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mann_gegen_Mann_(Lied)#/languages) has some good textual analysis). Yeah, you're probably right about Rammstein. I'm afraid that's the extent of my knowledge of German metal, though.
And yes, Germans do appreciate a good play-on-words, especially in artistic contexts - it's just that I have a feeling that Anglospherean punning is more of an un-selfconcious 'Fun for the whole Family'-thingy, while ours is a bit more 'verkopft' ("(over-)cerebral" ).
Could be completely wrong about that, though. Wouldn't be the first time. I also can't really speak for the Austrians and Swiss.QuoteMy German is pretty bad, and this is definitely a perception from a foreign perspective rather than an objective observation.
Whelp, mine is just an opinion, too, you know? And as I said, I think it's a good point. Also: Outside perspectives can be immensely valuable, in an 'Emperor's new clothes'-kind of way.
Union robotics could offer melon a flatrate on work time, and a reduced prize on parts, since she'll probably be a returning customer.
Do AIs get medicare ?
Roko has a melon baller for scooping bread dough for mini-breads. I use mine for cookies.
Do we have any evidence that Roko actually bakes, as opposed to haunting bakeries?
Comic!
Yes, be kind to bats. Also, anyone else follow the Museum of English Rural Life on Twitter to watch the saga of MERLin unfold? If not, a bat got into their archives. It was above the librarian's paygrade, but another person who works there volunteers at a bat rescue. Merlin was caught, put under observation, and was later released. He has a library card!
One wonders where Brun found a bat kin the first place. Looking for old clocks?Maybe in a diamond? :clairedoge:
I really can't fault the cat. A bat is basically a flying mouse. I believe that's what the German word fliedermaus translates to.
I really can't fault the cat. A bat is basically a flying mouse. I believe that's what the German word fliedermaus translates to.
Bats are actually far more popular with farmers, to the point where no one considers them vermin, best insect control in the world.Swallows and other tweetiebirds take the bug control day shift and bats work nights.
I really can't fault the cat. A bat is basically a flying mouse.
I really can't fault the cat. A bat is basically a flying mouse. I believe that's what the German word fliedermaus translates to.
Bats are actually far more popular with farmers, to the point where no one considers them vermin, best insect control in the world.
Fledermaus, that's what I meant. It's been like 35 years since my two semesters of German in middle school.I really can't fault the cat. A bat is basically a flying mouse. I believe that's what the German word fliedermaus translates to.
Nope, a Fliedermaus would be a 'lilacmouse'. A German bat is a Fledermaus - lit. Fluttermouse ....
Fledermaus, that's what I meant. It's been like 35 years since my two semesters of German in middle school.I really can't fault the cat. A bat is basically a flying mouse. I believe that's what the German word fliedermaus translates to.
Nope, a Fliedermaus would be a 'lilacmouse'. A German bat is a Fledermaus - lit. Fluttermouse ....
Fledermaus, that's what I meant. It's been like 35 years since my two semesters of German in middle school.I really can't fault the cat. A bat is basically a flying mouse. I believe that's what the German word fliedermaus translates to.
Nope, a Fliedermaus would be a 'lilacmouse'. A German bat is a Fledermaus - lit. Fluttermouse ....
And you still remember the Fluttermouse!?! :-o :laugh: (It is an odd word - in modern standard high German, it should, by rights, be Flattermaus. Methinks its a survivor from an older variant of German. Cornelius?)
Canadian: Say Squirrel!
German: Skwee-rooll?
German: Can you say Eichhörnchen?
Canadian: *Gauge-Chicken*?
Speaking of oddly-named rodent(oid)s - "Can you say Eichhörnchen?"
Canadian: Say Squirrel!
German: Skwee-rooll?
German: Can you say Eichhörnchen?
Canadian: *Gauge-Chicken*?
And now we know why he will never play Batman…Canadian: Say Squirrel!
German: Skwee-rooll?
German: Can you say Eichhörnchen?
Canadian: *Gauge-Chicken*?
You reminded me of Benedict Cumberbatch being unable to say "penguin."
I really can't fault the cat. A bat is basically a flying mouse. I believe that's what the German word fliedermaus translates to.
Nope, a Fliedermaus would be a 'lilacmouse'. A German bat is a Fledermaus - lit. Fluttermouse - and when it crosses the border into the Netherlands, it becomes a vleermuis.
:-D
(German word for flying is fliegen, which sounds about right, yet it turns out that's not the root of 'fleder' - but I'll admit I had to look up the etymology myself)
I really can't fault the cat. A bat is basically a flying mouse. I believe that's what the German word fliedermaus translates to.
Nope, a Fliedermaus would be a 'lilacmouse'. A German bat is a Fledermaus - lit. Fluttermouse - and when it crosses the border into the Netherlands, it becomes a vleermuis.
:-D
(German word for flying is fliegen, which sounds about right, yet it turns out that's not the root of 'fleder' - but I'll admit I had to look up the etymology myself)
In french, we say "chauve-souris", which means "bald mouse". I don't know why...
I find it interesting that bats don't have their "own" name in certain languages, but the names rather point to them being like something (a mouse) or not like something (arguably not like a bird, in Polish).
Speaking of languages. Here's a story about how to decline the word "dog". Spolier because it's a bit long. Found here (https://linustechtips.com/main/topic/72936-english-swedish-german-and-finnish-decline-dog/)(click to show/hide)
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Finnish_grammar
Fifteen cases ... :-o
There are eight syntactical and a much larger number of locative cases, which distinguish three categories: location, orientation, and direction. Thus, counting the locative and non-locative cases together, there are a total of 64 cases.
The next door neighbors when I was growing up were Suomi and often spoke Finnish. No wonder I never picked up a word of it.Finnish: And now the plural forms....[/spoiler]https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Finnish_grammar
Fifteen cases ... :-o
I once heard a joke somewhere (I forget where), that the reason the Roman Empire went extinct was because Latin was too complicated to learn. I'm sure the original joke is much better than my telling of it...I know Eddie Izzard does a bit on that.
I think that may be where I remember it from.
I know Eddie Izzard does a bit on that.
So long as we're wildly off-topic here ... a song about squirrels.Well then... another song about squirrels.
And another about their close kin. (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lyv0AuyLpbc)So long as we're wildly off-topic here ... a song about squirrels.Well then... another song about squirrels.