Topic: WCDT: Independence Day Week (4 - 8 July, 1961-1965) (Read 153025 times)

jwhouk · « **on:** 02 Jul 2011, 09:11 »

Up a couple days early due to the Holiday weekend (by the way, a late Happy Canada Day, eh? to our friends north of the border).

Method of Madness · « **Reply #1 on:** 02 Jul 2011, 13:17 »

It's funny, I was thinking that Dora was becoming less of a central character, but if anything, this is her becoming an actual main character. While she was dating Marten, she was less her own character, and almost everything that had to do with Dora was an interaction with one of the two uncontested main characters (Marten and/or Faye). But now there's an arc that's actually about Dora, and how her decisions affect her.

jwhouk · « **Reply #2 on:** 02 Jul 2011, 20:09 »

According to the Strip Character Count over on the Wiki, Dora's actually appearing less in the strip than before. She's still third overall ahead of everyone else except Faye & Marten, but she's been in fewer than 40% of the strips since the workout arc with Pen and Faye.

Dora had actually pulled ahead of Marten in appearances, between the workout arc and Jeph's 1st wedding anniversary. But she's returned to her third-banana status since then.

Of course, Faye/Marten/Dora have had more appearances combined than practically every other character with more than one appearance in the strip, so YMMV.

Method of Madness · « **Reply #3 on:** 02 Jul 2011, 20:39 »

Perhaps I wasn't clear. I wasn't talking about quantity of appearances, I'm talking about how her appearances now concern her own life, rather than her impact on Marten or Faye, and I also meant starting with this arc.

Kugai · « **Reply #4 on:** 02 Jul 2011, 21:31 »

next week;

Marigold goes John Travolta at the party.

iduguphergrave · « **Reply #5 on:** 03 Jul 2011, 00:21 »

She cuts off Nicholas Cage's face and wears it?

~~cesariojpn~~ · « **Reply #6 on:** 03 Jul 2011, 00:36 »

Quote from: iduguphergrave on 03 Jul 2011, 00:21

She cuts off Nicholas Cage's face and wears it?

She tries to convert the rest of the party to Scientology and pass out copies of Battlefield Earth.

Kugai · « **Reply #7 on:** 03 Jul 2011, 00:38 »

Actually, I was thinking more of Saturday Night Fever.

But you could always go the Pulp Fiction route.

akronnick · « **Reply #8 on:** 03 Jul 2011, 01:45 »

She snorts heroin thinking it's coke and he has to give her an injection of adrenalin straight to the heart?

I really don't see that happening to Marigold.

NotAwesomeAnymore · « **Reply #9 on:** 03 Jul 2011, 09:12 »

I want to see graphs.

Wagimawr · « **Reply #10 on:** 03 Jul 2011, 11:36 »

Quote from: akronnick on 03 Jul 2011, 01:45

She snorts heroin thinking it's coke and he has to give her an injection of adrenalin straight to the heart?

I really don't see that happening to Marigold.

You never can tell.

Kugai · « **Reply #11 on:** 03 Jul 2011, 12:18 »

Quote from: Wagimawr on 03 Jul 2011, 11:36

Quote from: akronnick on 03 Jul 2011, 01:45
She snorts heroin thinking it's coke and he has to give her an injection of adrenalin straight to the heart?

I really don't see that happening to Marigold.

You never can tell.

Yeah

After all, she does spend most of her time in her room drinking Cola, eating Poky, Playing WoW and watching Anime

OMG! She's a Stoner!!!!!

Border Reiver · « **Reply #12 on:** 03 Jul 2011, 12:38 »

I'm just thinking that something potentially innoucuous,but socially difficut for Marigold will happen and we get a cheap laugh and the forums will explode with cries in support of her, cries of rage that no-one is that socially inept and more cries for what's going on with Dora and Jim.

akronnick · « **Reply #13 on:** 03 Jul 2011, 19:33 »

Quote from: Wagimawr on 03 Jul 2011, 11:36

You never can tell.

