Andrew Kunz (miyaa) says:
Clearly, Sweetheart has never seen "Cool Dogs."
EvilMid nightLurker (emlurker) says:
Won't this just end with Fairbanks eaten? No, wait. Alaska. Guns. It's fun to live in a country so big it has massively divergent cultures. :)
Mark Orr (agentoracle) says:
5 points for Unity's Tarman Reference. She's rapidly turning into the best zombie ever.
Shaenon Garrity (shaenongarrity) says:
Oh, and last week I added an entry for Nick to the cast page.
Ed Gedeon (eddurd) says:
(TUNE: "Last Train To Clarksville", The Monkees) Take the vaccine to Fairbanks!
Carl Fishman (carlfishman) says:
@ Shaenon; and you included Dr. Lee in Nick's "official portrait" there. Just as if she was a member of the cast. You poor, poor, deluded booger.
M. Alan Thomas II (crazydreamer) says:
This entire thing has been building up to a recreation of the 1925 serum run. They even broke the plane. *sighs* On the up side for those involved, there's no blizzard, it looks like it's probably still warm enough that none of the dogs will freeze to death, and Unity can always find a replacement for anything that gets frostbite. On the down side, it's not a relay, so they'll have to do the entire thing themselves. Of course, this being a mad scientist's evil lair, they'll probably find a rocket sled lying around somewhere and have the dogs piloting it.
Drew (pseudowolf) says:
@crazydreamer: Annnnd now I have a mental image of Sweetheart dressed up like Snoopy's WWII flying ace character.
Rob (rrreed) says:
"Curse you, Red Baron!" And the addition of Nick to the cast page has led me to deduce the author of the character bibliographies—Gold Bug!
Martin Weld (ikari_gendo) says:
Why has no one mentioned the "Return on the Living Dead" reference?
Dave Corbett (mr_dave) says:
@Martin: Umm... 'Cause you're the first one who noticed it? :blush:
Erin Palette (palette) says:
D'awww! Nick wanna blankie!
So It Begins (soitbegins) says:
Blankie!
Andy Wetmore (efogoto) says:
One blanket of snow, coming right up! Or is that down? Down is warm, that'll be good.
Ed Gedeon (eddurd) says:
(TUNE: "Fever", Aerosmith) Well, you crash my ash, and you leave me alone, that's rude!
Kenneth Graves (kag) says:
The lettuce is going to taste really funky...
Nate Cull (natecull) says:
(TUNE: "Riders on the Storm", Doors) Buried in a hill The zombie's lost her arms Snow Dog gotta save the world Buried in a hill
Dave Van Domelen (dvandom) says:
Are her arms really in the vegetable crisper, or is Unity just imitating Nick's swear filter?
Andrew Kunz (miyaa) says:
I'd never think a cab is holy. Especially considering the taxi drivers who drive taxis.
Dave Corbett (mr_dave) says:
Andrew Kunz (miyaa) says: I'd never think a cab is holy. Especially considering the taxi drivers who drive taxis. You mean they don't all have little shrines on the dashboard?
Anders Smith (mrsitouh) says:
Also, have you ever ridden in an Asian taxi? I've never prayed harder in my life to make it to my destination alive.
Joyce Melton (halfelven) says:
Of course her arms are in the vegetable crisper! Who wants stale, soggy arms?
Alix Tierney (almaseti) says:
Buddy is adorably oblivious as usual. (OUR future? Couple that with the flashback, and am I getting the image I'm supposed to be getting?)
Good on Unity that she's being so upfront about things though.
Ed Gedeon (eddurd) says:
(TUNE: "Ballad Of The Green Berets", Robin Moore and Staff Sgt. Barry Sadler) Howling werewolves on our tail ... A dozen dogs
Nate Cull (natecull) says:
(TUNE: "Baby It's Cold Outside" by... um, everyone? Frank Loesser first, I think) I really can't say - baby twelve dogs might die Well they think you're a spy - it'll be a tight squeeze out there
Andrew Kunz (miyaa) says:
Buddy is going to mount Sweetheart after they're done talking over each other. It's start out as talking about the future, but they'll mate halfway through the discussion. Or at the very least, they'll both sniff each other's butt one last time.
Tiff Hudson (tiff_hudson) says:
They'll always have Parrots.
Ed Gedeon (eddurd) says:
@Tiff: now it's inevitable, Jeffrey and Shaenon will come up with a "Casablanca" story arc somewhere down the road ...
Ray Dillinger (bear) says:
There is still a major problem with this plan. Okay, say you get to Fairbanks. Say you manage to convince people that this "werewolf virus" is real. Say you manage to convince them further that this serum is real protection. Say you manage the logistics of an emergency rush vaccination program before the mushers get there.
Those are some pretty big "ifs" but given all that, you still have the problem of human stupidity.
In a city the size of Fairbanks, you'll have a thousand mentally defective furries, otherkin, larpers, and assorted nutballs who want to be werewolves.