Ok, maybe if they start playing Chuck Berry at the party, then anything's possible...

TheEvilDog · « **Reply #14 on:** 03 Jul 2011, 19:51 »

Right, I have a question for today. Where's Will Smith and is he going to go up and whoop E.T.'s ass?

Border Reiver · « **Reply #15 on:** 03 Jul 2011, 20:40 »

Not sure, but if he's gotta do that I need a moment to switch my brain into "neutral" to enjoy the pretty explosions.

akronnick · « **Reply #16 on:** 03 Jul 2011, 21:05 »

Wow.

YB with a machine pistol.

Now I truly know the meaning of fear.

TheEvilDog · « **Reply #17 on:** 03 Jul 2011, 21:08 »

I feel sorry for the tiger.

iduguphergrave · « **Reply #18 on:** 03 Jul 2011, 21:20 »

I move that just for today, we refer to Sweet-Tits as Freedom-Tits. In favor?

wrwight · « **Reply #19 on:** 03 Jul 2011, 21:28 »

you've got my vote. But as long as it's only for today.

DSL · « **Reply #20 on:** 03 Jul 2011, 21:29 »

She's gonna be just as mad, so ... Sure.

0kamisama · « **Reply #21 on:** 03 Jul 2011, 21:32 »

Yes, I know Freedom is America's mantra, but every time I hear Freedom, I think of the last scene in Braveheart. Can Freedom Day be a mutual holiday between the US and Scotland?

akronnick · « **Reply #22 on:** 03 Jul 2011, 21:33 »

Freedom-tits...does this mean she has to go without a bra?

I am in favor of that!

gprimr1 · « **Reply #23 on:** 03 Jul 2011, 21:58 »

Any country where freedom reigns can celebrate freedom day.

And I think if Sweet-tits stops wearing a bra, she won't be sweet tits for long.

Omega · « **Reply #24 on:** 03 Jul 2011, 22:05 »

I had forgotten that all birds within a species have a cloaca, not just the females. This provides some disturbing possibilities for our anthropomorphic friend ._.

Kugai · « **Reply #25 on:** 03 Jul 2011, 22:12 »

Happy fucking Freedom Day.

iduguphergrave · « **Reply #26 on:** 03 Jul 2011, 22:20 »

Quote from: akronnick on 03 Jul 2011, 21:33

Freedom-tits...does this mean she has to go without a bra?

I am in favor of that!

No reason why it can't mean that!

Skewbrow · « **Reply #27 on:** 03 Jul 2011, 22:29 »

Have fun partying! And a happy 235th to US.

pwhodges · « **Reply #28 on:** 03 Jul 2011, 22:32 »

N.B. Freedom does not include letting bear-hat guy back onto this forum.

westrim · « **Reply #29 on:** 03 Jul 2011, 22:36 »

I just realized that the comic numbers have reached the point that people posting here may have actually been alive in the years equivalent to those numbers. So, what happened in the summer of '61?

TheBiscuit · « **Reply #30 on:** 03 Jul 2011, 22:36 »

I did not know that the freedom to snort bath salts out of a tiger's ass was guaranteed in the constitution for you lucky Americans. This comic can be so educational! I trust that you're all going to follow the bird's example right away? It's your duty as free citizens of a free nation!

pwhodges · « **Reply #31 on:** 03 Jul 2011, 22:44 »

Quote from: westrim on 03 Jul 2011, 22:36

So, what happened in the summer of '61?

That was the year that my performance of Greig's piano piece To the Spring gained the highest mark in any class that year in the Kent Music Festival

Dust · « **Reply #32 on:** 03 Jul 2011, 23:27 »

Quote from: gprimr1 on 03 Jul 2011, 21:58

Any country where freedom reigns can celebrate freedom day.

And I think if Sweet-tits stops wearing a bra, she won't be sweet tits for long.

Freedom isn't raining today over here, but we've got liberty hail. Is that sufficent?

snubnose · « **Reply #33 on:** 04 Jul 2011, 00:01 »

Ah, freedom ! Or liberty.

Either way - the most easily misuseable word of politics !

I estimate about 90% of all national anthems contain that ideal ... and not much else.

The british one is a nice exception btw, because at least it contains the idea of world peace.

So yeah, if some idiot promises you freedom, please, please, pretty PLEASE look VERY carefully WHAT kind of freedom.

Quite frankly, in my experience, the people who cry out "freedom" the loudest are those people who just want the freedom of the rich to prey on the poor, by calling it "freedom of choice" or "equality of chances".

Carl-E · « **Reply #34 on:** 04 Jul 2011, 00:39 »

Lemme guess - former GDR denizen?

VonKleist · « **Reply #35 on:** 04 Jul 2011, 00:43 »

Quote from: snubnose on 04 Jul 2011, 00:01

Ah, freedom ! Or liberty.

Either way - the most easily misuseable word of politics !

I estimate about 90% of all national anthems contain that ideal ... and not much else.

The british one is a nice exception btw, because at least it contains the idea of world peace.

So yeah, if some idiot promises you freedom, please, please, pretty PLEASE look VERY carefully WHAT kind of freedom.

Quite frankly, in my experience, the people who cry out "freedom" the loudest are those people who just want the freedom of the rich to prey on the poor, by calling it "freedom of choice" or "equality of chances".

Heh. National anthems we´re more honest when they just said "long live the emporer"

Heil dir im Siegerkranz...*sings*

btw. the ~~soviet~~ russian one has a nice melody.

oh, and happy birthday to the US of A.

TinPenguin · « **Reply #36 on:** 04 Jul 2011, 01:54 »

Happy Paperwork Day, Yanks.

Border Reiver · « **Reply #37 on:** 04 Jul 2011, 05:36 »

Quote from: westrim on 03 Jul 2011, 22:36

I just realized that the comic numbers have reached the point that people posting here may have actually been alive in the years equivalent to those numbers. So, what happened in the summer of '61?

Beauregard lead the Battery that fired on Fort Sumter.

Border Reiver · « **Reply #38 on:** 04 Jul 2011, 05:42 »

This was a good weekend to be along the Cdn/US border.

Take Friday off - Go North of the Border, consume large quantities of fermented barley and hops while consuming the dead animal of your choice along with french fries, cheese curds and gravy, watch lots of explosions that make pretty patterns in the sky.

Take Monday off - Go south of the Border, quantities of fermented barley and hops while consuming the dead animal of your choice along with deep fried potatoes, watch lots of explosions that make pretty patterns in the sky.

akronnick · « **Reply #39 on:** 04 Jul 2011, 05:54 »

Quote from: Border Reiver on 04 Jul 2011, 05:36

Beauregard lead the Battery that fired on Fort Sumter.

That was in April, so spring, not summer.

Method of Madness · « **Reply #40 on:** 04 Jul 2011, 06:31 »

Quote from: 0kamisama on 03 Jul 2011, 21:32

Yes, I know Freedom is America's mantra, but every time I hear Freedom, I think of the last scene in Braveheart. Can Freedom Day be a mutual holiday between the US and Scotland?

Freedom Day belongs to every Earthican!

And is brought to you by the great taste of Charleston Chew

jwhouk · « **Reply #41 on:** 04 Jul 2011, 06:34 »

Quote from: Border Reiver on 04 Jul 2011, 05:42

This was a good weekend to be along the Cdn/US border.

Take Friday off - Go North of the Border, consume large quantities of fermented barley and hops while consuming the dead animal of your choice along with french fries, cheese curds and gravy, watch lots of explosions that make pretty patterns in the sky.