And if you make it with eight hours to spare, the airport is going to bring in thousands more from all over Canada and the US. There'll be plenty of standby seats available for them because sane folks who hear about this on the news will cancel their travel plans to Fairbanks.
Rob (rrreed) says:
The dog race is too obvious: it's clearly a diversion to let an infected bush pilot or two make a clean getaway to Anchorage. Heck, the whole plan to distribute the vaccine is flawed because they have no plan for containing the original outbreak other than hoping everyone in the town starves to death before one of the townsfolk reaches another community to infect!
Michael Brewer (wusemajor) says:
Wait, folksy, laid-back charm? .....Ok, is Buddy smart or not? I just can't tell anymore.
James Rice (jhrice) says:
I think there's a bigger problem looming. The sudden appearance of a pack of talking dogs urging people to immediately inject themselves with an unknown substance, or risk becoming a werewolf is not going to get the serious consideration they might hope for.
Rob (rrreed) says:
@Michael—As usual, I believe the answer to that question is, "Yes".
Ed Gedeon (eddurd) says:
I can't help it ... every time Sweetheart talks about vaccinating Fairbanks, I want to ask her, "But what about poor Cecania?" (To which Sweetheart replies, "Silly humans, dogs don't have to worry about Sore Thumbs.") (TUNE: "Goodbye, Yellow Brick Road", Elton John & Bernie Taupin) So hello, Fairbanks, hello! Watch for the werewolves out there in the wood,
K C (spotweld) says:
... I wonder how many people would be lining up voluntarily for exposure to the werewolf virus if it were properly publicized.
Alaska has been long overdue for a furrycon..
Andrew Kunz (miyaa) says:
Just curious, how big of a city is Fairbanks? (I've been to Anchorage. It's like they took Fargo, North Dakota and added mountains and an ocean shoreline. Fairbanks is probably a mountain version of Omaha.)
Lee-Anne Phillips (lioness) says:
The vaccine won't work anyway. This is Alaska, home of conspiracy theorists and rugged individualists. Large parts of the populatation will refuse vaccination because of: A: mercury poisoning; B: autism; C: paranoia; D: You're *giving* this away? That's Communism!
Jessie Tracer (electrickeet) says:
A thousand mentally defective furries, otherkin, larpers, and assorted nutballs who want to be werewolves? What, as opposed to ten thousand who aren't mentally defective? Fairbanks only has 34,000 people or so to start with....
Shaenon Garrity (shaenongarrity) says:
Buddy's one of Jeffrey's characters, but I'd say being smart enough to exploit your own folksy Northern charm, and also to give orders, is not necessarily all that smart. I am now bending over backward to politely avoid any reference to Alaskan politics.
Tiff Hudson (tiff_hudson) says:
We only do that because women do not let us pee in the cave anymore. (See Dave Barry's Complere Guide to Guys)
Nate Cull (natecull) says:
(TUNE:"Animals", Talking Heads)
I'm mad and that's a fact Humans think they understand They're never there when you need them They invent a thing called money They're setting a bad example They oughtta be more careful
Ed Gedeon (eddurd) says:
(TUNE: "Smoke On The Water", Deep Purple) We're living in Alaska; Pee in the water! Take the smell away!
chic geek (onechicgeek) says:
Hmm...humans are good for a laugh, but just animals? So what, pray tell, was Captain Bram, their creator? I like the inconsistancy. And come on, Buddy-Cheese Curds! Sausages! If creating stuff like that doesn't make you a higher being, I don't know what does. Prediction-Sweetheart fights Buddy for pack alpha, and wins. Only to have to fight Sparkle-or have Sparkle undermine her without a fight. Notice Buddy didn't deny Sweethearts accusation....
Andrew Kunz (miyaa) says:
shui lung (draconautus) says:
I'm sure Sweetheart and the rest of the pack are aware of the REAL power of the toilet . . . Drinking water that's always cool!
Cara d(^o^)b (carakaze) says:
:(
Poor Sweetheart.
Dave Van Domelen (dvandom) says:
Well, men ARE dogs....
Joyce Melton (halfelven) says:
What reminded him? The conversation or the angle?
Ed Gedeon (eddurd) says:
(TUNE: "As Time Goes By", Herman Hupfeld) I can't forget (as if) ... Have you forgotten, chump
Typhin Reynard (typhin) says:
Joyce: He's probably been thinking it the whole time, but waiting for a convenient time to mention it. No, wait, that's too subtle. He's probably been wanting it the whole time, but has been too distracted to ask, until it was actually mentioned.
Alix Tierney (almaseti) says:
Somehow, I'm still loving Buddy there.
Andrew Kunz (miyaa) says:
Reminds me of a story I read this week about a lion who died after having wall-to-wall sex with three lioness over a 48 hour period. What a way to go.
Nate Cull (natecull) says:
(TUNE: "One More Kiss Dear", Vangelis) One more sniff, dear You weren't there, dear
Terry Smith (wcfan) says:
Whoa! Good call Andrew Kunz!
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