Take Monday off - Go south of the Border, quantities of fermented barley and hops while consuming the dead animal of your choice along with deep fried potatoes, watch lots of explosions that make pretty patterns in the sky.

Deep fried potatoes? We had baked beans and potato salad with our dead animals of choice (I had chicken and bratwurst, by the way).

jwhouk · « **Reply #42 on:** 04 Jul 2011, 06:44 »

And Jeph: I am disappoint. No Hipster Eagles?

kent_eh · « **Reply #43 on:** 04 Jul 2011, 06:54 »

Quote from: gprimr1 on 03 Jul 2011, 21:58

Any country where freedom reigns can celebrate freedom day.

And I think if Sweet-tits stops wearing a bra, she won't be sweet tits for long.

Nah, Bras don't do that.
They only stop sagging while they are being worn. No long term prevention of sagginess , except in the bra manufacturer's marketing materials.
Some studies found that wearing a bra a lot can increase sagginess over the long term.

So there.

/Bras: a subject I like to look into.

Akima · « **Reply #44 on:** 04 Jul 2011, 07:32 »

If the United States Of America was born on 4th July 1776, then according to Chinese astrology, the nation is a Fire Monkey... Happy birthday, America!

Border Reiver · « **Reply #45 on:** 04 Jul 2011, 09:51 »

Quote from: akronnick on 04 Jul 2011, 05:54

Quote from: Border Reiver on 04 Jul 2011, 05:36
Beauregard lead the Battery that fired on Fort Sumter.

That was in April, so spring, not summer.

I sit in my chair - corrected.

jwhouk · « **Reply #46 on:** 04 Jul 2011, 12:45 »

God save... oh, yeah, you mean:

My country, 'tis of thee
Sweet land of liberty
Of thee I sing
Land where my fathers died
Land of the pilgrim's pride
From every mountainside
Let freedom ring!

pwhodges · « **Reply #47 on:** 04 Jul 2011, 14:22 »

There was a version of the British National Anthem, approved in 1919, published a few times, and then forgotten, whose last verse ran:

Of many a race and birth
From utmost ends of earth
God save us all!
Bid strife and hatred cease
Bid hope and joy increase
Spread universal peace
God save us all!

Also, a couple of verses written in 1836, published in 1904, the second of which was used in the 2008 Olympic ceremonies:

May just and righteous laws
Uphold the public cause,
And bless our isle:
Home of the brave and free,
Thou land of liberty,
We pray that still on thee
Kind heaven may smile.

Nor on this land alone,
But be God's mercies known
From shore to shore:
Lord make the nations see
That men should brothers be,
And form one family
The wide world o'er

TheEvilDog · « **Reply #48 on:** 04 Jul 2011, 14:46 »

Amhrán na bhFiann
"Soldiers are we,
whose lives are pledged to Ireland,
Some have come
from a land beyond the wave,
Sworn to be free,
no more our ancient sireland,
Shall shelter the despot or the slave.
Tonight we man the "bearna baoil",
In Erin’s cause, come woe or weal,
’Mid cannon’s roar and rifles’ peal,
We’ll chant a soldier's song"

Though I'm rather more partial to Ireland's Call, even if it is just used by the national Rugby team.

Come the day and come the hour
Come the power and the glory
We have come to answer our country's call
From the four proud provinces of Ireland

Ireland, Ireland
Together standing tall
Shoulder to shoulder
We'll answer Ireland's call

From the mighty glens of Antrim
From the rugged hills of Galway
From the walls of Limerick and Dublin Bay
From the four proud provinces of Ireland

Hearts of steel and heads unbowing
Vowing never to be broken
We will fight until we can fight no more
For the four proud provinces of Ireland

Erin's warriors, clad in emerald
Steadfast souls confront their challenge
'Neath the glass sky they assemble
For the four proud provinces of Ireland

Somebody · « **Reply #49 on:** 04 Jul 2011, 15:20 »

And we should give the traditional salute to Ol'Freebie!

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